Shuffle Up: Forsythe show he’s legit in latest corner infield ranks

Time to start the Shuffle Up series. Rest-of-season value is what we’re after. What’s happened to this point is merely an audition.

Today, we rank all those eligible at corner infield (first base, third base).

Assume a 5×5 scoring system. Players in the minors or on the DL do not get ranked. I’ll add comments later in the evening, and reserve the right to make some changes. Win the discussion, win the rank.

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If you have disagreement, I’m all ears — so long as you have a reason. Remember not to add or dock value from the players just because you like them, dislike them, roster them, etc.

$32 Josh Donaldson
$32 Manny Machado
$32 Nolan Arenado
$31 Paul Goldschmidt
$30 Anthony Rizzo
$30 Edwin Encarnacion
$30 Miguel Cabrera
$29 Jose Abreu
$28 Chris Davis
$27 Kris Bryant
$22 Maikel Franco
$22 Adrian Beltre
$20 Eric Hosmer
$20 David Ortiz
$19 Prince Fielder
$19 Joey Votto
$18 Matt Carpenter
$18 Todd Frazier
$17 Adrian Gonzalez
$16 Evan Longoria
$16 Logan Forsythe

Maybe it was hard to trust Forsythe after one breakout year, but he’s even better thus far in 2016. Walks are up, isolated power has spiked, and his line-drive rate has climbed over 24 percent. Throw in two positions of eligibility, a locked-in leadoff spot and an increased willingness to run — what’s not to like? I have plenty of Forsythe shares, but given his March cost, I wish I had him on all of my teams. 

$15 Lucas Duda
$15 Hanley Ramirez
$14 Albert Pujols
$14 *Alex Rodriguez
$14 Kyle Seager
$14 Mike Moustakas
$14 Freddie Freeman
$14 Victor Martinez
$13 Miguel Sano
$13 Eugenio Suarez
$13 Brandon Belt
$13 Daniel Murphy
$13 Mark Trumbo
$12 Stephen Piscotty
$12 Travis Shaw
$12 Mark Teixeira
$12 Carlos Santana
$12 Nick Castellanos
$12 Wil Myers

You should be able to shoot holes in the Castellanos story — three walks, a static strikeout rate, a silly .441 BABIP. A zesty line-drive rate tells some of the story, but if he’s not more selective, pitchers will eventually adjust and expose. My price gives him credit for some improvement, but I’d be looking to bail on this, lock in a profit, if it were available. 

$11 Josh Harrison
$11 Brett Lawrie
$11 Chris Carter
$9 Justin Turner
$9 Brandon Drury
$9 Joe Mauer
$9 Justin Bour
$9 Matt Duffy
$9 Anthony Rendon
$9 Kendrys Morales
$8 David Wright
$7 Yasmany Tomas
$7 Byung Ho Park
$7 John Jaso
$7 Jon Villar
$6 Brandon Moss
$6 Brock Holt
$6 Cesar Hernandez
$6 Ryan Zimmerman
$6 Tyler White
$5 Derek Dietrich
$5 Jake Lamb
$5 Javier Baez
$5 Mark Reynolds
$5 Jed Lowrie
$4 Adam Lind
$4 Mitch Moreland
$3 Chris Coghlan
$3 Luis Valbuena
$3 Matt Adams
$3 Pedro Alvarez
$3 Sean Rodriguez
$3 Trevor Plouffe
$2 Ben Paulsen
$2 Chase Headley
$2 Chase Utley
$2 David Friese
$2 Martin Prado
$2 Ryan Howard
$2 Tommy LaStella
$2 Yunel Escobar
$1 Aaron Hill
$1 Lonnie Chisenhall
$1 Yonder Alonso
$0 Brett Wallace
$0 Logan Morrison