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Welcome to fantasy baseball season, otherwise known as the beginning of February. While some drafters have been going at it since last fall, much of the fantasy baseball community is just waking up from hibernation. We’re aiming to assist more of the early risers this year by bringing out the Roundtable Rankings a few weeks earlier than normal. These rankings are a companion to the custom rankings (driven by Jeff Erickson’s projections) and cheat sheet (featuring Clay Link’s ranks) found elsewhere on the site, with additional rankings from Todd Zola and Erik Halterman joining the list to form the composite Top 300. We’ll update these rankings every few weeks until Opening Day.

You may find the rankings on this page useful in helping to get a sense of the spread of opinions a set of (presumably) reasonable people might have of a given player. That’s one advantage a group of rankings like this has over a strict ADP ranking. ADP answers the question, “How much do the people who like this player really like him?” Those who are low on a player by definition rarely draft him, so their opinions aren’t counted in his average draft position. Finding out how early you need to take a player to beat the rest of his biggest fans is certainly a question that you’ll need to know the answer to at times, but if your question is closer to, “What’s the range of opinions about this player?” consider consulting the table below.

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Welcome to fantasy baseball season, otherwise known as the beginning of February. While some drafters have been going at it since last fall, much of the fantasy baseball community is just waking up from hibernation. We’re aiming to assist more of the early risers this year by bringing out the Roundtable Rankings a few weeks earlier than normal. These rankings are a companion to the custom rankings (driven by Jeff Erickson’s projections) and cheat sheet (featuring Clay Link’s ranks) found elsewhere on the site, with additional rankings from Todd Zola and Erik Halterman joining the list to form the composite Top 300. We’ll update these rankings every few weeks until Opening Day.

You may find the rankings on this page useful in helping to get a sense of the spread of opinions a set of (presumably) reasonable people might have of a given player. That’s one advantage a group of rankings like this has over a strict ADP ranking. ADP answers the question, “How much do the people who like this player really like him?” Those who are low on a player by definition rarely draft him, so their opinions aren’t counted in his average draft position. Finding out how early you need to take a player to beat the rest of his biggest fans is certainly a question that you’ll need to know the answer to at times, but if your question is closer to, “What’s the range of opinions about this player?” consider consulting the table below.

These rankings assume 5×5 rotisserie scoring, with 14 hitters (including two catchers) and nine pitchers in the lineup. The players in the following table are ranked according to the median ranking by default, though you can also sort by average ranking or by any of the four individual rankings. Feel free to ask any of us to explain any player’s rank in the comments below.

Intro by Erik Halterman

Rk AVG Med Player Team Pos Jeff Clay Todd Erik
1 1.5 1 Trea Turner PHI SS 1 1 1 3
2 3 3 Jose Ramirez CLE 3B 2 4 2 4
3 3.3 3.5 Aaron Judge NYY OF 4 5 3 1
4 3.5 3.5 Julio Rodriguez SEA OF 3 2 4 5
5 6.5 4 Ronald Acuna Jr. ATL OF 5 3 16 2
6 6.5 6.5 Kyle Tucker HOU OF 7 7 6 6
7 6.8 6.5 Yordan Alvarez HOU OF 6 6 8 7
8 9 8 Shohei Ohtani LAA UT, P 8 8 12 8
9 11.8 10 Freddie Freeman LAD 1B 9 11 7 20
10 11 11 Mookie Betts LAD OF 10 12 11 11
11 11.3 11 Juan Soto SD OF 12 9 14 10
12 12 11.5 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1B 16 10 13 9
13 11.5 12 Manny Machado SD 3B 11 13 9 13
14 13.3 13.5 Bo Bichette TOR SS 15 21 5 12
15 13.8 14 Corbin Burnes MLW P 14 14 10 17
16 17.5 17 Bobby Witt Jr. KC 3B, SS 19 15 15 21
17 16.8 17.5 Gerrit Cole NYY P 13 19 17 18
18 18 18 Fernando Tatis Jr. SD SS, OF 20 16 20 16
19 18.5 18 Pete Alonso NYM 1B 17 17 21 19
20 18.8 18.5 Rafael Devers BOS 3B 23 18 19 15
21 20 20.5 Austin Riley ATL 3B 21 20 25 14
22 21.5 22 Mike Trout LAA OF 18 22 24 22
23 24 25 Paul Goldschmidt STL 1B 24 28 18 26
24 33.3 25 J.T. Realmuto PHI C 22 26 61 24
25 27.5 27 Michael Harris II ATL OF 29 34 22 25
26 29.3 29 Aaron Nola PHI P 35 24 27 31
27 37.8 30 Spencer Strider ATL P 32 27 64 28
28 30.3 30.5 Brandon Woodruff MLW P 33 25 28 35
29 34 31 Francisco Lindor NYM SS 25 30 32 49
30 38.3 31.5 Edwin Diaz NYM P 31 32 63 27
31 32.5 33 Sandy Alcantara MIA P 26 23 40 41
32 36.3 33.5 Emmanuel Clase CLE P 30 33 48 34
33 33.8 34 Justin Verlander NYM P 27 40 31 37
34 39.3 34 Jacob deGrom TEX P 39 29 66 23
35 36.8 35.5 Carlos Rodon NYY P 36 47 35 29
36 38.8 37.5 Shane McClanahan TB P 38 48 37 32
37 37.5 38 Matt Olson ATL 1B 37 39 26 48
38 37.3 38.5 Marcus Semien TEX 2B 28 36 41 44
39 38.5 39.5 Jose Altuve HOU 2B 42 37 29 46
40 42.5 40 Max Scherzer NYM P 44 60 36 30
41 48.3 40 Nolan Arenado STL 3B 34 35 79 45
42 42.3 40.5 Luis Robert CWS OF 48 65 23 33
43 46 41 Daulton Varsho TOR C, OF 43 31 71 39
44 54.5 42 Josh Hader SD P 40 41 94 43
45 51 44 Will Smith LAD C 50 38 80 36
46 49.8 47 Randy Arozarena TB OF 41 64 43 51
47 51.5 48 Cedric Mullins BAL OF 49 72 47 38
48 48.5 48.5 Zack Wheeler PHI P 54 43 30 67
49 49.8 50 Dylan Cease CWS P 59 44 56 40
50 54.3 52.5 Corey Seager TEX SS 58 78 34 47
51 57.3 53 Jordan Romano TOR P 47 42 81 59
52 53.3 53.5 Ozzie Albies ATL 2B 51 53 54 55
53 58 53.5 Julio Urias LAD P 45 57 50 80
54 55 55 Jazz Chisholm Jr. MIA 2B 56 54 68 42
55 58.8 55 Kyle Schwarber PHI OF 52 74 51 58
56 64.8 55 Adolis Garcia TEX OF 60 103 46 50
57 54.3 55.5 Kevin Gausman TOR P 67 50 39 61
58 59.3 57 Max Fried ATL P 62 52 44 79
59 61.3 58.5 Alek Manoah TOR P 68 49 42 86
60 56.5 59.5 Luis Castillo SEA P 57 45 62 62
61 64.5 63 Ryan Pressly HOU P 46 55 86 71
62 65.8 63.5 Dansby Swanson CHC SS 64 63 45 91
63 58.8 65 Shane Bieber CLE P 65 67 38 65
64 62.8 65 Zac Gallen ARZ P 71 46 59 75
65 79.5 65 Ryan Helsley STL P 74 56 136 52
66 78 67 Adley Rutschman BAL C 66 51 127 68
67 70.8 68 George Springer TOR OF 78 90 58 57
68 67.8 69 Raisel Iglesias ATL P 61 77 77 56
69 75.3 69 Felix Bautista BAL P 69 69 110 53
70 74 69.5 Salvador Perez KC C 55 75 102 64
71 61.3 69.5 Corbin Carroll ARZ OF 70 73 33 69
72 68.3 70.5 Devin Williams MLW P 53 79 75 66
73 68.8 71 Oneil Cruz PIT SS 72 70 49 84
74 69.3 71 Tim Anderson CWS SS 76 66 53 82
75 73.3 72.5 Tommy Edman STL 2B, SS 88 85 60 60
76 78.5 73 Yu Darvish SD P 81 59 65 109
77 75.8 75.5 Framber Valdez HOU P 83 68 67 85
78 72.3 76 Joe Musgrove SD P 79 58 78 74
79 76.8 77 Andres Gimenez CLE 2B 82 83 70 72
80 77.3 77.5 Cristian Javier HOU P 73 100 82 54
81 82.3 77.5 Xander Bogaerts SD SS 86 62 69 112
82 75.8 79 Starling Marte NYM OF 87 71 57 88
83 82.3 85.5 Teoscar Hernandez SEA OF 85 86 52 106
84 83 85.5 Vinnie Pasquantino KC 1B 84 87 88 73
85 86 86.5 Alex Bregman HOU 3B 75 84 89 96
86 94.3 87.5 Alejandro Kirk TOR C 94 81 139 63
87 84.8 90 Gunnar Henderson BAL 3B 90 61 98 90
88 93.5 90.5 Bryan Reynolds PIT OF 89 76 92 117
89 89.5 92 Jose Abreu HOU 1B 100 97 74 87
90 92 92.5 Wander Franco TB SS 108 110 73 77
91 93.5 92.5 Tyler Glasnow TB P 92 119 93 70
92 96.3 94.5 Logan Webb SF P 101 88 55 141
93 98 95 Camilo Doval SF P 80 93 122 97
94 98.3 95.5 Triston McKenzie CLE P 93 98 91 111
95 110.8 95.5 Willson Contreras STL C 96 82 170 95
96 97.5 101.5 Willy Adames MLW SS 98 80 107 105
97 117.8 102 George Kirby SEA P 102 89 178 102
98 101.5 102.5 Robbie Ray SEA P 91 125 114 76
99 104 102.5 Gleyber Torres NYY 2B 118 133 87 78
100 112.8 103 Blake Snell SD P 104 102 145 100
101 105 104.5 Nathaniel Lowe TEX 1B 95 112 97 116
102 114 104.5 Jake McCarthy ARZ OF 126 164 83 83
103 95.8 105.5 Eloy Jimenez CWS OF 63 109 104 107
104 103.3 105.5 Luis Severino NYY P 103 91 111 108
105 107 106 Carlos Correa MIN SS 120 111 96 101
106 106 108 Nestor Cortes NYY P 115 101 115 93
107 118.8 108 Seiya Suzuki CHC OF 111 105 156 103
108 111.3 109 Jeremy Pena HOU SS 99 96 119 131
109 115.5 110 Sean Murphy ATL C 116 104 161 81
110 111.5 111.5 Amed Rosario CLE SS 124 99 76 147
111 120.8 113 William Contreras MLW C 122 95 162 104
112 114.3 114.5 C.J. Cron COL 1B 123 106 95 133
113 114.8 116 MJ Melendez KC C, OF 97 130 117 115
114 118.3 116.5 Steven Kwan CLE OF 105 150 90 128
115 122.5 117.5 Rhys Hoskins PHI 1B 117 113 142 118
116 112.8 119.5 Kenley Jansen BOS P 77 115 135 124
117 140.3 119.5 Clay Holmes NYY P 119 92 230 120
118 130.5 120 Nick Lodolo CIN P 130 107 175 110
119 134.8 122 David Bednar PIT P 113 131 197 98
120 128.3 123 Tyler O’Neill STL OF 107 160 123 123
121 116.8 123.5 Anthony Santander BAL OF 133 136 84 114
122 119.8 123.5 Clayton Kershaw LAD P 109 140 138 92
123 126.8 125 Christian Yelich MLW OF 125 120 137 125
124 127 125.5 Logan Gilbert SEA P 112 149 108 139
125 127.3 126 Byron Buxton MIN OF 106 146 163 94
126 126.5 129 Kris Bryant COL OF 129 147 101 129
127 136.5 129 Nick Castellanos PHI OF 127 121 131 167
128 165.8 129 Jhoan Duran MIN P 131 94 311 127
129 154.3 131.5 Giancarlo Stanton NYY OF 139 124 235 119
130 130 132 Taylor Ward LAA OF 132 122 134 132
131 132.8 134.5 Brandon Lowe TB 2B 164 173 105 89
132 138 137 Ryan Mountcastle BAL 1B 152 193 85 122
133 140.5 138 Freddy Peralta MLW P 142 117 169 134
134 143.3 138 Eugenio Suarez SEA 3B 143 126 133 171
135 142.8 140 Christian Walker ARZ 1B 134 165 126 146
136 154.5 140 Hunter Greene CIN P 172 108 239 99
137 153 140 Jose Miranda MIN 1B, 3B 128 129 151 204
138 140.8 140.5 Nico Hoerner CHC SS 136 170 112 145
139 143.8 141 Chris Bassitt TOR P 168 138 125 144
140 139.8 143 Kyle Wright ATL P 114 127 159 159
141 140.8 143.5 Anthony Rizzo NYY 1B 150 123 153 137
142 154.3 144 Javier Baez DET SS 158 211 118 130
143 148.8 145 Hunter Renfroe LAA OF 141 139 149 166
144 140.5 147.5 Ty France SEA 1B 167 134 100 161
145 157.5 148 Tony Gonsolin LAD P 148 192 148 142
146 150.3 148.5 Chris Sale BOS P 176 118 186 121
147 157 149 Luis Garcia HOU P 156 142 130 200
148 144 149.5 Pablo Lopez MIN P 147 161 116 152
149 137.8 149.5 Vaughn Grissom ATL 2B 180 156 72 143
150 141.8 150 Scott Barlow KC P 110 145 157 155
151 148.8 151 Tyler Stephenson CIN C 145 157 106 187
152 162.8 151 Daniel Bard COL P 121 137 165 228
153 144.8 152.5 Jordan Montgomery STL P 165 143 109 162
154 160.3 154 Jeffrey Springs TB P 159 141 192 149
155 153.8 155 Charlie Morton ATL P 169 152 158 136
156 153.3 156 Lucas Giolito CWS P 149 163 166 135
157 157.5 159 Lance Lynn CWS P 135 177 167 151
158 160.5 159.5 Jesus Luzardo MIA P 151 148 168 175
159 157.5 160.5 Brady Singer KC P 181 171 128 150
160 161.3 160.5 Matt Chapman TOR 3B 154 167 154 170
161 169.5 162 Max Muncy LAD 2B, 3B 138 128 226 186
162 162 162.5 Ian Happ CHC OF 146 162 177 163
163 152.3 163 Rowdy Tellez MLW 1B 170 166 160 113
164 167 165.5 Ke’Bryan Hayes PIT 3B 163 168 143 194
165 170.5 165.5 Oscar Gonzalez CLE OF 173 158 132 219
166 163 166 Drew Rasmussen TB P 174 144 176 158
167 175.3 167.5 Andrew Vaughn CWS 1B, OF 137 151 229 184
168 173.3 167.5 Thairo Estrada SF 2B, SS 175 208 150 160
169 187.3 167.5 Dustin May LAD P 161 153 261 174
170 172.3 168 Alexis Diaz CIN P 160 154 199 176
171 169.8 168.5 J.D. Martinez LAD UT 213 159 129 178
172 161.3 170.5 Jorge Polanco MIN 2B 153 116 188 188
173 189.8 170.5 Pete Fairbanks TB P 209 132 292 126
174 172.8 171.5 Joe Ryan MIN P 140 135 213 203
175 175.5 173.5 Alex Cobb SF P 200 175 155 172
176 198 175.5 Lars Nootbaar STL OF 166 185 303 138
177 175 177.5 Josh Bell CLE 1B 178 221 124 177
178 175.8 179 Danny Jansen TOR C 179 191 179 154
179 173.8 180 Alec Bohm PHI 3B 177 183 140 195
180 198.8 180 Masataka Yoshida BOS OF 282 186 174 153
181 176.5 181 Luis Arraez MIA 1B, 2B 198 181 146 181
182 170 184 Riley Greene DET OF 191 179 121 189
183 183.3 184.5 Jeff McNeil NYM 2B, OF 184 212 152 185
184 186.5 184.5 Mitch Haniger SF OF 157 189 180 220
185 184.3 185 Andres Munoz SEA P 162 114 253 208
186 194.3 187 Alex Verdugo BOS OF 192 231 172 182
187 188.3 188 Brandon Nimmo NYM OF 196 233 144 180
188 179.5 189.5 Jake Cronenworth SD 1B, 2B 182 197 113 226
189 211.3 191 Josh Naylor CLE 1B 208 174 306 157
190 186.3 192.5 Sonny Gray MIN P 212 176 209 148
191 195.5 193.5 Jon Gray TEX P 188 155 240 199
192 205.3 194 Ketel Marte ARZ 2B 201 180 187 253
193 195 194.5 Harrison Bader NYY OF 171 172 220 217
194 200.3 194.5 Jonathan India CIN 2B 194 190 195 222
195 191.5 197 Josh Rojas ARZ 2B, 3B 187 207 120 252
196 201.5 199 Cal Raleigh SEA C 144 264 242 156
197 204 199.5 Whit Merrifield TOR 2B, OF 183 236 181 216
198 211.8 200.5 Ryan McMahon COL 3B 207 194 255 191
199 219.5 202.5 Tyler Mahle MIN P 290 202 203 183
200 219 203.5 Josh Jung TEX 3B 202 205 193 276
201 218.3 205.5 Anthony Rendon LAA 3B 223 188 293 169
202 214.8 208 Brendan Rodgers COL 2B 247 214 196 202
203 214.5 208.5 Keibert Ruiz WAS C 238 270 171 179
204 222 208.5 Brandon Drury LAA 1B, 2B, 3B 186 224 285 193
205 209.8 211.5 Cody Bellinger CHC OF 229 187 218 205
206 238 214 Seth Brown OAK 1B, OF 323 226 202 201
207 218.5 214.5 Andrew Benintendi CWS OF 216 213 204 241
208 219.3 215 Jose Berrios TOR P 221 209 208 239
209 215.5 215.5 Joey Meneses WAS 1B, OF 189 242 258 173
210 236.5 215.5 DJ LeMahieu NYY 1B, 2B, 3B 236 195 194 321
211 213.8 216.5 Andrew Heaney TEX P 215 218 282 140
212 215.3 216.5 Nathan Eovaldi TEX P 232 196 210 223
213 225.5 217 Miles Mikolas STL P 217 254 217 214
214 238.8 217.5 Trevor Rogers MIA P 225 178 342 210
215 215.3 219 Jean Segura MIA 2B 224 199 223 215
216 224 219 Yandy Diaz TB 3B 266 240 198 192
217 220.8 222.5 Paul Sewald SEA P 249 238 189 207
218 232.8 222.5 Gabriel Moreno ARZ C 239 339 147 206
219 224.3 223 Ramon Laureano OAK OF 205 235 246 211
220 227.8 223 Lance McCullers Jr. HOU P 195 237 270 209
221 247 224 Reid Detmers LAA P 206 184 356 242
222 208.8 226.5 CJ Abrams WAS SS 218 283 99 235
223 224.8 226.5 Patrick Sandoval LAA P 204 249 250 196
224 440 227.5 Christopher Morel CHC 2B, OF 228 227 1141 164
225 238.3 229 Jameson Taillon CHC P 234 223 224 272
226 252.3 229.5 Grayson Rodriguez BAL P 259 200 382 168
227 273.3 229.5 Edward Cabrera MIA P 203 216 431 243
228 238.5 230.5 Travis d’Arnaud ATL C 185 234 227 308
229 250 234.5 Jorge Mateo BAL SS 199 256 332 213
230 255.5 234.5 Luis Urias MLW 2B, 3B, SS 231 232 322 237
231 238.3 235 Bryson Stott PHI 2B, SS 211 206 259 277
232 231.8 235.5 Gavin Lux LAD 2B, OF 197 274 182 274
233 228.5 236 Triston Casas BOS 1B 214 269 173 258
234 230.5 237.5 Merrill Kelly ARZ P 227 248 183 264
235 237.8 241 Kodai Senga NYM P 193 289 304 165
236 238.8 244.5 Justin Turner BOS 3B 281 268 185 221
237 254.8 246 Aaron Ashby MLW P 210 204 323 282
238 242.3 246.5 Austin Hays BAL OF 246 247 184 292
239 262.3 246.5 Joc Pederson SF OF 222 271 338 218
240 247.3 248.5 Marcus Stroman CHC P 263 229 234 263
241 239.3 249.5 Eric Lauer MLW P 251 169 289 248
242 249.5 251 Austin Meadows DET OF 276 220 262 240
243 259 251 Jose Urquidy HOU P 250 252 244 290
244 265.3 252 Ha-Seong Kim SD 3B, SS 243 222 335 261
245 261 252.5 Yasmani Grandal CWS C 240 265 310 229
246 261 255.5 Jack Flaherty STL P 300 255 256 233
247 275.8 255.5 Trey Mancini CHC 1B, OF 260 251 402 190
248 259.5 257 Randal Grichuk COL OF 233 318 206 281
249 260.3 258 Ezequiel Tovar COL SS 242 295 274 230
250 258 258.5 Miguel Vargas LAD 1B 272 278 237 245
251 265.8 259 Adalberto Mondesi BOS SS 306 345 200 212
252 291 259 Jordan Walker STL 3B 252 266 400 246
253 254.5 260 Jose Leclerc TEX P 190 261 308 259
254 272.8 260.5 Charlie Blackmon COL OF 267 322 248 254
255 272.5 261 Jonah Heim TEX C 220 348 286 236
256 248.5 263 Tyler Anderson LAA P 261 267 201 265
257 278 263 Michael Conforto SF OF 235 250 276 351
258 264.8 263.5 Nick Gordon MIN 2B, OF 254 225 273 307
259 277.8 264 Justin Steele CHC P 256 358 272 225
260 254.8 264.5 Carlos Carrasco NYM P 274 203 287 255
261 284.5 264.5 Alex Lange DET P 237 292 377 232
262 263.3 266 Sean Manaea SF P 285 309 212 247
263 267.5 266 Manuel Margot TB OF 286 246 214 324
264 252 267 Jesse Winker MLW OF 270 277 264 197
265 280 267 Hunter Brown HOU P 244 290 359 227
266 265.5 268 Michael Kopech CWS P 311 215 279 257
267 265.3 268 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ARZ OF 257 279 236 289
268 317.5 269.5 Jorge Soler MIA OF 288 239 492 251
269 268.3 270 Kolten Wong SEA 2B 226 262 307 278
270 261.8 271 Ranger Suarez PHI P 277 275 228 267
271 274.8 271.5 Alex Kirilloff MIN OF 302 219 241 337
272 278.5 273 Ross Stripling SF P 308 260 275 271
273 262 273 Esteury Ruiz OAK OF 297 361 141 249
274 294 274.5 Bryce Harper PHI UT 155 182 472 367
275 274.3 275 Aaron Civale CLE P 316 287 263 231
276 285.5 276.5 Bailey Ober MIN P 262 243 346 291
277 271 280.5 Evan Phillips LAD P 275 286 325 198
278 275.8 280.5 Yoan Moncada CWS 3B 289 272 298 244
279 283.5 284 Martin Perez TEX P 293 288 280 273
280 289.5 285 Zach Eflin TB P 318 364 252 224
281 289.5 288 Brandon Marsh PHI OF 245 263 337 313
282 284.5 289 Craig Kimbrel PHI P 327 258 233 320
283 283.5 289.5 Christian Vazquez MIN C 230 325 257 322
284 286.8 289.5 Eduardo Rodriguez DET P 330 284 295 238
285 256.5 290 Wil Myers CIN 1B, OF 295 343 103 285
286 281.5 290 Garrett Whitlock BOS P 283 297 207 339
287 322.8 290 Jarred Kelenic SEA OF 278 302 461 250
288 304.3 290.5 Roansy Contreras PIT P 287 210 426 294
289 290 291 Alex Wood SF P 344 285 297 234
290 311.5 291.5 Corey Kluber BOS P 410 253 265 318
291 298 291.5 Taijuan Walker PHI P 273 340 269 310
292 300.3 296 Jose Quintana NYM P 326 364 245 266
293 293.5 298 Giovanny Gallegos STL P 279 317 251 327
294 299.8 300 Kyle Finnegan WAS P 248 351 330 270
295 306.3 300.5 Jorge Lopez MIN P 241 257 383 344
296 298 302.5 Eric Haase DET C 269 355 232 336
297 323.3 304 Andrew McCutchen PIT OF 404 308 281 300
298 315.3 304 Brayan Bello BOS P 292 245 408 316
299 304.8 304 Jake Fraley CIN OF 253 358 302 306
300 313.0 305.5 Spencer Torkelson DET 1B 280 361 312 299
                   

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