Welcome back for another season of Coolwhip in the Outfield. This preview edition is meant to be a review of what has happened. There's a lot of players, especially outfielders where their past track record has been forgotten in lieu of what happened in just the 60 games during a pandemic. Let's not be too hasty here... A lot of things happened that spoiled the sample, and a lot of things didn't happen that would have been beneficial. So as it tends to be my theme, let's look at the context.
What we will look at today is the top 100 outfielders based on the last 162 games scheduled. There are zero projections in this post. Again, ZERO projections, no preseason rankings (yet), I want us to focus on the track record first and take note. Specifically, here we will look at the value provided based on the last "season" played. My rankings here are ultimately who gave the most value on a per-game basis from mid-2019 through the short season of 2020. To you early drafters, hopefully, this aids your choice of late-round picks mining for potential value (*cough* RazzSlam *cough*).
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Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Top Shortstops For 2021 Fantasy Baseball
February 16, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Baseball, All Podcasts |by: Geoff
Giancarlo covered in maple syrup while "Water" from Kehlani plays, Kehlani, double slam and legs, and three scoreless seven innings starts in a day plus a save from your pitching. This is the very short list of the few things sexier than the 2021 shortstop rankings for fantasy baseball. Boi they so sexy we already covered the top 5+ in the top 20 show. The best part... It doesn't stop there bae-b. There's plenty of fantasy viable sixs that play like hard 7s. Which I think means they're leftfielders in biker gangs but I never really understood grading. Anyway it's the latest episode in the cultural phenomenon known as The Razzball Podcast.
Rolling In The Deep: An Early Look at First Base
February 16, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Baseball, Rolling In The Deep | 14 Commentsby: Laura Holt
Over here in the deep-league cubicle of Razzball, we've looked at late-round starting pitchers and outfielders, and now it's time to move on to a group of gentlemen I like to call first basemen. We'll look at guys who, according to current NFBC ADP, are ranked outside the top 15 first basemen drafted and outside the top 150 overall. What I'm going to begin with, though, is a quick public service announcement to anyone in an AL-only league: in case you hadn't noticed (and I hadn't, until I wrote this post), there is as ridiculously steep a drop off from the top few guys to the next group as I ever remember seeing. Based on NFBC ADP, your top 5 AL first basemen are D.J. LeMahieu, Jose Abreu, Vlad Guerrero, Luke Voit and Matt Olson (whose current ADP is #90). Looking at the 1B list after that, you get a slew of national leaguers, and do not hit another AL name other than the first two on this list (both of whom also qualify at OF, for what it's worth) until Miguel Sano at #191. Yes, I said Miguel Sano at #191.
If you’re like me most days, you’re sitting in your car beneath an underpass and writing ALF fan fiction, but today we have a different type of fantasy for you to engage in. No, not your fantasy where it’s you and that girl from high school in a tub of Alphabet Soup and you write her a love letter on her back in noodles! This is a fantasy baseball fantasy! Because you know what would be really cool? If you could join a fantasy baseball league that was against, like, 500 other fantasy baseball teams. But not a 500-person league, where people are trying to figure out who the back-up third baseman is on the Single-A Astros affiliate, the Corpus Christi Amscrayers. No, this is a 12-person league designed so you compete against eleven other people in your league, then 50 other leagues of twelve. That would be cool. Oh, wait, we’ve done that. It’s called the Razzball Commenter Leagues, and they’re back, and you don’t even have to be a commenter to join it! For a limited time only, get your loved one a fantasy baseball league! That’s right, your hearts go pitter-patter or you’re dead on the inside (my condolences). Since back in June when you abandoned your fantasy baseball team and returned to your cubbyhole of leftover Chinese food and Teddy Grahams, you’ve longed for this day. As Bob Marley sang, this is your redemption song, mon. Or womon, for our five girl readers. It’s time again to join some fantasy baseball leagues!
Fantasy Baseball Podcast: RazzSlam With Darik Buchar of NFBC
February 15, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Baseball, All Podcasts |by: B_Don
B_Don and Donkey Teeth are back after an extended break and we're ready to talk about some baseball. The biggest Razzball event of the year, the RazzSlam is just around the corner and we've brought in Darik Buchar, special guest from Sports Hub Technologies (parent company of the NFBC). We start by asking Darik to give us the rundown on the NFBC offerings for this season, and there's a game for every price point and game style. We wrap up our NFBC discussion by asking Darik about some of his strategies for the cutline format and the RazzSlam specifically.
After we look at the RazzSlam, we move on to some of the MLB offseason moves. We recap and cover the fantasy impact of the Andrew Benintendi, Franchy Cordero, and Khalil Lee trade. We also discuss a couple of studs moving in Francisco Lindor and Nolan Arenado. Trevor Bauer finally decided on a team and it was the Dodgers. Darik discusses his feelings toward Eddie Rosario and he's happy to see him moving on from his Twins. The Yankees are loading up on high risk arms with Jameson Taillon and Corey Kluber as the guys discuss which one they prefer to draft. We cover a few more of the lesser moves of the offseason before we let Darik go.
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Brazen Predictions for 2021 Starting Pitchers
February 15, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Baseball | 44 Commentsby: everywhereblair
I woke up the other day in a sweat from a dream where I drafted Dinelson Lamet, Chris Paddack, and Corbin Burnes as my top starters in RazzSlam. I was confused: did I do well? Did I do poorly? Would the internet validate my team or would they mock me in private chats? Could I ever show my avatar online again? I started to second guess everything about my life. "French fries should be eaten with mayo!" a voice in my head shouted. "And Mariners pitchers are smart draft choices!" My moral compass was haywire. Had I crossed the threshold from "Bold" to "Brazen?" Should I not have made sriracha Oreos? Is Zombies and Bridgerton too much for my next spec script? No! Sexy Victorian zombies are avant garde! It is the world that doesn't understand me. Brazen is only the beginning...
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The Prospect Trench: No Man’s Land
February 15, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 3 Commentsby: Skorish
You click the button.
Bingo
You've made your pick. You feel energized, confident. You look over. Your queue is proud and strong.
I've got this.
Nothing can tear you down. You've done your research, crossed your Ts, and dotted your I's.
Until... The next pick. One player taken from your queue is no big deal, right? You've still got... Ding. Ding. Ding. And just like that, your best-laid plans have vanished.
My good do these scrubs read Razzball, too?
You panic as you search the top available picks left. All your targeted prospects, all your value veterans, all hope... Gone in a flash. Even Hedbert!
Top 500 for 2021 Fantasy Baseball
February 15, 2021 | Fantasy Baseball Rankings | 179 Commentsby: Grey
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Four score and seventeen-hundred rankings posts ago, my Fordfathers said, “Stop calling us Fordfathers, you idiot, it’s forefathers.” In order to form a more perfect fantasy baseball ranking system, we stopped ranking for fantasy baseball and simply said, “Eff it, let’s just let Grey rank 500 or so Mr. So-and-So’s.” Or, more succinctly, the top 500 for 2021 fantasy baseball. A few years ago, the top 500 was only a top 300 for fantasy baseball. Before that, it was 16 AD and I was drafting in one-person leagues because no one knew fantasy baseball or baseball. In a few years from now, this is going to be a top 10,000 and I’m going to be ranking Ronald Acuña Jr. Jr. Jr. Today, in this year, Blackjack after Twenty, comes the top 500 for 2021 fantasy baseball. Or as I like to call it, “Did he really rank Mr. So-and-So before Mr. So-and-So Jr.?” If Mr. So-and-So Jr. would stop chasing pitches in the dirt, I might’ve ranked him in front of Mr. So-and-So. This post isn’t meant to send shockwaves through your system. The pipe cleaner that the doctor uses to get the clogged wax from your ears is meant for that. This is simply to give you an idea of where guys are ranked in relation to other positions, i.e., you know I like Ketel Marte better than Brandon Lowe, according to the top 20 2nd basemen, but do I like Ketel Marte better than Starling Marte or anyone else in the Marte family? Okay, it’s not that simple. You should read the blurbs for all players, but this top 500 should give you an idea. You’ll notice after the top 200, positions start to get clumped together. I might be the only fantasy baseball ‘pert to tell you this, but it doesn’t matter where, say, Raimel Tapia is ranked vs. Hector Neris. If you need saves, Tapia isn’t going to help you. He can be ranked 50 spots in front of Neris and it doesn’t matter. That’s why I have the 2021 fantasy baseball rankings broken down by positions. If you need a 1st baseman, where Bobby Dalbec vs. Ty France matters, but where Dalbec is ranked vs. Nate Pearson really doesn’t matter. Also, there’s no comments about players, which you really should know prior to drafting. In other words, Shane Bieber might be in the 20’s overall, but am I drafting him? Well, you’d know if you read my top 20 for 2021 fantasy baseball. There’s also a top 100 for 2021 fantasy baseball to help you. Also, there’s Rudy’s War Room, which is downloadable, and it comes free with Razzball Subscriptions. Anyway, here’s the top 500 for 2021 fantasy baseball:
Top 25 Second Basemen for 2021 Fantasy Baseball: Preseason Edition
February 14, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Baseball, Second Basemen | 27 Commentsby: Jakkers
Does anyone ever talk about how great the handyman is? Ever? Well, if you have ever needed one, you understand how valuable they are. It's amazing what they can do. In the amount of time it takes for me to find the spark plugs in my car, the handyman has fixed a leaking pipe, put new shingles on the roof and replaced the automatic thingamabob to the gas stove. What I'm say is everyone needs a good handyman in their life.
Top 50 Prospects for 2021 Fantasy Baseball
February 14, 2021 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Fantasy Baseball Rankings | 64 Commentsby: The Itch
I don’t have some big introductory explanation here. I trust you grasp the premise and intend to skip this paragraph, but if I still have your eyes for the moment, I’ll say I imagine a start-up build for a 15-team, 2-catcher dynasty league when parsing through the lists and try to explain when a player’s value varies based on settings. If you’re in a contention window, your rankings should look a bit different than they’d look on the front end of a rebuild. I’ll flag some players along the way for whom the disparity in value can get especially large from build to build.
In case you missed it, here’s a link to the Top 10 Prospects for 2021 Fantasy Baseball.
And here's one for the Top 25 Prospects for 2021 Fantasy Baseball.
Hitter Profiles: Like Father Like Son?
February 13, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Baseball | 6 Commentsby: Jeremy Brewer
I am still amazed that Toronto seems to have cracked the genetic code of baseball. How in the world have they managed to dedicate a third of their lineup to the children of former stars? Outside of fantasy baseball, this game has always been perplexing and gives us wonderful nuggets like this. The other wonderful thing about baseball is that it gives us fantasy baseball and there is a good chance that is why you are here.
Despite their major league talent, the boys of the north (trademark pending) will be spending the upcoming season in Buffalo or Dunedin or maybe Toronto. Who really knows? Regardless of where they call home, the Jays host several interesting fantasy assets. Two of the boys are going off the board in the fifth round but could not be more different yet intriguing at the same time. Let us spend a little time digging into the 2021 fantasy baseball profiles for Vladdy Jr. and baby Biggio.
