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.
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Position Additions
Batters
| Name | ML Team | New Position | Reason | Date Qualified | Date Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Andrus | CWS | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 4/3/2023 | 4/5/2023 |
| Jazz Chisholm | Mia | OF | 5 consecutive games | 4/3/2023 | 4/5/2023 |
| Ryan McMahon | Col | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 4/3/2023 | 4/5/2023 |
| Miguel Vargas | LAD | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 4/3/2023 | 4/5/2023 |
| Orlando Arcia | Atl | SS | 5 consecutive games | 4/4/2023 | 4/8/2023 |
| Joey Gallo | Min | 1B | 5 consecutive games | 4/4/2023 | 4/8/2023 |
| Nico Hoerner | ChC | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 4/4/2023 | 4/8/2023 |
| Jean Segura | Mia | 3B | 5 consecutive games | 4/4/2023 | 4/8/2023 |
| Brice Turang | Mil | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 4/4/2023 | 4/8/2023 |
| Anthony Volpe | NYY | SS | 5 consecutive games | 4/4/2023 | 4/8/2023 |
| Ezequiel Duran | Tex | OF | 5 consecutive games | 4/5/2023 | 4/8/2023 |
| Kyle Farmer | Min | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 4/5/2023 | 4/8/2023 |
| Chris Taylor | LAD | SS | 5 consecutive games | 4/8/2023 | 4/10/2023 |
| Blake Sabol | SF | C | 5 consecutive games | 4/11/2023 | 4/14/2023 |
| Ha-seong Kim | SD | 2B | 10 total games | 4/13/2023 | 4/14/2023 |
| Vaughn Grissom | Atl | SS | 5 consecutive games | 4/18/2023 | 4/20/2023 |
| Vaughn Grissom | Atl | SS | 5 consecutive games | 4/18/2023 | 4/20/2023 |
| Brett Wisely | SF | OF | 5 consecutive games | 4/22/2023 | 4/24/2023 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | NYY | OF | 10 total games | 4/23/2023 | 4/24/2023 |
| Nick Madrigal | ChC | 3B | 5 consecutive games | 4/23/2023 | 4/24/2023 |
| Giovanny Urshela | LAA | 1B | 10 total games | 4/28/2023 | 5/1/2023 |
| Enmanuel Valdez | Bos | 2B | 5 consecutive games | 4/29/2023 | 5/1/2023 |
| Nick Senzel | Cin | 3B | 5 consecutive games | 4/30/2023 | 5/1/2023 |
| Ezequiel Duran | Tex | SS | 10 total games | 5/3/2023 | 5/4/2023 |
| Justin Turner | Bos | 1B | 5 consecutive games | 5/6/2023 | 5/7/2023 |
| Justin Turner | Bos | 1B | 5 consecutive games | 5/6/2023 | 5/7/2023 |
| Tucupita Marcano | Pit | SS | 5 consecutive games | 5/9/2023 | 5/11/2023 |
| Tucupita Marcano | Pit | SS | 5 consecutive games | 5/9/2023 | 5/11/2023 |
| Jose Caballero | Sea | 2B | 10 total games | 5/12/2023 | 5/14/2023 |
| Maikel Garcia | KC | 3B | 10 total games | 5/17/2023 | 5/18/2023 |
| Chris Taylor | LAD | 3B | 10 total games | 5/21/2023 | 5/22/2023 |
| Jose Barrero | Cin | OF | 10 total games | 5/22/2023 | 5/25/2023 |
| Owen Miller | Mil | 3B | 10 total games | 5/22/2023 | 5/25/2023 |
| Mookie Betts | LAD | 2B | 10 total games | 5/23/2023 | 5/25/2023 |
| David Fry | Cle | C | 5 consecutive games | 5/24/2023 | 5/25/2023 |
Pitchers
| Name | ML Team | New Position | Reason | Date Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Englert | Det | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/8/2023 |
| Josh Winckowski | Bos | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/8/2023 |
| Tyler Alexander | Det | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/10/2023 |
| Matt Boyd | Det | SP | 2 starts | 4/10/2023 |
| Hunter Brown | Hou | SP | 2 starts | 4/10/2023 |
| Dane Dunning | Tex | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/10/2023 |
| Tanner Houck | Bos | SP | 2 starts | 4/10/2023 |
| Drey Jameson | Ari | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/10/2023 |
| Seth Lugo | SD | SP | 2 starts | 4/10/2023 |
| Adrian Martinez | Oak | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/10/2023 |
| Nick Martinez | SD | SP | 2 starts | 4/10/2023 |
| Johan Oviedo | Pit | SP | 2 starts | 4/10/2023 |
| Cole Ragans | Tex | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/10/2023 |
| Clarke Schmidt | NYY | SP | 2 starts | 4/10/2023 |
| Keegan Thompson | ChC | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/10/2023 |
| Vincent Velasquez | Pit | SP | 2 starts | 4/10/2023 |
| Trevor Williams | Was | SP | 2 starts | 4/10/2023 |
| Jake Woodford | StL | SP | 2 starts | 4/10/2023 |
| Luis Cessa | Cin | SP | 2 starts | 4/14/2023 |
| Xzavion Curry | Cle | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/14/2023 |
| Jake Junis | SF | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/14/2023 |
| Connor Seabold | Col | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/14/2023 |
| Matthew Strahm | Phi | SP | 2 starts | 4/14/2023 |
| Thad Ward | Was | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/14/2023 |
| Bryse Wilson | Mil | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/14/2023 |
| Tucker Davidson | LAA | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/17/2023 |
| Garrett Whitlock | Bos | SP | 2 starts | 4/17/2023 |
| Adam Oller | Oak | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2023 |
| Adam Oller | Oak | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/20/2023 |
| Yonny Chirinos | TB | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/24/2023 |
| Noah Davis | Col | SP | 2 starts | 4/24/2023 |
| Brent Headrick | Min | RP | 3 relief appearances | 4/27/2023 |
| Luke Weaver | Cin | SP | 2 starts | 4/27/2023 |
| Tristan Beck | SF | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/1/2023 |
| Kutter Crawford | Bos | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/1/2023 |
| Bryan Hoeing | Mia | SP | 2 starts | 5/1/2023 |
| Casey Legumina | Cin | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/1/2023 |
| Devin Smeltzer | Mia | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/1/2023 |
| Chase Silseth | LAA | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/4/2023 |
| Ryan Yarbrough | KC | SP | 2 starts | 5/4/2023 |
| Shintaro Fujinami | Oak | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/7/2023 |
| Shintaro Fujinami | Oak | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/7/2023 |
| Tyson Miller | Mil | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/7/2023 |
| Tyson Miller | Mil | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/7/2023 |
| Javier Assad | ChC | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/11/2023 |
| Javier Assad | ChC | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/11/2023 |
| Brandon Bielak | Hou | SP | 2 starts | 5/14/2023 |
| Ross Stripling | SF | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/14/2023 |
| Josh Fleming | TB | SP | 2 starts | 5/18/2023 |
| Chris Flexen | Sea | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/18/2023 |
| Cooper Criswell | TB | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/22/2023 |
| Ben Lively | Cin | SP | 2 starts | 5/25/2023 |
| Sean Manaea | SF | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/25/2023 |
| Jesse Scholtens | CWS | RP | 3 relief appearances | 5/25/2023 |