2016 Fantasy Baseball Big Board Rankings
With the commencement of spring training, fantasy baseball fanatics are chomping at the bit to play general manager and draft their squads in hopes of winning a fictitious league title.
Don't worry roto-warriors and DFS lovers, Athlon Sports has got you covered.
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The beauty of the current state of baseball is the explosion of young talent within the game. This youth movement in turn gives your fantasy baseball draft more depth than even before. For example, using 27 years old as the break point, the first round alone will likely include Mike Trout, Clayton Kershaw, Bryce Harper and Giancarlo Stanton with only more young, budding superstars (Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant, Corey Seager, Christian Yelich, etc.) to follow.
But even with all the youthful exuberance that baseball showcases, the importance of the veteran role player will never diminish. This is where the 2016 Athlon Sports Fantasy Baseball Big Board comes into play. Rankings have been culled from CBS Sports (Scott White), ESPN.com, FOX, MLB.com, USA Today, and Yahoo!, combined and averaged to offer the best possible fantasy baseball rankings on the web.
And if that's not enough baseball goodness to satisfy you, be sure to order your copy of Athlon Sports' 2016 MLB Preview magazine online today!
Good luck! And happy drafting!
2016 Fantasy Baseball Big Board
Rank | Player | Team | POS | CBS | ESPN | FOX | MLB | USA | Y! |
1 | Mike Trout | LAA | OF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Bryce Harper | WAS | OF | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
3 | Paul Goldschmidt | ARI | 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
4 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | SP | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
5 | Giancarlo Stanton | MIA | OF | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
6 | Josh Donaldson | TOR | 3B | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
7 | Carlos Correa | HOU | SS | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
8 | Manny Machado | BAL | 3B | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 |
9 | Andrew McCutchen | PIT | OF | 11 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
10 | Anthony Rizzo | CHC | 1B | 8 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
11 | Nolan Arenado | COL | 3B | 10 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
12 | Miguel Cabrera | DET | 1B | 5 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 7 |
13 | Max Scherzer | WAS | SP | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 |
14 | Jose Altuve | HOU | 2B | 13 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 12 |
15 | Jose Bautista | TOR | OF | 15 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 15 |
16 | A.J. Pollock | ARI | OF | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
17 | Kris Bryant | CHC | 3B | 29 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 13 |
18 | Edwin Encarnacion | TOR | 1B | 18 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 20 |
19 | Jose Abreu | CWS | 1B | 28 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 19 |
20 | Mookie Betts | BOS | OF | 27 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 27 | 16 |
21 | Joey Votto | CIN | 1B | 16 | 27 | 22 | 44 | 18 | 21 |
22 | Jake Arrieta | CHC | SP | 19 | 24 | 26 | 16 | 22 | 26 |
23 | Chris Sale | CWS | SP | 25 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
24 | Dee Gordon | MIA | 2B | 38 | 14 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 22 |
25 | Jacob DeGrom | NYM | SP | 26 | 43 | 32 | 38 | 58 | 34 |
26 | Madison Bumgarner | SF | SP | 21 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 29 |
27 | David Price | BOS | SP | 22 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 23 | 40 |
28 | Buster Posey | SF | C | 20 | 39 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
29 | Chris Davis | BAL | 1B/OF | 40 | 21 | 29 | 18 | 31 | 44 |
30 | Starling Marte | PIT | OF | 68 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 24 |
31 | Zack Greinke | ARI | SP | 31 | 64 | 31 | 36 | 30 | 35 |
32 | Matt Harvey | NYM | SP | 30 | 35 | 42 | 30 | 47 | 42 |
33 | Nelson Cruz | TEX | DH | 49 | 42 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 30 |
34 | Corey Kluber | CLE | SP | 23 | 41 | 45 | 40 | 32 | 36 |
35 | J.D. Martinez | DET | OF | 41 | 26 | 37 | 33 | 39 | 28 |
36 | Lorenzo Cain | KC | OF | 58 | 48 | 50 | 37 | 55 | 50 |
37 | Jose Fernandez | MIA | SP | 34 | 67 | 34 | 43 | 38 | 33 |
38 | Charlie Blackmon | COL | OF | 54 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 23 |
39 | Gerrit Cole | PIT | SP | 37 | 40 | 44 | 35 | 42 | 45 |
40 | George Springer | HOU | OF | 32 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 40 | 31 |
41 | Dallas Keuchel | HOU | SP | 35 | 53 | 52 | 39 | 49 | 54 |
42 | Adam Jones | BAL | OF | 42 | 61 | 36 | 47 | 43 | 41 |
43 | Yoenis Cespedes | NYM | OF | 55 | 44 | 47 | 58 | 69 | 32 |
44 | Todd Frazier | CWS | 3B | 43 | 25 | 38 | 59 | 35 | 55 |
45 | Carlos Gonzalez | COL | OF | 56 | 49 | 49 | 80 | 29 | 39 |
46 | Justin Upton | DET | OF | 67 | 51 | 40 | 34 | 36 | 48 |
47 | Carlos Gomez | HOU | OF | 69 | 32 | 60 | 45 | 29 | 51 |
48 | Ryan Braun | MIL | OF | 52 | 72 | 39 | 28 | 41 | 38 |
49 | Robinson Cano | SEA | 2B | 77 | 36 | 43 | 41 | 44 | 56 |
50 | Troy Tulowitzki | TOR | SS | 24 | 60 | 41 | 81 | 37 | 61 |
51 | Felix Hernandez | SEA | SP | 39 | 78 | 51 | 64 | 65 | 43 |
52 | Adrian Gonzalez | LAD | 1B | 62 | 38 | 46 | 67 | 70 | 47 |
53 | Stephen Strasburg | WAS | SP | 33 | 65 | 63 | 46 | 53 | 49 |
54 | Matt Carpenter | STL | 3B | 45 | 34 | 65 | 74 | 62 | 59 |
55 | Chris Archer | TB | SP | 36 | 59 | 54 | 51 | 56 | 52 |
56 | Kyle Schwarber | CHC | C/OF | 65 | 57 | 61 | 49 | 66 | 46 |
57 | Prince Fielder | TEX | DH | 60 | 52 | 48 | 107 | 57 | 37 |
58 | Xander Bogaerts | BOS | SS | 66 | 62 | 55 | 56 | 34 | 77 |
59 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE | SP | 44 | 55 | 62 | 48 | 79 | 60 |
60 | Miguel Sano | MIN | DH | 85 | 33 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 53 |
61 | Jason Heyward | CHC | OF | 87 | 54 | 56 | 72 | 46 | 58 |
62 | Noah Syndergaard | NYM | SP | 51 | 68 | 74 | 54 | 74 | 57 |
63 | Sonny Gray | OAK | SP | 53 | 73 | 78 | 53 | 73 | 65 |
64 | Jon Lester | CHC | SP | 48 | 79 | 79 | 50 | 68 | 67 |
65 | Corey Seager | LAD | SS | 47 | 71 | 87 | 65 | 51 | 105 |
66 | Brian Dozier | MIN | 2B | 57 | 47 | 59 | 95 | 76 | 75 |
67 | Johnny Cueto | SF | SP | 64 | 83 | 83 | 57 | 61 | 63 |
68 | Eric Hosmer | KC | 1B | 73 | 75 | 67 | 66 | 52 | 69 |
69 | Freddie Freeman | ATL | 1B | 63 | 70 | 53 | 85 | 67 | 62 |
70 | Kyle Seager | SEA | 3B | 83 | 45 | 69 | 86 | 64 | 91 |
71 | Adrian Beltre | TEX | 3B | 107 | 56 | 96 | 77 | 60 | 84 |
72 | Wade Davis | KC | RP | 101 | 58 | 89 | 55 | 77 | 74 |
73 | Hunter Pence | SF | OF | 88 | 81 | 77 | 52 | 71 | 76 |
74 | Craig Kimbrel | BOS | SP | 93 | 63 | 84 | 61 | 78 | 73 |
75 | Jason Kipnis | CLE | 2B | 79 | 96 | 66 | 88 | 59 | 66 |
76 | David Ortiz | BOS | DH | 80 | 46 | 104 | 70 | 63 | 81 |
77 | Kenley Jansen | LAD | RP | 94 | 50 | 85 | 60 | 87 | 78 |
78 | Matt Kemp | SD | OF | 95 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 100 | 70 |
79 | Francisco Lindor | CLE | SS | 46 | 76 | 71 | 63 | 84 | 111 |
80 | Yasiel Puig | LAD | OF | 70 | 104 | 57 | 93 | 89 | 64 |
81 | Cole Hamels | TEX | SP | 50 | 118 | 86 | 83 | 88 | 68 |
82 | Anthony Rendon | WAS | 2B/3B | 76 | 144 | 70 | 68 | 48 | 101 |
83 | Adam Wainwright | STL | SP | 76 | 56 | 91 | 89 | 85 | 85 |
84 | Ian Kinsler | DET | 2B | 102 | 66 | 82 | 84 | 72 | 82 |
85 | Aroldis Chapman | NYY | RP | 100 | 69 | 76 | 71 | 99 | 80 |
86 | Danny Salazar | CLE | SP | 72 | 98 | 93 | 73 | 95 | 87 |
87 | Shin-Soo Choo | TEX | OF | 108 | 116 | 117 | 75 | NR | 109 |
88 | Carlos Martinez | STL | SP | 78 | 97 | 137 | 118 | NR | 120 |
89 | Gregory Polanco | PIT | OF | 146 | 90 | 75 | 99 | 86 | 86 |
90 | Jacoby Ellsbury | NYY | OF | 96 | 88 | 64 | 100 | 94 | 71 |
91 | Garret Richards | LAA | SP | 81 | 111 | 115 | 79 | NR | 90 |
92 | Tyson Ross | SD | SP | 102 | 110 | 108 | 82 | NR | 88 |
93 | Rougned Odor | TEX | 2B | 71 | 94 | 98 | 76 | 90 | 98 |
94 | Marcus Stroman | TOR | SP | 89 | 103 | 124 | 104 | 91 | 113 |
95 | Adam Eaton | CWS | OF | 154 | 84 | 94 | 91 | NR | 83 |
96 | Jonathon Lucroy | MIL | C | 90 | 86 | 132 | 124 | 93 | 95 |
97 | Trevor Rosenthal | STL | RP | 137 | 95 | 100 | 110 | NR | 103 |
98 | Albert Pujols | LAA | 1B | 84 | 80 | 58 | 177 | 82 | 72 |
99 | Christian Yelich | MIA | OF | 163 | 93 | 90 | 90 | NR | 127 |
100 | Brian McCann | NYY | C | 94 | 114 | 119 | 133 | NR | 157 |
101 | Jordan Zimmerman | DET | SP | 106 | 111 | 101 | 127 | 102 | 104 |
102 | David Robertson | NYY | RP | 132 | 117 | 106 | 78 | NR | 94 |
103 | Jeurys Familia | NYM | RP | 126 | 113 | 111 | 94 | NR | 99 |
104 | Ben Revere | WAS | OF | 202 | 89 | 105 | 97 | 98 | 89 |
105 | Zach Britton | BAL | RP | 127 | 109 | 131 | 92 | NR | 114 |
106 | Mark Melancon | PIT | RP | 141 | 106 | 97 | 102 | NR | 92 |
107 | Curtis Granderson | NYM | OF | 78 | 155 | 114 | 117 | NR | 110 |
108 | Brett Gardner | NYY | OF | 171 | 137 | 92 | 116 | 83 | 97 |
109 | Kolten Wong | STL | 2B | 116 | 107 | 116 | 112 | NR | 122 |
110 | Brandon Belt | SF | 1B | 196 | 85 | 112 | 167 | NR | 115 |
111 | Evan Longoria | TB | 3B | 145 | 133 | 109 | 111 | NR | 108 |
112 | Ian Desmond | FA | SS | 117 | 151 | 133 | 96 | 80 | 150 |
113 | Alex Gordon | KC | OF | 125 | 192 | 161 | 124 | NR | 156 |
114 | Alex Rodriguez | NYY | DH | 195 | 185 | 196 | 138 | NR | 173 |
115 | Kendrys Morales | KC | DH | 161 | 104 | 135 | 113 | NR | 117 |
116 | Yordano Ventura | KC | SP | 155 | 211 | 168 | 134 | NR | 182 |
117 | Justin Verlander | DET | SP | 82 | 148 | 179 | 165 | NR | 161 |
118 | Steven Matz | NYM | SP | 135 | 155 | 166 | 137 | NR | 179 |
119 | Billy Hamilton | CIN | OF | 204 | 120 | 80 | 146 | 75 | 100 |
120 | David Peralta | ARI | OF | 205 | 82 | 130 | 129 | NR | 151 |
121 | Mike Moustakas | KC | 3B | 111 | 191 | 140 | 127 | NR | 215 |
122 | Billy Burns | OAK | OF | 216 | 146 | 155 | 108 | NR | 158 |
123 | Mark Trumbo | BAL | 1B/OF | 250 | 200 | 191 | 147 | NR | 230 |
124 | James Shields | SD | SP | 101 | 167 | 154 | 157 | NR | 136 |
125 | Kole Calhoun | LAA | OF | 217 | 123 | 99 | 125 | NR | 93 |