Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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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24.
Zach Eflin
SP
Before 2023, Zach Eflin received an abundance of "sleeper" predictions because of the Tampa Bump. Pitchers going TO the Rays are targets. Pitchers going away from them are typically labeled busts. It was difficult to believe a guy with a career ERA over 4.00 would suddenly be worth chasing. Alas, Eflin bought into his hype, apparently. He had a career-high K/9 of 9.42, striking out 186 batters in 177 2/3 innings. He ended with an ERA of 3.50, and his xFIP of 3.12 suggests he was even better than that. His WHIP was 1.02 thanks to a BB% of 3.4 and a Chase% of 34. Eflin's 2024 outlook suggests some regression but nothing to scare fantasy managers away from his SP3 draft price.
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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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129.
Tyler Wells
SP
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145.
Yennier Cano
RP
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157.
Trevor Rogers
SP
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167.
Seranthony Dominguez
RP
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283.
Gregory Soto
RP
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323.
Nick Anderson
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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442.
Bryan Baker
RP
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443.
Albert Suarez
SP,RP
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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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793.
Bruce Zimmermann
RP
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818.
Justin Armbruester
SP
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871.
Matt Krook
RP
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881.
Colin Selby
SP,RP
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888.
Corbin Martin
SP,RP
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949.
Matt Bowman
RP
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979.
Levi Stoudt
SP
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981.
Thaddeus Ward
RP
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