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 has changed 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.

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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	4	3.2	1	4	2
3	Julio Rodriguez	SEA	CF	3	4	3.2	0.4	2	-1
4	Corbin Carroll	ARI	CF,LF,RF	2	6	3.8	1.6	13	9
5	Mookie Betts	LAD	2B,RF,SS	2	7	4.4	1.7	3	-2
6	Kyle Tucker	HOU	RF	5	14	7.8	3.3	5	-1
7	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	DH,SP	7	12	8.8	1.7	8	1
8	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B,DH	9	15	10.8	2.2	11	3
9	Aaron Judge	NYY	CF,RF,DH	7	15	11	3.2	6	-3
10	Freddie Freeman	LAD	1B	9	17	11	3	9	-1
11	Juan Soto	NYY	LF,RF	6	22	11.8	5.6	12	1
12	Trea Turner	PHI	SS	10	16	13.2	2.5	10	-2
13	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	CF,RF,SS	6	28	14	9.5	7	-6
14	Matt Olson	ATL	1B	12	17	14	2.1	17	3
15	Spencer Strider	ATL	SP,RP	6	28	17.2	7.3	14	-1
16	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	LF,DH	13	20	17.4	2.4	15	-1
17	Austin Riley	ATL	3B	12	22	17.6	3.4	18	1
18	Corey Seager	TEX	SS	11	31	18.2	7.3	22	4
19	Gerrit Cole	NYY	SP	12	29	18.6	5.9	16	-3
20	Marcus Semien	TEX	2B,SS	13	25	19.2	5	26	6
21	Rafael Devers	BOS	3B	17	26	21.8	3.4	19	-2
22	Bryce Harper	PHI	1B,DH,RF	16	30	22.8	5	27	5
23	Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B	14	41	23.8	9.9	24	1
24	Pete Alonso	NYM	1B,DH	19	31	24	3.9	20	-4
25	Luis Robert Jr.	CWS	CF	21	30	26.4	3.7	28	3
26	Corbin Burnes	MIL	SP	23	39	27	6.1	21	-5
27	Francisco Lindor	NYM	SS	20	39	27.6	6.5	25	-2
28	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B,DH	22	41	29	6.8	23	-5
29	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SP	26	54	33.6	10.6	29	–
30	Michael Harris II	ATL	CF	32	35	33.6	1	32	2
31	Randy Arozarena	TB	LF,RF,DH	18	50	34.4	10.5	37	6
32	Luis Castillo	SEA	SP	28	51	35	8.5	33	1
33	Kevin Gausman	TOR	SP	27	52	35.8	8.7	31	-2
34	Jose Altuve	HOU	2B	31	47	36.8	5.5	41	7
35	Adolis Garcia	TEX	CF,RF,DH	21	55	37	11.2	35	–
36	Gunnar Henderson	BAL	3B,DH,SS	33	43	37	3.5	34	-2
37	CJ Abrams	WSH	2B,SS	15	68	38.6	18.4	65	28
38	Cody Bellinger		1B,CF	24	65	39.6	14.2	67	29
39	Zac Gallen	ARI	SP	35	47	40.6	4.6	36	-3
40	Bo Bichette	TOR	SS	30	53	42.2	7.4	30	-10
41	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	3B,SS	24	67	42.4	15	76	35
42	Pablo Lopez	MIN	SP	32	68	43.6	12.8	54	12
43	George Kirby	SEA	SP	33	58	44	8.3	47	4
44	Devin Williams	MIL	RP	36	65	47.8	10.9	40	-4
45	Nolan Jones	COL	1B,LF,RF	42	56	49	5.8	78	33
46	Paul Goldschmidt	STL	1B,DH	35	90	53.4	19.4	48	2
47	Aaron Nola	PHI	SP	40	67	53.8	9.6	38	-9
48	Manny Machado	SD	3B,DH	31	75	54.4	16	44	-4
49	Adley Rutschman	BAL	C,DH	43	80	54.6	13.3	42	-7
50	Matt McLain	CIN	2B,SS	43	65	55	9.5	105	55
51	Josh Hader		RP	44	99	57.2	21	43	-8
52	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	MIA	2B,CF	26	70	57.6	16.4	51	-1
53	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	RP	42	97	57.8	20.1	39	-14
54	Nico Hoerner	CHC	2B,SS	34	73	58.4	13.6	62	8
55	Max Fried	ATL	SP	48	71	59.8	8	50	-5
56	Freddy Peralta	MIL	SP	49	100	62.4	19.2	70	14
57	Josh Lowe	TB	CF,DH,LF,RF	40	86	63	15.4	87	30
58	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	SP	40	108	63.4	26.3	60	2
59	Logan Webb	SF	SP	58	74	63.4	5.7	53	-6
60	Tarik Skubal	DET	SP	47	107	64.6	21.6	56	-4
61	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	DH,LF	50	92	66.2	16.4	52	-9
62	Mike Trout	LAA	CF	51	80	67.2	10.2	45	-17
63	Framber Valdez	HOU	SP	59	94	68.6	13.1	49	-14
64	Christian Yelich	MIL	LF,DH	64	79	68.8	5.4	64	–
65	Oneil Cruz	PIT	SS	46	88	70	14.7	68	3
66	Kodai Senga	NYM	SP	51	96	70	15	83	17
67	Blake Snell		SP	53	118	71	23.9	59	-8
68	J.T. Realmuto	PHI	C	66	82	73.6	6.2	58	-10
69	Will Smith	LAD	C,DH	65	81	74.6	6.5	55	-14
70	Jordan Romano	TOR	RP	56	98	76.8	14.6	63	-7
71	Eury Perez	MIA	SP	57	97	77.2	13.7	85	14
72	Royce Lewis	MIN	3B,SS	37	140	78	34.8	46	-26
73	Logan Gilbert	SEA	SP	60	105	78	15.8	61	-12
74	Ha-Seong Kim	SD	2B,3B,SS	48	131	78.8	28.8	127	53
75	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SP	45	124	81	26.1	186	111
76	Christian Walker	ARI	1B	42	130	83	30	77	1
77	Jhoan Duran	MIN	RP	51	135	83.2	29.8	88	11
78	Alex Bregman	HOU	3B	71	103	83.8	10.9	69	-9
79	Spencer Steer	CIN	1B,2B,3B,LF	57	121	85.6	25.7	135	56
80	Alexis Diaz	CIN	RP	69	104	87.6	12	86	6
81	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	CF,DH,LF	83	95	88.4	3.9	73	-8
82	William Contreras	MIL	C,DH	70	131	89.6	22.3	81	-1
83	David Bednar	PIT	RP	60	139	90	28.3	71	-12
84	Triston Casas	BOS	1B	74	117	90.4	15.2	114	30
85	Spencer Torkelson	DET	1B	50	131	92	26.2	161	76
86	Camilo Doval	SF	RP	48	164	92.4	42.9	57	-29
87	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	SP	71	137	92.4	23.8	104	17
88	Zach Eflin	TB	SP,RP	62	109	93.2	17.4	110	22
89	Lane Thomas	WSH	LF,CF,RF	66	126	93.8	21	143	54
90	Nick Castellanos	PHI	RF	70	112	93.8	16.6	97	7
91	Ryan Pressly	HOU	RP	67	147	95.8	28.5	95	4
92	Raisel Iglesias	ATL	RP	58	134	96.4	32.5	75	-17
93	Evan Carter	TEX	CF,LF	55	128	97.8	28.2	102	9
94	Dansby Swanson	CHC	SS	85	127	99	15	107	13
95	Gleyber Torres	NYY	2B,DH	72	133	99.4	24.4	91	-4
96	Joe Ryan	MIN	SP	89	115	100.2	9.2	100	4
97	Bobby Miller	LAD	SP	83	139	100.8	20.5	80	-17
98	Walker Buehler	LAD	SP	59	140	101.2	28.8	94	-4
99	Seiya Suzuki	CHC	RF	90	115	102	9.4	111	12
100	Yandy Diaz	TB	1B,3B,DH	77	131	102.8	23	130	30
101	Nolan Arenado	STL	3B,DH	76	136	103.2	21.4	66	-35
102	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	SP	82	116	104.2	11.9	90	-12
103	Xander Bogaerts	SD	SS	72	165	105.6	34.3	93	-10
104	Ketel Marte	ARI	2B,DH	91	124	107.6	12	118	14
105	George Springer	TOR	CF,RF,DH	89	120	108	10.6	89	-16
106	Jordan Walker	STL	3B,LF,RF	86	129	109.4	17.4	103	-3
107	Josh Jung	TEX	3B	75	162	110.6	28.5	116	9
108	Paul Sewald	ARI	RP	85	165	112	29.2	109	1
109	Justin Steele	CHC	SP	103	122	112.4	7.7	84	-25
110	Zack Gelof	OAK	2B	75	140	113.4	21.3	158	48
111	Joe Musgrove	SD	SP	102	128	114.6	10.3	92	-19
112	Bryson Stott	PHI	2B,SS	44	198	115.6	50.4	149	37
113	Ryan Helsley	STL	RP	98	167	117	26.1	99	-14
114	Ian Happ	CHC	LF	88	167	118.2	26.4	150	36
115	Anthony Volpe	NYY	SS	102	139	118.2	14.1	128	13
116	Andres Munoz	SEA	RP	78	166	119.8	32.3	141	25
117	Josh Naylor	CLE	1B,RF,DH	108	135	120	10.9	153	36
118	Esteury Ruiz	OAK	CF,LF,RF	94	154	122.6	19.6	129	11
119	Cal Raleigh	SEA	C,DH	112	136	123	9.4	144	25
120	Cole Ragans	KC	RP,SP	110	132	123.2	8.5	96	-24
121	Evan Phillips	LAD	RP	99	151	125.2	18	139	18
122	Vinnie Pasquantino	KC	1B,DH	82	175	126.2	31.5	126	4
123	Justin Verlander	HOU	SP	95	189	126.8	35.1	82	-41
124	Jorge Soler		DH,LF,RF	110	150	127.4	15.1	178	54
125	Yainer Diaz	HOU	1B,C,DH	89	191	128.2	36.4	117	-8
126	Masataka Yoshida	BOS	DH,LF	78	180	129.6	42	168	42
127	TJ Friedl	CIN	LF,CF,RF	108	168	130.4	23.2	185	58
128	Pete Fairbanks	TB	RP	96	148	130.8	20.1	123	-5
129	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	CIN	1B,3B,DH	55	184	131.4	43.9	112	-17
130	Sonny Gray	STL	SP	105	164	131.4	21.6	125	-5
131	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	LF,DH	104	157	132.8	22.1	184	53
132	Tanner Bibee	CLE	SP	70	208	134.8	44.4	120	-12
133	Anthony Santander	BAL	1B,DH,LF,RF	73	224	135.6	51	115	-18
134	Clay Holmes	NYY	RP	118	149	136.8	10.7	131	-3
135	Andres Gimenez	CLE	2B,SS	84	190	138	43.5	101	-34
136	Thairo Estrada	SF	2B,SS,LF	106	177	141.4	23.1	154	18
137	Francisco Alvarez	NYM	C,DH	129	162	143	10.9	165	28
138	Cedric Mullins II	BAL	CF	36	227	144.4	62.6	98	-40
139	Chris Bassitt	TOR	SP	129	170	149.4	13.6	134	-5
140	Luis Arraez	MIA	1B,2B,DH	115	174	151.4	21.2	163	23
141	James Outman	LAD	CF,LF	124	185	153.4	23.7	182	41
142	Sean Murphy	ATL	C,DH	133	207	154	27	119	-23
143	Gabriel Moreno	ARI	C	124	222	154.2	34.6	189	46
144	Teoscar Hernandez		DH,RF	113	208	155	36.3	106	-38
145	Brandon Nimmo	NYM	CF,LF	119	192	159.4	24.4	162	17
146	Max Muncy	LAD	2B,3B,DH	123	198	160.4	30.2	133	-13
147	Kyle Bradish	BAL	SP	76	122	102	18.3	79	-68
148	Eloy Jimenez	CWS	DH,LF,RF	109	225	165.2	40.2	138	-10
149	Craig Kimbrel	BAL	RP	97	215	167.6	38.9	180	31
150	Nolan Gorman	STL	2B,3B,DH	127	201	167.8	24.8	194	44

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.

Check out our early 2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit

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