Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2020 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Max Scherzer Note
	3. Max Scherzer SP Scherzer struggled a bit through the first month of the season, but went on a patented run in May and June that made him look like the Scherzer of old. Unfortunately, a back injury largely derailed his second half, as he was limited to just over 20 innings over July and August. Scherzer is entering his age-36 season and is a max effort pitcher, so the fact that we finally saw a bit of a breakdown (Scherzer has reached at least 200 innings in his six previous seasons) is concerning. But his numbers are still elite and he should be taken as one of the first pitchers off the board despite the back scare. 10 weeks ago

Stephen Strasburg Note
	8. Stephen Strasburg SP Strasburg reached the 200-inning plateau for the second time in his career, and set a career high in wins with 18. Other than staying completely healthy, however, his numbers looked pretty much as they always have - just below the truly elite pitchers, but worthy of coming from your ace. Don't be sucked in by his magical postseason (1.98 ERA, 0.94 WHIP). Draft Strasburg as a top-10 pitcher, but expect his usual low-3.00 ERA and solid all around numbers. 10 weeks ago

Patrick Corbin Note
	14. Patrick Corbin SP Corbin largely followed up on his breakout 2018 season with the Nationals last year, again reaching the 200-inning plateau and pitching to a low-3.00 ERA. He continued to lean heavily on his outstanding slider, against which batters hit just .158. His walk rate and strikeout rate rose and fell just a tad from his peak, a trend that fantasy owners can expect to continue. But Corbin's baseline is excellent and even with further slow decline in skills, he should be an outstanding starter for a fantasy rotation. 10 weeks ago

Sean Doolittle Note
	60. Sean Doolittle RP Doolittle should likely close for the Nationals again in 2020, though Daniel Hudson's emergence in the late- and post-season last year could throw a wrench in Davey Martinez's plans. More concerning is Doolittle's dip in performance, as his ERA and WHIP were by far the worst of his career. A free agent next year, Doolittle's job security should be minimal, so don't target him as a closer in your fantasy drafts. 10 weeks ago

Anibal Sanchez Note
	120. Anibal Sanchez SP

Daniel Hudson Note
	130. Daniel Hudson RP

Austin Voth Note
	186. Austin Voth SP

Will Harris Note
	187. Will Harris RP

Tanner Rainey Note
	341. Tanner Rainey RP

Kyle Finnegan Note
	346. Kyle Finnegan RP

Roenis Elias Note
	361. Roenis Elias RP

Wander Suero Note
	406. Wander Suero RP

Ben Braymer Note
	576. Ben Braymer SP

Erick Fedde Note
	592. Erick Fedde SP

Wil Crowe Note
	597. Wil Crowe SP

Ryne Harper Note
	640. Ryne Harper RP

Aaron Barrett Note
	698. Aaron Barrett RP

Austen Williams Note
	704. Austen Williams RP

James Bourque Note
	709. James Bourque RP

Tony Sipp Note
	710. Tony Sipp RP

Kyle McGowin Note
	745. Kyle McGowin RP

Kevin Quackenbush Note
	748. Kevin Quackenbush RP

Javy Guerra Note
	780. Javy Guerra RP

Josh Lucas Note
	807. Josh Lucas RP

Sam Freeman Note
	826. Sam Freeman RP