by Mickey Bell

*Stats and Roster % as of the morning of June 6

GRADUATED

• Batters
  • Alejandro Kirk, C, TOR (31% to 63%)
  • Andres Gimenez, 2B/SS, CLE (38% to 60%)
  • Christopher Morel, 2B/3B/OF, CHC (14% to 56%)
  • Wilmer Flores, 1B/2B/3B, SFG (41% to 51%)
• Starters
  • Jeffrey Springs, SP/RP, TBR (34% to 52%)
  • George Kirby, SP, SEA (44% to 51%)

50% OR UNDER

Kolten Wong, 2B, MIL (47%: returning)

Honorable Mentions: 

• Batters
  • Kole Calhoun, OF, TEX (42% to 47%)
  • Josh Rojas, 2B/3B/SS/OF, ARI (38% to 44%)
  • Mark Canha, OF, NYM (41% to 44%)
  • Josh Naylor, 1B/OF, CLE (43%: returning)
• Starters
  • Lance McCullers, SP, HOU (50% to 49%): Could return in July.
  • Edward Cabrera, SP, MIA (44%: new)
• Relievers
  • Emilio Pagan, RP, MIN (45% to 42%)
  • Tanner Rainey, RP, WAS (32% to 41%)

40% OR UNDER

Roansy Contreras, SP, PIT (30% to 38%)

Honorable Mentions: 

• Batters
  • Christian Walker, 1B, ARI (34% to 39%)
  • Alec Bohm, 3B, PHI (39%: returning)
  • Tommy Pham, OF, CIN (35% to 36%)
  • MJ Melendez, C, KCR (35%: no change)
  • Juan Yepez, 1B/3B/OF, STL (33%: returning)
  • Michael Harris II, OF, ATL (23% to 32%): I’m not prioritizing him in most formats, but he does have stolen base upside. 
  • Jorge Mateo, 2B/SS/OF, BAL (31%: no change)
• Starters
  • Spencer Strider, RP, ATL (20% to 37%)
  • Michael Wacha, SP/RP, BOS (34% to 36%)
• Relievers
  • Paul Sewald, RP, SEA (34%: no change): I think he’s the Mariners’ closer.

30% OR UNDER

Santiago Espinal, 2B, TOR (26%: returning)

Honorable Mentions: 

• Batters
  • Ramon Laureano, OF, OAK (29% to 30%)
  • Riley Greene, OF, DET (29%: new): Made his AAA debut after recovering from a foot injury and the big-time prospect could get called up sometime in June.
  • Juan Yepez, 1B/3B/OF, STL (48% to 29%)
  • Tyrone Taylor, OF, MIL (6% to 27%)
  • Alek Thomas, OF, ARI (29% to 21%)
  • Danny Jansen, C, TOR (21%: no change)
• Starters
  • Jakob Junis, SP/RP, SFG (7% to 28%)
  • Marco Gonzales, SP, SEA (25% to 26%)
  • Jon Gray, SP, TEX (25%: new)
• Relievers
  • Daniel Hudson, RP, LAD (21%: new): Could be taking over for the struggling Craig Kimbrel.

20% OR UNDER

Brendan Donovan, 2B/SS/OF, STL (17%: returning)

Honorable Mentions: 

• Batters
  • Steven Kwan, OF, CLE (19%: returning)
  • Garrett Cooper, 1B/OF, MIA (15%: new)
  • Vinnie Pasquantino, 1B, KCR (13%: new): Still not up, but should be soon.
  • Evan Longoria, 3B, SFG (10% to 11%)
• Starters
  • Grant Ashcraft, SP, CIN (18%: new): Impressive early results with a little more strikeout upside than he’s shown. Should get two starts this week.
  • Dakota Hudson, SP, STL (13% to 14%)
• Relievers
  • Colin Poche, RP, TBR (5% to 15%)

10% OR UNDER

Ezequiel Duran, 2B/SS, TEX (9%: new)

Honorable Mentions: 

• Batters
  • Luis Gonzalez, OF, SFG (10%: no change)
  • Pavin Smith, 1B/OF, ARI (6%: no change)
  • Jon Berti, 2B/3B/OF, MIA (4%: new): Steals!
  • Daniel Vogelbach, 1B, PIT (3%: returning)
  • Willi Castro, 2B/SS/OF, DET (2%: no change)
• Starters
  • Alex Faedo, SP/RP, DET (7% to 6%)