Dementors in the Outfield: Dynasty Top 200 for 2021 Fantasy Baseball

Just curious where Seiya Suzuki would fall if he were posted this offseason?

Itch,

Great write-up. I have a couple questions:

1) I really like your Victor Robles ranking. I just acquired him in a keeper. His statcast metrics are terrible but I also think he’s only 22 and almost put up a 20/30 season as a rookie. His BABIP should be somewhat higher than average given his speed too. Can you share what you think he can be and why I shouldn’t be worried about his exit velocity?

2) Ketel is OF eligible in Yahoo so curious where he would slot on this list. I really like him and think his 2019 gains are real with potentially more growth and profit to be had.

Thanks!
LG

In a 14 team h2h dynasty league i offered ketel marte and max kepler for meadows and voit. Should I take this deal or stand pat?

c sean murphy

1b max muncy

2b ozzie albies

3b rafael devers

ss bo bichette

lf juan soto

cf ronald acuna

rf austin meadows

util yuli gurriel

bn cj cron

bn omar narvaez

na andrew vaughn

na robert puason

na luis matos

na jeter downs

na julio rodriguez

na erick pena

sp brandon woodruff

sp julio urias

sp max scherzer

rp scott oberg

rp ryan pressly

rp brandon kintzler

p patrick corbin

p alex wood

bn kevin gausman

bn carlos rodon

bn deivi garcia

bn sixto sanchez

bn edward cabrera

bn nathan eovaldi

bn matt shoemaker

na luis patino

Terrible list – no Arenado or Bregman that I saw and that was just first glance.

Yo Itch,

Not an OF question, but who would you prefer in a dynasty; Josiah Gray or Edward Cabrera? Both are still in play for my next slow draft pick and I can’t quite decide. I am leaning slightly towards Cabrera at the moment. I’d love to get your input though!

Thanks

Alex Bregman?

Itch, so I am in the early stages of a dynasty rebuild. My starting lineup has four outfield slots. My outfield consists of: Dahl, Robles, Verdugo, Carlson, JRod, Robinson, and Pena.
1. Would you trade David Dahl or hold him?
2. Would you target an outfielder like Zack Veen with your first pick, or reach for a college pitcher that is an area of need, like Detmers. I will pick in the 6-9 range.
3. Would you hold Eric Peña over a player like jazz Chisholm, Luis Urias, Jose Garcia, or Grayson Rodriguez, knowing the wait will be a long time.

Thanks!

Wander Franco will bust?

What is considered a good steals guy? I used to think 25 plus which is a steal every 5 games or so.

I guess this list is really for rotisserie leagues. H2H is really impacted by top tier steals guys and I don’t this 5-10 steal guys are that valuable. It’s hard to find consistency on the bases.

The list is heavy on potential as I see Bruxton on the list. As the old adage goes, you can’t steal first. Broxton could easily play himself into a 4 or 5th outfielder before the year is over.

it’s even harder to get speed in OPS/total bases/slugging category leagues like i’m mostly in too (OBP too). ending up with a lot of 9-12 steal guys seems like a good balanced way though (that’s assuming a season length we ain’t getting). i’d rather be a mid pack steals team than roster dyson chicken legs or mallex in those leagues. you damage too many other categories in more scoring than 5×5 with the non overall good steals guys. i end up with a lot of wong/pham/grisham builds.

One thing that doesn’t make sense to me is that you have CJ Abrams at #20, when he hasn’t even played high-A ball yet…but you expect him to be 20th best dynasty OF in baseball for 2021 & beyond? Or the Jasson Dominguez ranking is another.

And for example you have Benintendi at #38 overall…having CJ Adams Ayer #20 is not an aggressive prediction, it’s unrealistic. Don’t you want to see him play against decent pitching first?

Does Kevin Maitan ring a bell? Another “cant miss” prospect who is the next superstar prospect?

I love these articles & appreciate them very much. But given that most prospects bust or don’t come close to their MILB numbers, these names just really stood out to me.

Two guys who stand out on the list for me are Seth Brown and Josh Rojas are both guys available in my deep dynasty. I also have a Franklin Barretto and Lewis Brinson…I think previously Grey called Barreto and Brinson garbage….lol

I shouldn’t be swayed by spring stats, but both(Brinson and Barreto) limited their K’s this spring, and Brinson seemed to be barrelling ball on the screws. I also wanted to invest in Tyler O’Neil, but he kind of stunk this spring.

So, will Rojas have a role this year beyond a backup? With Cron and Lamb needing at-bats…I just don’t see where Rojas can shine.

Would you rather have Tyler Oneil over Brinson and Barreto if in a h2h keeper league?

Great list. On J-Rod, seems like you expect him to play most if not all of 2021 in the majors (which I’d love!). Assuming that’s right, what do you expect from him for 2020 + do you see him contributing at all this year?