01:34 PM - June 22, 2015 by ChaseB
Players On The Rise
Josh Donaldson joins an elite club this week as his plus-three upgrade got him up to Diamond-level status. A lot of people thought this was long overdue, but it's good to see a guy like Donaldson continue a rise that began last year. He's an elite player with an elite rating now.
The other biggest winners this week from the upper echelon were Todd Frazier and Manny Machado. Machado becomes one of the best all-around players in the game with his plus-six boost (and you can play him at shortstop due to his very impressive defensive ratings), and Frazier becomes that much more terrifying as a power threat at third base.
One other major thing to note is that with Machado's plus-six boost, you no longer need him to complete the Baltimore Orioles Collection. In other words, a couple guys like Chris Davis may go up in price a bit, but that collection now should be cheaper to complete.
Tier Changes
(All thanks go to Daddy Leagues for these numbers! They've been so on the ball I no longer have to sync up before and after roster update video clips to do all the changes myself.)
- Chasen Shreve went from Bronze to Silver
- Josh Donaldson went from Gold to Diamond
- Joey Butler went from Common to Bronze
- Chris Young went from Bronze to Silver
- Joe Blanton went from Common to Bronze
- Eddie Rosario went from Common to Bronze
- Cameron Maybin went from Bronze to Silver
- Ben Revere went from Bronze to Silver
- Jaime Garcia went from Bronze to Silver
- Randal Grichuk went from Common to Bronze
- Francisco Liriano went from Silver to Gold
- Chris Coghlan went from Common to Bronze
- Matt Duffy went from Common to Bronze
- Ben Paulsen went from Common to Bronze
Chasen Shreve +6 boost in Overall rating (80 Overall)
Josh Donaldson +3 (93) -- +7 Con vs. L / +13 Pwr vs. R
Manny Machado +6 (92) -- +11 Pwr vs. R / +15 Pwr vs. L
Matt Barnes +5 (67)
Joey Butler +7 (72)
Chris Young +3 (80)
Joe Blanton +5 (72)
Yohan Pino +6 (68)
Eddie Rosario +9 (71) -- +21 Con vs. R / +23 Con vs. L / +11 Pwr vs. R
Yoenis Cespedes +1 (88) -- +9 Con vs. R / -5 Con vs. L / +8 Pwr vs. R
Alex Wilson +4 (74)
Zach McAllister +4 (75)
Hector Noesi +4 (68)
George Springer +2 (83) -- +14 Con vs. R / +6 Con vs. L / -6 Pwr vs. L
Mitch Moreland +4 (75) -- +11 Con vs. R / +8 Pwr vs. R
Chi Chi Gonzalez +3 (72)
Drew Rucinski +5 (62)
Taylor Hill +4 (63)
Cameron Maybin +3 (78) -- +12 Con vs. R / +9 Pwr vs. L
Adam Conley +5 (67)
Andre Rienzo +4 (63)
Cole Hamels +2 (89)
Ben Revere +6 (80)
Phillippe Aumont +7 (68)
Jhonny Peralta +1 (81)
Jaime Garcia +3 (80)
Randal Grichuk +5 (69) -- +7 Con vs. R / +16 Pwr vs. R
Francisco Liriano +4 (85)
Mark Melancon +3 (82)
Anthony Rizzo +1 (92) -- -7 Con vs. R / +7 Con vs. L / +2 Pwr vs. R
Chris Coghlan +6 (73) -- -10 Con vs. L / +30 Pwr vs. R
Todd Frazier +4 (91) -- +10 Con vs. R / +2 Con vs. L / +11 Pwr vs. R / +6 Pwr vs. L
Tony Cingrani +4 (75)
Joe Panik +3 (81) -- +10 Con vs. L / +8 Pwr vs. R / +4 Pwr vs. L
Matt Duffy +6 (69) -- +18 Con vs. R / +16 Pwr vs. R
David Peralta +1 (73)
Nolan Arenado +2 (89) -- -8 Con vs. R / +16 Pwr vs. R / +6 Pwr vs. L
Ben Paulsen +8 (69) -- +20 Con vs. R / +11 Con vs. L / +8 Pwr vs. R
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