Week 16 Real Rankings

NOTES

Open trading has begun! Until Aug 11 at midnight, you can trade up to two picks in rounds 7-10 (no limit on the number you can receive). So let people know if you’re selling or buying and see if you can match up!

I’ve pasted images of all the trades made during the open trading period last year, which can help provide some context. More than half the total trades happened during this period, so get ready for some action.

The Real Rankings show a tight race at the top, with six teams separated by 0.50, so a couple of well timed trades could make all the difference. 

Here’s who’s hot and who’s not over the last 4 weeks:

1	Take the Knebel	5.1
2	Montezuma's Revenge	5.6
3	Moose is Loose!	5.9
4	Anal Hershiser	6.3
5	Tomahawk chops	6.8
5	Sexual Napalm	6.8
7	The Angry Pirates	7.0
8	Brokeback Moundmen	7.2
9	Ring of Fire	7.4
10	One Nut Wonders	7.6
11	Grit Beer and Balls	8.4
11	Knuckle Sandwich	8.4
13	Cowhide Joyride	8.6
14	Donkey Punchers	8.7

And here’s the top players over the last 30 days:

1	Ronald Acuña Jr. Atl - OF 	Tomahawk chops
2	Mookie Betts Bos - OF 	Sexual Napalm
3	Rafael Devers Bos - 3B 	Take the Knebel
4	Ramón Laureano Oak - OF	Tomahawk chops
5	Mike Trout LAA - OF 	Montezuma's
6	Gerrit Cole Hou - P 	One Nut Wonders
7	Yuli Gurriel Hou - 1B,2B,3B	Donkey Punchers
8	Christian Yelich Mil - OF 	The Angry Pirates
9	José Ramírez Cle - 2B,3B 	The Angry Pirates
10	Xander Bogaerts Bos - SS 	One Nut Wonders
11	Nelson Cruz Min - Util 	Moose is Loose!
12	Keston Hiura Mil - 2B	Take the Knebel
13	Eugenio Suárez Cin - 3B	Ring of Fire
14	Josh Donaldson Atl - 3B 	One Nut Wonders
15	Shane Bieber Cle - P	Take the Knebel
16	Stephen Strasburg Was - P 	Brokeback
17	Sonny Gray Cin - P	Cowhide Joyride
18	Paul Goldschmidt StL - 1B 	Ring of Fire
19	Renato Núñez Bal - 1B,3B	Moose is Loose!
20	Travis d'Arnaud TB - C,1B	Moose is Loose!
21	Jose Altuve Hou - 2B 	Cowhide Joyride
22	Clayton Kershaw LAD - P 	Brokeback
23	Mike Clevinger Cle - P 	Donkey Punchers
24	Michael Brantley Hou - OF	Knuckle Sandwich
25	Zack Greinke Ari - P 	Moose is Loose!

2018 OPEN TRADING PERIOD TRADES

Week 15 Real Rankings

Week 13 & 14 Real Rankings

NOTES

Well, well. We've got a new #1 in the RR. After claiming the top spot in the actual standings weeks ago but sitting at 6-8th in the RR, the Revenge have shown their true colors and it's looking pretty good, led by Trout/Scherzer and a bunch of hot youngsters (Alonso, Tatis, Soto). We've also got a new #2 as Jeff's hot streak the past couple weeks has him in second, despite only rostering five SPs.

The last four weeks reflect a lot of the recent movement in the standings. It'll be interesting to see how Jason decides to go after pretty consistent production the last four weeks despite being 13th in the actual standings. We all know he likes to trade, but which way will he be trading?

LAST 4 WEEKS

1	Montezuma's Revenge	5.0
2	Anal Hershiser	6.0
3	Sexual Napalm	6.4
4	Take the Knebel	6.5
5	Grit Beer and Balls	6.9
6	Moose is Loose!	7.0
7	Brokeback Moundmen	7.2
7	Tomahawk chops	7.2
9	One Nut Wonders	7.3
10	Ring of Fire	7.4
11	Knuckle Sandwich	8.0
12	Cowhide Joyride	8.1
13	The Angry Pirates	8.2
14	Donkey Punchers	8.7

The top 25 players over the last 30 days explain the Revenge's resurgence. Lots of interesting young players here with Tatis, Gurriel, Alonso, Acuna, Albies, Ohtani, Laureano, and Eloy all blossoming into stars.

1	Max Scherzer Was - P	Montezuma's Revenge
2	Mike Trout LAA - OF	Montezuma's Revenge
3	Charlie Blackmon Col - OF	Donkey Punchers
4	Fernando Tatis Jr. SD - SS	Montezuma's Revenge
5	Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Tor - 2B,SS,OF	Take the Knebel
6	Pete Alonso NYM - 1B	Montezuma's Revenge
7	Ronald Acuña Jr. Atl - OF	Tomahawk chops
8	Josh Bell Pit - 1B	Moose is Loose!
9	Freddie Freeman Atl - 1B	One Nut Wonders
10	DJ LeMahieu NYY - 1B,2B,3B	Grit Beer and Balls
11	Yasiel Puig Cin - OF	The Angry Pirates
12	Liam Hendriks Oak - P	Tomahawk chops
13	Manny Machado SD - 3B,SS	Sexual Napalm
14	Aaron Nola Phi - P	Montezuma's Revenge
15	Christian Yelich Mil - OF	The Angry Pirates
16	Mookie Betts Bos - OF	Sexual Napalm
17	Yuli Gurriel Hou - 1B,2B,3B	Donkey Punchers
18	Carlos Santana Cle - 1B,3B	Anal Hershiser
19	Ozzie Albies Atl - 2B	Tomahawk chops
20	Shohei Ohtani (Batter) LAA - Util	Tomahawk chops
21	Ramón Laureano Oak - OF	Tomahawk chops
22	Andrew Cashner Bal - P	Grit Beer and Balls
23	Eloy Jiménez CWS - OF	Anal Hershiser
24	Max Muncy LAD - 1B,2B,3B	The Angry Pirates
25	Trea Turner Was - SS	Brokeback Moundmen

It's the All-Star break, which means it's the two-thirds mark for our season. That's right - 14 weeks down, 7 more to go. The open trading period begins on July 28 at midnight. Negotiations can happen at any time, but the trades including rounds 7-10 will be null and void if they're agreed to before that time. Reminder that teams can only trade two picks in these rounds, but there is no limit on the number of top picks one can acquire.  If you're willing to trade surefire keepers during this time, it's best to post on the messageboard and let everyone know to send an offer.