Rest of Season Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Acuna Matata

As I mentioned last week, I try not to go too crazy when it comes to making drastic changes in my weekly rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings. Let’s look at Elly De La Cruz as an example. In his first seven games this year, he hit .250 with four runs, three RBI, no home runs, two stolen bases, and had a 14:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. In his last seven games, De La Cruz is hitting .391 with 11 runs, nine RBI, four homers, four steals, and a 5:4 strikeout-to-walk ratio. I ranked De La Cruz 36th overall before the season began. Guess where I have him in my ROS rankings this week? 36th.

Now I will admit, that I dropped him a few spots last week, and bumped him back up this week. But in general, you do not want to overreact in either direction based on small sample sizes. De La Cruz was not a bum a week ago, and he’s not 2023 Ronald Acuna this week. Speaking of Acuna, I should have known when I got the first pick in my two biggest money leagues that Acuna would turn back into a human being this year. He remains atop my ROS rankings. I am not in love with his early results. His strikeout rate is way higher than last year, and of course he has yet to hit a home run. But I expect him to figure it out in short order.

The season is still so fresh. There has been weird weather in many places. Early schedules have been especially friendly to some teams and harsh on others. It’s great that Lourdes Gurriel is on pace for 50 home runs and 200 RBI. But when you consider that seven of Arizona’s first 13 games were against Colorado, it puts some of those numbers in perspective. This does not mean Gurriel cannot parlay this hot start into a career year. After all, success breeds confidence, and confidence is key when it comes to performing at a high level. However, I am not ready to anoint Gurriel a top-100 overall player quite yet.

Below are my latest rest-of-season rankings. These should be used more to evaluate roster moves such as trades and waiver wire pickups rather than weekly start/sit decisions. I tried to keep it uniform with the same number of players as last week’s list. Feel free to sound off below and let me know which players you think I am too high or low on.

Rest of Season Fantasy Baseball Rankings

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	POS
1	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	OF
2	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	SS
3	Mookie Betts	LAD	2B/OF
4	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	OF
5	Juan Soto	NYY	OF
6	Kyle Tucker	HOU	OF
7	Julio Rodriguez	SEA	OF
8	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	DH
9	Corbin Carroll	ARI	OF
10	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	OF
11	Freddie Freeman	LAD	1B
12	Aaron Judge	NYY	OF
13	Matt Olson	ATL	1B
14	Austin Riley	ATL	3B
15	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B
16	Rafael Devers	BOS	3B
17	Bryce Harper	PHI	1B
18	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SP
19	Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B
20	Michael Harris II	ATL	OF
21	Trea Turner	PHI	SS
22	Corbin Burnes	BAL	SP
23	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B
24	Corey Seager	TEX	SS
25	Gunnar Henderson	BAL	SS/3B
26	Pablo Lopez	MIN	SP
27	Marcus Semien	TEX	2B
28	Pete Alonso	NYM	1B
29	Luis Castillo	SEA	SP
30	Zac Gallen	ARI	SP
31	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	SP
32	Francisco Lindor	NYM	SS
33	Freddy Peralta	MIL	SP
34	George Kirby	SEA	SP
35	Jose Altuve	HOU	2B
36	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	SS/3B
37	Bo Bichette	TOR	SS
38	Randy Arozarena	TB	OF
39	Mike Trout	LAA	OF
40	Tarik Skubal	DET	SP
41	Kevin Gausman	TOR	SP
42	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SP
43	Logan Webb	SF	SP
44	Max Fried	ATL	SP
45	Adolis Garcia	TEX	OF
46	CJ Abrams	WSH	SS
47	Aaron Nola	PHI	SP
48	Gleyber Torres	NYY	2B
49	Edwin Diaz	NYM	RP
50	Manny Machado	SD	3B
51	Blake Snell	SF	SP
52	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	MIA	OF
53	Christian Yelich	MIL	OF
54	Logan Gilbert	SEA	SP
55	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	RP
56	Cody Bellinger	CHC	1B/OF
57	Zach Eflin	TB	SP
58	Joe Ryan	MIN	SP
59	Josh Hader	HOU	RP
60	Paul Goldschmidt	STL	1B
61	Oneil Cruz	PIT	SS
62	Christian Walker	ARI	1B
63	Nolan Jones	COL	OF
64	Adley Rutschman	BAL	C
65	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	SP
66	Bobby Miller	LAD	SP
67	Teoscar Hernandez	LAD	OF
68	Dylan Cease	SD	SP
69	Andres Gimenez	CLE	2B
70	Seiya Suzuki	CHC	OF
71	Camilo Doval	SF	RP
72	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	OF
73	Framber Valdez	HOU	SP
74	Alex Bregman	HOU	3B
75	Raisel Iglesias	ATL	RP
76	Xander Bogaerts	SD	SS
77	Cole Ragans	KC	SP
78	Nico Hoerner	CHC	2B/SS
79	Ketel Marte	ARI	2B
80	Andres Munoz	SEA	RP
81	Lane Thomas	WSH	OF
82	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	SP
83	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	OF
84	George Springer	TOR	OF
85	Spencer Steer	CIN	1B/3B/ OF
86	Joe Musgrove	SD	SP
87	Triston Casas	BOS	1B
88	Will Smith	LAD	C
89	Josh Naylor	CLE	1B
90	William Contreras	MIL	C
91	J.T. Realmuto	PHI	C
92	Yandy Diaz	TB	1B
93	Evan Phillips	LAD	RP
94	Wyatt Langford	TEX	OF
95	Nick Castellanos	PHI	OF
96	Anthony Volpe	NYY	SS
97	Chris Sale	ATL	SP
98	Chris Bassitt	TOR	SP
99	David Bednar	PIT	RP
100	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	CIN	1B
101	Nolan Arenado	STL	3B
102	Ryan Helsley	STL	RP
103	Tanner Bibee	CLE	SP
104	Evan Carter	TEX	OF
105	Jarren Duran	BOS	OF
106	Jackson Chourio	MIL	OF
107	Hunter Greene	CIN	SP
108	Alexis Diaz	CIN	RP
109	Ha-Seong Kim	SD	2B/SS/ 3B
110	Sonny Gray	STL	SP
111	Spencer Torkelson	DET	1B
112	Pete Fairbanks	TB	RP
113	Merrill Kelly	ARI	SP
114	Dansby Swanson	CHC	SS
115	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	DH
116	Justin Steele	CHC	SP
117	Yainer Diaz	HOU	C
118	Carlos Rodon	NYY	SP
119	Jhoan Duran	MIN	RP
120	Bailey Ober	MIN	SP
121	Jordan Walker	STL	OF
122	Ke’Bryan Hayes	PIT	3B
123	Jake Burger	MIA	3B
124	Anthony Santander	BAL	OF
125	Clay Holmes	NYY	RP
126	Shota Imanaga	CHC	SP
127	Riley Greene	DET	OF
128	Willy Adames	MIL	SS
129	Bryson Stott	PHI	2B
130	Luis Arraez	MIA	2B
131	Jose Berrios	TOR	SP
132	Tanner Scott	MIA	RP
133	Justin Verlander	HOU	SP
134	Aaron Civale	TB	SP
135	Michael King	SD	SP
136	Maikel Garcia	KC	3B
137	Cedric Mullins	BAL	OF
138	Thairo Estrada	SF	2B/SS
139	Ezequiel Tovar	COL	SS
140	Vinnie Pasquantino	KC	1B
141	Jorge Soler	SF	OF
142	Hunter Brown	HOU	SP
143	Christopher Morel	CHC	OF
144	Ian Happ	CHC	OF
145	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	ARI	OF
146	Tyler O’Neill	BOS	OF
147	Alec Bohm	PHI	1B/3B
148	Cristian Javier	HOU	SP
149	Bryce Miller	SEA	SP
150	Royce Lewis	MIN	3B
151	Brandon Nimmo	NYM	OF
152	Josh Lowe	TB	OF
153	Jordan Romano	TOR	RP
154	Chas McCormick	HOU	OF
155	Masataka Yoshida	BOS	OF
156	Mitch Keller	PIT	SP
157	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	SP
158	Zack Gelof	OAK	2B
159	Luis Robert Jr.	CHW	OF
160	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	RP
161	Isaac Paredes	TB	1B/3B
162	Taylor Ward	LAA	OF
163	Salvador Perez	KC	C/1B
164	Willson Contreras	STL	C
165	Nick Pivetta	BOS	SP
166	Yu Darvish	SD	SP
167	Craig Kimbrel	BAL	RP
168	Steven Kwan	CLE	OF
169	Charlie Morton	ATL	SP
170	James Outman	LAD	OF
171	Jung Hoo Lee	SF	OF
172	Walker Buehler	LAD	SP
173	Daulton Varsho	TOR	OF
174	Kenley Jansen	BOS	RP
175	Max Muncy	LAD	3B
176	Logan O’Hoppe	LAA	C
177	Jordan Montgomery	ARI	SP
178	Ryan Mountcastle	BAL	1B
179	Carlos Correa	MIN	SS
180	Jeimer Candelario	CIN	1B/3B
181	Jeremy Pena	HOU	SS
182	Rhys Hoskins	MIL	1B
183	Jose Alvarado	PHI	RP
184	Andrew Vaughn	CHW	1B
185	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	SP
186	Jonah Heim	TEX	C
187	Jackson Holliday	BAL	SS
188	Keibert Ruiz	WSH	C
189	Francisco Alvarez	NYM	C
190	Byron Buxton	MIN	DH
191	Starling Marte	NYM	OF
192	Robert Suarez	SD	RP
193	Cal Raleigh	SEA	C
194	Nestor Cortes	NYY	SP
195	Nolan Gorman	STL	2B
196	Jonathan India	CIN	2B
197	Reid Detmers	LAA	SP
198	Triston McKenzie	CLE	SP
199	Nathaniel Lowe	TEX	1B
200	Ryan Pepiot	TB	SP
201	Edouard Julien	MIN	2B
202	Nick Lodolo	CIN	SP
203	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	SP
204	Mason Miller	OAK	RP
205	Jorge Polanco	SEA	2B
206	Ryan McMahon	COL	2B/3B
207	Matt Chapman	SF	3B
208	Bryan Woo	SEA	SP
209	Carlos Estevez	LAA	RP
210	Kerry Carpenter	DET	OF
211	Jose Siri	TB	OF
212	Sean Murphy	ATL	C
213	MJ Melendez	KC	OF
214	Brayan Bello	BOS	SP
215	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SP
216	Gabriel Moreno	ARI	C
217	J.P. Crawford	SEA	SS
218	Brandon Drury	LAA	1B/2B
219	Kutter Crawford	BOS	SP
220	Bo Naylor	CLE	C
221	Braxton Garrett	MIA	SP
222	Gavin Williams	CLE	SP
223	Paul Sewald	ARI	RP
224	Lars Nootbaar	STL	OF
225	Gerrit Cole	NYY	SP
226	Jake Fraley	CIN	OF
227	Kodai Senga	NYM	SP
228	Sal Frelick	MIL	OF
229	Eloy Jimenez	CHW	DH
230	Marcus Stroman	NYY	SP
231	Mitch Garver	SEA	C
232	Kenta Maeda	DET	SP
233	Hunter Harvey	WSH	RP
234	Jack Suwinski	PIT	OF
235	Kyle Harrison	SF	SP
236	MacKenzie Gore	WSH	SP
237	J.D. Martinez	NYM	UT
238	Luis Campusano	SD	C
239	Eugenio Suarez	ARI	3B
240	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	OF
241	Bryan De La Cruz	MIA	OF
242	Anthony Rizzo	NYY	1B
243	Brendan Donovan	STL	2B/OF
244	Tim Anderson	MIA	SS
245	Max Scherzer	TEX	SP
246	Louie Varland	MIN	SP
247	Ty France	SEA	1B
248	Kris Bryant	COL	OF
249	Luis Rengifo	LAA	2B/SS/ 3B/OF
250	Zach Neto	LAA	SS
251	Leody Taveras	TEX	OF
252	Brice Turang	MIL	2B/SS
253	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	SP
254	Will Benson	CIN	OF
255	Vaughn Grissom	BOS	SS
256	Josh Bell	MIA	1B
257	Jackson Merrill	SD	SS/OF
258	Brendan Rodgers	COL	2B
259	Justin Turner	TOR	1B
260	Max Kepler	MIN	OF
261	Lance Lynn	STL	SP
262	Luis Severino	NYM	SP
263	Griffin Canning	LAA	SP
264	Seth Lugo	KC	SP
265	Jarred Kelenic	ATL	OF
266	Kyle Bradish	BAL	SP
267	Garrett Crochet	CHW	SP
268	Kyle Finnegan	WSH	RP
269	Jake Cronenworth	SD	1B/2B
270	Andrew Abbott	CIN	SP
271	Nelson Velazquez	KC	OF
272	Parker Meadows	DET	OF
273	Tommy Edman	STL	2B/SS/ OF
274	Abner Uribe	MIL	RP
275	Tyler Stephenson	CIN	C
276	Alejandro Kirk	TOR	C
277	Jose Abreu	HOU	1B
278	Jason Foley	DET	RP
279	Colt Keith	DET	2B/3B
280	Jon Gray	TEX	SP
281	Jordan Hicks	SF	SP
282	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	SP
283	Jason Adam	TB	RP
284	Reese Olson	DET	SP
285	A.J. Puk	MIA	SP
286	Alex Verdugo	NYY	OF
287	Griffin Jax	MIN	RP
288	Sean Manaea	NYM	SP
289	Brady Singer	KC	SP
290	Brandon Lowe	TB	2B
291	Taj Bradley	TB	SP
292	Logan Allen	CLE	SP
293	Jordan Westburg	BAL	2B/3B
294	Michael Wacha	KC	SP
295	Jeff McNeil	NYM	2B/OF
296	Henry Davis	PIT	OF
297	Zack Littell	TB	SP
298	Ranger Suarez	PHI	SP
299	Andrew Benintendi	CHW	OF
300	Jared Jones	PIT	SP
301	Tyler Wells	BAL	SP
302	Willi Castro	MIN	3B/OF
303	Ceddanne Rafaela	BOS	OF
304	Chris Paddack	MIN	SP
305	David Robertson	TEX	RP
306	Edward Cabrera	MIA	SP
307	TJ Friedl	CIN	OF
308	Joc Pederson	ARI	OF
309	Alex Lange	DET	RP
310	Michael Kopech	CHW	RP
311	Shane Baz	TB	SP
312	DL Hall	MIL	RP
313	Frankie Montas	CIN	SP
314	Alex Kirilloff	MIN	1B/OF
315	Jose Leclerc	TEX	RP
316	Gavin Lux	LAD	2B/OF
317	Dean Kremer	BAL	SP
318	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	SP
319	Ryan Jeffers	MIN	C
320	Alex Cobb	SF	SP
321	Jack Flaherty	DET	SP
322	Kyle Gibson	STL	SP
323	Colton Cowser	BAL	OF
324	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	SP
325	Junior Caminero	TB	3B
326	Brenton Doyle	COL	OF
327	Gavin Stone	LAD	SP
328	Miles Mikolas	STL	SP
329	Orlando Arcia	ATL	SS
330	Elias Diaz	COL	C
331	Kevin Ginkel	ARI	RP
332	Esteury Ruiz	OAK	OF
333	Yuki Matsui	SD	RP
334	Trevor Rogers	MIA	SP
335	Jose Quintana	NYM	SP
336	Andrew Heaney	TEX	SP
337	Charlie Blackmon	COL	OF
338	Ryan Pressly	HOU	RP
339	Dane Dunning	TEX	SP
340	Nolan Schanuel	LAA	1B
341	JP Sears	OAK	SP
342	Steven Matz	STL	SP
343	Anthony Rendon	LAA	3B
344	Michael Busch	CHC	1B
345	Erick Fedde	CHW	SP
346	Brett Baty	NYM	3B
347	Harrison Bader	NYM	OF
348	Will Smith	KC	RP
349	Brent Rooker	OAK	OF
350	Mitch Haniger	SEA	OF
351	Aroldis Chapman	PIT	RP
352	Tanner Houck	BOS	SP
353	Michael Conforto	SF	OF
354	Max Meyer	MIA	SP
355	John Means	BAL	SP
356	Matt Wallner	MIN	OF
357	James Paxton	LAD	SP
358	Shea Langeliers	OAK	C
359	Brandon Marsh	PHI	OF
360	Ramon Laureano	CLE	OF
361	Josh Jung	TEX	3B
362	Austin Hays	BAL	OF
363	Devin Williams	MIL	RP
364	Jordan Wicks	CHC	SP
365	Trevor Megill	MIL	RP

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