Top-500 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings: September 2021

September 8, 2021 by Eric Cross 239 Comments | EricCross04

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Dynasty leagues are a 24/7/365 time investment. Okay, that might be a slight exaggeration, but improvements can be made at any time of the year. Whether that’s via trade, drafts, or working the waiver wire, the goal of these Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings is to assist you in whatever move you might be looking to make. It’s never a bad time to upgrade your team.

The below rankings take many factors into consideration. Age, current performance, projected future performance, health/durability, ceiling, floor, proximity to the Majors (for prospects), credit score, etc, are all factored in. Okay, maybe not the last one, but you get my point. A lot goes into these rankings.

And lastly, a reminder. Every league is different. There are my base rankings to go off of and should be adjusted accordingly to gel with your league rules and your team strategy. Some leagues value prospects more heavily than others or have OBP as a category instead of AVG. The list goes on and on. Whatever your league format/style is, take these rankings, adjust accordingly, and go from there.

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Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings

Updated: 9/8/2021

Rank	Player	Pos.	Team	Age	Prev
1	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SS	SD	22.7	1
2	Juan Soto	OF	WSH	22.9	4
3	Ronald Acuna Jr.	OF	ATL	23.8	2
4	Shohei Ohtani	UT,SP	LAA	27.2	3
5	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1B,3B	TOR	22.5	5
6	Bo Bichette	SS	TOR	23.6	7
7	Trea Turner	SS	LAD	28.3	8
8	Mike Trout	OF	LAA	30.2	6
9	Bryce Harper	OF	PHI	29	12
10	Jose Ramirez	3B	CLE	29	10
11	Rafael Devers	3B	BOS	24.9	13
12	Mookie Betts	OF	LAD	29	9
13	Kyle Tucker	OF	HOU	24.7	14
14	Wander Franco	SS	TB	20.6	22
15	Ozzie Albies	2B	ATL	24.7	16
16	Freddie Freeman	1B	ATL	32.1	17
17	Luis Robert	OF	CHW	24.2	19
18	Yordan Alvarez	OF	HOU	24.3	18
19	Jacob deGrom	SP	NYM	33.3	11
20	Corbin Burnes	SP	MIL	26.9	23
21	Eloy Jimenez	OF	CHW	24.8	28
22	Gerrit Cole	SP	NYY	31.1	27
23	Xander Bogaerts	SS	BOS	29	20
24	Brandon Woodruff	SP	MIL	28.6	26
25	Manny Machado	3B	SD	29.2	25
26	Walker Buehler	SP	LAD	27.2	32
27	Corey Seager	SS	LAD	27.4	30
28	Shane Bieber	SP	CLE	26.3	24
29	Aaron Judge	OF	NYY	29.4	34
30	Tim Anderson	SS	CHW	28.3	35
31	Alex Bregman	3B	HOU	27.5	37
32	Matt Olson	1B	OAK	27.5	47
33	Jarred Kelenic	OF	SEA	22.2	21
34	Bobby Witt Jr.	SS	KC	21.3	36
35	Julio Rodriguez	OF	SEA	20.8	38
36	Clayton Kershaw	SP	LAD	33.5	48
37	Starling Marte	OF	OAK	33	55
38	Jesse Winker	OF	CIN	28.1	52
39	Freddy Peralta	SP,RP	MIL	25.3	54
40	Cedric Mullins	OF	BAL	27	80
41	Spencer Torkelson	1B,3B	DET	22.1	50
42	Trevor Story	SS	COL	28.9	15
43	Lucas Giolito	SP	CHW	27.2	44
44	Nick Castellanos	OF	CIN	29.6	43
45	Zack Wheeler	SP	PHI	31.3	74
46	Marcus Semien	2B,SS	TOR	31	68
47	Nolan Arenado	3B	STL	30.5	45
48	Teoscar Hernandez	OF	TOR	29	76
49	Christian Yelich	OF	MIL	29.8	41
50	Jack Flaherty	SP	STL	26	40
51	Pete Alonso	1B	NYM	26.8	64
52	Yu Darvish	SP	SD	35.1	42
53	Noelvi Marte	SS	SEA	20	69
54	Whit Merrifield	2B,OF	KC	32.7	66
55	Byron Buxton	OF	MIN	27.8	58
56	Trent Grisham	OF	SD	24.9	31
57	Trevor Rogers	SP	MIA	23.9	57
58	Randy Arozarena	OF	TB	26.6	53
59	Francisco Lindor	SS	NYM	27.9	33
60	Aaron Nola	SP	PHI	28.3	51
61	Luis Castillo	SP	CIN	24.8	60
62	Ketel Marte	2B,OF	ARI	28	49
63	Kris Bryant	3B,OF	SFG	29.7	71
64	Carlos Rodon	SP	CHW	28.8	81
65	Carlos Correa	SS	HOU	27	72
66	Julio Urias	SP	LAD	25.1	77
67	Marco Luciano	SS	SF	20.1	62
68	Joe Musgrove	SP	SD	28.8	84
69	Kevin Gausman	SP	SF	30.7	86
70	Austin Riley	3B,OF	ATL	24.5	134
71	Dansby Swanson	SS	ATL	27.6	115
72	Jose Abreu	1B	CHW	34.7	85
73	Adley Rutschman	C	BAL	23.7	90
74	Yoan Moncada	3B	CHW	26.4	46
75	Max Scherzer	SP	LAD	37.2	79
76	Max Muncy	1B,2B,3B	LAD	31.1	96
77	Alek Manoah	SP	TOR	23.7	117
78	George Springer	OF	TOR	32	59
79	Jose Altuve	2B	HOU	31.4	89
80	Jonathan India	2B,3B	CIN	24.8	213
81	Alex Kirilloff	OF	MIN	23.9	56
82	Lance McCullers Jr.	SP	HOU	28	100
83	J.D. Martinez	OF	BOS	34.1	82
84	Brandon Lowe	2B,OF	TB	27.2	126
85	Chris Sale	SP	BOS	32.5	110
86	Cody Bellinger	1B,OF	LAD	26.2	29
87	Salvador Perez	C	KC	31.4	176
88	Jake Cronenworth	1B,SS	SD	27.7	157
89	Paul Goldschmidt	1B	STL	34.1	108
90	Josh Hader	RP	MIL	27.5	91
91	Lance Lynn	SP	CHW	34.4	107
92	Brennen Davis	OF	CHC	21.9	112
93	DJ LeMahieu	1B,2B,3B	NYY	33.2	88
94	Zac Gallen	SP	ARI	26.2	67
95	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	2B,SS	MIA	23.7	75
96	Will Smith	C	LAD	26.5	148
97	CJ Abrams	SS	SD	21	63
98	J.T. Realmuto	C	PHI	30.5	87
99	Sandy Alcantara	SP	MIA	26.1	98
100	Andrew Vaughn	1B/OF	CHW	23.5	73
101	Willy Adames	SS	MIL	26.1	207
102	Giancarlo Stanton	OF	NYY	31.9	114
103	Tyler Glasnow	SP	TB	28.1	39
104	Austin Meadows	OF	TB	26.4	94
105	Adalberto Mondesi	SS	KC	26.2	61
106	Ian Anderson	SP	ATL	23.4	93
107	Javier Baez	SS	NYM	28.8	78
108	Pablo Lopez	SP	MIA	25.6	111
109	Vidal Brujan	2B	TB	23.6	65
110	Max Fried	SP	ATL	27.7	104
111	Jo Adell	OF	LAA	22.5	101
112	Bryan Reynolds	OF	PIT	26.7	159
113	Jose Berrios	SP	TOR	27.4	106
114	Anthony Rendon	3B	LAA	31.3	83
115	Robbie Ray	SP	TOR	30	235
116	Luis Severino	SP	NYY	27.6	119
117	Jarren Duran	OF	BOS	25.1	102
118	Grayson Rodriguez	SP	BAL	21.9	121
119	Sixto Sanchez	SP	MIA	23.2	123
120	Michael Conforto	OF	NYM	28.6	92
121	Franmil Reyes	OF	CLE	26.2	124
122	Dustin May	SP	LAD	24.1	133
123	Shane McClanahan	SP	TB	24.4	184
124	Riley Greene	OF	DET	21	135
125	Dylan Carlson	OF	STL	22.9	103
126	Joey Gallo	OF	NYY	27.9	97
127	Logan Webb	SP	SFG	24.9	410
128	Zac Veen	OF	COL	19.8	166
129	Mitch Haniger	OF	SEA	30.8	132
130	Blake Snell	SP	SD	28.8	163
131	Alex Verdugo	OF	BOS	25.4	116
132	Robert Hassell III	OF	SD	20.1	161
133	Gavin Lux	2B	LAD	23.9	70
134	Dylan Cease	SP	CHW	25.8	156
135	Anthony Volpe	SS	NYY	20.4	407
136	Jorge Polanco	SS	MIN	28.2	331
137	Anthony Rizzo	1B	NYY	32.2	140
138	Logan Gilbert	SP	SEA	24.4	109
139	George Kirby	SP	SEA	23.7	144
140	Luis Patino	SP	TB	21.9	130
141	Kyle Schwarber	OF	BOS	28.6	146
142	Garrett Mitchell	OF	MIL	23.1	131
143	Rhys Hoskins	1B	PHI	28.5	128
144	Sonny Gray	SP	CIN	31.9	129
145	Liam Hendriks	RP	OAK	32.6	137
146	Ke'Bryan Hayes	3B	PIT	24.7	95
147	Jasson Dominguez	OF	NYY	18.6	150
148	Ryan Mountcastle	1B,OF	BAL	24.6	164
149	Tarik Skubal	SP	DET	24.9	138
150	Matt Chapman	3B	OAK	28.4	118
151	Ramon Laureano	OF	OAK	27.2	99
152	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	OF	TOR	28	113
153	Brandon Marsh	OF	LAA	23.8	153
154	Austin Martin	SS/OF	MIN	22.5	125
155	John Means	SP	BAL	28.4	155
156	Jesus Luzardo	SP	MIA	24	122
157	Jared Walsh	1B	LAA	28.2	105
158	Hyun Jin Ryu	SP	TOR	34.5	169
159	Trey Mancini	1B,OF	BAL	29.5	120
160	Corbin Carroll	OF	ARI	21.1	149
161	Emerson Hancock	SP	SEA	22.3	162
162	Triston Casas	1B	BOS	21.7	142
163	Josh Lowe	OF	TB	23.7	394
164	Tyler Mahle	SP	CIN	27	168
165	Framber Valdez	SP	HOU	27.9	175
166	Alek Thomas	OF	ARI	21.4	170
167	Tyler O'Neill	OF	STL	26.3	171
168	Shane Baz	SP	TB	22.3	172
169	Casey Mize	SP	DET	24.4	173
170	Stephen Strasburg	SP	WSH	33.2	145
171	Luis Matos	OF	SF	19.7	212
172	Tyler Soderstrom	C	OAK	19.9	197
173	Luis Garcia (HOU)	SP	HOU	24.8	180
174	Gleyber Torres	SS	NYY	24.8	174
175	Max Meyer	SP	MIA	22.6	178
176	Nate Pearson	SP	TOR	25.1	185
177	Luke Voit	1B	NYY	30.6	139
178	German Marquez	SP	COL	26.6	187
179	Nick Gonzales	2B,SS	PIT	22.4	202
180	Noah Syndergaard	SP	NYM	29.1	165
181	Nick Lodolo	SP	CIN	23.7	191
182	Henry Davis	C	PIT	22	194
183	Cade Cavalli	SP	WSH	23.1	195
184	Trevor Larnach	OF	MIN	24.6	127
185	Aaron Civale	SP	CLE	26.3	152
186	Hunter Greene	SP	CIN	22.2	188
187	Francisco Alvarez	C	NYM	19.9	201
188	Josh Jung	3B	TEX	23.6	251
189	Alec Bohm	3B	PHI	25.2	136
190	Amed Rosario	SS	CLE	25.9	289
191	Hedbert Perez	OF	MIL	18.5	205
192	Mike Clevinger	SP	SD	30.8	143
193	Mark Canha	OF	OAK	32.6	206
194	Ty France	2B,3B	SEA	27.2	232
195	Joey Bart	C	SF	24.8	210
196	Marcelo Mayer	SS	BOS	18.8	211
197	Brendan Rodgers	2B	COL	25.1	244
198	Edwin Diaz	RP	NYM	27.5	189
199	Wil Myers	OF	SD	30.8	190
200	Adolis Garcia	OF	TEX	28.6	181
201	Akil Baddoo	OF	DET	23.1	226
202	Tommy Edman	2B,3B	STL	26.4	215
203	Oneil Cruz	SS	PIT	23	217
204	Jack Leiter	SP	TEX	21.4	218
205	Edward Cabrera	SP	MIA	23.5	236
206	Reid Detmers	SP	LAA	22.2	239
207	Frankie Montas	SP	OAK	28.5	308
208	Ryan McMahon	1B,2B,3B	COL	26.8	177
209	Dinelson Lamet	SP	SD	29.2	192
210	Mick Abel	SP	PHI	20.1	222
211	Raimel Tapia	OF	COL	27.7	223
212	Marcus Stroman	SP	NYM	30.4	224
213	Michael Kopech	SP	CHW	25.4	182
214	Kahlil Watson	SS	MIA	18.5	225
215	Mike Soroka	SP	ATL	24.2	227
216	Cristian Javier	SP	HOU	24.5	228
217	Nolan Gorman	2B,3B	STL	21.4	229
218	Jordan Walker	3B	STL	19.4	242
219	Willson Contreras	C	CHC	29.4	186
220	Robbie Grossman	OF	DET	32	350
221	Tanner Houck	SP	BOS	25.3	388
222	Orelvis Martinez	SS	TOR	19.9	261
223	Dominic Smith	1B,OF	NYM	26.3	179
224	Jesus Sanchez	OF	MIA	24	204
225	Nate Lowe	1B	TEX	26.2	158
226	Keibert Ruiz	C	WSH	23.2	461
227	Nick Madrigal	2B	CHC	24.6	231
228	Josh Bell	1B	WSH	29.1	273
229	Eduardo Rodriguez	SP	BOS	28.5	199
230	Andrew Benintendi	OF	BOS	27.2	214
231	Kyle Hendricks	SP	CHC	31.8	147
232	Emmanuel Clase	RP	CLE	23.5	209
233	Chris Bassitt	SP	OAK	32.6	245
234	Daniel Espino	SP	CLE	20.7	246
235	Eugenio Suarez	3B	CIN	30.2	151
236	J.D. Davis	3B,OF	NYM	28.4	208
237	Cavan Biggio	2B,3B,OF	TOR	26.5	154
238	Chris Taylor	2B,SS,OF	LAD	31.1	349
239	Jose Urquidy	SP	HOU	26.4	248
240	Ian Happ	OF	CHC	27.1	220
241	Carlos Carrasco	SP	NYM	34.5	257
242	Eduardo Escobar	2B,3B	MIL	32.7	249
243	Abraham Toro	2B,3B	SEA	24.8	NR
244	Jordan Lawlar	SS	ARI	19.2	200
245	Nathan Eovaldi	SP	BOS	31.6	280
246	Michael Brantley	OF	HOU	34.4	252
247	Jorge Soler	OF	ATL	29.6	343
248	DL Hall	SP	BAL	23	198
249	Triston McKenzie	SP	CLE	24.2	426
250	Tommy Pham	OF	SD	33.6	219
251	Kenta Maeda	SP	MIN	33.5	196
252	Jeff McNeil	2B,3B,OF	NYM	29.5	234
253	Chris Paddack	SP	SD	25.7	167
254	Mike Yastrzemski	OF	SF	31.1	258
255	Corey Kluber	SP	NYY	35.5	311
256	Kenley Jansen	RP	LAD	34	216
257	Mike Moustakas	2B,3B	CIN	33.1	183
258	Yusei Kikuchi	SP	SEA	30.3	264
259	Matthew Boyd	SP	DET	30.7	267
260	Nick Pratto	1B	KCR	23	443
261	Kolten Wong	2B	MIL	31	268
262	Kyle Lewis	OF	SEA	26.2	269
263	Zack Greinke	SP	HOU	38	271
264	Tony Gonsolin	SP	LAD	27.4	243
265	Royce Lewis	SS	MIN	22.3	272
266	Carter Kieboom	3B	WSH	24.1	416
267	Colton Cowser	OF	BAL	21.5	275
268	Sean Manaea	SP	OAK	29.7	353
269	Aroldis Chapman	RP	NYY	33.6	260
270	Jean Segura	3B,SS	PHI	31.6	250
271	Gabriel Moreno	C	TOR	21.6	277
272	Brady Singer	SP	KC	25.2	297
273	Michael Busch	2B	LAD	23.9	401
274	Eric Hosmer	1B	SD	31.9	279
275	Charlie Blackmon	OF	COL	35.3	233
276	Raisel Iglesias	RP	LAA	31.7	247
277	Austin Wells	C	NYY	22.2	282
278	Brady House	SS	WSH	18.3	283
279	Zach Plesac	SP	CLE	26.7	141
280	Alejandro Kirk	C	TOR	22.9	285
281	Ronny Mauricio	SS	NYM	20.5	286
282	Daniel Lynch	SP	KC	24.9	278
283	Brad Hand	RP	WSH	31.5	288
284	Yasmani Grandal	C,1B	CHW	32.9	290
285	Benny Montgomery	OF	COL	19.1	291
286	Frank Schwindel	1B,OF	CHC	29.3	NR
287	Sal Frelick	OF	MIL	21.5	318
288	Luis Urias	2B,SS	MIL	24.3	354
289	Nick Solak	2B,OF	TEX	26.7	241
290	MacKenzie Gore	SP	SD	22.6	237
291	Josh Rojas	2B	ARI	27.3	454
292	Victor Robles	OF	WSH	24.4	255
293	Jeter Downs	2B,SS	BOS	23.2	193
294	Josh Donaldson	3B	MIN	35.8	294
295	Jose Miranda	2B/3B	MIN	23.3	427
296	Miguel Sano	1B,3B	MIN	28.4	256
297	AJ Pollock	OF	LAD	33.8	312
298	Jordan Groshans	3B,SS	TOR	21.9	240
299	C.J. Cron	1B	COL	31.7	415
300	Adam Frazier	2B	SDP	29.8	381
301	Austin Hays	OF	BAL	26.2	298
302	Jackson Jobe	SP	DET	19.2	299
303	Nelson Cruz	UT	TBR	41.3	300
304	Matt Manning	SP	DET	23.7	259
305	Brett Baty	3B	NYM	21.9	302
306	Spencer Howard	SP	TEX	25.2	203
307	Jordan Montgomery	SP	NYY	28.8	365
308	Ryan Pressly	RP	HOU	32.8	303
309	Heliot Ramos	OF	SF	22.1	304
310	Simeon Woods-Richardson	SP	MIN	21	305
311	Marco Gonzales	SP	SEA	29.6	329
312	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	3B,SS	TEX	26.5	284
313	Josiah Gray	SP	WSH	23.8	355
314	Daulton Varsho	C,OF	ARI	25.3	327
315	JJ Bleday	OF	MIA	23.9	266
316	Paul DeJong	SS	STL	28.2	262
317	Asa Lacy	SP	KC	22.3	253
318	Sean Murphy	C	OAK	27	307
319	Sam Bachman	SP	LAA	22	309
320	Adbert Alzolay	SP	CHC	26.6	310
321	Zach McKinstry	2B	LAD	26.4	254
322	Garrett Hampson	2B,OF	COL	27	265
323	Wilman Diaz	SS	LAD	17.9	314
324	Avisail Garcia	OF	MIL	30.3	NR
325	Tyler Freeman	SS	CLE	22.4	316
326	Cristian Hernandez	SS	CHC	17.8	319
327	Eddie Rosario	OF	ATL	30	160
328	Kyle Seager	3B	SEA	33.9	320
329	Patrick Wisdom	1B/3B	CHC	30.1	NR
330	Andrew McCutchen	OF	PHI	35	321
331	Jhonkensy Noel	1B	CLE	20.2	NR
332	Anthony Santander	OF	BAL	27	322
333	Max Kepler	OF	MIN	28.6	323
334	Keston Hiura	1B,2B	MIL	25.2	238
335	Matt McLain	SS	CIN	22.2	325
336	Justin Turner	3B	LAD	36.9	326
337	Tejay Antone	SP,RP	CIN	27.8	276
338	Matthew Liberatore	SP	STL	21.9	296
339	Domingo German	SP	NYY	29.2	328
340	Randal Grichuk	OF	TOR	30.1	330
341	Pete Crow-Armstrong	OF	CHC	19.5	332
342	Drew Waters	OF	ATL	22.8	333
343	Jameson Taillon	SP	NYY	29.9	390
344	Ed Howard	SS	CHC	19.7	334
345	Pedro Leon	OF	HOU	23.3	335
346	Gio Urshela	3B	NYY	30	263
347	Jonathan Schoop	2B	DET	30	364
348	Nico Hoerner	2B,SS	CHC	24.4	336
349	Gunnar Henderson	SS	BAL	20.3	340
350	Elieser Hernandez	SP	MIA	26.4	341
351	Huascar Ynoa	SP	ATL	23.3	490
352	Alex Reyes	RP	STL	27.1	301
353	Devin Williams	RP	MIL	27	344
354	Brandon Crawford	SS	SFG	34.7	423
355	Erick Pena	OF	KC	18.6	313
356	Rowdy Tellez	1B	MIL	26.6	406
357	Dane Dunning	SP	TEX	26.8	293
358	MJ Melendez	C	KCR	22.8	NR
359	Nolan Jones	3B	CLE	23.4	351
360	Patrick Sandoval	SP	LAA	25	NR
361	Dylan Bundy	SP	LAA	28.9	295
362	Clint Frazier	OF	NYY	27.1	221
363	George Valera	OF	CLE	20.9	352
364	Oswald Peraza	SS	NYY	21.3	356
365	Bobby Dalbec	1B,3B	BOS	26.3	363
366	Luis Gil	SP	NYY	23.3	NR
367	Buster Posey	C	SF	34.5	400
368	Zach Eflin	SP	PHI	27.5	358
369	Carlos Colmenarez	SS	TB	17.9	359
370	Brayan Rocchio	SS	CLE	20.7	360
371	Hunter Bishop	OF	SF	23.3	274
372	Eury Perez	SP	MIA	18.5	NR
373	Craig Kimbrel	RP	CHW	33.4	361
374	Brandon Nimmo	OF	NYM	28.5	362
375	Jordan Westburg	SS	BAL	22.6	NR
376	Didi Gregorius	SS	PHI	31.6	281
377	Miguel Vargas	1B/3B	LAD	21.9	NR
378	Tylor Megill	SP	NYM	26.2	NR
379	Jairo Pomares	OF	SF	21.2	NR
380	Gary Sanchez	C	NYY	28.8	366
381	Anthony DeSclafani	SP	SF	31.5	367
382	Michael Harris	OF	ATL	20.6	369
383	Carlos Hernandez	SP	KCR	24.6	NR
384	Cal Raleigh	C	SEA	24.8	370
385	Christian Walker	1B	ARI	30.5	371
386	Luisangel Acuna	SS	TEX	19.6	373
387	Austin Gomber	SP	COL	27.9	499
388	Christian Vazquez	C	BOS	31.1	339
389	Nick Yorke	2B	BOS	19.5	NR
390	Giovanny Gallegos	RP	STL	30.1	470
391	Isaiah Greene	OF	NYM	20.1	378
392	Greg Jones	SS	TB	23.6	376
393	Jake Meyers	OF	HOU	25.3	NR
394	Jordan Balazovic	SP	MIN	23	379
395	Nick Senzel	OF	CIN	26.3	338
396	Dylan Moore	2B,OF	SEA	29.2	317
397	Xavier Edwards	SS	TB	22.1	337
398	Manuel Margot	OF	TB	27	384
399	Jurickson Profar	2B	SD	28.6	387
400	Clarke Schmidt	SP	NYY	25.6	440
401	Kyle Muller	SP	ATL	24	497
402	Liover Peguero	SS	PIT	20.8	389
403	Hunter Renfroe	OF	BOS	29.7	465
404	Harrison Bader	OF	STL	27.3	NR
405	Michael Pineda	SP	MIN	32.7	391
406	Andy Pages	OF	LAD	20.8	468
407	Joc Pederson	1B,OF	ATL	29.5	346
408	Garrett Crochet	SP	CHW	22.3	342
409	Yuli Gurriel	1B,3B	HOU	37.3	393
410	Brandon Belt	1B,OF	SF	33.5	396
411	Cole Winn	SP	TEX	21.9	397
412	Quinn Priester	SP	PIT	21	437
413	Jose Barrero	SS	CIN	23.5	NR
414	Blake Walston	SP	ARI	20.3	403
415	Heriberto Hernandez	C	TB	21.8	372
416	James Kaprielian	SP	OAK	27.6	404
417	Joey Votto	1B	CIN	38.1	NR
418	Bryson Stott	SS	PHI	24	452
419	Trey Sweeney	3B	NYY	21.4	411
420	Gavin Williams	SP	CLE	22.2	413
421	Ryan Pepiot	SP	LAD	24.1	455
422	Angel Martinez	INF	CLE	19.7	435
423	Jeimer Candelario	3B	DET	27.9	417
424	Harry Ford	C	SEA	18.6	418
425	Alexander Canario	OF	SFG	21.4	421
426	Matt Allan	SP	NYM	20.5	422
427	Adam Duvall	OF	ATL	33.1	NR
428	Curtis Mead	1B/3B	TBR	20.9	475
429	Jesus Aguilar	1B	MIA	31.3	NR
430	Cristian Pache	OF	ATL	22.9	324
431	Pavin Smith	1B	ARI	25.7	424
432	Eddys Leonard	INF	LAD	20.9	NR
433	Dustin Harris	1B	TEX	22.2	NR
434	Roansy Contreras	SP	PIT	21.9	428
435	Blaze Jordan	1B/3B	BOS	18.8	NR
436	Joe Ryan	SP	MIN	25.3	460
437	Kyle Gibson	SP	PHI	34	429
438	Diego Castillo	RP	SEA	23.9	476
439	Coby Mayo	3B	BAL	19.8	NR
440	Diego Cartaya	C	LAD	20.1	NR
441	J.P. Crawford	SS	SEA	26.7	430
442	Austin Hendrick	OF	CIN	20.3	292
443	Jon Gray	SP	COL	29.9	NR
444	Luis Rodriguez	OF	LAD	19	431
445	Enrique Hernandez	2B,SS,OF	BOS	30.1	NR
446	Bryce Jarvis	SP	ARI	23.8	432
447	Matt Canterino	SP	MIN	23.8	434
448	Rafael Ortega	OF	CHC	30.4	NR
449	Cal Quantrill	SP	CLE	26.6	NR
450	Carlos Santana	1B	KC	35.5	380
451	Owen Caissie	OF	CHC	19.2	NR
452	Jackson Kowar	SP	KC	25	436
453	Myles Straw	OF	CLE	27	481
454	Kristian Robinson	OF	ARI	20.8	270
455	Jhoan Duran	SP	MIN	23.7	439
456	Aaron Sabato	1B	MIN	22.3	368
457	Brian Anderson	3B,OF	MIA	28.4	441
458	James Karinchak	RP	CLE	26	230
459	Reginald Preciado	SS	CHC	18.4	442
460	Gunnar Hoglund	SP	TOR	21.8	446
461	Patrick Corbin	SP	WSH	32.2	315
462	Willi Castro	SS	DET	24.4	447
463	Lewin Diaz	1B	MIA	24.9	448
464	Forrest Whitley	SP	HOU	24	395
465	Luis Campusano	C	SD	23	449
466	Bobby Miller	SP	LAD	22.5	450
467	Taijuan Walker	SP	NYM	29.1	451
468	Kevin Alcantara	OF	NYY	19.2	NR
469	Danny Duffy	SP	KC	32.8	456
470	Nick Pivetta	SP	BOS	28.6	NR
471	Nick Bitsko	SP	TB	19.3	457
472	Tyler Naquin	OF	CIN	30.4	NR
473	Cesar Hernandez	2B	CHW	31.4	NR
474	Seth Beer	OF	ARI	25	489
475	Ezequiel Tovar	SS	COL	20.2	491
476	Will Smith (ATL)	RP	ATL	32.3	NR
477	Michael Fulmer	SP	DET	28.6	NR
478	Tyler Stephenson	C	CIN	25.1	NR
479	Wade Miley	SP	CIN	34.9	NR
480	Chase Petty	SP	MIN	18.5	392
481	Omar Narvaez	C	MIL	29.6	482
482	Jake Fraley	OF	SEA	26.4	357
483	Mark Vientos	3B	NYM	21.8	NR
484	Jose Salas	2B/SS	MIA	18.4	NR
485	Josh Smith	SS	TEX	24.2	NR
486	Ryan Weathers	SP	SD	21.8	347
487	Justin Foscue	2B	TEX	22.6	462
488	Willie Calhoun	OF	TEX	26.9	385
489	Adam Wainwright	SP	STL	40.1	NR
490	Carson Kelly	C	ARI	27.2	478
491	Andrew Heaney	SP	NYY	30.3	453
492	Charlie Morton	SP	ATL	37.9	494
493	Kyle Freeland	SP	COL	28.4	NR
494	Josh Naylor	OF	CLE	24.3	382
495	Jonathan Villar	2B,SS	NYM	30.4	NR
496	Hudson Head	OF	PIT	20.5	466
497	Brailyn Marquez	SP	CHC	22.7	405
498	David Peralta	OF	ARI	34.1	402
499	Jake Eder	SP	MIA	23.1	425
500	Luis Arraez	2B,OF	MIN	24.5	NR
501	Justin Verlander	SP	HOU	38.6	467

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Comments

Baxter says

July 15, 2019 at 12:14 pm

Why so low on woodruff? Obviously, it has been a relatively small sample, but feel like he should be up in front of Paxton/Bum type guys. Also, you have Daniel Murphy as “David” Murphy. I realize he’s been a big disappointment but you didnt have to do him like that! Love the content as always though.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  July 16, 2019 at 12:45 am
  
  Re Murphy: Whoops!
  For Woodruff, I like the gains he’s made this season. A lot of the arms in his range are very close IMO and I have no issues putting Woddy ahead of them.
  
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helene says

July 16, 2019 at 1:07 pm

very good well done thank you

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- Mike says
  
  January 21, 2021 at 3:18 pm
  
  I’m curious I just was offered a dynasty trade that is tough for me – I give up Kelenic for Wander Franco? Would you do it? Im thinking Kelenic is more of a stud for fantasy purposes and Franco is great don’t get me wrong but I think more of a real life player – I appreciate you taking the time
  
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  - Eric Cross says
    
    January 22, 2021 at 11:12 pm
    
    Hey Mike, I’ve been on the fence about moving Kelenic above Wander myself and I’m finally there. I’d keep kelenic there.
    
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John says

July 24, 2019 at 7:00 pm

How far away is Plesac from cracking this list and what type long term value do you foresee? Mid-rotation guy? Also, should I be buying in dynasty?

Thank you

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- Eric Cross says
  
  July 25, 2019 at 7:25 am
  
  Plesac is a back-end SP moving forward in my eyes. Decent pitcher, but lacks a high upside. I wouldn’t be investing too heavily in dynasty.
  
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  - Mips says
    
    July 27, 2019 at 11:35 pm
    
    In our Fantrax dynasty league, a trade was made for Plesac, R. Puason, and N. Mozara for Jacob Degrom!
    
    Should the Degrom trader be banished from all fantasy sports for the remainder of time??
    
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    - Eric Cross says
      
      July 28, 2019 at 11:44 pm
      
      Haha, I wouldn’t go that far, but that’d not a good deal.
      
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    - Bill says
      
      January 17, 2021 at 1:39 pm
      
      Without hesitation.
      
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Alex Chen says

August 12, 2019 at 6:16 pm

Hunter Dozier seems very low

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- Eric Cross says
  
  August 12, 2019 at 10:03 pm
  
  I’m not a believer in him longterm.
  
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Kannan Akins says

August 14, 2019 at 2:32 pm

Why is Meadows ranked higher than Kepler and Muncy? Trying to decide which one is my last keeper.

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- John says
  
  August 15, 2019 at 12:23 pm
  
  Other then speed whats makes Tatis Jr or Soto better than Vlad in Dynasty league since the start of last year i feel what i have heard Vlad has the best bat and he will compete for Batting titles in years to comes.
  
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  - Eric Cross says
    
    August 16, 2019 at 11:48 pm
    
    They’re all very close. Soto and Tatis also have very special bats and Soto can be close to or maybe an even better all-around bat than Vlad and provides a little speed.
    
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AdamH says

August 15, 2019 at 9:52 am

More upside – Kelenic or Luciano?

Thanks!

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- Eric Cross says
  
  August 16, 2019 at 11:48 pm
  
  That’s really close. Pure upside, I’ll give the slight edge to Luciano.
  
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Jorge Calzada says

August 16, 2019 at 10:16 am

Hi Eric, thanks for the list. Surely will help me to define my keepers for next year. I have a doubt, who would you keep (2 openings) between Joe Adell , Nate Lowe, Ryu and Brendan McKay. Thanks for your help.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  August 16, 2019 at 9:37 pm
  
  Thank you Jorge. I’d keep Adell and McKay there.
  
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Abe Lincoln says

August 18, 2019 at 1:52 pm

Raimel Tapia only 25 and hitting .290 in the middle of the Rockies lineup doesn’t make the top 400?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  August 19, 2019 at 9:42 am
  
  He barely missed. I’m not certain how he fits in the Rockies plans moving forward. Very easily could be a 4th OF for them. If I felt more confident that he will get regular PT in 2020, he’d be in the 250-300 range.
  
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Taylor says

August 31, 2019 at 6:28 pm

What are your thoughts on Ketel Marte? Is what he’s doing this year sustainable for the future? I traded Gary Sanchez for Ketel Marte in my dynasty league. Love Gary but I feel like Ketel has longer upside because of the demanding position catcher has on a body.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  September 2, 2019 at 1:11 am
  
  I mostly buy into Ketel, but not at a top-25 level. Mainly, because I don’t expect this level of power to sustain longterm. Still a top-50 guy overall though moving forward.
  
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Derrick Moss says

September 4, 2019 at 10:23 am

Would Danny Santana still be outside the top 100 at this point?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  September 8, 2019 at 8:29 pm
  
  Yes, he’s not near the top-100 for me.
  
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Drew says

September 4, 2019 at 9:27 pm

Hi Eric – could you please give an opinion on a trade? I play in a 14 team dynasty league on Fantrax, we often use your rankings to evaluate trades. Our league policy is to “reverse any trade that cannot be reasonably argued as legitimate…with clear understanding that in dynasty (versus redraft) there’s enormous leeway with ‘legitimate’ based on short- & long-term needs of the participating clubs”. Recently, a contending team traded Isan Diaz (you ranked as #249) and Orelvis Martinez (unranked) to a rebuilding team for Miguel Sano (#164). Some people in the league consider this trade one-sided and worthy of a veto. Do you think this trade should be vetoed or allowed through? Thanks.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  September 8, 2019 at 8:28 pm
  
  Apologies for the delay. That should be allowed through in my opinion. It’s not too bad.
  
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  - Gordy says
    
    March 7, 2020 at 12:26 pm
    
    Plus, Orelvis was ranked at 282, not unranked.
    
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Karim Siddiqi says

September 11, 2019 at 11:12 am

Hi Eric,

Thanks so much for this valuable resource. It’s been a boon to my Dynasty leagues! Currently asking about my 5×5 AL-Only 10-team Dynasty league.

I have the ability to claim Jake Fraley (#275) or Kyle Lewis (unranked, formerly a top-100/top-50 prospect) as an IR replacement for Mike Tauchman (#389).

First instinct is to go with Fraley, but why has Lewis fallen so low? Is there a chance he becomes better than Fraley in the bigs? Or am I complicating things too much and I should just trust the list?

Thanks again!

K.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  September 13, 2019 at 8:20 am
  
  Hey Karim,
  
  Thank you for reading and happy to help! I would go Fraley there. The problem with Lewis is consistency with the hit tool for me. I like the raw power and believe he could be a 25-homer guy at peak, but the average isn’t likely going to be overly great, likely capped in the .260 range or so.
  
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  - Karim Siddiqi says
    
    September 13, 2019 at 9:28 am
    
    Thanks for checking back Eric. I appreciate it. I’ll go get Fraley.
    
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    - Eric Cross says
      
      September 13, 2019 at 1:41 pm
      
      Any time Karim! Thanks for the question.
      
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james says

September 14, 2019 at 11:27 am

thoughts on Jon Means. he had a monster first half and has since struggled a little. The last 5 starts look more like the first half (regressed for the mean since he was an ace in the first half).

you do not have him ranked- is this on purpose or just the last update occuring before the last 30 days where he has retrurned to fantasy relavent. I am working my roster for the offseason- we lock rosters after the end of the regular season, but do not choose keepers until spring training- we keep 25; but with NA/DL slots we end up with 30 on our roster and have to trim 5 at the start of the year. i am pretty set and just trying to figure out who will jump the most in the offseason since it is doubtful i keep him either way. So i am looking for guys who may be undervalued now, that will jump when people re-evaluate how their season went in the offseason.

Means looks like a good example- we have a good first half- 1.5 months of dumpster fire- then looks like he is starting to finish strong. that normally has people discounting the dumpster fire and he shoots into the top 150 range. The other guys i have are Stroman, Carlos Martinez, Frankie Montas. The hope is that 1 of them gains enough value to be worth keeping as either a 3rd closer (behind kenly and vazquez) or a 10th SP (7/8/9 would be paxton, price and ray at this point)

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Dale Coffin says

December 19, 2019 at 8:44 am

Hey Eric. Thanks or the list. I found two edits for you

Both Will Smith’s are RPs I’m Atlanta. I assume one of them I suspect the higher ranked on is a catcher for the Dodgers.

I don’t think you intended to rank Julio Rodriguez, the catcher from Detroit at 73.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  December 20, 2019 at 2:32 pm
  
  Thanks, yeah there was a slight glitch with the data I converted over. Should be all fixed now. Thanks for reading!
  
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Jd says

December 20, 2019 at 10:31 am

I have multiple people trying to acquire Franco from me in the from of picks. Would you trade him at all?? How many first rounders would it take? I have Lindor in my SS an we speak so I have the flexibility to move Franco. Thanks

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- Eric Cross says
  
  December 20, 2019 at 2:33 pm
  
  I would want players for Franco, and even then, I’d ask for the moon. I’ve NEVER ranked a guy below Double-A this highly.
  
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  - Matt Smith says
    
    April 8, 2020 at 4:55 pm
    
    Just starting to draft for my first ever Dynasty League. How early would you look to draft Franco?
    
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    - Eric Cross says
      
      April 8, 2020 at 11:01 pm
      
      I’d definitely look at him in the first three rounds. He isn’t making it past pick 30-35 or so in most dynasty start ups.
      
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Dee says

December 20, 2019 at 7:50 pm

What are your thoughts on Sam Hilliard in dynasty format? Also, do you prefer Kolten Wong’s upside over Odor’s in a 7×7 categories (OPS, Average, TB) dynasty league?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  December 21, 2019 at 10:53 pm
  
  I’m a fan of Hilliard. Nice power/speed mix. AVG won’t be too high, but the power/speed mix in Coors will play. Between Wong and Odor, I have them only three spots apart. Upside I’d say is similar, but Wong probably has the higher floor.
  
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George S Pascoe says

December 21, 2019 at 7:37 pm

How about Spencer Howard unless I missed him he was left off your 500 the Phillies are high on him and many project him to debut in 2020
crazyhorse

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- Eric Cross says
  
  December 21, 2019 at 10:50 pm
  
  He’s at #180. I’m very high on him as well.
  
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Austin says

December 22, 2019 at 12:39 am

Duplantier? Honeywell? Even heyward. Ouch

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- Eric Cross says
  
  December 22, 2019 at 8:58 pm
  
  What about them? That they didn’t make the list? Duplantier is a Sp3/4 in my eyes, nothing too special. Honeywell would’ve made the list but is incredibly risky at this point. Heyward, sure, he could make the list, but only in the back-end.
  
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rollock says

December 23, 2019 at 9:19 pm

Garrett Hampson at 100 lol

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- Eric Cross says
  
  December 24, 2019 at 1:23 am
  
  He’s legit. I’ll keep saying it until I’m blue in the face. Plus hit tool and speed, sound plate approach, and enough power to get into the 13-18 HR range. All he needs is a chance to start regularly. His September production hints at
  
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  - Tim Acree says
    
    January 22, 2020 at 3:02 pm
    
    I saw Hampson’s BP in consecutive days at Coors last year and I came away convinced he does not have 13-18 HR power. He’s still a “buy” imo because speed is so scarce, but I wouldn’t expect more than 10.
    
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    - Eric Cross says
      
      January 26, 2020 at 12:36 pm
      
      Agree to disagree on the power. Not saying he’s a 20-homer guy, but I definitely think teens are possible at Coors.
      
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      - Dan says
        
        March 5, 2020 at 1:44 pm
        
        What do you think about his 82mph exit velo?
Colin says

December 30, 2019 at 2:44 pm

I am curious your thoughts on Dominic Smith and Domingo Santana. Domingo was looking great until a major slump after his injury this year. Dominic seems to just need a starting opportunity. If both had a guaranteed starting opportunity, would they rank higher?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  January 1, 2020 at 10:54 am
  
  They would, especially Santana. While Smith has shown improvement, I’m still not overly high on him.
  
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Ken says

January 1, 2020 at 11:23 am

How close is Soto to passing Trout?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  January 2, 2020 at 9:18 pm
  
  They’re not far apart.
  
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tyler says

January 1, 2020 at 11:39 pm

Why so low on glasnow?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  January 2, 2020 at 9:17 pm
  
  Three things…
  1) Command issues
  2) Durability
  3) CH stinks
  
  I like him, just not going gaga over him like others.
  
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Danny says

January 3, 2020 at 2:01 am

Opinions on a couple of the Korean transfers:

Josh Lindblom
Kwang-hyun Kim

?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  January 3, 2020 at 9:06 pm
  
  Honestly, I’m never high on foreign arms right away, unless it’s an Ohtani type player. I’m not putting much stock in either guy for 2020.
  
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Diesel says

January 3, 2020 at 1:04 pm

Trying to rebuild pithing depth in my minors. Deep Fantasy (20 team) lots of guys on rosters outside of this list. Pache and Hays in CF pipeline.

Pitchers of note: B. McKay, Teheran, Rodriguez, M. Wacha, T. Mahle, M. Keller, and B. Keller. I’m still out a few years (at least) from contention. Wonder how you feel about selling out for pitching prospects? Gap between J. Polanco and T. Turner is sizable when Turner plays a full season. What are your thoughts about further development from J. Polanco and the trade overall? I feel like I’m giving up too much, but with such shallow pitching I’m curious if you would make this play…

TRADE
T. Turner SS
L. Taveras CF
M. Moniak CF
A. Alzolay SP
J. Loaisiga RP

RECEIVE
J. Polanco SS
S. Reid-Foley SP
M. Libertore SP
A. Medina SP
E. Hankins SP

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- Eric Cross says
  
  January 3, 2020 at 9:04 pm
  
  It’s not terrible, but I agree, you’re giving up too much.
  
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wily mo says

January 18, 2020 at 3:39 pm

just a heads up, you’ve got tsutsugo in there twice. 340 & 351

i wish there WERE two of him then i’d have a better shot to get him in my draft

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- Eric Cross says
  
  January 19, 2020 at 9:02 pm
  
  THat was already updated. Try clearing your cache.
  
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  - Joshua Wallace says
    
    January 31, 2020 at 11:35 pm
    
    I’m still seeing them both there
    
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    - Eric Cross says
      
      February 2, 2020 at 12:14 pm
      
      I’m going to be doing an update soon anyway which will overwrite everything.
      
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Wayne says

January 20, 2020 at 11:19 am

Hi Eric,
Im in a 6×6 Total bases and Holds

Dynasty type league keep 35, draft 15 rounds, with a limit of 10 adds in the year. Having a bit of trouble with the last 5 keepers. 5 of these Evan White, Roughed Odor, Justin Upton, Luis Urias, Heliot Ramos,
Andrew Heaney, Mike Foltynewitz, Marcus Stroman, Im good in hitting, but mid pack in pitching, which is why im thinking maybe I should keep more pitching. What do you think?

Thanks,
Wayne

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- Eric Cross says
  
  January 20, 2020 at 9:26 pm
  
  Hey Wayne. I would personally keep White, Heany, Stroman, Folty, and Upton.
  
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Wayne says

January 20, 2020 at 1:43 pm

Thought maybe I should let you know, if I declared today, I was dropping Ramos, Urias, and Upton, so basically im asking if im over valueing the pitchers because of my situation.

Thanks
Wayne

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Brad M. says

January 26, 2020 at 7:10 am

Hey Eric,
I’m going to use the site today instead of Twitter for this question……

What are your thoughts on the long term upside and potential fantasy value for:

Terrin Vavra
Jeremiah Jackson
George Valera

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- Eric Cross says
  
  January 26, 2020 at 11:56 am
  
  Valera has the highest upside overall with the potential to be a top-20 prospect in 2021. Vavra has solid contact skills and modest power/speed, but not sure how he fits in Colorado longterm. Jackson has nice power, but I question the AVG.
  
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marcadillo says

January 28, 2020 at 3:50 pm

Who is the most mlb ready of these: Lodolo, Rutledge, Espino, Manoah?
who has the most upside?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  January 29, 2020 at 12:56 am
  
  Most MLB-ready is Lodolo. He’s the most polished arm out of these four and likely makes it to the Majors first.
  
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- Jeff says
  
  August 15, 2020 at 1:06 am
  
  Eric,
  
  Thanks for putting this list together, as well as all of your other ones.
  
  That said, no Hudson Head? As high as you have been in him in other places, and where you have him ranked there compared to guys that show up on this list, that surprises me.
  
  How come?
  
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  - Eric Cross says
    
    August 15, 2020 at 1:02 pm
    
    Head didn’t miss by much, but his proximity to the Majors factored in here. Longterm, I’m high on his skillset.
    
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    - Jeff says
      
      August 15, 2020 at 2:24 pm
      
      Gotcha, thanks!
      
      Reply
Darrell says

January 30, 2020 at 12:29 pm

Hey Eric,

I’ve recently gone through a huge rebuild period with my team. I’ve got about 19 of the top 100 prospects. I’m obviously not expecting to contend for the next couple of years. A lot of guys are approaching me about trading Corey Seager but i’m really stuck on how to value him at this point. Any input would be helpful. Thanks!

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- Eric Cross says
  
  February 2, 2020 at 12:21 pm
  
  I’ve soured on Seager. Still think he’s a solid asset, but he doesn’t run and doesn’t have huge power. I think what we saw initially is about as good as it’s gonna get with him. Maybe .300/25 at some point, but don’t think there’s upside for more than that. I’d be fine trading him as his name still can bring back a good return.
  
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J.A. Wallace says

February 1, 2020 at 9:57 pm

Is Sam Carlson SP Seattle not on the list? Unless I missed him.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  February 2, 2020 at 12:14 pm
  
  I don’t have him in my top-500 overall dynasty ranks yet. Like him as a prospect, but when you factor in MLB players too, he’s not quite there for me.
  
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Jordan says

February 24, 2020 at 10:03 am

Hey Eric! As always, thanks for the great work! Was offered Correa & Bart for my Muncy in a 12 team, shallow dynasty league. I’m rebuilding and stocking up on young upside/prospect, so Muncy is an obvious trade piece. Is it worth the risk to take on Correa? Thanks!

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benazzi says

February 25, 2020 at 5:50 am

Great stuff some really good ones

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Colin says

March 6, 2020 at 4:26 pm

How high would Ohtani be on your list if this were a daily league where he can be used as a pitcher and hitter?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  March 11, 2020 at 8:57 pm
  
  Top-25 definitely. Much more value there.
  
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Chaz says

March 9, 2020 at 9:32 pm

Thanks for putting this together! I get to keep a player at each position, plus a UTIL, 4SP’s, 4RP’s. I noticed you don’t have Keone Kela on the list, which I had marked above Dakota Hudson. I guess it might be easier to lay out my options and list who I am keeping. Am I making any mistakes?

C – O. Narvaez
1b – H. Dozier
2b – Hiura
SS – Bichette
3b – Andujar
LF – Calhoun
CF – Haniger
RF – Mercado
U – Villar

SP – Hendricks
SP – McCullers
SP – Folty
SP – Odorizzi
RP – Woodruf
RP – Leclerc
RP – German
RP – Kela

Batters not listed for those positions are Swanson, Votto, Luis Arraez, Tauchmann, Santander, Kendrick.
Pitchers not listed are Quintana, Ross Stripling, Luis Severino, Dakota Hudson

So would you suggest I keep Arraez overHaniger and Hudson over Kela? Anything else I might be missing would also be appreciated. Thanks again!

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- Chaz says
  
  March 9, 2020 at 11:48 pm
  
  Was hoping that Severino not being kept would go unnoticed and I could pick him up late in the draft with his low O-Rank, do you think it’s worthwhile to keep him over any of the above pitchers?
  
  Thanks again, I really do appreciate it.
  
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  - Eric Cross says
    
    March 11, 2020 at 8:55 pm
    
    Absolutely do. Severino still has immense upside. I’d probably let go of Odorizzi or German.
    
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- Eric Cross says
  
  March 11, 2020 at 8:56 pm
  
  Just saw this comment too. Keep Sevy over Hudson.
  
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Joseph Ogg says

March 15, 2020 at 11:13 am

Hi Eric,
Mitch Haniger was a keeper from last year. Will he ever return to form?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  March 17, 2020 at 8:10 pm
  
  I’m not betting on it.
  
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Eric Dominguez says

March 18, 2020 at 6:58 pm

So I’m in a dynasty league with a draft this weekend. It is very deep with supp. and minor drafts, and I am unsure if my catcher will be good enough. I have Robinson Chirinos, who I was hoping could hold on long enough until Miguel Amaya comes up for the Cubs, but could potentially trade up and grab Christian Vazquez in the supplemental draft. I have pick 9, and am thinking trading that and a fourth round minor league pick for the number 3 overall supplemental pick. What do you think

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- Eric Cross says
  
  March 20, 2020 at 1:27 am
  
  I’d probably stand pat. Amaya should be a solid fantasy catcher and isn’t terribly far away.
  
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Steve Pipkin-Savage says

April 30, 2020 at 4:12 pm

Knizner. do you not see him as the Cardinals “catcher of the future”?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  April 30, 2020 at 8:40 pm
  
  It’s possible he could be, but the Cardinals also have Ivan Herrera who might be even better.
  
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Joe says

August 13, 2020 at 2:38 pm

Thoughts on plesac, Muncy , keller for biggio and howard. Id be getting biggio and howard side

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- Eric Cross says
  
  August 14, 2020 at 9:22 pm
  
  I’d take that. Very high on both you’d be acquiring.
  
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Travis Pastore says

August 13, 2020 at 4:35 pm

Interested why the gap between Puason and Erick Pena. Pena was listed ahead in the top 250 prospects, so I’m interested in what vaulted Puason up so high.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  August 14, 2020 at 9:22 pm
  
  Position factors in a little more here and have reevaluated each. I kinda went a bit overboard ranking Pena, to be honest.
  
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Simon says

August 13, 2020 at 7:59 pm

I have a decision to make come 2021 season

Pick 5 keepers from this bunch standard h2h cat scoring

Trout
Harper
Bregman
Bellinger
Gleybor torres
Bo bichette
Chris paddock/bauer

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- Eric Cross says
  
  August 14, 2020 at 9:21 pm
  
  I’d go Trout, Harper, Bregman, Bellinger, and Bo.
  
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John says

August 16, 2020 at 12:20 am

Great work, as always! May I ask why Pablo Lopez is so low (#490). I’d have him close to top 150 for Dynasty. Thanks!

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- Eric Cross says
  
  August 16, 2020 at 1:47 pm
  
  Top-150 seems a bit high. I need to see more sustained success from Lopez, and in general, I don’t think he has that level of upside. Thank you for reading!
  
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  - John says
    
    August 19, 2020 at 4:43 am
    
    thanks for the reply! It’s leading me to dig into him a little more. Maybe I had him a bit overrated in my mind. Thanks!
    
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    - Eric Cross says
      
      August 19, 2020 at 8:17 pm
      
      Any time! Thanks for reading!
      
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      - John says
        
        January 19, 2021 at 4:09 am
        
        ah ha, looks like I was on the right track with Pablo! even though I was high on him, I didn’t see him being that good last year haha
Zachery says

August 25, 2020 at 11:41 pm

Hi Eric,

Would you trade Paddack for Muncy straight up? I have Paddack, I want to sell him before his value gets too low. Thanks so much!

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- Eric Cross says
  
  August 30, 2020 at 9:06 pm
  
  Sorry for the delay in responding. No, I wouldn’t make that move. Think you could get a better hitter for him.
  
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Cameron says

September 1, 2020 at 2:21 pm

Great list! You have Jose Garcia of the reds listed as 35 years old though….?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  September 3, 2020 at 9:52 pm
  
  Thank you Cameron. Yeah, I do a VLOOKUP from a CSV I download from our database and sometimes it grabs the wrong age for these multiple same names. I try to catch and correct them all but some do slip through. Will be correct in ext week’s update.
  
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amel benn says

September 2, 2020 at 5:29 am

Thanks for sharing your info

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Jay says

September 7, 2020 at 12:01 pm

Would you keep Plesac or Burnes for next year?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  September 7, 2020 at 1:32 pm
  
  I’d go Burnes. Higher upside.
  
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Ken says

September 7, 2020 at 6:55 pm

Not a fan of Dylan Moore?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  September 8, 2020 at 2:17 pm
  
  I am to a degree, but not convinced he’s more than a UTIL guy moving forward.
  
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Millhouse says

September 12, 2020 at 10:34 am

Great work! I am currently in an 8 team (6 keeper) league. Due to a lot of trades and waiver wire pitching, I have the following players:

Juan Soto
Bregman
Luis Robert
Eloy
Hiura
Trea Turner
Jose Ramirez
Devers
Yordan
Kyle Tucker

Which 6 would you keep as well as the next 2 for consideration? Thank you.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  September 13, 2020 at 8:46 pm
  
  Thank you! I’d go Soto, Bregman, Robert, Trea, Devers, Yordan followed by J-Ram and Eloy
  
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  - Millhouse says
    
    September 19, 2020 at 8:48 pm
    
    Thanks for the reply and I apologize for not getting back quicker. Obviously, Luis is a phenomenon but do you think that he will produce enough next year (fantasy wise) to garner a keeper pick? Or will he blossom in 2-3 years? Also, when/if do you think Yordan will gain an eligibility other than DH? Thanks again.
    
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    - Eric Cross says
      
      September 20, 2020 at 8:49 pm
      
      I do think Robert is worth a keeper pick. AVG might not be great but the power/speed should be there.
      
      Yordan will likely be a year to year case, but with his knee issues, I doubt he gets much OF time.
      
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- Josh says
  
  December 16, 2020 at 11:34 pm
  
  Soto, Robert, Eloy, Turner
  
  coin flip the next 2 from the pool of Devers, Bregman & JoRam, leaning JoRam if you’re dead set on competing for the championship this year (and I’d assume so if it’s an 8 team league, everyone should be a contender), or if you’re somehow working a rebuild, I’d lean Devers just for the fact he’s 4 years JoRam’s junior.
  
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Jeremiah says

September 15, 2020 at 10:06 pm

Love the list!! I’m in a 12 team keeper league

Tatis Jr.
Robert
Huira
Glasnow
Gore
Sale
Springer
J. Rodriguez
Luciano
Kim
Greinke

I can keep 7, who would you pick?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  September 17, 2020 at 10:07 am
  
  Thanks Jeremiah! I’d go Tatis, Robert, Hiura, Gore, Springer, J-Rod, Glasnow.
  
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Ben says

September 17, 2020 at 3:32 pm

What are your thoughts on Brandon Lowe, can he repeat seasons like 2020 year after year? If you have a choice between: Tim Anderson, Brandon Lowe, Kyle Lewis, Teoscar Hernandez, Trent Grisham, who would you pick first among the list?

Thanks a lot for your great work!

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- Eric Cross says
  
  September 20, 2020 at 8:50 pm
  
  I do think he can maintain this level of production. Statcast data is promising. Out of that list, I’d probably go Anderson.
  
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Ben says

September 21, 2020 at 3:36 pm

Hello Eric, again, thanks for your great work!
I’m looking to upgrade my pitching staff with some future aces in my dynasty baseball league. Can you name a few good young promising arms other than Gore, Cease, and company? Thoughts on Sixto Sanchez ,Casey Mize, Matt Manning, Spencer Howard, Asa Lacy, AJ Puk? Highest potential/low risk reward? Or are there other promising pitchers you could suggest to help me?

Thanks for coming back, really appreciate!

Ben

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- Eric Cross says
  
  September 24, 2020 at 9:56 pm
  
  Hey Ben,
  
  Sorry for the delay in responding. To start, I’d take Cease out of that discussion as his FB command is really holding him back. Luckily, there’s a ton of top-end pitching talent in the minors or that debuted this season. Sixto is a legit stud with three plus pitches. May is another great target. For prospects, Gore, Pearson, and Manning are no-doubt targets. Maybe you can get Howard or Luzardo on a slight buy-low. Little further away, love the trio of Lacy/Hancock/Meyer from this 2020 draft and both Mick Abel and Nick Bitsko have ace potential but are years away.
  
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Josue Rosario says

September 28, 2020 at 7:16 am

How does Devin Williams NOT crack to top 500? Beyond unhittable. I’m not saying he should be top 200-300 but there are pitchers he must land in front of, Like Keona Kela for example.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  October 2, 2020 at 2:02 pm
  
  This update was done very early in his breakout. Wasn’t going top rank a rookie reliever with one month of success too high. He’ll be well within my top-500 next week.
  
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David says

September 30, 2020 at 12:59 am

Was Jeimer Candelario an oversight? Dude slashed 297/369/503 in the heart of the Tigers lineup and at 26, is just now heading into his prime.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  October 2, 2020 at 2:00 pm
  
  This update was done before he really started hitting well. He’ll be in my top-500 next week, but not overly high on him longterm.
  
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Zack says

October 2, 2020 at 9:21 pm

Hi Eric,

Thank you for all that you do! I was wondering if you could look at my pitching staff and see if it looks good for next year or if I should try and target another solid tier 1-2 starter. My league is 5×5 12-team ROTO.

Sale, Paddack, Glasnow, Gallen, Gray, Hendricks, Burnes, Skubal and Pineda

Thank you so much

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- Eric Cross says
  
  October 4, 2020 at 8:52 pm
  
  In my personal rankings, you have seven of my top-30 or so for SPs. You should be fine there.
  
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  - Zack says
    
    October 5, 2020 at 7:39 am
    
    Thanks Eric!! You’re the best!
    
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    - Eric Cross says
      
      October 5, 2020 at 7:48 am
      
      You’re very welcome. Thank you for checking them out!
      
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- Josh says
  
  December 16, 2020 at 11:30 pm
  
  I’d be looking to package Sale and Paddack for someone with a little more stability (as far as SP’s can have stability, haha), in their mid-late 20’s. Paddack’s value is dropping each time he takes the ball, and Sale is past the point where he should have been dealt (yeah, yeah hindsight is 20/20, but still), but still has the name value and past results that someone may still buy into. I’d be looking at the Castillo/Woodruff/Snell/Fried group and see if you might find a match where the owner of one of those types may be a bit shallow on SP overall, yet in position to compete this year. I’d sell them on Paddack replacing the youth they’re losing, and they’re getting an ace kicker bouncing back in Sale (even though nobody knows if he’ll even be half his former self after the surgery). If they resist, I’d even kick in Skubal to try to make it a “Godfather deal.” – Just my 2 cents tho.
  
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Dave says

October 5, 2020 at 12:15 pm

No Justus Sheffield? You like Dunn more than him?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  October 5, 2020 at 7:25 pm
  
  I do. Very much question Sheffield’s command and control longterm. He was in the next 30-40 or so.
  
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Kyle D says

October 5, 2020 at 3:05 pm

Awesome list but the Framber Valdez ranking is brutal. Dude was a top 25 pitcher in fantasy this year, has maybe the best curveball in baseball right now, was absolutely unhittable in more than half of his starts including mystifying the Twins in the playoffs, and he doesn’t crack the top 300? Yeesh.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  October 5, 2020 at 7:30 pm
  
  Here’s why.
  
  Got hit very hard (5th percentile or lower in HH rate and EV)
  Doesn’t have a reliable 3rd pitch. CH used less than 10% and not very effective.
  Sinker was also very hittable.
  
  Yes, the CB was filthy and very effective, but that’s one pitch. If the sinker improves next year and he can establish the CH as at least a serviceable 3rd offering, he’ll move up more. I have my doubts though.
  
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  - Kyle D says
    
    October 6, 2020 at 11:58 am
    
    Thanks for the response! I know his hard hit rate wasn’t great, but there are numerous aces in the bottom 5th percentile of hard hit rate with him (Cole, DeGrom, Darvish, Giolito) and he was FIRST in baseball in ground ball rate. I know that can be a scary thing, but it can also be a great thing. Along with that, nearly all of his other underlying data points to him being an ace: 7th in FIP, 8th in SIERA, 4th in HR/9, 8th in BB/9, 17th in K/9. I do get what you’re saying about his repertoire, but it seemed to me like he grew a ton this year, mentally and mechanically, and I see him continuing to grow rather than regressing.
    
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Mike says

October 7, 2020 at 12:36 pm

Jordan Montgomery not close to 500?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  October 7, 2020 at 8:09 pm
  
  He’s not far off. In the 525-550 range right now.
  
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Zack says

October 11, 2020 at 8:50 pm

Hi Eric,

I know you are high on Kyle Tucker (which is why I wanna go for him). Do you think this is a fair offer or too little?

1. Noelvi Marte
2. Either Logan Gilbert, Edward Cabrera or Josiah Gray
3. 1st round or 2nd round pick in FYPD (11th pick)

Thanks!!

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- Eric Cross says
  
  October 11, 2020 at 8:53 pm
  
  I’d probably want two from #2 to deal Tucker there.
  
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  - Eric Cross says
    
    October 11, 2020 at 8:53 pm
    
    But if you can get him for just one of #2, that’d be ideal. Start there.
    
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    - Zack says
      
      October 12, 2020 at 9:03 am
      
      Thank you for your time, I’ll see if I can swing it!
      
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      - Eric Cross says
        
        October 12, 2020 at 9:55 am
        
        You’re very welcome!
      - Josh says
        
        December 16, 2020 at 11:22 pm
        
        Can’t imagine a Tucker owner would be in any sort of position to sell on him just as he’s starting to realize some value at the MLB level, in exchange for a couple or few minor leaguers several years away from even finding out what they’re capable of. Someone who owns Tucker is likely a team emerging from a rebuild, or someone who’s already ridiculously stacked with an overpowered team, IMO. A deal like that w/ Noelvi as the centerpiece, and a couple of those other throw-in top 100’s would be more like what I’d expect to see netting an OF bat of 29 years of age, or older – Castellanos, Ozuna, Whit, S. Marte, Myers… someone more of that ilk, being moved from a team that is entering a rebuild and looking to move those “middle aged” type guys for upside prospects before they start losing value (or losing more value in the cases of Whit & Marte as they age and become 1-dimensional lacking speed).
BB says

October 17, 2020 at 7:46 pm

Any chance Rockies give Hampson and Hilliard 500 – 550 ab’s ?

Hangin onto both one more year but running out of time and roster space

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- Eric Cross says
  
  October 18, 2020 at 12:10 pm
  
  Both? Slim. I do think Hampson gets close to that in 2021 though.
  
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John says

October 23, 2020 at 6:00 pm

Eric – this is great. How often will you compile this list during the spring? When do you anticipate the last dynasty list before opening day? I want to use this list for draft day. Thank you

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- Eric Cross says
  
  October 23, 2020 at 10:17 pm
  
  I’m actually going to do another small update following the world series and again in spring training.
  
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Zack says

October 30, 2020 at 10:14 am

Hi Eric,

Thank you again for everything you do. I don’t know if you’ll be able to answer this, but I wanted to know your opinion on if I need to upgrade my hitting. I asked in an earlier post about going for Kyle Tucker, I think that would help me tremendously. I am in win-now mode with my team. Any other guys I should look into? I have Noelvi Marte as trade bait along with Gilbert, Skubal and E. Cabrera. Thanks so much!

C – Garver
C – Huff
1B – Goldschmidt
2B – LeMahieu
3B – Urshela
SS – Bogaerts
CI – Christian Walker
MI – B. Lowe
OF – Hampson, McNeil, Carlson, Gurriel Jr., Pollock
UT – Nelson Cruz

Reserve – Belt, Encarnacion, N. Lowe, Jared Walsh, Canha, Grossman, Haniger

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- Eric Cross says
  
  October 30, 2020 at 9:54 pm
  
  I think focusing on outfield would be good. Maybe try and package Marte and one of the arms for a top-75 player or so.
  
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  - Zack says
    
    October 31, 2020 at 5:14 pm
    
    Thank you again Eric for all your time and advice!
    
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    - Eric Cross says
      
      November 1, 2020 at 9:10 am
      
      You’re very welcome Zack. Thanks for the support!
      
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- Josh says
  
  December 16, 2020 at 11:17 pm
  
  Seeing this super late, but that lineup is severely lacking power if/when Cruz/Goldy are hurt or slump, so hopefully you worked a deal for a power OF bat.
  
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Jordan says

November 5, 2020 at 12:44 pm

Hi Eric!
I’m interested in where you think Ha-Seong Kim should go in a 12 team dynasty. Thank you!

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- Eric Cross says
  
  November 7, 2020 at 2:30 pm
  
  He’ll probably slot in around 250ish initially for me. Like the all-around offensive profile.
  
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  - Jordan says
    
    November 11, 2020 at 10:34 pm
    
    Okay, thank you!
    
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Doug says

November 30, 2020 at 3:07 pm

Hey Eric,
I’m in a very deep Dynasty (30 teams, 40-man, 60 specs/team). Salary Cap at $159m/year. I inquired about a trade for Kole Calhoun, who locks in at $9.25m thru 2023 (player option for that in 2023). Other team requested Jackson Rutledge straight up. I’m in a somewhat competitive position for playoffs this year, and could use the every day OF. Would you do ths though?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  December 1, 2020 at 8:37 pm
  
  I think I might’ve answered this on Twitter, but I’d probably do that even though I’m not crazy about that Calhoun price.
  
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Kory says

December 18, 2020 at 9:56 pm

Hi Eric,

Great work as always! I’m looking for some depth with my starting pitching in my dynasty league and I wanted to get your opinion on John Means. I noticed he’s not in your top 500 list. Is there something that scares you about his profile? Other potential options are K. Freeland, C. Bassitt, J. Dunn but I just can’t get excited about this group.

Keep up the great work. I appreciate what you do!

Kory

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- Eric Cross says
  
  December 18, 2020 at 10:20 pm
  
  Hey Kory, thank you! Means will be in my next update (likely next week or week after). Been digging into him more and like what I see. I’d take him out of that group.
  
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Rob Dykhoff says

December 22, 2020 at 10:21 am

How do I get these friggin’ ads off bttm of page, so I can print this

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- Eric Cross says
  
  December 23, 2020 at 9:47 pm
  
  Email me at [email protected] and I can email you a spreadsheet or PDF
  
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CD says

December 22, 2020 at 12:06 pm

Eric,

What I don’t understand is how do you have guys ranked higher in the top 500 that you released on Dec 22nd then you do in the positional rankings you updated on December 18th?

As an exampled, in your positional rankings for SS on the 18th, you have Jazz Chisholm SS 8 spots higher than Jeter Downs SS. Yet on your top 500 rankings, Jeter Downs is 183 and Jazz Chisholm is behind him at 201?? Thanks

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- Eric Cross says
  
  December 23, 2020 at 9:46 pm
  
  The positional rankings are 2021 redraft rankings and not dynasty. I see Jazz playing more in 2021 and being more valuable, but like Downs more longterm.
  
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Bill H says

December 22, 2020 at 8:10 pm

Hi there. great list. Just ONE player I would like to ask you about, Franchy Cordero. Not in your top 500?

Cheers, Bill

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- Eric Cross says
  
  December 23, 2020 at 9:45 pm
  
  Hey Bill, thanks for the kind words! Franchy is in my next 50 players.
  
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Tim says

December 23, 2020 at 9:47 pm

Hi Eric, I noticed you have Nate Pearson at 104 and Ian Anderson at 109. Looking at your rankings for 2021, you have Anderson at 29, and Pearson at 62. Do you think the long term projection is that close for them? Also, what do you think Pearson’s role will look like in 2021? Thanks for the great work and fantastic rankings.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  December 23, 2020 at 9:49 pm
  
  Hey Tim. I do. For 2021, i’m worried TOR limits Pearson a little bit since he ended 2020 hurt. Longterm, I like Pearson more, but there’s not a big gap.
  
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Tex says

December 26, 2020 at 8:42 am

Hey Eric,

Phenomenal work as always! Can you tell me which 8 of the below players you’d keep? There are no salary, draft pick, or contract implications in this league, so the best players typically get kept by their owners without any penalty for a long time.

Bellinger
C. Seager
Meadows
Snell
Franmil
Adell
Sixto
Luzardo
Biggio
Carlson
Ian Anderson
Kelenic
Gore
Vaughn
Kirilloff

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- Eric Cross says
  
  December 26, 2020 at 11:17 am
  
  Thank you! I’d keep Belly, Seager, Adell, Kelenic, Biggio, Carlson, Snell, Meadows.
  
  If you want to keep a 2nd pitcher. Gore over Biggio, especially if it’s AVG and not OBP. Sixto could be an option as that 2nd arm over Gore solely for the purpose of selling high if you think you can in your league.
  
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Peter says

December 29, 2020 at 10:29 pm

I know you have Tork higher, but would you trade Lamet for Torkelson in a points league where pitchers are really valuable?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  December 30, 2020 at 4:37 pm
  
  If pitchers are valued more in your league, I’d be okay making that move.
  
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Bill says

January 20, 2021 at 3:09 pm

Hey Eric, longtime reader, first time commenter. 🙂
Which 2 of the following 3 would you keep in a dynasty league (no limit on how long you own a player)?
1. Lourdes Gurriel
2. Dylan Carlson
3. Devin Williams

Saves + holds is a category, so Williams has more value than usual. Right now, I’m leaning towards keeping the two OFs, but it’s tough because I already have Trout and Grisham.

Thanks!

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- Eric Cross says
  
  January 20, 2021 at 6:50 pm
  
  Hey Bill. Yeah, I’d go Gurriel and Carlson. I have a hard time picking any reliever over a hitter unless it’s a glaring difference in value (Hader over David Fletcher for example). Thanks for the support!
  
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Josh says

January 29, 2021 at 9:45 am

What are your thoughts on this trade? I was not winning the pennant this year.

Trade:

Harper
deGrom

Receive:

Bichette
Gore
Kopech

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- Eric Cross says
  
  January 30, 2021 at 12:21 pm
  
  I’d want another really good piece to trade those two.
  
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dude says

February 3, 2021 at 1:14 pm

12 team 5×5 roto keeper league. We keep 15 players. $320 cap at time we submit keepers, but otherwise salaries don’t matter. Players get $5 raises each year.

Will keep 15 of the 17 below, most likely dropping Laureano and Soroka.
1B – Olson $25
2B – Albies $17, Lux $10
SS – Lindor $33
3B – Moncada $30, Torkelson $5
OF – Arozarena $10, Carlson $10, Laureano $17, Teoscar $2
SP – Berrios $20, Fried $15, Valdez $10, Soroka $13, Pearson $6, Musgrove $10
RP – Karinchak $8

Was just offered up 2 trade options.
1 – $16 Bichette for $33 Lindor, $2 Teoscar, and $10 Musgrove
2 – $16 Bichette and $13 Gore for $33 Lindor, $2 Teoscar, and $20 Berrios.

If I take trade 1, Bichette Replaces Lindor, and that leaves me with 15 after trading Teoscar and Musgrove.

If I take trade 2, Bichette replaces Lindor. Gore becomes a keeper and most likely don’t keep either Laureano or Soroka.

Should I go for one of the trades and if so, which one?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  February 3, 2021 at 7:25 pm
  
  Trade two looks very enticing. I’d probably go with that one.
  
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  - dude says
    
    February 3, 2021 at 10:14 pm
    
    Thanks. I was leaning no trade or #2. If I do trade #2. Who’s the drop?
    
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    - Eric Cross says
      
      February 4, 2021 at 9:07 pm
      
      Probably Soroka. The injury worries me and his lack of Ks caps his value.
      
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Michael says

February 18, 2021 at 11:23 am

What are your thoughts on Bryce Ball? I know he’s blocked by Freddie Freeman at 1B but his debut, regardless of age, seemed to be outstanding.

Also, what are your thoughts on Kyle Wright? Can he still reach his potential or is he now just a mid-rotation starter at best? I know Giolito is an outlier but maybe Wright can finally break through with a touch better command just like Giolito.

Lastly, any prospects on or off this list that could be severely undervalued and rise at least 150 or more spots by next year?

I enjoy reading your content, keep it up!

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Josh says

February 18, 2021 at 8:45 pm

JoRam should plummet on this list after the Lindor trade and Santana leaving. He might accrue 200 walks this year, but kiss the power, avg/obp and speed goodbye. The team won’t be letting him run since he’s their next major marketable asset they’ll be moving, and teams won’t be pitching to him because there’s literally nothing else in that lineup that could do any damage whatsoever, so they’ll be putting him on 1B every time it’s remotely reasonable to.

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- Nick says
  
  April 2, 2021 at 2:49 am
  
  A good hitter is a good hitter, regardless of lineup position or so-called “protection”.
  
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Derek says

February 19, 2021 at 2:49 am

Two part question if anyone would like to offer any thoughts:

1. Advice on keepers? I’m in a standard 10 team keeper league, head to head categories, really competitive. 6 keepers each team.

My squad: Juan Soto, Shane Bieber, Wander Franco, Pete Alonso are locked in. For my last two keeper spots I’m debating between Austin Meadows, Jose Abreu, Gavin Lux, and Yu Darvish.

Leaning towards Darvish as he’s competitive for the short term, and Meadows as the best combo from those three hitters for upside and major league production. Any changes you would make?

Part 2. I have a trade offer from the league champ who needs to dump a player to finalize his 6 keepers. He’s asking for Shane Bieber in return for my choice of 2 of the following:

1 of Lindor, Jose Ramirez, Kyle Tucker, Luis Robert

1 of Walter Beuhler, Jack Flaherty, Lucas Giolito

His team was stacked and it seems like a no brainer to make a deal from that offer but I’m also a big Bieber fan as he hits his prime. Thoughts?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  February 21, 2021 at 8:35 pm
  
  I’d go Meadows and Darvish as well.
  
  If you can get JoRam and Buehler, that’d be phenomenal.
  
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Chuck says

February 22, 2021 at 3:34 pm

Hey Eric, trying to clean up my roster and curious if there is any reason I should continue to hold Reynaldo Lopez? Not sure who I’d be looking to pick in lieu of hi, but Coby Mayo is top of the list right now. For context, my rotation is pretty stacked ahead of Lopez.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  February 24, 2021 at 6:26 pm
  
  If your rotation is set, I’d cut Lopez for Mayo. I don’t see any value from Lopez any time soon.
  
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James says

February 22, 2021 at 3:37 pm

Hello Eric,

I could use an upgrade at OF and SB. I have an offer to acquire Teoscar, is this good?

I get: Teoscar Hernandez + 3.28 FYPD 2020

He gets: Josiah Gray, Sam Huff, 1.11 FYPD 2020

Thanks

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- Eric Cross says
  
  February 24, 2021 at 6:26 pm
  
  Hey James. Yeah, I’d take that. Huff is replaceable and I’m not super high on Gray.
  
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  - James says
    
    February 24, 2021 at 10:01 pm
    
    Just wanted to make sure, love your work. Thanks Eric!
    
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    - Eric Cross says
      
      February 25, 2021 at 8:54 pm
      
      Thank you James!
      
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Matt Crawford says

March 5, 2021 at 4:58 pm

Just wondering how many starting hitters/pitchers you are assuming in a league for this ranking list
Because I’m assuming boom or bust players get a bump in shallower leagues

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- Eric Cross says
  
  March 11, 2021 at 9:38 pm
  
  I assume the usual 60/40ish split.
  
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Nick says

March 6, 2021 at 8:00 am

Great List Eric! I’m in a deep keeper league (12 team, 5 x 5, QS instead of W). Keep 15, rookie eligible player do not count towards the 15. I’ve been 3rd the pass 2 years. Here are my “locked in” keepers/RE:
Christian Yelich
Gerrit Cole
Corey Seager
Jarred Kelenic
Jack Flaherty
Julio Rodriguez
Randy Arozarena
Max Fried
Luke Voit
Andrew Vaughn
Sonny Gray
Max Muncy
CJ Abrams
Ian Happ
Lance Lynn
Liam Hendriks
Ryan Mountcastle
Kenley Jansen
Nelson Cruz

I have two more spots. Having a tough time choosing between the following: Josh Donaldson, Gary Sanchez, Jake Cronenworth, Dylan Moore, John Means, or Trevor Rosenthal. Thoughts?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  March 11, 2021 at 9:37 pm
  
  Tough calls, but I’d go Moore and Means.
  
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  - NIck Marleau says
    
    May 7, 2021 at 4:34 pm
    
    Thanks Eric! I ended up going Moore and Donaldson. I got Means in Round 2 of the draft. Definitely glad I was able to snag him!
    
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Brendon says

March 16, 2021 at 11:23 pm

If you had to expand another 10-20 players which would you include? (501-520)

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- Eric Cross says
  
  March 16, 2021 at 11:25 pm
  
  Michael Chavis
  Taylor Rogers
  Adam Duvall
  Manuel Beltre
  Madison Bumgarner
  Gabriel Arias
  Alex Colome
  Sherten Apostel
  Jake Fraley
  Mike Minor
  Josh James
  Austin Slater
  Shed Long Jr.
  Adrian Houser
  Jared Oliva
  Kris Bubic
  Adrian Morejon
  Jonathan India
  Miguel Hiraldo
  Tyler Stephenson
  
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Cailean says

March 17, 2021 at 4:33 pm

I have to keep 8 guys in a dynasty league with a roster of 30 players and a budget of $300. 4 OF, 3 MI, 2 of every other Position player and a DH. 8 Starting Pitchers.

Which of these 8 do I keep? Number in parentheses is what it would cost me to keep the player…
LeMaheiu ($6)
Alcantara ($6)
Luis Castillo ($12)
Maeda ($6)
Hader ($6)
Will Smith ($6)
Jose Abreu ($21)
Albies ($12)
Devers ($14)
Machado ($28)
Kepler ($6)
Civale ($6)
Snell ($12)

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- Eric Cross says
  
  March 21, 2021 at 9:28 am
  
  Sorry for the delay. I’d keep DJ, Castillo, Maeda, Albies, Devers, Machado, Snell, Smith (assuming it’s LA catcher).
  
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Joe says

March 19, 2021 at 1:18 pm

Incredible tool! Appreciate the hard work that went into this, used it for my first dynasty draft this year.

*One small fix, Cristian Hernandez SS on the Cubs is listed as 20 on this list, however he is only 17*

Thank you for your takes!

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John knisoey says

March 20, 2021 at 10:14 am

Dynasty keeper league, 16 teams 27 keepers, im on the clock. Who is safest pick? Burns, arozarena or even karnataka because closers hard to come by

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- Eric Cross says
  
  March 21, 2021 at 9:23 am
  
  Sorry, didn’t see this but I would’ve went Burnes
  
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Felix says

March 22, 2021 at 7:42 pm

Hello Mr. Cross. Great work! Im in a keeper(KEEP 9) league(12teams), 28 men roster
Batting cats are Runs (R), Home Runs (HR), Runs Batted In (RBI), Stolen Bases (SB), Strikeouts (K), Batting Average (AVG), On-base Percentage (OBP), Extra Base Hits (XBH) If you have the depth to target anyone who would be the best batter to get in a trade? Soto, Trout, Tatis, Acuna or someone else?! Thanks in advance.

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Luke Greco says

March 23, 2021 at 9:41 am

Will your 2021 dynasty rankings be updated again in March before the season starts?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  March 23, 2021 at 8:30 pm
  
  Yes, likely late next week.
  
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  - Jimmy Abrantes says
    
    March 23, 2021 at 9:21 pm
    
    Awesome! Any big movers to know before my draft this Friday (3/26)? Thanks!
    
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tassnime says

March 25, 2021 at 4:26 pm

thank you.

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Adam says

March 30, 2021 at 12:32 pm

Hey Eric, as always I appreciate all you do for the fantasy baseball community! 12 team dynasty league and I’m in full rebuild. Shallow rosters of around 25 players. Got an offer for my Jose Ramirez of CJ Abrams, Bohm, Grisham. Is that enough in return or should I be looking for more? Thanks!

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Adam says

March 31, 2021 at 12:00 pm

Hey Eric, keep up the great work! I’m in a 12 team 5×5 dynasty, full rebuild. If I were to trade Jose Ramirez, is a return of CJ Abrams, Bohm and Grisham/Cease enough?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  April 1, 2021 at 6:39 pm
  
  if the 3rd player is Grisham, yes it is.
  
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  - Adam says
    
    April 2, 2021 at 2:19 pm
    
    Thank you sir!
    
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PAUL says

April 7, 2021 at 2:31 pm

Probably way off topic, but i am in a 16 keeper dynasty league, here are my 28 keepers this year. i draft 8th, looking for who you think fits the team.
hitters
Soto,J*
Tatis Jr,F
Bader,H
Taylor,C
Kiermaier,K*
Castro,H*
Arraez,L*
Flores,W
Segura,J
Alonso,P
Anderson,B
Severino,P
Robles,V
Garver,M
Munoz,Y

pitchers
Brault,S*
Clippard,T
May,T
Hudson,D
Means,J*
Soroka,M
Corbin,P*
Pagan,E
Perez,M*
Boyd,M*
Fry,P*
Fiers,M
Desclafani,A

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Michael says

April 18, 2021 at 1:43 pm

You like baddoo or kiriloff better for the future??

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- Eric Cross says
  
  April 19, 2021 at 10:33 am
  
  Definitely Kirilloff
  
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David says

May 10, 2021 at 7:10 pm

Did you forget Willie Calhoun? #PoorWillie

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- Eric Cross says
  
  May 11, 2021 at 8:27 pm
  
  He’s #410
  
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Josh says

May 12, 2021 at 11:25 am

Hey Eric! As always, love the content. I’m in a 12 team 5×5 dynasty and am rebuilding. I currently have Waters and K-Rob, but my farm has good depth at OF (and potential future OFs) with J-ROD, Adell, Brujan, Kiriloff, Abrams, Martin.

My question is how do you feel about Waters and K-Rob? I see Waters slipping in everyone’s rankings and continue to hear nothing but bad things about his play on the field. I know K-Rob is worrying more about his health right now than baseball, which is great. I’m just worried without having any play to assess him on in a long time he’s going to slip in rankings too.

I’ve had both of these guys for a while and have been holding steady, but nobody is interested in trading for them and the following players are available on the waiver so I’m wondering if it’s time to cut bait on either of them to grab some of these guys that are playing well so far.

Hassell
Marsh
Michael Harris
Duran
PCA
Josiah Gray
SWR

Again, thanks so much for all your awesome work!

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- Eric Cross says
  
  May 15, 2021 at 9:37 am
  
  Hi Josh! K-Rob has on the field concerns too with his contact issues and approach. I would be fine dropping Waters right now for Hassell. K-Rob I’d probably hold and try to trade.
  
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  - Josh says
    
    May 18, 2021 at 10:05 am
    
    As always, much appreciated and keep up the awesome work!
    
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    - Eric Cross says
      
      May 21, 2021 at 9:53 pm
      
      Thanks Josh!
      
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Frederick says

May 14, 2021 at 12:56 am

Hey Eric, Great update!

Curious what you would do in this scenario:
20 team dynasty league, super deep miners rosters (up to 130 players between majors and minors), with a complicated contract system that basically you have 4 years on a cheap rookie deal and then they get more and more expensive each year afterwards. Also important note, it is a points league and you only get a MAX of 6 starts from pitchers each week.

The gist of my team is I am a top contenders right now, but am carried mostly by my lineup (Contreras, Vladdy, Rizzo, Albies, JoRam, Bichette, Carlson, Buxton, Meadows, Brantley, Biggio) and bullpen. My rotation has skated by thus far and is lacking an ace currently (Montas, Ray, Morton, Matz, Lamet). I have Pearson, Luzardo, and Soroka chilling in my minors for now while they get healthy/figure out how to throw strikes.

In addition, I have Franco, Abrams, Groshans, Gabriel Moreno, Priester, and Kyle Harrison has my top prospects and are timed well as some of my current players get too pricey for me to keep.

I have a potential to make a trade for Burnes, who has three cheap years left on his contract. It would cost me Abrams, Luzardo or Pearson, a likely top 5 FYP 1st round pick, and change. Is this worth it for me to get Burnes and really stabilize my rotation or is it risking to much of the future?

Conversely, if I kept the players I have now, by end of season how do you think a rotation with Pearson, Luzardo, Soroka, Lamet, Montas, etc. would look?

I appreciate your Input!

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Bobby Dalbec says

June 8, 2021 at 1:59 pm

Hi, Eric, I thought we were closer than this. I feel you have drifted apart. Why do you hate me? Was it because I did not run away with you?

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Dave says

July 9, 2021 at 7:45 am

Hi Eric,
Why no Patrick Sandoval on your list ?
I got a trade offer of Sandoval for Dane Dunning.
Which do you think is the better side of the trade ?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  July 10, 2021 at 10:40 pm
  
  Dunning, not a big Sandoval guy
  
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Tristan says

July 14, 2021 at 10:12 am

Who would be your top targets to try to add from this week’s MLB draft? I am in several deep leagues with large minor league rosters.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  July 19, 2021 at 8:51 pm
  
  Hey Tristan. Chris Clegg and I just published our top-100 FYPD rankings on Friday.
  
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Chris says

July 19, 2021 at 9:53 pm

Hi Eric,

I am sitting 2 points out of 1st in an 8 team, short bench, keep-5 roto league. I got offered Freeman, Correa, and Raisel Iglesias for Vladdy. I love Vladdy as a keeper, but this might put me over the top this season. I would probably drop McNeil and Civale to make my roster fit.

What would you do? Thanks!

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Jordan says

July 22, 2021 at 1:03 am

Bauer totally off the list now?

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- Eric Cross says
  
  July 25, 2021 at 6:49 am
  
  I am not ranking him at this time until the legal proceedings have concluded.
  
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Matt says

July 30, 2021 at 10:19 am

How far out of the 500 is Jesus Aguilar? Seems like he deserves some love

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- Eric Cross says
  
  August 5, 2021 at 8:33 pm
  
  Not far. He’ll be in next update.
  
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John says

August 8, 2021 at 8:57 am

no Jon Gray? He’s really good

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- Eric Cross says
  
  August 10, 2021 at 8:28 pm
  
  He just missed last time. Is in currently.
  
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Wes says

August 10, 2021 at 4:50 pm

Just got offered Walker Buehler at $29

For my:

Rutschman $3
Luciano $0
Gore $6

Basically my whole “farm” system. Would only have Keston and Vidal Brujan left at NA.

+$3 every year a player is kept, values above show cost going into next year.
10 team h2h, 5×5 plus OBP, SLG, QS, Holds

I’m real strong with bats, middling with SP.

My likely starting lineup next year.

C Perez $2
1B Vaughn $4
2B Jazz $0
3B ?
SS Tatis $6
LF Tucker $6
CF ?
RF Meadows $8
Util Ohtani $13
Util ?Correa $10
Util ?Mondesi $22
NA Vidal $0

SPs
Berrios $19
Thor $4
Clevinger $4
Severino $1
Ray $0
McClanahan $0

Can keep 14 each season, plus 2 NA to start out the year.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  August 12, 2021 at 8:21 pm
  
  Looks like that could be a contending team so I’d be okay making that move.
  
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Chris says

September 9, 2021 at 12:57 am

Hi Eric, thanks for everything you do. You have really amped up my prospect list and outlook for dynasty. I’m in two now so still a novice and learning a lot from you and the other writers at Fantrax.

In a 12 tm 6×6 OPS/QS and currently barely in 1st. However, the league is a bit soft and waiver wire pickups are to be had. I have a bunch of P’s in your 70-150 range (Fried/Anderson/Lopez/Gilbert/Snell/Scherzer/Musgrove/Sale) and I would like to move some combo of those for Cole. My top is Giolito and I also have Ohtani.

The Cole owner is not contending this year and could use 2-3 SP’s. I offered Lopez/Gilbert/Fried for Cole and it was rejected. Was thinking of offering Musgrove/Fried/Gilbert for Cole. I need to unload a few SP’s as I have some on the IL like Lopez/Clev/Gio who I want to keep obviously but I don’t have the space.

Thanks again.

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- Eric Cross says
  
  September 12, 2021 at 12:13 pm
  
  Like that strategy. You have plenty of depth so consolidating and getting a top arm is a good idea.,
  
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