Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2020 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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13.
Luis Castillo
SP
Regression just never really hit for Castillo last year, despite a walk rate of 10.1%, fourth-worst in the league among qualified pitchers. There's no doubting Castillo's stuff, particularly his devastating changeup, and the Reds should be more competitive than they have been in years. But he simply has to cut down on the free passes if he wants to build on his breakout 2019. There's every reason to think he will as he continue to grow as a pitcher, and should make a reliable second fantasy starter.
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24.
Trevor Bauer
SP
Bauer may be one of the most talented pitchers in baseball, but he has exactly one season with an ERA below 4.18, a WHIP below 1.25, or more than 12 wins. Even on an improved Cincinnati team, there's little reason to expect him to do much better than those numbers. Bauer will give you innings and plenty of strikeouts, but fantasy owners would do well to largely forget 2018, and draft him with closer to a 4.00 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in mind.
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27.
Sonny Gray
SP
Gray talked about how he didn't like how the Yankees had forced him to use his slider and that he expected better results in 2019. Boy, did he get them with the Reds. His slider and curveball went from very good to great in 2019, and along with it improved all of his numbers. Armed now with a top-notch strikeout rate and peripherals that finally match his raw stuff, Gray should be drafted with confidence in 2020 as a reliable fantasy starter.
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45.
Raisel Iglesias
RP
Iglesias walked fewer and struck out more batters than ever, winding up with 34 saves last year. And yet it always felt like he was on the precipice of losing his job as the closer, particularly in light of his whopping 12 losses. Iglesias is still under control for two more seasons and, so long as he can continue to pitch relatively effectively, should be able to hold down the ninth-inning job in 2020. But there should be at least some trepidation among fantasy owners in light of his ups and downs last year.
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65.
Archie Bradley
RP
Once Greg Holland opened the door for Bradley to take over as the closer, Bradley tiptoed through the opening. Although he held down the role and put up save totals, it wasn't pretty, as he walked about 4.5 batters per nine innings. That's a dangerous recipe for a closer, particularly when the front office hasn't seemed particularly motivated to turn over the role to him. But, entering 2020, the closer's role is Bradley's, and if he can find his control from 2017-2018, he should have success.
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95.
Anthony DeSclafani
SP
Desclafani quietly had a decent season in 2019, with a 3.89 ERA, a 1.20 WHIP, and more than a strikeout per inning. But his FIP and xFIP suggested he was lucky, and he lacks the upside of other late-round starters. In deeper mixed leagues where your rotation is solid and you just want someone to not hurt you, Desclafani is your guy. Otherwise, go for a higher ceiling.
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169.
Wade Miley
SP
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190.
Michael Lorenzen
RP
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200.
Tyler Mahle
SP
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222.
Amir Garrett
RP
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234.
Robert Stephenson
RP
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263.
Lucas Sims
RP
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472.
Jose De Leon
RP
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529.
Nate Jones
RP
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534.
Hunter Greene
SP
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679.
Joel Kuhnel
RP
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683.
Sal Romano
RP
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706.
Matt Bowman
RP
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726.
Jay Jackson
RP
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731.
Ryan Hendrix
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759.
Justin Miller
RP
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773.
David Carpenter
RP
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779.
Tyler Thornburg
RP
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782.
R.J. Alaniz
RP
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810.
Jesse Biddle
RP
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880.
Vladimir Gutierrez
SP
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906.
Tony Santillan
SP
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