Hitter List 7/18: Ranking the Top 150 Hitters To Own ROS

Rank	Change	Hitter	Position(s)	Previous	Best	Worst
1	–	Mike Trout	OF	1	1	1
2	+2	Jose Ramirez	2B, 3B	4	2	17
3	-1	Mookie Betts	OF	2	2	9
4	-1	Jose Altuve	2B	3	2	8
5	–	Nolan Arenado	3B	5	3	5
6	–	Freddie Freeman	1B, 3B	6	6	11
7	–	Aaron Judge	OF	7	7	13
8	–	Francisco Lindor	SS	8	8	21
9	–	J. D. Martinez	OF	9	9	20
10	–	Manny Machado	3B, SS	10	7	15
11	–	Giancarlo Stanton	OF	11	11	25
12	–	Paul Goldschmidt	1B	12	5	29
13	–	Andrew Benintendi	OF	13	13	36
14	–	Trea Turner	SS	14	3	16
15	–	Bryce Harper	OF	15	3	15
16	–	Carlos Correa	SS	16	12	22
17	–	Charlie Blackmon	OF	17	5	17
18	+1	Starling Marte	OF	19	18	45
19	+1	Alex Bregman	3B, SS	20	19	45
20	+1	Nelson Cruz	DH	21	19	36
21	+1	Christian Yelich	OF	22	20	37
22	+1	Jean Segura	SS	23	22	58
23	+1	Ozzie Albies	2B	24	23	50
24	-6	George Springer	OF	18	14	24
25	–	Kris Bryant	3B	25	10	28
26	+1	Eddie Rosario	OF	27	26	108
27	+3	Trevor Story	SS	30	27	102
28	+3	Javier Baez	2B, SS	31	28	133
29	-1	Anthony Rizzo	1B, 2B	28	16	29
30	+2	Eugenio Suarez	3B	32	30	121
31	+2	Xander Bogaerts	SS	33	31	49
32	+4	Khris Davis	OF	36	25	38
33	+4	Scooter Gennett	2B	37	33	130
34	+4	A. J. Pollock	OF	38	21	72
35	-9	Joey Votto	1B	26	6	35
36	-7	Edwin Encarnacion	1B	29	19	36
37	+2	Anthony Rendon	3B	39	33	46
38	+2	Rhys Hoskins	1B, OF	40	20	58
39	+2	Cody Bellinger	1B, OF	41	23	66
40	+9	Jesus Aguilar	1B	49	40	149
41	-7	Jose Abreu	1B	34	20	41
42	–	Lorenzo Cain	OF	42	42	63
43	–	Justin Upton	OF	43	23	43
44	–	Gary Sanchez	C	44	15	47
45	–	Juan Soto	OF	45	45	132
46	+1	Michael Brantley	OF	47	46	123
47	-12	Marcell Ozuna	OF	35	31	48
48	-2	Whit Merrifield	2B	46	38	71
49	-1	Dee Gordon	2B	48	24	74
50	–	J. T. Realmuto	C	50	50	110
51	–	Wil Myers	1B	51	43	83
52	–	Mitch Haniger	OF	52	46	105
53	–	Odubel Herrera	OF	53	46	96
54	–	Nick Castellanos	3B, OF	54	54	83
55	+2	Andrelton Simmons	SS	57	55	142
56	-1	Tommy Pham	OF	55	25	56
57	+1	Carlos Santana	1B, OF	58	43	67
58	+5	Matt Carpenter	1B, 2B, 3B	63	58	146
59	-3	Wilson Ramos	C	56	55	103
60	-1	Jose Martinez	1B, OF	59	59	138
61	–	Travis Shaw	3B	61	42	61
62	–	Matt Olson	1B	62	55	108
63	+1	Gleyber Torres	2B	64	60	150
64	+7	Justin Turner	3B	71	60	113
65	+8	Max Muncy	1B, 3B, OF	73	65	115
66	–	Willson Contreras	C	66	36	69
67	–	Kyle Schwarber	OF	67	57	107
68	-3	Mike Moustakas	3B	65	35	90
69	-1	Nomar Mazara	OF	68	58	85
70	-1	Buster Posey	C	69	40	70
71	-1	Cesar Hernandez	2B	70	67	129
72	+2	Shin-Soo Choo	OF	74	72	137
73	+7	Aaron Hicks	OF	80	73	134
74	-2	Didi Gregorius	SS	72	38	86
75	-15	Ronald Acuna	OF	60	60	85
76	-1	Brandon Belt	1B	75	75	148
77	-1	Evan Gattis	C	76	76	118
78	-1	Tim Anderson	SS	77	77	149
79	+2	David Peralta	OF	81	79	145
80	-2	Eduardo Escobar	2B, 3B, SS	78	78	148
81	-2	Brian Dozier	2B	79	22	86
82	–	Matt Kemp	OF	82	82	148
83	–	Andrew McCutchen	OF	83	47	94
84	–	DJ LeMahieu	2B	84	62	89
85	+2	Joey Gallo	1B, 3B, OF	87	46	87
86	+2	Eric Hosmer	1B	88	52	88
87	+2	Josh Donaldson	3B	89	21	89
88	+2	Nick Markakis	OF	90	73	147
89	-3	Brandon Nimmo	OF	86	85	145
90	+3	Billy Hamilton	OF	93	58	146
91	-6	Adrian Beltre	3B	85	54	91
92	+2	Miguel Andujar	3B	94	92	145
93	+8	Yasmani Grandal	C	101	80	102
94	+1	Salvador Perez	C	95	61	101
95	+3	Teoscar Hernandez	OF	98	95	146
96	+9	Adam Eaton	OF	105	53	130
97	–	Ender Inciarte	OF	97	42	107
98	+5	Ian Desmond	1B, OF	103	98	143
99	-7	Rafael Devers	3B	92	53	99
100	-4	Yoan Moncada	2B	96	58	100
101	-10	Elvis Andrus	SS	91	52	115
102	-3	Brett Gardner	OF	99	86	102
103	-1	Jake Lamb	3B	102	77	105
104	+2	Jed Lowrie	2B	106	83	135
105	+11	Gregory Polanco	OF	116	55	140
106	+1	Brandon Crawford	SS	107	106	146
107	+2	Matt Chapman	3B	109	79	130
108	-4	Yasiel Puig	OF	104	76	122
109	+5	Chris Taylor	2B, OF	114	62	116
110	-10	Corey Dickerson	OF	100	69	132
111	–	Kyle Seager	3B	111	82	113
112	–	Marcus Semien	SS	112	87	115
113	+6	Eric Thames	1B, OF	119	113	140
114	-6	Adam Jones	OF	108	74	114
115	-2	Yoenis Cespedes	OF	113	47	115
116	-6	Yangervis Solarte	2B, 3B, SS	110	102	150
117	+26	Justin Smoak	1B	143	48	143
118	-3	Mitch Moreland	1B	115	111	144
119	-2	Paul DeJong	SS	117	95	148
120	-2	Ian Kinsler	2B	118	95	138
121	+2	Jurickson Profar	SS, OF	123	121	148
122	+3	Addison Russell	SS	125	122	147
123	+4	Scott Schebler	OF	127	123	149
124	+2	Michael Taylor	OF	126	124	144
125	+8	Rougned Odor	2B	133	76	147
126	+4	Enrique Hernandez	2B, 3B, SS, OF	130	126	137
127	+4	Asdrubal Cabrera	2B, 3B, SS	131	113	150
128	+18	Daniel Murphy	2B	146	57	146
129	+3	Jonathan Schoop	2B	132	32	144
130	-10	Ryan Braun	1B, OF	120	55	130
131	-10	Delino DeShields	OF	121	102	146
132	+5	Jose Peraza	2B, SS	137	132	148
133	+2	Derek Dietrich	1B, 2B, 3B, OF	135	133	145
134	+8	C. J. Cron	1B	142	102	150
135	-7	Yadier Molina	C	128	110	135
136	+3	Ben Zobrist	2B, OF	139	136	148
137	+1	Yonder Alonso	1B	138	125	148
138	+10	Jesse Winker	OF	148	138	148
139	+UR	Jake Bauers	1B	UR	139	139
140	-18	Michael Conforto	OF	122	87	140
141	+UR	Carlos Gonzalez	OF	UR	109	141
142	+UR	Jason Kipnis	2B, OF	UR	142	142
143	-7	Ryon Healy	1B, 3B	136	134	146
144	+UR	Stephen Piscotty	OF	UR	144	144
145	-21	Joc Pederson	OF	124	123	145
146	-17	Adam Duvall	OF	129	93	146
147	+UR	Yuli Gurriel	1B, 3B	UR	147	147
148	+1	Kendrys Morales	1B	149	148	149
149	+UR	Maikel Franco	3B	UR	132	149
150	–	Ian Happ	2B, OF	150	69	150

Welcome back to Hitter List. Every Wednesday during the regular season, I’ll rank the current value of the top 150 hitters for the remainder of the year. Use these rankings to help get a sense of both a player’s expected performance and his trade value in your fantasy leagues moving forward.  They’re constructed with 12-teamer, H2H, 5×5 leagues in mind; adjust as needed for your specific setup. Position eligibility does factor in to a degree.

We’re officially in the back half of the season, which means that adjustments to the List will be more aggressive than they’ve been previously. In particular, injuries will take on added importance as even a minimum DL stint will cost a player a decent chunk of their remaining games. Rest assured that any rankings you vehemently disagree with were explicitly an attempt to insult you and/or your favorite player(s) personally. Seriously, before you work yourself into a rage in the comment section, understand that this is only one person’s opinion. I’m wrong a lot! Comes with the territory of doing this sort of thing.

On to the highlights!

• Injury roundup: Rafael Devers has been dealing with shoulder discomfort for weeks, and it finally landed him on the disabled list last week. The good news is an MRI showed no structural damage, so he should be back soon after the break. Eric Thames should also return soon after the season resumes from his hamstring strain. Teammate Ryan Braun is yet again battling a balky back with no set timetable for return. Lastly, Wilson Ramos suffered a strained hamstring right before the break and will officially be placed on the DL soon.
• New to or back on the List this week: Rays rookie Jake Bauers has been excellent in the early going, slashing .252/.368/.492 with five home runs, two stolen bases, and solid run production. Yuli Gurriel makes up for his lack of power by hitting for a high average and enjoys the spoils of hitting in the middle of the loaded Astros lineup.With his recent hot hitting and the Phillies failing to land Manny Machado, Maikel Franco’s job appears safe. Stephen Piscotty has put up a .309/.374/.590 line since the start of June and moved into the heart of the Oakland batting order. Finally, Jason Kipnis has recovered from a truly awful start to the year and is hitting .279/.369/.500 with eight homers and four steals in the last seven weeks.
• Honorable Mentions: Gerardo Parra has cooled off of late but remains underowned (14% on Yahoo currently). Brian Anderson doesn’t offer much pop or speed, but hits for average and puts up run production that’s pretty commendable given how terrible the Marlins are. Mark Canha struggled in June but has hit around .300 with decent pop in all other months thus far. Meanwhile, Jason Heyward is having his by far best offensive season since joining the Cubs. The pop remains modest and he’s stopped stealing bases, but he’s an asset in the other standard cats.