Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2022 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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6.
Shane Bieber
SP
Bieber had a breakout season in 2019, won the Cy Young Award in 2020, and was off to a good start in 2021 before a shoulder strain in mid-June landed him on IL and limited him to just two more starts the rest of the way. Bieber has some of the filthiest breaking stuff in baseball. When he's on, he piles up strikeouts and limits walks and flyballs. Shoulder problems for pitchers are worrisome, but Bieber recently told a Cleveland beat writer he feels great. There's an element of risk here, but it's injury risk, not performance risk. Bieber should continue to be a top starter if he can stay healthy.
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27.
Emmanuel Clase
RP
Most fantasy managers expected James Karinchak to be Cleveland's closer last year, but Clase simply could not be denied. His miniscule 1.29 ERA and 0.96 WHIP were largely earned, and he ranked in the top one percent of the league in barrel rate, xERA, wOBA, and xWOBA. His cutter/slider combination is one of the best in the league, and he routinely sits at over 100 miles per hour with good command. With his raw stufdf being as good as it is, there's little reason to doubt that Clase can repeat his 2021 performance. Draft him as one of the first relievers off the board.
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83.
Triston McKenzie
SP
McKenzie's overall numbers from last year look rough, as he pitched to a 4.95 ERA and had an 11.7% walk rate. But he was significantly better after he returned from the minors in the second half of the season and at least offered hoped for this year. McKenzie is incredibly slight and he needs to improve his command and the effectiveness of his fastball to become a reliable fantasy starter. But he's worth a late flier given his pedigree.
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90.
Aaron Civale
SP
It should be pretty accepted by now that Civale is not going to morph into an above-average fantasy starter. His velocity is sub-par, his strikeout rate is mediocre at best, and he'll be pitching behind one of the worst lineups in baseball. His FIP, xFIP, and xERA all suggest that he was lucky last year, so really, if you're looking for reasons to be optimistic that Civale can take a leap forward, there just aren't any from last year. Spend your draft capital on someone with more upside, even in the later rounds.
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110.
Zach Plesac
SP
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115.
Cal Quantrill
SP,RP
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157.
James Karinchak
RP
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257.
Nick Sandlin
RP
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279.
Cody Morris
SP
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319.
Sam Hentges
SP,RP
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363.
Trevor Stephan
RP
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422.
Konnor Pilkington
SP
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435.
Tobias Myers
SP
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474.
Bryan Shaw
RP
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569.
Eli Morgan
SP,RP
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592.
Logan Allen
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613.
Anthony Gose
RP
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677.
Yohan Ramirez
RP
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682.
Enyel De Los Santos
RP
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696.
Nick Mikolajchak
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712.
Anthony Castro
RP
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757.
Alex Young
RP
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826.
Jake Jewell
RP
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829.
Luis Oviedo
RP
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881.
Justin Garza
RP
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900.
Ian Gibaut
RP
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942.
Robert Broom
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