How Midseason MLB Shifts Are Forcing Fantasy Managers to Rewrite the Draft Playbook—Are You Ready?

3. Bobby Witt Jr. (KC – SS) — Michael Lazarus

4. Corbin Carroll (AZ – OF) — Mike Parrillo

5. Tarik Skubal (DET – SP) — Dalton Del Don

6. Kyle Tucker (CHC – OF) — Frank Schwab

7. Elly De La Cruz (CIN – SS) — Scott Jenstad*

8. José Ramírez (CLE – 3B) — D.J. Short

9. Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD – OF) — Jeff Erickson

10. Juan Soto (NYM – OF) — Fred Zinkie

11. Francisco Lindor (NYM – SS) — Scott Pianowski

12. Mookie Betts (LAD – 2B,SS,OF) — Steven Psihogios

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This first round doesn’t look that different from what we’d see in March. Skubal is a riser, but that’s more a statement about team building than Skubal’s profile; he’s been what we expected. Carroll’s pressed injury woes early in 2024 are a distant memory now. Tucker is a perfect offensive player and the Chicago lineup around him has been better than expected; more on that in a moment.

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