New Position Assignments This Season
Players are assigned positions for the current season based on where they played the previous season in MLB games. As new players are entered into the system during the winter or during the season, their listed position at Baseball America provides their initial authorized position.
For lineup purposes, a player cannot be placed in a fielding position for which he is not authorized.
During the regular season, positions can be added to hitters for one of two reasons:
- Plays 10 total games at a given position
- Plays 5 consecutive games at a given position (Games as DH, or as only a PH/PR do not break a 5-game streak)
Pitchers are listed as either SP or RP, but that position designation is only meant as a guideline. To provide better guidance for lineups, BWB will update positions during the season for these situations:
- Starting Pitcher with 3 or more relief appearances will have "RP" added to his position
- Relief Pitcher with 2 or more starts will have "SP"
added to his position
- In a 2022 change, BWB will be looking more closely at relievers who have starts. In the age of the opener and the bullpen game, adding "SP" to bullpen guys who don't pitch more than an inning or two doesn't provide much help to you. It's not a perfect number, but for the most part we're looking for 2 or more starts that last greater than 2 IP.
New positions are typically updated for players every 2-3 days. Players can only be placed into their new positions once the player list on the website has been updated - and only for the current week - they cannot retroactively be applied to previous weeks. However, once the player qualifies for a new position, if he is listed as a bench player or your team's DH, he can sub into the lineup using the new position.
Position Additions
Batters
Name | ML Team | New Position | Reason | Date Qualified | Date Posted |
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Diego A. Castillo | Pit | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 4/16/2022 | 4/20/2022 |
Santiago Espinal | Tor | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 4/12/2022 | 4/20/2022 |
Nicky Lopez | KC | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 4/12/2022 | 4/20/2022 |
Nick Solak | Tex | OF | 5 consecutive games | 4/17/2022 | 4/20/2022 |
Trevor Story | Bos | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 4/16/2022 | 4/20/2022 |
Bryson Stott | Phi | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 4/16/2022 | 4/20/2022 |
Bobby Witt Jr. | KC | 3B | 5 consecutive games | 4/12/2022 | 4/20/2022 |
Colin Moran | Cin | 3B | 5 consecutive games | 4/20/2022 | 4/23/2022 |
Johan Camargo | Phi | SS | 5 consecutive games | 4/23/2022 | 4/25/2022 |
Sergio Alcantara | Ari | 3B | 10 total games | 4/27/2022 | 4/28/2022 |
Taylor Walls | TB | 3B | 5 consecutive games | 4/28/2022 | 4/29/2022 |
Luis Arraez | Min | 1B | 5 consecutive games | 5/1/2022 | 5/8/2022 |
Seth Brown | Oak | 1B | 10 total games | 4/30/2022 | 5/8/2022 |
Diego A. Castillo | Pit | SS | 5 consecutive games | 5/1/2022 | 5/8/2022 |
Richie Palacios | Cle | OF | 5 consecutive games | 5/1/2022 | 5/8/2022 |
Brad Miller | Tex | 3B | 10 total games | 5/8/2022 | 5/11/2022 |
Max Muncy | LAD | 3B | 10 total games | 5/7/2022 | 5/11/2022 |
Christian Bethancourt | Oak | 1B | 10 total games | 5/14/2022 | 5/16/2022 |
Dee Strange-Gordon | Was | SS | 5 consecutive games | 5/14/2022 | 5/16/2022 |
Rodolfo Castro | Pit | SS | 5 consecutive games | 5/17/2022 | 5/18/2022 |
Brian Anderson | Mia | OF | 10 total games | 5/21/2022 | 5/23/2022 |
Jose Miranda | Min | 1B | 10 total games | 5/20/2022 | 5/23/2022 |
Matt W. Reynolds | Cin | 2B | 10 total games | 5/19/2022 | 5/23/2022 |
Brandon Drury | Cin | 2B | 10 total games | 5/23/2022 | 5/25/2022 |
Brandon Drury | Cin | 2B | 10 total games | 5/23/2022 | 5/25/2022 |
Nolan Gorman | StL | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 5/24/2022 | 5/25/2022 |
Nolan Gorman | StL | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 5/24/2022 | 5/25/2022 |
Juan Yepez | StL | OF | 10 total games | 5/27/2022 | 5/30/2022 |
Josh H. Smith | Tex | 3B | 5 consecutive games | 6/3/2022 | 6/5/2022 |
Christian Arroyo | Bos | OF | 10 total games | 6/7/2022 | 6/9/2022 |
Brendan Donovan | StL | OF | 10 total games | 6/4/2022 | 6/9/2022 |
Tommy Edman | StL | SS | 10 total games | 6/4/2022 | 6/9/2022 |
Christopher Morel | ChC | OF | 10 total games | 6/4/2022 | 6/9/2022 |
Tyler Nevin | Bal | 3B | 10 total games | 6/5/2022 | 6/9/2022 |
Kody Clemens | Det | OF | 5 consecutive games | 6/8/2022 | 6/11/2022 |
Garrett Hampson | Col | SS | 10 total games | 6/9/2022 | 6/11/2022 |
Harold Ramirez | TB | 1B | 10 total games | 6/10/2022 | 6/11/2022 |
Kevin Smith | Oak | SS | 10 total games | 6/8/2022 | 6/11/2022 |
Ezequiel Duran | Tex | 3B | 5 consecutive games | 6/12/2022 | 6/13/2022 |
Brendan Donovan | StL | 3B | 10 total games | 6/13/2022 | 6/17/2022 |
Christopher Morel | ChC | 2B | 10 total games | 6/15/2022 | 6/17/2022 |
Orlando Arcia | Atl | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 6/17/2022 | 6/20/2022 |
Jonah Bride | Oak | 3B | 5 consecutive games | 6/18/2022 | 6/20/2022 |
Brendan Donovan | StL | 1B | 10 total games | 6/21/2022 | 6/22/2022 |
Nicky Lopez | KC | 3B | 5 consecutive games | 6/19/2022 | 6/22/2022 |
Richie Martin | Bal | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 6/23/2022 | 6/24/2022 |
Dylan Moore | Sea | SS | 10 total games | 6/22/2022 | 6/24/2022 |
Nick Allen | Oak | 2B | 10 total games | 6/26/2022 | 6/29/2022 |
Eddy Alvarez | LAD | OF | 5 consecutive games | 6/28/2022 | 6/29/2022 |
Jose Miranda | Min | 3B | 10 total games | 6/28/2022 | 6/29/2022 |
Sheldon Neuse | Oak | 1B | 10 total games | 6/24/2022 | 6/29/2022 |
David Mackinnon | LAA | 3B | 5 consecutive games | 7/2/2022 | 7/3/2022 |
Andrelton Simmons | ChC | 2B | 10 total games | 6/29/2022 | 7/3/2022 |
Christian Arroyo | Bos | SS | 10 total games | 7/3/2022 | 7/6/2022 |
Ernie Clement | Cle | OF | 10 total games | 7/4/2022 | 7/6/2022 |
Philip Gosselin | Atl | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 7/5/2022 | 7/6/2022 |
Diego A. Castillo | Pit | OF | 10 total games | 7/9/2022 | 7/11/2022 |
Trey Mancini | Bal | OF | 10 total games | 6/22/2022 | 7/11/2022 |
Matt Carpenter | NYY | OF | 5 consecutive games | 7/14/2022 | 7/15/2022 |
Nolan Jones | Cle | OF | 5 consecutive games | 7/12/2022 | 7/15/2022 |
Matt W. Reynolds | Cin | OF | 10 total games | 7/13/2022 | 7/15/2022 |
Yermin Mercedes | SF | OF | 5 consecutive games | 7/16/2022 | 7/17/2022 |
C.J. Abrams | SD | 2B | 10 total games | 7/22/2022 | 7/30/2022 |
Santiago Espinal | Tor | SS | 10 total games | 7/29/2022 | 7/30/2022 |
Isaac Paredes | TB | 1B | 10 total games | 7/27/2022 | 7/30/2022 |
Donovan Solano | Cin | 3B | 10 total games | 7/28/2022 | 7/30/2022 |
Josh VanMeter | Pit | 1B | 10 total games | 7/23/2022 | 7/30/2022 |
Charlie Culberson | Tex | 2B | 10 total games | 7/31/2022 | 8/5/2022 |
M.J. Melendez | KC | OF | 10 total games | 8/2/2022 | 8/5/2022 |
Kody Clemens | Det | 1B | 10 total games | 8/14/2022 | 8/15/2022 |
Josh H. Smith | Tex | OF | 10 total games | 8/14/2022 | 8/15/2022 |
Nick Maton | Phi | OF | 5 consecutive games | 8/22/2022 | 8/27/2022 |
Joey Meneses | Was | OF | 10 total games | 8/23/2022 | 8/27/2022 |
Charles Leblanc | Mia | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 8/28/2022 | 8/29/2022 |
Stephen Vogt | Oak | 1B | 10 total games | 8/27/2022 | 8/29/2022 |
Matt Duffy | LAA | 1B | 10 total games | 8/29/2022 | 8/31/2022 |
Cooper Hummel | Ari | C | 5 consecutive games | 8/31/2022 | 9/4/2022 |
Elehuris Montero | Col | 3B | 10 total games | 9/1/2022 | 9/4/2022 |
Oswaldo Cabrera | NYY | OF | 10 total games | 9/4/2022 | 9/5/2022 |
Wil Myers | SD | 1B | 10 total games | 9/6/2022 | 9/7/2022 |
Christian Arroyo | Bos | 3B | 10 total games | 9/7/2022 | 9/9/2022 |
Donovan Solano | Cin | 1B | 10 total games | 9/9/2022 | 9/11/2022 |
Jermaine Palacios | Min | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 9/15/2022 | 9/17/2022 |
J.D. Davis | SF | 1B | 10 total games | 9/18/2022 | 9/21/2022 |
Tyler Freeman | Cle | 3B | 10 total games | 9/17/2022 | 9/21/2022 |
Jordan Groshans | Mia | 3B | 5 consecutive games | 9/17/2022 | 9/21/2022 |
Christopher Morel | ChC | SS | 10 total games | 9/17/2022 | 9/21/2022 |
Matt Thaiss | LAA | C | 10 total games | 9/18/2022 | 9/21/2022 |
Michael Toglia | Col | OF | 10 total games | 9/20/2022 | 9/21/2022 |
Zack Collins | Pit | 1B | 5 consecutive games | 9/21/2022 | 9/24/2022 |
Matt W. Reynolds | Cin | 3B | 10 total games | 9/21/2022 | 9/24/2022 |
Jonathan Aranda | TB | 1B | 10 total games | 9/28/2022 | 9/29/2022 |
Jonathan Aranda | TB | 1B | 10 total games | 9/28/2022 | 9/29/2022 |
Jordan Diaz | Oak | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 9/25/2022 | 9/29/2022 |
Jordan Diaz | Oak | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 9/25/2022 | 9/29/2022 |
Matt W. Reynolds | Cin | 1B | 10 total games | 9/24/2022 | 9/29/2022 |
Matt W. Reynolds | Cin | 1B | 10 total games | 9/24/2022 | 9/29/2022 |
Terrin Vavra | Bal | OF | 10 total games | 9/25/2022 | 9/29/2022 |
Terrin Vavra | Bal | OF | 10 total games | 9/25/2022 | 9/29/2022 |
Ford Proctor | SF | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 10/1/2022 | 10/2/2022 |
Alec Burleson | StL | 1B | 5 consecutive games | 10/4/2022 | 10/19/2022 |
Diego A. Castillo | Pit | 1B | 5 consecutive games | 10/5/2022 | 10/19/2022 |
Cesar Hernandez | Was | OF | 10 total games | 10/4/2022 | 10/19/2022 |
Otto Lopez | Tor | SS | 5 consecutive games | 10/5/2022 | 10/19/2022 |
Zach McKinstry | ChC | SS | 10 total games | 10/5/2022 | 10/19/2022 |
Miguel Rojas | Mia | 1B | 10 total games | 10/2/2022 | 10/19/2022 |
Juan Yepez | StL | 3B | 5 consecutive games | 10/5/2022 | 10/19/2022 |
Pitchers
Name | ML Team | New Position | Reason | Date Posted |
---|---|---|---|---|
Keegan Akin | Bal | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Tyler Alexander | Det | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Jaime Barria | LAA | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Ty Blach | Col | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Brock Burke | Tex | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Roansy Contreras | Pit | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Kutter Crawford | Bos | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Wil Crowe | Pit | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Jhoan Duran | Min | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Paolo Espino | Was | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Taylor Hearn | Tex | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Carlos Hernandez | KC | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Daulton Jefferies | Oak | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Michael Kopech | CWS | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Jorge Lopez | Bal | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Michael Lorenzen | LAA | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Eli Morgan | Cle | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Dillon Peters | Pit | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Jose Quintana | Pit | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Drew Rasmussen | TB | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Clarke Schmidt | NYY | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Luis Severino | NYY | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Justin Steele | ChC | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Ranger Suarez | Phi | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Jose Urena | Mil | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Tyler Wells | Bal | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Logan Allen | Cle | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
Ryan Castellani | Oak | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
Griffin Jax | Min | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
Matt Moore | Tex | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
Konnor Pilkington | Cle | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
Cody Poteet | Mia | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
Garrett Richards | Tex | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
Justus Sheffield | Sea | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
Miguel Yajure | Pit | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
Kolby Allard | Tex | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/25/2022 |
Corbin Martin | Ari | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/25/2022 |
Wily Peralta | Det | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/25/2022 |
Jackson Stephens | Atl | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/25/2022 |
Josh Winder | Min | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/25/2022 |
Aaron Ashby | Mil | SP | 2 starts | 4/28/2022 |
Jordan Hicks | StL | SP | 2 starts | 4/28/2022 |
Brady Singer | KC | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/28/2022 |
Garrett Whitlock | Bos | SP | 2 starts | 4/29/2022 |
Chase De Jong | Pit | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/8/2022 |
Josh Fleming | TB | SP | 2 starts | 5/8/2022 |
Cristian Javier | Hou | SP | 2 starts | 5/8/2022 |
Josh Rogers | Was | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/8/2022 |
Taylor Widener | Ari | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/8/2022 |
Packy Naughton | StL | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/11/2022 |
Connor Overton | Cin | SP | 2 starts | 5/11/2022 |
Jeffrey Springs | TB | SP | 2 starts | 5/11/2022 |
Beau Sulser | Pit | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/11/2022 |
Trevor Williams | NYM | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/14/2022 |
Tanner Houck | Bos | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/16/2022 |
Jake Junis | SF | SP | 2 starts | 5/16/2022 |
Keegan Thompson | ChC | SP | 2 starts | 5/18/2022 |
Daniel Castano | Mia | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/20/2022 |
Daniel Castano | Mia | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/20/2022 |
Daniel Castano | Mia | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/20/2022 |
Daniel Castano | Mia | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/20/2022 |
Ross Stripling | Tor | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/20/2022 |
Ross Stripling | Tor | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/20/2022 |
Ross Stripling | Tor | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/20/2022 |
Ross Stripling | Tor | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/20/2022 |
Devin Smeltzer | Min | SP | 2 starts | 5/23/2022 |
Jared Solomon | Cin | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/25/2022 |
Jared Solomon | Cin | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/25/2022 |
Mitchell White | LAD | SP | 2 starts | 5/27/2022 |
Bailey Falter | Phi | SP | 2 starts | 5/30/2022 |
Rony Garcia | Det | SP | 2 starts | 6/1/2022 |
Foster Griffin | KC | RP | 3 relief appearances | 6/1/2022 |
Mark Leiter | ChC | RP | 3 relief appearances | 6/5/2022 |
Spencer Strider | Atl | SP | 2 starts | 6/9/2022 |
Andre Pallante | StL | SP | 2 starts | 6/11/2022 |
Manny Banuelos | NYY | RP | 3 relief appearances | 6/13/2022 |
Alec Mills | ChC | RP | 3 relief appearances | 6/13/2022 |
Sam Long | SF | SP | 2 starts | 6/17/2022 |
Reiver Sanmartin | Cin | RP | 3 relief appearances | 6/17/2022 |
Drew Hutchison | Det | SP | 2 starts | 6/20/2022 |
Jimmy Lambert | CWS | RP | 3 relief appearances | 6/20/2022 |
Johan Oviedo | StL | RP | 3 relief appearances | 6/22/2022 |
Adrian Morejon | SD | RP | 3 relief appearances | 6/24/2022 |
Zack Thompson | StL | RP | 3 relief appearances | 6/24/2022 |
Adam Oller | Oak | RP | 3 relief appearances | 6/29/2022 |
Vincent Velasquez | CWS | RP | 3 relief appearances | 6/29/2022 |
Austin Voth | Bal | SP | 2 starts | 6/29/2022 |
Max Castillo | Tor | RP | 3 relief appearances | 7/3/2022 |
Nick Martinez | SD | RP | 3 relief appearances | 7/3/2022 |
Luke Weaver | Ari | RP | 3 relief appearances | 7/3/2022 |
Mark Appel | Phi | RP | 3 relief appearances | 7/6/2022 |
Sean Hjelle | SF | RP | 3 relief appearances | 7/6/2022 |
Jackson Kowar | KC | RP | 3 relief appearances | 7/6/2022 |
Cristopher Sanchez | Phi | SP | 2 starts | 7/6/2022 |
Matt Swarmer | ChC | RP | 3 relief appearances | 7/6/2022 |
Elieser Hernandez | Mia | RP | 3 relief appearances | 7/15/2022 |
J.P. Sears | NYY | RP | 3 relief appearances | 7/15/2022 |
Anderson Espinoza | ChC | RP | 3 relief appearances | 7/17/2022 |
Tanner Tully | Cle | RP | 3 relief appearances | 7/17/2022 |
Matt Brash | Sea | RP | 3 relief appearances | 7/21/2022 |
Erasmo Ramirez | Was | SP | 2 starts | 7/21/2022 |
Steven Brault | ChC | RP | 3 relief appearances | 7/30/2022 |
Austin Gomber | Col | RP | 3 relief appearances | 7/30/2022 |
Davis Martin | CWS | RP | 3 relief appearances | 7/30/2022 |
David Peterson | NYM | RP | 3 relief appearances | 7/30/2022 |
Kirk McCarty | Cle | RP | 3 relief appearances | 8/5/2022 |
Francisco Morales | Phi | RP | 3 relief appearances | 8/5/2022 |
Ryan Yarbrough | TB | RP | 3 relief appearances | 8/5/2022 |
Cory Abbott | Was | SP | 2 starts | 8/8/2022 |
Bryan Garcia | Det | SP | 2 starts | 8/8/2022 |
Cole Sands | Min | RP | 3 relief appearances | 8/11/2022 |
Jason Alexander | Mil | RP | 3 relief appearances | 8/15/2022 |
Tyler Beede | Pit | SP | 2 starts | 8/15/2022 |
Daniel Norris | Det | SP | 2 starts | 8/19/2022 |
Touki Toussaint | LAA | RP | 3 relief appearances | 8/27/2022 |
Brad Keller | KC | RP | 3 relief appearances | 8/29/2022 |
Yusei Kikuchi | Tor | RP | 3 relief appearances | 8/29/2022 |
Mike Mayers | LAA | SP | 2 starts | 8/31/2022 |
A.J. Alexy | Tex | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/4/2022 |
Luis Cessa | Cin | SP | 2 starts | 9/4/2022 |
Shawn Armstrong | TB | SP | 2 starts | 9/5/2022 |
Chris Flexen | Sea | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/5/2022 |
Zach Logue | Oak | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/9/2022 |
Zach Thompson | Pit | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/9/2022 |
Bryse Wilson | Pit | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/9/2022 |
Matt Boyd | Sea | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/11/2022 |
D.L. Hall | Bal | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/15/2022 |
Garrett Hill | Det | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/15/2022 |
Aaron Sanchez | Min | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/24/2022 |
Collin Wiles | Oak | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/24/2022 |
Adbert Alzolay | ChC | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/29/2022 |
Adbert Alzolay | ChC | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/29/2022 |
Michael Baumann | Bal | SP | 2 starts | 9/29/2022 |
Michael Baumann | Bal | SP | 2 starts | 9/29/2022 |
Zach Eflin | Phi | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/29/2022 |
Zach Eflin | Phi | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/29/2022 |
Bryan Hoeing | Mia | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/29/2022 |
Bryan Hoeing | Mia | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/29/2022 |
Jared Koenig | Oak | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/29/2022 |
Jared Koenig | Oak | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/29/2022 |
Tylor Megill | NYM | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/29/2022 |
Tylor Megill | NYM | RP | 3 relief appearances | 9/29/2022 |
Hunter Brown | Hou | RP | 3 relief appearances | 10/2/2022 |
Ronny Henriquez | Min | RP | 3 relief appearances | 10/2/2022 |
Steven Matz | StL | RP | 3 relief appearances | 10/2/2022 |
Kevin Herget | TB | RP | 3 relief appearances | 10/19/2022 |