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Position: Outfielder, First baseman. Birthplace: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii. Turtleman5 added Juan Soto. Ronald Acuna, Jr. Mookie Betts. Position: Right Fielder Bats: Right. Aaron Judge. Bryce Harper. Christian Yelich. Cody Bellinger. Position: First baseman, Outfielder Bats: Left.
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Early Rankings: Second base Scott White 7 min read. Yes, he picked up outfield eligibility late in the season in an effort to spare his shoulder, which he reportedly won't have surgery to correct in the offseason. Soto had some trouble elevating the ball, particularly in the first half, and generally hasn't produced home run totals commensurate with other early-round sluggers. He eventually will, though, and may be the best player in Fantasy when he does.
He might already be in points leagues given that he walked 87 more than twice as often as he struck out 41 in the second half. Coming off his best season since he won NL MVP in , the year-old appears to have smoothed out his rough edges and become a full-fledged Fantasy force. I could point to his. The gold standard for the past decade or so is still probably the best hitter at-bat for at-bat, but he hasn't gotten at-bats in a season since There's no more avoiding the injury-prone label after what happened to him in , and since he's not a base-stealer anymore either, it doesn't feel like a major concession to pass him over in the first half of the first round.
He's expected to go under the knife in the offseason to remove a bone spur from his hip that kept knocking him out of the lineup and likely impacted his production as well.
Seeing as he's 29, there are no real concerns of decline, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him run less, which might make him more of a second-rounder going forward. The year-old's big breakout is all the more impressive when you consider he hit.
He was genuinely elite for the five months that followed, contributing in all five categories with the sort of strikeout rate that suggests his improved batting average is here to stay.
It sounds like Acuna himself isn't planning to make his return from a torn ACL until May, with all the possibility for a setback before then.
He's arguably the best 5x5 player when at full capacity, but between the lost production and the murky timeline, a second-round pick seems more appropriate. We knew he had the power and speed to be a 5x5 monster, but nobody would have marked Robert for a. A bloated BABIP is partly to credit, but a sharp reduction in strikeout rate is reason for optimism, presuming it wasn't just a product of a game sample.
The power was the most unexpected part, and while the Statcast data suggests he's probably closer to the. The stolen base leader hits the open market after splitting his contract year between two pitcher's parks, but his road numbers suggest they weren't what limited his power production. He still hits enough home runs to make him more than just a one-note player, but it's what the year-old does in that one ever-so-scarce category that will get him drafted this high.
Kepler isn't a fancy player, but he's the kind of depth piece that fantasy managers need to survive a long season. The homer season in is likely a mirage, as his barrel rate and hard-hit percentage were way out of line with his typical production.
But he should be a fairly reliable homer bat who will put up combined runs and RBI with the occasional steal thrown in. His career batting average is just. Shrug your shoulders, draft him late, and take the reliable production. After a highly successful season in which he hit 11 home runs and stole 15 bases in 92 games, Edman's numbers regressed in nearly every meaningful way last year.
His batting average slipped from. And despite his down year on the basepaths, he was in the 95th percentile in sprint speed. He's likely to lead off for the Cardinals this year, and should be good for double digits in both home runs and steals, with plenty of runs scored.
Considering he has multi-position eligibility, he should be drafted before the double-digit rounds.
Carlson caught major buzz heading into the season last year as he looked likely to earn an everyday role in the outfield, but he sputtered for much of the season even when he did play, slashing just. But he had a successful, albeit brief, post-season, and now again looks ready to claim a starting outfield spot for the Cardinals.
Carlson is just 22 years old and has a strong minor-league track record. If he can hold down his spot, he has potential, and should hit for a solid average. Given his age and his poor season, there's some obvious risk, but the draft capital necessary to get him on your team is not prohibitive, and his upside should make him a target in all formats. Mountcastle followed up a successful minor-league career with a strong game stint in the majors last year. Not only did he bat.
The batting average is unsustainable - he was a. But playing in Camden Yards should certainly keep his production high, and batting in the middle of the Orioles lineup should lead to enough RBI chances to make him a rosterable, if not startable, fantasy option. Pollock's production when healthy is rarely in doubt. In games over the last two seasons, he's hit 31 home runs, scored 79 runs, drove in 81, and stolen seven bases while batting.
But it's the "when healthy" part that is the key to Pollock's value, as he hasn't topped games played since He's a better pick in shallow leagues where you can replace him if and when he misses time due to injury.
But the performance is that of a solid OF3 or OF4 when he's in the lineup. McCutchen returned from his torn ACL and put up a decent season, hitting 10 home runs and stealing four bases in 57 games. But he looks and reportedly feels healthier this spring, and will lead off again for the Phillies.
Expect plus homers, close to double-digit steals, and plenty of runs scored. And because he's an aging veteran, expect him to be a value on draft day. Even in a shortened year, Lewis managed to have two distinctively different seasons en route to the AL Rookie of the Year Award. In the first half, he hit. In the second half, he hit just. Lewis has plenty of tools but needs to cut back on his strikeouts if he's going to avoid the ups and downs he saw last year.
His average is likely to hurt you, but he has homer pop, and can throw in a handful of steals. Despite his rookie of the year award, there's not a ton of buzz on Lewis after his late-season slide, so he'll likely come at a discount. Mancini missed all of the season after being diagnosed with cancer, but appears to be healthy as we head into He had a breakout season during which he hit 35 home runs and slashed. Mancini had hit 24 home runs in each of the two previous seasons, and other than being a bit more selective at the plate, made few changes that suggest his production was fluky.
Instead, it appeared to be the natural progression of a hitter improving on his already strong foundation. Batting in a great home park, Mancini should again be a four-category producer, and his ADP should rise if he shows he's fully healthy throughout the spring. Schwarber gave back many of his gains last year, seeing a rise in strikeout rate But Schwarber's season was far from linear: over the first half of the season, he slashed.
At the same time, he continued to hit the ball extremely hard, with a Given his consistently hard contact, the better course of action seems to forgive Schwarber for what amounted to an extremely poor game stretch to close out the season.
Now batting in the middle of the Nationals lineup with a fresh start and entering his age season, Schwarber should rebound to somewhere between his and numbers.
Moore hit. But Moore has struggled against righties for much of his time in the majors, and despite his success last year, is unlikely to have a long leash with Shed Long waiting in the wings.
Moore has upside and multi-position eligibility to go along with his power and speed. Just have a backup plan ready to go. There's little reason to doubt Frazier's ability to contribute from a fantasy perspective at this point. Over the last two seasons, he has a game pace of a. He upped his walk rate significantly in The only issue for Frazier is his playing time with Giancarlo Stanton healthy and Brett Gardner back in the fold. But Frazier has done enough to hold the left field job and, regardless, Stanton, Aaron Judge, and Aaron Hicks are not the product of health.
Draft Frazier as a starting outfielder and don't worry about the playing time. Winker had a quietly strong season, getting on base at a. He hit the ball hard consistently and walked an impressive He'll likely bat leadoff for the Reds, and should be an asset in both home runs and runs scored.
That's not a profile that blows you away, but it's enough for you to use as a fifth outfielder. Solak hasn't shown a ton of power in the majors so far just seven home runs in 91 career games , but he makes consistently strong contact and always had pop in the minors.
Add to that multi-position eligibility, especially at the thin second base position, and he's an excellent mid-to-late round draft pick that should fill up the stat sheet without costing you as much as his numbers say he should. Haniger hasn't played since June of , and his career has been riddled with injuries.
But he's shown his potential in his lone healthy season, and he certainly has homer pop in his bat. The question, as usual, is health, and for now, he remains ready to go for the season. If things remain that way, draft him as a bench player with upside. Benintendi will get a fresh start with the Royals in , and if any player ever needed a change of scenery, it's him. After looking like a perennial player with a solid batting average, Benintendi has fallen off a cliff the last two years.
To the extent you could boil his struggles down to something simple, it was that he appeared to get too homer-happy in Despite making better contact when he did hit the ball, his swinging strike rate jumped by four points to Things didn't look much better in his brief season, which was cut short by a rib injury. Benintendi is still young, and out of the spotlight of the Boston media, might be able to return to what made him an impact player prior to You won't need to spend a ton to find out, thankfully, and he's worth a late-round pick in all formats.
Fantasy managers seem to have declared Canha's season as a fluke after he hit just five home run last year, but much of his seems to suggest was fairly legitimate. Canha built on his massive gains in walk rate in He's got homer power still, and he'll likely lead off or bat second for the A's. You won't need to pay much for him and given his average draft position, there's a high probability of a profit.
Hicks is reportedly going to bat third for the Yankees this year, and the lineup spot is so valuable that it largely covers a player's warts. Those warts are plentiful with Hicks, including that he's probably going to bat about. He still walks a ton including last year's But there's little upside and he has topped 97 games played just twice in his career.
He's best suited as a bench option or a fifth outfielder in deeper mixed leagues. Dozier is almost entirely off the fantasy radar this year, but that feels like an overreaction to Yes, his poor performance last year makes his breakout performance seem like an outlier, but really, it seems like , rather than , should be discounted. Dozier's quality of contact was awful last year, but it was out of character for him over the previous two seasons, and was more likely the result of him having tested positive for COVID rather than from a sudden loss of skills.
The Royals' lineup is sneaky deep, and Dozier will start at third base this season, giving him eligibility at three positions. Considering he's free in drafts, there is every reason to scoop him up with a late-round pick. Riley made some notable gains last year after he looked like he might fall out of fantasy-relevance entirely with the way he closed his season.
He essentially traded off some power for contact, as his swing percentage dropped, his contact rate increased, and he improved on both his walk and strikeout rates.
Although there was some question as to whether the Braves would add another third baseman in free agency, it appears they're content to roll with Riley to begin the year.
That should make him a cheap source of power for fantasy, one whose batting average. Cain opted out of the season last year after just five games, but he'll play and bat near the top of the Brewers' lineup this year. His steals total dropped to just 18 in , and his sprint speed has been declining in recent years. But he talked openly about wanting to try to steal more bases before he opted out last year, and he's still a safe bet for batting average and double-digit homers.
He's been forgotten a bit in drafts this year, but he's a fine fifth outfielder in mixed leagues. Tapia doesn't make a ton of hard contact, but he slashed.
He's slated to do so again this year, which means he should be a cheap source of runs, batting average, and steals. Tapia's been around for awhile and never held a starting job all season, but he's in an excellent position this year and can be drafted late in all mixed leagues as a fifth outfielder or bench player.
Nimmo has a career. He'll likely be a steady contributor in the runs scored category, while chipping in some homers and steals with a batting average that won't hurt you much. He might see a bit of a platoon against left-handers, but he's a player who will cost you nothing in drafts and who can fill in for your team if you need him.
He's worth a bench spot in all team or deeper leagues. Taveras should be a cheap source of speed for fantasy managers this year, as he's set to lead off for the Rangers.
He stole 32 bases across minor league games in and eight last year in 33 games. He won't do a ton else for your fantasy team, but given that he ranked in the 96th percentile in sprint speed last year, his contributions in the stolen base category should more than make up for his lack of production in others. Peralta is entering his age season and coming off a season during which he hit just five home runs, but he still makes a fairly reliable late-round selection.
His career batting average is. Even if his steals are gone, there's still plenty of production left in the bat for someone who will be drafted well beyond the top picks, and who had shoulder surgery prior to the season which likely affected his production. The upside isn't there anymore, but safe and boring can sometimes be the right move.
Kelenic was assigned to the Mariners' Minor League camp on March 26th, which wasn't much of a surprise after he suffered a knee injury that cost him time this spring. He looked more than ready for the big club in his 23 plate appearances, however, hitting two home runs with a 1. Kelenic likely won't be down for too long perhaps just long enough for the team to gain an extra year of control , so fantasy managers can still draft him late and wait a bit to reap the rewards.
Calhoun tore his knee meniscus in early March, and has a week timetable for his recovery. When healthy, he offers a fairly reliable baseline of production: he will hit plenty of homers and drain your batting average, while offering passable but unspectacular counting statistics otherwise. He's a fine bench outfielder who can always be a plug-in, and he'll likely be essentially free in drafts this year with the injury. Kirilloff's bat is probably major-league ready, but since he hasn't yet played above Double-A and his fielding is iffy at best, he's going to begin the year at the Twins' alternate site.
But his. Even though he won't begin the year with the big club, draft him for your bench. He'll be an expensive waiver wire pickup if you don't. Calhoun was set to build on his breakout season when an errant pitch fractured his jaw in spring training. Even with the delayed season, he was never able to fully recover, at least not mentally, and he had a lost campaign.
He's now back and focused, particularly after working with a hitting coach in the offseason. He will likely earn everyday at-bats splitting time between DH and the outfield, but a low grade groin strain is going to keep him out of action for a couple of weeks. His draft price is negligible, so feel free to stash him with one of your last picks, and hopefully reap the rewards after the first week or two of the season.
Varsho was optioned to Triple-A, which was mildly surprising, though not entirely unexpected. He saw plenty of action between catcher and the outfield last year for the Diamondbacks, and although he batted just.
That may not sound like much but for a catcher-eligible player in 37 games, it's plenty. Varsho was optioned less because of his talent level and more because the Diamondbacks' roster is pretty full, especially with the signing of Asdrubal Cabrera,.
There's a ton of potential for Varsho, given that he was a high-average hitter during his minor-league career, but fantasy managers will need to wait a bit longer for him to become someone to start in fantasy leagues.
Jimenez is going to miss months with a ruptured pectoral tendon, an absolutely brutal blow to a player who was being drafted as a borderline top outfielder.
You can draft him with your last pick and hope to be able to stash him on your IL all season long, but for the most part, you can ignore him in redraft formats. MLB Rankings. In-Season Tools. In-Season Research. Latest Tweets FantasyPros. Pick Experts. Select the Experts you want to include. Overall Accuracy Hitter Accuracy.
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