Fantasy baseball’s best draft picks in first half go beyond standout stars

By the end of the day, we will have reached the intermission of a season in which we’ll see 19 first-time All-Stars whose combined salaries likely don’t add up a week’s salary for a certain a $765 million outfielder who didn’t make roster for the Midsummer Classic.

We’ve seen rookie flamethrowers dominate, Shohei Ohtani return to the mound while continuing to do Shohei Ohtani-like things at the plate and injury-prone veterans staying healthy to perform at high levels (hello, Byron Buxton).

Below is a group of players who have provided huge returns on their average draft position, according to Fantasy Alarm, in order to make Roto Rage’s fourth Bargain Bin All-Star Team:

Catcher

* AL: Cal Raleigh, Mariners (75.66 ADP)