How does the fantasy baseball trade analyzer decide who wins a trade?

It adds up each side's trade value: every player's projected rest-of-season fantasy points minus those of the last starter at his position in a league of your size. The side with more value wins; within 10% the trade is called fair.

Why is a two-for-one trade not just the sum of the points?

Only starters score for you. The second player in a two-for-one usually takes a bench spot or replaces someone you could have picked up for free, so the analyzer values each player above a replacement starter, not by raw points. That is why a star is often worth more than two good players.

How often are the trade values updated?

Every morning with the model's boards (last run 2026-10-16).

Does it work for my league's scoring?

It covers the default points and category settings of Yahoo and ESPN leagues of 8 to 16 teams. Custom scoring changes the values, so treat the verdict as a guide when your league weights a stat differently.

Fantasy Baseball Trade Analyzer

Add the players you would give and the players you would get. Each one is valued from the model's season board for every hitter and pitcher, as the fantasy points he should still score minus those of the last starter at his position in your league. Two good starters do not add up to a star when one of them sits on your bench, and this is how the analyzer accounts for that.

1155 players valued for a 12-team Points league.

Updated October 16, 2026

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Values are rest-of-season pts above a replacement starter in a 12-team league.

Trade value chart

The top 100 by trade value in a 12-team Points league: rest-of-season pts minus the replacement starter at the same position. Change the scoring or league size in the analyzer above.

#	Player	Pos	Team	Games left	ROS pts	Trade value
1	Shohei Ohtani	DH	LAD	147	1999.2	852
2	Pete Crow-Armstrong	OF	CHC	155	1984	837
3	Kyle Schwarber	DH	PHI	156	1950	803
4	Pete Alonso	1B	BAL	157	1852.6	706
5	Elly De La Cruz	SS	CIN	149	1847.6	701
6	Fernando Tatis Jr.	OF	SD	154	1832.6	686
7	Bobby Witt Jr.	SS	KC	147	1793.4	647
8	James Wood	OF	WSH	143	1787.5	641
9	Randy Arozarena	OF	SEA	153	1774.8	628
10	Junior Caminero	3B	TB	154	1755.6	609
11	Rafael Devers(Devers was placed on the 60-day injured list Sunday due to a core muscle injury, something that has reportedly bothered the 29-year-old slugger for a number of )	1B	SF	151	1751.6	605
12	Brice Turang	2B	MIL	153	1744.2	597
13	Juan Soto	OF	NYM	135	1741.5	595
14	CJ Abrams	SS	WSH	145	1740	593
15	Matt Olson	1B	ATL	157	1727	580
16	Corbin Carroll	OF	AZ	146	1722.8	576
17	José Ramírez	3B	CLE	143	1687.4	541
18	Ben Rice	DH	NYY	146	1664.4	518
19	Tarik Skubal	SP	LAD	30	924	516
20	Seiya Suzuki	OF	CHC	145	1638.5	492
21	Bryce Harper	1B	PHI	144	1612.8	466
22	Cristopher Sánchez	SP	PHI	32	864	456
23	Miguel Vargas	3B	CWS	147	1602.3	456
24	Geraldo Perdomo	SS	AZ	154	1601.6	455
25	Manny Machado	3B	SD	156	1591.2	444
26	Aaron Judge(Judge has resumed taking live batting practice since being diagnosed with a right calf strain Sept. 19, but he hasn't yet begun running the bases or resumed out)	OF	NYY	112	1590.4	444
27	Julio Rodríguez	OF	SEA	151	1585.5	439
28	Zach Neto	SS	LAA	140	1582	435
29	Jackson Chourio	OF	MIL	132	1570.8	424
30	Gunnar Henderson	SS	BAL	152	1565.6	419
31	Chris Sale	SP	ATL	27	818.1	410
32	Yandy Díaz	DH	TB	151	1555.3	409
33	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	SP	LAD	30	810	402
34	Riley Greene	OF	DET	146	1547.6	401
35	Trea Turner	SS	PHI	147	1543.5	397
36	Bryan Reynolds	OF	PIT	154	1540	393
37	Jesús Luzardo	SP	PHI	31	796.7	389
38	William Contreras	C	MIL	149	1534.7	388
39	Kyle Tucker	OF	LAD	146	1533	386
40	Freddie Freeman	1B	LAD	150	1530	383
41	Michael Harris II	OF	ATL	156	1528.8	382
42	Brandon Lowe	2B	PIT	140	1526	379
43	Zack Wheeler	SP	PHI	28	775.6	368
44	Michael Busch	1B	CHC	154	1509.2	362
45	Gavin Williams	SP	CLE	32	768	360
46	Cody Bellinger	OF	NYY	142	1505.2	358
47	Andy Pages	OF	LAD	146	1503.8	357
48	Jacob Misiorowski	SP	MIL	26	761.8	354
49	Otto Lopez	SS	MIA	147	1499.4	353
50	Paul Skenes	SP	PIT	31	759.5	352
51	Cal Raleigh(He is expected to be fully recovered from the operation by the beginning of spring training. It's unclear how much the shoulder issue might have affected him, b)	C	SEA	140	1498	351
52	Dylan Cease(Surgery was ruled out, but Cease will take some downtime over the next several weeks to allow the inflammation in his shoulder to subside. He still expects to b)	SP	TOR	30	756	348
53	Francisco Lindor	SS	NYM	132	1491.6	345
54	Alec Burleson	1B	STL	146	1489.2	342
55	Hunter Goodman	C	COL	139	1487.3	341
56	Ian Happ	OF	CHC	150	1485	338
57	Jarren Duran	OF	BOS	151	1479.8	333
58	Alex Bregman	3B	CHC	135	1458	311
59	Drew Rasmussen	SP	TB	31	719.2	311
60	Sonny Gray	SP	BOS	31	716.1	308
61	Cam Schlittler	SP	NYY	26	715	307
62	Bryan Woo	SP	SEA	30	714	306
63	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	2B	NYY	135	1444.5	298
64	Logan Gilbert	SP	SEA	29	701.8	294
65	Ketel Marte	2B	AZ	133	1436.4	290
66	Willson Contreras	1B	BOS	133	1436.4	290
67	Mookie Betts	SS	LAD	139	1431.7	285
68	Mike Trout	OF	LAA	135	1431	284
69	Josh Naylor(Naylor first hurt his wrist in early August, and he went homerless in his final 41 games after the injury. The Mariners anticipate Naylor being fully recovered )	1B	SEA	146	1430.8	284
70	Christian Walker	1B	HOU	152	1428.8	282
71	Jacob deGrom	SP	TEX	30	690	282
72	Christian Yelich	DH	MIL	136	1428	281
73	Eugenio Suárez	DH	CIN	140	1428	281
74	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1B	TOR	147	1425.9	279
75	Jo Adell	OF	CLE	153	1422.9	276
76	Spencer Torkelson	1B	DET	153	1422.9	276
77	Brandon Nimmo	OF	TEX	151	1419.4	273
78	Nico Hoerner	2B	CHC	154	1416.8	270
79	Jackson Merrill	OF	SD	137	1411.1	264
80	Ozzie Albies	2B	ATL	155	1410.5	264
81	Oneil Cruz(Cruz was forced to exit Saturday's game with a left knee injury. The good news is an MRI came back negative, per Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com, but there's no re)	OF	PIT	118	1392.4	246
82	Nick Kurtz(Kurtz has already been ruled out for the rest of the 2026 season due to a right thumb strain, but the fact that he's begun to swing a bat is an encouraging deve)	1B	ATH	111	1387.5	241
83	Bo Bichette	3B	NYM	146	1387	240
84	Joe Ryan	SP	MIN	29	646.7	239
85	Dansby Swanson	SS	CHC	141	1381.8	235
86	Max Fried	SP	NYY	28	638.4	230
87	Willy Adames(Adames went down with a left (non-throwing) elbow sprain in late August, but he was ramping up workouts toward the end of the regular season and will not have a)	SS	SF	139	1376.1	229
88	Kevin Gausman	SP	CHC	32	636.8	229
89	Vinnie Pasquantino	1B	KC	136	1373.6	227
90	Foster Griffin	SP	CLE	32	633.6	226
91	Bryson Stott	2B	PHI	149	1370.8	224
92	Logan Webb(Manager Tony Vitello said last weekend that the Giants would consider shutting Webb down after he allowed 16 earned runs in 13 innings over his last three start)	SP	SF	30	627	219
93	Ceddanne Rafaela	OF	BOS	145	1363	216
94	George Springer	DH	TOR	132	1359.6	213
95	Shota Imanaga	SP	CHC	29	617.7	210
96	Byron Buxton(Buxton underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right hip Sept. 18. He will continue rehabbing through Christmas, at which point he will shift to ramping up for th)	OF	MIN	113	1356	209
97	Drake Baldwin	C	ATL	134	1353.4	207
98	Jordan Walker	OF	STL	134	1353.4	207
99	Taylor Ward	DH	SEA	147	1352.4	206
100	Reid Detmers	SP	LAA	41	610.9	203

How the trade values work

Trade value is rest-of-season production above a replacement starter at the same position. A player you could replace off the waiver wire is worth zero, however many points he scores.
League size moves the bar: in a 14-team league the last starter is weaker than in a 10-team league, so depth is worth more.
Fair means the two sides are within 10% of each other. Beyond that, the analyzer names the side that wins and lists players worth about the gap, so you can ask for one to even it out.

Trade analyzer questions

How does the fantasy baseball trade analyzer decide who wins a trade?: It adds up each side's trade value: every player's projected rest-of-season fantasy points minus those of the last starter at his position in a league of your size. The side with more value wins; within 10% the trade is called fair.
Why is a two-for-one trade not just the sum of the points?: Only starters score for you. The second player in a two-for-one usually takes a bench spot or replaces someone you could have picked up for free, so the analyzer values each player above a replacement starter, not by raw points. That is why a star is often worth more than two good players.
How often are the trade values updated?: Every morning with the model's boards (last run 2026-10-16).
Does it work for my league's scoring?: It covers the default points and category settings of Yahoo and ESPN leagues of 8 to 16 teams. Custom scoring changes the values, so treat the verdict as a guide when your league weights a stat differently.

Also: the MLB fantasy rankings and the trade analyzers for NFL, NBA, NHL.