Fantasy Baseball power rankings for all 30 MLB teams in June
Periodically, I like to take a global look at the MLB landscape, see how the teams rank as fantasy assets. Here are your MLB fantasy baseball power rankings as we work into the first week of June.
Fantasy Power Ranking MLB teams, 30-1 (June edition)
30. Colorado Rockies: They have five hitters currently in the top 152 for banked value, which is more than I would have guessed. Alas, Mickey Moniak is hurt now, and as much as we love Troy Johnston’s .316 average, it’s tied to just two homers. You can never trust the pitchers here — it’s just too hard to beat the elements long term.
29. Los Angeles Angels: Mike Trout’s comeback is fun and Zach Neto is still productive, though he’s striking out a bunch and hitting just .231. The rest of the offense is mostly a miss, and only José Soriano has done anything valuable on the mound. Angel Stadium of Anaheim is only 39 miles from Dodger Stadium, but these teams live in two different worlds.
28. Detroit Tigers: Riley Greene, Kevin McGonigle and Dillon Dingler are all top-110 players, but the Tigers don’t have any other hitters in the top 400. Tarik Skubal is a near-certainty to get traded, so long as he can show he’s healthy.
27. Minnesota Twins: Joe Ryan and Taj Bradley are the only right answers on the pitching staff, and the Twins show no interest in picking a closer. A healthy Byron Buxton is a beautiful thing, but Minnesota seems to have given up on another pedigree pick, Royce Lewis (top choice in the 2017 draft, demoted after a .163/.261/.279 start).
26. Miami Marlins: Liam Hicks is a raking catcher and Xavier Edwards and Otto Lopez are crushing in the middle infield, but everything else in this offense has been a miss. The Marlins would love to sell Sandy Alcantara to a contender, but they need something to market — he’s sitting on a 4.59 ERA and 1.30 WHIP.
25. The Athletics: Despite a hitter-friendly park and some batters we already trust, this offense has been a disappointment, with just two batters in the top 200 (Nick Kurtz, Shea Langeliers).
At least Jacob Wilson is closing in on a return, and Brent Rooker can’t be this bad. The pitching staff is hard to trust, as the starters need to beat the park and the Athletics continue to distribute their saves to multiple players.
24. New York Mets: Juan Soto has been fine since getting healthy and Carson Benge is another outstanding 2026 rookie, but the rest of this offense is a wasteland (the third-ranked New York bat is Marcus Semien, fantasy’s No. 299 player this far). Stick it out with Nolan McLean — when ERA and WHIP don’t tell the same story, trust the WHIP.
23. San Francisco Giants: At least Willy Adames and Rafael Devers have started to hit after slow starts, but you always expect this big park to mute offense. And forget steals with these guys, they rank dead last in that category. No one from the pitching staff has earned top-200 value thus far, though a healthy Logan Webb is back and hopefully ready to do his thing. I’d like to see Trevor McDonald stick in the rotation, and Casey Schmitt is welcome on all of my teams.
22. Baltimore Orioles: The rotation has blown up and the closer got hurt, but at least a top-10 offense has kept the team in the Wild Card discussion. Adley Rutschman’s comeback season is a nice story, but catcher-eligible bat Samuel Basallo is having a better year (.282, nine homers).
21. Cincinnati Reds: They rank just 18th in runs despite Elly De La Cruz busting out; now Elly is hurt, so help is needed. Sal Stewart has been a positive and he covers three infield positions, but I wonder if the team is close to pulling the plug on Matt McLain (.196). It looks like Noelvi Marte is getting another shot. He has a .369/.409/.575 slash at Triple-A, with eight homers and nine steals over 40 games, and was called up Wednesday as the team optioned TJ Friedl.
20. Houston Astros: The loss of Hunter Brown was the first domino in a collapsing rotation — only the Rockies have a worse ERA. At least Yordan Alvarez is having a revival season, and Josh Hader is about to come back. Maybe Brown can be a factor for the final 3-4 months.
19. Kansas City Royals: These guys excel in finding surprise pitchers, and this year it’s been Stephen Kolek joining the group. Michael Wacha has been another right answer, and Seth Lugo at least deserves streaming consideration. Bobby Witt Jr. is a one-man band on offense, the only K.C. hitter currently in the top 200. I’m shocked to see Vinnie Pasquantino hitting just .208.
18. San Diego Padres: The Fernando Tatís Jr. power drought has been the big story, but there are plenty of underachievers here — the Padres rank dead last in scoring and don’t have any hitters ranked among the top 140 players. The story is a little happier on the pitching side, where Mason Miller remains unhittable, Michael King is back to ace status and Randy Vásquez has been serviceable all year.
17. Toronto Blue Jays: After assembling a top-four offense last year, they’ve fallen to 22nd in runs this year, in part because they don’t hit home runs (also 22nd). Vladimir Guerrero Jr. continues to have a ground-ball problem, and his hard-hit rate is also down.
16. Cleveland Guardians: Although the Guardians are a modest 19th in runs, they have a handful of useful fantasy bats — Brayan Rocchio, Angel Martínez, Chase DeLauter and Travis Bazzana are supporting José Ramírez nicely. Gavin Williams and Parker Messick are having breakout years on the mound, and Cade Smith has been a knockout closer, as expected.
15. Chicago White Sox: I had no idea these guys were going to be so much fun. Loft has turned Miguel Vargas into a fantasy star and the White Sox stole Munetaka Murakami in the free-agent market. There are other useful pieces in this offense, like Chase Meidroth and Sam Antonacci. Davis Martin (2.61/1.11) and closer Seranthony Domínguez (11 saves) are the big winners on the mound. This team has a lot of swagger, and it’s well deserved.
14. Seattle Mariners: The dream about rostering their entire starting rotation turned into a nightmare, as Luis Castillo hit a cliff season and the defense has been leaky all year. Julio Rodríguez’s slow start was to be expected — he’s been back to first-round value once we hit May. Josh Naylor is a yearly reminder that stolen bases are more about will than skill — he’s just about the slowest guy in baseball and yet he has 12 bags on the year.
13. Texas Rangers: Given the names on this offense, it’s not a surprise to see three hits in the top 125. But no one figured those guys would be Josh Jung, Ezequiel Duran and Jake Burger. Jacob deGrom has managed to stay healthy, but he needs help — Nathan Eovaldi, MacKenzie Gore and Jack Leiter are all capable of climbing a level.
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12. Boston Red Sox: The outfield has been excellent, the infield (other than Willson Contreras) a mess. The Kyle Harrison deal is going to haunt the Red Sox — Boston ranks 23rd in ERA. At least Aroldis Chapman remains untouchable in the night. The Red Sox have more fantasy value than real-life value these days; the team will likely be a deadline seller.
11. Arizona Diamondbacks: It feels like Corbin Carroll has a level to climb, but he’s still an asset in all five categories — not many hitters can say that. Geraldo Perdomo should get the average fixed, but last year’s power spike was likely a mirage. Closer Paul Sewald and righty Michael Soroka appear legit, but I don’t expect Eduardo Rodríguez to keep fooling hitters.
10. Washington Nationals: Although they’ve been the top scoring team in baseball for a while, the story is a little top-heavy — only James Wood and CJ Abrams rank among the top-100 players.
Curtis Mead is starting to play to his pedigree, and he covers three infield positions in Yahoo. The Nats need to outscore teams, as they rank 26th in ERA. They’ve spread out their 19 saves among eight players — no one has more than four.
9. St. Louis Cardinals: The offense is a little top-heavy but at least it has three screaming right answers in JJ Wetherholt, Alec Burleson and post-hype star, Jordan Walker. Michael McGreevy has turned into a staff ace, though he’s getting away with a modest strikeout rate.
8. Tampa Bay Rays: Somehow, they have the best record in the American League despite a plus-10 run differential and an ordinary 13th ranking in both runs scored and ERA. There’s luck baked in there. You always expect these guys to find pitching stars out of nowhere — this season, it’s Bryan Baker (16 saves, knockout ratios) and Nick Martinez (1.62 ERA).
7. Chicago Cubs: The team ranks just 17th in ERA and that’s despite pitching in front of a metric-approved defense. Ben Brown’s reinvention in the rotation has been one of the stories of the year. Of their top-seven hitters, only Ian Happ has outkicked his spring ADP.
6. Pittsburgh Pirates: They’re one of the fun stories of the year, ranking fourth in runs and third in steals, a nifty mix of ascending talents and useful veterans. Paul Skenes is the eternal ace here, but Braxton Ashcraft has settled in nicely as the No. 2 guy (2.77/1.03).
5. Philadelphia Phillies: I expected Justin Crawford to be a little better and Trea Turner hitting .227 is a shock, but most of the primary Phillies are doing about what you’d expect.
Kyle Schwarber is headed for another 50 home runs, and Cristopher Sánchez didn’t allow a run in May. I will never understand why fantasy managers continue to roster Aaron Nola (5.55 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, on 55% of Yahoo teams).
4. New York Yankees: They’re fifth in runs but everyone is holding their breath while Aaron Judge gets his ribs examined. Cam Schittler and Will Warren have surpassed expectations on the mound, and Gerrit Cole looked sharp in his first two starts back.
3. Milwaukee Brewers: We wish all of our teams had drafted Jacob Misiorowski, Kyle Harrison and Aaron Ashby (nine relief wins), and Brice Turang remains one of baseball’s best-kept secrets. The health of Christian Yelich and Jackson Chourio will determine how high the offense can fly.
2. Atlanta Braves: The Drake Baldwin injury was a kick in the stomach and Austin Riley has not found his form, but seven of the nine regulars in this offense have above-average metrics. It’s hard to trust Spencer Strider these days, but Chris Sale continues to defy the aging curve, and Bryce Elder and Martin Pérez have been useful
1. Los Angeles Dodgers: Sometimes it feels like they’re just messing around, and yet here they are, first in batting average, OBP and slugging. The Dodgers have shifted away from the stolen base, though — they were 10th in that category two seasons ago, they rank 26th now. And then there’s the pitching, which ranks first in ERA. Some things never change.
