Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Players to Target (2021)

Unlike redraft leagues, dynasty leagues require a strategy that focuses on both the short-term and the long haul. The correct strategy usually employs a mix of both, and the offseason is when many important decisions are made.

Is your team potentially a move or two away from competing for a championship this season? Are you in full rebuild mode and focusing on acquiring youth? Are you somewhere in the middle, hoping to hit on some short-term moves while continuing to build your foundation for the future?

Regardless of where you are in the process, here are a handful of players worth targeting in dynasty leagues this offseason.

Jarren Duran (OF — BOS)

Speed is becoming increasingly hard to find in baseball, and Jarren Duran has a ton of it. In 2019, he stole 46 bases in 132 games across High Single-A and Double-A. And while he has hit for a high average in the minor leagues in part because of his elite speed, he is lacking in the power department.

However, he has reportedly been working on that.

Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic wrote a feature on Durran in December and mentioned that the young outfielder has been working with a hitting coach to shorten and simplify his swing to allow him to get behind the ball better and…