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) Jose Altuve, HOU 2B
2) Ketel Marte, ARI 2B, CF
3) Whit Merrifield, KC 2B, RF
4) Ozzie Albies, ATL 2B
Tier 2
5) Eduardo Escobar, ARI 2B, 3B
6) Jeff McNeil, NYM 2B, 3B, LF, RF
Tier 3
7) DJ LeMahieu, NYY 1B, 2B, 3B
8) Gleyber Torres, NYY 2B, SS
9) Mike Moustakas, CIN 2B, 3B
10) Max Muncy, LAD 1B, 2B, 3B
11) Keston Hiura, MIL 2B
Tier 4
12) Tommy Edman, STL 2B, 3B
13) Cavan Biggio, TOR 2B
14) Jonathan Villar, MIA 2B, SS
Tier 5
15) Kevin Newman, PIT 2B, SS
16) Cesar Hernandez, CLE 2B
17) David Fletcher, LAA 2B, 3B, SS, LF
Tier 6
18) Jurickson Profar, SD 2B
19) Brian Dozier, FA 2B
20) Ryan McMahon, COL 2B, 3B
Tier 7
21) Michael Chavis BOS 1B, 2B
22) Luis Arraez, MIN 2B, LF
23) Starlin Castro, WAS 2B, 3B
Tier 8
24) Garrett Hampson, COL 2B, CF
25) Robinson Cano, NYM 2B
26) Adam Frazier, PIT 2B
27) Kolten Wong, STL 2B
28) Asdrubal Cabrera, WAS 2B, 3B
Other players to consider in deep leagues:
Brandon Lowe, TB 2B
Rougned Odor, TEX 2B
Gavin Lux, LAD 2B
Luis Urias, MIL 2B, SS
Freddy Galvis, CIN 2B, SS
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