Fantasy Baseball Rotisserie Trade Chart: Ranking the Top 250 and selling Mike Trout
No one should want to trade Mike Trout, but you may not have a choice, Heath Cummings says.
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So you spent the No. 1 overall pick on the obviously correct choice. Then you saw him get off to a start that was out of this world even by his standards. Now you've lost him for the better part of the next two months.
Sorry, Mike Trout owner.
What you do from here depends entirely on your place in the standings and your options for replacing Trout.
First and foremost, if you're off to a fast start in a points league do not do anything rash. If you're fairly confident you'll be in the playoffs even without Trout, you should absolutely be holding him until he comes back. There's no better feeling than having a playoff team that gets the best player in baseball back just in time for the stretch run.
On the flip side of that, if you don't have Trout but you're way out in front, you should go get him. The equation is fairly simple in head-to-head leagues. In Roto it's a completely different story. The reason is the mechanism of the playoffs in a head-to-head league. Everything starts over in a head-to-head league once the playoffs start, so you just need to survive until Trout returns.
Being in the middle of the pack in Roto in late-July or early-August may very well mean you're out of the running. Being in the bottom third likely means your season is over. While it's true that Roto owners will get more of Trout down the stretch, that extra month won't mean much if you're already out of contention.
It's also more difficult to replace Trout in standard Roto league, because near 40 percent more outfielders are owned. I would be much more likely to deal the star in this format, especially if I wasn't currently sitting in first or second place. That's why I've dropped him further in my top 250 than Scott White or Chris Towers would.
Don't give Trout away, but don't give your season away waiting for him either. Let's grade some trades.
H2H points, 8 team: My Klye Seager and Berrios for Trout.
— Norcal Overlander (@JamesGwinup) May 31, 2017
Trade chart says this is a 20-15 loss. I couldn't disagree more. This is where context matters. In an 8 team league the stud is always the way to go, even if he's out for the next 6-8 weeks. The only way I'd downgrade this trade is if you are currently out of the playoffs, but I'm not sure Seager and Berrios are must-start players in an 8 team league anyway. Grade: B+
I was offered Nelson Cruz, Hanley and Tulo for Trout. Also Cruz and Severino.
— Matt Williams (@Apac1542) May 31, 2017
So you've got 2 trades here and I'd take either one of them. In fact, in Roto I'd trade Trout for Cruz straight up unless I was comfortably in first place. Which offer you take comes down to what you need. In a vacuum, Hanley Ramirez and Tulowitzki are worth more than Severino, but I can certainly imagine a situation where you need the pitching more. Grade: A-
Traded Goldschmidt, Desmond, and shoemaker for Blackmon, Donaldson, and archer
— Cory G. (@co_jo_go) May 31, 2017
I love blockbusters deals and this one qualifies. Donaldson was one of the biggest movers this week and will likely to continue to climb in value. Trade chart says you win this deal 98-62 on points. Blackmon has joined the elite tier this season, and if Donaldson just stays healthy he'll probably join him. You may have given up the best player in the deal, but you received three of the best four. Grade: A
Let's get to the trade chart:
| Roto Trade Chart | ||||||||
| Player | Team | Value | ||||||
| Nolan Arenado | COL (3B) | 45 | ||||||
| Mookie Betts | BOS (RF) | 45 | ||||||
| Bryce Harper | WAS (RF) | 45 | ||||||
| Jose Altuve | HOU (2B) | 45 | ||||||
| Paul Goldschmidt | ARI (1B) | 43 | ||||||
| Kris Bryant | CHC (3B) | 43 | ||||||
| Joey Votto | CIN (1B) | 43 | ||||||
| Anthony Rizzo | CHC (1B) | 43 | ||||||
| Manny Machado | BAL (3B) | 42 | ||||||
| Charlie Blackmon | COL (CF) | 42 | ||||||
| Clayton Kershaw | LAD (SP) | 40 | ||||||
| Corey Seager | LAD (SS) | 39 | ||||||
| Chris Sale | BOS (SP) | 39 | ||||||
| Carlos Correa | HOU (SS) | 39 | ||||||
| Max Scherzer | WAS (SP) | 37 | ||||||
| Daniel Murphy | WAS (2B) | 34 | ||||||
| George Springer | HOU (RF) | 34 | ||||||
| Nelson Cruz | SEA (DH) | 33 | ||||||
| Jacob deGrom | NYM (SP) | 33 | ||||||
| Francisco Lindor | CLE (SS) | 32 | ||||||
| Giancarlo Stanton | MIA (RF) | 32 | ||||||
| A.J. Pollock | ARI (CF) | 32 | ||||||
| Brian Dozier | MIN (2B) | 32 | ||||||
| Matt Kemp | ATL (RF) | 32 | ||||||
| Yu Darvish | TEX (SP) | 32 | ||||||
| Stephen Strasburg | WAS (SP) | 32 | ||||||
| Josh Donaldson | TOR (3B) | 32 | ||||||
| Edwin Encarnacion | CLE (DH) | 25 | ||||||
| Miguel Cabrera | DET (1B) | 25 | ||||||
| Corey Kluber | CLE (SP) | 25 | ||||||
| Jon Lester | CHC (SP) | 25 | ||||||
| Zack Greinke | ARI (SP) | 25 | ||||||
| Johnny Cueto | SF (SP) | 24 | ||||||
| Chris Archer | TB (SP) | 24 | ||||||
| Carlos Martinez | STL (SP) | 24 | ||||||
| Dallas Keuchel | HOU (SP) | 24 | ||||||
| Buster Posey | SF (C) | 24 | ||||||
| Matt Carpenter | STL (3B) | 24 | ||||||
| Robinson Cano | SEA (2B) | 24 | ||||||
| Jake Arrieta | CHC (SP) | 24 | ||||||
| Lance McCullers | HOU (SP) | 24 | ||||||
| Carlos Carrasco | CLE (SP) | 24 | ||||||
| Wil Myers | SD (1B) | 24 | ||||||
| Miguel Sano | MIN (3B) | 24 | ||||||
| Aaron Judge | NYY (RF) | 24 | ||||||
| Jean Segura | SEA (2B) | 24 | ||||||
| Xander Bogaerts | BOS (SS) | 24 | ||||||
| J.D. Martinez | DET (RF) | 24 | ||||||
| Wade Davis | CHC (RP) | 18 | ||||||
| Kenley Jansen | LAD (RP) | 18 | ||||||
| Craig Kimbrel | BOS (RP) | 18 | ||||||
| Justin Verlander | DET (SP) | 18 | ||||||
| Jonathan Lucroy | TEX (C) | 17 | ||||||
| Gerrit Cole | PIT (SP) | 17 | ||||||
| David Price | BOS (SP) | 17 | ||||||
| Ian Desmond | COL (CF) | 15 | ||||||
| Chris Davis | BAL (1B) | 15 | ||||||
| Mark Trumbo | BAL (RF) | 15 | ||||||
| Michael Brantley | CLE (LF) | 15 | ||||||
| Khris Davis | OAK (LF) | 15 | ||||||
| Yoenis Cespedes | NYM (LF) | 15 | ||||||
| Carlos Gonzalez | COL (RF) | 15 | ||||||
| Jose Ramirez | CLE (3B) | 15 | ||||||
| Michael Conforto | NYM (LF) | 15 | ||||||
| Gary Sanchez | NYY (C) | 15 | ||||||
| James Paxton | SEA (SP) | 15 | ||||||
| Michael Fulmer | DET (SP) | 15 | ||||||
| Trevor Story | COL (SS) | 15 | ||||||
| Trea Turner | WAS (CF) | 15 | ||||||
| Ryan Zimmerman | WAS (1B) | 15 | ||||||
| Jose Abreu | CHW (1B) | 15 | ||||||
| Eric Thames | MIL (LF) | 15 | ||||||
| Mike Trout | LAA (CF) | 15 | ||||||
| Ryan Braun | MIL (LF) | 15 | ||||||
| Aroldis Chapman | NYY (RP) | 15 | ||||||
| Cody Allen | CLE (RP) | 15 | ||||||
| Salvador Perez | KC (C) | 15 | ||||||
| Dee Gordon | MIA (2B) | 15 | ||||||
| Billy Hamilton | CIN (CF) | 14 | ||||||
| Marcell Ozuna | MIA (CF) | 14 | ||||||
| Adam Jones | BAL (CF) | 14 | ||||||
| Andrew McCutchen | PIT (CF) | 14 | ||||||
| Christian Yelich | MIA (LF) | 13 | ||||||
| Justin Upton | DET (LF) | 13 | ||||||
| Gregory Polanco | PIT (RF) | 13 | ||||||
| Jose Bautista | TOR (RF) | 13 | ||||||
| Jake Lamb | ARI (3B) | 13 | ||||||
| Andrew Benintendi | BOS (LF) | 13 | ||||||
| Carlos Santana | CLE (DH) | 13 | ||||||
| Hanley Ramirez | BOS (1B) | 13 | ||||||
| Anthony Rendon | WAS (3B) | 12 | ||||||
| Jonathan Villar | MIL (SS) | 12 | ||||||
| Adrian Beltre | TEX (3B) | 12 | ||||||
| Alex Colome | TB (RP) | 12 | ||||||
| Rick Porcello | BOS (SP) | 12 | ||||||
| Kyle Hendricks | CHC (SP) | 12 | ||||||
| Marcus Stroman | TOR (SP) | 12 | ||||||
| Masahiro Tanaka | NYY (SP) | 12 | ||||||
| Luis Severino | NYY (SP) | 12 | ||||||
| Robbie Ray | ARI (SP) | 12 | ||||||
| Cody Bellinger | LAD (1B) | 12 | ||||||
| Yasmani Grandal | LAD (C) | 12 | ||||||
| Adam Duvall | CIN (LF) | 12 | ||||||
| Lorenzo Cain | KC (CF) | 12 | ||||||
| Corey Dickerson | TB (LF) | 12 | ||||||
| Jay Bruce | NYM (RF) | 12 | ||||||
| Freddie Freeman | ATL (1B) | 12 | ||||||
| Kyle Schwarber | CHC (LF) | 11 | ||||||
| Willson Contreras | CHC (C) | 11 | ||||||
| Greg Holland | COL (RP) | 11 | ||||||
| Jason Kipnis | CLE (2B) | 11 | ||||||
| Ian Kinsler | DET (2B) | 11 | ||||||
| Rougned Odor | TEX (2B) | 11 | ||||||
| DJ LeMahieu | COL (2B) | 11 | ||||||
| Dexter Fowler | STL (CF) | 11 | ||||||
| Nomar Mazara | TEX (RF) | 11 | ||||||
| Ken Giles | HOU (RP) | 11 | ||||||
| Marco Estrada | TOR (SP) | 11 | ||||||
| Jose Quintana | CHW (SP) | 11 | ||||||
| Cole Hamels | TEX (SP) | 11 | ||||||
| Kenta Maeda | LAD (SP) | 11 | ||||||
| Jose Berrios | MIN (SP) | 11 | ||||||
| Tanner Roark | WAS (SP) | 11 | ||||||
| Julio Teheran | ATL (SP) | 11 | ||||||
| Dylan Bundy | BAL (RP) | 11 | ||||||
| Michael Pineda | NYY (SP) | 11 | ||||||
| Eduardo Rodriguez | BOS (SP) | 11 | ||||||
| Mark Melancon | SF (RP) | 11 | ||||||
| Roberto Osuna | TOR (RP) | 11 | ||||||
| Danny Salazar | CLE (SP) | 11 | ||||||
| Madison Bumgarner | SF (SP) | 10 | ||||||
| Noah Syndergaard | NYM (SP) | 10 | ||||||
| Aaron Nola | PHI (SP) | 10 | ||||||
| Danny Duffy | KC (SP) | 10 | ||||||
| Felix Hernandez | SEA (SP) | 10 | ||||||
| Lance Lynn | STL (SP) | 10 | ||||||
| Ervin Santana | MIN (SP) | 10 | ||||||
| Ivan Nova | PIT (SP) | 10 | ||||||
| Kendrys Morales | TOR (DH) | 10 | ||||||
| John Lackey | CHC (SP) | 9 | ||||||
| Sean Manaea | OAK (SP) | 9 | ||||||
| Rich Hill | LAD (SP) | 9 | ||||||
| Kelvin Herrera | KC (RP) | 9 | ||||||
| Seung-Hwan Oh | STL (RP) | 9 | ||||||
| Edwin Diaz | SEA (RP) | 9 | ||||||
| Justin Wilson | DET (RP) | 9 | ||||||
| Albert Pujols | LAA (DH) | 9 | ||||||
| Andrew Miller | CLE (RP) | 9 | ||||||
| David Robertson | CHW (RP) | 9 | ||||||
| Travis Shaw | MIL (3B) | 9 | ||||||
| Kyle Seager | SEA (3B) | 9 | ||||||
| Victor Martinez | DET (DH) | 8 | ||||||
| Justin Turner | LAD (3B) | 8 | ||||||
| Addison Reed | NYM (RP) | 8 | ||||||
| Chris Owings | ARI (SS) | 7 | ||||||
| Odubel Herrera | PHI (CF) | 7 | ||||||
| Mitch Haniger | SEA (CF) | 7 | ||||||
| Stephen Piscotty | STL (RF) | 6 | ||||||
| Yasmany Tomas | ARI (RF) | 6 | ||||||
| Troy Tulowitzki | TOR (SS) | 6 | ||||||
| Elvis Andrus | TEX (SS) | 6 | ||||||
| Mark Reynolds | COL (1B) | 6 | ||||||
| Domingo Santana | MIL (RF) | 6 | ||||||
| Eduardo Nunez | SF (3B) | 6 | ||||||
| Aledmys Diaz | STL (SS) | 5 | ||||||
| Alex Bregman | HOU (3B) | 5 | ||||||
| Evan Longoria | TB (3B) | 5 | ||||||
| Brandon Belt | SF (1B) | 5 | ||||||
| Eric Hosmer | KC (1B) | 5 | ||||||
| Welington Castillo | BAL (C) | 4 | ||||||
| J.T. Realmuto | MIA (C) | 4 | ||||||
| Sonny Gray | OAK (SP) | 4 | ||||||
| Jeff Samardzija | SF (SP) | 4 | ||||||
| Jerad Eickhoff | PHI (SP) | 4 | ||||||
| Matt Shoemaker | LAA (SP) | 4 | ||||||
| Joe Ross | WAS (SP) | 4 | ||||||
| Steven Matz | NYM (SP) | 4 | ||||||
| Jon Gray | COL (SP) | 4 | ||||||
| Addison Russell | CHC (SS) | 4 | ||||||
| Jose Peraza | CIN (SS) | 4 | ||||||
| Brian McCann | HOU (C) | 4 | ||||||
| Julio Urias | LAD (SP) | 4 | ||||||
| Gio Gonzalez | WAS (SP) | 4 | ||||||
| Evan Gattis | HOU (DH) | 4 | ||||||
| Matt Harvey | NYM (SP) | 4 | ||||||
| Alex Wood | LAD (SP) | 4 | ||||||
| Aaron Sanchez | TOR (SP) | 4 | ||||||
| Taijuan Walker | ARI (SP) | 4 | ||||||
| Vince Velasquez | PHI (SP) | 4 | ||||||
| Starlin Castro | NYY (2B) | 4 | ||||||
| Devon Travis | TOR (2B) | 3 | ||||||
| Matt Wieters | WAS (C) | 3 | ||||||
| Eugenio Suarez | CIN (3B) | 3 | ||||||
| Joey Gallo | TEX (3B) | 3 | ||||||
| Raisel Iglesias | CIN (RP) | 3 | ||||||
| Dellin Betances | NYY (RP) | 3 | ||||||
| Koda Glover | WAS (RP) | 3 | ||||||
| Kevin Gausman | BAL (SP) | 3 | ||||||
| Michael Wacha | STL (SP) | 3 | ||||||
| Ian Kennedy | KC (SP) | 2 | ||||||
| Maikel Franco | PHI (3B) | 2 | ||||||
| Nicholas Castellanos | DET (3B) | 2 | ||||||
| Todd Frazier | CHW (3B) | 2 | ||||||
| Austin Hedges | SD (C) | 2 | ||||||
| Russell Martin | TOR (C) | 2 | ||||||
| Cameron Rupp | PHI (C) | 2 | ||||||
| Yadier Molina | STL (C) | 2 | ||||||
| Mike Leake | STL (SP) | 2 | ||||||
| Matt Moore | SF (SP) | 2 | ||||||
| J.A. Happ | TOR (SP) | 2 | ||||||
| Alex Cobb | TB (SP) | 2 | ||||||
| Yonder Alonso | OAK (1B) | 2 | ||||||
| Matt Bush | TEX (RP) | 2 | ||||||
| AJ Ramos | MIA (RP) | 2 | ||||||
| Cesar Hernandez | PHI (2B) | 1 | ||||||
| Aaron Altherr | PHI (RF) | 1 | ||||||
| Keon Broxton | MIL (CF) | 1 | ||||||
| Bradley Zimmer | CLE (CF) | 1 | ||||||
| Steven Souza | TB (RF) | 1 | ||||||
| Jackie Bradley | BOS (CF) | 1 | ||||||
| Scott Schebler | CIN (RF) | 1 | ||||||
| Ben Zobrist | CHC (2B) | 1 | ||||||
| Brandon Drury | ARI (LF) | 1 | ||||||
| Starling Marte | PIT (LF) | 1 | ||||||
| Jedd Gyorko | STL (2B) | 1 | ||||||
| Mike Moustakas | KC (3B) | 1 | ||||||
| Josh Reddick | HOU (RF) | 1 | ||||||
| Jason Heyward | CHC (RF) | 1 | ||||||
| Jose Reyes | NYM (3B) | 1 | ||||||
| Drew Pomeranz | BOS (SP) | 1 | ||||||
| Jake Odorizzi | TB (SP) | 1 | ||||||
| Adam Wainwright | STL (SP) | 1 | ||||||
| Zack Wheeler | NYM (SP) | 1 | ||||||
| Charlie Morton | HOU (SP) | 1 | ||||||
| Patrick Corbin | ARI (SP) | 1 | ||||||
| Tony Watson | PIT (RP) | 1 | ||||||
| Jason Vargas | KC (SP) | 1 | ||||||
| Carlos Rodon | CHW (SP) | 1 | ||||||
| Hernan Perez | MIL (3B) | 1 | ||||||
| David Dahl | COL (LF) | 1 | ||||||
| Matt Holliday | NYY (LF) | 1 | ||||||
| Alex Avila | DET (C) | 1 | ||||||
| Stephen Vogt | OAK (C) | 1 | ||||||
| Brett Gardner | NYY (LF) | 1 | ||||||
| Zack Cozart | CIN (SS) | 1 | ||||||
| Kevin Kiermaier | TB (CF) | 1 | ||||||
| Shin-Soo Choo | TEX (RF) | 1 | ||||||
| Ian Happ | CHC (2B) | 1 | ||||||
| David Peralta | ARI (RF) | 1 | ||||||
| Jameson Taillon | PIT (SP) | 1 | ||||||
