2024 Fantasy Baseball: Top 150 rankings for Dynasty leagues, complete with value rating system

Dynasty leagues are perceived as being all about the long haul, and while that's certainly part of the equation, the goal, ultimately, is to win a championship. Older, more established players can help with that, particularly if they're sliding down draft boards in favor of younger, less proven players.

So how do you weigh these two competing factors? That's what these rankings are intended to demonstrate. And actually, there's a third factor to consider. Whether you're talking about a player's short-term or long-term value, you're talking about something that hasn't happened yet, so just as important as how good he should be or could be is how certain you are of it. To develop these rankings, then, I've assigned each player a score (with one being the lowest and five the highest) across the three different factors:

1. Present value: What a player is expected to be in 2024
   
2. Future value: What his peak looks like and how much peak he has left
   
3. Confidence rating: How confident I am in him meeting his present and future value

Add the three numbers, adjust for age and preference, and lo and behold, rankings.

Of course, the value of a player to you in Dynasty largely depends on where you are in the contention/rebuild cycle, to the extent you believe in such things, so even if you can't see yourself drafting in strict adherence to this list, it might have value to you as a trade guide. In fact, I'd say that's its primary use in longstanding Dynasty leagues.

Top 150 for dynasty leagues

Rank	Player	Age (on 7/1)	Present	Future	Confidence
1	Ronald Acuna ATL RF	26	5	5	5
2	Bobby Witt KC SS	24	5	5	5
3	Julio Rodriguez SEA CF	23	5	5	5
4	Corbin Carroll ARI LF	23	5	5	5
5	Fernando Tatis SD RF	25	5	5	4
6	Juan Soto NYY LF	25	5	5	4
7	Kyle Tucker HOU RF	27	5	5	4
8	Shohei Ohtani LAD DH	29	5	4	4
9	Yordan Alvarez HOU DH	27	5	5	3
10	Mookie Betts LAD RF	31	5	3	5
11	Corey Seager TEX SS	30	5	4	4
12	Matt Olson ATL 1B	30	5	4	4
13	Spencer Strider ATL SP	25	5	5	3
14	Austin Riley ATL 3B	27	4	4	5
15	Rafael Devers BOS 3B	27	4	4	5
16	Vladimir Guerrero TOR 1B	25	4	5	4
17	Gunnar Henderson BAL 3B	23	4	5	4
18	Trea Turner PHI SS	31	5	3	4
19	Jose Ramirez CLE 3B	31	5	3	4
20	Bryce Harper PHI DH	31	5	3	4
21	Freddie Freeman LAD 1B	34	5	2	5
22	Ozzie Albies ATL 2B	27	4	4	4
23	Pete Alonso NYM 1B	29	4	3	5
24	Francisco Lindor NYM SS	30	4	3	5
25	Bo Bichette TOR SS	26	4	4	4
26	Michael Harris ATL CF	23	4	5	3
27	Aaron Judge NYY RF	32	5	3	3
28	Gerrit Cole NYY SP	33	5	2	4
29	Jackson Holliday BAL SS	20	2	5	4
30	Jackson Chourio MIL CF	20	3	5	3
31	Wyatt Langford TEX LF	22	3	5	3
32	Elly De La Cruz CIN SS	22	3	5	3
33	Luis Robert CHW CF	26	4	4	3
34	Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD SP	25	4	5	2
35	Manny Machado SD 3B	31	4	3	4
36	Zac Gallen ARI SP	28	4	4	3
37	Tarik Skubal DET SP	27	4	5	2
38	Adley Rutschman BAL C	26	3	4	4
39	Corbin Burnes MIL SP	29	4	3	3
40	C.J. Abrams WAS SS	23	3	4	3
41	Junior Caminero TB 3B	20	2	5	3
42	Oneil Cruz PIT SS	25	3	5	2
43	Matt McLain CIN SS	24	3	4	3
44	Triston Casas BOS 1B	24	3	4	3
45	Eury Perez MIA SP	21	3	5	2
46	Evan Carter TEX LF	21	3	4	3
47	Cody Bellinger CHC CF	28	4	4	2
48	Luis Castillo SEA SP	31	4	3	3
49	Jose Altuve HOU 2B	34	4	2	4
50	Randy Arozarena TB LF	29	4	3	3
51	Pablo Lopez MIN SP	28	3	4	3
52	Nico Hoerner CHC 2B	27	3	3	4
53	Cole Ragans KC RP	26	3	5	2
54	Logan Webb SF SP	27	3	3	4
55	George Kirby SEA SP	26	3	4	3
56	Max Fried ATL SP	30	3	3	4
57	Mike Trout LAA CF	32	4	3	3
58	Alex Bregman HOU 3B	30	3	3	4
59	Marcus Semien TEX 2B	33	4	2	3
60	Kevin Gausman TOR SP	33	4	2	3
61	Zack Wheeler PHI SP	34	4	2	3
62	Royce Lewis MIN 3B	25	3	4	2
63	Nolan Jones COL LF	26	3	4	2
64	Joshua Lowe TB RF	26	3	4	2
65	Jazz Chisholm MIA CF	26	3	4	2
66	Dylan Crews WAS CF	22	1	5	3
67	Paul Skenes PIT SP	22	1	5	3
68	Adolis Garcia TEX RF	31	4	2	3
69	Kyle Schwarber PHI LF	31	4	2	3
70	Tyler Glasnow LAD SP	30	4	3	2
71	Blake Snell SD SP	31	4	3	2
72	Freddy Peralta MIL SP	28	3	4	2
73	Devin Williams MIL RP	29	3	3	3
74	Josh Hader SD RP	30	3	3	3
75	Edwin Diaz NYM RP	29	3	3	3
76	Aaron Nola PHI SP	31	3	3	3
77	Justin Steele CHC SP	28	3	3	3
78	Kyle Bradish BAL SP	27	3	3	3
79	William Contreras MIL C	26	3	3	3
80	Noelvi Marte CIN 3B	22	2	5	2
81	Bobby Miller LAD SP	25	3	4	2
82	Grayson Rodriguez BAL SP	24	3	4	2
83	Spencer Torkelson DET 1B	24	3	4	2
84	Jordan Walker STL RF	22	3	4	2
85	Tanner Bibee CLE SP	25	3	4	2
86	Framber Valdez HOU SP	30	3	3	3
87	Nolan Arenado STL 3B	33	4	2	3
88	Will Smith LAD C	29	3	2	4
89	Walker Buehler LAD SP	29	3	4	2
90	Vinnie Pasquantino KC 1B	26	3	4	2
91	Jesus Luzardo MIA SP	26	3	4	2
92	Logan Gilbert SEA SP	27	3	3	3
93	Kodai Senga NYM SP	31	4	2	3
94	James Wood WAS OF	21	1	5	2
95	Emmanuel Clase CLE RP	26	3	3	2
96	Jasson Dominguez NYY CF	21	1	4	3
97	Jordan Lawlar ARI SS	21	2	4	2
98	Colson Montgomery CHW SS	22	1	4	3
99	Marcelo Mayer BOS SS	21	1	4	3
100	Jackson Merrill SD SS	21	1	5	2
101	Bryson Stott PHI 2B	26	3	3	2
102	Spencer Steer CIN 1B	26	3	3	2
103	Josh Jung TEX 3B	26	3	3	2
104	Gavin Williams CLE SP	24	3	4	1
105	Mitch Keller PIT SP	28	3	4	1
106	Dylan Cease CHW SP	28	3	4	1
107	Shane Baz TB SP	25	2	4	2
108	Ha-seong Kim SD 2B	28	3	3	2
109	Bryan Reynolds PIT LF	29	3	2	3
110	Zack Gelof OAK 3B	24	3	4	1
111	Gleyber Torres NYY 2B	27	3	3	2
112	Andres Gimenez CLE 2B	25	3	3	2
113	Yainer Diaz HOU C	25	3	4	1
114	Andrew Painter PHI P	21	1	5	2
115	Samuel Basallo BAL C	19	1	5	2
116	Coby Mayo BAL 3B	22	1	4	3
117	Adael Amador COL SS	21	1	4	3
118	Colt Keith DET 3B	22	1	4	3
119	Ethan Salas SD C	18	1	5	2
120	Eloy Jimenez CHW LG	27	3	4	1
121	Francisco Alvarez NYM C	22	2	4	2
122	Hunter Greene CIN SP	24	2	4	2
123	Jackson Jobe DET SP	21	1	5	2
124	Ricky Tiedemann TOR P	21	1	5	2
125	Christian Encarnacion-Strand CIN 1B	24	2	4	2
126	Jett Williams NYM SS	20	1	5	2
127	Walker Jenkins MIN RF	19	1	5	2
128	Paul Goldschmidt STL 1B	36	4	1	3
129	Christian Yelich MIL LF	32	3	2	3
130	Seiya Suzuki CHC RF	29	3	3	2
131	Zach Eflin TB SP	30	3	3	2
132	Ketel Marte ARI 2B	30	3	3	2
133	Joe Musgrove SD SP	31	3	2	3
134	Josh Naylor CLE 1B	27	3	3	2
135	Xander Bogaerts SD SS	31	3	2	3
136	Kyle Manzardo CLE 1B	23	1	5	2
137	Anthony Volpe NYY SS	23	2	4	2
138	Sal Frelick MIL RF	24	2	3	3
139	Spencer Jones NYY CF	23	1	5	2
140	Kyle Harrison SF SP	22	2	4	2
141	Jake Burger MIA 3B	28	3	3	2
142	Ke'Bryan Hayes PIT 3B	27	3	4	1
143	Luis Arraez MIA 2B	27	3	3	2
144	Nolan Gorman STL 2B	24	3	4	1
145	Kerry Carpenter DET RF	26	2	3	3
146	Bo Naylor CLE C	24	2	4	2
147	Riley Greene DET CF	23	2	4	2
148	Michael Busch LAD 3B	26	2	4	2
149	Brett Baty NYM 3B	24	2	4	2
150	Jonathan Aranda TB 1B	26	2	4	2