Elias Rankings

by ZBW on Jul 30, 2009 11:57 PM EDT

From MLBTradeRumors.com:

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 July 29th, 2009. The rankings will obviously change over the next few months.

Keep in mind that if players change leagues, they are ranked in their new league. A few quick hits: Jack Wilson falls short of Type B status in the AL, and Cliff Lee remains a Type A in the NL (though his 2010 option is a lock).

Full rankings:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/17870577/Rankings-073009

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When I saw Navarro ahead of Barajas I immediately clicked on the x

I can't help that I make some things look easier than they really are.

by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 31, 2009 4:58 PM EDT reply actions

UGH

If Carl Crawford and Carlos Pena only end up being Type Bs….

Iwamura might barely end up being a type B, despite the injury, but I’m not sure the Rays would offer him arbitration because he’d be due more in arbitration than he’d likely get on the free agent market.

The fact that Howell is WAY in the A class may help us later on in resigning him if he hits free agency. He appears to be our highest rated player by a long shot.

Of the guys with a chance of becoming free agents this offseason, only Shouse might be a Type B. Everyone else (Percy, Bradford, Izzy, etc.) is off the board.

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by Brickhaus on Jul 31, 2009 5:31 PM EDT reply actions