2016 RotoGraphs Staff Picks

Below, you’ll find the RotoGraphs staffs’ picks for the 2016 season. We, here at RotoGraphs — we like to pick things. Make lists. All that.

If you have some heavy-duty drafting to wrap up this weekend, maybe these picks will come in handy. If not, perhaps they can come in handy as guidance for some thrifty, shifty mid-season moves. And if not that, then simply appreciate these for what they are: literally the best preseason picks you’ll see anywhere. Period!

OK, maybe that won’t end up being true. Who knows! None of us are clairvoyant, and that’s a damn shame. But we do our best to pretend like we are. Anyway, enough of this rambling. Here’s what you came here for, split into two tables — 2016 staff picks for hitters, and more for pitchers.

Also, for further clarity, please refer to the category definitions that follow each table.

HITTER CRITERIA:
Shallow Sleeper: Inside top 200, per NFBC ADP
Deep Sleeper: Roughly 201-300
Undrafted/Free Agent (UDFA): Outside top 300
Rookie: Best rookie hitter (< 130 PA)
Sophomore: Best sophomore hitter (> 130 PA)
Comeback: Someone who was injured or woefully bad last year
Bust: Limited to top 100

PITCHER CRITERIA:
Shallow Sleeper: Inside top 200, per NFBC ADP
Deep Sleeper: Roughly 201-300
Undrafted/Free Agent (UDFA): Outside top 300
Rookie: Best rookie pitcher (< 50 IP)
Sophomore: Best sophomore pitcher (> 50 IP)
Comeback: Someone who was injured or woefully bad last year
Bust: Limited to top 150