Fantasy baseball 2024 55 player rankings: From Ronald Acua Jr. to Alex Verdugo

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Yeah, I mean the holidays are great and all (what’s your favorite holiday movie? Let me know in the comments!), but along with the delicious food and yuletide carols, the main Carroll I’m focused on is Corbin from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Fantasy baseball prep season is here!

After a much-needed break following the long marathon season (even dynasty players deserve a month-plus off), we are starting to see the conversation #online shift back to baseball slowly but surely.

Guess who’s about to start drafting 2024 baseball?👀

NFBC Draft Champions (DC) slow draft
2-hour clock per pickhttps://t.co/QUu1qo4Z4O

— Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) November 29, 2023

These are the top 15 in ADP so far for NFBC DC drafts.

Which of these players are you avoiding in the first round? pic.twitter.com/kCAh9Insna

— Eric Cross (@EricCross04) December 2, 2023

Ha-Seong Kim, 2020 in KBO for Kiwoom
90.1 average EV
13 Launch Angle
50.4% >95mph
108.9 max EV

Jung-hoo Lee, 2022 (healthy season) in KBO for Kiwoom
88.7 ave EV
12.3 LA
37.7% >95mph
107.0 max EV pic.twitter.com/Pngun0joHJ

— Eno Sarris (@enosarris) November 28, 2023

As the kids would say, “we are so back!”

It usually picks up around this time of the year when the Winter Meetings are taking place. The trade rumors (Juan Soto is a Yankee), the free-agent market (Tor-OH NO – it’s the Dodgers for Shohei Ohtani?), and the surprise moves (Randy Arozarena not long for Tampa?) get the conversation going around baseball, and honestly, it’s something that is needed for a sport that has struggled to market itself for so long — especially in the heart of the NFL and NBA season (we see you, too, NHL).

During this time, the best resource that we have is NFBC, since they are the main drafts that are going on right now that aren’t Fantrax Best Ball and startup dynasty drafts. From Nov. 1 to Dec. 20, there have been 109 non-auction drafts on NFBC, which means the diehards are already a few drafts in with the DCs and Gladiator drafts making up most of the ADP data that we have so far.

Now, this is my first round of rankings, but make no mistake, these will change — likely drastically — as we get closer to spring training in February. Roster shakeups will open up paths to playing time, and injuries will always play a role, as will prospects breaking camp with their team.

But for now, I’ve put together my Top 300 for 5×5 leagues for the 2024 season to help you with your early drafts (and draft prep).

Let’s chat in the comments about any players you feel I’m too high or low on, as well as shifting values in specific scoring formats and dynasty leagues.

Fantasy Baseball 2024: Top 300 players

Rank	Team	Position
1	ATL	OF
2	KC	SS
3	SEA	OF
4	ARZ	OF
5	LAD	2B, OF
6	SD	OF
7	HOU	OF
8	PHI	SS
9	NYY	OF
10	NYY	OF
11	CLE	3B
12	LAD	1B
13	HOU	OF
14	PHI	1B
15	LAD	UT, P
16	TEX	SS
17	BAL	3B, SS
18	ATL	1B
19	ATL	SP
20	NYM	SS
21	ATL	3B
22	ATL	2B
23	NYY	SP
24	MLW	SP
25	BOS	3B
26	TEX	2B
27	CWS	OF
28	NYM	1B
29	TOR	SS
30	PHI	SP
31	TOR	1B
32	TOR	SP
33	SEA	SP
34	ATL	OF
35	ARZ	SP
36	NYM	RP
37	MLW	RP
38	CIN	3B, SS
39	HOU	2B
40	SEA	SP
41	FA	RP
42	TEX	OF
43	MIA	OF
44	TB	OF
45	LAD	SP
46	WAS	SS
47	SD	3B
48	SF	SP
49	BAL	SP
50	CIN	2B, SS
51	BAL	C
52	PHI	SP
53	PIT	SS
54	MIN	3B
55	ATL	SP
56	FA	SP
57	LAA	OF
58	FA	1B, OF
59	MIN	SP
60	CLE	RP
61	MIA	SP
62	SF	RP
63	MLW	SP
64	PIT	RP
65	CHC	2B, SS
66	SEA	SP
67	PHI	C
68	NYM	SP
69	TB	OF
70	STL	1B
71	SD	2B, 3B, SS
72	FA	SP
73	DET	SP
74	LAD	SP
75	MIA	SP
76	SEA	RP
77	STL	3B
78	ARZ	RP
79	LAD	C
80	MIN	RP
81	TEX	3B
82	BOS	1B
83	MLW	C
84	PIT	OF
85	MIN	SP
86	CHC	SP
87	BAL	SP
88	PHI	OF
89	TB	SP
90	MLW	OF
91	CIN	RP
92	STL	RP
93	ATL	RP
94	HOU	RP
95	ARZ	1B
96	TOR	RP
97	HOU	3B
98	STL	OF
99	PHI	OF
100	NYY	2B
101	LAD	SP
102	HOU	SP
103	KC	SP/RP
104	TB	RP
105	LAD	RP
106	CIN	1B, 3B, OF
107	SD	SP
108	HOU	SP
109	CWS	SP
110	SD	SS
111	CHC	OF
112	DET	1B
113	CLE	SP
114	HOU	SP
115	CIN	SP
116	BAL	OF
117	KC	1B
118	TEX	OF
119	TOR	OF
120	NYY	RP
121	ARZ	2B
122	STL	SP
123	CHC	SS
124	OAK	OF
125	NYY	SS
126	TEX	OF
127	PHI	2B
128	WAS	OF
129	CIN	1B
130	COL	OF
131	CHC	RP
132	HOU	C
133	MIA	RP
134	BOS	RP
135	OAK	2B
136	TB	1B
137	NYM	C
138	TOR	SP
139	KC	C, 1B
140	CLE	SP
141	ATL	C
142	BOS	OF
143	DET	OF
144	BAL	OF
145	CLE	2B
146	FA	SP
147	BOS	SS
148	FA	OF
149	ARZ	C
150	MLW	OF
151	STL	C
152	SEA	C
153	CHC	OF
154	LAA	C
155	ARZ	SP
156	SD	SP
157	FA	OF
158	CIN	3B
159	STL	2B, SS, OF
160	PHI	1B, 3B
161	HOU	SP
162	MIA	2B
163	CLE	1B
164	LAD	3B
165	SF	2B, SS
166	TOR	SP
167	TEX	C
168	MIN	SP
169	SEA	SP
170	PIT	SP
171	PIT	3B
172	CLE	C
173	CLE	SP
174	WAS	C
175	BOS	SP
176	ATL	OF
177	CIN	OF
178	LAD	OF
179	TB	1B, 3B
180	MLW	SS
181	SEA	SP
182	TB	SP
183	DET	OF
184	BAL	RP
185	STL	2B
186	NYY	SP
187	MIA	SP
188	HOU	OF
189	TB	SP
190	CIN	2B
191	TEX	1B
192	ARI	SP
193	NYM	OF
194	BAL	SS
195	MIA	3B
196	TEX	SP
197	MIN	SS
198	BOS	SP
199	TEX	SP
200	MIN	2B
201	TOR	OF
202	TEX	RP
203	BOS	OF
204	BOS	OF
205	CWS	UT
206	STL	OF
207	DET	RP
208	COL	SS
209	FA	C
210	BOS	SP
211	SD	C
212	TB	SP
213	FA	1B
214	FA	SP
215	HOU	SS
216	CHC	OF
217	FA	UT
218	BAL	RP
219	ARZ	SP
220	CWS	1B
221	LAA	RP
222	LAA	OF
223	SD	SP
224	MIN	UT
225	FA	SP
226	MIN	2B
227	TB	2B
228	CIN	C
229	CLE	OF
230	TB	3B
231	COL	2B, 3B
232	BAL	1B
233	CLE	SP
234	CIN	SP
235	ARZ	OF
236	SF	SP
237	NYM	OF
238	PIT	OF
239	PHI	RP
240	FA	2B, OF
241	SD	RP
242	CIN	1B, 3B
243	CIN	SP
244	TOR	C
245	KC	3B
246	DET	SP
247	KC	SP
248	DET	RP
249	WAS	RP
250	PHI	SP
251	ATL	SP
252	FA	1B
253	LAD	SP
254	TB	SP
255	COL	C
256	LAA	SP
257	SEA	SS
258	OAK	SP
259	OAK	C
260	LAA	1B, 2B
261	FA	3B
262	TOR	SP
263	BAL	SP
264	LAA	SS
265	TOR	C
266	KC	OF
267	MIN	C
268	TEX	OF
269	COL	OF
270	HOU	1B
271	SF	OF
272	BAL	2B, 3B
273	CIN	OF
274	MIA	1B
275	ARZ	3B
276	CIN	OF
277	TB	OF
278	WAS	SP
279	MLW	OF
280	SEA	RP
281	FA	SP
282	PIT	C/OF
283	ATL	SS
284	TEX	SP
285	MIN	1B, OF
286	HOU	RP
287	BAL	OF
288	STL	SP
289	DET	OF
290	FA	SS
291	ARZ	SS
292	LAD	2B, OF
293	NYY	SP
294	MIA	SP
295	CLE	1B
296	NYM	3B
297	TEX	3B, SS, OF
298	TOR	SP
299	TOR	SP
300	NYY	OF

(Photo of Ronald Acuña Jr: Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images)

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