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The updated Trade Chart for Head-to-Head Fantasy baseball points leagues now features three starting pitchers in the top five — and that's independent of the meteoric rises of Aaron Nola and Trevor Bauer, who are both now in the top 20 among all players. Starting pitcher remains a particularly valuable asset for this format, and it's time to buy these early-season stars.

A few guidelines for implementing this chart in your trade discussions:

  1. These values are tailored for standard CBS Head-to-Head points leagues, meaning 12 teams and 21-man rosters. The low-dollar players would be worth more in a deeper league, and the mid-dollar players would be worth less in a shallower league.
  2. These values are intended only for 1-for-1 and 2-for-1 trades. Get into 3-for-1 or, heaven forbid, 4-for-1, and the impending roster crunch makes it near impossible to justify giving up the superior player (unless, of course, it's an obvious overpay).
  3. These values are more of a rough guideline. In theory, if two players add up to more than some other player, you'll take the two over the one, but not every possible scenario has been vetted. And particularly with the lower-value players, perceptions are changing constantly. When in doubt, you'll want to stick with the better player.

Rank

Player

Position

Value

1

Mike Trout, LAA

OF

53

2

Shane Bieber, CLE

SP

51

3

Jacob deGrom, NYM

SP

50

4

Gerrit Cole, NYY

SP

50

5

Christian Yelich, MIL

OF

50

6

Mookie Betts, LAD

OF

47

7

Cody Bellinger, LAD

OF

45

8

Alex Bregman, HOU

3B

44

9

Max Scherzer, WAS

SP

44

10

Ronald Acuna, ATL

OF

41

11

Juan Soto, WAS

OF

40

12

Anthony Rendon, LAA

3B

39

13

Nolan Arenado, COL

3B

39

14

Trevor Story, COL

SS

39

15

Francisco Lindor, CLE

SS

39

16

Aaron Nola, PHI

SP

38

17

Trevor Bauer, CIN

SP

38

18

Freddie Freeman, ATL

1B

38

19

Jose Ramirez, CLE

3B

38

20

Walker Buehler, LAD

SP

37

21

Sonny Gray, CIN

SP

37

22

Luis Castillo, CIN

SP

37

23

Patrick Corbin, WAS

SP

37

24

Xander Bogaerts, BOS

SS

37

25

Fernando Tatis, SD

SS

37

26

Clayton Kershaw, LAD

SP

36

27

Jack Flaherty, STL

SP

35

28

Mike Clevinger, CLE

SP

35

29

Lucas Giolito, CHW

SP

35

30

Trea Turner, WAS

SS

34

31

Rafael Devers, BOS

3B

33

32

Ketel Marte, ARI

OF

33

33

Yu Darvish, CHC

SP

33

34

Aaron Judge, NYY

OF

33

35

Charlie Blackmon, COL

OF

32

36

Stephen Strasburg, WAS

SP

32

37

J.D. Martinez, BOS

DH

32

38

Bryce Harper, PHI

OF

32

39

J.T. Realmuto, PHI

C

31

40

Nelson Cruz, MIN

DH

31

41

Chris Paddack, SD

SP

30

42

Tyler Glasnow, TB

SP

29

43

Lance Lynn, TEX

SP

29

44

Jose Altuve, HOU

2B

28

45

Zack Greinke, HOU

SP

28

46

Gleyber Torres, NYY

SS

28

47

George Springer, HOU

OF

27

48

Nick Castellanos, CIN

OF

27

49

Carlos Carrasco, CLE

SP

27

50

Brandon Woodruff, MIL

SP

27

51

DJ LeMahieu, NYY

2B

26

52

Zac Gallen, ARI

SP

26

53

Anthony Rizzo, CHC

1B

25

54

Pete Alonso, NYM

1B

25

55

Matt Olson, OAK

1B

25

56

Whit Merrifield, KC

2B

25

57

Frankie Montas, OAK

SP

25

58

Yordan Alvarez, HOU

DH

23

59

Jose Berrios, MIN

SP

23

60

Kris Bryant, CHC

3B

22

61

Max Muncy, LAD

2B

22

62

Keston Hiura, MIL

2B

22

63

Josh Bell, PIT

1B

21

64

Starling Marte, ARI

OF

21

65

Corey Seager, LAD

SS

21

66

Bo Bichette, TOR

SS

21

67

Eugenio Suarez, CIN

3B

20

68

Manny Machado, SD

3B

20

69

Carlos Santana, CLE

1B

20

70

Javier Baez, CHC

SS

20

71

Hyun-Jin Ryu, TOR

SP

20

72

Dylan Bundy, LAA

SP

20

73

Jorge Soler, KC

DH

19

74

Yoan Moncada, CHW

3B

19

75

Matt Chapman, OAK

3B

19

76

Carlos Correa, HOU

SS

19

77

Joey Gallo, TEX

OF

19

78

Austin Meadows, TB

OF

19

79

Ozzie Albies, ATL

2B

18

80

Jeff McNeil, NYM

OF

18

81

Michael Brantley, HOU

OF

18

82

Gary Sanchez, NYY

C

18

83

Willson Contreras, CHC

C

18

84

Josh Hader, MIL

RP

18

85

Kenta Maeda, MIN

SP

17

86

Zack Wheeler, PHI

SP

17

87

Max Fried, ATL

SP

17

88

Marcus Semien, OAK

SS

15

89

Blake Snell, TB

SP

15

90

Kyle Hendricks, CHC

SP

15

91

Dinelson Lamet, SD

SP

15

92

Yasmani Grandal, CHW

C

14

93

Marcell Ozuna, ATL

OF

13

94

Luis Robert, CHW

OF

13

95

Max Kepler, MIN

OF

13

96

Eddie Rosario, MIN

OF

13

97

Eloy Jimenez, CHW

OF

13

98

Jesus Luzardo, OAK

RP

13

99

Charlie Morton, TB

SP

12

100

German Marquez, COL

SP

12

101

Aaron Civale, CLE

SP

12

102

Julio Urias, LAD

RP

12

103

Vladimir Guerrero, TOR

3B

10

104

Salvador Perez, KC

C

10

105

Liam Hendriks, OAK

RP

10

106

Josh Donaldson, MIN

3B

9

107

Mitch Garver, MIN

C

9

108

Kirby Yates, SD

RP

9

109

Paul Goldschmidt, STL

1B

9

110

Rhys Hoskins, PHI

1B

9

111

Jose Abreu, CHW

1B

9

112

Mike Moustakas, CIN

3B

9

113

Lance McCullers, HOU

SP

9

114

Zach Plesac, CLE

SP

9

115

James Paxton, NYY

SP

9

116

Giancarlo Stanton, NYY

OF

9

117

Tommy Pham, SD

OF

9

118

Michael Conforto, NYM

OF

9

119

Kenley Jansen, LAD

RP

8

120

J.D. Davis, NYM

OF

8

121

Gio Urshela, NYY

3B

8

122

Ross Stripling, LAD

RP

8

123

Nate Pearson, TOR

SP

8

124

Taylor Rogers, MIN

RP

8

125

Brad Hand, CLE

RP

8

126

Ramon Laureano, OAK

OF

7

127

Mark Canha, OAK

OF

7

128

Mike Yastrzemski, SF

OF

7

129

Luke Voit, NYY

1B

7

130

Justin Verlander, HOU

SP

6

131

Matthew Boyd, DET

SP

6

132

Tyler Chatwood, CHC

RP

6

133

Jonathan Villar, MIA

2B

5

134

Miguel Sano, MIN

3B

5

135

Cristian Javier, HOU

SP

5

136

Eduardo Escobar, ARI

3B

5

137

Yuli Gurriel, HOU

1B

5

138

Rich Hill, MIN

SP

4

139

Mike Minor, TEX

SP

4

140

Adrian Houser, MIL

SP

4

141

Dustin May, LAD

RP

4

142

Aroldis Chapman, NYY

RP

4

143

Adalberto Mondesi, KC

SS

3

144

Griffin Canning, LAA

SP

3

145

Dallas Keuchel, CHW

SP

3

146

Trent Grisham, SD

OF

3

147

Christian Vazquez, BOS

C

3

148

Jorge Polanco, MIN

SS

3

149

Cavan Biggio, TOR

2B

3

150

Matt Shoemaker, TOR

SP

2

151

Nathan Eovaldi, BOS

SP

2

152

Spencer Howard, PHI

SP

2

153

Framber Valdez, HOU

RP

2

154

Tim Anderson, CHW

SS

2

155

Mark Melancon, ATL

RP

2

156

Daniel Hudson, WAS

RP

2

157

Kyle Schwarber, CHC

OF

2

158

David Dahl, COL

OF

2

159

Justin Turner, LAD

3B

2

160

Alex Verdugo, BOS

OF

2

161

Garrett Richards, SD

SP

1

162

Hector Neris, PHI

RP

1

163

Brandon Workman, BOS

RP

1

164

Raisel Iglesias, CIN

RP

1

165

Dansby Swanson, ATL

SS

1

166

Tommy Edman, STL

3B

1

167

Masahiro Tanaka, NYY

SP

1

168

Jake Odorizzi, MIN

SP

1

169

Andrew Heaney, LAA

SP

1

170

Eric Hosmer, SD

1B

1

171

Jo Adell, LAA

OF

1

172

Isiah Kiner-Falefa, TEX

C

1

173

Willie Calhoun, TEX

OF

1

174

Franmil Reyes, CLE

OF

1

175

Wilson Ramos, NYM

C

1

176

Ryan Yarbrough, TB

RP

1

177

Randy Dobnak, MIN

SP

1

178

Jordan Montgomery, NYY

SP

1

179

Yusei Kikuchi, SEA

SP

1

180

Bryan Reynolds, PIT

OF

1

181

Victor Robles, WAS

OF

1

182

Tommy La Stella, LAA

2B

1

183

Paul DeJong, STL

SS

1

184

Jesus Aguilar, MIA

1B

1

185

Edwin Encarnacion, CHW

1B

1

186

Brandon Lowe, TB

2B

1

187

David Fletcher, LAA

3B

1

188

Brady Singer, KC

SP

1

189

Yonny Chirinos, TB

SP

1

190

Alex Colome, CHW

RP

1

191

Archie Bradley, ARI

RP

1

192

Kyle Lewis, SEA

OF

1

193

Corbin Burnes, MIL

RP

1

194

Kyle Seager, SEA

3B

1

195

Christian Walker, ARI

1B

1

196

Joey Votto, CIN

1B

1

197

Howie Kendrick, WAS

1B

1

198

Brandon Kintzler, MIA

RP

1

199

Rafael Montero, TEX

RP

1

200

Trevor Gott, SF

RP

1