National League All-Star Fantasy Check-In: Shohei Ohtani, Chris Sale, Jurickson Profar, Zack Wheeler, Bryce Harper and More

We are past the halfway point of the MLB season and nearing the All-Star break. 

With the All-Star Game rosters now announced, I thought it would be fun looking at how all the All-Stars are faring as fantasy baseball players this season.

Let’s look at the National League All-Stars after already going over the American League.

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Starting Lineup

The Philadelphia Phillies have three starters in the field - Bryce Harper (first base), Alec Bohm (third base) and Trea Turner (shortstop). 

The San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers have two starters each. Jurickson Profar and Fernando Tatis Jr. got outfield nods for San Diego. Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich will join them in the outfield, while William Contreras catches for the NL.

Los Angeles’ Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is the starting designated hitter, while Arizona Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte is the starter at second base.

Ohtani is the second-best fantasy hitter in points leagues this season. He also checks in second on the FantasySP Fantasy Baseball Trade Value Chart.

Profar is a top-10 fantasy hitter in the game and ranks 17th on the trade chart. He’s enjoying a career season in his age-31 season.

Harper was among the top fantasy hitters until he went down with an injury - he should be back on the field soon. He was on pace for one of his best seasons ever, and still should be a top-end fantasy finisher by the end of the season.

Bohm is in the midst of a career season himself. He ranks 41st on the trade charts and has greatly outperformed his Average Draft Position.

Turner is having a big season, but missed 39 games. His trade value rises with each game he plays pretty much, so if you want to acquire Turner in your fantasy league, you better do it now.

Yelich also missed a decent amount of time this season, but is looking like his MVP self from a few seasons ago. He’s hit a power surge of late and is into the top 20 on the trade chart now.

Contreras was one of the league’s hottest hitters at the start of the regular season. His production has dropped a bit, but he’s still got a career best average and is on pace to set new career highs in a lot of stats.

Marte is a pretty underappreciated fantasy player in my eyes. It’s not that he’s not owned in fantasy leagues, but that he’s not mentioned as a fantasy star too much, despite being a top-12 option in points leagues right now.

Tatis has been out with an injury since late June and isn’t expected back until after the break. He was having one of his better seasons ever before the injury derailed things.

Pitchers

Philly also is well represented in the pitching department. Starting pitchers Zack Wheeler and Ranger Suarez and relievers Jeff Hoffman and Matt Strahm are all All-Stars.

Starting pitchers Reynaldo Lopez and Chris Sale will represent the Atlanta Braves. 

Dodgers’ Tyler Glasnow, St. Louis Cardinals’ Ryan Helsley, Chicago Cubs’ Shota Imanaga, Miami Marlins’ Tanner Scott, Pittsburgh Pirates’ Paul Skenes, Padres’ Robert Suarez and San Francisco Giants’ Logan Webb are the other pitchers on the NL roster.

Glasnow has the most fantasy points among NL pitchers, sitting fourth overall in points leagues. I recently advocated for fantasy owners to trade Glasnow, but it’s hard to ignore what he’s done on the mound, especially in the strikeout department.

Sale has enjoyed a big bounceback season (most importantly avoiding injuries so far). He’s 11-3 with a 2.71 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 99 2/3 innings. Sale has a chance to finish as one of the top fantasy pitchers if he gets a full season of starts in.

Wheeler is enjoying arguably the best season of his career as a 34-year-old. He’s 12th overall on our trade chart.

Ranger Suarez was probably the top fantasy pitcher in the league until three starts ago. He’s allowed 15 runs in the past three starts and has seen his trade value drop to 32nd overall as a result.

Lopez has been one of the top surprises in the league - he’s got a 7-2 record, 1.71 ERA and 93 Ks in 89 2/3 innings. He’s top 100 on the trade chart despite an ADP around 265.

Imanaga has been pretty good in his first MLB season, posting a 7-2 record and 3.16 ERA, with 92 punchouts in 91 innings so far. He had a 10-run blowup start that hurt his overall numbers.

Webb continues to deliver for San Fran. He’s not a huge strikeout guy, but has a 3.09 ERA that helps him land 58th overall on the trade chart - and he’s probably even more valuable than that to most because of his name.

Skenes has lived up to the hype in his first 10 starts. He’s 5-0 with a 2.12 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 59 1/3 innings. Skenes sits 76th on the trade chart, and again, is likely higher than that because of his name.

Helsley leads the MLB with 31 saves. He has the second-most innings pitched among team’s primary closers, which is always a good thing for fantasy production. 

If not for a three-run outing his last time out, Robert Suarez would have an even better ERA than his 1.77 mark he currently has. He’s converted 22 of 24 save chances.

Scott is enjoying a great season on a terrible team and is probably going to be traded at the deadline. He’s got a 1.42 ERA and has 13 saves in 15 chances.

Hoffman has a 1.21 ERA and eight saves this season. He’s got 47 strikeouts in 37 1/3 innings, making him a decent fantasy option despite not being a No. 1 closer.

Strahm has a 1.59 ERA and 45 Ks in 34 innings pitched this season. He’s a decent fantasy option in deeper leagues.

Reserves

Dodgers’ Will Smith, Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernandez and Mookie Betts, Washington Nationals’ CJ Abrams, New York Mets’ Pete Alonso, Padres’ Luis Arraez and Jackson Merrill, Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz, Colorado Rockies’ Ryan McMahon, Giants’ Heliot Ramos, Braves’ Marcell Ozuna and Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds are the NL reserves.

Smith is 66th on the trade chart and is hot at the plate right now. He should shatter a lot of his career bests by the end of the season.

Freeman remains a top-end fantasy option in points leagues and sits eighth on our trade chart. His average is down 30 points from a season ago, and several other stats will likely be lower than last season, but Freeman is still a great fantasy hitter and should finish in the top 10.

Hernandez is enjoying life in LA, and is on pace to set career highs in a ton of stats as a 31-year-old. He ranks 59th on the trade chart.

Betts was one of the top fantasy hitters before an injury knocked him out. He’s expected back either at the end of this month or in early July, at which point he’ll likely serve as a top-end fantasy hitter for the remainder of the season.

Abrams is pretty easily having the best season of his young career. He sits 48th on the trade chart and is pretty underappreciated in my opinion.

Alonso’s power numbers are way down, so even though his average has jumped 23 points from last season, his fantasy value is down. His big name might still make him more valuable though.

Arraez continues to hit over .300, although matching last year’s .354 mark is highly unlikely now. Because he doesn’t hit for a ton of power, his trade value isn’t that great.

Even though Skenes is now the favorite to win NL Rookie of the Year, my vote would still go to Merrill. He’s been great in his first season and has an extremely bright future in the league.

De La Cruz is arguably the most electric player in the MLB. He’s already stolen 45 bases, which helps him sit 20th on the trade chart despite a .251 average.

McMahon sits 86th on the trade chart, and that’s a bit down from just the past week or so. He’s enjoying a career season and is pretty undervalued this season.

Ramos was a waiver wire option earlier this season, but made the All-Star Game with an average around .300 and 12 homers in 54 games. He needs to be owned in more than 78% of leagues.

Ozuna has been one of the better fantasy hitters in the game all season, and currently sits seventh on our trade chart. He’s on pace for career highs in a lot of stats.

Reynolds flies under the radar, especially now with Skenes on the same team, but Reynolds continues to deliver solid fantasy production. He’s also on pace for career-best numbers if he keeps up at this pace.