2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Rankings: Expert Picks & Predictions

The 2023 MLB season is in the books, but it’s never too early to look ahead to the upcoming campaign. While much of the MLB landscape is sure to change over the offseason, it can be helpful to get an early sense of where the experts stand in terms of initial fantasy baseball rankings. We’ll have you covered as we approach the spring and new season, but for now let’s take a look at early 2024 fantasy baseball rankings.

2024 Fantasy Baseball Rankings

Rank	Player	Team	Positions	Best	Worst	Avg	Std Dev	ADP	vs. ADP
1	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	RF,DH	1	1	1	0	1	–
2	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	3B,DH,SS	2	7	3.1	1.1	4	2
3	Julio Rodriguez	SEA	CF	2	8	3.3	0.5	2	-1
4	Mookie Betts	LAD	2B,RF,SS	2	6	4	1.3	3	-1
5	Corbin Carroll	ARI	CF,LF,RF	2	6	4.4	0.7	13	8
6	Kyle Tucker	HOU	RF	5	14	7.1	1.4	5	-1
7	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	DH,SP	2	12	8.1	1.2	10	3
8	Freddie Freeman	LAD	1B	6	14	9.1	0.8	9	1
9	Juan Soto	NYY	LF,RF	7	15	10	1.5	12	3
10	Aaron Judge	NYY	CF,RF,DH	4	15	10.4	2.2	6	-4
11	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	CF,RF,SS	4	28	11.1	6.1	7	-4
12	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B,DH	9	21	11.9	1	11	-1
13	Trea Turner	PHI	SS	8	19	13	2.7	8	-5
14	Matt Olson	ATL	1B	7	17	14	1.5	17	3
15	Spencer Strider	ATL	SP,RP	8	21	15.9	1.6	14	-1
16	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	LF,DH	13	19	15.9	1.6	15	-1
17	Gerrit Cole	NYY	SP	11	20	16	2.6	16	-1
18	Corey Seager	TEX	SS	11	22	16.3	2.9	22	4
19	Austin Riley	ATL	3B	16	23	19	0.8	18	-1
20	Bryce Harper	PHI	1B,DH,RF	15	27	19.4	1.3	30	10
21	Rafael Devers	BOS	3B	17	29	21	0.9	19	-2
22	Corbin Burnes	MIL	SP	12	28	24.1	0.8	21	-1
23	Marcus Semien	TEX	2B,SS	15	34	24.3	3.7	26	3
24	Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B	15	41	25	4.4	24	–
25	Pete Alonso	NYM	1B,DH	22	29	25.1	1	20	-5
26	Luis Robert Jr.	CWS	CF	22	30	26.9	1.8	27	1
27	Francisco Lindor	NYM	SS	18	40	27.9	3.5	25	-2
28	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SP	23	34	28.1	2.5	28	–
29	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B,DH	21	43	28.6	6	23	-6
30	Kevin Gausman	TOR	SP	25	37	30.4	2.2	32	2
31	Michael Harris II	ATL	CF	31	38	33	1.3	31	–
32	Gunnar Henderson	BAL	3B,DH,SS	25	39	33.6	4.1	34	2
33	Luis Castillo	SEA	SP	26	63	34.9	5.1	33	–
34	Jose Altuve	HOU	2B	31	43	35.9	2.4	41	7
35	Randy Arozarena	TB	LF,RF,DH	30	57	36.9	1.7	37	2
36	George Kirby	SEA	SP	31	46	37.1	4	46	10
37	Pablo Lopez	MIN	SP	31	44	38.1	3.8	54	17
38	Adolis Garcia	TEX	CF,RF,DH	31	43	38.4	1.9	35	-3
39	Bo Bichette	TOR	SS	26	81	39.1	7.5	29	-10
40	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	3B,SS	20	83	42	12.1	68	28
41	Zac Gallen	ARI	SP	35	56	43.1	4.2	36	-5
42	Paul Goldschmidt	STL	1B,DH	29	76	45.9	6.2	47	5
43	CJ Abrams	WSH	2B,SS	26	80	46.4	10.9	69	26
44	Devin Williams	MIL	RP	36	65	46.4	3.4	44	–
45	Nolan Jones	COL	1B,LF,RF	36	64	47.4	7.1	77	32
46	Josh Hader		RP	44	72	48.4	3.7	45	-1
47	Cody Bellinger		1B,CF	29	75	48.6	8.1	66	19
48	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	SP	28	79	49	9.3	60	12
49	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	RP	42	59	49.6	4.4	39	-10
50	Tarik Skubal	DET	SP	47	62	52	3.9	52	2
51	Adley Rutschman	BAL	C,DH	43	66	52.9	4.5	40	-11
52	Aaron Nola	PHI	SP	39	72	55	3.6	38	-14
53	Manny Machado	SD	3B,DH	31	68	55.1	4.9	42	-11
54	Freddy Peralta	MIL	SP	49	70	56.6	4.4	72	18
55	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	MIA	2B,CF	47	70	56.9	4.1	53	-2
56	Matt McLain	CIN	2B,SS	42	106	57	8.1	97	41
57	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SP	32	91	58.9	9.7	159	102
58	Max Fried	ATL	SP	48	82	59	5.9	50	-8
59	Royce Lewis	MIN	3B,SS	40	140	60.3	12.9	48	-11
60	Mike Trout	LAA	CF	46	82	61.3	9	43	-17
61	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	DH,LF	33	95	61.4	7.4	51	-10
62	Framber Valdez	HOU	SP	53	83	62.9	6.2	49	-13
63	Logan Webb	SF	SP	46	74	63.7	4.8	55	-8
64	Josh Lowe	TB	CF,DH,LF,RF	52	79	63.9	4.4	85	21
65	Blake Snell		SP	54	118	64.9	6.8	59	-6
66	Christian Yelich	MIL	LF,DH	40	84	68.7	4.1	63	-3
67	Nico Hoerner	CHC	2B,SS	55	137	70.4	9.9	62	-5
68	Oneil Cruz	PIT	SS	38	140	71.7	7	67	-1
69	Kodai Senga	NYM	SP	51	96	71.9	9.7	84	15
70	Jhoan Duran	MIN	RP	49	94	74.3	12.6	87	17
71	J.T. Realmuto	PHI	C	64	85	74.4	4.5	56	-15
72	Logan Gilbert	SEA	SP	48	105	75.3	8.5	64	-8
73	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	SP	65	93	75.9	6.4	107	34
74	Camilo Doval	SF	RP	51	120	77.1	17.8	58	-16
75	Edwin Diaz	NYM	RP	44	126	77.7	33.4	70	-5
76	Eury Perez	MIA	SP	57	97	78.9	9	86	10
77	Jordan Romano	TOR	RP	56	128	79.1	11.3	65	-12
78	Bobby Miller	LAD	SP	63	100	80.1	10.6	80	2
79	Christian Walker	ARI	1B	50	130	81.6	11.1	75	-4
80	Will Smith	LAD	C,DH	65	104	84	10.1	57	-23
81	Zach Eflin	TB	SP,RP	62	107	85.4	11.4	115	34
82	Triston Casas	BOS	1B	74	104	85.4	5.2	114	32
83	Alex Bregman	HOU	3B	71	114	88.1	8.5	71	-12
84	Raisel Iglesias	ATL	RP	57	132	88.7	15.5	76	-8
85	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	CF,DH,LF	74	101	89	4.3	73	-12
86	Ha-Seong Kim	SD	2B,3B,SS	57	131	89.3	17.3	116	30
87	David Bednar	PIT	RP	62	139	90.3	18.6	74	-13
88	Evan Carter	TEX	CF,LF	55	135	91.1	21.1	104	16
89	Gleyber Torres	NYY	2B,DH	70	133	91.7	17.5	91	2
90	William Contreras	MIL	C,DH	70	166	92.7	18.1	81	-9
91	Josh Jung	TEX	3B	76	161	93.3	11	120	29
92	Ryan Pressly	HOU	RP	67	126	94.7	12.8	100	8
93	Kyle Bradish	BAL	SP	68	113	94.9	11.1	82	-11
94	Nick Castellanos	PHI	RF	70	174	94.9	10.1	95	1
95	Alexis Diaz	CIN	RP	67	142	95.3	15.2	93	-2
96	Joe Ryan	MIN	SP	75	117	95.6	8.1	102	6
97	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	SP	72	116	97.6	6.8	92	-5
98	Spencer Torkelson	DET	1B	83	118	97.6	9	153	55
99	Spencer Steer	CIN	1B,2B,3B,LF	43	158	99.7	17.3	123	24
100	Nolan Arenado	STL	3B,DH	84	155	99.7	11.3	61	-39
101	Seiya Suzuki	CHC	RF	90	119	100.7	5.9	113	12
102	Lane Thomas	WSH	LF,CF,RF	82	123	102.9	8.9	146	44
103	Walker Buehler	LAD	SP	59	122	104	4.4	96	-7
104	Ketel Marte	ARI	2B,DH	77	154	104	8.8	119	15
105	Paul Sewald	ARI	RP	87	132	104.9	9.7	111	6
106	Joe Musgrove	SD	SP	38	134	105.1	9	88	-18
107	Andres Munoz	SEA	RP	85	146	107.7	12.8	142	35
108	Dansby Swanson	CHC	SS	88	167	110.6	11.7	106	-2
109	Ryan Helsley	STL	RP	97	138	110.6	11.9	101	-8
110	Jordan Walker	STL	3B,LF,RF	90	151	111.9	13.4	105	-5
111	George Springer	TOR	CF,RF,DH	106	122	112.3	4	83	-28
112	Xander Bogaerts	SD	SS	69	165	112.9	29.6	90	-22
113	Justin Steele	CHC	SP	92	171	113	7.4	89	-24
114	Justin Verlander	HOU	SP	89	189	116	12	79	-35
115	Yandy Diaz	TB	1B,3B,DH	77	192	116.4	17.5	132	17
116	Bryson Stott	PHI	2B,SS	89	198	117.7	17.4	139	23
117	Josh Naylor	CLE	1B,RF,DH	108	221	120.1	6.5	151	34
118	Zack Gelof	OAK	2B	75	163	121	9.2	147	29
119	Cole Ragans	KC	RP,SP	97	150	122	7.9	99	-20
120	Pete Fairbanks	TB	RP	84	145	122.1	14.1	124	4
121	Esteury Ruiz	OAK	CF,LF,RF	84	154	122.3	17.5	127	6
122	Sonny Gray	STL	SP	86	164	123.3	9.6	130	8
123	Evan Phillips	LAD	RP	96	167	126	11.1	143	20
124	Dylan Cease	CWS	SP	90	157	126.6	19.3	78	-46
125	Tanner Bibee	CLE	SP	78	208	126.9	12.7	121	-4
126	Ian Happ	CHC	LF	105	168	129.1	19.4	155	29
127	Vinnie Pasquantino	KC	1B,DH	82	154	129.9	10.2	125	-2
128	Anthony Volpe	NYY	SS	102	164	130	12	128	–
129	Cal Raleigh	SEA	C,DH	89	174	131.3	16.3	138	9
130	TJ Friedl	CIN	LF,CF,RF	108	167	133.1	14.6	183	53
131	Yainer Diaz	HOU	1B,C,DH	89	191	133.7	20.7	110	-21
132	Anthony Santander	BAL	1B,DH,LF,RF	103	223	135.3	17.5	117	-15
133	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	CIN	1B,3B,DH	98	290	137.3	21.3	112	-21
134	Clay Holmes	NYY	RP	106	155	137.7	4.4	135	1
135	Masataka Yoshida	BOS	DH,LF	78	239	138.1	25.3	173	38
136	Jorge Soler		DH,LF,RF	108	166	139.4	8.1	178	42
137	Andres Gimenez	CLE	2B,SS	112	189	139.7	24.2	98	-39
138	Teoscar Hernandez	LAD	DH,RF	110	208	139.9	12.5	103	-35
139	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	LF,DH	103	196	143.1	7.2	184	45
140	Kenley Jansen	BOS	RP	121	161	145.4	7	133	-7
141	Sean Murphy	ATL	C,DH	131	207	146	9.5	118	-23
142	Max Muncy	LAD	2B,3B,DH	95	188	147.4	15.5	129	-13
143	Luis Arraez	MIA	1B,2B,DH	111	190	149.6	19.1	157	14
144	Michael King	SD	RP,SP	112	173	150.3	17.3	150	6
145	Francisco Alvarez	NYM	C,DH	137	237	150.3	10	161	16
146	James Outman	LAD	CF,LF	74	173	150.7	13.1	186	40
147	Tanner Scott	MIA	RP	90	224	150.9	36	148	1
148	Cedric Mullins II	BAL	CF	126	226	151.6	15.8	94	-54
149	Chris Bassitt	TOR	SP	129	170	151.6	11.5	134	-15
150	Salvador Perez	KC	1B,C,DH	130	275	157.7	17.1	108	-42

What is Fantasy Baseball?

Fantasy baseball is an online game where participants act as managers of virtual baseball teams based on real-life Major League Baseball (MLB) players. The performance of these players in actual games determines the results in the fantasy league. It’s a blend of skill, strategy, and a little bit of luck, akin to the real-world decisions team managers must make.

Basic Strategy for Fantasy Baseball Success

1. Understand Your League’s Format and Scoring

Before drafting your team, it’s essential to understand the scoring system and rules of your specific league, as this will influence your drafting and management strategy. Knowing whether you’re in a points-based, category-based, or head-to-head league will guide you in selecting players whose strengths align with the scoring system.

2. Drafting Your Team Wisely

A solid draft is the foundation of a successful season. Here are a few tips for the drafting phase:

Balanced Team: Ensure you have a balanced team with a mix of power hitters, average hitters, speedsters, starting pitchers, and relievers.
Position Scarcity: Be aware of the depth of talent at each position. Some positions, like shortstop, may have fewer high-quality players, making it beneficial to draft a top player at that position early.
High-Floor Players: Early in the draft, focus on players with a proven track record of consistency.
Upside Picks: In the later rounds, look for “upside” players. These are athletes who have the potential to outperform their draft position.

3. In-Season Management

Stay Active: Constantly look for ways to improve your team through waivers, trades, and free-agent pickups.
Mind the Matchups: Pay attention to player matchups, platoon splits, and ballparks. Starting a pitcher in a hitter-friendly park, for example, can be risky.
Injury Management: Stay on top of player injuries and have backups ready for your key players.