Welcome to the 2023 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit! We’ll have you covered on all things fantasy baseball leading up to your drafts.
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Fantasy Baseball Draft Rankings, Strategy & Advice
Fantasy Baseball Draft Tools & Resources
- Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft Simulator
- Private Multi-User Mock Draft Simulator
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Assistant
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Analyzer
- Fantasy Baseball Salary Cap Simulator
- Fantasy Baseball Salary Cap Calculator
- Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet Creator
- FantasyPros Baseball Podcast
FantasyPros Fantasy Baseball Staff Rankings
- Joe Pisapia’s Rankings
- Pat Fitzmaurice’s Rankings
- Mike Maher’s Rankings
- Kelly Kirby’s Rankings
- FantasyPros Staff Consensus Rankings
Cheat Sheets
- Joe Pisapia’s Draft Day Cheat Sheet
- Christopher Welsh’s Draft Day Cheat Sheet
- Pat Fitzmaurice’s Draft Day Cheat Sheet
- Mike Maher’s Draft Day Cheat Sheet
- Kelly Kirby’s Draft Day Cheat Sheet
- Justin Mason’s Draft Day Cheat Sheet
- Chris Clegg’s Draft Day Cheat Sheet
- Michael Waterloo’s Draft Day Cheat Sheet
Must-Have Player Lists
- Players the Experts Draft
- 10 Must-Have Players
- Joe Pisapia’s Must-Have Players (Premium)
- Pat Fitzmaurice’s Must-Have Players (Premium)
- The Welsh’s Must-Have Players (Premium)
- Justin Mason’s Must-Have Players (Premium)
- Kelly Kirby’s Must-Have Players (Premium)
- Mike Kurland’s Must-Have Players (Premium)
- Michael Waterloo’s Must-Have Players (Premium)
Expert Consensus Rankings
- Mixed League Rankings
- AL-Only Rankings
- NL-Only Rankings
- Dynasty Rankings
- Prospect Rankings
- Expert Rankings Analysis
2022 Fantasy Baseball Projections
- 2022’s Most Accurate Projections
- 2022’s Most Accurate Experts
- Hitter Projections: 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | C | OF | DH
- Pitcher Projections: SP | RP
- Values to Target Based on Projections
2022 Fantasy Baseball Resources
- Consensus Average Draft Position (ADP)
- 2022 ADP Recap: Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5
- Park Factors
- Closer Depth Chart
- Closer Team-by-Team Overview
- Salary Cap Calculator
- Fantasy Baseball News
- 2023 MLB Rule Changes & Potential Fantasy Baseball Impact
- 5 Things to Monitor in Spring Training
- MLB Free Agency Winners & Losers
- Notable MLB Team Changes & Fantasy Impact
- Notable Second-Half Performances & 2023 Impact
- MLB Park Factor Overview & Targets
- Philosophy of Fantasy Baseball
- Best Fantasy Baseball Team Names
Pat Fitzmaurice’s Positional Primers
- Catcher Primer
- First Base Primer
- Second Base Primer
- Shortstop Primer
- Third Base Primer
- Outfield Primer
- Starting Pitcher Primer
- Relief Pitcher Primer
- Designated Hitter
Justin Mason’s ‘This Year’s Version’ Series
- This Year’s Cedric Mullins
- This Year’s Adolis Garcia
- This Year’s Aaron Judge
- This Year’s Justin Verlander
- This Year’s Tyler Anderson
Draft Strategy
- Most Accurate Fantasy Baseball Draft Experts
- How to Approach Early, Middle & Late Rounds
- Justin Mason’s Ultimate Draft Strategy (Premium)
- Points League Primer (Premium)
- Categories League Primer (Premium)
- Ultimate Guide to Fantasy Baseball Salary Cap Drafts (Premium)
- H2H Categories vs. Points Leagues (Premium)
- Roto vs. H2H Leagues (Premium)
- Saves + Holds League Primer (Premium)
- On-Base Percentage League Primer (Premium)
- Quality Starts Leagues Primer (Premium)
- Value-Based Drafting Primer (Premium)
- H2H Categories League Overview & Strategy
- Draft and Hold Leagues Primer
- High-Stakes Leagues Draft Strategy: Hitters
- High-Stakes Leagues Draft Strategy: Pitchers
- Hitters to Benefit Most from MLB’s Shift Ban
- 10 Players Whose 2022 Performance You Can Ignore
- Best Ball Leagues Draft Strategy & Advice
- AL-Only League Players to Target
- NL-Only League Players to Target
- AL & NL Only Lottery Tickets to Target
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Lottery Tickets
- League Trends & Impact on Player Values
- MLB’s New Pitch Clock: Pitchers Most Impacted
- Risers & Fallers in Points vs. Category Leagues
- Draft Arbitrage: Finding Fantasy Baseball Value Picks
- Positional Scarcity Draft Strategy
- Focus on Hitters Early | Focus on Pitchers Early
- Punting Categories Strategy
- How to Approach Openers & Closers by Committee
- When to Draft Pitchers
- Innings Limits to Monitor
- Hitters with High BABIP | Low BABIP
- Contract-Year Players
- Players to Target With Multi-Position Eligibility
Dynasty, Rookies & Prospects
- Dynasty Trade Value Chart
- Top Prospects by Position: C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | P
- Top 25 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues
- Prospects to Stash in Redraft Leagues
- Prospects to Acquire in Dynasty Leagues | Prospects to Trade Away
- First-Year Player Draft Rankings
- Unheralded Prospects to Target
- Dynasty Trade Advice: Targets | Trade Away
- Shiny New Toy Syndrome
- Late Round Rookie Hitters to Target
- Late Round Rookie Pitchers to Target
- Projected Top-10 Fantasy Baseball Prospects in 2024
- Top Fantasy Baseball Rookies
Fantasy Baseball Category Targets
- Players to Target for Steals
- Players to Target for AVG/OBP
- Players to Target for Home Runs
- Players to Target for RBI
- Players to Target for Runs
- Sleepers to Target for Home Runs
- Sleepers to Target for Runs
- Sleepers to Target for AVG/OBP
- Sleepers to Target for RBI
- Sleepers to Target for Stolen Bases
- Sleeper Starting Pitchers
- Pitchers to Target in Holds Leagues
- Points Leagues Targets
- OBP Leagues Targets
- Two-Catcher League Targets
- RP-Eligible Starting Pitchers to Target
- SP-Eligible Relief Pitchers to Target
- Closers to Target from Unsettled Situations
- Best Ball League Targets
- Catchers to Target & Avoid
- First Basemen to Target & Avoid
- Second Basemen to Target & Avoid
- Shortstops to Target & Avoid
- Third Basemen to Target & Avoid
- Outfielders to Target & Avoid
- Starting Pitchers to Target & Avoid
- Closer to Target & Avoid
- CBS League Drafts: Target | Avoid
- ESPN League Drafts: Target | Avoid
- Yahoo League Drafts: Target | Avoid
Draft Prep
- Expert Consensus Busts
- Expert Consensus Sleepers
- Hitters to Avoid | Target
- Pitchers to Avoid | Target
- Busts: Pitchers
- Starting Pitcher Regression Candidates
- Starting Pitcher Regression Candidates: Swinging Strike Rates
- Lucky Players to Avoid
- $1 Salary Cap Draft Targets
- All-Undrafted Team
- Deep League Targets & Sleepers (More Deep-League Targets)
- Post-Hype Sleepers
- Sleepers to Target: Hitters | Pitchers
- Players That Are Better Than Their 2022 Slumps
- Undervalued Draft Targets
- Second Year Player Primer
- Players Who Benefit From Free Agent Departures
- Players to Target at ADP
- High Risk, High Reward Players
- Spring Training Position Battles: AL | NL
World Baseball Classic
- World Baseball Classic: Fantasy Relevant Players
- 2023 World Baseball Classic: Positive & Negative Impacts
Mock Drafts
Categories
- 12-Team, Early Pick
- 12-Team, Early Pick (Wait on Pitcher)
- 12-Team, Middle Pick
- 12-Team, Late Pick
- 10-Team, Early Pick
- 10-Team, Middle Pick
- 10-Team, Roto League
- 12-Team, Roto League
- 12-Team, Categories
Points
Salary Cap
AL-Only
NL-Only
