STORIES/RANKINGS

2023 WAY-TOO-EARLY MLB POWER RANKINGS (PART ONE)

In this article, I will be ranking every team in the MLB with what information we have available currently.  Any player that has not signed or re-signed with a team will not be listed on their former (or new) team. To support my overall rankings, I will also add in where I think each position group ranks based on current projected starters at each position (with the DH included as an infielder).  
*Projected starters are accounting for known injuries that will hold a player out for a large part of the season.

1. Astros:

IF: 2nd (DH - Brantley, C - Maldonado, 1B - Abreu, 2B - Altuve, 3B- Bregman,  SS - Pena)

OF: 3rd (LF - Alvarez, CF - McCormick, RF - Tucker)

Rotation: 4th (Valdez-Javier-McCullers-Garcia-Urquidy)

Bullpen: 1st

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2. Yankees:

IF: 13th (DH - Stanton, C - Trevino, 1B - Rizzo, 2B - Torres, 3B - Donaldson, SS - Peraza)

OF: 4th (LF - Cabrera, CF - Bader, RF - Judge)

Rotation: 1st (Cole-Rodón-Severino-Cortes-Montas)

Bullpen: 2nd

3. Mets:

IF: 9th (DH - Vogelbach, C - Narvaez, 1B - Alonso, 2B - McNeil, 3B - Escobar, SS - Lindor)

OF: 6th (LF - Nimmo, CF - Marte, RF - Canha)

Rotation: 2nd (Verlander-Scherzer-Senga-Carrasco-Quintana)

Bullpen: 9th

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4. Dodgers: 

IF: 8th (DH - Martinez, C - Smith, 1B - Freeman, 2B - Taylor, 3B - Muncy, SS - Lux)

OF: 9th (LF - Outman, CF - Thompson, RF - Betts)

Rotation: 7th (Kershaw-J. Urias-Gonsolin-Syndergaard-May)

Bullpen: 3rd

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5. Braves: 

IF: 7th (DH - d’Arnaud, C - Murphy, 1B - Olson, 2B - Albies, 3B - Riley, SS - Grissom)

OF: 8th (LF - Rosario, CF - Harris II, RF - Acuna Jr.)

Rotation: 8th (Fried-Strider-Wright-Morton-Soroka)

Bullpen: 4th

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6. Blue Jays:

IF: 4th (DH - Jansen, C - Kirk, 1B - Guerrero Jr., 2B - Espinal, 3B - Chapman, SS - Bichette)

OF: 5th (LF - Gurriel Jr., CF - Kiermaier, RF- Springer)

Rotation: 6th (Manoah-Gausman-Berrios-Bassitt-Kikuchi)

Bullpen: 12th

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7. Guardians

IF: 3rd (DH - Bell, C - Zunino, 1B - Naylor, 2B - Giménez, 3B - Ramírez, SS - Rosario)

OF: 12th (LF - Kwan, CF - Straw, RF - Gonzalez)

Rotation: 10th (Bieber-McKenzie-Quantrill-Civale-Plesac)

Bullpen: 6th

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8. Padres:

IF: 6th (DH - Campusano, C - Nola, 1B - Cronenworth, 2B - Kim, 3B - Machado, SS - Bogaerts)

OF: 2nd (LF - Tatis Jr., CF - Grisham, RF - Soto)

Rotation: 12th (Darvish-Musgrove-Snell-Martinez-Lugo)

Bullpen: 13th

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9. Phillies:

IF: 1st (DH - Harper, C - Realmuto, 1B - Hoskins, 2B - Stott, 3B - Bohm, SS - Turner)

OF: 10th (LF - Schwarber, CF - Marsh, RF - Castellanos)

Rotation: 9th (Nola-Wheeler-Walker-Suárez-Falter)

Bullpen: 20th

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10. Mariners: 

IF: 15th (DH - Moore, C - Raleigh, 1B - France, 2B - Wong, 3B - Suárez, SS - Crawford)

OF: 7th (LF - Kelenic, CF - Rodríguez, RF - Hernández)

Rotation: 11th (Castillo-Ray-Gilbert-Kirby-Gonzales)

Bullpen: 5th

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11. Rays:

IF: 11th (DH - Ramírez, C - Bethancourt, 1B - Aranda, 2B - Lowe, 3B - Diaz, SS - Franco)

OF: 17th (LF - Arozarena, CF - Siri, RF - Margot)

Rotation: 5th (McClanahan-Glasnow-Rasmussen-Eflin-Springs)

Bullpen: 7th

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12. Cardinals:

IF: 5th (DH - Yepez, C - Willson Contreras, 1B - Goldschmidt, 2B - Donovan, 3B - Arenado, SS - Edman)

OF: 11th (LF - O’Neill, CF - Carlson, RF - Nootbaar)

Rotation: 18th (Wainwright-Mikolas-Montgomery-Flaherty-Matz)

Bullpen: 11th

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13. Brewers:

IF: 12th (DH - Winker, C - William Contreras, 1B - Tellez, 2B - Turang, 3B - L. Urias, SS - Adames)

OF: 19th (LF - Yelich, CF - Mitchell, RF - Taylor)

Rotation: 3rd (Burnes-Woodruff-Lauer-Peralta-Ashby)

Bullpen: 14th

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14. Angels: 

IF: 19th (DH - Ohtani, C - Stassi, 1B - Walsh, 2B - Rengifo, 3B - Rendon, SS - Urshela)

OF: 1st (LF - Ward, CF - Trout, RF - Renfroe)

Rotation: 15th (Ohtani-Anderson-Sandoval-Suarez-Detmers)

Bullpen: 15th

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15. Orioles:

IF: 21st (DH - Stowers, C - Rutschman, 1B - Mountcastle, 2B - Henderson, 3B - R. Urías, SS - Mateo)

OF: 13th (LF - Hays, CF - Mullins, RF - Santander)

Rotation: 21st (Gibson-Bradish-Kremer-Wells-Rodriguez)

Bullpen: 8th

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16. Giants:

IF: 14th (DH - Pederson, C - Bart, 1B - Davis, 2B - Estrada, 3B - Crawford, SS - Correa)

OF: 18th (LF - Wade Jr., CF - Yastrzemski, RF- Haniger)

Rotation: 14th (Webb-Cobb-Manaea-Stripling-Wood)

Bullpen: 19th

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17. White Sox:

IF: 18th (DH - Jimenez, C - Grandal, 1B - Vaughn, 2B - Gonzalez, 3B - Moncada, SS - Anderson)

OF: 20th (LF - Benintendi, CF - Robert, RF - Sheets) 

Rotation: 13th (Cease-Lynn-Giolito-Clevinger-Kopech)

Bullpen: 18th

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18. Rangers:

IF: 10th (DH - Miller, C - Heim, 1B - Lowe, 2B - Semien, 3B - Jung, SS - Seager)

OF: 23rd (LF - Smith, CF - Taveras, RF - Garcia)

Rotation: 16th (DeGrom-Perez-Gray-Heaney-Odorizzi)

Bullpen: 17th

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19. Twins:

IF: 17th (DH - Farmer, C - Vázquez, 1B - Arraez, 2B - Gordon, 3B - Miranda, SS - Polanco)

OF: 15th (LF - Gallo, CF - Buxton, RF - Kepler)

Rotation: 22nd (Gray-Ryan-Mahle-Maeda-Ober)

Bullpen: 16th

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20. Red Sox:

IF: 16th (DH - Turner, C - McGuire, 1B - Casas, 2B - Arroyo, 3B - Devers, SS - Story)

OF: 21st (LF - Yoshida, CF - Hernández, RF - Verdugo)

Rotation: 20th (Sale-Pivetta-Whitlock-Paxton-Bello)

Bullpen: 21st

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21. Cubs:

IF: 22nd (DH - Wisdom, C - Gomes, 1B - Rivas, 2B - Hoerner, 3B - Morel, SS - Swanson)

OF: 14th (LF - Happ, CF - Bellinger, RF - Suzuki)

Rotation: 24th (Stroman-Taillon-Hendricks-Steele-Sampson)

Bullpen: 23rd

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22. Diamondbacks:

IF: 23rd (DH - Smith, C - Kelly, 1B - Walker, 2B - Marte, 3B - Rojas, SS - Ahmed)

OF: 16th (LF - Carroll, CF - Varsho, RF - McCarthy)

Rotation: 23rd (Gallen-Kelly-Bumgarner-Nelson-Jameson)

Bullpen: 26th

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23. Marlins:

IF: 27th (DH - Soler, C - Stallings, 1B - Cooper, 2B - Chisholm Jr., 3B - Wendle, SS - Rojas)

OF: 26th (LF - Berti, CF - De La Cruz, RF - Garcia)

Rotation: 17th (Alcantara-López-Luzardo-Cabrera-Rogers)

Bullpen: 24th

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24. Tigers:

IF: 30th (DH - Cabrera, C - Haase, 1B - Torkelson, 2B - Schoop, 3B - Kreidler, SS - Báez)

OF: 22nd (LF - Baddoo, CF - Greene, RF - Meadows)

Rotation: 19th (Skubal-Mize-Rodriguez-Boyd-Lorenzen)

Bullpen: 10th

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25. Royals:

IF: 20th (DH - Melendez, C - Perez, 1B - Pasquantino, 2B - Lopez, 3B - Mondesi, SS - Witt Jr.)

OF: 29th (LF - Waters, CF - Taylor, RF - Olivares)

Rotation: 26th (Singer-Lynch-Yarbrough-B. Keller-Bubic)

Bullpen: 25th

26. Rockies:

IF: 29th (DH - Blackmon, C - Díaz, 1B - Cron, 2B - Rodgers, 3B - McMahon, SS - Tovar)

OF: 24th (LF - Bryant, CF - Daza, RF - Grichuk)

Rotation: 27th (Márquez-Freeland-Ureña-Feltner-Gomber)

Bullpen: 29th

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27. Pirates:

IF: 24th (DH - Santana, C - Hedges, 1B - Choi, 2B - Castro, 3B - Hayes, SS - Cruz)

OF: 25th (LF - Suwinski, CF - Reynolds, RF - Mitchell)

Rotation: 30th (Contreras-M. Keller-Velasquez-Brubaker-Wilson)

Bullpen: 27th

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28. A’s:

IF: 26th (DH - Díaz, C - Langeliers, 1B - Brown, 2B - Kemp, 3B - Peterson, SS - Allen)

OF: 27th (LF - Capel, CF - Ruiz, RF - Laureano)

Rotation: 25th (Irvin-Blackburn-Waldichuk-Kaprielian-Muller)

Bullpen: 28th

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29. Nationals:

IF: 28th (DH - Alu, C - Ruiz, 1B - Meneses, 2B - Garcia, 3B - Candelario, SS - Abrams)

OF: 28th (LF - Call, CF - Robles, RF - Thomas)

Rotation: 28th (Gray-Corbin-Williams-Cavalli-Gore)

Bullpen: 22nd

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30. Reds:

IF: 25th (DH - Fraley, C - Stephenson, 1B - Votto, 2B - India, 3B - Moustakas, SS - Newman)

OF: 30th (LF - Friedl, CF - Senzel, RF - Fairchild)

Rotation: 29th (Greene-Lodolo-Cessa-Ashcraft-Dunn)

Bullpen: 30th