2017 Rankings: Top 100 Hitters

You know what we’re really good at doing around here at Razzball? Giving the ‘Top’ of something. Check it out:

Grey’s Top 100 Overall
Grey’s Top 100 Outfielders (This is the Top 20. It goes to 100.)
Grey’s Top 100 Starting Pitchers (Same as above. Grey’s a rankings fiend.)
M@’s Top 100 Keepers (That’s ME…)
Ralph’s Top 100 Prospects
JB’s Top 100 Starting Pitchers

And that’s just the Top 100’s. Click here for all of our Rankings. But enough about those other guys (besides my Top 100 Keepers. Those are a gem), it’s time for the Top 100 that everyone cares about the most come draft time…HITTERS! This will be a weekly column again this year at Razzball, but before we jump in to the first installment a few things regarding the rankings:

I’m basing these off of 12-team roto leagues. That’s the format for our RCL’s. Oh, what’s an RCL you ask? It’s where you can face off against all of your favorite Razzball writers and others in the Razzball community! SIGN UP now to join an RCL, there are plenty of spots left. And if you don’t see a draft that works for you…create a new one!
Position eligibility is based on ESPN rules (to the furthest of my knowledge). RCL’s are hosted on ESPN, and it’s by far the best site for fantasy baseball. Don’t you dare try to make a case for freaking Yahoo, either. Josie Grossie.
I don’t value steals very highly. You’ll be able to see that quickly. And I value those that essentially produce only steals even less. I won’t take many shares of Billy Hamilton or Dee Gordon this year, because I’d rather have players that contribute to 3, 4 or 5 categories as opposed to their dominance of one, maybe two. Five-cat players should saturate your early rounds. Mix in a little risk with a high ceiling, but go after the well-rounded options far before you begin targeting a SAGNOF.
As always, rankings are subjective! This is how I’d find myself drafting players, but even for me I’ll stray from these rankings depending upon how a draft plays out. Load up on Outfielders early? Not a bad strategy, but if you’ve filled them up you’d obviously draft Jake Lamb (87) over Stephen Piscotty (65). Craft your team based on your preferences and your needs. And your gut. You gotta vibe these drafts like it’s that girl across the dance floor (hopefully after you’ve imbibed yourself with some adult beverages if you’re a basic white guy).
If you don’t like them or disagree with something, THAT’S WHAT THE COMMENTS ARE FOR! Let’s keep the chatter going all March.

And now for the Top 100 Hitters (in case you actually read all that above…)!

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M@’s Top Hitters

(Rankings based on 12-team Roto)

Rank	Name	Pos	Team
1	Mike Trout	LAA	OF
2	Mookie Betts	BOS	OF
3	Jose Altuve	HOU	2B
4	Paul Goldschmidt	ARI	1B
5	Kris Bryant	CHC	3B/OF
6	Nolan Arenado	COL	3B
7	Bryce Harper	WSH	OF
8	Manny Machado	BAL	3B/SS
9	Charlie Blackmon	COL	OF
10	Anthony Rizzo	CHC	1B
11	Trea Turner	WSH	2B/OF
12	Miguel Cabrera	DET	1B
13	Josh Donaldson	TOR	3B
14	Freddie Freeman	ATL	1B
15	Joey Votto	CIN	1B
16	Corey Seager	LAD	SS
17	Carlos Correa	HOU	SS
18	Starling Marte	PIT	OF
19	Brian Dozier	MIN	2B
20	Edwin Encarnacion	CLE	1B
21	Ryan Braun	MIL	OF
22	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	OF
23	Rougned Odor	TEX	2B
24	Nelson Cruz	SEA	OF
25	A.J. Pollock	ARI	OF
26	Robinson Cano	SEA	2B
27	Wil Myers	SD	1B/OF
28	George Springer	HOU	OF
29	Daniel Murphy	WSH	1B/2B
30	Xander Bogaerts	BOS	SS
31	J.D. Martinez	DET	OF
32	Francisco Lindor	CLE	SS
33	Trevor Story	COL	SS
34	Jonathan Villar	MIL	3B/SS
35	Hanley Ramirez	BOS	1B
36	Jose Abreu	CWS	1B
37	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	OF
38	Ian Desmond	COL	OF
39	Kyle Seager	SEA	3B
40	Christian Yelich	MIA	OF
41	Andrew McCutchen	PIT	OF
42	Justin Upton	DET	OF
43	Anthony Rendon	WSH	3B
44	Alex Bregman	HOU	3B
45	Mark Trumbo	BAL	OF
46	Gregory Polanco	PIT	OF
47	Ian Kinsler	DET	2B
48	DJ LeMahieu	COL	2B
49	Matt Kemp	ATL	OF
50	Yoenis Cespedes	NYM	OF
51	Todd Frazier	CWS	1B/3B
52	Khris Davis	OAK	OF
53	Adam Jones	BAL	OF
54	Kyle Schwarber	CHC	C/OF
55	Chris Davis	BAL	1B
56	Buster Posey	SF	C/1B
57	Adrian Beltre	TEX	3B
58	Eric Hosmer	KC	1B
59	Carlos Santana	CLE	1B
60	Joc Pederson	LAD	OF
61	Gary Sanchez	NYY	C
62	Jackie Bradley	BOS	OF
63	Adam Eaton	WSH	OF
64	Jonathan Lucroy	TEX	C
65	Stephen Piscotty	STL	OF
66	Evan Longoria	TB	3B
67	Brad Miller	TB	1B/SS
68	Keon Broxton	MIL	OF
69	Matt Carpenter	STL	1B/2B/3B
70	Aledmys Diaz	STL	SS
71	Jason Kipnis	CLE	2B
72	Dustin Pedroia	BOS	2B
73	Miguel Sano	MIN	3B/OF
74	Albert Pujols	LAA	1B
75	Andrew Benintendi	BOS	OF
76	Lorenzo Cain	KC	OF
77	Jose Bautista	TOR	OF
78	Adam Duvall	CIN	OF
79	Jean Segura	SEA	2B/SS
80	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B/OF
81	Billy Hamilton	CIN	OF
82	Troy Tulowitzki	TOR	SS
83	Justin Turner	LAD	3B
84	Eduardo Nunez	SF	3B/SS
85	David Dahl	COL	OF
86	Marcell Ozuna	MIA	OF
87	Jake Lamb	ARI	3B
88	Byron Buxton	MIN	OF
89	Odubel Herrera	PHI	OF
90	Dee Gordon	MIA	2B
91	Michael Brantley	CLE	OF
92	Hunter Pence	SF	OF
93	Mike Napoli	TEX	1B
94	Victor Martinez	DET	1B
95	Jay Bruce	NYM	OF
96	Willson Contreras	CHC	C/OF
97	Javier Baez	CHC	2B/3B/SS
98	Jonathan Schoop	BAL	2B
99	Dexter Fowler	STL	OF
100	Kevin Kiermaier	TB	OF

And since I’m sure there will be plenty of comments about those that didn’t miss the cut (I’ve had dreams about the amount of people who clamor for #101 to be included. But nay! Nay I say!), here are those that just missed the cut. The honorable mentions:

101	Maikel Franco	PHI	3B
102	Dansby Swanson	ATL	SS
103	Tommy Joseph	PHI	1B
104	Ender Inciarte	ATL	OF
105	David Peralta	ARI	OF

Give me Rockies hitters all freaking day, even Ian Desmond despite the injury. I drafted him in the 4th of a recent RCL post-injury news. That’s what DL slots are for, and I believe he’s back by the end of April at the latest. With his power/speed combo and the elevated BABIP coming his way in Coors Field he may still produce a 25/20 season.

Now I’m drooling. I gotta go clean up. And we’re at 1000 words, so let’s continue this down below.

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