by Adam McGill
Week 22 Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings
Rick Osentoski-US PRESSWIRE

The fantasy baseball playoffs is only a week away, making this the most important stretch of the season. To help you beat out your competition, here are my week 22 fantasy baseball player rankings:

Catchers:

1. Matt Wieters, BAL - (8/27 vs. CHW) (8/28 vs. CHW) (8/29 vs. CHW) (8/30 vs. CHW) (8/31 @NYY) (9/1 @NYY) (9/2 @NYY)

2. Miguel Montero, ARI – (8/27 vs. CIN) (8/28 vs. CIN) (8/29 vs. CIN) (8/30 @LAD) (8/31 @LAD) (9/1 @LAD) (9/2 @LAD)

3. Carlos Ruiz, PHI - (8/28 vs. NYM) (8/29 vs. NYM) (8/30 vs. NYM) (8/31 @ATL) (9/1 @ATL) (9/2 @ATL)

4. Brian McCann, ATL - (8/27 @SD) (8/28 @SD) (8/29 @SD) (8/31 vs. PHI) (9/1 vs. PHI) (9/2 vs. PHI)

5. Yadier Molina, STL – (8/27 @PIT) (8/28 @PIT) (8/29 @PIT) (8/30 @WAS) (8/31 @WAS) (9/1 @WAS) (9/2 @WAS)

6. Carlos Santana, CLE – (8/27 vs. OAK) (8/28 vs. OAK) (8/29 vs. OAK) (8/30 vs. OAK) (8/31 vs. TEX) (9/1 vs. TEX) (9/2 vs. TEX)

7. Buster Posey, SF – (8/28 @HOU) (8/29 @HOU) (8/30 @HOU) (8/31 @CHC) (9/1 @CHC) (9/2 @CHC)

8. Joe Mauer, MIN - (8/27 vs. SEA) (8/28 vs. SEA) (8/29 vs. SEA) (8/30 vs. SEA) (8/31 @KC) (9/1 @KC) (9/2 @KC)

9. A.J. Pierzynski, CHW – (8/27 @BAL) (8/28 @BAL) (8/29 @BAL) (8/30 @BAL) (8/31 @DET) (9/1 @DET) (9/2 @DET)

10. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, BOS – (8/27 vs. KC) (8/28 @LAA) (8/29 @LAA) (8/30 @LAA) (8/31 @OAK) (9/1 @OAK) (9/2 @OAK)

First Base:

1. Albert Pujols, LAA – (8/28 vs. BOS) (8/29 vs. BOS) (8/30 vs. BOS) (8/31 @SEA) (9/1 @SEA) (9/2 @SEA)

2. Prince Fielder, DET - (8/28 @KC) (8/29 @KC) (8/30 @KC) (8/31 vs. CHW) (9/1 vs. CHW) (9/2 vs. CHW)

3. Adam Dunn, CHW – (8/27 @BAL) (8/28 @BAL) (8/29 @BAL) (8/30 @BAL) (8/31 @DET) (9/1 @DET) (9/2 @DET)

4. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI – (8/27 vs. CIN) (8/28 vs. CIN) (8/29 vs. CIN) (8/30 @LAD) (8/31 @LAD) (9/1 @LAD) (9/2 @LAD)

5. Freddie Freeman, ATL – (8/27 @SD) (8/28 @SD) (8/29 @SD) (8/31 vs. PHI) (9/1 vs. PHI) (9/2 vs. PHI)

6. Mark Teixeira, NYY - (8/27 vs. TOR) (8/28 vs. TOR) (8/29 vs. TOR) (8/31 vs. BAL) (9/1 vs. BAL) (9/2 vs. BAL)

7. Ryan Howard, PHI – (8/28 vs. NYM) (8/29 vs. NYM) (8/30 vs. NYM) (8/31 @ATL) (9/1 @ATL) (9/2 @ATL)

8. Mark Trumbo, LAA – (8/28 vs. BOS) (8/29 vs. BOS) (8/30 vs. BOS) (8/31 @SEA) (9/1 @SEA) (9/2 @SEA)

9. Adrian Gonzalez, LAD – (8/27 vs. SF) (8/28 vs. SF) (8/29 vs. SF) (8/31 vs. MIA) (9/1 vs. MIA) (9/2 vs. MIA)

10. Adam LaRoche, WAS – (8/27 vs. ATL) (8/28 vs. ATL) (8/29 vs. ATL) (8/31 @PHI) (9/1 @PHI) (9/2 @PHI)

Second Base:

1. Robinson Cano, NYY – (8/27 vs. TOR) (8/28 vs. TOR) (8/29 vs. TOR) (8/31 vs. BAL) (9/1 vs. BAL) (9/2 vs. BAL)

2. Jason Kipnis , CLE – (8/27 vs. OAK) (8/28 vs. OAK) (8/29 vs. OAK) (8/30 vs. OAK) (8/31 vs. TEX) (9/1 vs. TEX) (9/2 vs. TEX)

3. Brandon Phillips, CIN – (8/27 @ARI) (8/28 @ARI) (8/29 @ARI) (8/31 @HOU) (9/1 @HOU) (9/2 @HOU)

4. Rickie Weeks, MIL – (8/27 @CHC) (8/28 @CHC) (8/29 @CHC) (8/30 @CHC) (8/31 vs. PIT) (9/1 vs. PIT) (9/2 vs. PIT)

5. Chase Utley, PHI – (8/28 vs. NYM) (8/29 vs. NYM) (8/30 vs. NYM) (8/31 @ATL) (9/1 @ATL) (9/2 @ATL)

6. Danny Espinosa , WAS – (8/27 vs. ATL) (8/28 vs. ATL) (8/29 vs. ATL) (8/31 @PHI) (9/1 @PHI) (9/2 @PHI)

7. Neil Walker, PIT – (8/27 vs. STL) (8/28 vs. STL) (8/29 vs. STL) (8/31 @MIL) (9/1 @MIL) (9/2 @MIL)

8. Ian Kinsler, TEX – (8/27 vs. TB) (8/28 vs. TB) (8/29 vs. TB) (8/31 @CLE) (9/1 @CLE) (9/2 @CLE)

9. Dustin Pedroia, BOS – (8/27 vs. KC) (8/28 @LAA) (8/29 @LAA) (8/30 @LAA) (8/31 @OAK) (9/1 @OAK) (9/2 @OAK)

10. Ben Zorbist, TB – (8/27 @TEX) (8/28 @TEX) (8/29 @TEX) (8/30 @TOR) (8/31 @TOR) (9/1 @TOR) (9/2 @TOR)

 

Third Base:

1. Miguel Cabrera, DET – (8/28 @KC) (8/29 @KC) (8/30 @KC) (8/31 vs. CHW) (9/1 vs. CHW) (9/2 vs. CHW)

2. David Wright, NYM – (8/28 @PHI) (8/29 @PHI) (8/30 @PHI) (8/31 @MIA) (9/1 @MIA) (9/2 @MIA)

3. Ryan Zimmerman, WAS - (8/27 vs. ATL) (8/28 vs. ATL) (8/29 vs. ATL) (8/31 @PHI) (9/1 @PHI) (9/2 @PHI)

4. Hanley Ramirez, LAD – (8/27 vs. SF) (8/28 vs. SF) (8/29 vs. SF) (8/31 vs. MIA) (9/1 vs. MIA) (9/2 vs. MIA)

5. Kyle Seager, SEA – (8/27 @MIN) (8/28 @MIN) (8/29 @MIN) (8/30 @MIN) (8/31 vs. LAA) (9/1 vs. LAA) (9/2 vs. LAA)

6. David Freese, STL - (8/27 @PIT) (8/28 @PIT) (8/29 @PIT) (8/30 @WAS) (8/31 @WAS) (9/1 @WAS) (9/2 @WAS)

7. Adrian Beltre, TEX - (8/27 vs. TB) (8/28 vs. TB) (8/29 vs. TB) (8/31 @CLE) (9/1 @CLE) (9/2 @CLE)

8. Brett Lawrie, TOR - (8/27 @NYY) (8/28 @NYY) (8/29 @NYY) (8/30 vs. TB) (8/31 vs. TB) (9/1 vs. TB) (9/2 vs. TB)

9. Mark Reynolds, BAL – (8/27 vs. CHW) (8/28 vs. CHW) (8/29 vs. CHW) (8/30 vs. CHW) (8/31 @NYY) (9/1 @NYY) (9/2 @NYY)

10. Pablo Sandoval, SF – (8/28 @HOU) (8/29 @HOU) (8/30 @HOU) (8/31 @CHC) (9/1 @CHC) (9/2 @CHC)

Shortstop:

1. Elvis Andrus, TEX – (8/27 vs. TB) (8/28 vs. TB) (8/29 vs. TB) (8/31 @CLE) (9/1 @CLE) (9/2 @CLE)

2. Derek Jeter, NYY – (8/27 vs. TOR) (8/28 vs. TOR) (8/29 vs. TOR) (8/31 vs. BAL) (9/1 vs. BAL) (9/2 vs. BAL)

3. Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE – (8/27 vs. OAK) (8/28 vs. OAK) (8/29 vs. OAK) (8/30 vs. OAK) (8/31 vs. TEX) (9/1 vs. TEX) (9/2 vs. TEX)

4. Jose Reyes, MIA – (8/28 vs. WAS) (8/29 vs. WAS) (8/31 vs. NYM) (9/1 vs. NYM) (9/2 vs. NYM)

5. Ian Desmond, WAS – (8/27 vs. ATL) (8/28 vs. ATL) (8/29 vs. ATL) (8/31 @PHI) (9/1 @PHI) (9/2 @PHI)

6. Yunel Escobar, TOR – (8/27 @NYY) (8/28 @NYY) (8/29 @NYY) (8/30 vs. TB) (8/31 vs. TB) (9/1 vs. TB) (9/2 vs. TB)

7. Starlin Castro , CHC – (8/27 vs. MIL) (8/28 vs. MIL) (8/29 vs. MIL) (8/30 vs. MIL) (8/31 vs. SF) (9/1 vs. SF) (9/2 vs. SF)

8. Rafael Furcal, STL – (8/27 @PIT) (8/28 @PIT) (8/29 @PIT) (8/30 @WAS) (8/31 @WAS) (9/1 @WAS) (9/2 @WAS)

9. Jimmy Rollins, PHI – (8/28 vs. NYM) (8/29 vs. NYM) (8/30 vs. NYM) (8/31 @ATL) (9/1 @ATL) (9/2 @ATL)

10. Zack Cozart, CIN – (8/27 @ARI) (8/28 @ARI) (8/29 @ARI) (8/31 @HOU) (9/1 @HOU) (9/2 @HOU)

Outfield:

1. Andrew McCutchen, PIT – (8/27 vs. STL) (8/28 vs. STL) (8/29 vs. STL) (8/31 @MIL) (9/1 @MIL) (9/2 @MIL)

2. Mike Trout, LAA – (8/28 vs. BOS) (8/29 vs. BOS) (8/30 vs. BOS) (8/31 @SEA) (9/1 @SEA) (9/2 @SEA)

3. Giancarlo Stanton, MIA - (8/28 vs. WAS) (8/29 vs. WAS) (8/31 vs. NYM) (9/1 vs. NYM) (9/2 vs. NYM)

4. Curtis Granderson, NYY – (8/27 vs. TOR) (8/28 vs. TOR) (8/29 vs. TOR) (8/31 vs. BAL) (9/1 vs. BAL) (9/2 vs. BAL)

5. Matt Kemp, LAD – (8/27 vs. SF) (8/28 vs. SF) (8/29 vs. SF) (8/31 vs. MIA) (9/1 vs. MIA) (9/2 vs. MIA)

6. Josh Hamilton, TEX - (8/27 vs. TB) (8/28 vs. TB) (8/29 vs. TB) (8/31 @CLE) (9/1 @CLE) (9/2 @CLE)

7. Carlos Gonzalez, COL – (8/27 vs. LAD) (8/28 vs. LAD) (8/29 vs. LAD) (8/31 vs. SD) (9/1 vs. SD) (9/2 vs. SD)

8. Ryan Braun, MIL - (8/27 @CHC) (8/28 @CHC) (8/29 @CHC) (8/30 @CHC) (8/31 vs. PIT) (9/1 vs. PIT) (9/2 vs. PIT)

9. Jose Bautista, TOR – (8/27 @NYY) (8/28 @NYY) (8/29 @NYY) (8/30 vs. TB) (8/31 vs. TB) (9/1 vs. TB) (9/2 vs. TB)

10. Matt Holliday, STL - (8/27 @PIT) (8/28 @PIT) (8/29 @PIT) (8/30 @WAS) (8/31 @WAS) (9/1 @WAS) (9/2 @WAS)

Starting Pitchers:

1. Justin Verlander, DET - (8/28 @KC) (8/29 vs. CHW)

2. Felix Hernandez, SEA – (8/27 @MIN) (9/1 vs. LAA)

3. David Price, TB – (8/27 @TEX) (9/1 @TOR)

4. Clayton Kershaw, LAD - (8/30 vs. ARI)

5. Jered Weaver, LAA – (8/28 vs. BOS) (9/2 @SEA)

6. Matt Cain, SF - (8/28 @HOU) (9/2 @CHC)

7. Stephen Strasburg, WAS – (8/28 @MIA) (9/2 vs. STL)

8. R. A. Dickey, NYM – (8/30 @PHI)

9. Chris Sale, CHW – (8/28 @BAL) (9/2 @DET)

10 Cole Hamels, PHI – (8/29 vs. NYM)

 

Relief Pitchers:

1. Aroldis Chapman, CIN – (8/27 @ARI) (8/28 @ARI) (8/29 @ARI) (8/31 @HOU) (9/1 @HOU) (9/2 @HOU)

2. Fernando Rodney, TB – (8/27 @TEX) (8/28 @TEX) (8/29 @TEX) (8/30 @TOR) (8/31 @TOR) (9/1 @TOR) (9/2 @TOR)

3. Joel Hanrahan, PIT – (8/27 vs. STL) (8/28 vs. STL) (8/29 vs. STL) (8/31 @MIL) (9/1 @MIL) (9/2 @MIL)

4. Craig Kimbrel, ATL - (8/27 @SD) (8/28 @SD) (8/29 @SD) (8/31 vs. PHI) (9/1 vs. PHI) (9/2 vs. PHI)

5. J. J. Putz, ARI – (8/27 vs. CIN) (8/28 vs. CIN) (8/29 vs. CIN) (8/30 @LAD) (8/31 @LAD) (9/1 @LAD) (9/2 @LAD)

6. Jim Johnson, BAL - (8/27 vs. CHW) (8/28 vs. CHW) (8/29 vs. CHW) (8/30 vs. CHW) (8/31 @NYY) (9/1 @NYY) (9/2 @NYY)

7. Raefal Soriano, NYY - (8/27 vs. TOR) (8/28 vs. TOR) (8/29 vs. TOR) (8/31 vs. BAL) (9/1 vs. BAL) (9/2 vs. BAL)

8. Kenley Jansen, LAD – (8/27 vs. SF) (8/28 vs. SF) (8/29 vs. SF) (8/31 vs. MIA) (9/1 vs. MIA) (9/2 vs. MIA)

9. Addison Reed, CHW – (8/27 @BAL) (8/28 @BAL) (8/29 @BAL) (8/30 @BAL) (8/31 @DET) (9/1 @DET) (9/2 @DET)

10. Chris Perez, CLE – (8/27 vs. OAK) (8/28 vs. OAK) (8/29 vs. OAK) (8/30 vs. OAK) (8/31 vs. TEX) (9/1 vs. TEX) (9/2 vs. TEX)

Make sure to check back for my weekly player rankings during the fantasy baseball playoffs.

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