Bobby Sylvester’s Fantasy Baseball Rankings (Top 300 – May)

We have been hearing rumors about Major League Baseball getting Spring Training 2.0 underway within the next month and potentially starting regular season games in early July. I figured that spark of news warranted a fresh set of rankings as many of you may finally be doing your drafts within the next few weeks. Before we get into the full set of rankings, let me highlight a few players that could benefit from a delayed start, shorted season, universal designated hitters and perhaps even all games being played in Arizona.

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Injured players who benefit from a delayed start

• Yordan Alvarez (DH – HOU)
• Mike Clevinger (SP – CLE)
• Justin Verlander (SP – HOU)
• James Paxton (SP – NYY)
• Rich Hill (SP – MIN)
• Willie Calhoun (OF – TEX)
• Jordan Hicks (RP – STL)

Pitchers on innings limits who benefit from a shortened season

• Jesus Luzardo (SP – OAK)
• Julio Urias (SP – LAD)
• Lance McCullers Jr. (SP – HOU)
• Shohei Ohtani (SP/DH – LAA)
• Brendan McKay (SP – TB)

Players who would benefit from neutral ballparks

• Michael Conforto (OF – NYM)
• Jorge Alfaro (C – MIA)
• Manny Machado (3B – SD)
• Corey Seager (SS – LAD)
• Brandon Belt (1B – SF)
• Willy Adames (SS – TB)
• Paul Goldschmidt (1B – STL)

Players who would take a hit from neutral ballparks

• Nolan Arenado (3B – COL)
• Trevor Story (SS – COL)
• Charlie Blackmon (OF – COL)
• Eugenio Suarez (3B – CIN)
• Gary Sanchez (C – NYY)
• Keston Hiura (2B – MIL)
• Renato Nunez (DH – BAL)

Hitters who would benefit from MLB-wide DHs

• Sam Hilliard (OF – COL)
• Ryan Braun (OF – MIL)
• Dylan Carlson (OF – STL)
• J.D. Davis (3B/OF – NYM)
• Austin Riley (3B – ATL)
• Ian Happ (2B/3B/OF – CHC)
• Nick Senzel (2B/OF – CIN)

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