This article is part of our The Wheelhouse series.
As I mentioned while filling in on "Charging the Mound" a few weeks back, I'm a fan of in-season re-drafts.
Fortunately, Ron Shandler is putting together a one-month league (salary cap style) on his site, RonShandler.com.
Of course, as noted in this space in recent weeks, one of the biggest challenges in trading is the lack of a true in-season pricing guide.
The next edition of the RotoWire Roundtable will come out early next week, and I have completed my Top-200 Overall List with commentary to share for this week's column. Hopefully, these rankings will help scratch the itch as far as helping to establish some semblance of a guide. If nothing else, they should generate good dialogue in the comments section below.
Rk | Player | Pos | Comments |
1 | Miguel Cabrera | 3B | |
2 | Carlos Gonzalez | OF | |
3 | Mike Trout | OF | |
4 | Chris Davis | 1B | This accounts for an expected .280 BA from today forward. |
5 | Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | |
6 | Evan Longoria | 3B | So far so good for Longo's hamstrings. |
7 | Robinson Cano | 2B | |
8 | Joey Votto | 1B | |
9 | Prince Fielder | 1B | |
10 | Andrew McCutchen | OF | |
11 | Yu Darvish | SP | What would he do in a pitcher-friendly home environment? |
12 | Clayton Kershaw | SP | |
13 | Adam Jones | OF | |
14 | Edwin Encarnacion | 1B | |
15 | David Wright | 3B | |
16 | Giancarlo Stanton | OF | |
17 | Bryce Harper | OF | Without knee injury, could have been 10 spots higher. |
18 | Jose Bautista | OF | |
19 | Adam Wainwright | SP | The Cardinals are smarter than I am. The Cardinals are smarter |
As I mentioned while filling in on "Charging the Mound" a few weeks back, I'm a fan of in-season re-drafts.
Fortunately, Ron Shandler is putting together a one-month league (salary cap style) on his site, RonShandler.com.
Of course, as noted in this space in recent weeks, one of the biggest challenges in trading is the lack of a true in-season pricing guide.
The next edition of the RotoWire Roundtable will come out early next week, and I have completed my Top-200 Overall List with commentary to share for this week's column. Hopefully, these rankings will help scratch the itch as far as helping to establish some semblance of a guide. If nothing else, they should generate good dialogue in the comments section below.
Rk | Player | Pos | Comments |
1 | Miguel Cabrera | 3B | |
2 | Carlos Gonzalez | OF | |
3 | Mike Trout | OF | |
4 | Chris Davis | 1B | This accounts for an expected .280 BA from today forward. |
5 | Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | |
6 | Evan Longoria | 3B | So far so good for Longo's hamstrings. |
7 | Robinson Cano | 2B | |
8 | Joey Votto | 1B | |
9 | Prince Fielder | 1B | |
10 | Andrew McCutchen | OF | |
11 | Yu Darvish | SP | What would he do in a pitcher-friendly home environment? |
12 | Clayton Kershaw | SP | |
13 | Adam Jones | OF | |
14 | Edwin Encarnacion | 1B | |
15 | David Wright | 3B | |
16 | Giancarlo Stanton | OF | |
17 | Bryce Harper | OF | Without knee injury, could have been 10 spots higher. |
18 | Jose Bautista | OF | |
19 | Adam Wainwright | SP | The Cardinals are smarter than I am. The Cardinals are smarter than I am.... |
20 | Max Scherzer | SP | |
21 | Adrian Beltre | 3B | Reminder: Don't touch his head. |
22 | Jean Segura | SS | How will he fare in the game of adjustments over the next three months? |
23 | Stephen Strasburg | SP | Perhaps my personal lesson in not drafting for team context? |
24 | Matt Harvey | SP | Will almost certainly be higher on 2014 rankings, any IP limit in 2H? |
25 | Albert Pujols | 1B | |
26 | Jose Reyes | SS | |
27 | Carlos Gomez | OF | Even w/a Braun injury, never thought Gomez would rank ahead of him. |
28 | Justin Upton | OF | |
29 | Jason Kipnis | 2B | Has been excellent since shaking spring/early-season elbow injury. |
30 | Felix Hernandez | SP | |
31 | Jay Bruce | OF | |
32 | David Ortiz | DH | Simply amazing; fear of clogging the UT spot is overrated. |
33 | Dustin Pedroia | 2B | Banking on something of a return in his power. |
34 | Freddie Freeman | 1B | |
35 | Yadier Molina | C | |
36 | Craig Kimbrel | RP | |
37 | Aroldis Chapman | RP | |
38 | Buster Posey | C | |
39 | Cliff Lee | SP | Hoping a contender deals for him, ideally a National League one. |
40 | Madison Bumgarner | SP | |
41 | Jason Heyward | OF | |
42 | Yasiel Puig | OF | Shocked when Bernie Pleskoff said Puig is his current 1st pick for 2014. |
43 | Hanley Ramirez | SS | |
44 | Ian Kinsler | 2B | |
45 | Everth Cabrera | SS | SB down around the league, how does he respond to hamstring injury? |
46 | Allen Craig | 1B | |
47 | Chris Sale | SP | All flavors of nasty. Workload jump kept price down in March. |
48 | Shelby Miller | SP | |
49 | Troy Tulowitzki | SS | |
50 | Carlos Santana | C | Surprised he's struggled relative to improvement in the lineup around him. |
51 | Jacoby Ellsbury | OF | Any semblance of power returning would merit 20-25 spot jump. |
52 | Mark Trumbo | OF | |
53 | Ian Desmond | SS | I don't hold Adam Jones' plate discipline against him, have to follow suit. |
54 | Matt Cain | SP | |
55 | Justin Verlander | SP | |
56 | Cole Hamels | SP | |
57 | Matt Holliday | OF | |
58 | Shin-Soo Choo | OF | |
59 | Joe Mauer | C | |
60 | Mariano Rivera | RP | |
61 | Yoenis Cespedes | OF | Hope he's not a Cuban David Boston in baseball spikes. |
62 | Ryan Zimmerman | 3B | |
63 | Starling Marte | OF | |
64 | Domonic Brown | OF | Wrestled with this one a lot. How early would you take him? |
65 | Nelson Cruz | OF | Somehow isn't getting much attention for how well he's hit this year. |
66 | Aaron Hill | 2B | Aggressive given the nature of his injury; speaks to limited 2B depth. |
67 | Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | |
68 | Brandon Phillips | 2B | |
69 | Ryan Braun | OF | Fewer SB; concern that power might be sapped even after return from DL. |
70 | James Shields | SP | |
71 | Jordan Zimmermann | SP | |
72 | Johnny Cueto | SP | |
73 | Alex Rios | OF | |
74 | Alex Gordon | OF | |
75 | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | |
76 | Kenley Jansen | RP | Wonder if he would actually fall this far in a draft today? |
77 | Jason Grilli | RP | Wish I had believed in the skills growth before the season, huge profit. |
78 | Michael Cuddyer | OF | Delivering value he was expected to a year ago before injuries derailed him. |
79 | Hunter Pence | OF | |
80 | Mat Latos | SP | |
81 | David Price | SP | Which version of Price do the Rays get back from the disabled list? |
82 | Gio Gonzalez | SP | |
83 | Manny Machado | 3B | |
84 | Matt Kemp | OF | Could the DL stint actually be a blessing in disguise? |
85 | Matt Carpenter | 2B | |
86 | Elvis Andrus | SS | |
87 | Starlin Castro | SS | Used to produce despite looking aloof on the field at times, what happened? |
88 | Sergio Romo | RP | |
89 | Jonathan Papelbon | RP | |
90 | Adam LaRoche | 1B | |
91 | Hisashi Iwakuma | SP | Worth much more so far. Want to see how he holds up in Aug/Sept. |
92 | Jeff Samardzija | SP | |
93 | Wilin Rosario | C | |
94 | Billy Butler | 1B | Always hit tons of GB, but is he hiding an injury that explains power loss? |
95 | Carlos Beltran | OF | Feel like we've seen this movie before, still thinking about 2012 2H fade. |
96 | Aramis Ramirez | 3B | Concerned about the amount of time off he's been getting from the Brewers. |
97 | Howie Kendrick | 2B | |
98 | Jose Altuve | 2B | |
99 | Nick Markakis | OF | Still underrated. Great lineup and home run environment. |
100 | Austin Jackson | OF | |
101 | Ervin Santana | SP | If there were no elbow concerns, he's be 20-25 spots higher. |
102 | CC Sabathia | SP | |
103 | Addison Reed | RP | Would almost certainly close elsewhere (DET?) if the White Sox deal him. |
104 | Joe Nathan | RP | |
105 | Rafael Soriano | RP | |
106 | Adam Lind | 1B | Back to 2009 form. |
107 | Mike Napoli | C | |
108 | Josh Donaldson | 3B | Last 125 G: .301/.368/.500, 20 HR, 77 RBI, 70 R; t-17th in WAR |
109 | Dexter Fowler | OF | |
110 | Desmond Jennings | OF | |
111 | Chase Utley | 2B | Terrified of his health risk, production merits top-50 consideration. |
112 | Ben Zobrist | SS | |
113 | Daniel Murphy | 2B | Matt Carpenter on a lesser team? |
114 | Mike Minor | SP | |
115 | Patrick Corbin | SP | |
116 | Derek Holland | SP | |
117 | Koji Uehara | RP | This is another reminder to look at his career numbers as a reliever. |
118 | Edward Mujica | RP | |
119 | Pablo Sandoval | 3B | |
120 | Nick Swisher | 1B | |
121 | Michael Bourn | OF | |
122 | Brett Gardner | OF | |
123 | Coco Crisp | OF | Per-game ranking is much higher. |
124 | Jered Weaver | SP | |
125 | Zack Greinke | SP | |
126 | Hiroki Kuroda | SP | |
127 | Asdrubal Cabrera | SS | |
128 | Kyle Seager | 3B | |
129 | Matt Wieters | C | One of the most overrated 5x5 commodities around? |
130 | Brian McCann | C | |
131 | Glen Perkins | RP | Friendly contract lessens chance of being traded by MIN. |
132 | Greg Holland | RP | |
133 | Grant Balfour | RP | |
134 | Homer Bailey | SP | |
135 | Doug Fister | SP | |
136 | Jed Lowrie | SS | |
137 | Josh Hamilton | OF | Low average, power bat in a very good team environment. |
138 | Curtis Granderson | OF | |
139 | Carl Crawford | OF | |
140 | Jimmy Rollins | SS | |
141 | Pedro Alvarez | 3B | Has a shot at 40-HR, 100 RBI campaign albeit w/.230-.245 AVG |
142 | Ryan Howard | 1B | Given Phillies' money owed, does knee shut him down early? |
143 | Jonathan Lucroy | C | Finally hitting after a slow start in April and May. |
144 | Chase Headley | 3B | Have to wonder how much late spring thumb injury is behind his struggles. |
145 | Lance Lynn | SP | Wagering that Payne has him about 50 spots higher. |
146 | Kris Medlen | SP | |
147 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | SP | How will he respond to the workload of a full MLB season? |
148 | Salvador Perez | C | |
149 | Wil Myers | OF | |
150 | Anibal Sanchez | SP | +50 spots if the shoulder were healthy. |
151 | Jhonny Peralta | SS | Has his flaws, but benefits from position scarcity and lineup around him. |
152 | Norichika Aoki | OF | |
153 | Matt Moore | SP | Highly unlikely he slides this far, but command making his value volatile. |
154 | Yovani Gallardo | SP | |
155 | Jim Johnson | RP | |
156 | J.J. Hardy | SS | Seems like he's undervalued on draft day every year. |
157 | A.J. Burnett | SP | |
158 | Jose Fernandez | SP | Would be higher w/o likely innings cap leading to early shut down. |
159 | Francisco Liriano | SP | |
160 | Kendrys Morales | 1B | |
161 | Matt Joyce | OF | |
162 | Gerardo Parra | OF | |
163 | Torii Hunter | OF | |
164 | Omar Infante | 2B | |
165 | Justin Masterson | SP | Last 12 starts: 4.56 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 87:31 K:BB in 81 IP. |
166 | Clay Buchholz | SP | |
167 | Jake Peavy | SP | |
168 | Julio Teheran | SP | |
169 | Miguel Montero | C | Did they heavy 2011-12 workload catch up to him? |
170 | Yasmani Grandal | C | |
171 | Brandon Belt | 1B | |
172 | Justin Morneau | 1B | A trade out of Target Field would breed confidence about HR rebound. |
173 | B.J. Upton | OF | One of the more amazing free falls in recent memory. |
174 | R.A. Dickey | SP | |
175 | Jurickson Profar | SS | Still a very wide range of outcomes with his PT. |
176 | David Freese | 3B | |
177 | Marco Scutaro | SS | |
178 | J.J. Putz | RP | |
179 | Gerrit Cole | SP | Joe Sheehan made a great point: Cole needs to use his change more often. |
180 | Zack Wheeler | SP | |
181 | Kyle Blanks | OF | PT might become an issue, but maybe he's just better than Yonder Alonso? |
182 | Leonys Martin | OF | |
183 | Victor Martinez | C | |
184 | Alcides Escobar | SS | |
185 | Rickie Weeks | 2B | Might be salvaging trade value for Brewers just in time. L30 days: 1.169 OPS |
186 | Todd Frazier | 3B | |
187 | Bobby Parnell | RP | |
188 | Huston Street | RP | |
189 | C.J. Wilson | SP | |
190 | Jon Lester | SP | Falling apart after it appeared John Farrell had worked some magic. |
191 | Mitch Moreland | 1B | |
192 | Ben Revere | OF | |
193 | Jedd Gyorko | 2B | |
194 | Nolan Arenado | 3B | |
195 | Ernesto Frieri | RP | Records a lot of high-stress saves; worried about his health > Madson. |
196 | A.J. Griffin | SP | |
197 | Jason Castro | C | |
198 | Martin Prado | 2B | |
199 | Paul Konerko | 1B | Back flaring up, 1H numbers are awful, but has defiled Father Time before. |
200 | Brett Lawrie | 3B | Post-hype sleeper finally getting close to return to TOR lineup. |