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    FantasyPros Staff | Fri, May 15th 2026, 12:24pm EDT

Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Grades & Start/Sit Advice (Week 8)

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
James Wood WSH OF,DH 100 A
Aaron Judge NYY OF,DH 100 A
Shea Langeliers ATH DH,C 100 A
Byron Buxton MIN OF,DH 100 A
Jose Ramirez CLE 3B,DH 100 A
Josh Naylor SEA 1B,DH 100 A
Oneil Cruz PIT OF 100 A
CJ Abrams WSH SS 100 A
Yordan Alvarez HOU OF,DH 100 A
Ben Rice NYY 1B,DH,C 98 A
Corbin Carroll ARI OF 97 A
Kyle Tucker LAD OF,DH 96 A
Elly De La Cruz CIN SS 95 A
Ketel Marte ARI 2B,DH 95 A
Chandler Simpson TB OF 94 A
Mike Trout LAA OF,DH 94 A
Dominic Canzone SEA OF,DH 93 A
Andy Pages LAD OF 91 A
Shohei Ohtani LAD DH 91 A
Drake Baldwin ATL DH,C 90 A
Gunnar Henderson BAL SS 90 A
Luke Raley SEA 1B,OF 90 A
Jarren Duran BOS OF,DH 89 B
Sal Stewart CIN 1B,2B,3B 89 B
Munetaka Murakami CWS 1B,3B 89 B
Brent Rooker ATH OF,DH 89 B
Randy Arozarena SEA OF 88 B
Mickey Moniak COL OF,DH 88 B
Jordan Walker STL OF 87 B
Seiya Suzuki CHC OF,DH 86 B
Zack Gelof ATH 2B,3B,OF 86 B
Ryan O’Hearn PIT 1B,OF,DH 86 B
Bobby Witt Jr. KC SS 86 B
Daylen Lile WSH OF,DH 85 B
Kyle Schwarber PHI OF,DH 85 B
Jose Altuve HOU 2B,OF,DH 85 B
Brice Matthews HOU 2B,OF 84 B
Ryan Jeffers MIN DH,C 84 B
Jackson Chourio MIL OF 83 B
Adley Rutschman BAL C 83 B
Rafael Devers SF 1B,DH 83 B
Mookie Betts LAD SS 83 B
Pete Alonso BAL 1B,DH 82 B
Julio Rodriguez SEA OF 81 B
JJ Bleday CIN OF 81 B
Luis Garcia WSH 1B,2B,DH 80 B
Nasim Nunez WSH 2B,SS 80 B
Liam Hicks MIA 1B,DH,C 80 B
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1B,DH 79 C
Maikel Garcia KC 2B,3B,SS,OF 79 C
Chase DeLauter CLE OF,DH 79 C
Zach Neto LAA SS 78 C
Ivan Herrera STL DH,C 78 C
Konnor Griffin PIT SS,OF 78 C
Brady House WSH 3B,DH 78 C
Christian Walker HOU 1B 78 C
Dillon Dingler DET DH,C 77 C
Jo Adell LAA OF 77 C
Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 2B,OF 77 C
Junior Caminero TB 3B 77 C
Will Smith LAD C 76 C
Brice Turang MIL 2B 76 C
Bryan Reynolds PIT OF,DH 76 C
William Contreras MIL DH,C 75 C
Michael Harris II ATL OF 75 C
Christian Yelich MIL OF,DH 75 C
Corey Seager TEX SS 75 C
Sam Antonacci CWS 2B,3B,OF 75 C
Juan Soto NYM OF,DH 75 C
Jorge Soler LAA OF,DH 74 C
Brandon Lowe PIT 2B 74 C
Nick Kurtz ATH 1B 74 C
Samuel Basallo BAL DH,C 74 C
Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC OF 74 C
Casey Schmitt SF 1B,2B,3B,DH 74 C
Luis Arraez SF 1B,2B,DH 74 C
Teoscar Hernandez LAD OF 74 C
Otto Lopez MIA 2B,SS 73 C
Yandy Diaz TB 1B,DH 73 C
Miguel Vargas CWS 1B,3B 73 C
Ezequiel Duran TEX 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF 73 C
Hunter Goodman COL DH,C 73 C
Matt Olson ATL 1B 73 C
Cody Bellinger NYY OF 72 C
Taylor Ward BAL OF 72 C
Max Muncy LAD 3B 72 C
Brendan Donovan SEA 2B,3B,SS,OF 72 C
Mark Vientos NYM 1B,3B,DH 72 C
Ildemaro Vargas ARI 1B,2B 72 C
George Springer TOR OF,DH 71 C
Brandon Marsh PHI OF 71 C
Connor Norby MIA 1B,3B,DH 71 C
Daniel Schneemann CLE 2B,3B,SS,OF 71 C
Jesus Sanchez TOR OF,DH 71 C
Jakob Marsee MIA OF 71 C
Troy Johnston COL 1B,OF,DH 71 C
Austin Martin MIN 2B,OF 70 C
TJ Rumfield COL 1B,DH 70 C
Tyler O’Neill BAL OF 70 C
Riley Greene DET OF,DH 70 C
Gabriel Moreno ARI C 70 C
JJ Wetherholt STL 2B,3B,SS 70 C
Carlos Cortes ATH OF,DH 70 C
Ian Happ CHC OF 70 C
Alec Burleson STL 1B,OF,DH 70 C
Kazuma Okamoto TOR 1B,3B 70 C
Spencer Steer CIN 1B,OF 70 C
Vinnie Pasquantino KC 1B,DH 69 D
Evan Carter TEX OF 69 D
Salvador Perez KC 1B,DH,C 69 D
Braden Shewmake HOU 2B,3B,SS 69 D
Hyeseong Kim LAD 2B,SS,OF 69 D
Tyler Freeman COL 2B,OF,DH 69 D
Moises Ballesteros CHC DH,C 69 D
Bryce Harper PHI 1B 69 D
Trent Grisham NYY OF 69 D
Kyle Stowers MIA OF 68 D
Drew Romo CWS C 68 D
Zach Cole HOU OF 68 D
Gavin Sheets SD 1B,OF,DH 68 D
Joc Pederson TEX DH 68 D
Josh Jung TEX 3B 68 D
Edouard Julien COL 1B,2B,DH 67 D
J.T. Realmuto PHI C 67 D
Jake Bauers MIL 1B,OF 67 D
Jose Tena WSH 2B,3B,DH 67 D
J.P. Crawford SEA SS 67 D
Cam Smith HOU OF 67 D
Adrian Del Castillo ARI DH,C 67 D
Wilyer Abreu BOS OF 67 D
Trevor Larnach MIN OF,DH 67 D
Isaac Collins KC OF 67 D
Freddie Freeman LAD 1B 66 D
Angel Martinez CLE 2B,OF 66 D
Geraldo Perdomo ARI SS 66 D
Tyler Soderstrom ATH 1B,OF 66 D
Jung Hoo Lee SF OF 66 D
Nolan Arenado ARI 3B 66 D
Josh Bell MIN 1B,DH 66 D
Ryan Waldschmidt ARI OF 66 D
Carson Benge NYM OF 66 D
Andrew Benintendi CWS OF,DH 66 D
Heliot Ramos SF OF 65 D
Cole Young SEA 2B 65 D
Jacob Young WSH OF 65 D
Keibert Ruiz WSH C 65 D
Colson Montgomery CWS 3B,SS 65 D
Richie Palacios TB 2B,OF 65 D
Carter Jensen KC DH,C 65 D
Miguel Andujar SD 3B,OF,DH 65 D
Ozzie Albies ATL 2B 65 D
Ceddanne Rafaela BOS 2B,OF 64 D
Christian Vazquez HOU C 64 D
Cal Raleigh SEA DH,C 64 D
Nick Castellanos SD OF,DH 64 D
Leody Taveras BAL OF 64 D
Nolan Gorman STL 2B,3B,DH 64 D
Brooks Lee MIN 2B,3B,SS 64 D
Masataka Yoshida BOS OF,DH 64 D
Marcell Ozuna PIT DH 64 D
Daulton Varsho TOR OF 64 D
Christopher Morel MIA 1B,OF,DH 64 D
Colt Keith DET 1B,2B,3B,DH 64 D
Nathan Church STL OF 63 D
Xavier Edwards MIA 2B,SS 63 D
Jose Fernandez ARI 1B,3B,SS,DH 63 D
Cedric Mullins II TB OF 63 D
Garrett Mitchell MIL OF 63 D
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ARI OF 63 D
Jackson Merrill SD OF 63 D
Xander Bogaerts SD SS 63 D
Isaac Paredes HOU 1B,3B 63 D
Kyle Manzardo CLE 1B,DH 63 D
Alejandro Osuna TEX OF 63 D
Colton Cowser BAL OF 62 D
Trevor Story BOS SS 62 D
Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY 2B,3B 62 D
Willi Castro COL 2B,3B,SS,OF 62 D
Henry Davis PIT C 62 D
Jarred Kelenic CWS OF 62 D
Nathaniel Lowe CIN 1B,DH 62 D
Dominic Smith ATL 1B,DH 62 D
Kody Clemens MIN 1B,2B,OF 62 D
Willson Contreras BOS 1B 62 D
Joe Mack MIA C 62 D
Brandon Nimmo TEX OF 62 D
Michael Conforto CHC OF,DH 61 D
A.J. Ewing NYM 2B,OF 61 D
Jake McCarthy COL OF 61 D
Adolis Garcia PHI OF 61 D
Drew Millas WSH C 61 D
Dansby Swanson CHC SS 61 D
Ramon Laureano SD OF 61 D
Mitch Garver SEA DH,C 61 D
Starling Marte KC OF,DH 61 D
Sal Frelick MIL OF 61 D
Rhys Hoskins CLE 1B,DH 61 D
Blaze Alexander BAL 2B,3B,SS,OF 61 D
Jesus Rodriguez SF C 61 D
Kevin McGonigle DET 3B,SS 61 D
Justin Crawford PHI OF 61 D
Masyn Winn STL SS 61 D
Bryce Eldridge SF 1B,DH 61 D
Wenceel Perez DET OF 60 D
Mauricio Dubon ATL 2B,3B,SS,OF 60 D
Nico Hoerner CHC 2B 60 D
Lane Thomas KC OF 60 D
Carlos Narvaez BOS C 60 D
David Hamilton MIL 2B,3B,SS 60 D
Brett Baty NYM 1B,2B,3B,OF 60 D
Yohel Pozo STL DH,C 60 D
David Fry CLE OF,DH,C 60 D
Austin Wells NYY C 60 D
Yohendrick Pinango TOR OF 60 D
MJ Melendez NYM OF,DH 60 D
Lawrence Butler ATH OF 60 D
Brayan Rocchio CLE 2B,SS 60 D
Vaughn Grissom LAA 1B,2B 59 F
Lenyn Sosa TOR 1B,2B,DH 59 F
Heriberto Hernandez MIA OF,DH 59 F
Brandon Valenzuela TOR 1B,C 59 F
Gary Sanchez MIL 1B,DH,C 59 F
Kyle Isbel KC OF 59 F
Royce Lewis MIN 3B 59 F
Victor Caratini MIN 1B,DH,C 59 F
Owen Caissie MIA OF 59 F
Andruw Monasterio BOS 1B,2B,3B,SS,DH 59 F
Willy Adames SF SS 59 F
Jeremiah Jackson BAL 2B,3B,OF 59 F
Drew Gilbert SF OF 59 F
Pedro Pages STL C 59 F
Steven Kwan CLE OF 59 F
Manny Machado SD 3B 59 F
Will Benson CIN OF 59 F
Kyle Higashioka TEX DH,C 59 F
Michael Massey KC 2B,OF 59 F
Nick Gonzales PIT 2B,3B,SS 59 F
Jeff McNeil ATH 2B,OF 59 F
Dalton Rushing LAD C 59 F
Jonathan Aranda TB 1B 59 F
Gage Workman DET 3B,SS,OF 58 F
Matt Vierling DET OF 58 F
Randal Grichuk CWS OF,DH 58 F
Luke Keaschall MIN 2B 58 F
Tristan Peters CWS OF 58 F
Oswald Peraza LAA 1B,2B,3B,SS 58 F
Andres Gimenez TOR 2B,SS 58 F
Jake Fraley TB OF 58 F
Luis Rengifo MIL 2B,3B,OF 58 F
Victor Scott STL OF 58 F
Matt Shaw CHC 2B,3B,OF,DH 58 F
Harrison Bader SF OF 58 F
Tyler Stephenson CIN C 58 F
Jac Caglianone KC 1B,OF 58 F
Jahmai Jones DET OF,DH 58 F
Spencer Jones NYY OF 58 F
Jonah Heim ATH DH,C 58 F
Jose Fermin STL 2B,OF 58 F
Carson Kelly CHC C 57 F
Zach Dezenzo HOU OF 57 F
Caleb Durbin BOS 2B,3B 57 F
Miguel Amaya CHC DH,C 57 F
Tyrone Taylor NYM OF 57 F
Jorge Mateo ATL 2B,SS,OF 57 F
Zach McKinstry DET 2B,3B,SS,OF 57 F
Mickey Gasper BOS C 57 F
Bo Bichette NYM 3B,SS 57 F
Nick Loftin KC 2B,3B,OF 57 F
TJ Friedl CIN OF 57 F
Connor Wong BOS C 57 F
Henry Bolte ATH OF 57 F
Rob Refsnyder SEA OF,DH 57 F
Bryce Teodosio LAA OF 57 F
Darell Hernaiz ATH 2B,3B,SS 57 F
Spencer Torkelson DET 1B 57 F
Josh Lowe LAA OF 57 F
Bryson Stott PHI 2B,SS 57 F
Andrew McCutchen TEX OF,DH 57 F
Javier Sanoja MIA 2B,3B,SS,OF 56 F
Edgar Quero CWS DH,C 56 F
Nick Fortes TB C 56 F
Dane Myers CIN OF 56 F
Jorge Barrosa ARI OF 56 F
Austin Riley ATL 3B 56 F
Max Schuemann NYY 2B,3B,SS,OF 56 F
Trea Turner PHI SS 56 F
Dylan Beavers BAL OF,DH 56 F
Jordan Beck COL OF 56 F
Garrett Stubbs PHI DH,C 56 F
Travis Bazzana CLE 2B 56 F
Kyle Farmer ATL 1B,2B,3B,SS,DH 56 F
Brenton Doyle COL OF 56 F
Michael Busch CHC 1B 56 F
Sebastian Rivero LAA C 56 F
Mike Yastrzemski ATL OF 56 F
Chase Meidroth CWS 2B,3B,SS 56 F
Myles Straw TOR OF 56 F
Jake Burger TEX 1B 56 F
Colby Thomas ATH OF 56 F
Austin Hedges CLE C 55 F

 

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