Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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28.
Hector Neris
Neris has been named the Phillies' closer to start the season. Although he has been the Phillies' primary closer for the past four seasons, he's hardly been the model of efficiency. His ERA over those seasons is 3.01, 5.10, 2.93, and 4.57. And he surprisingly struggled with his control last year, seeking his BB/9 rate jump to 5.40 and his WHIP to 1.71. Neris's splitter is outstanding when it's on, but he has the tendency to get hit hard when it's not. With Archie Bradley and Jose Alvarado in tow, and Brandon Kintzler with the team on a minor league deal, Neris's leash will be short. Draft him as a low-end closer, but don't rush to do so.
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37.
Archie Bradley
Bradley joined the Phillies on a one-year deal after a successful 2020 season with Arizona and Philadelphia. He performed admirably over the past two seasons as the Diamondbacks' closer, and last year put up a very solid 2.95 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and 24.7% strikeout rate. The Phillies were open about their desire to add some velocity to their bullpen and Bradley does just that. But although Joe Girardi has indicated he'd like set roles for the Phillies' bullpen, those roles may not be decided until close to the end of spring training. Bradley is worth drafting, but only late, as he may go back to his former role as a setup man.
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64.
Ian Kennedy
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69.
Jose Alvarado
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123.
Kyle Gibson
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138.
Connor Brogdon
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188.
Cam Bedrosian
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267.
JoJo Romero
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282.
Seranthony Dominguez
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294.
Ranger Suarez
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345.
Sam Coonrod
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479.
Mauricio Llovera
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481.
Brady Lail
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552.
Ramon Rosso
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