Predicting Every MLB Team’s Starting Lineup and Rotation in 2022 – Bleacher Report

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What will the MLB landscape look like by the time the 2022 season arrives?

It's a fun hypothetical to explore with numerous stars ticketed for free agency during the next two offseasons. Among them are Francisco Lindor, Kris Bryant, Max Scherzer, Trevor Story, Javier Baez, George Springer, Carlos Correa, Noah Syndergaard, J.T. Realmuto and Trevor Bauer.

Along with the potential roster shuffling that could create, teams also have rising prospects ready to move into key roles on MLB rosters in the years to come.

All of that was taken into consideration as we set out to predict the 2022 starting lineups and rotations for all 30 MLB teams. Before we dive in, a quick rundown of how they were assembled:

Included with each team's projected lineup and rotation is a rundown of rising prospects and projected additions, as well as a prediction for every team's top three prospects in 2022 to give an idea of what's left in the farm system.

Let's get to it.

Note: Players listed in bold are roster additions. Players listed in italics are upcoming free agents who were re-signed by their current teams. The number in parentheses following some players indicates where they rank on their organizations' top-30 prospect lists for 2020, according to Baseball America.

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PROJECTED LINEUP

1. 2B Daulton Varsho (No. 1)2. CF Ketel Marte3. 3B Eduardo Escobar4. DH Seth Beer (No. 12)5. 1B Christian Walker6. RF Kole Calhoun7. LF David Peralta8. SS Nick Ahmed9. C Carson Kelly

SP Zac GallenSP Madison BumgarnerSP Jake OdorizziSP Luke WeaverSP Corbin Martin (No. 7)CL J.B. Bukauskas (No. 10)

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PROJECTED LINEUP

1. CF Cristian Pache (No. 1)2. 3B Kris Bryant3. RF Ronald Acuna Jr.4. 1B Freddie Freeman5. 2B Ozzie Albies6. DH Austin Riley7. LF Drew Waters (No. 2)8. SS Dansby Swanson9. C William Contreras (No. 8)

SP Mike SorokaSP Zack GreinkeSP Max FriedSP Ian Anderson (No. 3)SP Kyle Wright (No. 4)CL Will Smith

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PROJECTED LINEUP

1. CF Austin Hays (No. 4) 2. C Adley Rutschman (No. 1)3. RF Trey Mancini4. 1B Ryan Mountcastle (No. 5)5. LF Anthony Santander6. 3B Renato Nunez7. DH Nomar Mazara8. 2B Hanser Alberto9. SS Brandon Crawford

SP Grayson Rodriguez (No. 2)SP DL Hall (No. 3)SP Zach DaviesSP Michael Baumann (No. 10)SP John MeansCL Hunter Harvey (No. 8)

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PROJECTED LINEUP

1. RF Alex Verdugo2. LF Andrew Benintendi3. 3B Rafael Devers4. DH J.D. Martinez5. SS Xander Bogaerts6. 2B Jeter Downs (No. 3)7. 1B Bobby Dalbec (No. 2)8. C Christian Vazquez9. CF Jarren Duran (No. 5)

SP Chris SaleSP Eduardo RodriguezSP Tanner Houck (No. 11)SP Nathan EovaldiSP Jon LesterCL Bryan Mata (No. 4)

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PROJECTED LINEUP

1. LF Ian Happ2.1B Anthony Rizzo3.SS Javier Baez4. C Willson Contreras5.DH Kyle Schwarber6. 3B David Bote7. 2B Nico Hoerner (No. 2)8. RF Jason Heyward9. CF Albert Almora Jr.

SP Kyle HendricksSP Yu DarvishSP Mike MinorSP Chris ArcherSP Adbert Alzolay (No. 11)CL Craig Kimbrel

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PROJECTED LINEUP

1. 2B Nick Madrigal (No. 4)2. 3B Yoan Moncada3. RF Luis Robert (No. 1)4. LF Eloy Jimenez5. 1B Andrew Vaughn (No. 2)6. DH Jose Abreu7. SS Tim Anderson8. C Yasmani Grandal9.CF Jackie Bradley Jr.

SP Lucas GiolitoSP Trevor BauerSP Dallas KeuchelSP Dylan CeaseSP Reynaldo LopezCL Michael Kopech (No. 3)

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PROJECTED LINEUP

1. 2B Nick Senzel2. 1B Joey Votto3.SS Francisco Lindor4. 3B Eugenio Suarez5. RF Nicholas Castellanos6. DH Mike Moustakas7. LF Jesse Winker8. CF Shogo Akiyama9. C Tyler Stephenson (No. 4)

SP Luis CastilloSP Sonny GraySP Nick Lodolo (No. 3)SP Robbie RaySP Wade MileyCL Amir Garrett

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PROJECTED LINEUP

1. CF Oscar Mercado2. 3B Nolan Jones (No. 1)3. 2B Jose Ramirez4. DH Franmil Reyes5.LF Joc Pederson6. 1B Bobby Bradley (No. 12)7. SS Tyler Freeman (No. 2)8. RF Daniel Johnson (No. 23)9. C Roberto Perez

SP Shane BieberSP Mike ClevingerSP Carlos CarrascoSP Aaron CivaleSP Triston McKenzie (No. 7)CL James Karinchak (No. 16)

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PROJECTED LINEUP

1. RF Charlie Blackmon2. 2B Brendan Rodgers (No. 1)3. 3B Nolan Arenado4. DH Ryan McMahon5. 1B Colton Welker (No. 5)6. CF David Dahl7. LF Ryan Vilade (No. 8)8. SS Terrin Vavra (No. 14)9.C Mike Zunino

SP German MarquezSP Jon GraySP Ryan Rolison (No. 2)SP Kyle FreelandSP Daniel NorrisCL Scott Oberg

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PROJECTED LINEUP

1. SS Willi Castro (No. 9)2.2B Kolten Wong3. 3B Isaac Paredes (No. 5)4. 1B Spencer Torkelson (2020 draft)5. DH Miguel Cabrera6. LF Christin Stewart7.RF Gregory Polanco8. CF Daz Cameron (No. 7)9. C Jake Rogers (No. 10)

SP Casey Mize (No. 1)SP Matt Manning (No. 2)SP Matthew BoydSP Tarik Skubal (No. 3)SP Spencer TurnbullCL Joe Jimenez

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PROJECTED LINEUP

1.CF George Springer2. 2B Jose Altuve3. 3B Alex Bregman4. LF Yordan Alvarez5. RF Kyle Tucker6.SS Carlos Correa7. 1B Taylor Jones8. DH Abraham Toro (No. 6)9. C Garrett Stubbs (No. 24)

SP James PaxtonSP Forrest Whitley (No. 1)SP Lance McCullers Jr.SP Jose Urquidy (No. 2)SP Josh JamesCL Bryan Abreu (No. 5)

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PROJECTED LINEUP

1. SS Adalberto Mondesi2. 2B Whit Merrifield3. 3B Hunter Dozier4.DH Jorge Soler5.1B Yuli Gurriel6. RF Khalil Lee (No. 7)7. LF Kyle Isbel (No. 5)8. C MJ Melendez (No. 12)9.CF Ender Inciarte

SP Brady Singer (No. 4)SP Jackson Kowar (No. 3)SP Daniel Lynch (No. 2)SP Brad KellerSP Kris Bubic (No. 8)CL Mychal Givens

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PROJECTED LINEUP

1. 2B David Fletcher2. RF Jo Adell (No. 1)3. CF Mike Trout4. 3B Anthony Rendon5. DH Justin Upton6. LF Brandon Marsh (No. 2)7. 1B Matt Thaiss8.SS Andrelton Simmons9.C Tucker Barnhart

SP Noah SyndergaardSP Shohei OhtaniSP Griffin CanningSP Anthony DeSclafaniSP Patrick Sandoval (No. 6)CL Ty Buttrey

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PROJECTED LINEUP

1.RF Mookie Betts2. 2B Gavin Lux (No. 1)3. CF Cody Bellinger4.SS Trevor Story5. 1B Max Muncy6.3B Justin Turner7. DH DJ Peters (No. 14)8.LF Scott Kingery9. C Will Smith

SP Walker BuehlerSP Clayton KershawSP Julio UriasSP David PriceSP Dustin May (No. 2)CL Brusdar Graterol (No. 3)

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PROJECTED LINEUP

1. CF Monte Harrison (No. 6)2. 3B Brian Anderson3. RF JJ Bleday (No. 2)4. 1B Lewin Diaz (No. 7)5. LF Jesus Sanchez (No. 3)6. DH Eddie Rosario7. SS Jazz Chisholm (No. 5)8. 2B Isan Diaz9. C Jorge Alfaro

SP Sixto Sanchez (No. 1)SP Edward Cabrera (No. 4)SP Sandy AlcantaraSP Caleb SmithSP Braxton Garrett (No. 8)CL Jorge Guzman (No. 14)

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