This article is part of our The Wheelhouse series.
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 |
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 | 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 | |