Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2022 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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15.
Robbie Ray
SP
This is one of the riskiest bets in fantasy baseball for 2022. Ray tamed his chronic wildness in 2021, pounding the strike zone with his electric stuff and turning in a Cy Young season. But do you really want to wager that the control problems won't return? Ray walked 2.4 batter per 9 innings last year. His career average is 3.9 walks per 9 innings. Ray yielded a career-low BABIP of .269 last year. If there's regression in Ray's hit and walk rates, the results could be toxic. There's an enormous range of outcomes here. We saw the best of Ray last year, and he was immensely valuable. In his bad seasons, he's been a negative-value player. Where on the spectrum he lands this year is anyone's guess. Invest at your own risk.
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53.
Logan Gilbert
SP
Gilbert pitched better than his 4.68 ERA, and became a fairly reliable starter by the end of the season. He's got two major assets - an elite fastball that sits at about 95 MPH and outstanding command. His home park helps, too, but he'll need to continue to develop a second pitch (his slider is good but inconsistent) if he wants to take a step forward. He's an ideal back-end-of-the-rotation arm for your fantasy team - he'll give you innings and strikeouts and rarely get crushed, but things will need to break right for him to finish with under a 3.80 ERA.
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86.
Paul Sewald
RP
Sewald is a fine reliever and he upped his strikeout rate to an impressive 39.4% last year, one of the best marks in the majors. His expected stats (.182 xBA, .262 xWOBA) were pristine, and he offered plenty of hope that he could hold the Mariners' closer job if given the opportunity. That last part is the operative phrase, however, as Seattle is likely looking at some form of committee between Sewald, Drew Steckenrider, Diego Castillo, and Ken Giles. Sewald isn't a bad late-round candidate for his ratios alone, and he should add on at least a few saves even if he doesn't win the job outright.
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130.
Marco Gonzales
SP
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144.
Matt Brash
SP
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145.
Diego Castillo
RP
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147.
Drew Steckenrider
RP
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153.
Chris Flexen
SP
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158.
Ken Giles
RP
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235.
Andres Munoz
RP
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308.
George Kirby
SP
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316.
Casey Sadler
RP
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331.
Anthony Misiewicz
RP
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369.
Justus Sheffield
SP
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374.
Erik Swanson
RP
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417.
Sergio Romo
RP
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420.
Daniel Ponce de Leon
RP
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506.
Nick Margevicius
SP
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561.
Andrew Albers
SP
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584.
Riley O'Brien
SP
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594.
Asher Wojciechowski
SP
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621.
Wyatt Mills
RP
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651.
Adrian Sampson
SP
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679.
Devin Sweet
SP
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714.
Matt Festa
RP
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745.
Nick Ramirez
RP
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752.
Joey Gerber
RP
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764.
Jairo Diaz
RP
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774.
Roenis Elias
RP
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835.
Fernando Abad
RP
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879.
Patrick Weigel
RP
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921.
Emerson Hancock
SP
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