Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings (Week 20) for Bobby Witt Jr., Jackson Holliday, Tyler Fitzgerald, Xavier Edwards, Spencer Schwellenbach, more

Welcome Back, RotoBallers, to most fantasy baseball rankings. August is here. The MLB trade is officially over, and many players switched uniforms over the past few days. We have updated our fantasy baseball rankings to reflect all the recent trades, news, and injuries. Today, we review Nick Mariano's updated 2024 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) as of August 1, 2024, to help make those all-important roster decisions for the fantasy championship run. 

These rankings are released in August, 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 like Bobby Witt Jr., Jackson Holliday, Colton Cowser, Spencer Schwellenbach, Mike Trout, Hayden Birdsong, Jack Flaherty, Isaac Paredes, Ben Joyce, Xavier Edwards, and Christopher Morel currently rank. All of them have been performing well recently, struggling, returning from injury, or recently changed teams.

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 20 Notes

We recently saw top prospects, such as Jackson Holliday, promoted to the big leagues. In Wednesday's win over the Blue Jays, Holliday crushed a grand slam for his first career homer. The 20-year-old should see everyday at-bats with Jordan Westburg and Jorge Mateo landing on the injured list. On Tuesday, the Orioles traded away top infield prospect Connor Norby to the Miami Marlins. Holliday has massive upside and should be added to all leagues.

Bobby Witt Jr. is putting up video game numbers. He is slashing .500/.529/.851 with eight doubles, seven home runs, and two stolen bases over his last 104 plate appearances. The 24-year-old is slashing .349/.396/.596 with 19 home runs, 76 RBI, 91 runs, and 24 stolen bases over 109 games in 2024. Witt is vying to be the best player in fantasy baseball and is currently third overall in our rankings behind Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani. Since July 20, San Francisco Giants infielder/outfielder Tyler Fitzgerald has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball. He is slashing .341/.408/.909 with seven home runs and 12 RBI over his last 12 games.

Injuries continue to pile up. Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout has been ruled out for the season with a tear in his left knee. The Baltimore Orioles placed infielder Jordan Westburg on the injured list with a fractured hand. Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich landed on the injured list with back inflammation. Yelich plans to rest and rehab his back injury, putting off surgery until the offseason. However, there is no timetable for his return. Reinforcements are coming. Los Angeles Dodgers star second baseman Mookie Betts is participating in batting practice and could return from the injured list in a couple of weeks. Betts has been sidelined since June 16 with a fractured left hand. New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte will begin a rehab assignment with Single-A Lucie on Monday and could return from the injured list soon. Marte has been sidelined since June 22 due to a bone bruise in his right knee.

Some notable performances include Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach. He is (3-1) with a 2.08 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, and an impressive 28:1 K: BB over his last four starts. The 24-year-old is dialed in and struck out a career-high 11 batters in Saturday's 4-0 win over the New York Mets. Since the start of the second half, Miami Marlins infielder Xavier Edwards has been swinging a hot bat, slashing .415/.481/.561 with a home run, nine RBI, eight runs, and six stolen bases over his previous 12 games. Edwards also hit for the cycle in Sunday's loss to the Brewers.

 

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

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