Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings (Week 19) - Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Lawrence Butler, Tyler Fitzgerald, Zach Eflin, more

Hey, RotoBallers, here are more fantasy baseball rankings! The MLB trade deadline is next week, and more players are expected to be moved as teams look to acquire pieces for the World Series run. The Rays have had a firesale so far by trading Randy Arozarena to the Mariners and dealing Zach Eflin to the Orioles. We break it all down for you with Nick Mariano's updated 2024 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) as of July 27, 2024.

These rankings are released in late July, as Nick provides his rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings and player values for the rest of this MLB season from this point forward. We are following many interesting storylines closely, all baked into these updated rankings, and you can see them below. Let's see where players such as Randy Arozarena, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Zach Eflin, Lawrence Butler, Tyler Fitzgerald, Mike Trout, Jacob deGrom, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Royce Lewis currently rank. All of them have been performing well recently, struggling or returning from injury soon in 2024.

Some players are off to a great start in the second half, while some have struggled mightily. Which trends 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 continue to struggle, 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.

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Rest-Of-Season Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Week 19 Notes

We recently saw top prospects, such as David Festa and Connor Norby, promoted to the big leagues. Norby went deep in his return to the majors and is expected to get regular playing time, per Orioles manager Brandon Hyde. The 24-year-old slashed .300/.392/.522 with 16 home runs, 57 RBI, 71 runs, and 13 stolen bases over 80 games with Triple-Norfolk. Festa came out of the bullpen and racked up seven strikeouts while allowing one run over 4 1/3 innings in his last appearance.

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been on fire recently. The 25-year-old is hitting .464 (13-for-28) and has homered five times over his last eight games. Since June 1, Vlad Jr. has been slashing .309/.352/.590 with 13 home runs and 37 RBI over 47 games. The Blue Jays are sellers this year and have already moved on from relief pitcher Yimi Garcia. Toronto is not done yet and could make more deals before the trade deadline on July 30. Guerrero could have a whole new supporting cast after Tuesday. Oakland A's outfielder Brent Rooker is a name to watch out for before the trade deadline. Rooker has been swinging a hot bat and has crushed seven homers while driving in 16 runs over his previous 10 games.

Injuries continue to pile up. The Seattle Mariners placed outfielder Julio Rodriguez and J.P. Crawford on the injured list. New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga strained his left calf during the sixth inning of Friday's win over the Atlanta Braves. Senga is expected to miss the rest of the season. Texas Rangers outfielder Evan Carter was shut down from baseball activities and will get a second opinion on his lower back. Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout was pulled from a rehab assignment at Triple-A Salt Lake. Trout underwent an MRI on his left knee, which came back clean. The 32-year-old has been on the injured list since April 30 as he continues to work his way back from knee surgery.

Reinforcements are coming. San Francisco Giants right-hander Alex Cobb could return next week and make his season debut. Cobb has been out all season due to hip and shoulder injuries. Arizona Diamondbacks pitchers Merrill Kelly and Eduardo Rodriguez both threw simulated games. Kelly and Rodriguez are on track to return in August. New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is hopeful about returning to action on Monday after missing a month due to a left hamstring strain.

Some notable performances include Oakland A's outfielder Lawrence Butler. The 24-year-old continues to rake for fantasy managers, slashing .474/.535/1.105 with five home runs, 15 RBI, 12 runs, and a stolen base over his last nine games. Butler has logged multi-hit efforts in seven of those nine contests. Since returning to the majors on July 4, Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Yepez is slashing .375/.423/.609 with two home runs, 10 RBI, 12 runs, and a stolen base over 71 plate appearances. San Francisco Giants outfielder Tyler Fitzgerald has come out of nowhere to crush six home runs and log 11 RBI over his last seven games. Fitzgerald is slashing .330/.400/.660 with eight home runs, 18 RBI, 24 runs scored, and seven stolen bases through 42 games.

 

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Week 19 Updates

These rankings will be updated weekly throughout the season, so some 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, but it's certainly a good checkpoint for the long fantasy season.

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Nick Mariano's ranks are as of July 27, 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	Ranking	Player	Position
1	1	Shohei Ohtani	DH
1	2	Aaron Judge	OF
1	3	Bobby Witt Jr.	SS
1	4	Elly De La Cruz	3B/SS
1	5	Gunnar Henderson	3B/SS
1	6	Tarik Skubal	SP
1	7	Francisco Lindor	SS
2	8	Jose Ramirez	3B
2	9	Juan Soto	OF
2	10	Chris Sale	SP
2	11	Paul Skenes	SP
2	12	Trea Turner	SS
2	13	Yordan Alvarez	OF
2	14	Freddie Freeman	1B
2	15	Bryce Harper	1B
2	16	Rafael Devers	3B
2	17	Zack Wheeler	SP
2	18	Tyler Glasnow	SP
2	19	Luis Robert Jr.	OF
2	20	CJ Abrams	SS
2	21	Corbin Burnes	SP
2	22	Bryan Reynolds	OF
3	23	Jose Altuve	2B
3	24	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1B
3	25	Ketel Marte	2B
3	26	Lane Thomas	OF
3	27	Steven Kwan	OF
3	28	Jarren Duran	OF
3	29	Corey Seager	SS
3	30	Marcell Ozuna	DH
3	31	Teoscar Hernandez	OF
3	32	Brenton Doyle	OF
3	33	Brent Rooker	OF
3	34	Emmanuel Clase	RP
3	35	Aaron Nola	SP
3	36	Christian Walker	1B
3	37	Austin Riley	3B
3	38	Cole Ragans	SP/RP
3	39	Joe Ryan	SP
3	40	Logan Gilbert	SP
3	41	Ryan Helsley	RP
3	42	Josh Hader	RP
3	43	George Kirby	SP
3	44	Kyle Schwarber	OF
3	45	Adley Rutschman	C
3	46	Grayson Rodriguez	SP
3	47	Garrett Crochet	SP/RP
4	48	Seiya Suzuki	OF
4	49	Riley Greene	OF
4	50	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	OF
4	51	Brandon Nimmo	OF
4	52	Josh Naylor	1B
4	53	Matt Olson	1B
4	54	Gerrit Cole	SP
4	55	Justin Steele	SP
4	56	Sonny Gray	SP
4	57	Manny Machado	3B
4	58	Seth Lugo	SP
4	59	Nick Castellanos	OF
4	60	Luis Castillo	SP
4	61	Mookie Betts	2B/SS/OF
4	62	Dylan Cease	SP
4	63	Spencer Steer	1B/2B/3B/OF
4	64	Shota Imanaga	SP
4	65	Jack Flaherty	SP
4	66	Pete Alonso	1B
4	67	William Contreras	C
4	68	Marcus Semien	2B
5	69	Alec Bohm	1B/3B
5	70	Randy Arozarena	OF
5	71	Luis Rengifo	2B/3B/SS/OF
5	72	Tyler O'Neill	OF
5	73	Zac Gallen	SP
5	74	Anthony Santander	1B/OF
5	75	Corbin Carroll	OF
5	76	Pablo Lopez	SP
5	77	Wyatt Langford	OF
5	78	Jackson Chourio	OF
5	79	Freddy Peralta	SP
5	80	Taj Bradley	SP
5	81	Alex Bregman	3B
5	82	Raisel Iglesias	RP
5	83	Ian Happ	OF
5	84	Alec Burleson	1B/OF
5	85	Fernando Tatis Jr.	OF
5	86	Craig Kimbrel	RP
5	87	Jhoan Duran	RP
6	88	Tanner Houck	SP
6	89	Will Smith	C
6	90	Jackson Merrill	SS/OF
6	91	Bailey Ober	SP
6	92	Royce Lewis	3B
6	93	Jonathan India	2B
6	94	Oneil Cruz	SS
6	95	Zach Neto	SS
6	96	Willy Adames	SS
6	97	Logan Webb	SP
6	98	Mike Trout	OF
6	99	Jordan Westburg	2B/3B
6	100	Hunter Brown	SP
6	101	Jake Cronenworth	1B/2B
6	102	Camilo Doval	RP
6	103	Cristopher Sanchez	SP
6	104	Julio Rodriguez	OF
6	105	Kyle Tucker	OF
6	106	Robert Suarez	RP
6	107	Edwin Diaz	RP
6	108	Adolis Garcia	OF
6	109	Evan Phillips	RP
6	110	Kenley Jansen	RP
6	111	Nico Hoerner	2B/SS
6	112	Ezequiel Tovar	SS
6	113	Nathan Eovaldi	SP
6	114	Michael King	SP/RP
6	115	Brice Turang	2B/SS
7	116	Ronel Blanco	SP, RP
7	117	Hunter Greene	SP
7	118	Logan O'Hoppe	C
7	119	Christian Yelich	OF
7	120	Ha-Seong Kim	2B/3B/SS
7	121	Brendan Donovan	1B/2B/OF
7	122	Colt Keith	2B/3B
7	123	Reynaldo Lopez	RP
7	124	Zack Gelof	2B
7	125	Mark Vientos	1B/3B
7	126	Lawrence Butler	OF
7	127	Ryan McMahon	2B/3B
7	128	Cal Raleigh	C
8	129	Jurickson Profar	OF
8	130	James Wood	OF
8	131	Ceddanne Rafaela	SS/OF
8	132	Clay Holmes	RP
8	133	Andres Munoz	RP
8	134	Michael Busch	1B/3B
8	135	Salvador Perez	C/1B
8	136	Nick Pivetta	SP/RP
8	137	Tanner Bibee	SP
8	138	Kutter Crawford	SP/RP
8	139	Brandon Lowe	2B
8	140	Jeimer Candelario	1B/3B
8	141	Cody Bellinger	1B/OF
8	142	Yainer Diaz	C/1B
8	143	Josh Smith	3B/SS/OF
8	144	Luis Gil	SP
8	145	Willson Contreras	C
8	146	Jesse Winker	OF
8	147	Byron Buxton	DH
8	148	Blake Snell	SP
8	149	Framber Valdez	SP
8	150	Robbie Ray	SP
8	151	Alexis Diaz	RP
8	152	Jeremy Pena	SS
8	153	Paul Sewald	RP
8	154	Carlos Correa	SS
9	155	David Bednar	RP
9	156	Triston Casas	1B
9	157	Matt Chapman	3B
9	158	Jarred Kelenic	OF
9	159	J.T. Realmuto	C
9	160	Giancarlo Stanton	OF
9	161	Luis Garcia (2B)	2B/SS
9	162	George Springer	OF
9	163	Jose Miranda	3B
9	164	Isaac Paredes	1B/2B/3B
9	165	Rhys Hoskins	1B
9	166	J.D. Martinez	DH
9	167	Ranger Suarez	SP
9	168	Kevin Gausman	SP
9	169	Max Scherzer	SP
9	170	Jeff Hoffman	RP
9	171	Paul Goldschmidt	1B
9	172	Bryson Stott	2B
9	173	Ryan Mountcastle	1B
9	174	Spencer Horwitz	1B
9	175	Jesus Sanchez	OF
10	176	Nolan Gorman	2B/3B
10	177	Nolan Arenado	3B
10	178	Shea Langeliers	C
10	179	Josh Jung	3B
10	180	Devin Williams	RP
10	181	Clayton Kershaw	SP
10	182	Willi Castro	2B/3B/OF
10	183	Jared Jones	SP
10	184	Brooks Lee	SS
10	185	Bryan De La Cruz	OF
10	186	Anthony Volpe	SS
10	187	Heliot Ramos	OF
10	188	Max Schuemann	2B, SS, OF
10	189	Nestor Cortes Jr.	SP
10	190	Juan Yepez	OF
10	191	Michael Toglia	1B/OF
11	192	Gavin Stone	SP
11	193	Harrison Bader	OF
11	194	Wilyer Abreu	OF
11	195	Nick Lodolo	SP
11	196	Tyler Stephenson	C
11	197	Xander Bogaerts	2B/SS
11	198	Junior Caminero	3B
11	199	Michael Harris II	OF
11	200	Ryan Pepiot	SP/RP
11	201	Sean Murphy	C
11	202	Carlos Rodon	SP
11	203	Jonah Heim	C
11	204	Masyn Winn	SS
11	205	Noelvi Marte	3B
11	206	Jake Irvin	SP
11	207	Yusei Kikuchi	SP
11	208	Spencer Schwellenbach	SP
11	209	Tanner Scott	RP
11	210	Maikel Garcia	3B/SS
11	211	Jameson Taillon	SP
11	212	Francisco Alvarez	C
11	213	Mason Miller	SP
11	214	Zach Eflin	SP
11	215	MacKenzie Gore	SP
11	216	Shane Baz	SP
11	217	Josh Lowe	OF
11	218	Max Fried	SP
11	219	Joc Pederson	OF
11	220	Gavin Williams	SP
11	221	Andrew Heaney	SP/RP
12	222	Mitch Keller	SP
12	223	Andrew McCutchen	OF
12	224	Matt Waldron	SP
12	225	Matt Vierling	3B/OF
12	226	Ryan Jeffers	C
12	227	Carlos Estevez	RP
12	228	Gabriel Moreno	C
12	229	Kyle Finnegan	RP
12	230	Vinnie Pasquantino	1B
12	231	Nathaniel Lowe	1B
12	232	Jo Adell	OF
12	233	TJ Friedl	OF
12	234	Pete Fairbanks	RP
12	235	Jackson Holliday	SS
12	236	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	OF
12	237	Bryce Miller	SP
12	238	Gleyber Torres	2B
12	239	Tyler Fitzgerald	SS, OF
12	240	Austin Wells	C
12	241	Erick Fedde	SP
12	242	Chris Bassitt	SP
12	243	Jake Burger	3B
12	244	Kirby Yates	RP
12	245	James McArthur	RP
12	246	JJ Bleday	OF
12	247	Eugenio Suarez	3B
12	248	Hector Neris	RP
12	249	David Hamilton	SS
13	250	Tobias Myers	SP
13	251	Jorge Soler	OF
13	252	River Ryan	SP
13	253	Taylor Ward	OF
13	254	Cedric Mullins II	OF
13	255	Alex Vesia	RP
13	256	Connor Norby	2B
13	257	Yandy Diaz	1B
13	258	Masataka Yoshida	OF
13	259	Joey Ortiz	2B
13	260	Yariel Rodriguez	SP
13	261	Daniel Hudson	RP
13	262	Jose Siri	OF
13	263	Jose Alvarado	RP
13	264	Lars Nootbaar	OF
13	265	Ben Rice	C, 1B
13	266	Charlie Blackmon	OF
13	267	Connor Wong	C
13	268	Matt McLain	2B/SS
13	269	Bryan Woo	SP
13	270	Jose Iglesias	SS
13	271	Xavier Edwards	2B
13	272	Alex Verdugo	OF
13	273	Drew Thorpe	SP
13	274	Ryan O'Hearn	1B/OF
13	275	Parker Meadows	OF
13	276	Jeffrey Springs	SP/RP
13	277	Angel Martinez	2B, 3B, SS
13	278	Richie Palacios	OF
13	279	Nacho Alvarez Jr.	SS
13	280	Jose Quintana	SP
13	281	Hayden Birdsong	SP
13	282	Coby Mayo	3B
13	283	DJ Herz	SP
13	284	Kyle Gibson	SP
13	285	Jesus Luzardo	SP
14	286	Colton Cowser	OF
14	287	Tyler Anderson	SP
14	288	Heston Kjerstad	OF
14	289	Lucas Erceg	RP
14	290	A.J. Puk	RP
14	291	Simeon Woods Richardson	SP
14	292	Christopher Morel	2B/OF
14	293	Jasson Dominguez	OF
14	294	Jason Adam	RP
14	295	Ben Joyce	RP
14	296	Andrew Nardi	RP
14	297	Bobby Miller	SP
14	298	Jacob deGrom	SP
14	299	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	SP
14	300	Luis L. Ortiz	SP

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