T’is the season.
No. Not Christmas. With less than a week left until Opening Day and Spring Training games dwindling, we are officially in the thick of fantasy baseball draft season. And what’s a fantasy baseball draft without some rankings?
Below, I will list my Top 200 players for standard 5×5 category formats. If you’d like to read about some of my favorite players to target late in drafts, you can do so here. If you’d like to read about some of the big-name players I’m avoiding in drafts in 2025, you can do so here.
Without further ado, let’s dive into the rankings.
2025 Fantasy Baseball Draft Rankings
| Player | Team | Position | |
| 1. | Shohei Ohtani | Dodgers | UTIL (1) |
| 2. | Bobby Witt Jr. | Royals | SS (1) |
| 3. | Aaron Judge | Yankees | OF (1) |
| 4. | Jose Ramirez | Guardians | 3B (1) |
| 5. | Juan Soto | Mets | OF (2) |
| 6. | Gunnar Henderson | Orioles | SS (2) |
| 7. | Corbin Carroll | Diamondbacks | OF (3) |
| 8. | Kyle Tucker | Cubs | OF (4) |
| 9. | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Padres | OF (5) |
| 10. | Elly De La Cruz | Reds | SS (3) |
| 11. | Paul Skenes | Pirates | SP (1) |
| 12. | Mookie Betts | Dodgers | 2B (1) |
| 13. | Francisco Lindor | Mets | SS (5) |
| 14. | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Blue Jays | 1B (1) |
| 15. | Jackson Chourio | Brewers | OF (6) |
| 16. | Yordan Alvarez | Astros | OF (7) |
| 17. | Tarik Skubal | Tigers | SP (2) |
| 18. | Jarren Duran | Red Sox | OF (8) |
| 19. | Bryce Harper | Phillies | 1B (2) |
| 20. | Julio Rodriguez | Mariners | OF (9) |
| 21. | Zack Wheeler | Phillies | SP (3) |
| 22. | Austin Riley | Braves | 3B (2) |
| 23. | Freddie Freeman | Dodgers | 1B (3) |
| 24. | Trea Turner | Phillies | SS (6) |
| 25. | Jackson Merrill | Padres | OF (10) |
| 26. | Ketel Marte | Diamondbacks | 2B (2) |
| 27. | Rafael Devers | Red Sox | 3B (3) |
| 28. | Manny Machado | Padres | 3B (4) |
| 29. | Matt Olson | Braves | 1B (4) |
| 30. | William Contreras | Brewers | C (1) |
| 31. | Garrett Crochet | Red Sox | SP (4) |
| 32. | Jazz Chisholm | Yankees | 3B (5) |
| 33. | Chris Sale | Braves | SP (5) |
| 34. | Corey Seager | Rangers | SS (7) |
| 35. | Devin Williams | Yankees | RP (1) |
| 36. | Pete Alonso | Mets | 1B (5) |
| 37. | Blake Snell | Dodgers | SP (6) |
| 38. | Spencer Strider | Braves | SP (7) |
| 39. | Cole Ragans | Royals | SP (8) |
| 40. | Dylan Cease | Padres | SP (9) |
| 41. | Jacob deGrom | Rangers | SP (10) |
| 42. | Wyatt Langford | Rangers | OF (11) |
| 43. | James Wood | Nationals | OF (12) |
| 44. | Ronald Acuna Jr. | Braves | OF (13) |
| 45. | Logan Gilbert | Mariners | SP (11) |
| 46. | Corbin Burnes | Diamondbacks | SP (12) |
| 47. | Emmanuel Clase | Guardians | RP (2) |
| 48. | Mason Miller | Athletics | RP (3) |
| 49. | Josh Hader | Astros | RP (4) |
| 50. | Brent Rooker | Athletics | OF (14) |
| 51. | Marcell Ozuna | Braves | UTIL (2) |
| 52. | Kyle Schwarber | Phillies | UTIL (3) |
| 53. | Teoscar Hernandez | Dodgers | OF (15) |
| 54. | Jose Altuve | Astros | 2B (3) |
| 55. | CJ Abrams | Nationals | SS (8) |
| 56. | Lawrence Butler | Athletics | OF (16) |
| 57. | Michael Harris II | Braves | OF (17) |
| 58. | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | Dodgers | SP (13) |
| 59. | Michael King | Padres | SP (14) |
| 60. | Framber Valdez | Astros | SP (15) |
| 61. | Ryan Helsley | Cardinals | RP (5) |
| 62. | Edwin Diaz | Mets | RP (6) |
| 63. | Yainer Diaz | Astros | C (2) |
| 64. | Willson Contreras | Cardinals | C (3) |
| 65. | Pablo Lopez | Twins | SP (16) |
| 66. | Luis Robert Jr. | White Sox | OF (18) |
| 67. | Willy Adames | Giants | SS (9) |
| 68. | Shota Imagana | Cubs | SP (17) |
| 69. | Felix Bautista | Orioles | RP (7) |
| 70. | Raisel Iglesias | Braves | RP (8) |
| 71. | Anthony Santander | Blue Jays | OF (19) |
| 72. | Brenton Doyle | Rockies | OF (20) |
| 73. | Matt McLain | Reds | SS (10) |
| 74. | Oneil Cruz | Pirates | SS (11) |
| 75. | Christian Walker | Astros | 1B (6) |
| 76. | Spencer Schwellenbach | Braves | SP (18) |
| 77. | Bryce Miller | Mariners | SP (19) |
| 78. | Hunter Greene | Reds | SP (20) |
| 79. | Cal Raleigh | Mariners | C (4) |
| 80. | Adley Rutschman | Orioles | C (5) |
| 81. | Andres Munoz | Mariners | RP (9) |
| 82. | Jhoan Duran | Twins | RP (10) |
| 83. | Josh Naylor | Diamondbacks | 1B (7) |
| 84. | Alex Bregman | Red Sox | 3B (6) |
| 85. | Seiya Suzuki | Cubs | OF (21) |
| 86. | Hunter Brown | Astros | SP (21) |
| 87. | Bryan Reynolds | Pirates | OF (22) |
| 88. | Sal Perez | Royals | C (6) |
| 89. | Tyler Glasnow | Dodgers | SP (22) |
| 90. | Max Fried | Braves | SP (23) |
| 91. | Logan Webb | Giants | SP (24) |
| 92. | Matt Chapman | Giants | 3B (7) |
| 93. | Mark Vientos | Mets | 3B (8) |
| 94. | Jake Burger | Rangers | 1B (8) |
| 95. | Junior Caminero | Rays | 3B (9) |
| 96. | Jordan Westburg | Orioles | 2B (4) |
| 97. | Marcus Semien | Rangers | 2B (5) |
| 98. | Ozzie Albies | Braves | 2B (6) |
| 99. | Shane McClanahan | Rays | SP (25) |
| 100. | Bailey Ober | Twins | SP (26) |
| 101. | Aaron Nola | Phillies | SP (27) |
| 102. | George Kirby | Mariners | SP (28) |
| 103. | Will Smith | Dodgers | C (7) |
| 104. | Mike Trout | Angels | OF (23) |
| 105. | Triston Casas | Red Sox | 1B (9) |
| 106. | Vinnie Pasquantino | Royals | 1B (10) |
| 107. | Joe Ryan | Twins | SP (29) |
| 108. | Freddy Peralta | Brewers | SP (30) |
| 109. | Tanner Bibee | Guardians | SP (31) |
| 110. | Luis Castillo | Mariners | SP (32) |
| 111. | Zac Gallen | Diamondbacks | SP (33) |
| 112. | Robert Suarez | Padres | RP (11) |
| 113. | Shea Langeliers | Athletics | C (8) |
| 114. | Xander Bogaerts | Padres | 2B (7) |
| 115. | Bo Bichette | Blue Jays | SS (12) |
| 116. | Christian Yelich | Brewers | OF (24) |
| 117. | Sonny Gray | Cardinals | SP (34) |
| 118. | Randy Arozarena | Mariners | OF (25) |
| 119. | Riley Greene | Tigers | OF (26) |
| 120. | Ian Happ | Cubs | OF (27) |
| 121. | Tanner Scott | Dodgers | RP (12) |
| 122. | Sandy Alcantara | Marlins | SP (35) |
| 123. | Cody Bellinger | Yankees | 1B (11) |
| 124. | Luis Garcia Jr. | Nationals | 2B (8) |
| 125. | Adolis Garcia | Rangers | OF (28) |
| 126. | Josh Lowe | Rays | OF (29) |
| 127. | Dylan Crews | Nationals | OF (30) |
| 128. | Pete Crow-Armstrong | Cubs | OF (31) |
| 129. | J.T. Realmuto | Phillies | C (9) |
| 130. | Bryan Woo | Mariners | SP (36) |
| 131. | Kodai Senga | Mets | SP (37) |
| 132. | Carlos Rodon | Yankees | SP (38) |
| 133. | Yandy Diaz | Rays | 1B (12) |
| 134. | Spencer Steer | Reds | 1B (13) |
| 135. | Dansby Swanson | Cubs | SS (13) |
| 136. | Ezequiel Tovar | Rockies | SS (14) |
| 137. | Jack Flaherty | Tigers | SP (39) |
| 138. | Robbie Ray | Giants | SP (40) |
| 139. | Justin Steele | Cubs | SP (41) |
| 140. | Roki Sasaki | Dodgers | SP (42) |
| 141. | Yusei Kikuchi | Angels | SP (43) |
| 142. | Cristopher Sanchez | Phillies | SP (44) |
| 143. | Logan O’Hoppe | Angels | C (10) |
| 144. | Jasson Dominguez | Yankees | OF (32) |
| 145. | Colton Cowser | Orioles | OF (33) |
| 146. | Steven Kwan | Guardians | OF (34) |
| 147. | Jeremy Pena | Astros | SS (15) |
| 148. | Jeff Hoffman | Blue Jays | RP (13) |
| 149. | Trevor Megill | Brewers | RP (14) |
| 150. | Zach Neto | Angels | SS (16) |
| 151. | Isaac Paredes | Astros | 3B (10) |
| 152. | Eugenio Suarez | Diamondbacks | 3B (11) |
| 153. | Kevin Gausman | Blue Jays | SP (45) |
| 154. | Paul Goldschmidt | Yankees | 1B (14) |
| 155. | Luis Arraez | Padres | 1B (15) |
| 156. | Brandon Nimmo | Mets | OF (35) |
| 157. | Lane Thomas | Guardians | OF (36) |
| 158. | Nick Castellanos | Phillies | OF (37) |
| 159. | Reynaldo Lopez | Braves | SP (46) |
| 160. | Pete Fairbanks | Rays | RP (15) |
| 161. | Ryan Walker | Giants | RP (16) |
| 162. | Alec Bohm | Phillies | 3B (12) |
| 163. | Anthony Volpe | Yankees | SS (17) |
| 164. | Tyler O’Neill | Orioles | OF (38) |
| 165. | Taylor Ward | Angels | OF (39) |
| 166. | Tyler Stephenson | Reds | C (11) |
| 167. | Jonathan India | Royals | 2B (9) |
| 168. | Nico Hoerner | Cubs | 2B (10) |
| 169. | Bryson Stott | Phillies | 2B (11) |
| 170. | David Bednar | Pirates | RP (17) |
| 171. | Michael Toglia | Rockies | 1B (16) |
| 172. | Jurickson Profar | Braves | OF (40) |
| 173. | Zach Eflin | Orioles | SP (47) |
| 174. | Ryan Pepiot | Rays | SP (48) |
| 175. | Seth Lugo | Royals | SP (49) |
| 176. | Royce Lewis | Twins | 3B (13) |
| 177. | Jordan Romano | Phillies | RP (18) |
| 178. | Kenley Jansen | Angels | RP (19) |
| 179. | Masyn Winn | Cardinals | SS (18) |
| 180. | Luis Rengifo | Angels | 2B (12) |
| 181. | Xaiver Edwards | Marlins | SS (19) |
| 182. | Brice Turang | Brewers | 2B (13) |
| 183. | Tommy Edman | Dodgers | OF (41) |
| 184. | Kerry Carpenter | Tigers | OF (42) |
| 185. | Cedric Mullins | Orioles | OF (43) |
| 186. | Brandon Pfaadt | Diamondbacks | SP (50) |
| 187. | Taj Bradley | Rays | SP (51) |
| 188. | Nick Pivetta | Padres | SP (52) |
| 189. | Brandon Lowe | Rays | 2B (14) |
| 190. | Jackson Holliday | Orioles | 2B (15) |
| 191. | Andres Gimenez | Blue Jays | 2B (16) |
| 192. | Heliot Ramos | Giants | OF (44) |
| 193. | Nathan Eovaldi | Rangers | SP (53) |
| 194. | MacKenzie Gore | Nationals | SP (54) |
| 195. | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | Reds | 1B (17) |
| 196. | Jorge Soler | Angels | OF (45) |
| 197. | Gleyber Torres | Tigers | 2B (17) |
| 198. | Willi Castro | Twins | 2B (18) |
| 199. | Tyler Fitzgerald | Giants | SS (20) |
| 200. | Ivan Herrera | Cardinals | C (12) |
