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2016 RotoRob Rest of Season First Base Rankings

July 5, 2016 | by RotoRob | Comments Comments Off on 2016 RotoRob Rest of Season First Base Rankings
Wil Myers is enjoying a career year for the San Diego Padres.
Wil Myers (centre) has become a key cog in the Padre attack. (Eastvillagetimes.com)

By JB Branson and RotoRob

Welcome back to another of our 2016 Fantasy baseball cheat sheets. Need a first baseman for your Fantasy baseball team? While you marvel at how the Cubs could win a game in which they used three different pitchers in the outfield, we look at who we expect to be the top 45 players at the position for the remainder of the season. Special thanks to JB (@JBsFantasyHelp) for his excellent work with the rankings.

Last year’s rankings are in parentheses.

1. Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks (1): Goldy’s home run power has waned so far this season and he’s not molesting lefties the way he usually does.

2. Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs (5): Rizzo has upped his walk rate to career best levels, giving Cubs fans yet another reason to love one of their core young talents.

3. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers (3): Miggy’s stayed healthy so far this season and while the second half power outage last year was worrisome (three homers after the break), he’s addressed that this year as he delivers yet another productive effort.

4. Edwin Encarnacion, Toronto Blue Jays (4): Double-E’s been durable this year — great news for a dude that has only reached 150 games in his career once. His peripherals are on the decline (although a red-hot June helped turn that around), but he should easily top 30 dingers for a fifth straight season.

5. Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles (19): After returning to Monster status last year, Davis has seen his extra-base pop slide this year, so he’s unlikely to flirt with 50 dingers barring a ridiculous second half. Hey, he’s also a good dude (see video below). Davis also qualifies in the outfield.

6. Eric Hosmer, Kansas City Royals (22): Hosmer was a World Series hero last year and he’s kept the party going this season, heading towards a career year despite the fact he’s not scoring as many runs.

7. Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox (2): Abreu’s extra-base power has really dried up so far this season, but we’re confident a turnaround is coming shortly, given that the average distance of his non-groundball hits has not dropped much from last year when he put together a second straight 30-homer campaign.

8. Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves (7): Freeman’s extra-base pop has dipped a bit this year, and he’s really struggling to drive in runs for such an awful team.

9. Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants (13): For Posey’s profile, see our Catcher Rankings.

10. Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds (11): This Toronto native has stayed healthy the last couple of years, but after a huge 2015 he struggled to hit for average early this season, at one point sitting over 90 points below his career average. The good news is, Votto is coming around lately, batting .319 in June.

11. Wil Myers, San Diego Padres (96 in OF): Three years ago, Myers was being hyped as the next big thing in Fantasy baseball. But after a stellar rookie effort, injuries and ineffectiveness knocked him down several pegs. And then there was the trade to the Padres. This season, however, he’s staying healthy and delivering on his promise in what’s shaping up to be his most productive season. Myers also qualifies in the Outfield.

12. Brandon Belt, San Francisco Giants (15): Belt has established himself as a fixture in San Francisco and while it’s disappointing his speed has dried up this year, his career best slugging percentage is making up for that.

13. Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels (8): Pujols has stayed healthier the past couple of seasons, but seems to be in decline at this stage of his career. Still, he’s picking up the pace as the first half winds down.

14. Adrian Gonzalez, Los Angeles Dodgers (6): AGon’s home run power has gone AWOL so far, but he still hits for a fine BA. He got off to a surprisingly unproductive start considering how great a job Chase Utley is doing in getting on base, but Gonzalez is turning it on lately, really improving his work with runners in scoring position.

15. Mark Trumbo, Baltimore Orioles (12): Trumbo has stayed healthy in his first season in B-More and is currently tied for the MLB lead in dingers despite a career worst K rate. He also qualifies in Outfield.

16. Carlos Santana, Cleveland Indians (17): Santana remains in his power prime and is currently on pace to substantially top his career high in homers.

17. Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay Rays (44 at 2B): Forsythe, a compensation pick by the Padres in 2008, will be hard-pressed to match his career-best homer output from 2015, mostly because he was hurt this season. But from a slash line perspective, he’s never looked better. Forsythe also qualifies at second base.

18. Hanley Ramirez, Boston Red Sox (17 at OF; 2 at SS): Ramirez is enjoying a more productive season and has already nearly matched his steal total from last year, but he sure is drawing a lot of fire from Red Sox Nation.

19. Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals (54 at OF; 10 at 3B): As we warned keeper league owners last year, Zimmerman now only qualifies at first base. His hitting has really gone downhill the last couple of years, and he’s not going yard as often as he did last season. Zimmerman is no longer an RBI machine; of course, hitting better than .179 with RISP might help.

20. Chris Carter, Milwaukee Brewers (2 at DH): This home run beast keeps mashing the long balls, and he’s really picked up the pace recently. If Carter stays healthy as he has so far this year, he’ll likely reach 40 bombs for the first time.

Others to Consider

21. Justin Bour, Miami Marlins (NR)
22. Mike Napoli, Cleveland Indians (26)
23. Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins (24)
24. Brandon Moss, St. Louis Cardinals (23): Moss also qualifies in Outfield.
25. Stephen Vogt, Oakland Athletics (NR): For Vogt’s profile, see our Catcher Rankings.
26. C.J. Cron, Los Angeles Angels (41)
27. Mark Reynolds, Colorado Rockies (34)
28. Travis Shaw, Boston Red Sox (NR): Also qualifies at Third Base.
29. Steve Pearce, Tampa Bay Rays (28): Also qualifies in Outfield.
30. Mitch Moreland, Texas Rangers (38)
31. Marwin Gonzalez, Houston Astros (NR): Gonzalez also qualifies at Shortstop and Third Base.
32. Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees (25)
33. A.J. Reed, Houston Astros (NR)
34. Dae-Ho Lee, Seattle Mariners (NR)
35. John Jaso, Pittsburgh Pirates (22 at C)
36. Matt Adams, St. Louis Cardinals (21)
37. Logan Morrison, Tampa Bay Rays (35)
38. Lucas Duda, New York Mets (16)
39. Adam Lind, Seattle Mariners (32): Lind is struggling through one of his worst seasons, and losing PT to Dae-Ho Lee as a result. The push to have Lee take over the job full-time is on, so tread carefully here, although at least Lind is seeing time at DH when not playing first.
40. Pedro Alvarez, Baltimore Orioles (13 at 3B)
41. Yonder Alonso, Oakland Athletics (33)
42. Yangervis Solarte, San Diego Padres (39 at 3B): Also qualifies at Third Base.
43. Justin Smoak, Toronto Blue Jays (42)
44. Tommy Joseph, Philadelphia Phillies
45. James Loney, New York Mets (30)

Now it’s your turn. Let us know in the comments below who is too high, too low or missing.

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The Wire Troll: Bud Norris Seeks Redemption

July 3, 2016 | by JB Branson | Comments Comments Off on The Wire Troll: Bud Norris Seeks Redemption
We’re not saying Chisenhall has been hot over the past month, we’re just saying we saw two hobbits throw a ring at him. The lefty is hitting .560 with three homers over his last five games, and a cool .342 BA over the last month. Chisenhall is hustling righties as usual, but has also been respectable in limited time against the southpaws. He has filled in admirably for the injured Michael Brantley and played a large role in the Indians’ recent historic win streak.
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Video Game Review: The Technomancer

July 2, 2016 | by Brian Gunn | Comments Comments Off on Video Game Review: The Technomancer
The Technomancer’s basic plot takes quite a while to get going, with the opening occurring within a single town as the player acts as an obvious tool in the machinations of more important characters. Eventually you will get to set off, but the opening is an absolute slog that will likely put many players off.
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