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Elias Rankings Update
At the end of each season, The Elias Sports Bureau ranks all MLB players numerically based on a bunch of stats. Every player is categorized in one of five position groups and by league. The rankings cover a two-year time period. They are used to determine whether free agents are Type A, Type B, or neither. If you'd like a reminder on how draft pick compensation works, read up here.
Eddie Bajek of Detroit Tigers Thoughts reverse-engineered the Elias Rankings last year. Eddie's incredible work was made possible in large part due to information provided by ESPN's Keith Law. Eddie is now providing the rankings exclusively to MLB Trade Rumors. Today's snapshot covers the beginning of the 2008 season through September 6th, 2009. The rankings will change over the remainder of the season. Keep in mind that if players change leagues, they are ranked in their new league.
Click here to see the latest Elias Rankings.
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And LaRoche drops out of B ranking.
Posted by: start_wearing_purple | September 07, 2009 at 01:25 PM
This is for ebajek85, who was helping me out last week. You said:
"The score is attained by comparing your stats to other players at your position. The type is attained by grouping the scores attained at the positions together and taking the top 20 and 40%.
"Even though they are grouped together, an outfielder's stats will not affect the score of a firstbaseman like they would another outfielder. On the other hand, an outfielder's score will affect the type of a 1B.
Does that make sense?"
I actually don't follow your second paragraph. Using specific names, would Matt Holiday's numbers affect Adam LaRoche's type status (since LaRoche is mentioned above)?
Posted by: jicoleman84 | September 07, 2009 at 03:29 PM
I could be misremembering (a la Sr. Clemens) but wasn't Felipe Lopez listed as Type A in the previous update? And now he is neither A nor B?
Posted by: Telemachus | September 07, 2009 at 04:47 PM
Matt Holliday's numbers do not affect Adam Laroche's numerical score, but do affect his type depending on how they rank in the top 20/40%.
Posted by: ebajek85 | September 07, 2009 at 04:54 PM
Good call on Lopez... something happened during the rankings. I will re-calculate and send.
Posted by: ebajek85 | September 07, 2009 at 04:56 PM
I didn't compare the before and after numbers for Thome, but did his score change when he switched leagues? If so, why? Are there differing criteria?
Posted by: jicoleman84 | September 07, 2009 at 05:02 PM
Lopez is still A. Sorry about the error. Excel can do some crazy things with vlookup references without warning.
Posted by: ebajek85 | September 07, 2009 at 05:03 PM
Thome is being compared to different people. The AL DH crew is particularly weak. The NL 1B crew is particularly strong.
Posted by: ebajek85 | September 07, 2009 at 06:01 PM
So players get a number based solely on their position competitors, but then the top 20% and top 40% are determined for the whole group (i.e., 1B, OF, and (if applicable) DH)?
Posted by: jicoleman84 | September 08, 2009 at 11:19 AM
Bingo
Posted by: ebajek85 | September 08, 2009 at 05:23 PM
I don't think its a given that Garland will be a free agent in 2010.
Garland and the Dodgers have a mutual option and I could see the Dodgers exercising that option if they don't plan on re-signing Wolf.
Given the fact that Wolf is a Type A free agent, the Dodgers may be better off offering up arbitration to Wolf and then getting 2 draft picks if/when he signs elsewhere.
The Dodgers would still figure to have a decent staff with Billz, Kershaw, Kuroda, Garland and someone like McDonald, Elbert or even Haeger.
Garland would make a decent option as a No. 4 pitcher.
Posted by: Die-Hard Dodger Fan | September 09, 2009 at 05:57 PM