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 18.
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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 |
| Yordan Alvarez | HOU | LF,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 |
| Shohei Ohtani | LAD | DH | 100 | A |
| Jose Ramirez | CLE | 3B,DH | 97 | A |
| Marcell Ozuna | ATL | LF,DH | 96 | A |
| William Contreras | MIL | C,DH | 95 | A |
| Gunnar Henderson | BAL | 3B,SS | 95 | A |
| Adley Rutschman | BAL | C,DH | 95 | A |
| Elly De La Cruz | CIN | 3B,SS | 90 | A |
| Freddie Freeman | LAD | 1B | 90 | A |
| Matt Olson | ATL | 1B | 88 | B |
| Kyle Schwarber | PHI | LF,DH | 86 | B |
| Corey Seager | TEX | DH,SS | 86 | B |
| Salvador Perez | KC | C,1B,DH | 85 | B |
| Bryce Harper | PHI | 1B,DH | 85 | B |
| Will Smith | LAD | C | 85 | B |
| Teoscar Hernandez | LAD | DH,LF,RF | 84 | B |
| Luis Robert Jr. | CWS | CF | 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 |
| Jose Altuve | HOU | 2B | 82 | B |
| Ketel Marte | ARI | 2B,DH | 82 | B |
| Seiya Suzuki | CHC | DH,RF | 81 | B |
| Adolis Garcia | TEX | CF,DH,RF | 81 | B |
| Randy Arozarena | SEA | CF,DH,LF | 81 | B |
| Marcus Semien | TEX | 2B | 81 | B |
| CJ Abrams | WSH | SS | 80 | B |
| Francisco Lindor | NYM | SS | 80 | B |
| Trea Turner | PHI | SS | 79 | C |
| Pete Alonso | NYM | 1B | 79 | C |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 1B,DH | 79 | C |
| Austin Riley | ATL | 3B | 79 | C |
| Corbin Carroll | ARI | LF,CF,RF | 79 | C |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. | NYY | CF | 78 | C |
| James Wood | WSH | CF,LF,RF | 77 | C |
| Tyler O’Neill | BOS | CF,DH,LF,RF | 77 | C |
| Steven Kwan | CLE | LF | 77 | C |
| Taylor Ward | LAA | DH,LF | 77 | C |
| Lane Thomas | WSH | CF,RF | 76 | C |
| Josh Naylor | CLE | 1B,DH | 76 | C |
| J.T. Realmuto | PHI | C | 75 | C |
| Logan O’Hoppe | LAA | C | 75 | C |
| Yainer Diaz | HOU | C,1B,DH | 75 | C |
| George Springer | TOR | RF,DH | 75 | C |
| Manny Machado | SD | 3B,DH | 74 | C |
| Anthony Santander | BAL | 1B,RF,DH | 74 | C |
| Brandon Nimmo | NYM | LF,CF | 74 | C |
| Riley Greene | DET | CF,DH,LF,RF | 74 | C |
| Brenton Doyle | COL | CF | 73 | C |
| Sean Murphy | ATL | C | 73 | C |
| Nico Hoerner | CHC | 2B,SS | 73 | C |
| Nick Castellanos | PHI | RF | 73 | C |
| David Fry | CLE | 1B,C,DH,LF,RF | 73 | C |
| Ian Happ | CHC | DH,LF | 72 | C |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | ARI | LF,DH | 72 | C |
| Jorge Soler | SF | RF,DH | 72 | C |
| Cedric Mullins II | BAL | CF | 72 | C |
| Willy Adames | MIL | SS | 72 | C |
| Cal Raleigh | SEA | C,DH | 72 | C |
| Christian Walker | ARI | 1B | 72 | C |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | BOS | 2B,CF,SS | 72 | C |
| Eloy Jimenez | CWS | RF,DH | 71 | C |
| Ha-Seong Kim | SD | 2B,3B,SS | 71 | C |
| Alec Bohm | PHI | 1B,3B | 71 | C |
| Jackson Chourio | MIL | CF,LF,RF | 71 | C |
| Brent Rooker | OAK | LF,RF,DH | 71 | C |
| Lars Nootbaar | STL | LF,CF,RF | 70 | C |
| Nolan Arenado | STL | 3B | 70 | C |
| Daulton Varsho | TOR | LF,CF | 70 | C |
| Oneil Cruz | PIT | SS | 70 | C |
| Andres Gimenez | CLE | 2B | 70 | C |
| Jonah Heim | TEX | C,DH | 70 | C |
| Willson Contreras | STL | C,DH | 70 | C |
| Gabriel Moreno | ARI | C | 69 | D |
| Alec Burleson | STL | 1B,LF,RF,DH | 69 | D |
| Wyatt Langford | TEX | DH,LF | 69 | D |
| Bryson Stott | PHI | 2B,SS | 69 | D |
| Luis Arraez | SD | 1B,2B,DH | 69 | D |
| Paul Goldschmidt | STL | 1B,DH | 69 | D |
| Jo Adell | LAA | CF,DH,RF | 69 | D |
| Anthony Volpe | NYY | SS | 68 | D |
| Luis Rengifo | LAA | 2B,3B,OF,RF,SS | 68 | D |
| J.D. Martinez | NYM | LF,DH | 68 | D |
| Christopher Morel | CHC | 2B,3B,CF,DH,MI,OF,RF | 68 | D |
| Bo Bichette | TOR | SS | 68 | D |
| Francisco Alvarez | NYM | C | 68 | D |
| Ezequiel Tovar | COL | SS | 68 | D |
| Heliot Ramos | SF | CF,LF,RF | 68 | D |
| Ryan Jeffers | MIN | C,DH | 68 | D |
| Byron Buxton | MIN | CF,DH | 67 | D |
| Andy Pages | LAD | CF,RF | 67 | D |
| Jackson Merrill | SD | SS,CF | 67 | D |
| Chas McCormick | HOU | LF,CF,RF | 67 | D |
| Josh Lowe | TB | CF,RF,DH | 67 | D |
| Shea Langeliers | OAK | C | 67 | D |
| Brendan Donovan | STL | 1B,2B,3B,DH,LF,RF | 67 | D |
| Mark Canha | DET | 1B,DH,LF,RF | 67 | D |
| Ryan O’Hearn | BAL | 1B,DH,LF,RF | 67 | D |
| Ryan McMahon | COL | 2B,3B | 67 | D |
| Jake Fraley | CIN | LF,RF,DH | 67 | D |
| Colton Cowser | BAL | LF,CF,RF | 67 | D |
| Wilyer Abreu | BOS | LF,CF,RF | 67 | D |
| Isaac Paredes | TB | 1B,2B,3B,DH | 67 | D |
| Keibert Ruiz | WSH | C,DH | 67 | D |
| Jeremy Pena | HOU | SS | 66 | D |
| Jurickson Profar | SD | DH,LF | 66 | D |
| Jose Caballero | TB | 2B,3B,SS | 66 | D |
| Brandon Marsh | PHI | LF,CF | 66 | D |
| Tyler Stephenson | CIN | C,DH | 66 | D |
| Mitch Garver | SEA | C,DH | 66 | D |
| Sal Frelick | MIL | CF,LF,RF | 65 | D |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | KC | 1B,DH | 65 | D |
| Nathaniel Lowe | TEX | 1B | 65 | D |
| Luis Campusano | SD | C | 65 | D |
| Bryan De La Cruz | MIA | LF,RF,DH | 65 | D |
| Masataka Yoshida | BOS | LF,DH | 65 | D |
| Alex Bregman | HOU | 3B | 65 | D |
| Rhys Hoskins | MIL | 1B,DH | 65 | D |
| Ryan Mountcastle | BAL | 1B,DH | 65 | D |
| Tommy Pham | CWS | LF,CF,RF,DH | 64 | D |
| James Outman | LAD | LF,CF | 64 | D |
| Charlie Blackmon | COL | RF,DH | 64 | D |
| Dansby Swanson | CHC | SS | 64 | D |
| Gleyber Torres | NYY | 2B | 64 | D |
| Max Kepler | MIN | RF | 64 | D |
| Wenceel Perez | DET | 2B,CF,RF | 64 | D |
| Leody Taveras | TEX | CF | 64 | D |
| Amed Rosario | TB | 2B,3B,DH,RF,SS | 63 | D |
| Alex Verdugo | NYY | CF,LF,RF | 63 | D |
| Maikel Garcia | KC | 2B,3B,SS | 63 | D |
| Davis Schneider | TOR | 2B,LF | 63 | D |
| Masyn Winn | STL | SS | 63 | D |
| Will Benson | CIN | LF,CF,RF | 63 | D |
| Luke Raley | SEA | 1B,LF,CF,RF | 63 | D |
| Brice Turang | MIL | 2B,SS | 63 | D |
| Matt Chapman | SF | 3B | 63 | D |
| Jordan Westburg | BAL | 2B,3B | 63 | D |
| Bo Naylor | CLE | C | 62 | D |
| Mark Vientos | NYM | 1B,3B,DH | 62 | D |
| Jake Burger | MIA | 1B,3B,DH | 62 | D |
| Alek Thomas | ARI | CF | 62 | D |
| Jeff McNeil | NYM | 2B,LF,RF | 62 | D |
| Mitch Haniger | SEA | DH,LF,RF | 62 | D |
| Harrison Bader | NYM | CF | 62 | D |
| Matt Vierling | DET | 3B,LF,CF,RF | 62 | D |
| Ke’Bryan Hayes | PIT | 3B | 62 | D |
| Elias Diaz | COL | C,DH | 62 | D |
| Lawrence Butler | OAK | CF,RF | 62 | D |
| Joc Pederson | ARI | LF,DH | 62 | D |
| Jack Suwinski | PIT | LF,CF,RF | 62 | D |
| Tyler Fitzgerald | SF | 2B,CF,SS | 62 | D |
| Heston Kjerstad | BAL | DH,LF,RF | 62 | D |
| David Hamilton | BOS | 2B,SS | 61 | D |
| Jonathan India | CIN | 2B,DH | 61 | D |
| Jarred Kelenic | ATL | LF,CF,RF | 61 | D |
| Hunter Renfroe | KC | 1B,RF | 61 | D |
| Connor Wong | BOS | 1B,C,DH | 61 | D |
| Patrick Bailey | SF | C | 61 | D |
| Jose Siri | TB | CF | 61 | D |
| Michael Conforto | SF | LF,RF | 61 | D |
| Justin Turner | TOR | 1B,2B,3B,DH | 61 | D |
| Jeimer Candelario | CIN | 1B,3B,DH | 61 | D |
| Alejandro Kirk | TOR | C | 61 | D |
| Zach Neto | LAA | SS | 61 | D |
| Joey Loperfido | HOU | 2B,CF,LF,RF | 61 | D |
| Andrew Benintendi | CWS | LF | 61 | D |
| Travis d’Arnaud | ATL | C | 61 | D |
| Gavin Lux | LAD | 2B,LF,OF | 60 | D |
| Nacho Alvarez Jr. | ATL | SS | 60 | D |
| Adam Duvall | ATL | CF,LF,RF | 60 | D |
| Austin Hays | PHI | LF,CF | 60 | D |
| Jesus Sanchez | MIA | CF,DH,LF,RF | 60 | D |
| Joey Ortiz | MIL | 2B,3B | 60 | D |
| Kris Bryant | COL | 1B,RF,DH | 60 | D |
| Paul DeJong | CWS | 3B,SS | 60 | D |
| Nolan Gorman | STL | 2B,3B,DH | 60 | D |
| Ben Rice | NYY | 1B,C | 60 | D |
| Matt Wallner | MIN | LF,RF | 60 | D |
| Johan Rojas | PHI | CF | 59 | F |
| Jake Cronenworth | SD | 1B,2B | 59 | F |
| Willi Castro | MIN | 2B,3B,CF,LF,SS | 59 | F |
| Zack Gelof | OAK | 2B | 59 | F |
| Andrew Vaughn | CWS | 1B,DH | 59 | F |
| Josh Bell | MIA | 1B,DH | 59 | F |
| Connor Joe | PIT | 1B,LF,RF | 59 | F |
| Xander Bogaerts | SD | 2B,SS | 59 | F |
| Abraham Toro | OAK | 1B,2B,3B,DH | 58 | F |
| Mike Yastrzemski | SF | LF,CF,RF | 58 | F |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. | SF | 1B,LF,RF | 58 | F |
| Thairo Estrada | SF | 2B,SS | 58 | F |
| Luis Garcia | WSH | 2B | 58 | F |
| Mickey Moniak | LAA | LF,CF,RF | 58 | F |
| Kyle Isbel | KC | CF | 58 | F |
| Jason Heyward | LAD | CF,RF | 58 | F |
| Jake Rogers | DET | C,DH | 58 | F |
| Will Brennan | CLE | CF,DH,LF,RF | 58 | F |
| Danny Jansen | BOS | C,DH | 58 | F |
| Connor Norby | BAL | 2B,LF | 58 | F |
| Garrett Mitchell | MIL | CF,RF | 58 | F |
| Dairon Blanco | KC | 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 |
| Brendan Rodgers | COL | 2B | 58 | F |
| Noelvi Marte | CIN | 3B | 57 | F |
| Otto Lopez | MIA | 2B,3B,LF,SS | 57 | F |
| DJ LeMahieu | NYY | 1B,2B,3B | 57 | F |
| Nick Senzel | CWS | 3B,CF,DH,LF,RF | 57 | F |
| Jake McCarthy | ARI | CF,LF,RF | 57 | F |
| Colt Keith | DET | 2B,3B,DH | 57 | F |
| Nick Gonzales | PIT | 2B,SS | 57 | F |
| Eddie Rosario | ATL | CF,DH,LF,RF | 57 | F |
| Michael Busch | CHC | 1B,3B | 57 | F |
| Tyler Freeman | CLE | 2B,3B,CF,SS | 57 | F |
| Patrick Wisdom | CHC | 1B,3B,DH,OF | 57 | F |
| Orlando Arcia | ATL | SS | 57 | F |
| Eugenio Suarez | ARI | 3B | 57 | F |
| Jorge Polanco | SEA | 2B,3B | 57 | F |
| Brandon Lowe | TB | 2B,DH | 57 | F |
| Korey Lee | CWS | C,DH | 56 | F |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | CHC | CF | 56 | F |
| Miguel Amaya | CHC | C | 56 | F |
| Zach McKinstry | DET | 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF | 56 | F |
| Dylan Carlson | STL | CF,LF,RF | 56 | F |
| Edouard Julien | MIN | 2B,DH | 56 | F |
| Freddy Fermin | KC | C,DH | 56 | F |
| Brandon Drury | LAA | 1B,2B,DH | 56 | F |
| Richie Palacios | TB | 2B,CF,LF,RF | 56 | F |
| Josh Rojas | SEA | 2B,3B,LF | 56 | F |
| Michael A. Taylor | PIT | CF | 56 | F |
| Brayan Rocchio | CLE | 3B,SS | 55 | F |
| Nick Fortes | MIA | C | 55 | F |
| Nolan Schanuel | LAA | 1B | 55 | F |
| JJ Bleday | OAK | LF,CF,RF | 55 | F |
| Andrew McCutchen | PIT | RF,DH | 55 | F |
| Victor Robles | SEA | CF,LF,RF | 55 | F |
| Christian Vazquez | MIN | C | 55 | F |
| Jesse Winker | WSH | LF,DH | 55 | F |
| Trent Grisham | NYY | CF,DH | 55 | F |
| Mauricio Dubon | HOU | 1B,2B,CF,LF,RF,SS | 55 | F |
| Carson Kelly | DET | C | 55 | F |
| Kevin Kiermaier | TOR | CF | 55 | F |
| Javier Baez | DET | SS | 55 | F |
| Jake Meyers | HOU | CF | 54 | F |
| Kike Hernandez | LAD | 1B,2B,3B,CF,LF,SS | 54 | F |
| Ben Rortvedt | TB | C | 54 | F |
| Geraldo Perdomo | ARI | 2B,3B,SS | 54 | F |
| Harold Ramirez | WSH | DH,LF,RF | 54 | F |
| Justyn-Henry Malloy | DET | 3B,DH,LF | 54 | F |
| Vidal Brujan | MIA | 2B,3B,CF,SS | 54 | F |
| Hunter Goodman | COL | 1B,C,DH,RF | 54 | F |
| Drew Waters | KC | CF,RF | 54 | F |
| Jake Bauers | MIL | 1B,LF,RF | 54 | F |
| Cavan Biggio | LAD | 1B,2B,3B,RF | 54 | F |
| Yasmani Grandal | PIT | C | 53 | F |
| Adam Frazier | KC | 2B,DH,LF,RF | 53 | F |
| Garrett Hampson | KC | 2B,SS,LF,CF,RF | 53 | F |
| J.D. Davis | NYY | 1B,3B,DH | 53 | F |
| Andy Ibanez | DET | 1B,2B,3B,LF,OF,RF | 53 | F |
| Eric Haase | MIL | C,LF | 53 | F |
| Tyrone Taylor | NYM | CF,DH,LF,RF | 53 | F |
| Manuel Margot | MIN | CF,DH,LF,RF | 53 | F |
| Carlos Santana | MIN | 1B | 53 | F |
| Kyle Higashioka | SD | C | 53 | F |
| Gavin Sheets | CWS | 1B,RF,DH | 53 | F |
| Rowdy Tellez | PIT | 1B,DH | 53 | F |
| Randal Grichuk | ARI | CF,DH,LF,RF | 53 | F |
| Andrew Knizner | TEX | C | 53 | F |
| Michael Toglia | COL | 1B,RF | 52 | F |
| Miguel Andujar | OAK | LF,RF | 52 | F |
| Nick Gordon | MIA | 2B,LF,CF | 52 | F |
| Dylan Moore | SEA | 2B,3B,LF,SS | 52 | F |
| Mike Tauchman | CHC | CF,DH,LF,RF | 52 | F |
| Michael Massey | KC | 2B,DH | 52 | F |
| Stuart Fairchild | CIN | CF,DH,LF,RF | 52 | F |
| Jared Triolo | PIT | 1B,2B,3B,SS | 52 | F |
| Oswaldo Cabrera | NYY | 2B,3B,LF,RF,SS | 52 | F |
| Reese McGuire | BOS | C | 52 | F |
| Jorge Mateo | BAL | 2B,SS | 51 | F |
| Joshua Palacios | PIT | LF,CF,RF | 51 | F |
| Riley Adams | WSH | C | 51 | F |
| Gio Urshela | DET | 1B,3B,SS | 51 | F |
| James McCann | BAL | C | 51 | F |
| Travis Jankowski | TEX | CF,DH,LF,RF | 51 | F |
| Joey Bart | PIT | C | 51 | F |
| Miles Mastrobuoni | CHC | 2B,3B,RF,SS | 51 | F |
| Anthony Rendon | LAA | 3B,DH | 51 | F |
| Addison Barger | TOR | 3B,LF,RF,SS | 51 | F |
| Spencer Horwitz | TOR | 1B,2B,DH | 51 | F |
| Blake Perkins | MIL | LF,CF,RF | 51 | F |
| Jacob Young | WSH | CF | 51 | F |
| DJ Stewart | NYM | DH,LF,RF | 51 | F |
| Josh Smith | TEX | 3B,SS,LF | 51 | F |
| Jonny DeLuca | TB | LF,CF,RF | 51 | F |
| David Peralta | SD | DH,LF,RF | 50 | F |
| Austin Martin | MIN | 2B,CF,DH,LF,SS | 50 | F |
| Santiago Espinal | CIN | 2B,3B,DH,SS | 50 | F |
| Trevor Larnach | MIN | DH,LF,RF | 50 | F |
| Trey Cabbage | HOU | 1B,LF,RF | 50 | F |
| Austin Slater | CIN | LF,CF,RF | 50 | F |
| Curtis Mead | TB | 2B,3B | 50 | F |
| Justin Foscue | TEX | 1B,2B,3B | 50 | F |
| Nick Loftin | KC | 1B,2B,3B | 50 | F |
| Austin Hedges | CLE | C | 49 | F |
| Romy Gonzalez | BOS | 1B,2B,OF,SS | 49 | F |
| Brooks Lee | MIN | 3B,SS | 49 | F |
| Juan Yepez | WSH | 1B,LF | 49 | F |
| Dominic Smith | BOS | 1B | 49 | F |
| Jacob Stallings | COL | C | 49 | F |
| Austin Barnes | LAD | C | 49 | F |
| Taylor Walls | TB | 2B,3B,SS | 49 | F |
| Ramon Urias | BAL | 1B,2B,3B | 49 | F |
| Rece Hinds | CIN | RF | 49 | F |
| Cristian Pache | PHI | LF,CF | 49 | F |
| Kevin Pillar | LAA | CF,DH,LF,RF | 49 | F |
| Ildemaro Vargas | WSH | 2B,3B,LF,SS | 49 | F |
| Donovan Solano | SD | 1B,2B,3B,DH | 48 | F |
| Andruw Monasterio | MIL | 2B,3B,SS | 48 | F |
| Edmundo Sosa | PHI | 2B,3B,SS | 48 | F |
| Nick Ahmed | LAD | SS | 48 | F |
| Jose Herrera | ARI | C | 48 | F |
| Trey Lipscomb | WSH | 3B | 47 | F |
| Nicky Lopez | CWS | 2B,3B,SS | 46 | F |
| Emmanuel Rivera | MIA | 1B,3B | 46 | F |
| Jon Singleton | HOU | 1B,DH | 46 | F |
| Tomas Nido | CHC | C | 46 | F |
| Kevin Newman | ARI | 1B,2B,3B,SS | 45 | F |
| Ernie Clement | TOR | 2B,3B,SS | 45 | F |
| Xavier Edwards | MIA | 2B,SS | 45 | F |
| Luis Guillorme | LAA | 2B,3B | 44 | F |
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