Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2020 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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24.
Giovanny Gallegos
There's no denying Gallegos' talent, and if he gets the job as the Cardinals' closer, he has the legitimate upside to be a top-five closer if everything goes right. Unfortunately, we're a long way away from there, as the St. Louis bullpen situation is a giant question mark at the moment given Carlos Martinez and Alex Reyes. Draft Gallegos for the ratios and hope for more, but don't yet think you've got a solid closer.
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34.
Carlos Martinez
Martinez's shoulder weakness pushed him to the bullpen, where he eventually successfully took over for Jordan Hicks as the closer for the Cardinals. His 2020 role remains in flux, as it appears he'll be given an opportunity to win back the starting role he so covets, but his success is far from assured. Martinez should provide value in the rotation or the bullpen, so given that you won't need to spend much draft capital to get him anyway, don't shy away.
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56.
Dakota Hudson
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70.
Andrew Miller
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92.
Ryan Helsley
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98.
Alex Reyes
With Miles Mikolas now dealing with a forearm injury, it seems likely that he will miss some time or even be shut down. That leaves the final spot up for grabs between Kwang-Hyun Kim, Reyes, and Daniel Ponce de Leon. Among them, Kim is considered the frontrunner, but Reyes is far and away the most talented. In fact, he has been receiving rave reviews from the coaching staff already and they've said all winter that they'd love to have him in the rotation if he was healthy and his velocity was back to where it should be. If Reyes wins this job, he could be the breakout ace of the year for fantasy teams.
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102.
Jordan Hicks
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103.
Kwang-Hyun Kim
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125.
Daniel Ponce de Leon
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127.
John Gant
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141.
John Brebbia
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260.
Austin Gomber
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279.
Tyler Webb
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308.
Alvaro Seijas
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348.
Brett Cecil
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401.
Junior Fernandez
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413.
Luke Gregerson
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524.
Genesis Cabrera
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635.
Seth Elledge
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