Players qualify at a new position during the season once they play 10 games at that new position in the majors. In addition, if at the start of the season a player is *clearly playing a new main position* then we do qualify them at that new position in week 1, which of course is before they have played 10 games. For determining early qualification we use a combination of games actually played at that new position week 1 and also whether he is being projected by his MLB team to be the regular everyday player at that position, meaning he at least seems virtually certain to get to 10 games there in the first couple of weeks of the season. If a player does meet both of those, then we wait until the player reaches the normal limit of 10 games played before qualifying him at a new position.
The purpose of the early week 1 qualifying we do is to allow players who have been announced by their MLB team as playing/switching to a new main/everyday position for the upcoming season, and who also have actually played that new position in multiple games week 1, to be able to play that new position without penalty beginning week 1, when obviously no one could have 10 games played yet. It does take both games played week 1 and also a clear new main position (not just 1 or 2 games played at a position because the regular starter is injured) to get that early qualification.
Please remember that even if a player is playing a new position this year he does still
qualify at any positions he was listed at on the original 2024 player lists.
Though to automatically have the qualification at a second position for the next (2025) season they need to get to 20 games played at that position this year (not just 10.)
This page will get updated every Friday and Monday morning each week of the season.
These are the guys who have qualified at new positions so far in 2024:
week 1:
434 Urias,Lu (3B 2.65); 437 Freeman,Ty (OF 2.11); 482 Keith,Co (2B 4.22);
523 Ortiz,Jo (3B 2.65); 605 Cabrera,Os (3B 2.64); 678 Buxton,By (OF 2.16);
435 Betts,Mo (SS 4.70); 490 Triolo,Ja (2B 4.22); 495 Busch,Mi (1B 1.84);
517 Bogaerts,Xa (2B 4.21); 559 Merrill,Ja (OF 2.12);
611 Davis,He (NL C 0.65-0.17); 4153 Wade,Ty (3B 2.64).
week 2:
4089 Dunn,Ol (3B 2.63).
week 3:
439 Schneider,Da (OF 2.07); 474 Mead,Cu (2B 4.22); 539 Martin,Au (OF 2.10);
448 Morel,Ch (3B 2.65).
week 4:
465 Castro,Wi (SS 4.69); 466 Kiner-Fale,Is (2B 4.24); 518 Clement,Er (3B 2.65);
542 Hernaiz,Da (3B 2.65); 793 Rosario,Am (OF 2.07).
week 5:
407 Dalbec,Bo (3B 2.59); 450 Perez,We (OF 2.10); 472 Nevin,Ty (OF 2.07);
506 Mateo,Jo (2B 4.25); 513 Reyes,Pa (3B 2.64); 531 Holliday,Ja (2B 4.25);
630 Rafaela,Ce (SS 4.70).
week 6:
436 Moore,Dy (SS 4.70); 727 Mendick,Da (3B 2.65); 540 Williams,Al (2B 4.23).
week 7:
472 Nevin,Ty (1B 1.85); 477 Toro,Ab (2B 4.21); 505 Arias,Ga (3B 2.64);
4171 Wendzel,Da (3B 2.65); 480 Davis,J. (1B 1.85); 488 Rivera,Em (1B 1.85);
541 Brujan,Vi (2B 4.25).
week 8:
517 Grissom,Va (2B 4.24); 530 Lopez,Ot (2B 4.25); 626 Palacios,Ri (2B 4.19);
4125 Schuemann,Ma (SS 4.70); 487 Madrigal,Ni (2B 4.24); 4061 Hernandez,Ki (3B 2.65).
week 9:
366 Soderstrom,Ty (1B 1.84); 367 Fry,Da (OF 2.04); 511 Hampson,Ga (2B 4.25);
519 Paris,Ky (2B 4.25); 440 Stott,Br (SS 4.73); 442 Arraez,Lu (1B 1.85);
481 Burger,Ja (1B 1.84).
week 10:
435 Sosa,Le (3B 2.64); 4176 Gonzalez,Ro (SS 4.72); 486 Wisdom,Pa (1B 1.85);
544 Fitzgerald,Ty (OF 2.12); 605 Bryant,Kr (1B 1.84).
week 11:
436 Moore,Dy (3B 2.64); 501 Duran,Ez (1B 1.85); 579 Canha,Ma (1B 1.83);
695 Frazier,Ad (OF 2.08); 425 Toglia,Mi (OF 2.05); 460 Wisely,Br (SS 4.71); 529 Rojas,Mi (2B 4.25);
4209 Solano,Do (3B 2.64).
week 12:
465 Castro,Wi (2B 4.23); 703 Bliss,Ry (2B 4.25); 455 Vargas,Il (OF 2.07);
541 Brujan,Vi (3B 2.65).
week 13:
408 Horwitz,Sp (2B 4.16); 417 Dubon,Ma (1B 1.85); 427 Biggio,Ca (3B 2.64);
466 Kiner-Fale,Is (SS 4.75); 454 Vargas,Mi (OF 2.08); 561 Amador,Ad (2B 4.25); 563 Alexander,Bl (2B 4.24);
770 Merrifield,Wh (3B 2.61); 4121 Bote,Da (3B 2.64).
week 14:
382 Rice,Be (1B 1.84); 521 Hamilton,Da (2B 4.24); 552 Barger,Ad (OF 2.08);
793 Rosario,Am (3B 2.63); 4059 Sano,Mi (3B 2.57); 4232 Schneemann,Da (OF 2.11); 467 Jones,Ja (OF 2.07);
630 Goodman,Hu (NL C 0.66-0.16); 4153 Wade,Ty (OF 2.09); 4251 Iglesias,Jo (2B 4.21).
week 15:
367 Fry,Da (1B 1.84); 442 Loftin,Ni (3B 2.65); 464 Garcia,Ma (2B 4.17);
462 Guillorme,Lu (3B 2.65); 4002 Newman,Ke (2B 4.25); 4153 Wade,Ty (2B 4.24);
4251 Iglesias,Jo (3B 2.63).
week 16:
424 Ibanez,An (1B 1.85); 535 Martinez,An (OF 2.10); 464 Edwards,Xa (SS 4.69);
531 Taylor,Ch (2B 4.25); 541 Brujan,Vi (OF 2.10); 4120 Yepez,Ju (1B 1.85).
week 17:
431 Lopez,Ni (SS 4.74); 510 Caballero,Jo (3B 2.65); 4176 Gonzalez,Ro (1B 1.85).
week 18:
483 Malloy,Ju (OF 2.07); 502 DeJong,Pa (3B 2.65); 540 Lee,Br (3B 2.64);
597 Brown,Se (1B 1.84); 4192 Baldwin,Br (2B 4.24).
week 19:
552 Barger,Ad (3B 2.65); 4232 Schneemann,Da (3B 2.65); 4333 Madris,Bl (1B 1.83);
492 Villar,Da (1B 1.85).
week 20:
416 Drury,Br (3B 2.64); 473 Bride,Jo (1B 1.85); 539 Martin,Au (2B 4.23);
605 Cabrera,Os (2B 4.20); 533 Sosa,Ed (2B 4.23); 534 Schmitt,Ca (2B 4.23);
598 Chisholm,Ja (3B 2.63); 602 Burleson,Al (1B 1.82).
week 21:
346 Wong,Co (1B 1.83); 424 Ibanez,An (3B 2.65); 4348 Sogard,Ni (2B 4.25);
454 Vargas,Mi (3B 2.63); 497 Wilson,We (OF 2.07); 529 Rojas,Mi (3B 2.65).
week 22:
488 Dezenzo,Za (1B 1.85); 522 Tena,Jo (3B 2.65); 616 Smith,Pa (1B 1.85);
4002 Newman,Ke (1B 1.85).
week 23:
420 Lowe,Br (1B 1.85); 440 Hensley,Da (OF 2.07); 449 Jung,Ja (3B 2.65);
471 Miranda,Jo (1B 1.85); 4116 Whitcomb,Sh (3B 2.65); 4125 Schuemann,Ma (3B 2.63);
750 Chaparro,An (1B 1.85); 4061 Hernandez,Ki (1B 1.85).
week 24:
389 Guerrero,Vl (3B 2.57); 437 Freeman,Ty (SS 4.70); 444 Norby,Co (3B 2.64);
489 Shenton,Au (1B 1.85); 550 Jimenez,Le (2B 4.24); 465 Fermin,Jo (3B 2.65).
week 25:
417 Dubon,Ma (3B 2.65); 4364 Lopez,Ja (2B 4.25); 426 Clemens,Ko (3B 2.62);
543 Cruz,On (OF 2.10); 752 Schunk,Aa (2B 4.23).
week 26:
348 Diaz,Ya (1B 1.82); 605 Cabrera,Os (1B 1.85); 630 Rafaela,Ce (2B 4.20);
4176 Gonzalez,Ro (3B 2.64); 4341 DeLosSanto,Lu (3B 2.65); 491 Mastrobuon,Mi (2B 4.25).
week 27:
358 Caratini,Vi (1B 1.83); 436 Moore,Dy (1B 1.85); 540 Lee,Br (2B 4.23);
4206 Rivas,Le (2B 4.24); 491 Mastrobuon,Mi (SS 4.72); 4384 Cook,Bi (OF 2.10).
Also, Garrett Crochet, DL Hall, A.J. Puk, Jordan Hicks, Reynaldo Lopez, Jose Soriano, Bryse Wilson, Anthony Maldonado, Ray Kerr, Andre Pallante, Zack Kelly, Grant Holmes and Fernando Cruz can now be used as starting pitchers even though they were originally listed on our short reliever list since they have now started a game in the majors this season.