Fantasy Baseball Players to Watch From Every Team With Spring Training Games Underway
National League West
Los Angeles Dodgers
Logan Forsythe is expected to take over at second base and hit leadoff after hitting a career-high 20 homers and scoring 76 runs for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2016 despite missing a month for a fractured shoulder blade.
The Dodgers nearly traded outfielder Yasiel Puig last season, and if he continues to produce like he has the past two years (11 homers in each), he could be headed for a platoon situation.
San Francisco Giants
The team blew 32 saves in 2016, prompting them to basically clean house in the bullpen.
Santiago Casilla, Sergio Romo and Javier Lopez are no longer around, and Mark Melancon becomes the new closer after converting 47 of 51 save opportunities last season.
Colorado Rockies
They added another offensive weapon in Ian Desmond (.285, 22 homers, 86 RBI, 21 steals, career-high 107 runs in 2016), who will be playing first base for the first time in his career. Greg Holland comes over from Kansas City and is expected to take the closer role after missing last season with elbow surgery.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Outfielder A.J. Pollock played in only 12 games last season due to a fractured elbow and strained groin, so it's possible his draft-day stock is a little lower than in recent years. Don't forget, though, that this is a player who hit 20 homers with 76 RBI and 39 steals in 2015.
Starting pitcher Robbie Ray has been in a lot of fantasy chatter because of his 218 strikeouts last season, but the rest of his numbers need to catch up to that one category.
San Diego Padres
Wil Myers finally enjoyed that breakout campaign for the San Diego Padres in 2016, with his 28 homers, 94 RBI, 99 runs scored and 28 steals all easily being new career highs. The only true surprise were those stolen bases -- he had never swiped more than six bags in a single season before that.
Regression could be coming, especially in the speed department, and remember that he's just a .257 career hitter.
If you're looking for a couple late-round power options, keep outfielder Hunter Renfroe and second baseman Ryan Schimpf on your radar.
