Top 50 keepers unveiled

By Jim Higgins

I apologize that things have been so quiet around here but I promise I have been hard at work. In fact, I am in the midst of creating a Top 150 keeper list and I think it does a good job of valuing both future potential and current value for more than just 2011.

The full 150 will be unveiled later this offseason – I want to see how the free agent market plays out before finalizing my list – but as a teaser, here’s my current Top 50 keepers. Obviously, this list is subject to change and is open for debate but hopefully the comments I have provided with the list give an idea of what I am thinking.

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Early 2011 Rankings: Catchers

By Jim Higgins

I’ve been playing around some more with the formula I have created to rank players on a keeper league basis and have decided that while a formula can give me a good structure to my list, it has to have some human adjustment. In spite of the fact that he has shown some skills at some point in the minors, there is no way you can convince me Tyler Greene will be a Top 10 shortstop in the next three years and even if Derek Jeter will be pushing 40 soon, he will still be good enough to be in the top half of the shortstop lists.

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Early 2011 Rankings: Shortstops

By Jim Higgins

I realize it has been a while since I last posted here but I promise I haven’t been neglecting the blog. In all honestly, I have been trying to create a formula that takes a players skills and projects where they will rank over the next three years.  [Read more...]