How to Rank Players

[Lime]

What does it consist of? Ranking in terms of how good you think the players will be in 2005? Or, ranking in terms of how good, in your opinion, the general fantasy baseball player thinks the players will be in 2005?

I bring this up because after I posted a positional ranking, someone told me "Player X" should be ahead of "Player Y" because "Player X" is viewed, from a general consensus, as the better player.

But to me, when I'm ranking players at any given position, I'm basing it on how I think each player will perform in 2005. I don't really put much stock into how the player is projected from the "general point of view". Am I wrong for this?

[Nuclear29]

No, you're not wrong, but it's always nice to hear another point of view.

[slomo007]

What does it consist of? Ranking in terms of how good you think the players will be in 2005? Or, ranking in terms of how good, in your opinion, the general fantasy baseball player thinks the players will be in 2005?

I bring this up because after I posted a positional ranking, someone told me "Player X" should be ahead of "Player Y" because "Player X" is viewed, from a general consensus, as the better player.

But to me, when I'm ranking players at any given position, I'm basing it on how I think each player will perform in 2005. I don't really put much stock into how the player is projected from the "general point of view". Am I wrong for this?

It would be nice to know both, so that you don't take a guy too high who you think will do well and nobody else does.

[cordscords]

absolutely not. everybody has their own opinions on how players will perform. say i think brad ausmus will be the best offensive catcher this year, but everybody else thinks im an idiot. but i've watched all the astros games this year and noticed he makes a lot of contact with pitches and when he puts it in play and fantastic grab is made. i think with a few tweaks in his swing he can spray the ball all over the field.

of course i dont really think this. but if you feel another guy is hands down better than another, then put him ahead of him!

[sooner711]

What I like to do is make my own rankings, then get an average draft position for each player and compare the numbers. You can use any number of sites avg draft position lists or combine a bunch of mocks to get an idea of where each player will be drafted.

[slomo007]

What I like to do is make my own rankings, then get an average draft position for each player and compare the numbers. You can use any number of sites avg draft position lists or combine a bunch of mocks to get an idea of where each player will be drafted.

Leave it to a Sooner to give the best advice! I do the same thing, and I'm a Sooner, so we're in complete agreeance.

[Rico The Retard]

the best way to rank fantasy players is to put them in order of how good they are........

[RynMan]

the best way to rank fantasy players is to put them in order of how good they are........

Ah geeez. Thats what ive been doing wrong....

[bigken117]

my rankings are pretty simple...all things being equal, who would I rather have? I also tend to like the higher reward players over vets on the decline. Think bell curve, I would take a guy on the left before the dude on the right.

[Rico The Retard]

the best way to rank fantasy players is to put them in order of how good they are........

Ah geeez. Thats what ive been doing wrong....

lol, ya thats what does it...