Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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3.
Trevor Story
Story had his usual stellar year in 2020, putting up strong overall numbers and offering a rare power and speed combination. As usual, he greatly outperformed his expected statistics, but that's been the norm for Story throughout his career and isn't all that unexpected since he plays in Colorado. Story is entering his walk year, so the chances of a trade, which would diminish his value, remain a possibility. But there are few safer players in the game as of this moment, and he's a locked-in first round pick. The only question surrounding Story is whether he or Trea Turner should be the first shortstop selected in drafts.
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16.
Carlos Correa
There's still plenty of upside with Correa, as he showed when he hit 21 home runs and drove in 59 runs in just 75 games in 2019 and went on a postseason tear last year. But he's also one of the bigger injury risks in the game, given that he hasn't topped 109 games played since 2016. The steal potential that he showed early in his career is gone after he struggled with back issues, as he hasn't stolen more than three bases in any of his last four seasons. That leaves Correa as someone who will likely contribute, but not excel, in four areas. With his upside, there's still a lot to like about his fantasy outlook. But realistically, with a different name on the back of his jersey, he'd probably go several picks later than he does.
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32.
Jonathan Villar
Villar's quality of contact dropped significantly last year, but given how out of character it was for his career, the decline can probably be written off to the small sample of the shortened season. But he was still one of the league leaders in stolen bases with 16 and he showed no hesitation about running whenever he got the chance. The bigger issue is that Villar won't have a regular role now that he's with the Mets, but instead will be a super-utility player. With that said, Villar's versatility should allow him to see a few starts each week, and he should see action as a defensive replacement and pinch runner. All that to say that Villar should tack on 15-20 steals over the course of the season, and therefore make a viable middle infield option despite his lack of a regular role.
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43.
Andrelton Simmons
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50.
Donovan Solano
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54.
Niko Goodrum
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58.
Freddy Galvis
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69.
Danny Santana
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74.
Pat Valaika
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76.
Mike Freeman
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81.
Ehire Adrianza
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83.
Daniel Robertson
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85.
Chris Owings
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87.
Charlie Culberson
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96.
Yairo Munoz
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97.
Joe Panik
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103.
Zack Cozart
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112.
Hernan Perez
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117.
Tim Beckham
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119.
Jordy Mercer
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129.
Kyle Holder
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131.
Ronald Torreyes
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132.
JT Riddle
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134.
Wilmer Difo
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136.
Sean Rodriguez
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142.
Domingo Leyba
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144.
Max Moroff
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146.
Tzu-Wei Lin
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150.
Ryan Goins
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151.
Pedro Florimon
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155.
Gordon Beckham
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157.
Abiatal Avelino
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158.
Pete Kozma
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162.
Nate Orf
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