The 2023 MLB Trade Deadline has come and gone. There was a bevy of moves made, and many superstars were dealt. For fantasy purposes, however, a star player’s value usually does not change much after a trade. Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are going to be fantasy-relevant regardless of which uniform they put on. However, some players have seen drastic changes to their fantasy value as a result of recent trade activity. Here are some of the biggest movers in my latest ROS fantasy baseball rankings. These changes to the rankings are a direct result of some recent trades that affect their environment. My updated rankings are below.
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Andres Munoz, RP, Seattle Mariners
Count me among those who drafted Andres Munoz ahead of Paul Sewald this spring. Munoz grabbed the save on Opening Day, but the good vibes did not last long. He got hurt a week later and missed the next two months. By that point, Sewald had cemented himself as Seattle’s closer. But the Mariners dealt Sewald to the Arizona Diamondbacks last week, opening the door for Munoz. The fireballer has responded with saves in three straight appearances. His control can be an issue, as was the case on Saturday night. But Munoz has all the makings of a top-10 closer going forward. I had Munoz outside my top 200 in my last set of ROS rankings. This week, he is inside my top-150, just below Sewald. For now.
Scott Barlow, RP, San Diego Padres
It should not be a surprise that relief pitchers are featured prominently here. The position is subject to an extreme amount of volatility for fantasy purposes. In the case of Scott Barlow, his fantasy value takes a major hit with the move to San Diego. He was closing games (as often as one can, at least) for the Royals. That will not be the case with the Padres. San Diego already has Josh Hader, and Barlow is no sure bet to be next in line. I dropped Barlow about 100 spots in this week’s rankings. Speaking of dropping, you can probably do so with Barlow if your league does not value holds. I do not expect Barlow to rack up any saves for the remainder of the 2023 season.
Jean Segura, 2B/3B, Free Agent
I thought about putting A.J. Puk here, but let’s be honest – he was about to lose his job before David Robertson came into town. So I will instead mention his now former teammate, Jean Segura. Life in the Big Leagues can move pretty fast. A week ago, Segura was rounding the bases after hitting a home run to provide the Marlins with a little insurance in their victory against Detroit. Now Segura finds himself in baseball limbo. Miami traded Segura to Cleveland last week. However, the Guardians plan to release the veteran infielder. Even if he latches on somewhere, he will no longer be a regular in the lineup. Segura wasn’t exactly lighting it up when receiving regular playing time, so his fantasy value is nonexistent going forward. I barely have him ranked, and even that may be too kind at this point.
Rest of Season Fantasy Baseball Rankings
RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | POS |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ronald Acuna Jr. | ATL | OF |
2 | Shohei Ohtani | LAA | DH |
3 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | SD | SS/OF |
4 | Freddie Freeman | LAD | 1B |
5 | Mookie Betts | LAD | 2B/SS/ OF |
6 | Aaron Judge | NYY | OF |
7 | Jose Ramirez | CLE | 3B |
8 | Kyle Tucker | HOU | OF |
9 | Spencer Strider | ATL | SP |
10 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 1B |
11 | Julio Rodriguez | SEA | OF |
12 | Rafael Devers | BOS | 3B |
13 | Bobby Witt Jr. | KC | SS/3B |
14 | Juan Soto | SD | OF |
15 | Austin Riley | ATL | 3B |
16 | Matt Olson | ATL | 1B |
17 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | SP |
18 | Paul Goldschmidt | STL | 1B |
19 | Yordan Alvarez | HOU | OF |
20 | Aaron Nola | PHI | SP |
21 | Corbin Burnes | MIL | SP |
22 | Corey Seager | TEX | SS |
23 | Pete Alonso | NYM | 1B |
24 | Luis Robert Jr. | CHW | OF |
25 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | SP |
26 | Manny Machado | SD | 3B |
27 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | SP |
28 | Trea Turner | PHI | SS |
29 | Ozzie Albies | ATL | 2B |
30 | Luis Castillo | SEA | SP |
31 | Felix Bautista | BAL | RP |
32 | Josh Hader | SD | RP |
33 | Max Scherzer | TEX | SP |
34 | Randy Arozarena | TB | OF |
35 | Emmanuel Clase | CLE | RP |
36 | Framber Valdez | HOU | SP |
37 | Devin Williams | MIL | RP |
38 | Corbin Carroll | ARI | OF |
39 | Francisco Lindor | NYM | SS |
40 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | SP |
41 | Yu Darvish | SD | SP |
42 | Marcus Semien | TEX | 2B |
43 | Michael Harris II | ATL | OF |
44 | Zac Gallen | ARI | SP |
45 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | SP |
46 | Justin Verlander | HOU | SP |
47 | Max Fried | ATL | SP |
48 | Wander Franco | TB | SS |
49 | Nolan Arenado | STL | 3B |
50 | Adolis Garcia | TEX | OF |
51 | Raisel Iglesias | ATL | RP |
52 | Bryce Harper | PHI | DH |
53 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. | MIA | 2B/OF |
54 | Kyle Schwarber | PHI | OF |
55 | Christian Yelich | MIL | OF |
56 | Blake Snell | SD | SP |
57 | Bryan Reynolds | PIT | OF |
58 | Logan Webb | SF | SP |
59 | George Kirby | SEA | SP |
60 | Dylan Cease | CHW | SP |
61 | Lance Lynn | LAD | SP |
62 | Tyler Glasnow | TB | SP |
63 | Julio Urias | LAD | SP |
64 | Jose Altuve | HOU | 2B |
65 | Christian Walker | ARI | 1B |
66 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | SP |
67 | Gleyber Torres | NYY | 2B |
68 | Alex Bregman | HOU | 3B |
69 | Will Smith | LAD | C |
70 | Andres Gimenez | CLE | 2B |
71 | Ryan Pressly | HOU | RP |
72 | Dansby Swanson | CHC | SS |
73 | J.T. Realmuto | PHI | C |
74 | George Springer | TOR | OF |
75 | Teoscar Hernandez | SEA | OF |
76 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | SP |
77 | Xander Bogaerts | SD | SS |
78 | Charlie Morton | ATL | SP |
79 | Max Muncy | LAD | 2B/3B |
80 | Eloy Jimenez | CHW | OF |
81 | J.D. Martinez | LAD | DH |
82 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | SP |
83 | Nathaniel Lowe | TEX | 1B |
84 | Cristian Javier | HOU | SP |
85 | Camilo Doval | SF | RP |
86 | Bo Bichette | TOR | SS |
87 | David Bednar | PIT | RP |
88 | Nick Castellanos | PHI | OF |
89 | Nico Hoerner | CHC | 2B/SS |
90 | Willy Adames | MIL | SS |
91 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | SP |
92 | Cedric Mullins | BAL | OF |
93 | Tim Anderson | CHW | SS |
94 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | SP |
95 | Matt Chapman | TOR | 3B |
96 | Jesus Luzardo | MIA | SP |
97 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | SP |
98 | Elly De La Cruz | CIN | SS/3B |
99 | Anthony Santander | BAL | 1B/OF |
100 | Ketel Marte | ARI | 2B |
101 | Gunnar Henderson | BAL | SS/3B |
102 | Seiya Suzuki | CHC | OF |
103 | Kenley Jansen | BOS | RP |
104 | Cody Bellinger | CHC | 1B/OF |
105 | Masataka Yoshida | BOS | OF |
106 | Starling Marte | NYM | OF |
107 | Lucas Giolito | LAA | SP |
108 | Kodai Senga | NYM | SP |
109 | Jeremy Pena | HOU | SS |
110 | Andrew Vaughn | CHW | 1B/OF |
111 | Jhoan Duran | MIN | RP |
112 | Ian Happ | CHC | OF |
113 | Jordan Romano | TOR | RP |
114 | Jordan Montgomery | TEX | SP |
115 | Tommy Edman | STL | 2B/SS/ OF |
116 | Giancarlo Stanton | NYY | OF |
117 | Carlos Correa | MIN | SS |
118 | Daulton Varsho | TOR | C/OF |
119 | Reid Detmers | LAA | SP |
120 | Alexis Diaz | CIN | RP |
121 | Jose Berrios | TOR | SP |
122 | Salvador Perez | KC | C |
123 | Hunter Brown | HOU | SP |
124 | Paul Sewald | ARI | RP |
125 | Brandon Nimmo | NYM | OF |
126 | Joe Ryan | MIN | SP |
127 | Alex Cobb | SF | SP |
128 | Zach Eflin | TB | SP |
129 | Ke’Bryan Hayes | PIT | 3B |
130 | Sean Murphy | ATL | C |
131 | Ryan McMahon | COL | 2B/3B |
132 | Adley Rutschman | BAL | C |
133 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | SP |
134 | Yandy Diaz | TB | 1B/3B |
135 | Jose Abreu | HOU | 1B |
136 | Ha-Seong Kim | SD | 2B/SS/ 3B |
137 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | SP |
138 | Andres Munoz | SEA | RP |
139 | Alex Verdugo | BOS | OF |
140 | Sonny Gray | MIN | SP |
141 | Ezequiel Tovar | COL | SS |
142 | Andrew Heaney | TEX | SP |
143 | Pete Fairbanks | TB | RP |
144 | Luis Severino | NYY | SP |
145 | Alec Bohm | PHI | 1B/3B |
146 | Tony Gonsolin | LAD | SP |
147 | Javier Baez | DET | SS |
148 | Alek Manoah | TOR | SP |
149 | Riley Greene | DET | OF |
150 | Jorge Polanco | MIN | 2B |
151 | Jon Gray | TEX | SP |
152 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | ARI | OF |
153 | Luis Arraez | MIA | 1B/2B |
154 | Byron Buxton | MIN | OF |
155 | Eduardo Rodriguez | DET | SP |
156 | Hunter Greene | CIN | SP |
157 | Steven Kwan | CLE | OF |
158 | Justin Turner | BOS | 1B/3B |
159 | Ryan Helsley | STL | RP |
160 | Bailey Ober | MIN | SP |
161 | Whit Merrifield | TOR | 2B/OF |
162 | Harrison Bader | NYY | OF |
163 | Josh Jung | TEX | 3B |
164 | Justin Steele | CHC | SP |
165 | C.J. Cron | LAA | 1B |
166 | Amed Rosario | LAD | SS |
167 | Chris Sale | BOS | SP |
168 | James Paxton | BOS | SP |
169 | Joc Pederson | SF | OF |
170 | Tyler O’Neill | STL | OF |
171 | Anthony Volpe | NYY | SS |
172 | Lars Nootbaar | STL | OF |
173 | Evan Phillips | LAD | RP |
174 | Jorge Soler | MIA | OF |
175 | David Robertson | MIA | RP |
176 | Tarik Skubal | DET | SP |
177 | Brady Singer | KC | SP |
178 | Ryan Mountcastle | BAL | 1B |
179 | Carlos Estevez | LAA | RP |
180 | Grayson Rodriguez | BAL | SP |
181 | Mitch Keller | PIT | SP |
182 | CJ Abrams | WSH | SS |
183 | Andrew Benintendi | CHW | OF |
184 | Clay Holmes | NYY | RP |
185 | Lane Thomas | WSH | OF |
186 | Austin Hays | BAL | OF |
187 | Patrick Sandoval | LAA | SP |
188 | Kenta Maeda | MIN | SP |
189 | Willson Contreras | STL | C |
190 | Chris Taylor | LAD | 2B/SS/ 3B/OF |
191 | Jake McCarthy | ARI | OF |
192 | Miles Mikolas | STL | SP |
193 | Ranger Suarez | PHI | SP |
194 | Craig Kimbrel | PHI | RP |
195 | Eugenio Suarez | SEA | 3B |
196 | Jake Fraley | CIN | OF |
197 | Steven Matz | STL | SP |
198 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | SP |
199 | Shane McClanahan | TB | SP |
200 | Alex Lange | DET | RP |
201 | Jack Flaherty | BAL | SP |
202 | Hunter Renfroe | LAA | OF |
203 | Jason Adam | TB | RP |
204 | Jeff McNeil | NYM | 2B/OF |
205 | Ty France | SEA | 1B |
206 | Brandon Drury | LAA | 1B/2B/ 3B |
207 | Jordan Walker | STL | 3B/OF |
208 | Aaron Civale | TB | SP |
209 | Kris Bryant | COL | OF |
210 | Brandon Lowe | TB | 2B |
211 | Braxton Garrett | MIA | SP |
212 | Oneil Cruz | PIT | SS |
213 | A.J. Minter | ATL | RP |
214 | Jack Suwinski | PIT | OF |
215 | Bryson Stott | PHI | 2B/SS |
216 | Jonathan India | CIN | 2B |
217 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | SP |
218 | Jeimer Candelario | CHC | 3B |
219 | Josh Bell | MIA | 1B |
220 | Mike Trout | LAA | OF |
221 | Seth Lugo | SD | SP |
222 | Shane Bieber | CLE | SP |
223 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | SP |
224 | William Contreras | MIL | C |
225 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | SP |
226 | Joey Meneses | WSH | 1B/OF |
227 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | SP |
228 | Triston Casas | BOS | 1B |
229 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | SP |
230 | Spencer Steer | CIN | 1B/3B/ OF |
231 | Leody Taveras | TEX | OF |
232 | TJ Friedl | CIN | OF |
233 | Marcell Ozuna | ATL | OF |
234 | Carlos Carrasco | NYM | SP |
235 | Giovanny Gallegos | STL | RP |
236 | Nolan Gorman | STL | 2B/3B |
237 | Matt McLain | CIN | 2B/SS |
238 | MJ Melendez | KC | C/OF |
239 | Michael Kopech | CHW | SP |
240 | Joe Musgrove | SD | SP |
241 | Andrew McCutchen | PIT | OF |
242 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | SP |
243 | Jake Cronenworth | SD | 1B/2B |
244 | Will Smith | TEX | RP |
245 | Kyle Wright | ATL | SP |
246 | Orlando Arcia | ATL | 2B/SS |
247 | Christopher Morel | CHC | 2B/OF |
248 | Thairo Estrada | SF | 2B/SS |
249 | Brayan Bello | BOS | SP |
250 | Marcus Stroman | CHC | SP |
251 | Aroldis Chapman | TEX | RP |
252 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | SP |
253 | Jose Urquidy | HOU | SP |
254 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | SP |
255 | Cal Raleigh | SEA | C |
256 | Spencer Torkelson | DET | 1B |
257 | Brusdar Graterol | LAD | RP |
258 | Dean Kremer | BAL | SP |
259 | Jose Leclerc | TEX | RP |
260 | Adbert Alzolay | CHC | RP |
261 | Michael Conforto | SF | OF |
262 | Bryce Elder | ATL | SP |
263 | Jose Quintana | NYM | SP |
264 | Scott Barlow | SD | RP |
265 | Nolan Jones | COL | 1B/OF |
266 | Seranthony Dominguez | PHI | RP |
267 | Max Kepler | MIN | OF |
268 | Josh Naylor | CLE | 1B |
269 | Ross Stripling | SF | SP |
270 | Bryan De La Cruz | MIA | OF |
271 | Chas McCormick | HOU | OF |
272 | Daniel Bard | COL | RP |
273 | Kyle Gibson | BAL | SP |
274 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | SP |
275 | Esteury Ruiz | OAK | OF |
276 | Randal Grichuk | LAA | OF |
277 | Josh Lowe | TB | OF |
278 | Sean Manaea | SF | SP |
279 | Anthony Rizzo | NYY | 1B |
280 | Keibert Ruiz | WSH | C |
281 | Bryan Abreu | HOU | RP |
282 | Trevor Story | BOS | 2B |
283 | Travis d’Arnaud | ATL | C |
284 | Seth Brown | OAK | 1B/OF |
285 | Maikel Garcia | KC | SS/3B |
286 | Michael King | NYY | RP |
287 | J.P. Crawford | SEA | SS |
288 | JP Sears | OAK | SP |
289 | Luis Rengifo | LAA | 2B/SS/ 3B/OF |
290 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | SP |
291 | Ramon Laureano | OAK | OF |
292 | Tyler Stephenson | CIN | C |
293 | Charlie Blackmon | COL | OF |
294 | Adam Ottavino | NYM | RP |
295 | Jarren Duran | BOS | OF |
296 | MacKenzie Gore | WSH | SP |
297 | Jurickson Profar | COL | OF |
298 | Kutter Crawford | BOS | SP |
299 | Yimi Garcia | TOR | RP |
300 | Kyle Finnegan | WSH | RP |
301 | DJ LeMahieu | NYY | 1B/2B/ 3B |
302 | Alejandro Kirk | TOR | C |
303 | Brendan Rodgers | COL | 2B |
304 | Yoan Moncada | CHW | 3B |
305 | Reynaldo Lopez | LAA | RP |
306 | Tanner Scott | MIA | RP |
307 | Rowdy Tellez | MIL | 1B |
308 | Danny Jansen | TOR | C |
309 | Erik Swanson | TOR | RP |
310 | David Peterson | NYM | SP |
311 | Scott McGough | ARI | RP |
312 | Michael Lorenzen | PHI | SP |
313 | J.D. Davis | SF | 3B |
314 | Brandon Marsh | PHI | OF |
315 | Mike Moustakas | LAA | 1B/3B |
316 | Matt Strahm | PHI | RP |
317 | Bryce Miller | SEA | SP |
318 | Jordan Hicks | TOR | RP |
319 | Rich Hill | SD | SP |
320 | Trent Grisham | SD | OF |
321 | Adam Duvall | BOS | OF |
322 | Anthony Rendon | LAA | 3B |
323 | Caleb Ferguson | LAD | RP |
324 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | SP |
325 | Jose Siri | TB | OF |
326 | Bryan Woo | SEA | SP |
327 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | SP |
328 | Edward Cabrera | MIA | SP |
329 | Kerry Carpenter | DET | OF |
330 | Matt Brash | SEA | RP |
331 | Garrett Whitlock | BOS | SP/RP |
332 | Johan Oviedo | PIT | SP |
333 | Garrett Cooper | SD | 1B |
334 | Josiah Gray | WSH | SP |
335 | LaMonte Wade Jr. | SF | 1B/OF |
336 | Gregory Soto | PHI | RP |
337 | Wilmer Flores | SF | 1B/2B/ 3B |
338 | Martin Perez | TEX | SP |
339 | Tommy Pham | ARI | OF |
340 | Isaac Paredes | TB | 1B/2B/ 3B |
341 | Mike Clevinger | CHW | SP |
342 | Chris Martin | BOS | RP |
343 | Francisco Alvarez | NYM | C |
344 | Taj Bradley | TB | SP |
345 | A.J. Puk | MIA | RP |
346 | Jarred Kelenic | SEA | OF |
347 | Michael Wacha | SD | SP |
348 | Mitch Haniger | SF | OF |
349 | Jose Miranda | MIN | 1B/3B |
350 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | SP |
351 | Drew Smith | NYM | RP |
352 | Alex Wood | SF | SP |
353 | Joel Payamps | MIL | RP |
354 | Alex Kiriloff | MIN | 1B/OF |
355 | Andrew Chafin | MIL | RP |
356 | Noah Syndergaard | CLE | SP |
357 | Jorge Mateo | BAL | SS |
358 | Jesse Winker | MIL | OF |
359 | Justin Lawrence | COL | RP |
360 | Edouard Julien | MIN | 2B |
361 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | SP |
362 | Drew Smyly | CHC | SP |
363 | Zach Neto | LAA | SS |
364 | Adam Wainwright | STL | SP |
365 | Jose Alvarado | PHI | RP |
366 | Trey Mancini | FA | 1B/OF |
367 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | SP |
368 | Cal Quantrill | CLE | SP |
369 | Dallas Keuchel | MIN | SP |
370 | Jonah Heim | TEX | C |
371 | Kolten Wong | FA | 2B |
372 | J.P. France | HOU | SP |
373 | Dylan Floro | MIN | RP |
374 | Josh Rojas | SEA | 2B/3B |
375 | Oscar Gonzalez | CLE | OF |
376 | Hyun Jin Ryu | TOR | SP |
377 | Nate Pearson | TOR | RP |
378 | Luke Raley | TB | 1B/OF |
379 | Vaughn Grissom | ATL | 2B/SS |
380 | Aaron Bummer | CHW | RP |
381 | Miguel Vargas | LAD | 1B/2B |
382 | Reese Olsen | DET | SP |
383 | Oscar Colas | CHW | OF |
384 | Ken Waldichuk | OAK | SP |
385 | Dane Dunning | TEX | SP |
386 | Paul Blackburn | OAK | SP |
387 | Chase Silseth | LAA | SP |
388 | Tylor Megill | NYM | SP/RP |
389 | Bobby Miller | LAD | SP |
390 | Mark Leiter Jr. | CHC | RP |
391 | Matt Vierling | DET | OF |
392 | Jean Segura | FA | 2B/3B |
393 | Gabriel Moreno | ARI | C |
394 | Jon Berti | MIA | 2B/3B/SS/OF |
395 | Joe Kelly | LAD | RP |
396 | Dauri Moreta | PIT | RP |
397 | Jorge Lopez | MIA | RP |
398 | Trevor Stephan | CLE | RP |
399 | Wil Myers | FA | 1B/OF |
400 | Adalberto Mondesi | BOS | SS |