Tim Anderson, Top 100 Hitters, 2017 Fantasy Baseball

Tim Anderson is a guy that I would glance at earlier in the season and then move on with my life and with our beloved Top 100. He is a nice young player and all, but he wasn’t spongeworthy. Now, though, we’re in the last couple weeks of the season, and homeboy is lighting it up. And more than just hitting, TA is running wild. He has six stolen bases in his last seven games after not running much at all this year, so he is providing SAGNOF value, as well.

Anderson has been so hot that he is your PR15 king this week, with a 17.18 rating. That stretch of games only includes two home runs, which should give you an idea of just how hot he has been at the plate in order to be able to record a 17+ PR15 with only two long dongs. Our boy is hitting everything in sight and swiping bags now.

If you are battling down the stretch in roto leagues, Anderson can help you while providing some SAGNOF. If you are battling it out in weekly H2H league playoffs, though, he doesn’t have the same kind of appeal. IF (read: big IF) he stays hot, he will help across the board except for power and possibly RBI, while helping with AVG, R, and potentially SB. Compared to the standard stiff on the waiver wires, he looks like a stud. But in terms of cross-category production and overall value, he does have a pretty low ceiling. Grab him for the hot streak, but don’t drop anyone of value for him if you can help it.

Mookie Betts – Left Sunday’s game with a thumb injury that he sustained in a collision at first base. He is considered day-to-day at this time, but assume he will miss at least Monday’s game. That’s tough for leagues that require you to lock in lineups on Monday for the playoffs, but, at this point, you have to assume he is going to miss only one game and will be fine after Monday.
Logan Morrison – Hot. Hot. Cold. Hot. Cold. Morrison is on another cold streak after reviving his season. After not getting a hit for a week and hitting below .200 in September, Morrison sat both games over the weekend. While there is still some home run potential if you can afford to stash him on your bench, this is probably the end of Morrison for 2017. Goodbye, Logan. I look forward to you being over-drafted next season, leaving more players for me.
Yoan Moncada – Speaking of hot and cold streaks, our young phenom has returned. He started using a lighter bat at the suggestion of teammate Jose Abreu, and he is on fire now, with three home runs and four multiple-hit games over the last month. Is it just the lighter bats? Did the young prospect finally figure something out at the plate? Or is this just a hot streak? All three? For now, who cares. There are only a couple weeks left, so all that matters is that he is hitting.
Miguel Cabrera – It feels a little weird removing a future Hall of Famer from the land of the beloved, but this was a long time coming. He could have been removed weeks ago and really only held on because of name power and the potential that he could turn things on. Now the question for fantasy owners is this: is he done? Will he bounce back in 2018 with a better season, or did we just watch him get old before our eyes? Was he just banged up this season and tried to play through it?
Eddie Rosario – Rosario has stayed hot and has likely been a real boon for fantasy owners who have been riding him down the stretch. He has the fourth highest PR15 right now, with a 13.07 rating. Six home runs and two stolen bases over his last ten games is some great production for a guy who spent the first half on the waiver wire. Keep riding.

Note: These rankings are considered ROS Value

**Mike Maher’s Top ¹⁰⁰ Hitters**

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

Rank	Name	Team	Pos
1	Mike Trout	LAA	OF
2	Paul Goldschmidt	ARI	1B
3	Jose Altuve	HOU	2B
4	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	OF
5	J.D. Martinez	ARI	OF
6	Nolan Arenado	COL	3B
7	Charlie Blackmon	COL	OF
8	Mookie Betts	BOS	OF
9	Joey Votto	CIN	1B
10	Freddie Freeman	ATL	1B
11	Manny Machado	BAL	3B/SS
12	Anthony Rizzo	CHC	1B
13	Daniel Murphy	WSH	1B/2B
14	Cody Bellinger	LAD	1B
15	George Springer	HOU	OF
16	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B/OF
17	Francisco Lindor	CLE	SS
18	Kris Bryant	CHC	3B/OF
19	Aaron Judge	NYY	OF
20	Corey Seager	LAD	SS
21	Nelson Cruz	SEA	OF
22	Dee Gordon	MIA	2B
23	Marcell Ozuna	MIA	OF
24	Robinson Cano	SEA	2B
25	Anthony Rendon	WSH	3B
26	Edwin Encarnacion	CLE	1B
27	Justin Upton	LAA	OF
28	Mike Moustakas	KC	3B
29	Justin Turner	LAD	3B
30	Trea Turner	WSH	SS/2B/OF
31	Jose Abreu	CWS	1B
32	Brian Dozier	MIN	2B
33	Gary Sanchez	NYY	C
34	Khris Davis	OAK	OF
35	Rhys Hoskins	PHI	1B/OF
36	Elvis Andrus	TEX	SS
37	Whit Merrifield	KC	2B/OF
38	Carlos Correa	HOU	SS
39	Jake Lamb	ARI	3B
40	Tommy Pham	STL	OF
41	Christian Yelich	MIA	OF
42	Jonathan Schoop	BAL	2B
43	Andrew McCutchen	PIT	OF
44	Ryan Zimmerman	WAS	1B
45	Eric Hosmer	KC	1B
46	Jay Bruce	CLE	1B/OF
47	Eduardo Nunez	SF	3B/SS/OF
48	Andrew Benintendi	BOS	OF
49	Jean Segura	SEA	2B/SS
50	Justin Smoak	TOR	1B
51	Wil Myers	SD	1B/OF
52	Travis Shaw	MIL	1B/3B
53	Adam Duvall	CIN	OF
54	Josh Donaldson	TOR	3B
55	Joey Gallo	TEX	3B
56	Rougned Odor	TEX	2B
57	Lorenzo Cain	KC	OF
58	Paul DeJong	STL	3B/SS/2B
59	Chris Taylor	LAD	3B/2B/OF
60	Eddie Rosario	MIN	OF
61	Didi Gregorious	NYY	SS
62	Starling Marte	PIT	OF
63	Rafael Devers	BOS	3B
64	Buster Posey	SF	C/1B
65	Kyle Seager	SEA	3B
66	Adam Jones	BAL	OF
67	Domingo Santana	MIL	OF
68	Ian Happ	CHC	2B/OF
69	Josh Bell	PIT	1B
70	Brett Gardner	NYY	OF
71	Yasiel Puig	LAD	OF
72	Carlos Santana	CLE	1B
73	Ryan Braun	MIL	OF
74	Andrelton Simmons	LAA	SS
75	Avisail Garcia	CHW	OF
76	Steven Souza Jr.	TB	OF
77	Byron Buxton	MIN	OF
78	Alex Bregman	HOU	3B
79	Gerardo Parra	COL	1B/OF
80	Scooter Gennett	CIN	2B/3B/OF
81	Ender Inciarte	ATL	OF
82	Javier Baez	CHC	2B/3B/SS
83	Josh Reddick	OAK	OF
84	Mark Reynolds	COL	1B
85	Eduardo Escobar	MIN	SS/3B
86	Manuel Margot	SD	OF
87	Marwin Gonzalez	HOU	1B/3B/OF
88	Matt Olson	OAK	1B/OF
89	Tim Anderson	CHW	SS
90	Yoan Moncada	CHW	3B
91	Kendrys Morales	TOR	1B/DH
92	Corey Dickerson	TB	OF
93	A.J. Pollock	ARI	OF
94	Hanley Ramirez	BOS	1B
95	Evan Longoria	TB	3B
96	Mark Trumbo	BAL	OF
97	Matt Carpenter	STL	1B/2B/3B
98	Ian Kinsler	DET	2B
99	Carlos Gomez	TEX	OF
100	Matt Adams	ATL	1B

The Honorable Mentions (Next Five In…)

Rank	Name	Team	Pos
101	Cameron Maybin	LAA	OF
102	Eugenio Suarez	CIN	3B
103	Cesar Hernandez	PHI	2B
104	DJ LeMahieu	COL	2B
105	Nick Williams	PHI	OF

Dropped from the rankings: Logan Morrison, Miguel Cabrera

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Mike Maher’s Top 100 Hitters

The Honorable Mentions (Next Five In…)

**Mike Maher’s Top ¹⁰⁰ Hitters**