Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings (Week 21) for Ketel Marte, Spencer Schwellenbach, Junior Caminero, Kyle Tucker, Jacob deGrom, Coby Mayo

Hey, RotoBallers, it's time for another rankings check-in. We are rapidly approaching the end of the fantasy baseball season, as the year has roughly two months left. Our baseball rankings are freshly updated to account for the latest news, prospect call-ups, and injuries. We are back with more fantasy baseball rankings to help you build those rosters for the championship run with  Nick Mariano's updated 2024 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) as of August 8, 2024.

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 Ketel Marte, Spencer Schwellenbach, Junior Caminero, Jacob deGrom, Coby Mayo, Kyle Tucker, Juan Yepez, Ben Joyce, and Deyvison De Los Santos 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 21 Notes

We recently saw top prospects, such as Coby Mayo and Adrian Del Castillo, promoted to the big leagues. Mayo has yet to collect a hit and is 0-for-13 over his first five games while striking out a whopping eight times. Del Castillo was promoted from Triple-A Reno on Tuesday to replace Gabriel Moreno, who landed on the injured list. The 24-year-old went 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a walk in his MLB debut. Other top prospects, such as Junior Caminero, Deyvison De Los Santos, Dylan Crews, and Kyle Manzardo, patiently wait for the call to the show.

Ketel Marte is having a career year and continues to swing a hot bat. The 30-year-old is slashing .324/.390/.811 with six home runs, 12 RBI, seven runs, and four walks over his last nine games. Marte is hitting .298 with 29 home runs, 80 RBI, 79 runs, and six stolen bases across 426 at-bats in 2024. Atlanta Braves rookie Spencer Schewellenbach has posted a 2.67 ERA, 0.70 ERA, and 10.7 K/9 over 27 innings in his previous four starts. The 24-year-old has racked up double-digit strikeouts in back-to-back appearances.

Injuries continue to pile up. Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan exited Wednesday's start early with an injured right triceps. He will undergo an MRI on Thursday to determine the severity of his injury. Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer landed on the injured list with arm fatigue. Some injury updates to be aware of include Houston Astros star outfielder Kyle Tucker, who has been sidelined since early June and is still unable to sprint. It's still unclear when Tucker will return as he recovers from a right shin contusion. Texas Rangers and former New York Met ace Jacob deGrom will throw a live batting practice session and trending in the right direction on returning before the end of the season.

Some notable performances include Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Gavin Lux, who has finally turned things around since struggling at the beginning of the season. The 26-year-old has been on fire recently, slashing .400/.511/.571 with a home run, seven RBI, and six runs over his last 12 games. Tommy Pham was traded to the Cardinals during the deadline and has been on fire since joining his old team. The veteran is hitting .379 (11-for-29) with two home runs, nine RBI, and five runs across his last eight games. Minnesota Twins rookie David Festa owns a 1.80 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, and a 15:3 K: BB across 10 innings in his previous two starts.

 

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

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