Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet Week 21 Ranks
Similar to having quality starting pitching, understanding hitter trends and setting your lineup with the best hitters is essential to winning in fantasy baseball.
Fantasy Baseball Dugout’s Week 20 Cheat Sheet is designed to give you a full view of the top hitters, by position, in fantasy baseball.
Melvin Mora of the Baltimore Orioles is the top hitter in fantasy baseball over the past week. He’s batting .562 with 9 runs scored, 3 homeruns, and 11 RBI in the past 7 days of competition.
Below you will find a breakdown of the top statistical hitters, by position, over the past 7 days, 30 days, and the entire season. Statistics are listed based on a standard 5×5 league (batting average, runs scored, home runs, RBI, stolen bases).
Players with multiple position eligibility could be listed more than once on this list (for example, see Lance Berkman’s rankings below).
Catcher:
- 7 Days: Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins (.444/6/1/4/1)
- 30 Days: Mauer, Twins (.321/16/3/18/1)
- Season: Brian McCann, Braves (.303/52/21/69/4) FBD All-Star
First Base:
- 7 Days: Ty Wigginton, Houston Astros (.571/9/4/11/0)
- 30 Days: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals (.333/26/8/27/3)
- Season: Lance Berkman, Houston Astros (.331/96/25/89/15) FBD All-Star
Second Base:
- 7 Days: Wigginton, Astros (.571/9/4/11/0)
- 30 Days: Placido Polanco, Detroit Tigers (.345/30/4/15/4)
- Season: Ian Kinsler, Texas Rangers (.319/102/18/71/26) FBD All-Star
Third Base:
- 7 Days: Mora, Orioles (.562/9/3/13/0)
- 30 Days: Mora, Orioles (.432/19/7/39/0)
- Season: Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees (.313/79/28/77/16)
Shortstop:
- 7 Days: Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins (.450/7/2/5/1)
- 30 Days: Jose Reyes, New York Mets (.333/20/3/10/8)
- Season: Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins (.297/96/27/56/28) FBD All-Star
Outfielders:
- 7 Days: Wigginton, Astros (.571/9/4/11/0)
- 30 Days: Matt Holliday, Colorado Rockies (.362/34/8/19/6)
- Season: Berkman, Astros (.331/96/25/89/15)
