It's a little bit late, but opening day is almost here, which means fantasy baseball is officially back. Before you start putting your team together, you need a reliable 2022 fantasy baseball cheat sheet. Fortunately, Sporting News and Fantasy Alarm have teamed up to provide you with position-by-position rankings, sleepers, top prospects, draft strategy tips, and more. Consider it the road map to season-long success.
Opening day is scheduled for Thursday, April 7, and we'll continue to update below with any new links between now and first pitch.
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2022 Fantasy Baseball Rankings Cheat Sheet
Overall: The debate starts at No. 1, but Trea Turner gets the call here.
Catcher: The top spot is obvious, but the rest of the top 10 isn't quite so easy.
First Base: A few "old faces in new places" spice up this list of big boppers.
Second Base: "Baez Beware," "Merrifield of Dreams," "This is Lowe We Do It," "All That Jazz" -- this is the "All-Team-Name" position.
Third Base: Steals are a premium, but there are plenty of sluggers at the hot corner.
Shortstop: Baseball's new glamour position has it all, including the most-hyped youngsters in fantasy.
Outfield: Bottom line: There's no excuse for having a bad fantasy OF on opening day.
Starting Pitcher: As usual, it's a strong list...we just wish Jacob deGrom was on it.
Relief Pitcher: Closer seems so easy to figure out in the spring. Then the season starts...
2022 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers, Breakouts
Top Sleepers: Yes, boring veterans can qualify as "sleepers," too. It's all about value!
2022 Fantasy Baseball Top Prospects
Top-20 Prospects: Only a couple of these rookies might have big impacts, but you want them if they do.
2022 Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy
Draft Tips: How to build -- and maintain -- a championship team.
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