2021 Fantasy Points Leagues: Rest of Season Rankings

During the draft season I anointed David Fletcher as potentially the biggest draft day bargain given his points league projections and average draft position. Preseason I had him ranked 58th overall, which put him in the 5th round. His ADP, however, had him being drafted in the 17th round. He is currently the 58th ranked hitter. I had the 58 right, but that included pitchers. I haven’t calculated year-to-date position-adjusted rankings to see how many pitchers are ahead of him, but a rough estimate puts him at about 80th overall. I never suggested drafting Fletcher anywhere near the 5th round. I believe I recommended targeting rounds 14/15. I own him in every league I am in and he is paying dividends in each of those leagues. Based on these rest of season rankings I have Fletcher as the 37th ranked hitter. That means he’s going to get better, and eventually having Mike Trout back in the lineup will certainly help his cause.

One thing I’d like to mention is that it is very possible that some players might be missing from my list. If a player hasn’t had at least 150 or so plate appearances my formula will not include them in the calculations. If anyone else is missing (or is lower than expected), it could be because said player has missed time due to injury. Let me know in the comments if you’ve uncovered any missing hitters and I will see if I can figure out where they might belong.

2021 Rest of Season Fantasy Points Chart

The following chart shows the rest of season (ROS), current and projected final point totals for the top 150 hitters based on ROS points. As you can see, and perhaps guessed, I have Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as the hitter who will score the most fantasy points moving forward. His teammate, Cavan Biggio, brings up the rear at 150 slapping Blue Jay bookends to this list. I think I’ve already pointed this out in a recent post, but I did pick Biggio as my 2021 bust. I’m feeling pretty good about that selection considering his 5th round ADP. Can you believe he was only going about 8 picks after Guerrero? We must. We must. We must point out this bust!

Rank	Name	ROS	Current	Final
1	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	281.94	360	641.94
2	Fernando Tatis Jr.	275.89	302	577.89
3	Juan Soto	247.25	252	499.25
4	Jose Ramirez	233.39	280	513.39
5	Freddie Freeman	225.37	291	516.37
6	Marcus Semien	224.47	282	506.47
7	Max Muncy	224.31	278	502.31
8	Trea Turner	223.75	285	508.75
9	Jose Altuve	223.56	278	501.56
10	Bryce Harper	219.83	207	426.83
11	Whit Merrifield	218.23	278	496.23
12	Mookie Betts	217.81	271	488.81
13	Bo Bichette	209.64	260	469.64
14	Ozzie Albies	208.54	276	484.54
15	Kyle Tucker	205.24	241	446.24
16	Shohei Ohtani	203.53	310	513.53
17	Yordan Alvarez	200.33	207	407.33
18	Jesse Winker	199.19	261	460.19
19	Matt Olson	198.84	300	498.84
20	J.D. Martinez	198.81	266	464.81
21	Xander Bogaerts	197.27	262	459.27
22	Rafael Devers	194.83	263	457.83
23	Nick Castellanos	194.70	271	465.70
24	Nolan Arenado	194.41	249	443.41
25	Starling Marte	193.89	175	368.89
26	Manny Machado	193.69	276	469.69
27	Mark Canha	193.13	209	402.13
28	Carlos Santana	193.12	242	435.12
29	Yuli Gurriel	192.97	261	453.97
30	Nelson Cruz	191.12	239	430.12
31	Carlos Correa	190.92	253	443.92
32	Michael Brantley	190.59	204	394.59
33	Alex Bregman	187.69	159	346.69
34	Teoscar Hernandez	186.01	172	358.01
35	Mike Trout	184.45	111	295.45
36	Josh Donaldson	184.38	176	360.38
37	David Fletcher	183.23	210	393.23
38	Buster Posey	180.63	162	342.63
39	Brandon Crawford	180.56	241	421.56
40	Francisco Lindor	179.62	200	379.62
41	Trevor Story	179.47	199	378.47
42	Tim Anderson	179.15	192	371.15
43	Kris Bryant	179.14	203	382.14
44	Adam Frazier	178.56	248	426.56
45	Jose Abreu	176.45	219	395.45
46	Austin Meadows	176.16	234	410.16
47	Anthony Rizzo	175.44	188	363.44
48	Mike Yastrzemski	175.06	193	368.06
49	Bryan Reynolds	174.78	255	429.78
50	Corey Seager	174.62	96	270.62
51	Pete Alonso	174.38	193	367.38
52	Jake Cronenworth	173.52	273	446.52
53	Alex Verdugo	173.49	226	399.49
54	Rhys Hoskins	173.39	214	387.39
55	DJ LeMahieu	172.83	198	370.83
56	Justin Turner	172.75	238	410.75
57	Aaron Judge	172.46	221	393.46
58	Cedric Mullins	172.28	270	442.28
59	Christian Yelich	172.06	140	312.06
60	Max Kepler	171.56	150	321.56
61	Franmil Reyes	171.52	135	306.52
62	Jean Segura	171.17	156	327.17
63	Jared Walsh	169.71	230	399.71
64	Mitch Haniger	169.00	240	409.00
65	Ramon Laureano	168.89	163	331.89
66	Trent Grisham	168.41	173	341.41
67	Trey Mancini	168.04	212	380.04
68	Paul Goldschmidt	166.60	229	395.60
69	Adolis Garcia	165.47	198	363.47
70	Jesus Aguilar	164.56	222	386.56
71	J.T. Realmuto	162.80	154	316.80
72	Eddie Rosario	162.43	174	336.43
73	Andrew McCutchen	161.69	215	376.69
74	Jorge Polanco	161.17	213	374.17
75	Ketel Marte	160.98	114	274.98
76	Tommy Edman	160.58	208	368.58
77	Chris Taylor	159.69	218	377.69
78	Raimel Tapia	159.38	228	387.38
79	Yoan Moncada	158.56	160	318.56
80	Josh Bell	158.49	159	317.49
81	Miguel Rojas	158.21	156	314.21
82	Randal Grichuk	157.11	186	343.11
83	Anthony Rendon	157.06	133	290.06
84	Joey Gallo	157.01	226	383.01
85	Yasmani Grandal	156.97	149	305.97
86	Will Smith	155.65	163	318.65
87	Javier Baez	155.59	159	314.59
88	Tyler O’Neill	155.42	157	312.42
89	Byron Buxton	155.38	110	265.38
90	Yermin Mercedes	154.36	135	289.36
91	Kolten Wong	152.65	146	298.65
92	Eduardo Escobar	151.89	205	356.89
93	Kyle Schwarber	151.88	195	346.88
94	Manuel Margot	151.84	173	324.84
95	Joey Wendle	150.84	166	316.84
96	Robbie Grossman	150.84	212	362.84
97	Charlie Blackmon	150.81	184	334.81
98	Nick Madrigal	150.64	129	279.64
99	Randy Arozarena	150.33	181	331.33
100	Austin Riley	150.10	183	333.10
101	Salvador Perez	149.87	192	341.87
102	Andrew Benintendi	149.35	152	301.35
103	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	148.15	186	334.15
104	Giancarlo Stanton	147.35	150	297.35
105	C.J. Cron	145.74	164	309.74
106	Luis Arraez	143.69	147	290.69
107	Justin Upton	143.67	141	284.67
108	Cesar Hernandez	142.78	178	320.78
109	Ryan McMahon	142.20	188	330.20
110	A.J. Pollock	142.11	150	292.11
111	Joey Votto	141.82	139	280.82
112	Eric Hosmer	140.39	171	311.39
113	Tommy Pham	139.91	212	351.91
114	Avisail Garcia	139.80	185	324.80
115	Hunter Renfroe	139.55	180	319.55
116	Austin Hays	139.19	134	273.19
117	Yandy Diaz	138.44	161	299.44
118	Brandon Lowe	138.08	176	314.08
119	Jonathan Schoop	137.15	204	341.15
120	Dansby Swanson	137.08	174	311.08
121	Kyle Seager	136.72	164	300.72
122	Ty France	136.53	184	320.53
123	Joc Pederson	136.50	146	282.50
124	Freddy Galvis	136.18	128	264.18
125	Jeff McNeil	135.48	90	225.48
126	Jose Iglesias	134.04	140	274.04
127	Nick Solak	133.80	142	275.80
128	Enrique Hernandez	133.46	160	293.46
129	Omar Narvaez	133.05	150	283.05
130	Adam Duvall	132.93	169	301.93
131	Evan Longoria	132.59	126	258.59
132	Gleyber Torres	132.23	119	251.23
133	David Peralta	131.94	171	302.94
134	Yadier Molina	130.60	138	268.60
135	Willie Calhoun	130.13	113	243.13
136	Gio Urshela	129.80	135	264.80
137	J.P. Crawford	128.68	182	310.68
138	Dylan Carlson	128.24	157	285.24
139	Maikel Franco	128.11	139	267.11
140	Gary Sanchez	127.57	139	266.57
141	Josh Harrison	127.13	158	285.13
142	Yan Gomes	126.51	122	248.51
143	Alex Kirilloff	126.41	116	242.41
144	Nate Lowe	126.07	170	296.07
145	Wil Myers	125.97	156	281.97
146	Sean Murphy	125.84	144	269.84
147	Corey Dickerson	125.83	92	217.83
148	Willson Contreras	125.30	146	271.30
149	Michael Conforto	124.09	76	200.09
150	Cavan Biggio	123.40	96	219.40

2021 Points Leagues Rankings Chart

This next chart shows the top 150 players’ rankings. Rankings are based on fantasy points. The chart includes current, ROS, and projected final rankings. These values are determined by sorting my spreadsheet by the current, ROS, and projected final fantasy point columns above. I have also included a “Change” column which indicates a player’s change in rank from current to projected final ranks. Positive numbers represent a move up the rankings. I’m guessing that was self-explanatory, but I thought I’d mention it anyway. This chart is sorted by ROS rank.

Rank	Name	Current	ROS	Final	Change
1	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1	1	1	0
2	Fernando Tatis Jr.	3	2	2	1
3	Juan Soto	26	3	10	16
4	Jose Ramirez	8	4	5	3
5	Freddie Freeman	5	5	3	2
6	Marcus Semien	7	6	7	0
7	Max Muncy	9	7	8	1
8	Trea Turner	6	8	6	0
9	Jose Altuve	9	9	9	0
10	Bryce Harper	54	10	31	23
11	Whit Merrifield	9	11	12	-3
12	Mookie Betts	15	12	13	2
13	Bo Bichette	23	13	16	7
14	Ozzie Albies	12	14	14	-2
15	Kyle Tucker	30	15	24	6
16	Shohei Ohtani	2	16	4	-2
17	Yordan Alvarez	54	17	37	17
18	Jesse Winker	21	18	19	2
19	Matt Olson	4	19	11	-7
20	J.D. Martinez	18	20	18	0
21	Xander Bogaerts	20	21	20	0
22	Rafael Devers	19	22	21	-2
23	Nick Castellanos	15	23	17	-2
24	Nolan Arenado	27	24	26	1
25	Starling Marte	85	25	59	26
26	Manny Machado	12	26	15	-3
27	Mark Canha	52	27	38	14
28	Carlos Santana	29	28	28	1
29	Yuli Gurriel	21	29	22	-1
30	Nelson Cruz	33	30	29	4
31	Carlos Correa	25	31	25	0
32	Michael Brantley	57	32	43	14
33	Alex Bregman	107	33	71	36
34	Teoscar Hernandez	90	34	67	23
35	Mike Trout	181	35	116	65
36	Josh Donaldson	83	36	66	17
37	David Fletcher	51	37	45	6
38	Buster Posey	102	38	73	29
39	Brandon Crawford	30	39	33	-3
40	Francisco Lindor	60	40	52	8
41	Trevor Story	61	41	53	8
42	Tim Anderson	67	42	57	10
43	Kris Bryant	59	43	50	9
44	Adam Frazier	28	44	32	-4
45	Jose Abreu	43	45	42	1
46	Austin Meadows	35	46	35	0
47	Anthony Rizzo	69	47	64	5
48	Mike Yastrzemski	65	48	61	4
49	Bryan Reynolds	24	49	30	-6
50	Corey Seager	200	50	142	58
51	Pete Alonso	65	51	62	3
52	Jake Cronenworth	14	52	23	-9
53	Alex Verdugo	39	53	40	-1
54	Rhys Hoskins	46	54	46	0
55	DJ LeMahieu	62	55	58	4
56	Justin Turner	34	56	34	0
57	Aaron Judge	42	57	44	-2
58	Cedric Mullins	17	58	27	-10
59	Christian Yelich	139	59	100	39
60	Max Kepler	122	60	87	35
61	Franmil Reyes	146	61	105	41
62	Jean Segura	115	62	84	31
63	Jared Walsh	36	63	39	-3
64	Mitch Haniger	32	64	36	-4
65	Ramon Laureano	100	65	81	19
66	Trent Grisham	88	66	75	13
67	Trey Mancini	48	67	51	-3
68	Paul Goldschmidt	37	68	41	-4
69	Adolis Garcia	62	69	63	-1
70	Jesus Aguilar	41	70	48	-7
71	J.T. Realmuto	119	71	95	24
72	Eddie Rosario	86	72	77	9
73	Andrew McCutchen	45	73	55	-10
74	Jorge Polanco	47	74	56	-9
75	Ketel Marte	177	75	137	40
76	Tommy Edman	53	76	60	-7
77	Chris Taylor	44	77	54	-10
78	Raimel Tapia	38	78	47	-9
79	Yoan Moncada	104	79	92	12
80	Josh Bell	107	80	93	14
81	Miguel Rojas	115	81	97	18
82	Randal Grichuk	71	82	72	-1
83	Anthony Rendon	152	83	121	31
84	Joey Gallo	39	84	49	-10
85	Yasmani Grandal	126	85	106	20
86	Will Smith	100	86	91	9
87	Javier Baez	107	87	96	11
88	Tyler O’Neill	112	88	99	13
89	Byron Buxton	182	89	147	35
90	Yermin Mercedes	146	90	122	24
91	Kolten Wong	131	91	112	19
92	Eduardo Escobar	56	92	68	-12
93	Kyle Schwarber	64	93	70	-6
94	Manuel Margot	88	94	85	3
95	Joey Wendle	97	95	94	3
96	Robbie Grossman	48	96	65	-17
97	Charlie Blackmon	74	97	78	-4
98	Nick Madrigal	159	98	132	27
99	Randy Arozarena	79	99	82	-3
100	Austin Riley	77	100	80	-3
101	Salvador Perez	67	101	74	-7
102	Andrew Benintendi	120	102	109	11
103	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	71	103	79	-8
104	Giancarlo Stanton	122	104	113	9
105	C.J. Cron	98	105	104	-6
106	Luis Arraez	129	106	120	9
107	Justin Upton	137	107	125	12
108	Cesar Hernandez	82	108	88	-6
109	Ryan McMahon	69	109	83	-14
110	A.J. Pollock	122	110	119	3
111	Joey Votto	141	111	130	11
112	Eric Hosmer	91	112	101	-10
113	Tommy Pham	48	113	69	-21
114	Avisail Garcia	73	114	86	-13
115	Hunter Renfroe	81	115	90	-9
116	Austin Hays	150	116	140	10
117	Yandy Diaz	103	117	111	-8
118	Brandon Lowe	83	118	98	-15
119	Jonathan Schoop	57	119	76	-19
120	Dansby Swanson	86	120	102	-16
121	Kyle Seager	98	121	110	-12
122	Ty France	74	122	89	-15
123	Joc Pederson	131	123	128	3
124	Freddy Galvis	162	124	150	12
125	Jeff McNeil	210	125	182	28
126	Jose Iglesias	139	126	138	1
127	Nick Solak	136	127	136	0
128	Enrique Hernandez	104	128	118	-14
129	Omar Narvaez	122	129	127	-5
130	Adam Duvall	96	130	108	-12
131	Evan Longoria	165	131	155	10
132	Gleyber Torres	173	132	157	16
133	David Peralta	91	133	107	-16
134	Yadier Molina	144	134	144	0
135	Willie Calhoun	179	135	169	10
136	Gio Urshela	146	136	149	-3
137	J.P. Crawford	78	137	103	-25
138	Dylan Carlson	112	138	123	-11
139	Maikel Franco	141	139	145	-4
140	Gary Sanchez	141	140	146	-5
141	Josh Harrison	111	141	124	-13
142	Yan Gomes	170	142	161	9
143	Alex Kirilloff	175	143	170	5
144	Nate Lowe	95	144	115	-20
145	Wil Myers	115	145	129	-14
146	Sean Murphy	135	146	143	-8
147	Corey Dickerson	207	147	191	16
148	Willson Contreras	131	148	141	-10
149	Michael Conforto	231	149	207	24
150	Cavan Biggio	200	150	188	12

Keep in mind that players that missed time due to injury in the first half are going to see a bigger jump in rank change due to the fact that they will have more plate appearances which equate to more points which results in a higher points-based ranking.

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