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) Cody Bellinger, LAD 1B, CF, RF
Tier 2
2) Freddie Freeman, ATL 1B
3) Pete Alonso, NYM 1B
Tier 3
4) Anthony Rizzo, CHC 1B
5) Carlos Santana, CLE 1B
6) Paul Goldschmidt, STL 1B
Tier 4
7) Josh Bell, PIT 1B
8) Yuli Gurriel, HOU 1B, 3B
9) Matt Olson, OAK 1B
10) Jose Abreu, CWS 1B
11) Rhys Hoskins, PHI 1B
12) Trey Mancini, BAL 1B, RF
13) DJ LeMahieu, NYY 1B, 2B, 3B
14) Max Muncy, LAD 1B, 2B, 3B
Tier 5
15) Edwin Encarnacion, CWS 1B
16) Joey Votto, CIN 1B
Tier 6
17) Christian Walker, ARI 1B
Tier 7
18) Daniel Vogelbach, SEA 1B
19) Eric Hosmer, SD 1B
20) Joc Pederson, LAD 1B, LF, RF
21) Ji-Man Choi, TB 1B
22) Luke Voit, NYY 1B
23) Albert Pujols, LAA 1B
24) Justin Smoak, MIL 1B
25) Yasmani Grandal, CWS C, 1B
Tier 8
26) Renato Nunez, BAL 1B
27) C.J. Cron, DET 1B
28) Michael Chavis, BOS 1B, 2B
Other players to consider in deep leagues:
Yandy Diaz, TB 1B, 2B
Marwin Gonzalez, MIN 1B, 3B, RF
Jake Lamb, ARI 1B, 3B
Garrett Cooper, MIA 1B, RF
Mitch Moreland, FA 1B
Brandon Belt, SF 1B
Daniel Murphy, COL 1B
Nate Lowe, TB 1B
Danny Santana, TEX 1B, CF
Mike Ford, NYY 1B
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