2014 Overall Fantasy Baseball Rankings

Updated April 2, 2014 *The average draft round (ADR) presumes your participation in a standard 12 team league.
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Code	Website Name	Twitter	Weighted Value	Last Update
BP	Baseball Professor	@BaseballProf	1	February 22
CBS1	Scott White	@CBSScottWhite	1	March 27
CBS2	Al Melchior	@almelccbs	1	March 24
CBS3	Michael Hurcomb	@CBSHurc	1	March 30
CHGM	ClubhouseGM	@ClubhouseGM	1	February 18
ESPN1	ESPN Fantasy Staff	@ESPNFantasy	5	March 26
ESPN2	Tristan H. Cockcroft	@SultanofStat	3	April 2
FA	Fantasy Assembly	@TheJimFinch	1	March 17
FBC	Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks	@FBCrackerjacks	2	February 27
FC	Fantasy Cafe	@rjwhite1	2	March 23
FGD	Fantasy Gameday	@Fantasy_Gameday	3	March 11
FS	Fantasy Squads	@FantasySquads	1	March 28
FP911	Fantasy Pros 911	@MattDFP911	1	March 28
FOX	Fox Sports Staff	@FoxSports	5	March 25
MLB	Major League Baseball	@MLB	2	March 31
MrCS	Mr. Cheatsheet	@MrCheatSheet	1	March 26
MrFF	Mr. Fantasy Freak	@Awies28	1	December 22
RAZZ	Razzball	@Razzball	3	March 25
RC	RotoChamp	@RotoChamp	2	March 31
YHOO	Yahoo Sports Staff	@YahooSports	5	March 28

This guide provided me with success in 2012, so it's here to return in 2014. My apologies to the one and only user who submitted a request for it last year, but I was preoccupied with my own work. I hope this helps others prepare for this season. Please give me a shout out if it helps you as the motivation helps me along.

Players who will not play in 2014 were removed. I will try to make every attempt to update this page to make sure the information is up to date. Please contact me with any errors you may discover or if you find another reputable website with a similar top overall ranking. I've compiled the data from the following websites to create the average rank for nearly 500 players. If a player did not appear on a resource's list, then they were assigned a static value of 500.

What is the purpose of this spreadsheet?
Everyone has their own opinions regarding where a baseball player should be ranked during a fantasy baseball draft. These opinions are ever evolving, especially during the offseason while some men are still seeking a new home. How can you trust one resource? This is a compilation of lists sorted using unweighted as well as weighted rankings. The weighted value was determined for each website depending upon how many individuals were polled for their overall list or general confidence in the resource. I welcome critiques.

Why should I care about standard deviation?
A low standard deviation indicates the data points tend to be very close to the mean, whereas high standard deviation indicates the data points are spread out over a large range of values. Simply put, it is a measure of confidence between every website I referenced.

For example, every website ranked either Mike Trout or Miguel Cabrera in their top two which is why they have the lowest standard deviation and why you should draft them with the highest confidence. Most of your top round candidates have a standard deviation of 20 or lower, so you can presume a score higher than 20 represents some sort of risk or the possibility of reaching.

• Jose Bautista, Albert Pujols, Matt Kemp - Oh how the mighty hath fallen. Previous first round locks in 2012, but where will they end up in 2014 after being plagued by injuries?
  
• Ryan Braun, Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta - PED distrust and suspicions?
  
• Masahiro Tanaka - Newly imported from Japan and shipped into hitter-friendly Yankee Stadium. No one's sure what to expect.
  
• David Ortiz, Carlos Beltran, Ben Zobrist, Curtis Granderson, Chase Utley - Regression candidates? The experts seem to have differing opinions on how to rank these guys.
  
• Max Scherzer, Carlos Gomez, Shin-Soo Choo, Jean Segura, Matt Carpenter - Some believe they played over their heads last season and have no place to go but down.
  
• Josh Hamilton, Starlin Castro, CC Sabathia, B.J. Upton - Some were bad in 2013, others were downright awful. We can only expect them to improve, right? Right?
  
• Manny Machado - Opted for reconstructive surgery on his knee on October 10, 2013 that will sideline him for 4-6 months. He is expected to return around Opening Day, but not everyone is optimistic.

Standard deviation may not actually indicate a possible performance issue as it may just represent indecision, so do your homework before you commit to anything questionable. This guide has helped me win several leagues and I hope it helps you win your league, too.

I can't promise any new content beyond this guide, so please don't hold your breath. I don't want to be held liable for any asphyxiations.