2013 Fantasy Baseball Position Rankings

LABR Draft Results: Position Rankings by Auction Prices

Here is a quick take on position rankings based on the LABR auction prices this weekend.

By Ray Guilfoyle@faketeams Mar 5, 2013, 7:00am EST

Every year, fantasy baseball sites across the net publish their own position rankings, but I thought it would be a fun exercise to see how the LABR fantasy baseball experts ranked players by position using their auction bids. I know this isn't what would truly happen in a mixed league draft, but here is how the LABR experts ranked players this weekend in Arizona using their wallets, so to speak:

Catcher

I think the LABR experts did a great job using their auction dollars based on these catcher rankings. I was a bit down on the Wilin Rosario bid, as I would drop him a few spots behind Sal Perez, but otherwise, solid catcher rankings here.

Pos	Name	$
C	B. Posey	27
C	Y. Molina	21
C	C.Santana	21
C	M.Wieters	19
C	J.Mauer	19
C	V.Martinez	19
C	W. Rosario	18
C	M. Montero	18
C	M.Napoli	18
C	S.Perez	16
C	J.Montero	16
C	R.Doumit	16
C	J. Lucroy	15
C	B. McCann	14
C	C. Ruiz	14
C	A.J.Pierzynski	14
C	A.Avila	13
C	J.Saltalamacchia	12
C	J.P.Arencibia	12
C	J.Jaso	11
C	J. Castro	10
C	W. Castillo	9
C	R. Martin	9
C	T. d'Arnaud	8
C	W. Ramos	8
C	AJ Ellis	8
C	T.Flowers	8
C	Y. Grandal	7
C	C. Iannetta	7
C	R. Brantly	6
C	K. Suzuki	5
C	H. Sanchez	3
C	R. Hernandez	3
C	D. Mesoraco	2
C	N. Hundley	2
C	E. Kratz	2
C	M. Zunino	2
C	D.Norris	2
C	H. Jimenez	2
C	G. Soto	2
C	M. Olivo	1
C	M. McKenry	1
C	J. Buck	1
C	R. Hanigan	1
C	A. Romine	1
C	R. Lavarnway	1
C	F. Cervelli	1
C	J. Molina	1

First Base

I wouldn't have spent $38 on Votto, as I think Prince Fielder will be the #1 fantasy first baseman in 2013. I ranked them Fielder > AGonz > Votto > Pujols in our consensus first base rankings earlier this offseason.

I like Cardinals first baseman Allen Craig more than the LABR experts, but he does have some injury risk attached to him. I ranked Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt a few spots lower than the experts did this weekend, but he has received plenty of love this offseason.

Finally, I am much lower on Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman than the experts. I would gladly settle for Mark Teixeira, Eric Hosmer or Ike Davis over Freeman.

Pos	Name	$
1B	J. Votto	38
1B	A.Pujols	34
1B	P.Fielder	34
1B	E.Encarnacion	29
1B	A. Gonzalez	28
1B	P. Goldschmidt	27
1B	B.Butler	27
1B	A. Craig	26
1B	F. Freeman	25
1B	I. Davis	25
1B	A. Rizzo	23
1B	M.Teixeira	23
1B	E.Hosmer	22
1B	C. Pena	22
1B	C.Davis	20
1B	P.Konerko	19
1B	Ad. Laroche	18
1B	J.Morneau	18
1B	R. Howard	17
1B	K.Morales	17
1B	B. Belt	16
1B	D.Ortiz	16
1B	A.Dunn	15
1B	Y. Alonzo	15
1B	L.Berkman	13
1B	C. Hart	13
1B	G. Jones	13
1B	M.Reynolds	13
1B	M. Adams	13
1B	A. Lind	11
1B	C.Carter	10
1B	C. Parmelee	10
1B	M. Moreland	10
1B	B. Wallace	6
1B	T. Moore	4
1B	T. Helton	3
1B	J. Loney	2
1B	K. Blanks	1
1B	J. Thome	1

Second Base

I am higher on Chase Utley and Dan Uggla in the second base rankings here. I think the two old men can help fantasy owners this season, as Utley was very productive in his injury shortened season in 2012. I think Uggla's 2012 season has lowered his ADP, which mean that you should pounce on him if you need some pop in your infield.

Pos	Name	$
2B	R.Cano	35
2B	D.Pedroia	29
2B	I.Kinsler	28
2B	J.Kipnis	26
2B	B. Phillips	23
2B	A. Hill	21
2B	K.Seager	20
2B	J.Altuve	19
2B	H.Kendrick	18
2B	N. Walker	17
2B	C. Utley	17
2B	R. Weeks	16
2B	D.Ackley	16
2B	D. Espinosa	15
2B	D. Uggla	14
2B	M. Scutaro	12
2B	O. Infante	12
2B	M. Izturis	12
2B	D. Murphy	12
2B	J.Lowrie	11
2B	J. Gyorko	10
2B	G.Beckham	9
2B	B.Roberts	9
2B	J.Profar	9
2B	D. Barney	7
2B	C. Getz	6
2B	M. Ellis	5
2B	L. Forsythe	4
2B	C. Barmes	3
2B	A. Casilla	3
2B	D. Solano	3
2B	J.Weeks	2
2B	K. Wong	2
2B	S. Schumaker	1
2B	J. Giavotella	1
2B	R. Roberts	1
2B	S. Rodriguez	1

Shortstop

I think Ian Desmond and Everth Cabrera are too high in the LABR "rankings" here, but there is plenty of speed to be had at the shortsop position this season.

Pos	Name	$
SS	T. Tulowitzki	31
SS	H. Ramirez	29
SS	J.Reyes	29
SS	S. Castro	27
SS	I. Desmond	23
SS	J. Rollins	22
SS	A.Cabrera	22
SS	E.Andrus	21
SS	E. Aybar	20
SS	J. Segura	20
SS	A.Escobar	19
SS	D.Jeter	17
SS	J. Rutledge	16
SS	E. Cabrera	15
SS	J.Hardy	15
SS	Z. Cozart	14
SS	A. Ramirez	13
SS	C. Pennington	13
SS	A. Simmons	12
SS	J.Peralta	10
SS	S. Drew	10
SS	K. Johnson	10
SS	R. Tejada	9
SS	D. Gordon	9
SS	Y.Escobar	9
SS	T.Greene	9
SS	A. Callaspo	8
SS	R. Furcal	6
SS	B. Hamilton	6
SS	H. Nakajima	5
SS	W. Bloomquist	5
SS	A. Hechavarria	3
SS	P. Kozma	2
SS	B. Crawford	2
SS	T. Greene	2
SS	M.Aviles	2
SS	D. Descalso	2
SS	B. Ryan	2
SS	J.Carroll	1

Third Base

Miguel Cabrera as the #1 fantasy third baseman? Are you serious? Haha....just joshing. I do question the ranking of David Wright and Evan Longoria here, as I prefer Adrian Beltre and Ryan Zimmerman ahead of those two in 2013.

Pos	Name	$
3B	Mi.Cabrera	40
3B	D. Wright	32
3B	E.Longoria	31
3B	A.Beltre	30
3B	R. Zimmerman	29
3B	C. Headley	25
3B	B.Lawrie	25
3B	P. Sandoval	23
3B	M. Prado	22
3B	A. Ramirez	21
3B	T. Frazier	17
3B	D. Freese	17
3B	M.Machado	17
3B	M.Moustakas	17
3B	W.Middlebrooks	16
3B	P. Alvarez	15
3B	M. Young	14
3B	T.Plouffe	13
3B	I. Stewart	11
3B	J.Keppinger	11
3B	K. Youkilis	11
3B	J. Francisco	10
3B	C. Nelson	10
3B	N. Arenado	8
3B	J. Pacheco	7
3B	L. Chisenhall	7
3B	J. Donaldson	6
3B	C. Johnson	6
3B	L. Cruz	4
3B	A.Rodriguez	3
3B	M.Olt	3
3B	S. Sizemore	3
3B	W. Betemit	2
3B	P. Ciriaco	2
3B	M. Dominguez	2
3B	E. Nunez	2
3B	A. Rendon	2
3B	B. Lillibridge	1
3B	C. Figgins	1

Outfield

I would switch Ryan Braun and Mike Trout at the top of the outfield rankings, while Bryce Harper and Jose Bautista area bit too high for my liking. I could have sworn Stanton went for $35 or $36. Maybe my eyes are getting worse? I think he should be higher here, and the same goes for Jay Bruce, Adam Jones and Matt Holliday.

Pos	Name	$
OF	M.Trout	42
OF	R. Braun	40
OF	M. Kemp	36
OF	B. Harper	35
OF	C. Gonzalez	35
OF	J. Upton	35
OF	A. McCutchen	34
OF	J.Bautista	33
OF	J. Heyward	31
OF	G. Stanton	30
OF	J. Bruce	30
OF	J.Hamilton	29
OF	Y.Cespedes	29
OF	BJ Upton	28
OF	A.Jackson	27
OF	M. Holliday	26
OF	D.Jennings	26
OF	M.Bourn	25
OF	B.Zobrist	25
OF	A.Jones	25
OF	S. Choo	24
OF	J.Ellsbury	24
OF	A.Rios	24
OF	N.Markakis	23
OF	A. Gordon	22
OF	B.Gardner	22
OF	S.Victorino	21
OF	M.Trumbo	21
OF	A. Pagan	20
OF	H. Pence	20
OF	C.Granderson	20
OF	I.Suzuki	20
OF	J.Willingham	20
OF	Me.Cabrera	20
OF	M. Cuddyer	19
OF	N. Aoki	19
OF	N.Cruz	19
OF	J. Ruggiano	19
OF	N. Swisher	18
OF	D. Fowler	18
OF	S. Marte	18
OF	A. Eaton	18
OF	J. Werth	18
OF	C. Beltran	17
OF	B. Revere	17
OF	C. Gomez	17
OF	A. Ethier	17
OF	A.De Aza	17
OF	J.Reddick	17
OF	T. Colvin	16
OF	J. Kubel	16
OF	M.Morse	16
OF	C. Maybin	15
OF	C. Quentin	15
OF	T.Hunter	15
OF	E.Bonifacio	15
OF	M.Saunders	15
OF	L.Cain	15
OF	J. Pierre	14
OF	A. Soriano	14
OF	C.Crisp	14
OF	D.Murphy	14
OF	D. Viciedo	14
OF	C. Crawford	13
OF	D. Stubbs	13
OF	R. Ludwick	12
OF	C. Heisey	12
OF	D. Span	12
OF	J. Jay	12
OF	N. Schierholtz	12
OF	C. Ross	11
OF	W. Venable	11
OF	B. Moss	11
OF	C. Young	11
OF	C.Rasmus	11
OF	L. Martin	11
OF	J. Maxwell	10
OF	L. Morrison	9
OF	E. Young	9
OF	P.Bourjos	9
OF	M. Brantley	9
OF	D. Mastroianni	9
OF	G. Blanco	8
OF	D. DeJesus	8
OF	G. Parra	8
OF	D. Brown	8
OF	M. Joyce	8
OF	W.Myers	8
OF	L. Duda	7
OF	J. Francoeur	7
OF	J. Smoak	7
OF	A. Dirks	7
OF	J. Dyson	7
OF	J. Mayberry	6
OF	M. Carpenter	6
OF	A. Torres	6
OF	R.Davis	6
OF	J. Gomes	6
OF	S. Smith	5
OF	J. Hairston	5
OF	O. Tavares	5
OF	T. Snider	5
OF	D. Young	5
OF	N. Reimold	5
OF	JD Martinez	5
OF	J. Valdespin	5
OF	A. Hicks	4
OF	N. McLouth	4
OF	F. Gutierrez	4
OF	S. Hairston	4
OF	C. Denorfia	3
OF	J.Rivera	3
OF	R. Ibanez	2
OF	T.Hafner	2
OF	J. Guzman	2
OF	G. Brown	2
OF	C. Cowgill	2
OF	J. Tabata	2
OF	D. Ruf	2
OF	B. Jackson	2
OF	K. Neiwenhuis	2
OF	V. Wells	2
OF	B. Boesch	2
OF	J. Bay	2
OF	C.Wells	2
OF	L. Scott	1
OF	A. Presley	1
OF	M. Baxter	1
OF	R. Bernadina	1
OF	C. Yelich	1
OF	J. Bradley Jr.	1
OF	F. Martinez	1
OF	E. Chavez	1
OF	T. Campana	1

Pitchers

I didn't differentiate between starters and closers, but the top three starters are in the right order. I would rank Price, Hamels and Felix ahead of Lee, but that is no slight to Lee. Roy Halladay is too high for me, and I think Zack Greinke deserves a ranking a few spots higher.

Pos	Name	$
P	C. Kershaw	32
P	S. Strasburg	31
p	J.Verlander	31
P	C. Lee	27
p	D.Price	27
P	C. Hamels	26
p	F.Hernandez	25
p	M.Scherzer	25
p	Y.Darvish	25
p	J.Weaver	24
P	C. Kimbrel	23
P	M. Cain	23
p	CC Sabathia	22
P	A. Wainwright	21
p	M.Moore	21
P	R. Halladay	20
P	Z. Greinke	20
P	J. Motte	20
P	J. Papelbon	20
P	M. Bumgarner	20
p	J.Shields	20
P	C.Sale	20
P	A. Chapman	19
P	K. Medlen	19
P	J. Zimmermann	19
P	G. Gonzalez	19
p	B. Morrow	19
P	R. Soriano	18
P	J. Cueto	18
p	R.Dickey	18
p	M.Rivera	18
P	J.Nathan	18
P	JJ Putz	17
P	S. Romo	17
p	J.Lester	17
p	A.Reed	17
p	B.Anderson	17
p	T.Wilhelmsen	17
P	J. Broxton	16
P	T. Lincecum	16
p	F.Rodney	16
p	G.Holland	16
P	J. Axford	15
P	M. Latos	15
P	Ji.Johnson	15
P	B. League	14
P	J. Samardzija	14
P	Y. Gallardo	14
P	H. Street	14
P	R. Betancourt	14
P	I. Kennedy	14
P	M. Harvey	14
p	G. Perkins	14
P	D. Fister	14
P	J. Grilli	13
P	S. Cishek	13
p	Jo.Johnson	13
p	J.Hanrahan	13
p	J.Parker	13
P	A. Sanchez	13
p	J.Peavy	13
P	M. Minor	12
p	G.Balfour	12
P	C. Marmol	11
P	M. Estrada	11
P	T. Hudson	11
p	J. Hellickson	11
P	H. Kuroda	11
P	J. Veras	11
P	D.Holland	11
P	D. Haren	10
P	K. Jansen	10
P	L. Lynn	10
P	J. Beckett	10
P	R. Vogelsong	10
p	C.Perez	10
p	CJ Wilson	10
P	T.Milone	10
P	J. Niese	9
P	S. Marcum	9
P	P. Maholm	9
P	B. Parnell	9
P	T. Cahill	9
P	H. Bailey	9
P	E. Frieri	9
P	C. Janssen	9
p	A. Cobb	9
P	AJ Burnett	8
P	M. Harrison	8
p	S.Santos	8
p	R.Dempster	8
P	A. Ogando	8
P	S. Miller	7
p	T.Bauer	7
P	T. Hanson	7
p	V.Pestano	7
p	W.Davis	7
P	R.Madsen	7
P	E. Ramirez	7
P	J. Hammel	7
P	W. Rodriguez	6
P	B. McCarthy	6
P	M. Garza	6
P	A. Cashner	6
P	W. Miley	6
P	J. Garcia	6
P	T. Rosenthal	6
p	J. Vargas	6
p	B.Rondon	6
p	B.Myers	6
P	W. Chen	6
P	C. Buchholz	6
P	HJ Ryu	5
P	E. Jackson	5
P	M. Fiers	5
P	B. Beachy	5
P	S. Marshall	5
P	F. Francisco	5
P	J. Santana	5
P	K. Fujikawa	5
P	B. Lyon	5
P	L.Gregerson	5
P	A.Pettitte	5
P	J. Benoit	5
P	A. Bailey	5
P	G. Floyd	5
P	R.Romero	5
p	D.Bundy	5
p	D. Robertson	5
P	H. Iwakuma	5
P	D. Gee	4
P	J. McDonald	4
P	C.Luebke	4
P	D. Storen	4
P	E.Volquez	4
P	A. Albuquerque	4
P	C.Tillman	4
P	D. Straily	4
P	R. Porcello	4
p	C. Archer	4
P	J. Niemann	4
p	B. Norris	4
P	F. Dubront	4
P	AJ Griffin	4
p	R. Cook	4
P	J. McGee	4
P	J. Guthrie	4
P	J. Arrieta	4
P	I. Nova	4
p	P. Hughes	4
P	M. Buehrle	4
P	D. Smyly	4
P	T. Clippard	3
P	D. Hudson	3
P	R. Detwiler	3
P	V. Worley	3
P	K. Gibson	3
P	J. Blanton	3
P	J. Peralta	3
p	E.Santana	3
P	B.Matusz	3
P	S. Doolittle	3
P	J. Quintana	3
P	C. Billingsley	2
P	W. Peralta	2
P	C. Capuano	2
P	J. Venters	2
P	D. Hernandez	2
P	T. Skaggs	2
P	J. Teheran	2
P	S. Baker	2
P	P. Corbin	2
P	Z. Wheeler	2
P	B. Arroyo	2
P	C. Richard	2
P	T. Lilly	2
P	K. Kendrick	2
P	D. Hultzen	2
P	K. Lohse	2
P	D. Phelps	2
P	C. Lewis	2
P	J. Masterson	2
P	J.Danks	2
p	J. Burton	2
P	J. Tazawa	2
P	Z. Britton	2
P	M. Gonzalez	2
P	P. Coke	2
P	S. Feldman	1
P	R. Erlin	1
P	M. Rogers	1
P	J. Kelly	1
P	R. Brothers	1
P	J. Nicaisio	1
P	J. Turner	1
P	C. Villanueva	1
P	M. Wacha	1
P	J. Westbrook	1
P	S. Casilla	1
P	A. Bastardo	1
P	JJ Hoover	1
P	R, Nolasco	1
P	W. Lopez	1
P	M. Melancon	1
P	K. Lohse	1
P	G. Cole	1
P	N. Eovaldi	1
P	C. Capps	1
P	J. Lackey	1
P	A. Crow	1
P	K. Herrera	1
P	L. Harrell	1
P	B. Colon	1
P	U. Jimenez	1
P	J. Crain	1
P	T. Collins	1