Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings (Week 16) - Rest-of-Season Outlooks For Yordan Alvarez, Mike Trout, James Wood, Shane Baz, more

Welcome back, RotoBallers! July has officially arrived, the season is flying by, and we are a week away from the start of the second half of the regular season. With the recent injuries, prospect call-ups, and hot and cold streaks, it's time for another rankings check-in. Today, we will review Nick Mariano's updated 2024 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) as of July 4, 2024.

These rankings are released in early 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 Yordan Alvarez, James Wood, Shane Baz, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, James Wood, Shane Baz, Zach Neto, Gavin Stone, Heliot Ramos, Zack Gelof, Josh Jung, and Jarred Kelenic currently rank. All of them have been performing well recently, struggling or returning from injury soon in 2024.

Some players are off to a terrific start in the first half so far, while some have struggled mightily. Which of these 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 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.

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Rest-Of-Season Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Week 16 Notes

We recently saw top prospects such as James Wood, Shane Baz, Christian Scott, and Brooks Lee promoted to the big leagues. Wood is hitting .300 (3-for-10) with an RBI and a stolen base over his first three big league games. Scott was unimpressive in recent start against the Washington Nationals, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out two batters over 5 2/3 innings. Lee went 2-for-4 with an RBI in his MLB debut. The Rays traded right-hander Aaron Civale on Wednesday while promoting Baz to take his place in Tampa Bay's starting rotation.

Houston Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez has been on absolute fire recently and has homered over his last three games. Overall, Alvarez is having another terrific season, slashing .303/.380/.555 with 19 home runs, 49 RBI, 54 runs, and four stolen bases across 361 plate appearances. In five of his last nine contests, Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto has collected a hit. Neto has been solid this season and has popped 11 home runs with 11 steals over 83 games. Atlanta Braves southpaw Chris Sale has won 11 games, which ranks first in the National League. Sale owns a 2.71 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, and a 127:19 K: BB across 99 2/3 innings in 2024.

Injuries continue to pile up. Minnesota Twins star third baseman Royce Lewis was placed on the injured list with a right adductor strain. Lewis is dealing with a Grade 2 strain and will be out at least through the All-Star break. Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Joey Ortiz also landed on the injured list with neck inflammation. Jordan Romano underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow Tuesday and will be shut down for six weeks. Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-hander Jared Jones exited Wednesday's start with a strained lat.

Reinforcements are coming. Los Angeles Angels superstar outfielder Mike Trout has been pain-free and aims to return from the injured list in July. Trout underwent knee surgery on a torn meniscus in May. Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker has "turned a corner" in his recovery from a shin injury and is planning on doing some on-field work this week. San Diego Padres infielder Xander Bogaerts will begin a rehab assignment soon and could return around the All-Star break.

Some notable performances include Minnesota Twins third baseman Jose Miranda, who is slashing .390/.449/.1.010 with a home run, 13 RBI, six runs, and a stolen base over his last 11 games. New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos is slashing .314/.368/.800 with five home runs, 12 RBI, eight runs, and a 1.168 OPS over his last nine games. Oakland A's right-hander Joey Estes came out of nowhere to throw a complete game shutout, striking out five in Wednesday's win over the Los Angeles Angels.

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Week 16 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, either, but it's certainly a good checkpoint for the long fantasy season.

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

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