2017 Rest-Of-The-Season Rankings: Huge Trades

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

August 31st is the waiver trade deadline in the MLB. Far less trades happen around this time than in the non-waiver trade deadline, but it still is interesting to see who gets dealt. Normally, it is no one very significant.

However, this year was way different. Three stars were moved on this day, making it one of the biggest waiver trade deadline days in MLB history.

Of course, these trades all have Fantasy effects. So, in this article, instead of our usual “Stock Up, Stock Down” section, we will be replacing that by talking about all three of the trades and their Fantasy effects.

2017 Rest-Of-The-Season Rankings

Fantasy Baseball Trade Reactions

Justin Verlander to the Astros

This was the biggest of all the trades. Former AL MVP and long-time Detroit Tiger Justin Verlander was dealt to the Houston Astros. This trade is not only great for the Astros playoff run but for Verlander owners. He is having a non-Verlander like year so far, so maybe a trade to a contender can help shake things up. It certainly should mean more wins, and can’t possibly hurt Verlander’s stock.

Justin Upton to the Angels

Although Verlander was the biggest move, I think this one was the best. The Angels have Mike Trout, the best player in all of baseball, on their team. However, they needed to surround him with more stars if they want to avoid wasting his prime. While the Angels really need pitching, Justin Upton alongside Kole Calhoun and of course Mike Trout makes for one of the best outfields in baseball. The Angels are now a real contender.

For Fantasy purposes, it is similar to the Verlander situation, only different in the fact that Upton is having a great season. The Tigers have a decent lineup of their own, but a move to a contender, and a lineup that contains Mike Trout, can only help Upton’s stock.

Brandon Phillips to the Angels

Out of the three trades, this one has the most Fantasy impact. The Braves are rebuilding, so they want to use September to take a look at their young talent. That would not bode well for Phillips’ Fantasy stock. Now he gets traded to a contender and gets to be in a lineup with Mike Trout, Kole Calhoun, Justin Upton, Albert Pujols and more, which is quite an upgrade from just having Freddy Freeman. He should be an elite second baseman down the stretch.

 

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	Josh Donaldson	TOR	3B,DH
12	Dallas Keuchel	HOU	SP
13	Corey Seager	LAD	SS
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	Anthony Rizzo	CHC	1B,2B
21	Zack Greinke	ARI	SP
22	Stephen Strasburg	WSH	SP
23	Dee Gordon	MIA	2B
24	Cody Bellinger	LAD	1B,LF,RF
25	Buster Posey	SF	C,1B,DH
26	Jean Segura	SEA	2B,SS
27	Robinson Cano	SEA	2B
28	Ryan Braun	MIL	LF
29	Bryce Harper	WSH	RF
30	Jacob deGrom	NYM	SP
31	Miguel Sano	MIN	1B,3B,RF,DH
32	Miguel Cabrera	DET	1B,DH
33	Xander Bogaerts	BOS	SS
34	Nelson Cruz	SEA	RF,DH
35	Yu Darvish	LAD	SP
36	Manny Machado	BAL	3B,SS
37	Trea Turner	WSH	2B,SS,CF
38	Jake Lamb	ARI	3B
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	Brian Dozier	MIN	2B
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	Justin Upton	LAA	LF,CF
68	Jose Abreu	CWS	1B,DH
69	James Paxton	SEA	SP
70	Greg Holland	COL	RP
71	Justin Verlander	DET	SP
72	Jake Arrieta	CHC	SP
73	Justin Turner	LAD	3B
74	Ervin Santana	MIN	SP
75	Jose Quintana	CHC	SP
76	Travis Shaw	MIL	1B,3B
77	Justin Smoak	TOR	1B
78	Zach Britton	BAL	RP
79	Jonathan Schoop	BAL	2B
80	Eduardo Nunez	BOS	2B,3B,SS,LF
81	Chris Taylor	LAD	2B,3B,SS,LF,CF
82	Jason Vargas	KC	SP
83	Willson Contreras	CHC	C,LF,1B
84	Zack Cozart	CIN	SS
85	Jonathan Villar	MIL	2B,3B,SS
86	Jose Peraza	CIN	2B,SS,LF,CF
87	Matt Carpenter	STL	1B,2B,3B
88	Corey Dickerson	TB	LF,DH
89	J.D. Martinez	ARI	RF
90	J.T. Realmuto	MIA	C,1B
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	DJ LeMahieu	COL	2B
111	Adrian Beltre	TEX	3B,DH
112	Adam Duvall	CIN	LF,RF
113	Gary Sanchez	NYY	C,DH
114	Michael Brantley	CLE	LF
115	Matt Kemp	ATL	LF,RF,DH
116	Andrew Benintendi	BOS	LF,CF
117	Domingo Santana	MIL	RF
118	Gregory Polanco	PIT	LF,RF,CF
119	Lorenzo Cain	KC	CF,RF
120	Alexander Colome	TB	RP
121	Kenneth Giles	HOU	RP
122	Cody Allen	CLE	RP
123	Ender Inciarte	ATL	LF,CF
124	Raisel Iglesias	CIN	SP,RP
125	Eric Thames	MIL	1B,LF,RF
126	Edwin Diaz	SEA	RP
127	Mark Melancon	SF	RP
128	Cesar Hernandez	PHI	2B
129	Eugenio Suarez	CIN	3B
130	Adam Jones	BAL	CF
131	Ian Desmond	COL	1B,LF,CF
132	Danny Duffy	KC	SP,RP
133	Lance Lynn	STL	SP
134	Jimmy Nelson	MIL	SP
135	Trey Mancini	BAL	1B,LF,DH
136	Sonny Gray	NYY	SP
137	Mark Trumbo	BAL	RF,DH
138	Evan Longoria	TB	3B,DH
139	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	RF
140	Kendrys Morales	TOR	1B,RF,DH
141	Yasiel Puig	LAD	RF
142	Starling Marte	PIT	LF,CF
143	Carlos Correa	HOU	SS
144	Paul DeJong	STL	2B,3B,SS
145	Avisail Garcia	CWS	LF,RF,DH
146	Brandon Phillips	ATL	2B,3B
147	Andrew McCutchen	PIT	CF,RF
148	Mike Moustakas	KC	3B,DH
149	Kelvin Herrera	KC	RP
150	Kenta Maeda	LAD	SP
151	Didi Gregorius	NYY	SS
152	Rick Porcello	BOS	SP
153	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	SP
154	Julio Teheran	ATL	SP
155	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	SP
156	Albert Pujols	LAA	1B,DH
157	Dylan Bundy	BAL	SP,RP
158	Carlos Santana	CLE	1B,RF,DH
159	Dustin Pedroia	BOS	2B
160	Starlin Castro	NYY	2B
161	Kevin Pillar	TOR	CF
162	Nomar Mazara	TEX	LF,RF,DH
163	David Peralta	ARI	LF,RF
164	Kole Calhoun	LAA	RF
165	Rougned Odor	TEX	2B
166	Jonathan Lucroy	COL	C,1B,DH
167	Matt Adams	ATL	1B,LF
168	Ian Kinsler	DET	2B
169	Melky Cabrera	KC	LF,RF,DH
170	Jacoby Ellsbury	NYY	CF,DH
171	Andrew Miller	CLE	RP
172	Joey Gallo	TEX	1B,3B,LF
173	Yangervis Solarte	SD	2B,3B,SS,1B
174	Odubel Herrera	PHI	CF
175	Marwin Gonzalez	HOU	1B,2B,3B,SS,LF
176	Ben Zobrist	CHC	2B,LF,RF,1B
177	Roberto Osuna	TOR	RP
178	Chris Davis	BAL	1B
179	Brian McCann	HOU	C,DH
180	Corey Knebel	MIL	RP
181	Sean Manaea	OAK	SP
182	A.J. Ramos	NYM	RP
183	Brett Gardner	NYY	LF,CF,DH
184	Matt Wieters	WSH	C
185	Johnny Cueto	SF	SP
186	Hanley Ramirez	BOS	1B,DH
187	Logan Morrison	TB	1B,DH
188	Cameron Maybin	LAA	LF,CF,RF
189	Addison Russell	CHC	SS
190	Yadier Molina	STL	C
191	Rich Hill	LAD	SP
192	Alex Bregman	HOU	3B,SS
193	Todd Frazier	NYY	1B,3B,DH
194	Brandon Crawford	SF	SS
195	Tanner Roark	WSH	SP
196	J.A. Happ	TOR	SP
197	Felipe Rivero	PIT	RP
198	Jason Kipnis	CLE	2B
199	Felix Hernandez	SEA	SP
200	Kyle Schwarber	CHC	C,LF,DH

 

 

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