This article is part of our The Wheelhouse series.
A few quick notes about this list.
1. There is a positional sorting option available on the Composite Rankings page. (Please Note: The Composite Rankings page will have multiple editors and writers submit a set of rankings midseason, around July 1.)
2. This list is based on value for the rest of the season, assuming a 15-team mixed league (NFBC style).
3. Full updates of this list will be published on or before the first Wednesday of the month during the regular season. Minor updates will be made as players are promoted, demoted, injured, etc. -- those changes will be viewable as soon as I make them on the Composite Rankings page (linked above).
4. Injured players with a vague diagnosis (ex. Tyson Ross - shoulder) are ranked erring on the side of caution.
5. Most pitching prospects are still ranked to account for uncertainty regarding the timing of their callup, and the potential for significantly limited workloads. Even with that, useful arms such as Jameson Taillon and Tyler Glasnow fall short of making the cut right now.
6. Further commentary about the biggest risers and fallers, along with any necessary extended analysis will be incorporated into the next Wheelhouse column.
Enjoy!
Rank | Player | Team | Pos |
1 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | P |
2 | Mike Trout | LAA | OF |
3 | Bryce Harper | WAS | OF |
4 | Nolan Arenado | COL | 3B |
5 | Manny Machado | BAL | 3B |
6 | Josh Donaldson | TOR | 3B |
7 | Jose Altuve |
A few quick notes about this list.
1. There is a positional sorting option available on the Composite Rankings page. (Please Note: The Composite Rankings page will have multiple editors and writers submit a set of rankings midseason, around July 1.)
2. This list is based on value for the rest of the season, assuming a 15-team mixed league (NFBC style).
3. Full updates of this list will be published on or before the first Wednesday of the month during the regular season. Minor updates will be made as players are promoted, demoted, injured, etc. -- those changes will be viewable as soon as I make them on the Composite Rankings page (linked above).
4. Injured players with a vague diagnosis (ex. Tyson Ross - shoulder) are ranked erring on the side of caution.
5. Most pitching prospects are still ranked to account for uncertainty regarding the timing of their callup, and the potential for significantly limited workloads. Even with that, useful arms such as Jameson Taillon and Tyler Glasnow fall short of making the cut right now.
6. Further commentary about the biggest risers and fallers, along with any necessary extended analysis will be incorporated into the next Wheelhouse column.
Enjoy!
Rank | Player | Team | Pos |
1 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | P |
2 | Mike Trout | LAA | OF |
3 | Bryce Harper | WAS | OF |
4 | Nolan Arenado | COL | 3B |
5 | Manny Machado | BAL | 3B |
6 | Josh Donaldson | TOR | 3B |
7 | Jose Altuve | HOU | 2B |
8 | Mookie Betts | BOS | OF |
9 | Miguel Cabrera | DET | 1B |
10 | Carlos Correa | HOU | SS |
11 | Kris Bryant | CHC | 3B |
12 | George Springer | HOU | OF |
13 | Paul Goldschmidt | ARI | 1B |
14 | Jake Arrieta | CHC | P |
15 | Noah Syndergaard | NYM | P |
16 | Chris Sale | CWS | P |
17 | Stephen Strasburg | WAS | P |
18 | Madison Bumgarner | SF | P |
19 | Max Scherzer | WAS | P |
20 | Jose Fernandez | MIA | P |
21 | Giancarlo Stanton | MIA | OF |
22 | Robinson Cano | SEA | 2B |
23 | Yoenis Cespedes | NYM | OF |
24 | Xander Bogaerts | BOS | SS |
25 | Starling Marte | PIT | OF |
26 | Anthony Rizzo | CHC | 1B |
27 | David Price | BOS | P |
28 | Gregory Polanco | PIT | OF |
29 | Chris Davis | BAL | 1B |
30 | Edwin Encarnacion | TOR | 1B |
31 | J.D. Martinez | DET | OF |
32 | Jose Bautista | TOR | OF |
33 | Andrew McCutchen | PIT | OF |
34 | Nelson Cruz | SEA | OF |
35 | Charlie Blackmon | COL | OF |
36 | Ryan Braun | MIL | OF |
37 | Carlos Gonzalez | COL | OF |
38 | David Ortiz | BOS | DH |
39 | Todd Frazier | CWS | 3B |
40 | Buster Posey | SF | C |
41 | Kenley Jansen | LAD | P |
42 | Aroldis Chapman | NYY | P |
43 | Wade Davis | KC | P |
44 | Lorenzo Cain | KC | OF |
45 | Jose Abreu | CWS | 1B |
46 | Ian Kinsler | DET | 2B |
47 | Jon Lester | CHC | P |
48 | Gerrit Cole | PIT | P |
49 | Johnny Cueto | SF | P |
50 | Corey Kluber | CLE | P |
51 | Zack Greinke | ARI | P |
52 | Francisco Lindor | CLE | SS |
53 | Eric Hosmer | KC | 1B |
54 | Matt Carpenter | STL | 3B |
55 | Kyle Seager | SEA | 3B |
56 | Joey Votto | CIN | 1B |
57 | Hunter Pence | SF | OF |
58 | Zach Britton | BAL | P |
59 | Craig Kimbrel | BOS | P |
60 | Roberto Osuna | TOR | P |
61 | Stephen Piscotty | STL | OF |
62 | Daniel Murphy | WAS | 2B |
63 | Ian Desmond | TEX | SS |
64 | Anthony Rendon | WAS | 2B |
65 | Adrian Gonzalez | LAD | 1B |
66 | Cole Hamels | TEX | P |
67 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE | P |
68 | Matt Harvey | NYM | P |
69 | Jacob deGrom | NYM | P |
70 | Felix Hernandez | SEA | P |
71 | Christian Yelich | MIA | OF |
72 | Dexter Fowler | CHC | OF |
73 | Miguel Sano | MIN | DH |
74 | Corey Seager | LAD | SS |
75 | Michael Conforto | NYM | OF |
76 | Adrian Beltre | TEX | 3B |
77 | Hector Rondon | CHC | P |
78 | Cody Allen | CLE | P |
79 | Rougned Odor | TEX | 2B |
80 | Neil Walker | NYM | 2B |
81 | Jason Kipnis | CLE | 2B |
82 | Aaron Nola | PHI | P |
83 | Carlos Martinez | STL | P |
84 | Danny Salazar | CLE | P |
85 | Maikel Franco | PHI | 3B |
86 | Freddie Freeman | ATL | 1B |
87 | Jonathan Lucroy | MIL | C |
88 | Mark Trumbo | BAL | OF |
89 | Jacoby Ellsbury | NYY | OF |
90 | Hanley Ramirez | BOS | OF |
91 | Adam Eaton | CWS | OF |
92 | Trevor Story | COL | SS |
93 | Victor Martinez | DET | DH |
94 | Yu Darvish | TEX | P |
95 | Steven Matz | NYM | P |
96 | Taijuan Walker | SEA | P |
97 | Masahiro Tanaka | NYY | P |
98 | Jackie Bradley | BOS | OF |
99 | Marcell Ozuna | MIA | OF |
100 | Nomar Mazara | TEX | OF |
101 | Prince Fielder | TEX | DH |
102 | Ben Zobrist | CHC | 2B |
103 | A.J. Ramos | MIA | P |
104 | Michael Brantley | CLE | OF |
105 | David Peralta | ARI | OF |
106 | Dustin Pedroia | BOS | 2B |
107 | Ben Revere | WAS | OF |
108 | Kole Calhoun | LAA | OF |
109 | Salvador Perez | KC | C |
110 | Brian McCann | NYY | C |
111 | Albert Pujols | LAA | 1B |
112 | Brian Dozier | MIN | 2B |
113 | Matt Kemp | SD | OF |
114 | Brett Gardner | NYY | OF |
115 | Jason Heyward | CHC | OF |
116 | Justin Upton | DET | OF |
117 | Adam Jones | BAL | OF |
118 | Yasiel Puig | LAD | OF |
119 | Corey Dickerson | TB | OF |
120 | David Robertson | CWS | P |
121 | Mark Melancon | PIT | P |
122 | Jeurys Familia | NYM | P |
123 | Trevor Rosenthal | STL | P |
124 | Luke Gregerson | HOU | P |
125 | Jose Quintana | CWS | P |
126 | Justin Verlander | DET | P |
127 | Sonny Gray | OAK | P |
128 | Addison Russell | CHC | SS |
129 | Jonathan Villar | MIL | SS |
130 | Nick Castellanos | DET | 3B |
131 | Brandon Crawford | SF | SS |
132 | Evan Longoria | TB | 3B |
133 | Chris Archer | TB | P |
134 | Welington Castillo | ARI | C |
135 | Wilson Ramos | WAS | C |
136 | Brandon Belt | SF | 1B |
137 | Travis Shaw | BOS | 1B |
138 | Kenta Maeda | LAD | P |
139 | Rich Hill | OAK | P |
140 | John Lackey | CHC | P |
141 | Troy Tulowitzki | TOR | SS |
142 | Wil Myers | SD | 1B |
143 | Randal Grichuk | STL | OF |
144 | Khris Davis | OAK | OF |
145 | Curtis Granderson | NYM | OF |
146 | Chris Carter | MIL | 1B |
147 | Steven Wright | BOS | P |
148 | Gio Gonzalez | WAS | P |
149 | Odubel Herrera | PHI | OF |
150 | Billy Burns | OAK | OF |
151 | Michael Saunders | TOR | OF |
152 | Jake Lamb | ARI | 3B |
153 | Alex Rodriguez | NYY | DH |
154 | Marcus Stroman | TOR | P |
155 | Vince Velasquez | PHI | P |
156 | Jaime Garcia | STL | P |
157 | Joe Ross | WAS | P |
158 | Drew Smyly | TB | P |
159 | Jordan Zimmermann | DET | P |
160 | Jeff Samardzija | SF | P |
161 | Joc Pederson | LAD | OF |
162 | Carlos Gomez | HOU | OF |
163 | Billy Hamilton | CIN | OF |
164 | Byung-ho Park | MIN | 1B |
165 | Gerardo Parra | COL | OF |
166 | Denard Span | SF | OF |
167 | Arodys Vizcaino | ATL | P |
168 | Andrew Miller | NYY | P |
169 | Danny Valencia | OAK | 3B |
170 | Carlos Santana | CLE | 1B |
171 | Matt Holliday | STL | OF |
172 | Evan Gattis | HOU | DH |
173 | Jay Bruce | CIN | OF |
174 | Jonathan Schoop | BAL | 2B |
175 | Josh Harrison | PIT | 2B |
176 | Jung Ho Kang | PIT | SS |
177 | Aledmys Diaz | STL | SS |
178 | Carlos Beltran | NYY | OF |
179 | Trayce Thompson | LAD | OF |
180 | Jean Segura | ARI | SS |
181 | Melky Cabrera | CWS | OF |
182 | Byron Buxton | MIN | OF |
183 | Drew Pomeranz | SD | P |
184 | Brett Lawrie | CWS | 3B |
185 | Stephen Vogt | OAK | C |
186 | Jeremy Jeffress | MIL | P |
187 | Dallas Keuchel | HOU | P |
188 | Julio Teheran | ATL | P |
189 | Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | P |
190 | Dellin Betances | NYY | P |
191 | J.T. Realmuto | MIA | C |
192 | Zack Cozart | CIN | SS |
193 | Trea Turner | WAS | SS |
194 | Marcus Semien | OAK | SS |
195 | Elvis Andrus | TEX | SS |
196 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | P |
197 | Rick Porcello | BOS | P |
198 | Jason Hammel | CHC | P |
199 | Matt Adams | STL | 1B |
200 | Ryan Zimmerman | WAS | 1B |
201 | Adam Lind | SEA | 1B |
202 | Justin Bour | MIA | 1B |
203 | Russell Martin | TOR | C |
204 | Kendrys Morales | KC | DH |
205 | Lance McCullers | HOU | P |
206 | Kevin Gausman | BAL | P |
207 | Jake Odorizzi | TB | P |
208 | Chris Tillman | BAL | P |
209 | Ian Kennedy | KC | P |
210 | Carlos Rodon | CWS | P |
211 | Francisco Liriano | PIT | P |
212 | Adam Wainwright | STL | P |
213 | Marco Estrada | TOR | P |
214 | Jimmy Nelson | MIL | P |
215 | Alex Wood | LAD | P |
216 | Blake Snell | TB | P |
217 | Devon Travis | TOR | 2B |
218 | Brandon Phillips | CIN | 2B |
219 | Colby Rasmus | HOU | OF |
220 | Adam Duvall | CIN | OF |
221 | Josh Reddick | OAK | OF |
222 | Matt Duffy | SF | 3B |
223 | Francisco Cervelli | PIT | C |
224 | Shin-Soo Choo | TEX | OF |
225 | Alex Gordon | KC | OF |
226 | Santiago Casilla | SF | P |
227 | Francisco Rodriguez | DET | P |
228 | Jonathan Papelbon | WAS | P |
229 | Jake McGee | COL | P |
230 | Scott Kazmir | LAD | P |
231 | Wei-Yin Chen | MIA | P |
232 | Nathan Eovaldi | NYY | P |
233 | Aaron Sanchez | TOR | P |
234 | Nate Karns | SEA | P |
235 | Jerad Eickhoff | PHI | P |
236 | Yasmani Grandal | LAD | C |
237 | Mike Napoli | CLE | 1B |
238 | Mitch Moreland | TEX | 1B |
239 | Pedro Alvarez | BAL | 1B |
240 | Mark Teixeira | NYY | 1B |
241 | Lucas Duda | NYM | 1B |
242 | Starlin Castro | NYY | SS |
243 | Chris Owings | ARI | SS |
244 | Eugenio Suarez | CIN | SS |
245 | Ketel Marte | SEA | SS |
246 | Rajai Davis | CLE | OF |
247 | Jarrod Dyson | KC | OF |
248 | Cameron Maybin | DET | OF |
249 | Domingo Santana | MIL | OF |
250 | Jose Ramirez | CLE | 2B |
251 | Leonys Martin | SEA | OF |
252 | Steven Souza | TB | OF |
253 | Kevin Pillar | TOR | OF |
254 | Yasmany Tomas | ARI | OF |
255 | Jayson Werth | WAS | OF |
256 | Matt Wieters | BAL | C |
257 | Joe Panik | SF | 2B |
258 | Logan Forsythe | TB | 2B |
259 | Dee Gordon | MIA | 2B |
260 | Howie Kendrick | LAD | 2B |
261 | DJ LeMahieu | COL | 2B |
262 | Scooter Gennett | MIL | 2B |
263 | Kolten Wong | STL | 2B |
264 | Alex Colome | TB | P |
265 | Ryan Madson | OAK | P |
266 | Yunel Escobar | LAA | 3B |
267 | Brandon Drury | ARI | 3B |
268 | Martin Prado | MIA | 3B |
269 | Justin Turner | LAD | 3B |
270 | Eduardo Nunez | MIN | SS |
271 | Jhonny Peralta | STL | SS |
272 | Asdrubal Cabrera | NYM | SS |
273 | Yadier Molina | STL | C |
274 | Blake Swihart | BOS | C |
275 | Miguel Montero | CHC | C |
276 | Yan Gomes | CLE | C |
277 | Derek Norris | SD | C |
278 | Nick Hundley | COL | C |
279 | Travis d'Arnaud | NYM | C |
280 | Derek Dietrich | MIA | OF |
281 | Melvin Upton Jr. | SD | OF |
282 | Ender Inciarte | ATL | OF |
283 | John Jaso | PIT | 1B |
284 | Joe Mauer | MIN | 1B |
285 | Michael Wacha | STL | P |
286 | Collin McHugh | HOU | P |
287 | James Shields | SD | P |
288 | Matt Moore | TB | P |
289 | Patrick Corbin | ARI | P |
290 | Ervin Santana | MIN | P |
291 | Jeanmar Gomez | PHI | P |
292 | Steve Cishek | SEA | P |
293 | Huston Street | LAA | P |
294 | Anthony DeSclafani | CIN | P |
295 | Sam Dyson | TEX | P |
296 | Brad Ziegler | ARI | P |
297 | Javier Baez | CHC | 2B |
298 | Jurickson Profar | TEX | 2B |
299 | Brandon Moss | STL | OF |
300 | Nick Markakis | ATL | OF |
301 | Avisail Garcia | CWS | OF |
302 | Alexei Ramirez | SD | SS |
303 | Brad Miller | TB | SS |
304 | Alcides Escobar | KC | SS |
305 | Didi Gregorius | NYY | SS |
306 | Erick Aybar | ATL | SS |
307 | Tanner Roark | WAS | P |
308 | Jeremy Hellickson | PHI | P |
309 | Michael Fulmer | DET | P |
310 | Eduardo Rodriguez | BOS | P |
311 | Edinson Volquez | KC | P |
312 | Yangervis Solarte | SD | 3B |
313 | Jed Lowrie | OAK | 3B |
314 | Trevor Plouffe | MIN | 3B |
315 | David Wright | NYM | 3B |
316 | Brock Holt | BOS | 3B |
317 | Jorge Soler | CHC | OF |
318 | Aaron Hicks | NYY | OF |
319 | Chris Herrmann | ARI | C |
320 | Tyson Ross | SD | P |
321 | Raisel Iglesias | CIN | P |
322 | Nick Tropeano | LAA | P |
323 | Danny Santana | MIN | SS |
324 | Chase Utley | LAD | 2B |
325 | Justin Smoak | TOR | 1B |
326 | Logan Morrison | TB | 1B |
327 | C.J. Cron | LAA | 1B |
328 | Julio Urias | LAD | P |
329 | A.J. Reed | HOU | 1B |
330 | Lucas Giolito | WAS | P |
331 | Joey Gallo | TEX | OF |
332 | Orlando Arcia | MIL | SS |
333 | Cesar Hernandez | PHI | 2B |
334 | Adam Conley | MIA | P |
335 | Mike Leake | STL | P |
336 | Josh Tomlin | CLE | P |
337 | Jon Niese | PIT | P |
338 | Michael Pineda | NYY | P |
339 | Fernando Rodney | SD | P |
340 | Christian Vazquez | BOS | C |
341 | Wilmer Flores | NYM | SS |
342 | Jedd Gyorko | STL | SS |
343 | Eduardo Escobar | MIN | SS |
344 | Adeiny Hechavarria | MIA | SS |
345 | Austin Jackson | CWS | OF |
346 | Enrique Hernandez | LAD | 2B |
347 | Freddy Galvis | PHI | SS |
348 | Jose Iglesias | DET | SS |
349 | Michael Taylor | WAS | OF |
350 | Ken Giles | HOU | P |