Max Kepler is going outside the top 250 in NFBC average draft position (over the past 30 days his ADP is 284 in NFBC Draft Champions drafts). I’d consider taking him 100 spots earlier. Kepler started slowly in 2023, but he was one of MLB’s best hitters from late June on, and he ended upContinue reading “2024 Bargain Bat: Max Kepler”
Tag Archives: Semi-deep Dives
Drew Waters: How Was He Good in 2022, and Can He Be Better in 2023?
In a recent 15-team draft-and-hold draft, I was picking at the end of round 35 and in need of a reserve outfielder. Drew Waters was still on the board at well past his ADP, and he seemed the most likely to have the opportunity for playing time, so I said, “welcome to the team, pickContinue reading “Drew Waters: How Was He Good in 2022, and Can He Be Better in 2023?”
2021 Semi-deep Dive #3 – Myles Straw
Is Myles Straw horrible, or is he, possibly, adequate? Myles Straw was a really, really bad hitter in 2020. Which line is Straw’s? Player Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ A 25 33 86 82 8 17 4 0 0 8 6Continue reading “2021 Semi-deep Dive #3 – Myles Straw”
2021 Semi-deep Dive #2 – Whit Merrifield
Whit Merrifield was kind of bad versus fastballs in 2020. Am I worried? Yeah, maybe a little. There has been a fair amount of skepticism regarding Merrifield as a good Roto pick at his current ADP (around pick 35-40), and I really like Merrifield as a fantasy asset, so my reflexive response when I hearContinue reading “2021 Semi-deep Dive #2 – Whit Merrifield”
2021 Semi-deep Dive #1 – Anthony Misiewicz
Who? Anthony Misiewicz was very good in 2020. This fact is not reflected (nor should it necessarily be) in his prospect graduation one-liner at Fangraphs: “After exhausting his rookie eligibility in 2020, Misiewicz projects as a low-leverage multi-pitch bullpen lefty.” Based on his minor league background, that is who he should be, and he mayContinue reading “2021 Semi-deep Dive #1 – Anthony Misiewicz”
Jay Stellmach's Fantasy Baseball Musings 