Chad Young’s MI Tiered Rankings for 4×4 Ottoneu
As we move into the final weeks before the keeper deadline, it’s time to get our Ottoneu rankings out. Over the next three plus weeks, you’ll get regular rankings articles from me and from Jake Mailhot, as discussed in my rankings preview in December. I will post my 4×4 tiered rankings position-by-position, and follow up that day or the next with rankings for FanGraphs Points league. On the 4×4 articles, I’ll give some overall thoughts on the position, while in the FanGraphs Points articles, I’ll offer thoughts on how the position looks different for 5×5 and Head-to-Head leagues. Jake’s FanGraphs points rankings will come out the day after my 4×4 rankings. We’re starting with middle infield.
I prefer to combined my second base and shortstop rankings into a single middle infield list for two reasons:
- There are a lot of 2B/SS eligible players. Out of 151 players in my rankings, more than 20% are both eligible at both spots and would need to appear on both lists.
- They would need to appear on both lists because replacement level at both positions is the same, which is the second reason I combine the lists. They are, effectively, one position with three spots (2B, SS, MI) in your lineup.
The idea that second and short have the same replacement level gets some pushback, and I understand why. If you look at the top of my rankings below, seven of my top eight and 10 of my top 12 are shortstops, with only Ketel Marte and Jazz Chisholm breaking into that group from the right side of the infield. But when you look further down the list, you a) get a lot of players who are qualify at both spots and therefore are interchangeable and you see second base “catches up” with shortstop before we hit replacement level.
That graph shows player values for second basemen and shortstops based on their THE BAT X projections. It puts 2B/SS players on BOTH lines. Those lines cross above replacement level, which means that by the time you get to a replacement level middle infielder, the best available player is more likely to be a second basemen than a shortstop. If you want to argue (as many do) that second should have a lower replacement level, those players would all be on the red line, not the blue line, and the graph would look like this:
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Now shortstop becomes less valuable with the 18th best player at each position.
Another way of looking at this: of the top 36 MLB players on my rankings (in other words, the 36 players required to fill all 2B, SS, and MI spots in a 12-team league on Opening Day), 22 are SS-eligible and 17 are 2B-eligible (with three dual-eligible). Yes, that is more shortstops, but it is not a lot more and it is not so many more than finding a starting second basemen is harder than finding a starting shortstop.
Having said that, I do think the positions can be treated different in auctions or keeper decisions. Because of how quickly the red lines in those graphs flatten out, the gap between the third- or fourth-best second base option and the 15th-20th best options is relatively small. If you can go get Marte or Chisholm, you should. But don’t get over-anxious to fill that spot and overpay for someone like Brandon Lowe when Brice Turang and Luke Keaschall are outside the top-12 at the position, but not that different in value.
Shortstop, meanwhile, has a much steeper curve. Even the 25th best second basemen is worth a few dollars. At short, we are approaching replacement level by then. As I am building my rosters, I want to have at least two of my top 17 players at middle infield, and I am more inclined to push for two shortstops, because I feel better about my ability to find a viable second basemen at a lower price.
What am I NOT going to do is pay a big premium, above where I have them valued, for Marte or Chisholm. I know that will be a popular strategy this year, but I would rather go get two really good shortstops and find a second basemen that I like at a lower tier. For example, in Ottoneu league 1, I am keeping my $6 Geraldo Perdomo ($15-$20 tier) and made a trade to go get a $36 Gunnar Henderson ($36-$44 tier), and I am still looking for my second basemen. Could I go get a big name via trade or by paying up at auction? Maybe, but I am confident I can find an option good enough to be my third best MI at auction, if needed.
With that, here are my Ottoneu 4×4 tiered rankings for middle infield!
Chad Young’s Ottoneu 4×4 MI Tiers
| Tier | Rank | Player | Pos | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $36-$44 | 1 | Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | Even if he doesn’t bounce back to 2024 form, you are talk about a top 10 OBP and number 1 SLG projection at the position. |
| $36-$44 | 2 | Gunnar Henderson | SS | Took a step back in 2025, so this ranking requires him to recover a bit – but maybe less than you think. |
| $36-$44 | 3 | Ketel Marte | 2B | Missed time concerns me more in 4×4 – in points, replacement level guys are still a net positive; in roto, replacement level guys cn actively hurt you. |
| $36-$44 | 4 | Mookie Betts | SS | Barring another crazy illness, I think Betts has a normal off-season and puts up a season that looks more like his September. |
| $28-$35 | 5 | Francisco Lindor | SS | He had a rough first year in the Big Apple, but since then has been steady and I expect more of the same. |
| $28-$35 | 6 | Corey Seager | SS | As noted with Marte, I care more about playing time in 4×4, and that holds Seager out of the top tier. |
| $21-$27 | 7 | Elly De La Cruz | SS | It sorta feels like Elly might still have another gear and I am somewhat tempted to buy in aggressively on that possibility, but mostly think he will revert to his 2024 form – which is pretty good form. |
| $21-$27 | 8 | Zach Neto | SS | You are going to read what I wrote about Jazz and think “Isn’t that true about Neto, too, so shouldn’t Jazz be higher than Neto,” but I think Neto is more likely to improve and I just generally feel better about him. |
| $21-$27 | 9 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. | 2B/3B | Jazz is hurting you in OBP, even at a position as weak at the top as 2B, and you need to account for that if you are building a MI around him. |
| $15-$20 | 10 | Bo Bichette | SS | Projections arugably put him in the next tier up, but while I couldn’t shake his history after the ugly 2024, I can’t completely shake the ugly 2024 heading into 2026. |
| $15-$20 | 11 | Geraldo Perdomo | SS | His limited track record gives me pause but his path to high OBP and a lot of runs, even if the power regresses, is clear enough to make him a nice fit in 4×4. |
| $15-$20 | 12 | Trea Turner | SS | Somewhat similar to Perdomo in terms of profile, but older and coming off a less impressive season. |
| $15-$20 | 13 | Jordan Westburg | 2B/3B | He’s a $20 projection but that requires 600+ PA from a guy who has never crossed 500. |
| $15-$20 | 14 | Brandon Lowe | 2B | The power provides guaranteed value and if he could bring up the OBP to a reasonable level, he would be up a tier, for sure. |
| $15-$20 | 15 | Maikel Garcia | 2B/SS/3B/OF | He made significant gains in bat speed, while chasing less and making more contact. |
| $15-$20 | 16 | Gleyber Torres | 2B | Statcast data suggests he could have shown more power than he did – and he had only 6 road HR vs.10 at home. He’s a lock for good OBP and the power ceiling might be more like 20 than the 16 he hit last year. |
| $15-$20 | 17 | Willy Adames | SS | DC projection putting him in the low end of this tier assumes his 2025 is a fair baseline for Adames in SF and who am I to argue. |
| $10-$14 | 18 | Jose Altuve | 2B/OF | He’s losing bat speed and with that, contact quality, which makes sense for a 35 year old who seems to be in decline. |
| $10-$14 | 19 | Jackson Holliday | 2B/SS | He doesn’t project to this value – maybe the bottom of the tier but probably lower – but there’s enough potential for a big breakout to spend a little extra. |
| $10-$14 | 20 | Jeremy Pena | SS | Pena was more than same than he was different last year, but BABIP and a bit more powerful contact carried him a long way; expect him to keep some of those gains but not nearly all. |
| $10-$14 | 21 | Brendan Donovan | 2B/SS/OF | He’s worth more in points leagues where he can make up for limited HR with other kinds of hits, but in 4×4, HR are 25% of the game, and he doesn’t help in SLG either. |
| $10-$14 | 22 | Jorge Polanco | 2B/3B | Low OBP hurts him here, and I downgraded him a bit more because I think it is unlikely he qualifies at MI beyond 2026. |
| $10-$14 | 23 | Brice Turang | 2B | Some regression from last year is to be expected and the floor is low in 4×4 because he could easily be a net negative in all four categories if he loses pop and moves down the lineup. |
| $10-$14 | 24 | CJ Abrams | SS | I think we wanted there to be more but he kinda is what he is and this is what he is. |
| $10-$14 | 25 | Jacob Wilson | SS | His profile will make him very BABIP dependent (you can see this comparing his first and second halves) and that’s not a profile I often want to bet on. |
| $10-$14 | 26 | Luke Keaschall | 2B | The walk rate raises his 4×4 floor, but I am seeing mid-double-digit prices that suggest people are getting ahead of themselves. |
| $6-$9 | 27 | Ezequiel Tovar | SS | The projections calling him a $10-$12 guy might seem optimistic, but he plays half his games at Coors – if you plan ahead of him to be benched for most road games, he can return good value. |
| $6-$9 | 28 | Colson Montgomery | SS/3B | DC projects a .311 wOBA after a .355 last year, which feels harsh, even if some regression is to be expected; and yet, he still projects in this tier, thanks to the pop. |
| $6-$9 | 29 | Carlos Correa | SS/3B | Correa was so much better after getting back to Houston, but Daikin is actually worse for RHH than Target, so I don’t see any obvious reason why we should expect that to continue. |
| $6-$9 | 30 | Ozzie Albies | 2B | 2023 just doesn’t look like it is coming back and the “down” version of Albies is particularly bad in an OBP format. |
| $6-$9 | 31 | Brett Baty | 2B/3B | A .353/.477 OBP/SLG in the second half is enough to keep me interested in this former prospect who may have broken out. |
| $6-$9 | 32 | Colt Keith | 1B/2B/3B | We’re into a tier of platoon guys, it seems, but you can find space for Keith in your lineup vs. RHP very easily. |
| $6-$9 | 33 | Konnor Griffin | SS | Griffin is undeniably a more exciting prospect than Wetherholt, but he is less likely to have an impact soon. |
| $6-$9 | 34 | Dansby Swanson | SS | I don’t think the Dasnby we loved is coming back – who he is now isn’t bad, but it’s not the same, either. |
| $6-$9 | 35 | JJ Wetherholt | 2B/SS | I’ll take a MI prospect who walks as much as he strikes out and has decent pop any day of the week. |
| $6-$9 | 36 | Kevin McGonigle | SS | Wetherholt is most likely to be up soon; Griffin is the most exciting long-term; McGonigle is neither and both. |
| $3-$5 | 37 | Trevor Story | SS | Are you excited about Story? He was strong in 2025, but how good do you feel about him doing it twice in a row? |
| $3-$5 | 38 | Jeff McNeil | 2B/OF | I feel much better about him now that he looks destined for regular PA again. |
| $3-$5 | 39 | Marcus Semien | 2B | DC projections want me to put him up a tier; my guy wants to put him down a tier. So here he is. |
| $3-$5 | 40 | Nico Hoerner | 2B | The power is just so limited that it drags down his overall value in a format that won’t reward his high average or efficient base stealing. |
| $3-$5 | 41 | Matt McLain | 2B | BATX sees him jumping not just one tier over this, but two, so maybe I should be a little higher on him? |
| $3-$5 | 42 | Luis Arraez | 1B/2B | If you are looking for a little OBP boost from your MI depth, he can provide it. |
| $3-$5 | 43 | Xander Bogaerts | SS | In theory, so can he. |
| $3-$5 | 44 | Kristian Campbell | 1B/2B/OF | He needs to add strength and elevate the ball more, but he was so hyped 12 months ago for good reason. |
| $3-$5 | 45 | Ceddanne Rafaela | 2B/OF | He…cannot; but he can give you a shot at 20 HR? |
| $3-$5 | 46 | Masyn Winn | SS | 2024 Wynn gets you almost to the $6 tier, but what are the chances we get 2024 Wynn? |
| $3-$5 | 47 | Leo De Vries | SS | Only 18 and crushed Double-A in a small sample – no reason for the A’s to rush him and we shouldn’t get overly excited, but there is a ton of talent here. |
| $3-$5 | 48 | Jesús Made | SS | Only 18 and was overmatched in his first brief look at Double-A, so I think some caution makes sense. |
| $3-$5 | 49 | Sebastian Walcott | SS | Surface level, 2025 was disappointing but a 19 yo in Double-A with a sub-20% K-rate and double digit walk rate is a pretty good foundation. |
| $3-$5 | 50 | Jordan Lawlar | 2B/SS/3B | His first 100 MLB PA have not gone well, but maybe having a settled role will help him find his swing? |
| $3-$5 | 51 | Marcelo Mayer | 2B/SS/3B | Projections suggest he is closer to replacement level, but he’s worth a small bet on the upside. |
| $3-$5 | 52 | Travis Bazzana | 2B | Built well for this format, but not sure he is ready. |
| $3-$5 | 53 | Aidan Miller | SS | “Swings like Nico Hoerner, except with more power” per last February’s top 100 from Eric Longenhagen. |
| $3-$5 | 54 | Luis García Jr. | 2B | DC projection calls for a 2024-esque season which would make this a bargain, but I am not paying full freight for that. |
| $3-$5 | 55 | Jonathan India | 2B/3B/OF | OBP skills keep the floor relatively high – he will likely help you in at least one category, right? – but he isn’t going to hit another level. |
| $3-$5 | 56 | Ha-Seong Kim 김하성 | 2B/SS | $20MM is a lot for a prove-it deal, but that’s what this is and that’s what he needs to do. |
| $3-$5 | 57 | Bryson Stott | 2B/SS | He is what he is and what he is is just fine. |
| $1-$2 | 58 | Xavier Edwards | 2B/SS | He’s probably a bit better than 2025 appeared, but there isn’t enough pop in the bat to really create value. |
| $1-$2 | 59 | Davis Schneider | 2B/OF | He looks like the small side of a platoon, officially, but also likely the first guy off the bench in the case of injury, days off, etc., which should help the playing time. |
| $1-$2 | 60 | Jake Cronenworth | 1B/2B/SS | He’s not a particularly great option at MI, but he is a reliable option at MI. |
| $1-$2 | 61 | Luis Peña | 2B/SS | High-A was a struggle, which is fine, but he probably needs to conquer that level before getting a shot at the high minors, so I am not expecting him to help in Ottoneu anytime soon. |
| $1-$2 | 62 | Brooks Lee | 2B/SS/3B | The path to playing time is there, but not sure the bat will do enough to be helpful. |
| $1-$2 | 63 | Carson Williams | SS | I don’t think he solves the swing-and-miss, but I can understand taking a slightly larger bet on him due to the upside. |
| $1-$2 | 64 | Jett Williams | 2B/SS/OF | He hit in Double-A and the Triple-A performance was held down by a poor BABIP – the plate discipline looks good and the skills are excellent. |
| $1-$2 | 65 | Otto Lopez | 2B/SS | He made some gains in EV and barrels last year that didn’t show up in the bottom line, which makes him a little interesting for 2026. |
| $1-$2 | 66 | Anthony Volpe | SS | So I guess this is just who he is? |
| $1-$2 | 67 | Tommy Edman | 2B/3B/OF | That insane hot streak after he joined the Dodgers is in the rearview. |
| $1-$2 | 68 | J.P. Crawford | SS | Crawford doesn’t offer much upside, but he reliably plays almost everyday and provides solid floor for a 5th MI option. |
| $1-$2 | 69 | Chase Meidroth | 2B/SS | 2023 and 2024 he ran higher OBP than SLG in the minors, and I don’t really buy that as a sustainable MLB approach, but he could be a plus in OBP. |
| $1-$2 | 70 | Christian Moore | 2B | He won’t project to be worth much and he didn’t do much in 2025 but there is still enough upside that he’s worth rostering. |
| $1-$2 | 71 | Caleb Durbin | 2B/3B | Needs to flash more power to be able to add much value. |
| $1-$2 | 72 | Joey Ortiz | SS | Even the good version of Ortiz in 2024 wasn’t that valuable, and we have obviously seen that the bottom can be really bad. |
| $1-$2 | 73 | Josh Smith | 1B/SS/3B/OF | Four positions helps a lot, but he’s not all that useful at any of them. |
| $1-$2 | 74 | Ernie Clement | 1B/2B/SS/3B | Clement’s BABIP-fueled, post-season fever dream doesn’t change that he’s never been a producer with the bat. |
| $1-$2 | 75 | Bryce Rainer | SS | There’s some fun stuff to project here, but he’s not close yet. |
| $1-$2 | 76 | Caleb Bonemer | SS/3B | He looks like a strong OBP play with more power coming, and he could be a fast-riser (he’s already risen pretty quickly). |
| $1-$2 | 77 | Kaelen Culpepper | SS | Culpepper made big strides with the bat in 2025 and it’s apparently a result of adding 3 mph of bat speed – that’s enough to make me think the gains are real and Culpepper might be about to jump a tier. |
| $0-$1 | 78 | Colt Emerson | SS | You’d like to see a little more game power, but scouting reports suggest it’s there and he should be very close to a real shot at MLB. |
| $0-$1 | 79 | Nick Yorke | 2B/OF | The bat is supposed to be enough to carry him, but there hasn’t been much power and that keeps me from being too excited. |
| $0-$1 | 80 | Jared Triolo | 1B/2B/SS/3B | BABIP drove his second half surge, and while his HH rate went up, there isn’t a ton of clear evidence that he turned a corner. |
| $0-$1 | 81 | Zach McKinstry | SS/3B/OF | Last year was his first year with a wRC+ over 100 against either handed pitching, and he got there without plate discipline or contact quality gains, so how much do you trust that BABIP to stay up? |
| $0-$1 | 82 | Kody Clemens | 1B/2B/OF | I don’t really trust that he’ll have another year like last year, but there were interesting Statcast improvements that make him a fun speculative play. |
| $0-$1 | 83 | Willi Castro | 2B/3B/OF | Surface level, he has been a bit up and down, but under the hood he’s been steadily around replacement level, nad will be good bench depth peding his MLB role. |
| $0-$1 | 84 | Andrés Giménez | 2B/SS | He’s going to play but is he going to hit? Probably not enough. |
| $0-$1 | 85 | Angel Genao | SS | Genao needs to convert some of his potential power into real power, because the hit tool and plate discipline look like they will work out just fine, if he has the pop. |
| $0-$1 | 86 | Tyler Freeman | 2B/OF | If he plays regularly, he can be an intriguing depth option, but it is hard to roster a depth guy you can only use in half his games and might not be one of your best three MI options even on those days. |
| $0-$1 | 87 | George Lombard Jr. | SS | A little more game power and he is going to go from “interesting” to “must-roster.” |
| $0-$1 | 88 | Ethan Holliday | Util | Seeing reports that he has some adjustments doesn’t totally scare me away, but it does mean the wait might not be short. |
| $0-$1 | 89 | Eli Willits | Util | I don’t really see the high end upside I want if I am going to roster a prospect this far away, but the rankings are good and the scouts know better than I do. |
| $0-$1 | 90 | JoJo Parker | Util | Supposedly high upside, but so far away and we haven’t even seen him face pro pitching yet. |
| $0-$1 | 91 | Michael Arroyo | 2B | He’s made big gains in his K-rate, which is pretty exciting for.a guy with intriguing power grades and questions about his hit tool. |
| $0-$1 | 92 | Romy Gonzalez | 1B/2B | He can hit lefties, but a small-side platoon bat isn’t as useful in this format as it is in points leagues. |
| $0-$1 | 93 | Franklin Arias | SS | I don’t see a ton in the statline beyond a great K-rate, but I love a guy who doesn’t K and I have seen enough positive scouting reports to have him on my watchlist entering a draft. |
| $0-$1 | 94 | Lenyn Sosa | 1B/2B | His aggression seems to be key to his production, but it also means he will KILL your OBP. |
| $0-$1 | 95 | Arjun Nimmala | SS | 2024 was big progress but 2025 was a bit odd – overall performance was down but plate discipline improved – so I am more watching than buying, I think. |
| $0-$1 | 96 | Max Muncy | 2B/SS/3B | I could see rostering him, but I don’t think the upside is that big and you can’t count on him so he’s probably just a watchlist guy for me. |
| $0-$1 | 97 | Brooks Baldwin | 2B/SS/3B/OF | I guess if he is getting everyday reps and qualifies everywhere, you mgiht want to try him out? |
| $0-$1 | 98 | Nick Gonzales | 2B/SS | Every once in a while I forget which Nick in Pittsburgh I am intrigued by. It’s the other one. |
| $0-$1 | 99 | Max Anderson | 2B/3B | Reports are that he’s an aggressive swinger with questions about the hit tool, but the stats don’t look too concerning – that feelsl like a reason to buy. |
| $0-$1 | 100 | Thomas Saggese | 2B/SS/3B | There’s enough talent in the bat to be interested but enough ugly in 2025 to be patient. |
| $0-$1 | 101 | Luis Rengifo | 2B/3B/OF | After last year, it would be easy to be out. And, yeah, I am probably out, pending where he lands and what kind of role he gets. |
| $0-$1 | 102 | Ronny Mauricio | 2B/3B | The talent that made him an interesting prospect is still there, but right now it is hard to see where the PA come from. |
| $0-$1 | 103 | Nolan Gorman | 2B/3B | It is getting harder to believe. Too hard, in fact. |
| $0-$1 | 104 | Adael Amador | 2B | There is some talent there, based on what we see in the minors, but it has not translated at all – not just the results, but the quality of contact simply isn’t there in MLB. |
| $0-$1 | 105 | Gavin Lux | 2B/3B/OF | He doesn’t seem to be adding anything useful in any 4×4 category. |
| $0-$1 | 106 | Casey Schmitt | 1B/2B/3B | Is it wrong that I am kinda, sorta, a little bit intrigued? |
| $0-$1 | 107 | Aiva Arquette | SS | His pro debut was fine, but not enough to get me to roster him yet. |
| $0-$1 | 108 | Amed Rosario | 2B/3B | Should be a very effective small side of a platoon for the Yankees, but I just don’t love that profile for this format. |
| $0-$1 | 109 | Cole Young | 2B/SS | Things you need from Young: 1) BABIP up to .300 to get the OBP to a useful level, 2) game power to finally show up, 3) regular playing time. Only one of those is likely and none is a guarantee. |
| $0-$1 | 110 | Curtis Mead | 1B/2B/3B | I’ve been willing to give him a look the last couple years, but we’ve moved from “take a shot” to “I need to see it first.” |
| $0-$1 | 111 | Hyeseong Kim 김혜성 | 2B/SS/OF | I don’t doubt he could be a solid performer, but I do doubt he will get enough of a shot to matter. |
| $0 | 112 | Tyler Fitzgerald | 2B | Man 2024 was fun. |
| $0 | 113 | Alex Freeland | 2B/SS/3B | There’s a lot to like, but he needs to evolve his approach because MLB pitchers will eat him alive if he stays so passive. |
| $0 | 114 | Jace Jung | 2B/3B | I might be intrigued if he looked destined for regular playing time, but I have too many questions and too little reason to think he’ll get real opportunities to answer those questions. |
| $0 | 115 | Edouard Julien | 1B/2B | You can’t tell from the surface level stats, but he rebounded in a number of ways in 2025, and I’ll have him on watchlists going into spring. |
| $0 | 116 | Jeremiah Jackson | SS/3B/OF | Came out of nowhere in Triple-A and MLB last year and I am not inclined to use a roster spot to see if he can do it again. |
| $0 | 117 | Zack Gelof | 2B | I want to see real improvement in the K-rate before rostering him, and the A’s just acquired Jeff McNeil, so who knows where Gelof even starts the year. |
| $0 | 118 | José Fermin | 2B | Only 210 career PA but his next barrel will be his first. |
| $0 | 119 | Ryan Bliss | 2B | Don’t think there is enough hit tool to let the other skills shine. |
| $0 | 120 | Dylan Moore | 1B/2B/3B/OF | At his best, he is a good option vs. LHP. But that’s not a lot of upside and he’s often not at his best. |
| $0 | 121 | Blaze Alexander | 2B/3B | It took a lot going right last year for him to still not be that valuable in this format. |
| $0 | 122 | Brice Matthews | 2B | His MLB performance looks like a guy who might have trouble translating to MLB. |
| $0 | 123 | Luisangel Acuña | 2B | I don’t think there is enough in the bat to hold down a full-time role for the Mets, let alone for a fantasy team. |
| $0 | 124 | Jose Caballero | 2B/SS/3B/OF | Better real life player than 4×4 player. |
| $0 | 125 | Tyson Lewis | SS | Big raw power, no hit tool, far away from MLB. |
| $0 | 126 | Emil Morales | SS | It’s too early for me, but watch closely, because he could easily shoot up rankings. |
| $0 | 127 | Felnin Celesten | SS | There’s projectible power here, but I want to see more of it before rostering him. |
| $0 | 128 | Cooper Pratt | SS | He’s not an elite prospect and he is more speed and D than bat. |
| $0 | 129 | Termarr Johnson | 2B | It feels like the shine has come off but maybe it’ll come back on? |
| $0 | 130 | Steele Hall | Util | Would you rather take the guy who went 3 picks later, but debuted already? I’ll trust the scouts and put Hall ahead of Fien, but we’re low enough in the rankings that it shouldn’t matter much. |
| $0 | 131 | Gavin Fien | Util | The 12th pick in the draft last year, Fien struggled in his pro debut, but has plenty of time to make good on the talent. |
| $0 | 132 | Daniel Schneemann | 2B/SS/3B/OF | Looks like his success in Triple-A was at least in part due to being old for the level, hence the lack of MLB success. |
| $0 | 133 | Gabriel Arias | 2B/SS | He can do damage when he makes contact but he is just lost at the plate. |
| $0 | 134 | Brendan Rodgers | 2B | Still think he could have been something if he stayed healthy. |
| $0 | 135 | Javier Báez | 2B/SS/3B/OF | Remember when we all thought Baez was rebounding? Yeah, that was fun. |
| $0 | 136 | David Hamilton | 2B/SS | Too bad his SB don’t count. |
| $0 | 137 | Nick Loftin | 2B/3B/OF | He’ll probably have a fun run or two over the year, if he plays, but it won’t be nearly enough. |
| $0 | 138 | Angel Martínez | 2B/OF | Same. |
| $0 | 139 | Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 2B/SS/3B | Same. |
| $0 | 140 | Thairo Estrada | 2B | Did you know he is only 29? I would have given him at least half a decade over that. |
| $0 | 141 | Luis Urías | 2B/3B | He could maybe be useful as a depth piece if he had a full-time job, but none of that is all that likely. |
| $0 | 142 | Aroon Escobar | 2B | He really struggled with the adjustment to the high minors, but we’ll see what a second go looks like. |
| $0 | 143 | Jhonny Level | SS | Kinda looks fun, but not yet. |
| $0 | 144 | Josuar Gonzalez | SS | 18 year olds who haven’t even reached rookie ball aren’t my cup of tea. |
| $0 | 145 | Kyren Paris | 2B/OF | Don’t think he is a viable MLB hitter. |
| $0 | 146 | Dax Kilby | Util | At some point, if he keeps hitting, the NY Hype Train will take over. |
| $0 | 147 | Juan Sanchez | Util | So many super young, high upside MI prospects. |
| $0 | 148 | Nate Furman | 2B | Puts the ball in play, but you need more than that to be a fantasy prospect – even at 2B. |
| $0 | 149 | Cody Freeman | 2B/3B | His path is to maybe be a Steven Kwan or Luis Arraez but the bat skills aren’t at that level. |
| $0 | 150 | Enrique Hernández | 1B/2B/3B/OF/RP | We all know he is going to go back to LA, stink all season, and come up with a bunch of huge playoff moments. |
| $0 | 151 | Orelvis Martinez | 2B | He has a lot to figure out. |
A long-time fantasy baseball veteran and one of the creators of ottoneu, Chad Young's writes for RotoGraphs and PitcherList, and can be heard on the ottobot podcast. You can follow him on Twitter @chadyoung.