Intro by Todd Zola

It’s been about a month since we last updated and with spring training in full gear, it’s time for a refresh.

For those unfamiliar with the RotoWire Roundtable, these rankings combine four individual sets — from Jeff Erickson, Clay Link, Todd Zola and Erik Halterman — into one table, which is sorted by median ranking. The goal here is to provide additional information beyond a mere ordered list by also showing which players are viewed similarly across the board and which players generate a variety of opinions. These rankings assume 5×5 rotisserie scoring, with 14 hitters (including two catchers) and nine pitchers in the lineup. We’ll update this list throughout the offseason as depth charts get updated with the latest signings and injury news.

Most of the major free agents have found homes, though trade winds are still blowing. The theme of this update is injuries, with hitters and pitchers equally affected.

Of the updated rankings, the three batters dropping most relative to their previous rank are Corbin Carroll (ARI), Francisco Lindor (NYM) and Jackson Holliday (BAL). All three have had surgery to remove a broken hamate bone. There is optimism that Carroll and Lindor will miss little, if any time whereas Holliday is slated to being the season on the 10-day IL.

Among the pitchers remaining on the update, Blake Snell (LAD), Josh Hader (HOU) and Shane Bieber (TOR) slid the furthest, with discouraging reports for each lowering Opening Day expectations. Snell and Hader

Intro by Todd Zola

It’s been about a month since we last updated and with spring training in full gear, it’s time for a refresh.

For those unfamiliar with the RotoWire Roundtable, these rankings combine four individual sets — from Jeff Erickson, Clay Link, Todd Zola and Erik Halterman — into one table, which is sorted by median ranking. The goal here is to provide additional information beyond a mere ordered list by also showing which players are viewed similarly across the board and which players generate a variety of opinions. These rankings assume 5×5 rotisserie scoring, with 14 hitters (including two catchers) and nine pitchers in the lineup. We’ll update this list throughout the offseason as depth charts get updated with the latest signings and injury news.

Most of the major free agents have found homes, though trade winds are still blowing. The theme of this update is injuries, with hitters and pitchers equally affected.

Of the updated rankings, the three batters dropping most relative to their previous rank are Corbin Carroll (ARI), Francisco Lindor (NYM) and Jackson Holliday (BAL). All three have had surgery to remove a broken hamate bone. There is optimism that Carroll and Lindor will miss little, if any time whereas Holliday is slated to being the season on the 10-day IL.

Among the pitchers remaining on the update, Blake Snell (LAD), Josh Hader (HOU) and Shane Bieber (TOR) slid the furthest, with discouraging reports for each lowering Opening Day expectations. Snell and Hader are behind in camp with Bieber ticketed for the 15-day IL to begin the year.

Injuries have knocked Spencer Schwellenbach (ATL), Pablo Lopez (MIN) and Anthony Santander out of the top 300. Schwellenbach underwent surgery to remove loose bodies in his elbow, Lopez is likely headed for major elbow surgery while Santander underwent left labral surgery with the hope of returning down the stretch.

Troy Melton (DET), Trevor Larnach (MIN), Matt Shaw (CHC), Connelly Early (BOS), Sean Manaea (NYM), Hurston Waldrep (ATL) and Nick Castellanos (SD) all fell off the list, with Evan Carter (TEX), Logan Henderson (MIL), Mitch Keller (PIT), Justin Steele (CHC), Cedric Mullins (TB), Jack Leiter (TEX), Kevin McGonigle (DET), Brady Singer (KC), Carson Kelly (CHC) and Dylan Beavers (BAL) joining the February top 300.

Other than those mentioned, Willson Contreras (BOS), JJ Wetherholt (STL), Devin Williams (NYM), Ivan Herrera (STL), Daniel Palencia (CHC) and Kenley Jansen (DET) climbed the most relative to last month. 

Did we miss anyone? Please feel free to drop a note in the comments below.

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OF13284117107110 (tie)153.3112Nolan McLeanNYMP11095294114112121.5113Willy AdamesSFSS94105121166113115116Brandon WoodruffMILP11511797131114136.3116.5Pete FairbanksMIAP11811521597115157.3119Daniel PalenciaCHCP12411429695116123.8119.5Yandy DiazTB1B120143113119117123.8120.5Drake BaldwinATLC106154135100118130.5124Alex BregmanCHC3B138101110173119 (tie)123.3124.5Steven KwanCLEOF11216678137119 (tie)132124.5Tyler GlasnowLADP92122187127121137.5125Josh HaderHOUP119113131187122 (tie)128.5127.5Nick LodoloCINP13012517089122 (tie)131.3127.5Zack WheelerPHIP17413896117124130.8129Luis RobertNYMOF140130128125125 (tie)126.3132Jakob MarseeMIAOF131133101140125 (tie)129132Luke KeaschallMIN2B150102126138127 (tie)130132.5Andy PagesLADOF16612489141127 (tie)133.8132.5Kyle StowersMIAOF19510016575129128.3133.5Ozzie AlbiesATL2B136110134133130181.5135Trey YesavageTORP114111345156131140.5135.5Tanner BibeeCLEP83126145208132 (tie)130137Jurickson ProfarATLOF13915690135132 (tie)162.8137Bryan ReynoldsPITOF125134140252134 (tie)130138.5Chandler SimpsonTBOF14118954136134 (tie)136.3138.5Emilio PaganCINP11716017296136157.3139Ceddanne RafaelaBOS2B, OF247151127104137142.8139.5Lawrence ButlerATHOF14813199193138152.5140.5Brenton DoyleCOLOF127142202139139140.3141Ian HappCHCOF111157125168140139.5142Brandon NimmoTEXOF14314159215141157.5143Noelvi MarteCIN3B, OF239132154105142130.5144Ryan PepiotTBP74129160159143147146.5Taylor WardBALOF128150143167144 (tie)150.3147Trevor MegillMILP164109198130144 (tie)170.5147Cam SchlittlerNYYP167127273115146143.3149Yainer DiazHOUC145153112163147138.5149.5Drew RasmussenTBP16114994150148162.5151Robbie RaySFP144128220158149166.5154.5Kenley JansenDETP165140217144150161.5155Jo AdellLAAOF176203133134151154.8155.5Xavier EdwardsMIA2B, SS158184124153152153.3156Spencer StriderATLP122137175179153155.5156.5Dansby SwansonCHCSS206144103169154158.5158.5Adley RutschmanBALC152165195122155167160.5Shota ImanagaCHCP162201159146156165.3161Emmet SheehanLADP227148174112157163.3162.5Alejandro KirkTORC173152204124158159.5163Willson ContrerasBOS1B163163137175159163.3164.5Michael KingSDP151136188178160179.8165Matthew BoydCHCP185259130145161178.3165.5Jacob MisiorowskiMILP208123271111162160.8166Ryan HelsleyBALP11621625754163171.5167.5Jordan WestburgBAL3B183207144152164173.3168Jacob WilsonATHSS228159129177165 (tie)169.3170Ranger SuarezBOSP179188161149165 (tie)172170Matt ChapmanSF3B160135180213167172.8172Spencer TorkelsonDET1B175169142205168183.3173Sal FrelickMILOF238191149155169 (tie)172174Bryson StottPHI2B199197141151169 (tie)173.3174MacKenzie GoreTEXP171177216129171 (tie)178174.5J.T. RealmutoPHIC156173207176171 (tie)197174.5Merrill KellyARIP178270169171173185.3178Jeff HoffmanTORP9925729194174181.5179.5Brandon LowePIT2B192167153214175 (tie)168.3181Christian WalkerHOU1B198164104207175 (tie)192181Bubba ChandlerPITP241121290116175 (tie)201.3181Dylan CrewsWASOF295181181148178183181.5Gabriel MorenoARIC191172205164179189.8183Jonathan ArandaTB1B231162162204180194.8184.5Kris BubicKCP278212157132181196.5185Jack FlahertyDETP188182256160182201.8186.5Jackson HollidayBAL2B209280164154183 (tie)184.8189.5Xander BogaertsSDSS157222136224183 (tie)202189.5Aaron NolaPHIP207170259172185185.3190Luis Garcia (WAS)WAS2B201179138223186 (tie)215.8191Kerry CarpenterDETOF334147179203186 (tie)193.8191Edward CabreraCHCP236185197157188184.5191.5Samuel BasalloBALC200155199184189 (tie)184.3193Matt McLainCIN2B155192194196189 (tie)190.5193Daylen LileWASOF169217151225189 (tie)192193Gavin WilliamsCLEP203107275183189 (tie)227193Spencer SteerCIN1B172190196350193211.3194Alec BurlesonSTL1B. OF334178123210194221.3194.5Marcell OzunaPITDH126234155370195179.5195Trevor RogersBALP22916124088196197198.5Mike TroutLAAOF196158233201197197.8199Andrew AbbottCINP149186212244198202.8201Adolis GarciaPHIOF153256163239199247.5201.5Dennis SantanaPITP133218454185200242.5203Shane McClanahanTBP134225430181201209.8203.5Addison BargerTOR3B, OF211196243189202214.8204.5Shane BazBALP194215289161203219.8205Griffin JaxTBP180230168301204 (tie)215.5209Daulton VarshoTOROF218176268200204 (tie)255.5209Seth LugoKCP186200218418206216.3209.5Colton CowserBALOF298227148192207197.3210Cade HortonCHCP77174292246208211.8211Dillon DinglerDETC224206201216209216.3213Isaac ParedesHOU3B235187252191210 (tie)209.5213.5Kyle TeelCHWC243168209218210 (tie)212213.5Wilyer AbreuBOSOF244194177233212 (tie)211214Ryan WalkerSFP142274242186212 (tie)216214Noah CameronKCP181214214255212 (tie)228.3214Sal StewartCIN1B290220208195215222.3215Francisco AlvarezNYMC225205261198216237.5215.5TJ FriedlCINOF146239192373217219216.5Ramon LaureanoSDOF261183182250218228218Caleb DurbinBOS3B215273203221219214.3218.5Sandy AlcantaraMIAP281139255182220 (tie)210.5220.5Otto LopezMIA2B, SS219249152222220 (tie)217.5220.5Gleyber TorresDET2B213245184228222 (tie)214.3221.5Ezequiel TovarCOLSS217226166248222 (tie)220.5221.5Luis ArraezSF1B237317122206224237223Ivan HerreraSTLDH352284150162225222.5224Jordan BeckCOLOF248204244194226218.3225.5Alec BohmPHI3B182240222229227243227.5Brendan DonovanSEA2B230306225211228282.8229Konnor GriffinPITSS226209464232229232.3229.5Jorge PolancoNYM2B264247206212230241.3231.5Logan O’HoppeLAAC190199264312231 (tie)241.5232Roki SasakiLADP204260322180231 (tie)262232Jose SorianoLAAP223363221241233232.5235.5Austin WellsNYYC205254254217234225.5236Clay HolmesNYMP187236236243235237.8238Kazuma OkamotoTOR3B263213285190236245.8238.5Tatsuya ImaiHOUP269208336170237259.8243Colson MontgomeryCWSSS216198355270238262.3244Michael WachaKCP147312176414239252.5245Zac GallenARIP259231158362240234247Max MuncyATH2B, 3B232268262174241249.3248.5Munetaka MurakamiCWS3B234269263231242 (tie)245.3249.5Masyn WinnSTLSS270229211271242 (tie)254249.5Bryce MillerSEAP222242295257244276.3250.5Casey MizeDETP256233371245245 (tie)233.5251.5Shane BieberTORP75290213356245 (tie)243.8251.5Josh LoweLAAOF292180230273247262253.5Carlos RodonNYYP267302239240248 (tie)255.8255.5Kyle ManzardoCLE1B260228284251248 (tie)256.8255.5Cody PonceTORP253195321258250244.5257Giancarlo StantonNYYOF249265183281251262.3259.5Joe MusgroveSDP252267171359252249.5260Trent GrishamNYYOF197246281274253263.5262.5Carlos CorreaHOU3B, SS254271200329254258264Yusei KikuchiLAAP272211293256255250.5265Heliot RamosSFOF275255139333256 (tie)247.5265.5Jake BurgerTEX1B251281178280256 (tie)252.5265.5Marcus SemienNYM2B168237311294256 (tie)254.5265.5Jac CaglianoneKCOF286299245188256 (tie)285.3265.5Ryne NelsonARIP284238372247260272.8266.5Ryan JeffersMINC210285248348261 (tie)253.5268Bailey OberMINP273288190263261 (tie)264268Carter JensenKCC233323303197263257.8269.5Royce LewisMIN3B321171250289264 (tie)257.8270Abner UribeMILP193262298278264 (tie)275.3270Lenyn SosaCWS1B, 2B308286253254266255.8270.5Ian SeymourTBP309279173262267285.5272Mickey MoniakCOLOF396293251202268310.3273Quinn PriesterMILP287210485259269285.3274.5Brayan BelloBOSP177235314415270 (tie)261.8275Tyler StephensonCINC184283267313270 (tie)275.5275Andres GimenezTOR2B305250247300272268.5276Gerrit ColeNYYP289263167355273296.5276.5Miguel VargasCWS1B, 3B406241312227274291.5279.5Nolan ArenadoARI3B282275277332275282.3283JJ WetherholtSTLSS314278288249276 (tie)290.5285.5Jasson DominguezNYYOF364305227266276 (tie)310285.5Brady SingerCINP277294260409278289.8287Robert GarciaTEXP271351234303279287.5287.5Andrew VaughnMIL1B349365210226280269288Jose CaballeroNYY2B, 3B, SS, OF296301280199281299.3293.5Kodai SengaNYMP189264323421282304.8297.5Parker MeadowsDETOF242223353401283303298Colt KeithDET2B, 3B285292304331284300298.5Anthony VolpeNYYSS266252331351285309.5299.5Shane SmithCWSP317282274365286296300Logan HendersonMILP220277364323287310301Mark VientosNYM3B385289313253288301.5302.5Jung Hoo LeeSFOF333272229372289316.3304.5Jesus SanchezTOROF380276310299290309.3305Kevin McGonigleDETSS313297352275291299.5305.5Robert SuarezATLP246332341279292305.8306Matt WallnerMINOF250328361284293304.5307Cedric MullinsTBOF307248356307294 (tie)299.5307.5Mitch KellerPITP304325258311294 (tie)317.5307.5Dylan BeaversBALOF315219300436296283309.5Evan CarterTEXOF354366147265297311314Carson KellyCHCC257359283345298312.8315.5Ryan O’HearnPIT1B. 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