Every Monday, I will be releasing “The List” where I rank the current value of the Top 100 pitchers in fantasy baseball for the rest of the season. Use these rankings to help understand what to expect from pitchers for the rest of 2016, and as a tool to gauge trade value in your fantasy leagues.
Note: We’re working on fixing the “prev” column. They made be a bit off this week.
Let’s see how the SP landscape has changed since last week:
| Rank | Player | Prev | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clayton Kershaw | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jake Arrieta | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Chris Sale | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Noah Syndergaard | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Max Scherzer | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Jacob DeGrom | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Stephen Strasburg | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| 8 | Corey Kluber | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Jose Fernandez | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Madison Bumgarner | 11 | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | Matt Harvey | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| 12 | David Price | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| 13 | Chris Archer | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| 14 | Zack Greinke | 15 | 14 | 17 |
| 15 | Gerrit Cole | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| 16 | Carlos Carrasco | 19 | 9 | 19 |
| 17 | Jon Lester | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| 18 | Danny Salazar | 21 | 21 | 23 |
| 19 | Drew Smyly | 22 | 22 | 33 |
| 20 | Steven Matz | 23 | 23 | 27 |
| 21 | Johnny Cueto | 26 | 26 | 30 |
| 22 | Dallas Keuchel | 18 | 15 | 18 |
| 23 | Cole Hamels | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| 24 | Marcus Stroman | 25 | 20 | 26 |
| 25 | Felix Hernandez | 16 | 16 | 18 |
| 26 | Jose Quintana | 28 | 28 | 39 |
| 27 | Aaron Nola | 36 | 36 | 48 |
| 28 | Taijuan Walker | 29 | 29 | 50 |
| 29 | Joe Ross | 31 | 31 | 35 |
| 30 | Sonny Gray | 25 | 25 | 29 |
| 31 | Yu Darvish | 32 | 32 | 44 |
| 32 | Carlos Martinez | 27 | 23 | 27 |
| 33 | Masahiro Tanaka | 39 | 37 | 39 |
| 34 | Jake Odorizzi | 34 | 34 | 43 |
| 35 | Jaime Garcia | 38 | 31 | 38 |
| 36 | Jordan Zimmermann | 40 | 40 | 53 |
| 37 | Kenta Maeda | 35 | 35 | 63 |
| 38 | Lance McCullers | 43 | 36 | 43 |
| 39 | Jose Berrios | 44 | 44 | 84 |
| 40 | Kevin Gausman | 68 | 53 | 72 |
| 41 | Vincent Velasquez | 37 | 37 | 72 |
| 42 | Jerad Eickhoff | 45 | 45 | 70 |
| 43 | Justin Verlander | 30 | 28 | 31 |
| 44 | Raisel Iglesias | 42 | 26 | 42 |
| 45 | Rich Hill | 56 | 48 | 105 |
| 46 | Aaron Sanchez | 69 | 51 | 236 |
| 47 | Rick Porcello | 66 | 51 | 70 |
| 48 | Carlos Rodon | 41 | 39 | 46 |
| 49 | Kyle Hendricks | 61 | 47 | 61 |
| 50 | Jeff Samardzija | 63 | 55 | 78 |
| 51 | Jason Hammel | 60 | 50 | 68 |
| 52 | Michael Wacha | 50 | 45 | 57 |
| 53 | Patrick Corbin | 46 | 31 | 46 |
| 54 | Drew Pomeranz | 57 | 52 | 172 |
| 55 | Adam Conley | 91 | 72 | 120 |
| 56 | Francisco Liriano | 48 | 41 | 48 |
| 57 | Blake Snell | 82 | 62 | 85 |
| 58 | John Lackey | 65 | 54 | 67 |
| 59 | Ian Kennedy | 59 | 56 | 69 |
| 60 | Tyler Duffey | 64 | 64 | 112 |
| 61 | Michael Pineda | 47 | 24 | 55 |
| 62 | Gio Gonzalez | 58 | 55 | 58 |
| 63 | Juan Nicasio | 74 | 57 | 208 |
| 64 | Hisashi Iwakuma | 49 | 40 | 61 |
| 65 | Eduardo Rodriguez | 54 | 37 | 68 |
| 66 | Tyson Ross | 51 | 44 | 63 |
| 67 | Wei-Yin Chen | 55 | 53 | 60 |
| 68 | Matt Moore | 70 | 56 | 113 |
| 69 | Nathan Eovaldi | 87 | 67 | 94 |
| 70 | Marco Estrada | 90 | 76 | 91 |
| 71 | J.A. Happ | 77 | 75 | 90 |
| 72 | Steven Wright | 222 | 215 | 222 |
| 73 | Luis Severino | 53 | 34 | 67 |
| 74 | Edinson Volquez | 67 | 64 | 95 |
| 75 | Yordano Ventura | 52 | 50 | 71 |
| 76 | Scott Kazmir | 75 | 66 | 80 |
| 77 | Nate Karns | 93 | 63 | 93 |
| 78 | Tanner Roark | 92 | 85 | 142 |
| 79 | Julio Teheran | 93 | 89 | 116 |
| 80 | Josh Tomlin | 73 | 72 | 87 |
| 81 | John Lamb | 78 | 75 | 82 |
| 82 | Michael Fulmer | 69 | 68 | 254 |
| 83 | Jameson Taillon | 81 | 81 | 188 |
| 84 | Tyler Glasnow | 85 | 75 | 86 |
| 85 | Julio Urias | 86 | 77 | 117 |
| 86 | Sean Manaea | 70 | 69 | 327 |
| 87 | Adam Wainwright | 64 | 22 | 84 |
| 88 | James Shields | 71 | 46 | 77 |
| 89 | Alex Wood | 95 | 90 | 130 |
| 90 | Collin McHugh | 88 | 59 | 88 |
| 91 | Ross Stripling | 72 | 71 | 319 |
| 92 | Aaron Blair | 81 | 79 | 326 |
| 93 | Mike Fiers | 95 | 68 | 98 |
| 94 | Bartolo Colon | 105 | 97 | 143 |
| 95 | Jon Gray | 144 | 129 | 144 |
| 96 | Chris Tillman | 107 | 100 | 129 |
| 97 | Nick Tropeano | 94 | 74 | 107 |
| 98 | Hector Santiago | 62 | 59 | 128 |
| 99 | Alex Cobb | 101 | 92 | 101 |
| 100 | Zack Wheeler | 102 | 93 | 103 |
Notes
– Plenty of changes again, with previously though of studs like Felix Hernandez and Dallas Keuchel falling out of the Top 20 and pushing the rest of the crowd up.
– Johnny Cueto and Aaron Nola made some significant jumps, the former hinting at the Top 20, and Nola’s overall Top 10 peripherals are making him sniff at the Top 25 with room to grow.
– Justin Verlander takes a fall after giving owners another dreadful outing. He’s fully capable of much better, but the mid 40s is proper for his production right now.
– A moment of silence please for the removal of Garrett Richards…thank you.
– One of the biggest jumps is Jeff Samardzija who I still don’t trust to produce consistently, but it’s hard to deny that he’s broken a bit out of his 2015 slump.
– Adam Conley also made a major jump as he’s looking much better in recent starts than at the start of the year.
– Another young arm that is flying under the radar is Tyler Duffey who struck out nine yesterday with his fantastic Curveball. He’s a great add in 12 teamers.
– Sean Manaea and Michael Fulmer are both having difficulty adjusting to major league ball. Fulmer has better upside than Manaea, but both are a little too risky right now.
– Steven Wright forces his way onto The List with his hot start, no matter how much I don’t buy into its longevity.
– The “Mendoza line” of Prospect Pitchers adds Julio Urias as he is destroying minor league opponents.
– Leaving The List are Derek Holland, Mat Latos, Jesse Hahn, and Lucas Giolito. Holland was on thin ice and just got absolutely shelled, Latos isn’t holding up his end of the bargain, Hahn needs a little more seasoning, and Gio is struggling too much in AAA to stash above the other options.
– Taking their spots are Chris Tillman and Jon Gray. Tillman is showing more of his old upside than expected, and Gray is showing that he can be valuable outside of Coors.