Week 16 Quick Grades (2022 Fantasy Baseball)

Didn’t you just read this article? Maybe so. I published Quick Grades for the shortened week post-All-Star break here. But, we are gearing up for a full week of fantasy baseball after a nice couple of days off during the All-Star break.

Each week I rank the top 100 hitters without bias using a variety of data. I take games played, park factors, matchups, and projections to help you find the top hitters for the upcoming week. I have described the process in more detail below, as well as have the top-100 projected hitters for the week. Thanks for stopping by, and best of luck in your leagues this week.

The Quick Grade Series

Each week, I will provide breakdowns of hitters with a grade range from 40 to 100. Think about a school grade (90-100 being an A, 80-89 equaling a B, and 70-79 = C, and so on). Grades are weighted based on several different factors that I discuss below.

Week 15 covers games for the week of Monday, July 25, through Sunday, July 31.

You can find last week’s Quick Grades here.

How It Works

We established that each hitter would have a grade based on four categories that would land them a total score between 40 and 100. Each of the four categories will are graded from 10 to 25, which lands us at that total score. Here is what goes into it:

• Games Played – Let’s start simple. The more games played in a week, the more stats a player can accumulate. Maximizing plate appearances for fantasy baseball is huge. If the player you roster has seven games versus a different player having five games, it is a no-brainer. If a team is scheduled to play seven games that week, the team’s hitter will get 25 points. Six games earn a hitter 23 points, and five games drop you down to 20. If a team is set to play more than seven games in a week, that player will get 27 points for games.
• Ballpark Factors – Is a hitter playing four games in Coors? What about three in Oakland? These things matter. We will use the FantasyPros park factors to help us out there. I have created an algorithm that gives each ballpark a score from 10-25. Then factoring in how many games a hitter plays where each week, a score of 10-to-25 is given.
• Matchups – Does a hitter have strong splits against a left or right-handed pitcher? What if they face three lefties this week with a poor split against lefties. We factor that in.
• Projections – Finally, we will factor in projections. I will update using FantasyPros projections and scale them down to a weekly projection. It is not perfect, but using projections with the other factors can help project how a player might perform.

Week 15 Hitter Grades (7/25-7/31)

Team to Stream: Boston Red Sox

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the obvious choice, but you are likely starting most of their hitters anyway. The Red Sox get matchups with Cleveland and Milwaukee. They do draw a start against Brandon Woodruff, but other than that, their other six games should draw favorable pitching matchups.

Team to Fade: Detroit Tigers

It’s setting up to be a tough seven-game stretch for the Detroit Tigers. They get three games against San Diego and have tough pitching matchups before heading to Toronto for four games. The first two games of the Toronto series are scheduled to be against Kevin Gausman and Alek Manoah, but they also get Ross Stripling and Jose Berrios. Berrios has been bad, but this could be a big bounceback start for him after a tough week for Tigers hitters.

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