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    FantasyPros Staff | Fri, May 1st 2026, 10:53am EDT

Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Grades & Start/Sit Advice (Week 7)

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.

If you want to dive deeper into fantasy baseball, be sure to check out our award-winning slate of Fantasy Baseball Tools as you navigate your season. From our Lineup Assistant – which provides your optimal lineup, based on accurate consensus projections – to our Waiver Wire Assistant – that allows you to quickly see which available players will improve your team, and by how much – we’ve got you covered this fantasy baseball season.

 

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
Yordan Alvarez HOU OF,DH 100 A
Jose Ramirez CLE 3B,DH 100 A
Oneil Cruz PIT OF 100 A
Kyle Schwarber PHI OF,DH 100 A
Mike Trout LAA OF,DH 100 A
Byron Buxton MIN OF 100 A
Ben Rice NYY 1B,DH,C 100 A
James Wood WSH OF,DH 100 A
Aaron Judge NYY OF,DH 100 A
Elly De La Cruz CIN SS 100 A
Shea Langeliers ATH DH,C 100 A
Juan Soto NYM OF,DH 100 A
Ronald Acuna Jr. ATL OF 99 A
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1B,DH 99 A
Drake Baldwin ATL DH,C 97 A
Gunnar Henderson BAL SS 95 A
Jake Bauers MIL 1B,OF 94 A
Ryan O’Hearn PIT 1B,OF,DH 93 A
Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 2B,OF 93 A
Hunter Goodman COL DH,C 91 A
Alec Burleson STL 1B,OF,DH 90 A
Zach Neto LAA SS 90 A
Brandon Lowe PIT 2B 89 B
JJ Wetherholt STL 2B,3B,SS 89 B
Sal Stewart CIN 1B,3B 87 B
Kyle Tucker LAD OF,DH 86 B
Jordan Walker STL OF 86 B
Shohei Ohtani LAD DH 86 B
Ryan Jeffers MIN DH,C 85 B
Chandler Simpson TB OF 85 B
Moises Ballesteros CHC DH,C 85 B
Jorge Soler LAA OF,DH 84 B
Jose Caballero NYY 2B,3B,SS,OF 83 B
Cal Raleigh SEA DH,C 83 B
Corey Seager TEX SS 83 B
Yandy Diaz TB 1B,DH 83 B
Corbin Carroll ARI OF 83 B
Seiya Suzuki CHC OF,DH 83 B
Konnor Griffin PIT SS,OF 82 B
Brent Rooker ATH OF,DH 82 B
Junior Caminero TB 3B 81 B
Bryan Reynolds PIT OF,DH 81 B
Julio Rodriguez SEA OF 81 B
Bobby Witt Jr. KC SS 80 B
Casey Schmitt SF 1B,2B,3B,DH 80 B
Andy Pages LAD OF 80 B
Josh Naylor SEA 1B,DH 80 B
Mickey Moniak COL OF 79 C
Brice Turang MIL 2B 79 C
Jo Adell LAA OF 79 C
Riley Greene DET OF,DH 79 C
CJ Abrams WSH SS 78 C
Ivan Herrera STL DH,C 78 C
Wilyer Abreu BOS OF 78 C
Jesus Sanchez TOR OF 78 C
Nolan Gorman STL 2B,3B,DH 78 C
Bryce Harper PHI 1B 78 C
Nathaniel Lowe CIN 1B,DH 77 C
Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC OF 77 C
Munetaka Murakami CWS 1B,3B 77 C
William Contreras MIL DH,C 76 C
Jakob Marsee MIA OF 76 C
Randy Arozarena SEA OF 75 C
Ketel Marte ARI 2B,DH 75 C
Jarren Duran BOS OF 75 C
Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY 2B,3B 75 C
Ramon Laureano SD OF 74 C
Ozzie Albies ATL 2B 74 C
Brandon Marsh PHI OF 74 C
Trea Turner PHI SS 73 C
Max Muncy LAD 3B 73 C
Connor Norby MIA 1B,3B,DH 73 C
Jasson Dominguez NYY OF 73 C
Trevor Larnach MIN OF,DH 73 C
Josh Bell MIN 1B,DH 73 C
Michael Harris II ATL OF 72 C
Nico Hoerner CHC 2B 72 C
Otto Lopez MIA 2B,SS 72 C
Teoscar Hernandez LAD OF 72 C
Agustin Ramirez MIA DH,C 72 C
Luis Arraez SF 1B,2B,DH 72 C
Royce Lewis MIN 3B 72 C
Heliot Ramos SF OF 72 C
Chase DeLauter CLE OF,DH 72 C
Jackson Merrill SD OF 72 C
Rafael Devers SF 1B,DH 71 C
Cody Bellinger NYY OF 71 C
Roman Anthony BOS OF,DH 71 C
Xander Bogaerts SD SS 71 C
Will Smith LAD C 71 C
Carter Jensen KC DH,C 71 C
Matt Chapman SF 3B 71 C
Taylor Ward BAL OF 71 C
Nick Kurtz ATH 1B 71 C
Ian Happ CHC OF 70 C
MJ Melendez NYM OF,DH 70 C
Daulton Varsho TOR OF 70 C
TJ Rumfield COL 1B,DH 70 C
Andres Gimenez TOR 2B,SS 70 C
Kyle Stowers MIA OF 70 C
Matt Olson ATL 1B 70 C
Angel Martinez CLE 2B,OF 70 C
Hyeseong Kim LAD 2B,SS,OF 69 D
Evan Carter TEX OF 69 D
Henry Davis PIT C 69 D
Masyn Winn STL SS 69 D
Nathan Church STL OF 69 D
Willson Contreras BOS 1B 69 D
Salvador Perez KC 1B,DH,C 69 D
Daniel Schneemann CLE 2B,3B,SS,OF 69 D
Manny Machado SD 3B 69 D
George Springer TOR OF,DH 68 D
Yainer Diaz HOU DH,C 68 D
Trent Grisham NYY OF 68 D
Justin Crawford PHI OF 68 D
Adley Rutschman BAL C 68 D
Bryson Stott PHI 2B,SS 68 D
Luis Campusano SD DH,C 68 D
Leody Taveras BAL OF 68 D
Jose Altuve HOU 2B,OF,DH 68 D
Jung Hoo Lee SF OF 68 D
Daylen Lile WSH OF 67 D
Jose Fernandez ARI 1B,SS,DH 67 D
Liam Hicks MIA 1B,DH,C 67 D
Maikel Garcia KC 2B,3B,SS,OF 67 D
Kerry Carpenter DET OF,DH 67 D
Jeremiah Jackson BAL 2B,3B,OF 67 D
Austin Riley ATL 3B 67 D
Dillon Dingler DET C 66 D
Miguel Vargas CWS 1B,3B 66 D
Brett Baty NYM 1B,2B,3B,OF 66 D
Samuel Basallo BAL DH,C 66 D
Willy Adames SF SS 66 D
Garrett Mitchell MIL OF 66 D
Luis Garcia WSH 1B,2B,DH 66 D
Brady House WSH 3B,DH 66 D
Zack Gelof ATH 2B,OF 66 D
Kazuma Okamoto TOR 1B,3B 66 D
Austin Hays CWS OF,DH 66 D
Brandon Nimmo TEX OF 66 D
Freddie Freeman LAD 1B 66 D
Pedro Pages STL C 66 D
Brice Matthews HOU 2B,OF 66 D
Joc Pederson TEX DH 66 D
Nick Gonzales PIT 2B,3B,SS 66 D
Kody Clemens MIN 1B,2B,OF 65 D
Christian Walker HOU 1B 65 D
Luke Keaschall MIN 2B 65 D
Victor Scott STL OF 65 D
Tyler Freeman COL 2B,OF,DH 65 D
JJ Bleday CIN OF 65 D
Miguel Andujar SD 3B,OF,DH 65 D
Willi Castro COL 2B,3B,OF 65 D
Dylan Beavers BAL OF,DH 65 D
Ceddanne Rafaela BOS 2B,OF 65 D
Josh Jung TEX 3B 65 D
Dominic Canzone SEA OF,DH 64 D
Tyler Soderstrom ATH 1B,OF 64 D
Nasim Nunez WSH 2B,SS 64 D
Brenton Doyle COL OF 64 D
Brandon Lockridge MIL OF 64 D
Tyler Heineman TOR C 64 D
Lawrence Butler ATH OF 64 D
Edouard Julien COL 1B,2B,DH 64 D
Colt Keith DET 1B,2B,3B,DH 64 D
Adolis Garcia PHI OF 64 D
Mark Vientos NYM 1B,3B,DH 64 D
TJ Friedl CIN OF 63 D
Trevor Story BOS SS 63 D
Gary Sanchez MIL 1B,DH,C 63 D
Vinnie Pasquantino KC 1B,DH 63 D
Owen Caissie MIA OF 63 D
Sal Frelick MIL OF 63 D
Andrew Benintendi CWS OF,DH 63 D
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ARI OF 63 D
Kevin McGonigle DET 3B,SS 63 D
Matt McLain CIN 2B 63 D
Marcell Ozuna PIT DH 63 D
Troy Johnston COL 1B,OF 63 D
Jacob Young WSH OF 62 D
Rhys Hoskins CLE 1B,DH 62 D
Xavier Edwards MIA 2B,SS 62 D
David Hamilton MIL 2B,3B,SS 62 D
Spencer Horwitz PIT 1B 62 D
Mauricio Dubon ATL 2B,3B,SS,OF 62 D
Dalton Rushing LAD C 62 D
Masataka Yoshida BOS OF,DH 62 D
Carson Benge NYM OF 62 D
Carlos Cortes ATH OF,DH 62 D
Isaac Collins KC OF 62 D
Austin Martin MIN 2B,OF 62 D
Ernie Clement TOR 1B,2B,3B,SS 62 D
Jacob Wilson ATH SS 62 D
Francisco Alvarez NYM C 62 D
Matt Shaw CHC 3B,OF,DH 62 D
Lane Thomas KC OF 62 D
Steven Kwan CLE OF 61 D
Spencer Steer CIN 1B,OF 61 D
Austin Wells NYY C 61 D
Jordan Beck COL OF 61 D
Adrian Del Castillo ARI DH,C 61 D
Josh Lowe LAA OF 61 D
Tyler Black MIL 1B 61 D
Kyle Isbel KC OF 61 D
Drew Millas WSH C 61 D
Nolan Arenado ARI 3B 61 D
Jake Mangum PIT OF 61 D
Jose Tena WSH 2B,3B,DH 61 D
Dansby Swanson CHC SS 61 D
Jonathan Aranda TB 1B 61 D
Kyle Manzardo CLE 1B,DH 60 D
Michael Conforto CHC OF,DH 60 D
Cedric Mullins II TB OF 60 D
David Fry CLE OF,DH 60 D
Sam Antonacci CWS 2B,3B,OF 60 D
Nick Fortes TB C 60 D
Pete Alonso BAL 1B 60 D
Dominic Smith ATL 1B,DH 60 D
Myles Straw TOR OF 60 D
Victor Caratini MIN 1B,DH,C 60 D
Travis d’Arnaud LAA C 60 D
Nick Castellanos SD OF,DH 60 D
Jac Caglianone KC 1B,OF 60 D
Drew Gilbert SF OF 60 D
Rob Refsnyder SEA OF,DH 60 D
Brooks Lee MIN 2B,3B,SS 60 D
Alejandro Osuna TEX OF 60 D
Kyle Higashioka TEX DH,C 60 D
Lenyn Sosa TOR 1B,2B,DH 59 F
Cam Smith HOU OF 59 F
Edgar Quero CWS DH,C 59 F
Patrick Bailey SF C 59 F
Matt Wallner MIN OF 59 F
Isaac Paredes HOU 3B 59 F
Yohendrick Pinango TOR OF 59 F
Jonah Heim ATL DH,C 59 F
Colson Montgomery CWS 3B,SS 59 F
Luke Raley SEA 1B,OF 59 F
Miguel Amaya CHC DH,C 59 F
Garrett Stubbs PHI DH,C 59 F
Jahmai Jones DET OF,DH 59 F
Michael Massey KC 2B,OF 59 F
Ildemaro Vargas ARI 1B,2B 59 F
Eli White ATL OF 59 F
Dustin Harris HOU OF 59 F
Carlos Correa HOU 3B,SS 59 F
Mitch Garver SEA DH,C 59 F
Wenceel Perez DET OF 59 F
Carlos Narvaez BOS C 59 F
Richie Palacios TB 2B,OF 58 F
Gavin Sheets SD 1B,OF,DH 58 F
Matt Vierling DET OF 58 F
Bo Bichette NYM 3B,SS 58 F
Tyler Stephenson CIN C 58 F
Jorge Mateo ATL 2B,SS,OF 58 F
Eloy Jimenez TOR OF,DH 58 F
Luis Rengifo MIL 2B,3B,OF 58 F
Alek Thomas ARI OF 58 F
Carson Kelly CHC C 58 F
Jake McCarthy COL OF 58 F
Colby Thomas ATH OF 58 F
Greg Jones MIL OF 57 F
Rafael Marchan PHI C 57 F
Davis Schneider TOR 2B,OF 57 F
Spencer Torkelson DET 1B 57 F
Brayan Rocchio CLE 2B,SS 57 F
Jake Fraley TB OF 57 F
Jeff McNeil ATH 2B,OF 57 F
Luisangel Acuna CWS 2B,SS,OF 57 F
Brandon Valenzuela TOR 1B,C 57 F
Starling Marte KC OF,DH 57 F
Gleyber Torres DET 2B 57 F
Adam Frazier LAA 2B,OF 57 F
Jonny DeLuca TB OF 57 F
Josh Smith TEX 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF 57 F
Kyle Farmer ATL 1B,2B,3B,SS,DH 57 F
Caleb Durbin BOS 2B,3B 57 F
Michael Busch CHC 1B 57 F
Will Benson CIN OF 57 F
Mike Yastrzemski ATL OF 56 F
Bo Naylor CLE C 56 F
Nick Loftin KC 2B,3B,OF 56 F
Andrew McCutchen TEX OF,DH 56 F
Tyrone Taylor NYM OF 56 F
Tristan Peters CWS OF 56 F
Ronny Mauricio NYM 2B,3B,SS 56 F
George Valera CLE OF,DH 56 F
Giancarlo Stanton NYY OF,DH 56 F
Ezequiel Duran TEX 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF 56 F
Blaze Alexander BAL 2B,3B,OF 56 F
Randal Grichuk NYY OF,DH 56 F
Jake Burger TEX 1B 56 F
Geraldo Perdomo ARI SS 56 F
Rece Hinds CIN OF 56 F
Tyler O’Neill BAL OF 56 F
Darell Hernaiz ATH 2B,3B,SS 56 F
Javier Sanoja MIA 2B,3B,SS,OF 56 F
Danny Jansen TEX C 55 F
Joey Wiemer WSH OF 55 F
Ezequiel Tovar COL SS 55 F

 

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