Fantasy Baseball Top 100 Rankings 2022: Top players, sleepers, breakouts

Matt Lutovsky

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Despite some doom and gloom at various points in the offseason, the 2022 MLB season is almost here. Opening day is only a week or so behind schedule, and we’ll be treated to a full 162 games for each team. You know what that means – time to argue about the top players and potential sleepers in the overall fantasy baseball rankings.

Our friends at Fantasy Alarm have given us a sneak peek at their top 300 rankings, and as usual, studs like Trea Turner, Juan Soto, Ronald Acuna, Shohei Ohtani, Gerrit Cole, and Corbin Burnes are among the best of the best. Of course, if you’re in a redraft league, you likely won’t get more than one or two of these types of players, which means the middle and even lower portion of the rankings are just as important and fun to debate.

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As always, we caution against viewing the overall rankings as a glorified mock draft. Once you get past the first couple rounds, fantasy owners tend to focus on categories and positions. That can be a mistake, as it can cause you to miss out on certain values, but you also can’t ignore the scarcest positions (2B, RP) while loading up on 1Bs or shortstops.

It’s important to note the rankings below are a composite of three of Fantasy Alarm’s experts (Jim Bowden, Howard Bender, and Adam Ronis), so there’s plenty of room for debate. But that’s part of the fun of draft season. Everyone’s a potential breakout, and there’s no reason to consider anyone a potential bust. Only a few players are already injured, so dream big and dominate your draft.

Fantasy Baseball Top 100 Rankings: Top players, breakouts, sleepers

These rankings are a composite of three of Fantasy Alarm's experts. Players might be eligible at other positions, thus giving them more overall value.

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Rank	Player	Team	Positions
1	Trea Turner	Dodgers	2B, SS
2	Juan Soto	Nationals	OF
3	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Blue Jays	1B
4	Ronald Acuna Jr.	Braves	OF
5	Bryce Harper	Phillies	OF
6	Jose Ramirez	Guardians	3B
7	Mike Trout	Angels	OF
8	Shohei Ohtani	Angels	SP, UTIL
9	Bo Bichette	Blue Jays	SS
10	Freddie Freeman	Dodgers	1B
11	Luis Robert	White Sox	OF
12	Corbin Burnes	Brewers	SP
13	Kyle Tucker	Astros	1B
14	Mookie Betts	Dodgers	OF
15	Gerrit Cole	Yankees	SP
16	Walker Buehler	Dodgers	SP
17	Rafael Devers	Red Sox	3B
18	Max Scherzer	Mets	SP
19	Brandon Woodruff	Brewers	SP
20	Ozzie Albies	Braves	2B
21	Starling Marte	Mets	OF
22	Zack Wheeler	Phillies	SP
23	Yordan Alvarez	Astros	OF
24	Tim Anderson	White Sox	SS
25	Matt Olson	Braves	1B
26	Aaron Judge	Yankees	OF
27	Manny Machado	Padres	3B
28	Marcus Semien	Rangers	2B, SS
29	Xander Bogaerts	Red Sox	SS
30	Shane Bieber	Guardians	SP
31	Teoscar Hernandez	Blue Jays	OF
32	Francisco Lindor	Mets	SS
33	Whit Merrifield	Royals	2B, OF
34	Cedric Mullins	Orioles	OF
35	Wander Franco	Rays	SS
36	Paul Goldschmidt	Cardinals	1B
37	Randy Arozarena	Rays	OF
38	Julio Urias	Dodgers	SP
39	Trevor Story	Red Sox	SS, 2B
40	Kris Bryant	Rockies	1B, 3B, OF
41	Salvador Perez	Royals	C
42	Aaron Nola	Phillies	SP
43	Lucas Giolito	White Sox	SP
44	Sandy Alcantara	Marlins	SP
45	Austin Riley	Braves	1B, 3B
46	Jose Altuve	Astros	2B
47	Robbie Ray	Mariners	SP
48	Eloy Jimenez	White Sox	OF
49	Nicholas Castellanos	Phillies	OF
50	Lance Lynn	White Sox	SP
51	Josh Hader	Brewers	RP
52	Liam Hendriks	White Sox	RP
53	J.D. Martinez	Red Sox	OF
54	George Springer	Blue Jays	OF
55	Byron Buxton	Twins	OF
56	Giancarlo Stanton	Yankees	OF
57	Alex Bregman	Astros	3B
58	Freddy Peralta	Brewers	SP
59	Adalberto Mondesi	Royals	3B, SS
60	Jack Flaherty	Cardinals	SP
61	Jose Abreu	White Sox	1B
62	Tyler O'Neill	Cardinals	OF
63	Kevin Gausman	Blue Jays	SP
64	Nolan Arenado	Cardinals	3B
65	Corey Seager	Rangers	SS
66	Pete Alonso	Mets	1B
67	Javier Baez	Tigers	SS, 2B
68	Carlos Correa	Twins	SS
69	Christian Yelich	Brewers	OF
70	Jose Berrios	Blue Jays	SP
71	Frankie Montas	A's	SP
72	Jonathan India	Reds	2B
73	Brandon Lowe	Rays	2B, OF
74	Max Fried	Braves	SP
75	Luis Castillo	Reds	SP
76	Logan Webb	Giants	SP
77	Raisel Iglesias	Angels	RP
78	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	Marlins	2B, SS
79	Anthony Rendon	Angels	3B
80	Fernando Tatis Jr.	Padres	SS, OF
81	Ketel Marte	D-backs	2B, OF
82	Jorge Polanco	Twins	SS, 2B
83	Joe Musgrove	Padres	SP
84	Carlos Rodon	Giants	SP
85	DJ LeMahieu	Yankees	3B, 2B, 1B
86	Bryan Reynolds	Pirates	OF
87	Jesse Winker	Mariners	OF
88	Yu Darvish	Padres	SP
89	Trevor Rogers	Marlins	SP
90	Aroldis Chapman	Yankees	RP
91	Nelson Cruz	Nationals	UTIL
92	Edwin Diaz	Mets	RP
93	Jared Walsh	Angels	1B
94	Ryan Mountcastle	Orioles	1B, OF
95	Franmil Reyes	Guardians	UTIL
96	Charlie Morton	Braves	SP
97	Mitch Haniger	Mariners	OF
98	Cody Bellinger	Dodgers	1B, OF
99	Dylan Cease	White Sox	SP
100	Blake Snell	Padres	SP

For the rest of Fantasy Alarm's overall rankings -- and rankings at every position -- click here.

Matt Lutovsky

Matt Lutovsky has been a writer and editor for The Sporting News since 2007, primarily writing about fantasy sports, betting, and gaming.