Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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42.
Zac Gallen
SP
Gallen has a hairline stress fracture of his right forearm at the radial head. He's reportedly going to be able to continue playing catch at a "low stress level" while recovering, though there's no indication of how much time he'll miss. When healthy, he's a solid SP2. He built on his excellent 2019 season with an even more impressive 2020 campaign. Not only did he drop his ERA slightly to 2.75, but he cut way down on his walks (10.8% to 8.6%), which led to a much-improved 1.11 WHIP. Gallen has a 28.5% strikeout rate in 152 MLB innings, and an excellent fastball, curveball, and changeup. There's just not much negative you can say about him when he's healthy other than he might again struggle for wins playing for a mediocre team in a good division. Because of the injury and surrounding uncertainty, you shouldn't draft him as anything higher than an SP4, but he should perform extremely well when he does recover.
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107.
Joakim Soria
RP
The Diamondbacks gave Soria a one-year, $3.5 million deal after his successful stint with the A's. Soria fixed his home run problem from 2019, which was an outlier for his career anyway, and his 2020 numbers looked much more in line with his typical output. Soria hasn't been named the closer, but given that he has totaled at least 16 saves in eight separate seasons, it's a strong bet that he'll begin the year in the ninth inning. The Diamondbacks aren't expected to be competitive, so if you do draft him, bank on him being traded to another team, and into another role, by mid-season.
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136.
Stefan Crichton
RP
Crichton filled in admirably for Archie Bradley after Bradley was traded last season. His strikeout numbers weren't particularly impressive, but he had a 2.42 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP, and tallied five saves. He doesn't have prototypical "closer's stuff," but he's more than capable of getting major league hitters out. The Diamondbacks signed Joakim Soria to a one-year deal (and added Tyler Clippard, too), so Crichton seems unlikely to begin the year as the closer, even though it's an open competition at the moment. He's not worth anything other than an extremely late-round pick as a speculative ninth-inning option.
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138.
Madison Bumgarner
SP
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144.
Caleb Smith
SP
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145.
Luke Weaver
SP
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180.
Merrill Kelly
SP
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237.
Kevin Ginkel
RP
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288.
Tyler Clippard
SP,RP
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353.
Corbin Martin
SP
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369.
Alex Young
SP,RP
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397.
Taylor Clarke
SP,RP
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432.
Blake Walston
SP
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447.
Chris Devenski
RP
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466.
Keury Mella
RP
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468.
Anthony Swarzak
RP
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470.
Heath Fillmyer
SP,RP
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493.
Yoan Lopez
RP
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515.
Bryce Jarvis
SP
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557.
Riley Smith
RP
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574.
J.B. Bukauskas
SP
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586.
Taylor Widener
SP,RP
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598.
Jon Duplantier
SP,RP
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600.
Humberto Mejia
SP
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666.
Ryan Buchter
RP
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677.
Ben Heller
RP
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727.
Humberto Castellanos
RP
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740.
Jeremy Beasley
RP
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766.
Taylor Guilbeau
RP
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770.
Matt Peacock
SP
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774.
Seth Frankoff
RP
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802.
Joe Mantiply
RP
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