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 17.
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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 |
| Shohei Ohtani | LAD | DH | 100 | A |
| Juan Soto | NYY | LF,RF | 100 | A |
| Aaron Judge | NYY | CF,RF,DH | 100 | A |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | KC | SS | 100 | A |
| Yordan Alvarez | HOU | LF,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 | 91 | A |
| Freddie Freeman | LAD | 1B | 90 | A |
| Elly De La Cruz | CIN | 3B,SS | 90 | A |
| Matt Olson | ATL | 1B | 88 | B |
| Ozzie Albies | ATL | 2B | 86 | B |
| Kyle Schwarber | PHI | LF,DH | 86 | B |
| Bryan Reynolds | PIT | CF,DH,LF,RF | 86 | B |
| Corey Seager | TEX | DH,SS | 86 | B |
| Bryce Harper | PHI | 1B,DH | 85 | B |
| Will Smith | LAD | C | 85 | B |
| Salvador Perez | KC | C,1B,DH | 85 | B |
| Luis Robert Jr. | CWS | CF | 84 | B |
| Teoscar Hernandez | LAD | DH,LF,RF | 84 | B |
| Jarren Duran | BOS | LF,CF | 83 | B |
| Rafael Devers | BOS | 3B,DH | 83 | B |
| Spencer Steer | CIN | 1B,2B,3B,LF | 82 | B |
| Marcus Semien | TEX | 2B | 81 | B |
| Randy Arozarena | TB | CF,DH,LF | 81 | B |
| Adolis Garcia | TEX | CF,DH,RF | 81 | B |
| Seiya Suzuki | CHC | DH,RF | 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 |
| Austin Riley | ATL | 3B | 79 | C |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 1B,DH | 79 | C |
| Pete Alonso | NYM | 1B | 79 | C |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. | MIA | CF | 78 | C |
| Jose Altuve | HOU | 2B | 78 | C |
| Steven Kwan | CLE | LF | 77 | C |
| James Wood | WSH | CF,LF,RF | 77 | C |
| Tyler O’Neill | BOS | CF,DH,LF,RF | 77 | C |
| Taylor Ward | LAA | DH,LF | 77 | C |
| Ketel Marte | ARI | 2B,DH | 77 | C |
| Lane Thomas | WSH | CF,RF | 76 | C |
| Josh Naylor | CLE | 1B,DH | 76 | C |
| Yainer Diaz | HOU | C,1B,DH | 75 | C |
| Logan O’Hoppe | LAA | C | 75 | C |
| George Springer | TOR | RF,DH | 75 | C |
| Riley Greene | DET | CF,DH,LF,RF | 75 | C |
| Nick Castellanos | PHI | RF | 74 | C |
| Anthony Santander | BAL | 1B,RF,DH | 74 | C |
| Manny Machado | SD | 3B,DH | 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 |
| David Fry | CLE | 1B,C,DH,LF,RF | 73 | C |
| Jorge Soler | SF | RF,DH | 72 | C |
| Willy Adames | MIL | SS | 72 | C |
| Cedric Mullins II | BAL | CF | 72 | C |
| Cal Raleigh | SEA | C,DH | 72 | C |
| Ian Happ | CHC | DH,LF | 72 | C |
| Christian Walker | ARI | 1B | 72 | C |
| Eloy Jimenez | CWS | RF,DH | 71 | C |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | BOS | 2B,CF,SS | 71 | C |
| Alec Bohm | PHI | 1B,3B | 71 | C |
| Ha-Seong Kim | SD | 2B,3B,SS | 71 | C |
| Jackson Chourio | MIL | CF,LF,RF | 71 | C |
| Jonah Heim | TEX | C,DH | 70 | C |
| Oneil Cruz | PIT | SS | 70 | C |
| Andres Gimenez | CLE | 2B | 70 | C |
| Nolan Arenado | STL | 3B | 70 | C |
| Daulton Varsho | TOR | LF,CF | 70 | C |
| Willson Contreras | STL | C,DH | 70 | C |
| Lars Nootbaar | STL | LF,CF,RF | 70 | C |
| Jo Adell | LAA | CF,DH,RF | 69 | D |
| Yandy Diaz | TB | 1B,3B,DH | 69 | D |
| Paul Goldschmidt | STL | 1B,DH | 69 | D |
| Alec Burleson | STL | 1B,LF,RF,DH | 69 | D |
| Wyatt Langford | TEX | DH,LF | 69 | D |
| Gabriel Moreno | ARI | C | 69 | D |
| Bryson Stott | PHI | 2B,SS | 69 | D |
| J.D. Martinez | NYM | LF,DH | 68 | D |
| Francisco Alvarez | NYM | C | 68 | D |
| Christopher Morel | CHC | 2B,3B,CF,DH,MI,OF,RF | 68 | D |
| Heliot Ramos | SF | CF,LF,RF | 68 | D |
| Luis Arraez | SD | 1B,2B,DH | 68 | D |
| Anthony Volpe | NYY | SS | 68 | D |
| Mark Canha | DET | 1B,DH,LF,RF | 68 | D |
| Ezequiel Tovar | COL | SS | 68 | D |
| Keibert Ruiz | WSH | C,DH | 67 | D |
| Chas McCormick | HOU | LF,CF,RF | 67 | D |
| Ryan O’Hearn | BAL | 1B,DH,LF,RF | 67 | D |
| Josh Lowe | TB | CF,RF,DH | 67 | D |
| Isaac Paredes | TB | 1B,2B,3B,DH | 67 | D |
| Andy Pages | LAD | CF,RF | 67 | D |
| Ryan Jeffers | MIN | C,DH | 67 | D |
| Shea Langeliers | OAK | C | 67 | D |
| Jackson Merrill | SD | SS,CF | 67 | D |
| Brenton Doyle | COL | CF | 67 | D |
| Brendan Donovan | STL | 1B,2B,3B,DH,LF,RF | 67 | D |
| Ryan McMahon | COL | 2B,3B | 67 | D |
| Wilyer Abreu | BOS | LF,CF,RF | 67 | D |
| Colton Cowser | BAL | LF,CF,RF | 67 | D |
| Jake Fraley | CIN | LF,RF,DH | 67 | D |
| Brandon Marsh | PHI | LF,CF | 67 | D |
| Brent Rooker | OAK | LF,RF,DH | 67 | D |
| Byron Buxton | MIN | CF,DH | 67 | D |
| Jurickson Profar | SD | DH,LF | 66 | D |
| Mitch Garver | SEA | C,DH | 66 | D |
| Max Kepler | MIN | RF | 66 | D |
| Tyler Stephenson | CIN | C,DH | 66 | D |
| Jose Caballero | TB | 2B,3B,SS | 66 | D |
| Jeremy Pena | HOU | SS | 66 | D |
| Charlie Blackmon | COL | RF,DH | 65 | D |
| Masataka Yoshida | BOS | LF,DH | 65 | D |
| Nathaniel Lowe | TEX | 1B | 65 | D |
| Rhys Hoskins | MIL | 1B,DH | 65 | D |
| Luis Campusano | SD | C | 65 | D |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | KC | 1B,DH | 65 | D |
| Alex Bregman | HOU | 3B | 65 | D |
| Sal Frelick | MIL | CF,LF,RF | 65 | D |
| Ryan Mountcastle | BAL | 1B,DH | 65 | D |
| James Outman | LAD | LF,CF | 65 | D |
| Bryan De La Cruz | MIA | LF,RF,DH | 65 | D |
| Dansby Swanson | CHC | SS | 64 | D |
| Leody Taveras | TEX | CF | 64 | D |
| Wenceel Perez | DET | 2B,CF,RF | 64 | D |
| Tommy Pham | CWS | LF,CF,RF,DH | 64 | D |
| Matt Chapman | SF | 3B | 63 | D |
| Carlos Correa | MIN | SS | 63 | D |
| Brice Turang | MIL | 2B,SS | 63 | D |
| Gleyber Torres | NYY | 2B | 63 | D |
| Amed Rosario | TB | 2B,3B,DH,RF,SS | 63 | D |
| Davis Schneider | TOR | 2B,LF | 63 | D |
| Masyn Winn | STL | SS | 63 | D |
| Alex Verdugo | NYY | CF,LF,RF | 63 | D |
| Maikel Garcia | KC | 2B,3B,SS | 63 | D |
| Jordan Westburg | BAL | 2B,3B | 63 | D |
| Luke Raley | SEA | 1B,LF,CF,RF | 63 | D |
| Will Benson | CIN | LF,CF,RF | 63 | D |
| Jack Suwinski | PIT | LF,CF,RF | 62 | D |
| Harrison Bader | NYM | CF | 62 | D |
| Mitch Haniger | SEA | DH,LF,RF | 62 | D |
| Jeff McNeil | NYM | 2B,LF,RF | 62 | D |
| Bo Naylor | CLE | C | 62 | D |
| Alek Thomas | ARI | CF | 62 | D |
| Jake Burger | MIA | 1B,3B,DH | 62 | D |
| Mark Vientos | NYM | 1B,3B,DH | 62 | D |
| Ke’Bryan Hayes | PIT | 3B | 62 | D |
| Elias Diaz | COL | C,DH | 62 | D |
| Andrew Benintendi | CWS | LF | 62 | D |
| Jarred Kelenic | ATL | LF,CF,RF | 62 | D |
| Matt Vierling | DET | 3B,LF,CF,RF | 62 | D |
| Connor Wong | BOS | C,DH | 61 | D |
| Patrick Bailey | SF | C | 61 | D |
| Jonathan India | CIN | 2B,DH | 61 | D |
| Zach Neto | LAA | SS | 61 | D |
| Jesus Sanchez | MIA | CF,DH,LF,RF | 61 | D |
| Alejandro Kirk | TOR | C | 61 | D |
| Michael Conforto | SF | LF,RF | 61 | D |
| David Hamilton | BOS | 2B,SS | 61 | D |
| Hunter Renfroe | KC | 1B,RF | 61 | D |
| Joey Loperfido | HOU | 2B,CF,LF,RF | 61 | D |
| Joc Pederson | ARI | LF,DH | 61 | D |
| Jose Siri | TB | CF | 61 | D |
| Jeimer Candelario | CIN | 1B,3B,DH | 61 | D |
| Travis d’Arnaud | ATL | C | 61 | D |
| Justin Turner | TOR | 1B,2B,3B,DH | 60 | D |
| Nolan Gorman | STL | 2B,3B,DH | 60 | D |
| Austin Hays | BAL | LF,CF | 60 | D |
| Ben Rice | NYY | 1B,C | 60 | D |
| Gavin Lux | LAD | 2B,LF,OF | 60 | D |
| Matt Wallner | MIN | LF,RF | 60 | D |
| Paul DeJong | CWS | SS | 60 | D |
| Adam Duvall | ATL | CF,LF,RF | 60 | D |
| Joey Ortiz | MIL | 2B,3B | 60 | D |
| Mickey Moniak | LAA | LF,CF,RF | 59 | F |
| Garrett Mitchell | MIL | CF | 59 | F |
| Willi Castro | MIN | 2B,3B,CF,LF,SS | 59 | F |
| Andrew Vaughn | CWS | 1B,DH | 59 | F |
| Connor Joe | PIT | 1B,LF,RF | 59 | F |
| Zack Gelof | OAK | 2B | 59 | F |
| Johan Rojas | PHI | CF | 59 | F |
| Josh Bell | MIA | 1B,DH | 59 | F |
| J.P. Crawford | SEA | SS | 59 | F |
| Xander Bogaerts | SD | 2B,SS | 59 | F |
| Jake Cronenworth | SD | 1B,2B | 59 | F |
| Mike Yastrzemski | SF | LF,CF,RF | 58 | F |
| Will Brennan | CLE | CF,DH,LF,RF | 58 | F |
| Danny Jansen | TOR | C,DH | 58 | F |
| Jake Rogers | DET | C,DH | 58 | F |
| Kyle Isbel | KC | CF | 58 | F |
| Luis Garcia | WSH | 2B | 58 | F |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. | SF | 1B,LF,RF | 58 | F |
| Eddie Rosario | ATL | CF,DH,LF,RF | 58 | F |
| Luis Matos | SF | LF,CF,RF | 58 | F |
| Dairon Blanco | KC | CF,DH,LF,RF | 58 | F |
| Nick Senzel | CWS | 3B,CF,DH,LF,RF | 58 | F |
| Ramon Laureano | ATL | CF,RF | 58 | F |
| Austin Wells | NYY | C | 58 | F |
| Seth Brown | OAK | 1B,LF,RF | 58 | F |
| Thairo Estrada | SF | 2B,SS | 57 | F |
| Miguel Vargas | LAD | 2B,LF | 57 | F |
| Brendan Rodgers | COL | 2B | 57 | F |
| Noelvi Marte | CIN | 3B | 57 | F |
| Jake McCarthy | ARI | CF,LF,RF | 57 | F |
| Tyler Freeman | CLE | 2B,3B,CF,MI,SS | 57 | F |
| Ty France | SEA | 1B | 57 | F |
| Josh Rojas | SEA | 2B,3B,LF | 57 | F |
| Michael Busch | CHC | 1B,3B | 57 | F |
| DJ LeMahieu | NYY | 1B,2B,3B | 57 | F |
| Eugenio Suarez | ARI | 3B | 57 | F |
| Colt Keith | DET | 2B,3B,DH | 57 | F |
| Orlando Arcia | ATL | SS | 57 | F |
| Richie Palacios | TB | 2B,CF,LF,RF | 57 | F |
| Brandon Lowe | TB | 2B,DH | 57 | F |
| Nick Gonzales | PIT | 2B,SS | 57 | F |
| Korey Lee | CWS | C,DH | 56 | F |
| Jorge Polanco | SEA | 2B,3B | 56 | F |
| Dylan Carlson | STL | CF,LF,RF | 56 | F |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | CHC | CF | 56 | F |
| Michael A. Taylor | PIT | CF | 56 | F |
| Freddy Fermin | KC | C,DH | 56 | F |
| Nolan Schanuel | LAA | 1B | 56 | F |
| Mauricio Dubon | HOU | 1B,2B,CF,LF,RF,SS | 56 | F |
| Lawrence Butler | OAK | CF,RF | 56 | F |
| Brandon Drury | LAA | 1B,2B,DH | 56 | F |
| Miguel Amaya | CHC | C | 56 | F |
| Chris Taylor | LAD | 2B,3B,CF,LF,SS | 56 | F |
| Zach McKinstry | DET | 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF | 56 | F |
| Geraldo Perdomo | ARI | 2B,3B,SS | 55 | F |
| Nick Fortes | MIA | C | 55 | F |
| Brayan Rocchio | CLE | 3B,SS | 55 | F |
| JJ Bleday | OAK | LF,CF,RF | 55 | F |
| Andrew McCutchen | PIT | RF,DH | 55 | F |
| Kike Hernandez | LAD | 1B,2B,3B,CF,LF,SS | 55 | F |
| Kevin Kiermaier | TOR | CF | 55 | F |
| Javier Baez | DET | SS | 55 | F |
| Carson Kelly | DET | C | 55 | F |
| Victor Robles | SEA | CF,LF,RF | 55 | F |
| Trent Grisham | NYY | CF | 55 | F |
| Jake Bauers | MIL | 1B,LF,RF | 55 | F |
| Jesse Winker | WSH | LF,DH | 55 | F |
| Christian Vazquez | MIN | C | 55 | F |
| Wilmer Flores | SF | 1B,3B,DH | 54 | F |
| Justyn-Henry Malloy | DET | 3B,DH,LF | 54 | F |
| Vidal Brujan | MIA | 2B,3B,CF,OF,SS | 54 | F |
| Carlos Santana | MIN | 1B | 54 | F |
| Ben Rortvedt | TB | C | 54 | F |
| Jake Meyers | HOU | CF | 54 | F |
| Hunter Goodman | COL | 1B,C,DH,RF | 54 | F |
| Cavan Biggio | LAD | 1B,2B,3B,RF | 54 | F |
| Harold Ramirez | WSH | DH,LF,RF | 54 | F |
| Eric Haase | MIL | C,LF | 54 | F |
| Adam Frazier | KC | 2B,DH,LF,RF | 53 | F |
| Manuel Margot | MIN | CF,DH,LF,RF | 53 | F |
| Randal Grichuk | ARI | CF,DH,LF,RF | 53 | F |
| Gavin Sheets | CWS | 1B,RF,DH | 53 | F |
| Kyle Higashioka | SD | C | 53 | F |
| Rowdy Tellez | PIT | 1B,DH | 53 | F |
| Dylan Moore | SEA | 2B,3B,LF,SS | 53 | F |
| Oswaldo Cabrera | NYY | 2B,3B,LF,RF,SS | 53 | F |
| Yasmani Grandal | PIT | C | 53 | F |
| Garrett Hampson | KC | 2B,SS,LF,CF,RF | 53 | F |
| Andrew Knizner | TEX | C | 53 | F |
| Tyrone Taylor | NYM | CF,DH,LF,RF | 53 | F |
| Michael Massey | KC | 2B,DH | 52 | F |
| Reese McGuire | BOS | C | 52 | F |
| Jorge Mateo | BAL | 2B,SS | 52 | F |
| Michael Toglia | COL | 1B,RF | 52 | F |
| Nick Gordon | MIA | 2B,LF,CF | 52 | F |
| Joshua Palacios | PIT | LF,CF,RF | 52 | F |
| Jared Triolo | PIT | 1B,2B,3B,SS | 52 | F |
| Miguel Andujar | OAK | LF,RF | 52 | F |
| Robbie Grossman | TEX | LF,RF,DH | 51 | F |
| Riley Adams | WSH | C | 51 | F |
| Spencer Horwitz | TOR | 1B,2B,DH | 51 | F |
| Travis Jankowski | TEX | CF,DH,LF,RF | 51 | F |
| Miles Mastrobuoni | CHC | 2B,3B,RF,SS | 51 | F |
| Jacob Young | WSH | CF | 51 | F |
| Gio Urshela | DET | 1B,3B,SS | 51 | F |
| James McCann | BAL | C | 51 | F |
| Blake Perkins | MIL | LF,CF,RF | 51 | F |
| Joey Bart | PIT | C | 51 | F |
| Trevor Larnach | MIN | DH,LF,RF | 51 | F |
| Anthony Rendon | LAA | 3B,DH | 51 | F |
| Jonny DeLuca | TB | LF,CF,RF | 51 | F |
| DJ Stewart | NYM | DH,LF,RF | 51 | F |
| Josh Smith | TEX | 3B,SS,LF | 51 | F |
| Tyler Fitzgerald | SF | 2B,CF,SS | 50 | F |
| David Peralta | SD | DH,LF,RF | 50 | F |
| Ramon Urias | BAL | 1B,2B,3B | 50 | F |
| Taylor Walls | TB | 2B,3B,SS | 50 | F |
| Keston Hiura | LAA | 1B,2B,LF | 50 | F |
| Nick Loftin | KC | 1B,2B,3B | 50 | F |
| Dominic Smith | BOS | 1B | 49 | F |
| Jacob Stallings | COL | C | 49 | F |
| Rece Hinds | CIN | RF | 49 | F |
| Ildemaro Vargas | WSH | 2B,3B,LF,SS | 49 | F |
| Austin Hedges | CLE | C | 49 | F |
| Edmundo Sosa | PHI | 2B,3B,SS | 49 | F |
| Juan Yepez | WSH | 1B,LF | 49 | F |
| Austin Barnes | LAD | C | 49 | F |
| Cristian Pache | PHI | LF,CF | 49 | F |
| Kevin Pillar | LAA | CF,DH,LF,RF | 49 | F |
| Romy Gonzalez | BOS | 1B,2B,OF,SS | 49 | F |
| Brooks Lee | MIN | 3B,SS | 49 | F |
| Donovan Solano | SD | 1B,2B,3B,DH | 48 | F |
| Andruw Monasterio | MIL | 2B,3B,SS | 48 | F |
| Jose Herrera | ARI | C | 48 | F |
| Trey Lipscomb | WSH | 3B | 47 | F |
| Alex Jackson | TB | C | 47 | F |
| Nicky Lopez | CWS | 2B,3B,SS | 47 | F |
| Xavier Edwards | MIA | 2B,SS | 46 | F |
| Emmanuel Rivera | MIA | 1B,3B | 46 | F |
| Kevin Newman | ARI | 1B,2B,3B,SS | 46 | F |
| Tomas Nido | CHC | C | 46 | F |
| Jon Singleton | HOU | 1B,DH | 46 | F |
| Ernie Clement | TOR | 2B,3B,SS | 45 | F |
| Miguel Rojas | LAD | 2B,3B,SS | 45 | F |
| Luis Guillorme | LAA | 2B,3B | 44 | F |
| Brandon Crawford | STL | 3B,SS | 43 | F |
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