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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Sergio Alcantara | Ari | 3B | 10 total games | 4/27/2022 | 4/28/2022 |
Brian Anderson | Mia | OF | 10 total games | 5/21/2022 | 5/23/2022 |
Luis Arraez | Min | 1B | 5 consecutive games | 5/1/2022 | 5/8/2022 |
Christian Bethancourt | Oak | 1B | 10 total games | 5/14/2022 | 5/16/2022 |
Seth Brown | Oak | 1B | 10 total games | 4/30/2022 | 5/8/2022 |
Johan Camargo | Phi | SS | 5 consecutive games | 4/23/2022 | 4/25/2022 |
Diego A. Castillo | Pit | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 4/16/2022 | 4/20/2022 |
Diego A. Castillo | Pit | SS | 5 consecutive games | 5/1/2022 | 5/8/2022 |
Rodolfo Castro | Pit | SS | 5 consecutive games | 5/17/2022 | 5/18/2022 |
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 |
Brad Miller | Tex | 3B | 10 total games | 5/8/2022 | 5/11/2022 |
Jose Miranda | Min | 1B | 10 total games | 5/20/2022 | 5/23/2022 |
Colin Moran | Cin | 3B | 5 consecutive games | 4/20/2022 | 4/23/2022 |
Max Muncy | LAD | 3B | 10 total games | 5/7/2022 | 5/11/2022 |
Richie Palacios | Cle | OF | 5 consecutive games | 5/1/2022 | 5/8/2022 |
Matt W. Reynolds | Cin | 2B | 10 total games | 5/19/2022 | 5/23/2022 |
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 |
Dee Strange-Gordon | Was | SS | 5 consecutive games | 5/14/2022 | 5/16/2022 |
Taylor Walls | TB | 3B | 5 consecutive games | 4/28/2022 | 4/29/2022 |
Bobby Witt Jr. | KC | 3B | 5 consecutive games | 4/12/2022 | 4/20/2022 |
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 |
Kolby Allard | Tex | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/25/2022 |
Logan Allen | Cle | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
Aaron Ashby | Mil | SP | 2 starts | 4/28/2022 |
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 |
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 |
Ryan Castellani | Oak | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
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 |
Chase De Jong | Pit | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/8/2022 |
Jhoan Duran | Min | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Paolo Espino | Was | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Josh Fleming | TB | SP | 2 starts | 5/8/2022 |
Taylor Hearn | Tex | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Carlos Hernandez | KC | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Jordan Hicks | StL | SP | 2 starts | 4/28/2022 |
Tanner Houck | Bos | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/16/2022 |
Cristian Javier | Hou | SP | 2 starts | 5/8/2022 |
Griffin Jax | Min | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
Daulton Jefferies | Oak | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Jake Junis | SF | SP | 2 starts | 5/16/2022 |
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 |
Corbin Martin | Ari | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/25/2022 |
Matt Moore | Tex | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
Eli Morgan | Cle | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Packy Naughton | StL | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/11/2022 |
Connor Overton | Cin | SP | 2 starts | 5/11/2022 |
Wily Peralta | Det | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/25/2022 |
Dillon Peters | Pit | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Konnor Pilkington | Cle | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
Cody Poteet | Mia | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
Jose Quintana | Pit | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Drew Rasmussen | TB | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Garrett Richards | Tex | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
Josh Rogers | Was | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/8/2022 |
Clarke Schmidt | NYY | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Luis Severino | NYY | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Justus Sheffield | Sea | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |
Brady Singer | KC | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/28/2022 |
Devin Smeltzer | Min | SP | 2 starts | 5/23/2022 |
Jeffrey Springs | TB | SP | 2 starts | 5/11/2022 |
Justin Steele | ChC | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Jackson Stephens | Atl | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/25/2022 |
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 |
Ranger Suarez | Phi | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Beau Sulser | Pit | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/11/2022 |
Keegan Thompson | ChC | SP | 2 starts | 5/18/2022 |
Jose Urena | Mil | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2022 |
Tyler Wells | Bal | SP | 2 starts | 4/20/2022 |
Garrett Whitlock | Bos | SP | 2 starts | 4/29/2022 |
Taylor Widener | Ari | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/8/2022 |
Trevor Williams | NYM | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/14/2022 |
Josh Winder | Min | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/25/2022 |
Miguel Yajure | Pit | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/23/2022 |