Over the last two seasons, he has a 162-game pace of a .267 average, 30 home runs, 83 runs scored, 96 RBI, and 6 steals. But none of it matters. Walker's power waned last season and his barrel rate dropped precipitously, but there were still plenty of things to like about his 2020 campaign. Yarbrough doesn't get a ton of respect in the fantasy community because he doesn't strike out a ton of batters, but he's quietly put together an excellent career. After an impressive 2019 season during which he hit 18 home runs in just 111 games, Kelly had a down 2020, batting just .221 with five long balls. Semien looked like he had made some major and sustainable gains in 2019, cutting his strikeout rate way down and being far more selective, which led to better contact. He will likely begin the year on the IL after experiencing back spasms in mid-March, but the injury doesn't sound like it will keep him out for long. And somehow, his slider was even better than his curveball ever was. At the very least, Rosario should chip in 25 home runs at least, while helping out in runs and RBI, and he's a fine third outfielder in mixed leagues. His strikeout and ground ball rates took massive jumps, while his walk rate and launch angle plummeted. Draft him as a top-three catcher without hesitation. His set a career mark in strikeout rate (33.2%, which ranked in the top nine percent in the league) and swinging strike rate (13.4%), and brought his walk rate down to just eight percent. He's a high-floor, low-ceiling starter, who is ideal for the back end of a fantasy staff. But, even so, there's no need to select him before the eighth round or so, as there's not an appreciable difference in the production of the next seven or eight catchers beyond J.T. 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. fine. He saw a nice velocity bump on his fastball and leaned into his excellent splitter a bit more than usual. When he pitches, he's almost always effective, so he's worth a late-round pick for the potential upside. Considering we've seen much more than that from him in 2019, fantasy managers should have little hesitation drafting him. As quickly as Garver exploded onto the scene in 2019 with 31 home runs in just 93 games, he disappeared last year, to the tune of a .167 batting average and two home runs with a 45.7% strikeout rate. In other words, fantasy managers can largely ignore Arenado's poor 2020 numbers, and focus instead on how he will perform now that he's been traded to the Cardinals. Soler struck out way too much (34.5% of the time), and if he can't fix that, then his average will suffer as it did last year. Muncy's batting average dropped to a ridiculously low .192 last year, and there were two culprits. Now entering his age-33 season, Strasburg will likely again provide excellent overall numbers assuming he is healthy. His xBA was just .284, so don't think that he suddenly morphed into a high average bat, but he did hit above .300 against every type of pitch last year, so it was certainly more than luck. Draft him as an SP2, but anything more than 160 innings is gravy. Prepare to be having the same debate next year, after Crus puts up another 35-homer season this year. His hard-hit rate and walk-rate increased from his strong 2019 season, and he totaled a 4.08 ERA. But counting stats should be there in spades in a strong Mets lineup. Kelenic likely won't be down for too long (perhaps just long enough for the team to gain an extra year of control), so fantasy managers can still draft him late and wait a bit to reap the rewards. He's slated to bat at the bottom of Chicago's order, so downgrade his plate appearances a bit, but he will be a plus contributor in the two most difficult to fill rotisserie categories. So, the best course of action is to essentially ignore his 69 major league innings and focus on his stuff and minor league career. But he's shown his potential in his lone healthy season, and he certainly has 25-homer pop in his bat. Dave Martinez wants Hand to be the Nationals' closer based on his comments, but it's unclear whether he'll be the sole option. In addition to simply being let loose with his innings, Maeda made a tangible change to his pitch mix, throwing far fewer fastball and more sliders and changeups (though his fastball was as effective as it had ever been last year, too). After a few hours where it looked like Brantley was heading to the Blue Jays, he'll instead return to the Astros on a two-year contract. All that to say, Buehler's 36 2/3 regular-season innings are, for the most part, largely meaningless. If the loss in velocity and effectiveness of his slider were entirely due to the oddities of the shortened season, then Corbin is going to be a major value in drafts this year. He's practically a wizard at limiting hard contact (he has allowed an average exit velocity of 84.8 MPH and an average hard hit rate of 26.3%, both remarkably low numbers), and he rarely issues free passes or home runs. But Moore has struggled against righties for much of his time in the majors, and despite his success last year, is unlikely to have a long leash with Shed Long waiting in the wings. The question, as usual, is health, and for now, he remains ready to go for the season. But he was effective when he pithed, and owns a career 3.06 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, and 31.6% strikeout rate. Alvarez missed almost all of last season and had surgery on both of his knees, which is obviously worrisome for his 2021 outlook. Myers didn't run as much as previous years in the shortened season, but he still ranked in the top 85% of the league in sprint speed. The only issue for Frazier is his playing time with Giancarlo Stanton healthy and Brett Gardner back in the fold. He struck out 22 batters in his 11 2/3 innings pitched and allowed just six hits. But Castellanos was also the victim of some pretty terrible luck, given that he had an expected batting average of .273 and a strong 46.7% hard-hit rate. But, given that he had just 128 plate appearances, that's likely just the product of a small sample size, since he never walked at less than a 6.6% clip in his career. All you have to do is read on! Rogers has been the reliever to roster in Minnesota for the past two seasons, but he's totaled just 39 saves over that span. If he does, he's got top-10 catcher potential pretty easily. He makes consistently strong (though not elite) contact, and although he swings a ton, his strikeout rate isn't prohibitive. It's tough to know how much progress he made at the Rays' alternate site last summer but there isn't another prospect who can match his probability of being a productive big league hitter. Those numbers play extremely well for fantasy, particularly at the weak second base position. Greinke is entering his age-37 season, but still somehow keeps getting it done. A wrist injury limited Albies to just 29 games last season, and affected his performance early in the year before he went on the IL. Myers talked openly about making a swing change last year, and it paid off in a big way. And, for the most part, all of his expected metrics fell off a tad from his 2019 season. The batting average is unsustainable - he was a .295 hitter in the minors and last year he relied on a .398 BABIP despite sub-par average exit velocity and a middling line drive rate. Varsho was optioned to Triple-A, which was mildly surprising, though not entirely unexpected. A leveled, compact swing combined with "controlled aggression" gives him exceptional control of the strike zone. The Phillies were open about their desire to add some velocity to their bullpen and Bradley does just that. With soon-to-be multi-position eligibility, he's an ideal bench candidate. The 36-homer season in 2019 is likely a mirage, as his barrel rate and hard-hit percentage were way out of line with his typical production. Nola also got batters to swing at pitches outside the strike zone at a rate of 38.1%, far better than he had ever done in his career, and they made contact less than ever, at a rate of only 59.1%. Over his last two seasons (175 games), he's slashed .310/.358/.523 with 27 home runs and 104 RBI. To the extent you could boil his struggles down to something simple, it was that he appeared to get too homer-happy in 2019. Yes, he didn't hit the ball as hard consistently, but he walked more than ever, maintained his elite strikeout rate, and still put up a roughly 30-homer, 100-RBI pace. He both walked and struck out more than usual last season, but given that he played in just 46 games, there's little reason to draw any firm conclusions from that data. But for now, it's impossible to justify drafting him as anything more than a fifth outfielder in mixed leagues. Paxton missed almost the entire 2020 season after straining a flexor in his pitching forearm. If he can keep that going in 2021, and it's a good bet he will, he should be considered a fantasy ace. Although there's likely to be some dip in his numbers, we've seen hitters leave the Rockies and largely retain their value (or, in the case of DJ LeMahieu, increase their value), The best part is you won't have to pay that first-round price anymore, and if his ADP drops after the trade to St. Louis, it should be easy to turn a profit. Alonso is never going to help you in batting average, but you should expect 40 home runs and 100 RBI this year and for the foreseeable future. His fastball is hittable and he throws it often, and his curveball isn't quite good enough to offset the damage. But assume he hits closer to his .245 batting average, and don't count on the 50 homer pace you saw last year. Moore hit .255 with eight home runs and 12 stolen bases in just 38 games last year. His 3.74 ERA was his highest since 2012, his 1.38 WHIP the highest of his career, and his 7.8% walk percentage his worst in a decade. When he's in the lineup, you know you'll get a ton of power and runs scored with a passable average. It's almost certainly going to take Voit at least a couple of weeks after returning to baseball activity to return to game action, meaning you should bank on him being out until May 15th or so. Hosmer still hits the ball hard and if he can maintain the changes to his profile into 2021, he'll make an incredibly cheap corner infielder who can chip in pretty much everywhere. At the same time, Jansen will certainly be the closer coming into the season and has a lengthy track record and a large contract. Morton's 2020 numbers were poor, without question. After missing the 2018 season and most of the 2019 season, Rosenthal bounced back in a huge way last year. But realistically, with a different name on the back of his jersey, he'd probably go several picks later than he does. And although it wasn't a terrible pitch in 2020, the swinging strike rate on it dropped from 28.1% to 21.2%, and the whiff rate from 52% to just 38.2%. Baez had a stellar three-year run as a reliable power-speed combination, and he'll be just 28 years old this season. Rogers is still a fine RP2, but certainly don't expect him to get every save chance in Minnesota. Even though he won't begin the year with the big club, draft him for your bench. Contreras has established a pretty decent baseline for what fantasy managers can expect over the course of a full season. Above all, Turner locks down two incredibly scarce categories for fantasy managers, stolen bases and batting average, while offering production in the other three hitting categories. 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. He'll continue to be an upper echelon option at third base and considering his strong walk and strikeout rates, an even better one in points leagues. He followed up an incredible 60-inning stretch in 2019 (1.78 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 33% strikeout rate) with a bit of a step back last year (4.08 ERA and 1.13 WHIP). He upped his walk rate significantly in 2020 (15.6%, top seven percent in the league) and hits the ball hard consistently. His barrel rate (2.5%) and hard-hit percentage (26.5%) were some of the worst in the league, and he didn't even offer the token stolen base that he had chipped in during previous seasons. But it's hard to tell if Hernandez's 2020 season was real or just a very hot 50-game stretch. But after missing all of 2019 with Tommy John surgery and opting out last year, it wouldn't be wise to just expect Kopech to step right back into a rotation without any growing pains. Not only did he bat .333 with an .878 OPS and a 139 wRC+, but he also walked 7.9% of the time, far above what he showed in the minors. Even in a shortened year, Lewis managed to have two distinctively different seasons en route to the AL Rookie of the Year Award. . He's got more prototypical "closer's stuff" than Bass does, and he has a lengthy relationship with Don Mattingly dating back to their Dodgers days. Arozarena wasn't looked at as a high impact prospect, but he put on significant muscle before last year and it manifested itself in his power production. Even if he stays healthy all year, Cleveland is likely to put a hard cap on his innings. He's a fine pick at his cost (which is minimal), but bake in some injury risk. He signed a one-year deal with the Blue Jays, which is a great landing spot for him, as he'll likely bat near the top of a strong lineup, see an upgrade in home park, and earn second base eligibility. It's hard to buy a pitcher without an elite strikeout rate whose underlying numbers don't fully support his gains. Rosario stays in the AL Central, signing a one-year deal with the Indians after a successful tenure with the Twins. Keller has a mid-90s fastball to go along with an above average slider and curveball. 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