We’re in the last installment of my MLB fantasy picks for this season. Hopefully you’re well into your 2nd round at this point. Pitchers should be a heavy focus at this point in your draft. Once one goes, the rest will quickly follow.
16. MAX SCHERZER (WSH) P – He almost got 300 strikeouts last season… that is ridiculous. If you can get last year’s Cy Young winner this late into the draft then you’re laughing.
17. NOAH SYNDERGAARD (NYM) P – Speaking of strikeouts, Noah Syndergaard is no slouch. He’s a top 5 pitcher in the league, and as a Jays fan it pains me to say it…he’s in good standing to win a future Cy Young.
18. MADISON BUMGARNER (SF) P – Although I listed several other pitchers above ahead of him, from a reality (non-fantasy) perspective, there is no one better than MadBum. He is the one pitcher I’d want to start a team around above everyone else. The problem is that you never know what type of team the Giants will field behind him.
19. ROBINSON CANO (SEA) 2B – Whatever was troubling Robby Cano when he first got to Seattle, it is officially behind him. He is Mr. Consistency and puts up an easy 30+ home runs every year which is extremely rare from a 2nd baseman.
20. JOEY VOTTO (CIN) 1B – Joey was a huge bounceback player last season, and just keeps on leading the league year after year in OBP. If you have that stat in your league then Joey is a no brainer pick.