The righty struggled early on last season and was optioned in August, but he returned in September and dominated, striking out 14 batters and walking two in 8 2/3 scoreless innings. Further reports stated that Trey Mancini enters Spring Training with zero limitations. Here is one for every club. Not only did Murphy show off his cannon of an arm behind the plate, but the rookie also finished the season as Oakland’s best hitter, leading the club in OPS (1.062) and home runs (five) over the final month of the regular season as he slashed .277/.424/.638 across 16 games in September. For one, it'll be hard for him to top the.959 OPS and … Hannah Keyser. He stepped in last year and got some good experience, had some success. He may start '21 in Triple-A, but Jones is likely to make his debut next season and could be the spark that has been missing from Cleveland’s offense.-- Mandy Bell. The right-hander (No. “I want Joe to be in the rotation,” Martinez said last week. 6 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 Cubs prospects list) has had a handful of stints in the big leagues in the past two years. Adell, the club’s best prospect since Mike Trout, has all the tools needed to make his presence felt at the MLB level, with power, speed and a solid throwing arm. Potential Late-Round Breakout Pitchers Nate Pearson, Toronto Blue Jays. Baseball America staffers pick the hitter most likely to enjoy a breakout season in 2021. So who might make that jump in 2021? 3 prospect’s plus raw power in 2020, when Dalbec hit .263/.359/.600 with eight homers in 23 games after Mitch Moreland was traded to the Padres. In that span, he hit .376 with a 1.130 OPS and had six doubles, two triples, six home runs and 19 RBIs. He’ll get his chance to tap into that every night in Alex Cora’s lineup, whether it's at first base or his natural position of third.-- Ian Browne. Fantasy Baseball 2021 Sleepers: Top Pitchers and Sluggers to Target Martin Fenn Featured Columnist I March 20, ... Triston McKenzie was the latest in a string of breakout … He’ll be pushed by Taylor Ward, who is coming off a surprisingly solid year offensively and is likely to be the club’s fourth outfielder if Adell wins the job.-- Rhett Bollinger. Orioles: Ryan Mountcastle, OFMountcastle, the Orioles' No. Tsutsugo finished in the 73rd percentile in exit velocity, and his hard-hit rate was in the 86th percentile. There’s a reason why the Mets broke that trend with McWilliams, outbidding half the league with their $750,000 agreement. Randy Arozarena took the baseball world by storm in October, hitting .377/.442/.831 with 10 home runs in 20 postseason games to help the Rays reach the World Series. The right-hander saw results in the AL Division Series, retiring all six Rays he faced in a Game 3 relief appearance. No matter what McWilliams’ role ultimately is, he’s likely to receive significant time in the Majors after reaching Triple-A in 2019 and spending last summer working at the Rays’ alternate site. Rangers: Nick Solak, 2BAfter hitting .293/.393/.491 with five home runs over 33 games in 2019, Solak dropped to .268/.326/.344 with two homers across 58 games in '20. 4 prospect is going to turn some heads in the Minors during his first full season of professional baseball. Sure, they seem poised to add Blake Snell. On the surface, Austin Riley was a below league average hitter in 2020, but let's dig a little deeper. New faces continue to surprise and make the sport fresh. 1 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, could get a chance to make a significant impact with the club. Rays: Yoshi Tsutsugo, 3B/OFTsutsugo’s first season in the big leagues didn’t go as planned, but it’s hard to imagine a more difficult transition than the one the Japanese slugger had to experience last season. King has also changed his slider into a curveball, tinkering with improvements that he believes will help him secure a rotation spot in 2021.-- Bryan Hoch. Getting acclimated to a different culture and routine is challenging all in itself, but Tsutsugo also had to deal with the stoppage and an abbreviated Summer Camp, which undoubtedly limited his progress. In 2019 his breakout was in full swing until a quad injury derailed his season on July 4, 2019, and then a heel injury kept him out for over a month. Powered by Minute Media © 2021 All Rights Reserved. Pirates officials say Priester has an advanced repertoire and maturity beyond his years, an exciting combination of raw talent and intelligence, but he just hasn’t had many chances to show it all yet. Over 10 relief appearances in 2019, Puk struck out 13 in 11.1 innings and posted a 3.18 ERA. Priester, who turned 20 in September, spent a little less than a month at the Pirates’ alternate training site before reporting to their instructional league camp in Bradenton, Fla. During one outing against a group of Phillies prospects, Priester’s fastball sat around 97 mph for three innings and touched 99.-- Adam Berry. Continuing a streak he started in '19, Gallen became the first pitcher to begin his career with 23 straight starts in which he allowed three runs or fewer. The day he was supposed to make his Cactus League debut, baseball paused due to the coronavirus pandemic. He went 5-for-17 (.294) with two home runs -- one in his first game on July 27 and a walk-off two-run shot against the Pirates on Sept. 14. As long as he’s complementing that heater and keeping opposing hitters off-balance, there’s a clear path for Pearson to pitch near the top of this rotation behind ace Hyun Jin Ryu.-- Keegan Matheson. ... MLB Scouts Identify 25 Players Turning Heads At 2021 Spring Training. The Cardinals expect to see more of that from the switch-hitting outfielder, and he’ll get a chance to make good on those expectations in 2021. But he showed enough improved plate discipline this year to believe he could break out and provide more consistency in 2021.-- Mark Bowman. “This guy’s got a lot of good skill sets. Zack Greinke would have been my pick for a pitcher most likely to disappoint in 2021, but since he’s currently ranked 26th, I will go with Strasburg. Injuries have been an issue since he was selected in the second round of the 2016 MLB Draft. The lanky left-hander showed promise in his final three starts, recording 20 strikeouts and allowing just 10 hits over 14 2/3 innings as he grew comfortable throwing all his pitches to top-level competition. MLB On The Record: Meet baseball's 2021 breakout players, according to their GMs. MLB Pipeline's top pitching prospect, Gore has been one of the Minors' most dominant arms since '17. Marlins: Jazz Chisholm, 2B/SSChisholm got a taste of the big leagues in 2020, appearing in 21 games. “He’s really developed. In those games (one start and one four-inning relief appearance), Alzolay struck out 15 batters, walked four and allowed four hits and two runs in nine innings. The sky is the limit for Jesus Luzardo. 5 prospect per MLB Pipeline, enjoyed a very productive 35-game debut in 2020, posting a .333/.386/.492 slash line. Alcala could be that guy.-- Do-Hyoung Park. https://www.mlb.com/news/2021-breakout-players-for-every-mlb-team … Sep 28, 2019; Boston, MA, USA; Baltimore Orioles left fielder Trey Mancini (16) rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the ninth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. Tigers: Tarik Skubal, LHPSkubal's numbers from his first big league callup weren't impressive, but that's understandable, considering he missed all of Summer Camp and made just a few starts at the Tigers' alternate training site before his debut. 13 prospect overall per MLB Pipeline, looked Major League ready during his time at big league camp in Arizona. After bouncing between second and the outfield, the hope is that settling into one position will allow the 25-year-old to flourish offensively. 6 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 Cubs prospects list. “He’s got every opportunity in the world -- whether it’s the fifth starter, whether it’s the fourth starter, who knows -- but he’s going to get every opportunity to do that.”, Ross most recently went 4-2 with a 3.02 ERA across nine starts in 2019. 3 Potential Breakout Pitchers In 2021 Casey Mize. The question becomes can Mancini return to form? With José Ramírez at third base, the Indians have asked the 22-year-old Jones to practice at first base and in the outfield. Here are the 2021 guaranteed-to-be-right-as-long-as-you-don't-check-back-a-year-from-now hitting sleepers, as comprised by a combination of "interesting analytical data" and "gut feel," which is really all you can do in these cases. But when the 23-year-old slugger hit his decisive ninth-inning homer off Blake Treinen in Game 1 of this year’s NL Championship Series, he provided a reminder of his tremendous power potential. They need to start fresh, but they have a few returning pieces that could help them, including Brogdon. Yankees: Michael King, RHPKing benefited from his time at the Yankees' alternate training site this past summer, where he huddled with pitching coordinator Sam Briend to refine the axis of his changeup, giving it a different profile than his fastball. Baseball ’21: Picks for Fantasy breakout players, busts, sleepers Former Padres outfielder Franmil Reyes, now with Cleveland, is a potential fantasy baseball sleeper in 2021. They believe that the right-handed McWilliams, whose velocity has reached the upper 90s, can provide depth for both their rotation and bullpen. It’s easy to tell why the Twins like his stuff so much: Alcala’s slider averaged 88.6 mph last season, with a 38.9 percent whiff rate, and he was the only Twins pitcher to throw a pitch harder than 100 mph in 2020. The Los Angeles Angels land a player on the list of top five MLB breakouts for 2021; a succession plan for Hall of Famer Albert Pujols. The breakout pitcher I am buying for 2021 and beyond is none of those guys. Out of all the names on this list, Nate Pearson is the one I’m investing in the most this draft season. The power will be there, and he’ll do some damage.”-- Anne Rogers, Cubs: Adbert Alzolay, RHPThere will be at least one vacancy in the Cubs’ rotation come Spring Training, and the 25-year-old Alzolay will be a leading candidate to claim a spot. All signs point to Mancini getting back to his previous form. Though Alcala didn’t pitch in the highest-leverage situations, he made an impact with a 2.63 ERA, 27 strikeouts and eight walks in 24 innings spanning 16 appearances. As Evan Longoria pointed out in September, Bart likely was hurt by the absence of Posey, who was unavailable to offer his tutelage after electing to sit out the '20 campaign. He’s not the sole fix for the Cardinals' offense, but allowing Carlson to experience a full season will set him -- and the Cardinals -- up well for the present and future. After Riley homered once every 11.8 at-bats through his first 43 career games, pitchers constantly had him chasing sliders off the plate. Red Sox: Bobby Dalbec, 1B/3BThe Red Sox got a glimpse of their No. But Mike Clevinger is out for the year following Tommy John surgery, and Luis Patiño is headed to Tampa Bay in the Snell deal. Additionally, he should have protection in the middle of the O's lineup, surrounded by 2020 breakout star Anthony Santander and the returning Trey Mancini.-- Joe Trezza. Cardinals: Dylan Carlson, OFThe club’s No. Skubal might open the season at Triple-A Toledo to control his innings total, but with a full Spring Training and a chance to work with new Tigers pitching coach Chris Fetter, he should look more like the dominant pitcher who vaulted up prospect rankings in 2019.-- Jason Beck. The 28-year-old is entering his fourth MLB full season. Vlad made his MLB debut in 2019 after being ranked the number three prospect in 2018 and the number one prospect in 2019 by Baseball America. Stephenson has also made improvements with his defense and game calling. Last season, Alzolay spent a lot of time at the Cubs’ alternate site, where he worked to add a slider that impressed in his two September outings in the Majors. #Orioles pic.twitter.com/3G3J9Yh5Oh, — Jon Meoli (@JonMeoli) February 28, 2021. • Read more about the Cardinals' 2021 outlook in SI's Fantasy Preview Over his first 17 days in the majors he played 21 games and struggled, getting optioned back … Royals: Adalberto Mondesi, SSOver his final 22 games in 2020, Mondesi showed what a dangerous player he can be when his full skill set is on display. He also mixed in a cutter. If he can refine his control -- he averaged 4.8 walks per nine innings -- he’ll be one of the Astros’ top high-leverage options out of the bullpen again in 2021.-- Brian McTaggart. Rougned Odor has been the Rangers' starting second baseman over the past seven seasons, but his offense has fallen off and Texas is eager to see what Solak can do given the chance to play regularly.-- T.R. There is swing and miss in his game (42.4 percent strikeout rate), but the pop is real. But if Bowden can stay healthy, the Rockies could have a sorely needed lefty at a low cost.-- Thomas Harding, No. In this mini-series, I … MLB.com convened five reporters to draft 10 candidates -- five from the American League and five from the National League. In 2017, Mancini’s first full season, he hit 24 homeruns and replicated it the following season. The 2021 Bust of the Year Will Be... 2021 Fantasy Baseball … But Priester very well could appear on MLB Pipeline’s preseason top 100 prospects list, and the Bucs believe their No. 4 prospect and MLB's No. 1 White Sox prospect and No. One thing that these 2021 MLB breakout candidates have in common is that they all are finally getting the opportunity to prove what they can finally do, Anthony Alford, after spending years in the Blue jays system and only accumulating 88 plate appearances in his tenure with the team. If he does, he might stay there for a long time.-- AJ Cassavell, Rockies: Ben Bowden, LHPThe Rockies could have used Bowden last year, but he sustained a back injury during Spring Training and never was healthy enough to be called to the Majors. The Padres would love to see Gore step up and earn the final place in their rotation next spring. Identifying players who seem primed for future success is a point of pride for our MLB Pipeline team, much like it is for every Major League organization. Regarding slugger Bobby Dalbec, a couple of things preclude him from being a breakout candidate for 2021. This is great news not only for Mancini and the Orioles but fans as well. He’s good at pretty much everything he does and is only going to continue to get better. Bart is likely to open next season at Triple-A Sacramento to further his development, but if he can refine his plate discipline -- he racked up 41 strikeouts and only three walks in '20 -- and show that he can elevate the ball more consistently to leverage his power, he has the potential to succeed Posey and become the Giants' next star catcher.-- Maria Guardado, Padres: MacKenzie Gore, LHPThere should be opportunity for Gore to finally make his mark on the Padres' rotation in 2021. Braves: Austin Riley, 3BHaving struggled over the final three months of his 2019 rookie season and the final three weeks of this year’s shortened season, Riley had left reason to question his future. The Orioles, unfortunately, are still in rebuild mode. “He stepped in last year and got some good experience, had some success,” Reds manager David Bell said. He’s really developed … He’s ready. That postseason, he made a memorable spot start for an injured Max Scherzer in Game 5 of the World Series on short notice.-- Jessica Camerato. Reds: Tyler Stephenson, CThe 24-year-old Stephenson, Cincinnati’s No. Phillies: Connor Brogdon, RHPIf you hadn't heard, the Phillies' bullpen was historically bad in 2020. Pitchers like Kenta Maeda, Dinelson Lamet, Corbin Burnes, Devin Williams, Zach Plesac, Max Fried, and Dylan Bundy are several pitchers who broke out. Let’s take a look at three pitchers who could be the breakout arms of 2021. These players haven't yet had full-season breakouts, and a glimpse at surface-level stats may or may not cause them to be Carlson, who also impresses with his defense, is set to compete for a starting job in Spring Training and will likely see playing time all over the outfield next season. Acquired with high expectations alongside lefty Eric Lauer in a Thanksgiving trade with the Padres, Urías was supposed to compete with Orlando Arcia to be Milwaukee’s starting shortstop. The reports also were excellent regarding Vaughn’s work with the bat at the team’s alternate training facility in Schaumburg, Ill., to the point where Vaughn became virtually untouchable in trade talks and almost was called up during the abbreviated 2020 campaign. The big 6’6 right-hander demolished the minor leagues to the tune of a 2.19 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, and 31.1 K% and went toe to tow with future hall of famer, Max Scherzer, in his Major League debut. You might not even see the right-hander, the Pirates’ first-round pick in the 2019 Draft, pitch at PNC Park in '22. But he is going to get a chance to be the Rangers' everyday second baseman next season. DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: 2021 Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet Heading into 2021, there's another factor that could wreak havoc on rotations -- innings limits. 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