Fantasy baseball stars in 2019 who mostly went undrafted

While fantasy drafts are important, many times a league will be won due to smart pickups during the course of the season.

With the majority of head-to-head fantasy baseball leagues ending on Sunday, let’s take a look at players who excelled despite going undrafted in many leagues. Each position will have a representative (three outfielders and five starting pitchers).

These are the players who according to Fantasy Pros didn’t have a preseason overall ranking of 250 or better (250 players are drafted in a 25-round, 10-team league). Fantasy Pros averaged out the preseason rankings that were provided by a bunch of experts.

Some honorable mentions include:

Catcher - Christian Vazquez (Red Sox), Omar Narvaez (Mariners), James McCann (White Sox), Roberto Perez (Indians)

First base - Howie Kendrick (Nationals), Danny Santana (Rangers)

Second base - Ryan McMahon (Rockies), Kolten Wong (Cardinals)

Third base - Miguel Sano (Twins), J.D. Davis (Mets)

Shortstop - None

Outfield - Jeff McNeil (Mets), Brett Reynolds (Pirates), Joc Pederson (Dodgers), Kole Calhoun (Angels)

Starting pitcher - Jake Odorizzi (Twins), John Means (Orioles), Matthew Boyd (Tigers), Domingo German (Yankees), Yonny Chirinos (Rays)

Closer - Hector Neris (Phillies), Brandon Workman (Red Sox), Taylor Rogers (Twins), Emilio Pagan (Rays), Hansel Robles (Angels), Ian Kennedy (Royals)