Fantasy Baseball Draft Rankings: Hitters (2024)

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	Overall	Best	Worst	Avg	Std Dev	ADP	vs. ADP
1	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	RF	1	1	1	1	0	1	–
2	Julio Rodriguez	SEA	CF	2	2	4	3	0.9	2	–
3	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	3B,SS	3	2	7	4.2	1.7	4	1
4	Corbin Carroll	ARI	CF,LF,RF	4	2	6	4.2	1.5	14	10
5	Mookie Betts	LAD	2B,RF,SS	5	2	10	4.8	2.8	3	-2
6	Kyle Tucker	HOU	RF	7	3	13	7.6	3.3	5	-2
7	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	DH,SP	6	7	8	7.6	0.5	10	4
8	Freddie Freeman	LAD	1B	8	6	10	8.6	1.5	9	1
9	Aaron Judge	NYY	CF,RF,DH	9	4	14	9.2	3.7	6	-3
10	Juan Soto	NYY	LF,RF	10	7	11	9.2	1.3	11	1
11	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B,DH	11	9	12	10.8	1.2	12	1
12	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	CF,RF,SS	14	5	23	12.6	6.6	7	-7
13	Trea Turner	PHI	SS	12	8	16	13	2.8	8	-4
14	Matt Olson	ATL	1B	13	12	15	13	1.3	17	4
15	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	LF,DH	16	13	18	14.8	1.9	15	-1
16	Corey Seager	TEX	SS	17	11	18	15.6	2.4	21	4
17	Austin Riley	ATL	3B	19	15	20	17.2	1.6	18	-1
18	Marcus Semien	TEX	2B,SS	20	14	21	18.2	2.6	26	6
19	Bryce Harper	PHI	1B,DH,RF	21	15	22	18.6	2.2	29	8
20	Rafael Devers	BOS	3B	22	16	21	18.6	1.6	19	-3
21	Pete Alonso	NYM	1B	23	20	22	20.8	1	20	-3
22	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B,DH	26	19	34	23.8	5.3	25	-1
23	Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B	28	20	33	25	4.3	23	-5
24	Luis Robert Jr.	CWS	CF	29	23	31	25.2	2.9	28	-1
25	Francisco Lindor	NYM	SS	30	21	31	25.6	3.7	24	-6
26	Bo Bichette	TOR	SS	32	23	32	27.2	3.1	30	-2
27	Michael Harris II	ATL	CF	33	25	29	27.2	1.6	31	-2
28	Jose Altuve	HOU	2B	31	26	30	27.4	1.7	41	10
29	Randy Arozarena	TB	LF,RF	34	27	30	28.2	1	37	3
30	Gunnar Henderson	BAL	3B,SS	36	25	33	29.6	3.1	34	-2
31	Adolis Garcia	TEX	CF,RF	37	28	33	30.6	1.6	35	-2
32	Paul Goldschmidt	STL	1B,DH	40	25	41	32.4	5.2	48	8
33	Cody Bellinger		1B,CF	42	26	43	35	6.1	65	23
34	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	3B,SS	43	30	41	35	3.8	67	24
35	CJ Abrams	WSH	2B,SS	44	24	44	35.4	6.9	70	26
36	Nolan Jones	COL	1B,LF,RF	45	34	38	36	1.3	77	32
37	Manny Machado	SD	3B,DH	47	34	40	36.4	2.1	42	-5
38	Adley Rutschman	BAL	C,DH	46	34	40	37.2	2.3	39	-7
39	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	DH,LF	51	35	44	39.4	3.5	51	–
40	Mike Trout	LAA	CF	52	32	43	39.6	4.1	43	-9
41	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	MIA	2B,CF	57	37	49	41.2	4.1	53	-4
42	Josh Lowe	TB	CF,DH,LF,RF	60	39	50	43.6	3.6	85	25
43	Matt McLain	CIN	2B,SS	62	36	65	44.2	10.6	98	36
44	Nico Hoerner	CHC	2B,SS	61	41	49	45.2	3.4	62	1
45	Christian Yelich	MIL	LF,DH	63	37	54	45.8	5.4	63	–
46	Oneil Cruz	PIT	SS	67	45	52	47.6	2.4	69	2
47	J.T. Realmuto	PHI	C	68	46	61	51	5.5	56	-12
48	Will Smith	LAD	C	71	42	58	51.8	5.4	58	-13
49	Alex Bregman	HOU	3B	69	46	57	51.8	3.7	71	2
50	Royce Lewis	MIN	3B,SS	72	33	101	56.2	24.2	47	-25
51	Nolan Arenado	STL	3B	76	54	59	56.8	1.7	61	-15
52	Triston Casas	BOS	1B	75	47	69	57.2	8.3	114	39
53	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	CF,LF	79	50	66	57.4	5.6	73	-6
54	Evan Carter	TEX	CF,LF	77	45	65	58.2	7.9	102	25
55	Spencer Torkelson	DET	1B	81	53	67	58.2	4.7	149	68
56	Josh Jung	TEX	3B	82	50	70	59.2	6.7	120	38
57	Christian Walker	ARI	1B	85	48	83	59.6	12.8	74	-11
58	Yandy Diaz	TB	1B,3B	86	51	71	59.6	7.7	132	46
59	Nick Castellanos	PHI	RF	83	52	69	59.6	6.3	94	11
60	William Contreras	MIL	C,DH	89	46	80	61.6	11.5	80	-9
61	Ketel Marte	ARI	2B	88	55	66	61.6	3.9	117	29
62	Lane Thomas	WSH	LF,CF,RF	87	56	69	61.6	4.4	142	55
63	Gleyber Torres	NYY	2B	92	49	85	64.4	14.7	91	-1
64	Ha-Seong Kim	SD	2B,3B,SS	96	50	95	65.2	17	116	20
65	Seiya Suzuki	CHC	RF	95	63	69	65.4	2.1	115	20
66	Xander Bogaerts	SD	SS	93	44	104	66.4	21.5	92	-1
67	Dansby Swanson	CHC	SS	97	57	70	66.4	4.8	106	9
68	George Springer	TOR	CF,RF,DH	98	55	82	66.8	8.8	84	-14
69	Vinnie Pasquantino	KC	1B	100	55	72	67.6	6.5	125	25
70	Josh Naylor	CLE	1B,RF,DH	103	62	73	68.2	4.4	152	49
71	Zack Gelof	OAK	2B	106	50	83	70	11.6	146	40
72	Spencer Steer	CIN	1B,2B,3B,LF	105	45	100	70.2	18.3	122	17
73	Jordan Walker	STL	3B,LF,RF	108	63	78	70.2	5.9	105	-3
74	TJ Friedl	CIN	LF,CF,RF	113	61	82	74.8	7.6	183	70
75	Masataka Yoshida	BOS	DH,LF	114	52	85	76.2	12.3	173	59
76	Ian Happ	CHC	LF	115	74	80	76.6	2.3	153	38
77	Anthony Volpe	NYY	SS	118	67	83	77.6	5.6	124	6
78	Anthony Santander	BAL	1B,DH,LF,RF	117	68	98	78	10.4	119	2
79	Luis Arraez	MIA	1B,2B	122	73	91	82.6	7.4	160	38
80	Cal Raleigh	SEA	C	121	56	109	82.8	17.5	138	17
81	Andres Gimenez	CLE	2B,SS	125	75	121	86.6	17.4	97	-28
82	Jorge Soler		DH,LF,RF	126	78	99	88.2	6.7	177	51
83	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	LF,DH	132	84	98	88.6	5	182	50
84	Esteury Ruiz	OAK	CF,LF,RF	129	73	116	89	16.1	127	-2
85	Bryson Stott	PHI	2B,SS	127	60	130	89.4	23.5	137	10
86	Cedric Mullins II	BAL	CF	135	80	112	90.8	11	99	-36
87	Riley Greene	DET	CF,RF	138	70	105	91	13.9	164	26
88	James Outman	LAD	CF,LF	139	76	103	92	9.6	187	48
89	Teoscar Hernandez	LAD	DH,RF	137	68	140	92.8	24.8	101	-36
90	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	CIN	1B,DH	143	77	116	93	13.5	113	-30
91	Yainer Diaz	HOU	1B,C,DH	134	75	133	93.2	21.4	109	-25
92	Eloy Jimenez	CWS	DH,LF,RF	140	72	118	93.6	15.7	144	4
93	Nathaniel Lowe	TEX	1B	142	92	100	94.6	3.1	141	-1
94	Francisco Alvarez	NYM	C	147	77	118	96.6	13.8	156	9
95	Max Muncy	LAD	2B,3B	144	82	121	96.6	14.5	129	-15
96	Thairo Estrada	SF	2B,SS,LF	148	91	113	99.8	8.1	158	10
97	Gabriel Moreno	ARI	C	149	89	127	100.6	13.8	180	31
98	Willson Contreras	STL	C,DH	150	78	114	101	12.7	134	-16
99	Salvador Perez	KC	1B,C,DH	151	89	128	101.2	14.4	108	-43
100	Sean Murphy	ATL	C	153	82	139	101.4	19.5	118	-35
101	Chas McCormick	HOU	LF,CF,RF	154	94	114	102.6	6.9	189	35
102	Brandon Nimmo	NYM	CF,LF	155	95	111	103.8	5.3	163	8
103	Isaac Paredes	TB	1B,2B,3B	156	93	130	105	13.4	203	47
104	Jonah Heim	TEX	C	159	94	120	106.6	10.9	188	29
105	Jake Burger	MIA	3B,DH	158	101	118	107	6.8	175	17
106	J.D. Martinez		DH	161	103	115	108.4	4	201	40
107	Alec Bohm	PHI	1B,3B	157	85	171	110	31.1	155	-2
108	Lars Nootbaar	STL	LF,CF,RF	160	90	139	110	16.1	179	19
109	J.P. Crawford	SEA	SS	164	48	137	110.8	33.2	253	89
110	Steven Kwan	CLE	LF,RF	163	96	124	111.2	10.4	170	7
111	Edouard Julien	MIN	2B,DH	165	105	129	113.8	8.7	247	82
112	Willy Adames	MIL	SS	167	110	125	115	5.5	169	2
113	Christopher Morel	CHC	2B,3B,CF,DH,RF,SS	168	86	153	116.8	21.8	225	57
114	Kerry Carpenter	DET	DH,LF,RF	169	107	130	117.6	8	256	87
115	Noelvi Marte	CIN	3B,SS	173	81	197	119.2	42	140	-33
116	Bo Naylor	CLE	C	170	107	134	120.2	9.4	200	30
117	Carlos Correa	MIN	SS	172	108	140	120.8	11.8	214	42
118	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	ARI	DH,LF	179	115	128	121.6	4.4	228	49
119	Nolan Gorman	STL	2B,3B,DH	178	99	157	123	24.2	193	15
120	Ke’Bryan Hayes	PIT	3B	175	110	133	123.8	9.3	176	1
121	Ezequiel Tovar	COL	SS	176	99	162	124.4	20.5	207	31
122	Jonathan India	CIN	2B	180	88	145	124.6	20.3	190	10
123	Jeremy Pena	HOU	SS	181	122	131	127.4	3.1	186	5
124	Keibert Ruiz	WSH	C	183	87	188	128	33.5	199	16
125	Tommy Edman	STL	2B,CF,RF,SS	186	91	120	104.8	12.5	135	-51
126	Jeimer Candelario	CIN	1B,3B	182	112	141	129	9.6	262	80
127	Ryan Mountcastle	BAL	1B,DH	184	113	147	129	11.1	230	46
128	Daulton Varsho	TOR	C,CF,LF,RF	187	111	152	130	14.9	184	-3
129	Matt Chapman		3B	193	115	153	134.4	15	226	33
130	Jarred Kelenic	ATL	CF,LF,RF	189	126	145	134.8	6.6	234	45
131	Byron Buxton	MIN	CF,DH	192	127	143	135.8	5.6	215	23
132	Taylor Ward	LAA	CF,LF,RF	188	128	153	136.2	9.7	236	48
133	Jarren Duran	BOS	CF,LF,RF	200	116	187	136.6	25.8	222	22
134	Tyler O’Neill	BOS	LF,CF	196	134	149	139.4	5.5	197	1
135	Wyatt Langford	TEX	LF	203	84	206	139.8	46.8	162	-41
136	Starling Marte	NYM	RF	197	136	146	139.8	4	185	-12
137	Eugenio Suarez	ARI	3B	202	120	151	140.6	10.8	218	16
138	Brandon Lowe	TB	2B	201	98	163	141.4	22.7	246	45
139	Junior Caminero	TB	3B,SS	209	79	204	142.6	39.6	167	-42
140	Max Kepler	MIN	RF	205	135	150	143	6	297	92
141	Jackson Chourio	MIL	CF	210	106	137	123.3	11.1	181	-29
142	Brent Rooker	OAK	DH,LF,RF	211	134	155	145	8.7
143	Rhys Hoskins		1B	213	107	155	125.3	19.4	217	4
144	Jackson Holliday	BAL	2B,SS	216	114	205	146.2	34.3	172	-44
145	Jack Suwinski	PIT	LF,CF,RF	212	131	178	146.2	16.9	300	88
146	Josh Bell	MIA	1B,DH	208	129	161	146.6	10.5	271	63
147	Logan O’Hoppe	LAA	C	207	117	173	147.4	18.8	204	-3
148	Jose Abreu	HOU	1B	214	141	152	147.8	3.7	223	9
149	Jorge Polanco	MIN	2B,3B	219	122	189	148	22.3	263	44
150	Jordan Lawlar	ARI	SS	225	101	192	149	29.3

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.