Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings (Week 17) - Rest-of-Season Outlooks Jose Ramirez, James Wood, Shane Baz, Matt McLain, Jose Miranda

Hey, RotoBallers! We are a few days away from the All-Star break, and it's time to start preparing for the second half of the season. The second half of the season begins next Friday, and there are only a few months left in the year. With that being said, it's time for another rankings check-in. We are back with another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2024 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) as of July 11, 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 Jose Ramirez, James Wood, Shane Baz, Matt McLain, Kyle Tucker, Jose Miranda, Colt Keith, Bo Bichette, Lars Nootbaar, Brenton Doyle, and Rece Hinds 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 17 Notes

We recently saw top prospects such as James Wood, Shane Baz, Rece Hinds, Hunter Bigge, and Brooks Lee promoted to the big leagues.
Lee was promoted to the majors when the Twins placed Royce Lewis on the injured list with a right adductor strain. Since being promoted, Lee has been on fire to start his MLB career, slashing .364/.371/.576 with two home runs, nine RBI, and five runs in his first eight big league games. Hinds made his MLB debut on July 8 and is hitting .500 (6-for-12) with two home runs, four RBI, and a stole base over his first 12 big league plate appearances.

Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez is having another terrific season for fantasy managers in 2024. Overall, Ramirez has been a top-5 in fantasy baseball, slashing .275/.330/.530 with 23 home runs, 77 RBI, 70 runs, and 18 stolen bases over 88 games. Minnesota Twins third baseman Jose Miranda tied an MLB record by recording a hit in 12 straight at-bats. The 26-year-old has bounced back this year after an abysmal 2023 (.211/.263/.303 slash line) campaign. Miranda is slashing .325/.366/.522 with a .888 OPS over 276 plate appearances in 2024.

Injuries continue to pile up. Arizona Diamondbacks top prospect Jordan Lawlar will be out 6 to 8 weeks after recently aggravating his strained left hamstring. Los Angeles Dodgers ace Tyler Glasnow was placed on the injured list with lower back tightness. Yordan Alvarez, Bo Bichette, Daulton Varsho, Cody Bellinger, Gabriel Moreno, Jorge Soler, Zack Wheeler, and Oneil Cruz are day-to-day with injuries.

Reinforcements are coming. Cincinnati Reds outfielder TJ Friedl could be activated from the injured list shortly after the All-Star break after missing time due to a strained right hamstring. Speaking of Reds, infielder Matt McLain is swinging a bat and could begin a rehab assignment in mid-August. Tampa Bay Rays Jeffrey Springs completed a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Tuesday and is on track to return from the injured list in late July. New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton might skip rehab games and return shortly to the team right after the All-Star break.

Some notable performances include Colorado Rockies outfielder Brenton Doyle. The 26-year-old has been on absolute fire lately, slashing .533/.622/.1.300 with six home runs, 12 RBI, and a stolen base over his last nine games. Speaking of blistering recent performances, Detroit Tigers infielder Colt Keith is slashing .382/.447/.853 with four home runs, eight RBI, 10 runs, and a stolen base over 38 plate appearances. Chicago White Sox rookie right-hander Drew Thorpe notched his fourth straight quality start and has posted a 1.85 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, and a 15:8 K: BB during that span.

 

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

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