Updated Points League Fantasy Baseball Rankings

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Our updated fantasy baseball rankings for head-to-head points leagues by Nicklaus Gaut. These MLB tiered ranks are for H2H points formats and updated for May.

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Welcome back RotoBallers. Below you will find our updated fantasy baseball H2H points league rankings (top 400) for May and the 2021 MLB season. As you may know, head-to-head points formats are typically underserved by fantasy baseball outlets - but this is an area that we at RotoBaller take pride in and specialize in. Throughout the preseason and regular season, we continue to release lots of rankings, tools and articles all geared towards H2H points formats.

Today we are here to review the updated overall rankings list for May. Our lead fantasy baseball H2H points analyst - Nicklaus Gaut - has analyzed the current MLB landscape and is ready to help you win your leagues. Below you will find his updated rest-of-season ranks for 2021, which will be updated regularly throughout the season in our main Rankings Wizard. Feel free to give Nick a follow on Twitter, or let him know if you love or hate his rankings. Be sure to also check out our fantasy baseball rankings dashboard and bookmark that page. It's loaded up with tons more updated rankings including:

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Typically, points leagues have different league settings and scoring formats than most. Different stats and categories are assigned different point values, and that can vary by individual league settings. These different point buckets are then added up over the course of a scoring period or season. In many cases, hitters who walk more and strikeout less are preferred for points leagues. Also, many league formats tend to give more weight to pitchers than normal as they can easily accrue points through categories like Innings Pitched. These are the general frameworks that we use for our H2H points ranks below.

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Updated May Rankings - Points Leagues

These rankings are for head-to-head points leagues. You can also see our 5x5 mixed league roto rankings.

Rank	Tier	Player Name	Position
1	1	Ronald Acuna Jr.	OF
2	1	Gerrit Cole	SP
3	1	Jacob deGrom	SP
4	1	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SS
5	1	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1B
6	1	Juan Soto	OF
7	1	Jose Ramirez	3B
8	1	Bo Bichette	SS
9	2	Trevor Bauer	SP
10	2	Mookie Betts	OF
11	2	Nolan Arenado	3B
12	2	Freddie Freeman	1B
13	2	Trea Turner	SS
14	2	Yu Darvish	SP
15	2	Shane Bieber	SP
16	2	Rafael Devers	3B
17	2	Tyler Glasnow	SP
18	2	Max Scherzer	SP
19	2	Corbin Burnes	SP
20	2	Manny Machado	3B
21	2	Xander Bogaerts	SS
22	2	Brandon Woodruff	SP
23	3	Bryce Harper	OF
24	3	Jack Flaherty	SP
25	3	Trevor Story	SS
26	3	Anthony Rendon	3B
27	3	Jose Abreu	1B
28	3	Clayton Kershaw	SP
29	3	Randy Arozarena	OF
30	3	Walker Buehler	SP
31	3	Nick Castellanos	OF
32	3	Kevin Gausman	SP
33	3	J.D. Martinez	OF
34	3	Zack Wheeler	SP
35	3	Alex Bregman	3B
36	3	Marcus Semien	SS
37	3	Kyle Tucker	OF
38	4	Shohei Ohtani	DH/SP
39	4	Lucas Giolito	SP
40	4	Joe Musgrove	SP
41	4	Julio Urias	SP
42	4	Aaron Judge	OF
43	4	Aaron Nola	SP
44	4	Ketel Marte	2B
45	4	Lance Lynn	SP
46	4	Max Muncy	1B/2B/3B
47	4	Kris Bryant	3B
48	4	Trevor Rogers	SP
49	4	Francisco Lindor	SS
50	4	Hyun Jin Ryu	SP
51	4	Marcell Ozuna	OF
52	4	Whit Merrifield	2B/OF
53	4	Stephen Strasburg	SP
54	5	Trey Mancini	1B/OF
55	5	Pete Alonso	1B
56	5	Christian Yelich	OF
57	5	Eugenio Suarez	3B
58	5	Freddy Peralta	SP
59	5	Jesse Winker	OF
60	5	Carlos Santana	1B
61	5	Gleyber Torres	SS
62	5	Ozzie Albies	2B
63	5	Mitch Haniger	OF
64	5	Austin Meadows	OF
65	5	Tim Anderson	SS
66	5	Teoscar Hernandez	OF
67	6	Aroldis Chapman	RP
68	6	Luke Voit	1B
69	6	Matt Olson	1B
70	6	Josh Hader	RP
71	6	Cody Bellinger	1B/OF
72	6	John Means	SP
73	6	Salvador Perez	C
74	6	Yoan Moncada	3B
75	6	Javier Baez	SS
76	6	Paul Goldschmidt	1B
77	6	Jose Altuve	2B
78	6	Lance McCullers Jr.	SP
79	6	Alex Reyes	RP
80	7	Ramon Laureano	OF
81	7	Kyle Hendricks	SP
82	7	Rhys Hoskins	1B
83	7	James Karinchak	RP
84	7	George Springer	OF
85	7	Jose Berrios	SP
86	7	Yordan Alvarez	OF
87	7	J.T. Realmuto	C
88	7	Zach Plesac	SP
89	7	Liam Hendriks	RP
90	7	Kyle Seager	3B
91	7	DJ LeMahieu	1B/2B/3B
92	7	Nelson Cruz	DH
93	7	Carlos Rodon	SP
94	7	Justin Turner	3B
95	7	Jared Walsh	1B
96	7	Edwin Diaz	RP
97	7	Mike Trout	OF
98	8	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	3B
99	8	Eduardo Escobar	2B/3B
100	8	Kenta Maeda	SP
101	8	C.J. Cron	1B
102	8	Blake Snell	SP
103	8	Ryan McMahon	1B/3B/2B
104	8	Anthony Rizzo	1B
105	8	Jake Cronenworth	1B/2B/SS
106	8	Joey Gallo	OF
107	8	Josh Bell	1B
108	8	Luis Castillo	SP
109	8	Chris Taylor	2B/SS/OF
110	8	Chris Bassitt	SP
111	8	Adolis Garcia	OF
112	9	Nate Lowe	1B
113	9	Dansby Swanson	SS
114	9	Yusei Kikuchi	SP
115	9	Craig Kimbrel	RP
116	9	Matt Chapman	3B
117	9	Kenley Jansen	RP
118	9	Yuli Gurriel	1B
119	9	Sandy Alcantara	SP
120	9	Eddie Rosario	OF
121	9	Will Smith	C
122	9	Matt Barnes	RP
123	9	Sonny Gray	SP
124	9	Jeimer Candelario	1B/3B
125	9	Willson Contreras	C
126	9	Zack Greinke	SP
127	9	Anthony Santander	OF
128	9	Max Fried	SP
129	9	Gio Urshela	3B
130	9	Nick Solak	2B/OF
131	9	Corey Seager	SS
132	9	Mark Melancon	RP
133	9	Aaron Civale	SP
134	10	Max Kepler	OF
135	10	Jorge Soler	OF
136	10	Carson Kelly	C
137	10	Carlos Correa	SS
138	10	Alex Verdugo	OF
139	10	Trent Grisham	OF
140	10	Bryan Reynolds	OF
141	10	Miguel Sano	1B
142	10	Buster Posey	C
143	10	Mike Yastrzemski	OF
144	10	Tommy Edman	2B/3B/SS/OF
145	10	Pablo Lopez	SP
146	10	Charlie Blackmon	OF
147	10	Yasmani Grandal	C/1B
148	10	Raimel Tapia	OF
149	10	Starling Marte	OF
150	10	Joey Wendle	2B/3B/SS
151	10	Andrew McCutchen	OF
152	10	Eric Hosmer	1B
153	11	Giancarlo Stanton	DH
154	11	Austin Riley	3B
155	11	Jordan Montgomery	SP
156	11	Tejay Antone	SP/RP
157	11	Dominic Smith	1B/OF
158	11	Christian Vazquez	C
159	11	Miguel Rojas	SS
160	11	Ian Anderson	SP
161	11	Mike Moustakas	1B/2B
162	11	Marcus Stroman	SP
163	11	Zach Eflin	SP
164	11	Ryan Pressly	RP
165	11	Willie Calhoun	OF
166	11	Joey Votto	1B
167	11	Eduardo Rodriguez	SP
168	11	Ian Happ	OF
169	11	Alex Wood	SP
170	11	Robbie Ray	SP
171	11	Brandon Belt	1B
172	11	Kendall Graveman	SP
173	11	Tyler Mahle	SP
174	11	Alec Bohm	1B/3B
175	11	Robbie Grossman	OF
176	11	Michael Brantley	OF
177	11	Brandon Lowe	2B/OF
178	11	Jazz Chisholm	SS
179	11	Andrew Benintendi	OF
180	11	Josh Donaldson	3B
181	11	Frankie Montas	SP
182	11	Nathan Eovaldi	SP
183	11	Avisail Garcia	OF
184	11	Jake McGee	RP
185	11	Jesus Aguilar	1B
186	11	Cesar Hernandez	2B
187	11	Mike Minor	SP
188	11	Charlie Morton	SP
189	11	Kyle Schwarber	OF
190	12	Adam Frazier	2B
191	12	Evan Longoria	3B
192	12	Richard Rodriguez	RP
193	12	Andrew Vaughn	1B
194	12	Kyle Gibson	SP/RP
195	12	Yimi Garcia	RP
196	12	Yermin Mercedes	DH
197	12	William Contreras	C
198	12	Anthony DeSclafani	SP
199	12	Willy Adames	SS
200	12	Brad Hand	RP
201	12	Madison Bumgarner	SP
202	12	Byron Buxton	OF
203	12	Garrett Hampson	2B/SS/OF
204	12	Mike Zunino	C
205	12	Cedric Mullins II	OF
206	12	Raisel Iglesias	RP
207	12	Jacob Stallings	C
208	12	Dylan Cease	SP
209	12	Dylan Bundy	SP
210	12	Jarred Kelenic	OF
211	12	Brandon Nimmo	OF
212	12	Drew Smyly	SP
213	12	Ian Kennedy	RP
214	12	Jorge Polanco	SS
215	13	Cristian Javier	SP
216	13	Kyle Lewis	OF
217	13	Jean Segura	2B/3B
218	13	Luis Arraez	2B
219	13	Michael Fulmer	SP
220	13	Dylan Carlson	OF
221	13	Matthew Boyd	SP
222	13	Josh Staumont	RP
223	13	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	OF
224	13	Yadier Molina	C
225	13	Corey Kluber	SP
226	13	William Smith	RP
227	13	Justin Upton	OF
228	13	Sean Murphy	C
229	13	Gavin Lux	2B
230	13	Adam Wainwright	SP
231	13	J.D. Davis	3B/OF
232	13	Kolten Wong	2B
233	13	Domingo German	SP
234	13	Michael Conforto	OF
235	13	Joc Pederson	OF
236	13	Josh Rojas	2B
237	13	Casey Mize	SP
238	13	Nick Madrigal	2B
239	13	Alex Kirilloff	OF
240	13	JT Brubaker	SP
241	13	Yandy Diaz	3B
242	14	Steven Matz	SP
243	14	David Peralta	OF
244	14	Gary Sanchez	C
245	14	Sean Manaea	SP
246	14	Brandon Crawford	SS
247	14	Wil Myers	OF
248	14	Jesus Luzardo	SP
249	14	Rafael Dolis	RP
250	14	Tommy Pham	OF
251	14	Bobby Dalbec	1B
252	14	Adbert Alzolay	SP
253	14	Johnny Cueto	SP
254	14	Starlin Castro	2B
255	14	Nico Hoerner	2B/3B/SS
256	14	Michael Kopech	SP
257	14	Randal Grichuk	OF
258	14	Mitch Garver	C
259	14	Pavin Smith	1B
260	14	Tyler Anderson	SP
261	14	Maikel Franco	3B
262	14	Tyler O'Neill	OF
263	14	Jose Urquidy	SP
264	14	Emmanuel Clase	RP
265	14	Andrew Heaney	SP
266	14	Wilson Ramos	C
267	14	Josh Naylor	OF
268	14	Garrett Richards	SP
269	14	Jon Gray	SP
270	14	Jordan Romano	RP
271	14	Ke'Bryan Hayes	3B
272	15	Dinelson Lamet	SP
273	15	Adam Eaton	OF
274	15	Josh Fuentes	1B
275	15	Taijuan Walker	SP
276	15	Rich Hill	SP
277	15	Tyler Rogers	RP
278	15	Austin Hays	OF
279	15	Dallas Keuchel	SP
280	15	Cole Irvin	SP
281	15	Ryan Mountcastle	1B/OF
282	15	Josh Harrison	2B
283	15	Christian Walker	1B
284	15	Brian Anderson	3B
285	15	Ryan Yarbrough	SP
286	15	Chris Paddack	SP
287	15	Omar Narvaez	C
288	15	Paul DeJong	SS
289	15	German Marquez	SP
290	15	Ty France	2B/3B
291	15	Diego Castillo	RP
292	16	Spencer Turnbull	SP
293	16	Victor Robles	OF
294	16	Shane McClanahan	SP
295	16	Lorenzo Cain	OF
296	16	Austin Gomber	SP
297	16	Jake Diekman	RP
298	16	Patrick Corbin	SP
299	16	Danny Jansen	C
300	16	Jed Lowrie	2B
301	16	Garrett Cooper	1B
302	16	Jake Odorizzi	SP
303	16	Taylor Rogers	RP
304	16	Jameson Taillon	SP
305	16	Hector Neris	RP
306	16	Niko Goodrum	2B/SS
307	16	Michael Pineda	SP
308	16	Dylan Moore	2B/OF
309	16	Elieser Hernandez	SP
310	16	Lou Trivino	RP
311	16	Kike Hernandez	2B/OF
312	16	Jose Iglesias	SS
313	16	Marco Gonzales	SP
314	16	Adam Duvall	OF
315	16	Jakob Junis	SP
316	16	Myles Straw	OF
317	16	Tucker Barnhart	C
318	16	Luis Urias	2B/3B
319	16	Gregory Polanco	OF
320	17	Jonathan India	3B
321	17	Brady Singer	SP
322	17	AJ Pollock	OF
323	17	Danny Duffy	SP
324	17	David Peterson	SP
325	17	Jeff McNeil	2B/3B/OF
326	17	Jordan Luplow	OF
327	17	Manuel Margot	OF
328	17	Austin Nola	C
329	17	Freddy Galvis	2B/SS
330	17	James McCann	C
331	17	Hunter Renfroe	OF
332	17	Alex Cobb	SP
333	17	Travis Shaw	1B/3B
334	17	Tyler Naquin	OF
335	17	Daniel Hudson	RP
336	17	Giovanny Gallegos	RP
337	17	Evan White	1B
338	17	Zac Gallen	SP
339	17	James Kaprielian	SP
340	17	Corey Dickerson	OF
341	17	J.P. Crawford	SS
342	17	Spencer Howard	SP
343	17	Nick Senzel	OF
344	17	Franmil Reyes	DH
345	17	Tarik Skubal	SP
346	17	Cavan Biggio	2B/3B/OF
347	17	David Fletcher	2B/3B/SS
348	17	Griffin Canning	SP
349	17	Merrill Kelly	SP
350	17	David Dahl	OF
351	17	Daniel Bard	RP
352	17	Michael A. Taylor	OF
353	17	Yan Gomes	C
354	17	Josh Fleming	SP
355	17	Colin Moran	1B
356	17	Mike Foltynewicz	SP
357	17	Jonathan Schoop	2B
358	17	DJ Stewart	OF
359	17	Nicky Lopez	2B
360	17	Dane Dunning	SP
361	17	Clint Frazier	OF
362	17	Jackie Bradley Jr.	OF
363	18	Logan Webb	SP
364	18	Andres Gimenez	2B/3B/SS
365	18	Jurickson Profar	2B/OF
366	18	Ross Stripling	SP/RP
367	18	Didi Gregorius	SS
368	18	Nick Pivetta	RP
369	18	Odubel Herrera	OF
370	18	Keston Hiura	2B
371	18	Cesar Valdez	RP
372	18	Alex Dickerson	OF
373	18	Hunter Dozier	1B/OF
374	18	Chad Pinder	2B
375	18	Amed Rosario	SS
376	18	Martin Perez	SP
377	18	Jose Quintana	SP
378	18	Jason Heyward	OF
379	18	Justus Sheffield	SP
380	18	Travis d'Arnaud	C
381	18	Luke Weaver	SP
382	18	Zach Davies	SP
383	18	Rougned Odor	2B
384	18	Matt Shoemaker	SP
385	18	Carlos Martinez	SP
386	18	Jake Arrieta	SP
387	18	Vince Velasquez	SP/RP
388	18	Adrian Houser	SP
389	18	Brad Keller	SP
390	18	Willi Castro	3B/SS
391	18	Kwang Hyun Kim	SP
392	18	Justin Dunn	SP
393	18	J.A. Happ	SP
394	18	Huascar Ynoa	SP
395	18	Willians Astudillo	C

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