Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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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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.
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60.
Craig Kimbrel
RP
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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.
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124.
Dean Kremer
SP
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126.
John Means
SP
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129.
Tyler Wells
SP
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145.
Yennier Cano
RP
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232.
Cole Irvin
SP,RP
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266.
Danny Coulombe
RP
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364.
Dillon Tate
RP
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387.
Cade Povich
SP
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391.
Chayce McDermott
SP
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425.
Keegan Akin
RP
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438.
Mike Baumann
RP
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442.
Bryan Baker
RP
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443.
Albert Suarez
SP
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461.
Cionel Perez
RP
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521.
Nick Vespi
RP
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560.
Jacob Webb
RP
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736.
Yohan Ramirez
RP
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793.
Bruce Zimmermann
RP
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797.
Andrew Suarez
RP
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818.
Justin Armbruester
SP
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871.
Matt Krook
RP
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893.
Kaleb Ort
RP
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906.
Tucker Davidson
RP
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970.
Jonathan Heasley
RP
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