Here are the July rest-of-season rankings. Players are listed based on how I perceive their 5×5 value going forward. In two weeks, I’ll present my way-too-early 2025 rankings in this same format.
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Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C
Relief pitcher ROS rankings
Dropping off: Alex Lange (59th), Jalen Beeks (60th), Joel Payamps (66th), Jordan Leasure (71st), John McMillon (77th), Yuki Matsui (79th), Calvin Faucher (80th)
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Trade possibilities account for some of the things that might look a bit off here. Tanner Scott seems like pretty much a lock to be traded by the Marlins, quite possibly to a team that won’t use him as a closer. Carlos Estévez, Kyle Finnegan and Yimi García are others who would be ranked higher if I knew they were going to stay put. García has his little elbow concern right now, but with Jordan Romano looking very iffy due to a more significant problem, García might be a top-20 reliever for the rest of the season once he returns … or he might be setting up for a contender in a month.
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Because the teams likely to trade their closers might well trade their setup men, too, there aren’t many great options to speculate on right now. I think it’s quite likely that the Marlins will also ship off A.J. Puk and maybe Anthony Bender, too. That’s why Andrew Nardi checks in at No. 66. The Angels would probably trade Luis Garcia before Estévez and they don’t have much beyond that (perhaps there’s a slight chance that Jose Soriano will finish up the year as a closer to limit his workload). The Nationals might trade both Finnegan and Hunter Harvey or neither of them. If the Rangers opt to sell, Yates, David Robertson and José Leclerc would likely all be in demand. Same with Jansen and Chris Martin on the Red Sox. If the Diamondbacks falter as July goes on, I would look to stash Kevin Ginkel in anticipation of a Paul Sewald deal.
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There’s a big gap here between James McArthur and Hector Neris at 28-29. I don’t have much faith in Neris, but I do believe he’s the best bet of the Cubs’ healthy relievers. Hopefully, at least one of Adbert Alzolay, Julian Merryweather or Mark Leiter Jr. will come back healthy and earn the closer’s role in the second half.
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