Rank | Change | Hitter | Position(s) | Previous | Best | Worst |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | – | Mike Trout | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | +2 | Jose Ramirez | 2B, 3B | 4 | 2 | 17 |
3 | -1 | Mookie Betts | OF | 2 | 2 | 9 |
4 | -1 | Jose Altuve | 2B | 3 | 2 | 8 |
5 | – | Nolan Arenado | 3B | 5 | 3 | 5 |
6 | – | Freddie Freeman | 1B, 3B | 6 | 6 | 11 |
7 | – | Aaron Judge | OF | 7 | 7 | 13 |
8 | – | Francisco Lindor | SS | 8 | 8 | 21 |
9 | – | J. D. Martinez | OF | 9 | 9 | 20 |
10 | – | Manny Machado | 3B, SS | 10 | 7 | 15 |
11 | – | Giancarlo Stanton | OF | 11 | 11 | 25 |
12 | – | Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | 12 | 5 | 29 |
13 | – | Andrew Benintendi | OF | 13 | 13 | 36 |
14 | – | Trea Turner | SS | 14 | 3 | 16 |
15 | – | Bryce Harper | OF | 15 | 3 | 15 |
16 | – | Carlos Correa | SS | 16 | 12 | 22 |
17 | – | Charlie Blackmon | OF | 17 | 5 | 17 |
18 | +1 | Starling Marte | OF | 19 | 18 | 45 |
19 | +1 | Alex Bregman | 3B, SS | 20 | 19 | 45 |
20 | +1 | Nelson Cruz | DH | 21 | 19 | 36 |
21 | +1 | Christian Yelich | OF | 22 | 20 | 37 |
22 | +1 | Jean Segura | SS | 23 | 22 | 58 |
23 | +1 | Ozzie Albies | 2B | 24 | 23 | 50 |
24 | -6 | George Springer | OF | 18 | 14 | 24 |
25 | – | Kris Bryant | 3B | 25 | 10 | 28 |
26 | +1 | Eddie Rosario | OF | 27 | 26 | 108 |
27 | +3 | Trevor Story | SS | 30 | 27 | 102 |
28 | +3 | Javier Baez | 2B, SS | 31 | 28 | 133 |
29 | -1 | Anthony Rizzo | 1B, 2B | 28 | 16 | 29 |
30 | +2 | Eugenio Suarez | 3B | 32 | 30 | 121 |
31 | +2 | Xander Bogaerts | SS | 33 | 31 | 49 |
32 | +4 | Khris Davis | OF | 36 | 25 | 38 |
33 | +4 | Scooter Gennett | 2B | 37 | 33 | 130 |
34 | +4 | A. J. Pollock | OF | 38 | 21 | 72 |
35 | -9 | Joey Votto | 1B | 26 | 6 | 35 |
36 | -7 | Edwin Encarnacion | 1B | 29 | 19 | 36 |
37 | +2 | Anthony Rendon | 3B | 39 | 33 | 46 |
38 | +2 | Rhys Hoskins | 1B, OF | 40 | 20 | 58 |
39 | +2 | Cody Bellinger | 1B, OF | 41 | 23 | 66 |
40 | +9 | Jesus Aguilar | 1B | 49 | 40 | 149 |
41 | -7 | Jose Abreu | 1B | 34 | 20 | 41 |
42 | – | Lorenzo Cain | OF | 42 | 42 | 63 |
43 | – | Justin Upton | OF | 43 | 23 | 43 |
44 | – | Gary Sanchez | C | 44 | 15 | 47 |
45 | – | Juan Soto | OF | 45 | 45 | 132 |
46 | +1 | Michael Brantley | OF | 47 | 46 | 123 |
47 | -12 | Marcell Ozuna | OF | 35 | 31 | 48 |
48 | -2 | Whit Merrifield | 2B | 46 | 38 | 71 |
49 | -1 | Dee Gordon | 2B | 48 | 24 | 74 |
50 | – | J. T. Realmuto | C | 50 | 50 | 110 |
51 | – | Wil Myers | 1B | 51 | 43 | 83 |
52 | – | Mitch Haniger | OF | 52 | 46 | 105 |
53 | – | Odubel Herrera | OF | 53 | 46 | 96 |
54 | – | Nick Castellanos | 3B, OF | 54 | 54 | 83 |
55 | +2 | Andrelton Simmons | SS | 57 | 55 | 142 |
56 | -1 | Tommy Pham | OF | 55 | 25 | 56 |
57 | +1 | Carlos Santana | 1B, OF | 58 | 43 | 67 |
58 | +5 | Matt Carpenter | 1B, 2B, 3B | 63 | 58 | 146 |
59 | -3 | Wilson Ramos | C | 56 | 55 | 103 |
60 | -1 | Jose Martinez | 1B, OF | 59 | 59 | 138 |
61 | – | Travis Shaw | 3B | 61 | 42 | 61 |
62 | – | Matt Olson | 1B | 62 | 55 | 108 |
63 | +1 | Gleyber Torres | 2B | 64 | 60 | 150 |
64 | +7 | Justin Turner | 3B | 71 | 60 | 113 |
65 | +8 | Max Muncy | 1B, 3B, OF | 73 | 65 | 115 |
66 | – | Willson Contreras | C | 66 | 36 | 69 |
67 | – | Kyle Schwarber | OF | 67 | 57 | 107 |
68 | -3 | Mike Moustakas | 3B | 65 | 35 | 90 |
69 | -1 | Nomar Mazara | OF | 68 | 58 | 85 |
70 | -1 | Buster Posey | C | 69 | 40 | 70 |
71 | -1 | Cesar Hernandez | 2B | 70 | 67 | 129 |
72 | +2 | Shin-Soo Choo | OF | 74 | 72 | 137 |
73 | +7 | Aaron Hicks | OF | 80 | 73 | 134 |
74 | -2 | Didi Gregorius | SS | 72 | 38 | 86 |
75 | -15 | Ronald Acuna | OF | 60 | 60 | 85 |
76 | -1 | Brandon Belt | 1B | 75 | 75 | 148 |
77 | -1 | Evan Gattis | C | 76 | 76 | 118 |
78 | -1 | Tim Anderson | SS | 77 | 77 | 149 |
79 | +2 | David Peralta | OF | 81 | 79 | 145 |
80 | -2 | Eduardo Escobar | 2B, 3B, SS | 78 | 78 | 148 |
81 | -2 | Brian Dozier | 2B | 79 | 22 | 86 |
82 | – | Matt Kemp | OF | 82 | 82 | 148 |
83 | – | Andrew McCutchen | OF | 83 | 47 | 94 |
84 | – | DJ LeMahieu | 2B | 84 | 62 | 89 |
85 | +2 | Joey Gallo | 1B, 3B, OF | 87 | 46 | 87 |
86 | +2 | Eric Hosmer | 1B | 88 | 52 | 88 |
87 | +2 | Josh Donaldson | 3B | 89 | 21 | 89 |
88 | +2 | Nick Markakis | OF | 90 | 73 | 147 |
89 | -3 | Brandon Nimmo | OF | 86 | 85 | 145 |
90 | +3 | Billy Hamilton | OF | 93 | 58 | 146 |
91 | -6 | Adrian Beltre | 3B | 85 | 54 | 91 |
92 | +2 | Miguel Andujar | 3B | 94 | 92 | 145 |
93 | +8 | Yasmani Grandal | C | 101 | 80 | 102 |
94 | +1 | Salvador Perez | C | 95 | 61 | 101 |
95 | +3 | Teoscar Hernandez | OF | 98 | 95 | 146 |
96 | +9 | Adam Eaton | OF | 105 | 53 | 130 |
97 | – | Ender Inciarte | OF | 97 | 42 | 107 |
98 | +5 | Ian Desmond | 1B, OF | 103 | 98 | 143 |
99 | -7 | Rafael Devers | 3B | 92 | 53 | 99 |
100 | -4 | Yoan Moncada | 2B | 96 | 58 | 100 |
101 | -10 | Elvis Andrus | SS | 91 | 52 | 115 |
102 | -3 | Brett Gardner | OF | 99 | 86 | 102 |
103 | -1 | Jake Lamb | 3B | 102 | 77 | 105 |
104 | +2 | Jed Lowrie | 2B | 106 | 83 | 135 |
105 | +11 | Gregory Polanco | OF | 116 | 55 | 140 |
106 | +1 | Brandon Crawford | SS | 107 | 106 | 146 |
107 | +2 | Matt Chapman | 3B | 109 | 79 | 130 |
108 | -4 | Yasiel Puig | OF | 104 | 76 | 122 |
109 | +5 | Chris Taylor | 2B, OF | 114 | 62 | 116 |
110 | -10 | Corey Dickerson | OF | 100 | 69 | 132 |
111 | – | Kyle Seager | 3B | 111 | 82 | 113 |
112 | – | Marcus Semien | SS | 112 | 87 | 115 |
113 | +6 | Eric Thames | 1B, OF | 119 | 113 | 140 |
114 | -6 | Adam Jones | OF | 108 | 74 | 114 |
115 | -2 | Yoenis Cespedes | OF | 113 | 47 | 115 |
116 | -6 | Yangervis Solarte | 2B, 3B, SS | 110 | 102 | 150 |
117 | +26 | Justin Smoak | 1B | 143 | 48 | 143 |
118 | -3 | Mitch Moreland | 1B | 115 | 111 | 144 |
119 | -2 | Paul DeJong | SS | 117 | 95 | 148 |
120 | -2 | Ian Kinsler | 2B | 118 | 95 | 138 |
121 | +2 | Jurickson Profar | SS, OF | 123 | 121 | 148 |
122 | +3 | Addison Russell | SS | 125 | 122 | 147 |
123 | +4 | Scott Schebler | OF | 127 | 123 | 149 |
124 | +2 | Michael Taylor | OF | 126 | 124 | 144 |
125 | +8 | Rougned Odor | 2B | 133 | 76 | 147 |
126 | +4 | Enrique Hernandez | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 130 | 126 | 137 |
127 | +4 | Asdrubal Cabrera | 2B, 3B, SS | 131 | 113 | 150 |
128 | +18 | Daniel Murphy | 2B | 146 | 57 | 146 |
129 | +3 | Jonathan Schoop | 2B | 132 | 32 | 144 |
130 | -10 | Ryan Braun | 1B, OF | 120 | 55 | 130 |
131 | -10 | Delino DeShields | OF | 121 | 102 | 146 |
132 | +5 | Jose Peraza | 2B, SS | 137 | 132 | 148 |
133 | +2 | Derek Dietrich | 1B, 2B, 3B, OF | 135 | 133 | 145 |
134 | +8 | C. J. Cron | 1B | 142 | 102 | 150 |
135 | -7 | Yadier Molina | C | 128 | 110 | 135 |
136 | +3 | Ben Zobrist | 2B, OF | 139 | 136 | 148 |
137 | +1 | Yonder Alonso | 1B | 138 | 125 | 148 |
138 | +10 | Jesse Winker | OF | 148 | 138 | 148 |
139 | +UR | Jake Bauers | 1B | UR | 139 | 139 |
140 | -18 | Michael Conforto | OF | 122 | 87 | 140 |
141 | +UR | Carlos Gonzalez | OF | UR | 109 | 141 |
142 | +UR | Jason Kipnis | 2B, OF | UR | 142 | 142 |
143 | -7 | Ryon Healy | 1B, 3B | 136 | 134 | 146 |
144 | +UR | Stephen Piscotty | OF | UR | 144 | 144 |
145 | -21 | Joc Pederson | OF | 124 | 123 | 145 |
146 | -17 | Adam Duvall | OF | 129 | 93 | 146 |
147 | +UR | Yuli Gurriel | 1B, 3B | UR | 147 | 147 |
148 | +1 | Kendrys Morales | 1B | 149 | 148 | 149 |
149 | +UR | Maikel Franco | 3B | UR | 132 | 149 |
150 | – | Ian Happ | 2B, OF | 150 | 69 | 150 |
Welcome back to Hitter List. Every Wednesday during the regular season, I’ll rank the current value of the top 150 hitters for the remainder of the year. Use these rankings to help get a sense of both a player’s expected performance and his trade value in your fantasy leagues moving forward. They’re constructed with 12-teamer, H2H, 5×5 leagues in mind; adjust as needed for your specific setup. Position eligibility does factor in to a degree.
We’re officially in the back half of the season, which means that adjustments to the List will be more aggressive than they’ve been previously. In particular, injuries will take on added importance as even a minimum DL stint will cost a player a decent chunk of their remaining games. Rest assured that any rankings you vehemently disagree with were explicitly an attempt to insult you and/or your favorite player(s) personally. Seriously, before you work yourself into a rage in the comment section, understand that this is only one person’s opinion. I’m wrong a lot! Comes with the territory of doing this sort of thing.
On to the highlights!
- Injury roundup: Rafael Devers has been dealing with shoulder discomfort for weeks, and it finally landed him on the disabled list last week. The good news is an MRI showed no structural damage, so he should be back soon after the break. Eric Thames should also return soon after the season resumes from his hamstring strain. Teammate Ryan Braun is yet again battling a balky back with no set timetable for return. Lastly, Wilson Ramos suffered a strained hamstring right before the break and will officially be placed on the DL soon.
- New to or back on the List this week: Rays rookie Jake Bauers has been excellent in the early going, slashing .252/.368/.492 with five home runs, two stolen bases, and solid run production. Yuli Gurriel makes up for his lack of power by hitting for a high average and enjoys the spoils of hitting in the middle of the loaded Astros lineup.With his recent hot hitting and the Phillies failing to land Manny Machado, Maikel Franco’s job appears safe. Stephen Piscotty has put up a .309/.374/.590 line since the start of June and moved into the heart of the Oakland batting order. Finally, Jason Kipnis has recovered from a truly awful start to the year and is hitting .279/.369/.500 with eight homers and four steals in the last seven weeks.
- Honorable Mentions: Gerardo Parra has cooled off of late but remains underowned (14% on Yahoo currently). Brian Anderson doesn’t offer much pop or speed, but hits for average and puts up run production that’s pretty commendable given how terrible the Marlins are. Mark Canha struggled in June but has hit around .300 with decent pop in all other months thus far. Meanwhile, Jason Heyward is having his by far best offensive season since joining the Cubs. The pop remains modest and he’s stopped stealing bases, but he’s an asset in the other standard cats.
As a Freddie Freeman owner, he needs to drop lower. His batted ball profile has reverted back to the 18-23 HR version of himself, as his FB has plummeted and he is hitting more GBs.
Would you move merifield for Taillon?
Thanks!
Dozier has heated up as usual here in the 2nd half. He deserves a major bump.
OBP league, Would you trade Correa for Thor if you already have Tim Anderson at SS and a strong offense?
Got Kris Bryant + Thor for Bregman + CMart in my dynasty. Very nervous about trading bregman but I think I’m happy. Thoughts?
Nimmo at 89 has to be a mistake. 189, maybe.
FYI, Nimmo has the exact same OPS as Votto at the ASB…..just sayin’
Your notes say Gurriel is on the list but I can’t find him using ‘CTRL + F’.
Argh, he should be in there instead of Leonys Martin. Thanks for the catch, it’s been corrected.
In a shallow 9-team mixed league, would you flat out drop the injured Wilson Ramos to add Yadi (or Hedges)?
For the past 3 seasons Kike Hernandez has had a terrible BABIP. You think he can get his average above .230?
LeMahieu, Cano or Murphy ROS? Pick 2, trade the other. 10 T 5×5. Thx!
How does hosmer move up in your ranks? He has been awful. He hit his first homer last Saturday since June 12 and it was only his 4th extra base hit during that same time. He has a 61+% ground ball rate and has the highest k rate if his career.
Where do you see Cano ranked on this list when he is back and playing? Who would you rather have ROS, Moncada or Cano?
Matt Adams is 6th in pull rate among hitters with 210 PAs. That pull rate MIGHT be elevating his HR/FB% and depressing his BABIP? He’s on a 40+ homer pace with a full season of at bats, and he’s hitting the ball pretty hard. Candidate for the list?