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	Julio Rodriguez	SEA	CF	2	4	3	0.8	2	–
3	Corbin Carroll	ARI	CF,LF,RF	2	5	4	1.4	13	10
4	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	3B,DH,SS	2	7	4.3	2.1	4	–
5	Mookie Betts	LAD	2B,RF,SS	3	10	6	2.9	3	-2
6	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	DH,SP	7	8	7.7	0.5	10	4
7	Freddie Freeman	LAD	1B	6	10	8	1.6	9	2
8	Aaron Judge	NYY	CF,RF,DH	4	15	8.3	4.8	6	-2
9	Kyle Tucker	HOU	RF	3	14	9	4.5	5	-4
10	Juan Soto	NYY	LF,RF	7	12	9.3	2.1	11	1
11	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B,DH	9	11	10.3	0.9	12	1
12	Matt Olson	ATL	1B	13	13	13	0	17	5
13	Trea Turner	PHI	SS	9	17	14	3.6	8	-5
14	Spencer Strider	ATL	SP,RP	12	21	15.7	3.9	14	–
15	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	CF,RF,SS	6	28	16.3	9	7	-8
16	Corey Seager	TEX	SS	11	19	16.3	3.8	22	6
17	Gerrit Cole	NYY	SP	12	20	16.7	3.4	16	-1
18	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	LF,DH	14	19	16.7	2.1	15	-3
19	Marcus Semien	TEX	2B,SS	15	24	19	3.7	26	7
20	Austin Riley	ATL	3B	16	23	19	2.9	18	-2
21	Rafael Devers	BOS	3B	17	21	19.3	1.7	19	-2
22	Bryce Harper	PHI	1B,DH,RF	16	26	20.7	4.1	30	8
23	Pete Alonso	NYM	1B,DH	22	26	24	1.6	20	-3
24	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B,DH	22	25	24	1.4	25	1
25	Corbin Burnes	MIL	SP	23	28	25	2.2	21	-4
26	Luis Robert Jr.	CWS	CF	22	29	26.7	3.3	28	2
27	Kevin Gausman	TOR	SP	21	37	28.3	6.6	32	5
28	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SP	25	34	28.3	4	27	-1
29	Francisco Lindor	NYM	SS	23	38	31.7	6.3	24	-5
30	Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B	27	41	32	6.4	23	-7
31	Jose Altuve	HOU	2B	31	33	32	0.8	41	10
32	Michael Harris II	ATL	CF	31	34	32.3	1.2	31	-1
33	Randy Arozarena	TB	LF,RF,DH	30	36	33.7	2.6	37	4
34	Luis Castillo	SEA	SP	32	36	33.7	1.7	33	-1
35	Pablo Lopez	MIN	SP	30	42	35.7	4.9	53	18
36	Bo Bichette	TOR	SS	30	41	35.7	4.5	29	-7
37	Adolis Garcia	TEX	CF,RF,DH	31	38	35.7	3.3	35	-2
38	Gunnar Henderson	BAL	3B,DH,SS	37	42	39.3	2.1	34	-4
39	George Kirby	SEA	SP	33	46	39.7	5.3	46	7
40	Cody Bellinger		1B,CF	29	56	41.3	11.1	65	25
41	Paul Goldschmidt	STL	1B,DH	37	53	43.3	6.9	48	7
42	Zac Gallen	ARI	SP	35	51	43.7	6.6	36	-6
43	Manny Machado	SD	3B,DH	43	52	46.3	4	42	-1
44	Nolan Jones	COL	1B,LF,RF	43	55	47.7	5.2	77	33
45	CJ Abrams	WSH	2B,SS	27	68	48	16.8	70	25
46	Adley Rutschman	BAL	C,DH	43	52	48.3	3.9	39	-7
47	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	DH,LF	44	53	49	3.7	51	4
48	Aaron Nola	PHI	SP	40	61	49.7	8.7	38	-10
49	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	RP	42	61	50.3	7.9	40	-9
50	Mike Trout	LAA	CF	39	66	52	11	44	-6
51	Matt McLain	CIN	2B,SS	45	62	54	7	96	45
52	Max Fried	ATL	SP	48	64	55.3	6.6	50	-2
53	Tarik Skubal	DET	SP	47	60	55.7	6.1	52	-1
54	Framber Valdez	HOU	SP	41	68	56.3	11.3	49	-5
55	Logan Webb	SF	SP	52	63	57.7	4.5	56	1
56	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	3B,SS	50	73	59	10	69	13
57	Christian Yelich	MIL	LF,DH	46	69	60	10	62	5
58	Devin Williams	MIL	RP	47	82	61	15.1	43	-15
59	Josh Lowe	TB	CF,DH,LF,RF	58	68	61.7	4.5	85	26
60	Nico Hoerner	CHC	2B,SS	55	74	62.3	8.3	63	3
61	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	MIA	2B,CF	53	71	62.7	7.4	54	-7
62	Freddy Peralta	MIL	SP	49	87	64	16.5	72	10
63	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	SP	44	79	64.3	14.8	60	-3
64	Kodai Senga	NYM	SP	51	79	64.3	11.5	83	19
65	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SP	67	71	69	1.6	161	96
66	Oneil Cruz	PIT	SS	67	72	70	2.2	68	2
67	Alex Bregman	HOU	3B	59	80	70.3	8.7	71	4
68	Josh Hader		RP	46	124	73	36.1	45	-23
69	Will Smith	LAD	C,DH	65	81	73	6.5	57	-12
70	Jhoan Duran	MIN	RP	62	85	74.3	9.5	86	16
71	J.T. Realmuto	PHI	C	66	83	76	7.3	55	-16
72	William Contreras	MIL	C,DH	70	94	79.3	10.5	80	8
73	Triston Casas	BOS	1B	63	97	82	14.2	114	41
74	Yandy Diaz	TB	1B,3B,DH	69	101	82.3	13.6	133	59
75	Nolan Arenado	STL	3B,DH	77	87	82.7	4.2	61	-14
76	Jordan Romano	TOR	RP	56	117	83.3	25.3	66	-10
77	Zach Eflin	TB	SP,RP	70	107	84.3	16.2	113	36
78	Logan Gilbert	SEA	SP	75	105	88	12.6	64	-14
79	Lane Thomas	WSH	LF,CF,RF	83	96	88.7	5.4	145	66
80	Nick Castellanos	PHI	RF	78	104	89	11	94	14
81	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	CF,DH,LF	72	107	89.3	14.3	73	-8
82	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	SP	74	106	89.3	13.1	107	25
83	Blake Snell		SP	61	118	89.7	23.3	59	-24
84	Evan Carter	TEX	CF,LF	80	98	89.7	7.4	101	17
85	Spencer Torkelson	DET	1B	78	108	90.3	12.8	151	66
86	Spencer Steer	CIN	1B,2B,3B,LF	57	119	91.3	25.7	122	36
87	Ryan Pressly	HOU	RP	67	123	91.3	23.4	100	13
88	Christian Walker	ARI	1B	65	130	94.7	26.8	74	-14
89	Josh Jung	TEX	3B	80	111	95	12.7	120	31
90	Dansby Swanson	CHC	SS	86	102	95	6.7	106	16
91	Ketel Marte	ARI	2B,DH	81	106	95.7	10.7	117	26
92	Royce Lewis	MIN	3B,SS	57	140	96	34.1	47	-45
93	Vinnie Pasquantino	KC	1B,DH	82	112	96	12.3	126	33
94	Ha-Seong Kim	SD	2B,3B,SS	64	153	97.3	39.6	116	22
95	Camilo Doval	SF	RP	88	113	97.3	11.1	58	-37
96	Josh Naylor	CLE	1B,RF,DH	89	109	98	8.3	152	56
97	Eury Perez	MIA	SP	57	150	98.3	38.7	87	-10
98	George Springer	TOR	CF,RF,DH	82	128	98.7	20.8	84	-14
99	Seiya Suzuki	CHC	RF	92	110	99.7	7.6	115	16
100	Zack Gelof	OAK	2B	75	115	100	17.8	146	46
101	Joe Ryan	MIN	SP	92	116	103.3	9.8	103	2
102	TJ Friedl	CIN	LF,CF,RF	95	111	104.7	6.9	183	81
103	Ryan Helsley	STL	RP	100	118	106.3	8.3	104	1
104	Xander Bogaerts	SD	SS	62	165	106.7	43.1	90	-14
105	Bobby Miller	LAD	SP	83	138	106.7	23.1	79	-26
106	Gleyber Torres	NYY	2B,DH	66	133	107.7	29.7	92	-14
107	Masataka Yoshida	BOS	DH,LF	78	130	107.7	21.9	173	66
108	Raisel Iglesias	ATL	RP	93	132	108	17.1	76	-32
109	Walker Buehler	LAD	SP	59	171	109.3	46.4	97	-12
110	Jordan Walker	STL	3B,LF,RF	99	123	109.7	10	105	-5
111	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	SP	101	117	110	6.7	91	-20
112	Joe Musgrove	SD	SP	103	126	111.7	10.2	89	-23
113	David Bednar	PIT	RP	95	139	113	18.8	75	-38
114	Justin Steele	CHC	SP	104	122	113	7.3	88	-26
115	Alexis Diaz	CIN	RP	93	134	113.3	16.7	93	-22
116	Ian Happ	CHC	LF	111	120	116.3	3.9	153	37
117	Andres Munoz	SEA	RP	95	144	117.7	20.2	139	22
118	Anthony Santander	BAL	1B,DH,LF,RF	102	149	118	21.9	119	1
119	Luis Arraez	MIA	1B,2B,DH	105	143	121.3	16	158	39
120	Anthony Volpe	NYY	SS	119	126	123.7	3.3	124	4
121	Cal Raleigh	SEA	C,DH	115	138	125	9.6	138	17
122	Paul Sewald	ARI	RP	90	166	126	31.2	112	-10
123	Jorge Soler		DH,LF,RF	109	136	126.7	12.5	177	54
124	Cole Ragans	KC	RP,SP	117	132	126.7	6.8	95	-29
125	Pete Fairbanks	TB	RP	100	146	130.3	21.5	123	-2
126	Eloy Jimenez	CWS	DH,LF,RF	110	157	132	19.3	143	17
127	Evan Phillips	LAD	RP	114	151	135.7	15.8	142	15
128	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	LF,DH	120	157	138	15.1	182	54
129	Riley Greene	DET	CF,RF	108	156	139	22	162	33
130	Gabriel Moreno	ARI	C	136	142	139.3	2.5	181	51
131	Andres Gimenez	CLE	2B,SS	112	189	140	34.8	98	-33
132	Max Muncy	LAD	2B,3B,DH	127	167	141	18.4	129	-3
133	Clay Holmes	NYY	RP	134	148	141	5.7	136	3
134	Sonny Gray	STL	SP	124	165	142.7	16.9	130	-4
135	Chris Bassitt	TOR	SP	128	171	142.7	20	134	-1
136	Esteury Ruiz	OAK	CF,LF,RF	103	172	143.7	29.5	127	-9
137	Nathaniel Lowe	TEX	1B	137	151	144	5.7	141	4
138	Yainer Diaz	HOU	1B,C,DH	116	190	144.3	32.6	108	-30
139	Francisco Alvarez	NYM	C,DH	121	162	145	17.5	156	17
140	Justin Verlander	HOU	SP	96	189	145.3	38.2	81	-59
141	James Outman	LAD	CF,LF	120	159	145.7	18.2	187	46
142	Cedric Mullins II	BAL	CF	130	177	146.7	21.5	99	-43
143	Teoscar Hernandez	LAD	DH,RF	109	208	147.3	43.4	102	-41
144	Bryson Stott	PHI	2B,SS	104	198	147.7	38.7	137	-7
145	Willson Contreras	STL	C,DH	121	164	148	19.2	135	-10
146	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	CIN	1B,3B,DH	128	184	149	24.9	111	-35
147	J.P. Crawford	SEA	SS	73	219	149.7	59.8	251	104
148	Thairo Estrada	SF	2B,SS,LF	139	178	153.7	17.3	159	11
149	Brandon Nimmo	NYM	CF,LF	141	176	156.7	14.5	163	14
150	Salvador Perez	KC	1B,C,DH	131	196	160.7	26.8	109	-41

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.