Rest of Season Points League Rankings for 2021 Fantasy Baseball

Title aside, this is no Jedi mind trick. Or is it? I’ve spent all week, well the last several to be honest, working on a more reliable (and reproducible) set of generic point leagues rankings. When I say “generic” that’s because they don’t allow you to define your league’s scoring system in order to generate rankings specific to your league. Like how I do with my preseason spreadsheet. I’d love to provide you with that, but I just don’t have the time. I’m envisioning a web app that makes this easy, but that would probably be a 2022 thing. In the meantime, these rankings should give you a solid overall comparison of the players (hitters).

I’ve used the following scoring system as the basis for today’s rankings.

RUN (+1), RBI (+1), 1B (+1), 2B (+2), 3B (+3), HR (+4), BB (+1), KO (-1), HBP (+1), SB (+2), CS (-1), SF (+1)

The way I see it, there are two types of rankings. Scratch that, there are three. Current rankings which I commonly refer to as year-to-date (YTD) rankings. These indicate a player’s current value based on what they’ve done so far. Next is a player’s future value. This one I call rest-of-season (ROS) rankings. What is a player’s value moving forward. I know I said there were three types of rankings, but I’m changing my mind. Wait, I’m changing my mind again. The third type of would be position-adjusted that allows you to more accurately compare players across positions which would account for position scarcity. That is a project for another day. Just don’t hold your breath.

I’m gonna go out on a short limb here and say that the most valuable set of rankings are the ROS rankings. This will allow you make the best decisions moving forward. Who to keep. Who to drop. Who to trade. The problem is, like projections, these are the toughest to calculate. My formula factors in a combination of preseason projections, YTD performance and the previous rankings. The specific percentage of each is as much of a secret as the Colonel’s Secret Recipe. In fact, moving forward I’m going to try out the name Colonel malamoney. Make that Colonel malamoney Jr.

Here are my YTD rankings. As you can see, my fantasy baseball crush Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the top ranked hitter in points leagues. Speaking of Vlad, is it wrong that it annoys me that there is a player name Vladimir Guitierrez? Every time I start reading his name I think I’m about to get a Vlad update, but then Guerrero turns into Guitierrez and I curse at my computer. Guerrero Jr. is proving to the world that he is as special a talent as he was promised to be. If I’m being honest, however, I really think that Fernando Tatis Jr. is the actual top ranked player given he’s third on this list and he’s missed 18 of the Padres games. Vlad and Ronald Acuna Jr. have played 14 and 10 more games respectively than FTJ.

Rank	Name	Pos	FPTS	PPPA	Rating
1	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1B	227	0.97	601.49
2	Ronald Acuna Jr.	OF	203	0.88	578.37
3	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SS	189	1.04	576.08
4	Jose Ramirez	3B	187	0.82	537.61
5	Whit Merrifield	2B/OF	191	0.76	523.99
6	Freddie Freeman	1B	163	0.68	499.31
7	Trea Turner	SS	159	0.64	486.31
8	Nick Castellanos	OF	178	0.81	483.94
9	J.D. Martinez	DH	177	0.76	479.37
10	Mookie Betts	OF	145	0.64	476.34
11	Juan Soto	OF	131	0.71	473.58
12	Marcus Semien	SS	169	0.67	471.98
13	Ozzie Albies	2B	168	0.73	469.94
14	Carlos Santana	1B	170	0.73	469.89
15	Kris Bryant	3B	178	0.79	465.96
16	Rafael Devers	3B	169	0.74	465.26
17	Jesse Winker	OF	171	0.81	464.75
18	Nolan Arenado	3B	165	0.69	463.63
19	Kyle Tucker	OF	168	0.73	461.48
20	Yuli Gurriel	1B	172	0.80	461.44
21	Xander Bogaerts	SS	160	0.70	460.97
22	Max Muncy	1B/3B	173	0.75	459.04
23	Jose Altuve	2B	152	0.71	446.13
24	Mark Canha	OF	174	0.67	445.92
25	Matt Olson	1B	175	0.80	444.81
26	Alex Bregman	3B	142	0.65	443.47
27	Bo Bichette	SS	153	0.61	440.02
28	Carlos Correa	SS	164	0.70	428.65
29	Austin Meadows	OF	171	0.72	425.02
30	Manny Machado	3B	139	0.62	418.82
31	Anthony Rizzo	1B	135	0.65	415.36
32	Adam Frazier	2B	160	0.65	414.65
33	Jose Abreu	1B	145	0.66	414.04
34	Trey Mancini	OF	158	0.69	414.00
35	Alex Verdugo	OF	149	0.68	408.34
36	Mike Trout	OF	111	0.75	405.30
37	Tommy Edman	3B/OF	154	0.57	397.59
38	Chris Taylor	OF/SS	156	0.72	397.42
39	Shohei Ohtani	SP	156	0.71	394.53
40	Mitch Haniger	OF	154	0.65	393.94
41	Rhys Hoskins	1B	136	0.58	393.41
42	Justin Turner	3B	141	0.62	391.20
43	Aaron Judge	OF	143	0.63	388.81
44	Bryce Harper	OF	97	0.58	388.28
45	Corey Seager	SS	100	0.59	385.92
46	Jared Walsh	1B	148	0.68	383.81
47	Eduardo Escobar	3B	140	0.57	376.29
48	Randal Grichuk	OF	145	0.66	376.16
49	Trevor Story	SS	116	0.55	374.45
50	Charlie Blackmon	OF	129	0.63	373.75
51	Max Kepler	OF	101	0.65	371.92
52	Adolis Garcia	OF	141	0.68	371.60
53	Jake Cronenworth	2B	145	0.59	370.73
54	Bryan Reynolds	OF	139	0.62	370.51
55	Ramon Laureano	OF	124	0.58	369.44
56	Yordan Alvarez	DH	110	0.60	369.34
57	Ryan McMahon	2B	147	0.65	368.87
58	Michael Brantley	OF	106	0.60	368.86
59	Francisco Lindor	SS	100	0.47	368.71
60	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	3B/SS	146	0.57	368.29
61	Brandon Crawford	SS	142	0.76	367.49
62	Jesus Aguilar	1B	133	0.65	365.98
63	Josh Donaldson	3B	121	0.66	365.46
64	Buster Posey	C	121	0.76	363.68
65	Raimel Tapia	OF	137	0.59	362.43
66	Miguel Rojas	SS	122	0.62	362.25
67	Nelson Cruz	DH	122	0.63	361.16
68	Salvador Perez	C	132	0.59	358.53
69	Byron Buxton	OF	100	0.97	358.36
70	Pete Alonso	1B	96	0.58	357.21
71	Franmil Reyes	DH	102	0.65	356.04
72	Randy Arozarena	OF	126	0.50	355.60
73	Robbie Grossman	OF	134	0.54	355.53
74	Paul Goldschmidt	1B	121	0.50	354.30
75	Tim Anderson	SS	108	0.53	352.79
76	Kyle Seager	3B	123	0.51	352.65
77	Ketel Marte	2B	72	0.84	352.38
78	Teoscar Hernandez	OF	106	0.62	347.53
79	DJ LeMahieu	2B	108	0.45	347.01
80	Nick Madrigal	2B	122	0.61	346.16
81	Jorge Polanco	SS	125	0.58	345.79
82	Eric Hosmer	1B	120	0.57	345.37
83	Yoan Moncada	3B	125	0.53	344.21
84	Jean Segura	2B/3B	104	0.61	343.26
85	Yermin Mercedes	DH	119	0.58	342.31
86	Javier Baez	SS	120	0.56	339.95
87	Kolten Wong	2B	108	0.59	338.34
88	Austin Riley	3B	122	0.58	336.08
89	David Peralta	OF	123	0.56	335.84
90	Cedric Mullins	OF	139	0.55	330.62
91	Eddie Rosario	OF	103	0.49	329.93
92	Will Smith	RP	112	0.64	329.20
93	Dylan Carlson	OF	123	0.54	328.94
94	Andrew McCutchen	OF	110	0.51	328.41
95	Joey Wendle	2B/3B	131	0.66	327.94
96	Starling Marte	OF	69	0.71	327.72
97	Andrew Benintendi	OF	118	0.55	326.84
98	J.T. Realmuto	C	94	0.61	326.26
99	Evan Longoria	3B	121	0.66	323.32

Here are the ROS rankings. Unsurprisingly Tatis Jr. owns the top spot. He’s just been that good. Heck, he’s been better than that. To clarify, the ROS column represents the number of fantasy points I project each player to get between now and the end of the season. The top of this list pretty much reads like a who’s who in baseball.

Rank	Name	Pos	FPTS	ROS
1	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SS	189	387.08
2	Ronald Acuna Jr.	OF	203	375.37
3	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1B	227	374.49
4	Jose Ramirez	3B	187	350.61
5	Juan Soto	OF	131	342.58
6	Freddie Freeman	1B	163	336.31
7	Whit Merrifield	2B/OF	191	332.99
8	Mookie Betts	OF	145	331.34
9	Trea Turner	SS	159	327.31
10	Nick Castellanos	OF	178	305.94
11	Marcus Semien	SS	169	302.98
12	J.D. Martinez	DH	177	302.37
13	Ozzie Albies	2B	168	301.94
14	Alex Bregman	3B	142	301.47
15	Xander Bogaerts	SS	160	300.97
16	Carlos Santana	1B	170	299.89
17	Nolan Arenado	3B	165	298.63
18	Rafael Devers	3B	169	296.26
19	Mike Trout	OF	111	294.30
20	Jose Altuve	2B	152	294.13
21	Jesse Winker	OF	171	293.75
22	Kyle Tucker	OF	168	293.48
23	Bryce Harper	OF	97	291.28
24	Yuli Gurriel	1B	172	289.44
25	Kris Bryant	3B	178	287.96
26	Bo Bichette	SS	153	287.02
27	Max Muncy	1B/3B	173	286.04
28	Corey Seager	SS	100	285.92
29	Ketel Marte	2B	72	280.38
30	Anthony Rizzo	1B	135	280.36
31	Manny Machado	3B	139	279.82
32	Mark Canha	OF	174	271.92
33	Max Kepler	OF	101	270.92
34	Matt Olson	1B	175	269.81
35	Jose Abreu	1B	145	269.04
36	Francisco Lindor	SS	100	268.71
37	Carlos Correa	SS	164	264.65
38	Michael Brantley	OF	106	262.86
39	Pete Alonso	1B	96	261.21
40	Yordan Alvarez	DH	110	259.34
41	Alex Verdugo	OF	149	259.34
42	Starling Marte	OF	69	258.72
43	Trevor Story	SS	116	258.45
44	Byron Buxton	OF	100	258.36
45	Rhys Hoskins	1B	136	257.41
46	Trey Mancini	OF	158	256.00
47	Adam Frazier	2B	160	254.65
48	Franmil Reyes	DH	102	254.04
49	Austin Meadows	OF	171	254.02
50	Justin Turner	3B	141	250.20
51	Jeff McNeil	OF	65	249.55
52	Anthony Rendon	3B	70	245.90
53	Aaron Judge	OF	143	245.81
54	Ramon Laureano	OF	124	245.44
55	Tim Anderson	SS	108	244.79
56	Charlie Blackmon	OF	129	244.75
57	Josh Donaldson	3B	121	244.46
58	Tommy Edman	3B/OF	154	243.59
59	Buster Posey	C	121	242.68
60	Teoscar Hernandez	OF	106	241.53
61	Chris Taylor	OF/SS	156	241.42
62	Miguel Rojas	SS	122	240.25
63	Mitch Haniger	OF	154	239.94
64	Jean Segura	2B/3B	104	239.26
65	Nelson Cruz	DH	122	239.16
66	DJ LeMahieu	2B	108	239.01
67	Shohei Ohtani	SP	156	238.53
68	Mike Moustakas	2B	65	237.70
69	Eduardo Escobar	3B	140	236.29
70	Jared Walsh	1B	148	235.81
71	Paul Goldschmidt	1B	121	233.30
72	Jesus Aguilar	1B	133	232.98
73	J.T. Realmuto	C	94	232.26
74	Bryan Reynolds	OF	139	231.51
75	Randal Grichuk	OF	145	231.16
76	Adolis Garcia	OF	141	230.60
77	Kolten Wong	2B	108	230.34
78	Kyle Seager	3B	123	229.65
79	Randy Arozarena	OF	126	229.60
80	Eddie Rosario	OF	103	226.93
81	Salvador Perez	C	132	226.53
82	Jake Cronenworth	2B	145	225.73
83	Brandon Crawford	SS	142	225.49
84	Raimel Tapia	OF	137	225.43
85	Eric Hosmer	1B	120	225.37
86	Trent Grisham	OF	98	224.24
87	Nick Madrigal	2B	122	224.16
88	Yermin Mercedes	DH	119	223.31
89	Christian Yelich	OF	49	222.74
90	Mike Yastrzemski	OF	97	222.54
91	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	3B/SS	146	222.29
92	Ryan McMahon	2B	147	221.87
93	Robbie Grossman	OF	134	221.53
94	Michael Conforto	OF	56	221.44
95	Jorge Polanco	SS	125	220.79
96	Javier Baez	SS	120	219.95
97	Yoan Moncada	3B	125	219.21
98	Giancarlo Stanton	DH	81	218.49
99	Andrew McCutchen	OF	110	218.41
100	Yasmani Grandal	C	93	217.79

You’re probably not going to believe this, but I got a direct message from Ken Griffey Jr. telling me that he really appreciates the attention to players with Jr. in their name. He was the first to popularize the Jr. part. I was pretty pumped that he reached out considering The Kid is my second favorite player of all time, after Big Dave Winfield.

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