![]() This gap isn’t huge, but it’s two rounds in a standard 12-team league.īeyond our fantasy baseball content, be sure to check out our award-winning slate of Fantasy Baseball Tools as you prepare for your draft this season. Javier, meanwhile, is one of my favorite pitchers to target, and I think there’s a front-end SP2 upside with him. ![]() One of my easier fades this year is Rodon, as I don’t like to draft pitchers on a big contract – especially when they head to a bad ballpark. Starting PitcherĬristian Javier (SP – HOU) : ADP 66.2 The Bat Projections I was shocked to see how high Nootbaar’s ADP is now, and it’s kind of in the range that it eliminates any sleeper appeal.ĭe La Cruz, though, is holding strong at 282 and can offer the same value as Nootbaar based on projections nearly 100 picks later. This is a fun one because it features two sleepers that everyone loves. Outfieldīryan De La Cruz (OF – MIA) : ADP 282.4 The Bat Projections Meanwhile, Hoerner is just a sneaky floor player who you can get 100 picks later after the drop-off at shortstop happens. Yes, I think he’ll ultimately be a better real-life player than fantasy player, but it’s too early to crown that. This one may come back to bite me, as I still believe in the long-term outlook for Franco. Nico Hoerner (SS – CHC) : ADP 186 The Bat Projections That’s the idea behind me taking McMahon, as he’s a guy whose Statcast numbers are outstanding, and I’m banking on them turning into better fantasy results this season than last year. He’s going to give you big power again this year, but won’t others? Suarez was a forgotten man after his 2021 struggles, but he saw a big career resurgence in Seattle, shockingly after leaving Great American Smallpark. Ryan McMahon (3B – COL) : ADP 212 The Bat Projections Finding a balance between 20 is key for Polanco, and it’s what I’m expecting to see this year. We aren’t going to get his 2019 season, but he’s still going to be pretty damn good.īut at a discount, Polanco is just kind of sitting there after natural regression from his overperformance in 2021. Like Miranda, the 2B I’ve been ending up with the most is Torres. Jorge Polanco (2B – MIN) : ADP 151.8 The Bat Projections He’ll be primarily an outfielder this year, but for 2023, we have the eligibility. What’s more, the dual eligibility helps his cause, too.īut the more I look at it – and the more I draft – I’m finding myself taking Naylor more and more. Miranda is one of my favorite players to draft this year, given his strong second half in 2022. Josh Naylor (1B, OF – CLE) : ADP 218 The Bat Projections Stephenson, meanwhile, is the primary catcher in Cinci and showed fantastic flashes until being dinged up by injuries in 2022. But with Danny Jansen getting his looks and Brandon Belt in town to be the primary DH, we may see some playing time cut down. I do love Kirk, and I believe in the batted-ball ability. You know that I’m taking this seriously when I suggest passing up on a Blue Jay. Tyler Stephenson (C – CIN) : ADP 167 The Bat Projections Typically, you’ll take the X player instead of waiting for the Y, but in every draft, you’re going to have some perceived weakness on your team, which is where finding value in the draft can help.įor this exercise, I’m using The Bat projections to find a player at each position that you can wait on to get a similar projected value for a player at the same position who is going earlier in the draft, based on FantasyPros ADP.įinding ADP Values (2023 Fantasy Baseball) Catchers If there’s one thing I say over and over – and will continue to say until my time as a fantasy writer is done – is that fantasy is all about finding value.Īnd that’s what we are going to do today. With that, there’s always the question, “Well, why draft X here when you can get Y here?” Typically, it’s because X is the better player with a longer track record. ![]() One of the best discourses every single year leading up to the start of the season is debating where players should be drafted. ![]()
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