Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2022 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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Aroldis Chapman
Chapman struggled with his control last year, walking 15.8% of the batters he faced and struggling with a 1.31 WHIP. But that was mostly window dressing on what was just another dominant season for the Yankees closer. As usual, his strikeout rate hovered at around 40% and he reached the 30-save mark for the eighth time in his last nine full seasons. Yes, he's getting up there in age and he's not nearly as dominant as he once was. But his job security remains high and his strikeouts continue to be elite for a reliever. Draft him with confidence.
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22.
Luis Severino
It's hard to properly assess a pitcher who has thrown 18 innings combined over the last three seasons, even one as talented as Severino. In his last two full seasons, he was a fantasy ace, pitching to a 3.18 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, and a 10.5 K/9 rate. He's purportedly healthy now, but you can't expect him to return to his old form after such a long layoff. Be conservative with your projections, including both his ratio stats and innings, but he's obviously got the potentuial to be a mainstay in your rotation if everything breaks right.
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25.
Lou Trivino
Trivino is going to begin the year as the closer for the A's after racking up 22 saves last season. He throws hard and mixes his pitches extremely well for a reliever, but he struggles with his control at times and was a bit lucky last year. The A's should be wone of the worst teams in baseball after trading away many of their impact players, so saves may be hard to come by in any event. But there aren't many relievers who are guaranteed to have the ninth-inning to themselves to start the season, and Trivino is one of them. That makes him worth drafting everywhere.
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54.
Jonathan Loaisiga
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56.
Nestor Cortes Jr.
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57.
Chad Green
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78.
Tyler Duffey
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108.
Richard Rodriguez
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163.
Clay Holmes
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209.
Miguel Castro
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217.
Shane Greene
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228.
Michael King
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248.
Lucas Luetge
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252.
Wandy Peralta
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275.
Scott Effross
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276.
Albert Abreu
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296.
Anthony Banda
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315.
Jacob Barnes
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361.
Chasen Shreve
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409.
Stephen Ridings
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433.
Chi Chi Gonzalez
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458.
Jimmy Cordero
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463.
Luke Bard
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474.
Joey Gerber
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475.
Clarke Schmidt
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481.
Zack Britton
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487.
Matt Bowman
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