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) Josh Hader, MIL
2) Aroldis Chapman, NYY
3) Roberto Osuna, HOU
Tier 2
4) Kirby Yates, SD
5) Taylor Rogers, MIN
6) Edwin Diaz, NYM
7) Nick Anderson, TB
8) Hector Neris, PHI
9) Will Smith, ATL
Tier 3
10) Brad Hand, CLE
11) Liam Hendriks, OAK
12) Emilio Pagan, TB
13) Brandon Workman, BOS
14) Ian Kennedy, KC
15) Archie Bradley, ARI
16) Raisel Iglesias, CIN
17) Adam Ottavino, NYY
18) Drew Pomeranz, SD
19) Jose Leclerc, TEX
20) Seth Lugo, NYM
21) Sean Doolittle, WAS
22) Kenley Jansen, LAD
23) Zack Britton, NYY
24) Craig Kimbrel, CHC
25) Scott Oberg, COL
26) Hansel Robles, LAA
27) Giovanny Gallegos, STL
Tier 4
28) Tony Watson, SF
29) Keone Kela, PIT
30) Yusmeiro Petit, OAK
31) Daniel Hudson, WAS
32) Alex Colome, CWS
33) Carlos Martinez, STL
34) Craig Stammen, SD
35) Will Harris, WAS
36) Tommy Kahnle, NYY
37) Ty Buttrey, LAA
38) Pedro Baez, LAD
39) John Brebbia, STL
40) Diego Castillo, TB
41) Ken Giles, TOR
42) Aaron Bummer, CWS
43) Mark Melancon, ATL
44) Ryan Pressly, HOU
45) Adam Kolarek, LAD
46) Sergio Romo, MIN
47) Kyle Crick, PIT
48) Tyler Duffey, MIN
49) Matt Barnes, BOS
50) Rafael Montero, TEX
51) Justin Wilson, NYM
52) Joe Jimenez, DET
53) Emmanuel Clase, CLE
54) Michael Lorenzen, CIN
55) Dellin Betances, NYM
56) Blake Treinen, LAD
Tier 5
57) Matt Magill, SEA
58) Amir Garrett, CIN
59) Andrew Miller, STL
60) Robert Stephenson, CIN
61) Ryne Stanek, MIA
62) Andres Munoz, SD
63) Nick Wittgren, CLE
64) Brandon Kintzler, FA
65) Yoan Lopez, ARI
66) Scott Barlow, KC
67) Brad Peacock, HOU
68) Chris Martin, ATL
69) Adam Morgan, PHI
70) John Gant, STL
71) Shane Greene, ATL
72) Sam Tuivailala, SEA
Tier 6
73) Josh James, HOU
74) Trevor May, MIN
75) Roenis Elias, WAS
76) Steve Cishek, CWS
77) Andrew Chafin, ARI
78) Rowan Wick, CHC
79) Jose Alvarez, PHI
80) Richard Rodriguez, PIT
81) Marcus. Walden, BOS
82) Buck Farmer, DET
83) Corey Knebel, MIL
84) Mychal Givens, BAL
85) Adam Cimber, CLE
86) Shawn Armstrong, BAL
Tier 7
87) Shaun Anderson, SF
88) Kyle Ryan, CHC
89) Jairo Diaz, COL
90) Matt Strahm, SD
91) Michael Feliz, PIT
92) Carlos Estevez, COL
93) Tanner Rainey, WAS
94) Cam Bedrosian, LAA
95) Joakim Soria, OAK
96) Tyler Rogers, SF
Tier 8
97) Joe Kelly, LAD
98) Seranthony Dominguez, PHI
99) Keynan Middleton, LAA
100) Anthony Bass, TOR
101) Pedro Strop, FA
102) Hector Rondon, ARI
103) James Karinchak, CLE
104) Jarlin Garcia, MIA
105) Adam Conley, MIA
106) Chad Green, NYY
107) Luke Jackson, ATL
108) Heath Hembree, BOS
109) Jose Alvarado, TB
110) Miguel Castro, BAL
111) Carl Edwards, Jr., SEA
112) Joely Rodriguez, TEX
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