Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

James Karinchak Note
	9. James Karinchak Karinchak is expected to be Cleveland's closer after Brad Hand moved on to the Nationals, though it's not a sure thing yet. Yes, he walks too many batters (5.33 per nine innings), but you can get away with it when you strike out nearly half the batters you face and hitters bat .151 against you overall. Karinchak has two absolutely devastating pitches: a mid-90's fastball (.184 batting average against, .151 xBA) and a power curveball (.140 batting average against, .114 xBA). Cleveland may not have a ton of success this year and hence save opportunities may be limited, but Karinchak can be a dominant fantasy reliever if he gets the job. Monitor reports out of the spring to see when and if Terry Francona formerly anoints him as the closer. If he does, he should vault to being a top-6 or 7 reliever. 18 weeks ago

Nick Wittgren Note
	53. Nick Wittgren

Emmanuel Clase Note
	67. Emmanuel Clase

Cal Quantrill Note
	107. Cal Quantrill

Phil Maton Note
	141. Phil Maton

Logan Allen Note
	159. Logan Allen

Oliver Perez Note
	204. Oliver Perez

Blake Parker Note
	205. Blake Parker

Brad Peacock Note
	218. Brad Peacock

Alex Young Note
	228. Alex Young

Zack Godley Note
	246. Zack Godley

Heath Fillmyer Note
	283. Heath Fillmyer

Cam Hill Note
	356. Cam Hill

Kyle Nelson Note
	397. Kyle Nelson

Nick Sandlin Note
	411. Nick Sandlin

DJ Johnson Note
	428. DJ Johnson

Bryan Shaw Note
	599. Bryan Shaw