The Top 500 Dynasty League Players – July 2016 Update
Let’s start by stating the obvious. There’s a lot of young talent in the majors. The top of this list is littered with recent top prospects and players who are poised to be fantasy stars for the better part of the next decade. We’ve seen the emergence of Xander Bogaerts, Corey Seager, Gregory Polanco, and many more. We saw the early arrival of Nomar Mazara, one of the few high-impact prospects who was set to show us what he could do in 2016 (and boy has he).
The flip side of this is that not everything can be on the rise. This isn’t one of Barney Stinson’s mix tapes. The landscape of the minor leagues is very bleak right now compared to what we’ve been accustomed to over the last five years, and it’s going to cause some value displacement. In fact, as opposed to previous years where there have been multiple prospects in the top 50 or 60 of this list, the sole minor leaguer to crack the top 70 on this list is future superhuman Yoan Moncada. And the next wave of prospects behind him include a few teenagers who have only played in A ball. So minor league investment is questionable—especially with a relatively poor incoming draft class. Speaking of them, this list came out much later than I anticipated, so I included 2016 draftees as an early birthday present.
By now you know the drill with the background and disclaimers. Blah blah, 14-16 team mixed leagues, blah blah, this is a fantasy list, blah blah, keep forever with farm system, blah blah, one catcher, blah blah, park/team factors included. I don’t need to repeat myself. You also know that donations are very much appreciated and can be made here (or at the top-right corner of the site). But you didn’t come here for the intro, you came here for the camaraderie and the exquisite web design.
Oh, and the list. Your brand new #Dynasty500 awaits:
Rnk | Player | Pos | Team | Prev | Chg |
1 | Mike Trout | OF | LAA | 1 | 0 |
2 | Bryce Harper | OF | WAS | 2 | 0 |
3 | Clayton Kershaw | SP | LAD | 6 | 3 |
4 | Manny Machado | SS | BAL | 4 | 0 |
5 | Carlos Correa | SS | HOU | 3 | -2 |
6 | Xander Bogaerts | SS | BOS | 15 | 9 |
7 | Mookie Betts | OF | BOS | 8 | 1 |
8 | Nolan Arenado | 3B | COL | 12 | 4 |
9 | Kris Bryant | 3B | CHC | 7 | -2 |
10 | Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI | 5 | -5 |
11 | Corey Seager | SS | LAD | 22 | 11 |
12 | Jose Altuve | 2B | HOU | 20 | 8 |
13 | Josh Donaldson | 3B | TOR | 10 | -3 |
14 | George Springer | OF | HOU | 16 | 2 |
15 | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | CHC | 13 | -2 |
16 | Giancarlo Stanton | OF | MIA | 11 | -5 |
17 | Jose Fernandez | SP | MIA | 21 | 4 |
18 | Starling Marte | OF | PIT | 23 | 5 |
19 | Chris Sale | SP | CHW | 29 | 10 |
20 | Nomar Mazara | OF | TEX | 71 | 51 |
21 | Noah Syndergaard | SP | NYM | 37 | 16 |
22 | Gregory Polanco | OF | PIT | 65 | 43 |
23 | Andrew McCutchen | OF | PIT | 9 | -14 |
24 | Jake Arrieta | SP | CHC | 28 | 4 |
25 | Eric Hosmer | 1B | KCA | 50 | 25 |
26 | Miguel Cabrera | 1B | DET | 18 | -8 |
27 | Kyle Seager | 3B | SEA | 43 | 16 |
28 | Stephen Strasburg | SP | WAS | 52 | 24 |
29 | Buster Posey | C | SFN | 19 | -10 |
30 | J.D. Martinez | OF | DET | 24 | -6 |
31 | Francisco Lindor | SS | CLE | 63 | 32 |
32 | Christian Yelich | OF | MIA | 70 | 38 |
33 | Madison Bumgarner | SP | SFN | 39 | 6 |
34 | Justin Upton | OF | DET | 27 | -7 |
35 | Rougned Odor | 2B | TEX | 53 | 18 |
36 | Yoan Moncada | 2B | BOS | 47 | 11 |
37 | Kyle Schwarber | C | CHC | 25 | -12 |
38 | Anthony Rendon | 2B | WAS | 30 | -8 |
39 | Robinson Cano | 2B | SEA | 38 | -1 |
40 | Max Scherzer | SP | WAS | 48 | 8 |
41 | A.J. Pollock | OF | ARI | 14 | -27 |
42 | Byron Buxton | OF | MIN | 31 | -11 |
43 | Miguel Sano | 3B | MIN | 45 | 2 |
44 | Chris Davis | OF | BAL | 41 | -3 |
45 | Dee Gordon | 2B | FLA | 34 | -11 |
46 | Charlie Blackmon | OF | COL | 33 | -13 |
47 | Lorenzo Cain | OF | KCA | 42 | -5 |
48 | Joey Votto | 1B | CIN | 26 | -22 |
49 | Yoenis Cespedes | OF | NYM | 62 | 13 |
50 | Edwin Encarnacion | 1B | TOR | 54 | 4 |
51 | Gerrit Cole | SP | PIT | 35 | -16 |
52 | Jose Abreu | 1B | CHW | 17 | -35 |
53 | Jacob deGrom | SP | NYM | 44 | -9 |
54 | Matt Carpenter | 2B | STL | 83 | 29 |
55 | Yu Darvish | SP | TEX | 67 | 12 |
56 | Carlos Gonzalez | OF | COL | 55 | -1 |
57 | Ryan Braun | OF | MIL | 73 | 16 |
58 | Addison Russell | SS | CHC | 32 | -26 |
59 | Freddie Freeman | 1B | ATL | 66 | 7 |
60 | Ian Desmond | SS | TEX | 117 | 57 |
61 | Jose Bautista | OF | TOR | 49 | -12 |
62 | Corey Kluber | SP | CLE | 64 | 2 |
63 | Jason Heyward | OF | CHC | 58 | -5 |
64 | David Price | SP | BOS | 60 | -4 |
65 | Jung-ho Kang | SS | PIT | 80 | 15 |
66 | Billy Hamilton | OF | CIN | 61 | -5 |
67 | Zack Greinke | SP | ARI | 59 | -8 |
68 | Matt Harvey | SP | NYM | 36 | -32 |
69 | Adam Jones | OF | BAL | 56 | -13 |
70 | Johnny Cueto | SP | SFN | 92 | 22 |
71 | Javier Baez | SS | CHC | 97 | 26 |
72 | Jason Kipnis | 2B | CLE | 82 | 10 |
73 | J.P. Crawford | SS | PHI | 96 | 23 |
74 | Brendan Rodgers | SS | COL | 131 | 57 |
75 | Cole Hamels | SP | TEX | 68 | -7 |
76 | Maikel Franco | 3B | PHI | 86 | 10 |
77 | Todd Frazier | 3B | CHW | 88 | 11 |
78 | Marcell Ozuna | OF | MIA | 129 | 51 |
79 | Carlos Martinez | SP | STL | 114 | 35 |
80 | Steven Matz | SP | NYM | 115 | 35 |
81 | Jackie Bradley, Jr. | OF | BOS | 330 | 249 |
82 | Hunter Pence | OF | SFN | 81 | -1 |
83 | Wil Myers | OF | SDN | 250 | 167 |
84 | Alex Bregman | SS | HOU | 188 | 104 |
85 | Chris Archer | SP | TBA | 78 | -7 |
86 | Lucas Giolito | SP | WAS | 94 | 8 |
87 | Adam Eaton | OF | CHW | 72 | -15 |
88 | Joc Pederson | OF | LAD | 95 | 7 |
89 | Jon Lester | SP | CHC | 91 | 2 |
90 | Carlos Carrasco | SP | CLE | 79 | -11 |
91 | Jonathan Lucroy | C | MIL | 101 | 10 |
92 | Aroldis Chapman | RP | NYY | 102 | 10 |
93 | Tim Anderson | SS | CHW | 122 | 29 |
94 | Jurickson Profar | 2B | TEX | 127 | 33 |
95 | Craig Kimbrel | RP | BOS | 98 | 3 |
96 | Kenley Jansen | RP | LAD | 99 | 3 |
97 | Zach Britton | SP | BAL | 123 | 26 |
98 | Evan Longoria | 3B | TBA | 135 | 37 |
99 | Michael Conforto | OF | NYM | 69 | -30 |
100 | Michael Brantley | OF | CLE | 76 | -24 |
101 | Odubel Herrera | OF | PHI | 346 | 245 |
102 | Trea Turner | SS | WAS | 148 | 46 |
103 | Brian Dozier | 2B | MIN | 75 | -28 |
104 | Yasiel Puig | OF | LAD | 46 | -58 |
105 | Nelson Cruz | OF | SEA | 103 | -2 |
106 | Sonny Gray | SP | OAK | 87 | -19 |
107 | Ian Kinsler | 2B | DET | 140 | 33 |
108 | Joey Gallo | 3B | TEX | 118 | 10 |
109 | Carlos Rodon | SP | CHW | 109 | 0 |
110 | Trevor Story | SS | COL | 408 | 298 |
111 | Felix Hernandez | SP | SEA | 77 | -34 |
112 | Wade Davis | RP | KCA | 89 | -23 |
113 | Troy Tulowitzki | SS | TOR | 57 | -56 |
114 | Jacoby Ellsbury | OF | NYY | 120 | 6 |
115 | Masahiro Tanaka | SP | NYY | 113 | -2 |
116 | Danny Salazar | SP | CLE | 110 | -6 |
117 | Victor Robles | OF | WAS | 218 | 101 |
118 | Jeurys Familia | RP | NYM | 124 | 6 |
119 | Julio Urias | SP | LAD | 146 | 27 |
120 | Stephen Piscotty | OF | STL | 168 | 48 |
121 | Alex Reyes | SP | STL | 125 | 4 |
122 | A.J. Reed | 1B | HOU | 126 | 4 |
123 | Daniel Murphy | 2B | WAS | 174 | 51 |
124 | Travis d’Arnaud | C | NYM | 84 | -40 |
125 | Alex Gordon | OF | KCA | 107 | -18 |
126 | Carlos Gomez | OF | HOU | 40 | -86 |
127 | Brandon Belt | 1B | SFN | 166 | 39 |
128 | Michael Wacha | SP | STL | 106 | -22 |
129 | Blake Swihart | C | BOS | 74 | -55 |
130 | Nick Williams | OF | PHI | 130 | 0 |
131 | Dallas Keuchel | SP | HOU | 85 | -46 |
132 | David Robertson | RP | CHW | 149 | 17 |
133 | Jorge Soler | OF | CHC | 90 | -43 |
134 | Clint Frazier | OF | CLE | 167 | 33 |
135 | Austin Meadows | OF | PIT | 171 | 36 |
136 | Alex Cobb | SP | TBA | 137 | 1 |
137 | Cody Allen | RP | CLE | 134 | -3 |
138 | David Dahl | OF | COL | 161 | 23 |
139 | Blake Snell | SP | TBA | 155 | 16 |
140 | Ben Revere | OF | WAS | 104 | -36 |
141 | Marcus Stroman | SP | TOR | 93 | -48 |
142 | Sal Perez | C | KCA | 150 | 8 |
143 | Neil Walker | 2B | NYM | 173 | 30 |
144 | Aaron Nola | SP | PHI | 176 | 32 |
145 | Jameson Taillon | SP | PIT | 367 | 222 |
146 | Tyler Glasnow | SP | PIT | 164 | 18 |
147 | Kole Calhoun | OF | LAA | 142 | -5 |
148 | Julio Teheran | SP | ATL | 204 | 56 |
149 | Rafael Devers | 3B | BOS | 165 | 16 |
150 | Dansby Swanson | SS | ATL | 187 | 37 |
151 | Jordan Zimmermann | SP | DET | 133 | -18 |
152 | Brian McCann | C | NYY | 139 | -13 |
153 | Jose Quintana | SP | CHW | 169 | 16 |
154 | Shelby Miller | SP | ARI | 112 | -42 |
155 | Shin-Soo Choo | OF | TEX | 143 | -12 |
156 | Lance McCullers | SP | HOU | 136 | -20 |
157 | Joe Ross | SP | WAS | 172 | 15 |
158 | Adrian Beltre | 3B | TEX | 157 | -1 |
159 | Jake Odorizzi | SP | TBA | 141 | -18 |
160 | Bradley Zimmer | OF | CLE | 119 | -41 |
161 | Dustin Pedroia | 2B | BOS | 177 | 16 |
162 | Drew Smyly | SP | TBA | 160 | -2 |
163 | Matt Kemp | OF | SDN | 145 | -18 |
164 | Mike Moustakas | 3B | KCA | 116 | -48 |
165 | Andrew Benintendi | OF | BOS | 192 | 27 |
166 | Mark Trumbo | OF | BAL | 269 | 103 |
167 | Aaron Judge | OF | NYY | 163 | -4 |
168 | Andrew Miller | RP | NYY | 234 | 66 |
169 | Justin Verlander | SP | DET | 181 | 12 |
170 | Dexter Fowler | OF | CHC | 197 | 27 |
171 | Taijuan Walker | SP | SEA | 210 | 39 |
172 | Corey Ray | OF | MIL | NR | N/A |
173 | Kolten Wong | 2B | STL | 105 | -68 |
174 | Josh Reddick | OF | OAK | 154 | -20 |
175 | Josh Bell | 1B | PIT | 232 | 57 |
176 | Jay Bruce | OF | CIN | 225 | 49 |
177 | Danny Valencia | 3B | OAK | 290 | 113 |
178 | Jonathan Villar | SS | MIL | NR | N/A |
179 | Ketel Marte | SS | SEA | 193 | 14 |
180 | Corey Dickerson | OF | TBA | 132 | -48 |
181 | Nick Senzel | 3B | CIN | NR | N/A |
182 | Mark Melancon | RP | PIT | 170 | -12 |
183 | Albert Pujols | 1B | LAA | 156 | -27 |
184 | Franklin Barreto | SS | OAK | 211 | 27 |
185 | Denard Span | OF | SFN | 162 | -23 |
186 | Francisco Liriano | SP | PIT | 144 | -42 |
187 | Lewis Brinson | OF | TEX | 152 | -35 |
188 | Zack Collins | C/1B | CHW | NR | N/A |
189 | Patrick Corbin | SP | ARI | 153 | -36 |
190 | Nick Castellanos | 3B | DET | 256 | 66 |
191 | Jesse Winker | OF | CIN | 179 | -12 |
192 | Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | LAD | 158 | -34 |
193 | Hector Rondon | RP | CHC | 190 | -3 |
194 | Jose Berrios | SP | MIN | 184 | -10 |
195 | Jorge Mateo | SS | NYY | 216 | 21 |
196 | Gleyber Torres | SS | CHC | 249 | 53 |
197 | Hanley Ramirez | OF | BOS | 121 | -76 |
198 | Evan Gattis | 1B | HOU | 205 | 7 |
199 | Willson Contreras | C | CHC | 363 | 164 |
200 | Roberto Osuna | RP | TOR | 281 | 81 |
201 | Lucas Duda | 1B | NYM | 182 | -19 |
202 | Leonys Martin | OF | SEA | 316 | 114 |
203 | Zack Wheeler | SP | NYM | 178 | -25 |
204 | Sean Manaea | SP | OAK | 245 | 41 |
205 | Jonathan Schoop | 2B | BAL | 224 | 19 |
206 | Elvis Andrus | SS | TEX | 208 | 2 |
207 | Kevin Gausman | SP | BAL | 194 | -13 |
208 | Prince Fielder | 1B | TEX | 51 | -157 |
209 | Adam Wainwright | SP | STL | 128 | -81 |
210 | Yasmani Grandal | C | LAD | 138 | -72 |
211 | David Peralta | OF | ARI | 185 | -26 |
212 | Ben Zobrist | 2B | CHC | 239 | 27 |
213 | John Lackey | SP | CHC | 220 | 7 |
214 | Cody Reed | SP | CIN | 238 | 24 |
215 | Marcus Semien | SS | OAK | 223 | 8 |
216 | Khris Davis | OF | OAK | 244 | 28 |
217 | Steven Wright | SP | BOS | NR | N/A |
218 | Ian Happ | 2B | CHC | 254 | 36 |
219 | Jake Lamb | 3B | ARI | 365 | 146 |
220 | Mickey Moniak | OF | PHI | NR | N/A |
221 | Santiago Casilla | RP | SFN | 213 | -8 |
222 | Carlos Santana | 1B | CLE | 196 | -26 |
223 | Raimel Tapia | OF | COL | 243 | 20 |
224 | Brandon Crawford | SS | SFN | 186 | -38 |
225 | Manuel Margot | OF | SDN | 206 | -19 |
226 | Ryan McMahon | 3B | COL | 191 | -35 |
227 | Brett Lawrie | 2B | CHW | 207 | -20 |
228 | Matt Wieters | C | BAL | 202 | -26 |
229 | Dan Vogelbach | 1B | CHC | 237 | 8 |
230 | Kyle Lewis | OF | SEA | NR | N/A |
231 | Russell Martin | C | TOR | 159 | -72 |
232 | Wei-Yin Chen | SP | MIA | 228 | -4 |
233 | Max Kepler | OF | MIN | 242 | 9 |
234 | Garrett Richards | SP | LAA | 100 | -134 |
235 | David Ortiz | 1B | BOS | 231 | -4 |
236 | Kenta Maeda | SP | LAD | 274 | 38 |
237 | Vincent Velasquez | SP | PHI | 354 | 117 |
238 | Jhonny Peralta | SS | STL | 222 | -16 |
239 | Gerardo Parra | OF | COL | 252 | 13 |
240 | Derek Norris | C | SDN | 221 | -19 |
241 | Willy Adames | SS | TBA | 291 | 50 |
242 | Gio Gonzalez | SP | WAS | 235 | -7 |
243 | Yasmany Tomas | 3B | ARI | 260 | 17 |
244 | Jose De Leon | SP | LAD | 227 | -17 |
245 | Jeff Samardzija | SP | SFN | 198 | -47 |
246 | Trayce Thompson | OF | LAD | NR | N/A |
247 | Kyle Tucker | OF | HOU | 287 | 40 |
248 | Jose Reyes | SS | COL | 151 | -97 |
249 | Logan Forsythe | 2B | TBA | 334 | 85 |
250 | Sean Newcomb | SP | ATL | 241 | -9 |
251 | Curtis Granderson | OF | NYM | 217 | -34 |
252 | Trevor Bauer | SP | CLE | 298 | 46 |
253 | Ryan Zimmerman | 1B | WAS | 215 | -38 |
254 | Tyson Ross | SP | SDN | 108 | -146 |
255 | Yordano Ventura | SP | KCA | 199 | -56 |
256 | Andrew Heaney | SP | LAA | 183 | -73 |
257 | Matt Moore | SP | TBA | 240 | -17 |
258 | Starlin Castro | SS | NYY | 195 | -63 |
259 | Yan Gomes | C | CLE | 189 | -70 |
260 | Daniel Norris | SP | DET | 233 | -27 |
261 | Chris Carter | 1B | MIL | 297 | 36 |
262 | James Paxton | SP | SEA | 328 | 66 |
263 | Rich Hill | SP | OAK | 492 | 229 |
264 | Matt Duffy | 3B | SFN | 251 | -13 |
265 | Jake Thompson | SP | PHI | 267 | 2 |
266 | Ronald Acuna | OF | ATL | NR | N/A |
267 | Steven Souza | OF | TBA | 270 | 3 |
268 | Jaime Garcia | SP | STL | 371 | 103 |
269 | Jonathan Papelbon | RP | WAS | 229 | -40 |
270 | Asdrubal Cabrera | SS | NYM | 278 | 8 |
271 | Jacob Nottingham | C | MIL | 292 | 21 |
272 | Ian Kennedy | SP | KCA | 257 | -15 |
273 | Eloy Jimenez | OF | CHC | NR | N/A |
274 | Jason Groome | SP | BOS | NR | N/A |
275 | Orlando Arcia | SS | MIL | 265 | -10 |
276 | Matt Holliday | OF | STL | 258 | -18 |
277 | Archie Bradley | SP | ARI | 368 | 91 |
278 | Jorge Alfaro | C | PHI | 299 | 21 |
279 | Anderson Espinoza | SP | BOS | 300 | 21 |
280 | Michael Pineda | SP | NYY | 226 | -54 |
281 | Welington Castillo | C | ARI | 279 | -2 |
282 | Colby Rasmus | OF | HOU | 277 | -5 |
283 | Robert Stephenson | SP | CIN | 285 | 2 |
284 | Hisashi Iwakuma | SP | SEA | 203 | -81 |
285 | Francisco Rodriguez | RP | DET | 230 | -55 |
286 | Jake McGee | RP | COL | 280 | -6 |
287 | Dellin Betances | RP | NYY | 302 | 15 |
288 | Rick Porcello | SP | BOS | 342 | 54 |
289 | Brandon Drury | 2B | ARI | 312 | 23 |
290 | Matt Adams | 1B | STL | 262 | -28 |
291 | Raul Mondesi | SS | KCA | 307 | 16 |
292 | Michael Saunders | OF | TOR | 421 | 129 |
293 | Alcides Escobar | SS | KCA | 264 | -29 |
294 | Eduardo Nunez | SS | MIN | NR | N/A |
295 | Jeff Hoffman | SP | COL | 295 | 0 |
296 | Drew Pomeranz | SP | SDN | NR | N/A |
297 | Dillon Tate | SP | TEX | 247 | -50 |
298 | Mark Teixeira | 1B | NYY | 263 | -35 |
299 | Devon Travis | 2B | TOR | 303 | 4 |
300 | Brett Phillips | OF | MIL | 286 | -14 |
301 | Jerad Eickhoff | SP | PHI | NR | N/A |
302 | Trevor Plouffe | 3B | MIN | 293 | -9 |
303 | Jason Hammel | SP | CHC | 379 | 76 |
304 | Carlos Beltran | OF | NYY | 489 | 185 |
305 | Pedro Alvarez | 1B | BAL | 294 | -11 |
306 | Harold Ramirez | OF | PIT | 339 | 33 |
307 | Grant Holmes | SP | LAD | 296 | -11 |
308 | Amed Rosario | SS | NYM | NR | N/A |
309 | Arodys Vizcaino | RP | ATL | 491 | 182 |
310 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | SP | LAD | 288 | -22 |
311 | Matt Thaiss | C/1B | LAA | NR | N/A |
312 | Brad Miller | SS | TBA | 310 | -2 |
313 | Nick Gordon | SS | MIN | 335 | 22 |
314 | A.J. Ramos | RP | MIA | 361 | 47 |
315 | Michael Fulmer | SP | DET | 499 | 184 |
316 | Brett Gardner | OF | NYY | 319 | 3 |
317 | Dilson Herrera | 2B | NYM | 304 | -13 |
318 | Huston Street | RP | LAA | 272 | -46 |
319 | Ozhaino Albies | SS | ATL | 321 | 2 |
320 | Kyle Hendricks | SP | CHC | 416 | 96 |
321 | Marco Estrada | SP | TOR | NR | N/A |
322 | Eduardo Rodriguez | SP | BOS | 200 | -122 |
323 | Trent Clark | OF | MIL | 323 | 0 |
324 | Gary Sanchez | C | NYY | 326 | 2 |
325 | Matt Wisler | SP | ATL | 384 | 59 |
326 | Derek Fisher | OF | HOU | 357 | 31 |
327 | Luis Severino | SP | NYY | 147 | -180 |
328 | Brandon Phillips | 2B | CIN | 369 | 41 |
329 | D.J. LeMahieu | 2B | COL | 336 | 7 |
330 | Melky Cabrera | OF | CHW | 370 | 40 |
331 | Yusniel Diaz | OF | LAD | 340 | 9 |
332 | Jose Peraza | 2B | CIN | 259 | -73 |
333 | Anthony DeSclafani | SP | CIN | 337 | 4 |
334 | Danny Duffy | SP | KCA | NR | N/A |
335 | Eugenio Suarez | SS | CIN | 409 | 74 |
336 | Hunter Renfroe | OF | SDN | 410 | 74 |
337 | Luis Ortiz | SP | TEX | 407 | 70 |
338 | Mike Leake | SP | STL | 349 | 11 |
339 | Bobby Bradley | 1B | CLE | 331 | -8 |
340 | Randal Grichuk | OF | STL | 201 | -139 |
341 | Travis Shaw | 3B | BOS | NR | N/A |
342 | Brent Honeywell | SP | TBA | 380 | 38 |
343 | Eddy Julio Martinez | OF | CHC | 315 | -28 |
344 | Scott Kazmir | SP | LAD | 212 | -132 |
345 | J.T. Realmuto | C | MIA | 358 | 13 |
346 | Jimmy Nelson | SP | MIL | 423 | 77 |
347 | Chris Owings | 2B | ARI | 392 | 45 |
348 | Adam Lind | 1B | SEA | 311 | -37 |
349 | Frances Martes | SP | HOU | 332 | -17 |
350 | Michael Taylor | OF | WAS | 356 | 6 |
351 | Chris Tillman | SP | BAL | NR | N/A |
352 | Jayson Werth | OF | WAS | 347 | -5 |
353 | Alex Rodriguez | 1B | NYY | 320 | -33 |
354 | Anthony Alford | OF | TOR | 289 | -65 |
355 | Adam Conley | SP | MIA | NR | N/A |
356 | Adam Duvall | OF | CIN | NR | N/A |
357 | A.J. Puk | SP | OAK | NR | N/A |
358 | C.J. Cron | 1B | LAA | 309 | -49 |
359 | Mallex Smith | OF | ATL | NR | N/A |
360 | Martin Perez | SP | TEX | 374 | 14 |
361 | Cornelius Randolph | OF | PHI | 338 | -23 |
362 | Joe Panik | 2B | SFN | 273 | -89 |
363 | Yadier Alvarez | SP | LAD | 372 | 9 |
364 | Jonathan Gray | SP | COL | 437 | 73 |
365 | Kevin Pillar | OF | TOR | 305 | -60 |
366 | Yohander Mendez | SP | TEX | NR | N/A |
367 | Melvin Upton Jr. | OF | SDN | NR | N/A |
368 | Josh Harrison | 2B | PIT | 478 | 110 |
369 | Tyler O’Neill | OF | SEA | NR | N/A |
370 | Joe Musgrove | SP | HOU | NR | N/A |
371 | Kevin Newman | SS | PIT | NR | N/A |
372 | Wilson Ramos | C | WAS | NR | N/A |
373 | Brady Aiken | SP | CLE | 386 | 13 |
374 | Mike Napoli | 1B | CLE | 434 | 60 |
375 | Dylan Cozens | OF | PHI | NR | N/A |
376 | Dalton Pompey | OF | TOR | 246 | -130 |
377 | Tyler Skaggs | SP | LAA | 324 | -53 |
378 | Zack Cozart | SS | CIN | NR | N/A |
379 | Alex Kirilloff | OF | MIN | NR | N/A |
380 | Jose Ramirez | 3B | CLE | NR | N/A |
381 | Alex Colome | RP | TBA | NR | N/A |
382 | Steve Cishek | RP | SEA | 422 | 40 |
383 | Mitch Moreland | 1B | TEX | 344 | -39 |
384 | Franklyn Kilome | SP | PHI | 341 | -43 |
385 | Victor Martinez | 1B | DET | 362 | -23 |
386 | Aledmys Diaz | SS | STL | NR | N/A |
387 | Justin Turner | 3B | LAD | 266 | -121 |
388 | Kendrys Morales | 1B | KCA | 248 | -140 |
389 | Howie Kendrick | 2B | LAD | 268 | -121 |
390 | James Shields | SP | SDN | 175 | -215 |
391 | Kevin Kiermaier | OF | TBA | 377 | -14 |
392 | Alex Jackson | OF | SEA | 378 | -14 |
393 | Martin Prado | 2B | MIA | 375 | -18 |
394 | Daniel Robertson | SS | TBA | 381 | -13 |
395 | Trey Mancini | 1B | BAL | 355 | -40 |
396 | Braden Shipley | SP | ARI | 402 | 6 |
397 | Francisco Cervelli | C | PIT | 348 | -49 |
398 | Andre Ethier | OF | LAD | 353 | -45 |
399 | Aaron Blair | SP | ATL | 390 | -9 |
400 | Rowdy Tellez | 1B | TOR | 395 | -5 |
401 | Tanner Roark | SP | WAS | NR | N/A |
402 | Greg Bird | 1B | NYY | 314 | -88 |
403 | Carson Fulmer | SP | CHW | 322 | -81 |
404 | Kolby Allard | SP | ATL | 385 | -19 |
405 | Enrique Hernandez | 2B | LAD | 394 | -11 |
406 | Brandon McCarthy | SP | LAD | 451 | 45 |
407 | Delvin Perez | SS | STL | NR | N/A |
408 | Josh Hader | SP | MIL | NR | N/A |
409 | Cameron Maybin | OF | DET | 411 | 2 |
410 | Edinson Volquez | SP | KCA | 415 | 5 |
411 | Reynaldo Lopez | SP | WAS | 466 | 55 |
412 | Will Craig | 3B | PIT | NR | N/A |
413 | Brandon Moss | 1B | STL | 425 | 12 |
414 | Andrew Cashner | SP | SDN | 318 | -96 |
415 | Brad Ziegler | RP | ARI | 391 | -24 |
416 | Rajai Davis | OF | CLE | NR | N/A |
417 | Didi Gregorius | SS | NYY | 376 | -41 |
418 | Domingo Santana | OF | MIL | 430 | 12 |
419 | Byung-ho Park | 1B | MIN | 393 | -26 |
420 | Nathan Eovaldi | SP | NYY | 398 | -22 |
421 | Sandy Alcantara | SP | STL | NR | N/A |
422 | Desmond Jennings | OF | TBA | 399 | -23 |
423 | Daz Cameron | OF | HOU | 420 | -3 |
424 | Michael Fiers | SP | HOU | 406 | -18 |
425 | Hector Santiago | SP | LAA | 463 | 38 |
426 | Brad Boxberger | RP | TBA | 253 | -173 |
427 | Raisel Iglesias | SP | CIN | 209 | -218 |
428 | Stephen Vogt | C | OAK | 397 | -31 |
429 | Josh Naylor | 1B | MIA | 482 | 53 |
430 | Yunel Escobar | 3B | LAA | 432 | 2 |
431 | Alen Hanson | 2B | PIT | 364 | -67 |
432 | Justin Bour | 1B | MIA | 471 | 39 |
433 | Joe Mauer | 1B | MIN | NR | N/A |
434 | Matt Chapman | 3B | OAK | 484 | 50 |
435 | Steve Pearce | 1B | TBA | 485 | 50 |
436 | Dylan Bundy | SP | BAL | 412 | -24 |
437 | Blake Rutherford | OF | NYY | NR | N/A |
438 | Collin McHugh | SP | HOU | 275 | -163 |
439 | Oswaldo Arcia | 1B | MIN | 352 | -87 |
440 | Kyle Zimmer | SP | KCA | 413 | -27 |
441 | Hunter Harvey | SP | BAL | 449 | 8 |
442 | Albert Almora | OF | CHC | 473 | 31 |
443 | Christin Stewart | OF | DET | NR | N/A |
444 | Chase Anderson | SP | MIL | NR | N/A |
445 | Trevor Rosenthal | RP | STL | 180 | -265 |
446 | Ronald Guzman | 1B | TEX | NR | N/A |
447 | Billy Burns | OF | OAK | 282 | -165 |
448 | Derek Holland | SP | TEX | 283 | -165 |
449 | Jordy Mercer | SS | PIT | NR | N/A |
450 | Mitch Keller | SP | PIT | NR | N/A |
451 | Braxton Garrett | SP | MIA | NR | N/A |
452 | Cal Quantrill | SP | SDN | NR | N/A |
453 | Junior Guerra | SP | MIL | NR | N/A |
454 | Max Fried | SP | ATL | 468 | 14 |
455 | Jeanmar Gomez | RP | PHI | NR | N/A |
456 | Mark Appel | SP | PHI | 306 | -150 |
457 | Sam Dyson | RP | TEX | NR | N/A |
458 | Harrison Bader | OF | STL | NR | N/A |
459 | David Paulino | SP | HOU | NR | N/A |
460 | Delino DeShields, Jr. | OF | TEX | 351 | -109 |
461 | Gilbert Lara | SS | MIL | 426 | -35 |
462 | David Freese | 3B | PIT | 461 | -1 |
463 | Wade Miley | SP | SEA | 308 | -155 |
464 | Michael Chavis | 3B | BOS | NR | N/A |
465 | Logan Morrison | 1B | TBA | NR | N/A |
466 | CC Sabathia | SP | NYY | NR | N/A |
467 | Matt Manning | SP | DET | NR | N/A |
468 | Hector Olivera | 3B | ATL | 382 | -86 |
469 | Derek Dietrich | 2B | MIA | NR | N/A |
470 | Wilmer Difo | SS | WAS | NR | N/A |
471 | John Jaso | 1B | PIT | NR | N/A |
472 | Ender Inciarte | OF | ATL | 325 | -147 |
473 | Billy McKinney | OF | CHC | NR | N/A |
474 | Alex Wood | SP | LAD | 470 | -4 |
475 | Austin Voth | SP | WAS | NR | N/A |
476 | Dae-Ho Lee | 1B | SEA | NR | N/A |
477 | Forrest Wall | 2B | COL | 373 | -104 |
478 | Dan Straily | SP | CIN | NR | N/A |
479 | Josh Tomlin | SP | CLE | NR | N/A |
480 | Matt Olson | 1B | OAK | 439 | -41 |
481 | Aaron Altherr | OF | PHI | NR | N/A |
482 | Pablo Sandoval | 3B | BOS | 219 | -263 |
483 | Nori Aoki | OF | SEA | 414 | -69 |
484 | Danny Espinosa | SS | WAS | NR | N/A |
485 | Lance Lynn | SP | STL | 446 | -39 |
486 | Tyler Naquin | OF | CLE | NR | N/A |
487 | Hyun-soo Kim | OF | BAL | 453 | -34 |
488 | Avisail Garcia | OF | CHW | 459 | -29 |
489 | Tom Murphy | C | COL | 405 | -84 |
490 | Rymer Liriano | OF | MIL | 454 | -36 |
491 | Greg Holland | RP | FA | 435 | -56 |
492 | Chris Shaw | 1B | SFN | NR | N/A |
493 | Homer Bailey | SP | CIN | 457 | -36 |
494 | Scott Kingery | 2B | PHI | 498 | 4 |
495 | David Wright | 3B | NYM | 261 | -234 |
496 | Rhys Hoskins | 1B | PHI | NR | N/A |
497 | Josh Ockimey | 1B | BOS | NR | N/A |
498 | Clay Buchholz | SP | BOS | 284 | -214 |
499 | Andy Ibanez | 2B | TEX | NR | N/A |
500 | Zach Davies | SP | MIL | NR | N/A |
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[…] TheDynastyGuru.com updates their rankings of the top 500 overall players for dynasty/keeper leagues. […]
You may want to update team and pos for Oswaldo.
Matt Shoemaker?
Where would you rank Matt Shoemaker?
Probably around 520 or 530. Not someone I’d be counting on.
What about Aaron Sanchez?
Sanchez would be at 253.
WOW. Not sure how many other people would value Sean Newcomb over Aaron Sanchez…..
Agreed. He dominated all year in a tough division. Should have a great year ahead next year.
Agree. Sanchez was dominant all year in a tough division. Should have a great year next year.
No Jean Segura?
Not sure what happened to him between the excel file and the list but he was (and should be) at #145 just in front of Taillon.
Posey 29? Hes gonna lose C in the next year or two, and C tend not to age well anyway. Feels high to me now? Love the ranks in general though.
Low on Piscotty. Any reason why?
Doesn’t really feel low on him. He kept sliding up the list and could find himself in the top 100 by the end of the year if he can either raise his power profile a bit or raise his contact profile a bit. Right now he’s kind of caught in between.
Frankie Montas?
He’s a reliever. And I’d rank 5-10 relievers that didn’t make this list ahead of him.
It looks like you overlooked Aaron Sanchez.
Vince Velasquez at 237 seems like a very low rank
Why is duvall so low? Shouldn’t he at least be near Chris carter?
Thanks Bret! You’re doing the lord’s work.
I’m a huge Kyle Schwarber fan, but even I think No. 37 in all of baseball is a bit crazy at this point.
How did Salazar drop while Carlos Martinez made a decent sized jump? Salazar is having a really great season striking out a ton of guys. CMart also pitching well of late but not striking out as many, seemingly trying to be more of a ground ball pitcher.
Gattis is C eligible in 2017 too for Yahoo. Is this rank taking that into account? Thank you
I’m going to have to question putting Randal Grichuk (STL) one spot ahead of Travis Shaw (BOS). Shaw has been a nice surprise while Grichuk has been a disappointment. Shaw is playing everyday in Boston while Grichuk is playing everyday in Triple-A Memphis. I would say their career paths are headed in opposite directions and I don’t really see that changing. The Cardinals are just figuring out what the Angles dumped on them. The Red Sox are just figuring out they got a steal in the 9th round. Do you disagree?
And, for the record, I think your rankings overall are generally excellent. Just had to give you a hard time about Grichuk/Shaw. That seemed to jump out at me for some reason. Peace.
I think there’s a little more potential I’m Grichuk’s bat. Maybe it’s because I was a big Grichuk believer before the season. Yes he’s been awful this year, and he may never figure it out. But if he does he’s got 35+ hr power in CF.
Fair enough. I think you make a very good point on the power potential. Grichuk does have that going for him for sure.
Thank you for the list. Any chance of a top 1000? Or a top 666?
[…] four hitters I like better than the Dynasty Guru. Only one of these players, Travis Shaw, made the updated top-500 list which would incorporate more information that either of us had. I still really like […]
No love for Alex Verdugo and Chance Sisco or an oversight?
I have both Grandal and Wilson Ramos, but will probably only keep 1 (we start 2 C, can only keep 15 overall at the end of the season not counting rookies). Should I sell high on Ramos and keep Grandal?
Even with Grandal’s slow start and Wilson Ramos’s hot start, you rank Grandal higher? I have both, but will probably only keep 1 of them (We start 2 C, but keep only 15 at the end of the year, minus rookies). I am getting offers from the top contenders for Ramos. Should I sell high on him and keep Grandal?
I’m shocked at Salazar losing slots with the half year he’s had, what’s the reasoning behind having him behind a guy like Felix who’s clearly on the decline?
You can say that again !
I’m shocked by the Salazar ranking. I don’t understand his losing places in the list after the half year he’s had. What’s the reasoning having him behind a guy like Felix who’s clearly in decline?
Thanks for your hard work!
You think guys like Castellanos and Jake Lamb have a good chance to really move up this list the next time out? Both young and seem to be breaking out.
Not all in on the Castellanos and Jake Lamb breakouts?
I think it should be noted how the values might fluctuate given your league rules. I’m in two 20 team H2H dynasty leagues. In the first, we only start 9 hitters, one at each position and util….in the other we also have MI, CI, and 2x OF….the difference in player evaluation between the two leagues is ENORMOUS. In the former, mid-level hitters see a huge dropoff in value, as they simply amount to extra bench bats. This in turn creates a premium in the pitching market as contending teams try to cash in their mid-level hitters for SP’s. While in the latter league, bats are so scarce that it seems you can’t even give pitching away.
So, point is, take these rankings with a grain of salt and apply to your league as necessary.
Thanks. Love the lists! Not many sites give the in-season updates, so it’s always great to have.
Any reason why you have Michael Fulmer so low? He’s been tearing up Major League hitters pretty consistently this summer.
Love the site, the updates, and all the info team Dynasty Guru.
Would love to see a follow-up post or two discussing some hot debates that happened on how to rank some of the guys.
Some things that caught my eye:
-K Wong at 173, when he may or may not be an everyday/platoon player going forward – yet still could be a guy who hits 15/25 in his prime.
-Factor of hitters/pitchers in Colorado long term, and would say an impending FA there see his value jump in either direction due to that?
– I always find it interesting about guys at the tail end of their career and their dynasty value. Some players we KNOW are going to retire like Big Papi and ARod, while others like Pujols, Wainwright, etc are in the final phase and will likely decline each coming year. example – Fielder 208 vs Jake Lamb 219.
Again, love the info, love the site. Keep up the great work guys.
Thanks for this. I always look forward to it! I’m wondering why you’re not higher on Realmuto. Thanks again!
wow you really don’t like Hendricks huh? i was thinking about acquiring him from another team, but this list has me hesitating.. any reason he’s below the likes of Dilson Herrera? Would love your insight.
I guess I do not understand why Byron Buxton is basically a tie with A.J. Pollock. Pollock at least has shown his ability in one season. Given the risk factor, why wouldn’t Buxton be lower? Isn’t good-Pollock more or less a ceiling on Buxton at this point?
I understand that Luke Weaver has only made 7 starts while pitching 43 innings at AA, but it is kind of hard to ignore a guy with a K/9 over 10 and a FIP under 2.00. I would be interested as to the reasoning as to why he is not on the list. Obviously Weaver does not have the same “pedigree” as some of the other arms on this list but I don’t think it is unreasonable to see him in the first half of 2017. Anyways, I always appreciate the work that you guys do on the site. The content/insight is truly second to none.
Why are you so high on Billy Hamilton ..is it purely because of his SBs or do you think his overall game will come around?
Before Dee Gordon was Dee Gordon, he was Billy Hamilton
Michael Fulmer is too low. Period.
Please explain to me how
Michael fulmer is ranked 315!!!
And
Aledmys Diaz at 386!!!
We’re talking about front runners in the NL/AL ROTY
No Carter Capps?