Thats okay. Is that worth your roster spot? The fantasy baseball season just ended and before we all hibernate, run the numbers, and produce polished projections, I feel its important that I put out what I like to call my rough draft of February 2022s Top 200 Starting Pitchers when my opinions and thoughts of 2021 are still fresh. McClanaham $10 If you're picking less-proven candidates to lead the majors in homers in 2022, Jimenez and Adell are it. This is by design, as it distinguishes players with the highest distant-future, single-year ceilings. Nice problem to have. Dont expect the world from him and he can be helpful against middling-to-poor lineups. First half featured a changeup for whiffs, sliders for strikes, and a well command heater. Ranking the Top 150 Starting Pitchers For 2022 Fantasy Baseball. Zach Plesac He failed to feature the excellent sliders and changeups of years past. But Im not sure theres a wrong answer here. That guy just didnt know baseball well enough to be in charge. 4. If so, who are my last 3 with Judge replacing Arozarena? This ones gonna be a little different. Justin Verlander Hell be 39 years old and returning from TJS. You need too much pitching to spend a lot on Nola, so I might target Taillon who is on the rise, then maybe Bumgarner who everybody seems to be down on. Unclear how the Brewers will use him, though, and there will be bumps in the road. I think Id take the safety of Anderson along with the upside of Jimenez. I'm a bit more wary of Ohtani in dynasty leagues where you're locking him in year over year as opposed to projecting an individual future year, as he still possesses "top of the rotation" talent, will be an "in the middle of his prime" 27 years old come 2022 and, if he does eventually require Tommy John surgery, he'll probably have had it and already recovered from it by then. 3 overall name on our 2014 Player Rater come season's end. Slider needs to be a major whiff pitch once again, hopefully the curveball gains stick around. It was a flash, though, and we dont know if his back injury will affect his 2022. Max Scherzer He was the #1 SP in the second half on The List, but you cant ignore the injury floor that isnt present in those above. Verlander (3) Cheap closers are fantasy gold. Bauers $2 (B) Luis Severino Came back in relief and had moments looking like the Severino of old. Kyle Muller Love the stuff mid-90s fastball with a whiffable slider and curveball needs refinement and a rotation spot to blossom. The margin of error has always been small for Hendricks repertoire and I wont rule out a tweak in the off-season to calibrate him for 2022 success. I did sell off a couple of lesser keepers, but I kept my core. $10 Reynolds Welcome to Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball. SP Noah Syndergaard. I actually think theres a bit more left in Arozarena. The fluctuations seem to be a part of who he is and could lead to some tough early decisions in 2022. Sleeper: Drew Steckenrider (31). $54 Tatis (this is where Im torn). I see way too many people overemphasize age in keeper leagues. Prospects (Trade bait) J. Lowe $15, Miranda $15, Duran $10, Leon $8. You might not even have to wait until 2022 to see that come to fruition. Could be a rock for the Astros in 2022. Im not sure what the entries are in the Webster Dictionary, but heres how I delineate keeper leagues from dynasty leagues. He's still one of the best strikeout artists among relievers and has an improving cutter that could help put him in line for elite closer numbers when he eventually gets a chance. Id expect most elite players to be kept, so it might be hard to get a player like Harper back again. First year adding keepers to our league, we added 2. Then I go with J.D. Miggy $13 (B) Hyun Jin Ryu His changeup and cutter took a major step back this season. I think Im close. This is your reminder to please read these notes as theyll tell you plenty about my thought process and why Im ranking guys in a certain way. Its in my nature. Im leaning toward the latter, though I wouldnt ignore the expected regression of some kind (90% LOB rate!). If Bichette were a pitcher I may not have extended him to the max. Generally, that speaks to the Top 40 starters or so, and this year it may creep into the Top 50. The conventional wisdom is to spread the value around and hope to land some good values late in the draft. My instincts tell me not to trust Nola & Mahle (inconsistency, though both had fourteen 6+ IP outingsGausman had 21!) Four years ago, Jose Ramirez was only a marginal prospect, with a .162 batting average and only one extra-base hit in 26 career big league games. If he has a rotation spot, he becomesveryinteresting. Still, as a 23-year-old, he has a lot of career ahead of him. Doug, fantastic read as i rarely see articles about auction keeper strategy so i really appreciate it. 2021 He fell off hard in the late months of summer, but who knows. His big question mark, is where does he play. Not that there are not a great deal of managers that fit that description but one is a start. Im having trouble picking 2 out of these 3: Eloy Jimenez $1 Tough questions to answer. Zach Eflin Missed a lot of time with a knee injury, ranking is this low due to the possibility he misses time to start next season. The rest of your league doesnt think this way. I feel hes more of a 3.80 ERA and 22% strikeout guy than someone hinting Top 20 SP marks. Of course, that means many of my other players will have to be purchased for very small salaries. Framber Valdez Its rare to see a pitcher actually average his previous two seasons, but thats what Valdez did. Sleeper: Luis Urias (24). On offense is where it gets tough. Varsho has the potential to really take over the catcher position in 2022. He was on the "All-2018 Team," one of the picks that paid off the most, and he's still on the list for 2022, considering how well his power potential should hold up year over year. Your email address will not be published. SS Adames $15 Jack Flaherty The first half was excellent, then injury slowed him down. Cristian Javier Will he get the green light in the rotation after spending the year in long relief? 11. Thanks for your time. The only time salaries come in to play is when we submit our 15 keepers each year, $320 limit. This tier is filled with 2021 breakouts who Im not sure will last into 2022. After a year of battling injuries and few innings, you have to think 2022 holds a more consistent path to innings. Tough call. If the fastball is worse, itll be rough. Mike Clevinger Missed all of 2020 with TJS and was a Top 15 SP prior. Top 125 Starting Pitcher Rankings for 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Dynasty League Strategy for 2023, I have amassed a fair amount of young talent over the last few years, but now have a bit of a decision to make. Didi Gregorius-$6 Thanks, Doug, for ur insight. I also need to take a moment to express my general philosophy for drafting starting pitchers. Heres the thing though. Instead, develop a foundation of four starters who wont be sobad that they deserve a drop. In years that Im convinced theres no way I can contend, I use a Stars and Scrubs approach. Now the key for me will be to use those keepers to win leagues and sell them off when the time comes but to maintain a competitive team throughout the process. Injuries have sidetracked his career, but he's still just 21 years old today. For live 24/7/365 access to them (see changes as they happen) and many more perks, sign up for the Fantrax Toolshed 2023 Yahoo Fantasy Sports LLC. Needs a proper third pitch for called strikes. Its also nice to bring up elite closers for bid and watch other peoples money fly off the table. Ill share some of my thoughts on the best ways to run a successful keeper league team. Another off-season building up could be fruitful after a year of getting his feet back under him. I won that league Did I do wrong picking the right pitchers early? 1 pitcher? Its hard to bank on an elite ratio season ahead for any of them and Im sure to have egg on my face from at least one of these starters. This is the most controversial tier, Im sure. His fastball + changeup approach is good, but not close to the sub 1.50 ERA he posted. Top 50 keepers for 2022 Vladimir Guerrero 1B Toronto #27 Age: 23 Entering his age-23 season, he's looking at many years of studliness still and is the only Most probably would not. We saw a dip to 94 mph in the second half and who knows what 2022 brings. League schedule updated, Mushroom Kingdom Bombers (A Yahoo User) I broke down all pitches of his MLB debut here. Kyle Tucker, OF, Houston Astros You knew my boy Kyle Tucker had to make this list. Theres just too much that can go wrong over the course of a players minor league career to invest so much time when roster slots are scarce. Best of the rest: Juan Soto (23), Mookie Betts (29), Kyle Tucker (25), Bryce Harper (29) and Byron Buxton (28). Im in a keeper league, we keep 4. Goldschmidt-$21 Cal Quantrill It was an incredible second half, though Im skeptical his stuff is as good as the results were. If your league used more keepers Id for sure go Bryants as hes younger, but with just 5 keepers every year, they they shouldnt be too hard to come by, so I go with Murphy. These are the defacto aces. His breaker has legit potential and the fastball plays well up in the zone. With just two keepers, Im not so risk-averse and future value is not all that important. Scherzer was at the end of the second round, Woodruff was early third, and Ohtani was ~ 8th. I have no idea how different if I knew that, they wouldnt be different and Ill use this foundation to discuss players through the off-season, helping me determine who Im actually higher or lower on than originally thought, while I have yet to do my complete dives into each players season. thoughts? If he leaves Colorado, theres intriguing upside with that heater + an excellent slider. I used Nicks streaming list every day of the season in two leagues. Yeah, a lot of extenuating circumstances. Today, he's barely even a roster-worthy pitcher in mixed leagues, having lost a good deal of velocity. 1. 160+ frames should come, which may spell more 5/6 inning games instead of 6+ innings. Still, with so much young talent starring in today's game, many things probably won't change much in the next four years. What keeper league strategy do you employ? Stop thinking Meat, youre hurting the team. Its just not the spin of the wheel I want to take. Shane Bieber His final two starts were terrifying: low spin rates, 2mph drop in fastball velocity + poor command. It is difficult to move up if you are out of it by June. 8 Keys to Building an Awesome Fantasy Baseball Keeper League, Canadian Baseball Prospects and Team Canada World Baseball Classic Roster. Grabbed Leclerc early on last year hoping he could harness his command and paid off big. Health has been a concern in the past, too, and it may turn its ugly head again in 2022. I dont say that to brag but to point out that 5. Telling of what I am not sure. Ian Anderson Hes still figuring out his command, but there were flashes of elite ability when his curveball and changeup fell into place. A full healthy off-season should help, though. We are the most customizable, easy-to-use, and feature-rich You don't currently have any notifications. Adell is 19 and in high Class-A ball, but so far as a professional he hasn't had much trouble posting .250-plus isolated power and at least a 5.0 percent homer rate (based on a percentage of his trips to the plate). So far, the only keeper on staff that I am sure about is Robbie Ray, who I have for $5. That's two years younger than Jesus Aguilar and Freddie Freeman and four years younger than Paul Goldschmidt are today. Great for Quality Start leagues, ratios are a little questionable and inconsistent, though. Tristan H. Cockcroft updates his rankings for those playing in dynasty league formats. Eric and Tristan talk final Player Rater standings, the top of the 2022 board. Tristan H. Cockcroft updates his rankings for those playing in dynasty league formats. Correa This is a AL only 55. Sale-$21 Kenta Maeda (RHP, MIN) Maeda was brilliant in 2020 with his slider and splitter getting a ton of chases + a fastball he could sneak into the zone for the strikes. Im lower on Correa than most and while I love Bryant, hes not quite what we want him to be IMO. You dont deserve Shane McClanahan, so just ignore him in drafts. Thats where keepers come from. Just 5? Also what do you think Nate Pearsons roll will be next year? Bieber (11) Dont believe me? Im in a keep 15 league and seem to have more SP keepers than bats and all at good prices ($5 raise each year, $320 cap for the 15 players at keeper submission time). Im hoping to get rid of some of those valleys in the next few years while still winning my share of leagues. Id have to research Collier and Melendez a little more to give a detailed answer, but if talent levels are remotely close I choose the player that is closer to the Major Leagues. Who knows how many innings he goes and if he has the same fastball velocity + pair of breakers. I have 6 in your top 40 and 8 in your top 50. Defense is irrelevant, outside of how it impacts teams' decisions regarding roles and playing time. Worked with MSG, FanGraphs, CBS Sports, and Washington Post. Hopefully pitch efficiency takes a step forward. Yu Darvish Hes the premiumCherry Bombas his command fluctuates from start to start. Ive won a lot of titles, but Ive also had to endure some tough years. Shane McClanahan. 1 and 2, and the "Best of the rest" picks, which are essentially the "B" team, begin with No. I think Im set with the first 4: He doesnt earn many whiffs but steals a ton of strikes with his sinker (one of the more underrated ones out there). Nick Markakis-$3 The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Your recommendation? I led the league for much of the year before things faded and I had to settle for second place. This type of manager tends to succeed in cycles. Given his historical fluctuations, we cant bank on April 2022 mirroring August. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. Jess Luzardo Luzardo was lost for ages until he began tossing under 40% fastballs. Most would keep Bryant, but I really like Murphy in Coors. Like third base, shortstop is a position filled with future talent, but Torres' inclusion here shows that there's some question about where all those up-and-coming stars might play. Casey Mize Had a burst in the middle of the summer and was limited too soon. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Here's the position that experiences the largest amount of turnover, and is often the destination for starting pitcher prospects who lacked the secondary pitches to succeed in a big league rotation. It is a fact that the elite players in the game dont change significantly year over year. Im not completely comfortable with not doing whatever it took to grab the title, but the reality is that it might not have worked anyway and I would be rebuilding all over again. Players can have similar stats, but they value a 23-year-old twice as much as a 28-year-old. Individual draft picks customized, Murderers Row 2.2 (A Yahoo User) 12. Join a fairly and automatically matched Head-to-Head contest. We have been with Fantrax for several years but considering a change. Personally I wouldnt keep either. Dylan Cease The slider has returned in a major way, the question is if his four-seamer and curveball can survive. McClanahan (5) Its not even a month before the draft and teams are already asking about closers! Lance Lynn He missed time due to injury and you have to expect 180+ frames of production once again next season. What is your opinion in this situation? Plenty of potential here. Jan Michael Kopech If the White Sox give him a rotation spot, he could dominate quickly. 12 team auction keeper league $260 with a $3 increase each year and can keep player forever. BUT, I get why youd want to keep one of the top three catchers. Julio Rodriguez (18) The good bet is on Finnegan to land the gig, as he has successfully converted 11 saves in each of the past two seasons for the club. Daniel Murphy-$9 Verlander and Severino have obvious question marks, but if they return to previous levels theres no way to get that in the draft. This leaves me with between $148 and $183 on draft day to draft 13-15 players. Dumped the stars for prospects and keepers, finished about 7th but won the league two of the next three years. Sale still makes this list, but otherwise I see the new aces in fantasy being those who haven't yet reached their 30th birthdays. So rather than figure out inflation by a flat percentage, I suggest you figure out how much extra money there is and manually allocate it predominantly to the top couple tiers at each position. Youre going to be thrilled with any of these pitchers. SS Bichette $21 Especially the last half. Alex Wood He surprised this year in San Francisco with an excellent slider and velocity at times sitting 92 mph. And even then Ill take a chance if theres a discount built in. Last year Realmuto was the high mark in our auction for $20 so not sure I get the value out of keeping him either. 8 team h2h points league, Julio Rodriguez Top 500 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings, Fantasy 101: How to Play Rotisserie Baseball, 2023 Fantasy Baseball Position Eligibility, Fantasy EPL 101 How to Play Draft Premier League, NL Spring Training Battles with Fantasy Relevance, 10 Players Most Likely to See Their ADP Change Based on Spring Training Performance, FantraxHQ 2023 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit, Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings, H2H Points League Strategy for 2023 Fantasy Baseball, 8 Keys to Building an Awesome Keeper League, 2023 FantraxHQ Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit, Compete for Cash Prizes in a Fantrax Classic Draft Contest, Get ready for the season with a mock draft on Fantrax.com, Create your own league or join an existing league with Fantrax Commissioner. Meanwhile, closer situations change all the time. For those seeking players projected to have the greatest overall value for the next four seasons combined, see my midseason Dynasty 300 rankings, published last Tuesday. Too much can happen in just a few years and sadly many leagues dont make it for the long haul. For more great analysis check out the 2023 FantraxHQ Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit! Eventually, I had to make a decision whether to extend him or not. They are also the two cheapest options which lets you spend a bit more in the auction. I of course extended him the maximum of four years. OF Rhys Hoskins Ranking the top 200 keepers for 2022 fantasy baseball leagues including Juan Soto, Walker Buehler and Jarred Kelenic. Shane Baz Hell likely get the 2021 Shane McClanahan treatment expect about 130 frames and a late April call-up but the ability is elite. Noah Syndergaard Tossed a few innings in relief with his heater velocity slightly down and did not feature a breaking pitch. Tell the deadbeats to get out. Sleepers Outside the Top 300: Kyle Finnegan. Thats a problem. Floor is everything. Sleeper: Julio Urias (25). They are anticipating your action on the waiver wire. The minor league rosters in most keeper leagues are pretty limited. Had brief moments where he looked to return, though, and a game or two with 91/92 mph velocity. Finnegan picked up 10 of his 11 saves after the All-Star break last season, blowing only one chance in the second half. In any case, managers have nothing to do with game management in this era but he is a fool with a microphone in front of his face and it is hard to tolerate. Many of these will give you plenty of volume, though either they have high volatility or dont have a higher enough ceiling to be inside the Top 40. There are also plenty of hybrids out there with all levels of in-between. Fried $15 As it happened, I did win the league the next year with that same core and a little more luck on the injury front. Sonny Gray He couldnt find a rhythm with his secondaries, relying too much on sneaky fastballs to get by in 2021. Hey, its the injured guys tier! He never lined up 93+ mph with his peak changeup and breaker, leaving room for much more in the future. Ill do my talking here in the article. All right, now that the notes are at the top and you understand where Im coming from, lets get to The List: And now for the final 75 starting pitchers who I considered and should be noted for 2022. I can keep up to 5, and cost is last years price + $5. Bobby Witt Jr. Should be safe for high volume and solid ratios. If you just figure inflation at an even percentage, youre going to end up with a lot of $3 players for $5 prices and a whole lot of money left on the table. While I understand that he did check the most important box of being under 40 he doesnt know baseball well enough he also exceeded the age limit as he is now 40. If you believe in a era recovery , whats holding him back from tier 2 or 3? Little track record of this level of success, though, and does he have 190+ IP stamina in him? Can he reliably be four-seamer/slider for a full six months? Feel free to grab these instead of those in Tier 8 if you believe in their hot streaks. All rights reserved. Got some keeper league strategy of your own? Finnegan should be called upon to close out a good share of those victories. Am I just thinking too much? so hard to drop any of those 5 young stars in the making in a keeper. You are way too high on McClanahan. I have two pitchers who I am unsure about: I have been playing in keeper leagues for over 17 years and Ive learned a lot over that time. J.D. Jon Gray Had a velocity peak in July, got injured, and was not the same. Most owners in my leagues were spreading the wealth. Ive seen way too many analysts suggest you just allocate that excess money out to the rest of the player pool on an even percentage basis. I have no interest in 4th or 5th place money. Gerrit Cole-$29 Witt (14) Curveball never took off like we wanted it to. Minter (28). $8 Peralta. Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of MLB.com. The rebuilding Nationals are nowhere close to contending, but, as every team does, they will win some games. Everyone around him annihilates him in WHIP that singular metric is be superior to the sum of all the AWS sponsored data in the world. Then you can tell me where I went wrong in the comments. Should be ready for 160-180 frames next year. Likely a ~3.70 ERA arm with a strikeout rate flirting with 30% for the foreseeable future. u r moost hepfull. It works, we just didnt see a whole lot of it. Disclaimer: PG cannot 100% guarantee the accuracy of the verbal college commitments listed below. Might be able to squeeze some value out of Brad Peacock Itll be hard to pile up wins and Ks, so I would focus on ERA, WHIP, and try to finish top 3 in saves Hope this helps. Triston McKenzie When he has command, McKenzies ceiling is glorious, especially with his velocity hovering 93 mph. Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of MLB.com. 2021 came with a step-back in command, and his need for Tommy John surgery quickly became apparent. Do I pull the trigger on that? Jacob deGrom Hes the best pitcher on the planet, but we all know the injury concerns. Job security for all but the elite closers is almost non-existent. It would be unfortunate if he can't find a field position in which to play, at least for the early part of his big league career, but when I look at Guerrero, I think DH is his eventual destination. Thaak yu fer poiting owt my stoopid speling problms. 2025 performance: 20%. Who would be your targets? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below. Whatever it is, lets keep these comments active and well work together to build a better tomorrow Ive always wanted to end a column like that It was kind of a letdown. Six keepers at last years draft position +1. If Chapman can only raise his launch angle, a 30-homer season won't be far off. His trio of secondaries curveball, cutter, changeup have been elite in the past, though we never saw all three working this year. This is a weaker position than you might think, from a prospects standpoint, but Alonso is one of the good ones. Kimbrel, meanwhile, still has nearly as good stuff now as he did as a rookie, and 33 isn't exactly old for a closer. Shohei Ohtani Im scared his 130+ innings will be the most we see for a while. If I cant make a trade, Varsho, Adames, and Verlander or Severino are the ones Im thinking about. But if you did that, Id keep Varsho, Verlander, and I guess Adames, though many would argue Lux. This type of owner has competitive teams year in and year out. Collier did a Bryce Harper and graduated High School early and played in Jr College at 17 and did well. Can keep one player at round drafted in the year before: Bryce Harper Round 2 Luis Castillo The first two months were atrocious, his final four came with a sub 3.00 ERA and plenty of strikeouts. Blake Snell Snell figured it out in August, going fastball/slider and showing no fear with heaters over the plate. With half the teams tanking, it is not a good time to have to embark on a full rebuild. This can work, but I think theres a better way to do it. The sky is the limit here and hell get chances in Washington. They all can be an SP #1, but shockingly have limitations that prevent them from being a lock. For example, I had Bo Bichette at $5 as I drafted him as a minor leaguer. Its a limited ceiling, but if you need volume, Stroman has you covered. In Dynasty Leagues you can keep as many players as you want for as long as you want. Diaz has an appealing combination of pop and speed. OF Charlie Blackmon Hopefully hes on the upper end in 2022. Moncada $7 (C), Andrus $10 (Y) Im agonizing over the last keeper. I think May will end up with the most saves when its all said and done, but agree Parker isprobably given a chance as well. That's the fun of predicting the future: Guessing at the things that will change. Fantrax was one of the fastest-growing fantasy sites over the last few years, and were not stopping now. Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Players can easily go 50% or more over their normal values. Mike Moustakas-$6 Could see it repeated next year. Be careful here if you load up ontoomany of these, you could set yourself up for a potential disaster of a season. Whether it was the lack of offense in the 2022 MLB season or just a boom in the starting pitching population, there are a lot of starting pitchers I feel good about heading Cool, lets get started. Nathan Eovaldi His curveball was more consistent than I anticipated, boasting a 41% CSW on the year. Auction budget is $300. "Sleeper" picks, however, do not necessarily follow this order. Here is a list of Starting Pitchers who had a 2021 ADP of #260 or later: And thats not even including this rag-tag crew containing many pitchers you were able to grab at specific points of the season for legit value: Now you understand. Command is still notquiteat the level we want. Clayton Kershaw The elbow injury doesnt look to require surgery, though you have to wonder how many innings youll get out of Kershaw and how elite they will be. 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