Weekly Hitter Rankings: Flyin' at Fenway

Erik Siegrist breaks down the hitter rankings for the week as David Ortiz and the Red Sox have seven games at Fenway Park.
Weekly Hitter Rankings: Flyin' at Fenway
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The Weekly Hitter Rankings is a companion piece to the Weekly Pitcher Rankings. While in many leagues your offensive roster slots are set 'em and forget 'em, in deeper formats where every at-bat counts, knowing which teams have friendly schedules for hitters, and which platoon bats will be getting more action than usual, can be valuable information, especially in head-to-head formats and leagues where you make moves weekly instead of daily. The Weekly Hitter Rankings will summarize all that info in one spot, for your roster-juggling convenience.

For the period Sept 12-18

NOTE: Home/road splits are now pulled purely from 2016 team performances, with 2015 numbers completed phased out. 2016 park factors are also now included, replacing 2013 park factors in the rolling three-year average.

8 GAMES

1. Pittsburgh (34.542)

at PHI (4) – Hellickson (R), Asher (R), J. Thompson (R), Eickhoff (R)
at CIN (4) – Stephenson (R), Finnegan (L), DeSclafani (R), Straily (R)

7 GAMES

2. Boston (36.294)

vs. BAL (3) – Miley (L), Gallardo (R), Bundy (R)
vs. NYY (4) – Tanaka (R), Cessa (R), Mitchell (R), Sabathia (L)

3. LA Dodgers (33.443)

at NYY (3) – Mitchell (R), Sabathia (L), Pineda (R) WITH DH
at ARI (4) – Bradley (R), Greinke (R), S. Miller (R), Ray (L)

4. Chicago Cubs (33.339)

at STL (3) – Leake (R), J. Garcia (L), C. Martinez (R)
vs. MIL (4) – Nelson (R), Chase Anderson (R), Davies (R), W. Perakta (R)

5. Tampa Bay (32.585)

at TOR (3)

The Weekly Hitter Rankings is a companion piece to the Weekly Pitcher Rankings. While in many leagues your offensive roster slots are set 'em and forget 'em, in deeper formats where every at-bat counts, knowing which teams have friendly schedules for hitters, and which platoon bats will be getting more action than usual, can be valuable information, especially in head-to-head formats and leagues where you make moves weekly instead of daily. The Weekly Hitter Rankings will summarize all that info in one spot, for your roster-juggling convenience.

For the period Sept 12-18

NOTE: Home/road splits are now pulled purely from 2016 team performances, with 2015 numbers completed phased out. 2016 park factors are also now included, replacing 2013 park factors in the rolling three-year average.

8 GAMES

1. Pittsburgh (34.542)

at PHI (4) – Hellickson (R), Asher (R), J. Thompson (R), Eickhoff (R)
at CIN (4) – Stephenson (R), Finnegan (L), DeSclafani (R), Straily (R)

7 GAMES

2. Boston (36.294)

vs. BAL (3) – Miley (L), Gallardo (R), Bundy (R)
vs. NYY (4) – Tanaka (R), Cessa (R), Mitchell (R), Sabathia (L)

3. LA Dodgers (33.443)

at NYY (3) – Mitchell (R), Sabathia (L), Pineda (R) WITH DH
at ARI (4) – Bradley (R), Greinke (R), S. Miller (R), Ray (L)

4. Chicago Cubs (33.339)

at STL (3) – Leake (R), J. Garcia (L), C. Martinez (R)
vs. MIL (4) – Nelson (R), Chase Anderson (R), Davies (R), W. Perakta (R)

5. Tampa Bay (32.585)

at TOR (3) – Liriano (L), Dickey (R), Stroman (R)
at BAL (4) – Gausman (R), Jimenez (R), Tillman (R), Miley (L)

6. Detroit (31.945)

vs. MIN (4) – E. Santana (R), Gibson (R), Albers (L), Santiago (L)
at CLE (3) – Kluber (R), Carrasco (R), Bauer (R)

7. Toronto (31.625)

vs. TB (3) – Odorizzi (R), Smyly (L), Cobb (R)
at LAA (4) – D. Wright (R), J. Weaver (R), Nolasco (R), Meyer (R)

8. Cleveland (31.183)

at CHW (4) – M. Gonzalez (R), Quintana (L), Rodon (L), Shields (R)
vs. DET (3) – Zimmermann (R), Verlander (R), D. Norris (L)

9. Cincinnati (30.816)

vs. MIL (3) – W. Peralta (R), Garza (R), Guerra (R)
vs. PIT (4) – Vogelsong (R), Taillon (R), G. Cole (R), Nova (R)

Seven games against righties may make you want to think twice about using Eugenio Suarez (914 OPS vs LHP, 690 vs. RHP) if you have other options.

10. Baltimore (30.718)

at BOS (3) – Pomeranz (L), Price (L), Porcello (R)
vs. TB (4) – Snell (L), Archer (R), Andriese (R), Odorizzi (R)

11. LA Angels (30.451)

vs. SEA (3) – Miranda (L), T. Walker (R), Iwakuma (R)
vs. TOR (4) – Estrada (R), Happ (L), Aaron Sanchez (R), Liriano (L)

12. San Francisco (30.279)

vs. SD (3) – Clemens (R), Cosart (R), Richard (L)
vs. STL (4) – Wainwright (R), L. Weaver (R), Leake (R), J. Garcia (L)

13. St. Louis (30.230)

vs. CHC (3) – Hendricks (R), Hammel (R), Montgomery (L)
at SF (4) – Cueto (R), Moore (L), Samardzija (R), A. Suarez (R)

14. Arizona (30.171)

vs. COL (3) – T. Anderson (L), J. De La Rosa (L), Hoffman (R)
vs. LAD (4) – R. Hill (L), Maeda (R), De Leon (R), Urias (L)

15. Kansas City (30.165)

vs. OAK (4) – Detwiler (L), Cotton (R), Manaea (L), Mengden (R)
vs. CHW (3) – Sale (L), M. Gonzalez (R), Quintana (L)

16. Minnesota (30.070)

at DET (4) – D. Norris (L), Boyd (L), Anibal Sanchez (R), M. Fulmer (R)
at NYM (3) – Gsellman (R), Lugo (R), Colon (R) NO DH

17. Oakland (29.995)

at KC (4) – Duffy (L), Vargas (L), Ventura (R), Volquez (R)
at TEX (3) – Darvish (R), Hamels (L), C. Lewis (R)

Note that Jason Vargas has not yet been confirmed for a return to the rotation by the Royals. Dillon Gee
would be the other option.

18. Chicago White Sox (29.508)

vs. CLE (4) – Carrasco (R), Bauer (R), Tomlin (R), Clevinger (R)
at KC (3) – Kennedy (R), Duffy (L), Vargas (L)

Note that Jason Vargas has not yet been confirmed for a return to the rotation by the Royals. Dillon Gee
would be the other option.

19. NY Yankees (29.471)

vs. LAD (3) – De Leon (R), Urias (L), Kershaw (L)
at BOS (4) – E. Rodriguez (L), Buchholz (R), Pomeranz (L), Price (L)

Five lefties on the slate could get Rob Refsnyder some extra playing time in the outfield.

20. Milwaukee (26.065)

at CIN (3) – DeSclafani (R), Straily (R), Adleman (R)
at CHC (4) – Lester (L), Lackey (R), Arrieta (R), Hendricks (R)

21. Philadelphia (25.498)

vs. PIT (4) – G. Cole (R), Nova (R), Brault (L), Kuhl (R)
vs. MIA (3) – Koehler (R), Urena (R), Cashner (R)

6 GAMES

22. Colorado (30.503)

at ARI (3) – S. Miller (R), Ray (L), R. De La Rosa (R)
vs. SD (3) – Perdomo (R), E. Jackson (R), Clemens (R)

23. San Diego (27.283)

at SF (3) – Samardzija (R), A, Suarez (R), Bumgarner (L)
at COL (3) – Chatwood (R), J. Gray (R), Bettis (R)

24. Texas (26.341)

at HOU (3) – Fister (R), Peacock (R), Musgrove (R)
vs. OAK (3) – Graveman (R), R. Alcantara (R), Detwiler (L)

25. Seattle (26.170)

at LAA (3) – Nolasco (R), Meyer (R), Skaggs (L)
vs. HOU (3) – McHugh (R), Fiers (R), Fister (R)

26. Houston (26.112)

vs. TEX (3) – M. Perez (L), Griffin (R), D. Holland (L)
at SEA (3) – F. Hernandez (R), Paxton (L), Miranda (L)

27. Miami (25.570)

at ATL (3) – Foltyneqicz (R), Wisler (R), Teheran (R)
at PHI (3) – Morgan (L), Hellickson (R), Asher (R)

28. Washington (25.283)

vs. NYM (3) – R. Montero (R), Syndergaard (R), Matz (L)
at ATL (3) – Gant (R), W. Perez (R), Foltynewicz (R)

29. NY Mets (24.048)

at WAS (3) – Undecided, A.J. Cole (R), Roark (R)
vs. MIN (3) – Berrios (R), E. Santana (R), Gibson (R)

Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez are the options for the Nats' undecided spot. Either way the Mets won't face a lefty this week, which could cost Wilmer Flores some at-bats.

30. Atlanta (22.536)

vs. MIA (3) – Cashner (R), Esch (R), Fernandez (R)
vs. WAS (3) – Scherzer (R), G. Gonzalez (L), Undecided

Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez are the options for the Nats' undecided spot.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Erik Siegrist is an FSWA award-winning columnist who covers all four major North American sports (that means the NHL, not NASCAR) and whose beat extends back to the days when the Nationals were the Expos and the Thunder were the Sonics. He was the inaugural champion of RotoWire's Staff Keeper baseball league, and its current reigning champ. His work has also appeared at Baseball Prospectus.
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