Fantasy Baseball 2018 Initial Relief Pitcher Rankings (No Starting Pitcher Dual Players)

1. K. Jansen 
2. A. Chapman 
3. C. Kimbrel
4. C. Knebel 
5. R. Osuna
6. R. Iglesias
7. C. Allen
8. W. Davis 
9. E. Diaz 
10. K. Giles
11. B. Morrow
12. S. Doolittle
13. F. Rivero 
14. A. Colome 
15. G. Holland 
16. B. Hand 
17. K. Herrera
18. A. Miller 
19. Z. Britton
20. M. Melancon 
21. H. Neris 
22. J. Familia 
23. A. Vizcaino
24. C. Green
25. A. Bradley
26. L. Gregerson 
27. D. Robertson
28. B. Brach 
29. D. Betances
30. F. Rodney 

Fantasy Baseball 2018 Initial Starting Pitcher Rankings

2018 Initial Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Rankings 

1. C. Kershaw 
2. M. Scherzer 
3. C. Kluber 
4. C. Sale 
5. M. Bumgarner
6. S. Strasburg
7. L. Severino 
8. Z. Greinke 
9. J. Verlander 
10. J. deGrom 
11. N. Syndergard
12. C. Carrasco 
13. C. Archer 
14. C. Martinez 
15. Y. Darvish 
16. R. Ray 
17. J. Quintana 
18. D. Keuchel
19. J. Arietta
20. J. Lester 
21. M. Tanaka 
22. J. Paxton 
23. K. Hendricks 
24. A. Nola 
25. S. Gray
26. G. Cole 
27. M. Stroman 
28. A. Wood
29. J. Cueto
30. L. McCullers
31. J. Berrios
32. R. Hill 
33. D. Price 
34. C. Hamels
35. M. Fulmer 
36. L. Castillo
37. L. Weaver 
38. J. Gray
39. S. Ohtani (DH)
40. D. Pomeranz 
41. G. Gonzalez 
42. D. Duffy 
43. J. Taillon
44. R. Porcello 
45. T. Bauer 
46. D. Bundy 
47. Z. Godley
48. K. Maeda
49. J. Teheran
50. F. Hernandez 

Fantasy Baseball 2018 Initial Third Base Rankings

Fantasy Baseball 2018 Third Base Rankings 

1. N. Arenado 
2. K. Bryant (OF)
3. M. Machado 
4. F. Freeman (1B)
5. J. Donaldson
6. J. Ramirez (2B, OF)
7. A. Rendon 
8. A. Bregman (SS)
9. J. Turner 
10. T. Shaw 
11. A. Beltre 
12. K. Seager
13. M. Sano (1B)
14. M. Carpenter (2B, 1B) 
15. R. Devers 
16. M. Moustakas 
17. C. Taylor (SS,3B,OF)
18. J. Gallo
19. Y. Moncada (2B)
20. J. Lamb
21. E. longoria 
22. E. Nunez (SS,2B,OF)
23. J. Baez (SS,2B)
24. Y. Gurriel 
25. J. Harrison (3B)
26. R. Healy 
27. N. Castellanos 
28. M. Gonzalez  (SS,2B,1B,OF)
29. M. Franco
30. E. Suarez

2018 Fantasy Baseball Initial Shortstop Rankings

 2018 Fantasy Baseball Shortstop Stop Rankings

1. C. Correa
2. T. Turner
3. C. Seager
4. F. Lindor
5. A. Bregman (3B)
6. J. Segura
7. E. Andrus
8. D. Gregorious
9. T. Story
10. X. Bogaerts
11. C. Taylor (OF, 3B, 2B)
12. E. Nunez (OF, 2B,3B)
13. J. Baez (2B,3B)
14. P. DeJong
15. A. Russell
16. T. Beckham
17. M. Gonzalez (2B, 3B, 1B, OF)
18. D. Swanson
19. A. Rosario
20. Z. Cozart
21. J. Villar (2B)
22. M. Semien
23. A. Simmons
24. T. Tulowitzki
25. J. Gyorko (1B,2B,3B)
26. A. Diaz
27. T. Anderson
28. B. Crawford
29. J. Crawford
30. K. Marte

2018 Initial Fantasy Baseball outfield Rankings

Fantasy Baseball 2018 Outfield Rankings
1. M. Trout
2. G. Stanton
3. B. Harper
4. M. Betts
5. C. Blackmon
6. K. Bryant (3B)
7. A. Judge
8. J. Ramirez (3B, 2B)
9. G. Springer
10. J. Martinez
11. C. Bellinger (1B)
12. N. Cruz
13. M. Ozuna
14. A. Pollock
15. A. Benintendi
16. J. Upton
17. C. Yelich
18. K. Davis
19. R. Hoskins (1B)
20. T. Pham
21. Y. Cespedes
22. B. Buxton
23. R. Braun
24. A. McCutchen
25. D. Santana
26. W. Myers (1B)
27. S. Marte
28. L. Cain
29. J. Bruce (1B)
30. W. Contreras (C)
31. A. Eaton
32. C. Santana (1B)
33. A. Jones
34. K. Scwharber
35. C. Taylor (2B, SS,3B)
36. J. Gallo (1B)
37. M. Conforto
38. R. Acuna
39. Y. Puig
40. N. Mazara
41. E. Nunez (SS, 3B, 2B)
42. B. Hamilton
43. E. Inciarte
44. G. Polanco
45.  I. Happ (2B)
46. B. Gardner
47. M. Trumbo
48. E. Rosario
49. C. Gonzalez
50. C. Dickerson

2018 Fantasy Baseball Initial Catcher Rankings

Fantasy Baseball 2018 Catcher Rankings
1. G. Sanchez
2. B. Posey (1B)
3. W. Contreras (OF)
4. S. Perez
5. J. Realmuto
6. E. Gattis
7. Y. Molina
8. W. Ramos
9. J. Lucroy
10. W. Castillo
11. M. Zunino
12. R. Martin
13. B. McCann
14. A. Barnes
15. Y. Grandal
16. M. Wieters
17. S. Vogt
18. J. McCann
19. R. Chirinos
20. C. Rupp

2018 Fantasy Baseball Initial Second Base Rankings

Fantasy Baseball 2018 Second Base Ranks
1. J. Altuve
2. A. Rizzo (1B)
3. J. Ramirez (OF,3B)
4. D. Murphy (1B)
5. B. Dozier
6. R. Cano
7. D. Gordon
8. J. Schoop
9. D. LeMahieu
10. W. Merrifield
11. M. Carpenter (1B, 3B)
12. C. Taylor (SS, 3B, OF)
13. R. Odor
14. Y. Moncada (3B)
15. I. Kinsler
16. E. Nunez (SS,3B,OF)
17. J. Baez (3B, SS)
18. I. Happ (OF)
19. S. Castro
20. J. Kipnis
21. O. Albies
22. G. Torres
23. D. Pedroia
24. S. Gennett (OF)
25. J. Harrison (3B)
26. M. Gonzalez (SS,3B,OF,1B)
27. J. Villar (SS)
28. B. Zobrist (1B, SS, OF)
29. C. Hernandez
30. L. Forsyth (1B, SS, OF)



Sleeper - Ian Happ is in a crowded infield and outfield and lately I'd say it's best to avoid Cub hitters besides Bryant and Rizzo but Happ profiles as a player who could be excellent for fantasy. Happ may not get at bats every day but could find his way in the lineup a lot because of his positional flexibility.

Breakout - Gleyber Torres is expected to be the Yankee second basemen at some point this year. Torres is the Yankees best prospect and one of the best in all of baseball. Starlin Castro's departure from the Yankees gives Torres a chance to get the job.

Bargain Bin - Jason Kipnis has been a strong fantasy second basemen for a long time but a terrible season for Kipnis last year filled with injuries and bad play has made him available late in drafts. He's getting older but still has some good baseball left.

2018 Fantasy Baseball Initial First Base Rankings

2018 Fantasy Baseball Ranks First Base
1. P. Goldschmidt
2. J. Votto
3. A. Rizzo (2B)
4. F. Freeman (3B)
5. C. Bellinger
6. J. Abreu
7. E. Encarnacion
8. D. Murphy (2B)
9. M. Cabrera
10. B. Posey (c)
11. E. Hosmer
12. R. Hoskins
13. M. Sano (3B)
14. W. Myers
15. M. Carpenter (2B)
16. J. Bell
17. G. Bird
18. J. Bruce (Of)
19. C. Santana (OF)
20. J. Gallo
21. C. Davis
22. J. Smoak
23. R. Zimmerman
24. M. Olsen
25. I. Desmond
26. Y. Gurriel (3B)
27. J. Bour
28. M. Gonzalez (SS,3B,OF)
29. K. Morales
30. Y. Alonso

Sleeper - Joey Gallo broke out in a big way in 2017 yet he's being forgotten about in early rankings because of a 209 batting average. Gallo walks , strikes out and homers and that's okay. Chris Davis has been very productive doing the same thing throughout his career.

Breakouts - Greg Bird and Josh Bell are different players but both have the ability to get into elite company in 2018. Bird will hit anywhere from 3-6 in a loaded Yankee lineup. The question for him will be can he stay healthy. If he can stay healthy he can profile as a 30-40 homerun hitter. Josh Bell began to breakout in 2017. Bell hit 26 homers and had 90 RBI. As his discipline at the plate gets better he may see an uptick in walks and batting average.

Bargain Bin - Miguel Cabrera is going to be forgotten about by some after an injury plagued 2017 but he will bounce back. Cabrera was a beast in 2016 hitting 316, 38 home runs and 108 RBI. In 2017 Cabrera played 130 games but was constantly hurt and hit just 249. He had just 16 homers and 60 RBI. If healthy Cabrera will be much better in 2018 despite being 34. Getting Miguel Cabrera in rounds 4-6 could be a huge benefit to your squad.

All Rankings to be updated if needed

Could the Quiet Market lead to one more Big Move for the Yankees ?

Could

The market has been extremely slow this offseason. The baseball world perhaps is still in shock over the Yankees mega move to land Giancarlo Stanton.

The Yankees have $19 million left to spend this offseason without going over the luxury tax threshold. The Yankees have a need at third base and some may say need one more starting pitcher. They still may look to upgrade at the backup catcher position. It's possible the Yankees go with what they have in the starting rotation and with rookies at both second and third base.

If the market stays the way it is it's possible that the Yankees have a reunion with Todd Frazier to play third base. It's also possible the Yankees can get Mike Moustakas on a one year deal. The Yankees have options at third base. They can let Ronald Torreyes and Miguel Andujar battle for the job. They could try and ink a free agent or make another trade. Whatever the Yankees do at third base I think the Yankees will leave the door open for Manny Machado in 2019 or Nolan Arenado in 2020.

The Yankees can also go after Yu Darvish. I don't think it's likely they sign him and many fans are against signing him. It's a risky signing but the Yu Darvish demise is over stated. Darvish struggled in the playoffs however he had a strong 2017 season. If the Yankees can sign Darvish to a deal that suits them and allows them to stay under the threshold it's a possibility.

The Yankees will likely stay away from Darvish but a slow market may lead to one more big and surprising move for the Yankees.