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Welcome back! Another week, another Top 250 update. Let’s jump right into it.
Quick reminder, these rankings are for standard 5x5 rotisserie. I’ll do my best to explain any large rankings changes and feel free to ask player specific questions in the comments. This is your weekly forum to sound off with any fantasy questions you have. I’m here to help you!
Top 250
Rank | Last Week | Change | Player | Team | Position(s) | Pos Rank |
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Rank | Last Week | Change | Player | Team | Position(s) | Pos Rank |
1 | 1 | 0 | Mike Trout | LAA | OF | OF1 |
2 | 2 | 0 | Charlie Blackmon | COL | OF | OF2 |
3 | 4 | 1 | Paul Goldschmidt | ARI | 1B | 1B1 |
4 | 3 | -1 | Jose Altuve | HOU | 2B | 2B1 |
5 | 5 | 0 | Giancarlo Stanton | MIA | OF | OF3 |
6 | 6 | 0 | Nolan Arenado | COL | 3B | 3B1 |
7 | 9 | 2 | Corey Kluber | CLE | SP | SP1 |
8 | 8 | 0 | Chris Sale | BOS | SP | SP2 |
9 | 10 | 1 | Max Scherzer | WAS | SP | SP3 |
10 | 7 | -3 | Mookie Betts | BOS | OF | OF4 |
11 | 14 | 3 | Anthony Rizzo | CHC | 1B/2B | 1B2/2B2 |
12 | 13 | 1 | Joey Votto | CIN | 1B | 1B3 |
13 | 25 | 12 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | SP | SP4 |
14 | 12 | -2 | Freddie Freeman | ATL | 1B/3B | 1B4/3B2 |
15 | 11 | -4 | Kris Bryant | CHC | 3B/OF | 3B3/OF5 |
16 | 15 | -1 | Cody Bellinger | LAD | 1B/OF | 1B5/OF6 |
17 | 16 | -1 | Madison Bumgarner | SF | SP | SP5 |
18 | 17 | -1 | Zack Greinke | ARI | SP | SP6 |
19 | 20 | 1 | Manny Machado | BAL | 3B/SS | 3B4/SS1 |
20 | 21 | 1 | Dee Gordon | MIA | 2B | 2B3 |
21 | 19 | -2 | Daniel Murphy | WAS | 2B/1B | 2B4/1B6 |
22 | 23 | 1 | Jacob deGrom | NYM | SP | SP7 |
23 | 22 | -1 | Nelson Cruz | SEA | OF | OF7 |
24 | 18 | -6 | Corey Seager | LAD | SS | SS2 |
25 | 26 | 1 | Jose Ramirez | CLE | 3B/2B/OF | 3B5/2B5/OF8 |
26 | 27 | 1 | Eric Hosmer | KC | 1B | 1B7 |
27 | 31 | 4 | Marcell Ozuna | MIA | OF | OF9 |
28 | 83 | 55 | Trea Turner | WAS | 2B/SS/OF | 2B6/SS3/OF10 |
29 | 32 | 3 | Chris Archer | TB | SP | SP8 |
30 | 24 | -6 | Kenley Jansen | LAD | RP | RP1 |
31 | 29 | -2 | George Springer | HOU | OF | OF11 |
32 | 30 | -2 | Craig Kimbrel | BOS | RP | RP2 |
33 | 34 | 1 | Josh Donaldson | TOR | 3B | 3B6 |
34 | 36 | 2 | Khris Davis | OAK | OF | OF12 |
35 | 40 | 5 | Justin Upton | LAA | OF | OF13 |
36 | 41 | 5 | Jonathan Schoop | BAL | 2B | 2B7 |
37 | 50 | 13 | Jake Arrieta | CHC | SP | SP9 |
38 | 38 | 0 | J.D. Martinez | ARI | OF | OF14 |
39 | 37 | -2 | Stephen Strasburg | WAS | SP | SP10 |
40 | 39 | -1 | Carlos Martinez | STL | SP | SP11 |
41 | 48 | 7 | Anthony Rendon | WAS | 3B | 3B7 |
42 | 49 | 7 | Francisco Lindor | CLE | SS | SS4 |
43 | 51 | 8 | Luis Severino | NYY | SP/RP | SP12/RP3 |
44 | 28 | -16 | Aaron Judge | NYY | OF | OF15 |
45 | 33 | -12 | Elvis Andrus | TEX | SS | SS5 |
46 | 43 | -3 | Alex Wood | LAD | RP/SP | RP4/SP13 |
47 | 42 | -5 | Yu Darvish | LAD | SP | SP14 |
48 | 44 | -4 | Edwin Encarnacion | CLE | 1B | 1B8 |
49 | 53 | 4 | A.J. Pollock | ARI | OF | OF16 |
50 | 54 | 4 | Andrew Benintendi | BOS | OF | OF17 |
51 | 57 | 6 | Adrian Beltre | TEX | 3B | 3B8 |
52 | 46 | -6 | Mike Moustakas | KC | 3B | 3B9 |
53 | 47 | -6 | Travis Shaw | MIL | 3B/1B | 3B10/1B9 |
54 | 52 | -2 | Jake Lamb | ARI | 3B | 3B11 |
55 | 55 | 0 | Jose Abreu | CWS | 1B | 1B10 |
56 | 56 | 0 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE | SP | SP15 |
57 | 58 | 1 | Billy Hamilton | CIN | OF | OF18 |
58 | 59 | 1 | Brian Dozier | MIN | 2B | 2B8 |
59 | 60 | 1 | Gio Gonzalez | WAS | SP | SP16 |
60 | 45 | -15 | Robinson Cano | SEA | 2B | 2B9 |
61 | 76 | 15 | Gerrit Cole | PIT | SP | SP17 |
62 | 77 | 15 | Justin Verlander | DET | SP | SP18 |
63 | 61 | -2 | Adam Duvall | CIN | OF | OF19 |
64 | 62 | -2 | Christian Yelich | MIA | OF | OF20 |
65 | 64 | -1 | Starling Marte | PIT | OF | OF21 |
66 | 65 | -1 | Ian Kinsler | DET | 2B | 2B10 |
67 | 74 | 7 | Whit Merrifield | KC | 2B/OF | 2B11/OF22 |
68 | 67 | -1 | Wade Davis | CHC | RP | RP5 |
69 | 118 | 49 | Rhys Hoskins | PHI | 1B/OF | 1B11/OF23 |
70 | 63 | -7 | Jay Bruce | CLE | OF/1B | OF24/1B12 |
71 | 68 | -3 | Ryan Zimmerman | WAS | 1B | 1B13 |
72 | 69 | -3 | Carlos Santana | CLE | 1B | 1B14 |
73 | 70 | -3 | Roberto Osuna | TOR | RP | RP6 |
74 | 72 | -2 | Corey Knebel | MIL | RP | RP7 |
75 | 73 | -2 | Sean Doolittle | WAS | RP | RP8 |
76 | 66 | -10 | Miguel Cabrera | DET | 1B | 1B15 |
77 | 71 | -6 | Wil Myers | SD | 1B | 1B16 |
78 | 75 | -3 | Lorenzo Cain | KC | OF | OF25 |
79 | 82 | 3 | Gary Sanchez | NYY | C | C1 |
80 | 84 | 4 | Rich Hill | LAD | SP | SP19 |
81 | 85 | 4 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | SP | SP20 |
82 | 86 | 4 | Justin Smoak | TOR | 1B | 1B17 |
83 | 87 | 4 | Andrelton Simmons | LAA | SS | SS6 |
84 | 89 | 5 | Eduardo Nunez | BOS | SS/2B/3B/OF | SS7/2B12/3B12/OF26 |
85 | 80 | -5 | Andrew McCutchen | PIT | OF | OF27 |
86 | 81 | -5 | Buster Posey | SF | C/1B | C2/1B18 |
87 | 88 | 1 | Didi Gregorius | NYY | SS | SS8 |
88 | 96 | 8 | Ken Giles | HOU | RP | RP9 |
89 | 98 | 9 | Adam Jones | BAL | OF | OF28 |
90 | 100 | 10 | Jimmy Nelson | MIL | SP | SP21 |
91 | 102 | 11 | Edwin Diaz | SEA | RP | RP10 |
92 | 103 | 11 | Alex Colome | TB | RP | RP11 |
93 | 91 | -2 | Kyle Seager | SEA | 3B | 3B13 |
94 | 92 | -2 | Justin Turner | LAD | 3B | 3B14 |
95 | 93 | -2 | Rougned Odor | TEX | 2B | 2B13 |
96 | 106 | 10 | Aaron Nola | PHI | SP | SP22 |
97 | 94 | -3 | Jose Quintana | CHC | SP | SP23 |
98 | 95 | -3 | Rafael Devers | BOS | 3B | 3B15 |
99 | 97 | -2 | Raisel Iglesias | CIN | RP/SP | RP12/SP24 |
100 | 105 | 5 | Sonny Gray | NYY | SP | SP25 |
101 | 112 | 11 | Alex Bregman | HOU | 3B/SS | 3B16/SS9 |
102 | 111 | 9 | Tommy Pham | STL | OF | OF29 |
103 | 79 | -24 | Miguel Sano | MIN | 3B/OF | 3B17/OF30 |
104 | 104 | 0 | Jean Segura | SEA | 2B/SS | 2B14/SS10 |
105 | 114 | 9 | Eugenio Suarez | CIN | 3B | 3B18 |
106 | 145 | 39 | Carlos Correa | HOU | SS | SS11 |
107 | 107 | 0 | Trevor Story | COL | SS | SS12 |
108 | 109 | 1 | Cody Allen | CLE | RP | RP13 |
109 | 110 | 1 | Kelvin Herrera | KC | RP | RP14 |
110 | 108 | -2 | Zach Britton | BAL | RP | RP15 |
111 | 90 | -21 | Jon Lester | CHC | SP | SP26 |
112 | 116 | 4 | Jeff Samardzija | SF | SP | SP27 |
113 | 122 | 9 | Drew Pomeranz | BOS | SP | SP28 |
114 | 130 | 16 | Robbie Ray | ARI | SP | SP29 |
115 | 113 | -2 | J.T. Realmuto | MIA | C | C3 |
116 | 117 | 1 | Yadier Molina | STL | C | C4 |
117 | 119 | 2 | Steven Souza Jr. | TB | OF | OF31 |
118 | 120 | 2 | Xander Bogaerts | BOS | SS | SS13 |
119 | 121 | 2 | Matt Carpenter | STL | 2B/1B/3B | 2B15/1B19/3B19 |
120 | 123 | 3 | Felipe Rivero | PIT | RP | RP16 |
121 | 124 | 3 | Brad Hand | SD | RP | RP17 |
122 | 126 | 4 | Evan Longoria | TB | 3B | 3B20 |
123 | 127 | 4 | Ervin Santana | MIN | SP | SP30 |
124 | 128 | 4 | Yasiel Puig | LAD | OF | OF32 |
125 | 129 | 4 | Chris Taylor | LAD | 3B/2B/OF | 3B21/2B16/OF33 |
126 | 152 | 26 | Masahiro Tanaka | NYY | SP | SP31 |
127 | 131 | 4 | Zack Godley | ARI | RP/SP | RP18/SP32 |
128 | 132 | 4 | Marcus Stroman | TOR | SP | SP33 |
129 | 135 | 6 | Lance Lynn | STL | SP | SP34 |
130 | 125 | -5 | Javier Baez | CHC | 3B/2B/SS | 3B22/2B17/SS14 |
131 | 78 | -53 | Ryan Braun | MIL | OF | OF34 |
132 | 101 | -31 | Greg Holland | COL | RP | RP19 |
133 | 138 | 5 | Hector Neris | PHI | RP | RP20 |
134 | 159 | 25 | Dellin Betances | NYY | RP | RP21 |
135 | 115 | -20 | Michael Fulmer | DET | SP | SP35 |
136 | 139 | 3 | Jose Berrios | MIN | SP | SP36 |
137 | 134 | -3 | Josh Harrison | PIT | 2B/3B | 2B18/3B23 |
138 | 140 | 2 | DJ LeMahieu | COL | 2B | 2B19 |
139 | 142 | 3 | Kevin Gausman | BAL | SP | SP37 |
140 | 144 | 4 | Paul DeJong | STL | 3B/2B/SS | 3B24/2B20/SS15 |
141 | 146 | 5 | Brett Gardner | NYY | OF | OF35 |
142 | 147 | 5 | Avisail Garcia | CWS | OF | OF36 |
143 | 148 | 5 | Ender Inciarte | ATL | OF | OF37 |
144 | 160 | 16 | Corey Dickerson | TB | OF | OF38 |
145 | 171 | 26 | Fernando Rodney | ARI | RP | RP22 |
146 | 150 | 4 | Mark Reynolds | COL | 1B | 1B20 |
147 | 154 | 7 | Danny Salazar | CLE | SP | SP38 |
148 | 158 | 10 | Mark Trumbo | BAL | OF | OF39 |
149 | 143 | -6 | Ian Happ | CHC | OF/2B | OF40/2B21 |
150 | 162 | 12 | Bryce Harper | WAS | OF | OF41 |
151 | 163 | 12 | Manuel Margot | SD | OF | OF42 |
152 | 165 | 13 | Domingo Santana | MIL | OF | OF43 |
153 | 172 | 19 | Marcus Semien | OAK | SS | SS16 |
154 | 133 | -21 | Danny Duffy | KC | SP/RP | SP39/RP23 |
155 | 166 | 11 | Dallas Keuchel | HOU | SP | SP40 |
156 | 168 | 12 | Josh Reddick | HOU | OF | OF44 |
157 | 167 | 10 | Dexter Fowler | STL | OF | OF45 |
158 | 173 | 15 | David Peralta | ARI | OF | OF46 |
159 | 195 | 36 | Starlin Castro | NYY | 2B | 2B22 |
160 | 156 | -4 | Rick Porcello | BOS | SP | SP41 |
161 | 137 | -24 | AJ Ramos | NYM | RP | RP24 |
162 | 174 | 12 | Taijuan Walker | ARI | SP | SP42 |
163 | 175 | 12 | Tim Beckham | BAL | SS/2B | SS17/2B23 |
164 | 176 | 12 | Brandon Phillips | ATL | 2B/3B | 2B24/3B25 |
165 | 180 | 15 | Charlie Morton | HOU | SP | SP43 |
166 | 141 | -25 | Michael Wacha | STL | RP/SP | RP25/SP44 |
167 | 182 | 15 | Josh Bell | PIT | 1B | 1B21 |
168 | 197 | 29 | Chris Davis | BAL | 1B | 1B22 |
169 | 170 | 1 | James Paxton | SEA | SP | SP45 |
170 | 185 | 15 | Chase Anderson | MIL | SP | SP46 |
171 | 157 | -14 | Cole Hamels | TEX | SP | SP47 |
172 | 186 | 14 | Matt Kemp | ATL | OF | OF47 |
173 | 189 | 16 | Logan Morrison | TB | 1B | 1B23 |
174 | 202 | 28 | Dylan Bundy | BAL | SP/RP | SP48/RP26 |
175 | 234 | 59 | Luke Weaver | STL | SP | SP49 |
176 | 191 | 15 | Kenta Maeda | LAD | SP | SP50 |
177 | 193 | 16 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | LAD | SP | SP51 |
178 | 196 | 18 | Bradley Zimmer | CLE | OF | OF48 |
179 | 199 | 20 | Joey Gallo | TEX | 3B/1B/OF | 3B26/1B24/OF49 |
180 | 205 | 25 | Shane Greene | DET | RP | RP27 |
181 | 213 | 32 | Patrick Corbin | ARI | RP/SP | RP28/SP52 |
182 | 151 | -31 | Yuli Gurriel | HOU | 3B/1B | 3B27/1B25 |
183 | 169 | -14 | Nicholas Castellanos | DET | 3B | 3B28 |
184 | 155 | -29 | Marwin Gonzalez | HOU | 1B/2B/3B/SS/OF | 1B26/2B25/3B29/SS18/OF50 |
185 | 178 | -7 | Todd Frazier | NYY | 3B | 3B30 |
186 | 183 | -3 | Nomar Mazara | TEX | OF | OF51 |
187 | 184 | -3 | Hanley Ramirez | BOS | 1B | 1B27 |
188 | 187 | -1 | Cesar Hernandez | PHI | 2B | 2B26 |
189 | 149 | -40 | Orlando Arcia | MIL | SS | SS19 |
190 | 177 | -13 | Eddie Rosario | MIN | OF | OF52 |
191 | 164 | -27 | Ryon Healy | OAK | 3B/1B | 3B31/1B28 |
192 | 179 | -13 | Melky Cabrera | KC | OF | OF53 |
193 | 192 | -1 | Jon Gray | COL | SP | SP53 |
194 | 206 | 12 | Scooter Gennett | CIN | 2B/3B/OF | 2B27/3B32/OF54 |
195 | 211 | 16 | Trey Mancini | BAL | 1B/OF | 1B29/OF55 |
196 | 198 | 2 | Yasmani Grandal | LAD | C | C5 |
197 | 181 | -16 | Salvador Perez | KC | C | C6 |
198 | 207 | 9 | Carlos Rodon | CWS | SP | SP54 |
199 | 217 | 18 | Shin-Soo Choo | TEX | OF | OF56 |
200 | 218 | 18 | Kole Calhoun | LAA | OF | OF57 |
201 | 224 | 23 | Kevin Kiermaier | TB | OF | OF58 |
202 | 161 | -41 | Eric Thames | MIL | OF/1B | OF59/1B30 |
203 | 201 | -2 | Zach Davies | MIL | SP | SP55 |
204 | 227 | 23 | Brad Ziegler | MIA | RP | RP29 |
205 | 136 | -69 | Aroldis Chapman | NYY | RP | RP30 |
206 | NR | N/A | Byron Buxton | MIN | OF | OF60 |
207 | 203 | -4 | Zack Cozart | CIN | SS | SS20 |
208 | 226 | 18 | Max Kepler | MIN | OF | OF61 |
209 | 204 | -5 | Arodys Vizcaino | ATL | RP | RP31 |
210 | 208 | -2 | Cory Spangenberg | SD | 2B/3B/OF | 2B28/3B33/OF62 |
211 | 209 | -2 | John Lackey | CHC | SP | SP56 |
212 | 210 | -2 | Tanner Roark | WAS | SP | SP57 |
213 | 212 | -1 | Eduardo Rodriguez | BOS | SP | SP58 |
214 | 229 | 15 | Jackie Bradley Jr. | BOS | OF | OF63 |
215 | 214 | -1 | Amed Rosario | NYM | SS | SS21 |
216 | 215 | -1 | Keon Broxton | MIL | OF | OF64 |
217 | 216 | -1 | Andrew Miller | CLE | RP | RP32 |
218 | 219 | 1 | Marco Estrada | TOR | SP | SP59 |
219 | 225 | 6 | Alex Cobb | TB | SP | SP60 |
220 | 188 | -32 | Jason Kipnis | CLE | 2B | 2B29 |
221 | 200 | -21 | J.A. Happ | TOR | SP | SP61 |
222 | 220 | -2 | Alex Avila | CHC | C/1B | C7/1B31 |
223 | 222 | -1 | Gerardo Parra | COL | OF | OF65 |
224 | 190 | -34 | Jacob Faria | TB | SP | SP62 |
225 | 228 | 3 | Sam Dyson | SF | RP | RP33 |
226 | NR | N/A | Blake Treinen | OAK | RP | RP34 |
227 | 194 | -33 | Michael Brantley | CLE | OF | OF66 |
228 | 240 | 12 | Brad Peacock | HOU | RP/SP | RP35/SP63 |
229 | 230 | 1 | Brian McCann | HOU | C | C8 |
230 | 231 | 1 | Yonder Alonso | SEA | 1B | 1B32 |
231 | NR | N/A | Blake Snell | TB | SP | SP64 |
232 | 221 | -11 | Carlos Gonzalez | COL | OF | OF67 |
233 | 232 | -1 | Willson Contreras | CHC | C/OF | C9/OF68 |
234 | 233 | -1 | Brad Brach | BAL | RP | RP36 |
235 | 235 | 0 | German Marquez | COL | SP | SP65 |
236 | 242 | 6 | Cameron Maybin | HOU | OF | OF69 |
237 | NR | N/A | Scott Schebler | CIN | OF | OF70 |
238 | 223 | -15 | Aaron Hicks | NYY | OF | OF71 |
239 | 238 | -1 | Dan Straily | MIA | SP | SP66 |
240 | 239 | -1 | Jose Urena | MIA | RP/SP | RP37/SP67 |
241 | NR | N/A | Nick Williams | PHI | OF | OF72 |
242 | 243 | 1 | Yoan Moncada | CWS | 3B/2B | 3B34/2B30 |
243 | 244 | 1 | Rajai Davis | BOS | OF | OF73 |
244 | 245 | 1 | Jose Peraza | CIN | SS/2B/OF | SS22/2B31/OF74 |
245 | 248 | 3 | Parker Bridwell | LAA | SP | SP68 |
246 | 249 | 3 | Odubel Herrera | PHI | OF | OF75 |
247 | 250 | 3 | Wilson Ramos | TB | C | C10 |
248 | 236 | -12 | Jake Odorizzi | TB | SP | SP69 |
249 | 237 | -12 | Jameson Taillon | PIT | SP | SP70 |
250 | 241 | -9 | Hunter Pence | SF | OF | OF76 |
Quick Hits
- Clayton Kershaw is back. He is set to make his return from the DL on Friday against the Padres. In 21 starts this season, Kershaw has a 2.04 ERA 0.88 WHIP and a 10.7 K/9. He moves back inside the top 15 overall rest of season and could find himself back at the #1 SP after a strong showing on Friday.
- Trea Turner also returned from the DL. Turner made his return on Wednesday this week and has since gone 1 for 7 with 2 runs and a steal. Turner has 55 runs 36 SB and a .272 average in 70 games this season and could very well be fantasy’s best player for the final month of the season. He jumps inside the top 30 for now but I expect him to be as high as top 10 very soon.
- Rhys Hoskins is the real deal. He is now just outside the top 10 at 1B and has jumped inside the top 70 overall. Pick him up if by some chance he is still out there in any of your leagues.
- Ryan Braun takes a big fall in this week’s top 250 update. The Brewers slugger has taken a big step back this season and it has been primarily due to his health. Braun has played in just 77 games this season and has even been labelled ‘day-to-day’ by his manager for the rest of this year. He is hitting just .271 with 13 HR and 40 RBI. He also has just 1 HR in his past 30 games. I’m going to write most of this off to being inconsistent with his playing time due to injury. He just can’t seem to get into any rhythm. He should not be viewed as a top 125 player or a top 30 OF at this time.
- Luke Weaver is also the real deal. Weaver stepped in for an injured Adam Wainwright and has made 3 starts this month. He has a 1.89 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 19 IP in those 3 starts. He was also the winning pitcher in all 3 game to boot. Wainwright has yet to begin a throwing program which keeps Weaver in the rotation but then something else happened... Mike Leake was traded! Leake was traded to the Mariners on Wednesday which firmly solidifies Weaver spot in the Cardinals rotation. Sure there’s pause just like with any new starter as to whether opposing hitters will figure him out. For the time being, Weaver is locked in as a top 50 SP and should be started with confidence in any outing.
Losing Faith
Here are a few players who dropped in my rankings and, if their poor performances continue, could soon be outside my top 250:
- Marwin Gonzalez (.231 AVG .645 OPS in August. Correa will be back soon)
- Aroldis Chapman (5.09 ERA since the break. Has better option in his own bullpen)
- Jason Kipnis and Michael Brantley (injured with no update on a return)
Hello, Goodbye
The following players are new additions to the top 250:
- Byron Buxton
- Blake Treinen
- Blake Snell
- Scott Schebler
- Nick Williams
The following players are no longer in my top 250:
- Michael Conforto (terrible news)
- Yoenis Cespedes (also out for season)
- Jedd Gyorko (might return this year but not a top 100 guy)
- Tim Anderson
- Yangervis Solarte
See you next week.