The List 5/15: Top 100 Starting Pitchers – Week 7 Fantasy Baseball 2023

Welcome to The List, where I rank the Top 100 SP for Fantasy Baseball every single Monday of the year.

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Have questions? My “office hours” are on Twitch 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET Monday – Friday + the aforementioned stream of The List.

For each edition of The List, I have a set of rules to outline my thought process and how to best use these rankings. Please take note:

1. This is 5×5, 12-teamer, H2H format focused. It generally is the same as roto as well, but make sure you adjust accordingly.
2. We have two tables to review before the notes and rankings. First is an injury table that outlines where players would be relatively ranked if fully healthy. It’s the best way to tackle how to value players on the IL.
3. If a player is on the IL or not confirmed inside the rotation, they aren’t on the List. That includes injuries and guys in the minors, but there are exceptions for players who are expected to be in the rotation but are being skipped this week.
4. Second is a table of pitchers outside the Top 100 I considered. Please read this if you can’t find your guy.
5. Since this is a 12-teamer, I heavily weigh upside in the back-half of the rankings. Tier 10 is likely going to underperform those in Tier 11 across a full season, but it’s in your best interest to chase Tier 10’s ceiling vs. settling for Tier 11’s floor.
6. I’ve made a decision to limit labels to just one label per player, with few exceptions for a second. It streamlines the process much better and hopefully gives you a more targeted understanding of the player.
7. The notes outline oh-so-much to help your team. Please read the notes if you can instead of just scrolling to the bottom.

 

Let’s get to the tables. First are all of our injured compatriots:

I made a decision last year: I removed the “Preseason tiers” and changed “tiers” to “Relative Rank” as it’ll be more consistent week-to-week — Tiers change while their relative rank does not.

Please understand that “70-80” does not guarantee the player will be exactly in that range when they return. Rankings are 100% relative to the landscape and while this table reflects where they would sit in a vacuum, it’s a fluid creature. Sometimes there are oh-so-many options, sometimes I want to see them healthy and stretched out again, and others we’re starving for pitchers and they jump higher than “70-80”. It’s a loose reference point and why it’s called “relative ranking.” It’s difficult to update this week-to-week and I apologize if the ranking is different when the player actually returns from the IL. I hope it helps!

One last point about that – often times pitchers need an extra week or two to ramp up once they do return to the majors. It’s why Still ILL exists and the “relative rank” you see is when those guys have shaken off their rust. Will they be back to normal in their first start or will they need a few? I have no idea! Those ranks are to show what I’d expect once they are fully back to normal.

Now let’s take a look at the pitchers I considered for the Top 100 but didn’t quite make the cut:

 

 

I added something new to The List this season. It’s a small table of the prospects I’m personally excited about who would jump up The List quickly if they were confirmed in the rotation. Please don’t read too much into these, there are far better prospect analysts out there than me. Still, I think this table will help you quickly stay on top of who should be on your radar.

They are ordered by my general preference/focus on those guys right now. If any of these are called up, they should be added to your 12-teamers ASAP. Some guys aren’t here (DL Hall and Gavin Stone for example), and that’s due to my own belief they aren’t as pressing as the ones below. I could be very wrong there.

Colors: Green = Most excited about. Yellow = Solid but not as urgent. Orange = Will likely take some time.

 

Lastly, I heavily recommend you follow my daily SP Roundup that outlines all pitcher performances through the season, as each week’s update will reflect the comments and findings from those daily articles. If you’re unfamiliar with some of the players listed, I highly recommend that you read my 45,000+ Top 300 Starting Pitchers from February. Many things will have changed, but the root of my perception of these players is outlined there.

Let’s get to it.

 

Ranking Notes

 

• This is your reminder to please read these notes as they’ll tell you plenty about why “someone moved up” or “why is he at #X?!”
• Seriously. Read the notes.

 

• I know there are going to be a ton of comments about I hate how much these rankings change each week and I’m going to get out ahead of them here.
• These rankings mostly change in the back half of The List as that’s your waiver wire. Those aren’t the players you hold onto throughout the year like your SPs 1-4, which means we’re going to be a bit more chaotic and roll with the waves more aggressively. If I see elements that suggest a pitcher could be a Top 40 arm, I’m going to move up a ton from the 80s to the 60s. Shazam, there we go.

 

• As is tradition, I need to tell you about the guys who were removed and added from the Top 60, so you have context for the ranking shifts.
• Added: Eury Pérez (40)
• Removed: Max Fried (10), Drew Rasmussen (29), Nick Lodolo  (45)
• Net Gain Inside Top 60: (+2)

 

This week, I’m changing up the notes to have a small blurb on everyone. Much easier to write and follow along in my view and it matches the formatting of the streamers. Please leave your feedback on this change – is it better or worse?

 

Tier 1 – The Workhorses

 

1. Gerrit Cole – Aces gonna ace. His history of consistency keeps him on top.

2. Spencer Strider – AGA. He’s had the highest number of dominant starts this season.

3. Shane McClanahan – AGA. I don’t care about his stumble over the weekend.

4. Shohei Ohtani – AGA. Still incredible.

 

Tier 2 – AGA Without The UNREAL factor

 

5. Zac Gallen – AGA. He’s been as sturdy as they come but doesn’t seem to be a 30%+ strikeout potential arm.

6. Luis Castillo – AGA. Hasn’t been quite as sharp lately and we ignore it.

7. Corbin Burnes – AGA. The curveball and slider were better last time out and we’re hoping the cutter concerns are over.

8. Kevin Gausman – AGA. Please avoid the BABIP surges…

9. Zack Wheeler AGA. Still doesn’t have the slider working but the fastballs are too dang good.

10. Clayton Kershaw – AGA. Only concern is health, really.

11. Joe Ryan – AGA. Welcome to the crew. His fastball is phenomenal, even if the secondaries have room to grow.

12. Sandy Alcantara – AGA…still. Don’t freak out too much by 3 ER in the eighth inning, but I have to acknowledge that he’s not getting efficient outs the way he used to.

13. Cristian Javier – AGA. Four-seamer and slider were cooking this past week.

14. Justin Verlander – AGA. He’s not totally back yet with his slider and I’m believing he will.

 

Tier 3 – Potential Aces

 

15. Julio Urías – Just need a few more starts of consistency to pull him into the second tier.

16. Pablo López – Same goes for PabLó. He’s holding the velocity, but the changeup and breakers haven’t been as consistent.

17. Yu Darvish – His command still weirds me out, but the results have been there over the years. Can’t treat him like an AGA with his volatility, though.

18. Aaron Nola – Coors is dumb and I imagine he’ll get his AGA status back in short order.

19. Framber Valdez –  Is the recent high cutter usage a real thing? That would be so cool and could push him into being a legit Top 10 arm if it means his WHIP problems are over.

20. Max Scherzer – The velocity returned last start and we’re holding our breath that his shoulder holds up throughout the year.

21. Shane Bieber – The slider was fantastic again (phew!) and as long as that pitch is there, he’ll sort out the rest as a threat for 7+ IP with a strikeout per inning any night.

22. Freddy Peralta – The four-seamer is still super hard to hit and when the breakers land for strikes, he’s golden regardless of opponent. Could keep rising with more starts.

23. Sonny Gray – He rebounded, but it didn’t come with the same curveball, you know, the pitch that has carried him throughout the season thus far. I’m still cautiously optimistic.

24. Joe Musgrove – Musgrove stumbled against the Dodgers and while it’s easy to say it’s the Dodgers, Musgrove hasn’t gotten his classic feel for curves and sliders quite yet. He’ll get there.

25. Dylan Cease – He’s turning into the same Cherry Bomb we saw in 2021 and I really hope he’s able to be consistent with his four-seamer and curve. We got a hint last time out of the four-seamer being better, but it’s all about stringing together solid starts at this point.

26. George Kirby – He excelled against the Rangers, though I’m still waiting for the secondaries to lift him into AGA discussions. He’s lifted into Tier 3 for his overall consistency – a rare find so far this year.

 

Tier 4 – Stability And Excitement

 

27. Nathan Eovaldi –  He’s been on a tear, but does Eovaldi have enough in the tank to push him in AGA contention? I personally don’t think he has the strikeout potential to do so, sadly.

28. Jesús Luzardo – I may be a little too high on Luzardo given his 1.41 WHIP on the year, though I think he produces far better moving forward as the changeup returns to form and his .344 BABIP leaves the 20th percentile. In other words, he’s not destined to hold a 9.5 hit-per-nine this season.

29. Chris Sale – The velocity jumped up to 96 mph and came back a little to 95 mph in his most recent outing, but it’s looking a lot more like classic Sale. The slider was filthy, though I need to see a few more starts + the changeup having some success before propelling him further.

30. Chris Bassitt – Bassitt allowed 9 ER in his first game, then just 10 ER in 45+ IP since. He’s the sturdy man you drafted, just slightly late.

31. Logan Webb – I wish he still had his 2021 slider. Without it, I see Webb fighting to stay above a 20% strikeout rate throughout the season.

32. Bryce Miller – The hype is incredible, but the fastball was a bit lacking in the third outing. Fortunately, he got strikes with secondaries, but the potential isn’t fully unlocked yet. There will be some growing pains this year.

33. Tanner Bibee – Bibee fell in his third outing, then climbed back up in the fourth as his fastball was the best its been. His has a full repertoire and I’m excited to watch him harness it all this year.

34. Mitch Keller – I was so wrong about Keller. I watched him earlier this year and thought I understood the man, then watched yesterday’s game and was blown away by his command. It’s far better than I’ve ever seen from Mitch and while yesterday was surely the best game he’ll toss this year, I believe what he does now. Only question is how real that command is – are we in for a full season or just a hot stretch? Watch today’s Pitch Video Breakdown for more on Keller.

35. Logan Gilbert – It’s the same old jam for Gilbert – you’re gonna start him consistently, but he hasn’t developed the skills to take the leap forward quite yet.

36. Eduardo Rodriguez – It’s one incredible run for Erod at the moment, but you shouldn’t believe this will stick the entire season. Enjoy it while it lasts and be ready to adapt when the wall hits. I’m crossing my fingers it’s not until September.

37. Hunter Brown – The breakers came back last start, albeit against the White Sox. I’m a little scared about what we’re seeing from him – low SwStr rates on breakers, hyper-reliant on four-seamer called strikes – but if he’s able to go the Zac Gallen method and improve those breakers’ loLoc%, this will work. He may be a sell high, but how high can you sell with his 1.31 WHIP?

 

Tier 5 – Lots of Potential, Unknown Future

 

38. Hunter Greene – My concerns back in October are still present: how good is Greene’s fastball command? I’m willing to wager he’ll lock in at some point this season to make up for all the destruction behind him, though it’s hard to watch the blazing inferno on the sidelines.

39. Justin Steele – The regression monster has begun to grip its claws around Steele as his slider is struggling to miss bats outside the zone. He’s a clear sell-high candidate.

40. Eury Pérez – Yeah, he’s the real deal. You can watch my breakdown of his stuff on YouTube here, showcasing a solid pair of breakers and a darting upper-90s heater. I do have some concerns about the heaters whiff-rate, potential Wins, and his secondary command (the changeup was horrid), but there’s only so much to pull from a debut. Pick him up and go for it.

41. Jordan Montgomery – His changeup hasn’t been great, but he’s still a sturdy arm to hold in 12-teamers. There’s another gear to be like Logan Webb here.

42. Charlie Morton – Is his curveball and fastball enough? As managers, we are resigned to starting him as the upside is too great, but there’s more volatility than I like.

43. Blake Snell – The breakers are gone. He’s had to go with the changeup and the end goal is the opposite. Expect the breakers to return at some point, it’s just hard to know when.

44. Lucas Giolito – The velocity was back to 94 with his fantastic changeup and then…it was back to blegh on Sunday (92.4 with zero changeup whiffs). Who knows what’s next.

45. Nestor Cortes – What is going on with Nestor? It’s actually pretty simple – his slider is horrible this year. Cutter and four-seamer are fine, but with the breaker dropping from a good 60% strike rate to a putrid 8th percentile 52% mark, it messes everything up. I’m going to bet he’ll get its zone rate back up ten points from 36% to 45% soon enough. What about the heater? It’s a little down in o-swing and the BABIP is super elevated. I think both get corrected when he has a slider effectively mixed into at-bats.

 

Tier 6 – The Edge Of The Cliff

 

46. Lance Lynn – Y’all are gonna hate me and that’s fine. I see a guy who is maintaining his swinging-strike and strikeout rates and has been absolutely demolished by Lady Luck with a .364 BABIP, 62% LOB rate, and 2.23 HR/9 – all under 18th percentile in the majors. It’ll get better as the skills underneath are still good. The best news? Today moving forward doesn’t count anything that has already happened. He’s an actual buy low given how many of you disagree with this ranking.

47. Marcus Stroman – He’s going to have blowups here and there, but he’s one of the most consistent arms around as a “good but not great” arm, especially for QS leagues.

48. James Paxton – Is this stupid aggressive? Sure is, but given the dearth of legit upside on your waiver wire, you have to be aggressively chasing something like Paxton. He sat 96 mph and demolished even without stellar fastball command, nor a good curve or cutter. There’s a higher chance of his improving with more time than pitching worse than he did in his debut, in my view. The biggest question? Health. The guy could hit the IL before next week’s edition of The List, after all. Since we’re right at the edge of “must holds” for fantasy, Paxton is a guy I’m chasing everywhere.

49. Louie Varland – I’m starting to fall for Varland, but the schedule is so dang rough for the next few weeks. I could see him next to Bibee around June 1st if he pulls through with his strong heater.

50. Reid Detmers – Oooof. I’m beginning to have some doubts. It’s confusing to me. His heater is better located with more velocity and yet is getting far worse results on the pitch than last year (37% hard contact and a sub 10% SwStr rate). Meanwhile, the slider is a weapon he rarely had in 2023 and sits well above a 20% SwStr rate, and you have to imagine this 23-year-old figures things out with more time on the bump. That said, maybe his fastball just isn’t that good in the end and his slider isn’t enough. Sigh.

51. Jon Gray – Velocity peaked and the slider was stupid good at four ticks harder (new!), then…the fastball wasn’t as good, slider was okay (still hard), and changeup was great? Very confusing, but we’re chasing his next start against Rockie Road

52. Dustin May – I think we need to come to terms with the fact that Dustin might never get whiffs on his cutter and curve as he did before TJS. And that’s okay as the ratios should still be solid.

53. Bailey Ober – His repertoire is good with high heaters and low changeups and sliders, but it’s not electric enough to reach a Top 30 SP ceiling. A solid play, but Varland brings more to the table.

54. Alex Cobb – Without the slider as another option for strikes, Cobb is highly susceptible to his splitter and stealing strikes/outs with sinkers. It’s fine, just not exceptional.

55. Zach Eflin – His cutter went 14/29 called strikes over the weekend and I so hope that’s a thing. That can’t be a thing, right?

56. Logan Allen – His fastball is getting hit harder than I like, though the slider is fantastic. He may turn into your classic Guardians starter, but that hinges on his changeup taking a step further. Solid QS arm in the meantime.

 

Tier 7 – Better Than A Toby

 

57. Andrew Heaney – He finally brought back the slider – 25% usage! – and had success against the Athletics. Good next start against Rockie Road, but that may be the end of the line on your teams as he’s so hard to trust.

58. Tony Gonsolin – The ceiling isn’t too high with his splitter/slider reliance, but the velocity is back and the Dodgers are a solid team to pitch for.

59. J.P. France – He has a deep enough repertoire to be a consistent arm for the Astros. I think if you pick him up, you likely won’t drop him throughout the year and he could rise into the 40s in the coming weeks.

60. JP Sears – Did you realize he has the 28th-best SwStr rate in the majors among SP? It’s a 14% rate for the year and that number climbs to 16% after the last five games. The Astros are next and it may be time to jump on before that outing.

61. Josiah Gray – Sounds wild, but I fear the 86% LOB rate and the 1.34 WHIP hurrrrts. He’s still trying to figure out what to do outside of his breakers as the four-seamer and cutter aren’t the consistent pitches he wants them to be.

 

Tier 8 – The Legit Tobys + A Panda

 

62. Patrick Sandoval – I haven’t seen the slider/change both work in tandem much this year and the WHIP could hurt. However, stick him against a weak team and he does more for you than those below.

63. Merrill Kelly – He’s the shining example of what a Toby can be. Keep starting him against all but the top offenses.

64. Seth Lugo – Lugo gets it done with his repertoire and is in a great situation in San Diego. Solid six inning contender each time.

65. Anthony DeSclafani – I think his last two outings were weird – one where he chucked heaters down the middle, the other where he couldn’t find the zone – and he should be a solid play moving forward. Dodge the tough matchups, though.

 

Tier 9 – The Better Cherry Bombs

 

66. Graham Ashcraft – Where are we on Ashcraft? The velocity is wonderful, the execution is not – he has PEAS written all over him. I won’t rule out Ashcraft putting it all together soon, but he’s a great sell high after a start where he doesn’t fully stumble.

67. Grayson Rodriguez – We haven’t seen the secondaries click yet and I’m not sure when we do. He’s a tough hold at the moment and I hope he suddenly clicks. He’s going to be so good when he does.

68. Luis L. Ortiz – The slider is normally the best offering as the fastball is hard but doesn’t miss bats. He can get outs with that sinker, though, and will hopefully be more often good than bad.

69. MacKenzie Gore – He’s a fun dart throw, however the curve and slider have been wild. The heater can be fantastic well spotted, it’s just a matter of big-league comfort.

70. Domingo Germán – I don’t buy what Germán did in his last two starts against the Rays (they’ve been a worse offense lately) and next up are the Jays. Not a poor overall play for the year, though.

71. Braxton Garrett – Weird seeing him this high so soon after his disaster against Atlanta, but he heavily introduced a cutter since that could be a gamechanger. It allows him to throw fewer (poor) four-seamers and squeeze the most out of his elite slider.

72. Drew Smyly – He had one poor game and found his curveball in his last outing. He’s been executing the BSB regularly since the all-star break last season and who knows how long it goes for.

73. Alek Manoah – There is just so much to fix. Four-seamer whiffs, slider bite, velocity, sinker command, etc. And yet, he doesn’t need all of it to return to be fantasy viable. I’m holding out hope he’ll do something to fix this horrific season soon.

74. Edward Cabrera – Until Cabrera can toss fastballs for strikes (just 60% would suffice!), he’s going to induce anxiety each time he starts.

75. Brady Singer – He’s the same guy he was in 2021 and 2022. Nothing has changed and we hope the coin flip lands favorably.

 

Tier 10 – The Tobys You Can Get

 

76. Tyler Wells – I love the 18 whiffs last time out, but it was the Pirates. He’s a solid Toby and if you want him more than some in Tier 9, go right ahead. At this point, it’s all about grouping the players into tiers to better help you make your decisions.

77. Jameson Taillon – Taillon has struggled to get into any sort of rhythm and he has his third start back from the IL ahead. I imagine he’ll be a solid Toby once he gets regular starts.

78. Wade Miley – You could say after getting beat by the Dodgers that Miley’s Vargas Rule has come to a close. I say he’s the same guy he’s always been.

79. Bryce Elder – I hate trusting a pitcher with a sub 90 mph heater and only one other good pitch (his slider). H*ck, even peak Hendricks (he’s back!) had a curve and a changeup.

80. Martín Pérez – The results haven’t gone Pérez’s way lately, but he’s the same command guy he’s been since last year.

81. Tyler Anderson – The changeup goes in and out. When it’s cooking, he destroys middling teams.

82. Cal Quantrill – He’s the Unquantrillfiable. Not for me whatsoever, but he still finds a way to make it work with those sinkers inside. It’s wild.

83. Kyle Hendricks – Hey, he’s back! And was terrible last year, but maybe after a start or two he can be the Toby we want him to be.

 

Tier 11 – So Much Chaos

 

84. Kodai Senga – When his forkball is at it’s best, Kodai dominates. However, his four-seamer and cutter aren’t good enough when the forkball ghosts.

85. Taijuan Walker – He tossed over 40% splitters for his last two starts and maybe that sticks. However, like Senga, I don’t trust splitters as a premier option, making Walker a highly questionable play.

86. Brandon Pfaadt – He had better fastball command against the Giants, but it still doesn’t look like the whiff-heavy pitch I thought it was going to be. With time getting used to the bigs, this could play out well, even without that premier fastball.

87. Yusei Kikuchi – He earned a 44% CSW with his heater and still destroyed your ratios. That’s the Kikuchi way.

88. José Berríos – He’s The Great Undulator. Do what you want.

89. Kyle Bradish – I hate his four-seamer (too much cut action), which means he’s reliant on his slider and curve to succeed on a given night. They are too inconsistent for me to lean into.

90. Johan Oviedo – His fastball command is horrid and while he’s breaker-first, there’s more polish left to add before I can trust him regularly.

91. Jack Flaherty – WHAT IS VELOCITY

92. Brayan Bello – I love his changeup, I question his sinker and slider. He could elevate quickly up The List if he showcases a clear successful approach between two starts.

 

Tier 12 – Stream Considerations

 

93. Mike Clevinger – The schedule is so dang good that this may be the sneakiest ranking on here. Then again, he’s mostly two-pitch without an elite pitch soooooo…

94. Dean Kremer – His four-seamer jumped to 96 mph last time out, and yet, he still fanned just four batters. It’s hard to get excited when the peaks are just a second-story apartment.

95. Michael Lorenzen – Lorenzen has some cushy matchups ahead and has the chance to go 6+ in each. If he has his slider and changeup working, it’ll help your squads. Big if, though.

96. Kyle Gibson – I have no idea what Gibson will do each night – he just succumbed to the 53 wRC+ Pirates, after all.

97. Marco Gonzales – We got our wonderful stream from Marco against the Tigers and the schedule ahead isn’t so bad. Maybe his command sticks and this works?

98. Dane Dunning – I don’t really buy what Dunning is doing (and when does he start next? Paternity leave incoming?) as he has a 16% strikeout rate and not a single pitch above a 14% SwStr rate. Yikes.

99. Ryne Nelson – If he can find the breakers, there’s legit potential here. I think you can hold him on the wire until then.

100. Chase Silseth – The coveted #100 spot. He’s getting the call for the Angels and while I was unimpressed with what we saw last year, Silseth could easily have improved since then. It was a hard but middling fastball with a good looking (and inconsistent, shocking!) splitter, with a slider that refused to linger. I hope we get something exciting.

 

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Rank	Pitcher	Badges	Change
1	Gerrit ColeT1	Aces Gonna Ace	-
2	Spencer Strider	Aces Gonna Ace	+1
3	Shane McClanahan	Aces Gonna Ace	-1
4	Shohei Ohtani	Aces Gonna Ace	-
5	Zac Gallen T2	Aces Gonna Ace	+4
6	Luis Castillo	Aces Gonna Ace	-1
7	Corbin Burnes	Aces Gonna Ace	-1
8	Kevin Gausman	Aces Gonna Ace	-
9	Zack Wheeler	Aces Gonna Ace	+2
10	Clayton Kershaw	Aces Gonna Ace Injury Risk	+2
11	Joe Ryan	Aces Gonna Ace	+4
12	Sandy Alcantara	Aces Gonna Ace	-5
13	Cristian Javier	Aces Gonna Ace	+1
14	Justin Verlander	Aces Gonna Ace	-1
15	Julio Urías T3	Ace Potential	+3
16	Pablo López	Ace Potential	+4
17	Yu Darvish	Ace Potential	+2
18	Aaron Nola	Ace Potential	-2
19	Framber Valdez	Ace Potential	+4
20	Max Scherzer	Ace Potential Injury Risk	+4
21	Shane Bieber	Ace Potential	+6
22	Freddy Peralta	Ace Potential	-1
23	Sonny Gray	Ace Potential	+2
24	Joe Musgrove	Ace Potential	-2
25	Dylan Cease	Ace Potential	-8
26	George Kirby	Quality Starts	+2
27	Nathan Eovaldi T4	Quality Starts	+3
28	Jesús Luzardo	Ace Potential	-2
29	Chris Sale	Ace Potential	+12
30	Chris Bassitt	Quality Starts	+4
31	Logan Webb	Quality Starts	-
32	Bryce Miller	Ace Potential	+6
33	Tanner Bibee	Ace Potential	+4
34	Mitch Keller	Ace Potential	+18
35	Logan Gilbert	Quality Starts	+8
36	Eduardo Rodriguez	Quality Starts	+12
37	Hunter Brown	Ace Potential	+2
38	Hunter Greene T5	Ace Potential	+2
39	Justin Steele	Quality Starts	-6
40	Eury Pérez	Ace Potential	+UR
41	Jordan Montgomery	Quality Starts	-6
42	Charlie Morton	Ace Potential	+4
43	Blake Snell	Ace Potential	+4
44	Lucas Giolito	Ace Potential	-2
45	Nestor Cortes	Ace Potential	-13
46	Lance Lynn T6	Ace Potential	-10
47	Marcus Stroman	Quality Starts	+4
48	James Paxton	Injury Risk Strikeout Upside	+52
49	Louie Varland	Strikeout Upside	+12
50	Reid Detmers	Strikeout Upside	-6
51	Jon Gray	Strikeout Upside	+28
52	Dustin May	Quality Starts	-2
53	Bailey Ober	Strikeout Upside	+2
54	Alex Cobb	Quality Starts	+3
55	Zach Eflin	Quality Starts	-1
56	Logan Allen	Quality Starts	-7
57	Andrew Heaney T7	Strikeout Upside	+5
58	Tony Gonsolin	Strikeout Upside	+8
59	J.P. France	Quality Starts	+1
60		Strikeout Upside	+13
61	Josiah Gray	Quality Starts	-5
62	Patrick Sandoval T8	Cherry Bomb	+6
63	Merrill Kelly	Toby	+7
64	Seth Lugo	Toby	+7
65	Anthony DeSclafani	Quality Starts	-12
66	Graham Ashcraft T9	Quality Starts	-7
67	Grayson Rodriguez	Cherry Bomb	-3
68	Luis L. Ortiz	Cherry Bomb	-1
69	MacKenzie Gore	Cherry Bomb	-4
70	Domingo Germán	Cherry Bomb	+4
71	Braxton Garrett	Cherry Bomb	+UR
72		Cherry Bomb	+17
73	Alek Manoah	Cherry Bomb	-10
74	Edward Cabrera	Cherry Bomb	+3
75	Brady Singer	Cherry Bomb	+11
76	Tyler Wells T10	Toby	+5
77	Jameson Taillon	Toby	-5
78	Wade Miley	Toby	+6
79	Bryce Elder	Toby	+1
80	Martín Pérez	Toby	-2
81	Tyler Anderson	Toby	+1
82	Cal Quantrill	Toby	+1
83	Kyle Hendricks	Toby	+UR
84	Kodai Senga T11	Cherry Bomb	-8
85	Taijuan Walker	Cherry Bomb	+14
86	Brandon Pfaadt	Cherry Bomb	-28
87	Yusei Kikuchi	Cherry Bomb	-2
88	José Berríos	Cherry Bomb	-
89	Kyle Bradish	Cherry Bomb	+8
90	Johan Oviedo	Cherry Bomb	-
91	Jack Flaherty	Cherry Bomb	-4
92	Brayan Bello	Cherry Bomb	-1
93	Mike Clevinger T12	Streaming Option	+UR
94	Dean Kremer	Streaming Option	+UR
95	Michael Lorenzen	Streaming Option	+UR
96	Kyle Gibson	Streaming Option	+2
97	Marco Gonzales	Streaming Option	-3
98	Dane Dunning	Streaming Option	+UR
99	Ryne Nelson	Streaming Option	-6
100	Chase Silseth	Streaming Option	+UR

 

Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire | Adapted by Justin Paradis (@JustParaDesigns on Twitter)