Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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40.
Mark Melancon
Melancon had another fine year as the Braves' closer, and now joins the back end of the Padres bullpen. It's unclear if he'll serve as the closer, a Drew Pomeranz and Emilio Pagan also may have a claim to the role. Melancon is entering his age-36 season and his strikeout rate is mediocre at best. Although he is still performing well, his lack of pure stuff suggests that the wheels could come off at any moment. That said, he'll have plenty of value if he can earn the ninth-inning role, so monitor the reports out of spring, and draft him late until and unless he's officially ruled out for the role.
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49.
Stefan Crichton
Crichton filled in admirably for Archie Bradley after Bradley was traded last season. His strikeout numbers weren't particularly impressive, but he had a 2.42 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP, and tallied five saves. He doesn't have prototypical "closer's stuff," but he's more than capable of getting major league hitters out. The Diamondbacks signed Joakim Soria to a one-year deal (and added Tyler Clippard, too), so Crichton seems unlikely to begin the year as the closer, even though it's an open competition at the moment. He's not worth anything other than an extremely late-round pick as a speculative ninth-inning option.
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100.
J.B. Wendelken
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114.
Kevin Ginkel
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187.
Keynan Middleton
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250.
Noe Ramirez
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313.
Chris Devenski
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339.
Taylor Widener
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362.
Riley Smith
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398.
Kyle Nelson
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405.
Ben Heller
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453.
Humberto Castellanos
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493.
Ty Tice
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494.
Matt Peacock
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515.
Shane Carle
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526.
Joe Mantiply
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532.
Sean Poppen
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538.
Jordan Weems
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574.
Zack Burdi
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597.
Brett de Geus
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