Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Grades & Start/Sit Advice: Week 16 (7/8-7/21)

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 grades for Fantasy Baseball Week 16.

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Fantasy Baseball Weekly Player Rankings & Grades

Let’s take a look at our weekly rankings and grades for all fantasy-relevant players.

Name Team Position Score Grade
Aaron Judge NYY CF,RF,DH 100 A
Yordan Alvarez HOU LF,DH 100 A
Juan Soto NYY LF,RF 100 A
Bobby Witt Jr. KC SS 100 A
Shohei Ohtani LAD DH 100 A
Jose Ramirez CLE 3B,DH 97 A
Marcell Ozuna ATL LF,DH 96 A
Adley Rutschman BAL C,DH 95 A
Gunnar Henderson BAL 3B,SS 95 A
William Contreras MIL C,DH 95 A
Julio Rodriguez SEA CF 94 A
Christian Yelich MIL LF,DH 90 A
Elly De La Cruz CIN 3B,SS 90 A
Freddie Freeman LAD 1B 90 A
Matt Olson ATL 1B 88 B
Corey Seager TEX DH,SS 86 B
Bryan Reynolds PIT CF,DH,LF,RF 86 B
Ozzie Albies ATL 2B 86 B
Luis Robert Jr. CWS CF 85 B
Will Smith LAD C 85 B
Salvador Perez KC C,1B,DH 85 B
Teoscar Hernandez LAD DH,LF,RF 84 B
Rafael Devers BOS 3B,DH 83 B
Adolis Garcia TEX CF,DH,RF 82 B
Spencer Steer CIN 1B,2B,3B,LF 82 B
Jarren Duran BOS LF,CF 82 B
Seiya Suzuki CHC DH,RF 81 B
Cody Bellinger CHC 1B,CF,DH,RF 81 B
Marcus Semien TEX 2B 81 B
Randy Arozarena TB CF,LF 81 B
Corbin Carroll ARI LF,CF,RF 80 B
Trea Turner PHI SS 80 B
CJ Abrams WSH SS 80 B
Francisco Lindor NYM SS 80 B
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1B,DH 79 C
Jazz Chisholm Jr. MIA CF 79 C
Pete Alonso NYM 1B 79 C
Austin Riley ATL 3B 79 C
Jose Altuve HOU 2B 78 C
Tyler O’Neill BOS CF,DH,LF,RF 77 C
James Wood WSH CF,OF,RF 77 C
Taylor Ward LAA DH,LF 77 C
Steven Kwan CLE LF 77 C
Ketel Marte ARI 2B,DH 77 C
Lane Thomas WSH CF,RF 76 C
Yainer Diaz HOU C,1B,DH 76 C
Logan O’Hoppe LAA C 75 C
Josh Naylor CLE 1B,DH 75 C
David Fry CLE 1B,C,DH,LF,RF 75 C
Riley Greene DET CF,DH,LF,RF 75 C
George Springer TOR RF,DH 75 C
Anthony Santander BAL 1B,RF,DH 75 C
Nick Castellanos PHI RF 74 C
Brandon Nimmo NYM LF,CF 74 C
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ARI LF,DH 73 C
Nico Hoerner CHC 2B,SS 73 C
Sean Murphy ATL C 73 C
Manny Machado SD 3B,DH 73 C
Bo Bichette TOR SS 73 C
Cedric Mullins II BAL CF 72 C
Ian Happ CHC DH,LF 72 C
Jorge Soler SF RF,DH 72 C
Christian Walker ARI 1B 72 C
Willy Adames MIL SS 71 C
Ceddanne Rafaela BOS 2B,CF,SS 71 C
Nolan Arenado STL 3B 71 C
Eloy Jimenez CWS RF,DH 71 C
Jackson Chourio MIL CF,LF,RF 71 C
Cal Raleigh SEA C,DH 71 C
Andres Gimenez CLE 2B 71 C
Lars Nootbaar STL LF,CF,RF 70 C
Jonah Heim TEX C,DH 70 C
Ha-Seong Kim SD 2B,3B,SS 70 C
Willson Contreras STL C,DH 70 C
Daulton Varsho TOR LF,CF 70 C
Oneil Cruz PIT SS 70 C
Jo Adell LAA CF,DH,RF 69 D
Ezequiel Tovar COL SS 69 D
Paul Goldschmidt STL 1B,DH 69 D
Gabriel Moreno ARI C 69 D
Wyatt Langford TEX DH,LF 69 D
Alec Burleson STL 1B,LF,RF,DH 69 D
Alec Bohm PHI 1B,3B 69 D
Yandy Diaz TB 1B,3B,DH 69 D
Bryson Stott PHI 2B,SS 69 D
Mark Canha DET 1B,DH,LF,RF 68 D
Anthony Volpe NYY SS 68 D
Luis Arraez SD 1B,2B,DH 68 D
Christopher Morel CHC 2B,3B,CF,DH,MI,OF,RF 68 D
Jose Caballero TB 2B,3B,SS 68 D
J.D. Martinez NYM LF,DH 68 D
Heliot Ramos SF CF,LF,RF 68 D
Jake Fraley CIN LF,RF,DH 67 D
Jeremy Pena HOU SS 67 D
Andy Pages LAD CF,RF 67 D
Francisco Alvarez NYM C 67 D
Josh Lowe TB CF,RF,DH 67 D
Keibert Ruiz WSH C,DH 67 D
Wilyer Abreu BOS LF,CF,RF 67 D
Byron Buxton MIN CF,DH 67 D
Brandon Marsh PHI LF,CF 67 D
Chas McCormick HOU LF,CF,RF 67 D
Brenton Doyle COL CF 67 D
Brent Rooker OAK LF,RF,DH 67 D
Ryan McMahon COL 2B,3B 67 D
Ryan Jeffers MIN C,DH 67 D
Isaac Paredes TB 1B,2B,3B,DH 67 D
Nolan Jones COL 1B,LF,RF 67 D
Brendan Donovan STL 1B,2B,3B,DH,LF,RF 67 D
Colton Cowser BAL LF,CF,RF 67 D
Vinnie Pasquantino KC 1B,DH 66 D
Ryan O’Hearn BAL 1B,DH,LF,RF 66 D
Tyler Stephenson CIN C,DH 66 D
Shea Langeliers OAK C 66 D
MJ Melendez KC C,LF,RF 66 D
Alex Bregman HOU 3B 66 D
Jurickson Profar SD DH,LF 66 D
Max Kepler MIN RF 66 D
Rhys Hoskins MIL 1B,DH 66 D
Mitch Garver SEA C,DH 65 D
Masataka Yoshida BOS LF,DH 65 D
Dansby Swanson CHC SS 65 D
Gleyber Torres NYY 2B 65 D
Ryan Mountcastle BAL 1B,DH 65 D
Jackson Merrill SD SS,CF 65 D
Sal Frelick MIL CF,LF,RF 65 D
Leody Taveras TEX CF 64 D
Wenceel Perez DET 2B,CF,RF 64 D
Maikel Garcia KC 2B,3B,SS 64 D
Tommy Pham CWS LF,CF,RF,DH 64 D
Amed Rosario TB 2B,3B,DH,RF,SS 64 D
Charlie Blackmon COL RF,DH 64 D
Bryan De La Cruz MIA LF,RF,DH 64 D
Nathaniel Lowe TEX 1B 64 D
Brice Turang MIL 2B,SS 63 D
Will Benson CIN LF,CF,RF 63 D
Jake Burger MIA 1B,3B,DH 63 D
Alex Verdugo NYY CF,LF,RF 63 D
Luke Raley SEA 1B,LF,CF,RF 63 D
Masyn Winn STL SS 63 D
Jordan Westburg BAL 2B,3B 63 D
Davis Schneider TOR 2B,LF 63 D
Carlos Correa MIN SS 63 D
Bo Naylor CLE C 62 D
David Hamilton BOS 2B,SS 62 D
Paul DeJong CWS SS 62 D
Mitch Haniger SEA DH,LF,RF 62 D
Ke’Bryan Hayes PIT 3B 62 D
Matt Vierling DET 3B,LF,CF,RF 62 D
Alek Thomas ARI CF 62 D
Jack Suwinski PIT LF,CF,RF 62 D
Elias Diaz COL C,DH 62 D
Jeimer Candelario CIN 1B,3B,DH 62 D
Matt Chapman SF 3B 62 D
Jarred Kelenic ATL LF,CF,RF 62 D
Jeff McNeil NYM 2B,LF,RF 62 D
Andrew Benintendi CWS LF 62 D
Harrison Bader NYM CF 62 D
Alejandro Kirk TOR C 61 D
Joc Pederson ARI LF,DH 61 D
Jonathan India CIN 2B,DH 61 D
Jesus Sanchez MIA CF,DH,LF,RF 61 D
Hunter Renfroe KC 1B,RF 61 D
Connor Wong BOS C,DH 61 D
Whit Merrifield PHI 2B,3B,LF 61 D
Patrick Bailey SF C 61 D
Heston Kjerstad BAL DH,OF 61 D
Zach Neto LAA SS 61 D
Joey Loperfido HOU 2B,CF,LF,RF 61 D
Michael Conforto SF LF,RF 61 D
Travis d’Arnaud ATL C 61 D
Jose Siri TB CF 61 D
Gavin Lux LAD 2B,LF,OF 60 D
Ivan Herrera STL C,DH 60 D
Ben Rice NYY 1B,C 60 D
Adam Duvall ATL CF,LF,RF 60 D
Austin Hays BAL LF,CF 60 D
Edward Olivares PIT DH,LF,RF 60 D
Nolan Gorman STL 2B,3B,DH 60 D
Zack Gelof OAK 2B 59 F
Josh Bell MIA 1B,DH 59 F
Jake Cronenworth SD 1B,2B 59 F
Mark Vientos NYM 1B,3B,DH 59 F
Connor Joe PIT 1B,LF,RF 59 F
Mickey Moniak LAA LF,CF,RF 59 F
Garrett Mitchell MIL CF 59 F
Willi Castro MIN 2B,3B,CF,LF,SS 59 F
J.P. Crawford SEA SS 59 F
Andrew Vaughn CWS 1B,DH 59 F
Johan Rojas PHI CF 59 F
Kyle Isbel KC CF 58 F
Danny Jansen TOR C 58 F
Jake Rogers DET C 58 F
Luis Garcia WSH 2B 58 F
LaMonte Wade Jr. SF 1B,LF,RF 58 F
Nick Gonzales PIT 2B,SS 58 F
Austin Wells NYY C 58 F
Luis Matos SF LF,CF,RF 58 F
Jason Heyward LAD CF,RF 58 F
Mike Yastrzemski SF LF,CF,RF 58 F
Orlando Arcia ATL SS 58 F
Ramon Laureano ATL CF,RF 58 F
Ty France SEA 1B 57 F
Jake McCarthy ARI CF,LF,RF 57 F
Josh Rojas SEA 2B,3B,LF 57 F
Zach McKinstry DET 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF 57 F
Nick Senzel WSH 3B,CF,DH,LF,RF 57 F
Tyler Soderstrom OAK C,1B 57 F
DJ LeMahieu NYY 1B,2B,3B 57 F
Patrick Wisdom CHC 1B,3B,DH,OF 57 F
Miguel Vargas LAD 2B,LF 57 F
Tyler Freeman CLE 2B,3B,CF,MI,SS 57 F
Eugenio Suarez ARI 3B 57 F
Jorge Polanco SEA 2B,3B 57 F
Brandon Lowe TB 2B,DH 57 F
Lawrence Butler OAK CF,RF 56 F
Richie Palacios TB 2B,CF,LF,RF 56 F
Miguel Amaya CHC C 56 F
Chris Taylor LAD 2B,3B,LF,SS 56 F
Michael Busch CHC 1B,3B 56 F
Colt Keith DET 2B,3B,DH 56 F
Jose Trevino NYY C 56 F
Michael A. Taylor PIT CF 56 F
Korey Lee CWS C,DH 56 F
Mauricio Dubon HOU 1B,2B,CF,LF,RF,SS 56 F
Freddy Fermin KC C 56 F
Dominic Canzone SEA LF,RF 56 F
Brendan Rodgers COL 2B 56 F
Brandon Drury LAA 1B,2B,DH 56 F
Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC CF 56 F
Dylan Carlson STL CF,LF,RF 56 F
Kike Hernandez LAD 1B,2B,3B,CF,LF,SS 56 F
Nolan Schanuel LAA 1B 55 F
Nick Fortes MIA C 55 F
Geraldo Perdomo ARI 2B,3B,SS 55 F
Brayan Rocchio CLE 3B,SS 55 F
JJ Bleday OAK LF,CF,RF 55 F
Noelvi Marte CIN 3B 55 F
Andrew McCutchen PIT RF,DH 55 F
Trent Grisham NYY CF 55 F
Carson Kelly DET C 55 F
Jesse Winker WSH LF,DH 55 F
Victor Robles SEA CF,LF,RF 55 F
Christian Vazquez MIN C 55 F
Kevin Kiermaier TOR CF 55 F
Hunter Goodman COL 1B,C,DH,RF 54 F
Ben Rortvedt TB C 54 F
Jake Meyers HOU CF 54 F
Gabriel Arias CLE 1B,2B,3B,OF,RF,SS 54 F
Vidal Brujan MIA 2B,3B,OF,SS 54 F
Justyn-Henry Malloy DET 3B,DH,LF,OF 54 F
Jake Bauers MIL 1B,LF,RF 54 F
Harold Ramirez WSH DH,LF,RF 54 F
Cavan Biggio LAD 1B,2B,3B,RF 54 F
Jorge Mateo BAL 2B,SS 53 F
Yasmani Grandal PIT C 53 F
Randal Grichuk ARI CF,DH,LF,RF 53 F
Andy Ibanez DET 1B,2B,3B,LF,OF,RF 53 F
Rowdy Tellez PIT 1B,DH 53 F
Dylan Moore SEA 2B,3B,LF,SS 53 F
Luke Maile CIN C 53 F
Kyle Higashioka SD C 53 F
J.D. Davis NYY 1B,3B,DH 53 F
Manuel Margot MIN CF,DH,LF,RF 53 F
Gavin Sheets CWS 1B,RF,DH 53 F
Oswaldo Cabrera NYY 2B,3B,LF,MI,RF,SS 53 F
Tyrone Taylor NYM CF,DH,LF,RF 53 F
Andrew Knizner TEX C 53 F
Carlos Santana MIN 1B 53 F
Miguel Andujar OAK LF,RF 52 F
Santiago Espinal CIN 2B,3B,DH,SS 52 F
Reese McGuire BOS C 52 F
Nick Gordon MIA 2B,LF,CF 52 F
Jared Triolo PIT 1B,2B,3B 52 F
Stuart Fairchild CIN CF,DH,LF,RF 52 F
Michael Toglia COL 1B,RF 52 F
Mike Tauchman CHC CF,DH,LF,RF 52 F
Michael Massey KC 2B,DH 52 F
Blake Dunn CIN CF,LF,OF 52 F
DJ Stewart NYM DH,LF,RF 51 F
Joey Bart PIT C 51 F
Travis Jankowski TEX CF,DH,LF,RF 51 F
James McCann BAL C 51 F
Kyle Farmer MIN 2B,3B,SS 51 F
Gio Urshela DET 1B,3B,SS 51 F
Spencer Horwitz TOR 1B,2B,DH 51 F
Addison Barger TOR 3B,LF,RF,SS 51 F
Miles Mastrobuoni CHC 2B,3B,RF,SS 51 F
Blake Perkins MIL LF,CF,RF 51 F
Josh Smith TEX 3B,SS,LF 51 F
Jacob Young WSH CF 51 F
Jonny DeLuca TB LF,CF,RF 51 F
Austin Martin MIN 2B,CF,LF,SS 50 F
David Peralta SD DH,LF,RF 50 F
Trevor Larnach MIN DH,LF,RF 50 F
Akil Baddoo DET LF 50 F
Tyler Fitzgerald SF 2B,CF,SS 50 F
Matt Thaiss LAA C 50 F
Austin Slater SF LF,CF,RF 50 F
Brooks Lee MIN SS 50 F
Nick Martini CIN DH,LF,RF 50 F
Trey Cabbage HOU 1B,LF,RF 50 F
Ramon Urias BAL 1B,2B,3B 50 F
Taylor Walls TB 2B,3B,SS 50 F
Nick Loftin KC 1B,2B,3B 50 F
Miguel Sano LAA 1B,3B,DH 50 F
Austin Hedges CLE C 49 F
Romy Gonzalez BOS 1B,2B,OF,SS 49 F
Dominic Smith BOS 1B 49 F
Jose Miranda MIN 1B,3B,DH 49 F
Ildemaro Vargas WSH 2B,3B,LF,SS 49 F
Jacob Stallings COL C 49 F
Austin Barnes LAD C 49 F
Nick Ahmed SF SS 49 F
Andruw Monasterio MIL 2B,3B,SS 49 F
Kevin Pillar LAA CF,DH,LF,RF 49 F
Donovan Solano SD 1B,2B,3B,DH 48 F
Jose Herrera ARI C 48 F
Matt Carpenter STL 1B,DH 47 F
Enmanuel Valdez BOS 2B 47 F
Brett Sullivan SD C 47 F
Alex Jackson TB C 47 F
Nicky Lopez CWS 2B,3B,SS 47 F
Tomas Nido CHC C 46 F
Jon Singleton HOU 1B,DH 46 F
Emmanuel Rivera MIA 1B,3B 46 F
Xavier Edwards MIA 2B,SS 46 F
Kevin Newman ARI 1B,2B,3B,SS 46 F
Zack Short ATL 2B,3B,SS 45 F
Ryan Bliss SEA 2B,SS 45 F
Ernie Clement TOR 2B,3B,SS 45 F
Miguel Rojas LAD 2B,3B,SS 45 F
Brandon Crawford STL SS 44 F
Lenyn Sosa CWS 2B,3B 43 F

Fantasy Baseball Prospects to Stash

Another week, another prospect update, Join Joey P and The Welsh as they grab their shovels and pick axes and go prospecting to see what the minor leagues has to offer for your fantasy baseball team. What do you think of this week’s batch of prospects? You stashing any of these guys? Join the other Peanuts & Cracker Jacks down in the comments and let your voice be heard!

Timestamps:

0:0:41 – Brooks Lee (Minnesota Twins)

0:2:33 – Shane Baz (Tampa Bay Rays)

0:5:07 – Coby Mayo (Baltimore Orioles)

0:6:47 – Deyvison De Los Santos (Arizona Diamondbacks)

0:7:56 – Shay Whitcomb (Houston Astros)

0:8:48 – Conclusion

 


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