Welcome back to the best weekly fantasy baseball column on the internet, as we enter week 17 of the fantasy baseball season.

This week going into the All Star Break we will do something a little different, I’ll be providing the Top 15 of my updated Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Rankings (also see at FantasyPros here) and then we will focus on the waiver adds for the week. These are all based on a five year time horizon.

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Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings

CATCHERS

1. Adley Rutschman (Orioles), Age 26
2. William Contreras (Brewers), Age 26
3. Will Smith (Dodgers), Age 29
4. Yainer Diaz (Astros), Age 25
5. Logan O’Hoppe (Angels), Age 24
6. Samuel Basallo (Orioles), Age 19
7. Francisco Alvarez (Mets), Age 22
8. Sean Murphy (Braves), Age 29
9. Harry Ford (Mariners), Age 21
10. Willson Contreras (Cardinals), Age 32
11. Cal Raleigh (Mariners), Age 27
12. J.T. Realmuto (Phillies), Age 33
13. Bo Naylor (Guardians), Age 24
14. Ryan Jeffers (Twins), Age 27
15. Salvador Perez (Royals), Age 34

• Biggest Risers: #20. Patrick Bailey (Giants), #22 Edgar Quero (White Sox), #23 Agustin Ramirez (Yankees)
• Biggest Fallers: #35. Mitch Garver (Mariners), #28 Ethan Salas (Giants), #37 Danny Jansen (Blue Jays)

FIRST BASE

1. Vlad Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays), Age 25
2. Bryce Harper (Nationals), Age 31
3. Freddie Freeman (Dodgers), Age 34
4. Matt Olson (Braves), Age 30
5. Spencer Steer (Reds), Age 26
6. Pete Alonso (Mets), Age 29
7. Triston Casas (Red Sox), Age 24
8. Josh Naylor (Guardians), Age 27
9. Alec Bohm (Phillies), Age 27
10. Cody Bellinger (Cubs), Age 28
11. Alec Burleson (Cardinals), Age 25
12. Christian Walker (Diamondbacks), Age 33
13. Tyler Black (Brewers), Age 23
14. Vinnie Pasquantino (Royals), Age 26
15. Spencer Torkelson (Tigers), Age 24

• Biggest Risers: #11 Alec Burleson (Cardinals), #27 Deyvison De Los Santos (Diamondbacks), #37 Ben Rice (Yankees)
• Biggest Fallers: #54. Andrew Vaughn (White Sox), #52 Ryan Noda (Athletics), #55 DJ LeMahieu (Yankees)

SECOND BASE

1. Mookie Betts (Dodgers), Age 31
2. Ozzie Albies (Braves), Age 27
3. Jackson Holliday (Orioles), Age 20
4. Matt McLain (Reds), Age 24
5. Brice Turang (Brewers), Age 24
6. Jordan Westburg (Orioles), Age 25
7. Nolan Gorman (Cardinals), Age 24
8. Bryson Stott (Phillies), Age 26
9. Jose Altuve (Astros), Age 34
10. Marcus Semien (Rangers), Age 33
11. Colt Keith (Tigers), Age 22
12. Edouard Julien (Twins), Age 25
13. Zack Gelof (Athletics), Age 24
14. Gleyber Torres (Yankees), Age 28
15. Ketel Marte (Diamondbacks), Age 31

• Biggest Risers: #20 James Triantos (Cubs), #25 Luis Garcia Jr. (Nationals), #26 Xander Boegaerts (Padres)
• Biggest Fallers: #39. Jorge Polanco (Mariners), #30 Luis Arraez (Padres), #45 Gavin Lux (Dodgers)

SHORTSTOP

1. Bobby Witt Jr. (Royals), Age 24
2. Gunnar Henderson (Orioles), Age 23
3. Elly De La Cruz (Reds), Age 22
4. C.J. Abrams (Nationals), Age 24
5. Jackson Merrill (Padres), Age 21
6. Francisco Lindor (Mets), Age 30
7. Corey Seager (Rangers), Age 30
8. Ha-Seong Kim (Padres), Age 28
9. Oneil Cruz (Pirates), Age 25
10. Anthony Volpe (Yankees), Age 23
11. Masyn Winn (Cardinals), Age 22
12. Willy Adames (Brewers), Age 28
13. Trea Turner (Phillies), Age 31
14. Bo Bichette (Blue Jays), Age 26
15. Jordan Lawlar (Diamondbacks), Age 21

• Biggest Risers: #24 Brooks Lee (Twins), #5 Jackson Merrill (Padres), #23 Carson Williams (Rays)
• Biggest Fallers: #33 Adael Amador, #15 Jordan Lawlar, #14 Bo Bichette

THIRD BASE:

1. Rafael Devers (Red Sox), Age 27
2. Royce Lewis (Twins), Age 25
3. Jose Ramirez (Guardians), Age 31
4. Austin Riley (Braves), Age 27
5. Junior Caminero (Rays), Age 21
6. Coby Mayo (Orioles), Age 22
7. Manny Machado (Padres), Age 32
8. Alex Bregman (Astros), Age 30
9. Josh Jung (Rangers), Age 26
10. Isaac Paredes (Rays), Age 25
11. Noelvi Marte (Reds), Age 22
12. Brady House (Nationals), Age 21
13. Joey Ortiz (Brewers), Age 26
14. Christopher Morel (Cubs), Age 25
15. Jeimer Candelario (Reds), Age 26

• Biggest Risers: #13 Joey Ortiz (Brewers), #6 Coby Mayo (Orioles), #26 Matt Vierling (Tigers)
• Biggest Fallers: #40 Jake Burger (Marlins), #36 Eugenio Suarez (Diamondbacks), #29 Ke’Bryan Hayes

OUTFIELD

1. Juan Soto (Nationals), Age 25
2. Ronald Acuna Jr. (Braves), Age 26
3. Kyle Tucker (Astros), Age 27
4. Fernando Tatis Jr. (Padres), Age 25
5. Yoran Alvarez (Astros), Age 27
6. Julio Rodriguez (Mariners), Age 23
7. Wyatt Langford (Rangers), Age 22
8. James Wood (Nationals), Age 21
9. Luis Robert Jr. (White Sox), Age 26
10. Aaron Judge (Yankees), Age 32
11. Corbin Carroll (Diamondbacks), Age 23
12. Michael Harris II (Braves), Age 23
13. Jackson Chourio (Brewers), Age 21
14. Jasson Dominguez (Yankees), Age 21
15. Christian Yelich (Brewers), Age 32
16. Riley Greene (Tigers), Age 24
17. Evan Carter (Rangers), Age 21
18. Jazz Chisholm Jr., (Marlins), Age 26
19. Jarren Duran (Red Sox), Age 27
20. Kyle Schwarber (Nationals), Age 31
21. Josh Lowe (Rays), Age 26
22. Jordan Walker (Cardinals), Age 22
23. Dylan Crews (Nationals), Age 22
24. Mike Trout (Angels), Age 32
25. Walker Jenkins (Twins), Age 19
26. Randy Arozarena (Rays), Age 29
27. Bryan Reynolds (Pirates), Age 29
28. Emmanuel Rodriguez (Twins), Age 21
29. Cody Bellinger (Dodgers), Age 29
30. Roman Anthony (Red Sox), Age 20
31. Lars Nootbaar (Cardinals), Age 26
32. Lane Thomas (Nationals), Age 28
33. Lazaro Montes (Mariners), Age 19
34. Max Clark (Tigers), Age 19
35. Kerry Carpenter (Tigers), Age 26
36. Nolan Jones (Rockies), Age 26
37. Seiya Suzuki (Cubs), Age 29
38. Steven Kwan (Guardians), Age 26
39. Adolis Garcia (Rangers), Age 31
40. Spencer Jones (Yankees), Age 23
41. Ian Happ (Cubs), Age 29
42. Cedanne Rafaela (Red Sox), Age 23
43. Jarred Kelenic (Braves), Age 24
44. Anthony Santander (Orioles), Age 29
45. Teoscar Hernandez (Dodgers), Age 31

• Biggest Risers: #30 Roman Anthony (Red Sox), #33 Lazaro Montes (Mariners), #47 Heliot Ramos (Giants)
• Biggest Fallers: #100 MJ Melendez (Royals), #89 Chas McCormick (Astros), #81 Jack Suwinski (Pirates)

STARTING PITCHER

1. Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers), Age 30
   • This is a bit of a cheat code – assuming duel position in a daily league.
2. Spencer Strider (Braves), Age 25
3. Paul Skenes (Pirates), Age 22
4. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers), Age 25
5. Tarik Skubal (Tigers), Age 27
6. George Kirby (Mariners), Age 26
7. Cole Ragans (Royals), Age 26
8. Corbin Burnes (Brewers), Age 29
9. Grayson Rodriguez (Orioles), Age 24
10. Logan Gilbert (Mariners), Age 27
11. Shane McClanahan (Rays), Age 27
12. Tanner Bibee (Guardians), Age 25
13. Freddy Peralta (Brewers), Age 28
14. Bobby Miller (Dodgers), Age 25
15. Pablo Lopez (Twins), Age 28
16. Eury Perez (Marlins), Age 21
17. Tyler Glasnow (Dodgers), Age 30
18. Joe Ryan (Twins), Age 28
19. Jackson Jobe (Tigers), Age 21
20. Zac Gallen (Diamondbacks), Age 28
21. Zack Wheeler (Phillies), Age 34
22. Jared Jones (Pirates), Age 22
23. Gerrit Cole (Yankees), Age 33
24. Logan Webb (Giants), Age 27
25. Dylan Cease (Padres), Age 28
26. Nick Lodolo (Reds), Age 26
27. Bryan Woo (Mariners), Age 24
28. Shane Baz (Rays), Age 25
29. Luis Castilo (Mariners), Age 31
30. Aaron Nola (Phillies), Age 31
31. Taj Bradley (Rays), Age 23
32. Sandy Alcantara (Marlins), Age 28
33. Bryce Miller (Mariners), Age 25
34. Hunter Brown (Astros), Age 25
35. Andrew Painter (Phillies), Age 21
36. Gavin Williams (Guardians), Age 24
37. Noah Schultz (White Sox), Age 20
38. Max Fried (Braves), Age 30
39. Cade Horton (Cubs), Age 22
40. Ryan Pepiot (Rays), Age 26
41. Shota Imanaga (Cubs), Age 30
42. Chris Sale (Braves), Age 35
43. MacKenzie Gore (Nationals), Age 25
44. Jesus Luzardo (Marlins), Age 26
45. Zach Eflin (Rays), Age 30

• Biggest Risers: #41 Shota Imanaga (Cubs), #55 Christian Scott (Mets), #56 Luis Gil (Yankees)
• Biggest Fallers: #125 Triston McKenzie (Guardians), #110 Ricky Tiedemann (Blue Jays), #76 Kyle Bradish (Orioles)

RELIEF PITCHER

1. Mason Miller (Athletics), Age 25
2. Emmanuel Clase (Guardians), Age 26
3. Ryan Helsley (Cardinals), Age 29
4. Andres Munoz (Mariners), Age 25
5. Devin Williams (Brewers), Age 29
6. Evan Phillips (Dodgers), Age 29
7. Edwin Diaz (Mets), Age 30
8. Josh Hader (Astros), Age 30
9. Jhoan Duran (Twins), Age 26
10. David Bednar (Pirates), Age 29
11. Orion Kerkering (Phillies), Age 23
12. Camilo Doval (Giants), Age 27
13. Pete Fairbanks (Rays), Age 30
14. Tanner Scott (Marlins), Age 29
15. Clay Holmes (Yankees), Age 31

• Biggest Risers: #11 Orion Kerkering (Phillies), #35 Jason Adam, #37 Ben Joyce
• Biggest Fallers: #52 Adbert Alzolay (Cubs), #37 Ryan Pressly (Astros), #27 Alexis Diaz (Reds)

Tim’s Top 5 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Adds (12 Team Leagues)

Last Week: SS Brooks Lee (Twins, 38%), SP David Festa (Twins, 19%), 2B/SS Luis Garcia Jr. (Nationals, 42%), C Gabriel Moreno (Diamondbacks, 41%), SP Spencer Arrighetti (Astros, 27%)

1. OF Lars Nootbaar (Cardinals) 39% – Lars Nootbaar is finally healthy again and has been hitting fifth in the lineup since returning, going 5/14 with a double and a homer.
2. OF Rece Hinds (Reds) 37% – The terrible plates kills will almost definitely catch up with Hinds at some point, but he’s worth riding while he’s this hot with a 9/20 line, 3 homers, 2 steals and 7 extra base hits in five games since being promoted.
3. SP Andrew Heaney (Rangers) 37% – I’ve been pumping Heaney as a solid back end rotation option most of the year, but he’s been even better since the beginning of June with a 22.1 K-BB% and 3.27 SIERA over seven starts in this time period.
4. 2B Spencer Horwitz (Blue Jays) 28% – Horwitz has been a beast contact-wise since being called up with an 87% contact rate leading to a .319/.431/.495 slash line with 4 bombs in 30 games.
5. SP Yilber Diaz (Diamondbacks) 16% – Diaz had a nice first start against a good Braves team. He’s a shorter fastball heavy guy who throws 96 with a slider and curve… the curve has some horizontal movement to it and could be effective against lefties, but the slider is the better secondary. He reminds me more of a reliever than a starter and has some Ryan Helsey to him, not necessarily in the mechanics, but more so in the stuff.

Tim’s Top 5 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Adds (15 Team Leagues)

NOTE: Under 30% Owned (CBS)

Last Week: OF Garrett Mitchell (Brewers, 21%), 2B Spencer Horwitz (Blue Jays, 25%), C Bo Naylor (Guardians, 26%) OF Jose Siri (Rays, 17%), SP Hayden Birdsong (Giants, 13%)

1. C Bo Naylor (Guardians) 27% – This is Naylor’s third consecutive week on this list for fifteen teamers. Bo Naylor is hitting .302/.356/.604 in his last 20 games with 3 homers and a steal. If you need a catcher, he’s worth grabbing.
2. 1B / OF Hunter Renfroe (Royals) 6% – Renfroe is hitting .302/.377/.526 with 5 homers in 130 ABs since May 12th. He’s basically been the Royals underrated version of Joc Pederson this season.
3. SP J.P. Sears (Athletics) 22% – JP Sears has a 23.9 K-BB% and 3.09 SIERA over his last three starts against a few decent teams. If you need a deep league pitcher, you could do worse.
4. OF Justyn-Henry Malloy (Tigers) 7% – Malloy is hitting .290/.371/.581 with 3 homers and a steal over the last two weeks. He might hae found his groove in the majors after a very strong 2023 in AAA.
5. SP Hayden Birdsong (Giants) 12% – Birdsong has been on this list for three weeks in a row, because there aren’t many pitchers available in the deeper leagues and because I think he’s better than he’s shown thus far. Birdsong has had a couple rough starts at Atlanta and at Cleveland, so take his production with a grain of salt toward the positive. Birdsong has a 15 K-BB% in these last two starts with a 4.25 SIERA.

Fantasy Baseball Moves I Made This Week

• • CBS Memorial Magazine League (12 Team 5×5 Roto):
    • N/A
  • CBS NL Only Analyst League (12 Team 5×5 Roto):
    • Added $0 C Austin Barnes for C Jason Delay
  • TGFBI (15 Team 5×5 Roto):
    • Added $8 OF Miguel Vargas for 1B Justin Turner
    • Added $2 Spencer Arrighetti for Ryan Weathers

• • Fantasy Aceball Invitational (16 Team Ottoneu H2H Points):

• • • Added a $1 Slade Cecconi for $3 Adam Mazur

• • Ottoneu Podcaster’s League (12 Team Ottoneu 5×5 Roto):

• • • Added $2 Zebby Matthews for $2 Colson Montgomery

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