Welcome to the Williamson 300!

These are my second crack at this rankings thing and I am as confident as ever in that they can truly help you win.

I have many names on here that are right along their market price. I got names that are well below market price. And, of course, so many names well above market price.

Before we get to the ranks, let me explain how to use them.

First, this is for standard category leagues.

5×5.

Mostly geared toward roto formats but head-to-head category managers should find this list extremely valuable as well (maybe fading some injury prone players and some platoon dudes). But I try to bake a player’s platoon/injury risk into the ranks.

Next, these ranks are based on how I think they’ll finish overall. This means to note that I have catchers and pitchers (closers especially) pushed a bit down as that is their value. But that does not mean that is where you draft them. Keep an eye on your draft room. if there is a run on certain positions (especially those pitchers and catchers), you may have to reach in order to avoid having a black hole on your roster.

Also, this is for 12-team, one-catcher setups.

If you are in a deeper format, you need to –

• Again, I repeat… Keep an eye on your draft room. I would recommend pushing up pitchers at least a round or two in deeper than 12-team formats, but if you get into your draft, keep an eye to see how fast arms are being drafted. Especially closers. A lot of times, managers aggressively draft arms early and that will force you to reach beyond the recommendation of these ranks, even beyond my recommended 1-2 round push. 
• Two-catcher league? You gotta push those catchers up at least a couple of rounds as well. I push a lot of catchers down the overall ranks because of the playing time. Full time catchers that don’t get DH/1B at-bats will max out at 450-500 plate appearances. These ranks will reflect that. But, again, these ranks should not dictate the literal order you should draft them.
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A combination of these ranks and some in-draft savvy/ will go a long way toward you winning your league.

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Paul Williamson

I grew up in Crosby, TX, just about 30 minutes east of Houston, TX. Yes, I am a major Houston Astros fan, and love my Texans and Rockets.

I graduated Crosby High School in 2006 (Go Coogs!) and attended San Jacinto College (Go Gators!) before attending and graduating from Texas Tech in 2012 (Go Tech!). I got my degree in journalism.

Throughout my academic life I was on some form of debate team, and it was the greatest experience of my academic career.

Now I couldn’t be more happier. Sports Ethos is allowing to me to live a life long dream: to be a sports writer.

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