Updated Fantasy Baseball Rankings From the Most Accurate Experts (2020)

Updated Fantasy Baseball Rankings From the Most Accurate Experts (2020)

It’s crunch time. Most likely, in the next two weeks, readers will be completing their fantasy baseball drafts. While you can do a lot of good (or bad) work during the regular season, acing the draft provides a strong foundation for a fantasy baseball championship run.

Drafts are easy to get excited about, but you need to make sure you prepare for them appropriately in order to get off to a good start in your 2020 fantasy baseball season. While there are many things to consider — be sure to check out all of our fantasy baseball tips & advice — a major part of your draft preparation will be your fantasy baseball rankings.

Acing your rankings is essential as you begin your journey toward fantasy baseball glory. In an effort to provide you with the most accurate rankings, we provide a consensus of the top fantasy baseball experts in the industry. Using our Expert Consensus Rankings, you can select your scoring format and even rankings based on your league’s settings. We also provide tiers to further help during your fantasy baseball draft.

Another premium feature we offer is the ability to choose the experts you use to generate your consensus. That’s right, you can hand-pick only the top experts from our fantasy baseball draft accuracy challenge to use in your consensus rankings. This helps ensure that you are getting insight from the best minds in the business. There’s a reason they call it a cheat sheet, and ours is the ultimate secret weapon.

As an example, here’s a look at the top 200 fantasy baseball draft rankings for mixed leagues via our most accurate experts.

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2020 Fantasy Baseball Rankings From the Most Accurate Experts

Rank Player Team Positions Best Worst Avg Std Dev ADP vs. ADP
1 Mike Trout LAA CF 1 3 1.5 0.5 2 1
2 Ronald Acuna Jr. ATL LF,CF,RF 1 2 1.7 0.5 1 -1
3 Christian Yelich MIL LF,RF 1 3 3 0 3 –
4 Cody Bellinger LAD 1B,CF,RF 4 8 4.3 0.5 4 –
5 Mookie Betts LAD CF,RF 4 6 5 0 5 –
6 Francisco Lindor CLE SS 6 10 7 1 8 2
7 Trevor Story COL SS 6 10 7.5 0.8 12 5
8 Jacob deGrom NYM SP 4 13 8 1.2 7 -1
9 Gerrit Cole NYY SP 4 14 8.2 1.6 6 -3
10 Trea Turner WSH SS 7 10 9 0.8 13 3
11 Nolan Arenado COL 3B 9 13 11.5 0.8 10 -1
12 Juan Soto WSH LF 11 16 12 0.6 9 -3
13 Max Scherzer WSH SP 10 19 13.7 0.9 15 2
14 Alex Bregman HOU 3B,SS 11 18 14.2 1.3 14 –
15 Freddie Freeman ATL 1B 11 22 15.2 2.4 17 2
16 Jose Ramirez CLE 3B 13 23 16.2 0.9 19 3
17 J.D. Martinez BOS LF,RF,DH 15 22 18.8 2.1 20 3
18 Fernando Tatis Jr. SD SS 12 27 19.2 1.7 21 3
19 Walker Buehler LAD SP 16 21 19.5 1.7 16 -3
20 Anthony Rendon LAA 3B 17 31 20.3 2.4 18 -2
21 Rafael Devers BOS 3B 19 23 20.5 1.4 25 4
22 Justin Verlander HOU SP 15 45 20.8 6.1 11 -11
23 Bryce Harper PHI RF 20 34 24 4 22 -1
24 Shane Bieber CLE SP 17 54 25.5 2.5 27 3
25 Starling Marte ARI CF 23 35 26.8 1.6 30 5
26 Stephen Strasburg WSH SP 19 34 27.8 2.3 24 -2
27 Jack Flaherty STL SP 18 39 29 4 23 -4
28 Xander Bogaerts BOS SS 24 38 29 4.5 31 3
29 Jose Altuve HOU 2B 24 81 30.2 4.6 29 –
30 Ozzie Albies ATL 2B 25 41 31 4.6 37 7
31 Charlie Blackmon COL CF,RF 24 45 31.5 4.1 32 1
32 Javier Baez CHC SS 22 39 32 4.8 35 3
33 Blake Snell TB SP 25 53 34.2 4.6 36 3
34 Austin Meadows TB LF,RF,DH 24 42 34.8 3.9 42 8
35 Yordan Alvarez HOU LF,DH 32 42 35.2 2 38 3
36 Ketel Marte ARI 2B,SS,OF 30 44 36.7 4.6 43 7
37 Gleyber Torres NYY 2B,SS 30 49 37 3.8 28 -9
38 Luis Castillo CIN SP 29 58 37.5 4.9 44 6
39 Pete Alonso NYM 1B 31 50 37.8 3.3 26 -13
40 Adalberto Mondesi KC SS 25 76 39.7 6.1 55 15
41 Clayton Kershaw LAD SP 28 49 40 4.5 34 -7
42 George Springer HOU CF,RF 33 77 41.2 2.9 40 -2
43 Patrick Corbin WSH SP 33 93 41.5 5.3 39 -4
44 Keston Hiura MIL 2B 37 77 49.7 4 53 9
45 Anthony Rizzo CHC 1B 43 80 50.5 6.6 52 7
46 Charlie Morton TB SP 43 80 51 4.3 50 4
47 Nelson Cruz MIN DH 44 78 52 2.8 84 37
48 Kris Bryant CHC 3B,LF,RF 40 75 52.8 11.2 46 -2
49 Paul Goldschmidt STL 1B 42 83 53 3.4 59 10
50 Lucas Giolito CWS SP 40 79 55 5.3 56 6
51 Manny Machado SD 3B,SS 46 78 55.2 9.3 49 -2
52 Eloy Jimenez CWS LF 47 88 55.3 7.5 63 11
53 Jonathan Villar MIA 2B,SS 41 74 56 8.9 58 5
54 Aaron Nola PHI SP 40 92 57.2 9.9 45 -9
55 Yoan Moncada CWS 2B,3B 41 85 57.5 13.6 76 21
56 Aaron Judge NYY RF 23 102 57.8 29.2 33 -23
57 Chris Paddack SD SP 50 72 58.3 5.6 57 –
58 Matt Olson OAK 1B 48 73 58.5 4.3 62 4
59 Tommy Pham SD LF,CF,DH 54 78 60.3 3.1 82 23
60 Bo Bichette TOR SS 33 85 61 6.4 72 12
61 Whit Merrifield KC 2B,CF,RF 38 86 62.3 12.3 47 -14
62 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 3B,DH 44 79 63.2 6.5 61 -1
63 Jose Abreu CWS 1B,DH 51 79 63.3 6.6 70 7
64 Mike Clevinger CLE SP 43 97 63.5 11.2 41 -23
65 Noah Syndergaard NYM SP 45 89 64.8 8 64 -1
66 Zack Greinke HOU SP 51 74 64.8 6.2 51 -15
67 Yu Darvish CHC SP 54 114 66.3 12 66 -1
68 Giancarlo Stanton NYY LF,RF 46 99 67.3 14.9 67 -1
69 Josh Hader MIL RP 47 86 69 5.3 48 -21
70 J.T. Realmuto PHI C 60 112 70.7 3.5 54 -16
71 DJ LeMahieu NYY 1B,2B,3B 35 84 71.8 7.8 60 -11
72 Ramon Laureano OAK CF,RF 59 83 72 8.2 98 26
73 Eddie Rosario MIN LF,RF 45 86 72.8 5.1 86 13
74 Matt Chapman OAK 3B 60 80 74.5 5.7 88 14
75 Marcell Ozuna ATL LF 57 98 75 8.8 91 16
76 Victor Robles WSH CF,RF 64 106 76 10.5 83 7
77 Marcus Semien OAK SS 61 94 77.2 6.7 80 3
78 Jorge Soler KC RF,DH 63 108 77.8 8.1 87 9
79 Josh Bell PIT 1B 65 100 77.8 10.8 79 –
80 Eugenio Suarez CIN 3B 55 102 79.2 15.1 75 -5
81 Tyler Glasnow TB SP,RP 53 178 79.3 14.8 73 -8
82 Nick Castellanos CIN LF,RF 61 223 80.3 9.7 94 12
83 Josh Donaldson MIN 3B 61 128 81.2 12.2 90 7
84 Kirby Yates SD RP 63 88 82 4.5 65 -19
85 Joey Gallo TEX LF,CF 62 92 84 5.7 81 -4
86 Jose Berrios MIN SP 58 106 85.8 15.4 78 -8
87 Aroldis Chapman NYY RP 74 95 87.7 0.9 69 -18
88 Brandon Woodruff MIL SP,RP 56 179 88.7 8.4 89 1
89 Luis Robert CWS CF 48 111 89 12.3 96 7
90 Sonny Gray CIN SP 57 108 89.5 7.2 102 12
91 Corey Kluber TEX SP 75 113 90.7 8.7 95 4
92 Michael Brantley HOU LF,RF,DH 80 122 90.7 14.2 115 23
93 Trevor Bauer CIN SP 71 118 92 8.9 77 -16
94 Roberto Osuna HOU RP 70 106 92.3 4.3 85 -9
95 Max Muncy LAD 1B,2B,3B 61 115 92.8 16.7 71 -24
96 Carlos Correa HOU SS 74 134 94.5 18.2 101 5
97 Jeff McNeil NYM 2B,3B,LF,RF 73 147 97.3 23.2 93 -4
98 Tim Anderson CWS SS 54 104 98.2 4.1 108 10
99 Mike Soroka ATL SP 79 118 104.3 10.6 92 -7
100 Michael Conforto NYM LF,CF,RF 91 115 104.3 7.8 104 4
101 Andrew Benintendi BOS LF,CF 90 125 105.7 10.4 106 5
102 Kenley Jansen LAD RP 91 127 105.7 9.3 103 1
103 Liam Hendriks OAK RP 92 117 106.5 6.8 100 -3
104 Zack Wheeler PHI SP 87 126 107 10.4 110 6
105 Carlos Carrasco CLE SP,RP 90 175 108 8.5 113 8
106 Lance Lynn TEX SP 89 138 109 8.9 127 21
107 Taylor Rogers MIN RP 89 129 109.2 9.6 111 4
108 Chris Sale BOS SP 35 175 111.2 32.3 68 -40
109 Oscar Mercado CLE LF,CF,RF 94 133 112.2 10.3 130 21
110 Shohei Ohtani LAA SP,DH 92 169 116.3 20.2 118 8
111 Brad Hand CLE RP 92 145 116.7 11.6 107 -4
112 Edwin Diaz NYM RP 102 164 118.2 7.3 120 8
113 Mike Moustakas CIN 2B,3B 84 146 118.5 21.7 99 -14
114 Gary Sanchez NYY C 93 171 119.2 24.2 74 -40
115 Max Kepler MIN CF,RF 97 157 120 18.5 128 13
116 Ken Giles TOR RP 107 130 121.8 7.1 125 9
117 Madison Bumgarner ARI SP 98 151 122.2 9.3 114 -3
118 Carlos Santana CLE 1B,DH 103 132 122.3 6.9 123 5
119 Eduardo Rodriguez BOS SP 94 172 122.8 13.7 121 2
120 Kyle Hendricks CHC SP 85 168 123 10.7 141 21
121 Dinelson Lamet SD SP 106 162 123.8 13.8 133 12
122 Jorge Polanco MIN SS 109 150 123.8 12.5 144 22
123 Hyun-Jin Ryu TOR SP 95 167 126.3 12.8 119 -4
124 Eduardo Escobar ARI 2B,3B,SS 108 148 126.5 14.3 109 -15
125 Frankie Montas OAK SP 107 165 127 9.6 117 -8
126 Max Fried ATL SP,RP 114 181 128.2 7.3 126 –
127 Corey Seager LAD SS 101 134 128.3 4.7 129 2
128 David Dahl COL LF,CF,RF 94 174 128.5 21.2 148 20
129 Amed Rosario NYM SS 59 157 130.3 15.3 161 32
130 Kyle Schwarber CHC LF 109 138 131 5.9 137 7
131 Rhys Hoskins PHI 1B,LF 81 180 132.2 25.6 105 -26
132 Zac Gallen ARI SP 104 146 132.5 14.2 132 –
133 Miguel Sano MIN 1B,3B 92 181 133.3 28.5 124 -9
134 Craig Kimbrel CHC RP 109 194 135.7 18.7 134 –
135 Yasmani Grandal CWS C,1B 99 216 136.7 39.3 97 -38
136 Franmil Reyes CLE RF,DH 94 184 138 22.3 140 4
137 Matthew Boyd DET SP 118 183 141 16.5 154 17
138 Elvis Andrus TEX SS 97 186 141.8 19.9 146 8
139 Raisel Iglesias CIN RP 102 169 141.8 13.1 136 -3
140 Hector Neris PHI RP 120 148 142 5.2 139 -1
141 Jesus Luzardo OAK SP,RP 53 193 144.7 16.1 131 -10
142 David Price LAD SP 103 212 145.2 7.8 150 8
143 Edwin Encarnacion CWS 1B,DH 125 179 146.5 16 153 10
144 Mike Minor TEX SP 112 182 146.8 10.7 157 13
145 Robbie Ray ARI SP 117 185 148.5 11.8 143 -2
146 Brandon Workman BOS RP 119 206 148.7 13.4 142 -4
147 Danny Santana TEX 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF 82 200 150.7 27.3 147 –
148 Khris Davis OAK DH 122 172 151.3 16.1 169 21
149 Lorenzo Cain MIL CF 125 191 154.5 20 166 17
150 Yuli Gurriel HOU 1B,3B 96 230 155.7 37.7 135 -15
151 Julio Urias LAD SP,RP 135 186 156.8 13.9 158 7
152 Kenta Maeda MIN SP,RP 125 210 158.2 26.9 170 18
153 Alex Colome CWS RP 115 176 158.5 8.6 151 -2
154 Hansel Robles LAA RP 133 176 161.7 11.8 162 8
155 Kyle Tucker HOU LF,RF 131 183 162.5 18.8 173 18
156 Justin Turner LAD 3B 124 182 163 14.2 145 -11
157 Cavan Biggio TOR 2B,RF 136 217 164.2 27.7 138 -19
158 Mitch Garver MIN C 112 190 164.7 16.9 122 -36
159 Andrew Heaney LAA SP 134 258 164.7 20.2 196 37
160 Bryan Reynolds PIT LF,CF,RF 108 200 165.3 19.6 174 14
161 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. TOR 2B,SS,LF 103 291 166.3 57.5 160 -1
162 German Marquez COL SP 116 210 170 10.7 175 13
163 Trey Mancini BAL 1B,LF,RF 103 149 134 10.5 112 -51
164 Sean Doolittle WSH RP 110 217 170.5 24.9 177 13
165 Nick Anderson TB RP 134 220 171.5 20.4 164 -1
166 Willson Contreras CHC C 110 270 171.8 44.8 116 -50
167 Byron Buxton MIN CF 144 215 172.2 23.1 178 11
168 Jean Segura PHI SS 124 196 175.8 11.5 189 21
169 Mallex Smith SEA CF,RF 150 197 176.2 16 167 -2
170 Luke Weaver ARI SP 131 213 176.5 11 188 18
171 Sean Manaea OAK SP 126 234 177.8 14.1 163 -8
172 Mike Foltynewicz ATL SP 137 193 180.2 11 194 22
173 Yasiel Puig RF 139 233 181.7 25.5 156 -17
174 Tommy Edman STL 2B,3B,SS,RF 111 224 182.2 23.3 149 -25
175 Paul DeJong STL SS 116 202 182.2 12.6 185 10
176 Archie Bradley ARI RP 121 226 182.5 19.8 159 -17
177 Jake Odorizzi MIN SP 136 222 183.2 19.2 183 6
178 Jose Leclerc TEX SP,RP 140 196 184.5 8.6 176 -2
179 Andrew McCutchen PHI LF,CF,RF 149 241 185.5 28.9 204 25
180 Didi Gregorius PHI SS 145 207 186.2 19 191 11
181 Masahiro Tanaka NYY SP 132 253 186.3 16.9 186 5
182 Lance McCullers Jr. HOU SP 138 242 186.8 19.2 181 -1
183 Carlos Martinez STL SP,RP 145 261 188.2 17.3 171 -12
184 Joe Musgrove PIT SP 130 211 188.5 17.6 208 24
185 Christian Walker ARI 1B 121 209 189.2 18.1 210 25
186 Brandon Lowe TB 1B,2B 143 220 190.2 22.3 197 11
187 Adam Eaton WSH LF,RF 139 236 190.8 28.6 182 -5
188 Gavin Lux LAD 2B,SS 130 273 191.7 39.1 152 -36
189 Will Smith ATL RP 143 286 192.2 32.5 223 34
190 J.D. Davis NYM 3B,LF 155 253 193 30 187 -3
191 Justin Upton LAA LF 162 275 193.8 36.9 202 11
192 Luke Voit NYY 1B,DH 138 280 196.8 40 198 6
193 Keone Kela PIT RP 172 260 197.3 15.8 201 8
194 Wilson Ramos NYM C 152 248 199 26.8 180 -14
195 Joe Jimenez DET RP 147 266 200.3 1.8 209 14
196 Hunter Dozier KC 1B,3B,RF 130 234 202.8 24.9 179 -17
197 C.J. Cron DET 1B 162 245 204.8 25.7 255 58
198 Dansby Swanson ATL SS 164 262 205.3 34.4 269 71
199 Caleb Smith MIA SP 149 285 205.5 25.1 212 13
200 Ryan McMahon COL 1B,2B,3B 147 239 205.7 30.7 192 -8

 
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