Fantasy Baseball Rest Of Season Rankings: Mid-Year Updates

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The All-Star break offers us fantasy baseball players a chance to breathe and reassess the battlefield before us. Pitching remains as volatile as ever thanks to midseason rule changes, the next generation is fighting uphill after missing minor-league development in 2020, and Shohei Ohtani has blossomed into a full-fledged superstar.

Instead of my weekly top 101 starting pitcher and relief pitcher rank pieces, I figured an overall Rest of Season update through the top 360 players would be more helpful. I've tried to put in currently injured players where I'd feel comfortable taking them in a redraft for the second half now, but intel and diagnoses change by the minute.

To be clear, these Rest of Season ranks are geared towards traditional 5x5 leagues. I'll talk about notable shifts and things I'm looking towards in the second half before hitting you with the full "Top 360 RoS" table. Feel free to scroll on by to hit the juicy list.

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Rest of Season Rankings Analysis

The 2021 season presents several unique wrinkles thanks to 2020's insanity, with seven-inning doubleheaders and Manfred runners grinding down our beautiful game. While I am in the "Hate It" camp, the question regarding innings workloads is genuine and will start to rear its head in the second half of the season. Most teams likely take an approach similar to what Brewers manager Craig Counsell laid out earlier when he said "For starters, I just think the tops were in the 80s, so we’re going to tack on 100 innings. There are some relievers who will have their innings tripled" per MLB.com.

For what it's worth, Brandon Woodruff is 40 frames above his 73 IP last year. Corbin Burnes is only +28. Freddy Peralta is nearly 70 innings up after working 29.1 IP out of the 'pen last year, making him one to watch closely. How far do they push him? Take stock of your arms and how their team is approaching workloads, especially if they're a playoff contender. Phantom injured-list stints will surely come in droves. Maybe we see Chris Flexen, who threw 113.1 IP in the KBO last year, lead the Majors in innings pitched this year.

With COVID-19 taking away formal minor leagues last year, we also have to be more forgiving regarding young talent being called up. I know 2020's shortened sprint season narrowed our vision and required some impatience, but I've seen plenty of cases where folks seemed far too hasty in letting someone go. Both Alek Manoah and Logan Gilbert have started shoving after early speed bumps. Tony Gonsolin was dropped in many leagues after five walks in his 2021 debut, with no one respecting the process of shaking IL rust off.

Aside from the narrow view regarding pitcher workloads and the IL stints that we've slogged through with them, there are also many questions regarding injured stars who should return in the second half. I have teams waiting on Mike Trout, Adalberto Mondesi, Eloy Jimenez, and Luis Robert. Where your RoS rank of them falls is likely tied to your risk tolerance and how aggressive you need to be in the standings. Prior to your league's trade deadline, don't be afraid to trade for injured studs in the hopes that they return with no setbacks and provide a boost that no one else can supply.

Speaking of trade deadlines, it is important to be aware of likely closers who are dealt and those that might rise into vacated spots. Also, those of you in AL- and NL-only leagues will monitor whether someone like Kris Bryant is dealt across leagues. Most of us are concerned with scenarios such as Pittsburgh dealing Richard Rodriguez, Texas flipping Ian Kennedy, Minnesota dealing Taylor Rogers, Miami flipping Yimi Garcia, and Colorado trading Daniel Bard. Keep insurance policies close as the deadline approaches!

With all of that in mind, here is my overall top 360 players list for the rest of the 2021 season. We've seen plenty of reasons to believe in new players or substantially drop who we thought of as safe players, but the first half is in the past. Have we been disappointed in Juan Soto and Mookie Betts so far? Yes, of course, but they possess a ceiling that few can boast. I won't be the one dropping them terribly far, but I'm sure you can find others who will!

Mariano's Rest of Season Rankings - Top 360

Rank	Name	Team	Positions
1	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	SS
2	Jacob deGrom	NYM	SP
3	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	SP,DH
4	Trea Turner	WSH	SS
5	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B,3B,DH
6	Juan Soto	WSH	LF,RF
7	Max Scherzer	WSH	SP
8	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B,DH
9	Bo Bichette	TOR	DH,SS
10	Freddie Freeman	ATL	1B
11	Mookie Betts	LAD	CF,RF
12	Xander Bogaerts	BOS	SS
13	Gerrit Cole	NYY	SP
14	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	SP
15	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SP
16	Whit Merrifield	KC	2B,CF,RF
17	J.D. Martinez	BOS	LF,RF,DH
18	Rafael Devers	BOS	3B
19	Trevor Story	COL	SS
20	Manny Machado	SD	3B,SS
21	Yu Darvish	SD	SP
22	Marcus Semien	TOR	2B,SS
23	Bryce Harper	PHI	RF,DH
24	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	SP
25	Tim Anderson	CWS	SS
26	Jose Abreu	CWS	1B,DH
27	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	LF,DH
28	Aaron Judge	NYY	CF,DH,RF
29	Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B
30	Nick Castellanos	CIN	LF,RF
31	Nelson Cruz	MIN	DH
32	Starling Marte	MIA	CF
33	Kevin Gausman	SF	SP,RP
34	Lucas Giolito	CWS	SP
35	Walker Buehler	LAD	SP
36	George Springer	TOR	CF,RF
37	Josh Hader	MIL	RP
38	Liam Hendriks	CWS	RP
39	Craig Kimbrel	CHC	RP
40	Kyle Tucker	HOU	LF,RF,DH
41	Nolan Arenado	STL	3B
42	Randy Arozarena	TB	DH,LF,RF
43	Carlos Correa	HOU	SS
44	Javier Baez	CHC	SS
45	Corey Seager	LAD	SS
46	Adalberto Mondesi	KC	SS
47	Matt Barnes	BOS	RP
48	Raisel Iglesias	LAA	RP
49	Carlos Rodon	CWS	SP
50	Pete Alonso	NYM	1B,DH
51	Edwin Diaz	NYM	RP
52	Francisco Lindor	NYM	SS
53	Ramon Laureano	OAK	CF,RF
54	Salvador Perez	KC	C,DH
55	Jose Altuve	HOU	2B
56	Trent Grisham	SD	LF,CF,RF
57	Lance Lynn	CWS	SP
58	Alex Verdugo	BOS	LF,CF,RF
59	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	LF,DH
60	Mike Trout	LAA	CF
61	Jared Walsh	LAA	1B,RF
62	Austin Meadows	TB	DH,LF,RF
63	DJ LeMahieu	NYY	1B,2B,3B
64	Kenley Jansen	LAD	RP
65	Luke Voit	NYY	1B
66	Cody Bellinger	LAD	1B,CF,RF
67	Franmil Reyes	CLE	RF,DH
68	Corbin Burnes	MIL	SP,RP
69	Matt Olson	OAK	1B
70	Luis Castillo	CIN	SP
71	Eloy Jimenez	CWS	LF
72	Kris Bryant	CHC	1B,3B,CF,LF,RF
73	Anthony Rendon	LAA	3B
74	Paul Goldschmidt	STL	1B
75	Christian Yelich	MIL	LF,RF
76	Trevor Rogers	MIA	SP
77	Max Muncy	LAD	1B,2B,3B
78	Joe Musgrove	SD	SP
79	Robbie Ray	TOR	SP
80	Trey Mancini	BAL	1B,DH,LF,RF
81	Teoscar Hernandez	TOR	CF,DH,LF,RF
82	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	TOR	2B,LF
83	Freddy Peralta	MIL	SP,RP
84	Nick Solak	TEX	2B,3B,LF,CF
85	Brandon Lowe	TB	1B,2B,LF,RF
86	Ryan Pressly	HOU	RP
87	Brad Hand	WSH	RP
88	Justin Turner	LAD	3B,DH
89	Ke'Bryan Hayes	PIT	3B
90	Cedric Mullins II	BAL	CF
91	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	SP
92	Jesse Winker	CIN	LF,CF,RF,DH
93	Mark Melancon	SD	RP
94	Yuli Gurriel	HOU	1B,3B
95	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	RP
96	Mitch Haniger	SEA	CF,DH,RF
97	Mark Canha	OAK	1B,LF,CF,RF,DH
98	Aaron Nola	PHI	SP
99	Alex Bregman	HOU	3B,SS
100	Jake Cronenworth	SD	1B,2B,SS
101	Ryan Mountcastle	BAL	1B,DH,LF
102	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	SP
103	Anthony Rizzo	CHC	1B
104	Framber Valdez	HOU	SP,RP
105	Pablo Lopez	MIA	SP
106	Joey Gallo	TEX	LF,CF,RF
107	Matt Chapman	OAK	3B
108	Will Smith	ATL	RP
109	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	MIA	2B,SS
110	Alex Reyes	STL	RP
111	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	RP
112	Jordan Romano	TOR	RP
113	Charlie Blackmon	COL	RF
114	Lou Trivino	OAK	RP
115	Tyler Mahle	CIN	SP
116	Eugenio Suarez	CIN	3B,SS
117	Chris Bassitt	OAK	SP
118	Julio Urias	LAD	SP,RP
119	Richard Rodriguez	PIT	RP
120	J.T. Realmuto	PHI	1B,C
121	Brandon Crawford	SF	SS
122	Michael Brantley	HOU	LF,RF,DH
123	Raimel Tapia	COL	LF,CF,DH
124	Yoan Moncada	CWS	3B
125	Tommy Pham	SD	CF,DH,LF
126	Luis Robert	CWS	CF
127	Jose Berrios	MIN	SP
128	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	SP
129	Dansby Swanson	ATL	SS
130	Max Fried	ATL	SP
131	Kenta Maeda	MIN	SP,RP
132	Tommy Edman	STL	2B,3B,SS,LF,RF
133	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	TEX	C,3B,SS
134	Shane Bieber	CLE	SP
135	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	LF,CF,RF
136	Josh Bell	WSH	1B,DH
137	Adolis Garcia	TEX	CF,LF
138	Wil Myers	SD	1B,LF,CF,RF
139	Adam Frazier	PIT	2B,LF
140	Willy Adames	MIL	SS
141	Byron Buxton	MIN	CF
142	Buster Posey	SF	C,1B
143	Jonathan India	CIN	2B,3B
144	Tyler O'Neill	STL	LF
145	Zac Gallen	ARI	SP
146	James Karinchak	CLE	RP
147	Zack Greinke	HOU	SP
148	Marcus Stroman	NYM	SP
149	Charlie Morton	ATL	SP
150	Chris Taylor	LAD	2B,SS,LF,CF
151	Ian Anderson	ATL	SP
152	Robbie Grossman	DET	DH,LF,RF
153	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	SP
154	Mike Yastrzemski	SF	LF,CF,RF
155	Wander Franco	TB	SS
156	Taijuan Walker	NYM	SP
157	Alec Bohm	PHI	1B,3B
158	C.J. Cron	COL	1B
159	Brandon Belt	SF	1B,LF
160	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	SP,RP
161	Daniel Bard	COL	RP
162	Zach Plesac	CLE	SP
163	Ryan McMahon	COL	1B,2B,3B
164	Andrew McCutchen	PHI	LF,CF,DH
165	Michael Conforto	NYM	CF,RF
166	Jonathan Schoop	DET	1B,2B,DH
167	Ketel Marte	ARI	2B,SS,CF
168	Jake McGee	SF	RP
169	Sonny Gray	CIN	SP
170	Austin Riley	ATL	3B,LF
171	Josh Donaldson	MIN	3B
172	Diego Castillo	TB	SP,RP
173	Kolten Wong	MIL	2B
174	Rhys Hoskins	PHI	1B
175	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	SP
176	Kyle Gibson	TEX	SP,RP
177	Dylan Carlson	STL	LF,CF,RF
178	Gleyber Torres	NYY	2B,SS
179	Willson Contreras	CHC	C,DH
180	Joey Votto	CIN	1B
181	Dylan Cease	CWS	SP
182	Jake Fraley	SEA	CF,LF,RF
183	Ty France	SEA	1B,2B,3B,DH
184	J.P. Crawford	SEA	SS
185	Taylor Rogers	MIN	RP
186	Jarred Kelenic	SEA	CF,LF
187	Luis Urias	MIL	2B,3B,SS
188	Gio Urshela	NYY	3B,SS
189	Will Smith	LAD	C
190	Sean Manaea	OAK	SP
191	Eric Hosmer	SD	1B
192	Kendall Graveman	SEA	RP
193	Jorge Soler	KC	RF,DH
194	AJ Pollock	LAD	LF,CF,DH
195	Christian Vazquez	BOS	C,1B
196	Kyle Seager	SEA	3B
197	Yimi Garcia	MIA	RP
198	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	SP
199	Ian Kennedy	TEX	RP
200	Eric Haase	DET	C,LF
201	Garrett Hampson	COL	2B,SS,LF,CF
202	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	SP
203	Alek Manoah	TOR	SP
204	Alex Kirilloff	MIN	1B,LF,RF
205	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	SP,RP
206	Ian Happ	CHC	2B,3B,LF,CF
207	David Peralta	ARI	LF
208	Cavan Biggio	TOR	2B,3B,RF
209	Carlos Santana	KC	1B,DH
210	Giovanny Gallegos	STL	RP
211	Victor Robles	WSH	CF,RF
212	Tarik Skubal	DET	SP
213	Logan Gilbert	SEA	SP
214	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	SP
215	German Marquez	COL	SP
216	Zach Eflin	PHI	SP
217	Chris Sale	BOS	SP
218	Eddie Rosario	CLE	DH,LF,RF
219	Cole Sulser	BAL	RP
220	Jeimer Candelario	DET	1B,3B
221	Jorge Polanco	MIN	2B,SS
222	Rich Hill	TB	SP
223	Randal Grichuk	TOR	CF,DH,RF
224	Eduardo Escobar	ARI	2B,3B
225	JT Brubaker	PIT	SP
226	Hansel Robles	MIN	RP
227	Casey Mize	DET	SP
228	Joakim Soria	ARI	RP
229	Christian Walker	ARI	1B,DH
230	Gary Sanchez	NYY	C
231	Blake Snell	SD	SP
232	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	SP
233	Gavin Lux	LAD	2B,SS
234	Myles Straw	HOU	SS,CF
235	Bobby Dalbec	BOS	1B
236	Gregory Soto	DET	SP,RP
237	Mike Minor	KC	SP
238	Tyler Rogers	SF	RP
239	Max Kepler	MIN	CF,RF
240	Scott Barlow	KC	RP
241	Paul Sewald	SEA	RP
242	James Kaprielian	OAK	RP,SP
243	Jeff McNeil	NYM	2B,3B,LF,RF
244	Chris Paddack	SD	SP
245	Dominic Smith	NYM	1B,LF
246	Jose Cisnero	DET	RP
247	Keston Hiura	MIL	1B,2B,DH
248	Greg Holland	KC	RP
249	Kyle Schwarber	WSH	LF
250	Jean Segura	PHI	2B,3B,SS
251	Mike Moustakas	CIN	1B,2B,3B
252	Jake Diekman	OAK	RP
253	Chad Green	NYY	SP,RP
254	Adam Duvall	MIA	CF,LF,RF
255	Seth Lugo	NYM	SP,RP
256	Jon Berti	MIA	2B,3B,SS,CF,RF
257	Adam Wainwright	STL	SP
258	Miguel Sano	MIN	1B,3B,DH
259	Jesus Aguilar	MIA	1B,DH
260	Austin Hays	BAL	CF,LF,RF
261	Blake Treinen	LAD	RP
262	Hunter Renfroe	BOS	LF,RF
263	Akil Baddoo	DET	CF,DH,LF,RF
264	Anthony Santander	BAL	CF,DH,LF,RF
265	Jose Iglesias	LAA	SS,DH
266	Amir Garrett	CIN	RP
267	Joey Wendle	TB	2B,3B,SS
268	Andrew Vaughn	CWS	1B,LF
269	John Means	BAL	SP
270	Amed Rosario	CLE	CF,SS
271	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	SP
272	Harrison Bader	STL	CF
273	Cesar Hernandez	CLE	2B,DH
274	Pete Fairbanks	TB	RP
275	Brendan Rodgers	COL	2B,SS
276	Evan Longoria	SF	3B
277	Jose Urquidy	HOU	SP
278	Elvis Andrus	OAK	SS
279	Max Stassi	LAA	C
280	Andrew Heaney	LAA	SP
281	Avisail Garcia	MIL	CF,RF
282	Yasmani Grandal	CWS	C,1B
283	Pavin Smith	ARI	1B,CF,LF,RF
284	Abraham Toro	HOU	3B,DH
285	Steven Duggar	SF	LF,CF,RF
286	Collin McHugh	TB	SP,RP
287	Patrick Wisdom	CHC	1B,3B
288	Bobby Bradley	CLE	1B,DH
289	Frankie Montas	OAK	SP
290	Kole Calhoun	ARI	RF
291	Alex Cobb	LAA	SP
292	Logan Webb	SF	SP
293	Austin Adams	SD	RP
294	Paul DeJong	STL	SS
295	Yusmeiro Petit	OAK	RP
296	Didi Gregorius	PHI	SS
297	Jose Alvarado	PHI	RP
298	Nico Hoerner	CHC	2B,3B,SS
299	J.P. Feyereisen	TB	RP
300	Jake Odorizzi	HOU	SP
301	Archie Bradley	PHI	RP
302	Joely Rodriguez	TEX	RP
303	Triston McKenzie	CLE	SP
304	Adam Ottavino	BOS	RP
305	Brad Boxberger	MIL	RP
306	Manuel Margot	TB	LF,CF,RF
307	Heath Hembree	CIN	RP
308	Justin Upton	LAA	LF
309	Maikel Franco	BAL	3B
310	Drew Steckenrider	SEA	RP
311	Jonathan Loaisiga	NYY	SP,RP
312	Paul Fry	BAL	RP
313	Jurickson Profar	SD	1B,2B,CF,LF,RF
314	Luis Garcia	HOU	RP,SP
315	David Fletcher	LAA	2B,3B,SS,LF
316	Josh Staumont	KC	RP
317	Shane McClanahan	TB	SP,RP
318	Josh Rojas	ARI	2B,LF,RF,SS
319	Stephen Strasburg	WSH	SP
320	Starlin Castro	WSH	2B,3B
321	Jarren Duran	BOS	CF
322	Zach Thompson	MIA	RP,SP
323	Tyler Naquin	CIN	CF,LF,RF
324	Alex Wood	SF	SP,RP
325	Willi Castro	DET	2B,3B,SS
326	Chris Martin	ATL	RP
327	Garrett Cooper	MIA	1B,RF,DH
328	Garrett Whitlock	BOS	RP,SP
329	Jack Flaherty	STL	SP
330	Hunter Dozier	KC	1B,3B,LF,RF
331	Mike Zunino	TB	C
332	Emilio Pagan	SD	RP
333	Austin Slater	SF	1B,CF,DH,LF,RF
334	Andrew Benintendi	KC	LF,CF
335	Garrett Crochet	CWS	RP
336	Joc Pederson	CHC	1B,LF,RF,DH
337	Sean Murphy	OAK	C
338	Brandon Nimmo	NYM	LF,CF,RF
339	Anthony Bender	MIA	RP
340	Jesus Sanchez	MIA	LF,RF
341	Hector Neris	PHI	RP
342	Kike Hernandez	BOS	2B,SS,LF,CF,RF
343	Jameson Taillon	NYY	SP
344	Zach McKinstry	LAD	2B,3B,LF,RF
345	Drew Pomeranz	SD	SP,RP
346	Dylan Moore	SEA	2B,3B,SS,LF,RF
347	Taylor Ward	LAA	CF,LF,RF
348	Jo Adell	LAA	RF
349	Vidal Brujan	TB	2B
350	Domingo German	NYY	SP
351	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	SS
352	Chas McCormick	HOU	CF,LF,RF
353	Cristian Pache	ATL	CF,LF
354	Cristian Javier	HOU	RP,SP
355	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	SP,RP
356	Miguel Andujar	NYY	3B,LF
357	Michael Pineda	MIN	SP
358	Kyle Muller	ATL	SP
359	Miguel Rojas	MIA	SS
360	Andrelton Simmons	MIN	SS

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