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Week 17 Overall Top 100 Steamer Ranking

Here is the Steamer ranking to help your final two months of the season.

Tulo who? Story is now the king of the Rocky Mountains.
Tulo who? Story is now the king of the Rocky Mountains.
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Please read the bullet points before you check out the ranking.

  • This is the ranking solely based on Steamer's remainder of the season projection.
  • Projected values are set to match Yahoo! standard auction draft price.
  • The ranking uses Yahoo!'s position eligibility, and LF, CF, and RF are grouped separately.
  • Position scarcity is factored in.
  • The ranking is computer generated, and it include ZERO percent of my person opinion.
  • This is not an absolute ranking by any means. Use this is as a comparison tool.
  • The comments are probably more valuable than rankings itself.
  • This is a bi-weekly series, and check out the Week 15 Ranking here.
  • All stats and projections are up to date as of 7/24/2016
  • Enjoy!

Rank

Ranking Change

Player

Position

Projected Value

Value Change

Comment

1

=

Mike Trout

CF

$ 58

2

=

Jose Altuve

2B

$ 55

+$ 4

Pretty much leading every category in NL. He needs 31 more hits for his career 1000th, and the kid is only 26 years old.

3

=

Manny Machado

3B,SS

$ 50

-$ 1

4

+2

Paul Goldschmidt

1B

$ 48

+$ 3

He is still struggling little bit to put the ball deep in the air (15.2% infield fly rate is ridiculously high compare to his 6.0% career rate), but his power tool seems to be unchanged. Should be an easy bounce back candidate for the 2nd half and his 13 SB are golden.

5

=

Bryce Harper

CF,RF

$ 46

The Phenom's sluggish July has been the headline. Hitting .200 for the month, but still slugged 4 HR. He has been struggling to hit line drives, which has been hurting his BABIP significantly. But remember that this superstar cleared the wall 9 times back in April. The 23-year-old can get hot anytime.

6

+2

Mookie Betts

CF,RF

$ 45

+$ 3

7

-3

Clayton Kershaw

SP

$ 43

-$ 6

His back has been costing every baseball fan's dream to watch Kershaw making a history. The surgery is still less likely, but a back issue isn't just another TJ, and we all are in danger of losing the one of a kind pitcher of our time.

8

-1

Starling Marte

LF,CF

$ 43

-$ 1

9

+4

Kris Bryant

3B,LF,RF

$ 42

+$ 3

No HR in his last 14 games, but still hit .321 with 3 SB.

10

-1

Buster Posey

C,1B

$ 41

11

+4

Xander Bogaerts

SS

$ 40

+$ 2

12

-2

Anthony Rizzo

1B

$ 39

-$ 1

13

+4

Ryan Braun

LF,RF

$ 39

+$ 2

He is surprisingly not popular around the trade tables. Thanks to his tainted image and injury history, his owners should be able to enjoy seeing him in the Brewers uniform for the rest of the season.

14

-3

Miguel Cabrera

1B

$ 39

-$ 1

15

+1

Nolan Arenado

3B

$ 39

+$ 2

16

-4

Max Scherzer

SP

$ 39

-$ 1

17

-3

Charlie Blackmon

LF,CF

$ 38

-$ 1

The Rockies really should trade him, but he doesn't seem to be strongly coveted by any team at this moment. CarGo is probably more attractive bait. The Rockies can control him for 2 more years, so he might stay put in the mountains, where he can continue to be an elite Fantasy producer.

18

=

David Ortiz

1B

$ 37

+$ 2

19

+3

Carlos Correa

SS

$ 35

+$ 4

20

-1

Jonathan Lucroy

C,1B

$ 35

+$ 1

If he gets traded to either the Indians or the Mets, it can't be good for his HR production. He was never known for his power, so we should expect his 13.7% HR/FB to regress anyway. He is still a great contact hitter, and no stadium can't take away that portion of his game.

21

+3

Carlos Gonzalez

RF

$ 34

+$ 3

22

+4

Josh Donaldson

3B

$ 34

+$ 4

23

-3

Jose Fernandez

SP

$ 34

24

+7

Christian Yelich

LF,CF

$ 32

+$ 3

3 HR in his last 6 games. We just need to see little bit more of those from this great ratio hitter.

25

=

Daniel Murphy

1B,2B,3B

$ 31

+$ 1

26

+6

Hanley Ramirez

1B,LF

$ 31

+$ 2

HanRam has been mad hot as he hit 5 HR in his last 5 games, but his season total is still mere 13. He can continue to benefit from hitting in the middle of the Fenway's order, but his baseball skill is nothing special.

27

+9

Kenley Jansen

RP

$ 31

+$ 3

28

-7

Wil Myers

1B,CF

$ 31

-$ 2

29

-2

Madison Bumgarner

SP

$ 31

+$ 1

The likely CY Young winner if Kershaw stays out. He is one of the best lefties in the game, and he is protected by almighty Brandon Crawford and the AT&T.

30

-2

Andrew McCutchen

CF

$ 30

It's really tough to get excited for the Captain Cutch. His power is still playable, but you probably should be able to find a better CF for your roster pretty easily.

31

+56

Aroldis Chapman

RP

$ 30

+$ 14

The new closer of the MLB leading Cubs. The Cubs have been surprisingly stingy with providing enough SV opportunities, but Chapman is still Chapman. He could lose few SV by changing the uniform, but the NL Central should be a better environment for his other ratio stats.

32

+6

Francisco Lindor

SS

$ 29

+$ 2

33

=

Giancarlo Stanton

RF

$ 29

He is finally showing some life as he hit .304 and 6 HR in July. But he still struck out 31% of the time during the same span, so his main problem hasn't been fixed yet.

34

-11

Andrew Miller

RP

$ 29

-$ 3

He is the new closer of the Yankees, and he could be the best closer for the rest of the way easily.

35

-5

Noah Syndergaard

SP

$ 29

-$ 1

36

-7

Robinson Cano

2B

$ 29

-$ 2

37

-3

Chris Sale

SP

$ 28

Is he leaving the South Side? Yes, please! His velocity and K-rate are still down, and his FIP is ugly 3.70, but his way out of the White Sox's brutal defense and RHB friendly home park can only benefit the dominant lefty's career.

38

+15

Joey Votto

1B

$ 28

+$ 6

All his numbers are looking normal finally. Thanks to his hot July as he crushed the baseballs with his ridiculous .407 .560 .630 line.

39

+4

George Springer

CF,RF

$ 27

+$ 2

40

-3

Stephen Strasburg

SP

$ 26

-$ 2

41

-1

Corey Kluber

SP

$ 26

-$ 1

42

-7

David Price

SP

$ 26

-$ 2

43

+3

Jonathan Villar

3B,SS

$ 26

+$ 2

44

-5

Jose Abreu

1B

$ 25

-$ 2

45

=

Rougned Odor

2B

$ 25

+$ 1

46

-4

Jake Arrieta

SP

$ 24

-$ 1

47

+19

Jean Segura

2B,SS

$ 24

+$ 4

The 26-year-old infielder has been flourishing at the desert. 8 HR, 17 SB, and .316 on the year, and he has been pretty consistent all year round.

48

-7

Adam Jones

CF

$ 24

-$ 2

49

+6

Salvador Perez

C

$ 24

+$ 2

50

+12

Jason Kipnis

2B

$ 23

+$ 3

What a July for Kip and the rest of the Indians. He added 5 HR this month, and he only needs 1 more to tie his career best 17 HR. He is no longer a base running threat, but he has been compensating his owners in other areas.

51

-1

Ian Kinsler

2B

$ 23

+$ 1

52

+15

Zach Britton

RP

$ 23

+$ 4

0.65 ERA.

53

+10

Edwin Encarnacion

1B

$ 23

+$ 3

27 HR and 87 RBI. Boy, this guy knows how to play DH. His BA will continue to limit his value little bit, the 33-year-old is preparing for a big fat check this winter.

54

+28

Trevor Story

SS

$ 22

+$ 6

Does anybody enjoy their hometown more than this kid? Hitting .313 at home (.233 on the road), and the shortstop's 27 HR is third in the major.

55

+1

Ian Desmond

SS,LF,CF

$ 22

+$ 1

56

+4

Gregory Polanco

LF,RF

$ 22

+$ 1

57

+18

Ben Revere

LF,CF,RF

$ 22

+$ 4

Revere isn't really making anybody happy, but his legs are still working pretty well. He has been hitting little bit too much fly balls for his taste, but his other peripherals, such as K, BB, and contacts% show that he is still the same kind of hitter who hit over .300 for his last three seasons. His .231 BABIP is very correctable and he will soon start to steal more bases once he starts to get on them. Get him for free now if you need SB.

58

-10

Justin Upton

LF,CF

$ 22

-$ 1

59

-15

J.T. Realmuto

C

$ 22

-$ 3

What kind of a catcher steals 6 bases in his last 16 games? He is not a power hitter, but this unorthodox catcher can run and put the balls in the play.

60

-9

Johnny Cueto

SP

$ 22

-$ 1

61

+7

Matt Holliday

1B,LF

$ 21

+$ 2

62

-8

Eric Hosmer

1B

$ 21

-$ 1

63

-6

Jon Lester

SP

$ 21

64

-3

Melky Cabrera

LF

$ 21

65

+13

Albert Pujols

1B

$ 21

+$ 4

The Machine still can't fix his BA, but he smashed 5 HR and 22 RBI in July. If you can bear his .250ish BA, he can still be an elite producer in every other category (he even stole 4 bases this year).

66

+15

Koji Uehara

RP

$ 21

+$ 4

He could have been belonged here, but the 41-year-old is long gone from the baseball.

67

-20

Yoenis Cespedes

LF,CF

$ 21

-$ 3

68

+3

Adrian Beltre

3B

$ 20

+$ 1

69

+7

Zack Greinke

SP

$ 19

+$ 1

70

+2

Dustin Pedroia

2B

$ 19

71

+6

Nelson Cruz

RF

$ 19

+$ 1

72

-13

Brandon Belt

1B,LF

$ 19

-$ 3

73

-15

Freddie Freeman

1B

$ 18

-$ 3

74

+9

Josh Harrison

2B,3B,LF,RF

$ 18

+$ 2

75

-10

Chris Davis

1B,RF

$ 18

-$ 2

76

+10

Stephen Piscotty

1B,LF,CF,RF

$ 18

+$ 2

77

-13

Victor Martinez

1B

$ 18

-$ 2

78

-26

Evan Gattis

C,LF

$ 18

-$ 4

A.J. Reed is out of his way, which is a great news, but now Alex Bregman can eat into his shares little bit. All he needs is enough at-bats to average in couple hot streaks, but those aren't coming easily.

79

+1

Todd Frazier

3B

$ 18

+$ 1

80

+10

Ben Zobrist

2B,LF,RF

$ 18

+$ 2

81

-12

Miguel Sano

3B,RF

$ 18

-$ 2

82

+2

DJ LeMahieu

2B

$ 17

+$ 1

83

-10

Jacob deGrom

SP

$ 17

-$ 1

Degrominator's velocity isn't getting back up to 95 mph, but it has been slowly improving. He also has been successfully compensated his loss in fastball with slider, and he could be very solid for the rest of the way (but not 2015 level).

84

+11

Evan Longoria

3B

$ 17

+$ 2

85

+7

Corey Seager

SS

$ 17

+$ 1

The NL RoY leading candidate has been as good as advertised. He has also been playing pretty solid defense, which means his transition to 3B can be delayed for couple more years.

86

-16

Carlos Carrasco

SP

$ 17

-$ 2

His velocity is still down little bit, which has been hurting his K-rate. Regardless of his disturbing 3.95 FIP, he has been putting up fantastic 2.31 ERA. The Indians have been playing a lot better defense lately, so it would be only fair for him to stay little lucky this season while he is fixing his own issues.

87

-8

Kyle Seager

3B

$ 17

-$ 1

88

NEW

Carlos Santana

1B

$ 16

+$ 3

He has been surprisingly good for even non-OBP leagues. He has cut down his K-rate this season and raised his BA to acceptable .251. His .487 SLG is the best in his career.

89

-4

Mark Trumbo

1B,LF,RF

$ 16

90

+8

Jackie Bradley Jr.

LF,CF,RF

$ 16

+$ 1

91

+5

Dallas Keuchel

SP

$ 16

+$ 1

Since the beginning of June, the reigning CY Young winner has been pitching relatively better with 3.63 ERA and 8.21 K/9. He could stay pretty competitive for the rest of the season, but his velocity is still showing no sign of improvement, so don't expect anything too big.

92

-4

Yadier Molina

C

$ 16

93

NEW

Anthony Rendon

2B,3B

$ 16

+$ 1

94

NEW

Willson Contreras

C,LF

$ 16

+$ 37

He has been playing more games than anyone anticipated, and his bat is working relatively well in the majors. .277 with 5 HR in 32 games are great numbers for a fantasy catcher, and he could stay valuable as long as Joe Madden keeps the rookie on the field.

95

-21

Hector Rondon

RP

$ 16

-$ 2

He is probably out for the closing gig even with his fantastic 11.7 K/9 and 1.95 ERA. He really doesn't deserve the demotion, but you can't pick a fight against Aroldis Chapman.

96

NEW

Matt Kemp

RF

$ 15

+$ 2

He doesn't run, walk, or make contact, but the 31-year-old former superstar can still crush the balls. He added 6 HR in his last 8 games, and he is about to have his best power season since 2011.

97

-48

Dellin Betances

RP

$ 15

-$ 7

98

NEW

Adam Eaton

CF,RF

$ 15

+$ 2

99

=

Michael Pineda

SP

$ 15

100

-3

Aledmys Diaz

2B,SS

$ 15

Fallouts: Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Heyward, Stephen Vogt, Shin-Soo Choo

On the Bubble: Matt Shoemaker, Francisco Cervelli, Billy Hamilton, Gerrit Cole, Masahiro Tanaka