Top 100 Hitters For 2020 Fantasy Baseball: Week 4

1. Mercado should be off the list entirely, a complete disaster at the plate all season and now it looks like he’s lost significant playing time for the forseeable future

   • Maybe, if he doesn’t pick it up he’s out in another week.

     • From spot #59 to out should tell you something

       • It’s full on 2020 baby.

     • Mercado just got optioned. There is no next week.

       • He was already terrible, batting 9th and then finally benched last week and he’s still on the list this week. lmao

       • Indeed, adios Mercado, lo siento mi amigo. Frankly impossible to keep up with every storyline in the top 100 all the time.

2. Turner #7, Suarez #46, and Mercado #59? Also…disagree on Muncy’s rating of #98.

   • All opinions welcome:) This league is changing so fast is giving me whiplash!

3. Where is Brandon Lowe? He was good last year and this year he’s damn good.

   • He’s been lucky to face the Red Sox, we’ll keep in him in mind though.

4. Is this list from July?

   • All opinions welcome :)

5. Lowe?

   • Perhaps, see my Red Sox comment above.

6. Rhys Hoskins at 55 overall- over Olson, Eloy, Muncy, and Yordan(Just to name a few)? No chance. I can understand the concerns of Yordan at least(although honestly it seems his knee is more maintenance and I’d easily take less games of an elite hitter) but with Rhys hitting ~230 going on 3 seasons now, he just doesn’t offer enough in 5×5 standard leagues and is looking worse by the season.

   • In every list there is a mystery :p

7. Hello Sir!!!12 team, H2H, 6X6. No bench, weekly transactions. Your advice please on possible WW pickups. I could drop Wong, Alberto or Kyle Lewis for:
   Winker, Grisham, Santander, Carson, K.Calhoun, Verdugo, Hosmer…….Need three to put in for!
   Or Hold…thanks

   • How are all those bats available in a 12 team ? !!! Even in my 10team those are all rostered minus Calhoun.

   • As you can see from just these past few days, it’s really a pick m time in MLB. If you didn’t get any of those guys this week try again next week, Carson is probably gone but Grisham, Santander, Verdugo and Hosmer are probably still available. And with the way things are going if you dropped Wong he will probably have two homers and three SBs right after you dropped him. That’s 2020 for you.

8. Overall, I look forward to this list every week. I’m not sure if I like the approach of keeping guys in the same spot for 2-3 weeks. I would be fine with that, except for the fact of where you currently have Mercado. If you have someone that freakishly high from how they’re playing, how little they are playing, how they lost their leadoff spot before the season began, and how little they’ve shown that they are still on the right path then I fully believe they deserve to be dropped by at least 15 spots if not more. Unless you defend your decision with a blurb at the beginning of the article. Once again, look forward to your list, just the decision where you continue to keep Mercado is just bizzare.

   • There is a certain rhythm to things, you make projections and base decisions off them. We’re all trying to react as best we can to what’s going on. Mercado had a very positive progression for years, not just last year. In 2020 and with the Indians lying to eachother and the Tribe wanting to do everything possible to achieve what they thing they should they make, IMO, a short sighted decision to option the guy instead of giving him a chance. As always, appreciate the well thought out feedback.

9. Nice list but Mondesi in the top 20 is mind blowing. What is your reasoning for having Billy Hamilton 2.0 anywhere in the top 100?! Just curious, thanks.

   • Perhaps because he’s a LOT more than Billy Hamilton. Mondesi may never hit more than 10 HR in a season, but he will hit 40 2Bs. Couple that with his speed (a dearth of it in today’s game) and he’s crazy valuable.

     • Exactly.

   • As ‘c’ says there are essentially two batters with the ability to swipe megga bags and have consistent playing time. Mondesi and Trea Turner. That’s top 20.

10. Run the Jewels at 12? Seriously? He’s leading the world in WAR (he and Mikey Y). What’s the kid got to do for you to show some love? To me he should be right at #4, especially considering Acuna is on the IL.

    • Acuna went on the IL the day this was published, but thanks for your consideration. Tatis is on fire, but this list is for the rest of the season. Perhaps he goes on a slump right now after taking ridiculous crap from idiots (his manager to his teammates, I would fire that manager right now for the way he’s treating Tatis). Acuna has more of a track record, thus where they were at publishing.

11. Oh, and Mercado and Dahl should be off the list entirely. Dahl hasn’t played all weekend and before that was in an 0-15 slide that looked ugly. Mercado’s sitting behind Naquin and deShileds and Santana. They’re both 4 OF at this point. I hope that changes, as I own them, but it’s not looking likely.

    • It’s 2020. An 0-15 doesn’t wipe out his history or the fact he’s a Coors player. Perhaps if it continues, but we’ll still take him and he shouldn’t be dropped. As for Mercado, as I said he’s getting a raw deal from a desperate Indians team that can’t keep their pitchers from lying to the team.

12. Soto at #19?

    He hasn’t done enough since his year started i suppose?

    Huh? What’s Grey say about this and sexy Dr Pepper?

    • Soto’s on fire, yes, he was just on the shelf. If it continues the rest of this week he’ll move up.

13. Soler at 85? McCutchen And votto above him? Is this yahoos pre draft ranker?

    • Wow, Soler’s on fire, definitely deserves to rocket up the list! 3 homers and .224 this month, no homers since August 8th. The other guys aren’t lighting it up either, but you have to admit Soler at 85 isn’t exactly unjustified.

      • Soler LEAD the AL in Homers last year. Joey votto hasn’t been relevant in years. This is a lazy list, I agree with other commenters. I get it’s harsh but I can tell your an inexperienced player. Razzball is too respectable a site for this list.

14. Not to be too hard on ya but this list is terrible, needs to be reworked from top to bottom.

    • All opinions welcome :)

15. Since his last rank Braun goes 3 for 16, zero hr, zero stl, 1 rbi and moves up a spot?

    • Braun has a long track record, the brand new guys on the list just got on. He only moved up due to others coming off the list and not pushing him off. I still believe in the guy enough to keep him on the list, despite his tough week.

16. Find me one sane person in the universe who would be willing to trade Juan Soto for Adalberto Mondesi. Just one.

    Sorry man but this list is pretty much a joke.

    • Juan Soto just came back from the IL. Give a week joker.

17. Juan Soto only the 20th best hitter? Maybe on a planet full of nothing but Mike Trots. C’mon, how do you justify that?

    • He just got back from the IL. Freddie Freeman, far from an old man, got destroyed by Covid, Soto not so much, you an epidemiologist? Could you predict Soto going for .409 7 homers since August 8th? If you could let me see the betting slip.

18. Is this http://www.razzball.org?
    I get the “hitter” ranks take into consideration SB and their value but this list is incredibly weird. Eugenio over Rendon? Bichette and Soto should be top 15.

    • Rendon has hit .238 this year. Sure, he’s had a good run lately, and Trout is back, maybe it’s real, sue me for waiting a bit to be more solid on that. Bichette hit .286 no homers 1 SB the first 8 games. He’s turning it on now, so perhaps he moves up next week. Stay tuned.

19. Leaving a list in stasis for a couple weeks in a 60 game season doesn’t make any sense. This is ESPN level ranking with no context or reasoning outside of “haters gonna hate and emojis.” And based on your previous responses, I’m sure I’ll get an eye roll or shrug emoticon, but I’d rather you make money for Grey and Rudy by posting good content. Do that instead. I love this site.

    • In statis? Nope, been no movement on the list this season, absolutely zero, nada. Sure, report me.

20. Long time razzballer at this point and I have never seen a less relevant or useful list. Do better.

    • Been a long time reader of comments, never seen a comment less relevant or useful. Thanks for playing.

21. Lazy List. Mercado just got sent to Akron. Completely useless.

    • Thanks for reading :)

22. 2 weeks after pointing this out –

    The Eloy disrespect still puzzles me.

    • Four homers since 8/11. What about only three homers in the first 15 games? Not disrespect, just caution on a young guy who’s proven to be streaky in his career so far.

23. It’s fun to come and laugh at this list every week I guess. Are you sure you don’t want Trout at 79 or whatever still?

    • Sure, laugh about Trout’s threats to not play at all and be concerned for his child’s safety.

24. 16 Mondesi was batting 8th, now 9th
    26 Lemahieu was injured the day before this came out.
    35 Ozzie Albies has been injured for the last week and not particularly close to returning.
    48 Rendon is a first round talent. Makes no sense.
    59 Mercado – I was laughing at this last week and I guess I just laugh harder now.
    74 Ohtani should be way higher. He plays every day now and you should know how good he is
    88 Encarnaciaon is clearly washed up. Exit velo way down. Droppable in most leagues.

    I could go on.

    • Thanks for reading :)

25. Kyle Lewis? (Yes, I’ll be asking every week)

    • Kyle Lewis, three home runs in August, he’s on the radar.

26. Great List, Thomas – Thank you.

    • Very nice to see someone who listened to Michelle Obama last night :)

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