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Top 300 Rankings & Analysis (Part 2)

Welcome, RotoBallers. You may have noticed that we're rolling out a ton of rankings content for the 2016 season. Included in this effort is our Top 300 staff rankings, which you can view by clicking that link or scrolling all the way down below.

In addition to yours truly, Brad Johnson and Nick Mariano participated in the initial phase, and we're hoping to add a few more of our experts to the mix in future updates. Yesterday, Nick and I went around the horn and debated one another on our infielder rankings. 

If you missed it, click here, then come back for our thoughts on outfielders and pitchers.

 

Outfield Rankings Analysis

Nick Mariano (@NMariano53)

Let's get away from these players that I dislike so much and turn our attention to the outfield. I'm standing up for Hunter Pence over both of you, as I think a healthy Pence delivers a 5x5 line of 90/22/80/10/.280 or so. I don't expect him to steal bases like he did in his twenties, but that strange swing of his seems to produce yearly. Why should I take a Yasiel Puig over him? Do you expect that much decline from Pence, that much growth from Puig, or both?

I figured I'd be the low man on Jason Heyward (who I think is the only suspect I'm eyeing as someone I should bump up a bit). I take it you must really enjoy the prospects of him hitting in that Cubbies lineup? I also thought I was bearish on Carlos Gomez at my #57 to Brad's #37, but you take the cake with putting him at #94. He was a first rounder last year (albeit a disappointing one), and now he's almost outside of your top 100. Speaking of top 100, you've got Joc Pederson in yours at #99 while I thought I was giving him his fair due at #144. He's still so young and I know Mattingly is out of his way now, but I just have hard time vaulting him for the raw talent he showed in the first half alone. Another intriguing point of interest is how we fall on the young Cardinals' outfielders. You're on Team Grichuk while I side with Team Piscotty. Both enjoyed very high BABIPs in 2015, while Grichuk hit for more power but struck out 31% of the time compared to Piscotty's better contact rates. I'll let you stump for your boys here.

 

Kyle Bishop (@amoralpanic)

I hear what you're saying about the value of floor over ceiling. I generally subscribe to that school of thought myself, though you wouldn't know it from the outfield ranks of mine that you've highlighted here. Then again, they're all 25th or lower in ADP at the position right now. When I've already bagged a couple of studs and am drafting my third or fourth outfielder, I'm more willing to roll the dice.

I wrote about both Pence and Puig earlier this offseason, and I like both of their outlooks for 2016. Pence had been remarkably consistent and durable in his career prior to last season, and those traits have obvious value in this game of ours. It is worth noting, however, that he'll be 33 this season. The corollary to being durable is accruing a lot of mileage on your body, and that risk in baked into my ranking. Of course, Puig's had trouble staying on the field himself, and perhaps I haven't factored that in enough in my placement of him on this list. Still, part of the reason that so many owners bet big on the ManBear last year was that many of his underlying metrics had improved in 2014 from his impressive rookie campaign. He was still an above-average hitter despite all the nagging injuries, and given his obvious immense talent and the quality of the Dodgers' lineup, it's not at all hard to envision a dominant performance. Both should come cheaper than usual given their struggles a year ago and return a profit, but in a vacuum I'll take my chances with the higher upside player.

Heyward is a fascinating player in so many ways. He's another player where nobody can argue with the talent on display, but that also leads to anything short of superstardom being viewed as a disappointment. You're absolutely right that I love his team and park context. He's never called a hitters' park home or had this good of a collection of hitters around him. Hitting in front of Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, et. al. is almost certainly going to help his counting stats. Look what it did for Dexter Fowler last season.

We all have those players who, for one reason or another, our opinion of them isn't necessarily something we can support with hard data or airtight arguments. Gomez was one of those players for me -  I never really liked him that much, even when he was putting up elite numbers. Now that he's on the wrong side of 30 and coming off a middling season, I definitely want no part of him. This Fangraphs article does a great job of expressing my reservations about Gomez in 2016. I know he was dealing with a bunch of injuries last year, but those trends are troubling, to say the least.

Regarding Pederson, we can't ignore the second half swoon, but that doesn't negate what came before. I think you're selling the kid a bit short. He's never going to hit for a high average unless the whiffs come down, but I think his true talent lies a good deal higher than a .210 mark even if they don't. The power and plate discipline are things of beauty, and there's enough data in his minor league track record to suggest that he can improve his contact rate and baserunning. Plus, as you pointed out, he doesn't have Mattingly to jerk him around when he falls into the inevitable slumps that come with being a young TTO hitter. Will he be the destroyer of worlds we witnessed in the first few months of his rookie year? Maybe not, but he doesn't have to be to justify my ranking.

Like Pederson, Grichuk has a lot of swing and miss in his game, but offers enough power and upside in the stolen base department to forgive that flaw. I'd normally be a lot more cautious about a guy who flashed a high BABIP and middling walk rates, but Grichuk simply crushes the ball when he does make contact. Pick a batted ball metric - Hard %, line drive rate, exit velocity, whatever - and Grichuk grades out as excellent. As with Pederson, I look at the minor league numbers and see reason for optimism regarding the strikeouts.

I do plan to give Piscotty a bump in the next round, based on some analysis I've read since we compiled our rankings. He apparently made some mechanical adjustments to his swing that have led to increased power. It wasn't reflected in his traditional numbers, but his batted ball distance was elite, and that was with him going opposite field on the majority of his fly balls. If he continues that, the homers will come. And like Grichuk, he's displayed the skills necessary to maintain a high BABIP.

 

Starting Pitcher Rankings Analysis

Kyle Bishop (@amoralpanic)

Now that we've covered the position players, let's turn our attention to the mound. Tell me why I shouldn't be concerned about Felix Hernandez. Sell me on Luis Severino and Steven Matz over Lance McCullers. And for the love of all that is holy, please try to justify that Andrew Cashner ranking.

 

Nick Mariano (@NMariano53)

Turning to upside once you’ve got yourself a foundation in the first several rounds is a line each owner has to draw for themselves, but that sounds like a wise place to mark it. It’s true that durability can be a double edged sword when the odometer starts to make the mechanic’s head spin. I wish you had just said Puig is in the best shape of his life and left it at that, but those are great points too. The Dexter Fowler point is a poignant one, I just don’t know how much profit there is to be had on him.

Felix Hernandez might be another name you’re looking at in a Pence-ian sort of way with the durability starting to catch up to him. 2014 was not going to happen again, his BABIP was .258 and things were just too clean. While he might not be the 200+ K guy anymore, again I have to turn to my floor side. Unfortunately yeah, I don’t see him being a top 5 arm (he’s not in my top 10 either) but I think his established history and aforementioned durability earns him this spot for me.

For instance, I have Stephen Strasburg right behind him, whose ceiling is NL Cy Young winner with absurd stats, but he has some injury history and has shown inconsistency (he’s still young, but I still can’t ignore it). I’m not trying to write off his awful start against Houston because it was brutal and it damn sure happened, but I think it’s worth noting that without it he has a 3.17 ERA last year instead of 3.53. He’s maintaining a strong 56.2% ground ball rate and saw an uptick in generating soft contact last year, but I know y’all want the strikeouts.

As for the trio of young pitchers you mentioned (Luis Severino, Steven Matz, and Lance McCullers), my answer for McCullers being last really boils down to my liking Matz’s spot on the Mets in the NL East and Severino’s stuff passing my own eye test more than McCullers’ did. Bottom line is they can all pitch well and they can strike guys out. I really like F-strike%, and Severino threw his first pitch for a strike 62.8% of the time, Matz checked in at 61.8% (I know, in only 35.2 IP), but McCullers was down at 57.1%.

I recognize that FIP, xFIP, and SIERA all favor McCullers, so you may very well be the educated one here. You can pull the same exercise I did with taking away his own awful blow up start and his ERA drops to 2.80. Honestly, if he brings that fastball command down from a 11.9 BB% to even 10% I think he makes a good jump. As it stands,Severino and Matz showed me command with their first cup of coffee, and I like the springboard that provides for growth.

Alright, let’s chat about Andrew “Straight Cash Homie” Cashner. 2015 was ugly, no bones about it. 2014 was way over his head, still boneless. He upped his K rate, but his walk rate shot up at a higher clip. His HR/9 and HR/FB rates were the highest they’ve been since 2012. Left handed bats smashed him to a .287/.379/.517 triple slash, which speaks to why he walked them just about three times as often.

“Whoa, Nick, aren’t you defending him?” Ah, right. Despite all of this, he was royally screwed by a career worst .330 BABIP, 65.6% strand rate, and those aforementioned home run rates occurred despite lowering his hard hit% and fly ball%. In the end, I know I do need to knock Cashner down a bit, though I think it’s more about him being surrounded by a lousy San Diego squad that also dinged Tyson Ross and James Shields.

Oh, and this is as good a time as any to point out that we both believe in Joe Ross, whereas Brad ranks guys like Wade Miley or Anthony DeSclafani higher. In a brief Twitter exchange he referred to Ross as “the poor man’s Carlos Rodon”. Care to respond?

As for some other pitcher takes I'm curious on: I’m the middle man on Adam Wainwright, but you are 59 spots behind Brad on him. Don't have faith in his body holding up or just not returning to form? I take it health is the culprit for our distance on Jaime Garcia as well.

 

Kyle Bishop (@amoralpanic)

King Felix's second half struggles certainly weighed on my mind as I considered where to place him, but that seemingly low rank is as much a function of stiffer competition as anything else. His velocity wasn't down, which is the first place you'd look when trying to figure out if a guy is pitching hurt. Injured or not though, Hernandez did alter his approach and pitch usage after the break, and it didn't go terribly well. And again, while he's been remarkably healthy to this point in his career, we have to at least consider the possibility that his routinely heavy workloads might be catching up to him a little. I don't see the wheels coming off or anything - he's still in my top 20 SP, after all - but I'd be less comfortable investing heavily than in years past.

With Wainwright, the injury is only a minor concern to me since it wasn't arm-related. More worrisome is his age (he turns 35 this season) and the fact that his strikeout rate has tumbled over the last couple years. In our pitcher rankings, I actually only have him six spots behind you and Brad. So he'll probably get moved up on the overall list next time, but I do have some reservations. As for his teammate Garcia, he's pitched more than 165 innings exactly once in seven years as a big-leaguer, and his career K/9 is a pedestrian 7.12. Not a guy I'm clamoring to have on my roster.

Severino may have had a higher F-Strike%, but his overall BB% was actually slightly higher than McCullers, who had a better K% than either Severino or Matz. I understand the concern about command as it's something McCullers had his issues with in the minors, but he's made tangible adjustments over the last year and change and I think that was borne out by his performance as a rookie. He does need to pitch deeper into games, but I give a lot of credit to guys who respond as well to be thrown into the fire as he did - remember that his promotion was seen by many as overly aggressive.

It feels like Cashner has been a popular breakout pick since before fantasy baseball was invented. The guy will be 30 this year. Guess how many seasons he has with an ERA under 4.00 and a K/9 north of 7.00 in 180 innings? If you guessed “none,” you are a winner. He finally broke the latter barrier last season and put up a solid 8.04 K/9, but six wins and a 4.34 ERA ain’t gonna cut it. Hard pass.

I don't understand Brad's "poor man's Rodon" comment. Unlike Rodon, Ross actually showed solid command throughout his minor league career and as a rookie. Ross doesn't have Rodon's strikeout upside, either. Obviously I don't need to sell you on the guy, given our similar valuations.

 

The Surprises

Kyle Bishop (@amoralpanic)

We seem to be on the same page with most of our reliever rankings, so let's wrap things up with a little self-reflection. I was shocked to be the low man on Noah Syndergaard in both our Top 300 and our staffwide positional rankings. I am all-in on Thor for 2016 and beyond, and it wouldn't shock me if he made an Arrieta-like leap this season. On the flip side, I have no great love for Rusney Castillo, or Brandon Phillips, so to have them ranked so much higher than you or Brad was a surprise. Did you find yourself unexpectedly a cheerleader or pessimist on any players?

 

Nick Mariano (@NMariano53)

There's a ton to glean from these rankings, but here are some unexpected highs and lows. I wouldn't have thought I'd look like the bearish one on J.D. Martinez, as I adore that swing of his and definitely think his numbers are legit. He puts a TNT charge into the ball like it's nothing.

Eugenio Suarez is another guy I like going into 2016. I don't have a tattoo for him or anything, as I'm not sure about that power he flashed, but he has a starting job and could be a nice cheap source of production from SS. To be 90 spots behind Brad and 57 behind you on him is surprising. And after all the commentary about my love for corner infielders, I was pretty shocked to see my Byung-ho Park ranking 45 spots behind yours. I know that coming over to the MLB has me a little wary, but I really didn't see myself being the wet blanket here.

I didn't anticipate being the point man on Kevin Pillar, but I do enjoy him. Lastly, I'm a little taken aback by neither of you having Erasmo Ramirez inside your top 300. I think he's just a step away from serious relevance as he waxed lefties and really showed some control. This has been very insightful. We laughed, we cried, we learned. Cheers.

 

Top 300 Rankings (January)

Rank Player Name Nick Brad Kyle Rank Player Name Nick Brad Kyle
1 Mike Trout 1 1 1 174 John Lackey 148 141 236
2 Bryce Harper 3 2 2 175 Clay Buchholz 174 157 194
3 Paul Goldschmidt 2 3 3 176 Gio Gonzalez 156 164 211
4 Clayton Kershaw 6 4 4 177 Steven Souza 173 189 173
5 Josh Donaldson 7 6 7 178 Raisel Iglesias 157 214 170
6 Manny Machado 9 5 8 179 Francisco Rodriguez 154 177 212
7 Giancarlo Stanton 4 9 10 180 Alex Cobb 204 161 184
8 Carlos Correa 8 11 5 181 Neil Walker 186 200 165
9 Andrew McCutchen 5 8 12 182 Justin Turner 195 173 186
10 Miguel Cabrera 11 7 11 183 Adam Lind 179 190 187
11 Anthony Rizzo 10 10 9 184 Ben Revere 194 188 179
12 Kris Bryant 13 12 6 185 Collin McHugh 184 166 218
13 Nolan Arenado 12 15 15 186 Brad Miller 219 170 181
14 George Springer 19 14 13 187 Joe Ross 125 300 145
15 Jose Bautista 14 17 16 188 Stephen Vogt 211 191 180
16 Jose Altuve 16 18 17 189 Devon Travis 133 262 188
17 Max Scherzer 17 20 14 190 Hisashi Iwakuma 196 220 168
18 A.J. Pollock 15 16 21 191 Jayson Werth 213 180 197
19 Mookie Betts 21 13 22 192 Taijuan Walker 199 217 174
20 Chris Sale 24 21 18 193 Marcus Semien 240 192 158
21 Jake Arrieta 26 19 19 194 Shelby Miller 153 213 227
22 Edwin Encarnacion 20 22 24 195 Hyun-Jin Ryu 206 211 182
23 Dee Gordon 25 23 23 196 Ender Inciarte 208 228 166
24 Ryan Braun 22 30 25 197 Jake McGee 216 182 213
25 Starling Marte 28 29 20 198 Ketel Marte 252 176 183
26 Joey Votto 23 32 30 199 Jaime Garcia 128 204 280
27 J.D. Martinez 34 26 26 200 Josh Harrison 188 208 226
28 Zack Greinke 30 24 36 201 Khris Davis 169 259 196
29 Jose Fernandez 32 27 31 202 Melky Cabrera 215 196 216
30 Jacob deGrom 33 35 27 203 Yordano Ventura 192 218 223
31 David Price 36 34 28 204 Matt Duffy 200 201 233
32 Miguel Sano 29 33 38 205 Daniel Murphy 232 198 205
33 Jose Abreu 18 50 34 206 Drew Storen 212 179 246
34 Buster Posey 35 40 29 207 Kevin Pillar 189 256 202
35 Dallas Keuchel 39 25 42 208 Shawn Tolleson 210 222 220
36 Justin Upton 37 39 35 209 Jonathan Schoop 236 240 176
37 Chris Davis 27 46 39 210 Billy Burns 224 239 199
38 Madison Bumgarner 40 36 37 211 Yan Gomes 202 283 177
39 Charlie Blackmon 38 38 41 212 James Shields 197 229 244
40 Gerrit Cole 47 48 32 213 Arodys Vizcaino 205 185 281
41 Troy Tulowitzki 45 44 40 214 Ryan Zimmerman 253 199 221
42 Kyle Schwarber 46 54 33 215 Drew Smyly 198 236 240
43 Nelson Cruz 42 47 46 216 Kyle Hendricks 218 230 229
44 Felix Hernandez 43 28 66 217 Delino Deshields 191 279 210
45 Stephen Strasburg 44 53 49 218 Marcell Ozuna 214 280 192
46 Corey Kluber 52 43 53 219 Santiago Casilla 207 183 300
47 Todd Frazier 31 67 50 220 Brad Ziegler 220 186 284
48 Chris Archer 58 49 47 221 Carlos Rodon 203 242 245
49 Lorenzo Cain 51 63 43 222 Aaron Altherr 233 232 225
50 Xander Bogaerts 77 41 44 223 Howie Kendrick 257 209 224
51 Noah Syndergaard 59 42 62 224 DJ LeMahieu 241 246 206
52 Carlos Carrasco 53 51 60 225 Matt Adams 238 207 255
53 Carlos Gonzalez 55 55 57 226 Nick Castellanos 287 195 219
54 Matt Harvey 63 52 58 227 Logan Forsythe 261 247 193
55 Brian Dozier 50 72 52 228 Nathan Eovaldi 234 203 266
56 Jason Heyward 70 56 48 229 Gerardo Parra 265 205 239
57 Adrian Beltre 68 62 45 230 Wil Myers 223 293 208
58 Adam Jones 41 64 75 231 Carlos Beltran 248 243 234
59 Jason Kipnis 67 45 74 232 Matt Wieters 183 291 256
60 Robinson Cano 73 59 54 233 Eduardo Rodriguez 228 226 277
61 Freddie Freeman 56 61 70 234 Starlin Castro 277 252 203
62 Carlos Gomez 57 37 94 235 Brandon Phillips 271 261 201
63 Yasiel Puig 74 69 55 236 Brandon Moss 286 181 267
64 Yoenis Cespedes 54 85 63 237 Byung-ho Park 249 282 204
65 Corey Dickerson 62 68 76 238 Robbie Ray 237 224 276
66 Kyle Seager 71 70 65 239 Chris Carter 254 223 262
67 Jon Lester 82 57 69 240 Mitch Moreland 243 274 222
68 Anthony Rendon 76 76 56 241 Cameron Maybin 226 295 228
69 Adrian Gonzalez 49 94 73 242 Andrew Heaney 246 227 283
70 Francisco Lindor 134 31 51 243 Alcides Escobar 244 273 243
71 Eric Hosmer 64 78 80 244 Derek Norris 269 202 294
72 Wade Davis 79 82 61 245 Francisco Cervelli 273 245 247
73 Johnny Cueto 93 60 72 246 Anibal Sanchez 247 237 288
74 Evan Longoria 75 73 81 247 Eddie Rosario 290 231 251
75 Craig Kimbrel 90 71 68 248 Justin Bour 262 253 258
76 Kenley Jansen 86 80 64 249 Welington Castillo 245 275 257
77 Maikel Franco 72 75 84 250 Jay Bruce 264 265 253
78 Aroldis Chapman 89 83 59 251 Jason Hammel 256 249 278
79 Corey Seager 78 87 67 252 Trevor Plouffe 283 272 232
80 Prince Fielder 48 110 77 253 Aaron Nola 268 238 298
81 Cole Hamels 65 92 79 254 Colby Rasmus 270 296 241
82 Brandon Belt 88 66 91 255 Rusney Castillo 289 294 235
83 Carlos Martinez 84 79 83 256 Luis Valbuena 298 281 242
84 Hunter Pence 60 99 89 257 Nick Hundley 267 267 290
85 Adam Wainwright 81 58 117 258 Anthony DeSclafani 251 289 285
86 Yu Darvish 83 93 82 259 Derek Dietrich 300 292 252
87 Sonny Gray 85 90 86 260 Mike Napoli 294 284 271
88 Matt Carpenter 106 74 88 261 Alex Wood 297 277 289
89 Ian Kinsler 91 77 101 262 Andrew Cashner 180 212 -
90 David Ortiz 61 118 90 263 Steve Cishek 231 187 -
91 Rougned Odor 103 95 78 264 Pablo Sandoval 225 206 -
92 Tyson Ross 99 91 92 265 Wei-Yen Chen 230 219 -
93 Danny Salazar 94 101 87 266 Brett Anderson 227 225 -
94 Albert Pujols 66 124 98 267 Julio Teheran 239 233 -
95 Curtis Granderson 80 109 103 268 Sean Doolittle 221 260 -
96 Brett Gardner 97 98 100 269 Jimmy Nelson 242 241 -
97 Jacoby Ellsbury 100 81 115 270 Darren O'Day 274 210 -
98 Mark Teixeira 87 119 97 271 Kenta Maeda 229 271 -
99 Francisco Liriano 98 100 110 272 Marco Estrada 280 235 -
100 Ken Giles 118 120 71 273 Ian Kennedy 258 263 -
101 Marcus Stroman 96 121 93 274 Fernando Rodney 235 298 -
102 Zach Britton 108 105 108 275 David Hernandez 259 290 -
103 Jeurys Familia 104 132 85 276 C.J. Cron 276 276 -
104 Alex Gordon 120 86 121 277 Henry Owens 263 297 -
105 Russell Martin 109 96 123 278 J.J. Hoover 266 299 -
106 Dustin Pedroia 130 89 113 279 Roberto Osuna 185 - 189
107 David Peralta 95 142 96 280 Elvis Andrus - 244 191
108 Trevor Rosenthal 115 122 105 281 Jose Reyes 209 - 195
109 Kole Calhoun 119 103 122 282 Blake Swihart - 254 207
110 Cody Allen 121 115 111 283 Jed Lowrie - 255 209
111 Brandon Crawford 161 84 102 284 Jake Lamb 217 - 215
112 Kolten Wong 105 136 109 285 Odubel Herrera - 197 217
113 Ian Desmond 177 65 112 286 Chase Utley - - 230
114 David Robertson 114 138 104 287 Jimmy Rollins - - 231
115 Brian McCann 113 116 129 288 Cesar Hernandez - 266 237
116 Travis d'Arnaud 129 108 125 289 Trea Turner - - 238
117 Masahiro Tanaka 92 154 116 290 Erick Aybar - - 248
118 Jonathan Lucroy 123 112 130 291 Zack Cosart - - 249
119 Lucas Duda 182 88 95 292 Chase Headley 288 - 250
120 Christian Yelich 122 104 140 293 Mark Trumbo 255 - 254
121 Jorge Soler 101 146 120 294 Andrelton Simmons - - 259
122 Michael Brantley 69 165 134 295 Aaron Hicks 281 - 260
123 Jose Quintana 117 125 132 296 Yangervis Solarte - - 261
124 Matt Holliday 111 147 119 297 Eduardo Escobar - - 263
125 Jordan Zimmermann 112 114 152 298 Danny Valencia - 184 264
126 Joc Pederson 144 137 99 299 Justin Morneau 291 - 265
127 Mark Melancon 131 127 124 300 Marlon Byrd - - 268
128 Mike Moustakas 139 129 118 301 Byron Buxton - - 269
129 Lance McCullers 136 143 107 302 Kevin Kiermaier - - 270
130 Michael Wacha 107 150 138 303 Domingo Santana - - 272
131 Luis Severino 110 117 169 304 Dalton Pompey - - 273
132 Jhonny Peralta 166 97 133 305 Pedro Alvarez 299 - 274
133 Adam Eaton 132 167 106 306 Martin Prado - - 275
134 Hanley Ramirez 146 107 153 307 Brett Lawrie - - 279
135 David Wright 141 134 131 308 Alexei Ramirez - - 282
136 Carlos Santana 190 106 114 309 Nori Aoki - - 286
137 Patrick Corbin 116 158 137 310 J.T. Realmuto 222 - 287
138 Shin-Soo Choo 142 140 139 311 Wilmer Flores - - 291
139 Scott Kazmir 126 149 148 312 Brock Holt - 269 292
140 Joe Panik 163 128 135 313 Jackie Bradley Jr. - - 293
141 Josh Reddick 158 133 136 314 Jean Segura - - 295
142 Jake Odorizzi 138 131 164 315 Cory Spangenberg - - 296
143 Garrett Richards 124 153 157 316 Adeiny Hechavarria - - 297
144 Randal Grichuk 159 151 126 317 Javier Baez - - 299
145 Michael Conforto 171 126 141 318 Carson Smith 250 - -
146 Ben Zobrist 168 130 143 319 Erasmo Ramirez 260 - -
147 Alex Rodriguez 147 123 172 320 Sergio Romo 272 - -
148 Yasmani Grandal 152 135 155 321 Miguel Montero 275 - -
149 Huston Street 140 175 128 322 Enrique Hernandez 278 - -
150 Michael Pineda 102 215 127 323 Seung-Hwan Oh 279 - -
151 Billy Hamilton 193 102 156 324 Hunter Strickland 282 - -
152 Dexter Fowler 145 160 151 325 Drew Hutchison 284 - -
153 Eugenio Suarez 201 111 144 326 J.A. Happ 285 - -
154 Matt Kemp 162 148 147 327 Jesse Hahn 292 - -
155 Gregory Polanco 164 152 142 328 Ervin Santana 293 - -
156 Stephen Piscotty 137 145 178 329 A.J. Reed 295 - -
157 Glen Perkins 167 156 146 330 Chris Colabello 296 - -
158 Devin Mesoraco 155 163 160 331 Joakim Soria - 216 -
159 Andrew Miller 176 155 149 332 Tom Wilhelmsen - 221 -
160 Brad Boxberger 135 171 175 333 Mike Fiers - 248 -
161 A.J. Ramos 149 169 171 334 Derek Holland - 250 -
162 Hector Rondon 170 162 162 335 Wade Miley - 251 -
163 Justin Verlander 143 139 214 336 Kyle Gibson - 257 -
164 Dellin Betances 178 168 150 337 Rick Porcello - 258 -
165 Kendrys Morales 187 113 198 338 Tyler Duffey - 264 -
166 Jung-ho Kang 151 193 159 339 J.J. Hardy - 268 -
167 Jeff Samardzija 175 144 185 340 Joe Kelly - 270 -
168 Salvador Perez 150 194 163 341 Edinson Volquez - 278 -
169 Addison Russell 181 172 154 342 Kevin Gausman - 285 -
170 Jonathan Papelbon 172 178 167 343 Mike Leake - 286 -
171 Steven Matz 127 234 161 344 James Paxton - 287 -
172 Evan Gattis 165 159 200 345 Ryan Madson - 288 -
173 Carter Capps 160 174 190

 

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John Means18 hours ago

Needs One More Rehab Start
Jake Burger19 hours ago

Completes Full Workout Friday
Zac Gallen19 hours ago

Dealing With Hamstring Tightness
Paul Sewald19 hours ago

Likely Needs Another Rehab Game
Blake Snell19 hours ago

Resumes Playing Catch Friday
Deebo Samuel19 hours ago

49ers Set To Keep Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk?
J.P. Crawford20 hours ago

Not Expected To Return When Eligible
Luke McCaffrey20 hours ago

Selected By Commanders 100th Overall
Kawhi Leonard20 hours ago

Struggles In Game 3
Jalen McMillan20 hours ago

Heads To Tampa Bay
Tip Reiman20 hours ago

Cardinals Take Tip Reiman At No. 82
Roman Wilson21 hours ago

Selected 84th Overall By Steelers
Blake Corum21 hours ago

Rams Select Blake Corum With 83rd Pick
Jermaine Burton21 hours ago

Taken At No. 80 By Cincinnati
Yandy Díaz21 hours ago

Yandy Diaz Hit By Pitch, Leaves Game Early
Jasson Domínguez21 hours ago

Jasson Dominguez A Few Weeks Away From Rehab Games
Alex Cobb21 hours ago

Still Feeling Soreness In Shoulder, Will See Doctor
Trey Benson21 hours ago

Cardinals Select Trey Benson With The 66th Pick
Malachi Corley22 hours ago

Jets Trade Up To Select Malachi Corley
Bobby Witt Jr.22 hours ago

Hits Triple, Has Three-RBI Day
Ben Sinnott22 hours ago

Taken At No. 53 On Friday Night
Adonai Mitchell22 hours ago

Colts Snag Adonai Mitchell At No. 52
Jonathon Brooks23 hours ago

Panthers Trade Up To Select Jonathon Brooks
New Orleans Saints23 hours ago

Saints Take Kool-Aid McKinstry At No. 41
Delon Wright24 hours ago

Questionable For Game 3
Daniel Gafford24 hours ago

Will Play In Game 3
Keon Coleman24 hours ago

Bills Select Keon Coleman At Pick 33
Vaughn Grissom24 hours ago

Could Be Activated On Tuesday
Kawhi Leonard24 hours ago

Available On Friday Evening
Terry Rozier1 day ago

Out Again For Game 3
Deebo Samuel1 day ago

Bills, Patriots Unlikely To Trade For Deebo Samuel
Nicolas Hague1 day ago

Not Ready To Return On Saturday
Justus Annunen1 day ago

Available On Friday
Rasmus Sandin1 day ago

A Game-Time Call Friday
Nick Jensen1 day ago

Could Be Back In Action Friday
Khris Middleton1 day ago

Upgraded To Active For Game 3
Grayson Allen1 day ago

Remains Questionable For Game 3
Tennessee Titans1 day ago

JC Latham To Play Left Tackle For Tennessee
Matthew Stafford1 day ago

Seeking Reworked Contract
Deebo Samuel1 day ago

Bills Have Interest In Trading For Deebo Samuel
Jacoby Brissett1 day ago

Drake Maye To Compete With Jacoby Brissett
Jonathon Brooks1 day ago

Cowboys High On Jonathon Brooks
Alex Perez1 day ago

In Dire Need Of Victory
Matheus Nicolau1 day ago

Returns To Action At UFC Vegas 91
Ariane da Silva1 day ago

Ariane Lipski Looks To Extend Her Win Streak
Karine Silva1 day ago

Looks For Ninth Victory In A Row
David Onama1 day ago

An Underdog At UFC Vegas 91
Jonathan Pearce1 day ago

Looks To Get Back In Win Column
Uros Medic2 days ago

A Massive Favorite At UFC Vegas 91
Tim Means2 days ago

An Underdog At UFC Vegas 91
Austen Lane2 days ago

Searching For First UFC Win
Jhonata Diniz2 days ago

Making UFC Debut
Bogdan Guskov2 days ago

Gets Ranked Opponent At UFC Vegas 91
Ryan Spann2 days ago

Looks To Snap Losing Skid At UFC Vegas 91
Tyler Reddick5 days ago

Survives At Talladega For First Win Of 2024
Brad Keselowski5 days ago

Finishes Second At Talladega After Last-Lap Wreck
Anthony Alfredo5 days ago

Gets Best Finish For Beard Motorsports Since 2022
Todd Gilliland5 days ago

One Of The Strongest At Talladega
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