Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Busts - Designated Hitters

This page shows how fantasy baseball designated hitters are performing based upon their pre-season projected points versus their actual fantasy points scored this season.

2024 Designated Hitter Sleepers and Busts

Player PROJ FPTS Proj Rank Actual Rank Ratio
Jose RamirezJ. Ramirez (CLE - 3B,DH) 514.0 145.0 5 17 -12
Shohei OhtaniS. Ohtani (LAD - DH) 470.0 182.0 9 5 4
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.V. Guerrero Jr. (TOR - 1B,DH) 464.0 85.0 10 164 -154
Aaron JudgeA. Judge (NYY - CF,DH,RF) 451.0 143.0 12 18 -6
Bryce HarperB. Harper (PHI - 1B,DH) 440.0 124.0 18 43 -25
Yordan AlvarezY. Alvarez (HOU - LF,DH) 437.0 98.0 20 111 -91
Manny MachadoM. Machado (SD - 3B,DH) 395.0 71.0 39 232 -193
Paul GoldschmidtP. Goldschmidt (STL - 1B,DH) 382.0 47.0 42 400 -358
Kyle SchwarberK. Schwarber (PHI - LF,DH) 371.0 92.0 53 134 -81
Adley RutschmanA. Rutschman (BAL - C,DH) 360.0 122.0 64 45 19
Josh NaylorJ. Naylor (CLE - 1B,DH) 351.0 138.0 71 23 48
Anthony SantanderA. Santander (BAL - RF,DH) 348.0 97.0 75 113 -38
Christian YelichC. Yelich (MIL - LF,DH) 342.0 59.0 77 311 -234
Masataka YoshidaM. Yoshida (BOS - LF,DH) 341.0 51.0 81 371 -290
George SpringerG. Springer (TOR - DH,RF) 340.0 57.0 83 328 -245
Marcell OzunaM. Ozuna (ATL - DH) 338.0 138.0 85 24 61
Josh BellJ. Bell (MIA - 1B,DH) 317.0 78.0 115 193 -78
Wyatt LangfordW. Langford (TEX - LF,DH) 317.0 41.0 117 458 -341
Teoscar HernandezT. Hernandez (LAD - RF,DH,LF) 308.0 107.0 124 87 37
Jorge SolerJ. Soler (SF - DH,RF) 303.0 49.0 134 388 -254
William ContrerasW. Contreras (MIL - C,DH) 301.0 157.0 140 13 127
Rhys HoskinsR. Hoskins (MIL - 1B,DH) 299.0 92.0 141 132 9
Justin TurnerJ. Turner (TOR - DH,1B) 297.0 73.0 144 216 -72
Lourdes GurrielL. Gurriel (ARI - LF,DH) 294.0 88.0 153 151 2
Eloy JimenezE. Jimenez (CHW - DH) 294.0 56.0 154 336 -182
Kris BryantK. Bryant (COL - DH,RF) 288.0 7.0 160 769 -609
Yainer DiazY. Diaz (HOU - C,DH) 286.0 82.0 164 178 -14
Christian Encarnacion-StrandC. Encarnacion-Strand (CIN - 1B,DH) 283.0 32.0 170 521 -351
Jake BurgerJ. Burger (MIA - 3B,DH) 282.0 36.0 171 493 -322
Mark CanhaM. Canha (DET - LF,DH,RF) 271.0 87.0 197 158 39
Riley GreeneR. Greene (DET - CF,DH,LF) 267.0 103.0 211 97 114
J.D. MartinezJ. Martinez (NYM - DH) 266.0 28.0 212 556 -344
Willson ContrerasW. Contreras (STL - C,DH) 264.0 76.0 217 200 17
Joey MenesesJ. Meneses (WSH - 1B,DH) 264.0 51.0 221 368 -147
Charlie BlackmonC. Blackmon (COL - RF,DH) 260.0 82.0 228 180 48
Kerry CarpenterK. Carpenter (DET - DH,RF) 258.0 77.0 237 196 41
Salvador PerezS. Perez (KC - C,DH,1B) 254.0 127.0 246 38 208
Christopher MorelC. Morel (CHC - DH,CF,3B) 253.0 104.0 250 93 157
Josh LoweJ. Lowe (TB - DH,RF) 249.0 21.0 256 618 -362
Bryan De La CruzB. De La Cruz (MIA - DH,LF) 249.0 96.0 257 115 142
Byron BuxtonB. Buxton (MIN - CF,DH) 246.0 31.0 263 528 -265
Nolan GormanN. Gorman (STL - 2B,DH) 246.0 45.0 268 414 -146
Ryan MountcastleR. Mountcastle (BAL - 1B,DH) 242.0 87.0 279 157 122
Mitch GarverM. Garver (SEA - C,DH) 226.0 39.0 299 471 -172
Joc PedersonJ. Pederson (ARI - LF,DH) 225.0 65.0 300 285 15
Andrew McCutchenA. McCutchen (PIT - DH) 224.0 58.0 301 319 -18
Edouard JulienE. Julien (MIN - 2B,DH) 224.0 65.0 303 280 23
Tommy PhamT. Pham (CHW - LF,DH,CF) 222.0 53.0 306 360 -54
Brent RookerB. Rooker (OAK - RF,DH,LF) 216.0 91.0 311 136 175
Wilmer FloresW. Flores (SF - DH,3B,1B) 209.0 49.0 328 389 -61
Tyler StephensonT. Stephenson (CIN - C,DH) 208.0 71.0 332 233 99
Nelson VelazquezN. Velazquez (KC - DH,RF) 206.0 39.0 340 470 -130
Giancarlo StantonG. Stanton (NYY - RF,DH) 205.0 75.0 341 204 137
Jake FraleyJ. Fraley (CIN - RF,DH,LF) 199.0 49.0 352 387 -35
Rowdy TellezR. Tellez (PIT - 1B,DH) 193.0 26.0 359 566 -207
Edward OlivaresE. Olivares (PIT - RF,DH,LF) 187.0 53.0 376 355 21
Ryan O'HearnR. O'Hearn (BAL - 1B,DH,RF) 185.0 78.0 382 192 190
Nick SenzelN. Senzel (WSH - 3B,DH,LF) 184.0 38.0 383 486 -103
Ezequiel DuranE. Duran (TEX - 3B,DH,LF,SS) 143.0 22.0 480 598 -118
Jesse WinkerJ. Winker (WSH - DH,LF) 142.0 76.0 481 199 282
Harold RamirezH. Ramirez (TB - DH) 140.0 52.0 488 365 123
Ryan JeffersR. Jeffers (MIN - C,DH) 131.0 109.0 513 83 430
Robbie GrossmanR. Grossman (TEX - LF,DH,RF) 119.0 27.0 555 562 -7
Abraham ToroA. Toro (OAK - 3B,DH,2B,1B) 116.0 90.0 567 141 426
Gary SanchezG. Sanchez (MIL - C,DH) 114.0 50.0 574 379 195
Estevan FlorialE. Florial (CLE - CF,DH,RF) 108.0 30.0 605 538 67
Mark VientosM. Vientos (NYM - 3B,DH) 107.0 11.0 610 719 -109
Heston KjerstadH. Kjerstad (BAL - DH) 89.0 -2.0 756 886 -130
Garrett CooperG. Cooper (BOS - 1B,DH) 87.0 21.0 766 613 153
Alec BurlesonA. Burleson (STL - DH,LF) 87.0 65.0 768 281 487
DJ StewartD. Stewart (NYM - DH,RF) 77.0 55.0 853 344 509
Matt CarpenterM. Carpenter (STL - DH) 73.0 7.0 886 771 115
Trevor LarnachT. Larnach (MIN - LF,DH,RF) 70.0 43.0 911 434 477
Dan VogelbachD. Vogelbach (TOR - DH) 60.0 6.0 990 783 207
Pavin SmithP. Smith (ARI - RF,DH) 58.0 28.0 1,018 554 464
Willie CalhounW. Calhoun (LAA - RF,DH) 53.0 42.0 1,060 452 608
Mike FordM. Ford (CIN - DH) 44.0 11.0 1,121 720 401
Nick MartiniN. Martini (CIN - LF,DH) 35.0 34.0 1,176 506 670
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Jack Flaherty (DET) 9.62
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Nikita Kucherov (TB) 1096
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Jimmy Butler (MIA) +0.79%
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David Savard (MTL) +27.24%
Matt Roy (LA) +23.69%
Ben Chiarot (DET) +23.34%
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