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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 22nd, 2009. The rankings will change over the remainder of the season.
View the latest Elias Rankings below.
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Chone Figgins must be praying that Placido Polanco has the best 2 weeks of his life coming up.
Posted by: ugen64 | September 23, 2009 at 07:12 PM
There's a minor glitch with the NL SP's, but it won't affect any of the FA Types...
Posted by: ebajek85 | September 23, 2009 at 07:15 PM
It would take a collapse of epic proportions for Wagner to miss Type A status. I'm still at a loss as to why the Mets made that move.
Posted by: 0bsessions | September 23, 2009 at 07:43 PM
Freddy Sanchez is injured again, and it's not really clear when he'll return. Last time he was injured he fell from Type A status to barely qualifying as a Type B. If he misses the rest of the season he could fall again.
Posted by: Gnarburger | September 23, 2009 at 08:01 PM
Does anyone get the feeling that some veterans on non-contending teams are mailing it in to avoid A or B status?
Jermaine Dye for one.
Posted by: mw3 | September 23, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Dye's struggles lasted for 2 months and covered a period when the White Sox were definitely still in the race. He also had an option year in his contract. I don't see him as someone who "dialed it in". Frankly I doubt many players deliberately do so. I can see that the intensity level may drop a bit if their team is out of the race and tat's a pretty normal reaction. BTW Dye's 2 HRs last night would suggest he's still working.
Posted by: Robin | September 24, 2009 at 06:49 AM
It is simply INSANE that Jimmy Rollins is neither a plan A or B free agent according to these #'s. Obviously, they put WAAAAAAAY too much emphasis on Batting Average, which is the least important stat for an offensive player. Ridiculous.
Posted by: Chris Fiorentino | September 24, 2009 at 09:08 AM