Fantasy Baseball Draft Targets: Jordan Romano, Joe Musgrove, Charlie Morton (2024)

It doesn’t matter if the veterans are starters or backups for you, it’s about safety and reliability. Maybe the best years are behind them; maybe they are still searching to reclaim their breakout year. Or, perhaps, they are just reliable. No matter how they start the season they put up consistent numbers. Here are safe veterans with an average draft position (ADP) above 80 to draft for the 2024 season.

Safe Veteran Players to Draft

Jordan Romano (RP – TOR): ADP 82

I am always a little worried about drafting relievers because their production can drop any year. Jordan Romano, though, has been solid the last three seasons. He had 23 saves in 2021 and 36 saves in the past two seasons. He recorded a below a 3.00 ERA and above a 10.00 K/9 in all three seasons. If you don’t want to completely punt the save category, drafting Romano would be an excellent choice because you’re not paying the price for Emmanuel Clase, Josh Hader or Devin Williams. Romano is locked in as the closer on a good Blue Jays team. He should have plenty of save opportunities in a competitive AL East Division.

Joe Musgrove (SP – SD): ADP 98.6

Joe Musgrove isn’t the ace pick he was a few years ago but he would be a nice third or fourth pitcher for your team. He won’t kill your ratios and gives you good value for a pitcher going in the middle rounds of fantasy drafts. He had some injury problems last year but still managed a 10-3 win/loss record and an ERA of just over 3.00. His strikeouts have decreased over the past two seasons but he can go deep into games and still has a capable shutdown arsenal. He’s currently the 38th pitcher off the board, good value for a pitcher who could get double-digit wins.

Charlie Morton (SP – ATL): ADP 202.4

I kinda wrote off Charlie Morton last year but was surprised by how he finished. The win/loss record left something to be desired at 14-12 but he had good strikeouts with 183 and recorded 12 quality starts. He has started 30+ games in the last three seasons with over 150 innings pitched. Morton probably won’t get over 200 strikeouts as he did in the 2021 and 2022 seasons. It’s probably safe to expect over 150 strikeouts and over 150 innings. Like Musgrove, Morton won’t kill you with ratios in category leagues. In points league, he finished just under 400 total points; good enough to finish 34th for starting pitchers. Morton would be a good pick at his current ADP. Whether you’re going for a rotation of aces or waiting on pitchers, Morton will help fill out your pitching staff.