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.
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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.
