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.
Tier 1
1) Mike Trout, LAA CF
2) Ronald Acuna, Jr., ATL LF, CF, RF
3) Cody Bellinger, LAD, 1B, CF, RF
Tier 2
4) George Springer, HOU CF, RF
Tier 3
5) Ketel Marte, ARI 2B, CF
6) Michael Conforto, NYM CF, RF
Tier 4
7) Starling Marte, PIT CF
8) Mitch Haniger, SEA CF, RF
9) Victor Robles, WAS CF
10) Max Kepler, MIN CF, RF
11) Bryan Reynolds, PIT LF, CF, RF
12) Brett Gardner, NYY LF, CF
13) Joey Gallo, TEX LF, CF
14) Oscar Mercado, CLE LF, CF
Tier 5
15) Ramon Laureano, OAK CF
16) Lorenzo Cain, MIL CF
Tier 6
17) Kevin Pillar, FA CF, RF
Tier 7
18) Nick Senzel, CIN CF
19) A.J. Pollock, LAD CF
Tier 8
20) Scott Kingery, 3B, CF
21) Mark Canha, OAK CF, RF
22) David Dahl, COL CF, RF
23) Randal Grichuk, TOR CF, RF
24) Anthony Santander, BAL LF, CF, RF
25) Garrett Hampson, COL 2B, CF
26) Manuel Margot, SD CF
27) Jason Heyward, CHC CF, RF
28) Austin Hays, BAL CF
Other players to consider in deep leagues:
Giancarlo Stanton, NYY OF (not qualified at a specific OF pos.)
Jon Berti, MIA 3B, SS, CF
Danny Santana, 1B, CF
Shogo Akiyama, CIN OF
Luis Robert, CWS, OF
Kyle Tucker, HOU OF
Jo Adell, LAA, OF
Sam Hilliard, COL OF
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