2023s Making the Jump from WL to Ranked

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Many of these players have been on our watch for a while now, while some have come onto our radar more recently. Either way, these are a handful of guys proving with their play they belong in the top 150. Now that they have made the leap from watchlist to ranked, let's get you acquainted with some guys raising their stock in 2023.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1439268"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Kastberg took a big role in a new-look Sumner squad who graduated a lot of talent from a year ago. 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