Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: Trea Turner Falls and Giancarlo Stanton Rises
Round 8
| Overall | Player | Pos Rank | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | Carlos Santana | UTIL 1 | Kas |
| 100 | Lorenzo Cain | OF 31 | Storin |
| 101 | Danny Duffy | SP 34 | Nammour |
| 102 | Jackie Bradley Jr. | OF 32 | Bruno |
| 103 | D.J. LeMahieu | 2B 8 | Liscio |
| 104 | Dee Gordon | 2B 9 | Whalen |
| 105 | Odubel Herrera | OF 33 | Stolnis |
| 106 | Felix Hernandez | SP 35 | Carpenter |
| 107 | Kenta Maeda | SP 36 | Sannes |
| 108 | Javier Baez | SS 9 | Tredeau |
| 109 | Jason Kipnis | 2B 10 | Lynch |
| 110 | Miguel Sano | 3B 13 | Musico |
| 111 | Aledmys Diaz | SS 10 | Kupferle |
| 112 | Troy Tulowitzki | SS 11 | McClung |
Best Pick: Odubel Herrera
Odubel is the 28th outfielder off the board in NFBC drafts, but he slid a little bit farther down in our mock. Last season represented a breakout year for the speedy Venezuelan outfielder, who swiped 25 bags and launched 15 homers. He also posted a career-best walk rate (9.6%), which led him to a career-best 87 runs scored.
Power-speed combos, especially this late in drafts, are hard to find, and Herrera's park certainly doesn't hurt -- Citizens Bank Park ranked fourth in the league in ESPN's home run factor last year. With stolen bases continuing to decline, Herrera provides unique value as one of only 11 players to record at least 25 steals.
And if Herrera can raise his power numbers a little bit -- he posted another career-best ISO in 2016 with a .134 clip -- he could be staring down a 20-homer, 30-steal season.
