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MLB Postseason Cheatsheet

2017 MLB Playoff Rankings

This set of rankings will presume that your league uses standard 5x5 scoring rules. I'm projecting the Indians to beat the Dodgers in the World Series, and consequently those two teams' players will often rank higher as a result of having more games.

Catcher

  1. Yasmani Grandal
  2. Willson Contreras
  3. Gary Sanchez
  4. Brian McCann
  5. Yan Gomes
  6. Evan Gattis
  7. Matt Wieters
  8. Christian Vazquez
  9. Chris Iannetta
  10. Alex Avila
  11. Jonathan Lucroy
  12. Roberto Perez
  13. Austin Barnes
  14. Jason Castro
  15. Sandy Leon
  16. Chris Herrmann

First Base

  1. Anthony Rizzo
  2. Cody Bellinger
  3. Edwin Encarnacion
  4. Paul Goldschmidt
  5. Ryan Zimmerman
  6. Daniel Murphy
  7. Carlos Santana
  8. Yulieski Gurriel
  9. Marwin Gonzalez
  10. Chase Headley
  11. Hanley Ramirez
  12. Mitch Moreland
  13. Greg Bird
  14. Mark Reynolds
  15. Joe Mauer
  16. Adam Lind
  17. Ian Desmond
  18. Daniel Descalso
  19. Kennys Vargas
  20. Adrian Gonzalez

Second Base

  1. Jose Altuve
  2. Jose Ramirez
  3. Daniel Murphy
  4. Marwin Gonzalez
  5. Chris Taylor
  6. Javier Baez
  7. Jason Kipnis
  8. Starlin Castro
  9. Dustin Pedroia
  10. Howie Kendrick
  11. Ian Happ
  12. Brian Dozier
  13. DJ LeMahieu
  14. Eduardo Nunez
  15. Brandon Drury
  16. Ben Zobrist
  17. Daniel Descalso
  18. Wilmer Difo
  19. Chase Utley
  20. Logan Forsythe

Shortstop

  1. Francisco Lindor
  2. Trea Turner
  3. Carlos Correa
  4. Corey Seager
  5. Alex Bregman
  6. Javier Baez
  7. Xander Bogaerts
  8. Marwin Gonzalez
  9. Didi Gregorius
  10. Addison Russell
  11. Wilmer Difo
  12. Trevor Story
  13. Eduardo Escobar
  14. Jorge Polanco
  15. Pat Valaika
  16. Ronald Torreyes
  17. Enrique Hernandez
  18. Ketel Marte
  19. Adam Rosales

Third Base

  1. Jose Ramirez
  2. Kris Bryant
  3. Anthony Rendon
  4. Justin Turner
  5. Alex Bregman
  6. Jake Lamb
  7. Rafael Devers
  8. Nolan Arenado
  9. Chase Headley
  10. Todd Frazier
  11. Brandon Drury
  12. Marwin Gonzalez
  13. Eduardo Nunez
  14. Miguel Sano
  15. Ronald Torreyes
  16. Logan Forsythe

Outfield

  1. Jose Ramirez
  2. J.D. Martinez
  3. George Springer
  4. Bryce Harper
  5. Mookie Betts
  6. Aaron Judge
  7. Cody Bellinger
  8. Jay Bruce
  9. Andrew Benintendi
  10. Charlie Blackmon
  11. Brett Gardner
  12. A.J. Pollock
  13. Michael Taylor
  14. Josh Reddick
  15. Yasiel Puig
  16. Curtis Granderson
  17. Eddie Rosario
  18. Marwin Gonzalez
  19. David Peralta
  20. Jackie Bradley
  21. Chris Taylor
  22. Eduardo Nunez
  23. Ian Happ
  24. Gerardo Parra
  25. Max Kepler
  26. Carlos Gonzalez
  27. Kyle Schwarber
  28. Aaron Hicks
  29. Michael Brantley
  30. Adam Lind
  31. Jacoby Ellsbury
  32. Howie Kendrick
  33. Cameron Maybin
  34. Jason Heyward
  35. Jon Jay
  36. Lonnie Chisenhall
  37. Austin Jackson
  38. Albert Almora
  39. Robbie Grossman
  40. Carlos Beltran
  41. Rajai Davis
  42. Enrique Hernandez

Starting Pitcher

  1. Corey Kluber
  2. Clayton Kershaw
  3. Chris Sale
  4. Stephen Strasburg
  5. Carlos Carrasco
  6. Justin Verlander
  7. Max Scherzer
  8. Yu Darvish
  9. Rich Hill
  10. Dallas Keuchel
  11. Luis Severino
  12. Zack Greinke
  13. Robbie Ray
  14. Alex Wood
  15. Gio Gonzalez
  16. Trevor Bauer
  17. Jose Quintana
  18. Kyle Hendricks
  19. Jon Lester
  20. Sonny Gray
  21. Jake Arrieta
  22. Brad Peacock
  23. Drew Pomeranz
  24. Charlie Morton
  25. Ervin Santana
  26. Zack Godley
  27. Mike Clevinger
  28. Jose Berrios
  29. Kenta Maeda
  30. CC Sabathia
  31. Masahiro Tanaka
  32. Patrick Corbin
  33. Jordan Montgomery
  34. Taijuan Walker
  35. Mike Montgomery
  36. John Lackey
  37. Jon Gray
  38. Tanner Roark
  39. German Marquez
  40. Eduardo Rodriguez
  41. Rick Porcello
  42. Lance McCullers
  43. David Price
  44. Danny Salazar
  45. Josh Tomlin
  46. Hyun-Jin Ryu

Relief Pitcher

  1. Kenley Jansen
  2. Cody Allen
  3. Craig Kimbrel
  4. Wade Davis
  5. Ken Giles
  6. Aroldis Chapman
  7. Sean Doolittle
  8. Fernando Rodney
  9. Andrew Miller
  10. David Robertson
  11. Greg Holland
  12. Matt Belisle
  13. Brandon Morrow
  14. Joe Smith
  15. Pedro Baez
  16. Will Harris
  17. Chris Devenski
  18. Joe Musgrove
  19. Bryan Shaw
  20. Addison Reed
  21. Carl Edwards Jr.
  22. Justin Wilson
  23. Pedro Strop
  24. Ryan Madson
  25. Brandon Kintzler
  26. Archie Bradley
  27. Tommy Kahnle
  28. Adam Warren
  29. Chad Green