Welcome to Quick Grades. Or Start/Sit Grades. Whatever you want to call it, this is our weekly fantasy baseball article where we provide rankings and grades for all fantasy baseball-relevant players to help you set your weekly lineups. By leveraging our industry-leading projections and rankings from some of the most accurate fantasy baseball experts, we’re able to provide these custom player grades each week. We continue to tweak our process for this series each season to ensure the grades are as predictive and accurate as possible, and this has become an invaluable resource for fantasy managers who have to make difficult start/sit decisions each and every week. Check back each week for updated grades that take each player’s matchups and projected stats into consideration. Here are the Start / Sit grades for Fantasy Baseball Week 9.
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Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings & Start / Sit Grades
Let’s take a look at our weekly rankings and grades for all fantasy-relevant players.
Name | Team | Position | Score | Grade |
Shohei Ohtani | LAD | DH | 100 | A |
Mookie Betts | LAD | 2B,SS,RF | 100 | A |
Fernando Tatis Jr. | SD | RF | 100 | A |
Julio Rodriguez | SEA | CF | 100 | A |
Bobby Witt Jr. | KC | SS | 100 | A |
Ronald Acuna Jr. | ATL | RF | 100 | A |
Kyle Tucker | HOU | RF | 99 | A |
Juan Soto | NYY | LF,RF | 96 | A |
Adley Rutschman | BAL | C,DH | 95 | A |
Freddie Freeman | LAD | 1B | 94 | A |
William Contreras | MIL | C,DH | 93 | A |
Yordan Alvarez | HOU | LF,DH | 93 | A |
Michael Harris II | ATL | CF | 90 | A |
Corbin Carroll | ARI | LF,CF,RF | 89 | B |
Austin Riley | ATL | 3B | 88 | B |
Aaron Judge | NYY | CF,RF,DH | 88 | B |
Gunnar Henderson | BAL | 3B,SS | 88 | B |
Elly De La Cruz | CIN | 3B,SS | 88 | B |
Adolis Garcia | TEX | CF,DH,RF | 87 | B |
J.T. Realmuto | PHI | C | 87 | B |
Jose Ramirez | CLE | 3B,DH | 87 | B |
Matt Olson | ATL | 1B | 87 | B |
Randy Arozarena | TB | CF,LF | 86 | B |
Kyle Schwarber | PHI | LF,DH | 86 | B |
Will Smith | LAD | C | 85 | B |
Jazz Chisholm Jr. | MIA | CF | 84 | B |
Ozzie Albies | ATL | 2B | 83 | B |
Bryce Harper | PHI | 1B,DH | 83 | B |
Tyler O’Neill | BOS | LF,CF,RF | 82 | B |
Corey Seager | TEX | SS | 82 | B |
Bryan Reynolds | PIT | CF,DH,LF,RF | 82 | B |
Teoscar Hernandez | LAD | DH,LF,RF | 81 | B |
Christian Yelich | MIL | LF,DH | 80 | B |
CJ Abrams | WSH | SS | 80 | B |
Rafael Devers | BOS | 3B,DH | 80 | B |
Francisco Lindor | NYM | SS | 79 | C |
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 1B,DH | 79 | C |
George Springer | TOR | RF,DH | 79 | C |
Salvador Perez | KC | C,1B,DH | 79 | C |
Pete Alonso | NYM | 1B | 79 | C |
Jose Altuve | HOU | 2B | 78 | C |
Spencer Steer | CIN | 1B,2B,3B,LF | 77 | C |
Anthony Santander | BAL | 1B,RF,DH | 76 | C |
Marcus Semien | TEX | 2B | 76 | C |
Josh Naylor | CLE | 1B,DH | 76 | C |
Jarren Duran | BOS | LF,CF | 76 | C |
Starling Marte | NYM | DH,RF | 76 | C |
Cody Bellinger | CHC | 1B,CF,DH | 76 | C |
Evan Carter | TEX | LF,RF | 76 | C |
Jorge Soler | SF | RF,DH | 75 | C |
MJ Melendez | KC | C,LF,RF | 75 | C |
Ha-Seong Kim | SD | 2B,3B,SS | 75 | C |
Cal Raleigh | SEA | C | 75 | C |
Nick Castellanos | PHI | RF | 74 | C |
Cedric Mullins II | BAL | CF | 74 | C |
Taylor Ward | LAA | LF | 74 | C |
Seiya Suzuki | CHC | RF | 74 | C |
Marcell Ozuna | ATL | LF,DH | 73 | C |
Brandon Nimmo | NYM | LF,CF | 73 | C |
Ian Happ | CHC | DH,LF | 73 | C |
Logan O’Hoppe | LAA | C | 73 | C |
Jackson Chourio | MIL | CF,LF,RF | 73 | C |
Riley Greene | DET | CF,DH,LF,RF | 73 | C |
Yainer Diaz | HOU | C,1B,DH | 73 | C |
Bo Bichette | TOR | SS | 72 | C |
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | ARI | LF,DH | 72 | C |
Alex Bregman | HOU | 3B | 72 | C |
Nolan Arenado | STL | 3B | 72 | C |
Manny Machado | SD | 3B,DH | 72 | C |
Ketel Marte | ARI | 2B,DH | 71 | C |
Nico Hoerner | CHC | 2B,SS | 71 | C |
Christian Walker | ARI | 1B | 71 | C |
Lars Nootbaar | STL | LF,CF,RF | 71 | C |
Gabriel Moreno | ARI | C | 71 | C |
Jonah Heim | TEX | C | 70 | C |
Daulton Varsho | TOR | LF,CF | 70 | C |
Christopher Morel | CHC | 2B,3B,CF,DH,MI,OF,RF | 70 | C |
Paul Goldschmidt | STL | 1B,DH | 70 | C |
Mitch Garver | SEA | C,DH | 70 | C |
Oneil Cruz | PIT | SS | 69 | D |
Willy Adames | MIL | SS | 69 | D |
Anthony Volpe | NYY | SS | 69 | D |
Josh Lowe | TB | CF,RF,DH | 69 | D |
Andres Gimenez | CLE | 2B | 69 | D |
Isaac Paredes | TB | 1B,2B,3B | 68 | D |
Jackson Merrill | SD | SS,CF | 68 | D |
Alec Bohm | PHI | 1B,3B | 68 | D |
Xander Bogaerts | SD | 2B,SS | 68 | D |
Kerry Carpenter | DET | LF,RF,DH | 68 | D |
Jeremy Pena | HOU | SS | 68 | D |
Ceddanne Rafaela | BOS | 2B,CF,SS | 68 | D |
Vinnie Pasquantino | KC | 1B,DH | 68 | D |
Jake Fraley | CIN | LF,RF,DH | 68 | D |
Luis Campusano | SD | C | 67 | D |
Justin Turner | TOR | 1B,2B,3B,DH | 67 | D |
Ryan Jeffers | MIN | C,DH | 67 | D |
Jo Adell | LAA | CF,RF | 67 | D |
Bryan De La Cruz | MIA | LF,RF,DH | 67 | D |
Colton Cowser | BAL | LF,CF,RF | 67 | D |
Brent Rooker | OAK | LF,RF,DH | 66 | D |
Brendan Donovan | STL | 1B,2B,CI,DH,LF,RF | 66 | D |
Mark Canha | DET | 1B,DH,LF,RF | 66 | D |
Sal Frelick | MIL | CF,LF,RF | 66 | D |
Giancarlo Stanton | NYY | RF,DH | 66 | D |
Ezequiel Tovar | COL | SS | 66 | D |
Bryson Stott | PHI | 2B,SS | 66 | D |
Jack Suwinski | PIT | LF,CF,RF | 65 | D |
Gleyber Torres | NYY | 2B | 65 | D |
Jose Siri | TB | CF | 65 | D |
Yandy Diaz | TB | 1B,3B,DH | 65 | D |
Elias Diaz | COL | C,DH | 65 | D |
Jeff McNeil | NYM | 2B,LF,RF | 65 | D |
Keibert Ruiz | WSH | C | 65 | D |
Luis Arraez | SD | 1B,2B,DH | 65 | D |
Brenton Doyle | COL | CF | 65 | D |
Will Benson | CIN | LF,CF,RF | 65 | D |
Mitch Haniger | SEA | DH,LF,RF | 65 | D |
Andy Pages | LAD | CF,RF | 64 | D |
Wilyer Abreu | BOS | LF,CF,RF | 64 | D |
Tyler Stephenson | CIN | C,DH | 64 | D |
Leody Taveras | TEX | CF | 64 | D |
Bo Naylor | CLE | C | 64 | D |
Luis Rengifo | LAA | 2B,3B,OF,RF,SS | 64 | D |
Brandon Marsh | PHI | LF,CF | 64 | D |
Max Kepler | MIN | RF | 64 | D |
Jordan Westburg | BAL | 2B,3B | 64 | D |
Jake Burger | MIA | 1B,3B,DH | 64 | D |
Charlie Blackmon | COL | RF,DH | 64 | D |
Esteury Ruiz | OAK | LF,CF,RF | 64 | D |
Spencer Torkelson | DET | 1B | 64 | D |
Ryan McMahon | COL | 2B,3B | 64 | D |
Edouard Julien | MIN | 2B,DH | 64 | D |
Ivan Herrera | STL | C | 63 | D |
Alex Verdugo | NYY | LF,RF | 63 | D |
Ryan O’Hearn | BAL | 1B,DH,RF | 63 | D |
Ryan Mountcastle | BAL | 1B,DH | 63 | D |
Alejandro Kirk | TOR | C | 63 | D |
Eloy Jimenez | CWS | RF,DH | 63 | D |
Maikel Garcia | KC | 3B,SS | 63 | D |
Whit Merrifield | PHI | 2B,3B,LF | 62 | D |
Matt Chapman | SF | 3B | 62 | D |
Michael Busch | CHC | 1B,3B | 62 | D |
Shea Langeliers | OAK | C | 62 | D |
Jarred Kelenic | ATL | LF,CF,RF | 62 | D |
Alex Kirilloff | MIN | 1B,DH,LF,RF | 62 | D |
Andrew Benintendi | CWS | LF | 62 | D |
J.D. Martinez | NYM | LF,DH | 62 | D |
Edward Olivares | PIT | DH,LF,RF | 61 | D |
Brice Turang | MIL | 2B,SS | 61 | D |
Danny Jansen | TOR | C | 61 | D |
LaMonte Wade Jr. | SF | 1B,LF,RF | 61 | D |
Harrison Bader | NYM | CF | 61 | D |
Gavin Lux | LAD | 2B,LF,OF | 61 | D |
Ramon Laureano | CLE | CF,RF | 61 | D |
Jeimer Candelario | CIN | 1B,3B | 61 | D |
Hunter Renfroe | KC | 1B,RF | 61 | D |
Zach Neto | LAA | SS | 61 | D |
Travis d’Arnaud | ATL | C | 61 | D |
Carlos Correa | MIN | SS | 61 | D |
Willi Castro | MIN | 2B,3B,CF,LF,SS | 61 | D |
Nelson Velazquez | KC | LF,RF,DH | 61 | D |
Joc Pederson | ARI | LF,DH | 61 | D |
Nathaniel Lowe | TEX | 1B | 60 | D |
Andrew Vaughn | CWS | 1B | 60 | D |
Austin Wells | NYY | C | 60 | D |
Gary Sanchez | MIL | C,DH | 60 | D |
Josh Bell | MIA | 1B,DH | 60 | D |
Thairo Estrada | SF | 2B,SS | 60 | D |
Jordan Beck | COL | CF,LF,RF | 60 | D |
Mickey Moniak | LAA | LF,CF,RF | 60 | D |
Connor Wong | BOS | C | 60 | D |
Jesus Sanchez | MIA | LF,CF,RF | 60 | D |
Amed Rosario | TB | 2B,SS,RF | 60 | D |
Nolan Gorman | STL | 2B,3B,DH | 60 | D |
Anthony Rizzo | NYY | 1B | 60 | D |
Seth Brown | OAK | 1B,LF,RF | 60 | D |
Jose Caballero | TB | 2B,SS | 60 | D |
Joey Loperfido | HOU | 2B,CF,LF,RF | 60 | D |
Zack Gelof | OAK | 2B | 59 | F |
Luke Raley | SEA | 1B,LF,CF,RF | 59 | F |
Vaughn Grissom | BOS | 2B,SS | 59 | F |
Davis Schneider | TOR | 2B,LF | 59 | F |
Jake Rogers | DET | C | 59 | F |
Ty France | SEA | 1B | 59 | F |
Tommy Pham | CWS | LF,CF,RF,DH | 59 | F |
Eugenio Suarez | ARI | 3B | 59 | F |
Jorge Polanco | SEA | 2B,3B | 59 | F |
Jason Heyward | LAD | CF,RF | 58 | F |
Ezequiel Duran | TEX | 1B,3B,DH,LF,SS | 58 | F |
Johan Rojas | PHI | CF | 58 | F |
Mike Yastrzemski | SF | LF,CF,RF | 58 | F |
Cavan Biggio | TOR | 1B,2B,3B,RF | 58 | F |
Yan Gomes | CHC | C | 58 | F |
Kyle Isbel | KC | CF | 58 | F |
Jake McCarthy | ARI | CF,LF,RF | 58 | F |
Jake Cronenworth | SD | 1B,2B | 58 | F |
Jesse Winker | WSH | LF,DH | 58 | F |
Jonathan India | CIN | 2B,DH | 58 | F |
Adam Duvall | ATL | CF,LF,RF | 58 | F |
Colt Keith | DET | 2B,3B | 58 | F |
Orlando Arcia | ATL | SS | 58 | F |
Nick Senzel | WSH | 3B,CF,DH,LF,RF | 57 | F |
Josh Rojas | SEA | 2B,3B,LF | 57 | F |
Pete Crow-Armstrong | CHC | CF | 57 | F |
Connor Joe | PIT | 1B,LF,RF | 57 | F |
Miguel Amaya | CHC | C | 57 | F |
Gavin Sheets | CWS | 1B,RF,DH | 57 | F |
Luis Garcia | WSH | 2B | 57 | F |
Isiah Kiner-Falefa | TOR | 2B,3B,CF,LF | 57 | F |
Joey Gallo | WSH | 1B,LF,CF,RF | 57 | F |
Jurickson Profar | SD | LF | 57 | F |
Jon Berti | NYY | 2B,3B,SS,LF | 57 | F |
Masyn Winn | STL | SS | 57 | F |
Christian Bethancourt | MIA | C | 57 | F |
Zach McKinstry | DET | 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF | 57 | F |
Tyler Freeman | CLE | 2B,3B,CF,MI,SS | 57 | F |
Mauricio Dubon | HOU | 2B,SS,LF,CF | 57 | F |
Brendan Rodgers | COL | 2B | 57 | F |
Wilmer Flores | SF | 1B,3B,DH | 56 | F |
Nolan Schanuel | LAA | 1B | 56 | F |
Trent Grisham | NYY | CF | 56 | F |
Sean Bouchard | COL | RF | 56 | F |
JJ Bleday | OAK | LF,CF,RF | 56 | F |
Matt Vierling | DET | 3B,LF,CF,RF | 56 | F |
Dylan Carlson | STL | CF,RF | 56 | F |
Harold Ramirez | TB | DH,LF,RF | 56 | F |
Brett Baty | NYM | 3B | 56 | F |
Kike Hernandez | LAD | 1B,2B,3B,CF,LF,SS | 56 | F |
Michael A. Taylor | PIT | CF | 56 | F |
Gabriel Arias | CLE | 1B,3B,OF,RF,SS | 56 | F |
Freddy Fermin | KC | C | 56 | F |
Richie Palacios | TB | 2B,CF,LF,RF | 56 | F |
Nick Fortes | MIA | C | 56 | F |
Patrick Wisdom | CHC | 1B,3B,OF | 56 | F |
Jose Trevino | NYY | C | 56 | F |
Javier Baez | DET | SS | 56 | F |
Eddie Rosario | WSH | CF,LF,RF | 56 | F |
Blake Sabol | SF | C,LF | 56 | F |
Michael Massey | KC | 2B | 55 | F |
Jacob Young | WSH | CF | 55 | F |
Wenceel Perez | DET | 2B,CF,RF | 55 | F |
Alec Burleson | STL | 1B,LF,RF,DH | 55 | F |
Luis Matos | SF | LF,CF,RF | 55 | F |
Will Brennan | CLE | CF,DH,LF,RF | 55 | F |
Andrew McCutchen | PIT | RF,DH | 55 | F |
Carson Kelly | DET | C | 55 | F |
Kevin Kiermaier | TOR | CF | 55 | F |
Estevan Florial | CLE | CF,DH,LF,RF | 55 | F |
Manuel Margot | MIN | CF,LF,RF | 55 | F |
Rowdy Tellez | PIT | 1B,DH | 55 | F |
Randal Grichuk | ARI | LF,CF,RF | 55 | F |
Victor Robles | WSH | CF | 55 | F |
Christian Vazquez | MIN | C | 55 | F |
Carlos Santana | MIN | 1B | 55 | F |
Andrew Knizner | TEX | C | 54 | F |
Tyler Soderstrom | OAK | C,1B | 54 | F |
Yasmani Grandal | PIT | C | 54 | F |
Victor Caratini | HOU | C | 54 | F |
Joey Meneses | WSH | 1B,DH | 54 | F |
Brayan Rocchio | CLE | 3B,SS | 54 | F |
Nick Gordon | MIA | 2B,LF,CF | 54 | F |
J.D. Davis | OAK | 1B,3B,DH | 54 | F |
Oswaldo Cabrera | NYY | 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF | 54 | F |
Elehuris Montero | COL | 1B,3B,DH | 54 | F |
Jake Meyers | HOU | CF | 54 | F |
Jared Triolo | PIT | 1B,2B,3B | 54 | F |
Tyrone Taylor | NYM | CF,DH,LF,RF | 54 | F |
Kyle Manzardo | CLE | 1B,DH | 54 | F |
Adam Frazier | KC | 2B,DH,OF | 54 | F |
Martin Maldonado | CWS | C | 53 | F |
Jake Bauers | MIL | 1B,LF,RF | 53 | F |
Dairon Blanco | KC | LF,CF,RF | 53 | F |
Reese McGuire | BOS | C | 53 | F |
Jorge Mateo | BAL | 2B,SS | 53 | F |
Garrett Hampson | KC | 2B,SS,LF,CF,RF | 53 | F |
Kyle Higashioka | SD | C | 53 | F |
Dylan Moore | SEA | 2B,CI,LF,SS | 53 | F |
Joey Ortiz | MIL | 2B,3B | 53 | F |
Luke Maile | CIN | C | 53 | F |
Andy Ibanez | DET | 2B,3B,LF,OF,RF | 53 | F |
Robbie Grossman | TEX | LF,RF,DH | 52 | F |
Korey Lee | CWS | C | 52 | F |
Omar Narvaez | NYM | C | 52 | F |
Gio Urshela | DET | 1B,3B,SS | 52 | F |
David Fry | CLE | 1B,C,DH,LF,RF | 52 | F |
Joey Bart | PIT | C | 52 | F |
DJ Stewart | NYM | DH,RF | 52 | F |
Kyle Farmer | MIN | 2B,3B,SS | 52 | F |
Abraham Toro | OAK | 1B,2B,3B,DH | 52 | F |
Mike Tauchman | CHC | CF,LF,RF | 52 | F |
Riley Adams | WSH | C | 52 | F |
Jacob Hurtubise | CIN | CF,LF,OF,RF | 52 | F |
Jonathan Aranda | TB | 1B | 52 | F |
Travis Jankowski | TEX | CF,DH,LF,RF | 51 | F |
Josh Smith | TEX | 3B,SS,LF | 51 | F |
Marco Luciano | SF | SS | 51 | F |
Garrett Cooper | BOS | 1B,DH | 51 | F |
Trevor Larnach | MIN | DH,LF,RF | 51 | F |
Jonny DeLuca | TB | LF,CF,RF | 51 | F |
Tyler Fitzgerald | SF | CF,SS | 51 | F |
Miles Mastrobuoni | CHC | 2B,3B,RF | 51 | F |
Jose Azocar | SD | LF,CF,RF | 51 | F |
Blake Perkins | MIL | LF,CF,RF | 51 | F |
Daniel Vogelbach | TOR | DH | 51 | F |
Jose Miranda | MIN | 3B | 50 | F |
Trey Cabbage | HOU | 1B,LF,RF | 50 | F |
Santiago Espinal | CIN | 2B,3B,SS | 50 | F |
Luis Urias | SEA | 2B,3B | 50 | F |
Mark Vientos | NYM | 1B,3B,DH | 50 | F |
Paul DeJong | CWS | SS | 50 | F |
Ramon Urias | BAL | 1B,2B,3B | 50 | F |
Jacob Stallings | COL | C | 50 | F |
Austin Martin | MIN | 2B,CF,LF,SS | 50 | F |
Ildemaro Vargas | WSH | 2B,3B,LF,SS | 49 | F |
Romy Gonzalez | BOS | 2B,OF,SS | 49 | F |
Zach Remillard | CWS | 2B,3B,OF | 49 | F |
Austin Hedges | CLE | C | 49 | F |
Donovan Solano | SD | 1B,2B,3B | 49 | F |
Vidal Brujan | MIA | 2B,3B,SS | 49 | F |
Andruw Monasterio | MIL | 2B,3B,SS | 49 | F |
Owen Miller | MIL | 1B,2B,3B | 49 | F |
Cristian Pache | PHI | LF,CF | 49 | F |
Tucker Barnhart | ARI | C | 49 | F |
Kevin Pillar | LAA | CF,LF,RF | 49 | F |
Matt Carpenter | STL | 1B,DH | 48 | F |
Alex Jackson | TB | C | 48 | F |
Dominic Smith | BOS | 1B | 48 | F |
Tomas Nido | NYM | C | 47 | F |
Nick Madrigal | CHC | 2B,3B | 47 | F |
Nicky Lopez | CWS | 2B,3B,SS | 47 | F |
Emmanuel Rivera | MIA | 1B,3B | 47 | F |
Jon Singleton | HOU | 1B | 47 | F |
Blaze Alexander | ARI | 2B,DH,SS | 46 | F |
Mike Ford | CIN | 1B,DH | 46 | F |
Zack Short | ATL | 2B,3B,SS | 46 | F |
Ernie Clement | TOR | 2B,3B,SS | 46 | F |
Kevin Newman | ARI | 1B,2B,3B,SS | 46 | F |
Alan Trejo | COL | 2B,3B,SS | 45 | F |
Edmundo Sosa | PHI | 3B,SS | 44 | F |
Luis Guillorme | LAA | 2B,3B | 44 | F |
Brandon Crawford | STL | SS | 44 | F |
Kyren Paris | LAA | 2B,SS | 43 | F |
Alan Trejo | COL | 2B,3B,SS | 45 | F |
Miguel Rojas | LAD | SS | 45 | F |
Luis Guillorme | ATL | 2B,3B | 45 | F |
Pablo Reyes | BOS | 2B,3B,SS | 44 | F |
Oliver Dunn | MIL | 2B,3B | 44 | F |
Tyler Wade | SD | 3B,SS | 42 | F |
Week 9 Waiver Wire | Must-Have Players for Your Roster
Joey P. is here to share his favorite Waiver Wire pickups heading into Week 8 of your fantasy baseball season!
Reese Olson, SP, Detroit Tigers: Despite being winless (0-4) in eight starts, Olson has strong peripheral stats with a 2.09 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 41 strikeouts, and only 32 hits allowed in 47 innings. He is valuable for spot starts and two-start weeks.
Ceddanne Rafaela, OF/SS, Boston Red Sox: After a slow start, Rafaela is improving, hitting .275 in May with two doubles and two homers. His dual-position eligibility makes him a versatile addition, especially with the Red Sox committed to his development.
Check out the Week 9 Waiver Wire video for the rest of the list and Joey P’s breakdowns!
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