Almost a year ago, I introduced what I've since taken to calling Equivalent Fantasy Average. It's a sorting tool designed to boil players down to their core fantasy-only abilities.
For example, a player who hits .270, with 20 homers, 60 runs, 70 RBI and 15 steals is good. A player who does all those things with great defense and 45 doubles is better. But for fantasy only, Dude A and Dude B are the same dude.
I've found that in fantasy, we sometimes get bogged down in outside factors when it comes to player evaluation. It can be significant unrelated (Delmon Young is a bad baseball player; his alleged anti-Semitism is why I don't think I like him personally, but should be irrelevant to any fantasy evaluation), but it can also be tangentially related but unhelpful.
For example, coming into last season, Andrelton Simmons was the 13th-ranked shortstop in our consensus rankings. That was in part because he had 17 home runs in 2013 and was only 24, sure. But this was also a dude who had a .248 batting average and only six steals, and who had hit for more power than anyone expected or than he appeared likely to repeat.
No, if you ask me (I was also the lowest on Simmons last year, but that's neither here nor there), a big part of the reason why many of our rankers thought Simmons was some great shakes entering last season was that we kept hearing about him. And the reason we kept hearing about him was because of his glove. Dude is a game-changer on defense, the best fielder in baseball. That's great, and at the very least we know that facet of his game is going to keep him on the field, but beyond that, it is absolutely irrelevant for fantasy. Simmons could have Billy Butler's glove, and if he's playing shortstop with it, he's the same guy.
So Equivalent Fantasy Average was (is) my attempt to excise those unnecessary details from a player's fantasy evaluation. It's gone through some changes as I've refined it, and I've introduced a pitcher version - look for that update sometime (I don't know when; I'm so daggone busy). I'm still open to input as far as refining it, because heaven knows I ain't perfect. But below you'll find the 2014 EFAs for each position, and then an overall-offense breakdown. I've included some thoughts after each position. (As a reminder, players are listed under every position they were eligible for in Yahoo! in 2014, and there's a 300-PA minimum.)
Catchers
Rank |
Player |
Team |
EFA |
1 |
Buster Posey |
SFG |
.290 |
2 |
Jonathan Lucroy |
MIL |
.278 |
|
Carlos Santana |
CLE |
.278 |
4 |
Devin Mesoraco |
CIN |
.277 |
5 |
Yan Gomes |
CLE |
.275 |
6 |
Brian McCann |
NYY |
.266 |
|
Salvador Perez |
KAN |
.266 |
8 |
Russell Martin |
PIT |
.265 |
9 |
Dioner Navarro |
TOR |
.261 |
10 |
Evan Gattis |
ATL |
.260 |
11 |
Joe Mauer |
MIN |
.258 |
12 |
Derek Norris |
OAK |
.256 |
|
Wilin Rosario |
COL |
.256 |
14 |
Miguel Montero |
ARI |
.254 |
15 |
Kurt Suzuki |
MIN |
.252 |
|
Mike Zunino |
SEA |
.252 |
17 |
Tyler Flowers |
CWS |
.250 |
|
Yasmani Grandal |
SDP |
.250 |
19 |
Jason Castro |
HOU |
.248 |
|
Travis d'Arnaud |
NYM |
.248 |
|
John Jaso |
SEA |
.248 |
|
Yadier Molina |
SLC |
.248 |
|
Wilson Ramos |
WAS |
.248 |
24 |
Chris Iannetta |
LAA |
.245 |
25 |
Robinson Chirinos |
TEX |
.243 |
26 |
Alex Avila |
DET |
.242 |
|
Welington Castillo |
CHC |
.242 |
|
Rene Rivera |
SDP |
.242 |
|
Carlos Ruiz |
PHI |
.242 |
30 |
Jarrod Salatlamacchia |
MIA |
.241 |
31 |
A.J. Pierzynski |
BOS/SLC |
.235 |
32 |
Brayan Pena |
CIN |
.233 |
33 |
A.J. Ellis |
;LAD |
.217 |
- We spent all year talking about how Jonathan Lucroy was the new BMOC at the position. And he was great, to be sure, beating Buster Posey 6.3 to 5.7 in fWAR on the season. But that was on the back of a strong defensive performance; on fantasy-related offense, Posey had more homers (22-13), a higher average (.311-.301) and more RBI (89-69) than Lucroy. They were essentially tied in runs scored, meaning Lucroy's only real fantasy advantage over Posey was a 4-0 lead in steals. Posey didn't equal his MVP campaign, but he was still great.
- The Indians had two of the top five catchers in fantasy last year, with Carlos Santana third and Yan Gomes fifth. This is an example, though, of where a player gets dinged for his unconventional offensive contributions - if EFA were calculated by on-base percentage rather than batting average, Santana and his super-walkability would rate even better.
- The Braves are crazy if they think Evan Gattis can be a full-time outfielder, or even close to that. He is a power-only bat who doesn't contribute anything else even in fantasy let alone his real-world inabilities. I have to think there's an American League team who could use an occasional catcher and DH like Gattis, because that dude in the outfield is askin' for it.
- I would give good money to see what Wilson Ramos could do in a full season of playing time, but at this point, he's 27 and it seems like we'll never see it. Shame.
- Basically a month into the season, Jarrod Saltalamacchia was hitting .310/416/.595 with six homers, and I was feeling really good about having ranked him highly in the preseason. And then over the rest of the season, he hit .194/.290/.294 with only five more home runs, and I was feeling less good. He ended the season as one of the worst full-time catchers for fantasy, and I was shame-faced.
First Base
Rank |
Player |
Team |
EFA |
1 |
Victor Martinez |
DET |
.306 |
2 |
Jose Bautista |
TOR |
.305 |
3 |
Jose Abreu |
CWS |
.304 |
4 |
Miguel Cabrera |
DET |
.301 |
5 |
Todd Frazier |
CIN |
.295 |
6 |
Albert Pujols |
LAA |
.293 |
7 |
Adrian Gonzalez |
LAD |
.292 |
8 |
Anthony Rizzo |
CHC |
.291 |
9 |
Edwin Encarnacion |
TOR |
.288 |
10 |
Buster Posey |
SFG |
.283 |
11 |
Lucas Duda |
NYM |
.281 |
|
Freddie Freeman |
ATL |
.281 |
13 |
Chris Carter |
HOU |
.279 |
|
Paul Goldschmidt |
ARI |
.279 |
|
Adam LaRoche |
WAS |
.279 |
16 |
Justin Morneau |
MIN |
.276 |
17 |
Jonathan Lucroy |
MIL |
.271 |
|
Carlos Santana |
CLE |
.271 |
19 |
Daniel Murphy |
NYM |
.270 |
20 |
Brandon Moss |
OAK |
.267 |
21 |
Ryan Howard |
PHI |
.266 |
22 |
Matt Adams |
SLC |
.263 |
23 |
Steve Pearce |
BAL |
.263 |
24 |
James Loney |
TAM |
.262 |
25 |
Lonnie Chisenhall |
CLE |
.260 |
|
Justin Turner |
LAD |
.260 |
27 |
Brian McCann |
NYY |
.259 |
28 |
Casey McGehee |
MIA |
.258 |
29 |
Chris Davis |
BAL |
.257 |
30 |
Michael Morse |
SFG |
.256 |
31 |
Billy Butler |
KAN |
.254 |
32 |
Eric Hosmer |
KAN |
.253 |
33 |
Brock Holt |
BOS |
.252 |
|
Mark Teixeira |
NYY |
.252 |
35 |
Pedro Alvarez |
PIT |
.251 |
|
Adam Dunn |
CWS/OAK |
.251 |
|
Joe Mauer |
MIN |
.251 |
|
Mike Napoli |
BOS |
.251 |
39 |
Conor Gillaspie |
CWS |
.250 |
|
Chase Headley |
SDP/NYY |
.250 |
|
Chris Johnson |
ATL |
.250 |
|
Garrett Jones |
MIA |
.250 |
43 |
Adam Lind |
TOR |
.248 |
44 |
Mark Trumbo |
ARI |
.244 |
45 |
Yasmani Grandal |
SDP |
.243 |
|
Logan Morrison |
SEA |
.243 |
47 |
Mark Reynolds |
MIL |
.242 |
48 |
Ike Davis |
NYM/PIT |
.239 |
|
Daniel Nava |
BOS |
.239 |
50 |
Juan Francisco |
TOR |
.237 |
51 |
Allen Craig |
STL/BOS |
.232 |
52 |
Alberto Callaspo |
OAK |
.226 |
|
Kendrys Morales |
MIN/SEA |
.226 |
|
Brayan Pena |
CIN |
.226 |
|
Jonathan Singleton |
HOU |
.226 |
|
Nick Swisher |
CLE |
.226 |
- With 12 games at first base last year, Jose Bautista wormed his way into the position, and finished No. 2. Yahoo! is particularly generous in positional designations, so Bautista might be eligible there next year as well, but I'd have to imagine anyone who uses him will do so as a first baseman.
- Todd Frazier is even more sure of being 1B-eligible in 2015, as he logged 43 games there this season. Again, I'd have to think you're using him at third, but flexibility is flexibility.
- Lucas Duda had a great season (11th in the bigs in home runs), but still has shown no ability to hit lefties (.273/.372/.543 against righties last year; .180/.264/.252 against lefties). He'll be 29 by the time next season starts, and while he definitely has a role, it's as the dominant side of a platoon, not as a full-timer.
- As much as we all mock Ryan Howard and his contract - and it's justified, as he can't field, run, or hit lefties - he still had a reasonable fantasy year, buoyed by 23 homers and run production in a cushy lineup spot. He'll never again by all-caps RYAN HOWARD, but assuming nothing else major changes, he is, dare I say it, mildly underrated for fantasy.
- This hurts me to say, but I have a feeling that, after his strong postseason, we'll actually come into 2015 overrating Eric Hosmer. He was bad last year for fantasy, not even reaching 10 homers or 60 RBI, and putting up a career-low four steals. His .270 batting average was below his career average as well. I'm sure I'll be on the Hosmer bus again next year, because this is who I am, but don't let October cover over April-September.
- Jonathan Singleton had a decent power season - 13 homers in 362 plate appearances - but didn't do much of anything else. Dude his .168, which just isn't tenable no matter how many home runs you're hitting, and if he were on literally any other team but the Astros, he wouldn't have finished the season.
Second Base
Rank |
Player |
Team |
EFA |
1 |
Jose Altuve |
HOU |
.314 |
2 |
Anthony Rendon |
WAS |
.305 |
3 |
Dee Gordon |
LAD |
.300 |
4 |
Brian Dozier |
MIN |
.297 |
|
Ian Kinsler |
DET |
.297 |
6 |
Robinson Cano |
SEA |
.290 |
7 |
Josh Harrison |
PIT |
.286 |
8 |
Howie Kendrick |
LAA |
.283 |
9 |
Neil Walker |
PIT |
.280 |
10 |
Danny Santana |
MIN |
.277 |
|
Chase Utley |
PHI |
.277 |
12 |
Daniel Murphy |
NYM |
.276 |
13 |
Matt Carpenter |
SLC |
.274 |
14 |
Ben Zobrist |
TAM |
.272 |
15 |
Asdrubal Cabrera |
CLE/WAS |
.268 |
16 |
Dustin Ackley |
SEA |
.266 |
|
Martin Prado |
ARI/NYY |
.266 |
|
Justin Turner |
LAD |
.266 |
19 |
Dustin Pedroia |
BOS |
.265 |
20 |
Scooter Gennett |
MIL |
.264 |
21 |
Kolten Wong |
SLC |
.262 |
22 |
Luis Valbuena |
CHC |
.261 |
23 |
Brock Holt |
BOS |
.259 |
|
Jason Kipnis |
CLE |
.259 |
25 |
Omar Infante |
KAN |
.258 |
|
Jordy Mercer |
PIT |
.258 |
27 |
DJ LeMahieu |
COL |
.256 |
28 |
Aaron Hill |
ARI |
.255 |
29 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
CHC/ATL |
.254 |
|
Yangervis Solarte |
NYY/SDP |
.254 |
31 |
Brandon Phillips |
CIN |
.252 |
32 |
Eduardo Escobar |
MIN |
.250 |
|
Jed Lowrie |
OAK |
.250 |
|
Rougned Odor |
TEX |
.250 |
35 |
Mike Aviles |
CLE |
.247 |
36 |
Gordon Beckham |
CWS/LAA |
.246 |
|
Jonathan Schoop |
BAL |
.246 |
38 |
Alexi Amarista |
SDP |
.245 |
39 |
Josh Rutledge |
COL |
.244 |
40 |
Brad Miller |
SEA |
.242 |
|
Chris Owings |
ARI |
.242 |
42 |
Marwin Gonzalez |
HOU |
.241 |
43 |
Jedd Gyorko |
SDP |
.240 |
44 |
Brian Roberts |
NYY |
.237 |
45 |
Danny Espinosa |
WAS |
.235 |
46 |
Arismendy Alcantara |
CHC |
.234 |
47 |
Alberto Callaspo |
OAK |
.233 |
|
Eric Sogard |
OAK |
.233 |
49 |
Ryan Flaherty |
BAL |
.232 |
|
Donovan Solano |
MIA |
.232 |
51 |
Tommy La Stella |
ATL |
.231 |
52 |
Logan Forsythe |
TAM |
.230 |
53 |
Stephen Drew |
BOS/NYY |
.214 |
- Jose Altuve's .314 at second base was second only to Mike Trout at any position. The little dude had a monster season, with a .341 batting average, 56 steals, even tying his career high with seven homers. And this dude is *gulp* younger than Eric Hosmer. Oh, he could be fun.
- Ian Kinsler at second base: .297 EFA. Prince Fielder at first base: *ERROR 404*. Aw, man.
- It's tough to find any way to argue 2014 wasn't the worst year of Dustin Pedroia's career; in general, the only season with lower counting stats (occasionally, not universally) was 2010, when he was limited to 75 games, and that year was one of Pedroia's best my rate stats. So, if you're a Pedroia backer, you have to take heart in the hopes that his wrist surgery in September will have him back to himself next season, even as he turns 31.
- Dude, Stephen Drew was bad.
Third Base
Rank |
Player |
Team |
EFA |
1 |
Miguel Cabrera |
DET |
.306 |
2 |
Anthony Rendon |
WAS |
.303 |
3 |
Todd Frazier |
CIN |
.300 |
4 |
Josh Donaldson |
OAK |
.296 |
5 |
Edwin Encarnacion |
TOR |
.293 |
6 |
Adrian Beltre |
TEX |
.287 |
|
Kyle Seager |
SEA |
.287 |
8 |
Josh Harrison |
PIT |
.284 |
|
Evan Longoria |
TAM |
.284 |
10 |
Carlos Santana |
CLE |
.276 |
11 |
Daniel Murphy |
NYM |
.274 |
12 |
Matt Carpenter |
SLC |
.272 |
13 |
Pablo Sandoval |
SFG |
.271 |
14 |
Nolan Arenado |
COL |
.269 |
|
Trevor Plouffe |
MIN |
.269 |
16 |
Lonnie Chisenhall |
CLE |
.265 |
17 |
Martin Prado |
ARI/NYY |
.264 |
|
Aramis Ramirez |
MIL |
.264 |
|
Justin Turner |
LAD |
.264 |
20 |
Casey McGehee |
MIA |
.263 |
21 |
Chris Davis |
BAL |
.262 |
22 |
David Wright |
NYM |
.260 |
23 |
Luis Valbuena |
CHC |
.259 |
24 |
Nick Castellanos |
DET |
.257 |
|
Brock Holt |
BOS |
.257 |
26 |
Pedro Alvarez |
PIT |
.256 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
CHC |
.256 |
|
Juan Uribe |
LAD |
.256 |
29 |
Chase Headley |
SDP/NYY |
.255 |
|
Chris Johnson |
ATL |
.255 |
31 |
Conor Gillaspie |
CWS |
.254 |
|
DJ LeMahieu |
COL |
.254 |
33 |
David Freese |
LAA |
.253 |
|
Aaron Hill |
ARI |
.253 |
35 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
CHC/ATL |
.252 |
36 |
Xander Bogaerts |
BOS |
.251 |
|
Yangervis Solarte |
NYY/SDP |
.251 |
38 |
Matt Dominguez |
HOU |
.248 |
|
Eduardo Escobar |
MIN |
.248 |
|
Manny Machado |
BAL |
.248 |
41 |
Mark Reynolds |
MIL |
.247 |
42 |
Cody Asche |
PHI |
.245 |
|
Mike Aviles |
CLE |
.245 |
|
Mike Moustakas |
KAN |
.245 |
45 |
Gordon Beckham |
CWS/LAA |
.244 |
|
Jonathan Schoop |
BAL |
.244 |
47 |
Alexi Amarista |
SDP |
.243 |
48 |
Juan Francisco |
TOR |
.242 |
|
Josh Rutledge |
COL |
.242 |
50 |
Marwin Gonzalez |
HOU |
.239 |
51 |
Jedd Gyorko |
SDP |
.238 |
52 |
Alberto Callaspo |
OAK |
.231 |
53 |
Ryan Flaherty |
BAL |
.230 |
54 |
Logan Forsythe |
TAM |
.228 |
- Miguel Cabrera did log 10 games at third base this year (eight starts), so it's possible Yahoo! will continue to have him eligible at the position next year - their position-determining algorithm is far beyond me. If he is, that'll be nice and helpful, and any time you can get a third baseman out of a first baseman, do that.
- Cabrera is also a nice illustration in expectations. He hit .313/.371/.524 last year with 25 homers, working out to a .306 EFA at third base, and in general we remember that as a disappointing year.
- You can compare how positions set up next to one another by looking at guys who qualify at multiple. For example, Carlos Santana has a .278 catcher EFA, a .271 first base and a .276 third base. That basically jibes with the thinking that catcher is shallow, third base less so, and first base reasonably deep.
- For playing on such a big-market, always-in-the-news team, Justin Turner had a great year that no one is talking about. Sure, it was only 109 games, 322 plate appearances, but dude hit .340/.404/.493. That was a 155 OPS+, and I honestly didn't realize it until I was wondering how his EFA was so high.
- Mike Moustakas is another candidate for overrated-in-the-preseason next year, as his relatively hot bat in the playoffs helped to obscure his abysmal season at the plate.
Shortstop
Rank |
Player |
Team |
EFA |
1 |
Dee Gordon |
LAD |
.301 |
2 |
Ian Desmond |
WAS |
.297 |
3 |
Jose Reyes |
TOR |
.291 |
4 |
Alexei Ramirez |
CWS |
.290 |
5 |
Troy Tulowitzki |
COL |
.286 |
6 |
Jimmy Rollins |
PHI |
.283 |
7 |
Alcides Escobar |
KAN |
.280 |
8 |
Hanley Ramirez |
LAD |
.279 |
|
Danny Santana |
MIN |
.279 |
10 |
Erick Aybar |
LAA |
.278 |
11 |
Jhonny Peralta |
SLC |
.275 |
12 |
Ben Zobrist |
TAM |
.273 |
13 |
Starlin Castro |
CHC |
.272 |
14 |
Asdrubal Cabrera |
CLE/WAS |
.270 |
15 |
Elvis Andrus |
TEX |
.269 |
16 |
Justin Turner |
LAD |
.268 |
17 |
Brandon Crawford |
SFG |
.261 |
18 |
Brock Holt |
BOS |
.260 |
|
Jordy Mercer |
PIT |
.260 |
20 |
J.J. Hardy |
BAL |
.257 |
|
Jean Segura |
MIL |
.257 |
22 |
Yangervis Solarte |
NYY/SDP |
.255 |
23 |
Xander Bogaerts |
BOS |
.254 |
24 |
Derek Jeter |
NYY |
.253 |
25 |
Eduardo Escobar |
MIN |
.251 |
|
Adeiny Hechavarria |
MIA |
.251 |
|
Jed Lowrie |
OAK |
.251 |
28 |
Mike Aviles |
CLE |
.249 |
29 |
Andrelton Simmons |
ATL |
.248 |
30 |
Alexi Amarista |
SDP |
.247 |
31 |
Josh Rutledge |
COL |
.245 |
32 |
Chris Owings |
ARI |
.244 |
33 |
Yunel Escobar |
TAM |
.243 |
|
Brad Miller |
SEA |
.243 |
35 |
Marwin Gonzalez |
HOU |
.242 |
36 |
Everth Cabrera |
SDP |
.241 |
|
Zack Cozart |
CIN |
.241 |
38 |
Danny Espinosa |
WAS |
.236 |
39 |
Ruben Tejada |
NYM |
.235 |
40 |
Ryan Flaherty |
BAL |
.234 |
|
Eric Sogard |
OAK |
.234 |
42 |
Logan Forsythe |
TAM |
.232 |
43 |
Stephen Drew |
BOS/NYY |
.215 |
- Dee Gordon played zero games at shortstop last year, so even figuring in the positional generosity of Yahoo!, he's probably done qualifying there.
- His last game was July 19. He played only 91 games total. And yet Tory Tulowitzki finished fifth among shortstops in EFA, because when he played, dude was incredible. I think the strategy around him for next season has to be to draft him early, but do so knowing you'll have to burn a 12th-, 13th-round pick on another start-worthy shortstop to fill in when he inevitably gets hurt. Because the upside is just so damn up.
- In the 2008-2009-2010 range, I would often stumble into Stephen Drew as my starting shortstop by virtue of waiting forever at the position. He was never a superstar, but he always did enough to make it worth my while by letting me get depth at the other positions. The problem was that I kept doing it for a year or two after Drew's production went in the tank. A .278/.352/.458 out of your 17th-round shortstop is fun; a .223/.309/.348 is untenable. Well now I find myself doing it with Elvis Andrus, who managed only a .263/.314/.333 last year, and his 27 stolen bases marked a dropoff of 15 from 2013. He's only turned 26 in August and he's still an elite defender, but I'll find it hard to invest in him in fantasy next season.
- Remember how excited most people were about Jean Segura, and how I was much, much cooler? He was the No. 21 shortstop in EFA. (And no, I'm not pretending I'm perfect - remember the Saltalamacchia interlude up in catchers. I just can't even pretend to be surprised by Segura's rough year.)
Outfield
Rank |
Player |
Team |
EFA |
1 |
Mike Trout |
LAA
|
.321
|
2 |
Michael Brantley |
CLE
|
.310
|
|
Giancarlo Stanton |
MIA
|
.310
|
4 |
Jose Bautista |
TOR
|
.307
|
5 |
Nelson Cruz |
BAL
|
.304
|
|
Carlos Gomez |
MIL
|
.304
|
7 |
Andrew McCutchen |
PIT
|
.303
|
8 |
Adam Jones |
BAL
|
.296
|
9 |
Charlie Blackmon |
COL
|
.294
|
10 |
Justin Upton |
ATL
|
.293
|
11 |
Jacoby Ellsbury |
NYY
|
.291
|
|
Hunter Pence |
SFG
|
.291
|
13 |
Corey Dickerson |
COL
|
.289
|
|
Matt Kemp |
LAD
|
.289
|
15 |
Yoenis Cespedes
|
OAK/BOS
|
.288
|
16 |
Yasiel Puig
|
LAD
|
.285
|
|
Jayson Werth
|
WAS
|
.285
|
18 |
Starling Marte
|
PIT
|
.284
|
19 |
Lucas Duda
|
NYM
|
.283
|
|
Billy Hamilton
|
CIN
|
.283
|
21 |
Alex Gordon
|
KAN
|
.282
|
|
Matt Holliday
|
SLC
|
.282
|
|
J.D. Martinez
|
DET
|
.282
|
|
Denard Span
|
WAS
|
.282
|
25 |
Melky Cabrera
|
TOR
|
.281
|
|
Chris Carter
|
HOU
|
.281
|
|
Josh Harrison
|
PIT
|
.281
|
|
Ben Revere
|
PHI
|
.281
|
29 |
Christian Yelich
|
MIA
|
.280
|
30 |
Marlon Byrd
|
PHI
|
.279
|
|
Brett Gardner
|
NYY
|
.279
|
32 |
Marcell Ozuna
|
MIA
|
.278
|
33 |
Ryan Braun
|
MIL
|
.277
|
|
Rajai Davis
|
DET
|
.277
|
|
Torii Hunter
|
DET
|
.277
|
36 |
Kole Calhoun
|
LAA
|
.274
|
37 |
Jason Heyward
|
ATL
|
.273
|
|
Danny Santana
|
MIN
|
.273
|
|
Drew Stubbs
|
COL
|
.273
|
40 |
Lorenzo Cain
|
KAN
|
.272
|
41 |
Leonys Martin
|
TEX
|
.270
|
|
Brandon Moss
|
OAK
|
.270
|
43 |
Carl Crawford
|
LAD
|
.269
|
44 |
Khris Davis
|
MIL
|
.268
|
45 |
Ben Zobrist
|
TAM
|
.267
|
46 |
Curtis Granderson
|
NYM
|
.266
|
|
Nick Markakis
|
BAL
|
.266
|
|
Steve Pearce
|
BAL
|
.266
|
49 |
Jay Bruce
|
CIN
|
.264
|
50 |
Dustin Ackley
|
SEA
|
.262
|
|
Adam Eaton
|
CWS
|
.262
|
|
Martin Prado
|
ARI/NYY
|
.262
|
53 |
Coco Crisp
|
OAK
|
.261
|
|
Austin Jackson
|
DET/SEA
|
.261
|
55 |
Alex Rios
|
TEX
|
.260
|
56 |
Norichika Aoki
|
KAN
|
.259
|
|
Michael Morse
|
SFG
|
.259
|
58 |
Dayan Viciedo
|
CWS
|
.257
|
59 |
Angel Pagan
|
SFG
|
.256
|
60 |
Dexter Fowler
|
HOU
|
.255
|
Rank |
Player |
Team |
EFA |
|
Evan Gattis |
ATL |
.255 |
|
Brock Holt |
BOS |
.255 |
63 |
Nick Castellanos |
DET |
.254 |
|
Alejandro De Aza |
CWS/BAL |
.254 |
|
Jon Jay |
SLC |
.254 |
|
Desmond Jennings |
TAM |
.254 |
|
Gerardo Parra |
ARI/MIL |
.254 |
68 |
Chris Coghlan |
CHC |
.253 |
|
Adam Dunn |
CWS/OAK |
.253 |
|
Ender Inciarte |
ARI |
.253 |
|
Garrett Jones |
MIA |
.253 |
|
Juan Lagares |
NYM |
.253 |
|
Josh Reddick |
OAK |
.253 |
74 |
Seth Smith |
SDP |
.252 |
|
B.J. Upton |
ATL |
.252 |
76 |
Oswaldo Arcia |
MIN |
.251 |
|
Gregor Blanco |
SFG |
.251 |
|
George Springer |
HOU |
.251 |
79 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
CHC/ATL |
.250 |
|
Domonic Brown |
PHI |
.250 |
81 |
Shin-Soo Choo |
TEX |
.248 |
|
Matt Joyce |
TAM |
.248 |
|
David Peralta |
ARI |
.248 |
84 |
Carlos Beltran |
NYY |
.247 |
|
David Murphy |
CLE |
.247 |
86 |
Josh Hamilton |
LAA |
.246 |
|
Bryce Harper |
WAS |
.246 |
|
Logan Morrison |
SEA |
.246 |
|
Mark Trumbo |
ARI |
.246 |
90 |
Sam Fuld |
OAK/MIN/OAK |
.245 |
|
Colby Rasmus |
TOR |
.245 |
|
Ichiro Suzuki |
NYY |
.245 |
93 |
Michael Bourn |
CLE |
.244 |
|
Gregory Polanco |
PIT |
.244 |
|
Travis Snider |
PIT |
.244 |
96 |
Mike Aviles |
CLE |
.243 |
|
Kevin Kiermaier |
TAM |
.243 |
|
Eric Young Jr. |
NYM |
.243 |
99 |
James Jones |
CHC |
.242 |
100 |
Alexi Amarista |
SDP |
.241 |
|
Daniel Nava |
BOS |
.241 |
102 |
Will Venable |
SDP |
.240 |
|
Josh Willingham |
MIN/KAN |
.240 |
104 |
Robbie Grossman |
HOU |
.239 |
|
Chris Young |
NYM/NYY |
.239 |
106 |
Brandon Barnes |
COL |
.238 |
107 |
Ryan Ludwick |
CIN |
.236 |
108 |
Allen Craig |
BOS/SLC |
.235 |
109 |
Andre Ethier |
LAD |
.234 |
110 |
Wil Myers |
TAM |
.233 |
111 |
Grady Sizemore |
BOS/PHI |
.231 |
112 |
Arismendy Alcantara |
CHC |
.230 |
113 |
Chris Denorfia |
SDP/SEA |
.229 |
|
Jonny Gomes |
BOS/OAK |
.229 |
115 |
Junior Lake |
CHC |
.228 |
|
Nick Swisher |
CLE |
.228 |
117 |
Jackie Bradley Jr. |
BOS |
.226 |
|
Logan Forsythe |
TAM |
.226 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
CHC/WAS |
.226 |
- Oh, hey, Mike Trout, being obviously best and everything. Good to see you.
- Giancarlo Stanton would have finished second at the position by himself if not for that injury that ended his season. Even then, he finished in a tie with the out-of-nowhere Michael Brantley, who had himself a year, y'all.
- Also done qualifying at the position he had qualified at before is Lucas Duda, who logged exactly one game in the outfield last year.
- Shin-Soo Choo, .248. Man, things did not go well for the Rangers last year.
- On the other hand, Josh Hamilton, .246, so the Rangers have also made some good calls.
- As much as we mock him, B.J. Upton did have a better fantasy season than Choo, than Hamilton, than Carlos Beltran and Bryce Harper and Michael Bourn. Sure, he played 141 games and a lot of those guys didn't, but that's part of it, yeah? I'm not claiming Upton is good, but for fantasy he's actually become a little underrated.
Overall
Rank |
Player |
Team |
EFA |
1 |
Mike Trout |
LAA |
.322 |
2 |
Jose Altuve |
HOU |
.311 |
|
Michael Brantley |
CLE |
.311 |
|
Giancarlo Stanton |
MIA |
.311 |
5 |
Victor Martinez |
DET |
.309 |
6 |
Jose Abreu |
CWS |
.308 |
|
Jose Bautista |
TOR |
.308 |
8 |
Miguel Cabrera |
DET |
.305 |
|
Nelson Cruz |
BAL |
.305 |
|
Carlos Gomez |
MIL |
.305 |
11 |
Andrew McCutchen |
PIT |
.304 |
12 |
Anthony Rendon |
WAS |
.302 |
13 |
Todd Frazier |
CIN |
.299 |
14 |
Adam Jones |
BAL |
.297 |
15 |
Dee Gordon |
LAD |
.296 |
|
Albert Pujols |
LAA |
.296 |
17 |
Charlie Blackmon |
COL |
.295 |
|
Josh Donaldson |
OAK |
.295 |
|
Adrian Gonzalez |
LAD |
.295 |
20 |
Brian Dozier |
MIN |
.294 |
|
Ian Kinsler |
DET |
.294 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
CHC |
.294 |
|
Justin Upton |
ATL |
.294 |
24 |
Ian Desmond |
WAS |
.292 |
|
Jacoby Ellsubry |
NYY |
.292 |
|
Edwin Encarnacion |
TOR |
.292 |
|
Hunter Pence |
SFG |
.292 |
28 |
Corey Dickerson |
COL |
.290 |
|
Matt Kemp |
LAD |
.290 |
30 |
Yoenis Cespedes |
OAK/BOS |
.289 |
31 |
Robinson Cano |
SEA |
.287 |
|
David Ortiz |
BOS |
.287 |
33 |
Adrian Beltre |
TEX |
.286 |
|
Buster Posey |
SFG |
.286 |
|
Yasiel Puig |
LAD |
.286 |
|
Jose Reyes |
TOR |
.286 |
|
Kyle Seager |
SEA |
.286 |
|
Jayson Werth |
WAS |
.286 |
39 |
Starling Marte |
PIT |
.285 |
|
Alexei Ramirez |
CWS |
.285 |
41 |
Lucas Duda |
NYM |
.284 |
|
Freddie Freeman |
ATL |
.284 |
|
Billy Hamilton |
CIN |
.284 |
44 |
Paul Goldschmidt |
ARI |
.283 |
|
Alex Gordon |
KAN |
.283 |
|
Matt Holliday |
SLC |
.283 |
|
J.D. Martinez |
DET |
.283 |
|
Denard Span |
WAS |
.283 |
49 |
Melky Cabrera |
TOR |
.282 |
|
Chris Carter |
HOU |
.282 |
Rank |
Player |
Team |
EFA |
|
Josh Harrison |
PIT |
.282 |
|
Adam LaRoche |
WAS |
.282 |
|
Evan Longoria |
TAM |
.282 |
|
Ben Revere |
PHI |
.282 |
55 |
Troy Tulowitzki |
COL |
.281 |
|
Christian Yelich |
MIA |
.281 |
57 |
Marlon Byrd |
PHI |
.280 |
|
Brett Gardner |
NYY |
.280 |
|
Howie Kendrick |
LAA |
.280 |
60 |
Justin Morneau |
COL |
.279 |
|
Marcell Ozuna |
MIA |
.279 |
62 |
Ryan Braun |
MIL |
.278 |
|
Rajai Davis |
DET |
.278 |
|
Torii Hunter |
DET |
.278 |
|
Jimmy Rollins |
PHI |
.278 |
66 |
Neil Walker |
PIT |
.277 |
67 |
Kole Calhoun |
LAA |
.275 |
|
Alcides Escobar |
KAN |
.275 |
|
Jonathan Lucroy |
MIL |
.275 |
|
Hanley Ramirez |
LAD |
.275 |
|
Carlos Santana |
CLE |
.275 |
72 |
Erick Aybar |
LAA |
.274 |
|
Jason Heyward |
ATL |
.274 |
|
Danny Santana |
MIN |
.274 |
|
Drew Stubbs |
COL |
.274 |
76 |
Lorenzo Cain |
KAN |
.273 |
|
Devin Mesoraco |
CIN |
.273 |
|
Daniel Murphy |
NYM |
.273 |
|
Chase Utley |
PHI |
.273 |
80 |
Matt Carpenter |
SLC |
.271 |
|
Yan Gomes |
CLE |
.271 |
|
Leonys Martin |
TEX |
.271 |
|
Brandon Moss |
OAK |
.271 |
84 |
Carl Crawford |
LAD |
.270 |
|
Jhonny Peralta |
STL |
.270 |
|
Pablo Sandoval |
SFG |
.270 |
87 |
Khris Davis |
MIL |
.269 |
|
Ryan Howard |
PHI |
.269 |
89 |
Starlin Castro |
CHC |
.268 |
|
Ben Zobrist |
TAM |
.268 |
91 |
Matt Adams |
SLC |
,267 |
|
Nolan Arenado |
COL |
.267 |
|
Curtis Granderson |
NYM |
.267 |
|
Nick Markakis |
BAL |
.267 |
|
Steve Pearce |
BAL |
.267 |
|
Trevor Plouffe |
MIN |
.267 |
97 |
Jay Bruce |
CIN |
.265 |
|
Asdrubal Cabrera |
CLE |
.265 |
|
James Loney |
TAM |
.265 |
100 |
Elvis Andrus |
TEX |
.264 |
Rank |
Player |
Team |
EFA |
101 |
Dustin Ackley |
SEA |
.263 |
|
Lonnie Chisenhall |
CLE |
.263 |
|
Adam Eaton |
CWS |
.263 |
|
Brian McCann |
NYY |
.263 |
|
Salvador Perez |
KAN |
.263 |
|
Martin Prado |
ARI/NYY |
.263 |
|
Aramis Ramirez |
MIL |
.263 |
|
Justin Turner |
LAD |
.263 |
109 |
Coco Crisp |
OAK |
.262 |
|
Austin Jackson |
DET/SEA |
.262 |
|
Casey McGehee |
MIA |
.262 |
|
Dustin Pedroia |
BOS |
.262 |
113 |
Russell Martin
|
PIT
|
.261 |
|
Alex Rios
|
TEX
|
.261 |
115 |
Norichika Aoki
|
KAN
|
.260 |
|
Chris Davis
|
BAL
|
.260 |
|
Scooter Gennett
|
MIL
|
.260 |
|
Michael Morse |
SFG |
.260 |
119 |
Kolten Wong |
SLC |
.259
|
|
David Wright |
NYM |
.259
|
121 |
Luis Valbuena |
CHC |
.258
|
|
Dayan Viciedo |
CWS |
.258
|
123 |
Billy Butler |
KAN |
.257
|
|
Dioner Navarro |
TOR |
.257
|
|
Angel Pagan |
SFG |
.257
|
126 |
Brandon Crawford |
SFG |
.256
|
|
Dexter Fowler |
HOU |
.256
|
|
Evan Gattis |
ATL |
.256
|
|
Brock Holt |
BOS |
.256
|
|
Eric Hosmer |
KAN |
.256
|
|
Jason Kipnis |
CLE |
.256
|
132 |
Pedro Alvarez |
PIT |
.255
|
|
Nick Castellanos |
DET |
.255
|
|
Alejandro De Aza |
CWS/BAL |
.255
|
|
Jon Jay |
SLC |
.255
|
|
Desmond Jennings |
TAM |
.255
|
|
Jordy Mercer |
PIT |
.255 |
|
Mike Napoli |
BOS |
.255 |
|
Gerardo Parra |
ARI/MIL |
.255 |
|
Mark Teixeira |
NYY |
.255 |
|
Juan Uribe |
LAD |
.255 |
142 |
Chris Coghlan |
CHC |
.254 |
|
Adam Dunn |
CWS/OAK |
.254 |
|
Ender Inciarte |
ARI |
.254 |
|
Omar Infante |
KAN |
.254 |
|
Garrett Jones |
MIA |
.254 |
|
Juan Lagares |
NYM |
.254
|
|
Joe Mauer |
MIN |
.254
|
|
Josh Reddick |
OAK |
.254
|
150 |
Conor Gillaspie |
CWS |
.253
|
Rank |
Player |
Team |
EFA |
|
Chase Headley |
SDP |
.253 |
|
Chris Johnson |
ATL |
.253 |
|
DJ LeMahieu |
COL |
.253 |
|
Wilin Rosario |
COL |
.253 |
|
Jean Segura |
MIL |
.253 |
|
Seth Smith |
SDP |
.253 |
|
B.J. Upton |
ATL |
.253 |
158 |
Oswaldo Arcia |
MIN |
.252 |
|
Gregor Blanco |
SFG |
.252 |
|
J.J. Hardy |
BAL |
.252 |
|
Aaron Hill |
ARI |
.252 |
|
Derek Norris |
OAK |
.252 |
|
George Springer |
HOU |
.252 |
164 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
CHC/ATL |
.251 |
|
Domonic Brown |
PHI |
.251 |
|
Adam Lind |
TOR |
.251 |
|
Miguel Montero |
ARI |
.251 |
168 |
Xander Bogaerts |
BOS |
.250 |
|
Yangervis Solarte |
NYY/SDP |
.250 |
170 |
Shin-Soo Choo |
TEX |
.249 |
|
Derek Jeter |
NYY |
.249 |
|
Matt Joyce |
TAM |
.249 |
|
David Peralta |
ARI |
.249 |
|
Mike Zunino |
SEA |
.249 |
175
|
Carlos Beltran |
NYY |
.248 |
|
David Murphy |
CLE |
.248 |
|
Brandon Phillips |
CIN |
.248 |
|
Kurt Suzuki |
MIN |
.248 |
179 |
Matt Dominguez |
HOU |
.247 |
|
Josh Hamilton |
LAA |
.247 |
|
Bryce Harper |
WAS |
.247 |
|
Jed Lowrie |
OAK |
.247 |
|
Logan Morrison |
SEA |
.247 |
|
Mark Trumbo |
ARI |
.247 |
185 |
Eduardo Escobar |
MIN |
.246 |
|
Tyler Flowers |
CWS |
.246 |
|
Sam Fuld |
OAK/MIN/OAK |
.246 |
|
Yasmani Grandal |
SDP |
.246 |
|
Adeiny Hechavarria |
MIA |
.246 |
|
Manny Machado |
BAL |
.246 |
|
Rougned Odor |
TEX |
.246 |
|
Colby Rasmus |
TOR |
.246 |
|
Mark Reynolds |
MIL |
.246 |
|
Ichiro Suzuki |
NYY |
.246 |
195 |
Michael Bourn |
CLE |
.245 |
|
Travis d'Arnaud |
NYM |
.245 |
|
John Jaso |
OAK |
.245 |
|
Yadier Molina |
SLC |
.245 |
|
Gregory Polanco |
PIT |
.245 |
|
Wilson Ramos |
WAS |
.245 |
Rank |
Player |
Team |
EFA |
|
Travis Snider |
PIT |
.245 |
202 |
Cody Asche |
PHI |
.244 |
|
Mike Aviles |
CLE |
.244 |
|
Jason Castro |
HOU |
.244 |
|
Kevin Kiermaier |
TAM |
.244 |
|
Eric Young Jr. |
NYM |
.244 |
207 |
James Jones |
SEA |
.243 |
|
Mike Moustakas |
KAN |
.243 |
|
Andrelton Simmons |
ATL |
.243 |
210 |
Alexi Amarista |
SDP |
.242 |
|
Gordon Beckham |
CWS/LAA |
.242 |
|
Ike Davis |
NYM/PIT |
.242 |
|
David Freese |
LAA |
.242 |
|
Chris Iannetta |
LAA |
.242 |
|
Daniel Nava |
BOS |
.242 |
|
Jonathan Schoop |
BAL |
.242 |
217 |
Josh Rutledge |
COL |
.241 |
|
Will Venable |
SDP |
.241 |
|
Josh Willingham |
MIN/KAN |
.241 |
220 |
Robinson Chirinos |
TEX |
.240 |
|
Juan Francisco |
TOR |
.240 |
|
Robbie Grossman |
HOU |
.240 |
|
Chris Young |
NYM/NYY |
.240 |
224 |
Alex Avila |
DET |
.239 |
|
Brandon Barnes |
COL |
.239 |
|
Welington Castillo |
CHC |
.239 |
|
Brad Miller |
SEA |
.239 |
|
Chris Owings |
ARI |
.239 |
|
Rene Rivera |
SDP |
.239 |
|
Carlos Ruiz |
PHI |
.239 |
231 |
Yunel Escobar |
TAM |
.238 |
|
Jarrod Saltalamacchia |
MIA |
.238 |
233 |
Zack Cozart |
CIN |
.237 |
|
Marwin Gonzalez |
HOU |
.237 |
|
Jedd Gyorko |
SDP |
.237 |
|
Ryan Ludwick |
CIN |
.237 |
237 |
Everth Cabrera |
SDP |
.236 |
|
Allen Craig |
SLC/BOS |
.236 |
239 |
Andre Ethier |
LAD |
.235 |
240 |
Wil Myers |
TAM |
.234 |
241 |
Brian Roberts |
NYY |
.233 |
242 |
A.J. Pierzynski |
BOS/SLC |
.232 |
243 |
Grady Sizemore |
BOS/PHI |
.231 |
|
Arismendy Alcantara |
CHC |
.231 |
245 |
Danny Espinosa |
WAS |
.230 |
|
Alberto Callaspo |
OAK |
.230 |
|
Chris Denorfia |
SDP/SEA |
.230 |
|
Jonny Gomes |
BOS/OAK |
.230 |
|
Kendrys Morales |
MIN/SEA |
.230 |
|
Brayan Pena |
CIN |
.230 |
Rank |
Player |
Team |
EFA |
|
Jonathan Singleton |
HOU |
.230 |
|
Eric Sogard |
OAK |
.230 |
|
Ruben Tejada |
NYM |
.230 |
254 |
Ryan Flaherty |
BAL |
.229 |
|
Junior Lake |
CHC |
.229 |
|
Donovan Solano |
MIA |
.229 |
|
Nick Swisher |
CLE |
.229 |
258 |
Jackie Bradley Jr. |
BOS |
.227 |
|
Logan Forsythe |
TAM |
.227 |
|
Tommy La Stella |
ATL |
.227 |
261 |
Nate Schierholtz |
CHC/WAS |
.226 |
262 |
A.J. Ellis |
LAD |
.214 |
263 |
Stephen Drew |
BOS/NYY |
.211 |