Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2022 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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15.
Corey Knebel
Knebel was labeled as the tentative closer by Joe Girardi early in the spring, and he's done nothing to lose the job since. He rebounded from a terrible 2020 season to put up a 2.45 ERA and 0.97 WHIP with the Dodgers last year, and his fastball velocity sat at a robust 96.3 mile per hour. He's already throwing harder than that this spring, and combined with his outstanding curveball, his fastball can perform at an elite level. Knebel has closing experience from his days with Milwaukee, so as long as he can avoid injury, there's every reason to expect him to hold the role all year long. He could easily end up as a top-5 closer if everything breaks right.
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23.
Ranger Suarez
Suarez was fantastic as both a reliever and a starter last year, compiling a 1.36 ERA and 1.00 WHIP. He was almost equally dominant as a starter and a reliever, though it's worth noting that he had a very soft run of opponents during his 12 starts. More troubling for projecting Suarez is that he had a comically low home run rate (just 0.34/9 innings). Yes, his sinker moves a ton and avoids hard contact, but that's simply not a sustsainable number. He's dealt with visa issues this spring, though looks to be on track for the season, so don't let that concern you much. Instead, just understand that he's due for some major regression, and is likely to pitch closer to a 4.00 ERA this year.
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64.
Brad Hand
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88.
Jose Alvarado
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160.
Connor Brogdon
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164.
Sam Coonrod
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177.
Seranthony Dominguez
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198.
Jeurys Familia
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246.
Bailey Falter
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318.
James McArthur
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321.
Nick Nelson
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353.
Ryan Sherriff
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428.
James Norwood
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448.
Andrew Bellatti
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451.
Kent Emanuel
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476.
Corey Oswalt
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503.
Kyle Dohy
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525.
Cam Bedrosian
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529.
Cristopher Sanchez
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544.
JoJo Romero
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577.
Dillon Maples
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583.
Damon Jones
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589.
Jake Newberry
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