Nobody signed with more teams in the offseason than Carlos Correa. The 27-year-old struck out 156 times in 586 at-bats while drawing only 46 free passes; if you believe it, these were improved numbers from 2021. However, he does qualify at 3B, which might be even shallower this season. His RBI total of 57 should see a boost with improvement from the 7-8-9 hitters. Felix Bautista is a hard-throwing righty who arrived in Baltimore and immediately became a high-impact reliever. However, he threw 166 innings, struck out 219 batters, and maintained a 2.33 ERA and 1.01 WHIP to finish fourth in Cy Young voting. He missed time in the middle of the season with a finger injury he incurred while stealing a base, or he would have probably joined the 30/30 Club. Right now, Williams is the clear choice to get the first crack at them and rack up strikeouts for your team while doing so. He continued to smash the ball, sitting in the 90th percentile in avgEV, MaxEV, and HardHit%. Chisholm should enter his age-25 season healthy, though he will probably lose SS eligibility in most formats. Lynn is a prime candidate to climb draft boards if he shows out during Spring Training given his history as a workhorse. When he makes contact, Arozarena's elite maxEV will allow good things to happen. Zack Wheeler returned from his 2021 Cy Young runner-up campaign and defended his position as a top starting pitcher in fantasy baseball. 2023 College Baseball Top 25 and with Total Votes, Team Records and Previous Week's Team Rankings He still has elite breaking balls that limit hard contact and strikes out more than a batter per inning. Andres Munoz is in the Top 3 relievers being drafted without a closer role due to his sheer dominance. A finger injury derailed his season, but he finished the year strong. He pitched 72 2/3 innings, striking out 77, and maintaining a microscopic 1.36 ERA and 0.73 WHIP. While he is projected to have double digits in those two categories again, unless he learns a great deal more patience at the plate and figures out how to get on base more, he could be a bust in 2023. His oWAR of 5.4 was eighth in the NL overall and first for catchers by a wide range, and he is in the 86th percentile in sprint speed among ALL players. 1. He stands at 6-foot, 190 pounds with premium athleticism on the mound. He did cut down on his strikeout rate, but he can be something of a free swinger. Fantasy managers shouldn't worry any more than they typically do about his injury risk. If Jon Gray had stayed healthy in 2022, he would be going much higher in drafts this year. He struck out 88 batters in 65 2/3 innings while maintaining a 2.19 ERA and 0.93 WHIP. If he returns to 2021 form, he can be a five-category contributor, but he comes with plenty of risk in 2023. In 2022, he appeared in only 114 games, a far cry from the 161 the year before. If you have the IL spots, his current ADP of around 130 makes sense. 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. Ozzie Albies played in only 64 games in 2022, losing time to a broken foot and then a broken pinkie finger. We can't blame the Pirates for Reynolds's increased K% (23.0) and decreased BB% (9.1%), but we certainly can put the onus on them for his putrid runs and RBI numbers. Once you have good fireballers on your roster, Montgomery can fill in and hopefully garner a couple of wins with a great Cardinals offense and top-5 defense supporting him. These numbers and his BA/OBP should go up, assuming his BABIP recorrects somewhat closer to his .314 number. Take the discount and don't look back. C.J. He is a risky SP2 and would be a much safer pick as a third or fourth starter. 11 East Carolina (American Athletic Conference), No. Still, in leagues with an SS and MI slot, fantasy managers can do a lot worse than a 30/10 guy in the ninth round. He is a solid producer who doesn't strike out a ton and makes good contact when he swings. While he may not hit 30 bombs again, he is a middle infielder who will protect your slash line and should land in the 25/75/75 range in counting stats. Milwaukee is a pitching-heavy team that will offer plenty of save opportunities. The good news is that his expected numbers were all higher than the actuals, and he still hit 34 homers with 86 runs and 103 RBI. Cron hit 22 home runs with a .302 average and .400 wOBA when he played at Coors Field in 2022. Even with the big contract, Swanson has proven that his durability is consistent, and he should bat at the top of the order, both of which make him a valuable fantasy asset. 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. Others receiving votes: Cal Lutheran 53, Pomona-Pitzer 36, Washington & Jefferson 28, Texas Lutheran 23, Randolph-Macon 22, Bethel (Minn.) 21, Augustana 16, Texas-Dallas 14, Wheaton (Mass.) He struck out 167 batters on his way to a sub-3.00 ERA and 1.08 WHIP. He pitched 185 2/3 innings, striking out 174 batters with a 3.20 ERA and 1.18 WHIP. He still has a microscopic walk rate, but he also took four points off his K%. Fantasy managers just need to decide if they can ride out the 0-for-4 streaks. However, his .336 BABIP is unsustainable and will take a bite out of his batting average when it corrects. He hit 31 HR in 451 plate appearances with 78 RBI. George Kirby arrived in the majors in 2022 and immediately showed off his meticulous control which led to a 6.05 K:BB ratio. 24 Texas Tech. Draft him expecting some regression, but he is still a very good pitcher on a behemoth of a team with a great defense. All of that is to say that the 31-year-old cannot be counted on for exceptional, ace-like numbers. 1 starter. Not all was lost, though, as the 27-year-old showed off more of his speed, stealing 14 bases, which was only one less than his 2021 total. Get updated NCAA Baseball DI rankings from every source, including coaches and national polls. The Philadelphia system is headlined by two of baseball's best pitching prospects in Andrew Painter and Mick Abel, and with improved command, Griff McGarry is capable of making a similar leap. You don't currently have any notifications, Copyright 2010- FantasyPros.com 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. MLB tiered rankings include C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, SP, RP, DH. Yes, that is Timmy Trumpet you're hearing as Edwin Diaz enters the chat. Melendez is not a good defensive catcher, but he should play enough to retain eligibility there. Anderson and Xander Bogaerts are being drafted very closely together in NFBC drafts and appropriately so. 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. Oscar Gonzalez does not take walks. Because it's the Rays, it's hard to predict how many innings or how deep into ball games they will let him go, but as long as he is healthy, he could anchor a fantasy staff coming out of the fourth or fifth round. Rodon is a great pitcher who will help any fantasy staff but don't overpay on draft day. His Statcast page reads like a warning when comparing his expected numbers with his actual ones. The 26-year-old definitely has a place on fantasy rosters and can probably be picked up somewhere in the 13th round. Go get him. All in all, Javier will make a great SP3 with SP2 upside. As long as he continues to bat at the top of that Houston lineup, he will score 100 runs and should smack 25+ homers. He is in the 90th percentile and above in nine of 12 categories on Statcast, and even some slight regression in his overall numbers still leaves him in "elite" territory. You know what you're getting. Suppose he continues to bat atop the Cleveland order and takes advantage of the new baserunning rules. He attempted five fewer steals, though this could correct with the new baserunning rules in 2023. The following human polls make up the 2023 NCAA Division I men's baseball rankings. His .353 BABIP is unsustainable, so he will bat closer to his xBA of .257 than his .297 line from last year. He is near the bottom of the league in K%, Whiff%, BB%, and chase rate. He had been the target of many trade rumors at the deadline but stayed put. Andres Gimenez became the Guardians' everyday shortstop in 2022, and the 24-year-old is locked into that role for the foreseeable future thanks to his defense and ability to get on base. 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. *Rankings for 2023 Grad and younger are available to Crosschecker Rankings & Scouting Reports and Scout subscribers. His slash line was an other-worldly .311/.425/.686 with an xwOBA of .463 and wRC+ of 207. Or he could clog your IL for two-thirds of the season. He shaved seven percentage points off his K-rate, which will probably revert to somewhere in the middle in 2023. Fantasy managers can count on significant strikeouts and not many walks, but he is at or above the 90th percentile in five power-hitting categories that can be a salve for those burns. 2023 600 PA / 200 IP Projections . Instead, he had a start/stop season where he dealt with finger, knee, and oblique issues. Gunnar Henderson's Double-A and Triple-A numbers were cheat-code level, so the Orioles brought him up for 34 games in 2022. However, if he stays healthy, he has all the makings of an SP1. Clayton Kershaw will be 35 on Opening Day, a game he has a high chance to start. The 27-year-old slashed .302/.358/.492 with 27 HR, 76 RBI, and 74 runs scored in 157 games. He is in the top 10 percent in maxEV and xBA, and the new SB rules could benefit someone with his speed. The managers who. His sophomore campaign should be a boon to fantasy teams, and he will come at a discount. If someone could guarantee his health, an argument could be made to take him in the first round. Unless you're in a quirky league where defense counts, Melendez fills a scarce position with decent skills. One more thing, if you aren't playing Dynasty Baseball on Fantrax, you're doing it wrong. He should easily be in the top 10 relief pitchers taken on draft day. David Bednar holds the illustrious title of Best Closer on Worst Team heading into 2023. He collected 37 saves, while pitching 57 2/3 innings and striking out 85 batters. Fantasy managers can draft him with confidence. It will be very important to keep track of where Happ is batting in the revamped Cubs lineup. Here are the Guardians' 2023 Top 30 prospects. His Statcast leaves a lot to be desired, though he is in the 82nd percentile in BB%. Dylan Questad RHP / Waterford, WI / 2023 Ranked inside the top 150 nationally, RHP Dylan Questad (Waterford Union; uncommitted) takes over the top spot with an impressive jump to his offerings. After three years of single-digit steals, Altuve stole 18 bags while only being caught once in 2022. George Springer continues to appear on the What Could Be All-Star Team after playing 133 games in 2022 while dealing with elbow and knee injuries that left him with many "DTD" tags. Kwan is in the 100th percentile of K% after striking out only 60 times in 638 plate appearances. Eight of the top nine prospects in ZiPS are basically the top pitching prospects on Eric and Tess' list. While waiting for him to possibly return, he fell off a bike and fractured his wrist, which had to be surgically repaired in the offseason. 29. Rafael Devers is one of the best players in baseball who seems consistently overlooked in fantasy circles. His BABIP and LOB% are both due for regression, and his xFIP was 3.53, so it's important to temper expectations in those departments. Willson Contreras signed a 5-year, $87.5 million deal with the Cardinals and will presumably bat in an advantageous position in their lineup. Texas 3. He is not projected to be quite as much of a disaster in 2023 - his HR total should creep back above 20 instead of 13 - but a 20/70/70/5 guy with a .260 batting average and low OBP isn't someone you have to reach for in a draft. 1, Yankees and Padres in World Series mix Matt Johnson Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports The Houston Astros are the best team in baseball heading into. His strikeout rate crept above 30% for the first time since his rookie year. 15. Default = Experts with most recent updates. He had identical WHIPs of 1.08 and has started more than 30 games in four of the past five seasons (excluding 2020). Before the All-Star Break, he had 16 saves, seven holds, an ERA of 1.34, and a 41:8 K:BB ratio. (Steamer projections included.) He still struck out 190 batters and maintained a 3.05 ERA and 1.07 WHIP, but the missed time and increased average exit velocity allowed left something to be desired for fantasy managers. Barlow will still get his fair share of save opportunities, but this smells like a closer by committee to start the season. The Oregon State Beavers' blistering start to the 2023 college baseball season has been recognized by national voters. As a fantasy player, Devers has all of the skills managers would ask for in a third baseman. Baltimore Orioles. Tatis missed the entire 2022 season with injuries and a PED suspension in August. 2023 fantasy baseball 2B, SS rankings: Target Jazz Chisholm, avoid Fernando Tatis? All of this adds up to that Goldy is due for some regression in 2023, which could be dramatic. $26 Teoscar Hernandez. Shane Bieber traded an elite K% for an elite BB% in 2022, providing fantasy managers with a different type of ace on their pitching staff. 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. It is difficult to predict what effect the new running rules will have on his SB total, but fantasy managers can safely count on 10-15 in this area. His Statcast page jumps at you with his strikeout ability and limiting hard contact. He famously broke the A.L. 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. . [Batter up: Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for free today]. However, his xwOBA was .374, so you can believe in those on-base skills going forward. 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. The best part is that none of these numbers are outliers with expected regression. Whether or not you draft Luis Robert depends entirely on how risk-averse you are to injuries. Jordan Romano saved 36 games for the Blue Jays in 2022, and he is the clear-cut closer going into 2023. Still, his elite on-base skills continue to increase his value in fantasy leagues, especially considering that he bats leadoff in one of the most explosive lineups in baseball. Dansby Swanson will enter his age-29 season with a freshly signed 7-year, $177 million with the Chicago Cubs. In traditional 5x5 leagues, Garcia can provide value from the fifth round on. Therein lies the problem, of course. With many new faces around him, there is a chance he could drop down, which would harm his value. The concern is that his 2.24 ERA was well below his xERA of 3.31 and xFIP of 3.97. 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. Cedric Mullins stole 30+ bases for the second consecutive year in 2022, though the power disintegrated, lowering his home total to 16 from 30. Wright was an entirely different pitcher in 2022 than he was the year before, cutting his BB% from 14.3 to 7.2 and raising his K% from 17.1 to 23.6. Matt Chapman shaved five points off his K% in his move to Toronto from Oakland. Before last season, the fantasy community almost unanimously labeled him a second-year bust, but the 29-year-old responded by improving his slash line across the board. This should be another exciting season, and our analysts' draft rankings can help you build a potent, championship-worthy team check them out below: 2023 Fantasy Baseball Rankings powered by FantasyPros. Those are the negatives. His BABIP was a little high (.290), which led to his .293 batting average, so fantasy managers should consider that regression and expect more in the .270 range. 2 starter in Minnesota in 2022, striking out 151 batters in 147 innings, going 13-8 with a 3.55 ERA and 1.10 WHIP. 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. Projections for the 28-year-old look similar to this stat line, though he will have a boosted lineup ahead of him to knock in with the re-signing of Brandon Nimmo, return of Francisco Lindor, and anyone else Steve Cohen decides to add to his luxury tax mountain. There is a lot to love about O'Neill in fantasy formats, but there is a lot to question as well. With that of course comes a nice normal preseason of fantasy baseball draft prep. 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. He collected 14 holds before the Orioles traded Jorge Lopez at the deadline, after which he notched 15 saves. 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. Xander Bogaerts signed an 11-year, $280 million contract with the Padres in the offseason, joining what should be a top-10 offense in all of baseball. In three seasons, he only has 924 plate appearances, and fantasy managers have been left to wonder what it would look like if he got 600 appearances in one season. Compreshensive MLB draft prospect rankings in a sortable, easy-to-read, feature-rich table. Someone will spend a high-round draft pick on him, so you only have to ask yourself if it will be you. If someone could guarantee that 2021 Tatis is who we're getting, he'd be a Top 5 pick, but the variables are numerous, and the impact is unknown. on February 20, 2023 Baseball America's high school team rankings are selected through a poll of representatives from the National High School Baseball Coaches Association. Bieber will not dazzle you with an overpowering fastball, and he occasionally gets lit up by hard contact, but his K/BB ratio of 5.50 will provide a great floor to rely on. He hits in the middle of the order behind Marcus Semien, Corey Seager, and Nathaniel Lowe, all of whom like to get on base. If he indeed gets to bat in front of the likes of Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado, he will be worth a higher pick and should benefit from the new SB rules. In 2022, Rodon threw a career-high 178 innings, struck out 237 batters, and ended with a sparkling ERA of 2.88 and WHIP of 1.03. Out of 14 Statcast pitching categories, the 28-year-old ranks in the 99th or 100th percentile in nine of them.