From now until Opening Day, DSE will be offering player rankings in the form of Tiers. On a position-by-position basis, I calculated expected levels of production, then ran those numbers through the DSE point scoring system. Tiers help differentiate where significant drop-offs in production. Within each Tier, players are considered relatively equal in terms of expected season-long production. Our goal, at DSE, is to provide our players/owners with a quick reference by position to help determine value. By using Tiers, an owner can hopefully decide which player within a position Tier would be ideal for targeting with their next pick. Keep in mind, a Left Fielder in Tier 6 may score more points than a Catcher in Tier 3. Still, the catcher offers more value in terms of point differential because of availability and position scarcity.
Rank | Tier 1 | Previous Tier/Rank |
1 | J.T. Realmuto, PHI C | T1 – #1 |
2 | Yasmani Grandal, CWS C, 1B | T1 – #2 |
Tier 2 | ||
3 | Gary Sanchez, NYY C | T2 – #3 |
Tier 3 | ||
4 | Willson Contreras, CHC C | T3 – #4 |
5 | Mitch Garver, MIN C | T3 – #5 |
6 | Salvador Perez, KC C | T3 – #6 |
7 | Will Smith, LAD C | T3 – #7 |
Tier 4 | ||
8 | Carson Kelly, ARI C | T3 – #8 |
9 | Wilson Ramos, NYM C | T3 – #9 |
10 | Yadier Molina, STL C | T4 – #10 |
11 | Francisco Mejia, SD C | T4 – #11 |
12 | Christian Vazquez, BOS C | T4 – #12 |
13 | Buster Posey, SF C | T4 – #13 |
14 | Kurt Suzuki, WAS C | T4 – #14 |
Tier 5 | ||
15 | Danny Jansen, TOR C | T5 – #15 |
16 | Sean Murphy, OAK C | T5 – #16 |
17 | Omar Narvaez, MIL C | T5 – #17 |
18 | Robinson Chirinos, TEX C | T5 – #18 |
19 | Travis d’Arnaud, ATL C 1B | T5 – #19 |
Tier 6 | ||
20 | Willians Astudillo, MIIN C | T5 – #20 |
21 | James McCann, CWS C | T6 – #21 |
22 | Tucker Barnhart, CIN C | T6 – #22 |
Tier 7 | ||
23 | Tom Murphy, SEA C | NEW |
24 | Yan Gomes, WAS C | T7 – #23 |
25 | Jorge Alfaro, MIA C | T7 – #24 |
26 | Stephen Vogt, ARI C | T7 – #25 |
Tier 8 | ||
27 | Roberto Perez, CLE C | T7 – #26 |
28 | Tony Wolters, COL C | T8 – #27 |
Dropped From Top 28 | ||
Martin Maldonado, HOU C | T8 – #28 |
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