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) Nolan Arenado, COL 3B
2) Jose Ramirez, CLE 3B
3) Alex Bregman, HOU 3B, SS
Tier 2
4) Anthony Rendon, LAA
Tier 3
5) Brian Anderson, MIA 3B, RF
6) Rafael Devers, BOS 3B
7) Manny Machado, SD 3B, SS
Tier 4
8) Josh Donaldson, MIN 3B
9) Eugenio Suarez, CIN 3B
10) Kris Bryant, CHC 3B, LF, RF
11) Matt Chapman, OAK 3B
12) Yuli Gurriel, HOU 1B, 3B
13) Eduardo Escobar, CIN 3B
14) Jeff McNeil, NYM 2B, 3B, RF
Tier 5
15) Vladimir Guerrero, Jr, TOR 3B
16) Justin Turner, LAD 3B
17) DJ LeMahieu, NYY 1B, 2B, 3B
18) Mike Moustakas, CIN 2B, 3B
19) Max Muncy, LAD 1B, 2B, 3B
Tier 6
20) Yoan Moncada, CWS 3B
21) Tommy Edman, STL 2B, 3B
Tier 7
22) Hunter Dozier, KC 3B, RF
Tier 8
23) J.D. Davis, NYM 3B, LF
24) Matt Carpenter, ST 3B
25) Scott Kingery, PHI 3B, CF
26) David Fletcher, LAA 2B, 3B, SS, LF
27) Ryan McMahon, COL 2B, 3B
28) Starlin Castro, 2B, 3B
Other players to consider in deep leagues:
Miguel Andujar, NYY UTL
Miguel Sano, MIN 3B
Kyle Seager, SEA 3B
Yandy Diaz, TB 1B, 3B
Evan Longoria, SF 3B
Marwin Gonzalez, MIN 1B, 3B, RF
Nick Solak, TEX UTL
Todd Frazier, TEX 3B
Gio Urshela, NYY 3B
Colin Moran, PIT 3B
Maikel Franco, KC 3B
Dawel Lugo, DET 3B
Travis Shaw, TOR 3B
Matt Thaiss, LAA 3B
Rio Ruiz, BAL 3B
Brandon Drury, TOR 3B, OF
Jake Lamb, ARI 1B, 3B
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