Fantasy Baseball 2024 Rankings: Highlighting Top Prospects to Target

The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers have already started on their respective 162-game treks, and the other 28 MLB teams are one week away from opening their 2024 seasons.

In the fantasy baseball world, it's officially cram-session time, as most leagues are on the final countdown before their drafts.

If you haven't plotted your pre-draft strategy yet, time is ticking away to do so. Luckily, we're here to help with our top-30 points league rankings and a pair of top prospects worth targeting, even in redraft ranks.

Top 30 Points League Rankings

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DUNEDIN, FLORIDA - MARCH 8: New York Yankees left fielder Juan Soto (22) runs the field against the Toronto Blue Jays during the fifth inning in a MLB spring training game at TD Ballpark, on March 8, 2024. In Dunedin, Florida (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/VIEWpress)

1. Ronald Acuña Jr., OF, Atlanta Braves

2. Juan Soto, OF, New York Yankees

3. Mookie Betts, 2B/OF, Los Angeles Dodgers

4. Freddie Freeman, 1B, Los Angeles Dodgers

5. Spencer Strider, SP, Atlanta Braves

6. Kyle Tucker, OF, Houston Astros

7. José Ramírez, 3B, Cleveland Guardians

8. Matt Olson, 1B, Atlanta Braves

9. Aaron Judge, OF, New York Yankees

10. Shohei Ohtani, DH, Los Angeles Dodgers

11. Corbin Burnes, SP, Baltimore Orioles

12. Zack Wheeler, SP, Philadelphia Phillies

13. Yordan Álvarez, OF, Houston Astros

14. Luis Castillo, SP, Seattle Mariners

15. Julio Rodríguez, OF, Seattle Mariners

16. Bobby Witt Jr., SS, Kansas City Royals

17. Corbin Carroll, OF, Arizona Diamondbacks

18. Marcus Semien, 2B, Texas Rangers

19. Rafael Devers, 3B, Boston Red Sox

20. Fernando Tatis Jr., OF, San Diego Padres

21. Logan Webb, SP, San Francisco Giants

22. Pablo López, SP, Minnesota Twins

23. Ozzie Albies, 2B, Atlanta Braves

24. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B, Toronto Blue Jays

25. Corey Seager, SS, Texas Rangers

26. Trea Turner, SS, Philadelphia Phillies

27. George Kirby, SP, Seattle Mariners

28. Alex Bregman, 3B, Houston Astros

29. Kevin Gausman, SP, Toronto Blue Jays

30. Zac Gallen, SP, Arizona Diamondbacks

Prospect to Target: Wyatt Langford, OF, Texas Rangers

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SURPRISE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 28, 2024: Wyatt Langford #82 of the Texas Rangers bats during the first inning of a spring training game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Surprise Stadium on February 28, 2024 in Surprise, Arizona. (Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

Not even a full year has passed since Wyatt Langford was the No. 4 pick of the 2023 draft, but he already seems destined for stardom.

Minor league pitchers proved powerless against him. In 44 games across four minor league levels last season, he tallied 10 homers and 12 steals while posting a .360/.480/.677 slash line.

This spring, it's been more of the same domination. He's had six homers, 13 runs and 19 RBI in just 17 games, while once again going absurd with his slash line: .388/.446/.796. He hasn't stolen a base yet, but his speed and track record both suggest a boat load of steals are in his future.

None of this, of course, guarantees fantasy stardom will come immediately for Langford, but that possibility is on the table. Even if he's 75 percent of what we think he can become, that's an awfully valuable contributor in fantasy, especially in this loaded Rangers lineup.

Prospect to Target: Jackson Chourio, OF, Milwaukee Brewers

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MARYVALE, AZ - MARCH 18: Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio (11) runs to first base during the MLB spring training baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Milwaukee Brewers on March 18, 2024 at American Family Fields in Maryvale, Arizona. (Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Brewers didn't bother to wait for Jackson Chourio's 20th birthday—or his MLB debut—to give him an eight-year, $82 million deal. That was the clearest sign of any that his talent could be tremendous.

"Chourio is the sort of dynamic talent whose tools are so loud that the numbers are immaterial, but even so, they were pretty great in 2023," CBS Sports' Scott White wrote. "Most notable was how he cut his strikeout rate to 17.8 percent, down from 26.9 percent the year before, despite making the big leap to Double-A."

Chourio dazzled throughout the 2023 season, which he spent mostly at Double-A before a late promotion to Triple-A. Over 128 appearances, he had 22 homers, 44 stolen bases and 179 combined runs and RBI. He batted .283 and slugged .467. And, again, he did all of that damage as a 19-year-old.

His speed should be an immediate fantasy asset, and his power could be plenty helpful, too. Another 20/40 season is absolutely within his range of possible outcomes.