A blog analyzing Major League Baseball through the lens of Astrology
Welcome to Astrology Baseball, a project where I arrange MLB players into teams based on their astrological signs, and then pit those teams against each other in mock fantasy seasons.
FABL 2022 Average Player Ranks
Opening Day is just two days away, which means it’s time to finalize the rosters for the Fantasy Astrology Baseball League! I’ve already posted two preliminary rounds of this exercise: my first look was just the top 20 players (as ranked by MLB.com), while in the second go-round, I pushed it to the top 50. But this time, I just kept going down the list – all 800 ranked players – until I got full lineups, starting rotations, and two relief pitchers per sign!
MLB.com Fantasy Rankings: Top 50
There are many different ways to evaluate baseball players, and they all have their merits depending on the situation. For building fantasy lineups before a season starts, it’s best to consult fantasy rankings. So I created a chart showing how the top 50 ranked players were distributed among the 12 Fantasy Astrology Signs.
MLB.com Fantasy Rankings: First Look
The terms “positive” and “negative” have some pretty strong connotations in our society. However, when you look at the MLB.com fantasy rankings heading into 2022, it is actually better to be negative than positive: 7 of the top 10 ranked players are members of negative polarity signs.