Major League Baseball in spring training means it’s fantasy baseball draft season! If you’re looking to play Best Ball on DraftKings, drafts are happening throughout the next several weeks leading up to Opening Day. Once again this season, DraftKings is offering a wide variety of Best Ball contests at a variety of entry costs and league sizes. To help you make the best choices, check out my Best Ball IF rankings with the top 100 IF picks.
Head on over to the Best Ball Lobby on DraftKings, where there are both Tournaments and Sit & Go contests. In tournament formats, teams advance to different rounds of play based on the team they draft from the initial pool. Most of the big contests are 12-player format, but if you’re looking for smaller, more casual contests, check out the three-player or six-player Sit & Go’s available. For all the info on scoring and format for Best Ball on DraftKings, check out this helpful information sheet.
In my previous coverage, I highlighted Alex Bregman, Jordan Westburg and Isaac Paredes as some of my favorite IF best ball targets from the American League and Willson Contreras, Spencer Steer and CJ Abrams as some of my top IF targets from the National League.
After my top 100 Best Ball IF Rankings, I highlighted a few more players who I ranked significantly different than their ADP, which was taken from the DraftKings Best Ball lobby.
2025 Best Ball Targets: AL IF | NL IF | AL OF | NL OF | AL P | NL P
Best Ball Rankings: P | IF | OF
2025 Fantasy Baseball Best Ball IF Rankings
| INF RANK | PLAYER NAME | ADP | TEAM |
| 1 | Bobby Witt Jr. | 3.0226 | KC |
| 2 | Elly De La Cruz | 5.5639 | CIN |
| 3 | Mookie Betts | 10.5564 | LAD |
| 4 | Jose Ramirez | 6.9323 | CLE |
| 5 | Francisco Lindor | 14.391 | NYM |
| 6 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 15.5188 | TOR |
| 7 | Gunnar Henderson | 9.2932 | BAL |
| 8 | Trea Turner | 30.7218 | PHI |
| 9 | Bryce Harper | 22.4737 | PHI |
| 10 | Freddie Freeman | 26.5338 | LAD |
| 11 | Ketel Marte | 22.6842 | ARI |
| 12 | Matt Olson | 36.1145 | ATL |
| 13 | Rafael Devers | 45.637897 | BOS |
| 14 | Pete Alonso | 37.09845 | NYM |
| 15 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. | 47.1466 | NYY |
| 16 | CJ Abrams | 54.50789 | WSH |
| 17 | Corey Seager | 38.6894 | TEX |
| 18 | Alex Bregman | 58.32074 | BOS |
| 19 | Austin Riley | 48.940006 | ATL |
| 20 | Manny Machado | 51.4787 | SD |
| 21 | William Contreras | 77.8125 | MIL |
| 22 | Xavier Edwards | 55.706856 | MIA |
| 23 | Willy Adames | 68.600006 | SF |
| 24 | Jose Altuve | 62.0222 | HOU |
| 25 | Christian Walker | 69.5313 | HOU |
| 26 | Ozzie Albies | 73.4286 | ATL |
| 27 | Junior Caminero | 80.1724 | TB |
| 28 | Josh Naylor | 95.75 | ARI |
| 29 | Marcus Semien | 83.1538 | TEX |
| 30 | Matt McLain | 107.4706 | CIN |
| 31 | Triston Casas | 110.4706 | BOS |
| 32 | Royce Lewis | 89.4483 | MIN |
| 33 | Jake Burger | 97.04351 | TEX |
| 34 | Mark Vientos | 49.9903 | NYM |
| 35 | Adley Rutschman | 113.6875 | BAL |
| 36 | Bo Bichette | 89.4815 | TOR |
| 37 | Jordan Westburg | 112.6667 | BAL |
| 38 | Paul Goldschmidt | 116 | NYY |
| 39 | Vinnie Pasquantino | 114.2667 | KC |
| 40 | Ezequiel Tovar | 120.8667 | COL |
| 41 | Matt Chapman | 119.0714 | SF |
| 42 | Eugenio Suarez | 102.6 | ARI |
| 43 | Anthony Volpe | 133.2 | NYY |
| 44 | Masyn Winn | STL | |
| 45 | Spencer Steer | 123.5 | CIN |
| 46 | Isaac Paredes | 136.8 | HOU |
| 47 | Jonathan India | KC | |
| 48 | Alec Bohm | PHI | |
| 49 | Dansby Swanson | CHC | |
| 50 | Luis Arraez | SD | |
| 51 | Willson Contreras | STL | |
| 52 | Yandy Diaz | TB | |
| 53 | Nico Hoerner | CHC | |
| 54 | Jackson Holliday | 89.3929 | BAL |
| 55 | Tommy Edman | LAD | |
| 56 | Nolan Jones | COL | |
| 57 | Max Muncy | LAD | |
| 58 | Carlos Correa | MIN | |
| 59 | Xander Bogaerts | SD | |
| 60 | Will Smith | LAD | |
| 61 | Michael Toglia | COL | |
| 62 | Nolan Arenado | STL | |
| 63 | Jeremy Pena | HOU | |
| 64 | Cal Raleigh | SEA | |
| 65 | Salvador Perez | KC | |
| 66 | Nathaniel Lowe | WSH | |
| 67 | Gleyber Torres | DET | |
| 68 | Josh Jung | TEX | |
| 69 | Colt Keith | DET | |
| 70 | Ryan McMahon | COL | |
| 71 | Yainer Diaz | HOU | |
| 72 | Rhys Hoskins | MIL | |
| 73 | Michael Busch | CHC | |
| 74 | Jake Cronenworth | SD | |
| 75 | Matt Shaw | CHC | |
| 76 | Tyler Soderstrom | ATH | |
| 77 | Bryson Stott | PHI | |
| 78 | Brandon Lowe | TB | |
| 79 | Brendan Donovan | STL | |
| 80 | Zach Neto | LAA | |
| 81 | Tyler Fitzgerald | SF | |
| 82 | Brice Turang | MIL | |
| 83 | Zack Gelof | ATH | |
| 84 | Francisco Alvarez | NYM | |
| 85 | Austin Wells | NYY | |
| 86 | Willi Castro | MIN | |
| 87 | Kristian Campbell | BOS | |
| 88 | Kyle Manzardo | CLE | |
| 89 | Thairo Estrada | COL | |
| 90 | Jordan Lawlar | ARI | |
| 91 | Nolan Schanuel | LAA | |
| 92 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | CIN | |
| 93 | Carlos Santana | CLE | |
| 94 | Shea Langeliers | ATH | |
| 95 | Luis Rengifo | LAA | |
| 96 | Ryan Jeffers | MIN | |
| 97 | J.P. Crawford | SEA | |
| 98 | Nolan Gorman | STL | |
| 99 | Gavin Lux | CIN | |
| 100 | Travis Bazzana | CLE |
22. Xavier Edwards, Miami Marlins
Edwards is a specialist, but his ceiling is high enough that he should be owned in all formats, even just three-player leagues. You can find power late in drafts, but getting someone with speed and batting average upside like Edwards is impossible late in drafts. He has a relatively high floor as an IF2 in 12-player contests and allows you to swing for the fences later in drafts since he should offer consistently solid production from the top of the Marlins’ order.
Edwards had a very successful first season in the MLB, hitting .328 in his 70 games with a .350 wOBA and 31 stolen bases in 35 attempts. He stated coming into this season that his goal is to steal 60 bases, and based on last year’s pace, that’s definitely within the realm of possibility for the switch-hitting infielder. He brings very little power, but his other production makes up for it as long as he lives up to the hype as the Marlins’ leadoff batter.
69. Colt Keith, Detroit Tigers
Keith didn’t quite realize his full potential last season, but he had a very strong second half and showed positive signs down the stretch. This year, he’s moving to 1B to make room for Gleyber Torres, but for Best Ball, what matters is his offensive potential. In his 118 games after May 5, he hit .285 with a .329 wOBA, 13 home runs and a 116 wRC+. If he continues that for a full season, he’ll be a very strong option at this point in best ball drafts as a sixth or seventh infielder. There’s definitely the potential for more power as well, since he hit 27 homers in the minors in 2023 with a .405 wOBA. He’ll need to improve his walk and strikeout rates to reach that kind of production in the majors, but his strong contact metrics indicate there’s the potential for more production this season.
89. Thairo Estrada, Colorado Rockies
Estrada is going undrafted in almost all drafts, but grabbing him as a last-round flier is a great option. The former Giant signed with the Rockies as a free agent this offseason, so he’ll get a Coors Field boost for his home games. He basically had a lost year in 2024 due to injuries and ineffectiveness. He hit only .217 with nine homers and two stolen bases and was ultimately designated for assignment. In 2022 and 2023, he hit 14 homers each season with 20+ stolen bases while hitting .260 and .271 with a .317 and .316 wOBA. He has looked excellent in the early part of spring training, going 7-for-12 with a stolen base and five RBIs. If he can have a bounce-back season, he could be a regular part of a productive lineup and jump into your Best Ball starting lineup, especially when the Rockies have an extended home stand.
