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Elias Ranking Projections Update

By Tim Dierkes [October 11, 2009 at 11:52am CST]

Eddie Bajek of Detroit Tigers Thoughts has reverse-engineered the Elias Rankings, and he's providing his projections exclusively here at MLB Trade Rumors. We've cleaned up a few errors since last time; the following players changed types: Yorvit Torrealba from no type to B, Brian Schneider from B to no type, Brian Giles from A to B, Reed Johnson from B to no type, Gary Sheffield from B to no type, Fernando Tatis from no type to B, Mark DeRosa from A to B, and Pedro Feliz from B to no type. There is still a chance we dig up an... Continue Reading

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Elias Rankings Update

By Tim Dierkes [October 7, 2009 at 11:42am CST]

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... Continue Reading

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