Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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9.
Trevor Rosenthal
After missing the 2018 season and most of the 2019 season, Rosenthal bounced back in a huge way last year. He stepped in as the Royals' closer, notching seven saves, and then was unhittable with the Padres after a mid-year trade. He parlayed his success into a one-year contract with the A's, where all signs point to him being the undisputed closer. Rosenthal was an outstanding reliever in his prime and once had back-to-back 45-save (or better) seasons. And his raw stuff looked excellent last year, as he totaled the best strikeout rate of his career. If he stays healthy, he has a shot at being a top-5 closer, but you can draft him a little later than that and likely make a profit.
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17.
Jesus Luzardo
Luzardo's 2020 campaign wasn't terrible, but it certainly left fantasy managers wanting more. The strikeouts were there, but not quite at the level that was expected. He rarely went deep into games. And he was just more hittable than he ever was in the minors or in his brief time as a reliever in 2019. Luzardo throws four quality pitches and is working to improve his arsenal as we head into the 2021 season, so there's little reason to downgrade your opinion of him too much from where it was prior to the 2020 campaign because of one nine-start stretch. He's an incredibly high-upside pitcher who carries with him plenty of injury risk, and the combination leaves him as a solid SP3 for fantasy leagues.
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58.
Jake Diekman
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62.
A.J. Puk
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98.
J.B. Wendelken
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103.
Yusmeiro Petit
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116.
Lou Trivino
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125.
Sergio Romo
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193.
Adam Kolarek
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260.
Cole Irvin
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350.
Burch Smith
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359.
Daniel Mengden
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392.
Deolis Guerra
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443.
Reymin Guduan
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469.
Wandisson Charles
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476.
James Kaprielian
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538.
Jordan Weems
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541.
Miguel Romero
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