The Wheelhouse: Can Anyone Stop MBP?

Opportunity may have knocked sooner than expected for Yasiel Puig this season. Where did he rank on Derek VanRiper's midseason Top-200 List?

Updated on June 28, 2013 5:07PM EST

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Derek VanRiper

Updated on June 28, 2013 5:07PM EST

The Wheelhouse

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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.

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.