Early Fantasy Baseball Bargains

It’s still just January, but enough data from early fantasy baseball drafts has rolled in to allow us to make a few early observations. As we get ready to begin our fantasy baseball coverage in earnest in February, we’ll use the data available from drafts at Fantrax and NFBC to start planting some flags on the fantasy baseball landscape.

We at SI.com like starting seasons on a positive note, so we’ll do that by highlighting one hitter and one pitcher who are undervalued as the earliest portion of draft season gets underway.

Kris Bryant, 3B/OF, Cubs

Kris Bryant’s average draft position sits at 34.34, which places him early in the third round in 14- and 15-team leagues. That’s a natural reaction…