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Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Spencer Strider Note
Spencer Strider photo 1. Spencer Strider
Spencer Strider performed as advertised in 2023. He struck out a ridiculous 281 batters in 186 2/3 innings for a 13.55 K/9. His walk rate dropped for the third straight season, and his xBAA was .205. His outlier was a 3.86 ERA, but don't let this stop you from drafting him, as his xERA was 3.09. Strider is currently the first pitcher off the board in NFBC drafts. He is neck-and-neck with Gerrit Cole for best fantasy SP1.
29 weeks ago
Max Fried Note
Max Fried photo 16. Max Fried
Max Fried dealt with a couple of injuries in 2023, which limited him to 14 starts and 77 2/3 innings. He made the most of those innings, though, with a 2.55 ERA and 1.13 WHIP. While fantasy managers shouldn't chase wins, Fried's 8-1 record is notable because of the team he plays for. If he continues with his current pitching profile (Pitching Run-Value of 88, according to Statcast), the wins should come thanks to the prolific Braves offense. Fried does not give up much in the way of hard hits, and his ground ball percentage of 59.2 lands in the 97th percentile. He will be a solid SP1 if you wait until the fifth or sixth round to start your pitching staff.
29 weeks ago
Chris Sale Note
Chris Sale photo 31. Chris Sale
Charlie Morton Note
Charlie Morton photo 57. Charlie Morton
Bryce Elder Note
Bryce Elder photo 119. Bryce Elder
AJ Smith-Shawver Note
AJ Smith-Shawver photo 140. AJ Smith-Shawver
John Brebbia Note
John Brebbia photo 151. John Brebbia
Reynaldo Lopez Note
Reynaldo Lopez photo 171. Reynaldo Lopez
Hurston Waldrep Note
Hurston Waldrep photo 213. Hurston Waldrep
Huascar Ynoa Note
Huascar Ynoa photo 266. Huascar Ynoa
Allan Winans Note
Allan Winans photo 271. Allan Winans
Dylan Dodd Note
Dylan Dodd photo 298. Dylan Dodd
Ian Anderson Note
Ian Anderson photo 310. Ian Anderson
Darius Vines Note
Darius Vines photo 313. Darius Vines
Grant Holmes Note
Grant Holmes photo 397. Grant Holmes