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Bleacher Report's 2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Cheat Sheet

Jason CataniaMar 25, 2015

You have been waiting for it all winter—fantasy baseball draft day, that is—so don't mess it up now.

You've spent hours of your time on Bleacher Report, preparing for your picking, reading through rankings, selecting your sleepers, even perusing top prospects.

It's almost too much to remember when you need to access all that info the most, right?

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That's why you don't have to remember, as long as you don't forget—drum roll, please!—Bleacher Report's 2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Cheat Sheet.

What follows is all of the fantasy goodness you could ever need for your draft, from position rankings to sleepers to rookies and even a batch of star players to avoid (if the price isn't right).

Even better? It's all in one, easy-to-access location: right here!

So read on to review and then bookmark this page so you know just where to go. When your draft is at hand, B/R's 2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Cheat Sheet should be, too.

Updated Bleacher Report 300 (aka Position Rankings)

Earlier in spring training, we ranked the top players at each position in the Bleacher Report 300, so named because we listed and wrote up—you guessed it—300 players.

But rankings are ever-changing, because stuff happens during the exhibition season, like injuries, performance fluctuations and transactions. What follows, then, are the updated rankings as the regular season gets closer and fantasy drafts continue happening everywhere.

Note: Eligibility is based on a player being slated to start at a position in 2015 or having played at least 20 games there in 2014.

Top 20 Catchers

  1. Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
  2. Jonathan Lucroy, Milwaukee Brewers
  3. Devin Mesoraco, Cincinnati Reds
  4. Yan Gomes, Cleveland Indians
  5. Brian McCann, New York Yankees
  6. Evan Gattis, Houston Astros
  7. Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals
  8. Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals
  9. Yasmani Grandal, Los Angeles Dodgers
  10. Wilson Ramos, Washington Nationals
  11. Travis d'Arnaud, New York Mets
  12. Russell Martin, Toronto Blue Jays
  13. Matt Wieters, Baltimore Orioles
  14. Wilin Rosario, Colorado Rockies
  15. Derek Norris, San Diego Padres
  16. Miguel Montero, Chicago Cubs
  17. Mike Zunino, Seattle Mariners
  18. Jason Castro, Houston Astros
  19. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Miami Marlins
  20. Stephen Vogt, Oakland Athletics
Buster Posey is the No. 1 fantasy catcher—by a rather comfortable margin.

Top 25 First Basemen

  1. Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
  2. Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox
  3. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
  4. Edwin Encarnacion, Toronto Blue Jays
  5. Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs
  6. Adrian Gonzalez, Los Angeles Dodgers
  7. Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
  8. Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels
  9. Victor Martinez, Detroit Tigers
  10. David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox (only eligible at utility)
  11. Prince Fielder, Texas Rangers
  12. Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds
  13. Justin Morneau, Colorado Rockies
  14. Adam LaRoche, Chicago White Sox
  15. Eric Hosmer, Kansas City Royals
  16. Brandon Belt, San Francisco Giants
  17. Mike Napoli, Boston Red Sox
  18. Mark Trumbo, Arizona Diamondbacks
  19. Chris Carter, Houston Astros
  20. Lucas Duda, New York Mets
  21. Matt Adams, St. Louis Cardinals
  22. Brandon Moss, Cleveland Indians
  23. Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees
  24. Steve Pearce, Baltimore Orioles
  25. Mike Morse, Miami Marlins

Top 25 Second Basemen

  1. Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners
  2. Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
  3. Ian Kinsler, Detroit Tigers
  4. Jason Kipnis, Cleveland Indians
  5. Brian Dozier, Minnesota Twins
  6. Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
  7. Dee Gordon, Miami Marlins
  8. Kolten Wong, St. Louis Cardinals
  9. Howie Kendrick, Los Angeles Dodgers
  10. Neil Walker, Pittsburgh Pirates
  11. Daniel Murphy, New York Mets
  12. Jedd Gyorko, San Diego Padres
  13. Hector Olivera, Los Angeles Dodgers
  14. Martin Prado, Miami Marlins
  15. Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies
  16. Brett Lawrie, Oakland Athletics
  17. Rougned Odor, Texas Rangers
  18. Jonathan Schoop, Baltimore Orioles
  19. Arismendy Alcantara, Chicago Cubs
  20. Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Reds
  21. Scooter Gennett, Milwaukee Brewers
  22. Aaron Hill, Arizona Diamondbacks
  23. Joe Panik, San Francisco Giants
  24. Nick Franklin, Tampa Bay Rays
  25. Micah Johnson, Chicago White Sox
TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 16:  Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros runs in the third inning during the game four of Samurai Japan and MLB All Stars at Tokyo Dome on November 16, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan.  (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)

Top 25 Third Basemen

  1. Josh Donaldson, Toronto Blue Jays
  2. Anthony Rendon, Washington Nationals
  3. Adrian Beltre, Texas Rangers
  4. Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies
  5. Kyle Seager, Seattle Mariners
  6. Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays
  7. Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles
  8. Carlos Santana, Cleveland Indians
  9. Todd Frazier, Cincinnati Reds
  10. Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
  11. David Wright, New York Mets
  12. Pablo Sandoval, Boston Red Sox
  13. Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals
  14. Pedro Alvarez, Pittsburgh Pirates
  15. Matt Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals
  16. Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles
  17. Yasmany Tomas, Arizona Diamondbacks
  18. Nick Castellanos, Detroit Tigers
  19. Josh Harrison, Pittsburgh Pirates
  20. Chase Headley, New York Yankees
  21. Trevor Plouffe, Minnesota Twins
  22. Lonnie Chisenhall, Cleveland Indians
  23. Aramis Ramirez, Milwaukee Brewers
  24. Luis Valbuena, Houston Astros
  25. Mike Moustakas, Kansas City Royals

Top 25 Shortstops

  1. Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies
  2. Ian Desmond, Washington Nationals
  3. Hanley Ramirez, Boston Red Sox
  4. Jose Reyes, Toronto Blue Jays
  5. Jimmy Rollins, Los Angeles Dodgers
  6. Alexei Ramirez, Chicago White Sox
  7. Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox
  8. Jhonny Peralta, St. Louis Cardinals
  9. Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs
  10. Jean Segura, Milwaukee Brewers
  11. Elvis Andrus, Texas Rangers
  12. Ben Zobrist, Oakland Athletics
  13. J.J. Hardy, Baltimore Orioles
  14. Alcides Escobar, Kansas City Royals
  15. Erick Aybar, Los Angeles Angels
  16. Javier Baez, Chicago Cubs
  17. Jung-Ho Kang, Pittsburgh Pirates
  18. Chris Owings, Arizona Diamondbacks
  19. Danny Santana, Minnesota Twins
  20. Jed Lowrie, Houston Astros
  21. Andrelton Simmons, Atlanta Braves
  22. Marcus Semien, Oakland Athletics
  23. Brad Miller, Seattle Mariners
  24. Wilmer Flores, New York Mets
  25. Asdrubal Cabrera, Tampa Bay Rays
Hanley Ramirez will be shifting to left field for the Boston Red Sox, but he's still eligible at shortstop after playing there last year.

Top 50 Outfielders

  1. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
  2. Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
  3. Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins
  4. Carlos Gomez, Milwaukee Brewers
  5. Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays
  6. Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers
  7. Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles
  8. Michael Brantley, Cleveland Indians
  9. Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
  10. Jacoby Ellsbury, New York Yankees
  11. Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado Rockies
  12. Corey Dickerson, Colorado Rockies
  13. George Springer, Houston Astros
  14. Yoenis Cespedes, Detroit Tigers
  15. Justin Upton, San Diego Padres
  16. Matt Kemp, San Diego Padres
  17. Christian Yelich, Miami Marlins
  18. Starling Marte, Pittsburgh Pirates
  19. Billy Hamilton, Cincinnati Reds
  20. Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers
  21. Jason Heyward, St. Louis Cardinals
  22. Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals
  23. Nelson Cruz, Seattle Mariners
  24. J.D. Martinez, Detroit Tigers
  25. Jayson Werth, Washington Nationals
  26. Jay Bruce, Cincinnati Reds
  27. Shin-Soo Choo, Texas Rangers
  28. Gregory Polanco, Pittsburgh Pirates
  29. Marcell Ozuna, Miami Marlins
  30. Jorge Soler, Chicago Cubs
  31. Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox
  32. Joc Pederson, Los Angeles Dodgers
  33. Rusney Castillo, Boston Red Sox
  34. Hunter Pence, San Francisco Giants
  35. Kole Calhoun, Los Angeles Angels
  36. Leonys Martin, Texas Rangers
  37. Ben Revere, Philadelphia Phillies
  38. Wil Myers, San Diego Padres
  39. Melky Cabrera, Chicago White Sox
  40. Brett Gardner, New York Yankees
  41. Alex Gordon, Kansas City Royals
  42. Charlie Blackmon, Colorado Rockies
  43. Adam Eaton, Chicago White Sox
  44. Oswaldo Arcia, Minnesota Twins
  45. Khris Davis, Milwaukee Brewers
  46. Avisail Garcia, Chicago White Sox
  47. A.J. Pollock, Arizona Diamondbacks
  48. Marlon Byrd, Cincinnati Reds
  49. Curtis Granderson, New York Mets
  50. Rajai Davis, Detroit Tigers

Top 85 Starting Pitchers

  1. Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
  2. Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners
  3. Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals
  4. Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals
  5. David Price, Detroit Tigers
  6. Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians
  7. Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox
  8. Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants
  9. Jordan Zimmermann, Washington Nationals
  10. Johnny Cueto, Cincinnati Reds
  11. Zack Greinke, Los Angeles Dodgers
  12. Cole Hamels, Philadelphia Phillies
  13. Jon Lester, Chicago Cubs
  14. Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals
  15. Julio Teheran, Atlanta Braves
  16. Jeff Samardzija, Chicago White Sox
  17. James Shields, San Diego Padres
  18. Matt Harvey, New York Mets
  19. Sonny Gray, Oakland Athletics
  20. Gerrit Cole, Pittsburgh Pirates
  21. Hisashi Iwakuma, Seattle Mariners
  22. Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs
  23. Chris Archer, Tampa Bay Rays
  24. Jacob deGrom, New York Mets
  25. Lance Lynn, St. Louis Cardinals
  26. Jose Quintana, Chicago White Sox
  27. Alex Wood, Atlanta Braves
  28. Tyson Ross, San Diego Padres
  29. Gio Gonzalez, Washington Nationals
  30. Garrett Richards, Los Angeles Angels
  31. Masahiro Tanaka, New York Yankees
  32. Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians
  33. Yordano Ventura, Kansas City Royals
  34. Anibal Sanchez, Detroit Tigers
  35. Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
  36. Phil Hughes, Minnesota Twins
  37. Jered Weaver, Los Angeles Angels
  38. Ian Kennedy, San Diego Padres
  39. Doug Fister, Washington Nationals
  40. Andrew Cashner, San Diego Padres
  41. Homer Bailey, Cincinnati Reds
  42. Alex Cobb, Tampa Bay Rays
  43. Hyun-Jin Ryu, Los Angeles Dodgers
  44. Mat Latos, Miami Marlins
  45. Michael Pineda, New York Yankees
  46. Danny Duffy, Kansas City Royals
  47. Ervin Santana, Minnesota Twins
  48. Kevin Gausman, Baltimore Orioles
  49. Taijuan Walker, Seattle Mariners
  50. Michael Wacha, St. Louis Cardinals
  51. Trevor Bauer, Cleveland Indians
  52. Drew Hutchison, Toronto Blue Jays
  53. Jake Odorizzi, Tampa Bay Rays
  54. Brandon McCarthy, Los Angeles Dodgers
  55. Collin McHugh, Houston Astros
  56. Francisco Liriano, Pittsburgh Pirates
  57. Danny Salazar, Cleveland Indians
  58. Dallas Keuchel, Houston Astros
  59. Chris Tillman, Baltimore Orioles
  60. Wily Peralta, Milwaukee Brewers
  61. Derek Holland, Texas Rangers
  62. Drew Smyly, Tampa Bay Rays
  63. Jose Fernandez, Miami Marlins
  64. Scott Kazmir, Oakland Athletics
  65. Shelby Miller, Atlanta Braves
  66. Nate Eovaldi, New York Yankees
  67. Rick Porcello, Boston Red Sox
  68. James Paxton, Seattle Mariners
  69. Henderson Alvarez, Miami Marlins
  70. Matt Shoemaker, Los Angeles Angels
  71. Jason Hammel, Chicago Cubs
  72. Drew Pomeranz, Oakland Athletics
  73. Matt Cain, San Francisco Giants
  74. John Lackey, St. Louis Cardinals
  75. Kyle Lohse, Milwaukee Brewers
  76. Matt Garza, Milwaukee Brewers
  77. Wade Miley, Boston Red Sox
  78. Miguel Gonzalez, Baltimore Orioles
  79. Carlos Martinez, St. Louis Cardinals
  80. Mike Fiers, Milwaukee Brewers
  81. Jonathon Niese, New York Mets
  82. Mike Leake, Cincinnati Reds
  83. Jimmy Nelson, Milwaukee Brewers
  84. R.A. Dickey, Toronto Blue Jays
  85. Wei-Yin Chen, Baltimore Orioles
The Nationals new Opening Day starter, Max Scherzer could put up even better numbers now that he's back in the NL.

Top 45 Relief Pitchers 

  1. Aroldis Chapman, Cincinnati Reds
  2. Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves
  3. Greg Holland, Kansas City Royals
  4. David Robertson, Chicago White Sox
  5. Dellin Betances, New York Yankees
  6. Trevor Rosenthal, St. Louis Cardinals
  7. Kenley Jansen, Los Angeles Dodgers
  8. Mark Melancon, Pittsburgh Pirates
  9. Cody Allen, Cleveland Indians
  10. Drew Storen, Washington Nationals
  11. Huston Street, Los Angeles Angels
  12. Steve Cishek, Miami Marlins
  13. Fernando Rodney, Seattle Mariners
  14. Jonathan Papelbon, Philadelphia Phillies
  15. Koji Uehara, Boston Red Sox
  16. Glen Perkins, Minnesota Twins
  17. Zach Britton, Baltimore Orioles
  18. Joaquin Benoit, San Diego Padres
  19. Hector Rondon, Chicago Cubs
  20. Tyler Clippard, Oakland Athletics
  21. Francisco Rodriguez, Milwaukee Brewers
  22. Brett Cecil, Toronto Blue Jays
  23. Jenrry Mejia, New York Mets
  24. Joe Nathan, Detroit Tigers
  25. Neftali Feliz, Texas Rangers
  26. Jake McGee, Tampa Bay Rays
  27. Luke Gregerson, Houston Astros
  28. Santiago Casilla, San Francisco Giants
  29. Brad Boxberger, Tampa Bay Rays
  30. Joakim Soria, Detroit Tigers
  31. Wade Davis, Kansas City Royals
  32. Sean Doolittle, Oakland Athletics
  33. Addison Reed, Arizona Diamondbacks
  34. LaTroy Hawkins, Colorado Rockies
  35. Ken Giles, Philadelphia Phillies
  36. Andrew Miller, New York Yankees
  37. Danny Farquhar, Seattle Mariners
  38. Kelvin Herrera, Kansas City Royals
  39. Sergio Romo, San Francisco Giants
  40. Aaron Sanchez, Toronto Blue Jays
  41. Tony Watson, Pittsburgh Pirates
  42. Darren O'Day, Baltimore Orioles
  43. Joe Smith, Los Angeles Angels
  44. Rafael Soriano, Free Agent
  45. Jeurys Familia, New York Mets

Sleepers

Another batch of last-ditch sleepers will be coming out this week, but to tide you over, here's a rundown of the first 25 names to know (minus one, because Cliff Lee has since continued his battle with an uncooperative left elbow that makes him all but irrelevant for now).

  • Garrett Richards, Los Angeles Angels
  • Gregory Polanco, Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Marcell Ozuna, Miami Marlins
  • Kolten Wong, St. Louis Cardinals
  • Shin-Soo Choo, Texas Rangers
  • Travis d'Arnaud, New York Mets
  • Jose Quintana, Chicago White Sox
  • Chris Archer, Tampa Bay Rays
  • Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox
  • Hector Rondon, Chicago Cubs
  • Wil Myers, San Diego Padres
  • Drew Smyly, Tampa Bay Rays
  • Jhonny Peralta, St. Louis Cardinals
  • Andrew Miller, New York Yankees
  • Joc Pederson, Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Jake Odorizzi, Tampa Bay Rays
  • Aaron Sanchez, Toronto Blue Jays
  • Kevin Gausman, Baltimore Orioles
  • Taijuan Walker, Seattle Mariners
  • Carlos Martinez, St. Louis Cardinals
  • Danny Duffy, Kansas City Royals
  • Tyler Clippard, Oakland Athletics
  • Noah Syndergaard, New York Mets
  • Pedro Alvarez, Pittsburgh Pirates
Mar 5, 2015; Bradenton, FL, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Gregory Polanco (25) at bat against the New York Yankees at a spring training baseball game at McKechnie Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

"Do Not Draft" List

No drafter should actively choose not to draft an impact player, but that doesn't mean there aren't stars to think twice about, primarily because of what it costs to acquire them, which is to say, their average draft positions (ADPs).

Chances are, these names will surprise you, so you'll want to read up on why you might want to avoid some of the players below:

  • Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners (ADP: 10.0)
  • Jose Altuve, Houston Astros (ADP: 13.2)
  • Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox (ADP: 19.7)
  • Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants (ADP: 24.7)
  • Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants (ADP: 26.0)
  • Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves (ADP: 33.0)
  • Aroldis Chapman, Cincinnati Reds (ADP: 47.0)
  • Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds (ADP: 70.8)
  • Masahiro Tanaka, New York Yankees (ADP: 90.0)
  • Charlie Blackmon, Colorado Rockies (ADP: 94.7)
CINCINNATI, OH - SEPTEMBER 28: Aroldis Chapman #54 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches in the ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park on September 28, 2014 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Chapman earned the save as Cincinnati defeated Pitt

Top 25 Prospects to Watch

Every fantasy owner wants in on the next stud prospect-turned-hot-shot rookie, right?

While that kind of player can be overrated because of all the next-best-thing hype, a good first-year performer will contribute—and maybe even star—for your team. Because the prospect waters can be murky, we went ahead and cleared things up by ranking the top 25 rookies based on the 2015 season alone.

  1. Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
  2. Jorge Soler, Chicago Cubs
  3. Joc Pederson, Los Angeles Dodgers
  4. Rusney Castillo, Boston Red Sox
  5. Yasmany Tomas, Arizona Diamondbacks
  6. Hector Olivera, Los Angeles Dodgers
  7. Steven Souza, Tampa Bay Rays
  8. Jung-Ho Kang, Pittsburgh Pirates
  9. Micah Johnson, Chicago White Sox
  10. Aaron Sanchez, Toronto Blue Jays
  11. Noah Syndergaard, New York Mets
  12. Jake Lamb, Arizona Diamondbacks
  13. Dalton Pompey, Toronto Blue Jays
  14. Andrew Heaney, Los Angeles Angels
  15. Alex Meyer, Minnesota Twins
  16. Marco Gonzales, St. Louis Cardinals
  17. Archie Bradley, Arizona Diamondbacks
  18. Maikel Franco, Philadelphia Phillies
  19. Daniel Norris, Toronto Blue Jays
  20. Carlos Rodon, Chicago White Sox
  21. Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians
  22. Matt Wisler, San Diego Padres
  23. Mike Foltynewicz, Atlanta Braves
  24. Michael Taylor, Washington Nationals
  25. Jose Peraza, Atlanta Braves
Mar 10, 2015; Goodyear, AZ, USA; Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant against the Cleveland Indians during a spring training baseball game at Goodyear Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

And there you have it, Bleacher Report's 2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Cheat Sheet, all rolled into one tidy non-slideshow format, strictly for your fantasy convenience.

Good luck in your drafts. Not that you'll need it anymore.

To talk baseball or fantasy baseball, check in with me on Twitter: @JayCat11

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