Each type of fantasy baseball league has its own inherent characteristics. Ten-team drafts with players available from both leagues — as opposed to National League-only or American League-only — typically yield the same outcome:
Every team should have plenty of talent.
When a position run begins, we aren’t forced to chase because of the infamous and dreaded fear of missing out. Instead, we can draft with confidence that the smaller number of opponents means a quicker return to your next pick and a better chance to build a full roster. Let’s take a look at our latest fantasy baseball mock draft to help you prepare for your league. You can find the full mock draft here. Below we dive into a few notable picks.
- Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft Simulator
- 2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Rankings
- Fantasy Baseball Projections
Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft
1.5: Corbin Carroll (OF – ARI)
Corbin Carroll was a big name to target entering last year’s draft season. It’s easy to argue he over-delivered on even the highest of expectations — 25 home runs, a .285 batting average and more than 50 stolen basis provided one of the most well-rounded and high-end performances in recent memory. Likely, he regresses somewhere, but a player who contributed to so many categories last year would give him a softer fall if his numbers were to dip. If they don’t, we probably have another top-five fantasy asset for 2024.
Others Considered: Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman
4.6: Elly De La Cruz (3B, SS – CIN)
If we needed proof of how talent-laden 10-team leagues are compared to the rest, look no further than Elly De La Cruz sitting in front of me as a viable option in the middle of the fourth round. De La Cruz almost certainly won’t fall this far in most leagues where at least one person will buy into his hype from last year. However, just like the aforementioned Carroll, De La Cruz’s starting point is so high that we can accept a slight regression. More specifically, we can accept it at this point in the draft. I wouldn’t be comfortable selecting him higher and trying to outpace other fantasy managers and their assigned hype of the young, potential star.
Others Considered: Bo Bichette, Adolis Garcia
7.5: Nolan Jones (1B, OF – COL)
In assessing my team roughly one-quarter into the draft, it could use a boost in batting average and starting pitching. Normally, I would prioritize the latter but depth should allow me to survive another round without a second starting pitcher. The targets for batting average aren’t eye-popping but Nolan Jones had a thoroughly impressive 2023 season and looks primed to carry it into this year.
Others Considered: Christian Yelich
Fantasy Baseball Draft Advice: Players to Target
- 10 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers the Experts Love
- 10 Must-Have Hitters to Draft
- 10 Must-Have Pitchers to Draft
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers to Target
- 5 Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers Outside Top 300 ADP
- Hitters Category Targets: SBs | AVG/OBP | HRs | RBIs | Runs
- 5 Fantasy Baseball Draft Values to Target for Stolen Bases
- 8 Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers
- 7 Catcher Draft Sleepers to Target
- 5 Fantasy Baseball Draft Values to Target
- 3 Fantasy Baseball Early-Round Draft Values to Target
- 4 Undervalued Starting Pitchers
- 3 Middle-Round Catchers to Draft
- 5 Second Basemen to Target
- 3 Undervalued Hitters to Draft
- 10 Players Better Than Their Slumps
- 6 Draft Values in AL-Only Leagues
- 6 Draft Values in NL-Only Leagues
- 6 Late-Round Draft Targets: Rookie Pitchers
- 4 Late-Round Draft Targets: Rookie HItters
- 4 Fantasy Baseball Two-Catcher League Draft Targets
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: Early, Middle & Late Rounds
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Arbitrage: Pitchers to Target | Hitters to Target
- 6 RP-Eligible Starting Pitchers to Draft
- 3 SP-Eligible Relief Pitchers to Draft
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | SoundCloud | iHeartRadio
Mario Mergola is a featured writer at FantasyPros and BettingPros and the creator and content editor of Sporfolio. For more from Mario, check out his archive and follow him @MarioMergola.