Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Grades & Start/Sit Advice (9/15 – 9/21)

Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Grades & Start/Sit Advice (9/15 – 9/21)

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 the upcoming Fantasy Baseball Week.

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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
Jose Ramirez CLE 3B,DH 100 A
Byron Buxton MIN OF,DH 100 A
Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC OF 100 A
George Springer TOR OF,DH 100 A
Aaron Judge NYY OF,DH 100 A
Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY 2B,3B,OF 100 A
Junior Caminero TB 3B,DH 100 A
Bobby Witt Jr. KC SS 100 A
Cody Bellinger NYY 1B,OF,DH 100 A
Cal Raleigh SEA DH,C 100 A
Kyle Schwarber PHI OF,DH 98 A
Giancarlo Stanton NYY OF,DH 97 A
Gunnar Henderson BAL SS,DH 97 A
Ketel Marte ARI 2B,DH 96 A
James Wood WSH OF,DH 95 A
Elly De La Cruz CIN SS 95 A
Hunter Goodman COL OF,DH,C 95 A
Trent Grisham NYY OF 94 A
Luke Keaschall MIN 1B,2B,OF,DH 94 A
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1B,3B,DH 93 A
Corbin Carroll ARI OF 93 A
Tyler Freeman COL 2B,SS,OF,DH 92 A
Agustin Ramirez MIA 1B,DH,C 91 A
Jo Adell LAA OF 91 A
Austin Hays CIN OF,DH 91 A
Josh Naylor SEA 1B,DH 90 A
Zach Neto LAA SS 90 A
Wyatt Langford TEX OF,DH 90 A
Rafael Devers SF 1B,3B,DH 89 B
Ronald Acuna Jr. ATL OF 88 B
Brandon Lowe TB 1B,2B,DH 88 B
Chandler Simpson TB OF 87 B
Seiya Suzuki CHC OF,DH 87 B
Jakob Marsee MIA OF 86 B
CJ Abrams WSH SS 86 B
Mike Trout LAA OF,DH 86 B
Drake Baldwin ATL DH,C 85 B
Ben Rice NYY 1B,DH,C 85 B
Jackson Chourio MIL OF 84 B
Nick Kurtz ATH 1B,DH 84 B
Jordan Beck COL OF,DH 83 B
Trevor Story BOS SS 83 B
Juan Soto NYM OF 83 B
Christian Yelich MIL OF,DH 82 B
Maikel Garcia KC 2B,3B,SS,OF,DH 82 B
Noelvi Marte CIN 3B,OF 81 B
Manny Machado SD 3B,DH 81 B
Harrison Bader PHI OF 81 B
Shea Langeliers ATH DH,C 80 B
Austin Wells NYY C 80 B
Romy Gonzalez BOS 1B,2B,3B,SS 80 B
Ian Happ CHC OF 79 C
Fernando Tatis Jr. SD OF 79 C
Ramon Laureano SD OF,DH 79 C
Geraldo Perdomo ARI SS 78 C
Brent Rooker ATH OF,DH 77 C
Julio Rodriguez SEA OF 77 C
Kyle Manzardo CLE 1B,DH 76 C
Willy Adames SF SS 76 C
William Contreras MIL DH,C 76 C
Taylor Ward LAA OF 76 C
Royce Lewis MIN 3B,DH 76 C
Yandy Diaz TB 1B,DH 76 C
Daylen Lile WSH OF,DH 75 C
Michael Harris II ATL OF 75 C
Salvador Perez KC 1B,DH,C 75 C
Teoscar Hernandez LAD OF 75 C
Tyler O’Neill BAL OF,DH 75 C
Francisco Lindor NYM SS 75 C
Jorge Polanco SEA 2B,3B,DH 75 C
Lenyn Sosa CWS 1B,2B,3B,DH 75 C
Jurickson Profar ATL OF 75 C
Heriberto Hernandez MIA OF,DH 74 C
Matt Wallner MIN OF,DH 74 C
Randy Arozarena SEA OF 74 C
Ivan Herrera STL DH,C 73 C
Josh Smith TEX 1B,3B,SS,OF,DH 73 C
Matt Chapman SF 3B 73 C
Jarren Duran BOS OF 73 C
Riley Greene DET OF,DH 73 C
Yordan Alvarez HOU OF,DH 73 C
Marcell Ozuna ATL OF,DH 73 C
Steven Kwan CLE OF 72 C
Alejandro Kirk TOR DH,C 72 C
Josh Lowe TB OF 72 C
Gabriel Moreno ARI C 72 C
Jose Altuve HOU 2B,OF,DH 72 C
Mickey Moniak COL OF,DH 72 C
Vinnie Pasquantino KC 1B,DH 72 C
Matt Olson ATL 1B 72 C
Brenton Doyle COL OF 71 C
Alec Burleson STL 1B,OF,DH 71 C
Josh Bell WSH 1B,DH 71 C
Luis Garcia WSH 2B 71 C
Jackson Holliday BAL 2B,SS 71 C
J.T. Realmuto PHI C 71 C
Lawrence Butler ATH OF 71 C
Mookie Betts LAD 2B,SS,OF 71 C
Gleyber Torres DET 2B,DH 71 C
Wilmer Flores SF 1B,DH 70 C
Dylan Crews WSH OF 70 C
Ceddanne Rafaela BOS 2B,SS,OF 70 C
Spencer Torkelson DET 1B,DH 70 C
Kyle Teel CWS DH,C 70 C
Dansby Swanson CHC SS 70 C
Willi Castro CHC 2B,3B,SS,OF 70 C
Bryce Harper PHI 1B 70 C
Gavin Sheets SD 1B,OF,DH 69 D
Andy Pages LAD OF 69 D
Jake Burger TEX 1B,3B,DH 69 D
Michael Helman TEX SS,OF 69 D
Trevor Larnach MIN OF,DH 69 D
Carson Kelly CHC C 69 D
Carson Williams TB SS 69 D
Jeremiah Jackson BAL 3B,SS,OF 69 D
Nico Hoerner CHC 2B,SS 69 D
Sal Frelick MIL OF 69 D
Alex Bregman BOS 3B 69 D
Davis Schneider TOR 2B,OF 68 D
Leo Rivas SEA 2B,SS,DH 68 D
Freddie Freeman LAD 1B 68 D
Heliot Ramos SF OF 68 D
Daulton Varsho TOR OF 68 D
Mark Vientos NYM 3B,DH 68 D
Bryan Reynolds PIT OF,DH 68 D
Isaac Collins MIL OF 67 D
Tyler Stephenson CIN DH,C 67 D
Luis Arraez SD 1B,2B,DH 67 D
Michael Busch CHC 1B 67 D
Ryan Mountcastle BAL 1B,DH 67 D
TJ Friedl CIN OF 67 D
Matt Shaw CHC 2B,3B,SS 67 D
Nolan Gorman STL 1B,2B,3B,DH 67 D
Joc Pederson TEX OF,DH 67 D
Carlos Narvaez BOS C 66 D
Oswald Peraza LAA 1B,2B,3B,SS 66 D
Willson Contreras STL 1B,DH,C 66 D
Ryan O’Hearn SD 1B,OF,DH 66 D
Brandon Nimmo NYM OF 66 D
Brice Turang MIL 2B 66 D
Alejandro Osuna TEX OF,DH 66 D
Andrew Benintendi CWS OF,DH 65 D
Jesus Sanchez HOU OF 65 D
Pete Alonso NYM 1B 65 D
Ozzie Albies ATL 2B 65 D
Daniel Schneemann CLE 2B,3B,SS,OF 65 D
Victor Scott STL OF 65 D
Andrew Vaughn MIL 1B,DH 65 D
Josh Jung TEX 3B,DH 65 D
Adrian Del Castillo ARI DH,C 65 D
Tommy Edman LAD 2B,3B,SS,OF 64 D
Bo Naylor CLE C 64 D
Nathaniel Lowe BOS 1B,DH 64 D
Colton Cowser BAL OF 64 D
Andrew McCutchen PIT OF,DH 64 D
Colson Montgomery CWS 3B,SS 64 D
Jackson Merrill SD OF 64 D
Spencer Steer CIN 1B,OF,DH 64 D
Jonathan India KC 2B,3B,OF,DH 64 D
Mike Tauchman CWS OF,DH 64 D
Dillon Dingler DET C 64 D
Wenceel Perez DET OF 64 D
Tyler Soderstrom ATH 1B,OF 64 D
Adam Frazier KC 2B,3B,OF,DH 64 D
Blaine Crim COL 1B 64 D
Yainer Diaz HOU 1B,DH,C 64 D
Jung Hoo Lee SF OF 63 D
Gavin Lux CIN 2B,3B,OF,DH 63 D
Sal Stewart CIN 1B,2B,3B 63 D
Addison Barger TOR 3B,OF 63 D
Riley Adams WSH C 63 D
Jonah Heim TEX DH,C 63 D
Kody Clemens MIN 1B,2B,3B,OF 63 D
Freddy Fermin SD DH,C 63 D
Luis Rengifo LAA 2B,3B,OF 63 D
Jake Bauers MIL 1B,OF,DH 63 D
Jeff McNeil NYM 2B,OF,DH 63 D
Jake McCarthy ARI OF 63 D
Edgar Quero CWS DH,C 63 D
Otto Lopez MIA 2B,SS 63 D
Coby Mayo BAL 1B,3B,DH 63 D
Zach McKinstry DET 2B,3B,SS,OF 62 D
Kerry Carpenter DET OF,DH 62 D
Miguel Vargas CWS 1B,3B,OF 62 D
Blaze Alexander ARI 2B,3B,SS,OF 62 D
Francisco Alvarez NYM C 62 D
Starling Marte NYM OF,DH 62 D
Austin Martin MIN 2B,OF 62 D
Luis Matos SF OF,DH 62 D
Otto Kemp PHI 1B,2B,3B,OF 62 D
Tommy Pham PIT OF 62 D
Eric Wagaman MIA 1B,3B,OF,DH 62 D
Jeremy Pena HOU SS 62 D
Masataka Yoshida BOS OF,DH 62 D
Jose Caballero NYY 2B,3B,SS,OF 62 D
Oneil Cruz PIT SS,OF 61 D
Michael A. Taylor CWS OF,DH 61 D
Bryce Teodosio LAA OF 61 D
Rob Refsnyder BOS OF,DH 61 D
Ernie Clement TOR 1B,2B,3B,SS 61 D
Caleb Durbin MIL 2B,3B,SS 61 D
Jac Caglianone KC 1B,OF,DH 61 D
Robert Hassell III WSH OF 61 D
Jake Meyers HOU OF 61 D
Victor Caratini HOU 1B,DH,C 61 D
Yanquiel Fernandez COL OF,DH 61 D
Jasson Dominguez NYY OF,DH 61 D
Jake Mangum TB OF 61 D
David Hamilton BOS 2B,SS,DH 61 D
Nathan Lukes TOR OF 61 D
Xavier Edwards MIA 2B,SS 61 D
Colt Keith DET 1B,2B,3B,DH 61 D
Patrick Bailey SF C 61 D
CJ Kayfus CLE 1B,OF 61 D
Miguel Andujar CIN 3B,OF,DH 60 D
Ildemaro Vargas ARI 2B,3B,SS,OF,DH 60 D
Cody Freeman TEX 2B,3B,SS,OF 60 D
Alek Thomas ARI OF 60 D
Liam Hicks MIA 1B,DH,C 60 D
Anthony Volpe NYY SS 60 D
Brendan Donovan STL 2B,3B,SS,OF 60 D
Dominic Canzone SEA OF 60 D
Michael Conforto LAD OF,DH 60 D
Alex Call LAD OF,DH 60 D
Brooks Baldwin CWS 2B,3B,SS,OF 60 D
Brandon Marsh PHI OF 60 D
Ha-Seong Kim ATL 2B,SS 59 F
Christopher Morel TB 2B,3B,OF,DH 59 F
Jahmai Jones DET OF,DH 59 F
Henry Davis PIT C 59 F
Nolan Jones CLE OF 59 F
Yoan Moncada LAA 3B 59 F
Edouard Julien MIN 1B,2B,DH 59 F
Joey Wiemer MIA OF 59 F
Ezequiel Tovar COL SS 59 F
Mike Yastrzemski KC OF 59 F
Tim Tawa ARI 1B,2B,OF 59 F
Pedro Pages STL C 59 F
Curtis Mead CWS 1B,2B,3B 59 F
Lars Nootbaar STL OF 59 F
Kyle Higashioka TEX DH,C 59 F
Jhonny Pereda MIN C 59 F
Eli White ATL OF,DH 59 F
Eugenio Suarez SEA 3B 58 F
Drew Gilbert SF OF 58 F
Dylan Beavers BAL OF 58 F
Jorge Alfaro WSH DH,C 58 F
Sebastian Rivero LAA C 58 F
JJ Bleday ATH OF 58 F
Braxton Fulford COL DH,C 58 F
Ty France TOR 1B,DH 58 F
Bryson Stott PHI 2B,SS 58 F
Mickey Gasper MIN 1B,2B,DH,C 58 F
Kyle Isbel KC OF 58 F
Moises Ballesteros CHC DH,C 58 F
Samuel Basallo BAL 1B,C 58 F
Justin Turner CHC 1B,3B,DH 58 F
Max Kepler PHI OF 58 F
Kyle Farmer COL 1B,2B,3B,SS,DH 58 F
Carter Jensen KC DH,C 57 F
Cedric Mullins II NYM OF 57 F
Jared Triolo PIT 1B,2B,3B,SS 57 F
Matt McLain CIN 2B,SS 57 F
Carlos Santana CHC 1B,DH 57 F
Richie Palacios TB 2B,OF 57 F
Jose Iglesias SD 2B,3B,SS,DH 57 F
Javier Baez DET 2B,3B,SS,OF 57 F
Alex Jackson BAL C 57 F
Mitch Garver SEA DH,C 57 F
Javier Sanoja MIA 2B,3B,SS,OF 57 F
Amed Rosario NYY 2B,3B,SS,OF,DH 57 F
James Outman MIN OF 57 F
Casey Schmitt SF 1B,2B,3B,SS 57 F
Hunter Feduccia TB C 57 F
Nate Eaton BOS 3B,OF 57 F
Rowdy Tellez TEX 1B,DH 57 F
Andres Chaparro WSH 1B,DH 57 F
Parker Meadows DET OF 56 F
Rhys Hoskins MIL 1B,DH 56 F
Troy Johnston MIA 1B,OF 56 F
Jacob Wilson ATH SS 56 F
Tyler Heineman TOR C 56 F
David Fry CLE 1B,OF,DH,C 56 F
Jordan Walker STL OF 56 F
Zack Gelof ATH 2B 56 F
Connor Wong BOS 1B,C 56 F
George Valera CLE OF 56 F
Carlos Cortes ATH OF 56 F
Randal Grichuk KC OF,DH 56 F
Victor Robles SEA OF 56 F
Yohel Pozo STL DH,C 56 F
Reese McGuire CHC C 55 F
Chris Taylor LAA 2B,3B,OF 55 F
Jorge Mateo BAL 2B,SS,OF,DH 55 F
Ronny Mauricio NYM 2B,3B,SS,DH 55 F
Will Benson CIN OF 55 F
Colby Thomas ATH OF 55 F
Dustin Harris TEX 3B,OF,DH 55 F
Myles Straw TOR OF 55 F

Fantasy Baseball Championship & Playoffs Strategy

Close the book on an epic MLB season with a new edition of “The Cycle,” where Mike Maher and Kelly Kirby share their favorite 2025 fantasy baseball start/sits, streamers and two-start pitchers for the upcoming week!

What’s the deal with Boston Red Sox 3B Alex Bregman? Is Chicago Cubs SP Cade Horton set up for success in his upcoming two-start week? Plus, can Los Angeles Dodgers SP Clayton Kershaw carry managers to a championship!

The Pros send you home one last time!

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