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Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Pete Crow-Armstrong, Bryson Stott, Austin Hays, Hunter Brown, more

Hunter Brown - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Nick Mariano's top 300 fantasy baseball rankings as of Week 5 (April 2025). His updated rest-of-season rankings and projections for hitters and pitchers.

Another week of MLB baseball is in the books, which means it's time for another update to our rest-of-season rankings. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2025 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) heading into Week 5.

Use these rest-of-season roto league rankings to identify risers and fallers from preseason rankings and identify potential buy and sell candidates moving forward.

While we're still in the early stages of the fantasy baseball season, you should start to notice trends and get an idea of how your team will fare this season, so be sure to make the necessary moves to turn things around or stay on track.

Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources:

 

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings Updates

Baseball continues to give and take away, with injuries to players such as Ezequiel Tovar (hip), A.J. Puk (elbow), Luis Arraez (head), Corey Seager (hamstring), and Spencer Strider (hamstring). But we returned key faces in Wyatt Langford, Zach Neto, and Masyn Winn, with others like Pablo Lopez, Tobias Myers, and Francisco Alvarez right around the corner. On top of that, several bullpens are in flux.

We also saw plenty of prospect promotions steal the headlines, with Nick Kurtz, Chandler Simpson, Caleb Durbin, Luke Keaschall, and others joining the big-league party. We hope you've gotten a piece of the action as the waiver wire heats up and trade proposals fly across leagues. Whatever your needs are, let's navigate the early-season waters together and get a leg up on the competition.

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. Let's see where players such as Pete Crow-Armstrong, Bryson Stott, Austin Hays, Hunter Brown, Max Meyer, and Cade Smith are listed in our early rest of-season rankings.

 

Rest-Of-Season Fantasy Baseball Rankings (Week 5 Update)

These rankings will be updated every week throughout the season, so some of these situations are very fluid. It's not time to overreact, 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.

As always, be sure to stay on top of all the MLB news with our running list of 24x7 fantasy baseball news and injuries. And if you don't yet have our free mobile app, be sure to download it and stay on top of all the MLB news and analysis with our free push notification alerts.

Nick Mariano's ranks are updated weekly. 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.

Ranking Tier Player Position
1 1 Shohei Ohtani DH
2 1 Aaron Judge OF
3 1 Bobby Witt Jr. SS
4 1 Elly De La Cruz SS
5 1 Kyle Tucker OF
6 2 Corbin Carroll OF
7 2 Fernando Tatis Jr. OF
8 2 Jose Ramirez 3B
9 2 Juan Soto OF
10 2 Jackson Chourio OF
11 2 Francisco Lindor SS
12 2 Mookie Betts 2B/SS/OF
13 2 Gunnar Henderson SS
14 2 Tarik Skubal SP
15 2 Julio Rodriguez OF
16 2 Oneil Cruz SS/OF
17 2 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B/3B
18 2 Paul Skenes SP
19 2 Yordan Alvarez OF
20 2 Garrett Crochet SP
21 3 Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B/3B/OF
22 3 Zack Wheeler SP
23 3 Logan Gilbert SP
24 3 Cole Ragans SP
25 3 Austin Riley 3B
26 3 Jarren Duran OF
27 3 Manny Machado 3B
28 3 James Wood OF
29 3 Trea Turner SS
30 3 Bryce Harper 1B
31 3 Pete Alonso 1B
32 3 Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP
33 3 Teoscar Hernandez OF
34 3 Jackson Merrill OF
35 3 Freddie Freeman 1B
36 3 Josh Hader RP
37 3 Mason Miller RP
38 3 Jacob deGrom SP
39 3 Michael King SP
40 3 Rafael Devers 3B
41 4 Ronald Acuna Jr. OF
42 4 Jose Altuve 2B/OF
43 4 Robert Suarez RP
44 4 Tyler Glasnow SP
45 4 Hunter Greene SP
46 4 CJ Abrams SS
47 4 Michael Harris II OF
48 4 Max Fried SP
49 4 Kyle Schwarber DH
50 4 Brent Rooker OF
51 4 Seiya Suzuki OF
52 4 Marcell Ozuna DH
53 4 Matt Olson 1B
54 4 Josh Naylor 1B
55 4 Emmanuel Clase RP
56 4 Dylan Cease SP
57 4 Joe Ryan SP
58 4 Lawrence Butler OF
59 5 Ketel Marte 2B
60 5 Devin Williams RP
61 5 William Contreras C
62 5 Ozzie Albies 2B
63 5 Tommy Edman 2B/SS/OF
64 5 Logan Webb SP
65 5 Edwin Diaz RP
66 5 Ryan Helsley RP
67 5 Andres Munoz RP
68 5 Hunter Brown SP
69 5 Junior Caminero 3B
70 5 Matt McLain 2B/SS
71 5 Spencer Schwellenbach SP
72 5 Bryan Woo SP
73 5 Mike Trout OF
74 5 Will Smith C
75 5 Raisel Iglesias RP
76 5 Jeff Hoffman RP
77 5 Chris Sale SP
78 5 Steven Kwan OF
79 5 Wyatt Langford OF
80 5 Cal Raleigh C
81 5 Pablo Lopez SP
82 5 Shota Imanaga SP
83 5 Framber Valdez SP
84 5 Freddy Peralta SP
85 5 Christian Yelich OF
86 5 Bryan Reynolds OF
87 5 Alex Bregman 3B
88 6 Jack Flaherty SP
89 6 Tyler Soderstrom 1B
90 6 Drew Rasmussen SP/RP
91 6 Matt Chapman 3B
92 6 Tanner Scott RP
93 6 Pete Crow-Armstrong OF
94 6 Trevor Story SS
95 6 Cody Bellinger 1B/OF
96 6 Jhoan Duran RP
97 6 Corey Seager SS
98 7 Tanner Bibee SP
99 7 Brenton Doyle OF
100 7 Bryce Miller SP
101 7 Luis Robert Jr. OF
102 7 Corbin Burnes SP
103 7 Anthony Volpe SS
104 7 Sonny Gray SP
105 7 Kristian Campbell 2B
106 7 Ian Happ OF
107 7 Carlos Rodon SP
108 7 Brice Turang 2B
109 7 Felix Bautista RP
110 7 Cristopher Sanchez SP
111 7 Shane Baz SP
112 7 Nathan Eovaldi SP
113 7 Jesus Luzardo SP
114 7 Jasson Dominguez OF
115 7 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
116 8 Kodai Senga SP
117 8 Randy Arozarena OF
118 8 Bo Bichette SS
119 8 Kris Bubic SP/RP
120 8 Ryan Walker RP
121 8 Christian Walker 1B
122 8 Kenley Jansen RP
123 8 Jose Alvarado RP
124 8 Eugenio Suarez 3B
125 8 Adley Rutschman C
126 8 Vinnie Pasquantino 1B
127 8 Anthony Santander OF
128 8 Isaac Paredes 1B/3B
129 8 Riley Greene OF
130 8 Zach Neto SS
131 8 Taylor Ward OF
132 9 Jordan Westburg 2B/3B
133 9 Robbie Ray SP
134 9 Xander Bogaerts 2B/SS
135 9 Sandy Alcantara SP
136 9 Andres Gimenez 2B
137 9 Bryson Stott 2B/SS
138 9 Tyler Fitzgerald 2B/SS/OF
139 9 Logan O'Hoppe C
140 9 Jung Hoo Lee OF
141 9 Ben Rice 1B
142 9 Spencer Strider SP
143 9 Nick Pivetta SP
144 9 Salvador Perez C/1B
145 9 Willson Contreras C/1B
146 9 Ryan Pepiot SP
147 9 Trevor Megill RP
148 9 Luis Castillo SP
149 9 Pete Fairbanks RP
150 9 George Kirby SP
151 9 Jeremy Pena SS
152 9 Triston Casas 1B
153 9 Xavier Edwards SS
154 9 Justin Martinez RP
155 9 Nick Castellanos OF
156 9 Carlos Estevez RP
157 9 Wilyer Abreu OF
158 9 Adolis Garcia OF
159 9 Bailey Ober SP
160 9 Willy Adames SS
161 9 Mark Vientos 3B
162 9 Austin Wells C
163 9 Luke Jackson RP
164 9 Dansby Swanson SS
165 9 Kyle Finnegan RP
166 9 Ryan Pressly RP
167 9 Kerry Carpenter OF
168 9 Zac Gallen SP
169 9 Aroldis Chapman RP
170 9 Brandon Lowe 1B/2B
171 9 Brendan Donovan 2B/3B/OF
172 9 Cedric Mullins II OF
173 9 Jake Burger 1B/3B
174 9 Jacob Wilson SS
175 9 Dylan Crews OF
176 9 Luke Weaver RP
177 9 Nathaniel Lowe 1B
178 10 Nico Hoerner 2B/SS
179 10 Kyle Manzardo 1B
180 10 Spencer Torkelson 1B
181 10 Michael Busch 1B
182 10 Jonathan Aranda 1B/2B
183 10 Aaron Nola SP
184 10 Marcus Semien 2B
185 10 Cade Smith RP
186 10 Yainer Diaz C/1B
187 10 Tommy Kahnle RP
188 10 Jason Adam RP
189 10 MacKenzie Gore SP
190 10 Royce Lewis 3B
191 10 Seth Lugo SP
192 10 Brandon Nimmo OF
193 10 Tyler O'Neill OF
194 10 Emilio Pagan RP
195 10 Justin Slaten RP
196 10 Nick Lodolo SP
197 10 Kirby Yates RP
198 10 Tylor Megill SP
199 10 Landen Roupp SP/RP
200 10 Max Meyer SP
201 10 Jackson Holliday 2B/SS
202 10 Matt Strahm RP
203 10 Maikel Garcia 2B/3B
204 10 Victor Scott II OF
205 10 Shea Langeliers C
206 10 Kyren Paris SS
207 10 Lars Nootbaar OF
208 10 Will Vest RP
209 10 George Springer OF
210 10 Jorge Polanco 2B
211 10 Sean Murphy C
212 11 Cam Smith 3B/OF
213 11 Chandler Simpson OF
214 11 Connor Norby 2B/3B
215 11 Geraldo Perdomo 2B/3B/SS
216 11 Byron Buxton OF
217 11 Porter Hodge RP
218 11 Caleb Durbin 2B
219 11 Spencer Steer 1B/2B/OF
220 11 Lucas Erceg RP
221 11 Yimi Garcia RP
222 11 Jeremiah Estrada RP
223 11 Yandy Diaz 1B
224 11 J.T. Realmuto C
225 11 Bowden Francis SP/RP
226 11 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. OF
227 11 Nolan Schanuel 1B
228 11 Nick Kurtz 1B
229 11 TJ Friedl OF
230 11 Masyn Winn SS
231 11 Dustin May SP
232 11 Grant Holmes SP/RP
233 12 Brandon Pfaadt SP
234 12 Roki Sasaki SP
235 12 Nolan Arenado 3B
236 12 Jorge Soler OF
237 12 Edwin Uceta RP
238 12 Wilmer Flores 1B/3B
239 12 Dennis Santana RP
240 12 Orion Kerkering RP
241 12 Calvin Faucher RP
242 12 Ceddanne Rafaela 2B/SS/OF
243 12 Josh Lowe OF
244 12 JJ Bleday OF
245 12 Heston Kjerstad OF
246 12 Jack Leiter SP
247 12 Josh Jung 3B
248 12 Roman Anthony OF
249 12 David Bednar RP
250 12 Austin Hays OF
251 12 Josh Smith 3B/SS/OF
252 13 Ivan Herrera C/DH
253 13 Sal Frelick OF
254 13 Griffin Jax RP
255 13 Chris Bassitt SP
256 13 Clay Holmes SP/RP
257 13 Agustin Ramirez C
258 13 Ezequiel Tovar SS
259 13 Pavin Smith 1B/OF
260 13 Alec Bohm 1B/3B
261 13 Noelvi Marte 3B
262 13 Kyle Stowers OF
263 13 Reese Olson SP
264 13 Matt Mervis 1B
265 13 Tyler Mahle SP
266 13 Luke Keaschall 2B
267 13 Camilo Doval RP
268 13 Heliot Ramos OF
269 13 Carlos Correa SS
270 13 Michael Conforto OF
271 13 Kevin Gausman SP
272 13 Mike Yastrzemski OF
273 13 Taj Bradley SP
274 13 Gavin Williams SP
275 13 Gabriel Moreno C
276 13 Luis Rengifo 2B/3B/SS/OF
277 13 Gleyber Torres 2B
278 13 Seth Halvorsen RP
279 13 Jeffrey Springs SP
280 13 Tony Santillan RP
281 13 Jo Adell OF
282 13 Hunter Gaddis RP
283 13 Keibert Ruiz C
284 13 Kameron Misner OF
285 14 Colton Cowser OF
286 14 Jose Soriano RP
287 14 Luis Garcia (2B) 2B
288 14 Matthew Liberatore SP/RP
289 14 Jesus Sanchez OF
290 14 Jake Irvin SP
291 14 Jesus Tinoco RP
292 14 Yusei Kikuchi SP
293 14 Matthew Boyd SP
294 14 Dylan Moore 1B/2B/3B/SS/OF
295 14 Bubba Chandler SP
296 14 Jackson Jobe SP/RP
297 14 Casey Mize SP
298 14 David Peterson SP
299 14 Andrew Abbott SP
300 15 Michael Toglia 1B/OF


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