"JD Busfield's top-300 dynasty fantasy baseball rankings, refreshed 2026-06-08. Top 25 inline with notes; full list at the linked page."
Hey Everyone, JD from FanRanked here.
I am going to begin publishing my master dynasty rankings for everyone to see on a regular basis. I will be adding player commentary regularly and updating the rankings on a daily basis. I'm going to begin by publishing my top 300 and begin working my way through with an ultimate goal of ranking 750 players at a time on a rolling basis. Some of my dynasty ranking philosophies are below:
Whenever I have something to say about a player (can't promise it will be useful), I will add a new comment to that player so you can get my thoughts in real time and make sure I'll always be held accountable for what I thought previously.
Without further ado, enjoy the rankings!
| Player | Was | Now | Δ |
|--------|-----|-----|---|
| Julio Rodriguez | 11 | 10 | +1 |
| James Wood | 12 | 11 | +1 |
| Jackson Chourio | 13 | 12 | +1 |
| Ben Rice | 14 | 13 | +1 |
| Kyle Tucker | 15 | 14 | +1 |
| Cristopher Sanchez | 16 | 15 | +1 |
| Roman Anthony | 17 | 16 | +1 |
| CJ Abrams | 18 | 17 | +1 |
| Zach Neto | 19 | 18 | +1 |
| Kevin McGonigle | 20 | 19 | +1 |
| Player | Was | Now | Δ |
|--------|-----|-----|---|
| Aaron Judge | 10 | 25 | -15 |
Updated 2026-06-08. Top 25 inline below; click through for the full Top 300 with positional ranks and notes on every player.
| # | Player | Team | Pos | Age |
|---|--------|------|-----|-----|
| 1 | Bobby Witt Jr. | KC | SS/3B | 25 |
| 2 | Juan Soto | NYM | OF | 27 |
| 3 | Nick Kurtz | ATH | 1B | 22 |
| 4 | Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD | DH | 31 |
| 5 | Junior Caminero | TB | 3B/SS | 25 |
| 6 | Elly De La Cruz | CIN | SS/3B | 24 |
| 7 | Paul Skenes | PIT | SP | 25 |
| 8 | Corbin Carroll | ARI | OF | 25 |
| 9 | Yordan Alvarez | HOU | DH/OF | 28 |
| 10 | Julio Rodriguez | SEA | OF | 25 |
| 11 | James Wood | WAS | OF | 23 |
| 12 | Jackson Chourio | MIL | OF | 21 |
| 13 | Ben Rice | NYY | 1B/C | 26 |
| 14 | Kyle Tucker | LAD | OF | 29 |
| 15 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | SP | 29 |
| 16 | Roman Anthony | BOS | OF | 21 |
| 17 | CJ Abrams | WAS | SS | 25 |
| 18 | Zach Neto | LAA | SS | 22 |
| 19 | Kevin McGonigle | DET | SS | 23 |
| 20 | Oneil Cruz | PIT | OF | 27 |
| 21 | Jose Ramirez | CLE | 3B | 33 |
| 22 | Kyle Schwarber | PHI | DH | 32 |
| 23 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 1B | 26 |
| 24 | Ronald Acuna Jr. | ATL | OF | 28 |
| 25 | Aaron Judge | NYY | OF | 33 |
→ See the full Top 300 rankings
I am always going to take power over speed in these rankings. Bobby Witt's one of the few guys that will actually give you both but I'll always rely on the power aging well while the speed can come and go. Remember these are Dynasty Rankings over the next seven years. Give me Bobby Witt at age 30 compared to Ohtani at age 36 in 2033.
I think the stolen bases are an anomaly and I don't think we should expect to see those continue past the next couple of years. However if you're in an OBP league, I can see an argument for him being number one.
It's taking everything in my power not to put Kurtz at number one just because I believe so much in his skill set and how hard and how consistent he hits the ball. Batting average is probably going to be the only thing that he could expose you in, but like Soto if you're in an OBP league, he's in the consideration for number one overall.
If he wasn't at first base and was at a premium position, he would definitely be my number one player.
Back in the day they used to split Wayne Gretzky up into two players: Wayne Gretzky points and Wayne Gretzky assists. He was such an unfair player that if you had him and all of his stats, he was a guaranteed win for your league. We aren't there with Ohtani but he is so clearly the number one player on a combined basis that it's now worth showing him at the top of these rankings for the next five years because we all know that to be the case.
From a hitting perspective I just have a hard time believing that in three years I will prefer a 35-year-old Ohtani to a 26-year-old Nick Kurtz or a 29-year-old Bobby Witt Jr. Even with Juan Soto being 31 years old, I still think I will bank on his skill set while I think Ohtani is just too much of an injury risk given everything he's taken on over the course of a full season.
There was a long period where I didn't fully buy into Caminero's profile, something about his swing led me to think his contact rate would plummet and his stats would suffer.
This is probably why the eye test isn't what scouts use anymore when evaluating players, because he has more than proven that he can hang with the best of the best in the league.
His statcast metrics are off the charts (92.2 EV / 12.6% Barrel) while on'y K-ing 16.2% of time. This is a top 5 dynasty asset even without a whiff of SB.