Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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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.
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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.
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31.
Chris Sale
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57.
Charlie Morton
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119.
Bryce Elder
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140.
AJ Smith-Shawver
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171.
Reynaldo Lopez
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213.
Hurston Waldrep
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266.
Huascar Ynoa
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271.
Allan Winans
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298.
Dylan Dodd
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310.
Ian Anderson
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313.
Darius Vines
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397.
Grant Holmes
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480.
Zach Logue
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