First Look at Projected 2023 Keepers, Additional Updates to RDBL Archives

With the 2022 RDBL Trade and Keeper Deadline passing on Monday, we already have you covered on the first look at potential 2023 Keeper Rosters as clubs prepare for the most talented Free Agent Class in League History. From potential activations to crowded Keeper Rosters, the upcoming off-season should be as busy as ever leading into the Auction Draft for the likes of Juan Soto, Ronald Acuña, Mike Trout, Jacob deGrom, Corbin Burnes, Max Scherzer, Rafael Devers and many more high-profile players.

MLB Trade Deadline is already having an effect on 2023 plans as Tuesday's Juan Soto blockbuster deal could lock in a pair of activations as playing time doesn't look like it will be a concern for Meinert Hops infielder CJ Abrams or Alamo Short Stacks left-hander MacKenzie Gore.

Additional Spreadsheet Updates

- The Commissioner's Office is thrilled to roll out updates to the RDBL Record Book, All-Time Player Scoring and my personal favorite, the All-Time Team Scoring page with notes on RDBL Record Highs and Lows since 2016.

Chourio Clear Prize of 2023 Reserve Draft in Wild Race for 1st Pick

The 2023 Reserve Draft seems to have a clear prize as outfielder Jackson Chourio has continued his dramatic ascent in prospect circles and was ranked 3rd overall by Keith Law in Monday's mid-season update. With 7th place being awarded the top overall selection, the race for the pick could be as crazy as ever before.

The Burlingame Blue Ducks currently sit in 7th place and will hold the rights to their 1st Round selection if they miss the Playoffs. But if they can jump over the Lake Merced Goutfish for the final Wild Card spot and the Goutfish land in 7th to finish the Regular Season, that pick would be owned by the St. Joseph Jokers who already boast Law's 2nd and 5th ranked prospects in Gunnar Henderson and Gabriel Moreno.

The Spokane Fightin' Fish have a rooting interest for the Honolulu Hammerheads to make a run from their current position of 10th, as they own the Heads 1st Round selection for 2023. It would be the only first round selection currently for the Fish who sent their own 1st Round pick to the Asti Grape Stompers.

Things certainly could change, but Chourio looks to be the safe bet for the top spot as it currently sits.

Notes on The Athletic Top 60 Prospect List

- The Maltese Falcons certainly have a Los Angeles Dodgers vibe currently as they lead the RDBL entering Period 18 yet still placed five prospects in the Top 60 list with all ranking inside the Top 31. The group is led by right-hander Eury Perez who has already reached Double-A at just 19 years old.

- The rankings show just how much the Alamo Short Stacks have pushed into the middle of the table in 2022 as they have dealt away the 13th, 18th, 33rd and 46th ranked players on the list over the last four weeks.

- The Cloverdale Clovers and Asti Grape Stompers are absolutely loaded on the Farm, with both clubs likely battling it out over the final 8 weeks of the season for 2022 Farm System of the Year honors.

- The St. Joseph Jokers Gunnar Henderson (#2) is the highest ranked prospect in Franchise History since Byron Buxton held the top spot in 2014.

- Prospects not ranked due to their current MLB status include Adley Rutschman (Clovers), O'Neil Cruz (Clovers), Alek Thomas (Clovers), Hunter Greene (Grapes), Nolan Jones (Ducks), William Contreras (Crats), Nolan Gorman (Taters), Triston McKenzie (Fringe), Josiah Gray (Fringe), Reid Detmers (Fringe), Michael Harris (Hops), CJ Abrams (Hops), Josh Lowe (Maulers), Riley Greene (Devils), Nick Lodolo (Devils), MacKenzie Gore (Stacks), Julio Rodriguez (Fish) and Kyle Wright (Jokers).

The Athletic 2022 Mid-Season Top 60 Prospects

Keith Law released his 2022 Mid-Season Top 60 Prospect List on Monday which is topped by Alamo Short Stacks outfielder Corbin Carroll. Currently at Triple-A, Carroll was the 9th overall selection by the Stacks in the 2021 RDBL Reserve Draft, also landing current Active Roster starter Logan Gilbert two picks later in a Draft that has been a boon for the Franchise.

Carroll is one of two Stacks prospects ranked as the club traded away the 13th, 18th, 33rd and 46th prospects ranked on the list over the last few weeks in hopes of their first RDBL Championship.

The Idaho Taters lead the RDBL with seven prospects ranked led by shortstop Marcelo Mayer, a 2021 7th Round pick by the club. Josh Jung, ranked 54th overall, was the latest addition to the group following his acquisition from the Mission Viejo Maulers Monday morning.

The Asti Grape Stompers and Cloverdale Clovers both placed six prospects on the list with both clubs battling it out for the league's top Farm System Award in 2022.

2022 MLB Draftees Jackson Holliday of the Idaho Taters was ranked 42nd overall while 2nd overall pick Druw Jones of the Maltese Falcons ranked 22nd.

The Burlingame Blue Ducks were the lone RDBL club without a representative.

Top 60 Mid-Season Prospects

1 OF Corbin Carroll, Alamo Short Stacks

2. SS Gunnar Henderson, St. Joseph Jokers

3. OF Jackson Chourio, Free Agent

4. C Diego Cartaya, Mt. Diablo Devils

5. C Gabriel Moreno, St. Joseph Jokers

6. C Francisco Alvarez, Asti Grape Stompers

7. 3B Jordan Walker, Asti Grape Stompers

8. SS Elly de la Cruz, Cloverdale Clovers

9. SS Anthony Volpe, Cloverdale Clovers

10. SS Jordan Lawlar, Asti Grape Stompers

11 RHP Eury Perez, Maltese Falcons

12. SS Noelvi Marte, Lunatic Fringe

13. SS Marco Luciano, Cloverdale Clovers

14. RHP Grayson Rodriguez, Lunatic Fringe

15. SS Marcelo Mayer, Idaho Taters

16. LHP Kyle Harrison, Asti Grape Stompers

17. C Henry Davis, Meinert Hops

18. OF Robert Hassell III, Honolulu Hammerheads

19. SS Masyn Winn, Free Agent

20. OF George Valera, Spokane Fightin' Fish

21 SS Brayan Rocchio, Lunatic Fringe

22. OF Druw Jones, Maltese Falcons

23. OF Zac Veen, Maltese Falcons

24. RHP Daniel Espino, Maltese Falcons

25. SS Ezequiel Tovar, Free Agent

26. RHP Bobby Miller, Lake Merced Goutfish

27. LHP DL Hall, St. Joseph Jokers

28. OF Pete Crow-Armstrong, Asti Grape Stompers

29. 3B Cam Collier, Free Agent

30. SS Termarr Johnson, Spokane Fightin' Fish

31 1B Triston Casas, Maltese Falcons

32. RHP Gavin Stone, Free Agent

33. RHP Quinn Priester, Honolulu Hammerheads

34. 3B Miguel Vargas, Alamo Short Stacks

35. OF Brennen Davis, Idaho Taters

36. RHP Taj Bradley, Cloverdale Clovers

37. RHP Gavin Williams, Idaho Taters

38. 3B Brett Baty, Meinert Hops

39. OF Elijah Green, Lake Merced Goutfish

40. SS Brooks Lee, Mission Viejo Maulers

41 LHP Ricky Tiedemann, Cloverdale Clovers

42. SS Jackson Holliday, Idaho Taters

43. SS Colson Montgomery, Free Agent

44. OF James Wood, Free Agent

45. RHP Jack Leiter, Idaho Taters

46. RHP Andrew Painter, Cloverdale Clovers

47. C Kevin Parada, Free Agent

48. RHP Tanner Bibee, Free Agent

49. RHP Yosver Zulueta, Free Agent

50. C Shea Langeliers, Las Vegas Aristocrats

51. 3B Curtis Mead, Asti Grape Stompers

52. LHP Matthew Liberatore, Idaho Taters

53. OF Emmanuel Rodriguez, Free Agent

54. 3B Josh Jung, Idaho Taters

55. RHP Gordon Graceffo, Free Agent

56. OF Sal Frelick, Free Agent

57. RHP Owen White, Free Agent

58. IF Jace Jung, Honolulu Hammerheads

59. SS Vaughn Grissom, Free Agent

60. OF Kevin Alcantara, Lake Merced Goutfish

Free Agents (14)

3. OF Jackson Chourio, Free Agent

19. SS Masyn Winn, Free Agent

25. SS Ezequiel Tovar, Free Agent

29. 3B Cam Collier, Free Agent

32. RHP Gavin Stone, Free Agent

43. SS Colson Montgomery, Free Agent

44. OF James Wood, Free Agent

47. C Kevin Parada, Free Agent

48. RHP Tanner Bibee, Free Agent

49. RHP Yosver Zulueta, Free Agent

53. OF Emmanuel Rodriguez, Free Agent

55. RHP Gordon Graceffo, Free Agent

56. OF Sal Frelick, Free Agent

57. RHP Owen White, Free Agent

Idaho Taters (7)

15. SS Marcelo Mayer, Idaho Taters

35. OF Brennen Davis, Idaho Taters

37. RHP Gavin Williams, Idaho Taters

42. SS Jackson Holliday, Idaho Taters

45. RHP Jack Leiter, Idaho Taters

52. LHP Matthew Liberatore, Idaho Taters

54. 3B Josh Jung, Idaho Taters

Asti Grape Stompers (6)

6. C Francisco Alvarez, Asti Grape Stompers

7. 3B Jordan Walker, Asti Grape Stompers

10. SS Jordan Lawlar, Asti Grape Stompers

16. LHP Kyle Harrison, Asti Grape Stompers

28. OF Pete Crow-Armstrong, Asti Grape Stompers

51. 3B Curtis Mead, Asti Grape Stompers

Cloverdale Clovers (6)

8. SS Elly de la Cruz, Cloverdale Clovers

9. SS Anthony Volpe, Cloverdale Clovers

13. SS Marco Luciano, Cloverdale Clovers

36. RHP Taj Bradley, Cloverdale Clovers

41. LHP Ricky Tiedemann, Cloverdale Clovers

46. RHP Andrew Painter, Cloverdale Clovers

Maltese Falcons (5)

11. RHP Eury Perez, Maltese Falcons

22. OF Druw Jones, Maltese Falcons

23. OF Zac Veen, Maltese Falcons

24. RHP Daniel Espino, Maltese Falcons

31. 1B Triston Casas, Maltese Falcons

Honolulu Hammerheads (3)

18. OF Robert Hassell III, Honolulu Hammerheads

33. RHP Quinn Priester, Honolulu Hammerheads

58. IF Jace Jung, Honolulu Hammerheads

Lake Merced Goutfish (3)

26. RHP Bobby Miller, Lake Merced Goutfish

39. OF Elijah Green, Lake Merced Goutfish

60. OF Kevin Alcantara, Lake Merced Goutfish

Lunatic Fringe (3)

12. SS Noelvi Marte, Lunatic Fringe

14. RHP Grayson Rodriguez, Lunatic Fringe

21 SS Brayan Rocchio, Lunatic Fringe

St. Joseph Jokers (3)

2. SS Gunnar Henderson, St. Joseph Jokers

5. C Gabriel Moreno, St. Joseph Jokers

27. LHP DL Hall, St. Joseph Jokers

Alamo Short Stacks (2)

1. OF Corbin Carroll, Alamo Short Stacks

34. 3B Miguel Vargas, Alamo Short Stacks

Meinert Hops (2)

17. C Henry Davis, Meinert Hops

38. 3B Brett Baty, Meinert Hops

Spokane Fightin' Fish (2)

20. OF George Valera, Spokane Fightin' Fish

30. SS Termarr Johnson, Spokane Fightin' Fish

Mission Viejo Maulers (1)

40. SS Brooks Lee, Mission Viejo Maulers

Las Vegas Aristocrats (1)

50. C Shea Langeliers, Las Vegas Aristocrats

Mt. Diablo Devils (1)

4. C Diego Cartaya, Mt. Diablo Devils