2026 Fantasy Baseball Top 300: Tarik Skubal, Nick Kurtz jump into revamped top 10

Here’s our rest-of-season Top 300. Expect this space to be updated every Monday. Players are ranked for 5x5 mixed leagues using a one-catcher format. I include the mixed-league disclaimer because I do reward upside, particularly past the top 200 or so.

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2026 Fantasy Baseball Top 300 overall ranks

**Updated June 8**

I added the preseason Top 300 rankings to the list this week, just as sort of a two-month progress report. To date, 54 players in the original rankings have been swapped out for newcomers.

June 8	Top 300	Team	Pos	Pos Rk	May 25
1	Shohei Ohtani	Dodgers	DH	1	3
2	Ronald Acuna Jr.	Braves	OF	1	5
3	Bobby Witt Jr.	Royals	SS	1	2
4	Julio Rodriguez	Mariners	OF	2	6
5	Juan Soto	Mets	OF	3	7
6	Jose Ramirez	Guardians	3B	1	8
7	Yordan Alvarez	Astros	OF	4	12
8	Tarik Skubal	Tigers	SP	1	29
9	Nick Kurtz	Athletics	1B	1	13
10	Corbin Carroll	Diamondbacks	OF	5	9
11	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Blue Jays	1B	2	10
12	Cristopher Sanchez	Phillies	SP	2	14
13	Pete Alonso	Orioles	1B	3	15
14	Kyle Tucker	Dodgers	OF	6	11
15	Kyle Schwarber	Phillies	DH	2	16
16	Junior Caminero	Rays	3B	2	18
17	Jackson Chourio	Brewers	OF	7	20
18	Paul Skenes	Pirates	SP	3	17
19	Fernando Tatis Jr.	Padres	2B	1	22
20	James Wood	Nationals	OF	8	21
21	Elly De La Cruz	Reds	SS	2	4
22	Bryce Harper	Phillies	1B	4	23
23	Gunnar Henderson	Orioles	SS	3	25
24	Zach Neto	Angels	SS	4	19
25	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	Dodgers	SP	4	27
26	CJ Abrams	Nationals	SS	5	28
27	Brice Turang	Brewers	2B	2	30
28	Logan Gilbert	Mariners	SP	5	26
29	Trea Turner	Phillies	SS	6	24
30	Michael Harris II	Braves	OF	9	31
31	Mason Miller	Padres	RP	1	32
32	Sal Stewart	Reds	2B	3	34
33	Ketel Marte	Diamondbacks	2B	4	33
34	Matt Olson	Braves	1B	5	36
35	Oneil Cruz	Pirates	OF	10	38
36	Freddie Freeman	Dodgers	1B	6	35
37	Shohei Ohtani	Dodgers	SP	6	37
38	Pete Crow-Armstrong	Cubs	OF	11	42
39	Cody Bellinger	Yankees	OF	12	44
40	Bryan Woo	Mariners	SP	7	39
41	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	Yankees	2B	5	43
42	Cade Smith	Guardians	RP	2	46
43	Chris Sale	Braves	SP	8	45
44	Ben Rice	Yankees	C	1	47
45	Zack Wheeler	Phillies	SP	9	50
46	Jordan Walker	Cardinals	OF	13	72
47	Jacob Misiorowski	Brewers	SP	10	54
48	Austin Riley	Braves	3B	3	40
49	Jarren Duran	Red Sox	OF	14	52
50	Jhoan Duran	Phillies	RP	3	55
51	Joe Ryan	Twins	SP	11	58
52	Gerrit Cole	Yankees	SP	12	75
53	Shea Langeliers	Athletics	C	2	51
54	Jacob deGrom	Rangers	SP	13	56
55	Aroldis Chapman	Red Sox	RP	4	49
56	Mike Trout	Angels	OF	15	59
57	Jeremy Pena	Astros	SS	7	67
58	Brent Rooker	Athletics	OF	16	53
59	Dylan Cease	Blue Jays	SP	14	63
60	Riley Greene	Tigers	OF	17	66
61	George Kirby	Mariners	SP	15	48
62	Andres Munoz	Mariners	RP	5	61
63	Tyler Soderstrom	Athletics	1B	7	68
64	Cam Schlittler	Yankees	SP	16	70
65	George Springer	Blue Jays	OF	18	60
66	Corey Seager	Rangers	SS	8	83
67	Xavier Edwards	Marlins	SS	9	71
68	Josh Hader	Astros	RP	6	88
69	Ivan Herrera	Cardinals	C	3	76
70	Framber Valdez	Tigers	SP	17	62
71	Andy Pages	Dodgers	OF	19	85
72	Wyatt Langford	Rangers	OF	20	81
73	Francisco Lindor	Mets	SS	10	91
74	Manny Machado	Padres	3B	4	65
75	Maikel Garcia	Royals	3B	5	57
76	Seiya Suzuki	Cubs	OF	21	73
77	Byron Buxton	Twins	OF	22	78
78	Bo Bichette	Mets	SS	11	79
79	Bryce Miller	Mariners	SP	18	110
80	Cal Raleigh	Mariners	C	4	94
81	Nolan McLean	Mets	SP	19	64
82	Bryan Reynolds	Pirates	OF	23	82
83	Jackson Merrill	Padres	OF	24	74
84	Drew Rasmussen	Rays	SP	20	84
85	Josh Naylor	Mariners	1B	8	80
86	Devin Williams	Mets	RP	7	86
87	Jesus Luzardo	Phillies	SP	21	89
88	Alec Burleson	Cardinals	1B	9	97
89	Logan Webb	Giants	SP	22	100
90	David Bednar	Yankees	RP	8	99
91	Rafael Devers	Giants	1B	10	92
92	Chase Burns	Reds	SP	23	95
93	Nico Hoerner	Cubs	2B	6	77
94	Sonny Gray	Red Sox	SP	24	93
95	Hunter Brown	Astros	SP	25	122
96	Yandy Diaz	Rays	1B	11	106
97	Kevin Gausman	Blue Jays	SP	26	102
98	Christian Yelich	Brewers	OF	25	105
99	Brandon Nimmo	Rangers	OF	26	101
100	Willson Contreras	Red Sox	1B	12	108
101	Daniel Palencia	Cubs	RP	9	103
102	Miguel Vargas	White Sox	3B	6	123
103	William Contreras	Brewers	C	5	107
104	Jo Adell	Angels	OF	27	104
105	Drake Baldwin	Braves	C	6	143
106	Kevin McGonigle	Tigers	SS	12	124
107	Kyle Harrison	Brewers	SP	27	153
108	Kyle Stowers	Marlins	OF	28	87
109	Mookie Betts	Dodgers	SS	13	96
110	Roman Anthony	Red Sox	OF	29	69
111	Shane McClanahan	Rays	SP	28	112
112	Freddy Peralta	Mets	SP	29	113
113	Daylen Lile	Nationals	OF	30	109
114	Louis Varland	Blue Jays	RP	10	168
115	Gavin Williams	Guardians	SP	30	116
116	Garrett Crochet	Red Sox	SP	31	41
117	Raisel Iglesias	Braves	RP	11	119
118	Kyle Bradish	Orioles	SP	32	118
119	Vinnie Pasquantino	Royals	1B	13	121
120	Ryan Helsley	Orioles	RP	12	125
121	Christian Walker	Astros	1B	14	129
122	Alex Bregman	Cubs	3B	7	120
123	Ranger Suarez	Red Sox	SP	33	127
124	Hunter Greene	Reds	SP	34	158
125	JJ Wetherholt	Cardinals	SS	14	131
126	Jose Altuve	Astros	2B	7	183
127	Ceddanne Rafaela	Red Sox	2B	8	130
128	Michael Busch	Cubs	1B	15	137
129	Trey Yesavage	Blue Jays	SP	35	136
130	Hunter Goodman	Rockies	C	7	155
131	Parker Messick	Guardians	SP	36	166
132	Dylan Crews	Nationals	OF	31	147
133	Blake Snell	Dodgers	SP	37	150
134	Carlos Rodon	Yankees	SP	38	157
135	Spencer Steer	Reds	1B	16	156
136	MacKenzie Gore	Rangers	SP	39	138
137	Daulton Varsho	Blue Jays	OF	32	126
138	Max Fried	Yankees	SP	40	164
139	Ian Happ	Cubs	OF	33	139
140	Wilyer Abreu	Red Sox	OF	34	141
141	Aaron Judge	Yankees	OF	35	1
142	Nathan Eovaldi	Rangers	SP	41	133
143	Alec Bohm	Phillies	3B	8	146
144	Jackson Holliday	Orioles	2B	9	132
145	Shota Imanaga	Cubs	SP	42	115
146	Geraldo Perdomo	Diamondbacks	SS	15	98
147	Jonathan Aranda	Rays	1B	17	151
148	Tanner Bibee	Guardians	SP	43	128
149	Brandon Marsh	Phillies	OF	36	177
150	Bryson Stott	Phillies	2B	10	149
151	Michael King	Padres	SP	44	144
152	Randy Arozarena	Mariners	OF	37	163
153	Spencer Strider	Braves	SP	45	171
154	Otto Lopez	Marlins	SS	16	161
155	Konnor Griffin	Pirates	SS	17	111
156	Matt McLain	Reds	2B	11	154
157	Trevor Megill	Brewers	RP	13	207
158	Jacob Wilson	Athletics	SS	18	211
159	Max Muncy	Dodgers	3B	9	160
160	Cole Ragans	Royals	SP	46	90
161	Travis Bazzana	Guardians	2B	12	159
162	Pete Fairbanks	Marlins	RP	14	140
163	Chandler Simpson	Rays	OF	38	135
164	Eugenio Suarez	Reds	3B	10	145
165	Ben Brown	Cubs	SP	47	218
166	Isaac Paredes	Astros	3B	11	170
167	Braxton Ashcraft	Pirates	SP	48	172
168	Dansby Swanson	Cubs	SS	19	165
169	Willy Adames	Giants	SS	20	175
170	Luis Robert Jr.	Mets	OF	39	169
171	Luke Keaschall	Twins	2B	13	167
172	Brandon Woodruff	Brewers	SP	49	148
173	Teoscar Hernandez	Dodgers	OF	40	114
174	Sandy Alcantara	Marlins	SP	50	173
175	Kenley Jansen	Tigers	RP	15	142
176	Christian Scott	Mets	SP	51	192
177	Kazuma Okamoto	Blue Jays	3B	12	176
178	Payton Tolle	Red Sox	SP	52	186
179	Trent Grisham	Yankees	OF	41	191
180	Colson Montgomery	White Sox	SS	21	178
181	Luis Arraez	Giants	2B	14	197
182	Max Meyer	Marlins	SP	53	214
183	Luis Garcia Jr.	Nationals	2B	15	193
184	Josh Jung	Rangers	3B	13	189
185	Tyler Glasnow	Dodgers	SP	54	181
186	Jakob Marsee	Marlins	OF	42	185
187	Jung Hoo Lee	Giants	OF	43	272
188	Munetaka Murakami	White Sox	3B	14	117
189	Jose Soriano	Angels	SP	55	179
190	Shane Bieber	Blue Jays	SP	56	200
191	Carson Benge	Mets	OF	44	221
192	Xander Bogaerts	Padres	SS	22	180
193	Jared Jones	Pirates	SP	57	210
194	Ozzie Albies	Braves	2B	16	194
195	Tommy Edman	Dodgers	2B	17	215
196	Justin Wrobleski	Dodgers	SP	58	262
197	Dillon Dingler	Tigers	C	8	222
198	Brandon Lowe	Pirates	2B	18	202
199	Ezequiel Tovar	Rockies	SS	23	187
200	Adolis Garcia	Phillies	OF	45	184
201	Bryan Baker	Rays	RP	16	212
202	JJ Bleday	Reds	OF	46	208
203	Sam Antonacci	White Sox	2B	19	203
204	Adley Rutschman	Orioles	C	9	238
205	Jake Bauers	Brewers	1B	18	267
206	Taylor Ward	Orioles	OF	47	188
207	Noelvi Marte	Reds	3B	15	257
208	Riley O’Brien	Cardinals	RP	17	162
209	Brett Baty	Mets	2B	20	199
210	Salvador Perez	Royals	C	10	152
211	Gleyber Torres	Tigers	2B	21	213
212	Cam Smith	Astros	OF	48	206
213	Ernie Clement	Blue Jays	SS	24	220
214	Will Warren	Yankees	SP	59	223
215	Emmet Sheehan	Dodgers	SP	60	201
216	Jacob Latz	Rangers	RP	18	254
217	Chase DeLauter	Guardians	OF	49	217
218	Casey Schmitt	Giants	2B	22	290
219	Paul Sewald	Diamondbacks	RP	19	265
220	Bubba Chandler	Pirates	SP	61	253
221	Seranthony Dominguez	White Sox	RP	20	204
222	Matt Chapman	Giants	3B	16	224
223	Matthew Boyd	Cubs	SP	62	287
224	Ryan O’Hearn	Pirates	1B	19	292
225	Brendan Donovan	Mariners	2B	23	247
226	Emerson Hancock	Mariners	SP	63	226
227	Evan Carter	Rangers	OF	50	229
228	Addison Barger	Blue Jays	3B	17	241
229	Jordan Lawlar	Diamondbacks	3B	18	297
230	Tanner Scott	Dodgers	RP	21	196
231	Gabriel Moreno	Diamondbacks	C	11	235
232	Kerry Carpenter	Tigers	OF	51	246
233	Steven Kwan	Guardians	OF	52	233
234	Nick Martinez	Rays	SP	64	225
235	Reid Detmers	Angels	SP	65	251
236	Caleb Durbin	Red Sox	3B	19	237
237	Garrett Mitchell	Brewers	OF	53	243
238	Nolan Schanuel	Angels	1B	20	195
239	Nick Lodolo	Reds	SP	66	205
240	Mickey Moniak	Rockies	OF	54	258
240	Ryan Weathers	Yankees	SP	67	228
241	Will Smith	Dodgers	C	12	231
242	Grant Taylor	White Sox	RP	22	289
243	Kodai Senga	Mets	SP	68	248
244	Andres Gimenez	Blue Jays	SS	25	234
245	Jesus Sanchez	Blue Jays	OF	55	232
246	Kris Bubic	Royals	SP	69	286
247	Shane Baz	Orioles	SP	70	278
248	Curtis Mead	Nationals	3B	20	NR
249	Spencer Torkelson	Tigers	1B	21	256
250	Lars Nootbaar	Cardinals	OF	56	NR
251	Jake Burger	Rangers	1B	22	263
252	Roki Sasaki	Dodgers	SP	71	NR
253	Josh Bell	Twins	1B	23	236
254	Davis Martin	White Sox	SP	72	255
255	Abner Uribe	Brewers	RP	23	182
256	Troy Melton	Tigers	SP	73	NR
257	Andrew Vaughn	Brewers	1B	24	239
258	River Ryan	Dodgers	SP	74	266
259	Jeff McNeil	Athletics	2B	24	249
260	Gregory Soto	Pirates	RP	24	240
261	Sal Frelick	Brewers	OF	57	260
262	TJ Rumfield	Rockies	1B	25	261
263	Henry Bolte	Athletics	OF	58	250
264	Edward Cabrera	Cubs	SP	75	271
265	Samuel Basallo	Orioles	C	13	291
266	Masyn Winn	Cardinals	SS	26	270
267	Edwin Diaz	Dodgers	RP	25	NR
268	Nathaniel Lowe	Reds	1B	26	273
269	Ryan Waldschmidt	Diamondbacks	OF	59	209
270	Taj Bradley	Twins	SP	76	259
271	A.J. Ewing	Mets	OF	60	244
272	Nolan Arenado	Diamondbacks	3B	21	275
273	Mark Vientos	Mets	3B	22	230
274	Michael Wacha	Royals	SP	77	268
275	Jose Caballero	Yankees	SS	27	282
276	Bryce Eldridge	Giants	1B	27	NR
277	Paul Goldschmidt	Yankees	1B	28	NR
278	Jake McCarthy	Rockies	OF	61	279
279	Casey Mize	Tigers	SP	78	264
280	Luke Raley	Mariners	1B	29	276
281	Hogan Harris	Athletics	RP	26	NR
282	Bryce Elder	Braves	SP	79	284
283	David Hamilton	Brewers	SS	28	NR
284	Noah Cameron	Royals	SP	80	NR
285	Royce Lewis	Twins	3B	23	NR
287	Randy Vasquez	Padres	SP	81	190
288	Tatsuya Imai	Astros	SP	82	NR
289	Marcus Semien	Mets	2B	25	NR
290	Logan Henderson	Brewers	SP	83	174
291	Angel Martinez	Guardians	2B	26	283
292	Kody Clemens	Twins	2B	27	NR
293	Jack Leiter	Rangers	SP	84	293
294	Alex Lange	Royals	RP	27	NR
295	Gage Jump	Athletics	SP	84	NR
296	Anthony Volpe	Yankees	SS	29	274
297	Dustin May	Cardinals	SP	86	NR
298	Keaton Winn	Giants	RP	28	285
299	Colt Keith	Tigers	2B	28	242
300	Jacob Gonzalez	White Sox	2B	29	NR

June 8 Notes

- Falling off: Eury Pérez (134th), Jeff Hoffman (198th), Ramón Laureano (216th), Jorge Soler (219th), Joey Cantillo (227th), Lucas Erceg (245th), Jorge Polanco (252nd), Jameson Taillon (269th), Austin Martin (277th), Corbin Burnes (280th), Zack Gelof (281st), Lawrence Butler (288th), Antonio Senzatela (294th), Giancarlo Stanton (295th), Steven Matz (296th), Liam Hicks (298th), Cade Cavalli (299th), Griffin Jax (300th)

- Pérez was initially going to stick at the bottom of the list, but there was just too much competition for spots this week. Also in the mix were Cavalli, Emilio Pagán, Michael Soroka, Ezequiel Duran, Dominic Smith, Colton Cowser and Luis Castillo. Jac Caglianone, who has been in the 280-320 range all year, would have been on the list if not for his (hopefully minor) shoulder issue.

- Aaron Judge‘s fractured rib has created a shakeup at the top this week. Bobby Witt Jr. would be the new No. 1, but we still need to know about the sore knee that took him out of Sunday’s game. So, he’s third for now. With Elly De La Cruz also temporarily exiting due to injury, Yordan Alvarez and Nick Kurtz are in the top 10 for the first time. Tarik Skubal is also back up to eighth as he prepares for his return this weekend from surgery to remove bone chips from his elbow. I have Judge at No. 141 for now. If it were a more traditional injury and he was likely to make it back around Aug. 1, he’d be somewhere in the 70-80 range. But it looks like it’ll be 4-6 weeks before we know whether that’s realistic.

- Spencer Jones is getting a little look in right field with Judge out, but since Jasson Domínguez could overtake him next week, he didn’t make the cut. Domínguez will probably join the rankings next week, assuming that he continues to make steady progress from his sprained shoulder.

- I was quite optimistic about Ben Rice coming into the season, but I might not have been had I known his strikeout rate was going to climb by 25 percent and that his bat speed would experience a moderate decline. It’s pretty incredible that he’s been one of baseball’s top three hitters anyway. Statcast thinks he’s been the same player this year as last:

2025: .255 average, .499 slugging, .283 xBA, .557 xSLG
2026: .299 average, .640 slugging, .284 xBA, .540 xSLG

Anyway, that’s why I’ve been hesitant to push Rice into the top 25 or 30 this season. Last year, he hit 75 mph on 34.5 percent of his swings. This year, it’s 20.3 percent. Without elite exit velocity numbers, it’s just not at all likely that he’ll keep on getting homers on 30 percent of the flyballs he hits. I figure he’ll remain very good, but I don’t think he’s going to finish up as an MVP contender.

June 1 Non-Update

- Sorry, but I had to skip a week here. I’ll be back with a freshly updated set of rankings next Monday.

May 25 Notes

Falling off: Spencer Schwellenbach (218th), Gus Varland (263rd), Trevor Story (267th), Josh Lowe (268th), Ryan Jeffers (270th), Caleb Kilian (277th), Brenton Doyle (280th), Marcell Ozuna (281st), Robbie Ray (283rd), Kyle Manzardo (289th), Justin Crawford (291st), Aaron Ashby (297th), Colt Emerson (298th), Nasim Nuñez (299th)

- I was always too optimistic about Schwellenbach’s return from elbow surgery, apparently. He’s resumed tossing, but it sounds like he won’t even be back on the mound for another three weeks, suggesting that mid-August return is probably the best-case scenario now. ... I can’t believe I reintroduced Manzardo to the rankings last week only for Stephen Vogt to bench him against three of the next five righties (and both lefties, of course) the Guardians faced. Manzardo is batting .278/.350/.574 with an even more impressive .406 xwOBA this month. But, then, the Guardians are obviously doing just fine without him.

- Cristopher Sánchez overtakes Paul Skenes as the No. 1 starter this week. Sánchez’s velocity was down just a little initially, and he didn’t dominate last month, but he’s had a May for the ages, with his 32 scoreless innings and 36 strikeouts. His K rate has jumped from 20 percent in 2024 and 26 percent last season to 29 percent now, and he’s done without losing anything off his stellar groundball rate. I’m still pretty sure Skenes will be fine, but his velocity is down one mph from last year and his mediocre 25.6 percent CSW is really quite stunning. He ranks 56th of the 76 qualified starters in that category, right in between Matthew Liberatore and Colin Rea.

- While I didn’t want to, I did have to drop Luke Keaschall from 102nd to 167th this week. He’s losing playing time on a Twins team that’s already sent down Matt Wallner and Royce Lewis. And it probably doesn’t help matters that Lewis is already gunning for a quick return. I think things will turn around for Keaschall if the Twins stick with him, but it’d be hard to blame them for swapping him out for a spell. His lack of defensive value makes his offensive struggles much more difficult to deal with.

- Andrew Vaughn, Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell would all be top-200 guys for me as regulars, but the current playing time situation in Milwaukee isn’t great. I’d love to have Vaughn back in the 150s, but he sat against three straight righties last week before Mitchell missed a couple of games with a back issue. Someone will eventually get hurt again and clarifying matters for a time, but I don’t much like it right now.

- Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones is another guy I’d like to have higher, but this talk about maybe starting him off in the pen seems like a real threat. If it’s about not taking either Bubba Chandler or Carmen Mlodzinski out of the rotation, I don’t get that at all. I do think Chandler will get better, but his 16 percent walk rate is awful and he’s not really making up for it with a 22 percent strikeout rate. Mlodzinski has been nice, but his ceiling as a starter is limited, and even with him having allowed just two homers on 11 barrels, his ERA is an unremarkable 3.96. Jones has ace-type ability and he’s been stretched out to the point that he threw 76 pitches last time out. I don’t see how it would make any sense to put him in the pen now.

- With his 1.13 ERA through 32 innings, Antonio Senzatela becomes the first Rockies pitcher to make the top 300 this year. It’s probably a temporary thing, since he might be as likely as anyone in the league to get traded, and it might happen well before the deadline. For now, though, he looks like an increasingly decent bet for saves in Colorado’s pen.

May 18 Notes

Falling off: Kris Bubic (205th), Heliot Ramos (217th), Ryan O’Hearn (222nd), Clay Holmes (223rd), Chad Patrick (262nd), Dylan Beavers (264th), Royce Lewis (270th), Matt Wallner (275th), Giancarlo Stanton (285th), Robert Suarez (290th), Pierce Johnson (297th), Jac Caglianone (298th), Dennis Santana (299th)

- O’Hearn, Suarez, and Caglianone are all part of the next 10, along with Ryan Zeferjahn, Jake McCarthy, Connor Prielipp, Emilio Pagán and Jordan Lawlar.

- For the first time since putting out my preseason rankings in mid-January, there is a change in the top three, as Shohei Ohtani (DH only) drops behind Bobby Witt Jr. I hesitated to make the move a couple of weeks ago after Ohtani got back to stealing bases, but since it looks like him being held out of the lineup when he pitches is turning into a regular thing, down one spot he goes. I might also put Ronald Acuña Jr. ahead of him if Acuña comes back strong from his hamstring injury.

- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drops one spot this week, but I still don’t see any reason to go much lower. His exit velocity numbers are down some, but his bat speed is just fine and he’s not striking out. I’d be more concerned if his groundball rate was spiking, but he’s slightly better than his career average there. The power production will come, and the Blue Jays’ lineup still should take a significant step forward when Alejandro Kirk and Addison Barger get healthy and George Springer figures things out. Springer has been another disappointment, but again, his bat speed has held up nicely, he’s pulling the ball in the air and his strikeout rate is fine.

- Munetaka Murakami’s home run barrage has really overshadowed what Miguel Vargas is doing in Chicago, but Vargas, pretty incredibly, is currently 10th in the majors with a .407 xwOBA. His average bat speed has jumped from 70.6 mph last year (25th percentile) to 73.7 mph this year (69th percentile) and he hasn’t sacrificed any contact to make that happen. In fact, his contract numbers are largely improved. His exit velocity numbers, aside him 16 percent barrel rate, are still pretty average, and he’s still having big BABIP troubles; he’s at .240 right now, which is only slightly better than his career mark of .233. That’s keeping me from ranking him in the top 100 for now, but he is up to No. 123 this week.

- I did make room for Colt Emerson at the very bottom of the list, but I don’t think he’s ready to be particularly useful in mixed leagues at age 20. It also doesn’t help that he’s in a tough situation for hitters in Seattle. I’m looking forward to seeing what he can do, but Emerson was striking out 27 percent of the time in Triple-A and it’s probably going to be a couple of years before he settles in as a 20-homer guy.