As fantasy owners, we all have a common goal in any dynasty or keeper leagues, and that is to be dominant for multiple years. Well, I am here today to bring you my top 20 dynasty players in order to help set the base of your team for that necessary core of talent. I set my rankings for standard 5x5 leagues.

I am not afraid to lay off pitching early on in dynasty because the risk that comes along with pitchers is very high. All it takes is one injury to drop their effectiveness off a cliff, even after a breakout season—e.g. Jimmy Nelson from 2017 going into 2018. This list isn’t built for just one strategy, but I do lean more towards the winning approach in the first year because not everyone wants to throw away a year or two with dynasty leagues not being guaranteed to last for a decade plus. The numbers in parentheses next to a player indicate the player’s current age.

That is all for today, but I will be putting out my top 500 within the next few weeks just in time for keeper decisions and startup drafts for new leagues. I would love to hear some of your thoughts on my top 20 and any other work. You can follow me on Twitter @DadSox.