Fantasy Baseball Projections: Mid-Round Draft Targets (2023)

In addition to FantasyPros Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR), the Zeile Consensus Projections are an essential tool for your draft preparation. The difference between the ECR and Zeile is that Zeile is based on projected stats from several reputable sources. Thus, there’s a bit more meat behind the rankings, though the ECR is built on far more sources.

Comparing the Zeile projections to ADP is a great way to identify targets and flag players who are being over-drafted. Here are some hitters and pitchers that fall into both camps. For the hitters, we limited the scope to those with an ADP or projected rank of less than 150. For the pitchers, we drew the line at 125 since they don’t get drafted as deep.

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Zeile Projections vs. ADP: Who Should You Target and Avoid?

First, here are the hitters that the Zeile projections like more than the average fantasy manager by at least one round, divided into mid-draft targets and late-draft targets:

Mid-Draft Hitters the Projections like better than ADP

Anderson is coming off an injury-plagued 2022, and it appears drafters are sleeping on him. Zeile projects him to contribute to every category with a .292 average, 14 HRs, 19 SBs, 57 RBI, and 84 runs. McMahon, Mountcastle, and Castellanos dropped off a bit in 2022 after strong 2021 seasons. The projections expect them to rebound somewhat. Zeile thinks Hayes and Hoerner will put up similar numbers in 2023 compared to 2022, but apparently, fantasy managers don’t think they can steal around 20 bases again.

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