Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Zac Gallen Note
	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. 4 weeks ago

Joakim Soria Note
	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. 4 weeks ago

Stefan Crichton Note
	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. 4 weeks ago

Madison Bumgarner Note
	138. Madison Bumgarner SP

Caleb Smith Note
	144. Caleb Smith SP

Luke Weaver Note
	145. Luke Weaver SP

Merrill Kelly Note
	180. Merrill Kelly SP

Kevin Ginkel Note
	237. Kevin Ginkel RP

Tyler Clippard Note
	288. Tyler Clippard SP,RP

Corbin Martin Note
	353. Corbin Martin SP

Alex Young Note
	369. Alex Young SP,RP

Taylor Clarke Note
	397. Taylor Clarke SP,RP

Blake Walston Note
	432. Blake Walston SP

Chris Devenski Note
	447. Chris Devenski RP

Keury Mella Note
	466. Keury Mella RP

Anthony Swarzak Note
	468. Anthony Swarzak RP

Heath Fillmyer Note
	470. Heath Fillmyer SP,RP

Yoan Lopez Note
	493. Yoan Lopez RP

Bryce Jarvis Note
	515. Bryce Jarvis SP

Riley Smith Note
	557. Riley Smith RP

J.B. Bukauskas Note
	574. J.B. Bukauskas SP

Taylor Widener Note
	586. Taylor Widener SP,RP

Jon Duplantier Note
	598. Jon Duplantier SP,RP

Humberto Mejia Note
	600. Humberto Mejia SP

Ryan Buchter Note
	666. Ryan Buchter RP

Ben Heller Note
	677. Ben Heller RP

Humberto Castellanos Note
	727. Humberto Castellanos RP

Jeremy Beasley Note
	740. Jeremy Beasley RP

Taylor Guilbeau Note
	766. Taylor Guilbeau RP

Matt Peacock Note
	770. Matt Peacock SP

Seth Frankoff Note
	774. Seth Frankoff RP

Joe Mantiply Note
	802. Joe Mantiply RP