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These 2021 fantasy baseball rookies aren't in order. My Randy Arozarena 2021 fantasy and Sixto Sanchez 2021 fantasy were 1A and 1B. But this one, I don't know where it ranks. I just wanted to get out of the bubble, unmask the 'stache and stretch my legs with a rookie who hasn't debuted yet. No disrespect to Cristian Pache. You did get Ian Anderson. One love to Bryse Wilson. Sorry, no Kyle Wright because he exceeds rookie eligibility--Okay, are there any rookies that aren't Braves? Any hoo! Jarred Kelenic, who sounds like a bottled cleanse, here's your chance to shine (and get out what the fiber couldn't)! First off, let's look at what Prospect Itch said about Kelenic, "He’s drawn some Christian Yelich comps for his feel for the barrel and all around game (but mostly because he’s a lefty outfielder who can hit and run, and Yelich is elite now, and people love to comp prospects to stars who are so elite any kind of comp is immediately ludicrous). Regardless of what Kelenic becomes for the Mariners, he won’t be a Metropolitan, and that trade will go down in New York lore as an early and egregious oversight of the Brodie Van reign. Amazing move by Dipoto to identify the new guy at the table–the fish looking to make a splash–and immediately dump his worst contract (Robinson Cano) and sell high closer (Edwin Diaz) in exchange for Kelenic, Justin Dunn, Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak and Gerson Bautista, who might’ve been the low totem pole piece here but could still impact Seattle’s future, and I'd like to impact Grey's head." Okay, not cool. So, that was Seattle's best to get Kelenic, which sounds like the beginning of a coffee enema commercial, and the Mets' worst, but real world trades aside, what about Kelenic for 2021 fantasy baseball or, rather...So, what can we expect from Jarred Kelenic in 2021 fantasy baseball?

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I entered into the Google search box, "Who loves Ryan Mountcastle more than me?" and it returned 5,000,000+ results that all said, "No one." So, that sorta answered that question, huh? Gonna take a nap. *shuts eyes for five seconds, claps hands* I'm back! What did I miss? Nothing? Okay, great. So, Ryan Mountcastle just missed losing rookie eligibility this year, according to me, maybe not in reality. Confused? Alanis screaming, "You oughta know!" But since you might not, check out my Sixto Sanchez 2021 fantasy. Clickbait? Only if you clicked it! This past year, Mountcastle, as played by David Tennant, looked like a professional hitter. Vomit. I know. It's a terribly overused phrase. They're all professional, so dur! Also, "terribly overused phrase" is a terribly overused phrase. But Mountcastle really lit the nethers on fire with his patience and line-driving producing stroke. Billy Squier calls that The Stroke, and I agree. No BS from BS. Now that Mountcastle was called up the Orioles -- finally! -- they have no excuse to not play him. Will they still find an excuse? *makes Michael Scott grimace face* I hope not, but they are a dumber bird franchise than Chick-Fil-A and not nearly as delicious. I, honestly, seriously, interjectionly, would be shocked if the O's weren't relabeled the Baltimore Baseball Club, shortened to BBC, and renewed Mountcastle for an early-April 2021 premiere. However, if there's any way to manipulate service time by keeping him down until mid-April, the BBC will do it. So, what can we expect from Ryan Mountcastle for 2020 fantasy baseball?
Although the season itself was a step in the wrong direction for Milwaukee, several key things went right in 2020. Jacob the Sheriff of Nottingham showed himself to be a capable catcher with enough stick to provide a capable option at the position. Devon Williams established himself as perhaps the game’s most dominant reliever. And Corbin Burnes stepped up to pair with Brandon Woodruff and form a strong one-two punch atop the rotation. These developments combined with a series of promising amateur acquisitions give the Brewers big boozy dreams for 2021 and beyond. 
In my Jo Adell fantasy, I was worried about his strikeouts this year. His strikeouts were a poop emoji giving a speech about how it will never poop itself again knowing that it will never be able to keep that promise. My Dylan Carlson fantasy is not concerned with his less-than-ideal batting average or Ks from last year. Carlson had a 29.4% K% and hit .200 in 110 ABs, but that just doesn't jive with anything in his minor league numbers. Back up the Hit Tool narrative or gee tee eff oh, you hear me, boy? And 'boy' I mean the narrative. Sorry to gender it, but when something's being dumb, it's prolly a male, let's be honest. Unless it's my wife, then--I kid! Hayzeus Cristo, you trying to get me divorced? What the hell, my dude? You trying to cuck me out of my Cougar? So, Carlson's strikeouts last year, just don't extend any narrative I see from him, and instead feel like this year can be thrown out, and we can go back to his absolutely gorgeous previous year in the minors where he hit 26 homers, stole 20 bags and hit near .300 with a close to 21% strikeout rate, between Double and Triple-A. Also, his walk rate in the minors was solid, and it was not last year. Last year was two months and just needs to be ignored for Carlson. Cards' season started and stopped more than your '89 Corolla, then Carlson was sent down to the alternate training site randomly in the middle of the season, when he wasn't hitting well through a whole 79 plate appearances. Only for him to return, and end the year hitting cleanup in the playoffs. Cards were either without a plan or unable to execute after they kept pulling short straws. If you wanna talk silly sample sizes, Carlson hit .318 with a homer in the final week, and was the Cards' best hitter by the end of the year. So put that in your dumb narrative and read it to your children! Anyway, what can we expect from Dylan Carlson for 2021 fantasy baseball?

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In 85 major league at-bats, Ke'Bryan Hayes hit five homers, stole a bag and hit .376. That roughly translates to 645 homers, and 129 steals while hitting .376 in an equally productive 20-year career. Hard to argue he's not a 1st ballot Hall of Famer. You, a wet-under-the-collar-with-scurvy Pirates fan, "He still wouldn't be the best player to come out of Pittsburgh. Hello, Barry Bonds." Me, a world-weary-peg-leg-having Pirates fan, "Bonds wasn't a 1st ballot Hall of Famer. The Man stopped that from happening." Hey, they're The Man, I simply live in The Man's World. "If everyone left a penny, but didn't take a penny, the jar to hold the pennies would need to be the size of the Silverdome, and be renamed the Copper-Plated Zinc Pennydome." Not now, Mr. Prorater. "Oh, so you can prorate out Ke'Bryan Hayes's stats, but I can't prorate out a very simply equation. Cool, cool." Well, whether you want to believe me, Mr. Prorater or Ke'Bryan Hayes's September debut--Actually, that last one did happen, but is it real and repeatable? That's what we have to figure out. Is it sustainable like this salmon I'm eating out of my lap to avoid waste. Don't worry, I'm wearing plastic pants. If you forgot, here are the four highest OPS for major league players' debut months since 1901: Yasiel Puig (hey whatever happened to this guy?) with 1.180; Albert Pujols in 2001 with 1.171; Rhys Hoskins in 2017 with 1.149 and Ke'Bryan Hayes with 1.144. Not bad company, but not Bad Company by Bad Company. So, what can we expect from Ke'Bryan Hayes for 2021 fantasy baseball?
When the Reds punched their ticket to the expanded 2020 playoffs, I thought they’d be tough on their opponents given their ace-powered pitching staff.  Atlanta had other plans, and the Cincinnati bats scored a total of zero runs in two games. Very tough to win without runs.  Nonetheless, the season can be considered something of a success. The team ended a long playoff drought and found some hope for a brighter tomorrow. Life after Trevor Bauer brings new challenges, but a pitching foundation built on Kyle Boddy and Derek Johnson is promising, especially considering the top few arms in the system.