Yahoo rankings thread

[horrorfan]

Yahoo Fantasy Baseball is open so I thought I'd create this thread as a discussion on their rankings, mainly for identifying under or overvalued players, strategy or anything else relevant. I haven't had a proper look yet, so feel free to add your thoughts once you do and hopefully this thread will be full of helpful information and advice.

I know their rankings aren't always important depending on your league but it can be helpful for gauging where some value may be hidden, others' potential perceived values (some do look at them as a guide) and auto drafting if you can't make the draft or it's set up that way.

[spitball]

some interesting multi-position players;

catcher +
wil myers 263
pacheco 311

3B +

reynolds 273

ss +

prado 108

2b +

m young 226
bonifacio 269

low catcher rankings;
ruiz 289 ( it is only 25 games )
w castillo 333
w ramos 917
r brantly 959

1B
hart 314 ( already making noise about being ready to go...)
moreland 531
parmelee 935 ( starting RF, check his AAA, 2012 )
Gamel 1001

SS
Zobrist 71
ENunez 354 ( bench option/ good SB potential )

OF
Dirks 546
Blanco 718
Gentry 805
Ruf 993
A Garcia 1020

pitchers
k jansen 230 ( too low if you think he will win the closer job )
fujikawa 330 ibid
cashner 332 (popular break-out candidate, recovery reports are very positive )
parnell 341 ( another possible closer )
k kendrick 410
e ramirez 467
albuquerque 473
smyly 498
rosenthal 511
corbin 580
teheran 659
norris 662
skaggs 736
guthrie 847

hafner 830

these rookies arent listed; o taveras, m zunino, r erlin, j fernandez

[dmvincent]

Batters

Too High: Granderson (31), Harper (36), Ellsbury (37), B.J. Upton (52), Teixeira (55), Zobrist (71), Jennings (75).

Too Low: Bourn (83), A. Jackson (91), Freese (113), Willingham (127), Trumbo (135), Jeter (142), Swisher (150), Ethier (153), Middlebrooks (155), N. Walker (169), Lucroy (170), Seager (182), Reddick (187), Kubel (205), Arencibia (267), Hart (314),

Intriguing Players: Prado (108), Melky Cabrera (112), Moustakas (137), LaRoche (141), Frazier (203), Avila (231), Simmons (240), Drew (278), G. Jones (288), Profar (326), Sierra (960), A. Garcia (1020),


I'll have some more analysis on Yahoo's rankings for pitchers tomorrow.

[dmvincent]

Pitchers

Too High: Weaver (39), Sabathia (49), Halladay (58), Latos (62), Chapman (80), Moore (81), Scherzer (85), Papelbon (94), Morrow (102), Kennedy (103), Peavy (109), Haren (110), Samardzija (111), Lincecum (115), Garza (122), Wilson (134), Putz (138), Minor (164), Estrada (167), D. Holland (190), Beckett (202), Madson (208), Hughes (218), Cishek (221), Pettitte (238), Marmol (248).

Too Low: Kuroda (123), Rodney (128), Jim Johnson (147), Harvey (149), Niese (168), H. Bailey (193), Vogelsong (194), Janssen (210), Hellickson (214), Miley (216), Broxton (224), McCarthy (225), Harrison (229), Frieri (258), Milone (265), Rondon (266), Capuano (359).

Intriguing Players: Medlen (84), Josh Johnson (117), Soriano (132), Miller (297), Bundy (377), Beachy (381), Villanueva (465), E. Ramirez (467), Smyly (498), W. Peralta (505), Rosenthal (511), Quintana (554), Hultzen (632), Webster (634), Skaggs (736), Danks (796).

[horrorfan]

Thanks guys. Refreshed to keep it current as many are likely deep in draft prep now.