The Top 500 Overall Dynasty League Rankings – February 2015
So, here it is. You’ve hung with us as we’ve moved across all of the positions–even through relievers–and we greatly appreciate it. The difference between this list and the ones you’ve seen over the last month is the same as last year, as the list is my own and the blame for the players who are too high or low cannot be shared across the great staff that we’ve put together here. I also want to take this opportunity to thank everyone on said great TDG team for all of the hard work that’s been put into this entire series. Especially, one Craig Goldstein, who had the unenviable task of coordinating the process this year–and believe me, I can call it unenviable because I did it last year. He is both a saint and a curmudgeon, but you already knew that. I’m really excited about what this team can accomplish during the season, as all of the new faces have been fantastic–so if you don’t know Matt Winkelman, Greg Wellemeyer, Jake Devereaux, George Bissell, JJ Jansons and Kazuto Yamakazi, you certainly will soon. Of course, you already know Ben Carsley and Nick Doran.
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With that said, you’ve been waiting long enough for this. Introductions are for list that need introductions. This is not one of those lists. Your top 500 awaits. Oh, and for the record, Yoan Moncada would be #101, Hector Olivera would be #192 and Andy Ibanez would be #338.
No more words, just the #Dynasty500:
Rk | Player | Pos |
1 | Mike Trout | OF |
2 | Giancarlo Stanton | OF |
3 | Andrew McCutchen | OF |
4 | Paul Goldschmidt | 1B |
5 | Bryce Harper | OF |
6 | Clayton Kershaw | SP |
7 | Miguel Cabrera | 1B |
8 | Jose Abreu | 1B |
9 | Anthony Rendon | 2B |
10 | Carlos Gomez | OF |
11 | Robinson Cano | 2B |
12 | Yasiel Puig | OF |
13 | Adam Jones | OF |
14 | Troy Tulowitzki | SS |
15 | Felix Hernandez | SP |
16 | Ian Desmond | SS |
17 | Josh Donaldson | 3B |
18 | Buster Posey | C |
19 | Ryan Braun | OF |
20 | Max Scherzer | SP |
21 | Edwin Encarnacion | 1B |
22 | Anthony Rizzo | 1B |
23 | Manny Machado | 3B |
24 | Jose Altuve | 2B |
25 | Justin Upton | OF |
26 | Chris Sale | SP |
27 | Yu Darvish | SP |
28 | Jose Bautista | OF |
29 | Carlos Gonzalez | OF |
30 | Jose Fernandez | SP |
31 | Stephen Strasburg | SP |
32 | Xander Bogaerts | SS |
33 | George Springer | OF |
34 | Hunter Pence | OF |
35 | Kris Bryant | 3B |
36 | Michael Brantley | OF |
37 | David Price | SP |
38 | Byron Buxton | OF |
39 | Billy Hamilton | OF |
40 | Christian Yelich | OF |
41 | Evan Longoria | 3B |
42 | Freddie Freeman | 1B |
43 | Zack Greinke | SP |
44 | Cole Hamels | SP |
45 | Starlin Castro | SS |
46 | Madison Bumgarner | SP |
47 | Matt Harvey | SP |
48 | Jason Heyward | OF |
49 | Starling Marte | OF |
50 | Jose Reyes | SS |
51 | Hanley Ramirez | SS |
52 | Jordan Zimmermann | SP |
53 | Gerrit Cole | SP |
54 | Ian Kinsler | 2B |
55 | Joey Votto | 1B |
56 | Matt Kemp | OF |
57 | Carlos Correa | SS |
58 | Jonathan Lucroy | C |
59 | Adrian Gonzalez | 1B |
60 | Aroldis Chapman | RP |
61 | Jacoby Ellsbury | OF |
62 | Mookie Betts | OF |
63 | Corey Kluber | SP |
64 | Kyle Seager | 3B |
65 | Prince Fielder | 1B |
66 | Jon Lester | SP |
67 | Johnny Cueto | SP |
68 | Alex Cobb | SP |
69 | Julio Teheran | SP |
70 | Jason Kipnis | 2B |
71 | Devin Mesoraco | C |
72 | Jake Arrieta | SP |
73 | Addison Russell | SS |
74 | Javier Baez | SS |
75 | Corey Dickerson | OF |
76 | David Wright | 3B |
77 | Adrian Beltre | 3B |
78 | Craig Kimbrel | RP |
79 | Wil Myers | OF |
80 | Nolan Arenado | 3B |
81 | Chris Davis | 3B |
82 | Gregory Polanco | OF |
83 | Miguel Sano | 3B |
84 | Albert Pujols | 1B |
85 | Adam Wainwright | SP |
86 | Alex Gordon | OF |
87 | Corey Seager | SS |
88 | Greg Holland | RP |
89 | Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
90 | James Shields | SP |
91 | Gio Gonzalez | SP |
92 | Masahiro Tanaka | SP |
93 | Jorge Soler | OF |
94 | Kenley Jansen | RP |
95 | Todd Frazier | 3B |
96 | Sonny Gray | SP |
97 | Jurickson Profar | 2B |
98 | Mat Latos | SP |
99 | Zack Wheeler | SP |
100 | Kevin Gausman | SP |
101 | Yoenis Cespedes | OF |
102 | Jeff Samardzija | SP |
103 | Michael Wacha | SP |
104 | Jay Bruce | OF |
105 | Noah Syndergaard | SP |
106 | Lucas Giolito | SP |
107 | Jean Segura | SS |
108 | Garrett Richards | SP |
109 | Joc Pederson | OF |
110 | Joey Gallo | 3B |
111 | Pablo Sandoval | 3B |
112 | Marcus Stroman | SP |
113 | Kolten Wong | 2B |
114 | David Ortiz | DH |
115 | Jacob deGrom | SP |
116 | Charlie Blackmon | OF |
117 | Anibal Sanchez | SP |
118 | Yordano Ventura | SP |
119 | Ryan Zimmerman | 3B |
120 | Julio Urias | SP |
121 | Matt Holliday | OF |
122 | Dellin Betances | RP |
123 | Cody Allen | RP |
124 | Brian McCann | C |
125 | Victor Martinez | 1B |
126 | Marcell Ozuna | OF |
127 | Eric Hosmer | 1B |
128 | Brian Dozier | 2B |
129 | Nelson Cruz | OF |
130 | Archie Bradley | SP |
131 | Lorenzo Cain | OF |
132 | Shelby Miller | SP |
133 | Homer Bailey | SP |
134 | Dylan Bundy | SP |
135 | Melky Cabrera | OF |
136 | Yasmany Tomas | OF |
137 | Matt Adams | 1B |
138 | Lucas Duda | 1B |
139 | Dee Gordon | 2B |
140 | Francisco Lindor | SS |
141 | Taijuan Walker | SP |
142 | Rusney Castillo | OF |
143 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | SP |
144 | Hisashi Iwakuma | SP |
145 | Neil Walker | 2B |
146 | Salvador Perez | C |
147 | Yadier Molina | C |
148 | Jonathan Gray | SP |
149 | Brett Gardner | OF |
150 | David Dahl | OF |
151 | Howie Kendrick | 2B |
152 | Yan Gomes | C |
153 | Tim Anderson | SS |
154 | Andrew Cashner | SP |
155 | Arismendy Alcantara | 2B |
156 | Derek Norris | C |
157 | Travis d’Arnaud | C |
158 | Drew Smyly | SP |
159 | Carlos Rodon | SP |
160 | Alex Wood | SP |
161 | Evan Gattis | C |
162 | David Robertson | RP |
163 | Glen Perkins | RP |
164 | James Paxton | SP |
165 | Tyson Ross | SP |
166 | Jayson Werth | OF |
167 | Shin-Soo Choo | OF |
168 | Matt Carpenter | 3B |
169 | Dalton Pompey | OF |
170 | Chris Archer | SP |
171 | Alexei Ramirez | SS |
172 | Carlos Santana | 3B |
173 | Daniel Murphy | 2B |
174 | Rougned Odor | 2B |
175 | Matt Wieters | C |
176 | Yasmani Grandal | C |
177 | Brett Lawrie | 2B |
178 | Carlos Carrasco | SP |
179 | Jose Quintana | SP |
180 | Matt Cain | SP |
181 | Brandon Belt | 1B |
182 | J.D. Martinez | OF |
183 | Mark Trumbo | 1B |
184 | Lance Lynn | SP |
185 | Matt Moore | SP |
186 | Russell Martin | C |
187 | Wilson Ramos | C |
188 | Doug Fister | SP |
189 | Leonys Martin | OF |
190 | Andrew Heaney | SP |
191 | Kyle Schwarber | C |
192 | Brandon Moss | 1B |
193 | Justin Morneau | 1B |
194 | Chris Owings | SS |
195 | Zach Britton | RP |
196 | Trevor Rosenthal | RP |
197 | Adam LaRoche | 1B |
198 | Ben Revere | OF |
199 | Justin Verlander | SP |
200 | Nick Castellanos | 3B |
201 | Chase Headley | 3B |
202 | Oswaldo Arcia | OF |
203 | Chris Carter | DH |
204 | Adam Eaton | OF |
205 | Kole Calhoun | OF |
206 | Danny Duffy | SP |
207 | Patrick Corbin | SP |
208 | Robert Stephenson | SP |
209 | Daniel Norris | SP |
210 | Desmond Jennings | OF |
211 | AJ Pollock | OF |
212 | Chris Tillman | SP |
213 | Cliff Lee | SP |
214 | Avisail Garcia | OF |
215 | Josh Bell | OF |
216 | Mike Minor | SP |
217 | Jedd Gyorko | 2B |
218 | Aaron Hill | 2B |
219 | Derek Holland | SP |
220 | Miguel Montero | C |
221 | Jorge Alfaro | C |
222 | Rymer Liriano | OF |
223 | Raimel Tapia | OF |
224 | Danny Salazar | SP |
225 | Jered Weaver | SP |
226 | Jesse Winker | OF |
227 | Nomar Mazara | OF |
228 | Drew Storen | RP |
229 | Steve Cishek | RP |
230 | Blake Swihart | C |
231 | Joe Mauer | 1B |
232 | Rick Porcello | SP |
233 | Maikel Franco | 3B |
234 | DJ Peterson | 3B |
235 | Jake Odorizzi | SP |
236 | Mark Melancon | RP |
237 | Alex Gonzalez | SP |
238 | Ken Giles | RP |
239 | Clint Frazier | OF |
240 | Jameson Taillon | SP |
241 | Braden Shipley | SP |
242 | Wily Peralta | SP |
243 | Michael Pineda | SP |
244 | Trevor Bauer | SP |
245 | Denard Span | OF |
246 | Aaron Sanchez | SP |
247 | Dexter Fowler | OF |
248 | Jimmy Rollins | SS |
249 | Aramis Ramirez | 3B |
250 | Hunter Harvey | SP |
251 | Nick Williams | OF |
252 | Chase Utley | 2B |
253 | Mark Appel | SP |
254 | Tyler Glasnow | SP |
255 | Francisco Liriano | SP |
256 | Ian Kennedy | SP |
257 | Josh Harrison | 3B |
258 | Koji Uehara | RP |
259 | Martin Prado | 2B |
260 | Jake McGee | RP |
261 | Alex Rios | OF |
262 | Jose Peraza | 2B |
263 | Curtis Granderson | OF |
264 | Sean Doolittle | RP |
265 | Matthew Wisler | SP |
266 | J.P. Crawford | SS |
267 | Adam Lind | 1B |
268 | Kennys Vargas | DH |
269 | Carlos Martinez | SP |
270 | Aaron Judge | OF |
271 | Huston Street | RP |
272 | Neftali Feliz | RP |
273 | Elvis Andrus | SS |
274 | Alcides Escobar | SS |
275 | Jake Thompson | SP |
276 | Steven Matz | SP |
277 | Scott Kazmir | SP |
278 | Alex Meyer | SP |
279 | Jonathan Singleton | 1B |
280 | Mike Napoli | 1B |
281 | Michael Taylor | OF |
282 | Jeff Hoffman | SP |
283 | Aaron Nola | SP |
284 | Alex Jackson | OF |
285 | Kohl Stewart | SP |
286 | Dallas Keuchel | SP |
287 | Sean Manaea | SP |
288 | Ervin Santana | SP |
289 | Albert Almora | OF |
290 | Michael Cuddyer | OF |
291 | Matt Garza | SP |
292 | Hunter Renfroe | OF |
293 | Ryan McMahon | 3B |
294 | Henderson Alvarez | SP |
295 | Pedro Alvarez | 3B |
296 | Erick Aybar | SS |
297 | Dan Vogelbach | 1B |
298 | Fernando Rodney | RP |
299 | Jose Berrios | SP |
300 | Jhonny Peralta | SS |
301 | Phil Hughes | SP |
302 | Henry Owens | SP |
303 | Austin Jackson | OF |
304 | Ben Zobrist | SS |
305 | Martin Perez | SP |
306 | Austin Meadows | OF |
307 | Mike Zunino | C |
308 | Joaquin Benoit | RP |
309 | Wilin Rosario | C |
310 | Wade Miley | SP |
311 | J.J. Hardy | SS |
312 | Dustin Ackley | OF |
313 | Brad Miller | SS |
314 | Collin McHugh | SP |
315 | Daniel Robertson | SS |
316 | Marco Gonzales | SP |
317 | Jason Castro | C |
318 | Gary Sanchez | C |
319 | Carl Crawford | OF |
320 | Josh Reddick | OF |
321 | Nick Kingham | SP |
322 | Dilson Herrera | 2B |
323 | Nick Franklin | 2B |
324 | Tyler Skaggs | SP |
325 | Josh Hamilton | OF |
326 | Jon Niese | SP |
327 | Drew Hutchison | SP |
328 | John Lackey | SP |
329 | Jason Hammel | SP |
330 | Stephen Piscotty | OF |
331 | Reynaldo Lopez | SP |
332 | Wilmer Flores | SS |
333 | Addison Reed | RP |
334 | Jonathan Papelbon | RP |
335 | Manuel Margot | OF |
336 | Steven Souza | OF |
337 | Brandon McCarthy | SP |
338 | Asdrubal Cabrera | SS |
339 | Brandon Nimmo | OF |
340 | Eduardo Rodriguez | SP |
341 | Marlon Byrd | OF |
342 | Wade Davis | RP |
343 | Jesse Hahn | SP |
344 | Michael Saunders | OF |
345 | Kyle Zimmer | SP |
346 | Coco Crisp | OF |
347 | Jimmy Nelson | SP |
348 | A.J. Cole | SP |
349 | Lonnie Chisenhall | 3B |
350 | Brandon Finnegan | SP |
351 | Rafael Devers | 3B |
352 | Carlos Beltran | OF |
353 | Franklin Barreto | SS |
354 | Drew Stubbs | OF |
355 | Jung-Ho Kang | SS |
356 | Jenrry Mejia | RP |
357 | Luke Gregerson | RP |
358 | R.A. Dickey | SP |
359 | Matt Shoemaker | SP |
360 | Josmil Pinto | C |
361 | Marcus Semien | 2B |
362 | Jordy Mercer | SS |
363 | Lucas Sims | SP |
364 | Yovani Gallardo | SP |
365 | Andrelton Simmons | SS |
366 | Trevor Plouffe | 3B |
367 | Didi Gregorius | SS |
368 | Steve Pearce | 1B |
369 | Trea Turner | SS |
370 | Nori Aoki | OF |
371 | Jake Marisnick | OF |
372 | Raul Mondesi | SS |
373 | Dominic Smith | 1B |
374 | CC Sabathia | SP |
375 | Eddie Butler | SP |
376 | Tyler Kolek | SP |
377 | Billy Butler | 1B |
378 | Kyle Gibson | SP |
379 | Mike Leake | SP |
380 | Santiago Casilla | RP |
381 | Grant Holmes | SP |
382 | Nick Markakis | OF |
383 | Alen Hanson | SS |
384 | Alexander Reyes | SP |
385 | James Loney | 1B |
386 | Bradley Zimmer | OF |
387 | Michael Bourn | OF |
388 | Tyrone Taylor | OF |
389 | Michael Conforto | OF |
390 | Jarred Cosart | SP |
391 | Max Fried | SP |
392 | Joe Kelly | SP |
393 | Joe Ross | SP |
394 | Brandon Drury | 3B |
395 | Michael Morse | 1B |
396 | Shane Victorino | OF |
397 | Kyle Lohse | SP |
398 | Touki Toussaint | SP |
399 | Allen Craig | 1B |
400 | Luis Severino | SP |
401 | C.J. Cron | 1B |
402 | Matt Olson | 1B |
403 | Brett Anderson | SP |
404 | Francisco Rodriguez | RP |
405 | Marcos Molina | SP |
406 | C.J. Wilson | SP |
407 | Drew Pomeranz | SP |
408 | Brandon Phillips | 2B |
409 | Jonathan Schoop | 2B |
410 | Anthony DesClafani | SP |
411 | Jed Lowrie | SS |
412 | Forrest Wall | 2B |
413 | Angel Pagan | OF |
414 | Jarrod Parker | SP |
415 | Scooter Gennett | 2B |
416 | Miguel Almonte | SP |
417 | Ivan Nova | SP |
418 | Brad Boxberger | RP |
419 | Khris Davis | OF |
420 | Yonder Alonso | 1B |
421 | Chris Taylor | SS |
422 | Erick Fedde | SP |
423 | Alex Guerrero | 2B |
424 | Anthony Gose | OF |
425 | Colby Rasmus | OF |
426 | Hunter Dozier | 3B |
427 | Yusmeiro Petit | SP |
428 | Aaron Blair | SP |
429 | Shane Greene | SP |
430 | Lewis Brinson | OF |
431 | David Freese | 3B |
432 | Jake Peavy | SP |
433 | Juan Lagares | OF |
434 | Max Pentecost | C |
435 | A.J. Burnett | SP |
436 | Nathan Eovaldi | SP |
437 | Andrew Susac | C |
438 | Billy McKinney | OF |
439 | Andre Ethier | OF |
440 | Mike Moustakas | 3B |
441 | Derek Hill | OF |
442 | Danny Santana | SS |
443 | Nick Gordon | SS |
444 | Michael Fiers | SP |
445 | Garin Cecchini | 3B |
446 | Jaime Garcia | SP |
447 | Dioner Navarro | C |
448 | Travis Snider | OF |
449 | Luis Valbuena | 3B |
450 | Michael Chavis | 3B |
451 | Tanner Roark | SP |
452 | Kyle Freeland | SP |
453 | Josh Johnson | SP |
454 | Hector Rondon | RP |
455 | Jonathan Villar | SS |
456 | Willy Adames | SS |
457 | A.J. Reed | 1B |
458 | Bobby Bradley | 1B |
459 | Kendrys Morales | 1B |
460 | Seth Smith | OF |
461 | Torii Hunter | OF |
462 | Hector Santiago | SP |
463 | John Jaso | C |
464 | Jake Lamb | 3B |
465 | Gerrardo Parra | OF |
466 | Justin Masterson | SP |
467 | Aaron Hicks | OF |
468 | Rafael Montero | SP |
469 | Kevin Kiermaier | OF |
470 | Rob Kaminsky | SP |
471 | Vincent Velasquez | SP |
472 | Mike Foltynewicz | SP |
473 | Jon Jay | OF |
474 | Bartolo Colon | SP |
475 | Dillon Gee | SP |
476 | Andrew Miller | RP |
477 | BJ Upton | OF |
478 | Joe Panik | 2B |
479 | Roberto Baldoquin | SS |
480 | Josh Rutledge | SS |
481 | Garrett Jones | 1B |
482 | Sergio Romo | RP |
483 | Raisel Iglesias | RP |
484 | Greg Bird | 1B |
485 | Ike Davis | 1B |
486 | Omar Infante | 2B |
487 | Amed Rosario | SS |
488 | Tony Cingrani | SP |
489 | A.J. Griffin | SP |
490 | Wei-Yin Chen | SP |
491 | Alex Blandino | SS |
492 | Monte Harrison | OF |
493 | Kris Medlen | SP |
494 | Jorge Mateo | SS |
495 | Gabriel Guerrero | OF |
496 | Tim Lincecum | SP |
497 | Kyle Hendricks | SP |
498 | Ozhaino Albies | SS |
499 | Juan Uribe | 3B |
500 | Will Middlebrooks | 3B |
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How can Machado be ranked ahead of Kris Bryant in the top 500? Bryant is ranked 2nd & Machado 3rd in the 3B rankings.
Consensus rankings versus Bret’s rankings.
I think even if the rankings were from the same person then it could still make sense to rank Bryant ahead at 3rd but behind overall. As far as a 3rd baseman Machado is 3rd, but overall he may still move over to short and his value would jump immensely at that point. Granted, I think he’s less likely to move over to short than he was a year ago.
But that’s not the reason – it’s because one of them is consensus and the other is Bret’s personal ranking. I’m not sure anyone thinks Machado will move to short.
Bret has zero love for Mark Teixeira
I see that on a previous BP rank you had Derek Fisher 18th for the new draftees. I don’t see him on this list, has he dropped below that many players or was it an oversight? Just curious.
Thanks again for all the hard work you put in bringing this awesome content to us!
That is absolutely true. There is always going to be an oversight or two when putting together a massive list like this–just comes with the territory. Fisher should have clocked in at 430. And thanks!
Oh I completely understand, I was just curious about where he would have ranked. Truly appreciate the time you put into this! Thanks for the response!
This year doesn’t seem as buttoned up as years prior. Regardless, thank you for the hard work.
That was vague. How so?
Castro?…wow.
Yeah that Jason Castro ranking is aggressive.
Bret, this is awesome. For my teams sake, i hope Kennys Vargas can move up in the next year.
No Carlos Santana in the top 500?!
sorry, I missed him. My bad.
I notice you have Rymer Liriano up there (I think high 200s)…Do you see him getting moved at all, or somehow fitting in SD when Kemp/Myers/Jupton ultimately get hurt?
I think he’s a strong trade candidate at this point, but he’s not ranked highly because of that. It’s because when he does get the playing time, he’s a potential 20/20 guy with more upside in steals.
How might Andrew Susac’s ranking of 437 and Kevin Plawecki’s NR change if they were traded to teams with a clear path to playing time in an offensively neutral park? In other words, are their values depressed much by being blocked right now?
That’s much more the case with Susac than Plawecki. Susac has a better neutral fantasy profile and the better player blocking him. Plawecki is interesting if he ends up in a positive environment, but outside of batting average, he doesn’t project to contribute a ton.
I disagree with Manny Machado over Xander. Xander has more power, plays SS, and doesn’t have an injury history. I think the injury concerns outweigh the difference in performance at this point.
I’m still hurt that everyone hates JaCoby Jones.
They are the same age and Machado was an all-star in 2013 while Bogaerts was whipping his way through AA/AAA. I think Machado is as capable of playing SS as Bogaerts, and he has a gold glove playing third.
Thanks for all the hard work on this you guys. Was a little surprised by Carlos Santana’s low ranking. He will soon lose all of his excellent eligibility, but even so, I have trouble seeing him ranked 40 spots below guys like Lucas Duda and Matt Adams. Santana certainly has the track record over guys like these, and he really took off at the plate after moving to exclusively being a 1B/DH last year. Very few guys that can provide this kind of pop. Can you please elaborate on the thought process here? Thanks!
Piggybacking this excellent post, what would C eligibility (thank you YAHOO!) do for Santana’s ranking? I know he’ll lose it after this year, but would you still keep a guy like Jay Bruce or Masahiro Tanaka over him? Thanks. Love this site.
I’ll take both of these at once. I was someone who believed plenty in Santana’s potential, but he’ll be 29 right around opening day and he’s a career .247 hitter who has never hit 30 homers in a season. Sure, one of these seasons he could go out and hit .275 with 30 bombs, but I’m letting someone else pay for that possiblity. Now, if he were still catcher eligible, he’d be up in the top-150, easily, as he’d compare favorably to Evan Gattis–a slightly lesser bat who retained the C.
I was just about to say the same thing, actually. His contextual stats should be average at worst and he has a bankable 20+ bombs. Even if the average only bounces back slightly, his ridiculous BB% will buoy his value in OPS leagues. For me, he’s a half step below AGon as a 1B and even with Pujols, if not better. Gimme gimme gimme
The 20 players who ranked lower than Buttledge should be truly ashamed.
Believe me, they are.
No faith left in Crick?
What are the biggest differences in an OBP slg league? Mine is AL only and I’m thinking I’d select a guy like derek fisher in my rookie draft before bradley zimmer.
Thank you again Bret. Awesome awesome work
Let’s raise a glass for our favorite unranked Jesuses: Montero and Aguilar.
Fantastic list guys, love your work. Would really like to see the list in a format that we could download and sort. Without team team names we can’t even sort by league to customize our lists.
Awesome list guys! Thanks for the work 😀
Quick question, where would Aiken, Nix, Yadier Alvarez, and Vladimir Gutierrez be?
Thanks, again!
Has Dom Brown fallen that much to not even make this list? Understanding the bad year hurt but no love in dynasty? Would he be 501? Ha – thanks as always TDG!! No better list exists…
Moncada top 50 next year a big leap?
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Wow, remarkable work! 500 is insane. I’m just glad I’ve heard of some of the guys in the 400-500 range. You rank some unproven players aggressively here, but I’m guessing this list is more a long term projection than one you’d use in a dynasty draft from scratch. I couldn’t see taking Joey Gallo over quite a few of the players ranked after him, for example.
First, thank you for putting the work in and out!
I have a number of questions; some may have been asked here before, but, things change, teams change, and players change.
I have a 12 team keep 14 league. Here is my list of potentials, and questions
*posey
*rizzo
gyorko – keep one of gyorko or baez?
baez – sooooooo difficult as i picked him early last year
*desmond
*c. davis
*polanco
eaton – he was a hot prospect, but has lost lustre – what if he hits 10 HR?
d.span – probably not
*kluber
*harvey
fernandez – hot stove trade, potentially for Machado?
iwakuma – trade value?
ryu – trade value?
*arrieta
*stroman
melancon
cecil
Hopefully this makes a little sense. Starred guys are locked.
I want to trade some pitching, and I don’t want it to let some of these guys get away for free.
My OF is clearly hurting – I’d like to target maybe Saunders (hometown lad, and playing for my team!)
Do you think I could get good value for Iwak or Ryu?
Thanks!
Oh, and Ozuna
I would use the rankigns as a guide for which players to keep. Yes you should get good value for either of those pitchers.
Why the low ranking (#442) on Danny Santana? I would have thought he’d at least be top 150, if not top 100.
Most people don’t buy into him because he had a .400 BABIP.
No Addison Russell? Did I miss him? or was he forgotten? I find it extremely hard to fathom any dynasty rankings that don’t have him listed in the top 10-20, much less the top 500. What am I missing here?
My bad, just found him way down in the 70’s
Clearly you know more than I about fantasy, but i’m still surprised to see Tanner Roark so low – the guy pitched nearly 200 innings with a 2.85 ERA and 1.09 WHIP – I get that washington is stacked, but lumping him in with Dioner Navarro and Josh Johnson? Hopefully my team mates are reading this because if i can buy him that low, I’m doing it
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Guru… Man I’ve just started in the Dynasty Fantasy realm. There is so much conflicting info out there but maybe you can offer me some guidance. Our league is doing a redraft with 12 teams. Each team gets to pick their top six and the rest go in to the talent pool. I am real prospect heavy and need players in the draft. I have available for my first overall pick guys like scherzer, price, bautista etc. These are obviously solid players, but due to having guys like buxton, sano, gallo, correa, solar and starlin castro I’m looking at a 3-5 year climb to the top. Should i focus on guys like i mentioned number one overall or look at younger talent like teheran, wood, yelich, hayward, marte etc.
If I may…..Price will be 29 all year, and is a command pitcher as much as a flamethrower…he will age very gracefully and has plenty of time until he even regresses.
Scherzer will turn 31 in season, but think he is also smart enough to age well.
You have no pitchers and can get a bonafide ace…I can’t think of a way you pass on Price given your team and window….no way either of these guys should even be available. Take advantage!
I would take the best player you can get. By best player I mean the guy who is the best player right now. Then trade Buxton, Gallo and Sano for proven vets. Don’t go into rebuild mode right from the start after a re-draft. Always be in win now mode. Too many people in dynasty leagues are always building for the future — a future that never comes because they never have the balls to go for it.
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Help! I have been blessed with Kershaw the last 3 years; however, outside of Ian Desmond, Rendon, Cargo, and Adam Jones I am devoid of good hitting. To be honest, I’ve been 8th or worse all three years and feel I need assets. I was offered Harper, Wacha, Sano, and Robert Stephenson for Kershaw. Due to my need for assets, I am leaning towards taking it but was hoping to get some thoughts! Thanks for all the great you work you do, especially in putting together this exhaustive list.
I would trade Kershaw if I were in your position. Harper is a good target but I think you can get more. Go for truly elite talent. Kershaw has a ton of trade value right now so you can essentially name your price. Try to get two elite players in the deal. If you want the likes of Wacha, Sano and Stephenson you don’t have to give up Kershaw for guys like that. Go for guys like Goldschmidt, McCutchen or Stanton. If you want Harper, try to get him and one other really good player rather than Harper and some prospects. Let us know if you make a deal.
I ended up getting Harper, Springer, and Wacha for Kershaw…
I like that deal much better Alex. Well done.
Help! I have finished 8th to 10th out of 10 in my league for the last 3 years. I hope four pretty high end hitters in Adam Jones, Ian Desmond, Rendon, and Cargo, but not much depth after that. For pitching, I’m basically relying on Kershaw, Arrieta, and Chapman. In short, I need depth! I’ve been offered Harper, Sano, Wacha, and Robert Stephenson for Kershaw. I’m thinking I will take it as I will be acquiring several assets to help towards my rebuild, but I wanted to get your take on this (it’s pretty frightening thinking of trading a beast like Kershaw). Thanks for all the great work you do, especially putting together this intensive rankings.
Sorry, internet was acting weird and I thought my first one didn’t go through 🙂
Did I miss Francisco Cervelli? He has the Pirates starting gig and was a decent hitter for the Yanks. Am I missing something? Is he a platoon guy?
Yoan Lopez? Seems like an omission…
Hoping for some advice. I was offered Foltynewicz and something for Pedro Alvarez. I asked for Mike Fiers. He offered me a guy like Shane Greene or Luke Jackson.
Does anyone believe that Pedro is going to hit 30-35 hr this year? How much will Corey Hart cut into his playing time?
Does anyone have a strong opinion on Folty? I’ve heard the Braves want him to start. And they know how to groom a young pitcher for sure. But I’ve also heard with his control that he might be a setup guy.
Really torn on this one because I don’t know if I trust either of them. Thanks for your thoughts!
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Mad Bum is younger than Strasburg and done moe.
Is there going to be a June update to these rankings like last year??
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