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I am back again taking a look at the NFBC average draft position (ADP) rankings that are published over at NESN.com. Below you will find the updated Top 50 NFBC rankings with their average pick (Avg Pick), minimum pick (Min Pick) or earliest the player was drafted, and maximum pick (Max Pick) or the latest said player was drafted.
You can find the rest of the NFBC ADP rankings in the link below:
Today, I will offer some thoughts on some of the individual position ADP rankings:
Catcher
- For some reason, NFBC doesn't rank Cubs catcher/outfielder Kyle Schwarber as a catcher, so he is missing from their catcher rankings.
- The second ranked catcher behind Giants catcher Buster Posey is Brewers backstop Jonathan Lucroy, followed by Royals Salvador Perez and Yankees Brian McCann. Lucroy is coming off an injury-filled 2015 and will have to show that he is over the concussion or he will drop in these rankings.
- One guy who I thought would be ranked higher is Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco, although he is coming off hip surgery, and catchers do use their hips. Maybe I am too high on him coming off that injury.
- The surprise ranking for me is Marlins catcher Jacob (J.T.) Realmuto. He comes in ranked as the 10th catcher off draft board, which seems high. Then again, he has double digit power and will probably steal double digit bags in 2016. Sleeper!!!!
First Base
- No real surprises in the first base rankings really. Paul Goldschmidt is at one, Anthony Rizzo is 2, Miguel Cabrera is 3 and so on.
- I take that back. Reds first baseman Joey Votto comes in as the sixth first baseman off draft boards, which seems a little low to me. he is being drafted after Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Abreu and Chris Davis, along with the three mentioned above.
- Should Votto be drafted ahead of Abreu? I think so. Maybe even ahead of Miggy if you think the decline is real.
- Twins first baseman Byung-ho Park is the 17th first baseman drafted in the 15 team NFBC leagues. ZiPS projects him to hit around .260 with 27 home runs and 84 RBI this season, which is right around what I projected for him if I remember correctly.
Second Base
- My top ranked second baseman, Brian Dozier, is the fourth second baseman off draft boards in the fifth round of the NFBC drafts, and I think he represents great value there. ZiPS projects him to go 90-24-70-14 this season. Not many second baseman will put up those counting stats in 2016.
- Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano is the third second baseman off draft boards, and I think he is being drafted based on his name value right now. Yes, I am down on him.
- Second base appears to be a pretty deep position this season, and I like a lot of guys in the 10-25 range, including Starlin Castro, Neil Walker, Chris Owings among others.
Here is the latest Top 50 NFBC ADP rankings (15 team leagues):
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Pos |
Avg Pick |
Min Pick |
Max Pick |
1 |
Mike Trout |
LAA |
CF |
1.62 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
Paul Goldschmidt |
Ari |
1B |
2.54 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
Bryce Harper |
Was |
RF |
2.69 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
Clayton Kershaw |
LAD |
SP |
4.08 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
Josh Donaldson |
Tor |
3B |
5 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
Carlos Correa |
Hou |
SS |
7.23 |
4 |
11 |
7 |
Nolan Arenado |
Col |
3B |
8.08 |
5 |
13 |
8 |
Manny Machado |
Bal |
3B |
9 |
6 |
17 |
9 |
Kris Bryant |
ChC |
3B |
9.77 |
4 |
14 |
10 |
Giancarlo Stanton |
Mia |
RF |
11.23 |
7 |
16 |
11 |
Anthony Rizzo |
ChC |
1B |
11.77 |
8 |
18 |
12 |
Jose Altuve |
Hou |
2B |
12.54 |
8 |
18 |
13 |
Max Scherzer |
Was |
SP |
12.92 |
6 |
28 |
14 |
Miguel Cabrera |
Det |
1B |
14 |
6 |
20 |
15 |
Andrew McCutchen |
Pit |
CF |
14.23 |
5 |
19 |
16 |
A.J. Pollock |
Ari |
CF |
15.69 |
11 |
20 |
17 |
Mookie Betts |
Bos |
CF |
17.77 |
16 |
21 |
18 |
Jake Arrieta |
ChC |
SP |
19.54 |
15 |
26 |
19 |
Dee Gordon |
Mia |
2B |
19.92 |
14 |
29 |
20 |
Buster Posey |
SF |
C |
20.77 |
14 |
27 |
21 |
Edwin Encarnacion |
Tor |
1B |
21.15 |
11 |
30 |
22 |
George Springer |
Hou |
RF |
23.08 |
19 |
27 |
23 |
Jose Abreu |
1B |
23.23 |
18 |
30 |
|
24 |
Starling Marte |
Pit |
LF |
23.31 |
19 |
30 |
25 |
Chris Sale |
CWS |
SP |
25.38 |
16 |
31 |
6 |
Jose Bautista |
Tor |
RF |
27.69 |
17 |
34 |
27 |
Chris Davis |
Bal |
1B |
27.77 |
18 |
39 |
28 |
Zack Greinke |
Ari |
SP |
28.92 |
9 |
36 |
29 |
Madison Bumgarner |
SF |
SP |
29.38 |
26 |
33 |
30 |
Jose Fernandez |
Mia |
SP |
30.38 |
16 |
39 |
31 |
Kyle Schwarber |
ChC |
LF |
32.23 |
21 |
48 |
32 |
Matt Harvey |
NYM |
SP |
34.38 |
27 |
45 |
33 |
Charlie Blackmon |
Col |
CF |
34.77 |
24 |
51 |
34 |
David Price |
Bos |
SP |
35.15 |
23 |
43 |
35 |
Gerrit Cole |
Pit |
SP |
35.38 |
30 |
42 |
36 |
Joey Votto |
Cin |
1B |
35.54 |
25 |
56 |
37 |
Jacob deGrom |
NYM |
SP |
37.85 |
25 |
46 |
38 |
J.D. Martinez |
Det |
RF |
38.62 |
23 |
59 |
39 |
Corey Kluber |
Cle |
SP |
40.46 |
32 |
50 |
40 |
Stephen Strasburg |
Was |
SP |
40.46 |
28 |
51 |
41 |
Dallas Keuchel |
Hou |
SP |
41.92 |
32 |
53 |
42 |
Yoenis Cespedes |
NYM |
LF |
42.62 |
27 |
58 |
43 |
Nelson Cruz |
Sea |
RF |
43.54 |
24 |
60 |
44 |
Ryan Braun |
Mil |
RF |
43.85 |
24 |
61 |
45 |
Todd Frazier |
CWS |
3B |
46.54 |
36 |
63 |
46 |
Noah Syndergaard |
NYM |
SP |
47.77 |
41 |
64 |
47 |
Chris Archer |
TB |
SP |
48.54 |
42 |
63 |
48 |
Felix Hernandez |
Sea |
SP |
48.92 |
40 |
59 |
49 |
Justin Upton |
SD |
LF |
50.08 |
41 |
57 |
50 |
Carlos Carrasco |
Cle |
SP |
50.15 |
36 |
68 |