This post will have my projected Elias Sports Bureau Rankings. I will post a different positional group every few days.
Players in Bold will be free agents after the year. Players in bold and italicized have options on their contracts.
For more information on where these numbers are coming from, check the following posts:
http://tigers-thoughts.blogspot.com/2008/07/almost-how-elias-sports-bureau-rankings.html
http://tigers-thoughts.blogspot.com/2008/07/one-more-elias-post.html
http://tigers-thoughts.blogspot.com/2008/08/real-quick-elias-update.html
If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments section or email me, and I should be able to answer them.
American League Catchers
Updated: September 14
| Name | Type | TotalScore |
| Victor Martinez | A | 91.935 |
| Joe Mauer | A | 88.479 |
| Jorge Posada | A | 84.332 |
| Jason Varitek | A | 78.341 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | A | 76.498 |
| Ramon Hernandez | A | 74.654 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | B | 72.350 |
| Dioner Navarro | B | 67.281 |
| Kurt Suzuki | B | 64.055 |
| Mike Napoli | B | 62.442 |
| Kenji Johjima | B | 61.751 |
| Gerald Laird | B | 59.908 |
| Miguel Olivo | 58.065 | |
| Kelly Shoppach | 56.682 | |
| Rod Barajas | 55.760 | |
| Gregg Zaun | 55.300 | |
| Mike Redmond | 53.687 | |
| John Buck | 53.456 | |
| Dave Ross | 50.230 | |
| Jamie Burke | 47.235 | |
| Jose Molina | 38.940 | |
| Jeff Mathis | 38.710 | |
| Jeff Clement | 36.636 | |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 35.714 | |
| Rob Bowen | 26.728 | |
| Kevin Cash | 25.806 | |
| Toby Hall | 24.885 | |
| Shawn Riggans | 21.659 | |
| Guillermo Quiroz | 14.977 | |
| Sal Fasano | 13.594 | |
| Dane Sardinha | 9.677 | |
| Vance Wilson | 0.230 |
National League Catchers
Updated: September 14
| Name | Type | TotalScore |
| Russell Martin | A | 84.170 |
| Chris Snyder | A | 82.239 |
| Geovany Soto | A | 81.467 |
| Brian McCann | A | 81.081 |
| Bengie Molina | A | 79.151 |
| Yadier Molina | A | 76.062 |
| Ryan Doumit | A | 75.676 |
| Chris Iannetta | B | 72.201 |
| Brian Schneider | B | 68.340 |
| Josh Bard | B | 67.181 |
| Carlos Ruiz | B | 66.409 |
| Jason Kendall | B | 66.023 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | B | 65.251 |
| Chris Coste | B | 59.846 |
| Paul Lo Duca | B | 58.687 |
| Javier Valentin | 54.826 | |
| Brad Ausmus | 54.440 | |
| Jesus Flores | 52.510 | |
| John Baker | 49.035 | |
| Michael Barrett | 48.649 | |
| Miguel Montero | 47.490 | |
| Ramon Castro | 47.104 | |
| Matt Treanor | 46.332 | |
| Paul Bako | 41.313 | |
| Ryan Hanigan | 40.347 | |
| Mike Rivera | 35.135 | |
| Gary Bennett | 33.784 | |
| Raul Chavez | 32.046 | |
| Henry Blanco | 31.467 | |
| Mike Rabelo | 30.502 | |
| Jason LaRue | 26.641 | |
| Humberto Quintero | 25.676 | |
| Adam Melhuse | 23.552 | |
| Wil Nieves | 23.359 | |
| Nick Hundley | 23.166 | |
| Clint Sammons | 17.954 | |
| Robinson Cancel | 16.795 | |
| Danny Ardoin | 14.093 |
American League First basemen, Outfielders, and Designated Hitters
Updated September 14
| Name | Type | Score |
| Magglio Ordonez | A | 96.364 |
| Mark Teixeira | A | 95.556 |
| David Ortiz | A | 95.000 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | A | 91.558 |
| Nick Markakis | A | 88.312 |
| Raul Ibanez | A | 87.792 |
| Josh Hamilton | A | 86.494 |
| Justin Morneau | A | 85.556 |
| Curtis Granderson | A | 83.896 |
| Grady Sizemore | A | 83.636 |
| Bobby Abreu | A | 83.636 |
| Carlos Pena | A | 83.333 |
| Kevin Youkilis | A | 81.111 |
| B.J. Upton | A | 80.519 |
| Alexis Rios | A | 78.701 |
| Hideki Matsui | A | 78.442 |
| Jim Thome | A | 78.333 |
| Aubrey Huff | A | 76.667 |
| Torii Hunter | A | 75.584 |
| Jason Bay | A | 74.805 |
| Ichiro Suzuki | A | 74.416 |
| Xavier Nady | A | 73.896 |
| Milton Bradley | B | 73.333 |
| Johnny Damon | B | 72.468 |
| Carl Crawford | B | 71.688 |
| Jermaine Dye | B | 70.260 |
| J.D. Drew | B | 70.130 |
| Jose Guillen | B | 69.610 |
| Garret Anderson | B | 69.610 |
| Jack Cust | B | 69.221 |
| Ken Griffey | B | 68.831 |
| Marlon Byrd | B | 66.753 |
| Nick Swisher | B | 65.455 |
| Carlos Quentin | B | 64.935 |
| Delmon Young | B | 64.416 |
| Vernon Wells | B | 63.636 |
| Paul Konerko | B | 63.333 |
| Frank Thomas | B | 63.333 |
| David DeJesus | B | 62.468 |
| Gary Sheffield | B | 61.667 |
| Jason Kubel | B | 61.039 |
| Michael Cuddyer | B | 60.000 |
| Sean Casey | B | 58.889 |
| Jason Giambi | B | 57.778 |
| Luke Scott | 57.662 | |
| Travis Hafner | 56.667 | |
| Ryan Garko | 56.111 | |
| Cliff Floyd | 56.104 | |
| Mark Teahen | 56.104 | |
| Lyle Overbay | 55.556 | |
| Shin-Soo Choo | 52.987 | |
| Kevin Millar | 52.778 | |
| David Murphy | 52.338 | |
| Coco Crisp | 51.688 | |
| Denard Span | 50.909 | |
| Cody Ransom | 46.111 | |
| Gary Matthews | 45.714 | |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 45.195 | |
| Billy Butler | 45.000 | |
| Ross Gload | 44.444 | |
| Reggie Willits | 42.987 | |
| Mike Morse | 41.688 | |
| Frank Catalanotto | 40.779 | |
| Marcus Thames | 40.260 | |
| Travis Snider | 39.870 | |
| Brad Wilkerson | 39.740 | |
| Emil Brown | 39.610 | |
| Chris Davis | 38.889 | |
| Adam Lind | 38.701 | |
| Eric Hinske | 38.182 | |
| Jay Payton | 37.922 | |
| Willie Bloomquist | 37.922 | |
| Ben Francisco | 37.792 | |
| Franklin Gutierrez | 37.792 | |
| Ryan Sweeney | 37.403 | |
| Gabe Gross | 37.273 | |
| Mike Sweeney | 35.000 | |
| Mark Kotsay | 34.805 | |
| Adam Jones | 34.805 | |
| Luis Montanez | 33.896 | |
| David Dellucci | 32.208 | |
| Carlos Gomez | 31.558 | |
| Mitch Maier | 31.429 | |
| Daric Barton | 31.111 | |
| Kendry Morales | 30.556 | |
| Aaron Cunningham | 30.260 | |
| Joey Gathright | 30.000 | |
| Ryan Raburn | 29.870 | |
| Randy Ruiz | 29.167 | |
| Matthew Joyce | 28.442 | |
| Nelson Cruz | 27.013 | |
| Juan Rivera | 25.974 | |
| Rajai Davis | 25.714 | |
| Brandon Boggs | 25.065 | |
| Robb Quinlan | 25.000 | |
| Jeremy Reed | 21.169 | |
| Dewayne Wise | 20.909 | |
| Miguel Cairo | 18.889 | |
| Jeff Bailey | 17.222 | |
| Jonathan Van Every | 16.364 | |
| Rocco Baldelli | 16.364 | |
| Jeff Larish | 15.000 | |
| Oscar Salazar | 15.000 | |
| Wladimir Balentien | 11.688 | |
| Brian N. Anderson | 11.688 | |
| Bryan LaHair | 7.778 | |
| Tug Hulett | 5.833 | |
| Justin Ruggiano | 5.584 | |
| Brett Gardner | 4.416 | |
| Fernando Perez | 1.429 |
National League First basemen, Outfielders, and Designated Hitters
Updated September 15
| Name | Type | Score |
| Matt Holliday | A | 97.500 |
| Albert Pujols | A | 96.296 |
| Carlos Lee | A | 91.875 |
| Manny Ramirez | A | 90.521 |
| Brad Hawpe | A | 87.917 |
| Carlos Beltran | A | 86.667 |
| Lance Berkman | A | 84.444 |
| Alfonso Soriano | A | 84.167 |
| Ryan Braun | A | 83.333 |
| Aaron Rowand | A | 83.333 |
| Adam Dunn | A | 80.938 |
| Randy Winn | A | 79.479 |
| Pat Burrell | A | 78.750 |
| Prince Fielder | A | 77.778 |
| Brian Giles | A | 77.708 |
| Derrek Lee | A | 77.037 |
| Andre Ethier | A | 76.875 |
| Jayson Werth | A | 76.042 |
| Hunter Pence | A | 75.833 |
| Ryan Ludwick | A | 75.104 |
| Todd Helton | A | 74.815 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | A | 74.074 |
| Ryan Howard | A | 74.074 |
| Corey Hart | A | 73.542 |
| Jeremy Hermida | A | 71.667 |
| Josh Willingham | B | 71.458 |
| Matt Kemp | B | 71.042 |
| Nate McLouth | B | 70.833 |
| Ryan Church | B | 70.729 |
| Ryan Spilborghs | B | 68.333 |
| Shane Victorino | B | 68.333 |
| Cody Ross | B | 67.917 |
| Moises Alou | B | 66.354 |
| James Loney | B | 64.815 |
| Jeff Francoeur | B | 64.167 |
| Matt Stairs | B | 63.958 |
| Luis Gonzalez | B | 63.750 |
| Eric Byrnes | B | 63.646 |
| Skip Schumaker | B | 63.333 |
| Mike Cameron | B | 62.917 |
| Chris Young | B | 62.500 |
| Dmitri Young | B | 61.481 |
| Conor Jackson | B | 60.370 |
| Austin Kearns | B | 59.896 |
| Fred Lewis | B | 58.958 |
| Rick Ankiel | B | 57.500 |
| Adam LaRoche | B | 57.037 |
| Carlos Delgado | B | 57.037 |
| Chris Duncan | B | 56.875 |
| Matt Diaz | B | 56.563 |
| Casey Kotchman | 54.815 | |
| Jim Edmonds | 54.792 | |
| Fernando Tatis | 54.583 | |
| Jody Gerut | 51.979 | |
| Willie Harris | 51.563 | |
| Lastings Milledge | 50.625 | |
| Andruw Jones | 49.792 | |
| Joey Votto | 49.630 | |
| Juan Pierre | 49.583 | |
| Geoff Jenkins | 49.583 | |
| Omar Infante | 49.375 | |
| Reed Johnson | 49.167 | |
| Kosuke Fukudome | 48.854 | |
| Chris Dickerson | 48.438 | |
| Greg Norton | 47.917 | |
| Willy Taveras | 47.708 | |
| Bill Hall | 47.708 | |
| Daniel Murphy | 46.146 | |
| Elijah Dukes | 45.833 | |
| Mike Jacobs | 44.444 | |
| Gabe Kapler | 44.375 | |
| Darin Erstad | 43.958 | |
| Josh Anderson | 43.958 | |
| Norris Hopper | 43.750 | |
| Juan Encarnacion | 43.542 | |
| Scott Hairston | 42.917 | |
| Justin Upton | 41.875 | |
| Will Venable | 41.563 | |
| Wilkin Castillo | 40.833 | |
| Josh Phelps | 40.741 | |
| Daryle Ward | 39.259 | |
| Corey Patterson | 39.167 | |
| Gregor Blanco | 38.750 | |
| Jason Michaels | 38.229 | |
| Jerry Hairston | 38.021 | |
| Travis Ishikawa | 37.407 | |
| Alfredo Amezaga | 37.292 | |
| Seth Smith | 37.188 | |
| Jay Bruce | 37.083 | |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 37.037 | |
| Brian Barton | 35.000 | |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 34.815 | |
| So Taguchi | 34.375 | |
| Delwyn Young | 34.167 | |
| Endy Chavez | 33.854 | |
| Rich Aurilia | 33.333 | |
| Angel Pagan | 33.125 | |
| Wily Mo Pena | 33.125 | |
| Dave Roberts | 32.708 | |
| Trot Nixon | 31.667 | |
| Ryan Freel | 31.250 | |
| Chad Tracy | 31.111 | |
| Aaron Boone | 31.111 | |
| Brandon Moss | 30.000 | |
| Chase Headley | 29.479 | |
| Pablo Sandoval | 29.259 | |
| Nyjer Morgan | 28.125 | |
| Tony Clark | 26.667 | |
| Nick Johnson | 24.444 | |
| Scott Podsednik | 24.375 | |
| Marlon Anderson | 24.063 | |
| Michael Bourn | 23.333 | |
| Jeff Salazar | 23.333 | |
| Ryan Langerhans | 23.021 | |
| Andy Phillips | 21.481 | |
| Nick Evans | 18.229 | |
| Joe Mather | 17.604 | |
| Reggie Abercrombie | 13.646 | |
| Brandon Jones | 13.229 | |
| Jolbert Cabrera | 13.125 | |
| Alejandro De Aza | 7.083 | |
| Mark Sweeney | 5.185 | |
| Nick Stavinoha | 2.500 | |
| Brett Carroll | 2.292 | |
| Laynce Nix | 0.833 |
American League Second basemen, Third basemen, and Shortstops
Updated September 16
| Name | Type | Score |
| Alex Rodriguez | A | 94.805 |
| Michael Young | A | 88.571 |
| Mike Lowell | A | 85.714 |
| Orlando Cabrera | A | 84.571 |
| Derek Jeter | A | 84.571 |
| Placido Polanco | A | 82.993 |
| Jhonny Peralta | A | 82.857 |
| Dustin Pedroia | A | 82.653 |
| Brian Roberts | A | 82.313 |
| Edgar Renteria | A | 82.286 |
| Ian Kinsler | A | 78.231 |
| Melvin Mora | A | 76.623 |
| Miguel Cabrera | A | 75.974 |
| Adrian Beltre | A | 73.377 |
| Carlos Guillen | B | 70.857 |
| Robinson Cano | B | 70.748 |
| Chone Figgins | B | 65.584 |
| Mark Ellis | B | 64.626 |
| Scott Rolen | B | 62.987 |
| Alex Gordon | B | 62.987 |
| Akinori Iwamura | B | 61.905 |
| Brendan Harris | B | 61.143 |
| Jose Lopez | B | 60.884 |
| Mark Grudzielanek | B | 60.204 |
| Aaron Hill | B | 59.864 |
| Marco Scutaro | B | 58.857 |
| Evan Longoria | B | 58.442 |
| Juan Uribe | B | 58.286 |
| Jose Bautista | 57.792 | |
| Howie Kendrick | 55.782 | |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | 54.286 | |
| Bobby Crosby | 54.286 | |
| Mike Aviles | 53.714 | |
| Maicer Izturis | 53.401 | |
| Jason Bartlett | 53.143 | |
| Julio Lugo | 52.286 | |
| Brandon Inge | 51.299 | |
| Jed Lowrie | 45.143 | |
| Eric Chavez | 44.156 | |
| Ramon Vazquez | 43.831 | |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | 43.537 | |
| Jack Hannahan | 41.558 | |
| Alexei Ramirez | 38.776 | |
| Joe Crede | 38.312 | |
| Erick Aybar | 37.429 | |
| Hank Blalock | 37.013 | |
| Nick Punto | 37.013 | |
| John McDonald | 36.571 | |
| Ramon Santiago | 36.571 | |
| Joe Inglett | 34.694 | |
| Brian Buscher | 33.766 | |
| Alex Cora | 33.714 | |
| Jamey Carroll | 33.333 | |
| Tony Pena | 33.143 | |
| Adam Everett | 31.714 | |
| Esteban German | 31.293 | |
| Wilson Betemit | 29.870 | |
| Alberto Callaspo | 28.912 | |
| Willy Aybar | 27.273 | |
| Matt Tolbert | 26.857 | |
| Alexi Casilla | 25.850 | |
| Alex Cintron | 25.714 | |
| Cliff Pennington | 23.052 | |
| Josh Barfield | 22.449 | |
| Juan Castro | 22.286 | |
| Ben Zobrist | 21.429 | |
| Joaquin Arias | 16.667 | |
| Andy Marte | 15.584 | |
| Brandon Wood | 12.987 | |
| Sean Rodriguez | 10.884 | |
| Jason Smith | 9.714 |
National League Second basemen, Third basemen, and Shortstops
Updated September 20
| Name | Type | Score |
| Chase Utley | A | 92.857 |
| David Wright | A | 90.286 |
| Chipper Jones | A | 89.714 |
| Jimmy Rollins | A | 86.264 |
| Troy Tulowitzki | A | 83.516 |
| Aramis Ramirez | A | 82.857 |
| Jose Reyes | A | 82.418 |
| Hanley Ramirez | A | 81.319 |
| Garrett Atkins | A | 80.000 |
| Brandon Phillips | A | 79.911 |
| Orlando Hudson | A | 79.464 |
| Troy Glaus | A | 78.857 |
| Dan Uggla | A | 75.000 |
| Freddy Sanchez | A | 75.000 |
| Miguel Tejada | A | 74.725 |
| Ryan Zimmerman | A | 73.143 |
| Mark DeRosa | A | 71.875 |
| Ron Belliard | B | 71.429 |
| Kelly Johnson | B | 70.982 |
| Jeff Kent | B | 69.643 |
| J.J. Hardy | B | 69.231 |
| Ty Wigginton | B | 68.000 |
| Casey Blake | B | 68.000 |
| Jack Wilson | B | 67.582 |
| Khalil Greene | B | 66.484 |
| Luis Castillo | B | 65.625 |
| Yunel Escobar | B | 62.637 |
| Kazuo Matsui | B | 62.500 |
| Mark Loretta | B | 61.384 |
| Edwin Encarnacion | B | 60.571 |
| Rickie Weeks | B | 59.821 |
| Cristian Guzman | B | 59.615 |
| Rafael Furcal | B | 59.615 |
| Pedro Feliz | B | 59.429 |
| Stephen Drew | 59.341 | |
| Ryan Theriot | 57.967 | |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | 57.714 | |
| Jeff Keppinger | 57.692 | |
| Aaron Miles | 57.366 | |
| Mike Fontenot | 57.143 | |
| Ray Durham | 56.696 | |
| Omar Vizquel | 53.297 | |
| Damion Easley | 52.679 | |
| Mark Reynolds | 52.000 | |
| Felipe Lopez | 51.786 | |
| David Eckstein | 48.901 | |
| Greg Dobbs | 48.857 | |
| Jorge Cantu | 45.714 | |
| Blake DeWitt | 43.429 | |
| Geoff Blum | 43.143 | |
| Anderson Hernandez | 42.857 | |
| Alex Gonzalez | 39.560 | |
| Augie Ojeda | 39.509 | |
| Clint Barmes | 37.946 | |
| Cesar Izturis | 37.912 | |
| Russell Branyan | 37.714 | |
| Martin Prado | 37.500 | |
| Adam Kennedy | 36.607 | |
| Jeff Baker | 36.607 | |
| Craig Counsell | 35.429 | |
| Chris Gomez | 35.429 | |
| Chris Burke | 34.375 | |
| Ian Stewart | 34.286 | |
| Kevin Frandsen | 33.929 | |
| Luis Rodriguez | 33.516 | |
| Ruben Gotay | 33.036 | |
| Ronny Cedeno | 33.036 | |
| Emmanuel Burriss | 31.868 | |
| Wes Helms | 30.857 | |
| Jose Castillo | 29.143 | |
| Omar Quintanilla | 26.786 | |
| Eric Bruntlett | 26.374 | |
| Angel Berroa | 24.725 | |
| Chin-lung Hu | 24.176 | |
| Alberto Gonzalez | 21.978 | |
| Tony Abreu | 21.714 | |
| Andy LaRoche | 20.000 | |
| Luis Rivas | 15.659 | |
| Edgar Gonzalez | 14.732 | |
| Ivan Ochoa | 14.011 | |
| Eugenio Velez | 13.616 | |
| Pete Orr | 13.429 | |
| Emilio Bonifacio | 9.821 | |
| Sean Kazmar | 9.615 | |
| David Newhan | 8.482 | |
| Ryan Rohlinger | 0.286 |
American League Starting Pitchers
Updated: September 2
| Name | Type | TotalScore |
| Roy Halladay | A | 95.6928839 |
| John Lackey | A | 94.85018727 |
| Scott Kazmir | A | 90.917603 |
| Felix Hernandez | A | 88.67041199 |
| A.J. Burnett | A | 87.64044944 |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | A | 87.07865169 |
| Fausto Carmona | A | 84.73782772 |
| Josh Beckett | A | 84.64419476 |
| James Shields | A | 84.45692884 |
| Erik Bedard | A | 83.70786517 |
| Andy Pettitte | A | 83.70786517 |
| Chien-Ming Wang | A | 81.92883895 |
| Javier Vazquez | A | 81.08614232 |
| Justin Verlander | A | 80.14981273 |
| Cliff Lee | A | 76.68539326 |
| Gil Meche | A | 75.93632959 |
| Mike Mussina | A | 73.22097378 |
| Jon Lester | A | 73.03370787 |
| Kevin Millwood | B | 72.84644195 |
| Jered Weaver | B | 72.65917603 |
| Tim Wakefield | B | 71.53558052 |
| Mark Buehrle | B | 70.78651685 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | B | 70.6928839 |
| Kelvim Escobar | B | 69.56928839 |
| Zack Greinke | B | 68.44569288 |
| Dustin McGowan | B | 67.13483146 |
| Ervin Santana | B | 66.29213483 |
| Scott Baker | B | 65.35580524 |
| Jon Garland | B | 65.35580524 |
| Paul Byrd | B | 65.26217228 |
| Daniel Cabrera | B | 63.67041199 |
| Joe Saunders | B | 62.17228464 |
| Vicente Padilla | B | 61.70411985 |
| Jose Contreras | B | 61.04868914 |
| Jeremy Bonderman | B | 59.92509363 |
| Matt Garza | B | 59.36329588 |
| Miguel Batista | 59.26966292 | |
| Justin Duchscherer | 57.20973783 | |
| Nate Robertson | 57.20973783 | |
| Glen Perkins | 57.02247191 | |
| Edwin Jackson | 56.55430712 | |
| Carlos Silva | 56.17977528 | |
| John Danks | 55.80524345 | |
| Kevin Slowey | 55.05617978 | |
| Gavin Floyd | 54.86891386 | |
| Brian Bannister | 54.86891386 | |
| Andy Sonnanstine | 54.11985019 | |
| Jarrod Washburn | 53.74531835 | |
| Armando Galarraga | 53.55805243 | |
| Jesse Litsch | 50.18726592 | |
| Curt Schilling | 47.09737828 | |
| Kason Gabbard | 46.8164794 | |
| Kenny Rogers | 46.34831461 | |
| Boof Bonser | 45.13108614 | |
| Jake Westbrook | 43.07116105 | |
| Brian Burres | 39.51310861 | |
| Nick Blackburn | 39.3258427 | |
| Kip Wells | 38.76404494 | |
| Francisco Liriano | 38.57677903 | |
| Kyle Davies | 36.42322097 | |
| Dana Eveland | 36.32958801 | |
| Bartolo Colon | 35.58052434 | |
| Carl Pavano | 34.26966292 | |
| Darrell Rasner | 32.20973783 | |
| Kameron Loe | 31.17977528 | |
| Greg Smith | 29.7752809 | |
| Brandon McCarthy | 29.21348315 | |
| Anthony Reyes | 28.27715356 | |
| Sidney Ponson | 28.1835206 | |
| Matt Harrison | 27.34082397 | |
| Chris Waters | 25 | |
| Luke Hochevar | 23.78277154 | |
| Adam Loewen | 23.78277154 | |
| Dallas Braden | 23.4082397 | |
| Sean Gallagher | 22.19101124 | |
| Jason Jennings | 21.62921348 | |
| R.A. Dickey | 19.85018727 | |
| Jeremy Sowers | 18.6329588 | |
| Troy Patton | 18.16479401 | |
| Luis Mendoza | 17.32209738 | |
| Clayton Richard | 14.04494382 | |
| David Purcey | 13.57677903 | |
| Eric Hurley | 12.7340824 | |
| Ryan Feierabend | 10.86142322 | |
| Gio Gonzalez | 9.082397004 | |
| Zach Jackson | 6.647940075 | |
| David Pauley | 2.621722846 | |
| Luke Hudson | 2.059925094 | |
| Andrew Brackman | 1.779026217 | |
| Humberto Sanchez | 1.779026217 |
National League Starting Pitchers
Updated September 7
| C.C. Sabathia | A | 97.70408163 |
| Brandon Webb | A | 95.66326531 |
| Jake Peavy | A | 93.28231293 |
| Cole Hamels | A | 91.66666667 |
| Danny Haren | A | 89.3707483 |
| Roy Oswalt | A | 88.35034014 |
| Tim Hudson | A | 87.41496599 |
| Carlos Zambrano | A | 86.64965986 |
| Johan Santana | A | 86.47959184 |
| Ted Lilly | A | 82.4829932 |
| Ben Sheets | A | 82.4829932 |
| Tim Lincecum | A | 78.7414966 |
| Adam Wainwright | A | 77.55102041 |
| Aaron Harang | A | 77.21088435 |
| John Maine | A | 77.04081633 |
| Oliver Perez | A | 76.53061224 |
| Aaron Cook | A | 75.76530612 |
| Derek Lowe | A | 73.80952381 |
| Jeff Francis | A | 73.38435374 |
| Brad Penny | B | 72.61904762 |
| John Smoltz | B | 72.27891156 |
| Chad Billingsley | B | 69.72789116 |
| Kyle Lohse | B | 69.64285714 |
| Bronson Arroyo | B | 69.04761905 |
| Jamie Moyer | B | 68.28231293 |
| Jeff Suppan | B | 67.09183673 |
| Joe Blanton | B | 65.81632653 |
| Matt Cain | B | 65.56122449 |
| Randy Wolf | B | 65.30612245 |
| Doug Davis | B | 64.79591837 |
| Greg Maddux | B | 64.20068027 |
| Rich Harden | B | 63.43537415 |
| Chris Young | B | 63.0952381 |
| Braden Looper | B | 62.75510204 |
| Chad Gaudin | B | 61.56462585 |
| Edinson Volquez | B | 60.79931973 |
| Todd Wellemeyer | B | 59.86394558 |
| Wandy Rodriguez | B | 59.69387755 |
| Ricky Nolasco | B | 59.3537415 |
| Jason Marquis | 59.18367347 | |
| Randy Johnson | 58.92857143 | |
| Ian Snell | 57.90816327 | |
| David Bush | 56.29251701 | |
| Paul Maholm | 55.6122449 | |
| Tom Glavine | 54.84693878 | |
| Barry Zito | 53.1462585 | |
| Livan Hernandez | 53.06122449 | |
| Kyle Kendrick | 52.97619048 | |
| Scott Olsen | 52.04081633 | |
| Noah Lowry | 51.10544218 | |
| Tom Gorzelanny | 51.02040816 | |
| Jair Jurrjens | 50.85034014 | |
| Orlando Hernandez | 50 | |
| Yovani Gallardo | 48.97959184 | |
| Odalis Perez | 47.44897959 | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez | 46.17346939 | |
| Joel Pineiro | 46.08843537 | |
| Manny Parra | 45.74829932 | |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 44.21768707 | |
| Tim Redding | 43.28231293 | |
| Mike Pelfrey | 43.1122449 | |
| Pedro Martinez | 40.81632653 | |
| Brandon Backe | 39.11564626 | |
| Shawn Estes | 38.60544218 | |
| Zach Duke | 38.26530612 | |
| Jay Bergmann | 38.26530612 | |
| Josh Fogg | 38.18027211 | |
| Jorge Campillo | 36.98979592 | |
| Chris Volstad | 35.79931973 | |
| Jonathan Sanchez | 35.37414966 | |
| John Lannan | 35.20408163 | |
| Josh Johnson | 34.69387755 | |
| Cha Seung Baek | 34.3537415 | |
| Hiroki Kuroda | 34.18367347 | |
| Andrew Miller | 33.84353741 | |
| Josh Geer | 33.16326531 | |
| Shawn Hill | 32.22789116 | |
| Yusmeiro Petit | 29.50680272 | |
| Chris Capuano | 28.06122449 | |
| Sergio Mitre | 27.97619048 | |
| Johnny Cueto | 26.95578231 | |
| Chad Reineke | 24.06462585 | |
| Anibal Sanchez | 23.63945578 | |
| Felipe Paulino | 22.10884354 | |
| Nelson Figueroa | 22.10884354 | |
| Mike Hampton | 19.72789116 | |
| Chris Carpenter | 19.21768707 | |
| Jo-Jo Reyes | 18.96258503 | |
| Collin Balester | 17.5170068 | |
| Phil Dumatrait | 15.73129252 | |
| Burke Badenhop | 15.39115646 | |
| Jeff Karstens | 13.86054422 | |
| Jason Schmidt | 9.523809524 | |
| Mark Mulder | 4.591836735 | |
| Tim Stauffer | 3.316326531 | |
| Dirk Hayhurst | 3.231292517 | |
| Jason Vargas | 3.146258503 | |
| Scott Mathieson | 1.870748299 | |
| Mark Prior | 1.870748299 |
American League Relievers
Updated September 8
| Name | Type | TotalScore |
| J.J. Putz | A | 90.726 |
| Francisco Rodriguez | A | 88.622 |
| Joe Nathan | A | 87.807 |
| Jonathan Papelbon | A | 83.970 |
| Ron Mahay | A | 83.496 |
| Huston Street | A | 83.319 |
| Joakim Soria | A | 82.874 |
| Rafael Betancourt | A | 82.637 |
| Mariano Rivera | A | 81.748 |
| Scott Downs | A | 79.674 |
| Joaquin Benoit | A | 79.319 |
| Bobby Jenks | A | 78.607 |
| Hideki Okajima | A | 77.926 |
| Damaso Marte | A | 77.867 |
| Scot Shields | A | 77.393 |
| Pat Neshek | A | 77.244 |
| George Sherrill | A | 75.674 |
| Troy Percival | A | 74.874 |
| Octavio Dotel | A | 74.874 |
| Rafael Perez | A | 72.607 |
| Matt Guerrier | A | 72.326 |
| C.J. Wilson | A | 72.089 |
| Matt Thornton | A | 71.585 |
| Dan Wheeler | A | 69.630 |
| Darren Oliver | A | 69.156 |
| Scott Linebrink | B | 68.800 |
| Zach Miner | B | 67.081 |
| Jamey Wright | B | 66.607 |
| Sean Green | B | 66.222 |
| Brian Bruney | B | 65.867 |
| Jeremy Accardo | B | 64.770 |
| Jesse Carlson | B | 63.822 |
| Joey Devine | B | 63.615 |
| Ryan Rowland-Smith | B | 63.081 |
| Dennys Reyes | B | 62.637 |
| Bobby Seay | B | 61.926 |
| Alan Embree | B | 61.748 |
| Javier Lopez | B | 61.659 |
| Santiago Casilla | B | 61.156 |
| Grant Balfour | B | 60.326 |
| J.P. Howell | B | 60.148 |
| Fernando Rodney | B | 60.119 |
| Jose Arredondo | B | 59.911 |
| Mike Timlin | B | 59.763 |
| Frank Francisco | B | 58.800 |
| Chad Bradford | B | 58.741 |
| Brad Ziegler | B | 58.459 |
| Justin Speier | B | 58.104 |
| Jose Veras | B | 57.896 |
| Ramon Ramirez | B | 57.748 |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 57.719 | |
| Trever Miller | 57.007 | |
| Jamie Walker | 56.889 | |
| Casey Janssen | 55.956 | |
| Manny Delcarmen | 55.911 | |
| Andrew Brown | 55.674 | |
| Brian Tallet | 55.556 | |
| Dennis Sarfate | 55.289 | |
| Matt Albers | 54.311 | |
| Edwar Ramirez | 54.281 | |
| Gary Glover | 54.193 | |
| Leo Nunez | 53.778 | |
| Todd Jones | 53.630 | |
| Justin Masterson | 51.244 | |
| Jason Frasor | 50.548 | |
| B.J. Ryan | 50.163 | |
| Roy Corcoran | 49.689 | |
| Chris Ray | 49.067 | |
| Jason Hammel | 47.467 | |
| Jesse Crain | 47.185 | |
| David Aardsma | 47.022 | |
| Jimmy Gobble | 45.867 | |
| Scott Feldman | 45.600 | |
| Juan Rincon | 45.333 | |
| Robinson Tejeda | 45.333 | |
| Jensen Lewis | 45.037 | |
| Eddie Guardado | 45.007 | |
| Horacio Ramirez | 44.474 | |
| D.J. Carrasco | 44.207 | |
| Joel Peralta | 44.207 | |
| Jim Johnson | 43.881 | |
| Aquilino Lopez | 43.644 | |
| Joel Zumaya | 43.141 | |
| Josh Rupe | 42.341 | |
| Lance Cormier | 41.600 | |
| Fernando Cabrera | 39.644 | |
| Masahide Kobayashi | 37.926 | |
| Craig Breslow | 37.274 | |
| Casey Fossum | 37.096 | |
| Brendan Donnelly | 37.067 | |
| Dan Giese | 36.415 | |
| Jonathan Albaladejo | 36.178 | |
| Brandon League | 35.556 | |
| John Parrish | 35.348 | |
| Dustin Nippert | 34.341 | |
| Alberto Castillo | 34.044 | |
| Brandon Duckworth | 32.148 | |
| Juan Salas | 31.852 | |
| John Rheinecker | 31.837 | |
| Adam Russell | 31.348 | |
| Keith Foulke | 30.993 | |
| Shawn Camp | 30.830 | |
| Randy Messenger | 29.956 | |
| Alfredo Aceves | 29.807 | |
| R.A. Dickey | 28.711 | |
| Jerry Blevins | 28.326 | |
| A.J. Murray | 27.763 | |
| Ryan Braun | 26.963 | |
| Danys Baez | 26.385 | |
| Rocky Cherry | 25.215 | |
| Lance Broadway | 24.948 | |
| Shane Loux | 24.919 | |
| John Bale | 24.326 | |
| Edward Mujica | 23.052 | |
| Chris Britton | 20.889 | |
| James Hoey | 20.770 | |
| Cesar Jimenez | 20.089 | |
| Kirk Saarloos | 18.430 | |
| Randor Bierd | 17.511 | |
| Warner Madrigal | 11.067 | |
| Jake Woods | 10.770 | |
| Jae Kuk Ryu | 10.104 | |
| Andrew Sisco | 5.067 | |
| Jeff Fulchino | 3.319 | |
| Chad Orvella | 2.548 | |
| David Pauley | 2.044 |
National League Relievers
Updated: September 10
| Name | Type | TotalScore |
| Brad Lidge | A | 87.706 |
| Carlos Marmol | A | 86.471 |
| Heath Bell | A | 85.983 |
| Takashi Saito | A | 83.719 |
| Ryan Dempster | A | 82.124 |
| Russ Springer | A | 82.099 |
| Juan Cruz | A | 79.295 |
| Jonathan Broxton | A | 78.472 |
| Jose Valverde | A | 77.469 |
| Billy Wagner | A | 76.492 |
| Jon Rauch | A | 75.874 |
| Brian Fuentes | A | 75.874 |
| Jared Burton | A | 75.180 |
| Manuel Corpas | A | 74.666 |
| Matt Capps | A | 74.511 |
| Doug Brocail | A | 73.971 |
| Ryan Madson | A | 73.354 |
| Francisco Cordero | A | 72.994 |
| Kevin Gregg | A | 72.737 |
| Chad Qualls | A | 72.737 |
| Tony Pena | A | 71.322 |
| J.C. Romero | A | 71.116 |
| Peter Moylan | A | 70.833 |
| Kerry Wood | A | 70.087 |
| Rafael Soriano | A | 69.470 |
| Luis Vizcaino | A | 69.419 |
| Aaron Heilman | A | 69.136 |
| Saul Rivera | A | 67.978 |
| John Grabow | A | 67.773 |
| Jesus Colome | B | 67.721 |
| Taylor Buchholz | B | 67.670 |
| Brian Shouse | B | 67.593 |
| Carlos Villanueva | B | 67.413 |
| Brett Myers | B | 67.181 |
| Jason Isringhausen | B | 66.795 |
| Salomon Torres | B | 66.281 |
| Joe Beimel | B | 65.484 |
| Chad Durbin | B | 64.969 |
| Jeremy Affeldt | B | 64.943 |
| Hong-Chih Kuo | B | 64.789 |
| Ryan Franklin | B | 64.223 |
| Scott Proctor | B | 64.146 |
| Jason Grilli | B | 63.837 |
| Pedro Feliciano | B | 63.837 |
| Bobby Howry | B | 63.092 |
| Renyel Pinto | B | 61.651 |
| Rudy Seanez | B | 61.445 |
| Dave Weathers | B | 60.854 |
| Joel Hanrahan | B | 60.725 |
| Tim Byrdak | B | 60.108 |
| Trevor Hoffman | B | 59.851 |
| Chris Sampson | B | 59.234 |
| Joe Smith | B | 59.105 |
| Chad Cordero | B | 58.282 |
| Joe Nelson | B | 57.819 |
| Brandon Lyon | B | 57.510 |
| Eric Gagne | B | 57.073 |
| Brian Wilson | B | 56.764 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 56.636 | |
| Geoff Geary | 56.559 | |
| Brian Moehler | 56.507 | |
| Buddy Carlyle | 56.353 | |
| Tyler Yates | 56.301 | |
| Brad Thompson | 56.121 | |
| Logan Kensing | 55.787 | |
| Matt Lindstrom | 55.504 | |
| Kevin Correia | 54.527 | |
| Luis Ayala | 53.498 | |
| Mike Gonzalez | 53.292 | |
| Will Ohman | 52.675 | |
| Steven Shell | 52.469 | |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 52.263 | |
| Matt Herges | 52.058 | |
| Mark Hendrickson | 51.955 | |
| Cory Wade | 51.723 | |
| Henry Owens | 51.723 | |
| David Riske | 50.926 | |
| Guillermo Mota | 50.926 | |
| Edgar Gonzalez | 50.874 | |
| Chris Perez | 50.772 | |
| Cla Meredith | 50.669 | |
| Scott Eyre | 49.666 | |
| Duaner Sanchez | 49.614 | |
| Manny Acosta | 49.588 | |
| Tom Gordon | 49.537 | |
| Clay Condrey | 48.174 | |
| Jack Taschner | 47.377 | |
| Jeff Samardzija | 47.377 | |
| Bill Bray | 47.119 | |
| Lee Gardner | 46.939 | |
| Doug Waechter | 46.811 | |
| Mike Adams | 45.499 | |
| Julian Tavarez | 45.370 | |
| Merkin Valdez | 45.242 | |
| Ambiorix Burgos | 44.907 | |
| Justin Hampson | 44.522 | |
| Brett Tomko | 44.264 | |
| Jeff Bennett | 43.570 | |
| Wesley Wright | 43.133 | |
| Chan Ho Park | 43.133 | |
| Scott Schoeneweis | 43.107 | |
| Tyler Walker | 42.541 | |
| Sergio Romo | 40.226 | |
| Jon Lieber | 40.072 | |
| Seth McClung | 38.632 | |
| Tyler Johnson | 38.066 | |
| Ron Villone | 37.629 | |
| Kent Mercker | 37.269 | |
| Alex Hinshaw | 36.523 | |
| Matt Wise | 34.851 | |
| Nick Masset | 34.799 | |
| Denny Bautista | 34.234 | |
| Ryan Speier | 34.182 | |
| Keiichi Yabu | 33.771 | |
| Tony Armas | 33.719 | |
| Max Scherzer | 31.044 | |
| Glendon Rusch | 30.453 | |
| Kyle McClellan | 29.630 | |
| Mike Lincoln | 27.521 | |
| Blaine Boyer | 27.032 | |
| Charlie Manning | 25.489 | |
| Neal Cotts | 25.154 | |
| Sean Burnett | 24.666 | |
| Billy Sadler | 24.331 | |
| Mike Zagurski | 24.331 | |
| Jason Johnson | 23.637 | |
| Angel Guzman | 23.585 | |
| Brian Stokes | 23.251 | |
| Ramon Troncoso | 22.788 | |
| Clay Hensley | 22.119 | |
| Garrett Mock | 21.991 | |
| Jason Davis | 19.470 | |
| Chad Fox | 17.798 | |
| Brian Falkenborg | 17.361 | |
| Josh Kinney | 16.152 | |
| Elmer Dessens | 14.583 | |
| Gary Majewski | 14.352 | |
| Scott Elbert | 13.709 | |
| Osiris Matos | 11.883 | |
| Harvey Garcia | 10.802 | |
| Francisco Rosario | 10.674 | |
| Vladimir Nunez | 6.867 | |
| Marco Estrada | 3.421 | |
| Yhency Brazoban | 2.726 | |
| Jesse Chavez | 2.341 |
50 comments:
Great work. What do you think Pudge needs to do the rest of the season to bump up Type A? I guess i really want to know what combination of him improving/Ramon Hernandez doing badly needs to happen? Thanks
Pudge is 12th in home runs, but is only two behind Kelly Shoppach, who is 9th.
He's only 4 RBI's behind AJ Pierzynski and 7 behind Jason Varitek.
Another area he could quickly gain ground is batting average, where he is within percentage points of Salty and Jamie Burke. Don't rule out making up ground in OBP, where he is just one point behind Jeff Clement.
In other words, things are tight, and a lot can happen.
Eddie -- email me. I can help.
- Will Carroll
Eddie: this is fantastic work, and while I know it's time-consuming, it's certainly a worthwhile endeavor. Congrats and keep up the good work.
Great work man...Absolutly great
FYI - you mislabelled the National League First Basem...as American League.
Otherwise, great stuff!
Crawford's '09 option has already been picked up. the Rays had to decide in April. Rocco's option was bought out.
Will you be able to do the pitchers as well?
Pitchers are next. AL Starters will be next: not sure when.
Fantastic work. Thanks!
Great stuff! On the rankings, where would you put Joba, starter or reliever?
Joba is a reliever, because he has been a reliever in more games in the past two seasons than he has a starter
Shaun Marcum missing from the AL starters list.. (he was in AAA for a week or so, maybe he wasn't on your list?)
Marcum isn't on the list because he wasn't on the Major League roster or DL on August 31.
wow...Red Sox are going to get a sandwich pick for sending cash to the Indians for Byrd! What a great deal.
The type B guys are almost more valuable then the type A because teams don't have to worry about losing draft picks for signing them, making it more likely that they will sign before the arbitration deadline...
Epstein strikes gold again...
What happens if a team offers arbitration to a type A free agent and they decline and retire?
nothing...that is what happened with Piazza and the A's.
Can you give a brief explanation of how the system works? How, for example, can Matt Holliday have a higher rating than Albert Pujols?
It would seem simpler to rate free agents according to the salary the new club is paying. So, if a player gets more than X million, he is type A. If he gets X million but more than Y million, he is type B. If he gets less than Y million he is neither. That way the market determines the rating and it is not necessary to use some arbitrary rating system.
I gave the explanation in some earlier posts. I've now linked to those in this post. Sorry for the confusion.
Ryan Dempster? I'm positive he'd be a Type A guy, but he isnt on the list?
Position is based on most games played in the past two years. Dempster will be with the relievers.
How can take these rankings serious when you have Bronson Arroyo ahead of Edinson Volquez. I mean seriously which of the two would rather have. Elias do better!
Don't tell anybody but Elias considers the last two years, not just this one.
Interesting, but I don't see how the numbers add up and like the poster before me says Elias uses 2 seasons to calculate the rankings.
Take Milton Bradley for example. You have him as a Type B. Bradley was a Type A last year which was calculated on the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Next year his Elias ranking would be based on his 2007 and 2008 seasons. 2006 is switched out and 2008 switched in.
Bradley will clearly be a Type A, his 2008 season far outperformed his 2006 season.
Bradley was competing against OF last year and DH this year. There are a ton of bench players who help put him in the top 20 percent of outfielders. This year, he is compared to just 9 other designated hitters, all of which have been able to rack up the counting stats to bump him down.
Bradley leads all DH's in BA and OBP, but is really lacking in the counting stats. He is getting a boost for missing time due to injury last year, but he spent a lot of time on the bench. That time is not accounted for, and he is killed by that.
I don't think that is how it works, didn't you say that all category 2 players are grouped together (1B, OF, DH)? If it is taken the way that you say then it is a terribly flawed system.
I still don't think the totals have as equal weight as the other statistics.
Bradley's 52 RBIs and 14 HRs doesn't seem too high even as an OF to earn him a Type A free-agent last year.
Anon, check the original link above entitled (Almost) how the rankings work.
Basically, the players obtain their scores against the other players at their own position and then they are grouped with players of another position.
A few more points: Bradley is likely to move up because some of the other DH's had maxed out their DL time as of the last update. When Bradley moves up, he will move up a long ways because of the small amount of players in his group. As soon as he moves up one spot in one category, he gains two points. If he passes 6 guys in homeruns, that's 12 points.
Bradley is also hurt by being in the American League, where his competition is a lot better, except at shortstop.
In short, you are oversimplifying the rankings system. I have linked my explanation for how it works above. Please if you have any specific questions or clarification, please let me know.
Eddie,
I appreciate your hard work, but I hope you are wrong with respect to Bradley's classification. I hope there is some proration of Bradley's 2007 OF ranking into his overall ranking this offseason. That is I hope he is not solely evaluated as a DH.
I looked at your link and you state that players used mainly as PH/PR are put into the DH category. Do you have an estimation to how many there are that fit this description?
There are none right now.
Bradley will qualify as a DH because he played more games at DH/PH the past two years than at OF. There is no prorating for defensive time and there is no gray area.
As an outfielder, Bradley would qualify as a type A, barely.
Eddie,
I did not mean prorating by game by game but per season. But I guess that what you meant. I'm scrtching my head trying to find out how you know this information.
Interesting work. I'd like to see your estimates at the end of the season.
It's excellent work if you are right. Actually it's excellent work if you are not too.
If Tadahito Iguchi is a type "B" do the padres get any compensation next year, since they released him last week?
No, I just haven't updated the NL Infielders since the release. They will not get compensation and he will be removed when I update the infielder rankings.
Eddie:
how is Carlos Delgado only barely a Type B? I thought the Elias Rankings are based on the last 3 years (2006 to 2008), he had 38, 114 in 2006, 2007 was a down year and the first two months were bad but in total this year his numbers are 35 103.
how is Matt Kemp a type A???...Jeremy Hermida, Ryan Ludwick and Brian Giles as well for OF/1B in NL? isn't Ludwick a one year wonder so far? Giles batting average was 263 in 2006 and has not hit for much power since he has played in Petco Park.
Does the Elias take on potential for a player like Matt Kemp? and if a player makes an All-Star Team like Ryan Ludwick? or past performance beyond the 3 years for Giles?
It's the last two years. Delgado's recent hot streak may move him up a bit when I update them. The link in the post will direct you to how the rankings are arrived at. They do not take into consideration anything you mentioned, just the injury-adjusted PA, BA, OBP, HR, and RBI for the players accumulated in the 2007-2008 seasons.
Bear in mind that outfielders get their scores when compared to other outfielders and are only grouped with the firstbasemen once they get their Elias score.
Eddie,
Any chance that Gagne will be able to hang on to his "B" status?
That would be a boon for the Brewers, and at least leave the possibility for getting a return on the investment the team made in him.
I think the team will try hard to resign Shouse and will most likely pick up Cameron's option. But it's safe to assume they will lose CC and Sheets. Add Gagne and possibly Shouse and the Brewers are looking at 5 or 6 extra picks!
Bear in mind if the Brewers are to get a draft pick for Gagne, they'd have to offer him arbitration and risk being stuck with him for another year.
Telemachus, even if Gagne retained type B status, the Brewers would have to risk offering him arbitration. Granted, his agent is Boras and it's unlikely. But what if he DID accept? Imagine the outrage!
No outrage, because as you (I believe) pointed out you can cut a vets salary in arbitration as much as you like so the floor wouldn't be locked at 8M.
Also, despite his performance, I think there is a good chance he could get signed before the arbitration deadline because the team signing him wouldn't have to worry about losing any picks...Then the Brewers would get the pick automatically...
Regardless, it seems likely that CC and Sheets will sign with teams in the top half of the standings (Dodgers, Yankees, Mets) with maybe your Tigers jumping in from the bottom...which would leave the team with 5 of the top 40 or so picks...CC will bring back the first pick of the compensation round so 4 of the first 33 (assuming Fields signs)...Any other comp picks would be gravy!
Granted I'd much rather keep one of the two...
Ryan Dempster is listed as a reliever even though he's started all season.
why are you guys such idiots...Eddie is so patient in how he explains the system to you...
Position is based on where you have played the most games in the past two season. Ryan Dempster has relieved more than he started in that time frame.
Hey your blog got a mention in the Detroit Free Press, congratulations. You do great work and I enjoy reading your blog.
Can you update the Elias rankings after the last game of the year - Sunday???
Eddie-
After his last two wins (and barring a major catastrophe in his last start), any chance Kyle Lohse will sneak into type A classification?
Heh - guess that Lohse classification is a moot point now.
Do you have a final update yet? Have you completely succeeded in reverse engineering the rankings? This is freaking awesome, btw.
I'll be posting them in individual posts over the next couple of weeks. I'm double checking everybody's DL status, which takes way too long right now. The Final National League Starting Pitchers are ready, and the relievers should be up sometime tomorrow. I've been pretty busy the past week and haven't had the time to dive through all of the injury transactions of every player.
Jim Thome is not a free agent. 2009 was an option year, but it became guaranteed when he reached a certain amount of ABs during the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
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