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Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Grades & Start/Sit Advice (Week 5)

Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Grades & Start/Sit Advice (Week 5)

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 (4/20 – 4/26)

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
James Wood WSH OF,DH 100 A
Oneil Cruz PIT OF 100 A
Jose Ramirez CLE 3B,DH 100 A
Aaron Judge NYY OF,DH 100 A
Drake Baldwin ATL DH,C 100 A
CJ Abrams WSH SS 100 A
Ronald Acuna Jr. ATL OF 100 A
Yordan Alvarez HOU OF,DH 100 A
Cal Raleigh SEA DH,C 100 A
Byron Buxton MIN OF 99 A
Ben Rice NYY 1B,DH,C 98 A
Munetaka Murakami CWS 1B,3B 97 A
Kyle Schwarber PHI OF,DH 95 A
Bobby Witt Jr. KC SS 95 A
Chandler Simpson TB OF 94 A
Fernando Tatis Jr. SD OF 93 A
Kyle Tucker LAD OF,DH 90 A
Zach Neto LAA SS 90 A
Michael Harris II ATL OF 90 A
Nico Hoerner CHC 2B 89 B
Junior Caminero TB 3B 89 B
Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC OF 88 B
Mike Trout LAA OF,DH 87 B
Ian Happ CHC OF 87 B
Matt Olson ATL 1B 87 B
Elly De La Cruz CIN SS 86 B
Shea Langeliers ATH DH,C 86 B
Jo Adell LAA OF 85 B
Riley Greene DET OF,DH 85 B
Wilyer Abreu BOS OF 84 B
Hunter Goodman COL DH,C 84 B
Luis Robert Jr. NYM OF 83 B
Ivan Herrera STL DH,C 83 B
Gunnar Henderson BAL SS 83 B
Brice Turang MIL 2B 83 B
Jake Bauers MIL 1B,OF 83 B
Teoscar Hernandez LAD OF 83 B
Mickey Moniak COL OF 82 B
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1B,DH 82 B
Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY 2B,3B 81 B
Julio Rodriguez SEA OF 81 B
Colson Montgomery CWS 3B,SS 80 B
Jose Altuve HOU 2B,OF,DH 80 B
Randy Arozarena SEA OF 80 B
Corbin Carroll ARI OF 79 C
Ozzie Albies ATL 2B 79 C
Seiya Suzuki CHC OF,DH 79 C
Jakob Marsee MIA OF 79 C
David Hamilton MIL 2B,3B,SS 79 C
Gary Sanchez MIL 1B,DH,C 78 C
Trea Turner PHI SS 78 C
Agustin Ramirez MIA DH,C 78 C
Yandy Diaz TB 1B,DH 78 C
Daylen Lile WSH OF 78 C
Josh Naylor SEA 1B,DH 78 C
Sal Stewart CIN 1B 78 C
Cody Bellinger NYY OF 77 C
William Contreras MIL DH,C 77 C
Jose Caballero NYY 2B,3B,SS,OF 77 C
Giancarlo Stanton NYY OF,DH 77 C
Corey Seager TEX SS 76 C
Juan Soto NYM OF 76 C
Nick Kurtz ATH 1B 76 C
Eugenio Suarez CIN 3B,DH 76 C
Maikel Garcia KC 2B,3B,SS,OF 75 C
Bryan Reynolds PIT OF,DH 75 C
Taylor Ward BAL OF 75 C
Dansby Swanson CHC SS 75 C
Max Muncy LAD 3B 75 C
Jorge Soler LAA OF,DH 75 C
Ramon Laureano SD OF 74 C
Ketel Marte ARI 2B,DH 74 C
Luis Garcia WSH 1B,2B 74 C
Salvador Perez KC 1B,DH,C 74 C
Konnor Griffin PIT SS,OF 74 C
Carter Jensen KC DH,C 74 C
Brandon Nimmo TEX OF 74 C
Moises Ballesteros CHC DH,C 73 C
Chase DeLauter CLE OF,DH 73 C
Jackson Merrill SD OF 73 C
Josh Bell MIN 1B,DH 73 C
Andy Pages LAD OF 73 C
Bryce Harper PHI 1B 73 C
Jordan Walker STL OF 72 C
Dominic Smith ATL 1B,DH 72 C
Roman Anthony BOS OF,DH 72 C
Nasim Nunez WSH 2B,SS 72 C
George Valera CLE OF,DH 72 C
Austin Wells NYY C 72 C
Alec Burleson STL 1B,OF,DH 72 C
Vinnie Pasquantino KC 1B,DH 72 C
Troy Johnston COL 1B,OF 72 C
Ryan O’Hearn PIT 1B,OF,DH 72 C
Jacob Young WSH OF 72 C
Kyle Stowers MIA OF 71 C
Dillon Dingler DET C 71 C
Marcell Ozuna PIT DH 71 C
Austin Riley ATL 3B 71 C
Daulton Varsho TOR OF 71 C
Michael Busch CHC 1B 71 C
Ceddanne Rafaela BOS 2B,OF 70 C
Nolan Gorman STL 2B,3B,DH 70 C
Tyler Soderstrom ATH 1B,OF 70 C
Trevor Story BOS SS 70 C
Kerry Carpenter DET OF,DH 70 C
Kevin McGonigle DET 3B,SS 70 C
Jarren Duran BOS OF 70 C
Will Smith LAD C 69 D
Leody Taveras BAL OF 69 D
Brandon Lowe PIT 2B 69 D
Evan Carter TEX OF 69 D
Alex Bregman CHC 3B 69 D
Everson Pereira CWS OF 68 D
Francisco Alvarez NYM C 68 D
Otto Lopez MIA 2B,SS 68 D
TJ Rumfield COL 1B,DH 68 D
Pete Alonso BAL 1B 68 D
Steven Kwan CLE OF 68 D
Garrett Mitchell MIL OF 68 D
Manny Machado SD 3B 68 D
Rafael Devers SF 1B,DH 67 D
Masataka Yoshida BOS OF,DH 67 D
Willi Castro COL 2B,3B,OF 67 D
Trevor Larnach MIN OF,DH 67 D
Jonathan Aranda TB 1B 67 D
Mark Vientos NYM 1B,3B,DH 67 D
Dominic Canzone SEA OF,DH 67 D
Edouard Julien COL 1B,2B,DH 67 D
Andrew Benintendi CWS OF,DH 67 D
Logan O’Hoppe LAA C 66 D
Miguel Andujar SD 3B,OF,DH 66 D
Freddie Freeman LAD 1B 66 D
Cedric Mullins II TB OF 66 D
Carlos Cortes ATH OF,DH 66 D
Jeremiah Jackson BAL 2B,3B,OF 66 D
Liam Hicks MIA 1B,DH,C 66 D
Spencer Steer CIN 1B,OF 66 D
JJ Wetherholt STL 2B,3B,SS 66 D
Gleyber Torres DET 2B 66 D
Kyle Manzardo CLE 1B,DH 66 D
Brandon Marsh PHI OF 66 D
Willson Contreras BOS 1B 66 D
Adolis Garcia PHI OF 66 D
Carlos Correa HOU 3B,SS 66 D
Trent Grisham NYY OF 65 D
Yainer Diaz HOU DH,C 65 D
Casey Schmitt SF 1B,2B,3B,DH 65 D
Cam Smith HOU OF 65 D
Miguel Vargas CWS 1B,3B 65 D
Eloy Jimenez TOR OF,DH 65 D
Tyler Freeman COL 2B,OF,DH 65 D
Richie Palacios TB 2B,OF 65 D
Bo Bichette NYM 3B,SS 65 D
Victor Scott STL OF 65 D
Christian Walker HOU 1B 65 D
Brandon Lockridge MIL OF 65 D
Colt Keith DET 1B,2B,3B,DH 65 D
Luis Arraez SF 1B,2B,DH 65 D
Luke Keaschall MIN 2B 65 D
Justin Crawford PHI OF 64 D
Carson Kelly CHC C 64 D
Hyeseong Kim LAD 2B,SS,OF 64 D
Xavier Edwards MIA 2B,SS 64 D
Sal Frelick MIL OF 64 D
Gavin Sheets SD 1B,OF,DH 64 D
Javier Baez DET 2B,3B,SS,OF 64 D
Jose Tena WSH 2B,3B,DH 64 D
Dalton Rushing LAD C 64 D
Owen Caissie MIA OF 64 D
Isaac Collins KC OF 64 D
Mauricio Dubon ATL 2B,3B,SS,OF 63 D
Joc Pederson TEX DH 63 D
Matt Chapman SF 3B 63 D
Kody Clemens MIN 1B,2B,OF 63 D
Pedro Pages STL C 63 D
Jose Fernandez ARI 1B,SS,DH 63 D
Daniel Schneemann CLE 2B,3B,SS,OF 63 D
Oswald Peraza LAA 1B,2B,3B,SS 63 D
Wenceel Perez DET OF 63 D
Victor Caratini MIN 1B,DH,C 63 D
Rece Hinds CIN OF 63 D
Ryan Jeffers MIN DH,C 63 D
Xander Bogaerts SD SS 63 D
Isaac Paredes HOU 3B 63 D
Mike Yastrzemski ATL OF 63 D
Matt McLain CIN 2B 63 D
Jesus Sanchez TOR OF 63 D
Adrian Del Castillo ARI DH,C 63 D
Miguel Amaya CHC DH,C 62 D
Willy Adames SF SS 62 D
Carlos Narvaez BOS C 62 D
Jahmai Jones DET OF,DH 62 D
Brice Matthews HOU 2B,OF 62 D
Lawrence Butler ATH OF 62 D
Geraldo Perdomo ARI SS 62 D
Drew Millas WSH C 62 D
Lenyn Sosa TOR 1B,2B,DH 61 D
Dylan Beavers BAL OF,DH 61 D
Heliot Ramos SF OF 61 D
Jake Fraley TB OF 61 D
Adley Rutschman BAL C 61 D
Royce Lewis MIN 3B 61 D
Taylor Walls TB SS 61 D
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ARI OF 61 D
Matt Wallner MIN OF 61 D
Heriberto Hernandez MIA OF,DH 61 D
Dustin Harris HOU OF 61 D
Keibert Ruiz WSH C 61 D
Brady House WSH 3B 61 D
Masyn Winn STL SS 61 D
Ernie Clement TOR 1B,2B,3B,SS 61 D
TJ Friedl CIN OF 60 D
Nathan Lukes TOR OF 60 D
Zack Gelof ATH 2B,OF 60 D
Tyler Stephenson CIN C 60 D
Caleb Durbin BOS 2B,3B 60 D
Edgar Quero CWS DH,C 60 D
Luis Campusano SD DH,C 60 D
Nathan Church STL OF 60 D
Jacob Wilson ATH SS 60 D
Sam Antonacci CWS 2B,3B,OF 60 D
Marcus Semien NYM 2B 60 D
Henry Davis PIT C 60 D
Nick Castellanos SD OF,DH 60 D
Josh Smith TEX 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF 60 D
Kazuma Okamoto TOR 1B,3B 60 D
Jake McCarthy COL OF 60 D
Luke Raley SEA 1B,OF 60 D
Samuel Basallo BAL DH,C 59 F
Brett Baty NYM 1B,2B,3B,OF 59 F
Bo Naylor CLE C 59 F
Starling Marte KC OF,DH 59 F
Blaze Alexander BAL 2B,3B,OF 59 F
Brenton Doyle COL OF 59 F
Andres Gimenez TOR 2B,SS 59 F
Lane Thomas KC OF 59 F
Jung Hoo Lee SF OF 59 F
Drew Gilbert SF OF 59 F
Jake Burger TEX 1B 59 F
Luis Rengifo MIL 2B,3B,OF 59 F
MJ Melendez NYM OF,DH 59 F
Randal Grichuk NYY OF,DH 59 F
Jeff McNeil ATH 2B,OF 59 F
Freddy Fermin SD C 59 F
Rob Refsnyder SEA OF,DH 59 F
Jake Mangum PIT OF 58 F
Matt Shaw CHC 3B,OF 58 F
Alex Call LAD OF 58 F
Spencer Torkelson DET 1B 58 F
Bryce Teodosio LAA OF 58 F
Matt Vierling DET OF 58 F
Kyle Higashioka TEX DH,C 58 F
Joey Wiemer WSH OF 58 F
Nolan Schanuel LAA 1B 58 F
Nathaniel Lowe CIN 1B,DH 58 F
Jordan Beck COL OF 58 F
Michael Conforto CHC OF,DH 58 F
Danny Jansen TEX C 58 F
Max Muncy ATH 2B,3B,SS 58 F
Coby Mayo BAL 1B,3B 58 F
Jac Caglianone KC 1B,OF 58 F
Jonah Heim ATL DH,C 58 F
Alek Thomas ARI OF 58 F
Davis Schneider TOR 2B,OF 57 F
Felix Reyes PHI 1B,OF 57 F
Mitch Garver SEA DH,C 57 F
Michael Massey KC 2B,OF 57 F
Kyle Isbel KC OF 57 F
Luisangel Acuna CWS 2B,SS,OF 57 F
Carson Benge NYM OF 57 F
Tristan Peters CWS OF 57 F
Tyler Heineman TOR C 57 F
Colton Cowser BAL OF 57 F
Andrew McCutchen TEX OF,DH 57 F
Javier Sanoja MIA 2B,3B,SS,OF 57 F
Alec Bohm PHI 1B,3B 57 F
Kyle Farmer ATL 1B,2B,3B,SS,DH 57 F
Garrett Stubbs PHI DH,C 57 F
Dane Myers CIN OF 56 F
Reese McGuire CWS C 56 F
Alejandro Osuna TEX OF 56 F
Jose Fermin STL 2B,OF 56 F
Leo Rivas SEA 2B,3B,SS 56 F
David Fry CLE OF,DH 56 F
Ezequiel Tovar COL SS 56 F
Austin Martin MIN 2B,OF 56 F
Hunter Feduccia TB C 56 F
Jonny DeLuca TB OF 56 F
Thomas Saggese STL 2B,3B,SS,OF 56 F
Weston Wilson BAL 2B,OF 56 F
Connor Norby MIA 1B,3B 56 F
Nick Gonzales PIT 2B,3B,SS 56 F
Rafael Marchan PHI C 56 F
Myles Straw TOR OF 56 F
Ezequiel Duran TEX 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF 56 F
Kyle Karros COL 3B 56 F
Nick Fortes TB C 55 F
Josh Lowe LAA OF 55 F
Angel Martinez CLE 2B,OF 55 F

 

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