2015 FANTASY BASEBALL Cheat Sheet
Eric Karabell's sleepers Eric Karabell's busts Buster Olney's 2015 sleepers ESPN's Top 50 Rookies ESPN staff fantasy rookie rankings Players that will exceed their draft value Players that will fall short of their draft value Players Olney likes more than their ESPN rank (2015 value only) C Yasmani Grandal, LAD C Evan Gattis, HOU 1. Avisail Garcia, OF, CHW 1. Rusney Castillo, OF, BOS 1B Mike Napoli, BOS 1B Joe Mauer, MIN 2. Kendall Graveman, SP, OAK 2. Jorge Soler, OF, CHC 2B Neil Walker, PIT 2B Dee Gordon, MIA 3. Matt Harvey, SP, NYM 3. Kris Bryant, 3B, CHC SS Ben Zobrist, OAK SS Danny Santana, MIN 4. Jorge Soler, OF, CHC 4. Yasmany Tomas, OF, ARI 3B Ryan Zimmerman, WAS 3B Josh Harrison, PIT 5. Rougned Odor, 2B, TEX 5. Joc Pederson, OF, LAD OF Mookie Betts, BOS OF Nelson Cruz, SEA 6. Danny Duffy, SP, KC 6. Aaron Sanchez, P, TOR More potential values: More potential busts: 7. Garrett Richards, SP, LAA 7. Steven Souza, OF, TB Yan Gomes, C, CLE; Victor Martinez, 1B, DET Justin Morneau, 1B, COL; Rougned Odor, 2B, TEX 8. Gregory Polanco, OF, PIT 8. Dalton Pompey, OF, TOR Mitch Moreland, 1B, TEX; Jose Peraza, 2B, ATL Starlin Castro, SS, CHC; Manny Machado, 3B, BAL 9. Andrelton Simmons, SS, ATL 9. Jung Ho Kang, SS, PIT Everth Cabera, SS, BAL; Pedro Alvarez, 3B, PIT; OF Yoenis Cespedes, OF, DET; Matt Kemp, OF, SD 10. Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI 10. Andrew Heaney, P, LAA Joc Pederson, OF, LAD; Steven Souza, OF, TB Justin Upton, OF, SD; Wil Myers, OF, SD 11. Taijuan Walker, SP, SEA 11. Francisco Lindor, SS, CLE Eric Karabell's bounce-back candidates Eric Karabell's Do Not Draft 12. Brandon Moss, 1B/OF, CLE 12. Daniel Norris, P, TOR
Players who will rebound from a poor 2014 Players to avoid at their current ADP 13. Carlos Rodon, P, CHW 14. Alex Meyer, P, MIN Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL Clayton Kershaw, SP, LAD (ADP: 4) Keith Law's Top Impact Prospects 15. Mike Foltynewicz, P, ATL Prince Fielder, 1B, TEX Buster Posey, C, SF (24) Top rookies for 2015. Note: this encompasses overall 16. Eddie Butler, P, COL baseball value, not fantasy-only value. Chris Davis, 1B/3B, BAL Aroldis Chapman, RP, CIN (43) 17. Archie Bradley, P, ARI Joey Votto, 1B, CIN Craig Kimbrel, RP, ATL (48) 1. Kris Bryant, 3B, CHC 18. Nick Kingham, P, PIT Jason Kipnis, 2B, CLE Greg Holland, RP, KC (57) 2. Jorge Soler, OF, CHC 19. Noah Syndergaard, P, NYM Jay Bruce, OF, CIN Nelson Cruz, OF, SEA (58) 3. Joc Pederson, OF, LAD 20. Matt Wisler, P, SD Homer Bailey, SP, CIN Matt Harvey, SP, NYM (62) 4. Steven Souza, OF, TB 21. Andrew Susac, C, SF Pedro Alvarez, 3B, PIT Evan Gattis, C, HOU (99) 5. Aaron Sanchez, SP, TOR 22. Marco Gonzales, P, STL Aramis Ramirez, 3B, MIL 6. Christian Bethancourt, C, ATL 23. Michael Taylor, OF, WAS Joe Nathan, RP, DET 7. Andrew Heaney, SP, LAA 24. Nathan Karns, P, TB Mike Napoli, 1B, BOS 8. Marco Gonzalez, SP, STL 25. Micah Johnson, 2B, CHW Eric Karabell's sleepers for steals Eric Karabell's sleepers for saves 9. Maikel Franco, 3B, PHI 26. Addison Russell, SS, CHC 10. Nathan Karns, SP, TB 27. Stephen Piscotty, OF, STL Sleepers for shallow and deep leagues* 10 relievers who could earn double-digits saves 11. Dalton Pompey, OF, TOR 28. Henry Owens, P, BOS Anthony Gose, OF, DET Evan Marshall, ARI 12. Alex Meyer, SP, MIN 29. Jose Peraza, 2B, ATL Adam Eaton, OF, CWS Adam Ottavino, COL 13. Daniel Norris, SP, TOR 30. Corey Seager, 3B, LAD Everth Cabrera, SS, BAL Chris Hatcher, LAD 14. Mike Foltynewicz, SP, ATL 31. Jake Lamb, 3B, ARI Kevin Kiermaier, OF, TB Kevin Quackenbush, SD 15. Eddie Butler, SP, COL 32. Carson Smith, P, SEA Michael Taylor, OF, WAS Joakim Soria, DET 16. Micah Johnson, 2B, CHW 33. Mark Appel, P, HOU Odubel Herrera, 2B, PHI* Tyler Clippard, OAK 17. Matt Wisler, SP, SD 34. Maikel Franco, 3B, PHI Michah Johnson, 2B, CWS* Brad Boxberger, TB 18. Noah Syndergaard, SP, NYM 35. Trevor May, P, MIN Delino DeShields Jr., OF, TEX* Tanner Scheppers, TEX 19. Carlos Rodon, SP, CHW 36. Joey Gallo, 1B, TEX Kevin Pillar, OF, TOR* Kyuji Fujikawa, TEX 20. Raisel Iglesias, RP, CIN 37. Devon Travis, 2B, TOR Jace Peterson, 2B, ATL* Rafael Soriano, FA 38. Matt Davidson, 3B, CHW Szymborski's undervalued hitters Szymborski's undervalued pitchers Keith Law's breakout player picks 39. Steven Moya, OF, DET
Players primed for significant improvement in their 40. Christian Bethancourt, C, ATL Comparing ZiPS to ADP to find value among hitters Comparing ZiPS to ADP to find value among pitchers performances this coming season 41. J.T. Realmuto, C, MIA C Russell Martin, TOR SP Phil Hughes, MIN 1. Shelby Miller, SP, ATL 42. Christian Walker, 1B, BAL 1B Chris Davis, BAL SP John Lackey, STL 2. Kevin Gausman, SP, BAL 43. Byron Buxton, OF, MIN 2B Rougned Odor, TEX SP Garrett Richards, LAA 3. Taijuan Walker, SP, SEA 44. Rasiel Iglesias, P, CIN 3B Chase Headley, NYY RP Francisco Rodriguez, MILK 4. Nick Castellanos, 3B, DET 45. Garin Cecchini, 3B, BOS SS Wilmer Flores, NYM RP Andrew Miller, NYY 5. Drew Hutchison, SP, TOR 46. Jesse Winker, OF, CIN OF Ryan Braun, MIL 6. Xander Bogaerts, SS, BOS 47. Brandon Finnegan, P, KC OF Yoenis Cespedes, DET 7. Trevor Bauer, SP, CLE 48. Jon Gray, P, COL Overvalued hitters: Devin Mesoraco, Prince Fielder Overvalued pitchers: David Price, Matt Harvey 8. Jason Heyward, OF, STL 49. Dilson Herrera, 2B, NYM Jason Kipnis, Manny Machado, Elvis Andrus Micheal Wacha, Mark Melancon, Fernando Rodney 9. Jacob Turner, SP, CHC 50. Blake Swihart, C, BOS Bryce Harper, Justin Upton, Jason Heyward
Note: Players are shown at their expected playing position for 2015, which may differ from ESPN positional eligibility. (20 GP at position in 2014, additional eligibility granted with 10 GP in 2015).