RotoWire Roundtable: Composite Top 350 Rankings

RotoWire Roundtable

I think few would argue that one of the best days of the year (fantasy or otherwise) is draft day. It's the day we get to put three months of planning and analysis to the test. Like a gambler rolling into Las Vegas with that "can't miss" blackjack system, all of us (including the RotoWire staff) go into draft day thinking we know exactly who to pick, who to avoid and how far to reach for that sleeper... but sometimes, we get it wrong.

The goal of this series is to help you level set your strategy against the marketplace. It is critical to do this kind of reality check to ensure your draft day approach doesn't make you take on unnecessary risk. A good strategy puts you a couple steps ahead of the competition - it doesn't make you do crazy things that confuse and bewilder the other owners in your league. If you are executing well, it should be invisible to your competition until the draft is nearly over.

Think of this series like a draft thermometer: it will provide invaluable data points as you put together your 2012 plan. Our rankings are a proxy for different draft strategies you may encounter: the more diversity there is in our rankings, the more unpredictable that player is likely to be in your own league draft. As talent acquisition is not just a draft day activity, we aim to publish this series monthly through the first half of the season, with a final update after the non-waiver trade deadline to help you prepare for the championship push (or, if you're already out of it, the off-season).

First, the ground rules: our rankings were assembled for 12-team, 5x5 mixed leagues that starts two catchers per team (thus there is a positional scarcity component added for catchers). We used four rankers for the first issue (Jeff Erickson, Derek VanRiper, Michael Rusignola and Bernie Pleskoff), but hope to add at least one more ranker for our March update. The rankings were completely blinded -- none of the rankers saw any of the other rankings before the publication of this article.

An Overview of February's Rankings

February rankings always tend to have the most variability, as playing time and health issues are not yet resolved. Overall, Jeff's rankings seemed to be the most "centrist" of the bunch, exhibiting the highest correlation with the three other rankings (see Table 1). Naturally, batters represented a significant portion of the early draft (see Table 2). Bernie gave the lowest premium to the top starters. DVR seemed to be the most anti-reliever and anti-catcher of the bunch, ranking the average top closer around 124 and top catcher around 57.

Table 1: Correlation between Rankers

Correlation	Jeff	DVR	Michael	Bernie
Jeff	1.00	0.88	0.87	0.77
DVR	0.88	1.00	0.79	0.76
Michael	0.87	0.79	1.00	0.77
Bernie	0.77	0.76	0.77	1.00

Table 2: Position Breakdown

Average Rank of Top...	50 Batters	3 Catchers	15 Starters	5 Relievers
Jeff	32.46	39.67	36.53	90.20
DVR	32.50	57.33	37.40	124.20
Michael	31.08	44.33	42.13	102.80
Bernie	30.84	33.00	43.40	99.40

Rankings with One Outlier

First, we'll go through a couple of players where three of the rankers were in alignment but one ranker held an opposing opinion.

Matt Kemp (OF) - The Pessimist: DVR (10); The Pack: Jeff (1), Michael (2), Bernie (1).

Nothing like finding an outlier in one of the first two picks! Without a doubt, Kemp's combination of power and speed makes him a top-tier outfielder, but Derek sees red flags in Kemp's 74% contact rate and the Dodgers' lack of lineup depth. DVR thinks 2011 was Kemp's ceiling, and believes a decline in batting average, RBIs and runs is in his future. The Pack regards Kemp as a five category player, even if the batting average retreats a little bit.

Howie Kendrick (2B) - The Optimist: Bernie (49); The Pack: Jeff (112), DVR (118), Michael (109).

Bernie is bullish on Kendrick, thinking he has finally turned the corner and could become that batting champion he was always supposed to be (dating back to '07, when we first started predicting a breakout). The presence of Albert Pujols, Mark Trumbo, and possibly even Kendrys Morales in the same lineup only increases Kendrick's ability to knock in and score runs. The Pack likes the second base eligibility but sees a long and storied injury history, and isn't quite buying that the power breakout is for real.

Mike Moustakas (3B) - The Pessimist: Michael (313); The Pack: Jeff (172), DVR (169), Bernie (176).

As the pessimist here, let me start by saying I'm actually a Moustakas owner in the RotoWire Staff League. I love the potential, but I'm still not entirely sold on him as a top-200 player, not yet anyway. Moustakas struggled as a rookie, and remember, even though he was a year ahead of Eric Hosmer, it was Hosmer - and not Moustakas - who got the first call-up. The Pack obviously loves his upside and his September finish (.352/.380/.580); the Pessimist agrees on the upside but doesn't see him hitting 17 home runs or driving in 77 runs (the RotoWire projection) just yet.

Players that Divided our Rankers into Two Camps

The players below split our rankers evenly, with half of the rankers taking an optimistic outlook on the player and the other half taking a more pessimistic view.

Hunter Pence (OF) - Optimistic Camp: Michael (28), Bernie (26); Pessimistic Camp: Jeff (48), DVR (49).

The Optimist Camp sees Pence as one of the most underrated hitters in the game. Unorthodox in almost everything he does, from his swing to his throwing motion to the way he runs, Pence makes excellent contact, plays in a hitter's park and with a winning team. Plenty of men on base means Pence will deliver numbers in virtually every category. The Pessimist Camp thinks the batting average is due for a correction and Pence's days of stealing 18 bags are behind him. They say his OPS will likely be 100+ points lower than the .954 he put up after being traded to the Phillies last July, which drops him back into the early fifth round of the draft.

Buster Posey (C) - Optimistic Camp: Jeff (38), Michael (31); Pessimistic Camp: DVR (60), Bernie (57).

The Optimistic Camp sees a catcher who can hit for power and average, and who figures to see a lot of time at first base, which should only increase his plate appearances. The Pessimistic Camp points out that Posey wasn't hitting all that well before suffering his devastating season-ending injury last year. While he should recoup the skills he showed as a rookie two seasons ago, he looks a lot less stable than Carlos Santana and Brian McCann, who will also hit in the heart of their respective orders.

David Price (SP) - Optimistic Camp: Jeff (35), DVR (35); Pessimistic Camp: Michael (49), Bernie (53).

The Optimistic Camp sees Price in the same class as Felix Hernandez and Tim Lincecum, in part because of Price's improved strikeout and walk rates in each of the last two seasons. The Pessimistic Camp cites the competitiveness of the AL East and Price's fatigue as the game and season wears on as the ding that brings him down just a notch.

All over the Place

For these players, there was absolutely no consensus, with rankings coming in literally all over the place.

Zack Greinke (SP) - DVR (34), Jeff (56), Michael (84), Bernie (108).

Greinke was one of the most divisive players on the list, with DVR on the high end at 34 and Bernie on the low end at 108. We will set aside the fact that DVR lives in Wisconsin for a second to consider the merits of his case for Greinke as the sixth best starter on the board: Zack Attack is coming off of a season where he posted a career-high 10.5 K/9IP. His ERA and WHIP numbers were likely elevated by shoddy defense, which should be rectified by an improved left side of the infield. With an excellent underlying K/9, BB/9 and HR/9 profile, Greinke may be the only pitcher in MLB capable of matching Justin Verlander's 2011 campaign.

Despite compelling peripherals, Greinke has unperformed his advanced metrics for a couple of seasons now. And don't forget, Greinke missed most of 2006 with social anxiety disorder, a condition which many believe he never truly put behind him. While with the Royals, Greinke filled his no-trade list exclusively with big market teams (noticeably coming to a head when the team tried to deal him to the Yankees). In short, he doesn't exude that self confidence you want to see in your frontline starter. Even if Greinke matches the RotoWire site projections of a 3.71 ERA and 1.225 WHIP, he will place 66^th and 47^th among starting pitchers expected to pitch 100 innings, which, wins and strikeouts aside, is hardly elite.

Chipper Jones (3B) - Bernie (130), DVR (204), Michael (286), Jeff (NR).

Sure, health is always a concern for Chipper, but the optimists are quick to point out that third base is a very weak position. Jones hit for a higher average and played in more games in 2011 than he did in 2010. He's a line drive contact hitter and still has that ability to drive in runs. On the flip side, his power has been on a pretty steady decline for the past few seasons and he always feels like he's a DL stint away from announcing his retirement, so why roll the dice?

Matt Garza (SP) - Jeff (65), DVR (88), Michael (136), Bernie (196).

The optimists think that the Cubs are a better team, and the Cardinals and Brewers are worse teams, than they were last year. Garza's durable, he gets lots of strikeouts and his ratios should continue to be pretty good. Even with just 13 wins, the optimists see Garza as more than serviceable. The pessimists, however, want their top shelf starters to have a chance for a W every time they take the mound - and unless Garza is traded, that won't be happening with the Cubs in 2012. Garza may be durable, but he is inconsistent, and can lapse quickly into poor command when he tries to blow hitters away. There are safer bets than Garza on the board at this point in the draft, so the pessimists recommend you go after one of those pitchers instead.

And on with...

The List

Rank	Full Name	Position	Jeff	DVR	Michael	Bernie	Median
1	Miguel Cabrera	1B	2	1	1	2	1.5
2	Matt Kemp	OF	1	10	2	1	1.5
3	Albert Pujols	1B	3	3	3	3	3.0
4	Jose Bautista	3B/OF	4	2	7	4	4.0
5	Carlos Gonzalez	OF	8	5	4	7	6.0
6	Joey Votto	1B	6	8	6	6	6.0
7	Jacoby Ellsbury	OF	7	11	5	5	6.0
8	Troy Tulowitzki	SS	5	6	9	10	7.5
9	Adrian Gonzalez	1B	10	12	10	8	10.0
10	Robinson Cano	2B	11	9	8	13	10.0
11	Justin Upton	OF	9	4	14	12	10.5
12	Clayton Kershaw	SP	14	17	12	11	13.0
13	Evan Longoria	3B	12	7	16	19	14.0
14	Prince Fielder	1B	13	15	17	9	14.0
15	Dustin Pedroia	2B	16	14	15	20	15.5
16	Roy Halladay	SP	18	19	11	16	17.0
17	Justin Verlander	SP	26	18	18	15	18.0
18	Curtis Granderson	OF	15	31	19	17	18.0
19	Hanley Ramirez	SS	17	16	26	23	20.0
20	Mike Stanton	OF	20	20	34	18	20.0
21	Jose Reyes	SS	21	24	24	14	22.5
22	Ian Kinsler	2B	19	13	30	30	24.5
23	Adrian Beltre	3B	29	22	27	22	24.5
24	Mark Teixeira	1B	22	28	29	21	25.0
25	Cliff Lee	SP	25	25	20	40	25.0
26	Cole Hamels	SP	28	26	25	39	27.0
27	Andrew McCutchen	OF	24	23	32	59	28.0
28	Josh Hamilton	OF	42	27	21	32	29.5
29	David Wright	3B	23	30	33	31	30.5
30	Matt Holliday	OF	43	33	23	34	33.5
31	Brett Lawrie	3B	31	40	13	48	35.5
32	Felix Hernandez	SP	34	37	37	25	35.5
33	Jay Bruce	OF	41	21	39	33	36.0
34	Carlos Santana	C	27	53	44	29	36.5
35	Starlin Castro	SS	33	39	48	35	37.0
36	Paul Konerko	1B	52	48	22	28	38.0
37	Hunter Pence	OF	48	49	28	26	38.0
38	Shin-Soo Choo	OF	30	47	35	42	38.5
39	Alex Gordon	OF	40	32	40	38	39.0
40	Jered Weaver	SP	45	56	36	37	41.0
41	David Price	SP	35	35	49	53	42.0
42	CC Sabathia	SP	37	36	54	47	42.0
43	Desmond Jennings	OF	39	41	43	70	42.0
44	Tim Lincecum	SP	36	44	61	41	42.5
45	Elvis Andrus	SS	47	42	88	44	45.5
46	Ryan Braun	OF	46	29	51	Abst	46.0
47	Buster Posey	C	38	60	31	57	47.5
48	Yovani Gallardo	SP	44	45	97	54	49.5
49	Stephen Strasburg	SP	51	50	38	52	50.5
50	Ryan Zimmerman	3B	57	46	45	61	51.5
51	Aramis Ramirez	3B	53	52	60	24	52.5
52	Nelson Cruz	OF	62	43	42	76	52.5
53	B.J. Upton	OF	32	55	50	115	52.5
54	Mike Napoli	C/1B	54	70	58	27	56.0
55	Brandon Phillips	2B	66	69	46	36	56.0
56	Dan Haren	SP	50	62	79	46	56.0
57	Brian McCann	C	55	59	71	43	57.0
58	Pablo Sandoval	3B	60	38	89	56	58.0
59	Eric Hosmer	1B	82	51	47	71	61.0
60	Alex Rodriguez	3B	59	67	63	63	63.0
61	Michael Young	3B/1B	86	71	41	55	63.0
62	Joe Mauer	C	67	82	62	58	64.5
63	Michael Cuddyer	1B/OF	61	103	53	69	65.0
64	Craig Kimbrel	CL	69	104	65	62	67.0
65	Michael Bourn	OF	58	77	52	79	67.5
66	Adam Jones	OF	71	64	56	75	67.5
67	Ben Zobrist	2B/OF	68	66	76	68	68.0
68	Carl Crawford	OF	63	78	70	67	68.5
69	Zack Greinke	SP	56	34	84	108	70.0
70	Jon Lester	SP	49	57	86	91	71.5
71	Kevin Youkilis	3B	77	68	82	60	72.5
72	Dan Uggla	2B	70	85	57	82	76.0
73	Ichiro Suzuki	OF	100	76	80	50	78.0
74	Miguel Montero	C	75	81	90	65	78.0
75	Shane Victorino	OF	79	93	68	77	78.0
76	Drew Stubbs	OF	74	86	73	160	80.0
77	Chase Utley	2B	83	79	94	66	81.0
78	Derek Jeter	SS	91	83	67	81	82.0
79	Rickie Weeks	2B	84	58	85	100	84.5
80	Andre Ethier	OF	101	84	77	85	84.5
81	Dee Gordon	SS	78	92	64	93	85.0
82	Adam Wainwright	SP	96	75	55	165	85.5
83	Mike Morse	1B/OF	105	106	69	51	87.0
84	Matt Wieters	C	76	80	121	95	87.5
85	C.J. Wilson	SP	81	73	96	114	88.5
86	Josh Johnson	SP	94	98	59	89	91.5
87	Asdrubal Cabrera	SS	88	65	95	102	91.5
88	Ricky Romero	SP	72	97	110	87	92.0
89	Mat Latos	SP	95	89	93	110	94.0
90	John Axford	CL	90	129	98	84	94.0
91	Dan Hudson	SP	64	109	81	135	95.0
92	Jemile Weeks	2B	110	133	83	83	96.5
93	Corey Hart	OF	113	110	66	86	98.0
94	Alex Avila	C	87	91	106	105	98.0
95	Matt Moore	SP	106	74	173	90	98.0
96	Chris Young	OF	102	94	91	204	98.0
97	Jayson Werth	OF	98	101	75	121	99.5
98	Jimmy Rollins	SS	99	102	111	45	100.5
99	Matt Cain	SP	89	112	78	112	100.5
100	Josh Beckett	SP	73	114	142	88	101.0
101	Ike Davis	1B	118	90	104	99	101.5
102	Madison Bumgarner	SP	93	72	129	111	102.0
103	James Shields	SP	80	63	145	124	102.0
104	Ian Kennedy	SP	108	96	100	109	104.0
105	Lance Berkman	1B/OF	109	105	105	73	105.0
106	Mark Reynolds	3B/1B	85	115	115	96	105.5
107	Nick Markakis	OF	147	120	92	72	106.0
108	David Ortiz	DH	127	99	119	94	109.0
109	Yu Darvish	SP	111	87	167	107	109.0
110	Cory Luebke	SP	117	113	87	106	109.5
111	Howie Kendrick	2B/OF	112	118	109	49	110.5
112	Neil Walker	2B	143	119	102	103	111.0
113	Brett Gardner	OF	114	95	108	227	111.0
114	Matt Garza	SP	65	88	136	196	112.0
115	Paul Goldschmidt	1B	128	124	101	64	112.5
116	Cameron Maybin	OF	116	61	118	231	117.0
117	Mariano Rivera	CL	92	123	120	116	118.0
118	Coco Crisp	OF	129	139	107	104	118.0
119	Drew Storen	CL	97	149	117	120	118.5
120	Jason Heyward	OF	104	54	134	202	119.0
121	Jonathan Papelbon	CL	103	130	126	119	122.5
122	Michael Pineda	SP	107	134	152	113	123.5
123	Ryan Madson	CL	115	135	131	117	124.0
124	Alexei Ramirez	SS	126	137	124	92	125.0
125	Brandon Beachy	SP	122	107	158	131	126.5
126	Billy Butler	DH	131	126	141	74	128.5
127	Jason Kipnis	2B	140	128	72	150	134.0
128	Carlos Beltran	OF	141	127	148	78	134.0
129	Kenley Jansen	CL	124	144	114	168	134.0
130	J.J. Putz	CL	133	142	132	138	135.5
131	Peter Bourjos	OF	130	138	133	228	135.5
132	Tim Hudson	SP	138	262	113	134	136.0
133	Freddie Freeman	1B	159	116	149	127	138.0
134	Nick Swisher	OF	146	131	74	163	138.5
135	Brandon League	CL	123	181	137	140	138.5
136	Logan Morrison	OF	132	100	147	164	139.5
137	Danny Espinosa	2B	119	111	163	190	141.0
138	Gaby Sanchez	1B	160	197	123	126	143.0
139	Martin Prado	3B/OF	186	125	139	148	143.5
140	Johnny Cueto	SP	120	152	138	162	145.0
141	Jason Motte	CL	150	180	140	139	145.0
142	Carlos Lee	1B/OF	234	146	146	141	146.0
143	Yadier Molina	C	144	147	151	149	148.0
144	Vernon Wells	OF	169	145	103	159	152.0
145	Jose Valverde	CL	163	143	190	118	153.0
146	Tommy Hanson	SP	154	154	153	136	153.5
147	Erick Aybar	SS	145	168	180	80	156.5
148	Chris Carpenter	SP	137	151	165	217	158.0
149	Gio Gonzalez	SP	125	153	164	166	158.5
150	Matt Joyce	OF	185	158	125	161	159.5
151	Joel Hanrahan	CL	134	165	155	185	160.0
152	J.P. Arencibia	C	142	157	169	170	163.0
153	Jaime Garcia	SP	155	141	172	243	163.5
154	Derek Holland	SP	121	122	251	207	164.5
155	J.J. Hardy	SS	161	187	170	101	165.5
156	Torii Hunter	OF	187	189	112	145	166.0
157	Brandon McCarthy	SP	157	192	144	177	167.0
158	Rafael Betancourt	CL	151	195	143	184	167.5
159	Colby Lewis	SP	136	162	177	189	169.5
160	Brian Wilson	CL	135	179	160	301	169.5
161	Angel Pagan	OF	170	171	99	249	170.5
162	Max Scherzer	SP	139	148	241	195	171.5
163	Austin Jackson	OF	183	160	130	306	171.5
164	Mike Moustakas	3B	172	169	313	176	174.0
165	Colby Rasmus	OF	196	136	159	283	177.5
166	Huston Street	CL	162	194	189	167	178.0
167	Alexi Ogando	SP	176	335	128	180	178.0
168	Jordan Zimmermann	SP	181	132	188	179	180.0
169	Josh Willingham	OF	202	251	127	158	180.0
170	Anibal Sanchez	SP	148	108	214	NR	181.0
171	Hiroki Kuroda	SP	149	278	168	194	181.0
172	Trevor Cahill	SP	158	150	231	209	183.5
173	Adam Lind	1B	192	182	187	125	184.5
174	Kelly Johnson	2B	200	155	178	192	185.0
175	Ubaldo Jimenez	SP	165	121	210	216	187.5
176	Brandon Morrow	SP	177	140	295	198	187.5
177	Jeremy Hellickson	SP	189	190	156	200	189.5
178	Stephen Drew	SS	171	209	217	129	190.0
179	Delmon Young	OF	237	242	135	144	190.5
180	Vance Worley	SP	239	164	176	208	192.0
181	Wandy Rodriguez	SP	156	177	208	263	192.5
182	Ervin Santana	SP	188	174	256	197	192.5
183	Sergio Santos	CL	164	199	207	187	193.0
184	Jhonny Peralta	SS	198	188	219	152	193.0
185	Ryan Howard	1B	194	184	349	Abst	194.0
186	Brennan Boesch	OF	208	172	184	205	194.5
187	Andrew Bailey	CL	179	166	221	210	194.5
188	Jesus Montero	DH	225	196	194	98	195.0
189	Doug Fister	SP	191	208	200	132	195.5
190	R.A. Dickey	SP	193	243	162	199	196.0
191	Joe Nathan	CL	153	167	227	296	197.0
192	Emilio Bonifacio	3B/SS/OF	190	205	223	142	197.5
193	Joakim Soria	CL	168	193	202	300	197.5
194	Heath Bell	CL	178	200	196	299	198.0
195	Scott Baker	SP	175	312	218	178	198.0
196	Grant Balfour	CL	180	217	179	322	198.5
197	Jordan Walden	CL	166	215	213	186	199.5
198	Ryan Roberts	2B/3B	195	159	204	268	199.5
199	Melky Cabrera	OF	173	239	116	232	202.5
200	Marco Scutaro	SS	220	234	185	151	202.5
201	John Danks	SP	199	176	275	214	206.5
202	Jeff Francoeur	OF	174	240	122	254	207.0
203	Carlos Marmol	CL	152	216	199	221	207.5
204	David Freese	3B	184	156	235	NR	209.5
205	Clay Buchholz	SP	245	173	209	212	210.5
206	Edwin Encarnacion	3B	238	186	238	169	212.0
207	Jason Bay	OF	211	211	215	229	213.0
208	Wilson Ramos	C	224	178	203	240	213.5
209	Chad Billingsley	SP	215	207	340	213	214.0
210	Nolan Reimold	OF	217	212	191	336	214.5
211	Alex Rios	OF	223	210	154	NR	216.5
212	Carlos Pena	1B	203	236	230	128	216.5
213	Michael Brantley	OF	210	223	192	284	216.5
214	Aaron Hill	2B	213	221	266	191	217.0
215	Dustin Ackley	2B	NR	170	265	146	217.5
216	Mark Trumbo	1B	197	238	249	97	217.5
217	Chris Perez	CL	167	230	205	262	217.5
218	Yoenis Cespedes	OF	233	222	186	Abst	222.0
219	Edwin Jackson	SP	204	175	NR	244	224.0
220	Salvador Perez	C	287	299	161	137	224.0
221	James Loney	1B	226	NR	183	223	224.5
222	Kyle Farnsworth	CL	219	231	279	219	225.0
223	Ian Desmond	SS	209	247	263	156	228.0
224	Roy Oswalt	SP	243	269	182	215	229.0
225	Miguel Olivo	C	201	NR	193	259	230.0
226	Ted Lilly	SP	216	244	211	NR	230.0
227	Derrek Lee	1B	258	203	174	NR	230.5
228	Jason Kubel	OF	271	201	264	143	232.5
229	Dexter Fowler	OF	236	161	232	238	234.0
230	Carlos Quentin	OF	240	250	229	206	234.5
231	Bud Norris	SP	182	163	332	287	234.5
232	John Buck	C	222	249	198	260	235.5
233	Russell Martin	C	249	224	268	222	236.5
234	Jair Jurrjens	SP	231	245	289	181	238.0
235	Jim Johnson	CL	221	254	225	NR	239.5
236	Justin Morneau	1B	338	185	302	123	243.5
237	Gavin Floyd	SP	205	246	298	241	243.5
238	Geovany Soto	C	250	202	237	319	243.5
239	Neftali Feliz	SP	241	304	247	182	244.0
240	Matt Thornton	CL	246	232	242	323	244.0
241	Yunel Escobar	SS	275	214	292	155	244.5
242	Chipper Jones	3B	NR	204	286	130	245.0
243	Jonny Venters	STP	278	341	212	211	245.0
244	Shaun Marcum	SP	229	260	233	288	246.5
245	Dan Bard	SP	253	291	206	248	250.5
246	Mike Trout	OF	263	219	NR	239	251.0
247	Joel Peralta	CL	279	NR	224	220	251.5
248	Dayan Viciedo	OF	273	252	246	252	252.0
249	Frank Francisco	CL	232	233	271	324	252.0
250	Chase Headley	3B	251	296	255	157	253.0
251	Alfonso Soriano	OF	323	274	226	235	254.5
252	Rafael Furcal	SS	262	279	248	175	255.0
253	Lorenzo Cain	OF	212	300	171	NR	256.0
254	J.D. Martinez	OF	260	258	150	256	257.0
255	Kurt Suzuki	C	235	265	250	309	257.5
256	Jonathan Lucroy	C	248	241	270	341	259.0
257	Ryan Dempster	SP	228	227	NR	293	260.5
258	Ricky Nolasco	SP	230	226	NR	292	261.0
259	Jose Tabata	OF	282	320	240	230	261.0
260	Tim Stauffer	SP	264	261	253	316	262.5
261	Lucas Duda	1B/OF	270	237	258	272	264.0
262	Jed Lowrie	3B/SS	269	235	259	348	264.0
263	Mike Adams	STP	296	343	197	233	264.5
264	Tyler Clippard	STP	280	NR	181	250	265.0
265	Brandon Belt	1B/OF	214	117	316	345	265.0
266	Kendrys Morales	1B	274	287	175	Abst	274.0
267	Alcides Escobar	SS	288	263	350	224	275.5
268	Ben Revere	OF	297	220	339	258	277.5
269	Chris Iannetta	C	259	266	290	NR	278.0
270	Mark Buehrle	SP	206	315	343	242	278.5
271	Allen Craig	OF	320	328	239	203	279.5
272	Matt Capps	CL	247	253	307	327	280.0
273	Justin Masterson	SP	207	277	NR	286	281.5
274	Mitch Moreland	1B	NR	229	329	237	283.0
275	Ryan Vogelsong	SP	294	NR	273	201	283.5
276	Danny Valencia	3B	303	264	262	304	283.5
277	David Robertson	STP	281	342	261	291	286.0
278	A.J. Burnett	SP	266	313	NR	245	289.5
279	Eric Thames	OF	335	270	311	122	290.5
280	Bobby Abreu	OF	306	327	236	276	291.0
281	Denard Span	OF	298	301	284	282	291.0
282	Carlos Ruiz	C	299	298	285	277	291.5
283	Ryan Doumit	C	286	NR	301	153	293.5
284	Omar Infante	2B	333	324	267	154	295.5
285	Mike Carp	1B/OF	285	284	306	339	295.5
286	Jerry Sands	OF	261	259	331	NR	296.0
287	Lonnie Chisenhall	3B	227	295	297	347	296.0
288	A.J. Pierzynski	C	272	NR	269	321	296.5
289	Daniel Murphy	2B/3B/1B	337	198	276	318	297.0
290	Scott Rolen	3B	NR	248	348	183	298.0
291	Johan Santana	SP	311	325	287	264	299.0
292	Josh Reddick	OF	322	321	278	269	299.5
293	Marlon Byrd	OF	283	319	201	NR	301.0
294	Mat Gamel	1B	301	303	335	274	302.0
295	Mike Aviles	3B	NR	282	324	147	303.0
296	Cliff Pennington	SS	300	NR	310	226	305.0
297	Addison Reed	STP	256	316	314	297	305.5
298	Jonathan Sanchez	SP	277	309	330	302	305.5
299	Erik Bedard	SP	291	292	323	NR	307.5
300	Grady Sizemore	OF	334	285	NR	257	309.5
301	John Mayberry	OF	348	273	234	NR	310.5
302	Luke Scott	OF	331	NR	291	273	311.0
303	Wilson Betemit	3B	NR	318	228	305	311.5
304	Johnny Giavotella	2B	340	283	NR	281	311.5
305	Josh Tomlin	SP	308	NR	318	265	313.0
306	Adam LaRoche	1B	NR	286	341	171	313.5
307	Adam Dunn	1B	305	183	322	331	313.5
308	Aubrey Huff	1B	330	NR	257	298	314.0
309	Andres Torres	OF	321	NR	293	307	314.0
310	Garrett Jones	1B	328	NR	305	275	316.5
311	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C	284	330	303	NR	316.5
312	Jon Niese	SP	244	225	NR	NR	318.0
313	Sergio Romo	STP	319	317	244	NR	318.0
314	Jhoulys Chacin	SP	NR	191	245	NR	318.5
315	Jake Peavy	SP	346	276	NR	295	320.5
316	Ty Wigginton	3B/OF	329	NR	308	313	321.0
317	Joaquin Benoit	STP	NR	NR	252	251	322.0
318	Chris Heisey	OF	336	272	309	NR	322.5
319	Ramon Hernandez	C	326	331	320	236	323.0
320	Mike Minor	SP	255	206	NR	NR	323.5
321	Devin Mesoraco	C	302	271	NR	349	325.5
322	Chris Parmelee	1B	NR	323	296	328	325.5
323	Josh Collmenter	SP	265	NR	216	NR	328.5
324	Nick Hundley	C	325	NR	333	261	329.0
325	Phil Hughes	SP	314	290	344	NR	329.0
326	Ivan Nova	SP	267	NR	NR	133	329.5
327	Justin Smoak	1B	NR	228	NR	267	329.5
328	Bryan LaHair	OF	268	NR	222	NR	330.0
329	Sean Rodriguez	2B/SS	332	256	NR	329	330.5
330	Vinnie Pestano	STP	317	344	282	NR	330.5
331	Francisco Liriano	SP	344	293	NR	317	330.5
332	Brent Morel	3B	289	329	336	338	332.5
333	Luke Hochevar	SP	218	275	NR	NR	333.5
334	Zack Cozart	SS	252	NR	277	NR	334.5
335	Cody Ross	OF	NR	322	337	335	336.0
336	David DeJesus	OF	NR	NR	283	253	337.5
337	David Murphy	OF	NR	NR	272	285	338.5
338	Alejandro de Aza	OF	350	NR	166	333	341.5
339	Alfredo Aceves	SP	292	NR	195	NR	342.0
340	James McDonald	SP	242	294	NR	NR	343.0
341	Francisco Rodriguez	STP	295	NR	281	NR	343.5
342	Todd Helton	1B	NR	297	NR	188	344.5
343	Travis Snider	OF	NR	288	299	NR	345.5
344	Johnny Damon	OF	307	NR	220	NR	349.5
345	Matt Harrison	SP	NR	308	NR	290	350.0
346	Homer Bailey	SP	310	289	NR	NR	351.0
347	Bryce Harper	OF	312	218	NR	NR	352.0
348	Javy Guerra	STP	315	NR	NR	218	353.5
349	David Carpenter	STP	316	281	NR	NR	354.0
350	Greg Holland	STP	318	NR	274	NR	355.0

NR = Not Ranked
Abst = Abstained from Ranking
Players with the same median were ranked secondarily by their average ranking. Players who were not ranked were assigned a ranking of 392 (the midpoint between 351 and 433, the total number of ranked players) for the purpose of computing the median.

So... let's hear it! Do you agree with the Pack or the Outlier? Are you in the Optimistic Camp or the Pessimistic Camp? Or are there any players here where our rankers were in alignment but you feel we all got it wrong?