Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Corbin Burnes Note
Corbin Burnes photo 2. Corbin Burnes SP
Corbin Burnes is in the last year of his contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, and it would be somewhat surprising if he still plays for them at the end of the year. The important thing to note is that his pending free agency makes him an even better draft pick in 2024 than usual. And his "usual" is still elite. Burnes landed at 200 strikeouts in 193 2/3 innings with a 3.39 ERA and microscopic 1.07 WHIP. Hitters struggle to make good contact on Burnes's pitches (avgEV of 86.4), but his K% dropped five percent to 25.5. As the third pitcher in Tier 1, he has the most to gain in 2024 and will make an excellent SP1 in fantasy.
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Grayson Rodriguez Note
Grayson Rodriguez photo 22. Grayson Rodriguez SP
I think it's fair to say that Grayson Rodriguez stumbled onto the scene in 2023. In the first half of the season, the rookie threw 45 1/3 innings and gave up 13 home runs and 21 walks on his way to a 7.35 ERA and a trip back to Triple-A. When he returned, the prospect everyone wanted to see arrived. He allowed only three home runs over his final 76 2/3 innings and finished that half with a 2.58 ERA. The good news is that the 24-year-old's second season should be more in line with the latter half of 2023. With a 94th percentile (97.4 mph) fastball velocity, Rodriguez is best considered an SP3 with an SP2 upside in 2024.
4 weeks ago
Craig Kimbrel Note
Craig Kimbrel photo 60. Craig Kimbrel RP
Kyle Bradish Note
Kyle Bradish photo 98. Kyle Bradish SP
**The Orioles announced on February 15 that Bradish will open the season on the IL with a UCL sprain** Kyle Bradish had an excellent 2023 campaign. He struck out 168 batters in 168 2/3 innings, with a beautiful 2.83 ERA and 1.04 WHIP. He should come with a bit of a warning for 2024, though. His xERA was 3.82, and a low .270 BABIP added a heavy filter to his Insta-worthy stats. Bradish's four-seam fastball got lit up by batters (.563 SLG), and he will need that to improve to accompany his elite slider, which induced a 36.4 Whiff%. With the injury, fantasy managers in redraft leagues should avoid the 27-year-old, only taking him as a flier in the late rounds.
4 weeks ago
Dean Kremer Note
Dean Kremer photo 124. Dean Kremer SP
John Means Note
John Means photo 126. John Means SP
Tyler Wells Note
Tyler Wells photo 129. Tyler Wells SP
Yennier Cano Note
Yennier Cano photo 145. Yennier Cano RP
Cole Irvin Note
Cole Irvin photo 232. Cole Irvin SP,RP
Danny Coulombe Note
Danny Coulombe photo 266. Danny Coulombe RP
Dillon Tate Note
Dillon Tate photo 364. Dillon Tate RP
Cade Povich Note
Cade Povich photo 387. Cade Povich SP
Chayce McDermott Note
Chayce McDermott photo 391. Chayce McDermott SP
Keegan Akin Note
Keegan Akin photo 425. Keegan Akin RP
Mike Baumann Note
Mike Baumann photo 438. Mike Baumann RP
Bryan Baker Note
Bryan Baker photo 442. Bryan Baker RP
Albert Suarez Note
Albert Suarez photo 443. Albert Suarez RP,SP
Cionel Perez Note
Cionel Perez photo 461. Cionel Perez RP
Nick Vespi Note
Nick Vespi photo 521. Nick Vespi RP
Jacob Webb Note
Jacob Webb photo 560. Jacob Webb RP
Yohan Ramirez Note
Yohan Ramirez photo 736. Yohan Ramirez RP
Bruce Zimmermann Note
Bruce Zimmermann photo 793. Bruce Zimmermann RP
Andrew Suarez Note
Andrew Suarez photo 797. Andrew Suarez RP
Justin Armbruester Note
Justin Armbruester photo 818. Justin Armbruester SP
Matt Krook Note
Matt Krook photo 871. Matt Krook RP
Kaleb Ort Note
Kaleb Ort photo 893. Kaleb Ort RP
Tucker Davidson Note
Tucker Davidson photo 906. Tucker Davidson RP,SP
Jonathan Heasley Note
Jonathan Heasley photo 970. Jonathan Heasley RP