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) Ronald Acuna, Jr., ATL LF, CF, RF
2) Juan Soto, WAS LF
Tier 2
3) Austin Meadows, TB LF, RF
Tier 3
4) Tommy Pham, SD LF
Tier 4
5) Kris Bryant, 3B, LF, RF
6) Eloy Jimenez, CWS, LF
7) Jeff McNeil, NYM 2B, 3B, LF, RF
8) Eddie Rosario, MIN LF
9) Michael Brantley, HOU LF
10) Marcell Ozuna, FA LF
11) Willie Calhoun, TEX LF
12) Andrew Benintendi, BOS LF
13) Bryan Reynolds, PIT LF, CF, RF
14) Brett Gardner, NYY LF, CF
Tier 5
15) Shin-Soo Choo, TEX LF, RF
16) David Peralta, ARI LF
17) Joey Gallo, TEX LF, CF
18) Oscar Mercado, CLE LF, CF
19) Kyle Schwarber, CHC LF
Tier 6
20) Hunter Renfroe, TB LF, RF
Tier 7
21) J.D. Davis, NYM 3B, LF
22) Joc Pederson, LAD 1B, LF, RF
23) Andrew McCutchen, PIT LF
24) Lourdes Gurriel Jr., TOR LF
25) David Fletcher, LAA 2B, 3B, SS, LF
26) Mike Yastrzemski, SF LF, RF
Tier 8
27) Ryan Braun, MIL LF
28) Luis Arraez, MIN 2B, LF
Other players to consider in deep leagues:
Giancarlo Stanton, NYY OF (not qualified at a specific OF pos.)
Yordan Alvarez, HOU UTL
Nelson Cruz, MIN UTL
Shogo Akiyama, CIN OF
Yoshi Tsutsugo, TB OF
Kyle Tucker, HOU OF
Sam Hilliard, COL OF
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