Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 300 cheat sheet for 2020

Matt Lutovsky

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It's officially draft season for 2020 fantasy baseball leagues, and no cheat sheet is complete without a set of overall top 300 rankings. From the top-tier stars to the late-round sleepers -- and everything in between -- we have you covered.

The debates start at the top, where you can make strong cases for several different players to be No. 1. Christian Yelich and Ronald Acuna Jr. both have 40-40 potential, but given Acuna's age, he seems more likely to continue going all out for SBs. Yelich could top him in every other category, though, so there's no shame if he's your preferred option. Mike Trout is Mike Trout, Mookie Betts should continue to be a monster even away from The Monster, and the next dozen or so players all have top-five upside, too.

The important thing to remember with a fantasy baseball big board is that after the first 30-40 players, position/category needs can greatly change the value of players relative to your team. We always caution that our top 300 shouldn't be viewed as a glorified mock draft, but rather a rough guide for the overall value of players in a vacuum.

Compared to other sites, we're generally a little lower on SPs. Not only is pitcher a volatile position because of frequent serious injuries, but you also have to factor in the unpredictability of wins/saves and the variance of ERA and WHIP. There's nothing wrong with valuing pitchers more highly, especially if you think you have a good system for evaluating them, but generally speaking, hitters are more reliable.

We'll be updating these rankings frequently throughout the spring, so check back for the latest player movement.

Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 300 cheat sheet

Rankings based on 5x5 H2H leagues with ERA, WHIP, Ks, Ws, and Saves as pitching categories and Rs, HRs, RBIs, SBs, and batting average as hitting categories.

Position eligibility based on Yahoo's default settings (10 games played or 5 games started)

* = player not eligible at a position on draft day but expected to play there during the season

Ranking	Player	Team	Position(s)
1	Ronald Acuna Jr.	Braves	OF
2	Christian Yelich	Brewers	OF
3	Mike Trout	Angels	OF
4	Mookie Betts	Dodgers	OF
5	Cody Bellinger	Dodgers	1B, OF
6	Alex Bregman	Astros	3B, SS
7	Francisco Lindor	Indians	SS
8	Trevor Story	Rockies	SS
9	Juan Soto	Nationals	OF
10	Nolan Arenado	Rockies	3B
11	J.D. Martinez	Red Sox	OF
12	Fernando Tatis Jr.	Padres	SS
13	Trea Turner	Nationals	SS
14	Max Scherzer	Nationals	SP
15	Gerrit Cole	Yankees	SP
16	Anthony Rendon	Angels	3B
17	Jose Ramirez	Indians	3B
18	Jacob deGrom	Mets	SP
19	Freddie Freeman	Braves	1B
20	Justin Verlander	Astros	SP
21	Jose Altuve	Astros	2B
22	Javier Baez	Cubs	SS
23	Gleyber Torres	Yankees	2B, SS
24	George Springer	Astros	OF
25	Walker Buehler	Dodgers	SP
26	Paul Goldschmidt	Cardinals	1B
27	Pete Alonso	Mets	1B
28	Aaron Judge	Yankees	OF
29	Yordan Alvarez	Astros	OF
30	Rafael Devers	Red Sox	3B
31	Bryce Harper	Phillies	OF
32	Giancarlo Stanton	Yankees	OF
33	Starling Marte	D-backs	OF
34	Jack Flaherty	Cardinals	SP
35	Adalberto Mondesi	Royals	SS
36	Jonathan Villar	Marlins	2B, SS, OF*
37	Ketel Marte	D-backs	2B, SS, OF
38	Xander Bogaerts	Red Sox	SS
39	Blake Snell	Rays	SP
40	Manny Machado	Padres	3B, SS
41	Eloy Jimenez	White Sox	OF
42	Stephen Strasburg	Nationals	SP
43	Charlie Blackmon	Rockies	OF
44	Austin Meadows	Rays	OF
45	Kris Bryant	Cubs	3B, OF
46	Eugenio Suarez	Reds	3B
47	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Blue Jays	3B
48	Yoan Moncada	White Sox	3B
49	Luis Castillo	Reds	SP
50	Lucas Giolito	White Sox	SP
51	DJ LeMahieu	Yankees	1B, 2B, 3B
52	Keston Hiura	Brewers	2B
53	Ozzie Albies	Braves	2B
54	Tyler Glasnow	Rays	SP
55	Nicholas Castellanos	Reds	OF
56	Josh Donaldson	Twins	3B
57	Jorge Soler	Royals	OF
58	Whit Merrifield	Royals	2B, OF
59	Shane Bieber	Indians	SP
60	Mike Clevinger	Indians	SP
61	Matt Olson	A's	1B
62	Franmil Reyes	Indians	OF
63	Charlie Morton	Rays	SP
64	Jose Abreu	White Sox	1B
65	Anthony Rizzo	Cubs	1B
66	Chris Paddack	Padres	SP
67	Kyle Schwarber	Cubs	OF
68	Josh Bell	Pirates	1B
69	Aaron Nola	Phillies	SP
70	Bo Bichette	Blue Jays	SS
71	Clayton Kershaw	Dodgers	SP
72	Joey Gallo	Rangers	OF
73	Nelson Cruz	Twins	UTIL
74	Khris Davis	A's	UTIL
75	Kirby Yates	Padres	RP
76	Josh Hader	Brewers	RP
77	Patrick Corbin	Nationals	SP
78	J.T. Realmuto	Phillies	C
79	Gary Sanchez	Yankees	C
80	Carlos Correa	Astros	SS
81	Chris Sale	Red Sox	SP
82	Frankie Montas	A's	SP
83	Roberto Osuna	Astros	RP
84	Max Muncy	Dodgers	1B, 2B, 3B
85	Mike Moustakas	Reds	2B, 3B
86	Eduardo Escobar	D-backs	2B, 3B
87	Brad Hand	Indians	RP
88	Aroldis Chapman	Yankees	RP
89	Matt Chapman	A's	3B
90	Lance McCullers Jr.	Astros	SP
91	Corey Kluber	Rangers	SP
92	Carlos Carrasco	Indians	SP
93	Trey Mancini	Orioles	1B, OF
94	Noah Syndergaard	Mets	SP
95	Oscar Mercado	Indians	OF
96	Victor Robles	Nationals	OF
97	Liam Hendricks	A's	RP
98	Jesus Luzardo	A's	SP
99	Jose Berrios	Twins	SP
100	Yuli Gurriel	Astros	1B, 3B
101	Yasmani Grandal	White Sox	C, 1B
102	Willson Contreras	Cubs	C
103	Andrew Benintendi	Red Sox	OF
104	Ramon Laureano	A's	OF
105	Luis Robert	White Sox	OF
106	Tommy Pham	Padres	OF
107	Rhys Hoskins	Phillies	1B
108	Carlos Santana	Indians	1B
109	Miguel Sano	Twins	1B, 3B
110	Taylor Rogers	Twins	RP
111	Ken Giles	Blue Jays	RP
112	Kenley Jansen	Dodgers	RP
113	Mike Soroka	Braves	SP
114	Marcell Ozuna	Braves	OF
115	Edwin Encarnacion	White Sox	1B
116	Hyun-Jin Ryu	Blue Jays	SP
117	Marcus Semien	A's	SS
118	Tim Anderson	White Sox	SS
119	Sonny Gray	Reds	SP
120	Zack Greinke	Astros	SP
121	Raisel Iglesias	Reds	RP
122	Michael Conforto	Mets	OF
123	Willie Calhoun	Rangers	OF
124	Justin Upton	Angels	OF
125	Gavin Lux	Dodgers	2B
126	Cavan Biggio	Blue Jays	2B, OF
127	Edwin Diaz	Mets	RP
128	Max Fried	Braves	SP
129	Justin Turner	Dodgers	3B
130	Hansel Robles	Angels	RP
131	Luke Weaver	D-backs	SP
132	Sean Manaea	A's	SP
133	Craig Kimbrel	Cubs	RP
134	Kyle Tucker	Astros	OF
135	Eddie Rosario	Twins	OF
136	Michael Brantley	Astros	OF
137	David Price	Dodgers	SP
138	Yu Darvish	Cubs	SP
139	Byron Buxton	Twins	OF
140	Mallex Smith	Mariners	OF
141	Salvador Perez	Royals	C
142	Mitch Garver	Twins	C
143	Trevor Bauer	Reds	SP
144	Giovanny Gallegos	Cardinals	RP
145	Nick Anderson	Rays	RP
146	Brandon Workman	Red Sox	RP
147	Max Kepler	Twins	OF
148	Scott Kingery	Phillies	2B, 3B, SS, OF
149	Danny Santana	Rangers	1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF
150	Jake Odorizzi	Twins	SP
151	Aristides Aquino	Reds	OF
152	Christian Walker	D-backs	1B
153	Lance Lynn	Rangers	SP
154	Will Smith	Dodgers	C
155	Miguel Andujar	Yankees	UTIL
156	Andrew McCutchen	Phillies	OF
157	David Dahl	Rockies	OF
158	Jeff McNeil	Mets	2B, 3B, OF
159	Brandon Woodruff	Brewers	SP
160	Zac Gallen	D-backs	SP
161	Alex Colome	White Sox	RP
162	Archie Bradley	D-backs	RP
163	Sean Doolittle	Nationals	RP
164	Keone Kela	Pirates	RP
165	Dinelson Lamet	Padres	SP
166	Tommy Edman	Cardinals	2B, 3B, OF
167	Wil Myers	Padres	1B, OF
168	Elvis Andrus	Rangers	SS
169	Zack Wheeler	Phillies	SP
170	Ryan McMahon	Rockies	1B, 2B, 3B
171	Brandon Lowe	Rays	1B, 2B, OF
172	Corey Seager	Dodgers	SS
173	Jose LeClerc	Rangers	RP
174	Marcus Stroman	Mets	SP
175	Eduardo Rodriguez	Red Sox	SP
176	Hector Neris	Phillies	RP
177	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	Blue Jays	2B ,OF
178	Kenta Maeda	Twins	SP
179	Renato Nunez	Orioles	1B, 3B
180	Didi Gregorius	Phillies	SS
181	Paul DeJong	Cardinals	SS
182	Ian Kennedy	Royals	RP
183	Luke Voit	Yankees	1B
184	James Paxton	Yankees	SP
185	Rougned Odor	Rangers	2B
186	Ian Happ	Cubs	2B, 3B, OF
187	Dee Gordon	Mariners	2B
188	Kyle Hendricks	Cubs	SP
189	Robbie Ray	D-backs	SP
190	Avisail Garcia	Brewers	OF
191	Nick Senzel	Reds	OF
192	Bryan Reynolds	Pirates	OF
193	Shoehei Ohtani	Angels	SP
194	Madison Bumgarner	D-backs	SP
195	Mark Melancon	Braves	RP
196	Joey Lucchesi	Padres	SP
197	Jose Quintana	Cubs	SP
198	Eric Hosmer	Padres	1B
199	Amed Rosario	Mets	SS
200	Lorenzo Cain	Brewers	OF
201	Adam Eaton	Nationals	OF
202	Jorge Polanco	Twins	SS
203	Jean Segura	Phillies	3B*, SS
204	Adrian Houser	Brewers	SP
205	Michael Chavis	Red Sox	1B, 2B
206	Joc Pederson	Dodgers	1B, OF
207	Mark Canha	A's	1B, OF
208	Brandon Kintzler	Marlins	RP
209	Tyler Mahle	Reds	SP
210	Matt Boyd	Tigers	SP
211	Brian Anderson	Marlins	3B, OF
212	German Marquez	Rockies	SP
213	Carlos Martinez	Cardinals	SP
214	Randal Grichuck	Blue Jays	OF
215	Hunter Renfroe	Rays	OF
216	Kole Calhoun	D-backs	OF
217	J.D. Davis	Mets	3B, OF
218	Nick Solak	Rangers	2B, 3B
219	Joe Jimenez	Tigers	RP
220	Gio Urshela	Yankees	3B
221	Daniel Murphy	Rockies	1B
222	Ryan Braun	Brewers	1B*, OF
223	Jon Gray	Rockies	SP
224	Hunter Dozier	Royals	1B, 3B, OF
225	Shohei Ohtani	Angels	UTIL
226	Kyle Seager	Mariners	3B
227	Joe Musgrove	Pirates	SP
228	Wade Davis	Rockies	RP
229	Jorge Alfaro	Marlins	C
230	Mike Minor	Rangers	SP
231	Andrew Heaney	Angels	SP
232	Kolten Wong	Cardinals	2B
233	Anthony DeSclafani	Reds	SP
234	Yandy Diaz	Rays	1B, 3B
235	C.J. Cron	Tigers	1B
236	Omar Narvaez	Brewers	C
237	Wilson Ramos	Mets	C
238	Christian Vazquez	Red Sox	C
239	Caleb Smith	Marlins	SP
240	Julio Urias	Dodgers	SP
241	Brendan McKay	Rays	SP
242	Howie Kendrick	Nationals	1B, 2B, 3B
243	Carson Kelly	D-backs	C
244	Mychal Givens	Orioles	RP
245	Jarrod Dyson	Pirates	OF
246	Alex Verdugo	Red Sox	OF
247	Gregory Polanco	Pirates	OF
248	Shin-Soo Choo	Rangers	OF
249	David Peralta	D-backs	OF
250	Matt Magill	Mariners	RP
251	Tony Watson	Giants	RP
252	Kevin Newman	Pirates	2B, SS
253	Mauricio Dubon	Giants	2B, SS
254	Carter Kieboom	Nationals	3B*, SS
255	Brett Gardner	Yankees	OF
256	Griffin Canning	Angels	SP
257	Justus Sheffield	Mariners	SP
258	Trent Grisham	Padres	OF
259	Harrison Bader	Cardinals	OF
260	Teoscar Hernandez	Blue Jays	OF
261	Jesus Aguilar	Marlins	1B
262	Eric Thames	Nationals	1B, OF
263	Francisco Mejia	Padres	C
264	Sean Murphy	A's	C
265	Luis Urias	Brewers	2B, SS
266	Jurickson Profar	Padres	2B, OF
267	A.J. Puk	A's	SP
268	Rowdy Tellez	Blue Jays	1B
269	Dan Vogelbach	Mariners	1B
270	Jackie Bradley Jr.	Red Sox	OF
271	A.J. Pollock	Dodgers	OF
272	Joey Votto	Reds	1B
273	Miguel Cabrera	Tigers	1B
274	Albert Pujols	Angels	1B
275	Aaron Civale	Indians	SP
276	Austin Hays	Orioles	OF
277	Masahiro Tanaka	Yankees	SP
278	Dansby Swanson	Braves	SS
279	Isan Diaz	Marlins	2B
280	Cesar Hernandez	Indians	2B
281	Spencer Turnbull	Tigers	SP
282	Cole Hamels	Braves	SP
283	Gio Gonzalez	White Sox	SP
284	Dallas Keuchel	White Sox	SP
285	Willy Adames	Rays	SS
286	Nick Ahmed	D-backs	SS
287	Roberto Perez	Indians	C
288	Josh Lindblom	Brewers	SP
289	Jon Lester	Cubs	SP
290	Kevin Kiermaier	Rays	OF
291	Domingo Santana	Indians	OF
292	Nomar Mazara	White Sox	OF
293	Jo Adell	Angels	OF
294	Niko Goodrum	Tigers	1B, 2B, SS, OF
295	Yoshi Tsutsugo	Rays	3B, OF
296	Austin Riley	Braves	3B*, OF
297	Tyler O'Neill	Cardinals	OF
298	Mitch Keller	Pirates	SP
299	Chris Archer	Pirates	SP
300	Jordan Yamamoto	Marlins	SP

Matt Lutovsky

Matt Lutovsky has been a writer and editor for The Sporting News since 2007, primarily writing about fantasy sports, betting, and gaming.