The RotoWire 200: August Edition

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Updated on August 16, 2013 5:02PM EST

With just over six weeks left in the regular season, it's time for the final update to the RotoWire 200 for the 2013 campaign. Many of the changes are suspension and injury related, while the list is also a starting point for those in redraft leagues already thinking about where players might be ranked heading into next season.

Many players that seem likely to miss the rest of the season due to injury (i.e. David Wright, Johnny Cueto, Jason Grilli and Ryan Howard) have been omitted intentionally.

Rk	Player	Pos	Comments
1	Miguel Cabrera	3B	Posting better numbers than 2012 Triple Crown campaign.
2	Mike Trout	OF
3	Chris Davis	1B
4	Paul Goldschmidt	1B
5	Robinson Cano	2B
6	Joey Votto	1B
7	Edwin Encarnacion	1B
8	Andrew McCutchen	OF
9	Clayton Kershaw	SP
10	Yu Darvish	SP
11	Adrian Beltre	3B
12	Carlos Gonzalez	OF	Would be a top-five guy with health, and this spot may be optimistic.
13	Giancarlo Stanton	OF
14	Bryce Harper	OF
15	Adam Jones	OF
16	Max Scherzer	SP
17	Adam Wainwright	SP
18	Jose Bautista	OF
19	Hanley Ramirez	SS	Would be higher w/fewer health concerns.
20	Troy Tulowitzki	SS
21	Stephen Strasburg	SP
22	Matt Harvey	SP
23	Yasiel Puig	OF	Bernie looking less crazy for suggesting him at No. 1 in 2014.
24	Evan Longoria	3B
25	Jean Segura	SS
26	Jose Reyes	SS
27	Carlos Gomez	OF	Knee injury suffered Thursday doesn't seem to be serious.
28	Jay Bruce

Many players that seem likely to miss the rest of the season due to injury (i.e. David Wright, Johnny Cueto, Jason Grilli and Ryan Howard) have been omitted intentionally.

Rk	Player	Pos	Comments
1	Miguel Cabrera	3B	Posting better numbers than 2012 Triple Crown campaign.
2	Mike Trout	OF
3	Chris Davis	1B
4	Paul Goldschmidt	1B
5	Robinson Cano	2B
6	Joey Votto	1B
7	Edwin Encarnacion	1B
8	Andrew McCutchen	OF
9	Clayton Kershaw	SP
10	Yu Darvish	SP
11	Adrian Beltre	3B
12	Carlos Gonzalez	OF	Would be a top-five guy with health, and this spot may be optimistic.
13	Giancarlo Stanton	OF
14	Bryce Harper	OF
15	Adam Jones	OF
16	Max Scherzer	SP
17	Adam Wainwright	SP
18	Jose Bautista	OF
19	Hanley Ramirez	SS	Would be higher w/fewer health concerns.
20	Troy Tulowitzki	SS
21	Stephen Strasburg	SP
22	Matt Harvey	SP
23	Yasiel Puig	OF	Bernie looking less crazy for suggesting him at No. 1 in 2014.
24	Evan Longoria	3B
25	Jean Segura	SS
26	Jose Reyes	SS
27	Carlos Gomez	OF	Knee injury suffered Thursday doesn't seem to be serious.
28	Jay Bruce	OF
29	Jason Kipnis	2B
30	Felix Hernandez	SP
31	Jacoby Ellsbury	OF	Impressive 44-for-48 mark as a basestealer this season.
32	Justin Upton	OF
33	David Ortiz	DH
34	Dustin Pedroia	2B
35	Prince Fielder	1B	HR and AVG less than expected, but could still binge.
36	Allen Craig	1B
37	Freddie Freeman	1B
38	Adrian Gonzalez	1B
39	Buster Posey	C
40	Craig Kimbrel	RP
41	Aroldis Chapman	RP
42	Cliff Lee	SP
43	Madison Bumgarner	SP
44	Jason Heyward	OF	Heating Up: Last 30 days: .345/.433/.560, 4 HR, 13 RBI
45	Yadier Molina	C
46	Ian Kinsler	2B
47	Chris Sale	SP
48	Joe Mauer	C
49	Domonic Brown	OF	Still tough to place him thinking ahead to next season.
50	David Price	SP
51	Ian Desmond	SS
52	Gio Gonzalez	SP
53	Cole Hamels	SP	Has rebounded as expected following slow start.
54	Matt Holliday	OF
55	Shin-Soo Choo	OF
56	Wilin Rosario	C
57	Kenley Jansen	RP	Should the gap from Kimbrel/Chapman to Jansen be this wide?
58	Yoenis Cespedes	OF	Has not earned this spot yet, but capable of heating up quickly.
59	Ryan Zimmerman	3B
60	Starling Marte	OF
61	Alex Rios	OF
62	Aaron Hill	2B
63	Brandon Phillips	2B
64	Hisashi Iwakuma	SP
65	James Shields	SP
66	Jordan Zimmermann	SP
67	Carlos Beltran	OF	Will he fade down the stretch?
68	Alex Gordon	OF
69	Mariano Rivera	RP
70	Sergio Romo	RP
71	Wil Myers	OF	This actually feels too low, considering how well he's hit so far.
72	Mark Trumbo	OF
73	Justin Verlander	SP
74	Mat Latos	SP
75	Zack Greinke	SP
76	Manny Machado	3B
77	Matt Carpenter	2B
78	Hunter Pence	OF
79	Elvis Andrus	SS
80	Joe Nathan	RP
81	Koji Uehara	RP
82	Jose Fernandez	SP	Will have innings capped, but a top-10 SP in 2014?
83	Shelby Miller	SP
84	Carlos Santana	C
85	Kyle Seager	3B
86	Chase Utley	2B
87	Jose Altuve	2B
88	Michael Cuddyer	OF
89	Nick Markakis	OF
90	Curtis Granderson	OF
91	Matt Cain	SP
92	Mike Minor	SP
93	Edward Mujica	RP
94	Greg Holland	RP
95	Addison Reed	RP
96	Eric Hosmer	1B	Congrats to those who traded for him in May.
97	Mike Napoli	C
98	Josh Donaldson	3B
99	Billy Butler	1B	Might fall even further before drafts next spring.
100	Austin Jackson	OF
101	Dexter Fowler	OF
102	Starlin Castro	SS
103	Jayson Werth	OF	One of the biggest surprises of the season, really.
104	Patrick Corbin	SP
105	Francisco Liriano	SP
106	Hiroki Kuroda	SP
107	Jonathan Papelbon	RP
108	Rafael Soriano	RP
109	Pablo Sandoval	3B
110	Kendrys Morales	1B	What will he do elsewhere in 2014?
111	Desmond Jennings	OF
112	Brett Gardner	OF
113	Derek Holland	SP
114	Jered Weaver	SP	Was cruising before getting hammered by Yanks this week.
115	CC Sabathia	SP
116	Asdrubal Cabrera	SS
117	Pedro Alvarez	3B
118	Jonathan Lucroy	C
119	Brian McCann	C
120	Glen Perkins	RP
121	Grant Balfour	RP
122	Huston Street	RP
123	Homer Bailey	SP
124	Ervin Santana	SP
125	Jed Lowrie	SS
126	Josh Hamilton	OF
127	Carl Crawford	OF
128	Matt Kemp	OF	Feeling more and more like a lottery ticket the rest of the way.
129	Jimmy Rollins	SS
130	Aramis Ramirez	3B
131	Justin Morneau	1B	Could benefit from waiver deadline deal.
132	Victor Martinez	C
133	Ben Zobrist	SS
134	Adam LaRoche	1B
135	Anthony Rizzo	1B
136	Howie Kendrick	2B
137	Daniel Murphy	2B
138	Chase Headley	3B
139	Julio Teheran	SP
140	Lance Lynn	SP
141	Hyun-Jin Ryu	SP
142	Matt Wieters	C
143	Leonys Martin	OF	Seems to be the biggest winner from Nelson Cruz suspension.
144	Anibal Sanchez	SP
145	Michael Bourn	OF
146	Matt Moore	SP
147	Joaquin Benoit	RP
148	J.J. Hardy	SS
149	A.J. Burnett	SP
150	Jeff Samardzija	SP	Looked like he had put it all together in April and May.
151	Doug Fister	SP
152	Nick Swisher	1B
153	Torii Hunter	OF
154	B.J. Upton	OF	Does he have a big rebound in him for September?
155	Martin Prado	2B
156	Justin Masterson	SP
157	Matt Garza	SP
158	Jake Peavy	SP
159	R.A. Dickey	SP
160	Brandon Belt	1B	No other way to say it – he's just better than most people think.
161	Adam Lind	1B
162	Adam Dunn	1B
163	Alfonso Soriano	OF
164	John Lackey	SP
165	Alejandro De Aza	OF	Lineup around him continues to erode, but underrated.
166	Gerrit Cole	SP
167	Kris Medlen	SP
168	Salvador Perez	C
169	Brett Lawrie	3B	Mashing over the last 30 days: .317/.374/.519.
170	Casey Janssen	RP
171	C.J. Wilson	SP
172	Jon Lester	SP
173	Mitch Moreland	1B
174	Ivan Nova	SP	Should change his name to "Siva".
175	Tony Cingrani	SP
176	Alexei Ramirez	SS	Cheap speed from a premium spot, but power is gone.
177	Norichika Aoki	OF
178	Colby Rasmus	OF
179	James Loney	1B
180	Coco Crisp	OF	What happened here?
181	Matt Joyce	OF
182	Nate McLouth	OF
183	Michael Brantley	OF
184	Brandon Beachy	SP
185	Jason Castro	C	Astros have afforded him an excellent opportunity to drive in runs.
186	Omar Infante	2B
187	Nolan Arenado	3B
188	Jedd Gyorko	2B
189	Chris Johnson	3B
190	Nate Schierholtz	OF
191	Todd Frazier	3B	Hangs in only because of park and lineup around him.
192	A.J. Griffin	SP
193	Chris Tillman	SP
194	Mark Melancon	RP
195	Ike Davis	1B
196	Stephen Drew	SS	Trending back toward a very respectable line after awful start.
197	Jim Henderson	RP
198	Jarrod Parker	SP
199	Wilson Ramos	C	Just needs to shake the misfortune of injuries.
200	Jurickson Profar	SS