Updated Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Rest-of-season Top 300

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The first month of the MLB season is in the books, and as the calendar turns to May, it's time for another rankings check-in. Today, we will look at the updated, rest-of-season RotoBaller fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues). 

We'll also discuss the biggest risers and fallers in today's rankings compared to the final draft rankings in March, as well as look at some of the biggest injuries.

You can check out even more of RotoBaller’s fantasy baseball rankings articles for other formats (points, dynasty, etc), and download their free fantasy baseball news app to receive timely MLB injury updates all season long.

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Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Rest-of-season Top 300

 Tier    Rank    Player    Pos
1    1    Shohei Ohtani    DH/SP
1    2    Ronald Acuna Jr.    OF
1    3    Bo Bichette    SS
1    4    Jose Ramirez    3B
1    5    Gerrit Cole    SP
1    6    Julio Rodriguez    OF
1    7    Trea Turner    SS
2    8    Fernando Tatis Jr.    SS/OF
2    9    Vladimir Guerrero Jr.    1B
2    10    Marcus Semien    2B/SS
2    11    Mike Trout    OF
2    12    Kyle Tucker    OF
2    13    Rafael Devers    3B
2    14    Yordan Alvarez    OF
2    15    Freddie Freeman    1B
2    16    Randy Arozarena    OF
2    17    Pete Alonso    1B
2    18    Manny Machado    3B
2    19    Matt Olson    1B
2    20    Corbin Burnes    SP
2    21    Bobby Witt Jr.    3B/SS
2    22    Spencer Strider    SP
3    23    Shane McClanahan    SP
3    24    Aaron Judge    OF
3    25    Mookie Betts    OF
3    26    Francisco Lindor    SS
3    27    Paul Goldschmidt    1B
3    28    Corbin Carroll    OF
3    29    Jazz Chisholm Jr.    2B
3    30    Austin Riley    3B
3    31    Zack Wheeler    SP
3    32    Adolis Garcia    OF
3    33    Max Scherzer    SP
3    34    Luis Castillo    SP
3    35    Zac Gallen    SP
3    36    Cedric Mullins II    OF
3    37    Juan Soto    OF
3    38    Kevin Gausman    SP
3    39    Sandy Alcantara    SP
3    40    Justin Verlander    SP
3    41    Bryce Harper    OF
3    42    Julio Urias    SP
3    43    Michael Harris II    OF
3    44    Emmanuel Clase    RP
3    45    Josh Hader    RP
3    46    Aaron Nola    SP
3    47    Cristian Javier    SP/RP
4    48    Yu Darvish    SP
4    49    Wander Franco    SS
4    50    Devin Williams    RP
4    51    Jordan Romano    RP
4    52    Xander Bogaerts    SS
4    53    Nolan Arenado    3B
4    54    Kyle Schwarber    OF
4    55    George Springer    OF
4    56    Ozzie Albies    2B
4    57    Clayton Kershaw    SP
4    58    J.T. Realmuto    C
4    59    Bryan Reynolds    OF
4    60    Thairo Estrada    2B/SS/OF
4    61    Luis Robert    OF
4    62    Felix Bautista    RP
4    63    Dylan Cease    SP
4    64    Framber Valdez    SP
4    65    Byron Buxton    OF
4    66    Nico Hoerner    SS
4    67    Max Fried    SP
4    68    Raisel Iglesias    RP
5    69    Willy Adames    SS
5    70    Starling Marte    OF
5    71    Ryan Mountcastle    1B
5    72    Jeremy Pena    SS
5    73    Cody Bellinger    OF
5    74    Nestor Cortes Jr.    SP/RP
5    75    Jacob deGrom    SP
5    76    Daulton Varsho    C/OF
5    77    Alex Bregman    3B
5    78    Joe Musgrove    SP
5    79    Nathaniel Lowe    1B
5    80    Tim Anderson    SS
5    81    Teoscar Hernandez    OF
5    82    Shane Bieber    SP
5    83    Dansby Swanson    SS
5    84    Vinnie Pasquantino    1B
5    85    Max Muncy    2B/3B
5    86    Matt Chapman    3B
5    87    George Kirby    SP
6    88    Logan Webb    SP
6    89    Taylor Ward    OF
6    90    Alec Bohm    1B/3B
6    91    Ryan Helsley    RP
6    92    Ryan Pressly    RP
6    93    Josh Jung    3B
6    94    Corey Seager    SS
6    95    Joe Ryan    SP
6    96    Adley Rutschman    C
6    97    Gleyber Torres    2B
6    98    Drew Rasmussen    SP
6    99    Patrick Wisdom    1B/3B/OF
6    100    Alex Verdugo    OF
6    101    Alek Manoah    SP
6    102    Yandy Diaz    1B/3B
6    103    Will Smith    C
6    104    Hunter Greene    SP
6    105    Salvador Perez    C
6    106    Kenley Jansen    RP
6    107    Nick Castellanos    OF
6    108    Hunter Renfroe    OF
6    109    Pablo Lopez    SP
6    110    Andres Gimenez    2B/SS
6    111    Logan Gilbert    SP
6    112    Jorge Mateo    SS
6    113    Chris Sale    SP
6    114    Anthony Volpe    SS
6    115    Jhoan Duran    RP
7    116    Christian Yelich    OF
7    117    David Bednar    RP
7    118    Luis Severino    SP
7    119    C.J. Cron    1B
7    120    Ty France    1B/3B
7    121    Paul Sewald    RP
7    122    Jose Alvarado    RP
7    123    Masataka Yoshida    OF
7    124    Brandon Lowe    2B
7    125    Jesus Luzardo    SP
7    126    Carlos Rodon    SP
7    127    Anthony Rizzo    1B
7    128    Alexis Diaz    RP
8    129    Kris Bryant    OF
8    130    Brandon Woodruff    SP
8    131    Freddy Peralta    SP
8    132    Jose Altuve    2B
8    133    A.J. Puk    RP
8    134    Jarred Kelenic    OF
8    135    Willson Contreras    C
8    136    Sean Murphy    C
8    137    Steven Kwan    OF
8    138    Alejandro Kirk    C
8    139    Kodai Senga    SP
8    140    Chris Bassitt    SP
8    141    Jonah Heim    C
8    142    Sonny Gray    SP
8    143    Andrew Heaney    SP
8    144    Eloy Jimenez    OF
8    145    Josh Lowe    OF
8    146    Liam Hendriks    RP
8    147    Christian Walker    1B
8    148    Rowdy Tellez    1B
8    149    Carlos Correa    SS
8    150    Jonathan India    2B
8    151    Nick Lodolo    SP
8    152    Eugenio Suarez    3B
8    153    Seiya Suzuki    OF
8    154    Amed Rosario    SS/OF
9    155    Blake Snell    SP
9    156    Dustin May    SP
9    157    Andrew Vaughn    1B/OF
9    158    Reid Detmers    SP
9    159    Austin Hays    OF
9    160    Brandon Nimmo    OF
9    161    James Outman    OF
9    162    Clay Holmes    RP
9    163    Jake Cronenworth    1B/2B/SS
9    164    Cal Raleigh    C
9    165    Luis Arraez    1B/2B
9    166    Jorge Polanco    2B
9    167    Tommy Edman    2B/SS
9    168    Jordan Montgomery    SP
9    169    Charlie Morton    SP
9    170    Ian Happ    OF
9    171    Kyle Wright    SP
9    172    Camilo Doval    RP
9    173    Pete Fairbanks    RP
9    174    Tyler Stephenson    C
9    175    Marcus Stroman    SP
10    176    Ryan McMahon    2B/3B
10    177    Tyler O'Neill    OF
10    178    Lars Nootbaar    OF
10    179    Bryson Stott    2B/SS
10    180    Lance Lynn    SP
10    181    Jordan Walker    3B
10    182    Jeff McNeil    2B/OF
10    183    Ke'Bryan Hayes    3B
10    184    Patrick Sandoval    SP
10    185    Grayson Rodriguez    SP
10    186    David Robertson    RP
10    187    J.D. Martinez    DH
10    188    Jon Gray    SP
10    189    Luis Garcia (SP)    SP
10    190    Jose Abreu    1B
10    191    Joey Gallo    OF
11    192    Alex Cobb    SP
11    193    Justin Steele    SP
11    194    Gunnar Henderson    3B/SS
11    195    Josh Rojas    2B/3B
11    196    Brendan Donovan    1B/2B/3B/SS/OF
11    197    Nolan Gorman    2B
11    198    Mitch Haniger    OF
11    199    Brandon Drury    1B/2B/3B
11    200    Nathan Eovaldi    SP
11    201    Brandon Marsh    OF
11    202    Triston McKenzie    SP
11    203    Matt Strahm    RP
11    204    Miguel Vargas    OF
11    205    Harrison Bader    OF
11    206    DJ LeMahieu    1B/2B/3B
11    207    Giancarlo Stanton    OF
11    208    William Contreras    C
11    209    Anthony Rendon    3B
11    210    Alex Lange    RP
11    211    Whit Merrifield    2B/OF
11    212    Ketel Marte    2B
11    213    Hunter Brown    RP
11    214    Tyler Glasnow    SP
11    215    Anthony Santander    OF
11    216    Lucas Giolito    SP
11    217    Jorge Soler    OF
11    218    Tanner Bibee    SP
11    219    Riley Greene    OF
11    220    Logan Allen    RP
11    221    Eduardo Rodriguez    SP
12    222    Taylor Walls    2B/3B/SS
12    223    Triston Casas    1B
12    224    Justin Turner    3B
12    225    Jose Miranda    1B/3B
12    226    Joey Meneses    1B/OF
12    227    Scott Barlow    RP
12    228    Carlos Estevez    RP
12    229    Andrew Benintendi    OF
12    230    Harold Ramirez    1B/OF
12    231    MJ Melendez    C/OF
12    232    Andrew Chafin    RP
12    233    Isaac Paredes    1B/2B/3B
12    234    Tony Gonsolin    SP
12    235    Mason Miller    SP
12    236    Evan Phillips    RP
12    237    Danny Jansen    C
12    238    Sean Manaea    SP
12    239    Jose Siri    OF
12    240    Brett Baty    3B
12    241    Graham Ashcraft    SP
12    242    Gavin Stone    SP
12    243    Vaughn Grissom    2B
12    244    Jorge Lopez    RP
12    245    Merrill Kelly    SP
12    246    Shea Langeliers    C
12    247    Brice Turang    SS
12    248    Tyler Anderson    SP
12    249    Johan Oviedo    SP/RP
13    250    Spencer Steer    1B/3B
13    251    Jon Berti    2B/3B/SS/OF
13    252    Lourdes Gurriel Jr.    OF
13    253    Zach Eflin    SP/RP
13    254    Jake Fraley    OF
13    255    Ji Hwan Bae    OF
13    256    Brent Rooker    OF
13    257    Jack Suwinski    OF
13    258    Jarren Duran    OF
13    259    Bryce Miller    SP
13    260    Aroldis Chapman    RP
13    261    Jose Leclerc    RP
13    262    A.J. Minter    RP
13    263    Brad Boxberger    RP
13    264    Jean Segura    2B
13    265    Rodolfo Castro    2B/3B/SS
13    266    Daniel Bard    RP
13    267    Josh Naylor    1B/OF
13    268    Ramon Laureano    OF
13    269    Trent Grisham    OF
13    270    Jason Adam    RP
13    271    Esteury Ruiz    OF
13    272    Andres Munoz    RP
13    273    CJ Abrams    2B/SS
13    274    Kyle Finnegan    RP
13    275    Kike Hernandez    2B/SS/OF
13    276    Adam Ottavino    RP
13    277    Michael King    RP
13    278    TJ Friedl    OF
13    279    Nick Senzel    OF
13    280    Andrew McCutchen    OF
13    281    Jose Berrios    SP
13    282    Ezequiel Tovar    SS
13    283    Josh Bell    1B
13    284    Jurickson Profar    OF
13    285    Javier Baez    SS
14    286    Michael Fulmer    RP
14    287    Brady Singer    SP
14    288    Joey Wiemer    OF
14    289    Trey Mancini    1B/OF
14    290    Seranthony Dominguez    RP
14    291    Brusdar Graterol    RP
14    292    Zach Neto    SS
14    293    Myles Straw    OF
14    294    Michael Conforto    OF
14    295    Charlie Blackmon    OF
14    296    Jake Burger    3B
14    297    Craig Kimbrel    RP
14    298    Taj Bradley    SP
14    299    Connor Joe    1B/OF
14    300    Oswaldo Cabrera    OF

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Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Biggest risers

Taylor Walls, Tanner Bibee, Bryce Miller, Johan Oviedo, Matt Strahm, and Patrick Wisdom all saw the biggest rises in the rankings compared to their opening day rankings. Let’s take a look and see how these players have fared so far in 2023, and what to expect moving forward.

Taylor Walls, 2B/3B/SS, Tampa Bay Rays
Initial Rank: 750 Updated ROS Ranking: 222

Walls was initially ranked No. 750 and a complete afterthought heading into most fantasy drafts. He is off to a terrific start in 2023, slashing .288/.390/.545 with four home runs, 10 RBIs, 18 runs, and five stolen bases over 21 games. The 26-year-old’s hard-hit percentage is 35.3, up from 28.7 percent last season, and his wOBA of .403 is dramatically up from last season's .252. Walls hit in the middle of the order for one of the most explosive offenses in the league and should remain in the top 300 as long he continues to rake.

Patrick Wisdom, 3B/OF, Chicago Cubs
Initial Rank: 475 Updated ROS Ranking: 99

Wisdom has legit power and was a boom-or-bust option in 2022. He smashed 25 homers but hit .207 and struck out 34.3 percent of the time last season. Now, his .578 xSLG is in the 93rd percentile, and he's tied for second in the majors with 11 home runs. Overall, he's slashing .238/.325/.624 with a .949 OPS over 114 plate appearances. Wisdom was a late-round flier, at best, heading into fantasy drafts, and he's now cracked the top 100 in our latest refreshed rankings. Wisdom is well on his way to surpassing his career-high 28 home runs and should be a mainstay in the rankings as he continues to mash in 2023.

Other Key Risers: 
Tanner Bibee, SP, Guardians (Initial Rank: 731, Updated ROS Ranking: 218)
Bryce Miller, SP, Mariners (750, 259)
Johan Oviedo, SP, Pirates (709, 249)
Matt Strahm, SP, Phillies (592, 203)
James Outman, OF, Dodgers (483, 161)

Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Biggest fallers

Andres Munoz, Josh Bell, Javier Baez, Triston McKenzie, Jose Abreu, Brady Singer, Oscar Gonzalez, Jake McCarthy, and MJ Melendez all saw the biggest decreases compared to their rankings before opening day. Let’s take a look and see how these players have fared so far in 2023 and what to expect moving forward.

Brady Singer, SP, Kansas City Royals
Initial Rank: 179 Updated ROS Ranking: 287

Singer is off to a terrible start, posting an 8.49 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, and 29:9 K:BB ratio across 29.2 innings. The 26-year-old righty posted a 3.23 ERA, 1.14 WHIP with a 23-percent strikeout rate last year. Singer is giving up too much hard contact, shown by his hard-hit percentage being in the top one percentile. It increased almost 20 points from 40.9 percent in '22 to 60.6 percent in '23. With an xERA of 7.11, he has allowed 22 earned runs over his past four starts. Singer continues to dip in the rankings and could fall out of the top 300 if he doesn't turn things around in May.

Javier Baez, SS, Detroit Tigers
Initial Rank: 160 Updated ROS Ranking: 285

Baez has been largely disappointing for fantasy owners since last season and is off to a slow start in 2023. He is slashing .237/.292/.320 with a home run, 12 RBIs, 12 runs, and two stolen bases across 106 plate appearances. The 30-year-old has seen his wOBA drop from .344 in '21, to .291 in '22, and .275 in '23. His HR/FB rate is at a woeful 3.8 percent, and his xSLG is in the 12th percentile. Baez has lived off high BAIPs throughout his career and continues to struggle with the Tigers since signing a six-year, $140 million contract in '21. The former Cub hasn’t shown any signs of turning things around and could fall out of the top 300 rankings if he continues to struggle at the plate.

Other Fallers
Andres Munoz, RP, Mariners (Initial Rank: 143, Updated ROS Ranking: 272)
Josh Bell, 1B, Guardians (157, 283)
Triston McKenzie, SP, Guardians (89, 202)
Jose Abreu, 1B, Astros (78, 190)
MJ Melendez, C/OF, Royals (119, 231)

Notable Injuries

Injuries continue to pile up throughout the season, as Yankees superstar outfielder Aaron Judge (hip) and Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom (elbow) recently landed on the injured list. 

However, we did also see some returns. Phillies star outfielder Bryce Harper (elbow) miraculously made his season debut on Tuesday, needing less than six months after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in late November. 

Some of the most significant injuries in April were O’Neil Cruz (ankle), Robbie Ray (elbow), Jeffrey Springs (elbow), and Logan O’Hoppe (shoulder). All of them were in the top 300 heading into opening day but are now out for either the majority or all of 2023. 

The good news is fantasy stars such as Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager (hamstring) and Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (thumb) are expected to return soon.

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