Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2022 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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12.
Josh Hader
RP
Every year, there are arguments about the value of closers. Fantasy managers who consistently win leagues say having one or two elite closers is a season maker. Fantasy managers who say closers are always available on the wire and to never draft one before the 12th round usually spend August and September complaining that they lost the league by a half-dozen points because of a lack of saves and a bloated WHIP. Hader isn't just a closer. His numbers are so spectacular in just one or two innings of work at a time that rostering him is like getting half a season of an ace starter while also getting 35 saves. His Ks can cover for your lower-tier starters who can't reach that baseline K/IP number you want, and his paper-thin WHIP can move the needle. If you're on the wrong end of the snake draft and he's there at the fifth-round/sixth-round turn, grab him and start the closer run.
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20.
Joe Musgrove
SP
If you're the type of manager who loads up on bats early, knowing that there are always pitchers who'll turn in solid numbers available later on - guys who'll give you 25-30 starts and won't have more than a few clunkers - Musgrove is your guy. In San Diego's pitcher's park with a good defense behind him, Musgrove should produce solid strikeout totals, with a mid-3.00s ERA and a low 1.10s WHIP. Draft him. Play him. Sure, you'll forget he's on your team half the time, but enjoy the pretty stats.
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31.
Yu Darvish
SP
Missed out on some of the big strikeout pitchers early? Nobody on your roster is projected to pass the 250 K mark? Heading into the eighth round and worried? Darvish is your answer. He's going to get swings and misses. He still has an outstanding, varied pitch repertoire. Sure, his ERA won't win you any leagues, but it won't hurt you much, and he'll pair it with a low WHIP. Darvish's issue has always been his propensity to give up the long ball. Playing half his games in San Diego's generous dimensions should limit the damage.
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42.
Blake Snell
SP
Snell is an every-other-year pitcher. Over his six year career, his ERA has been good in even years (averaging 2.89) and pedestrian in odd years (4.17). Is that scientific? No, of course not, but you're playing a game based on other people playing a game. Let's have some leeway here. Well, friends, it's an even year. So go ahead and make Snell your SP3.
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143.
Robert Suarez
RP
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233.
Nick Martinez
SP,RP
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266.
Drew Pomeranz
RP
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330.
Tim Hill
RP
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365.
Adrian Morejon
SP,RP
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371.
Austin Adams
RP
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441.
Ryan Weathers
SP,RP
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487.
Luis Garcia
RP
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508.
Nabil Crismatt
RP
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531.
Reiss Knehr
SP,RP
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550.
Thomas Eshelman
SP
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580.
Brandon Kintzler
RP
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674.
Sean Poppen
RP
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689.
Julio Teheran
SP
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699.
Jose Castillo
RP
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705.
Steven Wilson
RP
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723.
Michel Baez
RP
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850.
Ray Kerr
RP
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935.
Pedro Avila
SP
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