Sorare Ranks Update #14 - July 6th, 2023
Happy belated birthday USA, plus happy Sorare value day for everyone!
As a citizen of the US, it was my civic duty to overeat this week.
And overeat I did.
You see, my father is a man who takes his grilling seriously. As such, our Fourth of July celebration was punctuated by both tri-tip and enormous burgers.
Burgers that laughed at our feeble attempts to consume them in a single sitting.
This got me thinking: at what point is enough enough? Or at what point does something good become too much?
For my dad (sorry, Pops) I am not sure this limit exists.
For everyone else, I believe there is some sort of diminishing curve of return - whether that return is monetary or joy-based - when continuing to add more resources to something. Therefore, there is also an optimal “happy place.”
I say all this because it relates back to how I hope to help you manage your rosters. Sure, you could buy all the studs, and in so doing fork out a ton of ETH in the process. You will likely win by doing this, but your needed capital is high.
Alternatively, you can buy some of the studs, then sprinkle in values and stacks to achieve much of the same result at a fraction of the cost.
To go back to the burger metaphor, I could have been equally content with a burger half the size, the value was the same to me.
It can be the same for you in Sorare.
Rankings
Pro tip: click or tap the top of any given column to sort the data. You can also search for a given player using the “Search in table” box.
Players with negative numbers in the “+/-” column are “Values”, while players with positive numbers in that column are considered “Overvalues.” Lastly, if the google doc was your best friend, you can still find it right here.
Please note: based on how the pricing data is pulled, some players have blanks in their +/-. This will improve over time as more and more cards continue to hit the market for each player and more data flows to the provider.
10 Value Candidates
Getting into the midway point of the season, these are some second-half bounce-back targets for you.
Teoscar Hernandez - SEA - OF/DH
SoRank: 57 | Implied Rank: 156 | -99 slot differential
What if I told you you could snag a guy that already has 15 homers and 49 RBI and is still “underperforming”? What if I told you you could do it at the cost of roughly a top 150 player? Well, that’s Teo in a nutshell.
Tim Anderson - CWS - SS
SoRank: 61 | Implied Rank: 243 | -182 slot differential
Anderson remains ignored in Sorare MLB. I am acquiring where possible.
Willy Adames - MIL - SS
SoRank: 73 | Implied Rank: 180 | -107 slot differential
Adames is a young and dynamic shortstop with solid power. He missed much of the early season with injury, and has yet to really find his stride, but was a force to be reckoned with last year.
Raisel Iglesias - ATL - RP
SoRank: 95 | Implied Rank: 184 | -89 slot differential
It is not often you can get the closer for arguably the best team in baseball at such a discount. Save chances come from teams that are winning, and the Braves win a lot.
Luis Severino - NYY - SP
SoRank: 105 | Implied Rank: 316 | -211 slot differential
Severino returned from injury and proceeded to underperform. And the Sorare community hasn’t taken kindly to that. But Severino has proven to be a talented pitcher with strikeout stuff in the past, don’t write him off just yet.
Yu Darvish - SD - SP
SoRank: 108 | Implied Rank: 199 | -91 slot differential
Darvish has always had great stuff, and he plays for what should be a great team. While he hasn’t quite been his usual self this season, I could see him and the rest of his team bouncing back in the second half. That means you could sneak a cheap Ace for the latter part of the season.
Freddy Peralta - MIL - SP
SoRank: 110 | Implied Rank: 218 | -108 slot differential
Fastball Freddy back again. He’s a wonderful streaming starter for teams looking to save at SP.
Tyler O’Neill - STL - OF
SoRank: 125 | Implied Rank: 312 | -187 slot differential
O’Neill is approaching a return from the IL, and at this price is worth serious consideration from managers who like power hitters.
Ryan Helsley - STL - RP
SoRank: 140 | Implied Rank: 264 | -124 slot differential
Another Cardinal, Helsely is lights-out when healthy, and can rack up saves on a team that is usually competitive.
Eugenio Suarez - SEA - 3B/DH
SoRank: 195 | Implied Rank: 276 | -81 slot differential
Suarez tends to heat up as the weather does, hitting more homers in the summer months when the ball travels further. If you’d like cheap power and someone to stack with Teo (above), then look no further.
10 Overvalued Candidates
10 players I would be considering, uh, re-allocating away from this week.
Matt Chapman - TOR - 3B
SoRank: 162 | Implied Rank: 109 | 53 slot differential
He’s come back down to earth a lot since starting the season on fire, but the card value has still stayed higher. He’s got a great matchup this weekend, but I’d perhaps consider selling after.
Nico Horner - CHC - 2B/DH
SoRank: 167 | Implied Rank: 56 | 111 slot differential
Horner is an appealing prospect at SS whose value has simply run up a bit. The inevitable cooldown will present a better entry point.
Nolan Gorman - STL - 2B/DH
SoRank: 169 | Implied Rank: 68 | 101 slot differential
Another young and appealing prospect enjoying the spotlight of a hot start. Gorman has been colder after a blistering start but remains one of the top STL hitters right now, and his price bakes all that in and more.
Thairo Estrada - SF - 2B/SS/OF
SoRank: 231 | Implied Rank: 73 | 158 slot differential
A bit of a super gadget for the Giants, Estrada has been playing very well. While my interest is piqued here, I’m out at this price.
Jorge Soler - MIA - OF/DH
SoRank: 242 | Implied Rank: 45 | 197 slot differential
Soler Power returns for another stint on the overvalue list.
Marcus Stroman - CHC - SP
SoRank: 252 | Implied Rank: 167 | 85 slot differential
Stroman is an effective spot starter that is being priced around the likes of Yu Darvish from the value section. I’d just rather have guys like Darvish who bring more win potential and stronger strikeout upside.
Harrison Bader - NYY - OF
SoRank: 253 | Implied Rank: 166 | 87 slot differential
Darth Bader’s hot start has left his price still somewhat inflated.
Brandon Marsh - PHI - OF
SoRank: 266 | Implied Rank: 195 | 171 slot differential
Once among the hottest hitters in all of baseball, Marsh is back to being more of his regular self. There is still an exit point here though, even if it isn’t as lofty as earlier in the season.
Joc Pederson - SF - OF/DH
SoRank: 271 | Implied Rank: 179 | 92 slot differential
Pederson, in comparison to Marsh, has turned a more recent hot streak into a value jump. I wouldn’t be buying at this price and would consider selling after he hopefully continues his great play against Colorado this weekend.
Lane Thomas - WSH - OF
SoRank: 286 | Implied Rank: 90 | 196 slot differential
We talked about Thomas last week on the podcast, but he has quietly been one of the hottest hitters in baseball during the first half of the season. While I don’t expect that to continue, you can take some pretty appealing value on him now.
One last thing, I’ll be dropping this next graphic in advance of each GW over on Twitter, but you, dear reader, deserve a sneak peek each week.
I give you the Value+ graphic for GW 29.
Players who not only show up as values in my ranks and have plus matchups this weekend!
That’s a wrap on the rankings, values, and overvalues for the week!
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Good luck out there this week managers!
Lemme see those W’s as they roll in!