Do you know how a dog year is the equivalent of seven human years? I think we need to start incorporating a similar mindset when it comes to closers. Remember when Abner Uribe closed three games for the Milwaukee Brewers in the first week of the season? Well, he hasn’t closed one since and enters Sunday’s play with a 1.74 WHIP. I still have Uribe higher in my rest-of-season rankings than fellow relievers Joel Payamps and Trevor Megill. However, you can see by where I have them ranked that I am not relying on any of them for consistent saves as things currently stand. It looks like Uribe has fallen out of favor, which would leave the situation looking more or less like we thought it would before Opening Day.
In Texas, we have seen what appears to look more like a traditional changing of the guard. Kirby Yates is partying like it’s 2019. He has racked up two saves this week and is sporting a pristine 0.00 ERA and 0.46 WHIP. I have Yates ranked higher than David Robertson or Jose Leclerc until further notice. Having said that, Yates will have to work his way up my ROS rankings. The 8.2 innings he has thrown so far this year are his second-highest total in any season since his standout 2019 campaign. If he is on the waiver wire in your league, grab him and ride him until the wheels fall off. Just bear in mind that there is a decent chance they do indeed fall off at some point.
Speaking of players partying like it’s 2019, Holy Mike Trout, Batman! Trout’s .256 batting average and nine walks in 21 games are well below what we have come to expect from the future Hall of Famer. But Trout has not lost his power stroke, belting eight home runs. And Trout’s wheels have very much been on display in April. Trout has already stolen five bases this season. He had not stolen more than two bases in a season since 2019. I do not think we can suddenly expect Trout to return to his glory days on the basepaths, but any steals he provides are a huge boost to an already stellar fantasy portfolio. Trout is currently sixth on the Player Rater. Regression is in store, but I have continued to edge closer to buying Trout as a top-25 player going forward for as long as he remains healthy.
Rest of Season Rankings for Fantasy Baseball
RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | POS |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ronald Acuna Jr. | ATL | OF |
2 | Bobby Witt Jr. | KC | SS |
3 | Mookie Betts | LAD | 2B/OF |
4 | Kyle Tucker | HOU | OF |
5 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | SD | OF |
6 | Juan Soto | NYY | OF |
7 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | DH |
8 | Julio Rodriguez | SEA | OF |
9 | Corbin Carroll | ARI | OF |
10 | Aaron Judge | NYY | OF |
11 | Freddie Freeman | LAD | 1B |
12 | Matt Olson | ATL | 1B |
13 | Yordan Alvarez | HOU | OF |
14 | Austin Riley | ATL | 3B |
15 | Jose Ramirez | CLE | 3B |
16 | Bryce Harper | PHI | 1B |
17 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | SP |
18 | Michael Harris II | ATL | OF |
19 | Rafael Devers | BOS | 3B |
20 | Corbin Burnes | BAL | SP |
21 | Trea Turner | PHI | SS |
22 | Gunnar Henderson | BAL | SS/3B |
23 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 1B |
24 | Corey Seager | TEX | SS |
25 | Pete Alonso | NYM | 1B |
26 | Marcus Semien | TEX | 2B |
27 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | SP |
28 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | SP |
29 | Francisco Lindor | NYM | SS |
30 | Mike Trout | LAA | OF |
31 | Elly De La Cruz | CIN | SS/3B |
32 | Luis Castillo | SEA | SP |
33 | George Kirby | SEA | SP |
34 | Jose Altuve | HOU | 2B |
35 | Zac Gallen | ARI | SP |
36 | Bo Bichette | TOR | SS |
37 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | SP |
38 | Randy Arozarena | TB | OF |
39 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | SP |
40 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | SP |
41 | CJ Abrams | WSH | SS |
42 | Logan Webb | SF | SP |
43 | Adolis Garcia | TEX | OF |
44 | Aaron Nola | PHI | SP |
45 | Ozzie Albies | ATL | 2B |
46 | Tarik Skubal | DET | SP |
47 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | SP |
48 | Cody Bellinger | CHC | 1B/OF |
49 | Max Fried | ATL | SP |
50 | Josh Hader | HOU | RP |
51 | Manny Machado | SD | 3B |
52 | Emmanuel Clase | CLE | RP |
53 | Blake Snell | SF | SP |
54 | Zach Eflin | TB | SP |
55 | Joe Ryan | MIN | SP |
56 | Edwin Diaz | NYM | RP |
57 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. | MIA | OF |
58 | Dylan Cease | SD | SP |
59 | Paul Goldschmidt | STL | 1B |
60 | Gleyber Torres | NYY | 2B |
61 | Oneil Cruz | PIT | SS |
62 | Kyle Schwarber | PHI | OF |
63 | Grayson Rodriguez | BAL | SP |
64 | Andres Gimenez | CLE | 2B |
65 | Christian Walker | ARI | 1B |
66 | Framber Valdez | HOU | SP |
67 | Camilo Doval | SF | RP |
68 | Nolan Jones | COL | OF |
69 | Teoscar Hernandez | LAD | OF |
70 | Cole Ragans | KC | SP |
71 | Adley Rutschman | BAL | C |
72 | Anthony Volpe | NYY | SS |
73 | Josh Naylor | CLE | 1B |
74 | Bobby Miller | LAD | SP |
75 | George Springer | TOR | OF |
76 | Will Smith | LAD | C |
77 | Ketel Marte | ARI | 2B |
78 | Alex Bregman | HOU | 3B |
79 | Triston Casas | BOS | 1B |
80 | Evan Phillips | LAD | RP |
81 | Nico Hoerner | CHC | 2B/SS |
82 | Andres Munoz | SEA | RP |
83 | Christian Yelich | MIL | OF |
84 | Joe Musgrove | SD | SP |
85 | William Contreras | MIL | C |
86 | Bryan Reynolds | PIT | OF |
87 | Lane Thomas | WSH | OF |
88 | Xander Bogaerts | SD | SS |
89 | Chris Sale | ATL | SP |
90 | Jesus Luzardo | MIA | SP |
91 | Spencer Steer | CIN | 1B/3B/ OF |
92 | J.T. Realmuto | PHI | C |
93 | Raisel Iglesias | ATL | RP |
94 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | SP |
95 | Jackson Chourio | MIL | OF |
96 | Sonny Gray | STL | SP |
97 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | CIN | 1B |
98 | Evan Carter | TEX | OF |
99 | Jarren Duran | BOS | OF |
100 | Yandy Diaz | TB | 1B |
101 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | SP |
102 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | SP |
103 | Wyatt Langford | TEX | OF |
104 | David Bednar | PIT | RP |
105 | Alexis Diaz | CIN | RP |
106 | Nolan Arenado | STL | 3B |
107 | Jhoan Duran | MIN | RP |
108 | Hunter Greene | CIN | SP |
109 | Ha-Seong Kim | SD | 2B/SS/ 3B |
110 | Marcell Ozuna | ATL | DH |
111 | Nick Castellanos | PHI | OF |
112 | Justin Verlander | HOU | SP |
113 | Dansby Swanson | CHC | SS |
114 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | SP |
115 | Yainer Diaz | HOU | C |
116 | Ryan Helsley | STL | RP |
117 | Jose Berrios | TOR | SP |
118 | Justin Steele | CHC | SP |
119 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | SP |
120 | Luis Arraez | MIA | 2B |
121 | Bailey Ober | MIN | SP |
122 | Pete Fairbanks | TB | RP |
123 | Vinnie Pasquantino | KC | 1B |
124 | Willy Adames | MIL | SS |
125 | Jorge Soler | SF | OF |
126 | Anthony Santander | BAL | OF |
127 | Christopher Morel | CHC | OF |
128 | Spencer Torkelson | DET | 1B |
129 | Clay Holmes | NYY | RP |
130 | Seiya Suzuki | CHC | OF |
131 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | ARI | OF |
132 | Ian Happ | CHC | OF |
133 | Bryson Stott | PHI | 2B |
134 | Tanner Scott | MIA | RP |
135 | Ezequiel Tovar | COL | SS |
136 | Ke’Bryan Hayes | PIT | 3B |
137 | Cristian Javier | HOU | SP |
138 | Riley Greene | DET | OF |
139 | Tyler O’Neill | BOS | OF |
140 | Jordan Walker | STL | OF |
141 | Jake Burger | MIA | 3B |
142 | Michael King | SD | SP |
143 | Brandon Nimmo | NYM | OF |
144 | Taylor Ward | LAA | OF |
145 | Maikel Garcia | KC | 3B |
146 | Aaron Civale | TB | SP |
147 | Cedric Mullins | BAL | OF |
148 | Jordan Romano | TOR | RP |
149 | Bryce Miller | SEA | SP |
150 | Alec Bohm | PHI | 1B/3B |
151 | Thairo Estrada | SF | 2B/SS |
152 | Craig Kimbrel | BAL | RP |
153 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | SP |
154 | Salvador Perez | KC | C/1B |
155 | Jordan Montgomery | ARI | SP |
156 | Jung Hoo Lee | SF | OF |
157 | Charlie Morton | ATL | SP |
158 | Mitch Keller | PIT | SP |
159 | Isaac Paredes | TB | 1B/3B |
160 | Masataka Yoshida | BOS | OF |
161 | Chas McCormick | HOU | OF |
162 | Walker Buehler | LAD | SP |
163 | Willson Contreras | STL | C |
164 | Josh Lowe | TB | OF |
165 | Zack Gelof | OAK | 2B |
166 | Rhys Hoskins | MIL | 1B |
167 | Adbert Alzolay | CHC | RP |
168 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | SP |
169 | Jeremy Pena | HOU | SS |
170 | Kenley Jansen | BOS | RP |
171 | Royce Lewis | MIN | 3B |
172 | Logan O’Hoppe | LAA | C |
173 | Hunter Brown | HOU | SP |
174 | Starling Marte | NYM | OF |
175 | Ryan Mountcastle | BAL | 1B |
176 | Cal Raleigh | SEA | C |
177 | Jonathan India | CIN | 2B |
178 | Ryan McMahon | COL | 2B/3B |
179 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | SP |
180 | Steven Kwan | CLE | OF |
181 | Max Muncy | LAD | 3B |
182 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | SP |
183 | Daulton Varsho | TOR | OF |
184 | Byron Buxton | MIN | DH |
185 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | SP |
186 | James Outman | LAD | OF |
187 | Nathaniel Lowe | TEX | 1B |
188 | Jeimer Candelario | CIN | 1B/3B |
189 | Jose Alvarado | PHI | RP |
190 | Reid Detmers | LAA | SP |
191 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | SP |
192 | Jackson Holliday | BAL | SS |
193 | Yu Darvish | SD | SP |
194 | Carlos Estevez | LAA | RP |
195 | Mason Miller | OAK | RP |
196 | Ryan Pepiot | TB | SP |
197 | Brayan Bello | BOS | SP |
198 | Lars Nootbaar | STL | OF |
199 | Robert Suarez | SD | RP |
200 | Matt Chapman | SF | 3B |
201 | Jonah Heim | TEX | C |
202 | Paul Sewald | ARI | RP |
203 | Andrew Vaughn | CHW | 1B |
204 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | SP |
205 | Gavin Williams | CLE | SP |
206 | Jorge Polanco | SEA | 2B |
207 | Keibert Ruiz | WSH | C |
208 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | SP |
209 | Edouard Julien | MIN | 2B |
210 | Nolan Gorman | STL | 2B |
211 | Brandon Drury | LAA | 1B/2B |
212 | Bryan De La Cruz | MIA | OF |
213 | J.P. Crawford | SEA | SS |
214 | Jake Fraley | CIN | OF |
215 | Jose Siri | TB | OF |
216 | Kerry Carpenter | DET | OF |
217 | Luis Robert Jr. | CHW | OF |
218 | Kyle Harrison | SF | SP |
219 | Bo Naylor | CLE | C |
220 | Max Scherzer | TEX | SP |
221 | Eloy Jimenez | CHW | DH |
222 | Bryan Woo | SEA | SP |
223 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | SP |
224 | Kutter Crawford | BOS | SP |
225 | Marcus Stroman | NYY | SP |
226 | MJ Melendez | KC | OF |
227 | Gabriel Moreno | ARI | C |
228 | Braxton Garrett | MIA | SP |
229 | Carlos Correa | MIN | SS |
230 | Luis Campusano | SD | C |
231 | Sean Murphy | ATL | C |
232 | MacKenzie Gore | WSH | SP |
233 | Hunter Harvey | WSH | RP |
234 | Jack Suwinski | PIT | OF |
235 | Anthony Rizzo | NYY | 1B |
236 | Kodai Senga | NYM | SP |
237 | Brice Turang | MIL | 2B/SS |
238 | Vaughn Grissom | BOS | SS |
239 | Louie Varland | MIN | SP |
240 | Mitch Garver | SEA | C |
241 | Sal Frelick | MIL | OF |
242 | J.D. Martinez | NYM | UT |
243 | Ranger Suarez | PHI | SP |
244 | Brendan Donovan | STL | 2B/OF |
245 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | SP |
246 | Leody Taveras | TEX | OF |
247 | Josh Bell | MIA | 1B |
248 | Eugenio Suarez | ARI | 3B |
249 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | SP |
250 | Giancarlo Stanton | NYY | OF |
251 | Tim Anderson | MIA | SS |
252 | Lance Lynn | STL | SP |
253 | Will Benson | CIN | OF |
254 | Garrett Crochet | CHW | SP |
255 | Zach Neto | LAA | SS |
256 | Griffin Canning | LAA | SP |
257 | Luis Rengifo | LAA | 2B/SS/ 3B/OF |
258 | Tommy Edman | STL | 2B/SS/ OF |
259 | Seth Lugo | KC | SP |
260 | Jarred Kelenic | ATL | OF |
261 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | SP |
262 | Kenta Maeda | DET | SP |
263 | Tyler Stephenson | CIN | C |
264 | Kyle Finnegan | WSH | RP |
265 | Jason Foley | DET | RP |
266 | Luis Severino | NYM | SP |
267 | Nelson Velazquez | KC | OF |
268 | Jason Adam | TB | RP |
269 | Justin Turner | TOR | 1B |
270 | Jared Jones | PIT | SP |
271 | Max Kepler | MIN | OF |
272 | Jackson Merrill | SD | SS/OF |
273 | Alejandro Kirk | TOR | C |
274 | Edward Cabrera | MIA | SP |
275 | Jordan Hicks | SF | SP |
276 | Taj Bradley | TB | SP |
277 | Ty France | SEA | 1B |
278 | Reese Olson | DET | SP |
279 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | SP |
280 | Brendan Rodgers | COL | 2B |
281 | Jon Gray | TEX | SP |
282 | Brady Singer | KC | SP |
283 | Logan Allen | CLE | SP |
284 | TJ Friedl | CIN | OF |
285 | Parker Meadows | DET | OF |
286 | Jordan Westburg | BAL | 2B/3B |
287 | Andrew Benintendi | CHW | OF |
288 | Jake Cronenworth | SD | 1B/2B |
289 | Joc Pederson | ARI | OF |
290 | Brandon Lowe | TB | 2B |
291 | Kris Bryant | COL | OF |
292 | Ryan Jeffers | MIN | C |
293 | Jack Flaherty | DET | SP |
294 | Shane Baz | TB | SP |
295 | Colt Keith | DET | 2B/3B |
296 | Ceddanne Rafaela | BOS | OF |
297 | Zack Littell | TB | SP |
298 | Michael Wacha | KC | SP |
299 | DL Hall | MIL | RP |
300 | Griffin Jax | MIN | RP |
301 | Alex Verdugo | NYY | OF |
302 | Brenton Doyle | COL | OF |
303 | Jeff McNeil | NYM | 2B/OF |
304 | Reynaldo Lopez | ATL | SP |
305 | Abner Uribe | MIL | RP |
306 | Henry Davis | PIT | OF |
307 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | SP |
308 | Jose Abreu | HOU | 1B |
309 | Kyle Gibson | STL | SP |
310 | Sean Manaea | NYM | SP |
311 | Esteury Ruiz | OAK | OF |
312 | Jose Quintana | NYM | SP |
313 | Luis Garcia | WSH | 2B |
314 | Orlando Arcia | ATL | SS |
315 | Junior Caminero | TB | 3B |
316 | Dean Kremer | BAL | SP |
317 | Kirby Yates | TEX | RP |
318 | Jeff Hoffman | PHI | RP |
319 | Miles Mikolas | STL | SP |
320 | Patrick Sandoval | LAA | SP |
321 | Joel Payamps | MIL | RP |
322 | Charlie Blackmon | COL | OF |
323 | Alex Lange | DET | RP |
324 | Chris Paddack | MIN | SP |
325 | Colton Cowser | BAL | OF |
326 | Brandon Marsh | PHI | OF |
327 | Steven Matz | STL | SP |
328 | Aroldis Chapman | PIT | RP |
329 | Tanner Houck | BOS | SP |
330 | Ronel Blanco | HOU | SP |
331 | Michael Kopech | CHW | RP |
332 | Alex Kirilloff | MIN | 1B/OF |
333 | Frankie Montas | CIN | SP |
334 | Michael Busch | CHC | 1B |
335 | Erick Fedde | CHW | SP |
336 | Gavin Lux | LAD | 2B/OF |
337 | John Means | BAL | SP |
338 | Brent Rooker | OAK | OF |
339 | Jordan Wicks | CHC | SP |
340 | Yuki Matsui | SD | RP |
341 | James McArthur | KC | RP |
342 | Jose Soriano | LAA | SP |
343 | Kevin Ginkel | ARI | RP |
344 | Francisco Alvarez | NYM | C |
345 | Michael Conforto | SF | OF |
346 | Yimi Garcia | TOR | RP |
347 | David Robertson | TEX | RP |
348 | A.J. Puk | MIA | SP |
349 | Mitch Haniger | SEA | OF |
350 | Andrew Heaney | TEX | SP |
351 | Ryan Pressly | HOU | RP |
352 | Trevor Megill | MIL | RP |
353 | Will Smith | KC | RP |
354 | Brett Baty | NYM | 3B |
355 | Shea Langeliers | OAK | C |
356 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | SP |
357 | Max Meyer | MIA | SP |
358 | Garrett Whitlock | BOS | SP |
359 | Josh Jung | TEX | 3B |
360 | Dane Dunning | TEX | SP |
361 | Jose Leclerc | TEX | RP |
362 | Brusdar Graterol | LAD | RP |
363 | Casey Mize | TEX | SP |
364 | James Paxton | LAD | SP |
365 | Austin Hays | BAL | OF |