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 2023 player lists.
Though to have the qualification at a second position
for the next (2024) 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 2023:
week 1: 479 Diaz,Ya (1B 1.84); 604 Gallo,Jo (1B 1.84); 608 Hernandez,Ki (SS 4.70);
650 Maton,Ni (3B 2.63); 769 Andrus,El (2B 4.22); 409 Sabol,Bl (OF 2.06);
449 Segura,Je (3B 2.64); 455 Chisholm,Ja (OF 2.11); 456 Arcia,Or (SS 4.72);
482 McMahon,Ry (2B 4.25); 497 Vargas,Mi (2B 4.20); 507 Walker,Jo (OF 2.08);
519 Kim,Ha (2B 4.26); 521 Hoerner,Ni (2B 4.25); 545 Turang,Br (2B 4.22).
week 2: 525 Dubon,Ma (2B 4.25); 448 Berti,Jo (SS 4.72); 4180 Vosler,Ja (1B 1.85).
week 3: 464 Bae,Ji (OF 2.12); 480 Bohm,Al (1B 1.84).
week 4: 488 Smith(Tex),Jo (SS 4.71); 494 Smith(Oak),Ke (SS 4.73); 518 Kiner-Fale,Is (OF 2.11);
534 Sosa,Le (2B 4.24); 765 Chang,Yu (SS 4.71); 4149 Lamb,Ja (1B 1.84); 453 Castro,Ro (SS 4.72);
493 Villar,Da (2B 4.19).
week 5: 447 Diaz,Al (3B 2.65); 480 Urshela,Gi (1B 1.85); 445 Taylor,Ch (SS 4.71);
457 Madrigal,Ni (3B 2.63); 461 Grissom,Va (SS 4.70); 537 Trejo,Al (2B 4.24).
week 6: 490 Duran,Ez (SS 4.70); 495 Steer,Sp (1B 1.85); 602 Senzel,Ni (3B 2.62);
4037 Castro,Ha (2B 4.24).
week 7: 366 Haase,Er (OF 2.04); 423 Bauers,Ja (OF 2.06); 457 Vavra,Te (OF 2.10);
482 Turner,Ju (1B 1.85); 532 Arias,Ga (1B 1.85); 652 Raley,Lu (1B 1.85);
4163 Caballero,Jo (2B 4.25); 458 McKinstry,Za (OF 2.08); 459 Marcano,Tu (SS 4.70);
462 Clemens,Ko (1B 1.85); 476 Wisely,Br (OF 2.11).
week 8: 418 Pratto,Ni (OF 2.05); 447 Diaz,Al (SS 4.71); 536 Garcia,Ma (3B 2.65);
640 Kirilloff,Al (1B 1.85); 445 Taylor,Ch (3B 2.64); 578 Betts,Mo (2B 4.19).
week 9: 456 Gonzalez,Ro (OF 2.09); 532 Arias,Ga (OF 2.08); 650 Maton,Ni (2B 4.23); 745 Duffy,Ma (2B 4.24); 4019 Castro,Wi (3B 2.64); 444 Miller,Ow (3B 2.64); 508 Schmitt,Ca (SS 4.71); 536 Barrero,Jo (OF 2.11); 4037 Castro,Ha (OF 2.12).
week 10: 537 Short,Za (2B 4.24); 4134 Ibanez,An (2B 4.24); 443 Donovan,Br (1B 1.85); 516 Edman,To (OF 2.09); 530 Newman,Ke (3B 2.65).
week 11 so far: 440 Schoop,Jo (3B 2.64); 487 Peterson,Ja (2B 4.22); 495 Henderson,Gu (SS 4.72); 515 Farmer,Ky (2B 4.22); 4207 Reyes,Pa (2B 4.25).