Baseball Draft Kit: Player Values by Position

Baseball Draft Kit: Player Values by Position

This article is part of our Baseball Draft Kit series.

*Values by Jeff Erickson, Write-ups by Clay Link

*These were generated for the 2021 RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Guide using Jeff's projections. The projections will be regularly updated on site throughout 2021. To customize for your league's settings, go here.

These dollar values provide rankings for players at each position, reflecting how they stack up against one another. These figures are based on a 68-32 hitters-to-pitchers budget split. A player must have played seven games at a position in 2020 to qualify there, or have played more games there in the majors than at any other position if he didn't play seven anywhere.

CATCHERS

J.T. Realmuto remains the cream of the crop at the position, but the gap is narrowing with Will Smith emerging for the Dodgers. James McCann is now a No. 1 in Queens while in the Bronx Gary Sanchez's stock is slipping. Carson Kelly, Alejandro Kirk, Ryan Jeffers and Tyler Stephenson have sleeper appeal. The position is top heavy and remains the thinnest in fantasy baseball, so give these players' stats a scarcity bump.

RankPlayerTeamMixedAL/NL
1J.T. RealmutoPHI$27$32
2Salvador PerezKC$25$31
3Will SmithLAD$20$22
4Travis d'ArnaudATL$17$19
5Christian VazquezBOS$16$23
6Yasmani GrandalCWS$16$22
7James McCannNYM$15$18
8Willson ContrerasCHC$14$17
9Sean MurphyOAK$11$17
10Daulton VarshoARI$10$14
11Gary SanchezNYY$9

*Values by Jeff Erickson, Write-ups by Clay Link

*These were generated for the 2021 RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Guide using Jeff's projections. The projections will be regularly updated on site throughout 2021. To customize for your league's settings, go here.

These dollar values provide rankings for players at each position, reflecting how they stack up against one another. These figures are based on a 68-32 hitters-to-pitchers budget split. A player must have played seven games at a position in 2020 to qualify there, or have played more games there in the majors than at any other position if he didn't play seven anywhere.

CATCHERS

J.T. Realmuto remains the cream of the crop at the position, but the gap is narrowing with Will Smith emerging for the Dodgers. James McCann is now a No. 1 in Queens while in the Bronx Gary Sanchez's stock is slipping. Carson Kelly, Alejandro Kirk, Ryan Jeffers and Tyler Stephenson have sleeper appeal. The position is top heavy and remains the thinnest in fantasy baseball, so give these players' stats a scarcity bump.

RankPlayerTeamMixedAL/NL
1J.T. RealmutoPHI$27$32
2Salvador PerezKC$25$31
3Will SmithLAD$20$22
4Travis d'ArnaudATL$17$19
5Christian VazquezBOS$16$23
6Yasmani GrandalCWS$16$22
7James McCannNYM$15$18
8Willson ContrerasCHC$14$17
9Sean MurphyOAK$11$17
10Daulton VarshoARI$10$14
11Gary SanchezNYY$9$16
12Austin NolaSD$8$13
13Mitch GarverMIN$7$14
14Jorge AlfaroMIA$7$12
15Wilson RamosDET$7$13
16Yadier MolinaFA$5$10
17Kurt SuzukiLAA$4$11
18Danny JansenTOR$4$10
19Carson KellyARI$4$9
20Yan GomesWAS$2$8
21Pedro SeverinoBAL$2$8
22Martin MaldonadoHOU$2$8
23Tom MurphySEA$1$8
24Sam HuffTEX$1$7
25Joey BartSF$1$7
26Omar NarvaezMIL$1$7
27Adley RutschmanBALR$6
28Alejandro KirkTORR$6
29Buster PoseySFR$5
30Jacob StallingsPITR$5
31Austin RomineCHCR$5
32Ryan JeffersMINR$5
33Tyler StephensonCINR$5
34Tucker BarnhartCINR$5
35Victor CaratiniSDR$4
36Max StassiLAAR$3
37Curt CasaliSFR$3
38Austin BarnesLADR$3
39Luis TorrensSEAR$2
40Kevin PlaweckiBOSR$1
41Francisco MejiaTBRR$1
42Jonah HeimOAKR$1
43Elias DiazCOLR$1
44Tony WoltersCOLR$1
45Chance SiscoBALRR
46Michael PerezPITR$1
47Anthony BemboomLAARR
48Jacob NottinghamMILRR
49Roberto PerezCLERR
50Andrew KniznerSTLRR

FIRST BASEMEN

First base has both of 2020's MVPs -- Freddie Freeman and Jose Abreu. Vladimir Guerrero has already moved across the diamond and we'll have to wait and see if he regains third-base eligibility in-season. At press time, we still do not know whether or not there will be a DH in the National League, and that uncertainty affects Dominic Smith, Christian Walker and Brandon Belt among others here.

RankPlayerTeamMixedAL/NL
1Freddie FreemanATL$41$36
2Luke VoitNYY$26$28
3Jose AbreuCWS$25$27
4DJ LeMahieuNYY$23$26
5Pete AlonsoNYM$23$25
6Cody BellingerLAD$21$23
7Vladimir GuerreroTOR$18$22
8Matt OlsonOAK$14$20
9Paul GoldschmidtSTL$14$19
10Alec BohmPHI$12$18
11Christian WalkerARI$12$18
12Dominic SmithNYM$12$17
13Max MuncyLAD$12$17
14Anthony RizzoCHC$12$17
15Eric HosmerSD$11$17
16Rhys HoskinsPHI$10$16
17Josh BellWAS$9$16
18Carlos SantanaKC$9$16
19Ryan MountcastleBAL$8$16
20Miguel SanoMIN$6$14
21Bobby DalbecBOS$6$14
22Trey ManciniBAL$6$14
23Jesus AguilarMIA$5$13
24Jared WalshLAA$5$14
25Yuli GurrielHOU$5$14
26Asdrubal CabreraFA$4$13
27Mike MoustakasCIN$4$13
28Renato NunezFA$4$13
29Brandon BeltSF$3$12
30Rowdy TellezTOR$2$11
31Hunter DozierKC$2$11
32Wilmer FloresSF$1$11
33Mitch MorelandFA$1$12
34Colin MoranPITR$10
35C.J. CronFAR$10
36Tommy La StellaSFR$9
37Joey VottoCINR$9
38Jake CronenworthSDR$9
39Josh FuentesCOLR$8
40Jeimer CandelarioDETR$8
41Ryan McMahonCOLR$8
42Mike BrosseauTBR$7
43Evan WhiteSEAR$6
44Garrett CooperMIAR$5
45Andrew VaughnCWSR$5
46Ryan McBroomKCR$4
47Michael ChavisBOSR$3
48Albert PujolsLAAR$3
49Marwin GonzalezFAR$2
50Ji-Man ChoiTBR$1

SECOND BASEMEN

Whit Merrifield showed that he still has the desire and ability to steal bases. Ozzie Albies could still have another level while Cavan Biggio, Ketel Marte and Gavin Lux also have some fairly obvious upside in their respective situations. Jose Altuve -- the No. 1 second baseman in this magazine last year -- falls with age and uncertainty regarding SBs. As you will see later on in this article, a lot of players here have bonus eligibility elsewhere.

RankPlayerTeamMixedAL/NL
1Whit MerrifieldKC$2628
2DJ LeMahieuNYY$23$26
3Ozzie AlbiesATL$23$25
4Cavan BiggioTOR$20$24
5Brandon LoweTB$19$23
6Keston HiuraMIL$16$20
7Max MuncyLAD$12$17
8Ketel MarteARI$11$17
9Tommy EdmanSTL$10$16
10Jeff McNeilNYM$9$16
11Jean SeguraPHI$6$14
12Gavin LuxLAD$6$14
13Jurickson ProfarSD$6$14
14Chris TaylorLAD$5$13
15Jose AltuveHOU$5$13
16Mike MoustakasCIN$5$13
17Nick SolakTEX$4$13
18Cesar HernandezCLE$5$12
19David FletcherCIN$3$12
20Jon BertiMIA$2$11
21Wilmer FloresSF$1$11
22Hanser AlbertoKC$1$11
23Joey WendleTB$1$10
24Jonathan SchoopFA$1$10
25Dylan MooreSEAR$10
26Jonathan VillarFAR$10
27Tommy La StellaSFR$9
28Starlin CastroWASR$9
29Nick MadrigalCWSR$9
30Jake CronenworthSDR$9
31Niko GoodrumDETR$9
32Ryan McMahonCOLR$8
33Kolten WongMILR$8
34Luis ArraezMINR$8
35Donovan SolanoSFR$8
36Jazz ChisholmMIAR$8
37Mauricio DubonSFR$8
38Ty FranceSEAR$7
39Rougned OdorTEXR$7
40Adam FrazierPITR$7
41Mike BrosseauTBR$7
42Garrett HampsonCOLR$7
43Andres GimenezCLER$7
44Luis GarciaWASR$7
45Enrique HernandezBOSR$6
46Scott KingeryPHIR$5
47Freddy GalvisBALR$4
48Michael ChavisBOSR$3
49Luis UriasMILR$4
50David BoteCHCR$4

THIRD BASEMEN

Nolan Arenado is now in St. Louis, and without Coors Field on his side, he may slip quite a bit further than his ranking here. Don't let him fall too far. Jose Ramirez's name has been the latest to come up in offseason trade rumors. Nobody outperformed their expected stats to a greater extent than DJ LeMahieu in 2020, but recency bias and eligibility at two other positions (1B, 2B) have pushed him way up draft boards.

RankPlayerTeamMixedAL/NL
1Jose RamirezCLE$39$36
2Manny MachadoSD$32$31
3DJ LeMahieuNYY$23$26
4Rafael DeversBOS$23$26
5Anthony RendonLAA$23$26
6Nolan ArenadoSTL$21$30
7Cavan BiggioTOR$20$24
8Eugenio SuarezCIN$20$22
9Alex BregmanHOU$17$22
10Kris BryantCHC$15$19
11Matt ChapmanOAK$15$20
12Yoan MoncadaCWS$14$20
13Alec BohmPHI$12$18
14Max MuncyLAD$12$17
15Tommy EdmanSTL$10$16
16Jeff McNeilNYM$9$16
17Kyle SeagerSEA$9$16
18Ke'Bryan HayesPIT$8$15
19Brian AndersonMIA$8$15
20Eduardo EscobarARI$8$15
21Gio UrshelaNYY$8$15
22Jean SeguraPHI$6$14
23Josh DonaldsonMIN$6$14
24Asdrubal CabreraFA$4$13
25Edwin RiosLAD$4$12
26Maikel FrancoFA$3$12
27David FletcherLAA$3$12
28Austin RileyATL$1$11
29Joey WendleTB$1$10
30Evan LongoriaSFR$10
31Willi CastroDETR$10
32Carter KieboomWASR$9
33Jeimer CandelarioDETR$8
34Ryan McMahonCOLR$8
35Yoshi TsutsugoTBR$8
36J.D. DavisNYMR$7
37Mike BrosseauTBR$7
38Rio RuizBALR$7
39Matt CarpenterSTLR$7
40Andres GimenezCLER$7
40Isiah Kiner-FalefaTEXR$4
41Brad MillerFAR$4
42Marwin GonzalezFAR$4
43Yandy DiazTBR$2
44Isaac ParedesDETR$1
45David BoteCHCR$4
46Spencer TorkelsonDETRR
47Nolan JonesCLERR
48Abraham ToroHOURR
50Jedd GyorkoFARR

SHORTSTOP

Fernando Tatis is the new face of baseball. Trevor Story's future in Colorado is uncertain while Bo Bichette is being drafted as the Next Big Thing. Adalberto Mondesi has the ability to be the No. 1 overall rotisserie earner -- the same can be said for about 10 other players at this position. Top prospect Wander Franco should debut in 2021.

RankPlayerTeamMixedAL/NL
1Fernando TatisSD$45$38
2Trevor StoryCOL$37$33
3Trea TurnerWAS$32$30
4Xander BogaertsBOS$28$29
5Bo BichetteTOR$26$28
6Tim AndersonCWS$25$27
7Corey SeagerLAD$23$24
8Francisco LindorNYM$22$24
9Adalberto MondesiKC$21$24
10Javier BaezCHC$18$21
11Dansby SwansonATL$16$20
12Didi GregoriusPHI$14$19
13Gleyber TorresNYY$13$19
14Marcus SemienTOR$12$18
15Tommy EdmanSTL$10$16
16Ha-seong KimSD$9$16
17Nick AhmedARI$7$14
18Chris TaylorLAD$5$13
19Carlos CorreaHOU$3$12
20Willy AdamesTB$3$12
21David FletcherLAA$3$12
22Jorge PolancoMIN$2$11
23Paul DeJongSTL$1$15
24Joey WendleTB$1$10
25Jonathan VillarFA$1$14
26Amed RosarioCLE$1$14
27J.P. CrawfordSEA$1$10
28Willi CastroDETR$10
29Jake CronenworthSDR$9
30Niko GoodrumDETR$9
30Brandon CrawfordSFR$9
32Andrelton SimmonsMINR$9
33Miguel RojasMIAR$8
34Jazz ChisholmMIAR$8
35Mauricio DubonSFR$8
36Andres GimenezCLER$7
37Leury GarciaCWSR$5
38Jose IglesiasLAAR$7
39Orlando ArciaMILR$5
40Freddy GalvisBALR$5
41Elvis AndrusTEXR$5
42Isiah Kiner-FalefaTEXR$4
43Luis UriasMILR$4
44Kevin NewmanPITR$4
45Wander FrancoTBR$1
46Nico HoernerCHCRR
47Tyler WadeNYYRR
48Jose GarciaCINRR
49Jeter DownsBOSRR
50Erik GonzalezPITRR

OUTFIELDERS

Ronald Acuna is our top fantasy outfielder, but Juan Soto is already looking like a future Hall of Famer at 22 years old, and he's far from a zero in the stolen-base department. We wouldn't argue with anyone who wants to put Soto in the top spot, and Mike Trout still warrants consideration for No. 1 overall in OBP leagues. Randy Arozarena just put together the greatest postseason in history and you will have to get aggressive in drafts if you want him.

RankPlayerTeamMixedAL/NL
1Ronald AcunaATL$42$37
2Juan SotoWAS$42$37
3Mookie BettsLAD$41$36
4Mike TroutLAA$39$37
5Christian YelichMIL$30$29
6Luis RobertCWS$29$30
7Bryce HarperPHI$29$28
8Kyle TuckerHOU$28$29
9Marcell OzunaFA$27$29
10Whit MerrifieldKC$26$28
11Eloy JimenezCWS$25$27
12George SpringerTOR$24$27
13Randy ArozarenaTB$23$26
14Starling MarteMIA$22$24
15Lourdes GurrielTOR$22$25
16Cody BellingerLAD$21$23
17Aaron JudgeNYY$21$24
18Michael ConfortoNYM$20$23
19Cavan BiggioTOR$20$24
20Brandon LoweTB$19$23
21Austin MeadowsTB$19$23
22Teoscar HernandezTOR$19$23
23Trent GrishamSD$18$22
24Mike YastrzemskiSF$17$21
25Nick CastellanosCIN$16$20
26Eddie RosarioCLE$16$21
27AJ PollockLAD$15$19
28Charlie BlackmonCOL$14$19
29Clint FrazierNYY$14$19
30Anthony SantanderBAL$13$19
31Wil MyersSD$13$18
32Kole CalhounARI$12$18
33Dominic SmithNYM$12$17
34Byron BuxtonMIN$11$18
35Randal GrichukTOR$11$18
36Joey GalloTEX$10$17
37Tommy EdmanSTL$10$16
38Tommy PhamSD$10$16
39Michael BrantleyHOU$10$17
40Andrew McCutchenPHI$10$16
41Kyle LewisSEA$9$16
42Alex VerdugoBOS$9$16
43Jeff McNeilNYM$9$16
44Jorge SolerKC$9$16
45Ryan MountcastleBAL$8$16
46Ramon LaureanoOAK$8$15
47Mark CanhaOAK$8$15
48Kyle SchwarberWAS$7$15
49Jarred KelenicSEA$7$15
50Max KeplerMIN$7$15
51Adam DuvallFA$6$14
52Alex DickersonSF$6$14
53Jurickson ProfarSD$6$14
54Jackie BradleyFA$6$14
55Jesse WinkerCIN$6$14
56Chris TaylorLAD$5$13
57Ian HappCHC$5$13
58Mitch HanigerSEA$5$13
59David PeraltaARI$4$13
60Alex KirilloffMIN$4$13
61Nick SolakTEX$4$13
62Kevin PillarFA$3$13
63Aaron HicksNYY$3$12
64Jon BertiMIA$2$11
65Hunter DozierKC$2$11
66Brandon NimmoNYM$2$11
67Dylan CarlsonSTL$1$11
68Lorenzo CainMIL$1$11
69Victor RoblesWAS$1$11
70Leody TaverasTEX$1$11
71Jason HeywardCHC$1$10
72Bryan ReynoldsPITR$10
73Dylan MooreSEAR$10
74Justin UptonLAAR$9
75Stephen PiscottyOAKR$9
76Ryan BraunFAR$9
77JaCoby JonesDETR$9
78Joc PedersonCHCR$9
79Hunter RenfroeBOSR$9
80Corey DickersonMIAR$8
81Austin HaysBALR$8
82Yoshi TsutsugoTBR$8
83Adam EatonCWSR$8
84Victor ReyesDETR$8
85Mauricio DubonSFR$8
86Raimel TapiaCOLR$8
87Robbie GrossmanDETR$7
88J.D. DavisNYMR$7
89Adam FrazierPITR$7
90Garrett HampsonCOLR$7
91Daulton VarshoARIR$7
92Manuel MargotTBR$7
93Josh ReddickFAR$6
94Andrew BenintendiBOSR$6
95Kevin KiermaierTBR$6
96Josh NaylorCLER$6
97Ian DesmondCOLR$6
98Shogo AkiyamaCINR$6
99Enrique HernandezBOSR$6
100Avisail GarciaMILR$6

DESIGNATED HITTTERS

RankPlayerTeamMixedAL/NL
1Nelson CruzMIN$23$26
2Yordan AlvarezHOU$14$20
3Franmil ReyesCLE$13$19
4J.D. MartinezBOS$11$18
5Shohei OhtaniLAAR$12
6Giancarlo StantonNYYR$10

STARTING PITCHERS

There is a clear Big 3: Gerrit Cole, Jacob deGrom and Shane Bieber (in some order). How starting pitching will be handled is one of the great mysteries facing fantasy players in 2021. Chances are, teams will manage innings with the vast majority of arms after the short season. The proven workhorses will be pushed up even more than normal.

RankPlayerTeamMixedAL/NL
1Gerrit ColeNYY$39$43
2Jacob deGromNYM$37$35
3Shane BieberCLE$36$38
4Trevor BauerLAD$30$37
5Zac GallenARI$24$25
6Aaron NolaPHI$24$25
7Yu DarvishSD$24$25
8Lucas GiolitoCWS$24$28
9Clayton KershawLAD$23$24
10Hyun Jin RyuTOR$21$25
11Walker BuehlerLAD$19$22
12Jack FlahertySTL$19$21
13Max ScherzerWAS$19$21
14Kyle HendricksCHC$19$21
15Tyler GlasnowTB$18$22
16Blake SnellSD$17$20
17Luis CastilloCIN$17$20
18Lance LynnCWS$17$22
19Brandon WoodruffMIL$16$19
20Chris PaddackSD$16$19
21Zack GreinkeHOU$16$21
22Sonny GrayCIN$14$18
23Carlos CarrascoNYM$14$18
24Kenta MaedaMIN$13$19
25Chris BassittOAK$13$18
26Zack WheelerPHI$12$15
27Ian AndersonATL$12$15
28Jose UrquidyHOU$11$17
29Julio UriasLAD$10$14
30Zach PlesacCLE$10$16
31Dustin MayLAD$10$14
32Max FriedATL$10$14
33Marco GonzalesSEA$10$16
34Corbin BurnesMIL$10$14
35Dinelson LametSD$9$14
36Lance McCullersHOU$9$15
37Jose BerriosMIN$8$14
38Dylan BundyLAA$8$14
39Kevin GausmanSF$8$12
40David PriceLAD$8$12
41Marcus StromanNYM$7$12
42Framber ValdezHOU$7$13
43Sixto SanchezMIA$7$12
44Jesus LuzardoOAK$7$13
45Charlie MortonATL$7$12
46Sandy AlcantaraMIA$6$11
47Dallas KeuchelCWS$5$12
48Zach DaviesCHC$5$10
49Tony GonsolinLAD$5$10
50Pablo LopezMIA$5$10
51Tanner HouckBOS$5$11
52Cristian JavierHOU$5$11
53Joe MusgroveSD$4$10
54German MarquezCOL$4$10
55Nathan EovaldiBOS$4$11
56Brad KellerKC$4$11
57Stephen StrasburgWAS$4$10
58Kwang Hyun KimSTL$4$9
59Taijuan WalkerFA$4$9
60Triston McKenzieCLE$4$10
61Justus SheffieldSEA$4$10
62Eduardo RodriguezBOS$4$10
63Sean ManaeaOAK$3$10
64Andrew HeaneyLAA$3$10
65John MeansBAL$3$10
66Patrick CorbinWAS$3$8
67Ryan YarbroughTB$2$9
68MacKenzie GoreSD$2$8
69Michael PinedaMIN$2$9
70Nate PearsonTOR$1$8
71Zach EflinPHI$1$8
72Frankie MontasOAK$1$8
73Merrill KellyARI$1$7
74Tyler MahleCIN$1$7
75David PetersonNYM$1$7
76Domingo GermanNYY$1$8
77Deivi GarciaNYY$1$8
78Mike SorokaATL$1$7
79Caleb SmithMIA$1$7
80Mike MinorKC$1$8
81Tejay AntoneCIN$1$7
82Elieser HernandezMIAR$6
83Noah SyndergaardNYMR$6
84Dane DunningTEXR$7
85Jordan MontgomeryNYYR$6
86Freddy PeraltaMILR$6
87Adam WainwrightSTLR$6
88Aaron CivaleCLER$6
89Spencer TurnbullDETR$6
90Corey KluberNYYR$6
91Brady SingerKCR$6
92Chris SaleBOSR$5
93Shohei OhtaniLAAR$5
94Daniel Ponce de LeonSTLR$5
95Garrett RichardsBOSR$5
96Griffin CanningLAAR$5
97Michael KopechCWSR$4
98Dylan CeaseCWSR$4
99J.A. HappMINR$3
100Josh LindblomMILR$3

RELIEF PITCHERS

The closers with high job security are as scarce as ever. James Karinchak looks primed to emerge as the Cleveland closer and as one of the top closers in all of baseball with Brad Hand signing with the Nationals. Committees are beginning to dominate at the end of games as teams transition away from having one set closer.

RankPlayerTeamMixedAL/NL
1Liam HendriksCWS$20$25
2Josh HaderMIL$16$19
3Kenley JansenLAD$12$16
4Aroldis ChapmanNYY$12$16
5Raisel IglesiasLAA$11$16
6Edwin DiazNYM$10$14
7Brad HandWAS$10$14
8James KarinchakCLE$10$15
9Alex ColomeMIN$9$14
10Devin WilliamsMIL$8$13
11Ryan PresslyHOU$8$14
12Richard RodriguezPIT$8$13
13Taylor RogersMIN$7$13
14Drew PomeranzSD$6$11
15Nick AndersonTB$6$12
16Will SmithATL$6$11
17Stefan CrichtonARI$5$10
18Yimi GarciaMIA$4$10
19Rafael MonteroSEA$4$10
20Trevor RosenthalFA$3$10
21Diego CastilloTB$3$10
22Archie BradleyPHI$3$9
23Kirby YatesTOR$1$8
24Daniel BardCOL$1$7
25Matt BarnesBOS$1$8
26Lucas SimsCIN$1$6
27Alex ReyesSTL$1$6
28Victor GonzalezLADR$6
29Jordan HicksSTLR$6
30Mark MelanconFAR$6
31Roberto OsunaFAR$6
32Giovanny GallegosSTLR$6
33Jonathan HernandezTEXR$6
34Jake DiekmanOAKR$6
35J.B. WendelkenOAKR$6
36Amir GarrettCINR$5
37Chris MartinATLR$4
38Tyler MatzekATLR$4
39Jeremy JeffressFAR$4
40Pete FairbanksTBR$4
41Matt FosterCWSR$4
42Seth LugoNYMR$4
43Brandon KintzlerFAR$4
44Josh StaumontKCR$4
45Chad GreenNYYR$4
46Aaron BummerCWSR$3
47Tyler DuffeyMINR$3
48Craig KimbrelCHCR$3
49Emilio PaganSDR$3
50Jesse HahnKCR$3

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