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The Top 500 Overall Dynasty League Rankings – June 2015

The Dynasty Guru · June 25, 2015

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In a perfect world, this update would have come out during the first week of June. But then again, last night I saw a ton of dinosaurs in 3-D, so let’s not blame the world here—it’s pretty freaking great. The truth is, as some of you already know, that I’ve been filling in this summer as Editor-in-Chief at Baseball Prospectus; and not surprisingly, that kind of thing takes up a lot of time. However, there’s no amount of busy that can keep me from updating the 500. And so here we are.

The last three months have seen a ton of movement on the list, and it’s come from multiple areas. First of all, the number of fantasy-relevant call ups have spiked and the upper prospect ranks have nearly been emptied—which also explains why there’s not a single prospect left in the top 60. On top of that, we’ve had many injuries since the February run. It started with Yu Darvish, Zack Wheeler, Jurickson Profar and Marcus Stroman back in spring training. It’s carried forward to Alex Cobb, David Wright, Devin Mesoraco and many, many more. This is all expected, of course, but it’s also been exaggerated this year.

As we move into heavy trade season in dynasty leagues, there’s a curiousness to values. A desire to destroy struggling veterans. A desire to deify the latest crop of young stars. And while a shift is certainly to be expected, a seismic one isn’t quite in the cards for most of these players. Robinson Cano has been terrible this year, but pretending that he jumpstarted his decline phase early and it’s going to continue to tumble further and further downhill from here is not an assumption that you’ll find here. He’s still clearly a top-100 player, and nearly a top-50 one. There are many more examples, but as you’ve noticed in previous years, the jumps up in the first in-season update are always much larger than the drops down. As they should be.

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Now that the shilling is over, the ranking shall begin. See you on the other side.

Rank	Player	Pos	Team	Prev	Diff
1	Mike Trout	OF	LAA	1	0
2	Bryce Harper	OF	WSH	5	3
3	Paul Goldschmidt	1B	ARZ	4	1
4	Giancarlo Stanton	OF	MIA	2	-2
5	Andrew McCutchen	OF	PIT	3	-2
6	Clayton Kershaw	SP	LAD	6	0
7	Kris Bryant	3B	CHC	35	28
8	Miguel Cabrera	1B	DET	7	-1
9	Anthony Rizzo	1B	CHC	22	13
10	Jose Abreu	1B	CHW	8	-2
11	Manny Machado	3B	BAL	23	12
12	Josh Donaldson	3B	TOR	17	5
13	Carlos Gomez	OF	MLW	10	-3
14	Justin Upton	OF	SD	25	11
15	Yasiel Puig	OF	LAD	12	-3
16	Carlos Correa	SS	HOU	57	41
17	Anthony Rendon	2B	WSH	9	-8
18	Adam Jones	OF	BAL	13	-5
19	Troy Tulowitzki	SS	COL	14	-5
20	Max Scherzer	SP	WSH	20	0
21	Ryan Braun	OF	MLW	19	-2
22	Felix Hernandez	SP	SEA	15	-7
23	Xander Bogaerts	SS	BOS	32	9
24	Buster Posey	C	SF	18	-6
25	Jose Altuve	2B	HOU	24	-1
26	Chris Sale	SP	CHW	26	0
27	George Springer	OF	HOU	33	6
28	Prince Fielder	1B	TEX	65	37
29	Gerrit Cole	SP	PIT	53	24
30	Edwin Encarnacion	1B	TOR	21	-9
31	Michael Brantley	OF	CLE	36	5
32	Todd Frazier	3B	CIN	95	63
33	Jose Bautista	OF	TOR	28	-5
34	Jose Fernandez	SP	MIA	30	-4
35	Byron Buxton	OF	MIN	38	3
36	David Price	SP	DET	37	1
37	Matt Harvey	SP	NYM	47	10
38	Freddie Freeman	1B	ATL	42	4
39	Billy Hamilton	OF	CIN	39	0
40	Nolan Arenado	3B	COL	80	40
41	Joey Votto	1B	CIN	55	14
42	Mookie Betts	OF	BOS	62	20
43	Jason Kipnis	2B	CLE	70	27
44	Zack Greinke	SP	LAD	43	-1
45	Starling Marte	OF	PIT	49	4
46	Carlos Gonzalez	OF	COL	29	-17
47	Stephen Strasburg	SP	WSH	31	-16
48	Madison Bumgarner	SP	SF	46	-2
49	Joc Pederson	OF	LAD	109	60
50	Addison Russell	SS	CHC	73	23
51	Hunter Pence	OF	SF	34	-17
52	Robinson Cano	2B	SEA	11	-41
53	Jake Arrieta	SP	CHC	72	19
54	Eric Hosmer	1B	KC	127	73
55	Jose Reyes	SS	TOR	50	-5
56	Evan Longoria	3B	TB	41	-15
57	Yu Darvish	SP	TEX	27	-30
58	Sonny Gray	SP	OAK	96	38
59	Christian Yelich	OF	MIA	40	-19
60	Hanley Ramirez	SS	BOS	51	-9
61	Adrian Gonzalez	1B	LAD	59	-2
62	Jacob deGrom	SP	NYM	115	53
63	Corey Seager	SS	LAD	87	24
64	Albert Pujols	1B	LAA	84	20
65	Corey Kluber	SP	CLE	63	-2
66	Johnny Cueto	SP	CIN	67	1
67	Jonathan Lucroy	C	MLW	58	-9
68	A.J. Pollock	OF	ARZ	211	143
69	Ian Desmond	SS	WSH	16	-53
70	Starlin Castro	SS	CHC	45	-25
71	Jason Heyward	OF	STL	48	-23
72	Cole Hamels	SP	PHI	44	-28
73	Kyle Seager	3B	SEA	64	-9
74	Chris Archer	SP	TB	170	96
75	Aroldis Chapman	RP	CIN	60	-15
76	Chris Davis	3B	BAL	81	5
77	Jacoby Ellsbury	OF	NYY	61	-16
78	Jon Lester	SP	CHC	66	-12
79	Corey Dickerson	OF	COL	75	-4
80	Joey Gallo	3B	TEX	110	30
81	Ian Kinsler	2B	DET	54	-27
82	James Shields	SP	SD	90	8
83	Jay Bruce	OF	CIN	104	21
84	Jordan Zimmermann	SP	WSH	52	-32
85	Javier Baez	SS	CHC	74	-11
86	Craig Kimbrel	RP	SD	78	-8
87	Brian Dozier	2B	MIN	128	41
88	Noah Syndergaard	SP	NYM	105	17
89	Miguel Sano	3B	MIN	83	-6
90	Charlie Blackmon	OF	COL	116	26
91	Matt Kemp	OF	SD	56	-35
92	Masahiro Tanaka	SP	NYY	92	0
93	Gregory Polanco	OF	PIT	82	-11
94	Lucas Giolito	SP	WSH	106	12
95	Alex Gordon	OF	KC	86	-9
96	Wil Myers	OF	SD	79	-17
97	Kenley Jansen	RP	LAD	94	-3
98	Yoenis Cespedes	OF	DET	101	3
99	Julio Teheran	SP	ATL	69	-30
100	Kyle Schwarber	C	CHC	191	91
101	Dee Gordon	2B	MIA	139	38
102	Greg Holland	RP	KC	88	-14
103	Michael Wacha	SP	STL	103	0
104	Kolten Wong	2B	STL	113	9
105	Dustin Pedroia	2B	BOS	89	-16
106	Carlos Carrasco	SP	CLE	178	72
107	Jorge Soler	OF	CHC	93	-14
108	Nelson Cruz	OF	SEA	129	21
109	Lucas Duda	1B	NYM	138	29
110	Garrett Richards	SP	LAA	108	-2
111	Julio Urias	SP	LAD	120	9
112	Dallas Keuchel	SP	HOU	286	174
113	Yoan Moncada	2B	BOS	NR
114	Carlos Rodon	SP	CHW	159	45
115	Kevin Gausman	SP	BAL	100	-15
116	Matt Holliday	OF	STL	121	5
117	Jean Segura	SS	MLW	107	-10
118	Taijuan Walker	SP	SEA	141	23
119	J.D. Martinez	OF	DET	182	63
120	Pablo Sandoval	3B	BOS	111	-9
121	Yordano Ventura	SP	KC	118	-3
122	Lorenzo Cain	OF	KC	131	9
123	Cody Allen	RP	CLE	123	0
124	Devin Mesoraco	C	CIN	71	-53
125	Gio Gonzalez	SP	WSH	91	-34
126	Maikel Franco	3B	PHI	233	107
127	Shelby Miller	SP	ATL	132	5
128	Marcell Ozuna	OF	MIA	126	-2
129	Yasmany Tomas	OF	ARZ	136	7
130	Archie Bradley	SP	ARZ	130	0
131	Adrian Beltre	3B	TEX	77	-54
132	Francisco Lindor	SS	CLE	140	8
133	Brian McCann	C	NYY	124	-9
134	Alex Cobb	SP	TB	68	-66
135	Brett Gardner	OF	NYY	149	14
136	Howie Kendrick	2B	LAD	151	15
137	Jake Odorizzi	SP	TB	235	98
138	Danny Salazar	SP	CLE	224	86
139	Tim Anderson	SS	CHW	153	14
140	Derek Norris	C	SD	156	16
141	Carlos Martinez	SP	STL	269	128
142	Salvador Perez	C	KC	146	4
143	Yasmani Grandal	C	LAD	176	33
144	Adam Wainwright	SP	STL	85	-59
145	David Ortiz	DH	BOS	114	-31
146	Zach Britton	RP	BAL	195	49
147	Matt Carpenter	3B	STL	168	21
148	Yan Gomes	C	CLE	152	4
149	Anibal Sanchez	SP	DET	117	-32
150	Dellin Betances	RP	NYY	122	-28
151	Trevor Bauer	SP	CLE	244	93
152	Carlos Santana	3B	CLE	172	20
153	Nomar Mazara	OF	TEX	227	74
154	Brandon Belt	1B	SF	181	27
155	Marcus Stroman	SP	TOR	112	-43
156	Jhonny Peralta	SS	STL	300	144
157	J.P. Crawford	SS	PHI	266	109
158	Victor Martinez	1B	DET	125	-33
159	Neil Walker	2B	PIT	145	-14
160	David Robertson	RP	CHW	162	2
161	Glen Perkins	RP	MIN	163	2
162	Melky Cabrera	OF	TOR	135	-27
163	Michael Pineda	SP	NYY	243	80
164	Russell Martin	C	TOR	186	22
165	Travis d’Arnaud	C	NYM	157	-8
166	Alex Wood	SP	ATL	160	-6
167	Tyson Ross	SP	SD	165	-2
168	Evan Gattis	C	HOU	161	-7
169	Steven Matz	SP	NYM	276	107
170	Arismendy Alcantara	2B	CHC	155	-15
171	Francisco Liriano	SP	PIT	255	84
172	David Wright	3B	NYM	76	-96
173	Zack Wheeler	SP	NYM	99	-74
174	David Dahl	OF	COL	150	-24
175	Hisashi Iwakuma	SP	SEA	144	-31
176	Ryan Zimmerman	3B	WSH	119	-57
177	Jeff Samardzija	SP	CHW	102	-75
178	Kole Calhoun	OF	LAA	205	27
179	Rougned Odor	2B	TEX	174	-5
180	Dylan Bundy	SP	BAL	134	-46
181	Adam LaRoche	1B	CHW	197	16
182	Rusney Castillo	OF	BOS	142	-40
183	Matt Adams	1B	STL	137	-46
184	Matt Moore	SP	TB	185	1
185	Dexter Fowler	OF	CHC	247	62
186	Alexei Ramirez	SS	CHW	171	-15
187	Brett Lawrie	2B	OAK	177	-10
188	Matt Wieters	C	BAL	175	-13
189	Jose Quintana	SP	CHW	179	-10
190	Jeff Hoffman	SP	TOR	282	92
191	Jurickson Profar	2B	TEX	97	-94
192	Lance Lynn	SP	STL	184	-8
193	Denard Span	OF	WSH	245	52
194	Eduardo Rodriguez	SP	BOS	340	146
195	Steven Souza	OF	TB	336	141
196	Shin-Soo Choo	OF	TEX	167	-29
197	Mark Trumbo	1B	SEA	183	-14
198	Tyler Glasnow	SP	PIT	254	56
199	Drew Storen	RP	WSH	228	29
200	Brandon Moss	1B	CLE	192	-8
201	Leonys Martin	OF	TEX	189	-12
202	Andrew Miller	RP	NYY	476	274
203	Hector Olivera	2B	LAD	NR
204	Patrick Corbin	SP	ARZ	207	3
205	Drew Smyly	SP	TB	158	-47
206	Nick Williams	OF	TEX	251	45
207	Trevor Rosenthal	RP	STL	196	-11
208	Robert Stephenson	SP	CIN	208	0
209	Dalton Pompey	OF	TOR	169	-40
210	Andrew Cashner	SP	SD	154	-56
211	Lance McCullers	SP	HOU	NR
212	Wilson Ramos	C	WSH	187	-25
213	Adam Eaton	OF	CHW	204	-9
214	Andrew Heaney	SP	LAA	190	-24
215	Chris Carter	DH	HOU	203	-12
216	Avisail Garcia	OF	CHW	214	-2
217	Nick Castellanos	3B	DET	200	-17
218	Daniel Murphy	2B	NYM	173	-45
219	Chi Chi Gonzalez	SP	TEX	237	18
220	Yadier Molina	C	STL	147	-73
221	Mat Latos	SP	MIA	98	-123
222	Blake Swihart	C	BOS	230	8
223	Daniel Norris	SP	TOR	209	-14
224	Ben Revere	OF	PHI	198	-26
225	Rafael Devers	3B	BOS	351	126
226	Aaron Nola	SP	PHI	283	57
227	Jason Hammel	SP	CHC	329	102
228	Miguel Montero	C	CHC	220	-8
229	Oswaldo Arcia	OF	MIN	202	-27
230	Mark Melancon	RP	PIT	236	6
231	Marcus Semien	2B	OAK	361	130
232	Jose Berrios	SP	MIN	299	67
233	Chase Headley	3B	NYY	201	-32
234	Doug Fister	SP	WSH	188	-46
235	Raimel Tapia	OF	COL	223	-12
236	Jameson Taillon	SP	PIT	240	4
237	Trea Turner	SS	SD	369	132
238	Stephen Vogt	C	OAK	NR
239	Jesse Winker	OF	CIN	226	-13
240	Chris Owings	SS	ARZ	194	-46
241	Josh Harrison	3B	PIT	257	16
242	Aaron Judge	OF	NYY	270	28
243	Rick Porcello	SP	BOS	232	-11
244	Braden Shipley	SP	ARZ	241	-3
245	Ken Giles	RP	PHI	238	-7
246	Dan Vogelbach	1B	CHC	297	51
247	Manuel Margot	OF	BOS	335	88
248	Scott Kazmir	SP	OAK	277	29
249	Ben Zobrist	SS	OAK	304	55
250	Michael Taylor	OF	WSH	281	31
251	Aaron Sanchez	SP	TOR	246	-5
252	Austin Meadows	OF	PIT	306	54
253	Wilmer Flores	SS	NYM	332	79
254	Mark Appel	SP	HOU	253	-1
255	Jimmy Rollins	SS	LAD	248	-7
256	Jose Peraza	2B	ATL	262	6
257	Josh Bell	OF	PIT	215	-42
258	Adam Lind	1B	MLW	267	9
259	Bradley Zimmer	OF	CLE	386	127
260	Alex Rios	OF	KC	261	1
261	Martin Perez	SP	TEX	305	44
262	Matthew Wisler	SP	ATL	265	3
263	Clint Frazier	OF	CLE	239	-24
264	Jonathan Papelbon	RP	PHI	334	70
265	Huston Street	RP	LAA	271	6
266	Kendrys Morales	1B	KC	459	193
267	James Paxton	SP	SEA	164	-103
268	Curtis Granderson	OF	NYM	263	-5
269	Jose De Leon	SP	LAD	NR
270	Jorge Alfaro	C	TEX	221	-49
271	Brad Miller	SS	SEA	313	42
272	Hyun-Jin Ryu	SP	LAD	143	-129
273	Jake Thompson	SP	TEX	275	2
274	Josh Reddick	OF	OAK	320	46
275	Danny Duffy	SP	KC	206	-69
276	Jonathan Gray	SP	COL	148	-128
277	A.J. Ramos	RP	MIA	NR
278	Mike Moustakas	3B	KC	440	162
279	D.J. LeMahieu	2B	COL	NR
280	Ryan McMahon	3B	COL	293	13
281	Wily Peralta	SP	MLW	242	-39
282	Joe Mauer	1B	MIN	231	-51
283	Jayson Werth	OF	WSH	166	-117
284	Homer Bailey	SP	CIN	133	-151
285	Rymer Liriano	OF	SD	222	-63
286	Jonathan Singleton	1B	HOU	279	-7
287	Hunter Harvey	SP	BAL	250	-37
288	Alexander Reyes	SP	STL	384	96
289	Albert Almora	OF	CHC	289	0
290	Mike Napoli	1B	BOS	280	-10
291	Hunter Renfroe	OF	SD	292	1
292	Collin McHugh	SP	HOU	314	22
293	Derek Holland	SP	TEX	219	-74
294	Elvis Andrus	SS	TEX	273	-21
295	Pedro Alvarez	3B	PIT	295	0
296	Cameron Maybin	OF	ATL	NR
297	Ervin Santana	SP	MIN	288	-9
298	Anthony Gose	OF	DET	424	126
299	Joe Ross	SP	WSH	393	94
300	Luke Gregerson	RP	HOU	357	57
301	Sean Manaea	SP	KC	287	-14
302	Henderson Alvarez	SP	MIA	294	-8
303	C.J. Wilson	SP	LAA	406	103
304	Wade Davis	RP	KC	342	38
305	Jake Marisnick	OF	HOU	371	66
306	Justin Morneau	1B	COL	193	-113
307	Henry Owens	SP	BOS	302	-5
308	Dilson Herrera	2B	NYM	322	14
309	Justin Verlander	SP	DET	199	-110
310	Austin Jackson	OF	SEA	303	-7
311	Jung-Ho Kang	SS	PIT	355	44
312	Gleyber Torres	SS	CHC	NR
313	Alex Rodriguez	3B	NYY	NR
314	Wilmer Difo	SS	WSH	NR
315	Nori Aoki	OF	SF	370	55
316	Koji Uehara	RP	BOS	258	-58
317	Mike Zunino	C	SEA	307	-10
318	Luis Severino	SP	NYY	400	82
319	Erick Aybar	SS	LAA	296	-23
320	Jaime Garcia	SP	STL	446	126
321	Aramis Ramirez	3B	MLW	249	-72
322	Wade Miley	SP	BOS	310	-12
323	D.J. Peterson	3B	SEA	234	-89
324	Alcides Escobar	SS	KC	274	-50
325	Jeurys Familia	RP	NYM	NR
326	J.J. Hardy	SS	BAL	311	-15
327	Reynaldo Lopez	SP	WSH	331	4
328	Matt Cain	SP	SF	180	-148
329	Wilin Rosario	C	COL	309	-20
330	Martin Prado	2B	MIA	259	-71
331	Josh Hamilton	OF	TEX	325	-6
332	John Lackey	SP	STL	328	-4
333	Stephen Piscotty	OF	STL	330	-3
334	Kennys Vargas	DH	MIN	268	-66
335	Blake Snell	SP	TB	NR
336	Kyle Gibson	SP	MIN	378	42
337	Andrelton Simmons	SS	ATL	365	28
338	Preston Tucker	OF	HOU	NR
339	Kohl Stewart	SP	MIN	285	-54
340	Michael Conforto	OF	NYM	389	49
341	Gary Sanchez	C	NYY	318	-23
342	Jesse Hahn	SP	OAK	343	1
343	Jace Peterson	2B	ATL	NR
344	Tyler Skaggs	SP	LAA	324	-20
345	Franklin Barreto	SS	OAK	353	8
346	Carson Smith	RP	SEA	NR
347	Devon Travis	2B	TOR	NR
348	Vincent Velasquez	SP	HOU	471	123
349	Luis Valbuena	3B	HOU	449	100
350	Joe Panik	2B	SF	478	128
351	Daniel Robertson	SS	TB	315	-36
352	Desmond Jennings	OF	TB	210	-142
353	Chase Utley	2B	PHI	252	-101
354	Drew Hutchison	SP	TOR	327	-27
355	Alex Jackson	OF	SEA	284	-71
356	Trevor Plouffe	3B	MIN	366	10
357	Brandon Phillips	2B	CLE	408	51
358	Brandon McCarthy	SP	LAD	337	-21
359	Marco Gonzales	SP	STL	316	-43
360	Orlando Arcia	SS	MLW	NR
361	Jimmy Nelson	SP	MLW	347	-14
362	Yovani Gallardo	SP	TEX	364	2
363	A.J. Reed	1B	HOU	457	94
364	Michael Cuddyer	OF	NYM	290	-74
365	Brett Phillips	OF	HOU	NR
366	Alex Guerrero	2B	LAD	423	57
367	Carlos Beltran	OF	NYY	352	-15
368	Touki Toussaint	SP	ATL	398	30
369	Jake Lamb	3B	ARZ	464	95
370	Brent Honeywell	SP	TB	NR
371	Matt Garza	SP	MLW	291	-80
372	Brett Anderson	SP	LAD	403	31
373	Delino DeShields Jr	OF	TEX	NR
374	Ian Kennedy	SP	SD	256	-118
375	A.J. Burnett	SP	PIT	435	60
376	Santiago Casilla	RP	SF	380	4
377	Rubby De La Rosa	SP	ARZ	NR
378	Grant Holmes	SP	LAD	381	3
379	Asdrubal Cabrera	SS	TB	338	-41
380	Torii Hunter	OF	MIN	461	81
381	Anthony DesClafani	SP	CIN	410	29
382	Hector Santiago	SP	LAA	462	80
383	A.J. Cole	SP	WSH	348	-35
384	Nick Franklin	2B	TB	323	-61
385	Phil Hughes	SP	MIN	301	-84
386	Brandon Finnegan	SP	KC	350	-36
387	Andre Ethier	OF	LAD	439	52
388	Aaron Hill	2B	ARZ	218	-170
389	Kyle Zimmer	SP	KC	345	-44
390	Brad Boxberger	RP	TB	418	28
391	Michael Kopech	SP	BOS	NR
392	Matt Olson	1B	OAK	402	10
393	Marlon Byrd	OF	CIN	341	-52
394	Michael Fiers	SP	MLW	444	50
395	Billy Butler	1B	OAK	377	-18
396	Chris Tillman	SP	BAL	212	-184
397	Jorge Mateo	SS	NYY	494	97
398	David Freese	3B	LAA	431	33
399	Mike Minor	SP	ATL	216	-183
400	Willy Adames	SS	TB	456	56
401	Lewis Brinson	OF	TEX	430	29
402	Jason Castro	C	HOU	317	-85
403	Ivan Nova	SP	NYY	417	14
404	CC Sabathia	SP	NYY	374	-30
405	Luis Ortiz	SP	TEX	NR
406	Yonder Alonso	1B	SD	420	14
407	Didi Gregorius	SS	NYY	367	-40
408	Chase Anderson	SP	ARZ	NR
409	Dominic Smith	1B	NYM	373	-36
410	Raul Mondesi	SS	KC	372	-38
411	Garin Cecchini	3B	BOS	445	34
412	Mike Leake	SP	CIN	379	-33
413	Francisco Rodriguez	RP	MLW	404	-9
414	Jake McGee	RP	TB	260	-154
415	Kyle Hendricks	SP	CHC	497	82
416	Joey Butler	OF	TB	NR
417	Steve Pearce	1B	BAL	368	-49
418	Matt Shoemaker	SP	LAA	359	-59
419	Carl Crawford	OF	LAD	319	-100
420	Max Fried	SP	ATL	391	-29
421	Brandon Drury	3B	ARZ	394	-27
422	Brandon Nimmo	OF	NYM	339	-83
423	Nick Markakis	OF	BAL	382	-41
424	Alen Hanson	SS	PIT	383	-41
425	Ben Paulsen	1B	COL	NR
426	Justin Turner	3B	LAD	NR
427	James Loney	1B	TB	385	-42
428	Jarred Cosart	SP	MIA	390	-38
429	Billy Burns	OF	OAK	NR
430	Colby Rasmus	OF	BAL	425	-5
431	Aaron Blair	SP	ARZ	428	-3
432	Forrest Wall	2B	COL	412	-20
433	Dustin Ackley	OF	SEA	312	-121
434	Jesse Chavez	SP	OAK	NR
435	Billy McKinney	OF	CHC	438	3
436	A.J. Griffin	SP	OAK	489	53
437	Michael Saunders	OF	TOR	344	-93
438	Trevor Story	SS	COL	NR
439	Coco Crisp	OF	OAK	346	-93
440	Joe Kelly	SP	BOS	392	-48
441	Ender Inciarte	OF	ARZ	NR
442	Edinson Volquez	SP	KC	NR
443	Alex Meyer	SP	MIN	278	-165
444	C.J. Cron	1B	LAA	401	-43
445	Khris Davis	OF	MLW	419	-26
446	Gerardo Parra	OF	MLW	465	19
447	Roman Quinn	OF	PIT	NR
448	Yunel Escobar	SS	WSH	NR
449	Scooter Gennett	2B	MLW	415	-34
450	Marcos Molina	SP	NYM	405	-45
451	Logan Forsythe	2B	TB	NR
452	Jered Weaver	SP	LAA	225	-227
453	Drew Pomeranz	SP	OAK	407	-46
454	Kevin Pillar	OF	TOR	NR
455	Jose Iglesias	SS	DET	NR
456	Jonathan Schoop	2B	BAL	409	-47
457	Jed Lowrie	SS	HOU	411	-46
458	Angel Pagan	OF	SF	413	-45
459	Tanner Roark	SP	WSH	451	-8
460	Matt Duffy	2B	SF	NR
461	Erick Fedde	SP	WSH	422	-39
462	Max Pentecost	C	TOR	434	-28
463	Andrew Susac	C	SF	437	-26
464	Randall Grichuk	OF	STL	NR
465	Michael Morse	1B	MIA	395	-70
466	Duane Underwood	SP	CHC	NR
467	Jake Peavy	SP	SF	432	-35
468	Nick Gordon	SS	MIN	443	-25
469	Gilbert Lara	3B	MLW	NR
470	Wei-Yin Chen	SP	BAL	490	20
471	Shawn Tolleson	RP	TEX	NR
472	Roberto Osuna	RP	TOR	NR
473	Nathan Eovaldi	SP	NYY	436	-37
474	Kyle Freeland	SP	COL	452	-22
475	Neftali Feliz	RP	TEX	272	-203
476	Derek Hill	OF	DET	441	-35
477	Kevin Plawecki	C	NYM	NR
478	Danny Espinosa	2B	WSH	NR
479	Alex Blandino	SS	CIN	491	12
480	Mike Bolsinger	SP	LAD	NR
481	Nick Hundley	C	COL	NR
482	Eddie Butler	SP	COL	375	-107
483	Melvin Upton, Jr	OF	SD	477	-6
484	Bobby Bradley	1B	CLE	458	-26
485	Jordy Mercer	SS	PIT	362	-123
486	Seth Smith	OF	SEA	460	-26
487	Tyler Kolek	SP	MIA	376	-111
488	Robbie Ray	SP	ARZ	NR
489	Rafael Montero	SP	NYM	468	-21
490	Raisel Iglesias	RP	CIN	483	-7
491	Monte Harrison	OF	MLW	492	1
492	Ozhaino Albies	SS	ATL	498	6
493	Kevin Kiermaier	OF	TB	469	-24
494	Trevor May	SP	MIN	NR
495	R.A. Dickey	SP	TOR	358	-137
496	Kris Medlen	SP	KC	493	-3
497	Ike Davis	1B	OAK	485	-12
498	Gabriel Guerrero	OF	ARZ	495	-3
499	Franklyn Kilome	SP	PHI	NR
500	Aaron Hicks	OF	MIN	467	-33

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The Dynasty Guru

48 Comments

Michael

June 25, 2015 at 7:27 am

This is awesome! One question I have is do you think Evan Longoria’s value is much lower than it should be right now? I see where you rank him here, but in my league I’m trying to trade him as a rebuilding team and every team is looking at him like some declining and ineffective veteran. Is that just a perception that should be fixed soon with better performance?
- Greg
  
  June 25, 2015 at 11:11 am
  
  I just traded him this morning in my dynasty league for adrian beltre. 7 years of career vs 50 pts higher batting average over the next 2? yrs. Its a weekly H2H and I’ve owned him since college. The production is too inconsistent for the nominal output.
  
  Also chasing a title here, but I’ve been looking to deal him for about a year now due to the volatility of performance around an underwhelming production average.
- Ben Childs
  
  June 25, 2015 at 6:19 pm
  
  I traded Longoria before the start of the season with Neil Ramirez
  Asdrubal Cabrera for Nomar Mazara, Josh Bell, and Alen Hanson…the trade was panned on this site by a 4-1 ratio, but I still think I got the better of the deal in the long run
- The Dynasty Guru
  
  June 26, 2015 at 10:11 am
  
  Yes, I think he’ll fix that with performance either later this year or next. He’s not cooked.
Chris

June 25, 2015 at 9:37 am

Bradley Zimmer really moved up. Also surprised to see Bryant this high already. Arenado feels slightly undervalued, especially considering he is still quite young.
Jack Cecil

June 25, 2015 at 9:56 am

Awesome list, thank you for doing this!
Alex

June 25, 2015 at 11:11 am

Yes, Lara!
Greg

June 25, 2015 at 11:18 am

It’s like Christmas when this list comes out. Excellent work, thank you!
Rob

June 25, 2015 at 11:32 am

Woot Woot… Thanks a ton… great list…
Anchovies

June 25, 2015 at 12:43 pm

Not sold on Buchholz at all? Also you don’t seem too worries about Melky.
- The Dynasty Guru
  
  June 26, 2015 at 10:10 am
  
  I’m not terribly concerned about Melky. He’s been inconsistent his entire career, so this is likely more of the same. Buchholz was an omission (it’s hard to rank 500 people and not omit anyone). I believe a little, and I’d have him just ahead if Henderson Alvarez at 302.
themarksman13

June 25, 2015 at 12:58 pm

Any of the ’15 draftees on here?
- The Dynasty Guru
  
  June 26, 2015 at 10:07 am
  
  Nope! Next update will have them since the signing deadline hasn’t hit yet.
dbreer23

June 25, 2015 at 2:02 pm

Thanks for all of your hard work to get this update out to us!

Re: Moose, for months we’ve been reading here that his improvement this season isn’t for real. Based on the change in his ranking from this offseason, do you think the change is for real, and sustainable? Thanks!
- The Dynasty Guru
  
  June 26, 2015 at 10:07 am
  
  I think it’s somewhere in the middle, honestly. He’s certainly startable in just about all formats, but I just can’t see the average sticking like this. That said, when it steps back, he’s still a potential top-15 3B, which speaks to the lack of depth at the position behind the studs.
  - dbreer23
    
    June 26, 2015 at 11:37 am
    
    Appreciate the response, Bret!
Eric

June 25, 2015 at 3:17 pm

Lower on Souza than I expected to see. Don’t think his K rate will ever improve?

Great work on the list, was a great day to have off work!
- The Dynasty Guru
  
  June 26, 2015 at 10:05 am
  
  Well, I’m not particularly optimistic and part of that is because he’s already 26. Even if he does improve, he’s got a very small window before his physical ability starts to decline.
Sean

June 25, 2015 at 5:27 pm

Derek Fisher would like your attention
- The Dynasty Guru
  
  June 26, 2015 at 10:03 am
  
  This is the problem with missing someone the first time. I love Derek Fisher and he should have slotted at 320, between Erick Aybar and Jaime Garcia.
Nick

June 26, 2015 at 3:18 am

Solid list overall but there were some guys who seemed VERY sticky to their prior ranking (i.e. only logical reason they weren’t higher or lower is because of what they were ranked last time).

For example…what remotely sane dynasty leaguer would prefer billy Hamilton to Nolan arenado??

Julio Teheran over dee Gordon? Kinsler over Gordon? Hell…I’m not sure you could find a Gordon owner who wouldn’t scoff at a cano for Gordon offer.

Mat latos over Blake swihart?
- The Dynasty Guru
  
  June 26, 2015 at 10:00 am
  
  Well, me. These rankings have nothing to do with the previous iterations.
Mick

June 26, 2015 at 10:42 am

Thanks for your great work! I know it is hard to place a value on Shohei Otani since no one knows if or when he is coming to MLB, but roughly where would you slot him?
Kris V

June 26, 2015 at 4:31 pm

I expected Realmuto to pop up somewhere late on this list. Am I way off?
Joe

June 26, 2015 at 7:16 pm

where would the top four or five new draft specs fit on this list? what about Eddy Julio?

thanks! great work
Jack Cecil

June 26, 2015 at 9:19 pm

So what I’m taking from this list if you’re a die hard Aaron Hicks fan and you hate Peter O’Brien.
Rex

June 27, 2015 at 12:02 am

No Brandon Crawford?
Travis

June 27, 2015 at 12:11 pm

Can you provide an excel spreadsheet of this for export…or email it? It would be so nice to use the find feature and type in a name to locate. This scrolling around looking is painful. Otherwise, great work! I use this list as my reference first and foremost.
- Anchovies
  
  June 30, 2015 at 11:48 am
  
  CTRL-C, CTRL-V
adf86

June 28, 2015 at 12:32 pm

Fantastic job as always on this list; it has guided many of my trades over the past several years, which has seen me go from cellar dweller to contender! I don’t see Mark Teixeira on your list, which is slightly surprising given his resurgent first half. I’m interested to hear your thoughts on him and if you think this success is at all sustainable given his age.
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June 29, 2015 at 9:03 am

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A Person

June 29, 2015 at 12:13 pm

Didi Gregorius and Ben Paulsen > Justin Turner. Man, this list is brutal.
SR

June 29, 2015 at 6:36 pm

Couple guys who may unintentionally been omitted:
Ubaldo Jimenez
James Mccann
Eugenio Suarez
Manny Banuelos
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July 1, 2015 at 11:36 am

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Steve

July 2, 2015 at 12:18 pm

How did Garin Cecchini move up while having by far the worst year of his career?
Spud Wevos

July 3, 2015 at 12:20 pm

Love Max Fried at 420
Jake

July 3, 2015 at 11:38 pm

No love for CJ Edwards? He has been doing pretty good in the minors.
KBO

July 10, 2015 at 4:15 pm

So, a month has passed – and some guys have obviously increased their stock. Let me hear your thoughts on these hitters and pitchers moving forward:

– Billy Burns
– Gerardo Parra
– Ben Revere
– Kevin Pillar
– Cameron Maybin
– Justin Turner
– Randall Grichuk

– Manny Banuelos
– Cody Anderson
– Erasmo Ramirez
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July 14, 2015 at 5:03 am

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July 20, 2015 at 7:06 am

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July 21, 2015 at 5:01 am

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ryan

July 21, 2015 at 11:50 am

billy hamilton 39?? i have him but he has been horrble and hard for him to even get on base..why ranked so high? thanks
- The Dynasty Guru
  
  July 21, 2015 at 3:27 pm
  
  He’s the 38th ranked player in mixed leagues this year, despite his abysmal average and OBP. He’s also only 24 and his defense will keep him in the lineup. A very good argument could be made for him the rank higher than this.
Christopher Mercado

August 7, 2015 at 11:38 pm

Any change to Jeff Hoffman now that he’s with COL or Jake Thompson now that he’s with PHI? Move up or down for you at all?
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Christopher Mercado

January 10, 2016 at 7:54 pm

My league draft starts early on 1/20. I know you won’t have new entire rankings out by then. We keep 15 per team (plus minor leaguers) and throw back the rest. So, curious if you would downgrade, or rank lower any of the following that got thrown back: Pujols, Heyward, Longoria, Starlin Castro, Ellsbury, Kemp? Those are the highest ranked that got thrown back? Also, would you shy away from Cobb? Downgrade Betances and Andrew Miller now that Chapman is there?