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What did strong first impressions from Ross Stripling and Aaron Civale do to their trade value? How discounted are Charlie Morton and Madison Bumgarner after struggling with velocity first time out?

These considerations are especially pertinent in Head-to-Head points leagues, where pitching is paramount, and they can be answered with this Trade Chart, which identifies possible trade packages by assigning a value to each of the top 200 players.

A few guidelines for using it:

  1. These values are tailored for standard CBS Head-to-Head points leagues, meaning 12 teams and 21-man rosters. The low-dollar players would be worth more in a deeper league, and the mid-dollar players would be worth less in a shallower league.
  2. These values are intended only for 1-for-1 and 2-for-1 trades. Get into 3-for-1 or, heaven forbid, 4-for-1, and the impending roster crunch makes it near impossible to justify giving up the superior player (unless, of course, it's an obvious overpay).
  3. These values are more of a rough guideline. In theory, if two players add up to more than some other player, you'll take the two over the one, but not every possible scenario has been vetted. And particularly with the lower-value players, perceptions are changing constantly. When in doubt, you'll want to stick with the better player.

Rank

Player

Position

Value

1

Christian Yelich, MIL

OF

53

2

Gerrit Cole, NYY

SP

52

3

Cody Bellinger, LAD

1B/OF

49

4

Mookie Betts, LAD

OF

49

5

Mike Trout, LAA

OF

48

6

Alex Bregman, HOU

3B/SS

47

7

Jacob deGrom, NYM

SP

46

8

Ronald Acuna, ATL

OF

43

9

Max Scherzer, WAS

SP

43

10

Anthony Rendon, LAA

3B

42

11

Shane Bieber, CLE

SP

41

12

Nolan Arenado, COL

3B

40

13

Jack Flaherty, STL

SP

40

14

Freddie Freeman, ATL

1B

39

15

Francisco Lindor, CLE

SS

39

16

Juan Soto, WAS

OF

39

17

Walker Buehler, LAD

SP

39

18

Trevor Story, COL

SS

39

19

Trea Turner, WAS

SS

38

20

Mike Clevinger, CLE

SP

38

21

Stephen Strasburg, WAS

SP

38

22

Patrick Corbin, WAS

SP

38

23

J.D. Martinez, BOS

OF

38

24

Jose Ramirez, CLE

3B

38

25

Lucas Giolito, CHW

SP

36

26

Luis Castillo, CIN

SP

36

27

Clayton Kershaw, LAD

SP

35

28

Aaron Nola, PHI

SP

35

29

Zack Greinke, HOU

SP

35

30

Xander Bogaerts, BOS

SS

34

31

Rafael Devers, BOS

3B

34

32

Ketel Marte, ARI

2B/OF

34

33

Jose Altuve, HOU

2B

32

34

Charlie Blackmon, COL

OF

32

35

Fernando Tatis, SD

SS

31

36

George Springer, HOU

OF

31

37

Yu Darvish, CHC

SP

30

38

Chris Paddack, SD

SP

30

39

Nelson Cruz, MIN

DH

30

40

Tyler Glasnow, TB

SP

30

41

Pete Alonso, NYM

1B

29

42

Gleyber Torres, NYY

2B/SS

29

43

Bryce Harper, PHI

OF

29

44

Ozzie Albies, ATL

2B

29

45

J.T. Realmuto, PHI

C

29

46

Charlie Morton, TB

SP

28

47

Sonny Gray, CIN

SP

28

48

Anthony Rizzo, CHC

1B

28

49

Kris Bryant, CHC

3B/OF

27

50

Aaron Judge, NYY

OF

27

51

Trevor Bauer, CIN

SP

27

52

Yordan Alvarez, HOU

DH

26

53

DJ LeMahieu, NYY

1B/2B/3B

26

54

Josh Bell, PIT

1B

26

55

Carlos Carrasco, CLE

SP/RP

26

56

Starling Marte, ARI

OF

25

57

Blake Snell, TB

SP

25

58

Brandon Woodruff, MIL

SP

24

59

Max Muncy, LAD

1B/2B/3B

24

60

Marcus Semien, OAK

SS

24

61

Gary Sanchez, NYY

C

24

62

Mike Soroka, ATL

SP

24

63

Jose Berrios, MIN

SP

23

64

Matt Olson, OAK

1B

23

65

Keston Hiura, MIL

2B

23

66

Lance Lynn, TEX

SP

23

67

Bo Bichette, TOR

SS

21

68

Eugenio Suarez, CIN

3B

21

69

Whit Merrifield, KC

2B/OF

21

70

Manny Machado, SD

3B/SS

21

71

Vladimir Guerrero, TOR

3B

21

72

Carlos Santana, CLE

1B

21

73

Jorge Soler, KC

OF

21

74

Giancarlo Stanton, NYY

OF

21

75

Jeff McNeil, NYM

2B/3B/OF

21

76

Joey Gallo, TEX

OF

20

77

Michael Brantley, HOU

OF

20

78

Zack Gallen, ARI

SP

20

79

Frankie Montas, OAK

SP

20

80

James Paxton, NYY

SP

20

81

Javier Baez, CHC

SS

19

82

Nick Castellanos, CIN

OF

19

83

Willson Contreras, CHC

C

19

84

Yasmani Grandal, CHW

C/1B

19

85

Josh Hader, MIL

RP

18

86

Tyler Yates, SD

RP

18

87

Carlos Correa, HOU

SS

17

88

Yoan Moncada, CHW

3B

17

89

Matt Chapman, OAK

3B

17

90

Hyun-Jin Ryu, TOR

SP

17

91

Mitch Garver, MIN

C

17

92

Roberto Osuna, HOU

RP

17

93

Josh Donaldson, MIN

3B

17

94

Austin Meadows, TB

OF

16

95

Kenta Maeda, MIN

SP/RP

15

96

Zack Wheeler, PHI

SP

15

97

Matthew Boyd, DET

SP

14

98

Tommy Pham, SD

OF

12

99

Marcell Ozuna, ATL

OF

12

100

Max Kepler, MIN

OF

12

101

Brad Hand, CLE

RP

12

102

Paul Goldschmidt, STL

1B

10

103

Rhys Hoskins, PHI

1B

10

104

Jose Abreu, CHW

1B

10

105

Justin Verlander, HOU

SP

10

106

Max Fried, ATL

SP

10

107

Dinelson Lamet, SD

SP

10

108

Miguel Sano, MIN

3B

9

109

Mike Moustakas, CIN

2B/3B/OF

9

110

Eddie Rosario, MIN

OF

9

111

Michael Conforto, NYM

OF

9

112

Eloy Jimenez, CHW

OF

9

113

Madison Bumgarner, ARI

SP

9

114

Lance McCullers, HOU

SP

9

115

Rich Hill, MIN

SP

9

116

Julio Urias, LAD

RP

9

117

Kyle Hendricks, CHC

SP

9

118

Corey Seager, LAD

SS

9

119

Kenley Jansen, LAD

RP

8

120

Eduardo Escobar, ARI

2B/3B/OF

8

121

Ross Stripling, LAD

SP/RP

8

122

Nate Pearson, TOR

SP

8

123

Liam Hendriks, OAK

RP

8

124

Luis Robert, CHW

OF

8

125

Mike Minor, TEX

SP

7

126

Robbie Ray, ARI

SP

7

127

Taylor Rogers, MIN

RP

7

128

Edwin Diaz, NYM

RP

7

129

Yuli Gurriel, HOU

1B/3B

6

130

Adalberto Mondesi, KC

SS

6

131

Aroldis Chapman, NYY

RP

6

132

Jonathan Villar, MIA

2B/SS

6

133

German Marquez, COL

SP

5

134

Dylan Bundy, LAA

SP

5

135

Garrett Richards, SD

SP

5

136

Aaron Civale, CLE

SP

5

137

Jesus Luzardo, OAK

RP

5

138

Carlos Martinez, STL

RP

4

139

Ramon Laureano, OAK

OF

4

140

Justin Turner, LAD

3B

4

141

Edwin Encarnacion, CHW

1B

4

142

Jorge Polanco, MIN

SS

4

143

Shohei Ohtani, LAA

DH/SP

3

144

Eduardo Rodriguez, BOS

SP

3

145

Luke Weaver, ARI

SP

3

146

Adrian Houser, MIL

SP

3

147

Cavan Biggio, TOR

2B

3

148

Tim Anderson, CHW

SS

3

149

Andrew Benintendi, BOS

OF

3

150

Kyle Schwarber, CHC

OF

3

151

David Dahl, COL

OF

3

152

Victor Robles, WAS

OF

3

153

J.D. Davis, NYM

3B/OF

3

154

Tommy Edman, STL

2B/3B/OF

3

155

Salvador Perez, KC

C

3

156

Mark Canha, OAK

OF

3

157

Hector Neris, PHI

RP

3

158

Brandon Workman, BOS

RP

3

159

Sean Manaea, OAK

SP

2

160

Masahiro Tanaka, NYY

SP

2

161

Corbin Burnes, MIL

RP

2

162

Jake Odorizzi, MIN

SP

2

163

Willie Calhoun, TEX

OF

2

164

Luke Voit, NYY

1B

2

165

Andrew Heaney, LAA

SP

2

166

Joey Musgrove, PIT

SP

2

167

Raisel Iglesias, CIN

RP

2

168

Hansel Robles, LAA

RP

2

169

Gio Urshela, NYY

3B

2

170

Carson Kelly, ARI

C

1

171

Will Smith, LAD

C

1

172

Wilson Ramos, NYM

C

1

173

Griffin Canning, LAA

SP

1

174

Mitch Keller, PIT

SP

1

175

Omar Narvaez, MIL

C

1

176

Christian Vazquez, BOS

C

1

177

Josh James, HOU

RP

1

178

Danny Santana, TEX

1B/OF

1

179

Franmil Reyes, CLE

OF

1

180

Bryan Reynolds, PIT

OF

1

181

Jordan Montgomery, NYY

SP

1

182

Khris Davis, OAK

DH

1

183

Joey Votto, CIN

1B

1

184

Craig Kimbrel, CHC

RP

1

185

Nick Anderson, TB

RP

1

186

J.A. Happ, NYY

SP

1

187

Brady Singer, KC

SP

1

188

Dansby Swanson, ATL

SS

1

189

Paul DeJong, STL

SS

1

190

Tommy La Stella, LAA

2B/3B

1

191

Sandy Alcantara, MIA

SP

1

192

Alex Wood, LAD

SP

1

193

Dylan Cease, CHW

SP

1

194

Matt Shoemaker, TOR

SP

1

195

Dallas Keuchel, CHW

SP

1

196

Alex Colome, CHW

RP

1

197

Ryan Yarbrough, TB

RP

1

198

Dustin May, LAD

RP

1

199

Marcus Stroman, NYM

SP

1

200

Jose Urquidy, HOU

SP

1