So it’s not really the 2nd half mark in the fantasy baseball season, but it’s the All-Star Break so what else are we going to talk about? Hell’s Kitchen? Is it even believable that these people would one day be in charge of a kitchen? There’s Real World castmates who seem like they have their shizz together better than these schmohawks. I like the one guy who shaved his head to tell Gordon, “I’m now ready to get down to business.” I’m from Jersey with a beautiful head of hair. If I shaved my head, it wouldn’t mean I was ‘ready for bidness,’ it would mean I had completely lost my mind. The hair on the top of my head is my 2nd best attribute! Hair above my lip is number one. MasterChef, though, that show is the Sistine Chapel of reality shows. Okay, as with all of the other 2013 fantasy baseball rankings, take this list with a grain of salt. If you need a 2nd baseman, but an outfielder is above him that doesn’t mean you can’t trade the outfielder for the 2nd baseman. Also, things change in fantasy baseball. Daily. I could put Miguel Cabrera number one on the top 100 list for the second half of 2013 and he could get in a fight with a bartender (not Tom Wilhelmsen) tomorrow, then he wouldn’t be number one. See how that works. This list is a road map for where I think guys are valued. It’s not the Holy Grail in the Church of Grey, that would be my mustache. This list is NOT (caps for emphasis, not aesthetics) where I see guys ending up if you were to take their first half and combine it with the 2nd half of their season. This is simply a list of the top hundred fantasy baseball players if you were to pick them up today. So while Josh Hamilton did not have the greatest first half, he will appear on this list because he’s healthy to start the 2nd half. The projections are not their combined 1st half and 2nd half numbers; these are their projections for the 2nd half of 2013. I also liberally used our rest of the season Fantasy Baseball Player Rater. Anyway, here’s the top 100 for fantasy baseball for the 2nd half of 2013:
1. Miguel Cabrera – Rudy and I lament that we’ve never owned Miggy in any league ever. And we’re in a ton of these things. It’s not that we don’t trust him. We’d love to own him, but we’re only in one or two snake drafts a year and never lucky enough to have the first pick and we don’t believe in going to $50 on players in auction leagues. It’s a sad story, but here’s the happy ending: this blurb is over and we can move onto Trout. Projections: 44/19/52/.335/2
2. Mike Trout – Do you think his groupies call themselves Fishtail? Or Groupers? Projections: 50/14/40/.312/17
3. Clayton Kershaw – I rank pitchers much higher in the midseason because you know by this point which pitchers are healthy and putting together terrific seasons. In March, it’s much more of a crapshoot, which also happens to be Clayton’s gambling brother. Crapshoot Kershaw has a real problem. It’s not funny. It’s sad. Emoticon with apostrophe tear. Projections: 10-2/2.70/1.02/105
4. Paul Goldschmidt – He’s ranked around where Pujols used to be, and unlike a lot of the rankings here, this could be what it looks like at the start of next season. Au Shizz! Projections: 42/16/46/.295/7
5. Robinson Cano – For two years in a row, I’ve owned Cano in the RCL and for two years in a row I haven’t had to worry about a 2nd baseman. That is nice, I’ll admit. Talk like Yoda, I also will do. Projections: 40/14/43/.305/2
6. Chris Davis – I’m done fighting the power on this guy. Elvis was no hero of mine and neither is Chris Davis, but if a guy has a chance (however remote) of having a .300+ average and 25 homers in the 2nd half, he’s gotta be ranked this high. 37/19/47/.278/1
7. Adam Jones – He’s on his way to a 30/20 season as predicted by me. You’re welcome, over-the-internet friend. Thanks for not bringing up that whole sell Chris Davis thing. It was a trying time for all of us. Projections: 35/14/42/.290/9
8. Edwin Encarnacion – I have no snare in my headphones. Yo, yo, have you ever been hated or discriminated against? Edwin has! Here, finally, he’s getting his just desserts, or like the sign that’s right on the edge of the Sahara, “Just Deserts.” Projections: 40/15/45/.272/2
9. Felix Hernandez – He’s currently having a better season than his Cy Young one (almost stutterer!). His xFIP is at 2.67 and his K-rate is more than a strikeout better than his career average and his career average isn’t close to bad. His walk rate is 1.79 with his career rate being 2.60. Due to experience and being able to go to a deeper repertoire, F-Her just keeps getting better, Grey said wryly. Projections: 6-3/2.80/1.12/100
10. Max Scherzer – I dream about rankings where I have Scherzer and Giancarlo back-to-back, and Darren Aronofsky filming my rankings. Projections: 9-3/3.10/1.11/110
11. David Wright – Solid across all five categories and can bring humidity to the most arid of climates, or at least that’s what Cougarlife claims. Projections: 39/11/40/.294/7
12. Joey Votto – He’s on his way to a 28-homer, 7-steal, .315 season, which is totally respectable, commendable, adjectiveable, but does Joey have any upside whatsoever? Projections: 41/12/44/.310/2
13. Andrew McCutchen – Probably around where he should’ve been ranked in the preseason too. Oh, well, I didn’t feel like standing in line at the DMV to register my DeLorean. Projections: 45/10/39/.287/14
14. Carlos Gonzalez – Honestly (like I’d lie to you!), I could see him giving anywhere from top 5 numbers or barely top 100. Awkward segue into sentence, it’ll come down to whether or not CarGo’es to the hospital at any point in the 2nd half. Projections: 41/13/38/.307/10
15. Adam Wainwright – According to my supercomputer that I call Grey 3000, Wainwright is the third best pitcher. I disobeyed G3000 because his Ks are a bit lower than the guys above him and I like to piss off G3000. G3000, “Why don’t you just use me as a coaster?” Projections: 8-2/2.98/1.09/80
16. Stephen Strasburg – Strasburg hasn’t pitched that great this year…And he still has a terrific ERA and K-rate. He looks like, at the worse, a 200 K, 2.95 ERA pitcher this year. At the best, he rattles off 70 consecutive shutout innings and Orel Hershier asks for an asterisk because he had to pitch while finding homes for the 2,500 bulldogs that were gifted to him during 1988. Projections: 7-4/2.90/1.13/95
17. Yu Darvish – If I owned Yu, I’d have you make me breakfast in bed– Wait, that was supposed to be if I owned you, not Yu. *blushes, giggles* My bad! Darvish is headed for 250 Ks; I need to explain more why I have him this high? Projections: 7-3/3.05/1.10/95
18. Bryce Harper – This ranking is with the assumption that Harper finds the door on every building he wants to enter and doesn’t try to run through the wall. Projections: 39/11/42/.272/10
19. Prince Fielder – A lot of people seem disenfranchised with Fielder, if I’m using that word correctly. People? Yeah, that’s used correctly. Thanks, Random Italicized Voice. You just have to look at Fielder and his lineup to know he’s going to give you at least 15 homers and 45 RBIs in the 2nd half with the chance of a 15-homer month and a 25-27 homer 2nd half. Projections: 39/17/45/.270/1
20. Evan Longoria – A part of me thinks he’s going to get hurt any day. The Lily Tomlin part of me thinks he can have an MVP type 2nd half. Projections: 35/15/40/.274/3
21. Cliff Lee – Rudy vocally agreed to trading me Cliff Lee for Goldschmidt. I almost did it too, but I just couldn’t part ways with Au Shizz. I love Goooooooold! Projections: 7-4/3.09/1.06/90
22. Jose Bautista – Looking for a guy that could hit 25 homers in the 2nd half? Look no further! Not literally, doode, there’s like 3/4 of a post to go. Projections: 38/17/43/.259/3
23. Giancarlo Stanton – You thinking to yourself, “Stanton ranked 23rd? Maybe Grey’s infatuation with Giancarlo is starting to cloud his judgement.” I say, “Starting?!” There’s not many players that could have a 30 homer 2nd half. In fact, there’s only maybe 3 of them. Stanton is one. Projections: 31/20/39/.278/3
24. Jean Segura – Because we should always be able to razz at Razzball, I bring you exhibit A why we don’t own Segura in every league. Projections: 44/7/29/.295/17
25. Albert Pujols – This isn’t true for all guys on this list, but this will probably be close to where he’s ranked in March of next year too. Within 5 spots is my guess. Projections: 40/14/44/.270/2
26. Buster Posey – Like death, taxes and there’s always money in the banana stand, Buster seems to be a lock for solid numbers. Projections: 35/12/39/.305/1
27. Gio Gonzalez – Nat-Gio is a pitcher that tells a thousand words. 1001 if he learns another by the time this post goes live. Projections: 8-3/3.30/1.21/95
28. David Price – Please let this ranking be accurate. Please, Fantasy Baseball Overlord. Projections: 7-2/3.25/1.15/85
29. Adrian Beltre – We’ve been on a nice little ride, Beltre and I. Not you and I. You’re touching my thigh. Please stop. I’m concerned Beltre could suddenly get a bad hammy, and unlike Matt Adams, Beltre doesn’t eat those for breakfast. Here’s hoping Beltre stays healthy and it’s smooth sailing. I just jinxed him, didn’t I? Damn! Projections: 35/14/40/.290/1
30. Dustin Pedroia – His average is great, his runs are great, his RBIs are great, his power and speed? Meh. There is a chance he turns meh up a notch to nice, and less a chance he turns meh down to bleh. You love me because that made sense to you. Projections: 43/6/35/.310/7
31. Justin Upton – I wanted to rank him in the top twenty, but I can’t ignore how for two months straight he was taking batting lessons from his brother. For one time in your life, say no to a B.J. Projections: 37/13/38/.265/7
32. Jordan Zimmermann – His Ks are actually bad as in bad not bad as in good, but his walks are good as in good and his ERA is sweet as in sweet, so it is what it is. Projections: 6-3/3.20/1.14/75
33. Madison Bumgarner – Slightly conflicted here. I like Bum a lot, um, garner, but on the Player Rater it says he gave $33 in the 1st half, but on the rest of the season Player Rater he’s down at $20, which is below Shields. I still like him more than that, but I can’t completely ignore The Machine. Projections: 7-2/3.35/1.13/85
34. Jay Bruce – He has nearly the same 1st half and 2nd half ranking every year (or at least the last two years from what I remember). Like a certifiable crazy person, he’s steady in his unsteadiness. Projections: 39/14/43/.264/2
35. Justin Verlander – This little sub-section in the middle of the rankings comes with a bunch of risk and some big-time upside. Verlander’s been a fine fantasy number three to four this year. You don’t want that from him. For two months, he could be a beast. I see no signs of that to come, however. So, bit more risk than reward. Projections: 7-3/3.45/1.20/100
36. Hanley Ramirez – I figured what better way to jinx Hanley than to rank him up in the 30’s for the 2nd half. Contrary to what people believe, I don’t have anything personally against Hanley. His HR/FB is higher than it’s ever been in his career, his BABIP is about 70 points better than his career average, his isolated power is through the roof, he’s swinging at everything and making great contact. That’s not sustainable. Then you throw in the injury risk or just the insouciance. I don’t know when it’ll catch up to him, but it will. Yes, I’m working real hard on this jinx. Projections: 32/10/34/.285/9
37. Troy Tulowitzki – 4 years ago was his last full season. He’s had two in his career. He’s now gotten to the point where he dives for a ball and cracks a rib. I suppose he could have a huge 2nd half. The last descendant of Genghis Khan could also gather the employees of every Mongolian BBQ and take over the world. Are either gonna happen? Hmm… Projections: 33/14/37/.274/5
38. Jose Reyes – Why not just put all my shortstop sells in one area, huh? I actually like Reyes more than Tulo, but I ranked them in this order for three reasons A) Tulo has more upside B) Reyes had a leg injury and relies on his legs for a lot of his value C) There’s no C. Projections: 45/4/28/.290/17
39. Jacoby Ellsbury – Ellsbury and Reyes are like pees and poops, but Reyes’s eligibility is obviously better. Projections: 46/5/30/.298/17
40. Ian Desmond – I even like Desmond and he gets underrated. He just goes into these deep funks sometimes where just about anyone else is better than him, but 25/20/.270 over the course of the season is very valuable. More valuable than what Hanley or Tulo have done for about two years now. Projections: 39/10/30/.270/10
41. Jason Kipnis – Kipnis is in the same boat as Desmond, but he’s been even better this year. But, Part Two: The Return Of But; I think Kipnis falls off a bit more. But, Part Three: But There’s More; if Kipnis can continue his first half pace in the 2nd half, I’ll never doubt him again and his sample size of falling off in the 2nd half isn’t that long. Kinda like my sample size. Projections: 36/9/29/.275/14
42. Chris Sale – Here’s one real world example to help you wade through the rankings. Say, Eric Nies, in New York, owns David Price and Kameelah, in Boston, wants Sale, would I trade Sale for Price? No, I wouldn’t. I have Price above Sale, but I’m not trading up apples for apples only ten or so spots in the rankings. Projections: 5-2/3.39/1.10/89
43. Starling Marte – In one of our leagues, I was recently looking at the standings and saw we were in first with most of our points coming from our offense. We are also about 20 steals better than the next closest team. We have Marte and Segura in that league. I also drafted that league instead of Rudy and I. Cust kayin’. Projections: 44/7/25/.275/18
44. Adrian Gonzalez – As I predicted in the preseason, this is a year when 1st basemen of old fall in drafts. As I didn’t predict, there hasn’t been a whole lot of new guys move up, except for Au Shizz. Projections: 34/13/40/.272
45. Ryan Zimmerman – He’s getting by on good vibes and bad farts. If he hit less than 20 homers on the year it wouldn’t surprise me. If he hit 20 homers in the 2nd half, that wouldn’t surprise me either. What will he do? As his crazy uncle Robert said, the answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind. Projections: 34/12/36/.270/4
46. Yoenis Cespedes – Next up, it’s the two Cuban raftees. I debated who first out of Yoenis or Puig longer than I care to admit (47 seconds). Ended up going in this order because Cespedes, while struggling this year, has done it over a full season already and Puig’s only done it over a month. Projections: 38/14/40/.255/4
47. Yasiel Puig – I wonder the first time Puig saw snow and donned his snowshoes if he said, “I’m bacon in my boots.” I think very deeply! Projections: 41/9/34/.305/5
48. Carlos Gomez – So far, he’s been the little CarGo that could. Last year he had 19 homers and 37 steals. Those are insane numbers. Top ten outfielder numbers. He’s on pace to pass those numbers. Zoinks! Projections: 39/10/30/.255/14
49. Matt Harvey – The Mets have already said they will limit Harvey and they have no reason to push him in September, so there’s a chance you may only get 9 more starts. Then there’s a chance Matt hits a wall in August from throwing more innings than ever before, i.e., Harvey Wallbanger. Projections: 4-4/2.95/1.08/70
50. Manny Machado – MaMa, you made us, oh, so famous. We’ll never let you go. And when you go don’t return to me my love. MaMa, homers are all full of flies. MaMa, we’re meant for your long flies. And right now they’re building a coffin Heyward’s size. MaMa, homers are all full of flies. Projections: 48/7/35/.295/8
51. Alex Rios – Didja know his name translates to the Lexus River? Which is also what they call the Ohio River after all the people who were looking to get out of their lease pushed their cars into it. Projections: 37/10/30/.284/14
52. Freddie Freeman – If Freeman fails, we fail as a nation. I believe that was said by Lincoln, but I’m not sure. Projections: 34/12/38/.305
53. Anthony Rizzo – The rest of the season Player Rater loves Rizzo. It sees him above Ellsbury, Longoria, Hanley, etc. etc. etc. I also love Rizzo, but I’d sure like to see a big month-plus from him first. Projections: 37/13/40/.255/2
54. Carlos Beltran – He cooled off in July and wouldn’t be surprised if his Zombino legs continue to slow as the heat consumes Missouri like Matt Adams consumes Missouri. Projections: 35/10/38/.272/2
55. Brandon Phillips – As a commenter pointed out the other day (sorry, forget who), Dusty’s whole team has stopped stealing. Cozart stole 30 bases in Triple-A. He has zero this year. Phillips has one. Choo has 11, by far the best on the team. Not even close really. Maybe Dusty’s a leg man. We know he’s not an arm man. Projections: 35/10/39/.270/3
56. Hunter Pence – Pence is just good old fashioned stats and hustle. Stats that will probably see less steals in the 2nd half and hustle that will probably see a doctor in the offseason for Ritalin. Doode, you’re too tall for the hustle of a Sparky Anklebiter. It just comes across as gangly. Projections: 30/10/33/.275/5
57. Matt Holliday – I think I ranked him too high, but at least I’m telling you that while ranking him too high. That’s for full disclosure. Or “fold dis clothes here,” if you’re being trained at Ross Dress for Less. Projections: 31/9/35/.275/2
58. Craig Kimbrel – Closers in the 2nd half are the opposite to starters. If you need them, it doesn’t really matter where they’re ranked or what you’re giving. I’d just overpay for a bunch of saves, rather than go for one big closer. Say Yoenis for Greg Holland and Benoit, rather than A-Gon for Kimbrel. Projections: 2-1/1.79/.98/48, 18 saves
59. Aroldis Chapman – See 1/8th of an inch above. Projections: 1-1/1.99/1.10/52, 15 saves
60. Kenley Jansen – See 1/4 of an inch above. Projections: 3-1/2.10/1.01/47, 12 saves
61. Ian Kinsler – See 5 inches and 1/18th above. Whoa! Kidding. I needed to stop you before you started unzipping to measure. Projections: 39/8/30/.265/5
62. Michael Cuddyer – Here we are amongst the wonky first basemen. Well, they’re not always wonky, but they have wonky moments from time to time. “Cuddyer looks terrific, I’m glad I own him, maybe I’ll send him a postcard from Cozumel, did he just get hurt again? Ugh…” That’s you. Projections: 30/12/37/.295/2
63. Allen Craig – This guy’s power is on pace to equal one long weekend for Chris Davis. Still hasn’t truly gotten hot for an extended period of time, so I do think there’s some more in the tank. He is also a counting stats machine, which is a tough thing to predict. Projections: 36/10/42/.310/1
64. Eric Hosmer – Look at Hosmer making a run at showing his true value. Literally, his running is adding value. Was that clear? Stupid exposition! Projections: 32/8/34/.278/5
65. Billy Butler – He should go as a Benihana Buddha glass for Halloween. Projections: 30/10/42/.282
66. Shin-Soo Choo – It rhymes with splits and that’s what his splits give me. Projections: 42/7/25/.278/9
67. Jason Heyward – He’s been more like Heychode. Projections: 37/9/34/.270/5
68. Yadier Molina – I would never own him, except in a league where I already do own him because Rudy drafted him for us, but Molina has been solid. Projections: 29/5/38/.315/2
69. Mat Latos – He looks some kind of beautiful in four, five or even six starts in a row, then he suddenly struggles like his wife trying to spell on Twitter. (When you’re engaged, you make up reasons to not like other women that hold no weight in reality. “Grey, you think she’s pretty?” “No way, Cougs, she can’t spell.”) Projections: 8-2/3.45/1.24/95
70. David Ortiz – On a real baseball note, if he gets 500 homers, does he make the Hall of Fame? DH-only and Bonds and company made the 500 mark look like the 1,000 hit mark. I think he does because the writers seem to like him. (BTW, I meant 500 homers in his career. I think only Chris Davis has a chance at 500 homers this year.) Projections: 38/14/44/.295/2
71. Zack Greinke – *shakes fist* Quentin!!! Projections: 5-5/3.40/1.18/87
72. Cole Hamels – His numbers don’t scream he’s hiding an injury and they also don’t scream he’s been wildly unlucky. The only thing that sticks out is batters have been making contact with more pitches inside the strike zone, which has reduced his K-rate a bit. He looks like a 3.65 pitcher with a 8 K-rate. That’s not what you want to see with your ace, it’s also not terrible and in a two-month span he could throw a 2-something ERA with a bit of luck. Projections: 6-3/3.54/1.20/82
73. James Shields – Peripheral-wise he looks almost identical to Hamels just a hair less on the K-rate. In other words, Shields has been better ERA-wise than he’s shown and Hamels has been worse. In other other words, ixnay eildshay ichway erlinerbay. Projections: 5-4/3.55/1.22/78
74. Domonic Brown – He’s going towards a 32-homer, 12-steal season, which is incredible for where you had to draft him, assuming you didn’t just pick him off waivers. You did good, over-the-internet friend. Come here, I’ll pat you on the head. Okay, now look at where his stats currently sit. Yeah, most of his stats are behind him. Projections: 34/10/42/.275/5
75. Alex Gordon – I had such high hopes for Gordon this year…He had a lot of doubles in twelve after twenty! Alas, he looks headed for another solid but yanwstipating season. Projections: 45/8/32/.282/5
76. Carlos Santana – If you want more from him, all you have to do is ask. Like this, “Oye como mas!” Projections: 29/10/36/.260
77. Pablo Sandoval – I know you’re capable of power, Sandoval, I saw it with my own eyes last year (while closed captioning was scrolling across the bottom of the screen because I had Joe Buck and Tim McCarver on mute). Projections: 31/13/40/.289
78. Matt Moore – A bit of a tumble from his preseason ranking, but not that far. He’s been close to what I thought he’d be. Nice, now my belt fits after that ‘nother notch. Projections: 6-4/3.69/1.28/95
79. Austin Jackson – He’s been extremely disappointing with speed. Au Shizz is obviously a God, but Jackson should be dusting him in speed. Let’s see some action, Jackson! Projections: 49/5/28/.282/12
80. Aaron Hill – He’s looked solid since his return. Only thing that bothers me is how Hill keeps complaining that he ordered some spaghetti with marinara sauce in the desert and he got egg noodles and ketchup. Projections: 39/9/31/.287/8
81. Mark Trumbo – He’s in the same boat as Kipnis. I wouldn’t be shocked to see a huge chunk of his value get a hit in the 2nd half. Right now, he’s way above his target 32 homers. Projections: 32/12/41/.240/2
82. Homer Bailey – Just think, in keepers, you’ll get another no-hitter next year! Projections: 6-4/3.75/1.14/90
83. Mike Minor – I mention this in Cain’s blurb — hey, don’t skip ahead! — but it goes something like this. If a few of these pitchers hit a tough patch, and since there’s not that many games left, streamers could be as valuable as a few of these starters. Projections: 6-3/3.69/1.15/90
84. Josh Hamilton – I honestly can’t make heads or tails of Hamilton. So, let’s flip my ten dollar bill! Projections: 39/15/45/.245/2
85. Matt Kemp – Yeah, this is where I decided to put everyone that has crazy upside, but looks headed for a lost season. Kemp worries me the most of these two (with Hamilton) because he’s currently on the DL for an injury that has killed his value this year. Projections: 29/6/35/.270/4
86. Matt Carpenter – On pace for 110 runs. Someone’s going to be overrated next year! Projections: 45/6/30/.310
87. Starlin Castro – Here we are at the point in the program where the fantasy owners of these players may not even want them, and I’m not exactly buying them either, but each of them is capable of better than they’ve done. Projections: 33/6/27/.280/9
88. Ryan Braun – T-minus three days until he gets suspended, then appeals for a month to four months. Razzball Exclusive! Time Traveler Grey, “I just stepped out of my DeLorean. That thing is really bad on gas. I mean, 8 miles to the gallon? I should’ve got a Hummer. Any the hoo! In the next few months, Braun appeals his suspension, then blackmails Selig with pictures of Bud without his toupee and, wanting to maintain his legacy as a haired-man who let steroids ruin the game rather than a bald one, he lets Braun off until Selig retires. Then Rudy Giuliani takes over as baseball commissioner and suspends Braun. Then Giuliani formally makes a Mariano Rivera award to honor the heroism of baseball’s firemen, requires all teams to create alternate hats honoring firemen and has an umpire assigned to cleaning up the field and making sure everyone stays in the crosswalk–I mean, base paths.” Projections: 29/8/32/.275/5
89. Hisashi Iwakuma – He was never supposed to be a 2.50 ERA pitcher, so his latest setbacks haven’t concerned me that much. Then again, I don’t own him. Projections: 4-5/3.50/1.08/87
90. Howie Kendrick – I told you he was gonna be good (12 months too soon)! You should’ve listened (then forgot it for a year and then remembered)! Projections: 34/8/37/.295/4
91. Matt Cain – Only thing he has going for him is what he’s done in past seasons, not what he’s done at all this year. You could easily outperform Cain’s 2nd half with the Stream-o-Nator. Projections: 4-6/3.85/1.14/82
92. Joe Mauer – Actually hasn’t had a terrible 1st half. Not exactly hitting homers like in 2008 when every girl in Minnesota went braless under their kitten sweater for a chance of running into him, but still. Projections: 40/6/38/.312/2
93. Jose Altuve – Watch him in the 2nd half as he goes for a new world record for the most amount of steps between 1st and 2nd base. Projections: 34/5/24/.300/17
94. CC Sabathia – If I were writing this with CC’s 2017 arm, it would look like this: i can’t capitalize anything, it hurts too much to press the shift key. Projections: 7-3/3.80/1.18/92
95. Josh Donaldson – Still looks like a 17-homer, .270 hitter, but now that he’s at 16 homers and a .310 average in July, it’s fair to say I’m wrong. Unless he only hits one more homer. Projections: 34/8/39/.278
96. Nelson Cruz – I could’ve put Everth Cabrera here too, and I kinda did. Something’s gonna go down with the MLB suspensions. Everth and Cruz could or could not take Braun’s route and appeal the shizz out of the suspensions, but I get the sense that Everth and maybe Cruz could take their slaps on the wrist quicker. Projections: 30/9/32/.265/2
97. Anibal Sanchez – Full disclosure! I ranked him about 20 points higher before his last start. Halfway mark of the season + a pitcher with a shoulder injury = Brian Bonsall. Hmm, that math looks wrong, but I double checked it and it came out to the same. Projections: 6-2/3.85/1.24/82
98. Dexter Fowler – The Rest of the Season Player Rater doesn’t like Fowler at all, but that might because the ROS PR can’t stand fighting violence with violence and that’s what Dexter does. Projections: 38/6/25/.270/7
99. Nick Franklin – He has a chance for a 12/12 season in 80 total games. Can you read the excitement in my voice? How about now? NOW?! There, that did it. Projections: 31/6/35/.287/4
100. Wil Myers – Here’s the deal — yes, there’s a deal — in less than half of a season, Engel Beltre could get hot, steal 20 bases and have top 100 value. Do I think that’ll happen? Not. Very. Likely. (Yeah, I busted out the douchey staccato sentences.) But I’m just pointing out that this list is really fluid. I’m doing it for today, maybe tomorrow, into next week, but things are always changing. Well, except my underwear. Projections: 33/8/29/.284/3
