Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Elly De La Cruz, Leody Taveras, Gavin Williams

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Welcome back, RotoBallers! We are almost at the midway point of the 2023 baseball season, as the MLB All-Star break is a few weeks away. It's time for another rankings check-in. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2023 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) as of June 21, 2023. These rankings are being released in June 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 some top prospects, such as Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Emmet Sheehan, Cleveland Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams, Boston Red Sox shortstop David Hamilton, and Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Henry Davis called up to the big leagues. At the same time, fantasy managers patiently wait for the call-up of Cincinnati Reds third base prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand, who has smashed 17 homers over 49 games in Triple-A, while Baltimore Orioles outfielder Jordan Westburg is slashing .290/.369/.565 with 17 homer runs, 52 RBI, and six stolen bases across 287 plate appearances for Triple-A Norfolk.

Chicago Cubs' top pitching prospect Ben Brown continues to pitch well for Triple-A Iowa and owns a 3.00 ERA while racking up 23 strikeouts over 15 innings in June. Since being promoted to the majors on June 5, Cincinnati Reds left-hander Andrew Abbott owns a (3-0) record along with a 1.14 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and a 22:9 K: BB across 23 2/3 innings (four starts). Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Bobby Miller has been one of the top rookies in baseball, posting a 2.83 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, and a 28:10 K: BB over his five big league starts.

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June Top-300 Updates

Injuries continue to pile up; Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino (shoulder) underwent surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder and is out for the season. Cleveland Guardians right-hander Triston McKenzie (elbow) will be shut down for several weeks after being diagnosed with a UCL sprain. The Cincinnati Reds placed right-hander Hunter Greene (hip) on the 15-day injured list due to right hip pain.

Reinforcements are coming, as Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy (hamstring) could be activated from the injured list this weekend. Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins (groin) has been cleared for rehab games and could be activated from the injured list as early as next week. New York Yankees superstar outfielder Aaron Judge (toe) is turning a corner in his rehab as most of the swelling in his toe is gone, and he could begin baseball activities soon.

Some notable recent performances include Texas Rangers outfielder Leody Taveras has been on fire recently, slashing .325/.341/.575 with three home runs, six RBI, six runs, and two stolen bases over his last 10 games. Atlanta Braves outfielder Eddie Rosario has crushed five homers over his previous five games and is hitting a whopping .667 (10-for-15) over his last 19 plate appearances. Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan O'Hearn is on a nine-game hitting streak, slashing .469/.500/.813 with three home runs, five RBI, and 10 runs across 34 plate appearances during the streak. Cincinnati Reds rookie phenom Elly De La Cruz is slashing .321/.387/.536 with two home runs, six RBI, 14 runs, and six steals over 62 plate appearances since making his MLB debut on June 6.

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 Elly De La Cruz, Christian Walker, Luis Arraez, Josh Naylor, Leody Taveras, Andrew Abbott, Bobby Miller, Eddie Rosario, Nolan Jones, Jake Burger, Royce Lewis, Taj Bradley, Joey Wiemer, Scott McGough, Corey Julks, Jesus Sanchez, Tyler Wells, Gavin Williams, Marcus Stroman rank, all of who are off to interesting starts in 2023.

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Week 10 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 June 21, 2023. 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.

Ranking	Tier	Player Name	Pos	Ranking
1	1	Ronald Acuna Jr.	OF	1
2	1	Shohei Ohtani	DH/SP	2
3	1	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SS/OF	3
4	1	Julio Rodriguez	OF	4
5	1	Bo Bichette	SS	5
6	1	Jose Ramirez	3B	6
7	1	Freddie Freeman	1B	7
8	2	Mookie Betts	OF	8
9	2	Trea Turner	SS	9
10	2	Bobby Witt Jr.	3B/SS	10
11	2	Juan Soto	OF	11
12	2	Corbin Carroll	OF	12
13	2	Spencer Strider	SP	13
14	2	Shane McClanahan	SP	14
15	2	Mike Trout	OF	15
16	2	Elly De La Cruz	3B/SS	16
17	2	Matt Olson	1B	17
18	2	Kyle Tucker	OF	18
19	2	Paul Goldschmidt	1B	19
20	2	Gerrit Cole	SP	20
21	2	Pete Alonso	1B	21
22	2	Aaron Judge	OF	22
23	3	Adolis Garcia	OF	23
24	3	Randy Arozarena	OF	24
25	3	Luis Castillo	SP	25
26	3	Marcus Semien	2B/SS	26
27	3	Corey Seager	SS	27
28	3	Wander Franco	SS	28
29	3	Kevin Gausman	SP	29
30	3	Zack Wheeler	SP	30
31	3	Manny Machado	3B	31
32	3	Rafael Devers	3B	32
33	3	Ozzie Albies	2B	33
34	3	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1B	34
35	3	Austin Riley	3B	35
36	3	Yordan Alvarez	OF	36
37	3	Francisco Lindor	SS	37
38	3	Zac Gallen	SP	38
39	3	George Springer	OF	39
40	3	Luis Robert	OF	40
41	3	Corbin Burnes	SP	41
42	3	Clayton Kershaw	SP	42
43	3	Framber Valdez	SP	43
44	3	Kyle Schwarber	OF	44
45	3	Felix Bautista	RP	45
46	3	Michael Harris II	OF	46
47	3	Cristian Javier	SP/RP	47
48	4	Max Scherzer	SP	48
49	4	Nathan Eovaldi	SP	49
50	4	Josh Hader	RP	50
51	4	Aaron Nola	SP	51
52	4	Emmanuel Clase	RP	52
53	4	Devin Williams	RP	53
54	4	Yu Darvish	SP	54
55	4	Nolan Arenado	3B	55
56	4	Bryce Harper	OF	56
57	4	Christian Yelich	OF	57
58	4	Alex Bregman	3B	58
59	4	Masataka Yoshida	OF	59
60	4	Justin Verlander	SP	60
61	4	Logan Webb	SP	61
62	4	Jordan Romano	RP	62
63	4	Thairo Estrada	2B/SS/OF	63
64	4	Jose Altuve	2B	64
65	4	Teoscar Hernandez	OF	65
66	4	Bryan Reynolds	OF	66
67	4	Josh Lowe	OF	67
68	4	Joe Ryan	SP	68
69	5	Julio Urias	SP	69
70	5	Tyler Glasnow	SP	70
71	5	Starling Marte	OF	71
72	5	Alec Bohm	1B/3B	72
73	5	Joe Musgrove	SP	73
74	5	George Kirby	SP	74
75	5	Jonathan India	2B	75
76	5	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	2B	76
77	5	Nathaniel Lowe	1B	77
78	5	Josh Jung	3B	78
79	5	Daulton Varsho	C/OF	79
80	5	Nico Hoerner	SS	80
81	5	Shane Bieber	SP	81
82	5	Jorge Soler	OF	82
83	5	Xander Bogaerts	SS	83
84	5	Raisel Iglesias	RP	84
85	5	Yandy Diaz	1B/3B	85
86	5	Will Smith	C	86
87	5	J.T. Realmuto	C	87
88	6	Dylan Cease	SP	88
89	6	Blake Snell	SP	89
90	6	Adley Rutschman	C	90
91	6	Ryan Pressly	RP	91
92	6	Chris Bassitt	SP	92
93	6	Camilo Doval	RP	93
94	6	Nick Castellanos	OF	94
95	6	Byron Buxton	OF	95
96	6	J.D. Martinez	DH	96
97	6	Alexis Diaz	RP	97
98	6	Ty France	1B/3B	98
99	6	Christian Walker	1B	99
100	6	Dansby Swanson	SS	100
101	6	Max Muncy	2B/3B	101
102	6	Ryan Mountcastle	1B	102
103	6	Seiya Suzuki	OF	103
104	6	Sandy Alcantara	SP	104
105	6	Spencer Steer	1B/3B	105
106	6	Jeremy Pena	SS	106
107	6	Jarred Kelenic	OF	107
108	6	Pablo Lopez	SP	108
109	6	Hunter Brown	RP	109
110	6	Marcus Stroman	SP	110
111	6	Cedric Mullins II	OF	111
112	6	Bryson Stott	2B/SS	112
113	6	Tommy Edman	2B/SS	113
114	6	Alex Verdugo	OF	114
115	6	Sonny Gray	SP	115
116	7	Paul Sewald	RP	116
117	7	Jon Gray	SP	117
118	7	Jhoan Duran	RP	118
119	7	Gleyber Torres	2B	119
120	7	Giancarlo Stanton	OF	120
121	7	David Bednar	RP	121
122	7	Salvador Perez	C	122
123	7	Mitch Keller	SP	123
124	7	Matt McLain	SS	124
125	7	Cody Bellinger	OF	125
126	7	Zach Eflin	SP/RP	126
127	7	Logan Gilbert	SP	127
128	7	Luis Arraez	1B/2B	128
129	8	Ryan McMahon	2B/3B	129
130	8	Andrew Vaughn	1B/OF	130
131	8	Esteury Ruiz	OF	131
132	8	Sean Murphy	C	132
133	8	Jonah Heim	C	133
134	8	Josh Naylor	1B/OF	134
135	8	Jordan Walker	3B	135
136	8	Kenley Jansen	RP	136
137	8	David Robertson	RP	137
138	8	Jesus Luzardo	SP	138
139	8	Anthony Volpe	SS	139
140	8	Taylor Ward	OF	140
141	8	Scott Barlow	RP	141
142	8	Anthony Rizzo	1B	142
143	8	Matt Chapman	3B	143
144	8	Willy Adames	SS	144
145	8	Tim Anderson	SS	145
146	8	Gunnar Henderson	3B/SS	146
147	8	Francisco Alvarez	DH	147
148	8	Jordan Montgomery	SP	148
149	8	Austin Hays	OF	149
150	8	Charlie Morton	SP	150
151	8	Bobby Miller	SP	151
152	8	Willson Contreras	C	152
153	8	Carlos Estevez	RP	153
154	8	Andrew Heaney	SP	154
155	9	Jose Siri	OF	155
156	9	Brandon Drury	1B/2B/3B	156
157	9	Justin Steele	SP	157
158	9	Nolan Jones	OF	158
159	9	Harold Ramirez	1B/OF	159
160	9	Bryce Miller	SP	160
161	9	Brandon Nimmo	OF	161
162	9	Isaac Paredes	1B/2B/3B	162
163	9	Carlos Rodon	SP	163
164	9	Eloy Jimenez	OF	164
165	9	Tanner Bibee	SP	165
166	9	Jason Adam	RP	166
167	9	Ketel Marte	2B	167
168	9	Brendan Donovan	1B/2B/3B/SS/OF	168
169	9	Nestor Cortes Jr.	SP/RP	169
170	9	Ezequiel Tovar	SS	170
171	9	Freddy Peralta	SP	171
172	9	Tyler Stephenson	C	172
173	9	Brandon Woodruff	SP	173
174	9	Craig Kimbrel	RP	174
175	9	Steven Kwan	OF	175
176	10	Brandon Lowe	2B	176
177	10	Jose Alvarado	RP	177
178	10	Orlando Arcia	2B	178
179	10	Luis Severino	SP	179
180	10	Andres Gimenez	2B/SS	180
181	10	Jorge Mateo	SS	181
182	10	Ezequiel Duran	2B/3B	182
183	10	Merrill Kelly	SP	183
184	10	William Contreras	C	184
185	10	Michael Wacha	SP	185
186	10	Ian Happ	OF	186
187	10	Amed Rosario	SS/OF	187
188	10	Kodai Senga	SP	188
189	10	Eugenio Suarez	3B	189
190	10	Pete Fairbanks	RP	190
191	10	Michael Kopech	SP	191
192	11	Tyler Wells	RP	192
193	11	Lucas Giolito	SP	193
194	11	Andrew Abbott	SP	194
195	11	Anthony Santander	OF	195
196	11	Alex Kirilloff	1B/OF	196
197	11	Luke Raley	OF	197
198	11	James Paxton	SP	198
199	11	Lance Lynn	SP	199
200	11	Justin Turner	3B	200
201	11	Christopher Morel	2B/3B/SS/OF	201
202	11	Eury Perez	SP	202
203	11	Harrison Bader	OF	203
204	11	Jake Cronenworth	1B/2B/SS	204
205	11	Jake Burger	3B	205
206	11	Leody Taveras	OF	206
207	11	Ke'Bryan Hayes	3B	207
208	11	Spencer Torkelson	1B	208
209	11	William Smith	RP	209
210	11	Elias Diaz	C	210
211	11	Nick Pratto	1B/OF	211
212	11	Taylor Walls	2B/3B/SS	212
213	11	A.J. Puk	RP	213
214	11	Jake McCarthy	OF	214
215	11	Clay Holmes	RP	215
216	11	Triston Casas	1B	216
217	11	Nolan Gorman	2B	217
218	11	Bryce Elder	SP	218
219	11	Royce Lewis	SS	219
220	11	Tony Gonsolin	SP	220
221	11	Jose Berrios	SP	221
222	12	Bailey Ober	SP	222
223	12	Logan Allen	RP	223
224	12	Lane Thomas	OF	224
225	12	Adam Duvall	OF	225
226	12	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	OF	226
227	12	Carlos Correa	SS	227
228	12	Hunter Greene	SP	228
229	12	Hunter Renfroe	OF	229
230	12	Bryan De La Cruz	OF	230
231	12	Alex Lange	RP	231
232	12	Rowdy Tellez	1B	232
233	12	C.J. Cron	1B	233
234	12	Taj Bradley	SP	234
235	12	Marcell Ozuna	OF	235
236	12	Jack Flaherty	SP	236
237	12	Cal Raleigh	C	237
238	12	Eddie Rosario	OF	238
239	12	Jordan Hicks	SP/RP	239
240	12	Jeff McNeil	2B/OF	240
241	12	Braxton Garrett	SP	241
242	12	Giovanny Gallegos	RP	242
243	12	Kyle Finnegan	RP	243
244	12	Adbert Alzolay	RP	244
245	12	Whit Merrifield	2B/OF	245
246	12	Andrew McCutchen	OF	246
247	12	Jarren Duran	OF	247
248	12	Joey Meneses	1B/OF	248
249	12	Jeimer Candelario	3B	249
250	13	MacKenzie Gore	SP	250
251	13	Reid Detmers	SP	251
252	13	MJ Melendez	C/OF	252
253	13	Gavin Williams	SP	253
254	13	Garrett Whitlock	SP/RP	254
255	13	Jose Abreu	1B	255
256	13	Taijuan Walker	SP	256
257	13	Ranger Suarez	SP	257
258	13	Jurickson Profar	OF	258
259	13	Miguel Vargas	OF	259
260	13	Jack Suwinski	OF	260
261	13	Drew Smyly	SP	261
262	13	Javier Baez	SS	262
263	13	Michael Conforto	OF	263
264	13	Andres Munoz	RP	264
265	13	Luis Garcia (2B)	2B/SS	265
266	13	J.P. France	SP	266
267	13	Danny Jansen	C	267
268	13	Ramon Laureano	OF	268
269	13	Willi Castro	2B/SS/OF	269
270	13	Joey Wiemer	OF	270
271	13	Ha-Seong Kim	3B/SS	271
272	13	Kris Bryant	OF	272
273	13	Chris Taylor	2B/OF	273
274	13	Kyle Bradish	SP	274
275	13	Domingo German	SP	275
276	13	Miles Mikolas	SP	276
277	13	Ryan Noda	1B	277
278	13	LaMonte Wade Jr.	1B/OF	278
279	13	Scott McGough	RP	279
280	13	Evan Phillips	RP	280
281	13	Nick Senzel	OF	281
282	13	Liam Hendriks	RP	282
283	13	Alex Cobb	SP	283
284	13	TJ Friedl	OF	284
285	13	Jake Fraley	OF	285
286	14	Max Fried	SP	286
287	14	CJ Abrams	2B/SS	287
288	14	Lars Nootbaar	OF	288
289	14	Andrew Chafin	RP	289
290	14	Griffin Canning	SP	290
291	14	Jameson Taillon	SP	291
292	14	Corey Julks	OF	292
293	14	Kike Hernandez	2B/SS/OF	293
294	14	Anthony DeSclafani	SP	294
295	14	Jesus Sanchez	OF	295
296	14	Luis Matos	OF	296
297	14	Trevor Story	2B	297
298	14	Kendall Graveman	RP	298
299	14	Ryan Helsley	RP	299
300	14	Edouard Julien	2B	300

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