2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft 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	Best	Worst	Avg	Std Dev	ADP	vs. ADP
1	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	RF	1	1	1	0	1	–
2	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	SS	2	12	2.8	1	3	1
3	Julio Rodriguez	SEA	CF	2	8	3.2	0.9	6	3
4	Mookie Betts	LAD	2B,RF	2	9	4.8	1.3	2	-2
5	Corbin Carroll	ARI	LF,CF,RF	2	9	4.9	1.5	5	–
6	Kyle Tucker	HOU	RF	5	15	6.8	1.3	4	-2
7	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	RF	4	29	8.5	4	11	4
8	Freddie Freeman	LAD	1B	2	17	9.2	2	7	-1
9	Aaron Judge	NYY	RF,DH	2	15	9.8	2.4	9	–
10	Juan Soto	NYY	LF	4	18	10	2.1	8	-2
11	Spencer Strider	ATL	SP	4	29	10.9	3.8	10	-1
12	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	DH,SP	3	24	12.2	3.4	12	–
13	Trea Turner	PHI	SS	6	28	13.5	3.7	17	4
14	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B,DH	9	22	14.1	2.4	14	–
15	Matt Olson	ATL	1B	7	18	14.5	2.1	15	–
16	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	LF,DH	12	21	15.9	2.1	16	–
17	Gerrit Cole	NYY	SP	10	30	16.2	3.4	13	-4
18	Bryce Harper	PHI	1B,DH	14	27	18.2	2	21	3
19	Austin Riley	ATL	3B	12	22	18.8	1.2	18	-1
20	Rafael Devers	BOS	3B	18	27	21.1	2.2	20	–
21	Pete Alonso	NYM	1B	16	44	24.1	2.9	27	6
22	Corey Seager	TEX	SS	12	38	24.7	6.8	23	1
23	Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B	14	42	24.8	5.1	22	-1
24	Francisco Lindor	NYM	SS	13	44	24.9	5.4	29	5
25	Corbin Burnes	BAL	SP	13	39	25.1	3.2	19	-6
26	Marcus Semien	TEX	2B	13	40	25.2	5	24	-2
27	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SP	19	50	27.3	3.7	26	-1
28	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B,DH	20	41	29	5.2	25	-3
29	Luis Robert Jr.	CWS	CF	22	40	29.7	4.5	34	5
30	Kevin Gausman	TOR	SP	13	49	30.4	5.3	28	-2
31	Michael Harris II	ATL	CF	24	42	32.4	3.9	33	2
32	Luis Castillo	SEA	SP	24	50	33.3	6.8	30	-2
33	Bo Bichette	TOR	SS	25	47	34.2	4.4	39	6
34	Gunnar Henderson	BAL	3B,SS	25	53	34.3	5.1	31	-3
35	Jose Altuve	HOU	2B	23	53	36.6	5.6	35	–
36	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	3B,SS	20	81	37.4	8.7	38	2
37	Pablo Lopez	MIN	SP	25	65	38.3	4.8	36	-1
38	Randy Arozarena	TB	LF	20	52	38.4	5.7	43	5
39	Adolis Garcia	TEX	RF	23	69	40.1	5.1	44	5
40	George Kirby	SEA	SP	27	76	41.2	9.1	40	–
41	Zac Gallen	ARI	SP	30	75	41.7	6.9	32	-9
42	CJ Abrams	WSH	SS	15	93	46	12.2	59	17
43	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	SP	25	107	46.7	10.8	41	-2
44	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SP	35	123	49.5	10.6	47	3
45	Tarik Skubal	DET	SP	38	106	49.7	8.1	49	4
46	Manny Machado	SD	3B,DH	29	79	50.8	7.9	50	4
47	Mike Trout	LAA	CF	30	92	53.4	10.5	53	6
48	Aaron Nola	PHI	SP	27	78	53.9	10	42	-6
49	Nolan Jones	COL	LF,RF	39	68	53.9	8.3	66	17
50	Devin Williams	MIL	RP	34	75	54.1	8.6	45	-5
51	Paul Goldschmidt	STL	1B,DH	30	77	54.6	11.2	63	12
52	Logan Webb	SF	SP	38	65	55.2	5.4	48	-4
53	Matt McLain	CIN	2B,SS	41	117	56.2	9.7	64	11
54	Adley Rutschman	BAL	C,DH	40	100	56.4	9.6	37	-17
55	Freddy Peralta	MIL	SP	45	100	56.7	6	54	-1
56	Framber Valdez	HOU	SP	36	94	57.2	10.6	51	-5
57	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	MIA	CF	27	103	57.5	11.5	81	24
58	Max Fried	ATL	SP	39	88	57.7	7.8	46	-12
59	Cody Bellinger		1B,CF	25	89	57.8	13.5	52	-7
60	Josh Hader	HOU	RP	39	99	57.9	13	55	-5
61	Royce Lewis	MIN	3B	41	92	57.9	10.8	65	4
62	Edwin Diaz	NYM	RP	42	146	63.9	15.2	60	-2
63	Christian Yelich	MIL	LF,DH	37	86	65	5.2	72	9
64	Oneil Cruz	PIT	SS	38	94	65.1	9.7	86	22
65	Kodai Senga	NYM	SP	48	96	65.7	10.7	61	-4
66	Nico Hoerner	CHC	2B,SS	34	105	68	14.3	57	-9
67	Logan Gilbert	SEA	SP	49	96	68.3	11.2	67	–
68	Blake Snell		SP	44	114	68.7	12.5	56	-12
69	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	RP	36	97	68.8	11	58	-11
70	Josh Lowe	TB	RF,DH	40	108	71.5	11.9	90	20
71	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	LF,DH	45	113	74.6	16.4	62	-9
72	Christian Walker	ARI	1B	48	145	74.9	9.3	78	6
73	Zach Eflin	TB	SP	40	106	76.5	13.1	76	3
74	Jhoan Duran	MIN	RP	46	133	76.8	11.9	75	1
75	J.T. Realmuto	PHI	C	52	104	77.1	8	73	-2
76	Alex Bregman	HOU	3B	53	109	80.2	11.8	68	-8
77	Camilo Doval	SF	RP	53	164	80.9	20.6	71	-6
78	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	LF	40	109	81	11.1	80	2
79	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	SP	44	144	82.2	16.8	70	-9
80	Gleyber Torres	NYY	2B	68	134	82.5	13.8	88	8
81	Nolan Arenado	STL	3B	52	153	82.6	8.8	79	-2
82	Eury Perez	MIA	SP	57	150	82.9	14.1	99	17
83	Will Smith	LAD	C	62	105	83.1	9	69	-14
84	Bobby Miller	LAD	SP	61	137	83.9	12.3	84	–
85	Triston Casas	BOS	1B	52	113	86.6	9.7	95	10
86	William Contreras	MIL	C,DH	47	164	88.6	17.5	74	-12
87	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	SP	57	107	89.2	8.2	77	-10
88	Ha-Seong Kim	SD	2B,3B,SS	63	184	89.4	29.7	82	-6
89	Joe Ryan	MIN	SP	60	134	92.7	14.4	89	–
90	Raisel Iglesias	ATL	RP	54	146	92.9	20	83	-7
91	Jordan Romano	TOR	RP	56	133	93.2	14.6	85	-6
92	David Bednar	PIT	RP	57	151	93.8	14.2	87	-5
93	Josh Jung	TEX	3B	73	168	94.3	16	112	19
94	Nick Castellanos	PHI	RF	71	184	97.9	14.3	101	7
95	Xander Bogaerts	SD	SS	62	166	99.1	14.3	97	2
96	Spencer Torkelson	DET	1B	77	125	99.1	10.6	114	18
97	Alexis Diaz	CIN	RP	62	180	100.1	15.4	94	-3
98	Justin Steele	CHC	SP	71	133	100.2	11.2	91	-7
99	Ketel Marte	ARI	2B	51	129	100.3	12.2	100	1
100	George Springer	TOR	RF,DH	62	129	100.7	11.6	102	2
101	Seiya Suzuki	CHC	RF	75	123	102.1	10.7	110	9
102	Joe Musgrove	SD	SP	60	124	103.9	9.4	96	-6
103	Spencer Steer	CIN	1B,3B,LF	37	139	106.3	15.6	98	-5
104	Bryson Stott	PHI	2B	43	198	109.4	21	107	3
105	Yandy Diaz	TB	1B	78	138	110.1	12.2	105	–
106	Jordan Walker	STL	RF	66	173	110.8	18.2	127	21
107	Dansby Swanson	CHC	SS	85	162	112.7	16.6	124	17
108	Evan Carter	TEX	LF	79	149	113	16.7	111	3
109	Paul Sewald	ARI	RP	86	178	113.2	19.7	108	-1
110	Andres Gimenez	CLE	2B	84	189	114.2	19.1	121	11
111	Cole Ragans	KC	SP,RP	65	193	116.4	23	103	-8
112	Tanner Bibee	CLE	SP	67	153	116.6	14.4	104	-8
113	Sonny Gray	STL	SP	99	155	117.7	8.4	109	-4
114	Andres Munoz	SEA	RP	86	212	117.7	18.1	115	1
115	Josh Naylor	CLE	1B,DH	84	177	118.7	12.1	128	13
116	Lane Thomas	WSH	RF	64	220	119.1	34	119	3
117	Dylan Cease	CWS	SP	76	215	121.4	27.1	92	-25
118	Justin Verlander	HOU	SP	91	146	123	13.3	113	-5
119	Walker Buehler	LAD	SP	90	174	123.6	20.1	126	7
120	Teoscar Hernandez	LAD	RF,DH	65	208	124.3	21.4	125	5
121	Pete Fairbanks	TB	RP	85	222	125.8	21.1	123	2
122	Anthony Santander	BAL	RF,DH	75	202	126.8	15.2	118	-4
123	Zack Gelof	OAK	2B	76	171	127	13.4	139	16
124	Ryan Helsley	STL	RP	95	180	127.4	20.1	116	-8
125	Evan Phillips	LAD	RP	89	195	129.3	16.2	120	-5
126	Yainer Diaz	HOU	C,DH	87	177	131.9	19.3	106	-20
127	Vinnie Pasquantino	KC	1B	83	165	132.4	19.5	143	16
128	Ian Happ	CHC	LF	49	192	137.1	21.6	147	19
129	Riley Greene	DET	CF	55	189	137.6	20.7	169	40
130	Anthony Volpe	NYY	SS	97	199	138.7	19.3	141	11
131	Chris Bassitt	TOR	SP	89	203	139.5	14.6	117	-14
132	Clay Holmes	NYY	RP	107	211	139.9	14.6	137	5
133	Cedric Mullins II	BAL	CF	36	200	141.1	22.8	129	-4
134	Jorge Soler	SF	RF,DH	105	202	141.2	19.8	163	29
135	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	DH	80	204	141.4	17	138	3
136	Tanner Scott	MIA	RP	93	308	142.1	32.5	140	4
137	Esteury Ruiz	OAK	CF	110	186	144.1	20.6	133	-4
138	TJ Friedl	CIN	LF,CF	96	239	144.6	20.7	153	15
139	Luis Arraez	MIA	2B	99	193	146.8	18	122	-17
140	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	CIN	1B,DH	71	216	148.3	26.2	146	6
141	Masataka Yoshida	BOS	LF,DH	79	192	150.3	19	149	8
142	Jordan Montgomery		SP	86	212	151	21.3	134	-8
143	Hunter Greene	CIN	SP	87	216	151.7	25.6	130	-13
144	Salvador Perez	KC	C,1B,DH	81	210	151.9	22.6	135	-9
145	Cal Raleigh	SEA	C	107	191	152.1	19.2	132	-13
146	Jackson Chourio	MIL	CF	73	239	152.7	41.2	164	18
147	Sean Murphy	ATL	C	126	227	154.4	17.1	142	-5
148	Merrill Kelly	ARI	SP	91	198	156.3	21.4	131	-17
149	Kenley Jansen	BOS	RP	113	299	156.4	33	156	7
150	Rhys Hoskins	MIL	1B	104	209	157	24	185	35
151	Max Muncy	LAD	3B	95	211	157.6	22.3	150	-1
152	Thairo Estrada	SF	2B,SS	125	207	158.5	20.5	166	14
153	Chris Sale	ATL	SP	109	219	160.5	31.4	145	-8
154	Chas McCormick	HOU	LF,CF,RF	101	199	161.3	19.7	173	19
155	Francisco Alvarez	NYM	C	104	206	162.1	20.5	154	-1
156	Alec Bohm	PHI	1B,3B	127	240	162.7	25.6	152	-4
157	Jake Burger	MIA	3B,DH	126	207	162.9	15.7	171	14
158	Willson Contreras	STL	C,DH	122	255	163	24	155	-3
159	Shane Bieber	CLE	SP	109	225	164.7	25.9	136	-23
160	Nolan Gorman	STL	2B,DH	126	218	165.4	18.9	186	26
161	Mitch Keller	PIT	SP	105	266	165.8	34.5	144	-17
162	James Outman	LAD	CF	73	217	165.9	26.6	181	19
163	Brandon Nimmo	NYM	CF	53	220	166.9	27.8	165	2
164	Carlos Rodon	NYY	SP	94	240	169.6	29.8	162	-2
165	Gabriel Moreno	ARI	C	118	278	171.1	30.5	157	-8
166	Tommy Edman	STL	2B,SS,CF	140	239	172	21.4	168	2
167	Willy Adames	MIL	SS	128	235	173	18.1	190	23
168	Kyle Bradish	BAL	SP	65	391	159.3	93.1	93	-75
169	Ke’Bryan Hayes	PIT	3B	137	251	173.6	16.9	187	18
170	Bailey Ober	MIN	SP	128	259	173.8	27.1	160	-10
171	Nathaniel Lowe	TEX	1B	122	227	175.3	21.4	188	17
172	Noelvi Marte	CIN	3B	128	243	175.7	25.9	192	20
173	Eloy Jimenez	CWS	DH	111	280	177.2	24	176	3
174	Craig Kimbrel	BAL	RP	108	249	163.9	35.2	151	-23
175	Michael King	SD	SP,RP	111	275	164	39.5	148	-27
176	Gavin Williams	CLE	SP	127	279	179.1	40.6	193	17
177	Jarren Duran	BOS	LF,CF	129	287	179.1	29.5	212	35
178	Hunter Brown	HOU	SP	135	245	179.2	22.8	170	-8
179	Trevor Story	BOS	SS	127	270	179.9	31.3	217	38
180	Cristian Javier	HOU	SP	139	229	181.2	22.6	161	-19
181	Yu Darvish	SD	SP	123	240	181.7	20.8	172	-9
182	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	RP	119	329	182.3	46.9	158	-24
183	Jose Berrios	TOR	SP	117	248	182.4	28.1	159	-24
184	Edouard Julien	MIN	2B,DH	131	273	182.8	27.3	223	39
185	Lars Nootbaar	STL	LF,CF,RF	121	260	183.8	28.9	200	15
186	Jonah Heim	TEX	C	144	235	185.9	23.4	180	-6
187	Isaac Paredes	TB	1B,3B	76	241	186	18.9	167	-20
188	Wyatt Langford	TEX	LF	81	322	187.3	58.2	191	3
189	Steven Kwan	CLE	LF	85	225	188.2	18.1	175	-14
190	Christopher Morel	CHC	CF,DH	134	242	191	24.6	204	14
191	Kerry Carpenter	DET	RF,DH	122	231	194.1	16.4	211	20
192	J.D. Martinez		DH	121	253	194.2	24.5	215	23
193	Ezequiel Tovar	COL	SS	123	322	195.2	34.6	201	8
194	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	SP	123	264	197.1	29.1	177	-17
195	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	SP	129	265	201.1	26.6	183	-12
196	Jeimer Candelario	CIN	1B,3B	144	236	202.7	19	213	17
197	Braxton Garrett	MIA	SP	122	315	204.8	41.7	184	-13
198	Bryan Woo	SEA	SP	138	300	205.9	29.1	208	10
199	Ryan Mountcastle	BAL	1B,DH	159	254	206	21.8	241	42
200	Keibert Ruiz	WSH	C	136	298	207.7	36	174	-26

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.