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) Christian Yelich, MIL RF
2) Ronald Acura, Jr., ATL LF, CF, RF
3) Mookie Betts, BOS RF
Tier 2
4) Cody Bellinger, LAD 1B, CF, RF
Tier 3
5) J.D. Martinez, BOS RF
6) Bryce Harper, PHI RF
Tier 4
7) Charlie Blackmon, COL RF
8) Brian Anderson, MIA 3B, RF
9) Austin Meadows, TB LF, RF
10) George Springer, HOU CF, RF
11) Whit Merrifield, KC 2B, RF
12) Michael Conforto, NYM CF, RF
13) Aaron Judge, NYY RF
14) Jorge Soler, KC RF
Tier 5
15) Kris Bryant, CHC 3B, LF, RF
16) Trey Mancini, BAL 1B, RF
17) Nicholas Castellanos, FA RF
18) Jeff McNeil, NYM 2B, 3B, LF, RF
19) Mitch Haniger, SEA CF, RF
20) Yasiel Puig, FA RF
Tier 6
21) Max Kepler, MIN CF, RF
22) Bryan Reynolds, PIT LF, CF, RF
Tier 7
23) Hunter Dozier, KC 3B, RF
24) Shin-Soo Choo, TEX LF, RF
Tier 8
25) Kevin Pillar, FA CF, RF
26) Hunter Renfroe, TB LF, RF
27) Franmil Reyes, CLE RF
28) Adam Eaton, WAS RF
Other players to consider in deep leagues:
Giancarlo Stanton, NYY OF (not qualified at a specific OF pos.)
Marwin Gonzalez, MIN 1B, 3B, RF
Garrett Cooper, MIA 1B, RF
Brandon Drury, TOR 3B, OF
Nick Markakis, ATL RF
Aristides Aquino, CIN RF
Kole Calhoun, ARI RF
Jose Martinez, TB RF
Shogo Akiyama, CIN OF
Kyle Tucker, HOU OF
Sam Hilliard, COL OF
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