Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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5.
Pablo Lopez
Pablo Lopez had a great first year in Minnesota and established himself as their SP1. He threw 194 innings and struck out 234 batters. Lopez ended the season with a 3.86 ERA and 1.18, but his xERA was much lower at 3.00 with an xFIP of 3.25. Statcast has him ranked in the 98th percentile of pitching run value, and he may come at a small discount compared to where his projections have him. Lopez isn't a flashy SP1 for fantasy managers, but he offers stellar stats and consistency, which ain't bad.
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23.
Joe Ryan
Joe Ryan started 29 games for the Twins last year, ending up with an ERA (4.51) that was almost a full run higher than in 2022 (3.55). His xERA last year, though, was 3.53, and chances are good that he was just snakebit by a .305 BABIP. He also gave up a lot of hard contact (1.78 HR/9), but he struck out 197 batters and walked fewer than two per game. He should bounce back nicely in 2024, and you can draft him in the ninth round to be your SP2 or SP3.
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33.
Bailey Ober
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86.
Louie Varland
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117.
Chris Paddack
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167.
Anthony DeSclafani
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255.
Simeon Woods Richardson
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268.
David Festa
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396.
Matt Canterino
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429.
Ryan Jensen
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440.
Randy Dobnak
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