Find out how fScores / Tim Kanak rank OF (tiered) in the pre-season for your 2022 drafts (Part 1: OF 1 - 50).

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1. Ronald Acuna

2. Juan Soto

3. Fernando Tatis Jr.

4. Bryce Harper

5. Shohei Ohtani

6. Mike Trout

7. Mookie Betts

8. Kyle Tucker

9. Luis Robert

10. Cedric Mullins...

This is a Joe Rogan style long-form pod on my thoughts as I talk to myself for 2 hours while drafting with some industry friends.

I tried to stay clean, but pretty sure I said a couple bad words... sorry.  Enjoy!

Find out how fScores / Tim Kanak rank 3B (tiered) in the pre-season for your 2022 drafts.

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1. Jose Ramirez

2. Manny Machado

3. Rafael Devers

4. Nolan Arenado

5. Alex Bregman

6. Kris Bryant

7. Anthony Rendon

8. Justin Turner

9. Matt Chapman

10. Austin Riley...

Find out how fScores / Tim Kanak rank SS (tiered) in the pre-season for your 2022 drafts.

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1. Fernando Tatis Jr.

2. Trea Turner

3. Bo Bichette

4. Marcu Semien

5.  Trevor Story

6. Xander Boegaerts

7. Corey Seager

8. Francisco Lindor

9. Javier Baez

10. Wander Franco...

Find out how fScores / Tim Kanak rank 2B (tiered) in the pre-season for your 2022 drafts.

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1. Trea Turner

2. Mookie Betts

3. Marcus Semien

4. Ozzie Albies

5.  Max Muncy

6. Whit Merrifield

7. Brandon Lowe

8. Javier Baez

9. Jose Altuve

10. Jake Cronenworth...

1B Rankings using fScores... check out FWFB for more full rankings and full fScore ratings.

1.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

2.  Freddie Freeman

3.  Paul Goldschmidt

4.  Pete Alonso

5.  Matt Olson

6.  Max Muncy

7.  Joey Votto

8.  Jose Abreu

9.  Kyle Schwarber

10.  Rhys Hoskins

Find out how fScores / Tim Kanak rank catchers (tiered) in the pre-season for your 2022 drafts.

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1.  J.T. Realmuto

2.  Will Smith

3.  Salvador Perez

4.  Daulton Varsho

5.  Yasmani Grandal

6.  Keibert Ruiz

7.  Adley Rutschman

8.  Wilson Contreras

9.  Mike Zunino

10.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa

11.  Gary Sanchez

12.  M.J. Melendez

13.  Tyler Stephenson

14.  Sean Murphy

15.  Carson Kelly

16.  Christian Vazquez

17.  Alejandro Kirk

18.  Gabriel Moreno

19.  Eric Haase

20.  Max Stassi

21.  Elias Diaz

22. Luis Torrens

23.  Yadier Molina

24.  Joey Bart

25. Travis D'Arnaud

26.  William Contreras

27.  Austin Nola

28.  Omar Narvaez

29.  Mitch Garver

30.  James McCann

31.  Tucker Barnhart

32.  Luis Campusano

33.  Ryan Jeffers

34.  Yan Gomes

35.  Shea Langliers

36.  Kyle Farmer

37.  Cal Raleigh

38.  Sam Huff

39.  Francisco Mejia

40.  Nick Fortes

41.  Jacob Stallings

42.  Jorge Alfaro

43.  Danny Jansen

44.  Pedro Severino

45.  Austin Barnes

46.  Andrew Knizner

47. Zack Collins

48.  Austin Hedges

49.  Jason Castro

50. Kyle Higashioka

51.  Victor Caratini

52.  Matt Thaiss

53.  Martin Maldanado

54.  Dom Nunez

55.  Kurt Suzuki

56.  Chance Sisco

57.  Jonah Heim

58.  Jose Trevino

59.  Manny Pina

There’s one common issue with fantasy baseball player rankings - they don’t translate to custom league settings.  Most player rankings are built toward a traditional roto 5x5 setting and most people play in leagues with custom settings.

So, how do we overcome this problem?  This summer I had the idea to create rankings based on core fantasy skills (named fScores for “fantasy scores”), rather than simply ranking one guy over another guy based on standard fantasy baseball league settings.

Pitching fScores:

There are four main skills that go into an effective fantasy baseball pitcher:

NOTE:  Run Prevention is designated by fERA and has within it a subcategory weighing external factors, such as defense behind the pitcher and home ballpark.

fPDurability

fPDurability is the pitcher’s ability to stay healthy and pitch deep into games against an average MLB starting pitcher or relief pitcher.

fStuff

fStuff is the pitcher’s ability to throw effective strikes that lead to strikeouts or progressing in the count.

fControl

fControl is the pitcher’s ability to avoid walks and pitch in or around the strike zone effectively against an average MLB starter.

fERA

fERA is the pitcher’s ability to limit runs against

fScore (Total and Future)

The provided total fScore is based upon a direct average of fPDurability, fStuff, fControl and fERA because all four skills play off each other.

fScore (Future) is considering the trending nature of all the stats aggregated into the fScore skills.

When you take fScore and Future fScore it should provide you a range that the player should fall between

There’s one common issue with fantasy baseball player rankings - they don’t translate to custom league settings.  Most player rankings are built toward a traditional roto 5x5 setting and most people play in leagues with custom settings.

This summer I had the idea to create rankings based on core fantasy skills (named fScores for “fantasy scores”), rather than simply ranking one guy over another guy based on standard fantasy baseball league settings.

Hitting fScores:

There are five main skills that go into an effective fantasy baseball hitter.

fContact

fContact is the hitter’s ability to make contact with the baseball weighed against an average MLB starter.  …like OPS+ or WRc+

fDiscipline

fDiscipline is the hitter’s ability to judge the strike zone, see breaking pitches, take walks and avoid strikeouts against an average MLB starter.

fPower

fPower is the hitter’s ability to consistently hit the ball out of the park or hit line drives that lead to extra base hits against an average MLB starter.

fSpeed

fSpeed is the hitter’s pure speed matched with the ability to steal bases.

fDurability

fDurability is the hitter’s ability to stay healthy, play games and be good enough to garner consistent ABs against an average MLB starter.

Hitting fScores (Total and Future)

The provided total fScore is based upon a direct average of fContact, fDiscipline, fPower, fSpeed and fDurability because all five skills play off each other.

fScore (Future) is considering the trending nature of all the stats aggregated into the fScore skills. They take into account the following questions:  Are the consolidated skills on average trending up or down?  By what percentage are they trending up or down?

Welcome to Fantasy Aceball!  Meet Tim Kanak, the creator of Fantasy Aceball and the fScore fantasy baseball ranking system based on core skills.