Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: Adolis Garcia, Gleyber Torres, Ke’Bryan Hayes, Juan Soto

Here’s my latest fantasy baseball mock draft in a 12-team league from the 12th pick. Check out the full draft here. Below we dive into a few notable fantasy baseball mock draft picks.

Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft

1.10: Juan Soto (OF – NYY)

In years past, I almost always took the game’s top pitcher with a late pick in the first round. The reasoning was simple. Instead of taking the 10th-best hitter, I could start my team with the leader at a position.

This year that doesn’t seem like a fair approach. For starters, the first round is filled with talented hitters, so the drop-off simply isn’t that extreme, as evidenced by my current decision between Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. Conversely, no pitcher jumps out to me as the “must-have” where I’m willing to pay a premium. Soto ultimately got the edge because of his new home with the Yankees in preparation for free agency after this year.

Others Considered: Aaron Judge (OF, DH – NYY)

4.3: Adolis Garcia (OF – TEX)

I don’t love the batting average, largely because replacing that later in the draft is difficult. Still, how can I argue with the power Adolis Garcia brings to my team? Pairing him with Soto should start me with a combined 60 home runs from just two players. It also begins the trend I’ll need to follow of taking the best available hitter now that I have secured two studs in my pitching rotation.

Others Considered: Manny Machado (3B – DH)

7.10: Gleyber Torres (2B – NYY)

I’m not in love with the options available to me in the seventh round, and I can see that my team is sorely lacking speed. I could continue to stack starting pitchers, but I also have a second selection shortly after this one. I strongly considered taking Jhoan Duran to bolster my bullpen even more, but I highly doubt he will get drafted by one of the two teams that sit between this pick and the next. If it happens, I won’t lose sleep since he isn’t my top closer. Instead, I’ll fall back into the “best available hitter” approach and take Gleyber Torres.

Others Considered: Jhoan Duran (RP – MIN)

16.3: Ke’Bryan Hayes (3B – PIT)

There’s a chance Ke’Bryan Hayes makes it back to me in the 17th round, but in deciding between him and Jake Burger, I can’t overlook the potential of stolen bases Hayes brings to the table. If he can deliver on speed and batting average, then he’s the right choice to add here, especially because I have more power targets looming.

Others Considered: Jake Burger (3B, DH – MIA)

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