Weekly Roto Recaps · August 17, 2026 to August 24, 2026
Kansas City Royals Surge Two Places
How the Roto Champ standings moved, and which teams moved them.
Aug 17the week’s race, nightlyAug 24
- 1PHIPhiladelphia Phillies235.5+4.0
- 2TBTampa Bay Rays231.0+1.0
- 3MILMilwaukee Brewers230.0+13.0
- 4ATLAtlanta Braves216.5−6.5
- 5LADLos Angeles Dodgers205.0−1.0
Top five at the window’s close · points and the week’s swing
The Philadelphia Phillies still lead, now by 4.5 points over the Tampa Bay Rays, up from 1.5 a week ago. The gap is widening.
The Kansas City Royals were the week’s biggest riser, adding 20.0 points, climbing from 29th to 27th. The gain came from runs (33 of them, worth 4.5 points) and RBI (29 of them, worth 4.5 points). Bobby Witt Jr. drove it: two home runs, eight runs and three steals.
The Seattle Mariners lost the most ground, 16.5 points, falling from 11th to 12th. Their own totals kept climbing: roto placement moves when rivals improve faster, and the field simply went past them.
Batting average was the most volatile category. Athletics (up 6.0, now 10th) and New York Mets (up 6.0, now 16th) moved the furthest.
The Philadelphia Phillies carry a 4.5-point lead going into the new week.
The player chart
Cal Quantrill made the week’s biggest climb, up 79 places to no. 106 among pitchers: two wins and 11 strikeouts, a 0.00 ERA on the week. Zach Neto rose 36 to no. 38 among hitters.
Bryce Miller slid 39 places to no. 127 among pitchers even while producing (eight strikeouts): the field around him simply did more.
New to the top 100: Rico Garcia (no. 88 among pitchers), Kody Clemens (no. 90 among hitters) and MacKenzie Gore (no. 90 among pitchers).
On the all-time chart, Cam Schlittler’s season climbed to no. 167 among pitchers all-time, just ahead of Spud Chandler’s 1946 and Mason Miller’s season climbed to no. 239 among pitchers all-time, just ahead of Emmanuel Clase’s 2022.
Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs had the bat of the week: five home runs, eight RBI and six runs. Grant Taylor of the Chicago White Sox had the arm of the week: two wins, eight strikeouts and one save.
Compiled automatically from the nightly Roto Champ standings and player stat snapshots. See the current standings.