Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Tyler Glasnow, Jackson Holliday, Ronel Blanco, more

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We are about three weeks into the MLB regular season. It's time for another rankings check-in. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2024 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) as of April 11, 2024. These rankings are being released in April and are looking at rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings and player values for the rest of this MLB season from this point forward. There are many interesting storylines we are following closely, all baked into these updated rankings.

We have recently seen top prospects such as Baltimore Orioles infielder Jackson Holliday and Houston Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti get the call to the big leagues. Holliday made his MLB debut on Wednesday and has yet to log his first big- league hit in two games. Arrighetti, Houston's No. 3 prospect, also made his debut on Wednesday but was lit up for seven earned runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out three in three innings. At the same time, fantasy managers patiently wait for the call-up of Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood, who homered twice on Wednesday and is slashing .441/.558/.794 with two home runs, four RBI, 12 runs, and two stolen bases over 43 plate appearances with Triple-A Rochester.

With Spencer Strider (elbow) on the injured list, the Los Angeles Dodgers' Tyler Glasnow could arguably be fantasy baseball's No. 1 pitcher in 2024 as long as he can avoid the injured list. The 30-year-old (3-0) has a 2.25 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, and a 29:7 K: BB across 24 innings. Baltimore Orioles ace Corbin Burnes is right up there with Glasnow in the top of the pitcher rankings and has been excellent for his new team. Burnes owns a (2-0) record with a 1.93 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, and a 20:2 K: BB over 18 2/3 innings.

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Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings Updates

Injuries continue to pile up, especially for pitchers. Atlanta Braves ace Spencer Strider underwent surgery to repair the UCL in his right elbow and will miss the rest of the season. Cleveland Guardians ace Shane Bieber needs Tommy John surgery and will be sidelined for the season. Houston Astros left-hander Framber Valdez was placed on the injured list with elbow inflammation. Other vital injuries include Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr., who is out 6-8 weeks with a Grade 2 right hip flexor strain. Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung will be sidelined for 8-10 weeks with a broken right wrist. Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe is set to miss time with a Grade 1 right oblique strain. At the same time, Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a fractured glenoid in his left shoulder.

Reinforcements are coming, as St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar has been cleared to return Friday after missing the start of the season due to suffering two fractured ribs during a spring training game. Texas Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Friday and could return to action soon. Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez could return this weekend from a thigh issue.

Some notable performances include Houston Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco becoming the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in 2024. Blanco tossed a no-hitter on April 1 in a win over the Blue Jays. The 30-year-old has yet to allow a run over 15 innings and owns a 0.47 WHIP with an 11:6 K: BB. Boston Red Sox outfielder Tyler O'Neill is off to a blistering start, crushing six home runs in April so far, tying Mike Trout for the league lead. Tampa Bay Rays infielder Jose Caballero crushed his first homer of the season on Wednesday and has been red hot to start the year, slashing .351/.375/.514 across 41 plate appearances. Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Blaze Alexander also homered on Wednesday and is off to a fast start, hitting .345 (10-for-29) with two home runs, four RBI, five runs, and a stolen base over 10 games.

Some players are off to a terrific start, while some have struggled mightily to start the year. Which of these starts do we take seriously, and which do we put less stock into? Is it time to elevate our expectations on certain players and elevate touted prospects into a higher tier for fantasy baseball leagues? How much patience must we show for highly touted players who have struggled out of the gate, especially veterans with proven track records?

Hopefully, the rankings below will give you some perspective on our thoughts on these topics and help you assess the strength of your rosters going forward. Let's see where players such as Jackson Holliday, Ronel Blanco, Jose Caballero, Blaze Alexander, Mason Miller, Wyatt Langford, Riley Greene, Tyler O'Neill, and Jared Jones rank, all of who are off to interesting starts in 2024.

 

Rest-Of-Season Fantasy Baseball Rankings (Week 3 Update)

These rankings will be updated every week throughout the season, so some of these situations are very fluid. It's not panic time yet, and we may not be ready to elevate hot-starting players into the elite yet, either, but it's certainly a good checkpoint for the long fantasy season.

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Nick Mariano's ranks are as of April 10, 2024. They are for 5x5 category mixed roto leagues and will be updated regularly on our main fantasy baseball rankings dashboard all season long. Be sure to read our daily fantasy baseball analysis articles as well.

Tier	Rank	Player	Position
1	1	Ronald Acuna Jr.	OF
1	2	Mookie Betts	2B/SS/OF
1	3	Bobby Witt Jr.	SS
1	4	Kyle Tucker	OF
1	5	Freddie Freeman	1B
1	6	Juan Soto	OF
1	7	Fernando Tatis Jr.	OF
2	8	Julio Rodriguez	OF
2	9	Corbin Burnes	SP
2	10	Shohei Ohtani	DH
2	11	Aaron Judge	OF
2	12	Matt Olson	1B
2	13	Corey Seager	SS
2	14	Yordan Alvarez	OF
2	15	Mike Trout	OF
2	16	Jose Ramirez	3B
2	17	Marcus Semien	2B
2	18	Corbin Carroll	OF
2	19	Pablo Lopez	SP
2	20	Bryce Harper	1B
2	21	Pete Alonso	1B
2	22	Austin Riley	3B
3	23	Gunnar Henderson	3B/SS
3	24	Ozzie Albies	2B
3	25	Michael Harris II	OF
3	26	Trea Turner	SS
3	27	Tyler Glasnow	SP
3	28	Zack Wheeler	SP
3	29	Tarik Skubal	SP
3	30	Rafael Devers	3B
3	31	CJ Abrams	SS
3	32	Elly De La Cruz	3B/SS
3	33	Jose Altuve	2B
3	34	George Kirby	SP
3	35	Francisco Lindor	SS
3	36	Luis Castillo	SP
3	37	Logan Webb	SP
3	38	Cody Bellinger	1B/OF
3	39	Randy Arozarena	OF
3	40	Bo Bichette	SS
3	41	Kevin Gausman	SP
3	42	Freddy Peralta	SP
3	43	Cole Ragans	SP/RP
3	44	Bobby Miller	SP
3	45	Edwin Diaz	RP
3	46	Zach Eflin	SP
3	47	Adolis Garcia	OF
4	48	Emmanuel Clase	RP
4	49	Christian Yelich	OF
4	50	Manny Machado	3B
4	51	Adley Rutschman	C
4	52	Josh Hader	RP
4	53	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1B
4	54	Max Fried	SP
4	55	Aaron Nola	SP
4	56	Christian Walker	1B
4	57	Zac Gallen	SP
4	58	Grayson Rodriguez	SP
4	59	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	OF
4	60	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	SP
4	61	Oneil Cruz	SS
4	62	Nolan Jones	1B/OF
4	63	Camilo Doval	RP
4	64	Seiya Suzuki	OF
4	65	Josh Naylor	1B
4	66	Anthony Volpe	SS
4	67	Alex Bregman	3B
4	68	Joe Ryan	SP
5	69	Logan Gilbert	SP
5	70	J.T. Realmuto	C
5	71	Xander Bogaerts	2B/SS
5	72	Chris Sale	SP
5	73	Ha-Seong Kim	2B/3B/SS
5	74	Gleyber Torres	2B
5	75	Bryan Reynolds	OF
5	76	Will Smith	C
5	77	Spencer Steer	1B/2B/3B/OF
5	78	Raisel Iglesias	RP
5	79	Shota Imanaga	SP
5	80	Ketel Marte	2B
5	81	Teoscar Hernandez	OF
5	82	Dylan Cease	SP
5	83	Paul Goldschmidt	1B
5	84	Kyle Schwarber	OF
5	85	Blake Snell	SP
5	86	Evan Phillips	RP
5	87	Tanner Bibee	SP
6	88	Joe Musgrove	SP
6	89	William Contreras	C
6	90	Wyatt Langford	OF
6	91	Pete Fairbanks	RP
6	92	Ryan Helsley	RP
6	93	Andres Gimenez	2B
6	94	Andres Munoz	RP
6	95	George Springer	OF
6	96	Dansby Swanson	SS
6	97	Jackson Chourio	OF
6	98	Marcell Ozuna	DH
6	99	Evan Carter	OF
6	100	Jhoan Duran	RP
6	101	Jesus Luzardo	SP
6	102	Riley Greene	OF
6	103	Nolan Arenado	3B
6	104	Sonny Gray	SP
6	105	Alexis Diaz	RP
6	106	Triston Casas	1B
6	107	Lane Thomas	OF
6	108	Yu Darvish	SP
6	109	Zack Gelof	2B
6	110	Michael King	SP/RP
6	111	David Bednar	RP
6	112	Clay Holmes	RP
6	113	Yandy Diaz	1B
6	114	Jake Burger	3B
6	115	Nico Hoerner	2B/SS
7	116	Jackson Holliday	SS
7	117	Nick Castellanos	OF
7	118	Tanner Scott	RP
7	119	Tyler O'Neill	OF
7	120	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	1B
7	121	Christopher Morel	2B/OF
7	122	Jarren Duran	OF
7	123	Jared Jones	SP
7	124	Yainer Diaz	C/1B
7	125	Bailey Ober	SP
7	126	Chris Bassitt	SP
7	127	Isaac Paredes	1B/2B/3B
7	128	Ian Happ	OF
8	129	Anthony Santander	1B/OF
8	130	Brandon Nimmo	OF
8	131	Merrill Kelly	SP
8	132	Craig Kimbrel	RP
8	133	Jorge Soler	OF
8	134	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	OF
8	135	Cristian Javier	SP
8	136	Cedric Mullins II	OF
8	137	Steven Kwan	OF
8	138	Nathan Eovaldi	SP
8	139	Ryan Pepiot	SP/RP
8	140	Rhys Hoskins	1B
8	141	Bryson Stott	2B
8	142	Jordan Romano	RP
8	143	Bryce Miller	SP
8	144	Spencer Torkelson	1B
8	145	Nolan Gorman	2B/3B
8	146	Cal Raleigh	C
8	147	Vinnie Pasquantino	1B
8	148	Josh Lowe	OF
8	149	Jordan Montgomery	SP
8	150	Alec Bohm	1B/3B
8	151	Gabriel Moreno	C
8	152	Chas McCormick	OF
8	153	Robert Suarez	RP
8	154	Mason Miller	SP
9	155	Willson Contreras	C
9	156	Kutter Crawford	SP/RP
9	157	James Outman	OF
9	158	Willy Adames	SS
9	159	Garrett Crochet	RP
9	160	Taylor Ward	OF
9	161	Cristopher Sanchez	SP
9	162	Max Muncy	3B
9	163	Francisco Alvarez	C
9	164	Aaron Civale	SP
9	165	Ryan McMahon	2B/3B
9	166	Ke'Bryan Hayes	3B
9	167	Logan O'Hoppe	C
9	168	Ezequiel Tovar	SS
9	169	Adbert Alzolay	RP
9	170	Salvador Perez	C/1B
9	171	MJ Melendez	C/OF
9	172	Justin Turner	1B/2B/3B
9	173	Maikel Garcia	3B/SS
9	174	Hunter Brown	SP
9	175	Carlos Rodon	SP
10	176	Kenley Jansen	RP
10	177	Edouard Julien	2B
10	178	Jose Alvarado	RP
10	179	Jose Berrios	SP
10	180	Jack Flaherty	SP
10	181	Jeremy Pena	SS
10	182	Jonah Heim	C
10	183	Hunter Greene	SP
10	184	Michael Kopech	SP
10	185	Brayan Bello	SP
10	186	Brandon Pfaadt	SP
10	187	Byron Buxton	DH
10	188	Reid Detmers	SP
10	189	Luis Gil	SP
10	190	Masataka Yoshida	OF
10	191	Jackson Merrill	SS/OF
11	192	Luis Arraez	1B/2B
11	193	Jung Hoo Lee	OF
11	194	Luis Robert Jr.	OF
11	195	Starling Marte	OF
11	196	TJ Friedl	OF
11	197	Nathaniel Lowe	1B
11	198	Luis Campusano	C
11	199	Jonathan India	2B
11	200	Abner Uribe	RP
11	201	Brendan Donovan	1B/2B/OF
11	202	Reynaldo Lopez	RP
11	203	Eugenio Suarez	3B
11	204	Thairo Estrada	2B/SS
11	205	Garrett Whitlock	SP/RP
11	206	Royce Lewis	3B
11	207	Carlos Correa	SS
11	208	Jordan Hicks	RP
11	209	Jeimer Candelario	1B/3B
11	210	Charlie Morton	SP
11	211	MacKenzie Gore	SP
11	212	Sal Frelick	OF
11	213	Jorge Polanco	2B/3B
11	214	Michael Conforto	OF
11	215	Elias Diaz	C
11	216	Jordan Walker	OF
11	217	Josh Jung	3B
11	218	Paul Sewald	RP
11	219	Lars Nootbaar	OF
11	220	Jose Caballero	2B/SS
11	221	Giancarlo Stanton	OF
12	222	Ryan Mountcastle	1B
12	223	Anthony Rizzo	1B
12	224	Mitch Garver	C
12	225	Brandon Drury	1B/2B
12	226	Triston McKenzie	SP
12	227	Mitch Keller	SP
12	228	Casey Mize	SP
12	229	Marcus Stroman	SP
12	230	Yusei Kikuchi	SP
12	231	Carlos Estevez	RP
12	232	Tanner Houck	SP
12	233	Ronel Blanco	SP/RP
12	234	J.D. Martinez	DH
12	235	Kerry Carpenter	OF
12	236	Nestor Cortes Jr.	SP
12	237	Matt Chapman	3B
12	238	Jarred Kelenic	OF
12	239	Reese Olson	SP
12	240	Zack Littell	SP/RP
12	241	James McArthur	RP
12	242	Jason Foley	RP
12	243	Daulton Varsho	OF
12	244	Seth Lugo	SP
12	245	Michael Busch	1B/3B
12	246	Brice Turang	2B/SS
12	247	Sean Murphy	C
12	248	Parker Meadows	OF
12	249	Gavin Stone	SP
13	250	DL Hall	RP
13	251	Sean Manaea	SP/RP
13	252	Zach Neto	SS
13	253	J.P. Crawford	SS
13	254	Jose Leclerc	RP
13	255	Michael Wacha	SP
13	256	Kevin Ginkel	RP
13	257	Josh Bell	1B
13	258	Erick Fedde	SP
13	259	Kyle Finnegan	RP
13	260	Ceddanne Rafaela	SS/OF
13	261	Louie Varland	SP/RP
13	262	Nolan Schanuel	1B
13	263	Brenton Doyle	OF
13	264	Bo Naylor	C
13	265	Jose Siri	OF
13	266	Luis Severino	SP
13	267	Keibert Ruiz	C
13	268	Kyle Harrison	SP
13	269	Will Benson	OF
13	270	Brent Rooker	OF
13	271	Alex Kirilloff	1B/OF
13	272	Griffin Jax	RP
13	273	Jake Fraley	OF
13	274	Edward Olivares	OF
13	275	Charlie Blackmon	OF
13	276	Jake Cronenworth	1B/2B
13	277	Hunter Harvey	RP
13	278	Brady Singer	SP
13	279	James Paxton	SP
13	280	Orlando Arcia	SS
13	281	Aroldis Chapman	RP
13	282	Alex Verdugo	OF
13	283	Tyler Wells	SP/RP
13	284	Ranger Suarez	SP
13	285	Shea Langeliers	C
14	286	Blaze Alexander	2B/SS
14	287	Max Meyer	SP
14	288	Brett Baty	3B
14	289	Mitch Haniger	OF
14	290	Jack Suwinski	OF
14	291	Trevor Megill	RP
14	292	Dean Kremer	SP
14	293	Robert Stephenson	RP
14	294	Frankie Montas	SP
14	295	Ryan Pressly	RP
14	296	Shelby Miller	RP
14	297	Clarke Schmidt	SP
14	298	Jordan Wicks	SP
14	299	Vaughn Grissom	SS
14	300	David Robertson	RP
14	301	Jeff Hoffman	RP

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