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Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet Advice
Check out players you should target and avoid today based on our expert rankings and consensus Average Draft Position (ADP).
Players to Target
Players our experts like more than their current ADP.
| Player | Team | Positions | Rank | ADP | vs. ADP |
| Tim Anderson | CWS | SS | 27 | 39 | 12 |
| Xander Bogaerts | BOS | SS | 28 | 40 | 12 |
| Trevor Story | BOS | SS | 31 | 38 | 7 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | STL | 1B | 35 | 46 | 11 |
| Byron Buxton | MIN | CF | 38 | 49 | 11 |
| Nick Castellanos | PHI | RF | 40 | 48 | 8 |
| Francisco Lindor | NYM | SS | 42 | 51 | 9 |
| George Springer | TOR | CF,DH | 47 | 55 | 8 |
| Kris Bryant | COL | 1B,3B,LF,CF,RF | 54 | 68 | 14 |
| Randy Arozarena | TB | LF,RF | 56 | 64 | 8 |
| J.D. Martinez | BOS | LF,RF,DH | 60 | 80 | 20 |
| Joe Musgrove | SD | SP | 63 | 74 | 11 |
| Bryan Reynolds | PIT | LF,CF | 65 | 85 | 20 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | NYY | LF,RF,DH | 71 | 92 | 21 |
| Christian Yelich | MIL | LF | 72 | 94 | 22 |
| Jonathan India | CIN | 2B | 76 | 90 | 14 |
| Carlos Rodon | SF | SP | 77 | 87 | 10 |
| Justin Verlander | HOU | SP | 80 | 101 | 21 |
| Franmil Reyes | CLE | RF,DH | 85 | 114 | 29 |
| Mitch Haniger | SEA | RF,DH | 89 | 98 | 9 |
| Jared Walsh | LAA | 1B,RF | 91 | 110 | 19 |
| Kyle Schwarber | PHI | 1B,LF | 92 | 107 | 15 |
| C.J. Cron | COL | 1B | 95 | 126 | 31 |
| Max Muncy | LAD | 1B,2B | 97 | 167 | 70 |
| Rhys Hoskins | PHI | 1B | 99 | 125 | 26 |
Players to Avoid
Players our experts like less than their current ADP.
| Player | Team | Positions | Rank | ADP | vs. ADP |
| Walker Buehler | LAD | SP | 22 | 16 | -6 |
| Shohei Ohtani | LAA | SP,DH | 29 | 9 | -20 |
| Julio Urias | LAD | SP | 34 | 26 | -8 |
| Cedric Mullins II | BAL | CF | 39 | 33 | -6 |
| Robbie Ray | SEA | SP | 49 | 41 | -8 |
| Nolan Arenado | STL | 3B | 64 | 53 | -11 |
| Logan Webb | SF | SP | 74 | 62 | -12 |
| Jose Berrios | TOR | SP | 81 | 65 | -16 |
| Alex Bregman | HOU | 3B | 82 | 75 | -7 |
| J.T. Realmuto | PHI | C,1B | 83 | 66 | -17 |
| Will Smith | LAD | C | 84 | 60 | -24 |
Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy
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