2023 MLB Fantasy: Ranking the Top 100 Players

The 2023 MLB season is just around the corner, so let’s get you ready for drafts. The top 100 features an incredible amount of talent, but the order matters immensely. With that said, let’s take a look at our top players for the 2023 fantasy season.

Players 100-51

100. Cardinals C Willson Contreras
99. Mets OF Starling Marte
98. Yankees SP Nestor Cortes Jr.
97. Giants SP Logan Webb
96. Braves SP Kyle Wright
95. Brewers SP Freddy Peralta
94. Cardinals OF Tyler O’Neill
93. Braves RP Raisel Iglesias
92. Padres SP Joe Musgrove*
91. Orioles OF Anthony Santander
90. Padres SP Blake Snell
89. Yankees 2B Gleyber Torres
88. Mariners SP Robbie Ray
87. Phillies 1B Rhys Hoskins
86. Twins OF Byron Buxton
85. Astros SP Cristian Javier
84. Padres RP Josh Hader
83. Rangers 1B Nathaniel Lowe
82. Padres 1B/2B/SS Jake Cronenworth
81. Orioles C Adley Rutschman
80. Cubs SS Dansby Swanson
79. White Sox OF Eloy Jimenez
78. GIants RP Camilo Doval
77. White Sox SS Tim Anderson
76. Blue Jays SP Kevin Gausman
75. Royals C Salvador Perez
74. Astros RP Ryan Pressly
73. Brewers SS Willy Adames
72. Blue Jays C/OF Daulton Varsho
71. Dodgers SP Clayton Kershaw
70. Dodgers 2B/3B Max Muncy
69. Pirates OF Bryan Reynolds
68. Diamondbacks OF Corbin Carroll
67. Cardinals 2B/SS/3B Tommy Edman
66. Dodgers C Will Smith
65. Blue Jays SP Alek Manoah
64. Brewers RP Devin Williams
63. Twins SS Carlos Correa
62. Mets 2B Jeff McNeil
61. Phillies SP Zack Wheeler
60. Dodgers SP Julio Urias
59. Astros SP Framber Valdez
58. Astros 1B Jose Abreu
57. Rangers OF Adolis Garcia
56. Blue Jays OF George Springer
55. Diamondbacks SP Zac Gallen
54. Guardians RP Emmanuel Clase
53. Braves SP Max Fried
52. Phillies OF Kyle Schwarber
51. Astros 3B Alex Bregman

A number of notable risers from last year include OF Corbin Carroll — arguably the favorite to win the NL Rookie of the Year entering the 2023 campaign — and Blue Jays C/OF Daulton Varsho.

Players 50-11

50. Orioles OF Cedric Mullins
49. Mets RP Edwin Diaz
48. Padres SP Yu Darvish
47. Blue Jays OF Teoscar Hernandez
46. Braves OF Michael Harris II
45. Braves 2B Ozzie Albies
44. Mets SP Max Scherzer
43. Braves 1B Matt Olson
42. Padres SS Fernando Tatis Jr.
41. Phillies C J.T. Realmuto
40. Padres SS Xander Bogaerts
39. Mets SP Justin Verlander
38. Brewers SP Brandon Woodruff
37. Braves SP Spencer Strider
36. White Sox SP Dylan Cease
35. White Sox OF Luis Robert Jr.
34. Red Sox 3B Rafael Devers
33. Rays OF Randy Arozarena
32. Rangers SS Corey Seager
31. Mariners SP Luis Castillo
30. Rangers 2B Marcus Semien
29. Astros 2B Jose Altuve
28. Marlins SP Sandy Alcantara
27. Rays SP Shane McClanahan
26. Blue Jays SS Bo Bichette
25. Rangers SP Jacob deGrom
24. Royals SS/3B Bobby Witt Jr.
23. Mets 1B Pete Alonso
22. Guardians SP Shane Bieber
21. Braves 3B Austin Riley
20. Astros OF Yordan Alvarez
19. Yankees SP Carlos Rodón*
18. Cardinals 3B Nolan Arenado
17. Phillies SP Aaron Nola
16. Blue Jays 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
15. Padres OF Juan Soto
14. Padres 3B Manny Machado
13. Yankees SP Gerrit Cole
12. Mets SS Francisco Lindor
11. Angels OF Mike Trout

This part of the list is full of talent, but also injury questions surrounding some of the new names on there. Namely, SP Carlos Rodón, thanks to a forearm strain.

Players 10-1

10. Cardinals 1B Paul Goldschmidt

9. Dodgers OF Mookie Betts

8. Brewers SP Corbin Burnes

7. Astros OF Kyle Tucker

6. Mariners OF Julio Rodriguez

5. Guardians 3B Jose Ramirez

4. Braves OF Ronald Acuña Jr.

3. Yankees OF Aaron Judge

2. Dodgers SS Trea Turner

1. Angels SP/DH Shohei Ohtani

Notes: Asterisk indicates injury. We ranked the pitchers with traditional W, ERA, SV, K, and WHIP. For hitters, we did take into account walks and OPS. Additionally, Ohtani was rated as one player. As a hitter, he would have ranked #16 and #39 as a starter

2023 MLB Fantasy: Ranking the Top 100 Players

Players 100-51

Players 50-11