The Top 100 Hitters, Week 1: Finally!

FINALLY baseball has come back to our televisions! This year on top of my weekly injury article I’ll be bringing you the top 100 hitters for each week. I’ll be honest — this first week is just going to be a boring baseline. Nothing too outlandish on this list. I’m not one to overreact too much to spring stats or three days of games. However, from here on out you never know who is going to be showing up, moving up or sliding down this list.

These rankings are based on a 12 team roto league because if you’re reading this — you’re most likely in one of our fun, free and fantastic Fantrax RCL’s. I’m in RCL #80 — the fighting 80th! And I’m coming for that $100,00 grand prize!
Short-term injured players will still make the list, but long-term injured guys will probably fall off.
Use this rankings as a way to base your trade offers — these are the rankings from this point going forward. If you’ve got a league-specific trade question — leave it in the comments!
Looking for your favorite player? Hit CTRL+F or COMMAND+F (on a Mac) to search for him.
If you take umbrage with my rankings — leave a comment at the bottom! And while you’re there — tell me what umbrage means?

Rank	Name	Team	Position
1	Mike Trout	LAA	OF
2	Matt Davidson	CHW	3B
3	Joe Panik	SF	2B
4	Jose Altuve	HOU	2B
5	Nolan Arenado	COL	3B
6	DJ LeMahieu	COL	2B
7	Mookie Betts	BOS	OF
8	Nick Ahmed	SS	ARI
9	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	OF
10	Benny Agbayani	1999 NYM	OF

You expect me to NOT put a guy on pace for over 480 HRs near the top of the overall best 100 hitters?! Davidson is a sure fire MVP and I knew it since day 1.
I tried to tell y’all about this power break-out from Joe Panik after he hit double-digit HRs in each of the last two seasons! HRs in back to back games already!
A stolen base AND a HR for D.J. LeMahieu? 40/40 is a lock.
Nick Ahmed baby! Look at this face — this isn’t the face of a scared pre-teen boy at his first co-ed mixer! This is the face of a ruthless baseball killing machine:

Benny Agbayani is one of the best baseball names of all time — he had to crack the top 10!
Alright, but for real folks — here’s the top 100 hitters for week 1:

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

Just missed:

101	Evan Longoria	SF	3B
102	Delino DeShields	TEX	OF
103	Yadier Molina	STL	C
104	Daniel Murphy	WAS	2B
105	Salvador Perez	KC	C
106	Michael Conforto	NYM	OF
107	Justin Turner	LAD	3B

There you have it! Top 100 hitters for week 1 of the most wonderful time of the year!

I want to hear your thoughts on why your favorite player isn’t ranked higher?! Why Matt Davidson didn’t make my top 100?! Wtf does “umbrage” mean?!

Leave ALL the comments!