Chicago Cubs

Kris Bryant

I like Kris Bryant and all, but let’s be honest, he’s far from the best option at third base in fantasy baseball. And I’ve been saying this for years now. He had a stellar 2016 campaign with 39 home runs and 102 RBI, but people act like he puts up similar numbers every year, inflating his fantasy value abover where it should be. He’s had some solid years since, but nothing close to “top notch third basemen” years. According to Yahoo Fantasy Sports, Bryant finished as the 14th best third basemen last season and the 20th best for 2018. And he’s hitting just .196 so far this year. Use his inflated value as trade bait if you have him on your roster.

Cincinnati Reds

Nick Senzel

I used to be big on this guy over a year ago, but I just don’t think he will live up to what a lot of people thought he would when he broke into the league. And I know he’s just 25. But that is the feeling I get with Senzel. Sure, he’s got a lot of speed, which can help fantasy production. But I just don’t see him being nothing more than an average hitter and a plus defender (which don’t factor into fantasy). He hit .256 last season, and is hitting .244 so far this year. He’s not going to fill up the HR or RBI category, so if you’re still a believer in his and have him on your team, you should realistically just be hoping for a high on-base percentage and a lot of stolen bases. There are many better outfield options in fantasy, but based on his potential, he is rostered way more than he should be right now.

Milwaukee Brewers

Brandon Woodruff

Woodruff had a breakout year last year for the Brewers and was a really good pitcher. And while he still is a good pitcher, his “real life” value and “fantasy” value differ. He’s a low ERA guy, but that’s pretty much it. He won’t get you many strikeouts and doesn’t go very deep into games. During his breakout year last year he only pitched 121.2 innings. He’s not gone past five in a game this season yet. His strikeout total of 143 last year was good for 68th best by a starting pitcher. He’ll continue to help the Brewers win games, but he won’t help you very much at winning fantasy games. But he’s rostered in 97% of Yahoo Fantasy leagues and 99% of ESPN leagues.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Joe Musgrove

Ok, so the Pirates don’t have many fantasy players worthy of even rostering. Josh Bell is certainly one of them, but after that it gets questionable. Joe Musgrove is the club’s #1 and is rostered in 40% of ESPN leagues and 48% of Yahoo leagues. But his numbers aren’t anything to brag about. He’s never had a season ERA under four and has only struck out more than 100 batters once, when he fanned 157 last year. So while you can’t put Josh Bell on this list, you can put Joe Musgrove on here because he’s rostered in nearly half of the fantasy leagues, but his production isn’t going to go very far toward helping your team win. If you have him on your team, don’t rely on him too much, and just use him as a spot starter in decent matchups.

St. Louis Cardinals

Kolten Wong

I didn’t even think Kolten Wong was worth discussing, but apparently he’s rostered in 32% of ESPN leagues and 33% of Yahoo Fantasy leagues. And my question is “why?” He doesn’t consistently hit for average, has never had more than 61 RBI in a season, and never more than 12 home runs. So, it’s very puzzling that one out of every three fantasy owners have him on their team. Like I said, I didn’t even think he was going to be in the discussion of being overrated. But apparently he’s got a lot of believers. Or there’s a lot of Cardinals fans out there. Or those “one out of three” people are the ones who just don’t keep up with fantasy baseball.

Garett

Most Overrated Fantasy Baseball Players on Each Team (NL Central)