Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: Luis Castillo, Zach Eflin, Chas McCormick, Jung Hoo Lee

It’s March and draft season is in full swing. The best way to prepare for your drafts is to practice with FantasyPros’ Draft Wizard. Syncing your league’s settings and draft order gives you the most realistic mock drafts to practice different strategies. Here I completed a fantasy baseball mock draft focused on starting pitching early. Below we dive into a few of those draft picks.

Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft

3.09 (33 Overall): Luis Castillo (SP – SEA)

For my SP2, come on down, Luis Castillo. With the top five starters already gone, it was between Castillo and Pablo Lopez. Lopez broke out in 2022 with the Marlins but took it to another level in 2023 with the Twins. He had 234 Ks in 194 IPs, both career-highs. He might take another step forward this year but Castillo provides a safer floor. The Mariners righty has been excellent since joining the team in 2022 with a 3.29 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and 10.2 K/9.

7.09 (81 Overall): Zach Eflin (SP – TB)

Zach Eflin had the best year of his career last year, his first with Tampa Bay. He recorded a 3.50 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 16 wins. His expected stats suggest he could have been even better.

14.04 (160 Overall): Chas McCormick (OF – HOU)

Chase McCormick broke out last year with 22 HRs and 19 SBs for the Astros. He is kind of boring but is in a good lineup and can hopefully come close to a 20/20 season again.

19.09 (225 Overall): Jung Hoo Lee (OF – SF)

Jung Hoo Lee signed with the Giants in the offseason and had a career Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) average of .340. So far in spring training, he has a triple slash of .348/.423/.522. His lone home run was clocked at 110 miles per hour (MPH), which is notable compared to other contact hitters.