Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Grades & Start/Sit Advice (Week 3)

Welcome to our fantasy baseball Quick Grades. Or Start/Sit Grades. Whatever you want to call it. This is our weekly 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 (4/13 – 4/19)

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
Aaron Judge NYY OF,DH 100 A
Riley Greene DET OF,DH 100 A
Kyle Schwarber PHI OF,DH 100 A
Byron Buxton MIN OF 100 A
Kyle Tucker LAD OF,DH 100 A
Elly De La Cruz CIN SS 100 A
Cal Raleigh SEA DH,C 100 A
Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC OF 100 A
Eugenio Suarez CIN 3B,DH 100 A
George Springer TOR OF,DH 100 A
Fernando Tatis Jr. SD OF 99 A
Giancarlo Stanton NYY OF,DH 99 A
Jose Ramirez CLE 3B,DH 95 A
Bobby Witt Jr. KC SS 95 A
James Wood WSH OF,DH 95 A
Luis Robert Jr. NYM OF 94 A
Sal Stewart CIN 1B 94 A
Vinnie Pasquantino KC 1B,DH 93 A
Agustin Ramirez MIA DH,C 91 A
Oneil Cruz PIT OF 91 A
Zach Neto LAA SS 90 A
Jose Altuve HOU 2B,OF,DH 89 B
Yordan Alvarez HOU OF,DH 89 B
Mickey Moniak COL OF 88 B
Josh Naylor SEA 1B,DH 87 B
Ivan Herrera STL DH,C 87 B
Kerry Carpenter DET OF,DH 86 B
Julio Rodriguez SEA OF 86 B
Francisco Lindor NYM SS 86 B
Hunter Goodman COL DH,C 86 B
Maikel Garcia KC 2B,3B,SS,OF 85 B
Ketel Marte ARI 2B,DH 85 B
Ronald Acuna Jr. ATL OF 84 B
Jakob Marsee MIA OF 83 B
Carter Jensen KC DH,C 83 B
Jeremy Pena HOU SS 83 B
Bryce Harper PHI 1B 83 B
Jackson Merrill SD OF 83 B
Christian Yelich MIL OF,DH 82 B
Junior Caminero TB 3B 81 B
Jo Adell LAA OF 81 B
Drake Baldwin ATL DH,C 81 B
Rafael Devers SF 1B,DH 80 B
Gunnar Henderson BAL SS 80 B
Cody Bellinger NYY OF 80 B
Nick Kurtz ATH 1B 80 B
Wilyer Abreu BOS OF 79 C
Jorge Polanco NYM 2B,3B,DH 79 C
Roman Anthony BOS OF,DH 79 C
Nasim Nunez WSH 2B,SS 79 C
Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY 2B,3B 79 C
Trevor Story BOS SS 78 C
Will Smith LAD C 78 C
TJ Friedl CIN OF 78 C
Colt Keith DET 1B,2B,3B,DH 78 C
Troy Johnston COL 1B,OF 78 C
Wyatt Langford TEX OF 77 C
Chandler Simpson TB OF 77 C
Alec Burleson STL 1B,OF,DH 77 C
Zach McKinstry DET 3B,SS,OF 77 C
Trea Turner PHI SS 76 C
Randy Arozarena SEA OF 76 C
Salvador Perez KC 1B,DH,C 76 C
Corbin Carroll ARI OF 75 C
Daylen Lile WSH OF 75 C
Jose Caballero NYY 2B,3B,SS,OF 75 C
Taylor Ward BAL OF 75 C
Pete Alonso BAL 1B 74 C
Brent Rooker ATH OF,DH 74 C
Ramon Laureano SD OF 74 C
Mike Trout LAA OF,DH 74 C
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1B,DH 74 C
William Contreras MIL DH,C 73 C
Josh Bell MIN 1B,DH 73 C
Kevin McGonigle DET 3B,SS 73 C
Teoscar Hernandez LAD OF 73 C
Freddie Freeman LAD 1B 73 C
Andy Pages LAD OF 72 C
Brandon Lowe PIT 2B 72 C
Yandy Diaz TB 1B,DH 72 C
CJ Abrams WSH SS 72 C
Evan Carter TEX OF 72 C
Shea Langeliers ATH C 72 C
Max Muncy LAD 3B 72 C
Isaac Collins KC OF 72 C
Dominic Canzone SEA OF,DH 72 C
Michael Busch CHC 1B 72 C
Matt Wallner MIN OF 71 C
Matt McLain CIN 2B 71 C
Gabriel Moreno ARI C 71 C
Manny Machado SD 3B 71 C
Brandon Nimmo TEX OF 71 C
Christian Walker HOU 1B 71 C
Brett Baty NYM 2B,3B,OF 70 C
Jorge Soler LAA OF,DH 70 C
Daulton Varsho TOR OF 70 C
Victor Caratini MIN 1B,DH,C 70 C
Colson Montgomery CWS 3B,SS 70 C
Mark Vientos NYM 1B,3B,DH 70 C
Will Benson CIN OF 70 C
Munetaka Murakami CWS 1B,3B 70 C
Jake Meyers HOU OF 70 C
Luis Arraez SF 1B,2B,DH 69 D
Gavin Sheets SD 1B,OF,DH 69 D
Sal Frelick MIL OF 69 D
Austin Wells NYY C 69 D
Spencer Steer CIN 1B,OF 69 D
Nick Castellanos SD OF,DH 69 D
Bryan Reynolds PIT OF,DH 69 D
Miguel Vargas CWS 1B,3B 69 D
Luke Keaschall MIN 2B 69 D
Cam Smith HOU OF 69 D
Bo Bichette NYM 3B,SS 69 D
Konnor Griffin PIT SS,OF 68 D
Yainer Diaz HOU DH,C 68 D
Luisangel Acuna CWS 2B,OF 68 D
Francisco Alvarez NYM C 68 D
Moises Ballesteros CHC DH,C 68 D
Justin Crawford PHI OF 68 D
Tyler Stephenson CIN C 67 D
Brendan Donovan SEA 2B,3B,SS,OF 67 D
Willy Adames SF SS 67 D
Ceddanne Rafaela BOS 2B,OF 67 D
Ryan O’Hearn PIT 1B,OF,DH 67 D
Marcell Ozuna PIT DH 67 D
Tyler Soderstrom ATH 1B,OF 67 D
Jarren Duran BOS OF 67 D
Jordan Walker STL OF 66 D
Chase DeLauter CLE OF,DH 66 D
Corey Seager TEX SS 66 D
Joey Loperfido HOU OF 66 D
Miguel Andujar SD 3B,OF,DH 66 D
Jake Fraley TB OF 66 D
Jonathan India KC 2B,3B,OF,DH 66 D
David Hamilton MIL 2B,SS 66 D
Victor Scott STL OF 66 D
J.T. Realmuto PHI C 66 D
Adolis Garcia PHI OF 65 D
Ben Rice NYY 1B,DH,C 65 D
Brandon Marsh PHI OF 65 D
Jonathan Aranda TB 1B 65 D
Brandon Lockridge MIL OF 65 D
Geraldo Perdomo ARI SS 65 D
Jake Bauers MIL 1B,OF 65 D
Willson Contreras BOS 1B 65 D
Brenton Doyle COL OF 65 D
Marcus Semien NYM 2B 65 D
Logan O’Hoppe LAA C 64 D
Cedric Mullins II TB OF 64 D
Xander Bogaerts SD SS 64 D
Steven Kwan CLE OF 64 D
JJ Wetherholt STL 2B,3B,SS 64 D
Andrew Benintendi CWS OF,DH 64 D
Willi Castro COL 2B,3B,OF 64 D
Ryan Jeffers MIN DH,C 64 D
Jesus Sanchez TOR OF 63 D
Matt Chapman SF 3B 63 D
Javier Baez DET 2B,3B,SS,OF 63 D
Gleyber Torres DET 2B 63 D
Drew Millas WSH C 63 D
Lawrence Butler ATH OF 63 D
Oswald Peraza LAA 1B,2B,3B,SS 63 D
Jacob Young WSH OF 63 D
Harrison Bader SF OF 63 D
Austin Riley ATL 3B 63 D
Hyeseong Kim LAD 2B,SS,OF 63 D
Xavier Edwards MIA 2B,SS 63 D
Freddy Fermin SD C 63 D
Luis Garcia WSH 1B,2B 63 D
Liam Hicks MIA 1B,DH,C 63 D
Parker Meadows DET OF 63 D
Nolan Gorman STL 2B,3B,DH 62 D
Heliot Ramos SF OF 62 D
Trevor Larnach MIN OF,DH 62 D
Bryson Stott PHI 2B,SS 62 D
Royce Lewis MIN 3B 62 D
Michael Harris II ATL OF 62 D
Carson Kelly CHC C 62 D
Heriberto Hernandez MIA OF,DH 62 D
Colton Cowser BAL OF 62 D
Adrian Del Castillo ARI DH,C 62 D
Brady House WSH 3B 62 D
Brice Turang MIL 2B 62 D
Dillon Dingler DET C 62 D
Jose Tena WSH 2B,3B,DH 62 D
Ian Happ CHC OF 62 D
Garrett Mitchell MIL OF 61 D
Luis Rengifo MIL 2B,3B,OF 61 D
Alex Bregman CHC 3B 61 D
Jac Caglianone KC 1B,OF 61 D
Edgar Quero CWS DH,C 61 D
Owen Caissie MIA OF 61 D
Austin Martin MIN 2B,OF 61 D
Dominic Smith ATL 1B,DH 61 D
Dylan Beavers BAL OF 61 D
Nico Hoerner CHC 2B 61 D
Joc Pederson TEX DH 61 D
Henry Davis PIT C 61 D
Jung Hoo Lee SF OF 61 D
Matt Olson ATL 1B 61 D
Luke Raley SEA 1B,OF 60 D
Thomas Saggese STL 2B,3B,SS,OF 60 D
Ryan Mountcastle BAL 1B,DH 60 D
Trent Grisham NYY OF 60 D
Tyler Heineman TOR C 60 D
Chase Meidroth CWS 2B,3B,SS 60 D
Noelvi Marte CIN 3B,OF 60 D
Dansby Swanson CHC SS 60 D
Matt Shaw CHC 3B,OF 60 D
Masataka Yoshida BOS OF,DH 60 D
Kyle Isbel KC OF 60 D
Rhys Hoskins CLE 1B 60 D
Gary Sanchez MIL C 60 D
Kazuma Okamoto TOR 1B,3B 60 D
Tyler Freeman COL 2B,OF,DH 60 D
David Fry CLE DH 60 D
Carson Benge NYM OF 60 D
Masyn Winn STL SS 60 D
Jeremiah Jackson BAL 2B,3B,OF 60 D
Randal Grichuk NYY OF,DH 60 D
Mauricio Dubon ATL 2B,3B,SS,OF 59 F
Adley Rutschman BAL C 59 F
Angel Martinez CLE 2B,OF 59 F
Caleb Durbin BOS 2B,3B 59 F
Austin Hays CWS OF,DH 59 F
Josh Smith TEX 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF 59 F
Spencer Torkelson DET 1B 59 F
Otto Lopez MIA 2B,SS 59 F
Nathan Lukes TOR OF 59 F
Jonah Heim ATL DH,C 59 F
Blake Perkins MIL OF 59 F
Carlos Narvaez BOS C 59 F
Josh Lowe LAA OF 59 F
Yoan Moncada LAA 3B 59 F
Kyle Manzardo CLE 1B,DH 59 F
Griffin Conine MIA OF 59 F
Ozzie Albies ATL 2B 59 F
Joey Wiemer WSH OF 59 F
Luis Campusano SD DH,C 59 F
Kyle Higashioka TEX DH,C 59 F
Connor Norby MIA 1B,3B 59 F
Tyler O’Neill BAL OF 58 F
Jerar Encarnacion SF OF 58 F
Rob Refsnyder SEA OF,DH 58 F
Jake Burger TEX 1B 58 F
Nick Fortes TB C 58 F
Javier Sanoja MIA 2B,3B,SS,OF 58 F
Jared Young NYM 1B,OF,DH 58 F
Jorge Barrosa ARI OF 58 F
Mike Yastrzemski ATL OF 58 F
Jake McCarthy COL OF 58 F
Danny Jansen TEX C 58 F
Starling Marte KC OF,DH 58 F
Ezequiel Tovar COL SS 58 F
James Outman MIN OF 58 F
Tim Tawa ARI 1B,2B,OF 58 F
Kody Clemens MIN 1B,2B,OF 58 F
Denzel Clarke ATH OF 57 F
Patrick Bailey SF C 57 F
Jahmai Jones DET OF,DH 57 F
Jeff McNeil ATH 2B,OF 57 F
TJ Rumfield COL 1B 57 F
Jacob Wilson ATH SS 57 F
Richie Palacios TB 2B,OF 57 F
Jake Mangum PIT OF 57 F
Alek Thomas ARI OF 57 F
Samuel Basallo BAL C 57 F
Jake Cronenworth SD 1B,2B,SS 57 F
Amed Rosario NYY 2B,3B 57 F
Brice Matthews HOU 2B,OF 57 F
Jordan Beck COL OF 57 F
Mitch Garver SEA DH,C 57 F
Tristan Peters CWS OF 57 F
Michael Conforto CHC OF 57 F
Isaac Paredes HOU 3B 57 F
Ernie Clement TOR 1B,2B,3B,SS 57 F
Eli White ATL OF 57 F
Jonny DeLuca TB OF 56 F
Pedro Pages STL C 56 F
Edouard Julien COL 1B,2B 56 F
Ezequiel Duran TEX 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF 56 F
Max Muncy ATH 2B,3B,SS 56 F
Bryce Teodosio LAA OF 56 F
Kyle Farmer ATL 1B,2B,3B,SS,DH 56 F
Miguel Amaya CHC C 56 F
Matt Vierling DET OF 56 F
Seiya Suzuki CHC OF,DH 56 F
Ke’Bryan Hayes CIN 3B 56 F
Jorge Mateo ATL 2B,SS,OF 56 F
Andrew McCutchen TEX OF,DH 56 F
Luken Baker ARI 1B,DH 56 F
Ildemaro Vargas ARI 1B,2B 56 F
Brooks Lee MIN 2B,3B,SS 56 F
CJ Kayfus CLE 1B,OF 56 F
Lane Thomas KC OF 56 F
Austin Slater MIA OF 56 F
Luis Matos MIL OF 56 F
Keibert Ruiz WSH C 55 F
Leody Taveras BAL OF 55 F

 

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