2017 Rest-Of-The-Season Rankings: Hot and Cold

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Welcome back to the 2017 Rest-Of-The-Season Rankings.

As we near closer and closer to the end of the MLB regular season, the phrase “regression to the mean” should all but disappear from our vocabulary.

If a player is playing a lot better this season than he has in the past, it is too late to expect anything other than his performance this season to continue.

However, this is quite obvious and should have probably been a realization for you weeks ago. The new thing that you need to realize, as referenced by the title, are hot and cold streaks.

At this point in the season, you can’t even expect a player to regress towards the mean of their year-long performance. If a player right now is either hot or cold, with such little time left in the season, the best way to value them is at the level that they are currently playing at.

In our rankings, both now and in the final coming weeks, we want to reflect that. The rankings in the next few weeks will be the most subject to change as ever before. Hot players and cold players will rapidly slide up and down the rankings. While the volatility of these rankings will increase with each week, this week’s edition of the rankings has its fair share of changes. Let’s discuss some of them in the Stock Changes section of the article.

2017 Rest-Of-The-Season Rankings

Stock Up

Willson Contreras, C/OF, Chicago Cubs

After a very slow start to the year, Contreras has bounced back to become the player that we all expected him to be. Right now, he is sitting with a .274 average with 21 home runs and 70 RBI, which is amazing production from the catcher position. He is one of the top catchers in all of Fantasy right now, and there is even a case to be made for Contreras to be at #1.

Giancarlo Stanton, OF, Miami Marlins

Stanton has finally been able to stay healthy. So I guess a .296 average with 50 home runs and 108 RBI is what you get when that happens. That’s pretty cool, I guess.

Stanton is the current front-runner for the NL MVP and with good reason. He is playing out of his mind and is officially among the top 10 players in all of Fantasy Baseball right now.

 

Stock Down

Aaron Judge, OF, New York Yankees

I am sure that everyone knows the deal with Judge. I knew this was going to happen as well. He has cooled down from his crazy start to the year as his BABIP has finally somewhat normal since the All Star Break (although it is still ridiculously high on the season). Also, the strikeouts, but if you are a Judge owner, you probably don’t want to hear about them yet again. He still is a stud, and will win you run production categories, but isn’t the supernatural being that he was near the start of the year.

Jason Vargas, SP, Kansas City Royals

After absolutely mowing down the league in the first half of the season, Vargas has looked like normal Jason Vargas so far in the second half. His ERA has risen by almost an entire 1.5 points since the All-Star Break, as it is now sitting at 3.72 on the season. The man who started off the year as a rock in your rotation will finish as a solid depth piece.

 

2017 Rest-Of-The-Season Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Positions
1	Mike Trout	LAA	CF,DH
2	Paul Goldschmidt	ARI	1B
3	Nolan Arenado	COL	3B
4	Jose Altuve	HOU	2B
5	Mookie Betts	BOS	RF
6	Charlie Blackmon	COL	CF
7	Joey Votto	CIN	1B
8	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	RF
9	Max Scherzer	WSH	SP
10	Daniel Murphy	WSH	1B,2B
11	Corey Seager	LAD	SS
12	Dallas Keuchel	HOU	SP
13	Josh Donaldson	TOR	3B,DH
14	George Springer	HOU	CF,RF
15	Ryan Zimmerman	WSH	1B
16	Kris Bryant	CHC	1B,3B,LF,RF
17	Chris Sale	BOS	SP
18	Corey Kluber	CLE	SP
19	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	SP
20	Zack Greinke	ARI	SP
21	Buster Posey	SF	C,1B,DH
22	Anthony Rizzo	CHC	1B,2B
23	Stephen Strasburg	WSH	SP
24	Dee Gordon	MIA	2B
25	Jean Segura	SEA	2B,SS
26	Robinson Cano	SEA	2B
27	Ryan Braun	MIL	LF
28	Bryce Harper	WSH	RF
29	Jacob deGrom	NYM	SP
30	Miguel Sano	MIN	1B,3B,RF,DH
31	Miguel Cabrera	DET	1B,DH
32	Xander Bogaerts	BOS	SS
33	Cody Bellinger	LAD	1B,LF,RF
34	Nelson Cruz	SEA	RF,DH
35	Yu Darvish	LAD	SP
36	Manny Machado	BAL	3B,SS
37	Brian Dozier	MIN	2B
38	Trea Turner	WSH	2B,SS,CF
39	Freddie Freeman	ATL	1B,3B
40	Kenley Jansen	LAD	RP
41	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	SP
42	Carlos Martinez	STL	SP
43	Michael Fulmer	DET	SP
44	Elvis Andrus	TEX	SS
45	Marcell Ozuna	MIA	LF,CF,RF
46	Jose Ramirez	CLE	2B,3B,LF
47	Khris Davis	OAK	LF,DH
48	Billy Hamilton	CIN	CF
49	Jake Lamb	ARI	3B
50	Gerrit Cole	PIT	SP
51	Edwin Encarnacion	CLE	1B,DH
52	Aaron Judge	NYY	RF,DH
53	Christian Yelich	MIA	LF,CF
54	Chris Archer	TB	SP
55	Alex Wood	LAD	SP,RP
56	Robbie Ray	ARI	SP
57	Francisco Lindor	CLE	SS
58	Salvador Perez	KC	C,DH
59	Jon Lester	CHC	SP
60	Jay Bruce	CLE	1B,RF
61	Madison Bumgarner	SF	SP
62	Craig Kimbrel	BOS	RP
63	Lance McCullers	HOU	SP
64	Marcus Stroman	TOR	SP
65	Wil Myers	SD	1B,RF
66	A.J. Pollock	ARI	CF
67	Jose Abreu	CWS	1B,DH
68	James Paxton	SEA	SP
69	Greg Holland	COL	RP
70	Jake Arrieta	CHC	SP
71	Justin Turner	LAD	3B
72	Ervin Santana	MIN	SP
73	Jose Quintana	CHC	SP
74	Travis Shaw	MIL	1B,3B
75	Justin Smoak	TOR	1B
76	Zach Britton	BAL	RP
77	Jonathan Schoop	BAL	2B
78	Eduardo Nunez	BOS	2B,3B,SS,LF
79	Justin Verlander	DET	SP
80	Chris Taylor	LAD	2B,3B,SS,LF,CF
81	Jonathan Villar	MIL	2B,3B,SS
82	Jason Vargas	KC	SP
83	Zack Cozart	CIN	SS
84	Eric Thames	MIL	1B,LF,RF
85	Jose Peraza	CIN	2B,SS,LF,CF
86	Matt Carpenter	STL	1B,2B,3B
87	Corey Dickerson	TB	LF,DH
88	Justin Upton	DET	LF,CF
89	J.D. Martinez	ARI	RF
90	J.T. Realmuto	MIA	C
91	Mark Reynolds	COL	1B
92	Yasmani Grandal	LAD	C
93	Luis Severino	NYY	SP,RP
94	Gio Gonzalez	WSH	SP
95	Ivan Nova	PIT	SP,RP
96	Zack Godley	ARI	SP,RP
97	Whit Merrifield	KC	2B,LF,RF
98	Cole Hamels	TEX	SP
99	Jose Berrios	MIN	SP
100	Drew Pomeranz	BOS	SP
101	David Price	BOS	SP
102	Rafael Devers	BOS	3B
103	Eric Hosmer	KC	1B
104	Yonder Alonso	SEA	1B
105	Jose Bautista	TOR	RF,3B,DH
106	Kyle Seager	SEA	3B
107	Wade Davis	CHC	RP
108	Anthony Rendon	WSH	3B
109	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	RP
110	Yoenis Cespedes	NYM	LF,CF
111	DJ LeMahieu	COL	2B
112	Adrian Beltre	TEX	3B,DH
113	Adam Duvall	CIN	LF,RF
114	Gary Sanchez	NYY	C,DH
115	Michael Brantley	CLE	LF
116	Matt Kemp	ATL	LF,RF,DH
117	Andrew Benintendi	BOS	LF,CF
118	Domingo Santana	MIL	RF
119	Gregory Polanco	PIT	LF,RF,CF
120	Lorenzo Cain	KC	CF,RF
121	Alexander Colome	TB	RP
122	Kenneth Giles	HOU	RP
123	Cody Allen	CLE	RP
124	Ender Inciarte	ATL	LF,CF
125	Willson Contreras	CHC	C,LF,1B
126	Raisel Iglesias	CIN	SP,RP
127	Edwin Diaz	SEA	RP
128	Mark Melancon	SF	RP
129	Cesar Hernandez	PHI	2B
130	Michael Conforto	NYM	LF,CF,RF
131	Eugenio Suarez	CIN	3B
132	Adam Jones	BAL	CF
133	Ian Desmond	COL	1B,LF,CF
134	Danny Duffy	KC	SP,RP
135	Lance Lynn	STL	SP
136	Jimmy Nelson	MIL	SP
137	Trey Mancini	BAL	1B,LF,DH
138	Sonny Gray	NYY	SP
139	Mark Trumbo	BAL	RF,DH
140	Evan Longoria	TB	3B,DH
141	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	RF
142	Kendrys Morales	TOR	1B,RF,DH
143	Yasiel Puig	LAD	RF
144	Starling Marte	PIT	LF,CF
145	Carlos Correa	HOU	SS
146	Paul DeJong	STL	2B,3B,SS
147	Avisail Garcia	CWS	LF,RF,DH
148	Andrew McCutchen	PIT	CF,RF
149	Mike Moustakas	KC	3B,DH
150	Kelvin Herrera	KC	RP
151	Kenta Maeda	LAD	SP
152	Didi Gregorius	NYY	SS
153	Rick Porcello	BOS	SP
154	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	SP
155	Julio Teheran	ATL	SP
156	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	SP
157	Albert Pujols	LAA	1B,DH
158	Dylan Bundy	BAL	SP,RP
159	Carlos Santana	CLE	1B,RF,DH
160	Dustin Pedroia	BOS	2B
161	Starlin Castro	NYY	2B
162	Kevin Pillar	TOR	CF
163	Nomar Mazara	TEX	LF,RF,DH
164	David Peralta	ARI	LF,RF
165	Kole Calhoun	LAA	RF
166	Rougned Odor	TEX	2B
167	Jonathan Lucroy	COL	C,1B,DH
168	Brandon Phillips	ATL	2B,3B
169	Matt Adams	ATL	1B,LF
170	Ian Kinsler	DET	2B
171	Melky Cabrera	KC	LF,RF,DH
172	Jacoby Ellsbury	NYY	CF,DH
173	Andrew Miller	CLE	RP
174	Joey Gallo	TEX	1B,3B,LF
175	Yangervis Solarte	SD	2B,3B,SS,1B
176	Odubel Herrera	PHI	CF
177	Marwin Gonzalez	HOU	1B,2B,3B,SS,LF
178	Ben Zobrist	CHC	2B,LF,RF,1B
179	Roberto Osuna	TOR	RP
180	Chris Davis	BAL	1B
181	Brian McCann	HOU	C,DH
182	Corey Knebel	MIL	RP
183	Sean Manaea	OAK	SP
184	A.J. Ramos	NYM	RP
185	Brett Gardner	NYY	LF,CF,DH
186	Matt Wieters	WSH	C
187	Johnny Cueto	SF	SP
188	Hanley Ramirez	BOS	1B,DH
189	Logan Morrison	TB	1B,DH
190	Cameron Maybin	LAA	LF,CF,RF
191	Addison Russell	CHC	SS
192	Yadier Molina	STL	C
193	Alex Bregman	HOU	3B,SS
194	Todd Frazier	NYY	1B,3B,DH
195	Brandon Crawford	SF	SS
196	Tanner Roark	WSH	SP
197	J.A. Happ	TOR	SP
198	Felipe Rivero	PIT	RP
199	Felix Hernandez	SEA	SP
200	Kyle Schwarber	CHC	C,LF,DH

 

 

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