Week 4 Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings
After an injury-riddled start to the 2013 fantasy baseball season, Week 4 promises to be a little more stable.
Several players started the year off miserably, but are finally beginning to produce like fantasy starters. Power hitters like C Buster Posey, OF Mike Trout, 3B Ryan Zimmerman, 2B Neil Walker, OF Alfonso Soriano, and OF Desmond Jennings all hit their first home runs of the year this past week.
The group may have started the year off slowly, but they have all picked up their game this past week. It is hard to stick with a guy while he is going 0-4 every night, so sleep well knowing that these stars are ready to start hitting some homers again.
Also San Diego Padres 3B Chase Headley just came back from a short DL-stint after suffering a small fracture in his left thumb during spring training. He has already hit a long ball, despite only being back for four games, so he is clearly ready to start producing for fantasy owners once again.
Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz will also be activated from the DL for Week 4. He missed some time due to a sore Achilles tendon, which is never a promising sign from a 37-year-old. However, Ortiz has started hitting from the moment he stepped into the batter’s box and is ready to produce for fantasy owners once again.
To help you set you lineup this week, here are my complete Week 4 fantasy baseball player rankings.
Adam McGill is the Senior Fantasy Sports Writer at Rant Sports. Follow him on Twitter @adammcgill83, like him on Facebook, or add him to you networks on Google here or here.
Week 4 Catcher Rankings
1. Carlos Santana, Cleveland Indians
2. Matt Wieters, Baltimore Orioles
3. John Buck, New York Mets
4. Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins
5. Mike Napoli, Boston Red Sox
6. Wilin Rosario, Colorado Rockies
7. Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
8. Miguel Montero, Arizona Diamondbacks
9. Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals
10. J. P. Arencibia, Toronto Blue Jays
11. Wilson Ramos, Washington Nationals
12. Jonathan Lucroy, Milwaukee Brewers
13. Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals
14. Chris Iannetta, Los Angeles Angels
15. A. J. Pierzynski, Texas Rangers
Week 4 First Base Rankings
1. Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels
2. Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
3. Prince Fielder, Detroit Tigers
4. Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds
5. Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles
6. Adrian Gonzalez, Los Angeles Dodgers
7. Paul Konerko, Chicago White Sox
8. Edwin Encarnacion, Toronto Blue Jays
9. Ike Davis, New York Mets
10. Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs
11. Mark Reynolds, Cleveland Indians
12. Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins
13. Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies
14. Eric Hosmer, Kansas City Royals
15. Lance Berkman, Texas Rangers
Week 4 Second Base Rankings
1. Robinson Cano, New York Yankees
2. Ian Kinsler, Texas Rangers
3. Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Reds
4. Dustin Pedroia, Boson Red Sox
5. Ben Zobrist, Tampa Bay Rays
6. Rickie Weeks, Milwaukee Brewers
7. Daniel Murphy, New York Mets
8. Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies
9. Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
10. Neil Walker, Pittsburgh Pirates
11. Howard Kendrick, Los Angeles Angels
12. Jason Kipnis, Cleveland Indians
13. Mark Ellis, Los Angeles Dodgers
14. Kelly Johnson, Tampa Bay Rays
15. Danny Espinosa, Washington Nationals
Week 4 Shortstop Rankings
1. Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies
2. Jed Lowrie, Oakland Athletics
3. Brandon Crawford, San Francisco Giants
4. Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies
5. Jean Segura, Milwaukee Brewers
6. J.J. Hardy, Baltimore Orioles
7. Ian Desmond, Washington Nationals
8. Everth Cabrera, San Diego Padres
9. Zack Cozart, Cincinnati Reds
10. Elvis Andrus, Texas Rangers
11. Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs
12. Andrelton Simmons, Atlanta Braves
13. Alcides Escobar, Kansas City Royals
14. Pete Kozma, St. Louis Cardinals
15. Asdrubal Cabrera, Cleveland Indians
Week 4 Third Base Rankings
1. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
2. David Wright, New York Mets
3. Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays
4. Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants
5. Martin Prado, Arizona Diamondbacks
6. David Freese, St. Louis Cardinals
7. Chase Headley, San Diego Padres
8. Kevin Youkilis, New York Yankees
9. Adrian Beltre, Texas Rangers
10. Kyle Seager, Seattle Mariners
11. Will Middlebrooks, Boston Red Sox
12. Trevor Plouffe, Minnesota Twins
13. Michael Young, Philadelphia Phillies
14. Mike Moustakas, Kansas City Royals
15. Chris Johnson, Atlanta Braves
Week 4 Outfield Rankings
1. Justin Upton, Atlanta Braves
2. Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
3. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
4. Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles
5. Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
6. Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers
7. Dexter Fowler, Colorado Rockies
8. Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers
9. Coco Crisp, Oakland Athletics
10. Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston Red Sox
11. Shin-Soo Choo, Cincinnati Reds
12. Alex Gordon, Kansas City Royals
13. Austin Jackson, Detroit Tigers
14. Josh Hamilton, Los Angeles Angels
15. Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins
Week 4 Starting Pitcher Rankings
1. Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers - (4/23) (4/28)
2. Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners - (4/22) (4/27)
3. C.C. Sabathia, New York Yankees - (4/22) (4/27)
4. David Price, Tampa Bay Rays - (4/23) (4/28)
5. Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers - (4/23) (4/28)
6. Cole Hamels, Philadelphia Phillies - (4/23) (4/28)
7. Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers – (4/24)
8. Matt Harvey, New York Mets - (4/24)
9. Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers – (4/24)
10. Matt Cain, San Francisco Giants – (4/23)
11. Matt Moore, Tampa Bay Rays - (4/22) (4/27)
12. Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals – (4/23)
13. Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies – (4/25)
14. R.A. Dickey, Toronto Blue Jays – (4/23) (4/28)
15. Jon Lester, Boston Red Sox - (4/24)
Week 4 Closer Rankings
1. Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves
2. Sergio Romo, San Francisco Giants
3. Rafael Soriano, Washington Nationals
4. Jim Johnson, Baltimore Orioles
5. Addison Reed, Chicago White Sox
6. Jason Grilli, Pittsburgh Pirates
7. Rafael Betancourt, Colorado Rockies
8. Aroldis Chapman, Cincinnati Reds
9. Brandon League, Los Angeles Dodgers
10. Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
11. Jim Henderson, Milwaukee Brewers
12. Tom Wilhelmsen, Seattle Mariners
13. Joe Nathan, Texas Rangers
14. Jonathan Papelbon, Philadelphia Phillies
15. Glen Perkins, Minnesota Twins
