2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Pitcher Rankings: Expert Picks & Predictions

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 2024 fantasy baseball rankings.

2024 Fantasy Baseball Rankings

Rank	Player	Team	Positions	Overall	Best	Worst	Avg	Std Dev	ADP	vs. ADP
1	Spencer Strider	ATL	SP	11	1	2	1.4	0.5	10	-1
2	Gerrit Cole	NYY	SP	17	1	3	2.6	0.5	13	-4
3	Corbin Burnes	BAL	SP	22	3	8	4.1	0.7	19	-3
4	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SP	27	3	6	4.9	0.6	27	–
5	Kevin Gausman	TOR	SP	29	4	10	6.2	1	28	-1
6	Luis Castillo	SEA	SP	33	5	14	7.6	1.8	30	-3
7	Pablo Lopez	MIN	SP	36	6	13	8.8	1.5	38	2
8	George Kirby	SEA	SP	38	6	27	9.4	2	41	3
9	Zac Gallen	ARI	SP	41	6	26	11.5	3.7	32	-9
10	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	SP	42	2	24	11.8	3.1	42	–
11	Tarik Skubal	DET	SP	45	9	25	14.3	3.6	48	3
12	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SP	44	7	27	14.4	4.5	39	-5
13	Devin Williams	MIL	RP	47	8	27	15.6	4.8	46	-1
14	Josh Hader	HOU	RP	48	11	29	15.9	3.3	54	6
15	Aaron Nola	PHI	SP	52	6	27	17.4	5.1	44	-8
16	Logan Webb	SF	SP	53	14	23	17.5	2.5	49	-4
17	Freddy Peralta	MIL	SP	56	13	27	18.6	3.3	55	-1
18	Framber Valdez	HOU	SP	55	11	32	18.7	2.2	53	-2
19	Max Fried	ATL	SP	59	8	30	19.4	4.7	47	-12
20	Edwin Diaz	NYM	RP	62	11	37	20.2	6.2	58	-4
21	Blake Snell		SP	64	12	42	22.1	5.6	62	-2
22	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	RP	66	10	33	23.1	5.2	56	-10
23	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	DH,SP	12	1	4	2.2	1.1	12	–
24	Kodai Senga	NYM	SP	67	16	34	23.8	5.6	61	-6
25	Logan Gilbert	SEA	SP	68	18	35	24.2	3.2	67	-1
26	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	SP	71	10	43	26.9	3.5	70	-1
27	Jhoan Duran	MIN	RP	74	14	35	27.4	5.3	73	-1
28	Camilo Doval	SF	RP	72	17	54	27.5	5	71	-1
29	Zach Eflin	TB	SP	76	14	38	28.4	4	80	4
30	Eury Perez	MIA	SP	77	18	36	29	4	89	12
31	Bobby Miller	LAD	SP	79	20	40	29.6	4.7	85	6
32	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	SP	87	22	40	32.7	4.7	82	-5
33	Raisel Iglesias	ATL	RP	89	22	55	33.4	4.3	78	-11
34	Joe Ryan	MIN	SP	90	22	47	33.9	4.8	91	1
35	Jordan Romano	TOR	RP	91	21	50	34.4	3.9	84	-7
36	David Bednar	PIT	RP	92	21	59	35.4	6.4	87	-5
37	Alexis Diaz	CIN	RP	96	20	55	37.6	5.4	93	-3
38	Justin Steele	CHC	SP	99	24	46	38.9	4.7	92	-7
39	Joe Musgrove	SD	SP	102	34	51	39.9	4.1	97	-5
40	Paul Sewald	ARI	RP	105	31	53	40.6	3.2	108	3
41	Cole Ragans	KC	SP,RP	108	30	59	42.2	7.1	102	-6
42	Andres Munoz	SEA	RP	112	32	64	43.7	6.2	114	2
43	Tanner Bibee	CLE	SP	115	34	55	45	3.5	106	-9
44	Dylan Cease	CWS	SP	113	27	59	45.4	5.2	94	-19
45	Sonny Gray	STL	SP	114	32	59	46.6	4.6	111	-3
46	Ryan Helsley	STL	RP	119	40	67	48.4	5	115	-4
47	Pete Fairbanks	TB	RP	124	34	63	48.4	6.9	119	-5
48	Justin Verlander	HOU	SP	121	32	82	48.6	7	117	-4
49	Evan Phillips	LAD	RP	123	35	69	49.6	6.5	120	-3
50	Walker Buehler	LAD	SP	128	37	115	49.9	9.3	127	-1
51	Clay Holmes	NYY	RP	132	43	63	53.5	5	135	3
52	Chris Bassitt	TOR	SP	131	44	82	54.9	6.9	125	-6
53	Tanner Scott	MIA	RP	138	43	107	56.1	9.2	141	3
54	Hunter Greene	CIN	SP	140	36	71	56.2	6.3	132	-8
55	Kenley Jansen	BOS	RP	142	46	81	57.7	5.7	168	26
56	Michael King	SD	SP,RP	152	41	77	57.9	8.5	152	–
57	Chris Sale	ATL	SP	145	40	75	59.4	9.2	148	3
58	Merrill Kelly	ARI	SP	154	47	82	60.6	6.3	136	-18
59	Jordan Montgomery		SP	148	48	87	60.6	10	134	-14
60	Shane Bieber	CLE	SP	161	36	76	63.9	6.4	137	-24
61	Mitch Keller	PIT	SP	165	47	89	64.6	8.5	142	-23
62	Bailey Ober	MIN	SP	168	53	78	64.9	7.1	159	-9
63	Gavin Williams	CLE	SP	167	52	86	65.9	7.1	185	18
64	Carlos Rodon	NYY	SP	176	38	81	66.2	7.8	165	-11
65	Craig Kimbrel	BAL	RP	178	44	75	59.9	9.8	157	-21
66	Hunter Brown	HOU	SP	180	60	77	67	4.4	171	-9
67	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	RP	184	51	77	67.9	8.2	160	-24
68	Yu Darvish	SD	SP	177	46	85	68.3	6.5	181	4
69	Cristian Javier	HOU	SP	181	49	87	70	8.7	170	-11
70	Jose Berrios	TOR	SP	186	51	105	71.7	11.5	166	-20
71	Ryan Pepiot	TB	RP	196	48	92	73.4	10.2	194	-2
72	Bryce Miller	SEA	SP	192	60	86	74.1	6.5	180	-12
73	Bryan Woo	SEA	SP	198	51	89	74.9	6.9	201	3
74	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	SP	200	56	89	75	8.9	192	-8
75	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	SP	199	49	90	75.2	6.7	186	-13
76	Shane Baz	TB	SP	211	26	119	77.4	13	193	-18
77	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	SP	206	62	95	77.4	8	220	14
78	Braxton Garrett	MIA	SP	214	61	106	74.2	11.4	191	-23
79	Alex Lange	DET	RP	225	63	91	80.8	6.6	205	-20
80	Nick Pivetta	BOS	SP,RP	222	51	112	81.4	16	188	-34
81	Aaron Civale	TB	SP	224	69	93	81.4	4.2	225	1
82	Jose Leclerc	TEX	RP	227	66	95	81.7	8.1	208	-19
83	Shota Imanaga	CHC	SP	228	68	101	83.5	9.9	199	-29
84	Jose Alvarado	PHI	RP	230	33	110	84.2	10.4	197	-33
85	Nick Lodolo	CIN	SP	231	56	98	85.4	7.3	235	4
86	Brayan Bello	BOS	SP	239	76	102	88.8	5.8	238	-1
87	Triston McKenzie	CLE	SP	240	82	112	89.5	7.3	223	-17
88	Lucas Giolito	BOS	SP	242	73	97	89.9	3.4	200	-42
89	Charlie Morton	ATL	SP	238	66	101	86.8	5.6	202	-36
90	Taj Bradley	TB	SP	248	65	99	93.5	4.3	296	48
91	Kyle Bradish	BAL	SP	243	24	157	82.7	39.7	103	-140
92	Mason Miller	OAK	SP	263	76	111	94.6	7.7	253	-10
93	Reid Detmers	LAA	SP	256	78	108	96.1	6.1	254	-2
94	Andrew Abbott	CIN	SP	255	73	148	97.1	15.7	231	-24
95	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SP	258	75	111	97.6	8	289	31
96	Kenta Maeda	DET	SP	264	79	144	99.4	14.1	259	-5
97	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	SP	268	78	110	100.1	5.9	286	18
98	Kyle Finnegan	WSH	RP	277	92	116	99.3	5.6	230	-47
99	Nestor Cortes Jr.	NYY	SP	275	86	108	101.6	3.1	228	-47
100	Ryan Pressly	HOU	RP	270	25	122	84.6	26.6	204	-66

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.