Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
6.
Pablo Lopez
SP
Pablo Lopez had a great first year in Minnesota and established himself as their SP1. He threw 194 innings and struck out 234 batters. Lopez ended the season with a 3.86 ERA and 1.18, but his xERA was much lower at 3.00 with an xFIP of 3.25. Statcast has him ranked in the 98th percentile of pitching run value, and he may come at a small discount compared to where his projections have him. Lopez isn't a flashy SP1 for fantasy managers, but he offers stellar stats and consistency, which ain't bad.
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28.
Joe Ryan
SP
Joe Ryan started 29 games for the Twins last year, ending up with an ERA (4.51) that was almost a full run higher than in 2022 (3.55). His xERA last year, though, was 3.53, and chances are good that he was just snakebit by a .305 BABIP. He also gave up a lot of hard contact (1.78 HR/9), but he struck out 197 batters and walked fewer than two per game. He should bounce back nicely in 2024, and you can draft him in the ninth round to be your SP2 or SP3.
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39.
Jhoan Duran
RP
Jhoan Duran is the reliever to target if you're looking to build your reliever roster with a guy who throws 101.8 mph. The 25-year-old struck out 84 batters in 62 1/3 innings while collecting 27 saves last season. Opposing batters had an xBA of .185 and a 32.9 K% against him. Things got a little messy in the Twins bullpen in 2023, but fantasy managers should expect 30 saves from Duran in 2024. And if the league has a K/9 or equivalent category, he should be an early target.
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48.
Bailey Ober
SP
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115.
Louie Varland
SP
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144.
Griffin Jax
RP
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147.
Chris Paddack
SP,RP
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182.
Giovanny Gallegos
RP
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215.
Brock Stewart
RP
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232.
Cole Irvin
SP,RP
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238.
Anthony DeSclafani
SP
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310.
Caleb Thielbar
RP
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340.
Kody Funderburk
RP
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347.
Steven Okert
RP
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385.
Michael Tonkin
RP
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394.
David Festa
SP
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415.
Justin Topa
RP
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430.
Trevor Richards
RP
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523.
Jorge Alcala
RP
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564.
Simeon Woods Richardson
SP,RP
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588.
Cody Laweryson
RP
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597.
Diego Castillo
RP
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599.
Matt Canterino
SP
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619.
Jovani Moran
RP
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635.
Pierson Ohl
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701.
Daniel Duarte
RP
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707.
Brent Headrick
RP
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710.
Jeff Brigham
RP
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745.
Hunter McMahon
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755.
Ronny Henriquez
RP
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769.
Josh Winder
RP
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843.
Ryan Jensen
SP
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849.
Zack Weiss
RP
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866.
Randy Dobnak
RP
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905.
Nick Wittgren
RP
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984.
Hobie Harris
RP
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