Fast-forward to today - Maeda is healthy, sitting 90/91 mph in his first spring . Obviously hes biased, but Scott Boras assumes it too, as do the Red Sox. I know, ONeill has 30/30 ability if he can only get to it, but at pick 108 youre betting on 25/25 with a .250 BA. Nothing spectacular here but hes an all-around ballplayer, from a major league family (son of 15-year journeyman Mark Guthrie). FIP is a great stat for evaluating pitchers for fantasy baseball to see if they are due for a correction. Between Clase and Diaz, I'd go the other way in a redraft league, but in a keeper format, I'll give the edge to the guy four years Diaz's youth. PFA, Dalton Guthrie, PHI All prospects are later bloomers by one year due to Covid. Speed is already stable relatively and absolutely. And he plays a mean rocknroll guitar. 2022 fantasy baseball rankings and projections for redraft and dynasty leagues, compiled from the best and most-accurate sources in the industry. Also qualifies at second base, plus 17 games at shortstop. Still a good glove wherever he plays, but playing him at shortstop is tempting the Peter Principle. If the markup is more than two rounds, you may be paying more than his redraft cost to keep him, but part of what you're paying for is his 24 years of age and massive frame that's built to last. However, that could be coming to an end in 2022 and 2023. $5 raises each year. 5 starter mix, especially with Kyle Hendricks slated to miss the start of the season. Tyrone Taylor and Garrett Mitchell are hardly immovable objects. Paul is the Editor of Rotographs and contributes to ESPN's Daily Notes. This is certainly not bettable. First of all, hes one of the infinitesimally few capable of playing well in major league baseball. at These rankings take a more points-based lean, to mirror our standard game, but since they project over a long range, they do bring into consideration player values over a broader set of formats. Right there with Acuna (except even more so in points leagues), this was a player deemed to be untouchable, regardless of the keeper cost, just a year ago. $5, Michael A. Taylor, MIN I dont care, on a good team hes a defensive replacement. I'd rather not dedicate my first-round pick to a pitcher, but if you presume all the other projected first-rounders are kept (as I recommend), then you can't afford to fritter away a guy who could go on a multi-year run as the presumed No. He's a bit like Cristian Javier in that his breakout coincided with the end of the juiced ball era, changing his fly-ball tendencies from a strength to a weakness, but he's even more at the league's mercy because he doesn't miss bats at as high of a rate. Remember that Ha-Seong Kim came from the KBO with similar production (22 HR/600 PA, .199 ISO) and has hit just 17 HR with a .138 ISO in 880 PA. That said, NPB is a more challenging league than the KBO, so Yoshida wont necessarily dip all the way to Kims level. If you do it, and he does it, you probably beat me. Continue reading this article and more from top writers, for only $9.99/mo. PFA, Aaron Hicks, NYY They say hes going to get another chance, but I suspect this is blather. The walks dont compensate when you hit .183 for three years. By Scott White Jan 4, 2022 at 6:04 pm ET . Another 219 PAs are not a safe bet. Feel free to comment, and welcome to 2023. Grishams real problem is taking strikes. Hard hits, barrels and average EV are all quite strong too, but his hacking ways (.21 Eye Ratio) cast heavy doubt on his chance to sustain. Im hardly panting for him. $13, Michael Conforto, SF Maybe the worst place he could have landed. $8, two more in OBP leagues. As for Grisham, he can in theory solve his problem rather easily, with potentially spectacular results as pitchers throw get-me-over first-pitch meatballs and Grisham deposits them in the seats. Lifetime .237/.296/.401 against lefties, which probably wont matter to the Tigers. Man United's FA Cup win proves Garnacho is a key player and Maguire must leave. My brain refuses to accept Bryce Elder as a righty, too, and I even watched him regularly at Texas during his college days. And the 21-year-old fueled that hype by hitting 33 home runs between . Eric Karabell and Tristan H. Cockcroft debate who should be the first pitcher taken off the board in 2023 fantasy baseball drafts. Here I think its safe to add a few. Draft Kit Home Top 300 Overall Top 100 SP Updated Top 150 Hitters . If hes pushing into the 20s with his HR and SB, no one will care if it comes with a .250s AVG. To his credit, he spent the winter at Driveline. Precipitous decline in HH rate and an increased use of right field support the notion, but I dont know. I agree with Jeff Zimmerman that Shane McClanahans 2021 script makes sense extended out to six months if he breaks camp, netting something in the 135-140 IP range with around 80-85 pitches per start. The weak side of a platoon is also possible. Casas showed off his power (.211 ISO, 5 HR) and sharp eye (20% BB) in a month-long debut, but a .208 BABIP saddled him with a .197 AVG in 95 plate appearances. Safer than he looks in NL leagues, safer from disaster that is. $3 if he does, a PFA if he doesnt. With an average or better hit tool, he should avoid the all-or-nothing power profile of teammate Bobby Dalbec. He still strikes out too much and has trouble with slow stuff, so figure hell see more. After an explosive run through Double-A (160 wRC+, 19 HR in 394 PA), Baty needed just a week in Triple-A before getting promoted to the majors. Mike Siani, CIN At press time, all thats standing between Siani and center field in Cincinnati is Nick Senzel and possibly Will Benson. Youre not alone. Before joining The Athletic, Gene McCaffrey was the long-time author of Wise Guy Baseball, an annual guide for high-stakes fantasy baseball players. Whether they play him every day is another matter. Eric Karabell takes a look at all of the MLB action from over the weekend and what it means for fantasy managers going forward. 2023 Fantasy Baseball Rankings . The Angels have a bit more depth this year, so they wont need to rush Silseth. Bid your faves to the moon if you like, just dont pay $10 for Joey Wendle. He uses the whole field and his 20.7% Ks are probably going to improve playing every day. Has some hitting ability, but its still questionable whether he has enough. Oswald Peraza & Anthony Volpe | SS, NYY | 298, 366 ADP. Negligible power/speed, the Pirates picked him up as insurance in case they start to get good. I'm not head over heels for Gallen the way some analysts seem to be. But Im still not coughing up in a league where finding decent replacement PAs is a problem. If every other surefire first-rounder needs to be kept, then so does Betts, who's not as old as you think he is, by the way. What are flukes are that he only slugged .368 at home and only slugged .377 against lefties. $11, Jorge Soler, MIA If hes finished it means he was finished after his age 28 season, and that would be pretty rare. $13. If you agree that hes a Hall of Famer, which I think you do, hell have at least one more black-ink season. Hed be worth several dollars with a change of scenery. . Bats left, steals some bases. Furthermore, if I hate the guy and I spurn him and he does well, I will only hate him more. These 25 guys (plus a few Honorable Mentions) arent draftable in every format, but I wanted to cast a wide net so that the list has utility across many formats and can be revisited when those who dont break camp on a big league roster are called up. He was good enough as a rookie to trust he'll at least be of some use in 2023, and with his pedigree, there's a chance this discount pays off for years to come. I would point out that there has been no obvious skimming effect in the real game of baseball, no leaps in productivity, as everyone plays less. $6, Dylan Carslon, STL Career OPS vs. lefties is .869, vs. righties its .686. Im taking the gamble before the price jumps. I do worry about his BA with all the swings and misses, and without improvement I cap him at last years .284. Presumably the Ms have plans for Hummel, who also caught 18 games and so gets more interesting in some leagues. . Conforto is good enough to be one of the somebodies, and good enough to beat the ballpark to some extent, especially if he forgets trying to hit homers at home and takes the doubles and triples that the park encourages. I struggle with how to handle prospects for this list, ultimately coming down on the side of less is more since it's a top 50 and not a catalog of everyone worth considering, but Rodriguez is a special case. Nick Castellanos, PHI Another fly-ball hitter prone to seasonal ebb and flow in his BA. Bad year and now 33, so please be careful. Yonathan Daza, COL Will hit for average like clockwork, but not nearly enough power for an outfield corner and not nearly enough defense to play center field. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted
$19 may be too low. $14, Seiya Suzuki, CHC The clichd question was whether he would hit the MLB fastball. Sheets has good power and something of a hit tool, but his problem has been recognizing balls and strikes. That means all the relevant prospects get selected, which helps give us an idea of how the market views them. Of course, that doesnt guarantee anything and if he keeps pitching like he did in 2022, he can leapfrog his org mates. His power played in Detroit but contact issues loom (28.3% Ks). I don't know how you don't keep him unless you're just stacked with young studs. The 29-year-old righty inked a five-year, $75 million deal with the Mets after putting together a sterling record in 11 seasons as a part of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. That is not abbondanza five-cat production, but it is a nice asset extended to 150 games. Unfortunately, at seasons end it was .261/.309/.366. Bobby Miller & Gavin Stone | RHPs, LAD | 480, 510 ADP. After 130 innings between the minors and majors last year, theres no reason he cant put up a full workload this year, especially with no one pushing him out of the rotation. Transfer Talk: Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes on Real Madrid's radar, Disputed loan at center of Commanders probe, Everything you need to know about F1's 2023 season, F1 season preview: Who's hot and who's not. He smashed 28 HR and stole 47 bases in 513 plate appearances across High- and Double-A but did so with a 31% K rate and just an 8% BB rate. There is a fair chance that the hype train gets rolling here Bae has a shot at Roto Rookie of the Year. I agree completely as far as BA is concerned, perhaps not so much for his power, although its possible he played hurt. All available for the price of $0!!!! $7, Jess Snchez, MIA Loads of talent, including real speed that has produced exactly one SB in the majors. $5. Then again, this is about the easiest problem for a hitter to solve. His SB time to second base was Top 10. Are PSG better off without Neymar in big games? A must-watch situation, but right now $3. Two big corrections coming, fairly screaming 28 HRs. Tyrone Taylor, MIL As long as hes an outstanding outfielder, which he was, Taylor is right on the borderline as an every-day player. I also guess we now figure hell miss time but, again, at one time Trout was notably durable. PFA, Niko Goodrum, BOS From either side, all he can hit are pitches middle middle. He wasnt quite as good during his big league run, with just an 11% K-BB rate across 24 innings (2.28 ERA, 1.39 WHIP), though the small sample was weighed down quite a bit by his five-walk start on September 13, which accounted for nearly half of the 12 walks he allowed. $14, Masataka Yoshida, BOS The consensus seems to be in the .280 range with 15-20 HRs. Tied for second at 26 are Tommy Edman, Ronald Acua and Cedric Mullins. Platooning, he should earn his $9. I agree to receive the "Fantasy Baseball Today Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. And tactically, it is an enormous help at the table when considering that extra buck. At times swing rate is an element in the package but just as easily for better as for worse. In the past 20 years or so theyve scored once with a first-round hitter Christian Yelich. EPL. Opp. $9. But I guess its all relative so there wouldnt be. One of the 2022 Fantasy baseball breakouts the model is all over: Rangers closer Joe Barlow. Hes a 51% FB hitter who has been in the majors for parts of eight seasons, and do you know how many Sacrifice Flies he has? A true switch-hitter, no problem there, with good speed that could be put to better use. Perhaps too passive definitely hits too many groundballs but worth an eye. Both his Sprint Speed (78th%) and SB time to second base (3.65 seconds) suggest that 30 bags are in reach, but these things are will rather than skill. But he will platoon, and be extended a long leash, and with his power there is a limit to how bad he can be. Part 8 explains advanced statistics available to the fantasy baseball manager and how to apply them. His Sprint Speed has fallen far, from 95.8% in 2020 to 65th% in 2022, with an intermediate 73rd% in 2021. The preseason is just the tip of the iceberg for us. One more chance. There is some raw pop there, so the bat shouldnt just get knocked out of his hand. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Id go to double figures if he makes the team. PFA, Luis Liberato, SD 27-year-old lefty slugged .541 at El Paso, but strikes out a lot. They made such a big deal out of trading for him but hes been the odd man out ever since. No, thats wrong. The power that appeared to be developing age 26 so theres not a lot of time left glaringly did not translate. People I respect are high on Thomas and he doesnt turn 23 until April, but I want to see better before I bid more. When I already hate them, I can really let em have it with no guilt. He has a bead on a full-time role out of camp and playing half his games in Cincinnati (aka Coors Jr.) instantly makes him fantasy relevant. Helps us with some SBs and a smattering elsewhere. $6, Jack Suwinski, PIT Plenty of Three True Outcomes but unfortunately the Ks have the upper hand at this time. But come to think of it, even teams that churn players in-game are limited in how much they can do it. Between that and his high-risk/high-reward profile, he slots a bit behind Henderson and Carroll. That said, playing with hip, oblique and foot injuries, he retained his 98th% hard hit rate and his 84th% sprint speed. $1. Early drafters dont seem to be worried and thats fine, but should Soto be taken ahead of Yordan Alvarez or Vlad Jr.? You cant bank on a full season but, at his current ADP of 145, you dont have to. Missed time with a recurring knee injury but was healthy at the end. $8. Part 9 gives you insight as to which players to grab and which ones to avoid in 2023. Maybe it can still happen with Adell, clearly hes got tools, but he continues to lack skills, including skill in the outfield, which doesnt help his chances. Kyle Isbel, KC Had big trouble hitting the fastball, a problem that will not go away unless he starts hitting the fastball. $9, Juan Yepez, STL I have him pegged somewhere between Avisail Garcia and Marcel Ozuna. The 26-year-old made his MLB debut last season and was almost immediately thrown into the fire as. $33, three more in OBP leagues, and of course in points leagues where a walk is a point.. Kyle Tucker, HOU Dusty Baker started him off batting sixth and eventually promoted him to fifth. Hes vulnerable up in the zone, but who isnt. The biggest question mark for me is the power. Reserve B, JJ Bleday, OAK The Fish have so much trouble developing hitters, probably because Fish Field is such a tough place to hit. $3, Stone Garrett, WAS Lots of power and some speed, but 52% fly balls and 32% Ks tell us that his BA is headed for a fall, possibly off a cliff. Has some power and some speed and just 10 Ks in 59 PAs in the majors. I've been composing this list for a good many years now, and what I've learned during that time is that it works better as a fun thought exercise than an authoritative guide. Kirilloff handled lefties well in 2021, not last year, but only 30 PAs. Not so fast, as Im still a bit suspect on how his bat will play in the majors. At age 26, the odds are lengthening. There can be no one-size-fits-all keeper rank list, and any that you see out there needs to be taken with an enormous grain of salt. The AL Cy Young runner-up can certainly suffice as your No. Todd Zola takes a look at which players will be the most impacted by the resizing of bases for the 2023 season. Will Brennan, CLE A great risk-reducer in mono leagues is to identify those hitters most likely to get more PAs this year. If I had to pick first, Id take Rodrguez, because I think right now hes the best five-cat hitter of the bunch. Its hard to ignore the 85 SB that led the minors last year. Play ESPN fantasy baseball for free. I do know that he bats behind a whole lot of OBP. Klicken Sie auf Einstellungen verwalten um weitere Informationen zu erhalten und Ihre Einstellungen zu verwalten. He has no business batting leadoff with a career .314 OBP, but thats where they hit him most last year and they dont have anyone any better, so they probably will again. $6, Kik Hernndez, BOS Turns out that playing full-time for Boston did not make him a better hitter than when the Dodgers skimmed him all those years. There arent enough players with todays four-man benches somebody has to play the whole game. Pfaadt had no such problems in his Triple-A stay, with a 2.63 ERA and 0.99 WHIP in 62 innings. He supports the two premium offerings with a slutter/slurve triple hybrid that plays as more of a cutter in the upper-80s register, a slider in the low-to-mid-80s register, and can be more of a slow curveball when he really dials down the velocity. $6, Mike Yastrzemski, SF Give him credit, as almost no one thought hed even make the majors much less succeed, but I fear he has settled into a player who is not good enough even to platoon. Plays at age 26 so all hope is not lost worth a shot as an OF5 in mixed leagues. Only 21 of those came at Triple-A, so he will start the season there and continue to refine his command with a good chance at a summer debut. 1 overall pick in 2024, and a good chance that again he will be Top 5. Also played 18 games at first base. Charlie Blackmon, COL Well, duh, he exercised his $18M option. I dont know why, but I have this exact same confusion with Grayson Rodriguez! Played through a hip flexor injury that likely sapped some power, but a .338 slug is a long ways from assistance. Still a foundational hitter, but not a first-rounder. Around two weeks in, a torn UCL in his thumb required surgery and ended his season. He definitely had a problem with lefties (.649 OPS), which is not terrible and wont keep him out of the lineup given his stellar defense, but figure hell bat ninth against them. Very likely to get an early call-up. With all his injuries, not a target in AL leagues. (YES!) Andrew McCutchen, PIT He will never lose his game awareness, and since hes running as fast as ever, maybe we should expect a SB spike. The premise that extra recovery time will help is maybe equal parts plausible and dubious, but anyway it didnt work. The 2022 fantasy baseball season is now headed into its final few weeks. The Leviathan, is on sale now, with updated rankings, projections, lineups and experts draft analysis. In the meantime, I think it wise to project far fewer PAs this year. We all make mistakes but by all means let us correct them. If theyre talking about Heyward jamming himself, maybe theyre right. 2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep: Top 50 keeper rankings based on 2020 Average Draft Position If you have to factor "value" into your keeper decisions, this list is for you. Yes, Dalton Del. His 98.5 mph fastball and upper-80s plus-plus slider were all he needed for his 2022 success, but if the show-me changeup doesnt develop, there could be some volatility for the 24-year-old flamethrower. You can even look down your nose at me, wallowing in his filth should I decide the price is right. PFA, George Valera, CLE Terry Francona and the organization have turned hard away from the strikeout. Lars Nootbaar, STL Only 70 PAs against lefties but his .855 OPS tells us they wont be a serious problem. Burleson is not their top prospect, that would be Jordan Walker, but its very possible that both are regulars by the end of this year. Also played 15 games at first base. The bottom line for Yoshida could end up looking similar to new teammate Alex Verdugo or maybe closer to Justin Chois comp of Andrew Benintendi (sans the speed, as Yoshida had just 4 SB/600 PA). He has three plus pitches that generate plenty of punchouts, with a 31% K rate in his 230 minor league innings and 28% during his 20-inning big league debut last year. Of course, his 95% LOB rate did a lot of the work and his 3.27 SIERA gives a more realistic outlook on what he could do in an extended look (and even that would be a high end). $3. One imagines that the Sox would very much like to see far fewer PAs. By early February, our top 500 rankings for 55 mixed leagues will be available. Thats a lot of outs, and a waste of his speed. $10. Oakland did well in the Frankie Montas trade and not just because hes ailing heading into the 2023. $3, Trayce Thompson, LAD Really, the Dodgers thought they would win the World Series with Trayce Thompson in left field? Hes an Eno Sarris favorite, but hes more confident in the slider becoming a swing-and-miss offering than I am, which is why I put him more in the solid-if-unspectacular bucket (Nelson, not Eno) as opposed to a major upside sleeper. Worry more that his strikeouts soared to 35.2%. $13. 1 overall, he is a popular one, and every other player in that discussion figures to be kept. Kyle Stowers, BAL A memorable first major league home run: down one run with two outs in the ninth against Liam Hendricks, Stowers hit a foul popup that Adam Engel dropped. Those are small edges that can be overcome, but I just dont see how Volpe doesnt get some more Triple-A time after struggling there in his 99 plate appearances last year (91 wRC+, 30% K rate). Though most acknowledge this Rookie of the Year favorite is the top prospect in baseball now, that wasn't at all the case going into last season. His fly ball lean leaves his susceptible to the long ball (1.5 HR/9 in 299 MiLB IP), which he counters with exemplary strikeout stuff (31% K, 17% SwStr) and great control (5%). And yet he didnt run much last year, extra odd because the Rangers were the runningest team in baseball. Not a guy you want to hang your season on, but worth a shot somewhere. 9:17 am ET, 2023 Fantasy baseball rankings: Top picks by position, 2023 Fantasy baseball rankings: Best sleepers, 2023 Fantasy baseball rankings: Top breakouts, sleepers, Fantasy: Top 30 position battles in spring training. Christopher Morel, CHC Also qualifies at second base, with 18 games at third base and 13 at shortstop. Which doesnt mean they wont try it again, which tilts me back to conservative for 2023. An over/under of 50 HRs is unheard of these days, but thats only a little high. Related: 175 Funny Fantasy Baseball Team Names for 2022 One last player that I purposefully added back into my rankings is Christian Walker. Whatever doubts we had about sinking a first-round pick into him last year have since been refuted, and if you can keep this five-category threat for anything less, wowie. His speed is gone, but so what, Stanton is still what he is, warts and all. $6, Josh Lowe, TB Clearly not ready with 33.3% Ks, but a big half-year at Durham, as in .315/.402/.556 with 25 SBs. Certainly worth a buck if he makes the team. His strikeouts improved considerably, from 32.4% to 25.8%, but thats still way too many for a burner. Thats because I prefer my riskier players in the shallower mixed-league format, where decent replacements are usually available. Im by no means sure that Brennan is going to be a star, but Im pretty sure hes going to be a pretty good roto hitter, because hes already a pretty good baseball player. Worth a buck for sure if he makes the team, but that is unclear. $25, two more in OBP leagues. Consider this their mention as opposed to a formal inclusion in the upcoming HM section. 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If not for the injuries, he would have no doubt graduated from this list and established himself with the Twins and in the fantasy market. $20. The discount will be minimal, and he certainly isn't worth a first-round pick if that's where the markup in your league puts him. Capel was a decent prospect as a fifth-rounder out of high school in 2016, a slow developer but his progress is evident. Furthermore, he reached first base 52 times and attempted 14 stolen bases, and was successful 13 times. He loves to run, thats obvious, and his team did not stop him despite multiple injuries and a so-so 72.5% success rate. PFA, Adam Engel, SD No good reason to bid a buck, as someone else probably will and then drop him, so FAB him if someone gets hurt in your outfield and you need a few steals. Action. Gordon can yet be a star, all he needs to do is lay off one bad pitch per game. Even if that ends up being nothing, Brown is the first man up for any injury and no team makes it through the season with just five starters these days. Coming off his best season since he won NL MVP in 2015, the 29-year-old appears to have smoothed out his rough edges and become a full-fledged Fantasy force. He can be a multi-inning bullpen stud with tons of strikeouts or even work his way toward a closers role down the line even if he never gets a firm handle on the walks. Schwarber is no great bargain at an ADP of 61, but he looks good to at least earn his pay. 6-keys: media/fantasynews/mlb/reg/free/stories. Put it this way: if there is one them who will win all five roto cats this year, Julio has the best chance. The 23-year-old righty was limited to just 76 innings last year thanks to a lat injury but dominated while healthy. Fantasy sports doesn't sleep, and neither does Fantrax, with . Number of keepers: How many players can you keep each year, and must every team keep the same number? Eric Karabell and Tristan H. Cockcroft debate who should be the first player taken off the board in 2023 fantasy baseball drafts. I always have a handful of players whose handedness I constantly mix up. I also consider how old the player is and how confident I am in his profile, though these are of lesser concern in a keeper league, which has tons of roster turnover every year, than a dynasty league, which has very little. I hope hes grateful. It's not as simple prioritizing the biggest discounts. Here are my top 300 heading into the 2022 fantasy baseball season. Todd Zola takes a look at what fantasy managers need to be aware of regarding the new schedule. $5, Jose Siri, TB Elite speed, some pop, 33.4% Ks. $10. Not safe from disappointment. What does that mean? He had all of 11 IP at Double-A, though, and while traditional prospect timelines have gone by the wayside in recent years, Id still be surprised to see him get more than a late-season call-up. Perhaps a righty Daniel Murphy type. He should be hitting .250 with 35 HRs. These rankings are now available on The Board on the 2023 Fantasy Rankings tab, where you can also see the Top 120 Dynasty Rankings! CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: fantasynews | arena: mlb | pageType: stories | There may be a cure, but its been three seasons now and hope dwindles. Try a week on us. Basically he hunts the fastball and they know it. Several factors can influence these values. $11. The thing is, last year was a bad year for him. It is expected that that management will come via shortened starts as opposed to a full-on shutdown late in the season. To bid him as an average producer is decidedly optimistic. He has the same support issues as Waldichuk, but if he locks in a spot out of spring, theres 30+ start upside. Reserve B, Brendon Davis, DET Two games in the outfield, one at third base. Muzziotti made strides with both and is likely to see major league action this year. Hell get his first taste of Triple-A after skipping it last year and there he will work to refine his stuff with a chance at returning to the majors in the summer. Mead is probably a better hitter and worse fielder than Steer, but he has a tougher path to immediate playing time and thus ranks a bit lower. That would be good enough on most teams but the Cardinals may disagree and they are loaded anyway so loaded that a trade or even two is likely. Listed below are my way-too-early rankings for next season, designed . It also matters a lot where Thomas bats in the order. 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