We're four months into the season, and 271 guys have at least 200 plate appearances. That's a lot of dudes, and a lot of chart stuff that is going to appear lower on this page.
But for the sake of ease, let's say the top 25 hitters right now makes the top 10 percent. Sure, I could say 27 and be slightly more accurate, but because this isn't for a scholarly endeavor, and 25 is a nicer number, that's where I'm staying.
So I'm going to take a look at the top 25 hitters so far, and divide them into three categories: Expected, Unexpected, and Really Unexpected. Let's see how it breaks down.
This is the July review of offensive Equivalent Fantasy Average. If you've been around for past EFA breakdowns, welcome back. If you're new, hey, here's some information on my metric.
So, let's go to that top 25. The numbers will come later, but the names are here:
Rank | Player |
1 | Mike Trout |
2 | Giancarlo Stanton |
3 | Jose Abreu |
4 | Paul Goldschmidt |
5 | Michael Brantley |
6 | Jose Altuve |
7 | Andrew McCutchen |
8 | Nelson Cruz |
9 | Troy Tulowitzki |
10 | Miguel Cabrera |
11 | Carlos Gomez |
12 | Anthony Rizzo |
13 | Jose Bautista |
14 | Adam Jones |
15 | Josh Donaldson |
16 | Todd Frazier |
17 | Charlie Blackmon |
18 | Dee Gordon |
19 | Edwin Encarnacion |
20 | Billy Hamilton |
21 | Melky Cabrera |
22 | Brett Gardner |
23 | Victor Martinez |
24 | Anthony Rendon |
25 | Brian Dozier |
Now, let's go through it in the groups. The three tiers are divided up as follows: Expected guys were ranked in the Yahoo! preseason top 50; Unexpected ones were 51-150; Really Unexpected were 101 and higher:
Expected
Mike Trout, Giancarlo Stanton, Paul Goldschmidt, Andrew McCutchen, Troy Tulowitzki, Miguel Cabrera, Carlos Gomez, Jose Bautista, Adam Jones, Edwin Encarnacion
Unexpected
Jose Abreu, Jose Altuve, Nelson Cruz, Anthony Rizzo, Josh Donaldson, Billy Hamilton, Brett Gardner
Really Unexpected
Michael Brantley, Todd Frazier, Charlie Blackmon, Dee Gordon, Melky Cabrera, Victor Martinez, Anthony Rendon, Brian Dozier
So 10 of the current top 25 were guys we expected this out of; seven were guys we could see it happening for; eight were out-of-nowheres. In some ways, that stands to reason. Guys pop every year. Guys rise, and top guys fall. But the fact that it's really well balanced between the three groups kind of took me by surprise.
When I was compiling the EFAs, it felt like it was a mass of Expected guys. After all, Nelson Cruz is a quasi-MVP candidate. Victor Martinez was as hot as anyone early in the year. Todd Frazier might be the game's best third baseman so far.
This is my way of illustrating how quickly our opinion can change on a guy. Rizzo was a superstar in the making a few years ago, then he was a disappointment, then he was a midlevel guy, and all of a sudden he's a superstar.
That said, Charlie Blackmon? Whatever, man.
Catcher
Rank | Player | Team | EFA |
1 | Jonathan Lucroy | MIL | .289 |
2 | Devin Mesoraco | CIN | .284 |
3 | Carlos Santana | CLE | .282 |
4 | Yan Gomes | CLE | .278 |
5 | Buster Posey | SFG | .277 |
6 | Evan Gattis | ATL | .274 |
7 | Salvador Perez | KAN | .272 |
8 | Miguel Montero | ARI | .271 |
9 | Derek Norris | OAK | .269 |
10 | John Jaso | OAK | .267 |
11 | Dioner Navarro | TOR | .263 |
12 | Mike Zunino | SEA | .262 |
13 | Brian McCann | ATL | .261 |
14 | Yadier Molina | SLC | .259 |
Kurt Suzuki | MIN | .259 | |
Russell Martin | PIT | .258 | |
17 | Jason Castro | HOU | .255 |
18 | Joe Mauer | MIN | .254 |
Wilin Rosario | COL | .254 | |
20 | Chris Iannetta | LAA | .251 |
21 | Tyler Flowers | CWS | .250 |
Jarrod Saltalamacchia | MIA | .250 | |
23 | A.J. Pierzynski | BOS/SLC | .245 |
24 | Robinson Chirinos | TEX | .243 |
Brayan Pena | CIN | .243 | |
26 | Alex Avila | DET | .242 |
Travis d'Arnaud | NYM | .242 | |
Carlos Ruiz | PHI | .242 | |
29 | Welington Castillo | CHC | .241 |
Yasmani Grandal | SDP | .241 |
Big riser: After being a big disappointment through June (.205/.357/.390), Carlos Santana erupted in July, to the tune of a .313/.407/.615 slash line and eight homers in the month. It was enough for him to climb from 10th at the position in EFA to third.
Big faller: It was already a disappointing season for Joe Mauer, with a pace of career lows in almost every stat. But the fact that he's been on the DL since July 1 sealed his fate, taking him from a tie for 12th at the position to 18th.
Thoughts: When I wrote about Devin Mesoraco in midseason, one of the readers asked if I'd rank him No. 2 behind Jonathan Lucroy the rest of the way, but I'd still have Buster Posey and maybe Salvador Perez and Evan Gattis ahead of Mesoraco. I need more track record. ... Sort of like there not being as many good NFL quarterbacks as there are NFL quarterback jobs, there just aren't 30 good catchers right now, which is why Oakland having Derek Norris, John Jaso, and Stephen Vogt seems pretty unfair.
First Base
Rank | Player | Team | EFA |
1 | Jose Abreu | CWS | .310 |
2 | Paul Goldschmidt | ARI | .306 |
3 | Anthony Rizzo | CHC | .299 |
4 | Miguel Cabrera | DET | .298 |
Jose Bautista | TOR | .298 | |
6 | Todd Frazier | CIN | .296 |
7 | Edwin Encarnacion | TOR | .295 |
8 | Victor Martinez | DET | .290 |
9 | Albert Pujols | SLC | .289 |
10 | Brandon Moss | OAK | .285 |
11 | Freddie Freeman | ATL | .283 |
12 | David Ortiz | BOS | .282 |
13 | Adrian Gonzalez | LAD | .278 |
14 | Daniel Murphy | NYM | .277 |
15 | Lucas Duda | NYM | .276 |
16 | Jonathan Lucroy | MIL | .275 |
17 | Justin Morneau | COL | .274 |
18 | Matt Adams | SLC | .268 |
Carlos Santana | CLE | .268 | |
20 | Adam LaRoche | WAS | .265 |
21 | Ryan Howard | PHI | .264 |
Buster Posey | SFG | .264 | |
23 | Michael Morse | SFG | .263 |
24 | Lonnie Chisenhall | CLE | .262 |
25 | Mark Teixeira | NYY | .261 |
26 | Casey McGehee | MIA | .260 |
27 | Chris Carter | HOU | .258 |
James Loney | TAM | .258 | |
29 | Conor Gillaspie | CWS | .256 |
30 | Adam Dunn | CWS | .255 |
Eric Hosmer | KAN | .255 | |
32 | Chris Davis | BAL | .254 |
Chris Johnson | ATL | .254 | |
Steve Pearce | BAL | .254 | |
Mark Reynolds | MIL | .254 | |
36 | Juan Francisco | TOR | .253 |
Mike Napoli | BOS | .253 | |
38 | Garrett Jones | MIA | .252 |
39 | Brock Holt | BOS | .250 |
40 | Brian McCann | NYY | 24.8 |
41 | Billy Butler | KAN | .247 |
42 | Allen Craig | SLC/BOS | .243 |
43 | Joe Mauer | MIN | .241 |
44 | Ike Davis | NYM/PIT | .238 |
45 | Nick Swisher | CLE | .236 |
46 | Joey Votto | CIN | .235 |
47 | Alberto Callaspo | OAK | .230 |
48 | Brayan Pena | CIN | .229 |
49 | Chris Colabello | MIN | .228 |
50 | Yasmani Grandal | SDP | .227 |
Justin Smoak | SEA | .227 | |
52 | Yonder Alonso | SDP | .225 |
53 | Kelly Johnson | NYY/BOS | .224 |
Daniel Nava | BOS | .224 | |
Lyle Overbay | MIL | .224 | |
56 | Jonathan Singleton | HOU | .221 |
57 | Corey Hart | SEA | .217 |
58 | Mike Olt | CHC | .215 |
Big riser: It was more than a year ago that I wrote about Lucas Duda being a nice fantasy thought. It took him a while to follow through on that, but after a slow start to the year, he ended July at .262/.358/.506 with 19 homers, lifting him from 22nd among first basemen to 15th.
Big faller: He didn't fall apart or anything, but for a guy who's slugging .571 on the season, Victor Martinez only slugged .386 in July, and he missed 10 games. He still ranks eighth at the position, but he was fourth a month ago.
Thoughts: This list could shake up over the next month, with Paul Goldschmidt likely done for the year, and some question when Edwin Encarnacion returns. ... As disappointing as Eric Hosmer has been (sigh), Chris Davis, Billy Butler, and Joey Votto have done even worse in fantasy, and that's before even considering the absence of Prince Fielder.
Second Base
Rank | Player | Team | EFA |
1 | Jose Altuve | HOU | .311 |
2 | Dee Gordon | LAD | .303 |
3 | Anthony Rendon | WAS | .298 |
4 | Brian Dozier | MIN | .297 |
5 | Ian Kinsler | DET | .294 |
6 | Robinson Cano | NYY | .289 |
7 | Daniel Murphy | NYM | .285 |
8 | Chase Utley | PHI | .281 |
Neil Walker | PIT | .281 | |
10 | Howie Kendrick | LAA | .279 |
11 | Josh Harrison | PIT | .276 |
12 | Matt Carpenter | SLC | .274 |
13 | Scooter Gennett | MIL | .269 |
14 | Ben Zobrist | TAM | .267 |
15 | Jason Kipnis | CLE | .263 |
Dustin Pedroia | BOS | .263 | |
17 | Aaron Hill | ARI | .261 |
18 | DJ LeMahieu | COL | .260 |
Martin Prado | ARI/NYY | .260 | |
20 | Omar Infante | KAN | .259 |
21 | Emilio Bonifacio | CHC/ATL | .255 |
Jed Lowrie | OAK | .255 | |
Brandon Phillips | CIN | .255 | |
24 | Yangervis Solarte | NYY/SDP | .254 |
25 | Jordy Mercer | PIT | .253 |
26 | Dustin Ackley | SEA | .252 |
Luis Valbuena | CHC | .252 | |
Kolten Wong | SLC | .252 | |
29 | Brett Lawrie | TOR | .251 |
30 | Gordon Beckham | CWS | .247 |
Brian Roberts | NYY | .247 | |
32 | Mike Aviles | CLE | .246 |
33 | Eduardo Escobar | MIN | .243 |
34 | Danny Espinosa | WAS | .239 |
Brad Miller | SEA | .239 | |
36 | Tommy La Stella | ATL | .238 |
37 | Alexi Amarista | SDP | .237 |
Alberto Callaspo | OAK | .237 | |
Jonathan Schoop | BAL | .237 | |
40 | Rougned Odor | TEX | .235 |
41 | Logan Forsythe | TAM | .231 |
Kelly Johnson | NYY/BOS | .231 | |
43 | Jedd Gyorko | SDP | .226 |
44 | Darwin Barney | CHC/LAD | .224 |
45 | Brandon Hicks | SFG | .223 |
46 | Nick Punto | OAK | .219 |
Big riser: It was a rough early go for Ben Zobrist, who was hitting only .250 at the end of June and had a stint on the disabled list. but he hit .337/.427/.500 in July to bring all his numbers up. He was tied for 20th at second base a month ago, and now he's 14th.
Big faller: There wasn't a whole lot of shakeup in July. The big fallers -- Brett Lawrie, Brandon Phillips -- fell because of injury. But the top 10 in June are all still in the top 12 today.
Thoughts: The only preseason top-five second baseman still in the top five is Ian Kinsler, and he was fifth then and now. Jason Kipnis and Dustin Pedroia have been really disappointing; Robinson Cano and Matt carpenter a bit less so. ... There are several experiments -- Brian Roberts, Danny Espinosa, Kelly Johnson -- that didin't really work out, but the Scooter Gennett one sure seems to have.
Third Base
Rank | Player | Team | EFA |
1 | Miguel Cabrera | DET | .305 |
2 | Josh Donaldson | OAK | .303 |
Todd Frazier | CIN | .303 | |
4 | Edwin Encarnacion | TOR | .301 |
5 | Anthony Rendon | WAS | .297 |
6 | Adrian Beltre | TEX | .292 |
7 | Kyle Seager | SEA | .284 |
8 | Carlos Santana | CLE | .276 |
9 | Josh Harrison | PIT | .275 |
Evan Longoria | TAM | .275 | |
11 | Matt Carpenter | SLC | .273 |
12 | Lonnie Chisenhall | CLE | .269 |
Pablo Sandoval | SFG | .269 | |
David Wright | NYM | .269 | |
15 | Pedro Alvarez | PIT | .268 |
16 | Casey McGehee | MIA | .267 |
17 | Aramis Ramirez | MIL | .266 |
18 | Conor Gillaspie | CWS | .263 |
19 | Nolan Arenado | COL | .262 |
20 | Juan Francisco | TOR | .260 |
Chris Johnson | ATL | .260 | |
Mark Reynolds | MIL | .260 | |
23 | DJ LeMahieu | COL | .259 |
24 | Matt Dominguez | HOU | .258 |
Martin Prado | ARI/NYY | .258 | |
26 | Brock Holt | BOS | .257 |
27 | Nick Castellanos | DET | .254 |
Trevor Plouffe | MIN | .254 | |
29 | Emilio Bonifacio | CHC/ATL | .253 |
Yangervis Solarte | NYY/SDP | .253 | |
31 | Manny Machado | BAL | .252 |
32 | Xander Bogaerts | BOS | .251 |
33 | Brett Lawrie | TOR | .250 |
Luis Valbuena | CHC | .250 | |
35 | David Freese | LAA | .248 |
Chase Headley | SDP/NYY | .248 | |
Juan Uribe | LAD | .248 | |
38 | Ryan Zimmerman | WAS | .247 |
39 | Mike Aviles | CLE | .245 |
Chris Coghlan | CHC | .245 | |
Mike Moustakas | KAN | .245 | |
42 | Cody Asche | PHI | .242 |
43 | Eduardo Escobar | MIN | .241 |
44 | Alexi Amarista | SDP | .236 |
Alberto Callaspo | OAK | .236 | |
Jonathan Schoop | BAL | .236 | |
47 | Logan Forsythe | TAM | .230 |
Kelly Johnson | NYY/BOS | .230 | |
49 | Jedd Gyorko | SDP | .225 |
50 | Mike Olt | CHC | .222 |
51 | Nick Punto | OAK | .218 |
Big riser: Well, I discussed Carlos Santana among the catchers, so here I'll go with Josh Harrison, who has really played well all season, but he just didn't play much early. Since he's gotten basically an everyday role, he's shot up from 16th at the end of June to ninth now.
Big faller: It was really only a hot weeklong stretch in early June that buoyed Lonnie Chisenhall; his season slash line is .307/.370/.483, but without that stretch it's .281/.351/.435. And he was pretty terrible in July, with a .569 OPS. It took him from eighth at the position to 12th.
Thoughts: The other candidate for "Big faller" was Pedro Alvarez, who hit .206 with only two homers in July. He's basically in a platoon with Harrison now. ... Casey McGehee has been better than anyone could have realistically guessed this year, but his complete lack of power (.071 ISO) really drags his fantasy value down. ... Chris Coghlan hasn't even played third base this year, but he retains Yahoo! eligibility. He's having his best season, though it's in limited plate appearances.
Shortstop
Rank | Player | Team | EFA |
1 | Troy Tulowitzki | COL | .302 |
2 | Dee Gordon | LAD | .298 |
3 | Jimmy Rollins | PHI | .287 |
4 | Alexei Ramirez | CWS | .285 |
5 | Jose Reyes | TOR | .280 |
6 | Ian Desmond | WAS | .279 |
7 | Hanley Ramirez | LAD | .277 |
8 | Erick Aybar | LAA | .273 |
9 | Elvis Andrus | TEX | .268 |
Starlin Castro | CHC | .268 | |
Alcides Escobar | KAN | .268 | |
12 | Asdrubal Cabrera | CLE/WAS | .262 |
Ben Zobrist | TAM | .262 | |
14 | Jhonny Peralta | SLC | .258 |
15 | Jean Segura | MIL | .252 |
16 | Brandon Crawford | SFG | .251 |
17 | Jed Lowrie | OAK | .250 |
18 | Yangervis Solarte | NYY/SDP | .248 |
19 | Xander Bogaerts | BOS | .247 |
Derek Jeter | NYY | .247 | |
Jordy Mercer | PIT | .247 | |
22 | Andrelton Simmons | ATL | .246 |
23 | Chris Owings | ARI | .244 |
24 | J.J. Hardy | BAL | .243 |
25 | Mike Aviles | CLE | .241 |
26 | Adeiny Hechavarria | MIA | .240 |
27 | Eduardo Escobar | MIN | .237 |
28 | Jonathan Villar | HOU | .236 |
29 | Everth Cabrera | SDP | .234 |
30 | Brad Miller | SEA | .233 |
31 | Alexi Amarista | SDP | .232 |
32 | Yunel Escobar | TAM | .230 |
33 | Zack Cozart | CIN | .229 |
34 | Ruben Tejada | NYM | .226 |
35 | Logan Forsythe | TAM | .225 |
36 | Brandon Hicks | SFG | .218 |
37 | Nick Punto | OAK | .214 |
Big riser: It wasn't a great June for Jimmy Rollins overall -- he hit only .234 in the month -- but he did hit eight homers and steal seven bases. He's well on his way to a 20-20 season, and it moved him from 10th among shortstops to third.
Big faller: July was easily the worst month of Starlin Castro's bounceback season, as he hit only .221/.291/.260 in the month, with four doubles his only extra-base hits. It took him from sixth at shortstop to 10th.
Thoughts: Even with only 11 games played since the end of June, Troy Tulowitzki kept his hold on No. 1 at the position. ... Jean Segura didn't get back on track in June, hitting only .179/.220/.269 in the month. ... The bottom of the position is a bunch of bench guys and fill-ins -- plus Zack Cozart and Yunel Escobar, who have been abject disappointments.
Outfield
Rank | Player | Team | EFA |
1 | Mike Trout | LAA | .322 |
2 | Giancarlo Stanton | MIA | .318 |
3 | Michael Brantley | CLE | .311 |
4 | Andrew McCutchen | PIT | .310 |
5 | Nelson Cruz | BAL | .307 |
6 | Carlos Gomez | MIL | .306 |
7 | Jose Bautista | TOR | .305 |
8 | Adam Jones | BAL | .304 |
9 | Charlie Blackmon | COL | .303 |
10 | Billy Hamilton | CIN | .300 |
11 | Melky Cabrera | TOR | .299 |
Brett Gardner | NYY | .299 | |
13 | Yasiel Puig | LAD | .296 |
Justin Upton | ARI | .296 | |
15 | Jacoby Ellsbury | NYY | .295 |
16 | Hunter Pence | SFG | .293 |
17 | Brandon Moss | OAK | .292 |
18 | Ryan Braun | MIL | .290 |
Yoenis Cespedes | OAK/BOS | .290 | |
20 | Marlon Byrd | PHI | .289 |
21 | Jayson Werth | WAS | .286 |
22 | Torii Hunter | DET | .285 |
23 | Corey Dickerson | COL | .284 |
24 | Lucas Duda | NYM | .283 |
25 | Marcell Ozuna | MIA | .282 |
26 | Khris Davis | MIL | .281 |
27 | Rajai Davis | DET | .279 |
28 | Alex Rios | TEX | .278 |
Christian Yelich | MIA | .278 | |
30 | J.D. Martinez | DET | .277 |
Ben Revere | PHI | .277 | |
Denard Span | MIN | .277 | |
33 | Alex Gordon | KAN | .275 |
Josh Harrison | PIT | .275 | |
Jason Heyward | ATL | .275 | |
Matt Holliday | SLC | .275 | |
George Springer | HOU | .275 | |
38 | Coco Crisp | OAK | .274 |
Drew Stubbs | COL | .274 | |
40 | Curtis Granderson | NYM | .273 |
41 | Matt Kemp | LAD | .272 |
42 | Kole Calhoun | LAA | .270 |
Michael Morse | SFG | .270 | |
44 | Evan Gattis | ATL | .268 |
Starling Marte | PIT | .268 | |
46 | Desmond Jennings | TAM | .267 |
Nick Markakis | BAL | .267 | |
Leonys Martin | TEX | .267 | |
Ben Zobrist | TAM | .267 | |
50 | Lorenzo Cain | KAN | .266 |
Adam Eaton | CWS | .266 | |
52 | Chris Carter | HOU | .265 |
Austin Jackson | DET/SEA | .265 | |
54 | Seth Smith | SDP | .264 |
B.J. Upton | ATL | .264 | |
56 | Jay Bruce | CIN | .262 |
57 | Steve Pearce | BAL | .261 |
58 | Garrett Jones | MIA | .259 |
Angel Pagan | SFG | .259 | |
Gerardo Parra | ARI/MIL | .259 | |
Martin Prado | ARI/NYY | .259 | |
62 | Matt Joyce | TAM | .258 |
Dayan Viciedo | CWS | .258 | |
64 | Shin-Soo Choo | TEX | .257 |
Brock Holt | BOS | .257 | |
66 | Dexter Fowler | HOU | .256 |
67 | Domonic Brown | PHI | .255 |
68 | Emilio Bonifacio | CHC/ATL | .254 |
Nick Castellanos | DET | .254 | |
Kevin Kiermaier | TAM | .254 | |
71 | Josh Hamilton | LAA | .253 |
David Murphy | CLE | .253 | |
Eric Young | NYM | .253 | |
74 | Dustin Ackley | SEA | .252 |
Carlos Beltran | NYY | .252 | |
Alejandro De Aza | CWS | .252 | |
Colby Rasmus | TOR | .252 | |
78 | Jarrod Dyson | KAN | .251 |
Carlos Gonzalez | COL | .251 | |
80 | Allen Craig | SLC/BOS | .250 |
James Jones | SEA | .250 | |
Michael Saunders | SEA | .250 | |
83 | Michael Bourn | CLE | .249 |
Craig Gentry | OAK | .249 | |
85 | Ryan Zimmerman | WAS | .248 |
86 | Jon Jay | SLC | .247 |
87 | Norichika Aoki | KAN | .246 |
Mike Aviles | CLE | .246 | |
Carl Crawford | LAD | .246 | |
90 | Chris Coghlan | CHC | .245 |
91 | Sam Fuld | OAK/MIN/OAK | .244 |
Juan Lagares | NYM | .244 | |
Gregory Polanco | PIT | .244 | |
Josh Willingham | MIN | .244 | |
95 | Jackie Bradley Jr. | BOS | .243 |
Justin Ruggiano | CHC | .243 | |
Nick Swisher | CLE | .243 | |
98 | Collin Cowgill | LAA | .242 |
Junior Lake | CHC | .242 | |
100 | Andre Ethier | LAD | .241 |
Chris Young | NYM | .241 | |
102 | Ryan Ludwick | CIN | .240 |
Josh Reddick | OAK | .240 | |
104 | Gregor Blanco | SFG | .238 |
Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | .238 | |
106 | Alexi Amarista | SDP | .237 |
Jonny Gomes | BOS/OAK | .237 | |
108 | Wil Myers | TAM | .236 |
Nate Schierholtz | CHC | .236 | |
Grady Sizemore | BOS/PHI | .236 | |
111 | Chris Colabello | MIN | .235 |
Chris Denorfia | SDP/SEA | .235 | |
Will Venable | SDP | .235 | |
114 | Brandon Barnes | COL | .234 |
David DeJesus | TAM | .234 | |
116 | Alex Presley | HOU | .233 |
117 | Chris Heisey | CIN | .232 |
Ender Inciarte | ARI | .232 | |
119 | Oswaldo Arcia | MIN | .231 |
Kelly Johnson | NYY/BOS | .231 | |
Daniel Nava | BOS | .231 | |
Alfonso Soriano | NYY | .231 | |
123 | Peter Bourjos | SLC | .230 |
Logan Forsythe | TAM | .230 | |
125 | Robbie Grossman | HOU | .225 |
126 | Michael Choice | TEX | .224 |
Corey Hart | SEA | .224 | |
128 | Raul Ibanez | LAA/KAN | .221 |
Big riser: With seven homers in July, Brett Gardner doubled his season total to that point. He ended the month on a crazy hot streak, going 8-for-14 with four homers in the last three games. It brought him from a tie for 18th among outfielders to a tie for 12th.
Big faller: July wasn't bad for Brandon Moss, but he did hit only .233 with a .729 OPS for the month, both season-worst marks. He fell from 11th among outfielders to 17th.
Thoughts: Baseball is really outfield-heavy right now; outfielders comprise 12 of that top 25 way up top. ... It's funny to me that ex-Twins Denard Span and Ben Revere have the exact same EFA. ... Rajai Davis ranks well at the position because of his steals; the full-time work afford him by Austin Jackson's departure can only help. ... The Cardinals added Peter Bourjos in the offseason because of Jon Jay's mediocrity, but Jay has easily outhit Bourjos thus far. ... The Rangers expected way more out of Shin-Soo Choo, and basically everyone else on the team.
Overall
Rank | Player | Team | EFA |
1 | Mike Trout | LAA | .321 |
2 | Giancarlo Stanton | MIA | .317 |
3 | Jose Abreu | CWS | .316 |
4 | Paul Goldschmidt | ARI | .312 |
5 | Michael Brantley | CLE | .310 |
6 | Jose Altuve | HOU | .309 |
Andrew McCutchen | PIT | .309 | |
8 | Nelson Cruz | BAL | .306 |
9 | Troy Tulowitzki | COL | .305 |
10 | Miguel Cabrera | DET | .304 |
Carlos Gomez | MIL | .304 | |
Anthony Rizzo | CHC | .304 | |
13 | Jose Bautista | TOR | .303 |
Adam Jones | BAL | .303 | |
15 | Josh Donaldson | OAK | .302 |
Todd Frazier | CIN | .302 | |
17 | Charlie Blackmon | COL | .301 |
Dee Gordon | LAD | .301 | |
19 | Edwin Encarnacion | TOR | .300 |
20 | Billy Hamilton | CIN | .299 |
21 | Melky Cabrera | TOR | .298 |
22 | Brett Gardner | NYY | .297 |
23 | Victor Martinez | DET | .296 |
Anthony Rendon | WAS | .296 | |
25 | Brian Dozier | MIN | .295 |
Albert Pujols | LAA | .295 | |
Justin Upton | ATL | .295 | |
28 | Yasiel Puig | LAD | .294 |
29 | Jacoby Ellsbury | NYY | .293 |
30 | Ian Kinsler | DET | .292 |
Hunter Pence | SFG | .292 | |
32 | Adrian Beltre | TEX | .291 |
Brandon Moss | OAK | .291 | |
34 | Jimmy Rollins | PHI | .290 |
35 | Ryan Braun | MIL | .289 |
Freddie Freeman | ATL | .289 | |
37 | Yoenis Cespedes | OAK/BOS | .288 |
David Ortiz | BOS | .288 | |
Alexei Ramirez | CWS | .288 | |
40 | Marlon Byrd | PHI | .287 |
Robinson Cano | SEA | .287 | |
42 | Jayson Werth | WAS | .285 |
43 | Torii Hunter | DET | .284 |
Kyle Seager | SEA | .284 | |
45 | Adrian Gonzalez | LAD | .283 |
Daniel Murphy | NYM | .283 | |
Jose Reyes | TOR | .283 | |
48 | Ian Desmond | WAS | .282 |
Corey Dickerson | COL | .282 | |
Lucas Duda | NYM | .282 |
Rank | Player | Team | EFA |
51 | Jonathan Lucroy | MIL | .281 |
52 | Marcell Ozuna | MIA | .280 |
Hanley Ramirez | LAD | .280 | |
54 | Khris Davis | MIL | .279 |
Justin Morneau | COL | .279 | |
Chase Utley | PHI | .279 | |
Neil Walker | PIT | .279 | |
58 | Rajai Davis | DET | .278 |
Howie Kendrick | LAA | .278 | |
60 | Alex Rios | TEX | .277 |
61 | Erick Aybar | LAA | .276 |
Devin Mesoraco | CLE | .276 | |
Denard Span | WAS | .276 | |
Christian Yelich | MIA | .276 | |
65 | J.D. Martinez | HOU | .275 |
Ben Revere | PHI | .275 | |
67 | Matt Adams | SLC | .274 |
Alex Gordon | KAN | .274 | |
Josh Harrison | PIT | .274 | |
Matt Holliday | SLC | .274 | |
Evan Longoria | TAM | .274 | |
Carlos Santana | CLE | .274 | |
George Springer | HOU | .274 | |
74 | Jason Heyward | ATL | .273 |
Drew Stubbs | COL | .273 | |
76 | Matt Carpenter | SLC | .272 |
Coco Crisp | OAK | .272 | |
Alcides Escobar | KAN | .272 | |
Curtis Granderson | NYM | .272 | |
80 | Elvis Andrus | TEX | .271 |
Starlin Castro | CHC | .271 | |
Matt Kemp | LAD | .271 | |
83 | Yan Gomes | CLE | .270 |
Adam LaRoche | WAS | .270 | |
85 | Kole Calhoun | LAA | .269 |
Ryan Howard | PHI | .269 | |
Buster Posey | SFG | .269 | |
88 | Lonnie Chisenhall | CLE | .268 |
Michael Morse | SFG | .268 | |
Pablo Sandoval | SFG | .268 | |
David Wright | NYM | .268 | |
92 | Pedro Alvarez | PIT | .267 |
Scooter Gennett | MIL | .267 | |
Starling Marte | PIT | .267 | |
95 | Asdrubal Cabrera | CLE/WAS | .266 |
Evan Gattis | ATL | .266 | |
Nick Markakis | BAL | .266 | |
Leonys Martin | TEX | .266 | |
Casey McGehee | MIA | .266 | |
Aramis Ramirez | MIL | .266 |
Rank | Player | Team | EFA |
Mark Teixeira | NYY | .266 | |
102 | Lorenzo Cain | KAN | .265 |
Desmond Jennings | TAM | .265 | |
Ben Zobrist | TAM | .265 | |
105 | Chris Carter | HOU | .264 |
Adam Eaton | CWS | .264 | |
Salvador Perez | KAN | .264 | |
108 | Austin Jackson | DET/SEA | .263 |
James Loney | TAM | .263 | |
Miguel Montero | ARI | .263 | |
Seth Smith | SDP | .263 | |
B.J. Upton | ATL | .263 | |
113 | Nolan Arenado | COL | .262 |
Conor Gillaspie | CWS | .262 | |
Derek Norris | OAK | .262 | |
Jhonny Peralta | SLC | .262 | |
117 | Adam Dunn | CWS | .261 |
Eric Hosmer | KAN | .261 | |
Jason Kipnis | CLE | .261 | |
Dustin Pedroia | BOS | .261 | |
121 | Jay Bruce | CIN | .260 |
Steve Pearce | BAL | .260 | |
123 | Chris Davis | BAL | .259 |
Juan Francisco | TOR | .259 | |
Aaron Hill | ARI | .259 | |
John Jaso | OAK | .259 | |
Chris Johnson | ATL | .259 | |
Mike Napoli | BOS | .259 | |
Mark Reynolds | MIL | .259 | |
130 | Garrett Jones | MIA | .258 |
DJ LeMahieu | COL | .258 | |
Angel Pagan | SFG | .258 | |
Martin Prado | ARI/NYY | .258 | |
134 | Matt Dominguez | HOU | .257 |
Omar Infante | KAN | .257 | |
Matt Joyce | TAM | .257 | |
Gerardo Parra | ARI/MIL | .257 | |
Dayan Viciedo | CWS | .257 | |
139 | Shin-Soo Choo | TEX | .256 |
Brock Holt | BOS | .256 | |
141 | Brandon Crawford | SFG | .255 |
Dioner Navarro | TOR | .255 | |
Jean Segura | MIL | .255 | |
144 | Domonic Brown | PHI | .254 |
Dexter Fowler | HOU | .254 | |
Mike Zunino | SEA | .254 | |
147 | Emilio Bonifacio | CHC/ATL | .253 |
Billy Butler | KAN | .253 | |
Nick Castellanos | DET | .253 | |
Kevin Kiermaier | TAM | .253 |
Rank | Player | Team | EFA |
Jed Lowrie | OAK | .253 | |
Brian McCann | NYY | .253 | |
Brandon Phillips | CLE | .253 | |
Trevor Plouffe | MIN | .253 | |
155 | David Murphy | CLE | .252 |
Yangervis Solarte | NYY/SDP | .252 | |
Eric Young | NYM | .252 | |
158 | Alejandro De Aza | CWS | .251 |
Josh Hamilton | LAA | .251 | |
Derek Jeter | NYY | .251 | |
Manny Machado | BAL | .251 | |
Jordy Mercer | PIT | .251 | |
Yadier Molina | SLC | .251 | |
Kurt Suzuki | MIN | .251 | |
165 | Dustin Ackley | SEA | .250 |
Carlos Beltran | NYY | .250 | |
Xander Bogaerts | BOS | .250 | |
Jarrod Dyson | KAN | .250 | |
Carlos Gonzalez | COL | .250 | |
Russell Martin | PIT | .250 | |
Colby Rasmus | TOR | .250 | |
Luis Valbuena | CHC | .250 | |
Kolten Wong | SLC | .250 | |
174 | Allen Craig | SLC/BOS | .249 |
James Jones | SEA | .249 | |
Brett Lawrie | TOR | .249 | |
Michael Saunders | SEA | .249 | |
Andrelton Simmons | ATL | .249 | |
179 | Craig Gentry | OAK | .248 |
Chase Headley | SDP/NYY | .248 | |
181 | Michael Bourn | CLE | .247 |
Jason Castro | HOU | .247 | |
David Freese | LAA | .247 | |
J.J. Hardy | BAL | .247 | |
Joe Mauer | MIN | .247 | |
Chris Owings | ARI | .247 | |
Wilin Rosario | COL | .247 | |
Juan Uribe | LAD | .247 | |
189 | Gordon Beckham | CWS | .245 |
Jon Jay | SLC | .245 | |
Brian Roberts | NYY | .245 | |
Ryan Zimmerman | WAS | .245 | |
193 | Norichika Aoki | KAN | .244 |
Mike Aviles | CLE | .244 | |
Chris Coghlan | CHC | .244 | |
Carl Crawford | LAD | .244 | |
Ike Davis | NYM/PIT | .244 | |
Mike Moustakas | KAN | .244 | |
199 | Sam Fuld | OAK/MIN/OAK | .243 |
Adeiny Hechavarria | MIA | .243 |
Rank | Player | Team | EFA |
Chris Iannetta | LAA | .243 | |
Juan Lagares | NYM | .243 | |
Gregory Polanco | PIT | .243 | |
204 | Jackie Bradley Jr. | BOS | .242 |
Tyler Flowers | CWS | .242 | |
Jarrod Saltalamacchia | MIA | .242 | |
Josh Willingham | MIN | .242 | |
208 | Cody Asche | PHI | .241 |
Eduardo Escobar | MIN | .241 | |
Junior Lake | CHC | .241 | |
Justin Ruggiano | CHC | .241 | |
Nick Swisher | CLE | .241 | |
Joey Votto | CIN | .241 | |
214 | Collin Cowgill | LAA | .240 |
Andre Ethier | LAD | .240 | |
Chris Young | NYM | .240 | |
217 | Josh Reddick | OAK | .239 |
Carlos Ruiz | PHI | .239 | |
Jonathan Villar | HOU | .239 | |
220 | Everth Cabrera | SDP | .238 |
Ryan Ludwick | CIN | .238 | |
222 | Danny Espinosa | WAS | .237 |
Brad Miller | SEA | .237 | |
A.J. Pierzynski | BOS/SLC | .237 | |
Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | .237 | |
226 | Gregor Blanco | SFG | .236 |
Alberto Callaspo | OAK | .236 | |
Tommy La Stella | ATL | .236 | |
229 | Alexi Amarista | SDP | .235 |
Alex Avila | DET | .235 | |
Robinson Chirinos | TEX | .235 | |
Jonny Gomes | BOS/TAM | .235 | |
Brayan Pena | CIN | .235 | |
Jonathan Schoop | BAL | .235 | |
Grady Sizemore | BOS/PHI | .235 | |
236 | Chris Colabello | MIN | .234 |
Travis d'Arnaud | NYM | .234 | |
Yunel Escobar | TAM | .234 | |
Wil Myers | TAM | .234 | |
Nate Schierholtz | CHC | .234 | |
Will Venable | SDP | .234 | |
242 | Brandon Barnes | COL | .233 |
Welington Castillo | CHC | .233 | |
David DeJesus | TAM | .233 | |
Chris Denorfia | SDP/SEA | .233 | |
Yasmani Grandal | SDP | .233 | |
Rougned Odor | TEX | .233 | |
Justin Smoak | SEA | .233 | |
249 | Zack Cozart | CIN | .232 |
250 | Yonder Alonso | SDP | .231 |
Rank | Player | Team | EFA |
Ender Inciarte | ARI | .231 | |
Alex Presley | HOU | .231 | |
253 | Oswaldo Arcia | MIN | .230 |
Chris Heisey | CIN | .230 | |
Daniel Nava | BOS | .230 | |
Lyle Overbay | MIL | .230 | |
Alfonso Soriano | NYY | .230 | |
Ruben Tejada | NYM | .230 | |
259 | Peter Bourjos | SLC | .229 |
Logan Forsythe | TAM | .229 | |
Kelly Johnson | NYY/BOS | .229 | |
262 | Jonathan Singleton | HOU | .227 |
263 | Jedd Gyorko | SDP | .224 |
264 | Robbie Grossman | HOU | .223 |
Corey Hart | SEA | .223 | |
266 | Darwin Barney | CHC/LAD | .222 |
Michael Choice | TEX | .222 | |
268 | Brandon Hicks | SFG | .221 |
Mike Olt | CHC | .221 | |
270 | Raul Ibanez | LAA/KAN | .219 |
271 | Nick Punto | OAK | .217 |
(Coming Friday: Pitchers)