2023 MLB Projected Lineups
MLB starting lineups – there are few things more important on a day-to-day basis in fantasy baseball than knowing who is actually going to be playing on that given day and with the MLB Projected Starting Lineups page over on Fantasy Alarm we are bringing you are projections for each team's lineup against both left-handed and right-handed starting pitchers. Knowing where a particular player is going to slot into a team's lineup or batting order and whether or not they will be an everyday player or platoon player will have an impact on where they land in the fantasy baseball rankings and will have an effect on their fantasy baseball ADP. Whether you are participating in a fantasy baseball mock draft or preparing your 2023 fantasy baseball projections, understanding a team's starting lineup is always a good place to start so you know which players to target. A team's starting lineup can certainly change on a day-to-day basis depending on the MLB injury report and post drafts you may find some nice fantasy baseball waiver wire targets, some of whom could end up as fantasy baseball sleepers should they start to produce or move up in their team's respective batting order.
2023 Projected MLB Lineups
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||||||||||
| Baltimore | Arizona | ||||||||||
| vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | ||||
| 1 | Cedric Mullins | CF | Cedric Mullins | CF | 1 | Corbin Carroll | LF | Corbin Carroll | LF | ||
| 2 | Adley Rutschman | C | Adley Rutschman | C | 2 | Ketel Marte | 2B | Ketel Marte | 2B | ||
| 3 | Gunnar Henderson | 3B | Gunnar Henderson | 3B | 3 | Jake McCarthy | RF | Jake McCarthy | RF | ||
| 4 | Anthony Santander | RF | Anthony Santander | RF | 4 | Christian Walker | 1B | Christian Walker | 1B | ||
| 5 | Ryan Mountcastle | 1B | Ryan Mountcastle | 1B | 5 | Josh Rojas | 3B | Evan Longoria | 3B | ||
| 6 | Kyle Stowers | DH | Ryan McKenna | DH | 6 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | DH | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | DH | ||
| 7 | Austin Hayes | LF | Austin Hays | LF | 7 | Alek Thomas | CF | Kyle Lewis | CF | ||
| 8 | Adam Frazier | 2B | Ramon Urias | 2B | 8 | Carson Kelly | C | Carson Kelly | C | ||
| 9 | Jorge Mateo | SS | Jorge Mateo | SS | 9 | Nick Ahmed | SS | Nick Ahmed | SS | ||
| Boston | Atlanta | ||||||||||
| vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | ||||
| 1 | Alex Verdugo | RF | Alex Verdugo | RF | 1 | Ronald Acuna Jr. | RF | Ronald Acuna Jr. | RF | ||
| 2 | Rafael Devers | 3B | Rafael Devers | 3B | 2 | Matt Olson | 1B | Matt Olson | 1B | ||
| 3 | Justin Turner | DH | Justin Turner | 3B | 3 | Austin Riley | 3B | Austin Riley | 3B | ||
| 4 | Masataka Yoshida | LF | Masataka Yoshida | LF | 4 | Sean Murphy | C | Sean Murphy | C | ||
| 5 | Adam Duvall | CF | Adam Duvall | CF | 5 | Michael Harris II | CF | Michael Harris II | CF | ||
| 6 | Triston Casas | 1B | Bobby Dalbec | 1B | 6 | Ozzie Albies | 2B | Ozzie Albies | 2B | ||
| 7 | Kike Hernandez | SS | Kike Hernandez | SS | 7 | Marcell Ozuna | DH | Marcell Ozuna | DH | ||
| 8 | Reese McGuire | C | Jorge Alfaro | C | 8 | Eddie Rosario | LF | Eddie Rosario | LF | ||
| 9 | Christian Arroyo | 2B | Christian Arroyo | 2B | 9 | Orlando Arcia | SS | Orlando Arcia | SS | ||
| Chicago | Chicago | ||||||||||
| vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | ||||
| 1 | Tim Anderson | SS | Tim Anderson | SS | 1 | Nico Hoerner | 2B | Nico Hoerner | 2B | ||
| 2 | Andrew Benintendi | LF | Andrew Benintendi | LF | 2 | Dansby Swanson | SS | Dansby Swanson | SS | ||
| 3 | Luis Robert | CF | Luis Robert | CF | 3 | Ian Happ | LF | Ian Happ | CF | ||
| 4 | Eloy Jimenez | DH | Eloy Jimenez | DH | 4 | Trey Mancini | RF | Trey Mancini | RF | ||
| 5 | Andrew Vaughn | 1B | Andrew Vaughn | 1B | 5 | Cody Bellinger | CF | Nelson Velazquez | LF | ||
| 6 | Yoan Moncada | 3B | Yoan Moncada | 3B | 6 | Eric Hosmer | 1B | Eric Hosmer | 1B | ||
| 7 | Yasmani Grandal | C | Yasmani Grandal | C | 7 | Patrick Wisdom | 3B | Patrick Wisdom | 3B | ||
| 8 | Oscar Colas | RF | Leury Garcia | RF | 8 | Edwin Rios | DH | Yan Gomes | C | ||
| 9 | Elvis Andrus | 2B | Elvis Andrus | 2B | 9 | Christopher Morel | RF | Christopher Morel | DH | ||
| Cleveland | Cincinnati | ||||||||||
| vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | ||||
| 1 | Steven Kwan | LF | Steven Kwan | LF | 1 | Jonathan India | 2B | Jonathan India | 2B | ||
| 2 | Amed Rosario | SS | Amed Rosario | SS | 2 | Joey Votto | DH | Joey Votto | DH | ||
| 3 | Jose Ramirez | 3B | Jose Ramirez | 3B | 3 | Wil Myers | 1B | Wil Myers | 1B | ||
| 4 | Josh Bell | DH | Josh Bell | DH | 4 | Tyler Stephenson | C | Tyler Stephenson | C | ||
| 5 | Josh Naylor | 1B | Tyler Freeman | 1B | 5 | Jake Fraley | RF | Chad Pinder | RF | ||
| 6 | Oscar Gonzalez | RF | Oscar Gonzalez | RF | 6 | Kevin Newman | SS | Kevin Newman | SS | ||
| 7 | Andres Gimenez | 2B | Andres Gimenez | RF | 7 | TJ Friedl | LF | Jose Barrero | LF | ||
| 8 | Mike Zunino | C | Mike Zunino | C | 8 | Spencer Steer | 3B | Spencer Steer | 3B | ||
| 9 | Myles Straw | CF | Myles Straw | CF | 9 | Will Benson | CF | Will Benson | CF | ||
| Detroit | Colorado | ||||||||||
| vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | ||||
| 1 | Riley Greene | CF | Riley Greene | CF | 1 | Jurickson Profar | LF | Jurickson Profar | LF | ||
| 2 | Miguel Cabrera | DH | Miguel Cabrera | DH | 2 | Kris Bryant | RF | Kris Bryant | RF | ||
| 3 | Javier Baez | SS | Javier Baez | SS | 3 | Charlie Blackmon | DH | Charlie Blackmon | DH | ||
| 4 | Austin Meadows | RF | Austin Meadows | RF | 4 | C.J. Cron | 1B | C.J. Cron | 1B | ||
| 5 | Jonathan Schoop | 2B | Jonathan Schoop | 2B | 5 | Ryan McMahon | 2B | Elehuris Montero | 3B | ||
| 6 | Eric Haase | C | Eric Haase | C | 6 | Yonathan Daza | CF | Yonathan Daza | CF | ||
| 7 | Kerry Carpenter | 3B | Matt Vierling | LF | 7 | Mike Moustakas | 3B | Alan Trejo | 2B | ||
| 8 | Spencer Torkelson | 1B | Spencer Torkelson | 1B | 8 | Elias Diaz | C | Elias Diaz | C | ||
| 9 | Akil Baddoo | LF | Tyler Nevin | 3B | 9 | Ezequiel Tovar | SS | Ezequiel Tovar | SS | ||
| Houston | Los Angeles | ||||||||||
| vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | ||||
| 1 | Jeremy Pena | SS | Jeremy Pena | SS | 1 | Mookie Betts | RF | Mookie Betts | RF | ||
| 2 | Kyle Tucker | RF | Kyle Tucker | RF | 2 | Freddie Freeman | 1B | Freddie Freeman | 1B | ||
| 3 | Alex Bregman | 3B | Alex Bregman | 3B | 3 | Will Smith | C | Will Smith | C | ||
| 4 | Yordan Alvarez | DH | Yordan Alvarez | DH | 4 | Max Muncy | 3B | Max Muncy | 3B | ||
| 5 | Jose Abreu | 1B | Jose Abreu | 1B | 5 | J.D. Martinez | DH | J.D. Martinez | DH | ||
| 6 | David Hensley | 2B | David Hensley | 2B | 6 | David Peralta | LF | Chris Taylor | LF | ||
| 7 | Chas McCormick | LF | Chas McCormick | LF | 7 | Trayce Thompson | CF | Trayce Thompson | CF | ||
| 8 | Jake Meyers | CF | Jake Meyers | CF | 8 | Miguel Vargas | 2B | Miguel Vargas | 2B | ||
| 9 | Martin Maldonado | C | Martin Maldonado | C | 9 | Miguel Rojas | SS | Miguel Rojas | SS | ||
| Kansas City | Miami | ||||||||||
| vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | ||||
| 1 | Bobby Witt Jr | SS | Bobby Witt Jr | SS | 1 | Luis Arraez | 2B | Luis Arraez | 2B | ||
| 2 | MJ Melendez | DH | MJ Melendez | DH | 2 | Jazz Chisholm | CF | Jazz Chisholm | CF | ||
| 3 | Salvador Perez | C | Salvador Perez | C | 3 | Garrett Cooper | 1B | Garrett Cooper | 1B | ||
| 4 | Vinnie Pasquantino | 1B | Vinnie Pasquantino | 1B | 4 | Jorge Soler | DH | Jorge Soler | DH | ||
| 5 | Hunter Dozier | 3B | Hunter Dozier | 3B | 5 | Avisail Garcia | RF | Avisail Garcia | RF | ||
| 6 | Kyle Isbel | CF | Franmil Reyes | LF | 6 | Jean Segura | 3B | Jean Segura | 3B | ||
| 7 | Edward Olivares | LF | Edward Olivares | CF | 7 | Joey Wendle | SS | Jon Berti | SS | ||
| 8 | Michael Massey | 2B | Samad Taylor | 2B | 8 | Bryan De La Cruz | LF | Bryan De La Cruz | LF | ||
| 9 | Nate Eaton | RF | Nate Eaton | RF | 9 | Jacob Stallings | C | Jacob Stallings | C | ||
| Los Angeles | Milwaukee | ||||||||||
| vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | ||||
| 1 | Taylor Ward | LF | Taylor Ward | LF | 1 | Christian Yelich | LF | Christian Yelich | LF | ||
| 2 | Mike Trout | CF | Mike Trout | CF | 2 | Willy Adames | SS | Willy Adames | SS | ||
| 3 | Shohei Ohtani | DH | Shohei Ohtani | DH | 3 | Rowdy Tellez | 1B | Rowdy Tellez | 1B | ||
| 4 | Anthony Rendon | 3B | Anthony Rendon | 3B | 4 | William Contreras | C | William Contreras | C | ||
| 5 | Hunter Renfroe | RF | Hunter Renfroe | RF | 5 | Jesse Winker | DH | Luis Urias | 3B | ||
| 6 | Brandon Drury | 2B | Brandon Drury | 2B | 6 | Luis Urias | 3B | Garrett Mitchell | CF | ||
| 7 | Jared Walsh | 1B | Gio Urshela | 1B | 7 | Garrett Mitchell | CF | Brian Anderson | RF | ||
| 8 | Logan O'Hoppe | C | Logan O'Hoppe | C | 8 | Brian Anderson | RF | Keston Hiura | 2B | ||
| 9 | David Fletcher | SS | David Fletcher | SS | 9 | Brice Turang | 2B | Mike Brosseau | DH | ||
| Minnesota | New York | ||||||||||
| vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | ||||
| 1 | Byron Buxton | CF | Byron Buxton | CF | 1 | Brandon Nimmo | CF | Brandon Nimmo | CF | ||
| 2 | Carlos Correa | SS | Carlos Correa | SS | 2 | Starling Marte | RF | Starling Marte | RF | ||
| 3 | Jorge Polanco | 2B | Jorge Polanco | 2B | 3 | Francisco Lindor | SS | Francisco Lindor | SS | ||
| 4 | Max Kepler | RF | Max Kepler | RF | 4 | Pete Alonso | 1B | Pete Alonso | 1B | ||
| 5 | Jose Miranda | 3B | Jose Miranda | 3B | 5 | Jeff McNeil | 2B | Jeff McNeil | 2B | ||
| 6 | Joey Gallo | LF | Michael A. Taylor | LF | 6 | Daniel Vogelbach | DH | Tommy Pham | DH | ||
| 7 | Alex Kirilloff | 1B | Donovan Solano | 1B | 7 | Mark Canha | LF | Mark Canha | LF | ||
| 8 | Christian Vazquez | C | Christian Vazquez | C | 8 | Eduardo Escobar | 3B | Eduardo Escobar | 3B | ||
| 9 | Nick Gordon | DH | Kyle Farmer | DH | 9 | Omar Narvaez | C | Tomas Nido | C | ||
| New York | Philadelphia | ||||||||||
| vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | ||||
| 1 | Gleyber Torres | 2B | Gleyber Torres | 2B | 1 | Trea Turner | SS | Trea Turner | SS | ||
| 2 | Aaron Judge | RF | Aaron Judge | RF | 2 | Kyle Schwarber | LF | Kyle Schwarber | LF | ||
| 3 | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 3 | Rhys Hoskins | 1B | Rhys Hoskins | 1B | ||
| 4 | Giancarlo Stanton | DH | Giancarlo Stanton | DH | 4 | J.T. Realmuto | C | J.T. Realmuto | C | ||
| 5 | Josh Donaldson | 3B | Josh Donaldson | 3B | 5 | Nick Castellanos | RF | Nick Castellanos | RF | ||
| 6 | Harrison Bader | CF | Harrison Bader | CF | 6 | Darick Hall | DH | Josh Harrison | DH | ||
| 7 | Aaron Hicks | LF | Aaron Hicks | LF | 7 | Alec Bohm | 3B | Alec Bohm | 3B | ||
| 8 | Jose Trevino | C | Jose Trevino | C | 8 | Bryson Stott | 2B | Bryson Stott | 2B | ||
| 9 | Oswald Peraza | SS | Oswald Peraza | SS | 9 | Brandon Marsh | CF | Brandon Marsh | CF | ||
| Oakland | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||
| vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | ||||
| 1 | Tony Kemp | 2B | Tony Kemp | 2B | 1 | Oneil Cruz | SS | Oneil Cruz | SS | ||
| 2 | Ramon Laureano | RF | Ramon Laureano | RF | 2 | Bryan Reynolds | LF | Bryan Reynolds | LF | ||
| 3 | Seth Brown | 1B | Aledmys Diaz | 1B | 3 | Andrew McCutchen | RF | Andrew McCutchen | RF | ||
| 4 | Jesus Aguilar | DH | Jesus Aguilar | DH | 4 | Carlos Santana | DH | Carlos Santana | DH | ||
| 5 | Jace Peterson | 3B | Jace Peterson | 3B | 5 | Ji-Man Choi | 1B | Ji-Man Choi | 1B | ||
| 6 | Shea Langeliers | C | Shea Langeliers | C | 6 | Ke'Bryan Hayes | 3B | Ke'Bryan Hayes | 3B | ||
| 7 | JJ Bleday | LF | Cristian Pache | LF | 7 | Jack Suwinski | CF | Connor Joe | CF | ||
| 8 | Nick Allen | SS | Nick Allen | SS | 8 | Rodolfo Castro | 2B | Rodolfo Castro | 2B | ||
| 9 | Esteury Ruiz | CF | Esteury Ruiz | CF | 9 | Austin Hedges | C | Austin Hedges | C | ||
| Seattle | San Diego | ||||||||||
| vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | ||||
| 1 | Kolten Wong | 2B | Dylan Moore | 2B | 1 | Xander Bogaerts | SS | Xander Bogaerts | SS | ||
| 2 | Julio Rodriguez | CF | Julio Rodriguez | CF | 2 | Juan Soto | LF | Juan Soto | LF | ||
| 3 | Ty France | 1B | Ty France | 1B | 3 | Manny Machado | 3B | Manny Machado | 3B | ||
| 4 | Teoscar Hernandez | LF | Teoscar Hernandez | LF | 4 | Nelson Cruz | DH | Nelson Cruz | DH | ||
| 5 | Eugenio Suarez | 3B | Eugenio Suarez | 3B | 5 | Jake Cronenworth | 1B | Jake Cronenworth | 1B | ||
| 6 | Cal Raliegh | C | Cal Raliegh | C | 6 | Matt Carpernter | RF | Jose Azocar | RF | ||
| 7 | Jarred Kelenic | LF | Sam Haggerty | LF | 7 | Ha-Seong Kim | 2B | Ha-Seong Kim | 2B | ||
| 8 | AJ Pollock | DH | AJ Pollock | DH | 8 | Trent Grisham | CF | Adam Engel | CF | ||
| 9 | J.P. Crawford | SS | J.P. Crawford | SS | 9 | Austin Nola | C | Austin Nola | C | ||
| Tampa Bay | San Francisco | ||||||||||
| vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | ||||
| 1 | Yandy Diaz | 1B | Yandy Diaz | 1B | 1 | LaMonte Wade Jr | 1B | J.D. Davis | 1B | ||
| 2 | Wander Franco | SS | Wander Franco | SS | 2 | Thairo Estrada | 2B | Thairo Estrada | 2B | ||
| 3 | Randy Arozarena | LF | Randy Arozarena | LF | 3 | Joc Pederson | DH | Wilmer Flores | DH | ||
| 4 | Brandon Lowe | 2B | Brandon Lowe | 2B | 4 | Michael Conforto | LF | Michael Conforto | LF | ||
| 5 | Harold Ramirez | DH | Harold Ramirez | DH | 5 | Brandon Crawford | SS | Brandon Crawford | SS | ||
| 6 | Manuel Margot | RF | Manuel Margot | RF | 6 | David Villar | 3B | David Villar | 3B | ||
| 7 | Isaac Paredes | 3B | Isaac Paredes | 3B | 7 | Mike Yastrzemski | CF | Mike Yastrzemski | CF | ||
| 8 | Christian Bethancourt | C | Christian Bethancourt | C | 8 | Joey Bart | C | Joey Bart | C | ||
| 9 | Jose Siri | CF | Jose Siri | CF | 9 | Blake Sabol | DH | Wilmer Flores | DH | ||
| Texas | St. Louis | ||||||||||
| vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | ||||
| 1 | Marcus Semien | 2B | Marcus Semien | 2B | 1 | Tommy Edman | SS | Tommy Edman | SS | ||
| 2 | Corey Seager | SS | Corey Seager | SS | 2 | Tyler O'Neill | CF | Tyler O'Neill | CF | ||
| 3 | Nathaniel Lowe | 1B | Nathaniel Lowe | 1B | 3 | Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | ||
| 4 | Adolis Garcia | RF | Adolis Garcia | RF | 4 | Nolan Arenado | 3B | Nolan Arenado | 3B | ||
| 5 | Josh Jung | 3B | Josh Jung | 3B | 5 | Willson Contreras | C | Willson Contreras | C | ||
| 6 | Jonah Heim | C | Jonah Heim | C | 6 | Lars Nootbaar | LF | Lars Nootbaar | LF | ||
| 7 | Robbie Grossman | LF | Robbie Grossman | LF | 7 | Jordan Walker | DH | Jordan Walker | DH | ||
| 8 | Brad Miller | DH | Mitch Garver | DH | 8 | Brendan Donovan | 2B | Brendan Donovan | 2B | ||
| 9 | Leody Taveras | CF | Leody Taveras | CF | 9 | Dylan Carlson | RF | Dylan Carlson | RF | ||
| Toronto | Washington | ||||||||||
| vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | vs RHP | Pos | vs LHP | Pos | ||||
| 1 | George Springer | CF | George Springer | CF | 1 | Lane Thomas | RF | Lane Thomas | RF | ||
| 2 | Bo Bichette | SS | Bo Bichette | SS | 2 | Dominic Smith | 1B | Alex Call | LF | ||
| 3 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr | 1B | Vladimir Guerrero Jr | 1B | 3 | Joey Meneses | DH | Joey Meneses | 1B | ||
| 4 | Alejandro Kirk | C | Alejandro Kirk | C | 4 | Jeimer Candelario | 3B | Jeimer Candelario | 3B | ||
| 5 | Daulton Varsho | LF | Daulton Varsho | LF | 5 | Corey Dickerson | LF | Keibert Ruiz | C | ||
| 6 | Matt Chapman | 3B | Matt Chapman | 3B | 6 | Keibert Ruiz | C | Stone Garrett | DH | ||
| 7 | Brandon Belt | DH | Danny Jansen | DH | 7 | CJ Abrams | SS | CJ Abrams | SS | ||
| 8 | Whit Merrifield | 2B | Whit Merrifield | 2B | 8 | Victor Robles | CF | Victor Robles | CF | ||
| 9 | Kevin Kiermaier | CF | Kevin Kiermaier | CF | 9 | Luis Garcia | 2B | Ildemaro Vargas | 2B | ||