Trout, Harper top Lindy’s Top 50 MLB Fantasy Players

Teams are reporting to spring training now, but it’s never too early to get the wheels spinning when it comes to fantasy baseball.

Mike Trout (27) at bat against the Kansas City Royals during the sixth inning at Kauffman Stadium. Photo Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports

Baseball’s talent level is the highest it’s been in some time, and fantasy players everywhere are benefiting as a result.

Just take a look at the top-10 players listed in our Top 50 list for this season. Mike Trout is listed as Lindy’s best fantasy option (you may think otherwise, and that’s okay), but you couldn’t go wrong with any player ranked in our top 10 — well, maybe Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera would be a stretch considering his age and recent injury issues, but we think he’ll have a bounce-back year — which only increases the overall depth of the talent pool from which to choose from. And that only makes for more competitive leagues.

With that said, here are Lindy’s Top 50 Fantasy Baseball players for 2016:

1. Mike Trout OF, Los Angeles Angels
2. Bryce Harper OF, Washington Nationals
3. Paul Goldschmidt 1B, Arizona Diamondbacks
4. Andrew McCutchen OF, Pittsburgh Prates
5. Josh Donaldson 3B, Toronto Blue Jays
6. Carlos Correa SS, Houston Astros
7. Clayton Kershaw SP, Los Angeles Dodgers
8. Nolan Arenado 3B, Colorado Rockies
9. Anthony Rizzo 1B, Chicago Cubs
10. Miguel Cabrera 1B, Detroit Tigers
11. Giancarlo Stanton OF, Miami Marlins
12. Jose Altuve 2B, Houston Astros
13. Dee Gordon 2B, Miami Marlins
14. Manny Machado 3B, Baltimore Orioles
15. A.J. Pollock OF, Arizona Diamondbacks
16. Jose Bautista OF, Toronto Blue Jays
17. Max Scherzer SP, Washington Nationals
18. Jake Arrieta SP Chicago Cubs
19. Mookie Betts OF, Boston Red Sox
20. Starling Marte OF, Pittsburgh Pirates
21. Kris Bryant 3B/OF, Chicago Cubs
22. Jacob deGrom SP, New York Mets
23. Joey Votto 1B, Cincinnati Reds
24. Zack Greinke SP, Arizona Diamondbacks
25. Xander Bogaerts SS, Boston Red Sox
26. Ryan Braun OF, Milwaukee Brewers
27. Buster Posey C/1B, San Francisco Giants
28. Jose Abreu 1B, Chicago White Sox
29. Edwin Encarnacion 1B, Toronto Blue Jays
30. Nelson Cruz OF, Seattle Mariners
31. Madison Bumgarner SP, San Francisco Giants
32. George Springer OF, Houston Astros
33. Charlie Blackmon OF, Colorado Rockies
34. Chris Sale SP, Chicago White Sox
35. Lorenzo Cain OF, Kansas City Royals
36. Chris Davis 1B/OF, Baltimore Orioles
37. Justin Upton OF, Detroit Tigers
38. J.D. Martinez OF, Detroit Tigers
39. Adrian Gonzalez 1B, Los Angeles Dodgers
40. Anthony Rendon 2B/3B, Washington Nationals
41. David Ortiz DH, Boston Red Sox
42. Carlos Gonzalez OF, Colorado Rockies
43. Adam Jones OF, Baltimore Orioles
44. Prince Fielder 1B, Texas Rangers
45. Dallas Keuchel SP, Houston Astros
46. Gerrit Cole SP, Pittsburgh Pirates
47. Stephen Strasburg SP, Washington Nationals
48. Carlos Gomez OF, Houston Astros
49. Troy Tulowitzki SS, Toronto Blue Jays
50. Matt Harvey SP, New York Mets

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