His slash line was an other-worldly .311/.425/.686 with an xwOBA of .463 and wRC+ of 207. 51 - 100. Blake Snell pitched exactly the same number of innings in 2022 as he did in 2021, but he slashed three percentage points off his walk rate to lower his ERA and WHIP to fantasy-relevant levels. Schwarber batted leadoff for the vast majority of the season, but the acquisition of Trea Turner will most likely move him down in the order. He limits hard contact, and his 4.09 K/BB ratio is in the upper echelon of the majors. On the positive side, his spin rates are still above the 90th percentile, and he threw 175 innings, taking the ball every fifth day like clockwork. He also struggled defensively, which could lead to more time at third base, depending on how Kansas City wants to play him. There is your knock on the 32-year-old. The first overall pick of the 2019 MLB Draft responded with four homers, 12 runs, 18 RBI, and one stolen base while carrying an xwOBA of .338. 2023 College Baseball Top 25 and with Total Votes, Team Records and Previous Week's Team Rankings Matt Chapman shaved five points off his K% in his move to Toronto from Oakland. The Angels have stated they plan to pitch Ohtani every sixth day as regularly as possible, meaning he could conceivably get 28-30 starts in addition to 600 plate appearances. His Statcast page reads like a warning when comparing his expected numbers with his actual ones. How rankings are created. Batters did hit him a little harder when they did make contact, and he had a career-high 1.26 HR/9, but the rest of his Statcast profile still shines bright red. The only concern is the continued leg and ankle injuries that he experienced last year, but he comes at a discount and remains a C1 in this draft. It will be very important to keep track of where Happ is batting in the revamped Cubs lineup. He ended the first half with 14 HR, five SB (out of 10 attempts), and a slash line of .259/.301/.430. Fantasy players need to note two important things: (1) The change from pitcher-friendly Oracle Park to hitter-friendly Yankee Stadium will have some elevated effect to his ERA; and (2) Beware of drafting an oft-injured pitcher coming off a career year. Will Smith is the catcher you draft when you want productivity from the position but don't want to pay J.T. He contributed across all batting categories, slugging 28 HR with 75 RBI, 84 runs, and 25 stolen bases. The stolen bases are most likely gone forever, but he could pair nicely with a speed guy from Round 1. Brandon Woodruff had a strange 2022 season. He famously broke the A.L. At the age of 21, he didn't take many walks and struggled with strikeouts, but these numbers should improve based on his profile in the minors. There were a lot of arguments prior to the 2022 season about whether Witt was ready for the majors full time or if he would need some seasoning. Some fatigue appeared to set in following the All-Star Break, but overall, his numbers remained elite, with an xFIP of 2.85, a K/9 of 10.83, and a WHIP of 0.97. Aptos 5 Baseball Rankings 1 Bellarmine 17 Bishop O'Dowd 31 Cardinal Newman 27 Clayton Valley 47 College Park 17 De La Salle 125 Del Campo 5 Foothill 10 Franklin-Elk Grove 10 Granada 25 Mitty 38 NorCal Top 20 24 Palo Alto 9 Redwood 15 St. Francis-Mountain View 44 Tamalpais 4 Valley Christian 23 Whitney 20 Wilcox 10 Woodcreek 9 Defending NorCal Div. What we really love, though, are his ratios. The beauty of Alonso is that he has all of the power without cratering your batting average (.271 last season). (Those downsides are only injury concerns (he played in 135 games last year), and his outfield eligibility will probably expire after this season.) If you drafted Lucas Giolito in 2022, chances are good you spent a great deal of time debating whether or not to drop him, trade him, or hold. At the end of the day, he is still Mike Trout, for better or worse. The 34-year-old closer for the World Series Champions is in the 97th percentile in fastball spin and the 100th percentile in curveball spin. Yes, that is Timmy Trumpet you're hearing as Edwin Diaz enters the chat. Unless you're in a quirky league where defense counts, Melendez fills a scarce position with decent skills. $26 Adolis Garcia. Robbie Ray signed a five-year contract with Seattle in 2022 and produced well, even if he didn't live up to his Cy Young numbers. His value is great in the sixth or seventh round, and even though we don't chase wins, he plays for a team who should put him in line for many of them. However, his 30+ HR, 100+ runs, and solid advanced metrics will contribute across the board, and he is worthy of a late first-round pick. He is a pure contact hitter who gets on base and isn't afraid to run (19-for-24 in SB attempts). Bautista is a Tier 2 closer worth targeting in drafts. 2023 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 50 catchers Check out how the fantasy baseball catcher position shakes out for 2023 draft season in our expert rankings. He countered that by being in the 100th percentile in maxEV when he made contact. With the Mets starting lineup getting stronger by the day, Lindor should continue to see good counting stats in the 25/80/90 range, and the new stolen base rules may help him get back to 20 in that department. Julio Rodriguez led the 2022 youth movement throughout MLB, skipping Triple-A to win Rookie of the Year with 29 of 30 first-place votes and electrifying the crowd at the HR Derby in July. While chances are good Diaz will not repeat these numbers in 2023, there is nothing to suggest that he won't return as an elite closer option with job security on a team that should win plenty of games. Those are the negatives. He bats in the middle of a stacked Dodgers lineup, driving in 87 runs and swatting 24 home runs. After the ASB, he hit the IL with a back strain and had four saves, an ERA of 4.44, and a 25:13 K:BB ratio. Still just 25, May has a high upside for 2023, which would make him a steal at his current ADP. With many new faces around him, there is a chance he could drop down, which would harm his value. If strikeouts count against you in your league, then you might want to stay clear of Adolis Garcia. The 22 home runs came out of nowhere, as he had only 18 in his three-year minor league career. Machado is a safe but exciting draft pick in the second round. What is not of concern are the 81 games he gets to play at Yankee Stadium this year and each one after until 2031, thanks to his 9-year, $360 million free-agent contract. Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez might be the safest player available. 13, Hendrix 12, Johns Hopkins 11, St. John Fisher 11, Middlebury 10, Rhodes 10 . He is near the bottom of the league in K%, Whiff%, BB%, and chase rate. 30. He is no slouch, though, and will serve as a great SP2 on fantasy rosters. The bad news for Nick Castellanos was a 46-point drop in his batting average in 2022. The first half of 2022 found him in a terrible lineup, so opposing pitchers walked him 95 times in 436 plate appearances. We have no illusions that Pittsburgh's lineup is going to boost any of his numbers, but 20 steals from 3B later in the draft is nothing to sneeze at. When Cruz did make it to Steel City, he struggled with strikeouts, sitting in the first percentile in K% at 34.9%. The 28-year-old shortstop did the tango with the Giants (12-year, $315 million) and waltzed with the Mets (12-year, $315 million) before they rejected him, and he decided to take his ex back, signing a 6-year, $200 million contract with the Twins. The last time Arenado did not hit 30+ HR with 100+ RBI was in 2014 (ignoring the pandemic-shortened season). With a current ADP of 93, the 25-year-old should produce good value for fantasy managers who focus on position scarcity in the early rounds. Eight of the top nine prospects in ZiPS are basically the top pitching prospects on Eric and Tess' list. The reason he may fall out of the 1.1 slot on draft day is simply fantasy managers anticipating the regression that is likely to come. Be prepared for a letdown if you reach too high for him. The Blue Jays traded Teoscar Hernandez to the Mariners this offseason, which should be a similar situation to the one he just left regarding young talent. While his chances of repeating 40+ saves are low, he enters the season as THE guy in Boston and should be one of the Top 10 closers off the board. Logan Webb flashed his strikeout upside in 2021, leading to fantasy managers overvaluing him in 2022. What Gimenez offers is speed and a little pop at a scarce position in 2023. Fantasy managers just need to decide if they can ride out the 0-for-4 streaks. Are you buying or fading closers this season? Cole will typically pitch into the sixth inning, meaning he qualifies for wins and quality starts more often than not, and the Yankees should win an abundance of games in 2023. Anderson and Xander Bogaerts are being drafted very closely together in NFBC drafts and appropriately so. Injuries plagued him and led to UCL surgery in his left thumb in the first half of the season. Martinez, so Devers will rely on Trevor Story, international signing Masataka Yoshida, Kike Hernandez, and others to boost his runs and RBI, which fell below 100 for the first time in 2022. Batting in the middle of that Yankee lineup should result in a 24/75/75 season, which will suffice as a 2B1 given how shallow the position is. He will probably strike out more than we'd like and not take enough walks, but if the speed and power come back to near normal, he's one of the top second basemen on the board in a very shallow position pool. Paul Goldschmidt won the NL MVP in 2022, putting together a strong campaign that saw him hit 35 HR with 115 RBI and 105 runs while slashing .317/.404/.578 in his age-34 season. The 30-year-old comes with some red flags for 2023, however. Reynolds hit 27 HR and slashed .262/.345/.461 and yet scored 74 runs and knocked in only 62. Instead, his K/9 reverted back to his earlier 7.63 range versus the 9.59 K/9 outlier. Someone will spend a high-round draft pick on him, so you only have to ask yourself if it will be you. He is projected as a 15/15 outfielder and worth a look in the double-digit rounds. Lance Lynn suffered a knee injury late in Spring Training that cost him two months of the season. His homers fell from 31 to 27 as a result, but he increased his runs and RBI by 11 each, and he stole 25 bases to boot. Compreshensive MLB draft prospect rankings in a sortable, easy-to-read, feature-rich table. While his slugging percentage was down significantly, a lot of that can be attributed to working back from the injury. Andres Munoz is in the Top 3 relievers being drafted without a closer role due to his sheer dominance. 2023 MLB power rankings: Houston Astros No. (Steamer projections included.) This is still a player with Top-3 closer abilities, so fantasy managers in leagues where others shy away due to a few outings in August should draft, sit back, and enjoy. Giolito is only 28 years old, and his ADP puts him somewhere around the 13th round. Cron hit 22 home runs with a .302 average and .400 wOBA when he played at Coors Field in 2022. The 27-year-old demonstrated an easy delivery, and the Marlins demonstrated comfort in letting him go deep into ballgames. The only question for fantasy managers is whether or not you believe he can stay healthy. Gleyber Torres hit 24 HR in 2022, 15 more than he managed in 2021 while using an increased launch angle and a 10.7% barrel rate. He is not the clear-cut SP1 he's been in years past, but he should still be one of the first off the board. M.J. Melendez debuted and appeared in 129 games in 2022, showing off his patience and power to the tune of 18 HR and a 12.4% BB rate. Here's to hoping he plays 150+ in 2023! All the same, Romano struck out 73 batters in 64 innings while maintaining a 2.11 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. Some fantasy managers refuse to "pay" for catchers in a similar way to how some refuse to "pay" for saves, but J.T. His fifth season in MLB saw a slight decline in hitting stats (34 HR, 95 RBI, .273/.356/.519) (and yes, that was a decline). His primary category contributions are runs (95) and stolen bases (32). While Father Time will claim all athletes at some point, the 39-year-old Morton seems to have an agreement in place to avoid being claimed yet. Just make sure to draft a durable second option later. Kershaw has always pitched as though allowing walks offends him to his core, and he is still in the 93rd percentile in walk rate. 1, pass Japan in WBSC Men's . 2023 Fantasy Baseball Rankings Articles by MLB Position ALL - C - 1B - 2B - SS - 3B - OF - SP - RP Above you will find all of RotoBaller's 2023 fantasy baseball rankings, tiers, auction. MLB 2023 Fantasy Baseball Rankings Quiz - By KyleConger Popular Quizzes Today 1 Find the US States - No Outlines Minefield 2 Find the Countries of Europe - No Outlines Minefield 3 Countries of the World 4 Click the 'E' Bordering Countries Sports MLB QUIZ LAB SUBMISSION Random Sports or MLB Quiz MLB 2023 Fantasy Baseball Rankings Bogaerts will be a solid, but not elite, producer in a lineup with Juan Soto and Manny Machado. The good is that he hits the cover off the ball when he does make contact, sitting in the 97th percentile of HardHit%. Marcus Semien and Jose Altuve. He started 32 games, throwing 189 innings and striking out 212 batters. The Blue Jays heeded his offensive prowess by using him as DH on many days when he wasn't behind the plate. Even accounting for some increase in ERA, his xFIP last year was 3.30, so the underlying metrics don't suggest extreme regression. Still, he will be a solid SP2 in any fantasy team rotation, giving you strikeouts and protecting your ratios, but the variance will always play into his overall numbers. From August til the end of the season, however, he carried a 2.43 ERA and returned to his low-walk, low-HR self. His xERA was 3.57 but his xFIP was 4.35. Montgomery is never going to strike out a ton of batters, but he maintains good ratios and has started 30+ games in the last two years. Manny Machado took a look at his 2021 numbers and thought they were a little low, so he decided to have one of the best years of his career in 2022, finishing second to Paul Goldschmidt for NL MVP. The country is. His .353 BABIP is unsustainable, so he will bat closer to his xBA of .257 than his .297 line from last year. $30 Randy Arozarena. Two years into his St. Louis tenure, the 31-year-old has put to rest most fantasy manager fears about the lack of the Coors effect. Draft him with confidence. This is your annual reminder to ensure you know how Shohei Ohtani's pitcher/hitter eligibility is treated in your league(s), as it can make a world of difference in fantasy value. Ozzie Albies played in only 64 games in 2022, losing time to a broken foot and then a broken pinkie finger. Amed Rosario's numbers in 2022 looked quite similar to the ones from 2021. The only statistical knock on the 30-year-old has been two straight years of decreasing wOBA, but that's splitting hairs with it sitting in the .360 range even after the "decline." He allows weak contact and his xERA sits in the 90th percentile. All of this adds up to that Goldy is due for some regression in 2023, which could be dramatic. Perhaps that will change in 2023, though he will be playing in one of the least fearsome Boston lineups of his career. On top of that, the Yankees led MLB in team defensive runs saved, so anything FIP doesn't take into consideration should still be positive. Clase will turn 25 before the season and is locked into the closer role in Cleveland, making him and Edwin Diaz the clear top two at the position heading into 2023. While most analysts thought there might be some regression after he signed his 10-year contract with Texas, Seager proved those fears unnecessary. Tatis's raw skills are phenomenal; he hits the ball as hard as anyone in the game, runs extremely well, and gets on base. He's going about 80 spots before Jorge Lopez, the actual closer, and handcuffing them isn't the worst idea. Seiya Suzuki arrived to MLB and kicked off his career in the States with a bang, hitting four HR and getting on base at a .398 clip. Even with the walks, Doval is a Tier 2 closer you can get in the seventh or eighth round. He is exactly the type of guy you wait for once you've built up your other categories. It's just every other part of the picture that muddies the water. When he is healthy, he is a slash machine (career .279/.357/.479), and even though his running days are over, he will make an excellent SS2 or middle infielder on fantasy rosters. He crushed a career-high 33 home runs while scoring 91 runs and driving in 83. In 185 innings pitched, he struck out 170 batters while walking only 32. His .237 BABIP is due for some regression, and his xFIP was 3.77. But Lodolo is a strikeout machine (131 in 103 innings) and has the stuff to improve on his rookie numbers with a full season. However, beware the innings limit that is sure to come. He only pitched 153 innings; he missed time due to a diagnosis of Raynaud's Syndrome, which affected the index, middle, and ring fingers on his pitching hand. If he returns to 2021 form, he can be a five-category contributor, but he comes with plenty of risk in 2023. He led the league in strikeouts with 257 of them in 200 2/3 innings, kept his WHIP at 1.02, and carried an xFIP of 2.77, meaning his ratios were slightly inflated. As a fantasy player, Devers has all of the skills managers would ask for in a third baseman. His Statcast page is filled with red in every area except barrel% and sprint speed. After a volatile offseason that saw him sign with the Dodgers, Freddie Freeman settled in and got to work being the hitting machine fantasy managers have come to know and love. But it is best to exercise some caution and ensure you have outfield depth if you plan to roster him. His K% dropped from a super-elite 34.1% to a basic-elite 30.6%. He had identical WHIPs of 1.08 and has started more than 30 games in four of the past five seasons (excluding 2020). Fantasy baseball draft season is upon us! His K% and Whiff% remain in elite status, and he still walked away with 36 saves.