In my offseason rankings I aggressively placed young talents performing at an advanced level, but took a bit more of a wait-and-see approach with some of the more heralded names. While events since then have certainly thrown much of that list into chaos (which is good!), the only regret I really have is not including Yolbert Sánchez at the back end instead of Drew Dalquist: As I feared, Sánchez has continued to establish a floor of at least a serviceable utility infielder while Dalquist has struggled to put together multiple non-disaster starts.
So, without further ado, here’s where I stand with roughly half of the season in the books.