he promise to stay Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Updated rest-of-season corner infield values broken down by tiers
The corner infielders continue in the Shuffle Up series. If it were my first time participating in a fantasy baseball draft, I would rank the player pool as follows. Up until now, this has only been an audition. As usual, use a 5×5 scoring system.
Although they are not scientific in nature, the wages are based on evidence and observation. This is not a worksheet with a formula. The intention is to illustrate the locations of the value pockets. Players with identical salaries are regarded as even.
With a minor modification made today, we have ranked every player with corner infield eligibility in Yahoo after looking at rest-of-season outfield rankings last week. The catchers who also receive the corner tag are not included in this list. Later on, catchers will get their own day.
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And we’re off.
The Principal Tickets
$42 José Ramírez Forty dollars Gunnar Henderson $38 Elly De La Cruz
$38 Bryce Harper ($36) Freddie Freeman $35, Rafael Devers
$31 Austin Riley ($29) Matt Olson
The sheer number of underwhelming elite players in this player pool is astounding. Thirteen of the Top 30 corners drafted in the spring, based on my informal poll, are still a big letdown. It’s possible that this represents all of baseball’s offensive output at the moment (check out your league’s median average; it’s definitely a sobering figure), but it still seems like the corner position is taking a beating more often than not. Maybe it’s the average age of the group, even though there are undoubtedly many more complex issues at hand.
To date, Ramírez has the highest banked value, which highlights two points. First off, in today’s game, a.266 average is actually a plus, and we always look for players who fit every position (he has those eight steals, for example). Though the Guardians are third in runs per game, I wasn’t sure if Ramírez would be able to handle the lineup in Cleveland.
It’s worrying news for MLB as De La Cruz has a lot more potential. His slash line versus lefties is.225/.345/.310, and he’s still swinging and missing a lot. But he can hit 25–30 home runs, steal 90 bases or more, and despite beginning the season in the bottom half of the order, he has been stuck in the No. 2 spot.
