Ronald Acuña Jr. unseats Mike Trout at No. 1 among fantasy baseball’s top 200 players for 2020
For the first time since 2013, Mike Trout is not the top-ranked fantasy baseball player in USA TODAY Sports’ overall rankings. Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. has taken over the No. 1 spot for the 2020 season, dropping Trout of the Los Angeles Angels all the way down to No. 3.
Those player rankings are just one of the many interesting and informative things you’ll find in USA TODAY Sports’ annual fantasy baseball preview issue, on newsstands now. You’ll get 400 player capsules, complete with three-year stats and 2020 projections. There are depth charts for every MLB team, along with their top prospects and projected impact this season. Plus, analysis on this season’s fantasy trends, sleepers and top rookies.
To get you started, here’s the full top 200 list:
Rank / Player Pos
1. Ronald Acuña, Braves OF
2. Christian Yelich, Brewers OF
3. Mike Trout, Angels OF
4. Cody Bellinger, Dodgers 1B/OF
5. Mookie Betts, Dodgers OF
6. Gerrit Cole, Yankees SP
7. Francisco Lindor, Indians SS
8. Jacob deGrom, Mets SP
9. Trevor Story, Rockies SS
10. Trea Turner, Nationals SS
11. Justin Verlander, Astros SP
12. Anthony Rendon, Angels 3B
13. Juan Soto, Nationals OF
14. Alex Bregman, Astros SS/3B
15. Max Scherzer, Nationals SP
16. Jose Ramirez, Indians 3B
17. Freddie Freeman, Braves 1B
18. Nolan Arenado, Rockies 3B
19. J.D. Martinez, Red Sox OF
20. Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres SS
21. Walker Buehler, Dodgers SP
22. Stephen Strasburg, Nationals SP
23. Aaron Judge, Yankees OF
24. Jack Flaherty, Cardinals SP
25. Starling Marte, Diamondbacks OF
26. Bryce Harper, Phillies OF
27. Rafael Devers, Red Sox 3B
28. Jose Altuve, Astros 2B
29. Javier Baez, Cubs SS
30. Pete Alonso, Mets 1B
31. Yordan Alvarez, Astros DH
32. Gleyber Torres, Yankees 2B/SS
33. Blake Snell, Rays SP
34. Ketel Marte, Diamondbacks 2B/OF
35. Ozzie Albies, Braves 2B
36. Shane Bieber, Indians SP
37. Charlie Blackmon, Rockies OF
38. Whit Merrifield, Royals 2B/OF
39. George Springer, Astros OF
40. Paul Goldschmidt, Cardinals 1B
41. Jonathan Villar, Marlins 2B
42. Charlie Morton, Rays SP
43. Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox SS
44. Anthony Rizzo, Cubs 1B
45. Chris Sale, Red Sox SP
46. Chris Paddack, Padres SP
47. Austin Meadows, Rays OF
48. Luis Castillo, Reds SP
49. Matt Olson, A’s 1B
50. Adalberto Mondesi, Royals SS
51. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays 3B
52. J.T. Realmuto, Phillies C
53. Kris Bryant, Cubs 3B/OF
54. Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers SP
55. Keston Hiura, Brewers 2B
56. Manny Machado, padres SS/3B
57. Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees OF
58. Eugenio Suarez, Reds 3B
59. Tommy Pham, Padres OF
60. Aaron Nola, Phillies SP
61. Zack Greinke, Astros SP
62. Patrick Corbin, Nationals SP
63. Nelson Cruz, Twins DH
64. Matt Chapman, A’s 3B
65. Bo Bichette, Blue Jays SS
66. Eloy Jimenez, White Sox OF
67. Josh Donaldson, Twins 3B
68. Lucas Giolito, White Sox SP
69. Yu Darvish, Cubs SP
70. Victor Robles, Nationals OF
71. Jeff McNeil, Mets 2B/3B/OF
72. Mike Clevinger, Indians SP (*down from 28 — knee)
73. Ramon Laureano, A’s OF
74. DJ LeMahieu, Yankees 1B/2B/3B
75. Noah Syndergaard, Mets SP
76. Gary Sanchez, Yankees C
77. Jose Abreu, White Sox 1B
78. Eddie Rosario, Twins OF
79. Nick Castellanos, Reds OF
80. Max Muncy, Dodgers 1B/2B/3B
81. Marcus Semien, A’s SS
82. Luis Severino, Yankees SP
83. Kirby Yates, Padres RP
84. Jose Berrios, Twins SP
85. Yoan Moncada, White Sox 3B
86. Michael Brantley, Astros OF
87. Mike Soroka, Braves SP
88. Josh Bell, Pirates 1B
89. Josh Hader, Brewers RP
90. Trevor Bauer, Reds SP
91. Eduardo Escobar, Diamondbacks 2B/3B
92. Tyler Glasnow, Rays SP
93. Brandon Woodruff, Brewers SP
94. Zack Wheeler, Mets SP
95. Trey Mancini, Orioles 1B/OF
96. Mike Moustakas, Reds 2B/3B
97. Sonny Gray, Reds SP
98. Brad Hand, Indians RP
99. Madison Bumgarner, Diamondbacks SP
100. Aroldis Chapman, Yankees RP
101. Marcell Ozuna, Braves OF
102. Yasmani Grandal, White Sox C/1B
103. Shohei Ohtani, Angels DH
104. Andrew Benintendi, Red Sox OF
105. Willson Contreras, Cubs C
106. Joey Gallo, Rangers OF
107. Jorge Soler, Royals OF
108. Corey Kluber, Rangers SP
109. Carlos Correa, Astros SS
110. Hyun-jin Ryu, Blue Jays SP
111. Roberto Osuna, Astros RP
112. Yulieski Gurriel, Astros 1B
113. Yasiel Puig, free agent OF
114. Oscar Mercado, Indians OF
115. Eduardo Rodriguez, Red Sox SP
116. Luis Robert, White Sox OF
117. Rhys Hoskins, Phillies 1B
118. Jorge Polanco, Twins SS
119. Max Kepler, Twins OF
120. Byron Buxton, Twins OF
121. Tim Anderson, White Sox SS
122. Michael Conforto, Mets OF
123. Liam Hendriks, A’s RP
124. Kyle Hendricks, Cubs SP
125. Carlos Santana, Indians 1B
126. Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks SP
127. Kenley Jansen, Dodgers RP
128. Raisel Iglesias, Reds RP
129. Danny Santana, Rangers 1B/OF
130. David Dahl, Rockies OF
131. Lorenzo Cain, Brewers OF
132. Carlos Carrasco, Indians SP
133. Ken Giles, Blue Jays RP
134. Jesus Luzardo, A’s SP
135. Justin Turner, Dodgers 3B
136. Amed Rosario, Mets SS
137. Max Fried, Braves SP
138. Edwin Diaz, Mets RP
139. Craig Kimbrel, Cubs RP
140. Edwin Encarnacion, White Sox 1B
141. Aristides Aquino, Reds OF
142. Robbie Ray, Diamondbacks SP
143. Frankie Montas, A’s SP
144. Miguel Sano, Twins 3B
145. Franmil Reyes, Indians OF
146. Elvis Andrus, Rangers SS
147. Kyle Tucker, Astros OF
148. Lance Lynn, Rangers SP
149. Nick Anderson, Rays RP
150. Julio Urias, Dodgers SP
151. Lourdes Gurriel, Blue Jays OF
152. Bryan Reynolds, Pirates OF
153. Corey Seager, Dodgers SS
154. Taylor Rogers, Twins RP
155. David Price, Dodgers SP
156. Adam Eaton, Nationals OF
157. Paul DeJong, Cardinals SS
158. Hector Neris, Phillies RP
159. Hunter Dozier, Royals 3B/OF
160. Dinelson Lamet, Padres SP
161. Mitch Garver, Twins C
162. Andrew McCutchen, Phillies OF
163. Wilson Ramos, Mets C
164. Nick Senzel, Reds OF
165. Jean Segura, Phillies SS
166. Khris Davis, A’s DH
167. Mike Foltynewicz, Braves SP
168. Kyle Schwarber, Cubs OF
169. Hansel Robles, Angels RP
170. German Marquez, Rockies SP
171. Will Smith, Dodgers C
172. Kenta Maeda, Twins SP
173. Didi Gregorius, Phillies SS
174. Mallex Smith, Mariners OF
175. Gavin Lux, Dodgers 2B
176. Mike Minor, Rangers SP
177. Masahiro Tanaka, Yankees SP
178. J.D. Davis, Mets 3B/OF
179. Brandon Workman, Red Sox RP
180. Cavan Biggio, Blue Jays 2B
181. Sean Manaea, A’s SP
182. Jake Odorizzi, Twins SP
183. Salvador Perez, Royals C
184. Archie Bradley, Diamondbacks RP
185. Miles Mikolas, Cardinals SP
186. Willie Calhoun, Rangers OF
187. Marcus Stroman, Mets SP
188. Mark Melancon, Braves RP
189. Matthew Boyd, Tigers SP
190. Jose Leclerc, Rangers RP
191. Scott Kingery, Phillies 3B/OF
192. Brandon Lowe, Rays 2B
193. Christian Walker, Diamondbacks 1B
194. Sandy Alcantara, Marlins SP
195. Alex Colome, White Sox RP
196. Will Smith, Braves RP
197. Andrew Heaney, Angels SP
198. Carlos Martinez, Cardinals SP
199. A.J. Pollock, Dodgers OF
200. Joe Musgrove, Pirates SP
