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Updated Prospects Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Drafts (2022)

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Welcome back RotoBallers to our ongoing coverage of fantasy baseball prospects. Today we're here with our updated preseason rankings for the top 50 MLB prospects who have a chance to make fantasy baseball impacts in 2022.

Marc Hulet has been leading RotoBaller's fantasy baseball prospects coverage for several years, after spending several years at Fangraphs. Below you'll find his revised rankings, and he'll also be releasing an updated list of 2022 impact prospects every week during the MLB season. Be sure to check back often and stay on top of the rookies and call-ups.

Throughout the preseason, the team here has also been analyzing fantasy baseball dynasty prospect rankings, taking a look at the longer-term values and outlooks of MLB prospects for fantasy baseball dynasty leagues. Be sure to also check out all of their other fantasy baseball prospects articles and analysis, and prepare to crush your drafts.

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Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects

The below rankings are for prospects to make a fantasy baseball impact in 2022. You can also see our top 250 fantasy baseball dynasty prospects.

Ranking Player Pos Team Age ETA
1 Bobby Witt Jr. SS KC 21 April
2 Seth Beer DH/1B ARI 25 April
3 Spencer Torkelson 1B/3B DET 22 April
4 Jarren Duran OF BOS 25 April
5 Keibert Ruiz C WAS 23 April
6 Nolan Gorman 2B/3B STL 21 May
7 Josh Lowe OF TB 24 May
8 Nate Pearson SP/RP TOR 25 April
9 Oneil Cruz SS PIT 23 April
10 Aaron Ashby SP MIL 23 April
11 Jose Miranda 3B/1B MIN 23 May
12 Kevin Smith 3B/SS OAK 25 April
13 Shane Baz SP TB 22 May
14 Gabriel Arias SS CLE 21 May
15 Edward Cabrera SP MIA 23 May
16 Hunter Greene SP CIN 22 May
17 Joey Bart C SF 25 April
18 Joe Ryan SP MIN 25 April
19 Alek Thomas OF/2B ARI 21 May
20 Vidal Brujan OF/2B TB 24 May
21 Luis Gil SP/RP NYY 23 May
22 Julio Rodriguez OF SEA 21 June
23 Nick Pratto 1B KC 23 June
24 Tristan Casas 1B BOS 22 June
25 Riley Greene OF DET 21 June
26 Kyle Muller SP ATL 24 June
27 Drew Waters OF ATL 23 June
28 Jackson Kowar SP KC 25 May
29 Jose Barrero SS CIN 23 June
30 Adley Rutschman C BAL 24 June
31 Bryson Stott SS PHI 24 June
32 Miguel Vargas 3B LAD 22 June
33 Alec Burleson OF STL 23 June
34 George Kirby SP SEA 24 June
35 Michael Busch 2B LAD 24 June
36 MacKenzie Gore SP SD 22 July
37 Gabriel Moreno C TOR 22 July
38 Brennen Davis OF CHC 22 July
39 JJ Bleday OF MIA 24 June
40 Juan Yepez 1B STL 24 July
41 Nolan Jones 3B CLE 23 June
42 Reid Detmer SP LAA 22 July
43 Grayson Rodriguez SP BAL 22 July
44 Tucker Davidson SP ATL 25 July
45 Matthew Liberatore SP STL 22 July
46 MJ Melendez C KC 23 July
47 Glenn Otto SP TEX 26 July
48 Oswald Peraza SS NYY 21 July
49 Bobby Miller SP LAD 22 July
50 Royce Lewis SS/OF MIN 22 July



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