Fantasy Baseball: Injuries lead to changes in Top 200 Trade Value Rankings for H2H points leagues

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Between the strained muscles in the back/shoulder area for both Mike Clevinger and Luis Severino and the continued unwillingness of Chris Sale to throw with his usual velocity, it's been mostly bad news for high-end starting pitchers lately.

Which could make for some interesting trade possibilities.

Speaking logically, a third straight start with underwhelming results shouldn't change the way you evaluate Sale. Either you believe the Red Sox's story that they're intentionally holding back his velocity with an eye on keeping him healthy or you think it's a cover up for a secret injury. More of the same data doesn't enhance either theory, so wherever you landed on that spectrum after his first start should still be where you land today.

But that's not human nature, which instead treats another disappointing outing like additional cause for concern. Sale still carries a high trade value for me here, but it's mostly a cue to Sale owners to hang tight. Most likely, you can get him for nickels on the dollar now, and the reward may justify the risk.

As for Clevinger and Severino, they're looking at 6-8 weeks before they can even throw again, so we shouldn't expect to see them on a major-league mound until July — and that's assuming no setbacks. Their value has certainly taken a hit, and it's no surprise now would be an awful time to trade them. But if you have some depth to give up — particularly in a Head-to-Head points league, where high-end pitching is especially valuable -- buying low makes some sense.

A few guidelines for this week's Trade Chart:

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.
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).
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	51
2	Mookie Betts, BOS	OF	51
3	Jose Ramirez, CLE	3B	47
4	Nolan Arenado, COL	3B	46
5	J.D. Martinez, BOS	OF	46
6	Max Scherzer, WAS	SP	45
7	Jacob deGrom, NYM	SP	44
8	Christian Yelich, MIL	OF	43
9	Alex Bregman, HOU	3B/SS	42
10	Jose Altuve, HOU	2B	41
11	Bryce Harper, PHI	OF	41
12	Manny Machado, SD	3B/SS	39
13	Paul Goldschmidt, STL	1B	39
14	Corey Kluber, CLE	SP	39
15	Justin Verlander, HOU	SP	39
16	Ronald Acuna, ATL	OF	38
17	Aaron Judge, NYY	OF	38
18	Trevor Bauer, CLE	SP	38
19	Aaron Nola, PHI	SP	37
20	Blake Snell, TB	SP	37
21	Freddie Freeman, ATL	1B	37
22	Charlie Blackmon, COL	OF	36
23	Gerrit Cole, HOU	SP	36
24	Anthony Rizzo, CHC	1B	35
25	Anthony Rendon, WAS	3B	35
26	Francisco Lindor, CLE	SS	34
27	Juan Soto, WAS	OF	34
28	Cody Bellinger, LAD	1B/OF	33
29	Trevor Story, COL	SS	31
30	Javier Baez, CHC	2B/3B/SS	31
31	Chris Sale, BOS	SP	30
32	Trea Turner, WAS	SS	30
33	Giancarlo Stanton, NYY	OF	29
34	Noah Syndergaard, NYM	SP	29
35	Carlos Carrasco, CLE	SP	29
36	Andrew Benintendi, BOS	OF	27
37	Carlos Correa, HOU	SS	27
38	Kris Bryant, CHC	3B/OF	27
39	Whit Merrifield, KC	2B/OF	27
40	Rhys Hoskins, PHI	1B/OF	27
41	J.T. Realmuto, PHI	C	27
42	Gary Sanchez, NYY	C	27
43	Khris Davis, OAK	DH	26
44	Patrick Corbin, WAS	SP	24
45	Zack Greinke, ARI	SP	24
46	Xander Bogaerts, BOS	SS	23
47	Joey Votto, CIN	1B	22
48	Walker Buehler, LAD	SP	22
49	James Paxton, NYY	SP	22
50	Stephen Strasburg, WAS	SP	22
51	Corey Seager, LAD	SS	22
52	German Marquez, COL	SP	21
53	George Springer, HOU	OF	20
54	Matt Carpenter, STL	1B/3B	20
55	Jose Abreu, CHW	1B	20
56	Edwin Diaz, NYM	RP	19
57	Clayton Kershaw, LAD	SP	19
58	Vladimir Guerrero, TOR	3B	17
59	Ozzie Albies, ATL	2B	17
60	Eugenio Suarez, STL	3B	17
61	Jose Berrios, MIN	SP	17
62	Jack Flaherty, STL	SP	16
63	Blake Treinen, OAK	RP	16
64	Adalberto Mondesi, KC	SS	16
65	Starling Marte, PIT	OF	16
66	Chris Archer, PIT	SP	15
67	Jameson Taillon, PIT	SP	15
68	Justin Turner, LAD	3B	14
69	Gleyber Torres, NYY	2B/SS	14
70	Tommy Pham, TB	OF	14
71	Lorenzo Cain, MIL	OF	13
72	Matt Chapman, OAK	3B	13
73	Aroldis Chapman, NYY	RP	12
74	Madison Bumgarner, SF	SP	12
75	David Price, BOS	SP	12
76	Luis Castillo, CIN	SP	12
77	Michael Brantley, HOU	OF	11
78	Travis Shaw, MIL	2B/3B	11
79	Zack Wheeler, NYM	SP	11
80	Mike Foltynewicz, ATL	SP	10
81	Jesus Aguilar, MIL	1B	10
82	Pete Alonso, NYM	1B	10
83	Masahiro Tanaka, NYY	SP	10
84	Daniel Murphy, COL	2B	9
85	Charlie Morton, TB	SP	9
86	Mike Clevinger, CLE	SP	9
87	Luis Severino, NYY	SP	9
88	Carlos Santana, CLE	1B	9
89	Max Muncy, LAD	1B/3B	9
90	A.J. Pollock, LAD	OF	9
91	Miles Mikolas, STL	SP	9
92	Yasiel Puig, CIN	OF	9
93	Aaron Hicks, NYY	OF	9
94	Mitch Haniger, SEA	OF	9
95	Kenley Jansen, LAD	RP	9
96	Sean Doolittle, WAS	RP	9
97	Nelson Cruz, MIN	DH	9
98	Eloy Jimenez, CHW	OF	9
99	Yasmani Grandal, MIL	C	9
100	Willson Contreras, CHC	C	9
101	Roberto Osuna, HOU	RP	9
102	Brad Hand, CLE	RP	9
103	Nicholas Castellanos, DET	OF	8
104	Eddie Rosario, MIN	OF	8
105	Kirby Yates, SD	RP	8
106	Robinson Cano, NYM	2B	8
107	Jean Segura, PHI	SS	8
108	Jose Leclerc TEX	RP	8
109	Felipe Vazquez, PIT	RP	8
110	Michael Conforto, NYM	OF	8
111	Wilson Ramos, NYM	C	8
112	Cole Hamels, CHC	SP	7
113	J.A. Happ, NYY	SP	7
114	Wade Davis, COL	RP	7
115	Tyler Glasnow, TB	SP/RP	7
116	Shane Bieber, CLE	SP	7
117	David Dahl, COL	OF	7
118	Dee Gordon, SEA	2B/OF	7
119	Victor Robles, WAS	OF	7
120	Domingo Santana, SEA	OF	7
121	Jon Gray, COL	SP	7
122	Collin McHugh, HOU	RP	6
123	Craig Kimbrel, FA	RP	6
124	Josh Hader, MIL	RP	6
125	Edwin Encarnacion, SEA	1B	6
126	Josh Donaldson, ATL	3B	6
127	Yu Darvish, CHC	SP	6
128	Joey Gallo, TEX	1B/OF	5
129	Andrew McCutchen, PHI	OF	5
130	Robbie Ray, ARI	SP	5
131	Rick Porcello, BOS	SP	5
132	Yadier Molina, STL	C	5
133	Mike Moustakas, MIL	2B/3B	5
134	Miguel Andujar, NYY	3B	4
135	Marcell Ozuna, STL	OF	4
136	David Peralta, ARI	OF	4
137	Wil Myers, SD	3B/OF	4
138	Yusei Kikuchi, SEA	SP	4
139	Nick Pivetta, PHI	SP	4
140	Brandon Woodruff, MIL	RP	4
141	Corbin Burnes, MIL	RP	4
142	Kenta Maeda, LAD	SP/RP	4
143	Ken Giles, TOR	RP	3
144	Raisel Iglesias, CIN	RP	3
145	Brian Dozier, WAS	2B	3
146	Buster Posey, SF	C	3
147	Jurickson Profar, OAK	1B/2B/3B/SS	3
148	Jose Peraza, CIN	2B/SS	3
149	Fernando Tatis, SD	SS	3
150	Jose Quintana, CHC	SP	3
151	Rich Hill, LAD	SP	3
152	Kyle Hendricks, CHC	SP	3
153	Chris Paddack, SD	SP	3
154	Luke Voit, NYY	1B	3
155	Caleb Smith, MIA	SP	3
156	Trevor Richards, MIA	SP	3
157	Joe Musgrove, PIT	SP	3
158	Stephen Piscotty, OAK	OF	3
159	Domingo German, NYY	SP	3
160	Ross Stripling, LAD	SP/RP	3
161	Jay Bruce, SEA	1B/OF	3
162	Jonathan Villar, BAL	2B	3
163	Yoan Moncada, CHW	2B/3B	3
164	Brad Peacock, HOU	RP	2
165	Matthew Boyd, DET	SP	2
166	Joey Lucchesi, SD	SP	2
167	Danny Jansen, TOR	C	2
168	Maikel Franco, PHI	3B	2
169	Miguel Cabrera, DET	1B	2
170	Rafael Devers, BOS	3B	2
171	Cody Allen, LAA	RP	2
172	Jordan Hicks, STL	RP	2
173	Pablo Lopez, MIA	SP	1
174	Tyler Skaggs, LAA	SP	1
175	Mallex Smith, TB	OF	1
176	Adam Eaton, WAS	OF	1
177	Eduardo Rodriguez, BOS	SP	1
178	Nathan Eovaldi, BOS	SP	1
179	Nomar Mazara, TEX	OF	1
180	Jesse Winker, CIN	OF	1
181	Dallas Keuchel, HOU	SP	1
182	Kyle Freeland, COL	SP	1
183	Hyun-Jin Ryu, LAD	SP	1
184	Marco Gonzales, SEA	SP	1
185	Jon Lester, CHC	SP	1
186	Marcus Stroman, TOR	SP	1
187	Zach Eflin, PHI	SP	1
188	Jimmy Nelson, MIL	SP	1
189	Jesus Luzardo, OAK	SP	1
190	Brandon Nimmo, NYM	OF	1
191	Shohei Ohtani, LAA	DH	1
192	Gregory Polanco, PIT	OF	1
193	Rougned Odor, TEX	2B	1
194	Enrique Hernandez, LAD	2B/SS/OF	1
195	Sonny Gray, CIN	SP	1
196	Wade Miley, HOU	SP	1
197	Julio Urias, LAD	RP	1
198	Jose Alvarado, TB	RP	1
199	Alex Colome, CHW	RP	1
200	Will Smith, SF	RP	1