Matt Adams, Top 100 Hitters, 2017 Fantasy Baseball

Last week, we added Tommy Pham and his pal (unconfirmed) Marwin Gonzalez to the realm of the 100. This week, we’re feeling so good that we’re moving them on up the rankings. Pham has the second best PR15 (ESPN leagues) right now (13.01), behind only the respected Coors Field masher Nolan Arenado. Marwin, while he has a respectable 5.26 PR15 that is good for 34th overall, is moving up because he suddenly has an inside track to playing time.

Someone ask Grey if I get any bonus points for running it back on players in back-to-back weeks AND rolling with a double player reference headline. I was going to go with a Gregory Polanco reference but decided Matt Adams was both more ridiculous and had the added bonus of allowing me to use former teammates (kind of). More bonus points? Let me know what Grey says.

As for Carlos Correa, well, you guys know already, right? I’m dropping him from the Top 100 because he is going to miss most of the rest of the season. He could potentially return and help you for fantasy playoffs or the last couple weeks, but we won’t know for sure for a few more weeks. This IS good news for Marwin Gonzalez, who I focused on last week, as there is suddenly another opening in the lineup for him. Obviously, hold Correa for now, but I’m dropping him from the ranks of the beloved and pouring out some Coors Light for him.

I never thought there would be a week where I would be adding Matt Adams and removing Carlos Correa. 2017 is bumming me out, but I promise to make it one full article without mentioning Super Balls (this doesn’t count!). Screw it, let’s add Steven Souza, too. He’s got 20 home runs to go with a .272 average, .239 ISO, an increased Hard%, and what looks to be an increased approach at the plate. He has been on the fringe, but I managed to make room for him this week. I give up, 2017. You hear me? I give up! You win!

Anyway, here are some other notes on the additions and subtractions for this week…

Keon Broxton – Broxton was demoted to Triple-A by the Brewers last week after starting the second half by hitting absolutely nothing. And by nothing I mean he hit like .067 for all of July. I talked briefly about how much of an enigma Broxton is on the Razzball Fantasy Baseball Podcast last week and how frustrating he is. When he is hot, he can be an elite fantasy contributor who mashes and steals bases. But when he goes cold, he goes COLD. I had already dropped him in one league and dropped him in the other once the demotion came. I just can’t quit you, Broxton! Thankfully, the Brewers helped me out.
Cameron Maybin – Maybin hit the disabled list with an MCL sprain and will miss two-to-four weeks. It’s a shame that this dude just cannot stay healthy because he was playing pretty well this season. He had already stolen 25 bases and would have probably seen a small uptick in value with Trout returning. Maybin is getting dropped for now.
Michael Conforto – Just when we were souring on Conforto and dropping him in the ranks, he goes and has a week like this. I happened to be going up against Conforto in my H2H league, so I had a front row seat to his power hot streak.
Yoan Moncada – Adding Moncada based on appeal alone. He could be a Villar or a Broxton in the second half. I mean that in both good and bad ways. He could fall flat on his face while he strikes out too often, but he could also hit 10 dingers and swipe 15 (or more?) bags. That’s top prospect upside you just can’t ignore. Up next, Rafael Devers? We shall see…
Starlin Castro – Back on the disabled list with a hamstring strain and estimated to be out until August 1. Not surprising because I watched the entire Red Sox – Yankees series and he looked like he was playing on one leg the entire time. I like Castro this season, but I don’t have time for guys with hamstring injuries in August. As we are already seeing since he is headed back to the DL, that is the kind of injury that lingers and can mess you up for a long time. Dropping him for now.
Matt Adams – I have been hesitant to add Adams to the list until now. But just like with Smoak, Alonso, Logan Morrison, and many others this year, I am throwing out everything I know in my heart to be true and adding him. In case you have missed the Adams resurgence in Atlanta, this sums it up pretty well:

Matt Adams since joining the #Braves on May 21:

53 games
14 doubles
1 triple
15 homers
40 RBI

Dude's good.

— Kevin McAlpin (@KevinMcAlpin) July 23, 2017

Note: These rankings are considered ROS Trade Value

**Mike Maher’s Top ¹⁰⁰ Hitters**

(Rankings based on 12-team Roto. GREEN = player rising. RED = player dropping. BLUE = new to the 100.)

Rank	Name	Team	Pos
1	Mike Trout	LAA	OF
2	Paul Goldschmidt	ARI	1B
3	Bryce Harper	WSH	OF
4	Nolan Arenado	COL	3B
5	Daniel Murphy	WSH	1B/2B
6	Jose Altuve	HOU	2B
7	Aaron Judge	NYY	OF
8	Kris Bryant	CHC	3B/OF
9	Mookie Betts	BOS	OF
10	Anthony Rizzo	CHC	1B
11	Joey Votto	CIN	1B
12	Charlie Blackmon	COL	OF
13	George Springer	HOU	OF
14	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	OF
15	Freddie Freeman	ATL	1B
16	Corey Seager	LAD	SS
17	Nelson Cruz	SEA	OF
18	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B/OF
19	Francisco Lindor	CLE	SS
20	J.D. Martinez	ARI	OF
21	Robinson Cano	SEA	2B
22	Marcell Ozuna	MIA	OF
23	Cody Bellinger	LAD	1B
24	Jean Segura	SEA	2B/SS
25	Manny Machado	BAL	3B/SS
26	Miguel Sano	MIN	3B/OF
27	Dee Gordon	MIA	2B
28	Anthony Rendon	WSH	3B
29	Jake Lamb	ARI	3B
30	Edwin Encarnacion	CLE	1B
31	Josh Donaldson	TOR	3B
32	Justin Turner	LAD	3B
33	Ryan Braun	MIL	OF
34	Wil Myers	SD	1B/OF
35	Yoenis Cespedes	NYM	OF
36	Khris Davis	OAK	OF
37	Brian Dozier	MIN	2B
38	Jose Abreu	CWS	1B
39	Billy Hamilton	CIN	OF
40	Adam Duvall	CIN	OF
41	Ryan Zimmerman	WAS	1B
42	Eric Thames	MIL	1B/OF
43	Justin Upton	DET	OF
44	Andrew Benintendi	BOS	OF
45	Kyle Seager	SEA	3B
46	Xander Bogaerts	BOS	SS
47	Matt Kemp	ATL	OF
48	Miguel Cabrera	DET	1B
49	Matt Carpenter	STL	1B/2B/3B
50	Rougned Odor	TEX	2B
51	Gary Sanchez	NYY	C
52	Chris Owings	ARI	2B/SS
53	A.J. Pollock	ARI	OF
54	Ian Desmond	COL	OF
55	Lorenzo Cain	KC	OF
56	Christian Yelich	MIA	OF
57	Jedd Gyorko	STL	2B/3B/SS
58	Starling Marte	PIT	OF
59	Elvis Andrus	TEX	SS
60	Buster Posey	SF	C/1B
61	Corey Dickerson	TB	OF
62	Andrew McCutchen	PIT	OF
63	Michael Conforto	NYM	OF
64	Jay Bruce	NYM	OF
65	Eric Hosmer	KC	1B
66	Ian Kinsler	DET	2B
67	Salvador Perez	KC	C
68	Jonathan Schoop	BAL	2B
69	Travis Shaw	MIL	1B/3B
70	Adrian Beltre	TEX	3B
71	Avisail Garcia	CHW	OF
72	Mike Moustakas	KC	3B
73	Justin Smoak	TOR	1B
74	Domingo Santana	MIL	OF
75	Carlos Gomez	TEX	OF
76	Mark Trumbo	BAL	OF
77	Ian Happ	CHC	2B/OF
78	Evan Longoria	TB	3B
79	Adam Jones	BAL	OF
80	Michael Brantley	CLE	OF
81	Mark Reynolds	COL	1B
82	Yonder Alonso	OAK	1B
83	Tommy Pham	STL	OF
84	Brett Gardner	NYY	OF
85	Scott Schebler	CIN	OF
86	Eugenio Suarez	CIN	3B
87	Logan Morrison	TB	1B
88	Justin Bour	MIA	1B
89	Marwin Gonzalez	HOU	1B/3B/OF
90	Mitch Haniger	SEA	OF
91	Eduardo Nunez	SF	3B/SS/OF
92	Hanley Ramirez	BOS	1B
93	Yoan Moncada	CHW	3B
94	Matt Adams	ATL	1B
95	Trevor Story	COL	SS
96	Carlos Santana	CLE	1B
97	Jose Bautista	TOR	OF
98	Ender Inciarte	ATL	OF
99	Ryon Healy	OAK	1B/3B
100	Jonathan Villar	MIL	2B/3B/SS

The Honorable Mentions (Next Five In…)

Rank	Name	Team	Pos
101	Gregory Polanco	PIT	OF
102	David Peralta	ARI	OF
103	Chris Taylor	LAD	3B/2B/OF
104	Steven Souza Jr.	TB	OF
105	Josh Harrison	PIT	2B/3B

Dropped from the rankings: Carlos Correa, Cameron Maybin, Starlin Castro, Keon Broxton

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Mike Maher’s Top 100 Hitters

The Honorable Mentions (Next Five In…)

**Mike Maher’s Top ¹⁰⁰ Hitters**