Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: Sean Murphy, Masataka Yoshida, Carlos Rodon, Carlos Correa

Welcome back to another fantasy baseball mock draft. We have seen pitchers and catchers officially report to Spring Training camps in Arizona and Florida, another step closer to the upcoming season.

In this mock, we’re doing a standard 12-team, points draft with the default settings, including runs, home runs, RBI, stolen bases and batting average for hitters and wins, saves, strikeouts and ERA for pitchers. I randomized the draft order and got the No. 11 pick.

Here is a pick-by-pick look at how this mock draft went. The full results can be viewed here. Below we dive into a few notable picks.

Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team, Points (2024)

13.11: Sean Murphy (C – ATL)

I usually always wait till the double-digit rounds to draft my catcher. Murphy is one of my top targets this late as part of one of the best lineups in the MLB. He surpassed 20 home runs this past season, and should have plenty of chances to drive in a lot of runs once again this year.

14.02: Masataka Yoshida (OF – BOS)

After an impressive rookie season where he slashed .289/.338/.445 with 15 home runs. He is expected to see most of his at-bats at designated hitter this season, which could potentially help him even more at the plate. He’ll once again have plenty of talent around him in the lineup with the Red Sox and could get on base even more in his sophomore campaign.

15.11: Carlos Rodon (SP – NYY)

It was a disastrous first year with the Yankees for Rodon in 2023, making just 14 starts where he posted a 6.85 ERA. He could never get into a true rhythm, which was part of what held him back. He reportedly went to camp early and will look for a huge bounce back season on the mound this year. There is certainly risk with Rodon, but that is all baked into him falling this far.

16.02: Carlos Correa (SS – MIN)

Correa is another bounce-back candidate this season for the Twins and for fantasy managers. He hit just .230 this past year with 18 home runs after hitting .291 with 22 home runs the year prior. Correa is another player I am more than willing to take the chance on this late in drafts.