Heroes in ESPN's top 250 keeper list

http://www.espn.com/fantasy/baseball/story/_/page/mlbranks_september21/fantasy-baseball-rankings-top-mlb-players-every-position

14. George Springer (1)

17. Christian Yelich (2)

25. Noah Syndergaard (2)

29. Max Scherzer (2)

33. Eric Hosmer (3)

52. Andrew Benintendi (4)

88. Aroldis Chapman (6)

102. Yoan Moncada (7)

108. Brandon Belt (7)

142. Drew Pomeranz (9)

147. Brad Miller (10)

161. A.J. Reed (11)

170. Dustin Pedroia (11)

196. Adrian Beltre (13)

200. Rafael Devers (14)

214. Jeff Samardzija (15)

236. Kevin Kiermaier (17)

Help in the rotation on the way?

Cardinals GM John Mozeliak hinted Wednesday that Trevor Rosenthal may be looked at as a starter leading into the 2017 season.

"I imagine that’s something we’re going to talk about," said Mozeliak. Rosenthal has expressed a desire to start in the past, and he was pushed out of the closer role this year by Seung Hwan Oh. It's probably something worth exploring. Rosenthal worked three scoreless innings in his final appearance of 2016 -- only the second time he had gone three-plus innings in a major league game. Call that a preview.

Kelly's Ace of the Year

Noah Syndergaard has been named Ace of the Year for the 2nd year in a row. IN improved on every number over last year's rookie campaign. He also ranked very high on player rater, ranking 15th among SP.

Winners of this award:
2007 Roy Halladay 16-5 3.71era 225Inn 139K's
2008 Franciso Rodriguez 2-3 2.24era 68inn 77K's 62SV
2009 Roy Halladay 17-10 2.79era 246Inn 206K's
2010 Trevor Cahill 18-8 2.97 era 196.2Inn 118K's
2011 Ervin Santana 11-12 3.38 228.2inn 178k's
2012 Jim Johnson 4-2 2.49era 68.2Inn 41K's 51SV
2013 James Shields 13-9 3.15era 228Inn 197K's
2014 Yordano Ventura 14-10 3.20era 183Inn 159k's
2015 Noah Syndergaard 9-7 3.24era 150Inn 166K's
2016 Noah Syndergaard 14-9 2.60era 183.2inn 218k's

2016 Hero of the Year

Dustin Pedroia has been named Hero of the Year. This is the 3rd time he has won the award. He finished 29th on player rater and was the top Hero. He also collected 201 hits this year, this mark only the 2nd time a a hero has collected 200+ hits in a season.

Past Winners
2007 3B David Wright .325avg 30HR 107RBI 34SB .963OPS
2008 2B Dustin Pedroia .325avg 17HR 20SB 83RBI 117Runs .869OPS
2009 1B Price Fielder .299Avg 46HR 141RBI 1.014OPS
2010 3B Ryan Zimmerman .307avg 25HR 85RBI 85Runs .894OPS
2011 2B Dustin Pedroia .307avg 21HR 91RBI 102Runs 86BB 26SB .861OPS
2012 1B Prince Fielder .313avg 30HR 108RBI 83Runa 85BB .940ops
2013 1B Joey Votto .305avg 24HR 73RBI, 103Runs, 135BB, .926OPS
2014 OF Lorenzo Cain .301avg 5HR 53Rbi 55runs 28SB .751OPS
2015 OF Michael Conforto .270avg 9HR 26RBI .841ops
2016 2B Dustin Pedroia .318avg 15HR 74RBI 105Runs 61BB .825ops