15 days until Opening Day …\u00a0<\/p>\n
I have good news for you: No long intro today! We’re almost two weeks from Opening Day, and if you’re just joining us, you need to get caught up. The Fantasy Baseball Today team has been deep in research since November, but if you haven’t quite caught up yet, that’s okay.<\/p>\n
That’s what today’s newsletter is all about. It’s time to get familiar with the player pool for 2026, and to help out, I’ve got position previews, strategies, and tiers for every position from Scott White and I. With any luck, with the help of today’s newsletter, you’ll know every position like the back of your hand in time for your drafts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We’ll have a whole lot more to make sure you’re ready for Opening Day between now and the 25th, too. We’re in the home stretch. Let’s get to it:\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Prepare to be amazed.<\/p>\n
You know, catcher, that black sheep of a position that’s often as frivolous and frustrating as tight end is in Fantasy Football<\/a>? What if I told you it’s actually good now?<\/p>\n Heard that one before, have you? Gotten burned more than once by some young upstart who ultimately fell victim to attrition, playing-time chicanery, or plain old-fashioned failure? Yes, all three are pretty common at catcher, largely because of the physical demands it places on its participants.<\/p>\n But this time, I mean it. It’s not mere wishcasting over some hypothetical somebody. It’s not naively whitewashing some deeply flawed data darling. The influx of talent here has been so extensive over the past couple years that the redundancies run deep. And these are all players who, to some degree or another, have already demonstrated what they can do …” –Scott White<\/p>\n C Tiers<\/a><\/p>\n The Elite:\u00a0Cal Raleigh<\/a> \u2020: one tier lower in categories\/Rotisserie leagues One sleeper, one breakout, and one bust<\/a><\/p>\n Sleeper: Harry Ford<\/a>, Nationals<\/a><\/p>\n Ford has been a top prospect for a pretty long time and hasn’t quite developed into the sure-fire difference maker many hoped for. And his profile for Fantasy took an especially big hit in 2025 as he stole just seven bases in 97 games at Triple-A. That puts a lot more pressure on the bat to play up, and things are kind of fringe-y; he makes good swing decisions, but the raw power and contact skills are more average than great, and the hit tool could play down against MLB<\/a> pitching. <\/p>\n Breakout: Samuel Basallo<\/a>, Orioles<\/a><\/p>\n Rice is everyone’s favorite breakout, though I imagine the heat is going to get turned down a bit in drafts after the signing of Paul Goldschmidt<\/a> as a potential platoon for at least the toughest lefties on the schedule. Rice should still have a playing time edge on most other catchers and might end up being one of the two or three best hitters at the position.\u00a0<\/p>\n Bust: Alejandro Kirk<\/a>, Blue Jays<\/a><\/p>\n I guess I just don’t get the appeal here? Kirk is coming off a career-best season that saw him hit … 15 homers with 121 combined runs and RBI? Really, that’s all? Sure, he hit .282, but don’t you need more than that to be a top-12 option at catcher, especially this year? In theory, Kirk’s skill set should at least make him a solid bet for batting average, but even there, he hit just .251 between 2023 and 2024, so you can’t even say that. It’s reasonable to hope for a useful batting average from Kirk, but he was just 16th in homers, sixth in RBI, and 19th in runs among catchers in 2025. –Chris Towers<\/p>\n “Once a repository for all things slug, first base got stuck in a state of sameness for about a half-decade, recycling the same standouts, with a number of youthful misses along the way.<\/p>\n But then came\u00a0Nick Kurtz<\/a>. To say he delivered on the hype would be selling him short. Not only did he homer 36 times in 117 games, giving him a 162-game pace of 50, but he also had arguably the best single-game performance for any hitter in history, homering four times en route to a record 19 total bases. Some players sputter when rushed to the majors. He found another gear.<\/p>\n And with that, the position accustomed to sameness has a new No. 1. Turns out Kurtz wasn’t the only one to break through, either.\u00a0Vinnie Pasquantino<\/a>\u00a0finally stayed healthy long enough to deliver on his potential.\u00a0Tyler Soderstrom<\/a>\u00a0made good in his first full season.\u00a0Michael Busch<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Jonathan Aranda<\/a>\u00a0had a long road to regular playing time in the majors, but proved deserving of it, delivering numbers much like they did in the minors. Makes you forget all about\u00a0Triston Casas<\/a>, doesn’t it?” –Scott White<\/p>\n 1B Tiers<\/a><\/p>\n The Elite:\u00a0Nick Kurtz<\/a>,\u00a0Vladimir Guerrero Jr<\/a> One sleeper, one breakout, and one bust<\/a><\/p>\n Sleeper: Munetaka Murakami<\/a>, White Sox<\/a><\/p>\n Murakami was pretty much the best hitter in Japan over the past half-decade, though there were some real ups and downs. He struggled with contact in Japan, striking out around 28-29% of the time over the past three seasons, and it’s reasonable to expect that number to be even higher in the majors. So he’ll need to be an elite power hitter to overcome that. The good news is he’s been the premier power hitter in the second-best professional league in the world and is still very much in his prime.\u00a0<\/p>\n Breakout: Kyle Manzardo<\/a>, Guardians<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n We got a near 30-homer season out of Manzardo already, but with a poor batting average and limited counting stats, so I understand the lack of interest in him in drafts. But the Guardians started treating him more like an everyday player down the stretch, as he started seven of their final 10 games against lefty starts, including a must-win playoff game against Tarik Skubal<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bust: Nick Kurtz<\/a>, Athletics<\/a><\/p>\n He’s going to be good. He may even be great. There’s even a chance Kurtz is truly a generational talent. And that upside – 45 homers, 100-plus RBI, a good batting average – is worth chasing with a second-round pick. But the likeliest outcome is disappointment. Every rookie with an OPS north of 1.000 except for Ted Williams has regressed the following year, and that’s even true for Hall of Fame talents like Aaron Judge<\/a>, who went four seasons without another 1.000 OPS after his rookie season. –Chris Towers<\/p>\n “Second base has become increasingly difficult to classify in recent years. Is it deep? Is it shallow? It’s all a matter of perspective.<\/p>\n Certainly, it’s\u00a0weak\u00a0in the sense that few drafters will feel like their second baseman is the crux of their team. The first (Jazz Chisholm<\/a>) will go off the board late in Round 2, with maybe another (Ketel Marte<\/a>) in Round 3 and maybe another (Brice Turang<\/a>) in Round 4. But all three are elevated due to their scarcity and don’t bring the same assurances as high-end players at other positions (for instance, first base).<\/p>\n You see the dilemma. Sure, investing big at second base could give you a serious leg up on your competition, but not if it ruins you first …” –Scott White<\/p>\n 2B Tiers<\/a><\/p>\n The Elite:\u00a0Jazz Chisholm<\/a>,\u00a0Ketel Marte<\/a> One sleeper, one breakout, and one bust<\/a><\/p>\n Sleeper: Matt McLain<\/a>, Reds<\/a><\/p>\n I was right to be out on McLain as a top-100 pick this time last year, but I’m a bit more optimistic about his chances for a bounce back than most seemed to be coming into spring. I think too many Fantasy players discounted the impact that missing an entire year coming off shoulder surgery would have on McLain, who simply didn’t make enough contact for his relatively limited raw power. A full year off will do that, and he still has some reason to be optimistic – he doesn’t swing and miss as much as you’d think for a 29% strikeout rate guy, and if he can cut that K rate to around 24-25%, I think there’s a pretty dynamic skill set here.\u00a0<\/p>\n Breakout: Luke Keaschall<\/a>, Twins<\/a><\/p>\n Here’s the bullish case for Keaschall: For most of his minor-league career, brief though it was, he was more like a high-.100s ISO guy, including when he hit 15 homers in just 102 games in 2024. If there is actually 20-homer potential here – if his poor results and middling underlying numbers in 2025 were the result of coming back from the forearm fracture – then you’re talking about some serious upside. He should make plenty of contact, and he should steal plenty of bases (50-steal pace across all levels in 2025), and if we’re talking about actual contributions in homers, well, that’s a pretty exciting profile. I’m expecting 10 homers and hoping for 15, but I don’t think that’s the ceiling here.<\/p>\n Bust: Ceddanne Rafaela<\/a>, Red Sox<\/a><\/p>\n I’m having trouble making sense of Rafaela’s price. His final numbers in 2025 would justify his current ADP, but it feels like his skillset kinda demands a lot more of a margin for error than we’re getting here. Yeah, you’ll take 16 homers and 20 steals for a 10th round pick, but the truth is, Rafaela was really only useful in Fantasy for two months in 2025, from June through July, when he had 11 of his homers and seven of his steals. Outside of those two months, Rafaela was pretty much useless, and his poor plate discipline and middling batted ball skills don’t exactly back up the idea that the two good months are more likely to be the norm moving forward. –Chris Towers<\/p>\n “We may have a problem here.<\/p>\n There are times when third base is loaded. It tends to invite larger gentlemen with stronger arms, after all, and with that comes powerful swings, generally speaking. But in those times when defense is more in vogue, third base will end up losing some of its best bats to other, less premium positions. <\/p>\n That’s the state the position is in now, and judging by the third base picture in the minors, it’s not improving anytime soon. Surely, some of the current shortstop class will end up migrating, for the same reason some third basemen migrate to first base, but when sizing up the true third basemen in the minors right now, only one stands out: Jacob Reimer<\/a>. And he’s blocked about three times over for the Mets<\/a> …” –Scott White<\/p>\n 3B Tiers<\/a><\/p>\n The First-Rounders:\u00a0Jose Ramirez<\/a> One sleeper, one breakout, and one bust<\/a><\/p>\n Sleeper: Jordan Lawlar<\/a>, Diamondbacks<\/a><\/p>\n Lawlar has his flaws, for sure. He’s struggled mightily to stay healthy in the upper minors, and he has struggled mightily to hit non-fastballs, which is a pretty big red flag that MLB pitchers are more likely to take advantage of than those in the minors. But at this point, the Diamondbacks need to just give him a chance to sink or swim, because there’s nothing left to be learned for a guy with an OPS near 1.000 in his career at Triple-A. It looks like Lawlar is at least going to get a chance to play in the outfield for the Diamondbacks, and if he can hack it out there defensively, I still think he’s a guy with 20-20 upside in the majors – though my expectations for his batting average continue to decline in the short and longer term.<\/p>\n Breakout: Kazuma Okamoto<\/a>, Blue Jays<\/p>\n Okamoto combines at least above-average raw power with the skills to put it into play consistently in games. That doesn’t mean he’ll definitely be a plus major-leaguer, but it’s a bet I’m willing to make given his landing spot with the Blue Jays. He ended up signing for four years and $60 million despite turning 30 in June, so the Blue Jays are paying him like they expect him to be an immediate contributor. He’ll likely primarily play third base, but could see time at first, second, and the outfield depending on how important it becomes to keep his bat in the lineup. The likeliest outcome for Okamoto is probably something like the post-peak version of Nolan Arenado<\/a>, and his ADP is still outside of the top-200, making him a very nice target in most leagues.<\/p>\n Bust: Alex Bregman<\/a>, Cubs<\/a><\/p>\n I think Bregman is probably going to be fine. He’s less reliant for power on pulling the ball right down the line than Isaac Paredes<\/a>, and that’s the primary reason he was such a bad fit for Wrigley Field. I don’t think Bregman is likely to be held back in the same way. But it’s been a tough park to hit for power in the past few years, and Bregman doesn’t have as much of a margin for error as he used to. If that batting average dips to the .250 range and the homers settle in more in the 20 range in Wrigley, he’s going to start looking pretty fringe-y for Fantasy. His price is reasonable enough that I’m not actively avoiding Bregman, but I don’t think the ceiling is high enough to make him a big target, either. –Chris Towers<\/p>\n “If third base is the position you have to worry about most (and if you’ve read my third base strategies, you know it is), shortstop is the position you have to worry about least. That comes with a caveat, but it won’t apply to 90 percent of you.<\/p>\n Granted, shortstop has had a reputation for being the most star-studded position in Fantasy for darn near a decade now, but it hasn’t always been deep to the point that you can’t really mess it up. That’s how it stacks up now, though. In addition to all the early-round standouts remaining more or less in good standing, Mookie Betts<\/a> and Geraldo Perdomo<\/a> have unexpectedly joined the ranks of the elite, Zachary Neto<\/a> and Jeremy Pena<\/a> have taken a significant step forward, and Bo Bichette<\/a> and Trevor Story<\/a> have shaken off past injuries to regain their place of prominence. By my count, there are 15 shortstops who would be satisfactory starters in any format, along with a handful of others with that same sort of upside.<\/p>\n About that caveat, though: The drop-off thereafter is steep … ” –Scott White<\/p>\n SS Tiers<\/a><\/p>\n The First-Rounders:\u00a0Bobby Witt<\/a>,\u00a0Elly De La Cruz<\/a>^ One sleeper, one breakout, and one bust<\/a><\/p>\n Sleeper: JJ Wetherholt<\/a>, Cardinals<\/a><\/p>\n Wetherholt is likely to be the starting second baseman for the Cardinals, and he’s a lot more interesting when he qualifies there. But even if he’s only a shortstop, Wetherholt has enough talent to matter even in 12-team leagues. The No. 7 pick in the 2024 draft, Wetherholt hit .306\/.421\/.510 with 17 homers and 23 steals in 109 games across the high minors, and that included a 91.4 mph average exit velocity at Triple-A – a sign that the power is more than just fringe-y. Wetherholt should hit for a solid batting average, and expecting 15-15 production seems reasonable enough, but with a player this young and talented, that certainly isn’t the ceiling.\u00a0<\/p>\n Breakout: Elly De La Cruz<\/a>, Reds<\/p>\n Remember in Toy Story 2 when Woody’s arm gets frayed, and Andy very heartlessly tells him, “I don’t wanna play with you anymore?” Sure, you’ve seen the meme! That’s Fantasy Baseball players with Elly De La Cruz. For years, you had to talk Fantasy players down from getting too excited about De La Cruz, ranking him as a top-five pick before he ever earned that right. In 2025, he looked like he was finally making that leap, cutting his strikeout rate to 24% in the first half and putting up a .284\/.359\/.495 line. The speed wasn’t where it had been in previous years, but a 30-40 pace with elite run and RBI numbers was more than enough to overcome that. Then he suffered a torn quad in July, never missed a game, collapsed in the second half, and now he’s a late-first-rounder who sometimes slips to the second in a Roto league?\u00a0<\/p>\n Bust: Trevor Story, Red Sox<\/p>\n Story’s production, even during his injury-plagued first few seasons in Boston, was strong enough that it’s hard to see the bottom truly falling out. And even when he struggled in 2025 – such as when he put up a .194 xwOBA in May – he promptly bounced back, ending up with a wOBA north of .340 in each of the final four months after a slow start to the season. But man, this profile feels super risky regardless. It comes with some pretty rotten plate discipline (27% strikeout rate, 5% walk rate), and his expected stats (.249 expected batting average, .421 expected slugging percentage) don’t leave a ton of margin for error. It would all be easy enough to overlook if we weren’t talking about a 32-year-old who went three straight seasons without playing even 95 games before 2025. –Chris Towers<\/p>\n “More than at any other hitter position, your approach to the outfield will depend on your format. Standard Head-to-Head lineups require only three. Standard Rotisserie lineups require five. Four would be the sweet spot that best accounts for the distribution of talent at the position, but alas, this isn’t slow-pitch softball.<\/p>\n Let’s tackle three first because it’s easier. I don’t just mean more straightforward but easier, like a piece of cake. As with catcher and shortstop, you can hardly mess it up when playing on the shallower end of the pool. I count about 40 outfielders that would be satisfactory starters in such a format, along with a few other pure upside plays, so if you just do the math — 12 teams needing three outfielders each — you’re covered.<\/p>\n Chances are you’ll come out of the first round with one of your three outfield spots filled already, given that one-third of the players selected there are outfielders. I’d be reluctant to invest both of those picks in outfielders, but again, I’m speaking for three-outfielder leagues here.<\/p>\n In five-outfielder leagues, there isn’t much harm in using your first two picks on outfielders, if that’s the way the draft shakes out …” –Scott White<\/p>\n OF Tiers<\/a><\/p>\n The First-Rounders:\u00a0Aaron Judge<\/a>, (Shohei Ohtani<\/a>),\u00a0Juan Soto<\/a>,\u00a0Kyle Tucker<\/a>,\u00a0Ronald Acuna Jr.<\/a>,\u00a0Julio Rodriguez<\/a>^, (Kyle Schwarber<\/a>)\u2020 One sleeper, one breakout, and one bust<\/a><\/p>\n Sleeper: Daylen Lile<\/a>, Nationals<\/p>\n Lile’s breakout came out of nowhere, which is why he’s being met with such skepticism. But he was also just 22 last year, so I think some are underestimating the possibility of the breakout just being legitimate. He has real plus contact skills and athleticism, and enough raw power that he probably isn’t just a slap hitter. It’s probably asking too much to expect him to be a .300 hitter forever, but his xBA was actually the best among all qualifying hitters in 2025, so it’s certainly not impossible. If you expect something like a .280 average with double-digit homers and 20-plus steals, you’ll be happy with Lile, and I don’t think that’s the ceiling here.<\/p>\n Breakout: Roman Anthony<\/a>, Red Sox<\/p>\n The case kind of makes itself: Anthony was the top prospect in baseball a year ago, he dominated the minors, and then he came up to the majors as a 21-year-old and more than held his own while showing plus-plus raw power. He probably won’t steal many bases, and his home park might make hitting his high-end outcomes for power harder. But Anthony has the skills to be the rare early-round hitter who doesn’t steal many bases. I could see some Bryce Harper-esque outcomes here on the high end.<\/p>\n Bust: Oneil Cruz<\/a>, Pirates<\/a><\/p>\n The physical tools are ridiculous. So are the shortcomings. He can’t hit lefties. He doesn’t elevate the ball consistently. He strikes out more than anyone in baseball. He’s not even an especially good defensive player, which doesn’t matter directly for Fantasy, but would at least insulate him from some playing time risk. If he fixes some of those flaws, yeah, Cruz could be an absolutely dominant Fantasy option. But he’s also 27, so at some point, we probably just need to take him for what he is. The ceiling is high, but there’s also a real chance we get a repeat of last season, where he was a big contributor in steals and a below-average one everywhere else. Except, with the Pirates actually seemingly trying to win games this season, the playing time against lefties might be at risk. –Chris Towers<\/p>\n “While starting pitcher is only one position, it’s basically half the game, so your approach there requires greater care than everywhere else.<\/p>\n And yet … I couldn’t be less stressed about it this year.<\/p>\n That’s not my default setting. Longtime followers will remember my early-round insistence in 2020 and 2021 and fixation with\u00a0The Glob\u00a0in 2024. Yes, my approach at starting pitcher, while adapting to the latest trends, is usually crystal clear.<\/p>\n But this year, I’m having a hard time caring. It feels like yet another position where there are more than enough similar options to satisfy me. It’s deep at the top. It’s deep in the middle. It’s deep at the bottom. And when I say deep, I don’t just mean similar. The middle ranks, especially, are so packed with upside that the draft is likely to end before my enthusiasm does. Even as someone who prefers not to invest heavily at the position, I can’t tell you how many times in a Rotisserie draft I’ve found myself saying, “I wish I still had a spot for\u00a0that\u00a0guy” …” –Scott White<\/p>\n SP Tiers<\/a><\/p>\n The First-Rounders:\u00a0Tarik Skubal<\/a>,\u00a0Garrett Crochet<\/a>,\u00a0Paul Skenes<\/a> One sleeper, one breakout, and one bust<\/a><\/p>\n Sleeper: Kris Bubic<\/a>, Royals<\/a><\/p>\n That Bubic is coming back from a rotator cuff strain that ended his breakout season early is likely what is keeping his price down, and that’s a pretty big red flag … if he costs much at all to draft. However, with his price sitting outside of the top 200, much of the downside risk here is mitigated, and what we’re left with is a pitcher who showed legitimate front-of-rotation upside last season. Bubic threw 116.1 innings with a 2.55 ERA, and while the peripherals don’t quite back it up, they don’t suggest it was some fluke either – you’d still take his 3.16 expected ERA, wouldn’t you?\u00a0<\/p>\n Breakout: Chase Burns<\/a>, Reds<\/p>\n It’s a 70-grade fastball and a 70-grade slider. The changeup is a work in progress, the command can be an issue, and there are real questions about his ability to stay healthy given how hard he throws (and last year’s IL stint with a Grade 1 flexor tendon strain). It’s not hard to see how things go wrong, and Burns isn’t even guaranteed a spot in the rotation as of now, though it seems extremely unlikely he won’t be in the end! But it’s a 70-grade fastball and a 70-grade slider. At the risk of oversimplifying, players with this kind of stuff usually work out. It’s a limited arsenal (he’s working on the changeup and has a curveball, but neither is likely to be much more than show-me pitches), but it’s the kind of limited arsenal that has made stars out of Hunter Greene<\/a> and Spencer Strider<\/a>. Turns out, when you can throw like those dudes, nuance matters a lot less.<\/p>\n
The Near-Elite:\u00a0Hunter Goodman<\/a>,\u00a0William Contreras<\/a>,\u00a0Ben Rice<\/a>,\u00a0Shea Langeliers<\/a>
The Next-Best Things:\u00a0Will Smith<\/a>,\u00a0Agustin Ramirez<\/a>,\u00a0Salvador Perez<\/a>,\u00a0Drake Baldwin<\/a>,\u00a0Adley Rutschman<\/a>
The Fallback Options:\u00a0Samuel Basallo<\/a>,\u00a0Yainer Diaz<\/a>,\u00a0Carter Jensen<\/a>,\u00a0Gabriel Moreno<\/a>,\u00a0Kyle Teel<\/a>, (Ivan Herrera<\/a>),\u00a0Francisco Alvarez<\/a>
The Last Resorts:\u00a0J.T. Realmuto<\/a>,\u00a0Alejandro Kirk<\/a>,\u00a0Austin Wells<\/a>,\u00a0Dillon Dingler<\/a>,\u00a0Logan O’Hoppe<\/a>
The Leftovers:\u00a0Carson Kelly<\/a>,\u00a0Edgar Quero<\/a>,\u00a0Tyler Stephenson<\/a>, (Moises Ballesteros<\/a>),\u00a0Harry Ford<\/a>,\u00a0Victor Caratini<\/a>,\u00a0Ryan Jeffers<\/a>,\u00a0Sean Murphy<\/a>,\u00a0Miguel Amaya<\/a>,\u00a0Carlos Narvaez<\/a>,\u00a0Danny Jansen<\/a>,\u00a0Bo Naylor<\/a><\/p>\n
^: one tier lower in Head-to-Head points leagues
( ): DH-only, but with some hope of becoming eligible here<\/p>\n
The Near-Elite:\u00a0Pete Alonso<\/a>,\u00a0Matt Olson<\/a>,\u00a0Bryce Harper<\/a>,\u00a0Rafael Devers<\/a>,\u00a0Freddie Freeman<\/a>,\u00a0Josh Naylor<\/a>
The Next-Best Things:\u00a0Ben Rice<\/a>,\u00a0Vinnie Pasquantino<\/a>,\u00a0Yandy Diaz<\/a>\u2020,\u00a0Tyler Soderstrom<\/a>,\u00a0Michael Busch<\/a>
The Fallback Options:\u00a0Salvador Perez<\/a>,\u00a0Spencer Torkelson<\/a>,\u00a0Jonathan Aranda<\/a>
The Last Resorts:\u00a0Sal Stewart<\/a>,\u00a0Munetaka Murakami<\/a>,\u00a0Willson Contreras<\/a>,\u00a0Alec Burleson<\/a>,\u00a0Spencer Steer<\/a>,\u00a0Luis Arraez<\/a>,\u00a0Kyle Manzardo<\/a>,\u00a0Christian Walker<\/a>, (Bryce Eldridge<\/a>)
The Leftovers:\u00a0Andrew Vaughn<\/a>,\u00a0Lenyn Sosa<\/a>,\u00a0Jake Burger<\/a>,\u00a0Miguel Vargas<\/a>,\u00a0Nolan Schanuel<\/a>,\u00a0Ryan O’Hearn<\/a>,\u00a0Coby Mayo<\/a>,\u00a0Paul Goldschmidt<\/a>,\u00a0Josh Smith<\/a>,\u00a0Triston Casas<\/a>,\u00a0Romy Gonzalez<\/a>,\u00a0Josh Bell<\/a><\/p>\n
The Near-Elite:\u00a0Brice Turang<\/a>
The Next-Best Things:\u00a0Jose Altuve<\/a>,\u00a0Nico Hoerner<\/a>,\u00a0Luke Keaschall<\/a>
The Fallback Options:\u00a0Brandon Lowe<\/a>,\u00a0Ozzie Albies<\/a>,\u00a0Gleyber Torres<\/a>\u2020
The Last Resorts:\u00a0Jorge Polanco<\/a>,\u00a0Xavier Edwards<\/a>,\u00a0Marcus Semien<\/a>,\u00a0Brendan Donovan<\/a>\u2020,\u00a0Ceddanne Rafaela<\/a>,\u00a0Matt McLain<\/a>,\u00a0Bryson Stott<\/a>,\u00a0Otto Lopez<\/a>,\u00a0Jackson Holliday<\/a>
The Leftovers:\u00a0Luis Garcia<\/a>,\u00a0Brett Baty<\/a>,\u00a0Lenyn Sosa<\/a>,\u00a0Colt Keith<\/a>,\u00a0Jose Caballero<\/a>,\u00a0Brooks Lee<\/a>,\u00a0Tommy Edman<\/a>,\u00a0Jeff McNeil<\/a>,\u00a0Jake Cronenworth<\/a>,\u00a0Ernie Clement<\/a>,\u00a0Chase Meidroth<\/a>,\u00a0Romy Gonzalez<\/a>,\u00a0Andres Gimenez<\/a>,\u00a0Nolan Gorman<\/a>,\u00a0Jonathan India<\/a>,\u00a0Willi Castro<\/a>,\u00a0Christian Moore<\/a>,\u00a0Luisangel Acuna<\/a>,\u00a0Sung-Mun Song<\/a><\/p>\n
The Elite:\u00a0Junior Caminero<\/a>,\u00a0Jazz Chisholm<\/a>
The Near-Elite:\u00a0Manny Machado<\/a>,\u00a0Austin Riley<\/a>,\u00a0Eugenio Suarez<\/a>,\u00a0Maikel Garcia<\/a>
The Next-Best Things:\u00a0Alex Bregman<\/a>\u2020,\u00a0Max Muncy<\/a>\u2020
The Fallback Options:\u00a0Matt Chapman<\/a>,\u00a0Kazuma Okamoto<\/a>,\u00a0Isaac Paredes<\/a>
The Last Resorts:\u00a0Noelvi Marte<\/a>,\u00a0Royce Lewis<\/a>,\u00a0Alec Bohm<\/a>,\u00a0Jordan Westburg<\/a>^
The Leftovers:\u00a0Addison Barger<\/a>,\u00a0Jordan Lawlar<\/a>,\u00a0Carlos Correa<\/a>,\u00a0Brett Baty<\/a>,\u00a0Josh Jung<\/a>,\u00a0Caleb Durbin<\/a>,\u00a0Mark Vientos<\/a>,\u00a0Matt Shaw<\/a>,\u00a0Zach McKinstry<\/a>,\u00a0Colt Keith<\/a>,\u00a0Miguel Vargas<\/a>,\u00a0Jose Caballero<\/a>,\u00a0Brooks Lee<\/a>,\u00a0Ernie Clement<\/a>,\u00a0Josh Smith<\/a>,\u00a0Connor Norby<\/a>,\u00a0Marcelo Mayer<\/a>,\u00a0Ryan McMahon<\/a>,\u00a0Nolan Arenado<\/a>,\u00a0Nolan Gorman<\/a>,\u00a0Jonathan India<\/a>,\u00a0Willi Castro<\/a><\/p>\n
The Elite:\u00a0Gunnar Henderson<\/a>,\u00a0Trea Turner<\/a>,\u00a0Francisco Lindor<\/a>,\u00a0Mookie Betts<\/a>\u2020,\u00a0Geraldo Perdomo<\/a>\u2020
The Near-Elite:\u00a0Zachary Neto<\/a>,\u00a0Corey Seager<\/a>,\u00a0C.J. Abrams<\/a>,\u00a0Bo Bichette<\/a>
The Next-Best Things:\u00a0Jeremy Pena<\/a>,\u00a0Trevor Story<\/a>^
The Fallback Options:\u00a0Willy Adames<\/a>,\u00a0Dansby Swanson<\/a>,\u00a0Konnor Griffin<\/a>,\u00a0Jacob Wilson<\/a>\u2020
The Last Resorts:\u00a0Colson Montgomery<\/a>,\u00a0Xavier Edwards<\/a>,\u00a0JJ Wetherholt<\/a>,\u00a0Kevin McGonigle<\/a>,\u00a0Xander Bogaerts<\/a>\u2020,\u00a0Otto Lopez<\/a>
The Leftovers:\u00a0Carlos Correa<\/a>,\u00a0Ezequiel Tovar<\/a>,\u00a0Masyn Winn<\/a>,\u00a0Colt Emerson<\/a>,\u00a0Anthony Volpe<\/a>,\u00a0Zach McKinstry<\/a>,\u00a0Jose Caballero<\/a>,\u00a0Brooks Lee<\/a>,\u00a0J.P. Crawford<\/a>,\u00a0Ernie Clement<\/a>,\u00a0Josh Smith<\/a>,\u00a0Ha-seong Kim<\/a>,\u00a0Jett Williams<\/a><\/p>\n
The Elite:\u00a0Fernando Tatis Jr.<\/a>,\u00a0Jackson Chourio<\/a>,\u00a0Corbin Carroll<\/a>,\u00a0Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/a>,\u00a0James Wood<\/a>, (Yordan Alvarez<\/a>)
The Near-Elite:\u00a0Cody Bellinger<\/a>,\u00a0Wyatt Langford<\/a>,\u00a0Byron Buxton<\/a>, (Christian Yelich<\/a>),\u00a0George Springer<\/a>,\u00a0Brent Rooker<\/a>,\u00a0Randy Arozarena<\/a>,\u00a0Riley Greene<\/a>,\u00a0Seiya Suzuki<\/a>,\u00a0Jarren Duran<\/a>,\u00a0Roman Anthony<\/a>
The Next-Best Things:\u00a0Jose Altuve<\/a>,\u00a0Michael Harris<\/a>^,\u00a0Jackson Merrill<\/a>,\u00a0Tyler Soderstrom<\/a>,\u00a0Oneil Cruz<\/a>^
The Fallback Options:\u00a0Kyle Stowers<\/a>,\u00a0Brandon Nimmo<\/a>,\u00a0Jo Adell<\/a>,\u00a0Luis Robert<\/a>,\u00a0Lawrence Butler<\/a>,\u00a0Teoscar Hernandez<\/a>,\u00a0Jakob Marsee<\/a>,\u00a0Taylor Ward<\/a>,\u00a0Jurickson Profar<\/a>,\u00a0Ian Happ<\/a>,\u00a0Mike Trout<\/a>,\u00a0Daulton Varsho<\/a>,\u00a0Andy Pages<\/a>,\u00a0Chandler Simpson<\/a>^
The Last Resorts:\u00a0Noelvi Marte<\/a>,\u00a0Ramon Laureano<\/a>,\u00a0Bryan Reynolds<\/a>,\u00a0Ceddanne Rafaela<\/a>,\u00a0Brenton Doyle<\/a>,\u00a0Steven Kwan<\/a>,\u00a0Sal Frelick<\/a>,\u00a0Dylan Crews<\/a>,\u00a0Alec Burleson<\/a>,\u00a0Jac Caglianone<\/a>,\u00a0Daylen Lile<\/a>,\u00a0Trent Grisham<\/a>,\u00a0Wilyer Abreu<\/a>,\u00a0Heliot Ramos<\/a>,\u00a0Justin Crawford<\/a>
The Leftovers:\u00a0Kerry Carpenter<\/a>,\u00a0Addison Barger<\/a>,\u00a0Giancarlo Stanton<\/a>,\u00a0Jasson Dominguez<\/a>,\u00a0Adolis Garcia<\/a>,\u00a0Joshua Lowe<\/a>,\u00a0Carson Benge<\/a>,\u00a0Chase DeLauter<\/a>,\u00a0Mickey Moniak<\/a>,\u00a0Owen Caissie<\/a>, (Marcell Ozuna<\/a>),\u00a0Cedric Mullins<\/a>,\u00a0Dominic Canzone<\/a>,\u00a0Dylan Beavers<\/a>,\u00a0TJ Friedl<\/a>,\u00a0Isaac Collins<\/a>,\u00a0Zach McKinstry<\/a>,\u00a0Colton Cowser<\/a>,\u00a0Jose Caballero<\/a>,\u00a0Zach Cole<\/a>,\u00a0Evan Carter<\/a>,\u00a0Jordan Beck<\/a>,\u00a0Andrew Benintendi<\/a>,\u00a0Jake Mangum<\/a>,\u00a0Victor Robles<\/a>,\u00a0Nick Castellanos<\/a>,\u00a0Jung Hoo Lee<\/a>,\u00a0Jorge Soler<\/a>,\u00a0Matt Wallner<\/a>,\u00a0Austin Hays<\/a>,\u00a0Tyler O’Neill<\/a>,\u00a0Cam Smith<\/a>,\u00a0Jordan Walker<\/a>,\u00a0Victor Scott II<\/a>,\u00a0Harrison Bader<\/a>,\u00a0Lars Nootbaar<\/a>,\u00a0Jeff McNeil<\/a>,\u00a0Ryan O’Hearn<\/a>,\u00a0Trevor Larnach<\/a>,\u00a0Tommy Edman<\/a>,\u00a0Spencer Jones<\/a>,\u00a0Tyler Freeman<\/a>,\u00a0Wenceel Perez<\/a>,\u00a0Parker Meadows<\/a>,\u00a0Jonathan India<\/a>,\u00a0Willi Castro<\/a>,\u00a0Gavin Lux<\/a>,\u00a0Troy Johnston<\/a><\/p>\n
The Elite:\u00a0Chris Sale<\/a>,\u00a0Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a>,\u00a0Logan Gilbert<\/a>,\u00a0Cristopher Sanchez<\/a>,\u00a0Bryan Woo<\/a>,\u00a0Max Fried<\/a>,\u00a0Hunter Brown<\/a>,\u00a0Cole Ragans<\/a>,\u00a0Hunter Greene<\/a>,\u00a0Jacob deGrom<\/a>^,\u00a0Logan Webb<\/a>\u2020,\u00a0Framber Valdez<\/a>\u2020
The Near-Elite:\u00a0Jesus Luzardo<\/a>,\u00a0Freddy Peralta<\/a>,\u00a0George Kirby<\/a>,\u00a0Kyle Bradish<\/a>,\u00a0Joe Ryan<\/a>,\u00a0Shohei Ohtani<\/a>^,\u00a0Tyler Glasnow<\/a>^,\u00a0Eury Perez<\/a>,\u00a0Dylan Cease<\/a>,\u00a0Nick Pivetta<\/a>
The Next-Best Things:\u00a0Brandon Woodruff<\/a>,\u00a0Trevor Rogers<\/a>,\u00a0Spencer Strider<\/a>,\u00a0Chase Burns<\/a>,\u00a0Blake Snell<\/a>,\u00a0Kevin Gausman<\/a>,\u00a0Nick Lodolo<\/a>,\u00a0Gavin Williams<\/a>,\u00a0Nolan McLean<\/a>,\u00a0Trey Yesavage<\/a>,\u00a0Cameron Schlittler<\/a>
The Fallback Options:\u00a0Nathan Eovaldi<\/a>,\u00a0Bubba Chandler<\/a>,\u00a0Jacob Misiorowski<\/a>,\u00a0Emmet Sheehan<\/a>,\u00a0Tatsuya Imai<\/a>,\u00a0Robbie Ray<\/a>,\u00a0Michael King<\/a>,\u00a0Ranger Suarez<\/a>,\u00a0Kris Bubic<\/a>,\u00a0Sonny Gray<\/a>,\u00a0Luis Castillo<\/a>,\u00a0Sandy Alcantara<\/a>,\u00a0Joe Musgrove<\/a>,\u00a0Cade Horton<\/a>,\u00a0Shota Imanaga<\/a>,\u00a0Zack Wheeler<\/a>,\u00a0Carlos Rodon<\/a>,\u00a0Drew Rasmussen<\/a>^,\u00a0Tanner Bibee<\/a>,\u00a0Ryan Pepiot<\/a>
The Last Resorts:\u00a0Edward Cabrera<\/a>,\u00a0Andrew Abbott<\/a>,\u00a0Matthew Boyd<\/a>,\u00a0Gerrit Cole<\/a>,\u00a0Shane Bieber<\/a>,\u00a0MacKenzie Gore<\/a>,\u00a0Grayson Rodriguez<\/a>,\u00a0Roki Sasaki<\/a>,\u00a0Shane McClanahan<\/a>,\u00a0Aaron Nola<\/a>,\u00a0Zac Gallen<\/a>,\u00a0Andrew Painter<\/a>,\u00a0Merrill Kelly<\/a>,\u00a0Ryne Nelson<\/a>*,\u00a0Quinn Priester<\/a>,\u00a0Shane Baz<\/a>,\u00a0Shane Smith<\/a>,\u00a0Noah Cameron<\/a>,\u00a0Jacob Lopez<\/a>,\u00a0Sean Manaea<\/a>,\u00a0Michael Burrows<\/a>,\u00a0Jack Leiter<\/a>,\u00a0Ryan Weathers<\/a>
The Leftovers:\u00a0Connelly Early<\/a>,\u00a0Parker Messick<\/a>,\u00a0Bryce Miller<\/a>,\u00a0Jack Flaherty<\/a>,\u00a0Kodai Senga<\/a>,\u00a0Zebby Matthews<\/a>,\u00a0Jared Jones<\/a>,\u00a0Reid Detmers<\/a>*,\u00a0Tyler Mahle<\/a>,\u00a0Bailey Ober<\/a>,\u00a0Reynaldo Lopez<\/a>,\u00a0Grant Holmes<\/a>,\u00a0Robby Snelling<\/a>,\u00a0Cody Ponce<\/a>*,\u00a0Braxton Ashcraft<\/a>*,\u00a0Joey Cantillo<\/a>*,\u00a0Logan Henderson<\/a>,\u00a0Jameson Taillon<\/a>,\u00a0Lucas Giolito<\/a>,\u00a0Brayan Bello<\/a>,\u00a0Seth Lugo<\/a>,\u00a0Casey Mize<\/a>,\u00a0Brady Singer<\/a>,\u00a0David Peterson<\/a>,\u00a0Michael Wacha<\/a>,\u00a0Jose Soriano<\/a>,\u00a0Mitch Keller<\/a>,\u00a0Chris Bassitt<\/a>,\u00a0Jose Berrios<\/a>,\u00a0Luis Morales<\/a>,\u00a0Taj Bradley<\/a>,\u00a0Luis Gil<\/a>,\u00a0Justin Steele<\/a>,\u00a0Zack Littell<\/a>,\u00a0Jonah Tong<\/a>,\u00a0Steven Matz<\/a>*,\u00a0Ian Seymour<\/a>*,\u00a0Tyler Wells<\/a>,\u00a0Justin Verlander<\/a>,\u00a0Max Meyer<\/a>,\u00a0Corbin Burnes<\/a>,\u00a0Brandon Sproat<\/a>,\u00a0Joe Boyle<\/a>,\u00a0Cade Cavalli<\/a>,\u00a0Clay Holmes<\/a>,\u00a0Zach Eflin<\/a>,\u00a0Cristian Javier<\/a>,\u00a0German Marquez<\/a><\/p>\n