. Brad Miller, TEX Supposedly going to get strong-side platoon PAs, but he looked finished to me (.596 OPS vs. righties) and his leash wont be long. Mookie Betts, LAD Mighty impressive to score 117 runs in 142 games, but he has now hit .267 for the past two years and stolen 22 bases in those two years. For now, keep tabs on him and be prepared to pick him up as he nears his return sometime in the early summer. In this space, I rank players for the next five-plus seasons, serving as an effective price guide for those seeking to improve rosters during the offseason or planning to start a dynasty league from scratch beginning in 2023. All four of the big sources I checked Baseball-Reference, Fangraphs, Yahoo and ESPN have Morel weighing 145 pounds, which is very wrong. But that line is mighty impressive, and it translated to .260/.330/.500 with 4/2 in 32 major league games. As a hitter, Acua is not quite top rung but hes close enough to predict as a BA asset, and therefore BA disaster is only a remote possibility. They made such a big deal out of trading for him but hes been the odd man out ever since. Reserve B, Jake Meyers, HOU Nice 38 games at Triple-A coming off shoulder surgery. PFA, (Top photo: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports). $6, Jack Suwinski, PIT Plenty of Three True Outcomes but unfortunately the Ks have the upper hand at this time. Charlie Blackmon, COL Well, duh, he exercised his $18M option. He isnt a lock to break camp, but could be a quick call-up if he can mash through his whiff troubles in Triple-A. $13. Suzuki had some trouble with slower stuff, but nothing fatal and hes hardly unique. If I had to pick first, Id take Rodrguez, because I think right now hes the best five-cat hitter of the bunch. With some of the best bat-to-ball skills in last year's draft Jackson, impressed in his senior year, slashing .685/.749/1.392 in 41 games. $17. PFA, Kole Calhoun, SEA Strikeouts way up at age 34, and the strong odds are that hes done. But he's a reliable slugger at a time when those are becoming harder to find. Perhaps a righty Daniel Murphy type. $14, Masataka Yoshida, BOS The consensus seems to be in the .280 range with 15-20 HRs. Freddie Freeman thinks theyve fixed the flaw in Heywards swing. Adolis Garca, TEX Its hard to keep faith with all his swing and miss, but I see no getting around what Garca has done. OwnersBox is an innovative sports-tech company that is . Its sounds like a no-brainer, but if you relentlessly build your hitting around this principle you are probably going to win (works for pitchers too). $9, Mark Canha, NYM Not quite a full-time player, and you cant figure hell play more at age 34. Painter wont turn 20 until April 1 so if he breaks camp with the club, he could be the first teenager to throw a pitch in the majors since 2016 (Julio Uras) and just the third since 1984 (Flix Hernndez) when Dwight Gooden made his magical debut and Jose Rijo gave the Yankees a decent 62 innings of work (3.94 FIP). $15, Ian Happ, CHC Hitting lefties better, and anytime anyone improves almost anything in the major leagues its significant. Anybody can struggle on first and second exposure, but a .168 BA in 558 PAs is flirting with the irredeemable. For sure, he must improve his 31.8% Ks. The new Camden Yards is less of a problem for a switch-hitter, plus hes in a better lineup now all year. So I guess we can bank on 10 SBs. Randal Grichuk, COL There were only 53 hitters who played 150 or more games last year, less than two per team. Has some hitting ability, but its still questionable whether he has enough. I have a hard time squaring his poor swinging-strike rate with the rest of this numbers. My brain refuses to accept Bryce Elder as a righty, too, and I even watched him regularly at Texas during his college days. The real power he has shown, but his real problem is that he often cant tell a ball from a strike. Im hardly panting for him. $21. Sal Perez led in BOTH last season with 48 and 121 respectively. The deeper you look, the less there is here, a total hacker who has learned nothing in 11 years, and is a liability in the field. It could also be that their scouting department is just better at spotting pitchers than hitters. The re-signing of Zach Davies no doubt bummed out the fans of these two prospects, as it leaves them vying for just one spot along with Ryne Nelson and Tommy Henry. $5, Yadiel Hernndez, WAS No question hes a major league hitter, and an adventure in left field, but it could have been worse. Yes he did. If you're looking for the 2022 fantasy baseball rankings and MLB projections, you have landed on the right page! Its hard to ignore the 85 SB that led the minors last year. Luis Robert, CHW Who will be surprised if hes the No. Big power, and even bigger strikeouts that even Coors did not help. Strikeouts notwithstanding, hes not a .211 hitter hes a .264 hitter, because he continues to crush baseballs and because he is not an extreme fly-ball hitter. 1 at the position. I wish I could say the same about his hitting, where smarts only get you so far. UPDATED Top 100 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Rankings for 2022. PFA, Clint Coulter, SF If Joey Bart doesnt cut it a pretty likely scenario the door opens for Coulter and/or Austin Wynns, or (pretty likely) a player to be named later. Right?!? A pitcher with a low FIP but a high ERA has most likely been unlucky and should be targeted. $26, Randy Arozarena, TB You wonder how long the Rays will let him lead the league in Caught Stealings its been two years in a row so expecting another 32 bags seems optimistic. By Scott White. $9, Avisal Garca, MIA What a senseless signing, a cheap team throwing away money. The discount will be minimal, and he certainly isn't worth a first-round pick if that's where the markup in your league puts him. Hidden in his terrible season was a marked improvement against lefties a .794 OPS in 140 PAs. 2023 Fantasy Baseball Rankings . Eloy Jimnez, CHW Quietly back on track double his numbers in 84 games and youve got a star. 6-keys: media/fantasynews/mlb/reg/free/stories, at Omar Narvez is hardly a star, but hes a proven big league catcher and I dont know if a contender will turn the reins over to a rookie. He made the postseason roster. A decent reserve pick in mixed leagues. If he combines an above-average hit tool with plus power and a return to his previously strong plate skills, there is big upside here, especially at a light fantasy position. Related: 175 Funny Fantasy Baseball Team Names for 2022 One last player that I purposefully added back into my rankings is Christian Walker. Jackson profiles as a true dynasty manager's dream, showing plus grades in contact . Waldichuk battled some home run issues in his 35-inning debut (1.3 HR/9) but looked solid otherwise, with a 16% K-BB rate and 12% SwStr rate. Gordon can yet be a star, all he needs to do is lay off one bad pitch per game. Ty for the heads up, fixed it! The Twins sat him regularly in an attempt to keep him healthy and that didnt work either. 6-keys: media/fantasynews/mlb/reg/free/stories. Doesnt turn 26 until May, but no progress at all in 1675 PAs. Dont get too hung up on the 1-for-2 SB success in his 132 big league plate appearances as he had a fantastic home-to-first time (4.19, 14th-highest total) and the new rule changes could help push him to 15+ SBs. Teoscar Hernndez, SEA The balanced schedule levels all divisional edges, but a home park is still a home park. Debatable as a foundational hitter, but certainly a sweet building block. How, though, does a fantasy manager begin, or if in one already, sustain success, in a dynasty league? The biggest question mark for me is the power. The pitchers may fool him back to Round Rock, but more likely Thompson will stick around to pinch run and chase fly balls in the late innings even if his bat disappoints. Plus, the Cards are loaded with outfield talent. 9:17 am ET, 2023 Fantasy baseball rankings: Top picks by position, 2023 Fantasy baseball rankings: Best sleepers, 2023 Fantasy baseball rankings: Top breakouts, sleepers, Fantasy: Top 30 position battles in spring training. The bottom line for Yoshida could end up looking similar to new teammate Alex Verdugo or maybe closer to Justin Chois comp of Andrew Benintendi (sans the speed, as Yoshida had just 4 SB/600 PA). His swing rate was the third-lowest among 130 qualifiers, as were his in-zone swings. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Rankings. $1, Ben Gamel, TB Im not happy if it comes to this. You might throw him out early-ish in an auction and see if they will overpay. Tied for second at 26 are Tommy Edman, Ronald Acua and Cedric Mullins. Worth a buck for sure if he makes the team, but that is unclear. Turns 33 in April. Furthermore, if I hate the guy and I spurn him and he does well, I will only hate him more. When I dont understand, I am inhibited, but a good glove and improvement vs. lefties give him a floor. Colas stateside debut saw him rip through High- and Double-A, capped with a nice week a Triple-A. His 25 SBs should mostly hold up given his 87% success, but more are not bettable with 32nd% Sprint Speed. Paul is the Editor of Rotographs and contributes to ESPN's Daily Notes. Hes therefore safe for about 18 SBs, and 27 are a whole lot more likely than nine. Tommy Pham, NYM Hate to say it but theres been a persona non grata vibe about him since even before he reached the majors. This risks his BA, but then Friedl is also a pull hitter and should pick up a few hits from no shifting. No doubt Taveras is a burner, with 91st% Sprint Speed and a career 29-for-35 SB rate. 2 and no. MLB Nestor Cortes Jr. (hamstring) out of the World Baseball Classic signs five-year contract extension Alex Bregman could get long-term contract extension Ronald Acuna Jr. will play for Venezuela. This assumes that there is only one problem. Steer is the standard utilityman who plays everywhere because he cant truly play anywhere but has a bat they want to get in the lineup. These rankings are now available on The Board on the 2023 Fantasy Rankings tab, where you can also see the Top 120 Dynasty Rankings! But I guess its all relative so there wouldnt be. Team competitiveness: Are you a contender, rebuilder or something in between? I dont, but Im pretty sure that hes at least as good as his present competition, so Im going to chase him a little. He's in theory the next great OPS hog with his superlative plate discipline and high exit velocity readings, but he demonstrated it for only a short stretch last season and plays the deepest position in Fantasy. It will surge into the low-100s and possibly even the Top 100 if he tears up the Grapefruit League and wins a roster spot before draft season is over. 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