Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, running back Jerick McKinnon and wide receivers Pierre Garcon and Marquise Goodwin could all be interesting fantasy football players during the 2018 season.
But Yankees pitcher and Vallejo-native CC Sabathia won't touch any of them in his fantasy football drafts, no matter how good they might be.
Why? He explained in an interview with Yahoo Fantasy Sports.
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"When it comes to the money, I'll draft whoever. I don't care. Like, I'll draft Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs players, like, it don't matter...I won't draft 49ers though. There is a line and I won't draft any 49ers players," Sabathia said.
It all stems from Sabathia's love of the Raiders.
"I think I got into fantasy because the Raiders were really bad, because the first couple of years, I was like 'Nah, I'm not doing it, I can't root for other teams. I can only root for the Raiders, I can only draft Raiders.' And then when the Raiders got really bad, I'm like 'I need to watch football, so I just got into fantasy and now I'm locked into it," Sabathia said.
As for those 49ers offensive players with fantasy value, McKinnon has an Average Draft Position of 28.8 in standard Yahoo leagues. He's essentially a third-round pick. Garoppolo has an ADP of 65.8. Garcon's ADP is 97.6 while Goodwin's is 109.5.