Fantasy Baseball Trade Values: Rest-of-season rankings for H2H, Categories leagues; how to handle Eury Perez

Prime trade season is approaching and it can make all the difference

It's really hard to catch anyone sleeping in Fantasy Baseball anymore, which has made the concept of a "sell-high" or "buy-low" much tougher to pull off than it once was. It's not impossible, but with so much good information out there, there aren't many Fantasy Baseball players looking to beat your door down to trade a haul for Bryce Elder or Geraldo Perdomo these days.

We've gotten a lot of questions about how Fantasy players should handle Eury Perez lately, and it's a legitimately tough question. Perez has been incredible, sporting a 1.54 ERA in his first eight major-league starts, looking every bit like the potential ace we hoped he would be when he got the call-up … but everyone knows he's got some kind of looming innings limit hanging over him. Perez, already at 72 innings between the majors and minors, is only five innings shy of last year's total, and only six shy of his career high. 

Over the past few weeks, there's been a lot of talk about how the Marlins are going to handle Perez. They haven't made their plans known, and a plugged in reporter like Craig Mish has admitted he doesn't really have any idea what the plan is: 

Career high 6 shutout innings for Eury Perez. He’s been the Marlins best pitcher this season. I thought last week was his last start before a pause. I thought maybe tonight was his last start. This kid is just changing the playbook on the fly. Amazing stuff.

— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) June 15, 2023

There's almost certainly going to be a "pause" at some point, though what that looks like is hard to say. A natural point would be the looming All-Star break. The Marlins could let Perez make his next turn or two through the rotation and then send him to Triple-A or come up with an IL stint excuse, allowing Perez to take a few weeks off and then return after the break. That could give him almost three weeks off while only missing one or two starts.

Of course, even if they did that, Perez is going to blow past his career-high in innings. If he makes six more starts at 5.5 innings per start, that gets him to 105 – 30 more than last year's total. Nine starts? That gets him to 122 – 47 more than last year. 

There's no hard and fast rule for how to handle a young pitcher's innings increases, and all innings are certainly not made equal – Perez threw six innings Tuesday, but he needed just 80 pitches and dealt with just one running in scoring position the entire game. A start like that is a lot less taxing than one where you deal with constant fires while putting 10 base runners on in five innings, even if it's technically a longer start.

There's likely some wiggle room here, but the conclusion is clear: Perez is almost certainly going to be shut down sooner or later. He just turned 20 two months ago, and while the Marlins are nine games over .500 and holding a playoff spot, they must balance the long- and short-term considerations here. Even a very aggressive increase would seemingly make it tough for him to make much more than 10 more starts.

So that makes Perez a sell-high candidate, right? Moving him for even a lesser pitcher without injury or inning concerns would seemingly be a net-positive move for your Fantasy team. And that's without even getting into the fact that Perez's peripherals suggest there's some regression coming – his 1.54 ERA is accompanied by a 3.79 xERA and 3.94 SIERA, after all. 

The problem, of course, is that everyone in your league is aware of the coming innings limit for Perez, and they're not going to be willing to offer you full value for Perez. They have the same concerns about adding him as you have about hanging on to him. That doesn't mean it's going to be impossible to move Perez, but it is to say that you likely won't get the bounty you're hoping for.

I think Perez might legitimately be one of the 30 best pitchers in baseball right now, but I can't and don't rank or value him that way. If he gets through the rest of this season without issue and can project for 160 innings a year from now, I very well may rank him as a top-30 SP this offseason, but I can't value him that way right now.

But I also certainly wouldn't actually move Perez for someone like Spencer Torkelson or Jose Siri, two players ranked in the same range of my trade values. That's my best estimation of what his total rest-of-season value looks like, but it would also feel moderately disastrous to get a player ranked outside of the top-200 in return for Perez right now. He's simply too talented, and too likely to be a difference maker while on the mound to move on from him. 

It all makes valuing Perez tricky. I think if I was going to try to trade him right now, I'd be looking for a top-125 player in return, but that doesn't seem particularly likely. And trading him for what he's actually likely to be worth moving forward would feel like a loss.

Which is all to say I think the best course of action if you have Perez right now is to just hold him. There will be a point when he's no longer useful for your team this season, and that'll be frustrating. But it'll be more frustrating to trade him and lose out in the potential stud production he's giving you while on the mound. 

It's a tough spot to be in, but the good news is, you've got a really, really good pitcher on your team. For now. 

Here's the latest trade values and rankings heading into Week 14: 

H2H Points league Trade Values

Rank	Player	Eligible	Value	Change From Last Week
1	Ronald Acuna	DH-OF	48
2	Jose Ramirez	3B-DH	46
3	Fernando Tatis	OF-SS	46
4	Aaron Judge	DH-OF	46
5	Shohei Ohtani	DH-SP	45
6	Julio Rodriguez	OF	45
7	Mookie Betts	2B-OF-SS	43
8	Juan Soto	OF	41
9	Bo Bichette	SS	39
10	Kyle Tucker	OF	38	1
11	Freddie Freeman	1B	37
12	Rafael Devers	3B	37	1
13	Vladimir Guerrero	1B-DH	36
14	Mike Trout	OF	36
15	Trea Turner	SS	36
16	Paul Goldschmidt	1B-DH	36
17	Bryce Harper	DH	36
18	Pete Alonso	1B-DH	36	2
19	Austin Riley	3B	34	1
20	Gerrit Cole	SP	33
21	Bobby Witt	3B-DH-SS	33
22	Matt Olson	1B	33	1
23	Spencer Strider	RP-SP	32
24	Marcus Semien	2B	32	1
25	Yordan Alvarez	DH-OF	31	-7
26	Shane McClanahan	SP	29
27	Corbin Burnes	SP	28
28	Randy Arozarena	DH-OF	28
29	Max Scherzer	SP	28
30	Nolan Arenado	3B-DH	28
31	Aaron Nola	SP	28
32	Kevin Gausman	SP	28
33	Zack Wheeler	SP	28
34	Jose Altuve	2B	28
35	Corey Seager	DH-SS	28	4
36	Wander Franco	SS	25
37	Corbin Carroll	OF	25	2
38	Luis Robert	OF	25
39	Framber Valdez	SP	25
40	Kyle Schwarber	DH-OF	24	-1
41	Luis Castillo	SP	24
42	Bryan Reynolds	DH-OF	24
43	Emmanuel Clase	RP	24	1
44	Josh Hader	RP	23
45	Ozzie Albies	2B	23
46	Zac Gallen	SP	23
47	Cedric Mullins	OF	22	5
48	Sandy Alcantara	SP	21	-3
49	Justin Verlander	SP	21	-7
50	George Springer	DH-OF	21
51	Will Smith	C-DH	21	1
52	J.T. Realmuto	C	20
53	Joe Musgrove	SP	20
54	Devin Williams	RP	20
55	Felix Bautista	RP	20	1
56	Michael Harris	OF	19
57	Jordan Romano	RP	19	1
58	Adolis Garcia	DH-OF	18	-3
59	Cristian Javier	SP	18
60	Shane Bieber	SP	18
61	Francisco Lindor	SS	18	-3
62	Alex Bregman	3B	17
63	Manny Machado	3B	17	1
64	Salvador Perez	C-DH	16
65	Christian Walker	1B	16	1
66	Yu Darvish	SP	15
67	Starling Marte	OF	15
68	Mitch Keller	SP	15
69	Clayton Kershaw	SP	15
70	Nate Lowe	1B	15
71	Julio Urias	SP	15
72	Max Muncy	2B-3B-DH	15
73	Brandon Woodruff	SP	15
74	Dylan Cease	SP	15
75	Christian Yelich	DH-OF	15
76	Camilo Doval	RP	15
77	Logan Webb	SP	15
78	Joe Ryan	SP	15
79	Teoscar Hernandez	DH-OF	15
80	Xander Bogaerts	SS	15	-3
81	Byron Buxton	DH-OF	15
82	Willy Adames	SS	15
83	Nathan Eovaldi	SP	15	2
84	Pablo Lopez	SP	15
85	Ryan Pressly	RP	15
86	Dansby Swanson	SS	15
87	Tim Anderson	SS	15
88	Eloy Jimenez	DH-OF	15
89	Gleyber Torres	2B-DH	15
90	Tommy Edman	2B-OF-SS	15
91	Nico Hoerner	2B-SS	15
92	Logan Gilbert	SP	15
93	Jazz Chisholm	2B-OF	15
94	Adley Rutschman	C-DH	15
95	Daulton Varsho	C-OF	15
96	Seiya Suzuki	OF	15
97	Sean Murphy	C-DH	15
98	George Kirby	SP	15
99	Yandy Diaz	1B-3B-DH	14
100	Matt Chapman	3B	14
101	Jonathan India	2B-DH	14
102	Kris Bryant	DH-OF	14
103	Gunnar Henderson	3B-DH-SS	14	4
104	Steven Kwan	OF	14
105	Kenley Jansen	RP	14
106	David Bednar	RP	13
107	Andres Gimenez	2B	13
108	Anthony Santander	DH-OF	13
109	Rowdy Tellez	1B-DH	13
110	Nick Castellanos	DH-OF	13
111	Freddy Peralta	SP	13	1
112	Tyler Glasnow	SP	12
113	Anthony Rizzo	1B	12	-3
114	C.J. Cron	1B-DH	12	1
115	Brandon Nimmo	OF	11
116	Ian Happ	OF	11	1
117	Giancarlo Stanton	DH-OF	10
118	Jeremy Pena	SS	10	-4
119	Ketel Marte	2B-DH	10
120	Carlos Correa	SS	10	1
121	Raisel Iglesias	RP	10	1
122	Hunter Brown	RP-SP	9
123	Paul Sewald	RP	9
124	Ty France	1B	9
125	Nestor Cortes	SP	9
126	Masataka Yoshida	DH-OF	9
127	Alexis Diaz	RP	9
128	J.D. Martinez	DH	9
129	Thairo Estrada	2B-SS	9	1
130	Jose Abreu	1B-DH	9	1
131	Blake Snell	SP	8
132	Alex Verdugo	OF	8
133	Josh Bell	1B-DH	8
134	Sonny Gray	SP	8
135	Jarred Kelenic	OF	8
136	Jesus Luzardo	SP	8	1
137	Charlie Morton	SP	8	-2
138	Lance Lynn	SP	8	1
139	Ryan Helsley	RP	8	1
140	Chris Bassitt	SP	7	-1
141	Josh Jung	3B	7
142	Carlos Rodon	SP	7	1
143	Ryan Mountcastle	1B-DH	7	1
144	Willson Contreras	C-DH	6
145	Lucas Giolito	SP	6
146	Matt McLain	2B-SS	6
147	Hunter Renfroe	OF	6	-6
148	Elly De La Cruz	3B-SS	6
149	Hunter Greene	SP	6	-2
150	Ryan McMahon	2B-3B	6
151	Luis Severino	SP	5
152	Tony Gonsolin	SP	5
153	Brandon Lowe	2B	5
154	Jhoan Duran	RP	5
155	Josh Naylor	1B-DH	5
156	Miguel Vargas	1B-2B	5
157	Jordan Montgomery	SP	5
158	Alec Bohm	1B-3B	5
159	Jose Berrios	SP	5	1
160	Lourdes Gurriel	DH-OF	5	1
161	Andrew Vaughn	1B-DH-OF	4
162	Luis Arraez	1B-2B-DH	4
163	William Contreras	C-DH	4
164	David Robertson	RP	4
165	Jorge Soler	DH-OF	4
166	Justin Turner	1B-3B-DH	4	1
167	Bobby Miller	SP	4
168	MJ Melendez	C-DH-OF	4
169	Cody Bellinger	1B-OF	4
170	Anthony Volpe	SS	4	1
171	Javier Baez	SS	4	3
172	Ke'Bryan Hayes	3B	4	1
173	Eugenio Suarez	3B	3
174	Amed Rosario	SS	3
175	Tyler Stephenson	1B-C-DH	3
176	Max Fried	SP	3
177	Jorge Polanco	2B	3
178	Jake Cronenworth	1B-2B	3
179	Jeff McNeil	2B-OF	3	-2
180	Bryce Miller	SP	3
181	James Outman	OF	3	-2
182	Merrill Kelly	SP	3
183	Nolan Gorman	2B-3B-DH	3
184	Jon Gray	SP	3
185	Riley Greene	OF	3
186	Andrew Heaney	SP	3
187	Alejandro Kirk	C-DH	3
188	Jordan Walker	3B-OF	3
189	Joey Gallo	1B-OF	3
190	Clay Holmes	RP	3
191	Spencer Steer	1B-3B	3
192	Andrew Chafin	RP	3
193	Ezequiel Tovar	SS	3
194	Joc Pederson	DH-OF	3
195	Anthony Rendon	3B	3	1
196	Lars Nootbaar	OF	3	1
197	Reid Detmers	SP	2
198	Francisco Alvarez	C	2
199	Carlos Estevez	RP	2
200	Nolan Jones	1B-OF	2	2
201	Marcus Stroman	SP	2
202	Zach Eflin	SP	2
203	Royce Lewis	3B-SS	2	-2
204	Whit Merrifield	2B-OF	2
205	Ramon Laureano	OF	2
206	Bryce Elder	SP	2
207	Austin Hays	OF	2
208	Jose Alvarado	RP	2
209	Peter Fairbanks	RP	2
210	Taylor Ward	OF	2
211	Esteury Ruiz	OF	2
212	A.J. Puk	RP	2
213	Luis Matos	OF	2
214	Bryson Stott	2B-SS	2
215	Harrison Bader	OF	2
216	Michael Conforto	OF	2	1

Rotisserie/Categories leagues Trade Values 

Rank	Player	Eligible	Value	Change From Last Week
1	Ronald Acuna	DH-OF	44
2	Fernando Tatis	OF-SS	43
3	Shohei Ohtani	DH-SP	43
4	Jose Ramirez	3B-DH	41	-2
5	Aaron Judge	DH-OF	40	-3
6	Bo Bichette	SS	38	-1
7	Julio Rodriguez	OF	35	-3
8	Mookie Betts	2B-OF-SS	35	-3
9	Freddie Freeman	1B	35
10	Kyle Tucker	OF	34	-1
11	Juan Soto	OF	34
12	Rafael Devers	3B	32	-2
13	Vladimir Guerrero	1B-DH	31
14	Paul Goldschmidt	1B-DH	31
15	Trea Turner	SS	29
16	Bobby Witt	3B-DH-SS	29
17	Mike Trout	OF	29
18	Bryce Harper	DH	27
19	Austin Riley	3B	27
20	Matt Olson	1B	27
21	Yordan Alvarez	DH-OF	27	-4
22	Gerrit Cole	SP	26	-1
23	Marcus Semien	2B	26	-1
24	Corbin Carroll	OF	25	5
25	Spencer Strider	RP-SP	24	-3
26	Pete Alonso	1B-DH	24	-1
27	Randy Arozarena	DH-OF	24	-1
28	Corey Seager	DH-SS	24
29	Shane McClanahan	SP	24
30	Nolan Arenado	3B-DH	23	-1
31	Jose Altuve	2B	23	-1
32	Corbin Burnes	SP	22	-2
33	Max Scherzer	SP	22	-1
34	Bryan Reynolds	DH-OF	21	-1
35	Wander Franco	SS	21
36	Kevin Gausman	SP	21
37	Aaron Nola	SP	21
38	Luis Robert	OF	21	1
39	Luis Castillo	SP	21	1
40	Framber Valdez	SP	20
41	Manny Machado	3B	20	5
42	Kyle Schwarber	DH-OF	20	2
43	Zack Wheeler	SP	20	2
44	Adolis Garcia	DH-OF	19	1
45	Josh Hader	RP	19	2
46	Zac Gallen	SP	19	2
47	Ozzie Albies	2B	18	2
48	Emmanuel Clase	RP	17	1
49	Cedric Mullins	OF	17	2
50	Sandy Alcantara	SP	17
51	Justin Verlander	SP	16	-5
52	George Springer	DH-OF	16
53	Joe Musgrove	SP	16	1
54	Felix Bautista	RP	16	1
55	Devin Williams	RP	16	1
56	Will Smith	C-DH	16	1
57	J.T. Realmuto	C	16	1
58	Mitch Keller	SP	15
59	Michael Harris	OF	15
60	Yu Darvish	SP	15
61	Jordan Romano	RP	15
62	Salvador Perez	C-DH	15
63	Starling Marte	OF	15
64	Nate Lowe	1B	15
65	Alex Bregman	3B	15
66	Francisco Lindor	SS	15
67	Gleyber Torres	2B-DH	15
68	Christian Walker	1B	15
69	Christian Yelich	DH-OF	15
70	Clayton Kershaw	SP	15
71	Shane Bieber	SP	15
72	Eloy Jimenez	DH-OF	15
73	Camilo Doval	RP	15
74	Joe Ryan	SP	15
75	Seiya Suzuki	OF	15
76	Max Muncy	2B-3B-DH	15
77	Logan Webb	SP	15	1
78	Nathan Eovaldi	SP	15	3
79	Xander Bogaerts	SS	15
80	Jazz Chisholm	2B-OF	15	1
81	Dylan Cease	SP	15	1
82	Willy Adames	SS	15
83	Dansby Swanson	SS	15
84	Daulton Varsho	C-OF	15	1
85	Tim Anderson	SS	15
86	Jonathan India	2B-DH	15	1
87	Brandon Woodruff	SP	14
88	Tommy Edman	2B-OF-SS	14
89	Ryan Pressly	RP	14
90	Pablo Lopez	SP	14
91	Logan Gilbert	SP	14
92	Cristian Javier	SP	14	-1
93	George Kirby	SP	14
94	Nico Hoerner	2B-SS	14	-1
95	Teoscar Hernandez	DH-OF	14
96	Julio Urias	SP	14
97	Byron Buxton	DH-OF	14
98	Nick Castellanos	DH-OF	14
99	Giancarlo Stanton	DH-OF	14
100	Adley Rutschman	C-DH	14
101	Gunnar Henderson	3B-DH-SS	14	2
102	Yandy Diaz	1B-3B-DH	14
103	Elly De La Cruz	3B-SS	14	1
104	Masataka Yoshida	DH-OF	13
105	Sean Murphy	C-DH	13
106	Anthony Santander	DH-OF	13
107	Thairo Estrada	2B-SS	13	2
108	Steven Kwan	OF	13	1
109	David Bednar	RP	13	1
110	Ty France	1B	13	1
111	Kris Bryant	DH-OF	12	1
112	Jeremy Pena	SS	12	-2
113	Kenley Jansen	RP	12	1
114	Matt Chapman	3B	12	-1
115	Anthony Rizzo	1B	12	-2
116	Brandon Nimmo	OF	12	1
117	Tyler Glasnow	SP	12	1
118	Alex Verdugo	OF	12	1
119	Ketel Marte	2B-DH	12	1
120	Alexis Diaz	RP	11	1
121	Andres Gimenez	2B	11	-3
122	J.D. Martinez	DH	11	2
123	Ian Happ	OF	11	2
124	Rowdy Tellez	1B-DH	11	1
125	Freddy Peralta	SP	11	2
126	Raisel Iglesias	RP	11	3
127	Matt McLain	2B-SS	10	2
128	Carlos Correa	SS	10	2
129	Paul Sewald	RP	10	2
130	Christopher Morel	2B-DH-OF	10	2
131	Blake Snell	SP	10	2
132	Charlie Morton	SP	10	2
133	Josh Naylor	1B-DH	10	2
134	Chris Bassitt	SP	9	1
135	Josh Jung	3B	9	2
136	Lourdes Gurriel	DH-OF	9	2
137	Ryan McMahon	2B-3B	9	1
138	Jose Abreu	1B-DH	9	2
139	Josh Bell	1B-DH	9	2
140	Esteury Ruiz	OF	9	2
141	Jesus Luzardo	SP	9	2
142	Sonny Gray	SP	9	2
143	Jarred Kelenic	OF	9	2
144	Hunter Renfroe	OF	9
145	Lucas Giolito	SP	9	2
146	Amed Rosario	SS	9	3
147	David Robertson	RP	9	2
148	Nestor Cortes	SP	9	2
149	C.J. Cron	1B-DH	9	-2
150	Hunter Greene	SP	8
151	Jhoan Duran	RP	8	1
152	Tony Gonsolin	SP	8	1
153	Hunter Brown	RP-SP	8	1
154	Justin Turner	1B-3B-DH	8	2
155	Bobby Miller	SP	7	4
156	Bryce Miller	SP	7
157	Carlos Rodon	SP	7
158	Ryan Mountcastle	1B-DH	7
159	Jeff McNeil	2B-OF	7
160	Lance Lynn	SP	7
161	Javier Baez	SS	7
162	Carlos Estevez	RP	7
163	Jorge Soler	DH-OF	7
164	Royce Lewis	3B-SS	7
165	Luis Arraez	1B-2B-DH	7
166	Jordan Walker	3B-OF	7
167	Alec Bohm	1B-3B	7
168	Ke'Bryan Hayes	3B	7
169	James Paxton	SP	7
170	Cody Bellinger	1B-OF	6
171	Jordan Montgomery	SP	6
172	Jose Berrios	SP	6
173	Jon Gray	SP	6
174	Merrill Kelly	SP	6
175	Willson Contreras	C-DH	6
176	Eugenio Suarez	3B	6
177	William Contreras	C-DH	6
178	Andrew Vaughn	1B-DH-OF	6	-1
179	Joc Pederson	DH-OF	6
180	Riley Greene	OF	6
181	Jake Cronenworth	1B-2B	6
182	Jose Alvarado	RP	6
183	Will Smith	RP	6
184	Miguel Vargas	1B-2B	6
185	Zach Eflin	SP	6
186	Nolan Jones	1B-OF	6	6
187	Nolan Gorman	2B-3B-DH	6	-1
188	Spencer Steer	1B-3B	6
189	Andrew Heaney	SP	6
190	Austin Hays	OF	6
191	James Outman	OF	5	-2
192	Max Fried	SP	5	-1
193	Whit Merrifield	2B-OF	5	-1
194	Michael Conforto	OF	5	-1
195	Joey Gallo	1B-OF	5	-1
196	Jorge Polanco	2B	5	-1
197	Luis Severino	SP	5	-1
198	Ezequiel Duran	3B-DH-OF-SS	5
199	Brandon Lowe	2B	5
200	Ramon Laureano	OF	5
201	Scott Barlow	RP	5
202	Evan Phillips	RP	5
203	Tyler Stephenson	1B-C-DH	5
204	Marcus Stroman	SP	5
205	MJ Melendez	C-DH-OF	5
206	Lars Nootbaar	OF	4	-1
207	Francisco Alvarez	C	4	-1
208	Anthony Volpe	SS	4	-2
209	Ryan Helsley	RP	4	-1
210	Ezequiel Tovar	SS	4
211	Clay Holmes	RP	4
212	Giovanny Gallegos	RP	4
213	Bryce Elder	SP	4
214	Jack Suwinski	OF	4
215	Luis Matos	OF	4
216	Andrew Chafin	RP	4
217	Harrison Bader	OF	4
218	Jorge Mateo	SS	4
219	Anthony Rendon	3B	4
220	Eduardo Rodriguez	SP	4
221	Reid Detmers	SP	4
222	Alex Lange	RP	3	-1
223	Brandon Drury	1B-2B-3B-DH	3	1
224	Miles Mikolas	SP	3	-1
225	Isaac Paredes	1B-2B-3B	3	3
226	Jake Fraley	DH-OF	3	-1
227	A.J. Puk	RP	3	-1
228	Kodai Senga	SP	3	-1
229	Taylor Ward	OF	3	-1
230	Michael Kopech	SP	3	-1
231	Charlie Blackmon	DH-OF	3	-1
232	Peter Fairbanks	RP	3	-1
233	Bryson Stott	2B-SS	3
234	TJ Friedl	OF	3
235	Cal Raleigh	C-DH	3
236	Bryan De La Cruz	OF	3
237	Randal Grichuk	OF	3
238	Spencer Torkelson	1B	3	1
239	Edward Cabrera	SP	3
240	Eury Perez	SP	3
241	Tyler O'Neill	OF	2	-1
242	Chris Taylor	2B-3B-OF-SS	2	-1
243	Travis d'Arnaud	C-DH	2	-1
244	Jose Siri	OF	2	-1
245	Tanner Bibee	SP	2	-1
246	Gavin Williams	SP	2	2
247	Ranger Suarez	SP	2	2
248	Michael Wacha	SP	2	2