Fantasy Baseball Draft Cheat Sheet: Targets & Advice (2024)

A solid strategy on draft day sets the stage for a championship run. That’s where our Draft Day Cheat Sheet series comes into play, offering you a comprehensive guide from some of the sharpest experts in the industry to help you make every pick count. Check out my fantasy baseball draft day cheat sheet below, where I walk you through my favorite targets by position, favorite targets by round, players to avoid at their current ADP, and an overview of my draft day strategy.

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Joe Pisapia’s Draft Day Cheat Sheet (2024)

My Favorite Targets By Position

Catcher: Adley Rutschman, Francisco Alvarez, Gabriel Moreno, Logan O’Hoppe, Mitch Garver

First Base: Matt Olson, Freddie Freeman, Bryce Harper, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Nolan Jones, Paul Goldschmidt, Josh Naylor, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Rhys Hoskins

Second Base: Ozzie Albies, Marcus Semien, Matt McLain, Gleyber Torres, Edouard Julien, Jorge Polanco

Third Base: Jose Ramirez, Rafael Devers, Austin Riley, Gunnar Henderson, Elly De La Cruz, Royce Lewis, Alex Bregman,Justin Turner,Jeimer Candelario, Junior Caminero, Maikel Garcia

Shortstop: Bobby Witt Jr., Francisco Lindor, Gunnar Henderson, Elly De La Cruz, Matt McLain, Xander Bogaerts, Anthony Volpe, Jackson Holliday, Ezequiel Tovar, Junior Caminero, Maikel Garcia

Outfield: Ronald Acuna Jr., Julio Rodriguez, Kyle Tucker, Corbin Carroll, Juan Soto, Luis Robert Jr., Michael Harris II, Nolan Jones, Bryan Reynolds, Anthony Santander, Lane Thomas, Jordan Walker, Marcell Ozuna, Jackson Chourio, Brandon Nimmo, Riley Greene, Wyatt Langford, Eloy Jimenez, Jung Hoo Lee, Jackson Merrill, James Wood

Utility: Shohei Ohtani, Yordan Alvarez, J.D. Martinez

Starting Pitcher:Luis Castillo, Pablo Lopez, Tyler Glasnow, Aaron Nola, Logan Webb, Freddy Peralta, Grayson Rodriguez, Bobby Miller, Justin Steele, Joe Ryan, Joe Musgrove, Cole Ragans, Tanner Bibee, Michael King, Mitch Keller, Bailey Ober, Chris Sale, Yu Darvish, Shota Imanaga, Hunter Brown, Bryan Woo, Brandon Pfaadt, Aaron Civale, Brayan Bello, Kyle Harrison, Andrew Abbott, Paul Skenes, Kutter Crawford, Taj Bradley, Gavin Stone

Reliever:Paul Sewald, Andres Munoz, Evan Phillips, Craig Kimbrel

Targets By Round (12 Team League)

1st: Julio Rodriguez, Juan Soto

2nd: Matt Olson, Jose Ramirez, Ozzie Albies

3rd: Gunnar Henderson, Francisco Lindor, Vlad Guerrero Jr.

4th: Pablo Lopez, Tyler Glasnow, Aaron Nola,

5th: Freddy Peralta, Cody Bellinger, Tarik Skubal

6th: Nolan Jones, Royce Lweis, Matt McLain, Alex Bregman, Grayson Rodriguez

7th: Nolan Arenado, Christian Walker, Bobby Miller

8th: O’Neill Cruz, Gleyber Torres, Justin Steele, Joe Ryan, Xander Bogaerts

9th: Joe Musgrove, Tanner Bibee, Paul Sewald, Yanier Diaz

10th: Andres Munoz, Evan Phillips, Anthony Santander, Lane Thomas

11th-15th: Josh Naylor, Jordan Walker, Marcell Ozuna, Anthony Volpe, Jackson Chourio, Mitch Keller, Michael King, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Francisco Alvarez, Bailey Ober

16th-20th: Brandon Nimmo, Riley Greene, Yu Darvish, Jackson Holliday, Rhys Hoskins, Noelvi Marte, Nathan Eovaldi, Eloy Jimenez, Braxton Garrett, Ryan Pepiot, Wyatt Langford, Logan O’Hoppe, Shota Imanaga, Bryan Woo, Ezekiel Tovar, Junior Caminero

21st-25th: Max Scherzer, Brandon Pfaadt, Jung Hoo Lee , Lars Nootbar, Edouard Julien, Aaron Civale, J.D. Martinez, Brayan Bello, Andrew Abbott, Kyle Harrison, Paul Skene, Maikel Garcia, Reid Detmers, Mason Miller, Tak Bradley, Henry Davis, Kutter Crawford, Brent Rooker

Post-300 ADP: John Means, Seth Lugo, Griffin Canning, Louie Varland, Gavin Stone, D.L. Hall, Ricky Tiedemann, James Wood, Robbie Ray,