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) Alex Bregman, HOU 3B, SS
2) Francisco Lindor, CLE SS
Tier 2
3) Trevor Story, COL SS
4) Trea Turner, WAS SS
Tier 3
5) Xander Bogaerts, BOS SS
6) Manny Machado, SD 3B, SS
7) Fernando Tatis, Jr., SD SS
Tier 4
8) Didi Gregorius, PHI SS
9) Marcus Semien, OAK SS
10) Bo Bichette, TOR SS
11) Javier Baez, CHC SS
12) Paul DeJong, STL SS
13) Jorge Polanco, MIN SS
14) Gleyber Torres, NYY 2B, SS
Tier 5
15) Elvis Andrus, TEX SS
16) Corey Seager, LAD SS
17) Jean Segura, PHI SS
Tier 6
18) Carlos Correa, HOU SS
19) Adalberto Mondesi, KC SS
20) Tim Anderson, CWS SS
21) Jonathan Villar, MIA 2B, SS
22) Kevin Newman, PIT 2B, SS
23) David Fletcher, LAA 2B, 3B, SS, LF
Tier 7
24) Andrelton Simmons, LAA SS
25) Nick Ahmed, ARI SS
Tier 8
26) Amed Rosario, NYM SS
27) Luis Urias, MIL 2B, SS
28) Freddy Galvis, CIN 2B, SS
Other players to consider in deep leagues:
Jon Berti, MIA 3B, SS, CF
Willy Adames, TB SS
Dansby Swanson, ATL SS
Jose Iglesias, BAL SS
Brandon Crawford, SF SS
Miguel Rojas, MIA SS
J.P. Crawford, SEA SS
Carter Kieboom, WAS SS
Nico Hoerner, CHC SS
Johan Camargo, ATL SS
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