To help you prepare for your fantasy baseball draft, we are providing Bobby Sylvester’s top fantasy baseball players for all 30 teams entering the 2020 season. Below, you’ll find Bobby’s top-300 fantasy baseball rankings.
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Arizona Diamondbacks
Starling Marte (OF)
By now, you should know that although Marte isn’t one of the game’s most well known stars, he is a solid bet to return 25 homers, 100 runs scored and 30 steals with a strong batting average if he can stay healthy fo the full season. He doesn’t have much upside for the third round ADP, though.
Atlanta Braves
Ronald Acuna (OF)
Acuna went 41/37 in homers/steals last season as a sophomore but the batting average is likely going to be 20-30 points below Trout and the homers may end up 10 behind. Most are taking Acuna first anyways because of the difference in steals and frankly, you can’t go wrong with either.
Baltimore Orioles
Trey Mancini (1B/OF)
The Orioles had a dismal season but Mancini took his performance to another level with 35 homers, 106 R, 97 RBIs and a .291 BA. He is among the top regression candidates but even with a dip, we are still looking at a potential value in the 10th round because name-value is driving his ADP down.
Boston Red Sox
J.D. Martinez (OF)
Martinez won’t steal any bases but with 40 homers, 100+ RBIs and a .300 batting average every year, fantasy owners are getting an absolute steal at any point in the second round of drafts. Don’t be scared off by his dip in production, as underlying metrics suggest he was among the most unlucky hitters in baseball.
Chicago White Sox
Eloy Jimenez (CWS)
Eloy started out rough for the White Sox last year but he turned it on to close the season, displaying the legitimate 45 homer power that he was thought to eventually morph into in the MLB. Don’t be shocked if that batting average jumps 20 more points to .290 as well.
Chicago Cubs
Javier Baez (SS)
The shortstop position is so loaded that Baez’ 29 homers, 11 steals and .281 batting average didn’t even get him into the top 12 at the position last year. He is still well worth a third or fourth-round pick, however, because the bat and speed are both reliable.
Cincinnati Reds
Eugenio Suarez (3B)
This is your reminder that Suarez hit 49 home runs last season. He, of course, ended up with 100+ RBIs for the second straight season too, and his batting average won’t even kill you. The fact that you can get him a round or two after Kris Bryant is absolute gold.
Cleveland Indians
Francisco Lindor (SS)
Even despite missing the first month, Lindor went for 32 homers, 22 steals and 101 runs. He has been steady for three seasons and could very easily take another leap into the top tier of fantasy assets this year but he’ll need that batting average to leap in order to get there.
Colorado Rockies
Trevor Story (SS)
There are four first-round worthy shortstops this year and among them, Story may be the top bet. He now has 35+ homers 20+ steals and a batting average above .290 in two consecutive seasons. After Bellinger is off the board, you could make a case for Story at pick #6 overall.
Detroit Tigers
Jonathan Schoop (2B)
Say what you want about Schoop’s batting average risk but this is a middle infielder who has hit 76 homers in his last three seasons despite missing 80 games over the last two years. With a full bill of health, we could see 30 bombs with 100 RBIs out of a late-round second baseman.
Houston Astros
Alex Bregman (SS/3B)
Thanks to his 122 runs and 41 homers, Bregman outperformed Story, Turner, and Lindor last year so you might consider him at #6 overall once Bellinger is gone but his lack of steals makes his ceiling a bit lower than each of those other first-rounders.
Kansas City Royals
Adalberto Mondesi (SS)
Mondesi had a ridiculous 43 steals last year but he did it in just 416 at-bats. If he can stay on the field for a full season, 60 is not only a possibility, but likely. Add in 15 homers and we are talking about a potential first round value, albeit one with great risk.
Los Angeles Angels
Mike Trout (OF)
Although Mike Trout has missed some time, they’ve mostly been flukey injuries. Had he stayed healthy, we may have been talking about 55 homers with 15 steals and a .300 average. His consistency alone makes him the number one overall pick just ahead of Acuna.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cody Bellinger (1B/OF)
After his ridiculous start in April, Bellinger cooled off for sure, but still played at a 43 HR, 102 RBI, 116 R, 13 SB, .274 pace. He doesn’t come with the risk some are suggesting as let’s remember, he was still just 23 years old in his down season of 2018. You can draft him in the top-five with confidence but behind Trout, Acuna and Betts.
Miami Marlins
Jonathan Villar (2B/SS)
Villar is moving from a great hitter’s park to one of the worst but we are still talking about someone who went 24/40 homers/steals with 111 runs and a .273 batting average. There is some risk, as we saw in the 2017 disappointment.
Milwaukee Brewers
Christian Yelich (OF)
Although Trout and Acuna were both phenomenal last year, it was Yelich who finished as the #1 fantasy player in baseball. Despite missing 30 games, he still hit 44 homers with 30 steals and a .329 batting average. Don’t be shocked if he goes 50/30 with a batting crown this year.
Minnesota Twins
Eddie Rosario (OF)
Even despite missing 25 games, Rosario still drove in 109 runs thanks to 32 homers. With a full season and his steady .280 batting average, drafting him at his eighth-round ADP is pure thievery. He won’t steal any bags but there is certainly something to be said for his consistent bat.
New York Yankees
Gleyber Torres (2B/SS)
As a 22-year-old, Gleyber managed 38 homers, 96 runs and 91 RBIs with a .280 batting average. There is still room for more growth and it would no surprise if he became an MVP candidate this year as a 23-year-old. There isn’t enough speed to make him the top fantasy second basemen yet though.
New York Mets
Pete Alonso (1B)
It feels odd that a rookie can hit 53 homers with 120 RBIs then end up drafted towards the end of the third round but that’s exactly what we have here. 60 homers is a real possibility but then again, so are 35 homers with a .235 batting average, similar to the disappointment fantasy owners had with Hoskins last season.
Oakland Athletics
Matt Olson (1B)
After two years of a low BABIP, Olson’s BA finally jumped to .267. It isn’t probable he will offer more than that but fantasy owners know 50 HRs and 120 RBIs is truly within reach if he doesn’t miss a full month this season.
Philadelphia Phillies
Bryce Harper (OF)
Unlike Aaron Judge, who is also going at the end of the second round, Harper has only missed 8 games in the last two seasons. He might not have as much power or the reliable batting average, but there is something to be said for health and the extra 10 steals.
Pittsburgh Pirates
Josh Bell (1B)
Bell slowed down a ton after the break but was so terrific to start the season that he still finished with 37 homers, 116 RBIs and a .277 batting average. There is potential for more, but considering how he ended the year, perhaps a little risk as well for the price tag.
San Diego Padres
Fernando Tatis Jr. (SS)
Tatis was sensational in his half of season with 22 homers, 16 steals and a .317 batting average but every underlying metric available to us screams significant regression. He is a strong source of power and speed but expect the BA to plummet.
San Francisco Giants
Buster Posey (C)
We’ve seen Posey’s power numbers slowly drop over each of the last four seasons but last year the batting average finally plummeted too. There isn’t much upside here but at the very least, you know he will play almost every day.
Seattle Mariners
Mallex Smith (OF)
There is virtually no chance Mallex will hit double-digit homers or even drive in 50 runs. In fact, he batted just .228 last year but steals are steals and Mallex should tally 50 of them for you if he plays the entire season. This is the equivalent of a fantasy asset who hits 80 homers but hurts you in three categories.
St. Louis Cardinals
Paul Goldschmidt (1B)
Goldschmidt’s batting average may have dipped thanks to a slow start but he finished with 30+ homers for the third consecutive season and very nearly went for 100 runs and 100 RBIs. More than likely, that batting average will end up north of .280 again too which would make him a steal at the end of the fifth round.
Tampa Bay Rays
Austin Meadows (OF)
Although we haven’t seen it for an extended stretch, what Meadows did last year, hitting 33 homers with a .291 average and 12 steals makes him well worth considering if he lasts into the fifth round of your drafts. There may be room for more upside as well.
Texas Rangers
Joey Gallo (OF)
Gallo only played 70 games but still managed 22 homers, 54 runs scored and 49 RBIs. With a full season, you’d have to expect him to return to 40+ homers, but the big question is whether the batting average is worth the risk in the seventh round of drafts.
Toronto Blue Jays
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (3B)
It wouldn’t surprise anyone if Guerrero batted .330 with 40 homers this year but we are still talking about a kid who didn’t outperform Brian Anderson, Renato Nunez or Todd Frazier last year in similar plate appearances. His upside is breathtaking but there is unquestionably some risk at his ADP.
Washington Nationals
Juan Soto (OF)
It seemed impossible that Soto could be even better than his rookie year but that is just what we got with 34 homers, 110 RBIs, 110 runs and a .282 batting average to go with 12 steals. Considering how young he is, we may see even more in 2020 which would make his second-round ADP a steal.
Bobby’s Top-300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings
ADP – Average Draft Position
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