Mick Ciallela’s Top 500 2023 Fantasy Baseball Rankings (3/24 Update)

Considering it has snowed where I live multiple times in the last week and the wind chill is 23 degrees as I type this, it seems farfetched that the 2023 Major League Baseball season is upon us. But indeed it is. Opening Day is just a fortnight away, and hope will spring eternal once again. By now, you have surely familiarized yourself with our fantastic (and free) Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit. It has virtually everything you need to dominate your drafts. I am adding my top 450 fantasy baseball rankings to that treasure trove of fantasy goodness.

[EDITOR’S NOTE: Mick is too modest to let you know about it, but he is annually one of the most accurate MLB analysts on FantasyPros. In fact, he’s at the head of the MLB class over the last three years.]

The season is not here yet, but why not get a head start and jump in a Fantrax Classic Draft contest? Get a jump on the season with a Best Ball league or maybe a Draft and Hold. Or put some green on the line with a new season-long league to try and conquer. There’s no better time than now to get your baseball on!

General Notes About These Rankings

As I put out these fantasy baseball rankings, I would like you to consider a few minor details first. These are my rankings based on Roto leagues. They are also geared toward leagues that count the more traditional Roto categories. These include batting average over on-base percentage wins over quality starts, and saves over holds. Again, we have tons of analysis for nearly every format you can imagine in the Draft Kit. Feel free to refer to that if your league incorporates different settings.

The other caveat regarding my top 450 rankings is that this is not the order in which I would draft these players. For example, I have Aaron Judge as my number two overall player in the rankings below. But I drafted Trea Turner with the second pick in my high-stakes league this week. There are a few reasons I did this. First, we play two middle infielders (either shortstop or second base) and three outfielders. Most leagues in our draft lobby use a starting lineup that requires five outfielders. I am not particularly in love with some outfield options once you get past the top 50, but there are plenty in the 30-40 range who should do just fine.

Another reason I chose Turner is that our league is a 6 x 4 league and counts hits as a separate category. So essentially, batters who hit for a high average are even more valuable than they are in most leagues. As great as Judge has been over the past two seasons, Turner has 54 more hits than him since the beginning of the 2021 season. Time will tell if it was the right move. But the lesson here is that you must draft according to your league settings and configurations. If you are in a two-catcher league (insert eye roll emoji here), J.T. Realmuto is probably not going to be available at Pick 43, which is where I have him ranked. I’ve participated in four such drafts over the past couple of weeks, and the Phillies’ catcher has never made it past Pick 26.

Now that all that is out of the way, let’s get to the rankings! I will be updating these close to Opening Day, but in the meantime, feel free to ask any questions you may have in the comment section below.

Mick Ciallela’s Top 450 Fantasy Baseball Rankings 2023

Rnk	Player	Team	Pos.
1	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	OF
2	Aaron Judge	NYY	OF
3	Trea Turner	PHI	SS
4	Julio Rodriguez	SEA	OF
5	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B
6	Kyle Tucker	HOU	OF
7	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	UT, SP
8	Juan Soto	SD	OF
9	Mookie Betts	LAD	OF
10	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B
11	Bo Bichette	TOR	SS
12	Freddie Freeman	LAD	1B
13	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	3B, SS
14	Corbin Burnes	MIL	SP
15	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	OF
16	Manny Machado	SD	3B
17	Gerrit Cole	NYY	SP
18	Mike Trout	LAA	OF
19	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	SS, OF
20	Pete Alonso	NYM	1B
21	Austin Riley	ATL	3B
22	Rafael Devers	BOS	3B
23	Spencer Strider	ATL	SP
24	Paul Goldschmidt	STL	1B
25	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	SP
26	Jacob deGrom	TEX	SP
27	Aaron Nola	PHI	SP
28	Francisco Lindor	NYM	SS
29	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	SP
30	Marcus Semien	TEX	2B
31	Michael Harris II	ATL	OF
32	Max Scherzer	NYM	SP
33	Justin Verlander	NYM	SP
34	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	RP
35	Shane McClanahan	TB	SP
36	Nolan Arenado	STL	3B
37	Randy Arozarena	TB	OF
38	J.T. Realmuto	PHI	C
39	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	MIA	2B
40	Luis Robert Jr.	CWS	OF
41	Matt Olson	ATL	1B
42	Josh Hader	SD	RP
43	Corey Seager	TEX	SS
44	Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B
45	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	OF
46	Cedric Mullins II	BAL	OF
47	Shane Bieber	CLE	SP
48	Cristian Javier	HOU	SP
49	Dylan Cease	CWS	SP
50	Daulton Varsho	TOR	C, OF
51	Kevin Gausman	TOR	SP
52	Luis Castillo	SEA	SP
53	Julio Urias	LAD	SP
54	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SP
55	Corbin Carroll	ARI	OF
56	Jordan Romano	TOR	RP
57	Devin Williams	MIL	RP
58	Adolis Garcia	TEX	OF
59	Alek Manoah	TOR	SP
60	Max Fried	ATL	SP
61	Will Smith	LAD	C
62	George Springer	TOR	OF
63	Zac Gallen	ARI	SP
64	Ryan Pressly	HOU	RP
65	Eloy Jimenez	CWS	OF
66	Teoscar Hernandez	SEA	OF
67	Yu Darvish	SD	SP
68	Framber Valdez	HOU	SP
69	Oneil Cruz	PIT	SS
70	Carlos Rodon	NYY	SP
71	Ryan Helsley	STL	RP
72	Alex Bregman	HOU	3B
73	Salvador Perez	KC	C
74	Starling Marte	NYM	OF
75	Dansby Swanson	CHC	SS
76	Wander Franco	TB	SS
77	Xander Bogaerts	SD	SS
78	Adley Rutschman	BAL	C
79	Tim Anderson	CWS	SS
80	Felix Bautista	BAL	RP
81	Andres Gimenez	CLE	2B
82	Tommy Edman	STL	2B, SS
83	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	OF
84	Jose Abreu	HOU	1B
85	Vinnie Pasquantino	KC	1B
86	Byron Buxton	MIN	OF
87	Robbie Ray	SEA	SP
88	Tyler O'Neill	STL	OF
89	Willy Adames	MIL	SS
90	Triston McKenzie	CLE	SP
91	Joe Musgrove	SD	SP
92	Kenley Jansen	BOS	RP
93	Gunnar Henderson	BAL	3B
94	Camilo Doval	SF	RP
95	Taylor Ward	LAA	OF
96	George Kirby	SEA	SP
97	Luis Severino	NYY	SP
98	Christian Yelich	MIL	OF
99	Willson Contreras	STL	C
100	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	SP
101	Nathaniel Lowe	TEX	1B
102	Blake Snell	SD	SP
103	Jeremy Pena	HOU	SS
104	Clay Holmes	NYY	RP
105	Hunter Greene	CIN	SP
106	Jake McCarthy	ARI	OF
107	Logan Gilbert	SEA	SP
108	Gleyber Torres	NYY	2B
109	Steven Kwan	CLE	OF
110	Logan Webb	SF	SP
111	Carlos Correa	MIN	SS
112	Nestor Cortes Jr.	NYY	SP
113	Nick Castellanos	PHI	OF
114	Alejandro Kirk	TOR	C
115	Anthony Santander	BAL	OF
116	Raisel Iglesias	ATL	RP
117	Amed Rosario	CLE	SS
118	Chris Sale	BOS	SP
119	Kris Bryant	COL	OF
120	Lance Lynn	CWS	SP
121	David Bednar	PIT	RP
122	Max Muncy	LAD	2B, 3B
123	Christian Walker	ARI	1B
124	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	OF
125	MJ Melendez	KC	C, OF
126	Sean Murphy	ATL	C
127	Joe Ryan	MIN	SP
128	Nick Lodolo	CIN	SP
129	Freddy Peralta	MIL	SP
130	William Contreras	MIL	C
131	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	SP
132	Charlie Morton	ATL	SP
133	Jeffrey Springs	TB	SP
134	Ryan Mountcastle	BAL	1B
135	Alexis Diaz	CIN	RP
136	Kyle Wright	ATL	SP
137	Hunter Renfroe	LAA	OF
138	C.J. Cron	COL	1B
139	Andrew Vaughn	CWS	1B, OF
140	Lucas Giolito	CWS	SP
141	Rowdy Tellez	MIL	1B
142	Seiya Suzuki	CHC	OF
143	Tyler Glasnow	TB	SP
144	Jhoan Duran	MIN	RP
145	Nico Hoerner	CHC	SS
146	Matt Chapman	TOR	3B
147	Brandon Lowe	TB	2B
148	Tyler Stephenson	CIN	C
149	Anthony Rizzo	NYY	1B
150	Drew Rasmussen	TB	SP
151	Ian Happ	CHC	OF
152	Scott Barlow	KC	RP
153	Dustin May	LAD	SP
154	Chris Bassitt	TOR	SP
155	Pete Fairbanks	TB	RP
156	Pablo Lopez	MIN	SP
157	Jose Altuve	HOU	2B
158	Jordan Montgomery	STL	SP
159	Luis Garcia	HOU	SP
160	Andres Munoz	SEA	RP
161	Ty France	SEA	1B
162	Jordan Walker	STL	3B
163	Alec Bohm	PHI	3B
164	Eugenio Suarez	SEA	3B
165	Daniel Bard	COL	RP
166	Javier Baez	DET	SS
167	Jonathan India	CIN	2B
168	Reid Detmers	LAA	SP
169	Jose Miranda	MIN	1B, 3B
170	Thairo Estrada	SF	2B, SS
171	Josh Bell	CLE	1B
172	Ke'Bryan Hayes	PIT	3B
173	Cal Raleigh	SEA	C
174	Lars Nootbaar	STL	OF
175	Paul Sewald	SEA	RP
176	Brady Singer	KC	SP
177	Jorge Polanco	MIN	2B
178	Ketel Marte	ARI	2B
179	Cody Bellinger	CHC	OF
180	Brandon Nimmo	NYM	OF
181	Jake Cronenworth	SD	1B, 2B
182	Masataka Yoshida	BOS	OF
183	Riley Greene	DET	OF
184	Jeff McNeil	NYM	2B, OF
185	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	SP
186	Bryce Harper	PHI	UT
187	Jon Gray	TEX	SP
188	J.D. Martinez	LAD	UT
189	Kodai Senga	NYM	SP
190	Joey Meneses	WSH	1B, OF
191	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	SP
192	Alex Verdugo	BOS	OF
193	Ryan McMahon	COL	3B
194	Miguel Vargas	LAD	1B
195	Whit Merrifield	TOR	2B, OF
196	Hunter Brown	HOU	SP
197	Anthony Rendon	LAA	3B
198	Andrew Benintendi	CWS	OF
199	Luis Arraez	MIA	1B, 2B
200	Andrew Heaney	TEX	SP
201	Sonny Gray	MIN	SP
202	Alex Cobb	SF	SP
203	Edward Cabrera	MIA	SP
204	Ezequiel Tovar	COL	SS
205	Jose Leclerc	TEX	RP
206	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	SP
207	Triston Casas	BOS	1B
208	Oscar Gonzalez	CLE	OF
209	Mitch Haniger	SF	OF
210	Keibert Ruiz	WSH	C
211	Jean Segura	MIA	2B
212	Josh Jung	TEX	3B
213	Josh Naylor	CLE	1B
214	Brandon Drury	LAA	1B, 2B, 3B
215	Ramon Laureano	OAK	OF
216	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	ARI	OF
217	Danny Jansen	TOR	C
218	Michael Conforto	SF	OF
219	Gabriel Moreno	ARI	C
220	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	SP
221	Miles Mikolas	STL	SP
222	Seth Brown	OAK	1B, OF
223	David Robertson	NYM	RP
224	Jose Berrios	TOR	SP
225	Jack Flaherty	STL	SP
226	Tyler Mahle	MIN	SP
227	Justin Turner	BOS	3B
228	Jarred Kelenic	SEA	OF
229	Jameson Taillon	CHC	SP
230	Merrill Kelly	ARI	SP
231	Vaughn Grissom	ATL	2B
232	Josh Rojas	ARI	2B, 3B
233	Evan Phillips	LAD	RP
234	Bryson Stott	PHI	2B, SS
235	Jesse Winker	MIL	OF
236	Trevor Rogers	MIA	SP
237	Joc Pederson	SF	OF
238	Alex Lange	DET	RP
239	Esteury Ruiz	OAK	OF
240	Kolten Wong	SEA	2B
241	Wil Myers	CIN	1B, OF
242	Yandy Diaz	TB	3B
243	CJ Abrams	WSH	SS
244	Travis d'Arnaud	ATL	C
245	Austin Meadows	DET	OF
246	Anthony Volpe	NYY	SS
247	Harrison Bader	NYY	OF
248	Austin Hays	BAL	OF
249	Kyle Finnegan	WSH	RP
250	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	SP
251	Michael Kopech	CWS	SP
252	Jake Fraley	CIN	OF
253	Ha-Seong Kim	SD	3B, SS
254	Jose Urquidy	HOU	SP
255	DJ LeMahieu	NYY	1B, 2B, 3B
256	Luis Urias	MIL	2B, 3B, SS
257	Garrett Mitchell	MIL	OF
258	Tyler Anderson	LAA	SP
259	Trey Mancini	CHC	1B, OF
260	Jorge Lopez	MIN	RP
261	Marcus Stroman	CHC	SP
262	Adalberto Mondesi	BOS	SS
263	Oscar Colas	CWS	OF
264	Seranthony Dominguez	PHI	RP
265	Jorge Mateo	BAL	SS
266	Eric Lauer	MIL	SP
267	Jorge Soler	MIA	OF
268	Zach Eflin	TB	SP
269	Jurickson Profar	COL	OF
270	Jonah Heim	TEX	C
271	Sean Manaea	SF	SP
272	Yasmani Grandal	CWS	C
273	Justin Steele	CHC	SP
274	Ross Stripling	SF	SP
275	Roansy Contreras	PIT	SP
276	Lane Thomas	WSH	OF
277	Brendan Donovan	STL	2B, 3B, OF
278	Noah Syndergaard	LAD	SP
279	Garrett Whitlock	BOS	SP
280	Taijuan Walker	PHI	SP
281	Spencer Torkelson	DET	1B
282	Christian Vazquez	MIN	C
283	Manuel Margot	TB	OF
284	Shea Langeliers	OAK	UT
285	Craig Kimbrel	PHI	RP
286	Oswald Peraza	NYY	SS
287	Kenta Maeda	MIN	SP
288	Charlie Blackmon	COL	OF
289	Yoan Moncada	CWS	3B
290	Hayden Wesneski	CHC	SP
291	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	SP
292	Carlos Estevez	LAA	RP
293	Eduardo Rodriguez	DET	SP
294	Logan O'Hoppe	LAA	C
295	Chris Taylor	LAD	2B, OF
296	Randal Grichuk	COL	OF
297	Oswaldo Cabrera	NYY	OF
298	Brandon Marsh	PHI	OF
299	Kyle Bradish	BAL	SP
300	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	OF
301	Martin Perez	TEX	SP
302	Ranger Suarez	PHI	SP
303	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	SP
304	Bryan De La Cruz	MIA	OF
305	Christopher Morel	CHC	2B, OF
306	David Peterson	NYM	SP
307	Aaron Civale	CLE	SP
308	Adam Duvall	BOS	OF
309	Jon Berti	MIA	2B, 3B
310	Elvis Andrus	CWS	SS
311	Bailey Ober	MIN	SP
312	Eric Haase	DET	C
313	Steven Matz	STL	SP
314	TJ Friedl	CIN	OF
315	Dylan Floro	MIA	RP
316	Isaac Paredes	TB	1B, 2B, 3B
317	Michael Fulmer	CHC	RP
318	Jose Siri	TB	OF
319	Jared Walsh	LAA	1B
320	Cal Quantrill	CLE	SP
321	Kendall Graveman	CWS	RP
322	Nick Gordon	MIN	2B, OF
323	Trent Grisham	SD	OF
324	Alex Wood	SF	SP
325	Jason Adam	TB	RP
326	Avisail Garcia	MIA	OF
327	Brandon Belt	TOR	1B
328	A.J. Minter	ATL	RP
329	Darick Hall	PHI	UT
330	Mitch Keller	PIT	SP
331	Dylan Carlson	STL	OF
332	Luis Rengifo	LAA	2B, 3B
333	Adam Wainwright	STL	SP
334	Mike Yastrzemski	SF	OF
335	Giovanny Gallegos	STL	RP
336	Taylor Rogers	SF	RP
337	Mark Canha	NYM	OF
338	Luis Garcia	WSH	2B, SS
339	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	SP
340	Matthew Boyd	DET	SP
341	Trevor May	OAK	RP
342	Brayan Bello	BOS	SP
343	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	RP
344	Josiah Gray	WSH	SP
345	Tylor Megill	NYM	SP
346	Brusdar Graterol	LAD	RP
347	Andrew McCutchen	PIT	OF
348	Christian Bethancourt	TB	C, 1B
349	Aroldis Chapman	KC	RP
350	Juan Yepez	STL	OF
351	Corey Kluber	BOS	SP
352	Max Kepler	MIN	OF
353	MacKenzie Gore	WSH	SP
354	Edward Olivares	KC	OF
355	Mike Clevinger	CWS	SP
356	Adam Ottavino	NYM	RP
357	Michael Massey	KC	2B
358	Tanner Houck	BOS	SP
359	Eduardo Escobar	NYM	3B
360	Alex Kirilloff	MIN	OF
361	Brett Baty	NYM	3B
362	A.J. Puk	MIA	RP
363	Michael Wacha	SD	SP
364	Domingo German	NYY	SP
365	Daniel Hudson	LAD	RP
366	Joey Gallo	MIN	OF
367	Kike Hernandez	BOS	OF
368	Michael Brantley	HOU	OF
369	Jared Shuster	ATL	SP
370	Bubba Thompson	TEX	OF
371	Alek Thomas	ARI	OF
372	Jimmy Herget	LAA	RP
373	Drey Jameson	ARI	SP
374	Joey Bart	SF	C
375	Elias Diaz	COL	C
376	Nolan Gorman	STL	2B
377	Wilmer Flores	SF	1B, 2B, 3B
378	Jose Suarez	LAA	SP
379	Nick Pivetta	BOS	SP
380	Spencer Steer	CIN	3B
381	Aaron Ashby	MIL	SP
382	Mitch Garver	TEX	C
383	Brice Turang	MIL	SS
384	Tommy Pham	NYM	OF
385	Eddie Rosario	ATL	OF
386	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	SP
387	Joey Wendle	MIA	2B, 3B, SS
388	Liam Hendriks	CWS	RP
389	Rafael Montero	HOU	RP
390	Josh Lowe	TB	OF
391	Nick Martinez	SD	SP
392	Jeimer Candelario	WSH	3B
393	Myles Straw	CLE	OF
394	AJ Pollock	SEA	OF
395	James Karinchak	CLE	RP
396	German Marquez	COL	SP
397	Nick Fortes	MIA	C
398	Matt Mervis	CHC	1B
399	Francisco Alvarez	NYM	UT
400	Harold Ramirez	TB	1B, OF
401	Ken Waldichuk	OAK	SP
402	Shintaro Fujinami	OAK	SP
403	Scott McGough	ARI	RP
404	Joey Votto	CIN	1B
405	Leody Taveras	TEX	OF
406	Gregory Soto	PHI	RP
407	Jose Trevino	NYY	C
408	Ryne Nelson	ARI	SP
409	Cole Irvin	BAL	SP
410	Garrett Cooper	MIA	1B
411	Mike Soroka	ATL	SP
412	Franmil Reyes	KC	UT
413	Spencer Turnbull	DET	SP
414	Brad Boxberger	CHC	RP
415	Braxton Garrett	MIA	SP
416	Jesus Sanchez	MIA	OF
417	Bailey Falter	PHI	SP
418	Josh Donaldson	NYY	3B
419	Jonathan Schoop	DET	2B
420	Ryan Pepiot	LAD	SP
421	Trayce Thompson	LAD	OF
422	Gio Urshela	LAA	3B
423	Brandon Hughes	CHC	RP
424	Drew Smyly	CHC	SP
425	Kyle Isbel	KC	OF
426	Chas McCormick	HOU	OF
427	Kerry Carpenter	DET	OF
428	Kyle Gibson	BAL	SP
429	J.P. Crawford	SEA	SS
430	James Outman	LAD	OF
431	Carlos Santana	PIT	1B
432	Mike Zunino	CLE	C
433	Nelson Cruz	SD	UT
434	Hunter Dozier	KC	1B, 3B, OF
435	Aledmys Diaz	OAK	2B, OF
436	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	SP
437	Robbie Grossman	TEX	OF
438	Trevor Story	BOS	2B
439	Jose Quintana	NYM	SP
440	Sal Frelick	MIL	OF
441	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	SP
442	Luis Campusano	SD	C
443	J.D. Davis	SF	3B
444	Frankie Montas	NYY	SP
445	Ramon Urias	BAL	2B, 3B
446	Tony Kemp	OAK	2B, OF
447	David Peralta	LAD	OF
448	Patrick Wisdom	CHC	3B
449	Brian Anderson	MIL	3B, OF
450	JT Brubaker	PIT	SP
451	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	SS
452	Omar Narvaez	NYM	C
453	Bo Naylor	CLE	C
454	Miguel Rojas	LAD	SS
455	Brandon Crawford	SF	SS
456	Andrew Painter	PHI	SP
457	Christian Arroyo	BOS	2B
458	Dylan Dodd	ATL	SP
459	Jack Suwinski	PIT	OF
460	Jo Adell	LAA	OF
461	James Paxton	BOS	SP
462	Dominic Smith	WSH	1B
463	Matt Carpenter	SD	UT
464	Seth Lugo	SD	RP
465	Luke Voit	MIL	1B
466	Jose Alvarado	PHI	RP
467	Tarik Skubal	DET	SP
468	Akil Baddoo	DET	OF
469	Jesus Aguilar	OAK	1B
470	Marco Gonzales	SEA	SP
471	Victor Robles	WSH	OF
472	Gavin Stone	LAD	SP
473	Johnny Cueto	MIA	SP
474	LaMonte Wade Jr.	SF	1B, OF
475	Rodolfo Castro	PIT	2B, 3B
476	Austin Nola	SD	C
477	Santiago Espinal	TOR	2B
478	Matt Vierling	DET	OF
479	Will Smith	TEX	RP
480	Gary Sanchez	FA	C
481	Mike Moustakas	COL	1B, 3B
482	Kyle Stowers	BAL	OF
483	Luis Ortiz	PHI	RP
484	Eric Hosmer	CHC	1B
485	Matt Manning	DET	SP
486	Erik Swanson	TOR	RP
487	Michael King	NYY	RP
488	Kyle Farmer	MIN	3B, SS
489	Kyle Muller	OAK	SP
490	Will Benson	CIN	OF
491	Dany Jimenez	OAK	RP
492	Elehuris Montero	COL	3B
493	Robert Suarez	SD	RP
494	Endy Rodriguez	PIT	C
495	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	CIN	3B
496	Gavin Sheets	CWS	OF
497	David Villar	SF	3B
498	Yan Gomes	CHC	C
499	Kevin Newman	CIN	2B, SS
500	Jace Peterson	OAK	3B

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