RotoWire Roundtable: Valentine's Edition of the Top 350

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Updated on February 14, 2015 10:29AM EST

We've been at the RotoWire Roundtable for four years now and I can honestly say it's something I look forward to every preseason. For me, the Roundtable is the first chance I get to validate my player valuations against other fantasy owners -- good owners -- guys I respect, but who have vastly different valuation models than me. Invariably, I walk away from the February Roundtable saying things like "huh, I guess I really do like Matt Holliday more than most." (and apparently I do!)

The good news for you, the reader, is this article can play exactly that same role for you. Compare your instincts against this list. We all have people who we are unusually bullish on, we just don't know it until it's too late and we've overspent. I'll tell a little story... once upon a time, a guy in my home league fell in love with Ted Lilly (okay, this was a while ago). Despite a rocky 2001 campaign, Lilly looked like he might be finally be putting all the pieces together. He drafted the 26-year-old Ted Lilly 64th overall, an early sixth round pick. The problem? No other owner looked at Lilly as more than an endgame lotto ticket. A wasted pick. It would be another two years (and two teams) before Lilly would make his first All-Star Game. This was a smart owner, he just got it wrong.

I look at this series as a way to prevent mistakes like that from happening. Yes,

I look at this series as a way to prevent mistakes like that from happening. Yes, be bullish on guys you like, but temper that enthusiasm with reason. You only need to pick your target guys a few picks before they'd normally go, not a few rounds. You might be thinking this is easier said than done -- and I admit, it is more art than science -- but if you treat these rankings as a proxy for all the different strategies you may encounter on draft day, you can get a feeling for when and how to reach. Said another way: the more diversity there is in our rankings, the more unpredictable that player is likely to be in your own league draft or auction.

Before we jump in, first let's lay out 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 use five rankers: Jeff Erickson, Derek VanRiper, Michael Rusignola, Clay Link and James Anderson (welcome to Clay & James). The rankings were compiled completely blinded -- none of the rankers (including me) saw any of the other rankings before the publication of this article. We aim to publish two more updates before Opening Day.

An Overview of the February Rankings

February rankings always tend to have the most variability, as playing time and off-season health issues are not yet resolved. This year, Clay topped Jeff as the most centrist rankings of the bunch (see Table 1a), also exhibiting the highest correlation with the four other rankings (see Table 1b). Overall, there was less variability between the rankings than there was last year. Naturally, batters represented a significant portion of the early draft (see Table 2). Michael was the most bullish on the catching crop while DVR was the most bearish. Michael gave the lowest premium to the top starters. Michael and DVR had the biggest divide over the ranking of relievers, with DVR pro-reliever (average elite reliever 50.4) and Michael anti-reliever (average elite reliever 82.4).

Table 1a: Correlation with Final Ranks

Correlation	Jeff	DVR	Michael	Clay	James
Correlations with the final ranks	0.95	0.95	0.92	0.96	0.92

Table 1b: Correlation between Rankers

Correlation	Jeff	DVR	Michael	Clay	James
Jeff	1	0.96	0.95	0.96	0.93
DVR	0.96	1	0.91	0.96	0.94
Michael	0.95	0.91	1	0.93	0.89
Clay	0.96	0.96	0.93	1	0.96
James	0.93	0.94	0.89	0.96	1

Table 2: Position Breakdown

Average Rank of Top...	50 Batters	3 Catchers	15 Starters	5 Relievers
Jeff	33.0	54.7	37.1	56.2
DVR	33.6	74.0	36.8	50.4
Michael	29.4	35.0	48.5	82.4
Clay	31.1	58.3	41.5	70.6
James	31.2	56.0	39.9	69.0

Rankings with One Outlier

Let's start by going through a couple of players where four of the rankers were in alignment but one ranker was out on the limb.

Hisashi Iwakuma (SP) - The Optimist: James (73); The Pack: Jeff (112), DVR (130), Michael (131), Clay (131).

Our optimist thinks Iwakuma is perhaps the most underrated pitcher in fantasy due to his pedestrian strikeout rate and the lack of hype surrounding his entrance into the big leagues. He looks at Iwakuma as a better version of Doug Fister (#133) and plans to own him in a lot of leagues this year. Sleep on the Puma at your own risk. The pack has some reservations about Iwakuma's health after he struggled at the end of last season (7.61 ERA in September). First he said it was just fatigue, but then reports surfaced that he was dealing with some groin and back ailments. He's pitched just three years in the States, but Iwakuma logged 1,541 innings in Japan to begin his baseball career and it's possible the mileage on his arm could catch up to him.

Torii Hunter (OF) - The Optimist: Michael (148); The Pack: Jeff (255), DVR (253), Clay (242), James (232).

Our optimist admits he's been a Hunter fanboy for a while now, but argues that there's a lot for you to love too. Hunter's batting average and RBIs are consistently strong, and his runs and homers are on par with guys like Alex Rios (#144) and David Wright (#82). In short, he's being overlooked solely due to his age. The pack concedes Hunter had a strong year, so they can see the argument for having him higher, but feels his counting stats will likely suffer with the move to a less potent lineup. Hunter's walk rate has declined at a troubling rate the past few seasons, with his OBP plummeting to .319 last season, and his regression against both lefties and righties the past couple years makes them worried that, at 39, he may finally be on the verge of succumbing to Father Time.

Adam LaRoche (1B) - The Pessimist: James (258); The Pack: Jeff (133), DVR (143), Michael (117), Clay (120).

The pessimist is quick to point out LaRoche's issues against left-handed pitching, with the 35-year-old managing just a .204/.284/.336 batting line against southpaws. Paying for last year's production is never recommended, especially on an older player. There may be more upside with some younger first base options like Eric Hosmer, who is going later than LaRoche in most drafts. The pack likes that LaRoche trimmed his strikeout rate from 2013 by nearly four percent (to 18.4%) and improved his walk rate to 14.0%, the second best mark of his career, which allowed him to add 22 points to his batting average despite an identical BABIP (.277). He posted a solid 22.1% line-drive rate and will benefit from a move to U.S. Cellular Field.

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.

Xander Bogaerts (SS) - Optimistic Camp: DVR (152), James (155), Clay (182); Pessimistic Camp: Jeff (NR), Michael (NR).

The optimistic camp says if you miss on the elite shortstops in the first few rounds, Bogaerts is a guy to wait back on and pop in the middle rounds. The solid batting average/good speed shortstops are a dime a dozen as insurance policies, but there is a chance, Bogaerts figures it out in his second year and puts his plus hit and power tools to work, hitting .280 with 20 homers and solid counting stats in a stacked Boston lineup. The pessimists say Bogaerts is an interesting young player, but they're a little cautious on their projection for him because the Red Sox have already shown a willingness to move him off his position, and new-addition Hanley Ramirez could theoretically move back to shortstop should Bogaerts struggle. The team has given every indication that they are in it to win this year and might not be patient with him. Maybe he'll take the leap, but a 6.6% walk percent isn't promising, and the power hasn't come yet.

Madison Bumgarner (SP) - Optimistic Camp: Jeff (33), DVR (35); Pessimistic Camp: Clay (44), Michael (54), James (54).

MadBum's optimists are surprised they're even being considered optimists! Bumgarner, to them, is clearly one of the best starting pitchers in all of baseball. Yes, the workload was high, but they don't think he's the type of pitcher that will crater after one heavy year. The pessimistic camp asks you to really think about the workload - not just the 217.1 regular season innings, but the 52.2 postseason innings (which came with 2 CG, by the way). That's like 25% of the innings he pitched during the season, which was already a lot. Yes, Bumgarner is a great pitcher and young and plays on a good team, but that's a lot of innings for anyone you're going to pick in the first three rounds.

Lonnie Chisenhall (3B) - Optimistic Camp: Michael (239), Jeff (244), ; Pessimistic Camp: Clay (341), DVR (NR), James (NR).

The optimistic camp thinks Chisenhall has another step in him after finally establishing himself as a full-time big league player last year. At just 26, he's still learning and has room to grow. The pessimists remind us that Chisenhall hit .218/.277/.315 in the second half last year. Maybe that's confirmation bias, as they never bought into him as an impact bat, but it certainly makes anything he did in the first half difficult to buy into. They think Giovanny Urshela gets at least a timeshare at third base by the All-Star break, and therefore found it quite easy to exclude Chisenhall from their top-350.

All over the Place

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

James Shields (SP) - DVR (80), Jeff (101), Clay (132), James (173), Michael (224).

On the one hand, 200-inning workhorses aren't easy to come by, and Shields has surpassed 200 innings in each of the past eight seasons. It's possible the workload could start to catch up to the 33-year-old at some point, but there was little last season to suggest he is on the verge of completely breaking down. The right-hander improved his walk rate to 1.7 BB/9, his best mark since 2008, and maintained an xFIP right around his career norm (3.61). His strikeout rate fell again to 19.2%, but that too was reasonably close to his career average (20.5%) and the move to an every friendlier home park should allow Shields to maintain useful numbers in the ratio categories. On the other hand, Shields had an awful postseason and, despite the big contract, may not be a frontline starter anymore. Sure pitching in Petco is nice, but is it really that hard to fathom Shields falling into being just a mid-rotation guy from here out? He got to pitch in a spacious ballpark in Kansas City with a much better defense than the one he'll have in San Diego and still struggled at times. There's just very little room for upside here.

Brett Gardner (OF) - Michael (65), Clay (81), Jeff (94), DVR (146), James (184).

On the one hand, Gardner does enough across the board to warrant a top-85 pick in most formats. His batting average should return closer to his career norm as his BABIP stabilizes, and he could set a new career high in runs if he spends the entire year atop the order in New York. He still has plenty of speed at 31, and the core muscle injury that plagued him at the end of last season was corrected with what was said to be a very minor procedure. On the other hand, you could get basically the same production from a guy like Desmond Jennings, who nobody is going to have ranked in the top-100. Gardner may not get a lot of buzz, but it's not as though his production is unique enough to reach for either.

Gerrit Cole (SP) - James (65), Clay (84), DVR (95), Jeff (114), Michael (175).

On the one hand, Cole was the first overall selection in the 2011 MLB Draft. He had a great return in late August, going 4-1 with a 3.44 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 60 strikeouts in 52.1 innings. You could make a strong case that the hard-throwing righty could break out the way many expected him to last season. On the other hand, Cole made two separate trips to the disabled list with shoulder fatigue and a lat strain, and still hasn't yet made it through a full big league season. That time on the DL last year has some of our rankers pumping the brakes a little bit.

That wraps up this edition of the RotoWire Roundtable! As always, you can hit us up in the comments section or on Twitter - we're always happy to help! And on with...

The List

Rank	Full Name	Pos	Jeff	DVR	Michael	Clay	James	Median
1	Mike Trout	OF	1	1	1	1	1	1
2	Andrew McCutchen	OF	2	2	4	3	4	3
3	Paul Goldschmidt	1B	4	3	3	5	5	4
4	Giancarlo Stanton	OF	6	4	7	2	3	4
5	Clayton Kershaw	SP	3	5	2	6	6	5
6	Jose Abreu	1B	8	9	6	4	2	6
7	Miguel Cabrera	1B	5	11	5	7	8	7
8	Carlos Gomez	OF	7	6	8	11	7	7
9	Jose Bautista	OF	9	7	9	8	12	9
10	Edwin Encarnacion	1B	10	8	15	10	9	10
11	Anthony Rizzo	1B	11	10	20	9	13	11
12	Yasiel Puig	OF	12	26	11	12	14	12
13	Adam Jones	OF	13	12	10	13	15	13
14	Felix Hernandez	SP	14	21	13	14	22	14
15	Anthony Rendon	2B	19	14	30	15	10	15
16	Robinson Cano	2B	17	13	29	16	11	16
17	Troy Tulowitzki	SS	16	16	18	23	16	16
18	Jose Altuve	2B	15	18	12	17	21	17
19	Chris Sale	SP	21	20	14	21	26	21
20	Ian Desmond	SS	22	19	31	26	20	22
21	Bryce Harper	OF	23	25	33	18	17	23
22	Josh Donaldson	3B	24	17	24	20	27	24
23	Max Scherzer	SP	20	24	28	22	31	24
24	Buster Posey	C	18	28	19	27	25	25
25	Ryan Braun	OF	25	29	32	19	24	25
26	Jacoby Ellsbury	OF	26	15	26	25	29	26
27	Hanley Ramirez	SS	29	32	46	28	19	29
28	Corey Dickerson	OF	30	38	22	37	28	30
29	Adrian Gonzalez	1B	40	30	25	29	46	30
30	Stephen Strasburg	SP	31	22	57	38	30	31
31	Adrian Beltre	3B	32	27	43	46	18	32
32	Johnny Cueto	SP	36	34	21	33	40	34
33	Hunter Pence	OF	34	36	16	31	64	34
34	George Springer	OF	28	58	38	24	34	34
35	Albert Pujols	1B	43	31	34	34	51	34
36	David Price	SP	35	23	50	32	35	35
37	Ian Kinsler	2B	53	68	36	30	33	36
38	Michael Brantley	OF	27	39	17	43	44	39
39	Justin Upton	OF	38	33	40	41	39	39
40	Chris Davis	1B	39	45	23	35	87	39
41	Matt Kemp	OF	37	43	49	48	36	43
42	Jose Reyes	SS	49	37	44	50	23	44
43	Madison Bumgarner	SP	33	35	54	44	54	44
44	Yu Darvish	SP	44	51	64	39	32	44
45	Todd Frazier	3B	41	44	37	58	67	44
46	Corey Kluber	SP	46	42	79	52	41	46
47	Starling Marte	OF	51	64	47	36	43	47
48	Yoenis Cespedes	OF	68	55	48	40	48	48
49	Joey Votto	1B	97	48	91	47	37	48
50	Christian Yelich	OF	50	65	39	49	42	49
51	Freddie Freeman	1B	42	50	27	51	61	50
52	Evan Longoria	3B	63	49	51	55	49	51
53	Carlos Gonzalez	OF	52	60	42	53	38	52
54	Zack Greinke	SP	45	61	63	45	53	53
55	Cole Hamels	SP	56	40	123	69	45	56
56	Matt Holliday	OF	60	57	35	57	57	57
57	Craig Kimbrel	CL	48	47	74	61	58	58
58	Jordan Zimmermann	SP	54	41	61	59	66	59
59	Aroldis Chapman	CL	47	46	81	60	62	60
60	Rusney Castillo	OF	67	84	60	56	60	60
61	Billy Hamilton	OF	62	85	55	68	59	62
62	Prince Fielder	1B	70	59	53	62	93	62
63	Jon Lester	SP	55	62	120	86	52	62
64	Jay Bruce	OF	65	77	56	63	162	65
65	Jason Heyward	OF	75	66	75	42	47	66
66	Jonathan Lucroy	C	66	98	41	72	55	66
67	Victor Martinez	1B	96	90	66	66	63	66
68	Kyle Seager	3B	72	56	68	67	50	67
69	Kenley Jansen	CL	58	52	112	83	68	68
70	Brian Dozier	2B	59	69	52	79	83	69
71	Adam Wainwright	SP	64	72	62	101	71	71
72	Greg Holland	CL	57	53	86	74	76	74
73	Dellin Betances	CL	71	54	77	75	81	75
74	Dee Gordon	2B	61	86	67	91	75	75
75	Charlie Blackmon	OF	102	79	78	54	74	78
76	Marcell Ozuna	OF	69	78	69	94	161	78
77	Ben Revere	OF	74	216	72	124	80	80
78	Julio Teheran	SP	76	81	89	78	98	81
79	Ryan Zimmerman	3B	82	63	76	98	106	82
80	Mookie Betts	OF	195	83	200	77	56	83
81	Jason Kipnis	2B	84	101	83	89	77	84
82	David Wright	3B	85	67	85	107	107	85
83	David Ortiz	DH	86	70	142	80	86	86
84	Justin Morneau	1B	81	73	88	88	114	88
85	Dustin Pedroia	2B	129	74	96	90	72	90
86	Nolan Arenado	3B	93	91	122	73	90	91
87	Pablo Sandoval	3B	148	92	130	71	70	92
88	Brett Gardner	OF	94	146	65	81	184	94
89	Kole Calhoun	OF	95	116	58	65	100	95
90	Gerrit Cole	SP	114	95	175	84	65	95
91	Matt Harvey	SP	91	82	132	102	96	96
92	Evan Gattis	C	160	96	107	95	88	96
93	David Robertson	CL	88	75	137	111	97	97
94	Devin Mesoraco	C	128	99	102	76	89	99
95	Alex Cobb	SP	99	109	124	70	92	99
96	Jeff Samardzija	SP	89	71	147	99	124	99
97	Jake Arrieta	SP	100	103	127	87	85	100
98	Yan Gomes	C	80	114	45	118	101	101
99	Melky Cabrera	OF	111	94	103	103	132	103
100	J.D. Martinez	OF	110	132	98	104	84	104
101	Cody Allen	CL	90	87	149	127	105	105
102	Manny Machado	3B	106	133	99	110	78	106
103	Jorge Soler	OF	184	107	139	92	95	107
104	Daniel Murphy	2B	104	124	70	108	115	108
105	Gregory Polanco	OF	108	97	104	109	139	108
106	Koji Uehara	CL	78	127	94	113	109	109
107	Sonny Gray	SP	77	111	109	112	113	111
108	Kris Bryant	3B	105	115	126	100	111	111
109	Alex Wood	SP	113	104	150	121	103	113
110	Nelson Cruz	OF	130	117	71	114	94	114
111	Mark Melancon	CL	87	76	114	126	141	114
112	Matt Adams	1B	145	125	116	85	82	116
113	Mark Trumbo	OF	134	118	108	116	110	116
114	Alex Gordon	OF	109	162	82	117	128	117
115	Brian McCann	C	107	119	97	128	133	119
116	Howie Kendrick	2B	147	123	111	153	118	123
117	Masahiro Tanaka	SP	79	139	87	125	149	125
118	Starlin Castro	SS	200	126	193	106	108	126
119	Brandon Belt	1B	165	113	146	129	125	129
120	Hisashi Iwakuma	SP	112	130	131	131	73	130
121	Carlos Santana	1B	150	102	138	82	130	130
122	Tyson Ross	SP	123	140	182	130	122	130
123	Joc Pederson	OF	131	158	101	105	145	131
124	Matt Carpenter	3B	132	136	80	115	153	132
125	James Shields	SP	101	80	224	132	173	132
126	Adam LaRoche	1B	133	143	117	120	258	133
127	Neil Walker	2B	146	134	134	96	99	134
128	Salvador Perez	C	120	141	90	134	157	134
129	Steve Cishek	CL	92	106	173	135	135	135
130	Lucas Duda	1B	149	112	136	97	165	136
131	Alexei Ramirez	SS	121	166	95	136	142	136
132	Michael Pineda	SP	125	190	73	156	136	136
133	Doug Fister	SP	98	172	118	149	137	137
134	Adam Eaton	OF	167	251	135	137	102	137
135	Drew Smyly	SP	115	138	154	157	131	138
136	Leonys Martin	OF	73	147	84	139	192	139
137	Shin-Soo Choo	OF	126	93	155	144	140	140
138	Wil Myers	OF	142	157	115	119	146	142
139	Wilin Rosario	C	127	142	93	260	332	142
140	Drew Storen	CL	140	128	217	143	159	143
141	Eric Hosmer	1B	144	196	100	150	91	144
142	Elvis Andrus	SS	143	144	119	166	167	144
143	Jayson Werth	OF	103	161	59	145	199	145
144	Alex Rios	OF	162	145	105	138	201	145
145	Cliff Lee	SP	124	131	156	208	150	150
146	Carlos Carrasco	SP	154	122	190	123	151	151
147	Yadier Molina	C	161	100	110	152	172	152
148	Huston Street	CL	118	89	179	163	152	152
149	Kolten Wong	2B	182	153	183	93	69	153
150	Aramis Ramirez	3B	153	137	143	197	204	153
151	Chris Archer	SP	141	229	187	154	126	154
152	Yordano Ventura	SP	155	151	202	148	224	155
153	Jacob deGrom	SP	122	108	161	209	156	156
154	Steve Souza	OF	191	156	214	147	123	156
155	Zach Britton	CL	116	159	176	142	158	158
156	Lance Lynn	SP	136	202	184	158	129	158
157	Jimmy Rollins	SS	151	167	159	146	160	159
158	Chase Headley	3B	168	155	185	159	138	159
159	Chris Carter	DH	83	160	191	64	179	160
160	A.J. Pollock	OF	152	177	141	160	188	160
161	Zack Wheeler	SP	171	149	238	161	134	161
162	Ben Zobrist	2B	163	135	128	237	195	163
163	Jean Segura	SS	183	165	167	162	154	165
164	Denard Span	OF	166	175	133	191	147	166
165	Jonathan Papelbon	CL	117	88	181	167	212	167
166	Gio Gonzalez	SP	189	110	234	164	168	168
167	Mat Latos	SP	137	187	169	174	121	169
168	Matt Wieters	C	169	182	125	151	218	169
169	Glen Perkins	CL	138	129	203	170	216	170
170	Alcides Escobar	SS	164	191	171	183	166	171
171	Hyun-Jin Ryu	SP	174	121	186	172	112	172
172	Anibal Sanchez	SP	172	105	158	196	174	172
173	Michael Wacha	SP	175	171	197	173	104	173
174	Carlos Beltran	OF	192	120	165	176	215	176
175	Lorenzo Cain	OF	179	176	168	211	143	176
176	Khris Davis	OF	177	199	113	199	127	177
177	Mike Fiers	SP	119	257	121	202	177	177
178	Fernando Rodney	CL	158	178	260	171	227	178
179	Chase Utley	2B	181	164	145	179	196	179
180	Trevor Rosenthal	CL	139	179	225	133	209	179
181	Russell Martin	C	204	192	180	168	144	180
182	Danny Santana	SS	180	324	106	165	181	180
183	Javier Baez	SS	247	174	301	141	182	182
184	Xander Bogaerts	SS	NR	152	NR	182	155	182
185	Wilson Ramos	C	170	183	166	267	241	183
186	Travis d'Arnaud	C	220	184	219	169	148	184
187	Yasmani Tomas	OF	178	194	201	122	186	186
188	Danny Duffy	SP	187	283	178	187	238	187
189	Matt Shoemaker	SP	156	188	144	218	270	188
190	Avisail Garcia	OF	206	195	189	140	120	189
191	Collin McHugh	SP	135	189	162	216	247	189
192	Neftali Feliz	CL	232	168	240	189	175	189
193	Andrew Cashner	SP	190	148	207	224	183	190
194	Oswaldo Arcia	OF	193	209	198	180	119	193
195	Mike Napoli	1B	196	181	211	193	163	193
196	Billy Butler	1B	194	197	160	181	202	194
197	Rougned Odor	2B	197	154	208	184	256	197
198	Brad Boxberger	CL	157	255	194	198	262	198
199	Martin Prado	3B	198	163	151	220	343	198
200	Erick Aybar	SS	202	207	170	178	302	202
201	Ian Kennedy	SP	228	185	326	203	169	203
202	Joaquin Benoit	STP	213	169	221	204	164	204
203	Kevin Gausman	SP	241	204	313	194	176	204
204	Scooter Gennett	2B	199	238	153	217	205	205
205	Brett Lawrie	3B	253	205	265	192	116	205
206	Brandon Moss	1B	185	235	163	205	259	205
207	Michael Cuddyer	OF	176	208	92	215	281	208
208	Hector Rondon	CL	159	170	253	210	217	210
209	Aaron Sanchez	CL	210	180	157	221	257	210
210	Marlon Byrd	OF	217	210	129	200	309	210
211	Phil Hughes	SP	173	173	262	212	239	212
212	Kyle Hendricks	SP	208	326	172	226	213	213
213	Santiago Casilla	CL	211	215	213	222	226	215
214	Desmond Jennings	OF	224	219	231	201	191	219
215	Mark Teixeira	1B	205	223	206	219	272	219
216	Miguel Montero	C	219	201	210	266	285	219
217	Michael Saunders	OF	223	220	215	238	219	220
218	Austin Jackson	OF	267	221	177	185	282	221
219	Dexter Fowler	OF	222	218	212	230	276	222
220	Garrett Richards	SP	236	150	246	223	194	223
221	John Lackey	SP	186	241	209	225	250	225
222	Jhonny Peralta	SS	291	198	259	177	225	225
223	Ken Giles	STP	284	226	228	188	180	226
224	Carl Crawford	OF	221	200	227	227	286	227
225	Marcus Stroman	SP	234	228	282	155	117	228
226	Pedro Alvarez	3B	218	233	195	228	280	228
227	Sean Doolittle	CL	212	247	204	253	229	229
228	Adam Lind	1B	288	193	230	231	221	230
229	Joe Mauer	1B	269	249	218	232	203	232
230	Jose Fernandez	SP	233	256	192	316	190	233
231	Mike Zunino	C	251	206	164	235	251	235
232	Jose Quintana	SP	235	278	291	195	171	235
233	Coco Crisp	OF	250	252	140	236	214	236
234	Derek Norris	C	203	237	174	261	271	237
235	Derek Holland	SP	238	227	275	273	208	238
236	Chris Tillman	SP	188	239	235	249	243	239
237	Danny Salazar	SP	239	284	278	206	178	239
238	Addison Reed	CL	263	213	284	190	240	240
239	Asdrubal Cabrera	SS	225	262	223	240	319	240
240	Torii Hunter	OF	255	253	148	242	232	242
241	Angel Pagan	OF	243	320	196	282	185	243
242	Curtis Granderson	OF	245	222	247	265	236	245
243	Homer Bailey	SP	214	243	252	264	246	246
244	Jedd Gyorko	2B	246	250	264	233	235	246
245	Mike Morse	OF	317	234	290	246	193	246
246	Brandon McCarthy	SP	215	258	302	247	189	247
247	Francisco Liriano	SP	258	186	283	248	170	248
248	Aaron Hill	2B	248	244	249	317	234	248
249	Jered Weaver	SP	237	275	276	250	211	250
250	J.J. Hardy	SS	271	232	251	229	299	251
251	Shelby Miller	SP	216	240	258	263	252	252
252	Josh Harrison	3B	254	299	257	175	79	254
253	Justin Verlander	SP	227	265	324	258	200	258
254	R.A. Dickey	SP	207	242	274	259	264	259
255	Trevor Plouffe	3B	268	NR	220	245	260	260
256	Yasmani Grandal	C	319	212	304	262	220	262
257	Jonathan Broxton	CL	262	246	261	349	275	262
258	Jake McGee	STP	264	248	233	272	277	264
259	Wade Davis	STP	265	316	199	255	297	265
260	Wily Peralta	SP	209	266	288	281	223	266
261	Norichika Aoki	OF	266	319	188	239	289	266
262	Jake Odorizzi	SP	230	267	289	299	187	267
263	Joe Nathan	CL	261	214	267	275	268	267
264	Kyle Lohse	SP	201	274	205	280	269	269
265	Jenrry Mejia	RP	NR	269	NR	252	245	269
266	Nick Castellanos	3B	252	211	270	278	298	270
267	Brandon Phillips	2B	270	259	226	302	320	270
268	Alejandro De Aza	OF	294	271	237	285	207	271
269	Tyler Clippard	STP	311	254	256	271	274	271
270	Rajai Davis	OF	298	217	272	251	301	272
271	Jason Castro	C	272	332	250	268	NR	272
272	Drew Stubbs	OF	285	273	229	256	308	273
273	Jesse Hahn	SP	301	315	273	234	253	273
274	Jason Hammel	SP	240	277	314	305	197	277
275	Rick Porcello	SP	229	279	285	318	231	279
276	Kennys Vargas	DH	315	281	NR	207	206	281
277	Jordy Mercer	SS	226	333	269	284	NR	284
278	James Paxton	SP	280	285	299	NR	244	285
279	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C	286	264	244	323	350	286
280	Josh Reddick	OF	321	295	287	244	233	287
281	Michael Bourn	OF	290	309	277	321	288	290
282	Steve Pearce	OF	292	323	345	214	198	292
283	Kevin Quackenbush	STP	273	294	222	292	336	292
284	Colby Rasmus	OF	328	305	280	241	292	292
285	Luke Gregerson	STP	342	292	NR	254	237	292
286	Matt Cain	SP	260	203	327	293	328	293
287	Jon Jay	OF	293	NR	236	NR	266	293
288	Matt Garza	SP	335	230	329	294	230	294
289	Ervin Santana	SP	231	268	294	327	NR	294
290	Josh Hamilton	OF	329	282	295	186	310	295
291	Ryan Howard	1B	295	224	248	346	315	295
292	Kendrys Morales	1B	NR	263	NR	296	248	296
293	Dalton Pompey	OF	297	307	NR	213	273	297
294	Drew Hutchison	SP	278	298	NR	295	337	298
295	Scott Kazmir	SP	283	303	348	269	303	303
296	Yusmeiro Petit	SP	NR	NR	297	303	283	303
297	C.J. Cron	1B	249	304	245	324	NR	304
298	Nick Markakis	OF	332	NR	271	304	284	304
299	Allen Craig	OF	313	231	263	306	NR	306
300	Henderson Alvarez	SP	277	325	310	291	346	310
301	LaTroy Hawkins	CL	310	293	334	NR	278	310
302	Nick Swisher	1B	346	225	298	NR	311	311
303	A.J. Burnett	SP	304	311	NR	NR	263	311
304	Nathan Eovaldi	SP	312	286	NR	277	NR	312
305	Mike Minor	SP	279	313	350	319	210	313
306	Domonic Brown	OF	331	NR	296	313	294	313
307	Jake Peavy	SP	282	NR	346	309	313	313
308	Logan Morrison	1B	NR	245	NR	314	261	314
309	Taijuan Walker	SP	281	314	NR	NR	228	314
310	Ike Davis	1B	NR	288	NR	283	316	316
311	Andrew Miller	STP	NR	317	305	279	324	317
312	Mike Moustakas	3B	318	306	NR	288	NR	318
313	Jose Peraza	2B	320	NR	306	287	334	320
314	Kevin Kiermaier	OF	322	NR	320	NR	254	322
315	Jed Lowrie	SS	324	301	293	NR	NR	324
316	Tanner Roark	SP	325	338	152	270	NR	325
317	Jose Ramirez	2B	256	NR	312	325	333	325
318	Francisco Rodriguez	CL	326	260	216	348	NR	326
319	Drew Pomeranz	SP	242	327	328	333	265	327
320	Chris Johnson	3B	287	NR	242	NR	330	330
321	Jonathan Schoop	2B	330	308	318	342	NR	330
322	Yovani Gallardo	SP	305	330	NR	NR	305	330
323	John Jaso	C	NR	280	347	312	331	331
324	Dan Haren	SP	259	NR	333	320	NR	333
325	Joe Panik	2B	333	NR	300	298	NR	333
326	Garrett Jones	1B	334	236	344	NR	295	334
327	Chris Owings	SS	NR	334	NR	257	255	334
328	Omar Infante	2B	314	336	266	335	NR	335
329	Chad Qualls	CL	309	335	332	NR	NR	335
330	Wei-Yin Chen	SP	257	NR	316	337	NR	337
331	Matt Joyce	OF	NR	NR	337	274	304	337
332	Andrew Heaney	SP	NR	337	NR	290	290	337
333	James Loney	1B	327	NR	241	338	344	338
334	Dallas Keuchel	SP	338	276	NR	276	NR	338
335	Lonnie Chisenhall	3B	244	NR	239	341	NR	341
336	Tim Hudson	SP	276	NR	339	NR	341	341
337	Tsuyoshi Wada	SP	306	NR	341	330	NR	341
338	Andrelton Simmons	SS	NR	321	342	301	NR	342
339	Chris Iannetta	C	NR	331	317	NR	342	342
340	Trevor Bauer	SP	343	291	NR	310	NR	343
341	Brett Anderson	SP	NR	290	NR	344	287	344
342	Joakim Soria	RP	NR	344	NR	300	345	345
343	Robinson Chirinos	C	347	NR	331	297	NR	347
344	Noah Syndergaard	SP	NR	348	NR	308	249	348
345	Shane Victorino	OF	NR	322	349	334	NR	349
346	Rafael Soriano	CL	350	261	243	NR	NR	350
347	Brandon Crawford	SS	289	NR	281	350	NR	350
348	Jordan Schafer	OF	NR	NR	NR	243	296	NR
349	Anthony Gose	OF	NR	310	NR	NR	242	NR
350	Travis Snider	OF	NR	270	NR	NR	293	NR

NR = Not Ranked
Players with the same median were ranked secondarily by their average ranking. Players who were not ranked were assigned a ranking of 391 (the midpoint between 351 and 431, the total number of ranked players) for the purpose of computing the median and average.