2020 Keeper Value Rankings - Top 150 Overall

4 years ago by JB Branson

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In case you missed it, all preseason long I've been breaking down the top Keeper Values at each position. To get insight on any individual position, simply choose here: First Base, Second Base, Third Base, Shortstop, Catcher, Outfield, Starting Pitcher, and Relief Pitchers. Now, for your convenience, here are the Top 150 Overall Keeper Values for 2020.

Keeper Value Rankings are intended for Keeper Leagues in which a fantasy owner must forfeit a designated draft pick in order to keep a player into the upcoming season. These rankings are based on Keeper "Values." In the marketing world, Value can be defined as the extent to which a good or service (player) is perceived by its customer (fantasy owner) to meet his/her needs or wants. The Keeper Values are derived from my Keeper Valuation Formula which accounts for age, player cost (ADP), remaining player pool, past performance, future projections, missed playing time, and even position scarcity.

The product is a quantitative depiction of a player's ability to meet/exceed fantasy owners' needs based on the cost they paid for the player in the previous season (2019 ADP) and will subsequently pay for in the current season's draft (2020). The higher the score, the higher the return the fantasy owner will receive from the player keeping him at their associated cost. Approaching Keeper selections with this "value" based attitude will greatly increase the effectiveness of a fantasy owner's draft in a Keeper League. Whereas the main purpose of the Keeper Value Formula is for customization based on specific leagues and keeper costs, I create these yearly rankings with standard 12 team league data, 2019 ADP, and 23rd Round cost for UDFA just as a baseline to help managers get an idea of their options. Let's see which relief pitchers are worth holding this year.

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JB's Keeper Value System

TIER	SCORE	DESCRIPTION
1	>100	Finders Keepers! These are the Elite Keeper Values. MUST BE KEPT at all costs.
2	75-99	Great Keeper values. Unless you have a full load of Tier 1 players, these guys need to be kept.
3	50-74	You are gaining good value with these players. A majority of good keepers options tend to fall into this category.
4	25-49	Minimal value. The value exists, but not as much as your opponents are likely receiving with their selections. Consider if your options are limited.
5	0-24	Break-even point. Keeping these players will likely hurt your overall draft, as you are not adding enough value.
6	<0	The associated costs make it impossible to return any value, these players will ruin your draft. Stay far away.

Feel free to reach out to me on Twitter @RowdyRotoJB to check out your specific league's values.

2020 Keeper Value Rankings - Top 150 Overall

RANK	TIER	PLAYER			ADP (ROUND)	SCORE
1	1	Cody Bellinger	LAD	1B, OF	4	112.08
2	1	Pete Alonso	NYM	1B	20	108.11
3	1	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	OF	23	106.44
4	1	Fernando Tatis Jr	SDP	SS	22	105.44
5	1	Ronald Acuna	ATL	OF	1	104.27
6	1	Rafael Devers	BOS	3B	12	104.05
7	2	Shane Bieber	CLE	SP	13	98.95
8	2	Ketel Marte	ARI	2B, SS, OF	21	96.92
9	2	Austin Meadows	TBR	OF	18	95.66
10	2	Gerrit Cole	NYY	SP	3	90.82
11	2	Keston Hiura	MIL	2B	23	90.82
12	2	Lucas Giolito	CWS	SP	23	90.29
13	2	Chris Paddack	SDP	SP	20	86.52
14	2	Mike Trout	LAA	OF	1	83.94
15	2	Jorge Soler	KCR	OF	23	83.20
16	2	DJ LeMahieu	NYY	1B, 2B, 3B	19	82.85
17	2	Christian Yelich	MIL	OF	1	82.25
18	2	Juan Soto	WAS	OF	3	81.81
19	2	Luis Castillo	CIN	SP	11	77.80
20	2	Josh Bell	PIT	1B	21	77.32
21	2	Luis Robert	CWS	OF	23	76.90
22	2	Trey Mancini	BAL	1B, OF	23	76.86
23	2	Jack Flaherty	STL	SP	5	75.83
24	3	Jeff McNeil	NYM	2B, 3B, OF	23	72.64
25	3	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	SP	23	72.58
26	3	Mike Soroka	ATL	SP	23	72.53
27	3	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	SP/DH	15	70.86
28	3	Marcus Semien	OAK	SS	19	70.66
29	3	Ramon Laureano	OAK	OF	19	70.54
30	3	Trevor Story	COL	SS	2	70.13
31	3	Miguel Sano	MIN	1B, 3B	23	70.05
32	3	Bo Bichette	TOR	SS	23	67.93
33	3	Tyler Glasnow	TBR	SP	14	66.89
34	3	Liam Hendricks	OAK	RP	23	66.82
35	3	Walker Buehler	LAD	SP	4	66.81
36	3	Anthony Rendon	LAA	3B	4	65.96
37	3	Yoan Moncada	CWS	2B, 3B	14	65.62
38	3	Danny Santana	TEX	1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF	23	65.58
39	3	Frankie Montas	OAK	SP	23	64.64
40	3	Lance Lynn	TEX	SP	23	64.19
41	3	Eloy Jimenez	CWS	OF	10	63.87
42	3	Josh Hader	MIL	RP	9	63.83
43	3	Jonathan Villar	MIA	2B, SS	8	63.53
44	3	Alex Bregman	HOU	3B, SS	2	63.15
45	3	Sonny Gray	CIN	SP	23	62.68
46	3	Matt Olson	OAK	1B	12	62.22
47	3	Gleyber Torres	NYY	2B, SS	6	61.76
48	3	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	SP	22	61.67
49	3	Yu Darvish	CHC	SP	12	60.95
50	3	Charlie Morton	TBR	SP	10	60.30
51	3	Max Kepler	MIN	OF	20	59.80
52	3	Dinelson Lamet	SDP	SP	23	59.77
53	3	Mookie Betts	LAD	OF	1	58.79
54	3	Taylor Rogers	MIN	RP	23	58.00
55	3	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	SP	5	57.88
56	3	Zac Gallen	ARI	SP	23	57.87
57	3	Julio Urias	LAD	SP	23	56.95
58	3	Franmil Reyes	CLE	OF	20	55.93
59	3	Cavan Biggio	TOR	2B, OF	23	55.73
60	3	Max Fried	ATL	SP	23	54.56
61	3	Oscar Mercado	CLE	OF	23	54.22
62	3	Justin Verlander	HOU	SP	2	53.38
63	3	Freddie Freeman	ATL	1B	2	53.05
64	3	Mitch Garver	MIN	C	23	51.08
65	3	Hector Neris	PHI	RP	23	50.38
66	3	Gavin Lux	LAD	2B, SS	23	50.07
67	4	Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B	5	49.61
68	4	Jo Adell	LAA	OF	23	48.93
69	4	Yuli Gurriel	HOU	1B, 3B	16	46.88
70	4	Lourdes Gurriel Jr	TOR	2B, SS, OF	21	46.74
71	4	Aristides Aquino	CIN	OF	23	46.63
72	4	Eduardo Escobar	ARI	2B, 3B, SS	15	46.00
73	4	Hunter Dozier	KCR	1B, 3B, OF	23	45.87
74	4	Jorge Polanco	MIN	SS	20	45.79
75	4	Joc Pederson	LAD	1B, OF	23	44.78
76	4	Ryan McMahon	COL	1B, 2B, 3B	23	44.76
77	4	Matthew Boyd	DET	SP	23	44.63
78	4	Nick Anderson	TBR	RP	23	43.65
79	4	Brandon Workman	BOS	RP	23	43.55
80	4	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	OF	23	42.80
81	4	Hyun-Jin Ryu	TOR	SP	15	42.38
82	4	George Springer	HOU	OF	4	42.34
83	4	Xander Bogaerts	BOS	SS	4	42.24
84	4	Carlos Santana	CLE	1B	15	41.84
85	4	Francisco Lindor	CLE	SS	1	41.70
86	4	Mike Minor	TEX	SP	23	41.54
87	4	Hansel Robles	LAA	RP	23	41.09
88	4	Tim Anderson	CWS	SS	12	40.48
89	4	Kirby Yates	SDP	RP	9	40.39
90	4	Lance McCullers	HOU	SP	23	40.21
91	4	Will Smith	LAD	C	22	39.10
92	4	Tommy Edman	STL	2B, 3B, SS, OF	23	38.26
93	4	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	SP	5	37.21
94	4	Luke Weaver	ARI	SP	23	36.73
95	4	Starling Marte	ARI	OF	4	36.32
96	4	Willie Calhoun	TEX	OF	23	36.11
97	4	Sean Manaea	OAK	SP	23	35.55
98	4	Christian Walker	ARI	1B	23	34.96
99	4	Mike Moustakas	CIN	2B, 3B	12	34.86
100	4	Joey Gallo	TEX	OF	8	34.64
101	4	Matt Chapman	OAK	3B	9	33.11
102	4	Kyle Tucker	HOU	OF	23	33.11
103	4	Adalberto Mondesi	KCR	SS	4	33.01
104	4	Amed Rosario	NYM	SS	15	32.77
105	4	Keone Kela	PIT	RP	23	31.00
106	4	AJ Puk	OAK	SP	23	30.41
107	4	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	SP	13	29.59
108	4	Eddie Rosario	MIN	OF	7	29.20
109	4	JD Davis	NYM	3B, OF	23	29.19
110	4	Scott Kingery	PHI	2B, 3B, SS, OF	23	29.17
111	4	Marcus Stroman	NYM	SP	23	28.29
112	4	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	SP	23	27.48
113	4	Victor Robles	WAS	OF	10	26.97
114	4	Max Muncy	LAD	1B, 2B, 3B	10	26.85
115	4	Giovanny Gallegos	STL	RP	23	26.00
116	5	Jacob deGrom	NYM	SP	1	24.45
117	5	Kevin Newman	PIT	2B, SS	23	23.75
118	5	Caleb Smith	MIA	SP	23	23.25
119	5	Salvador Perez	KCR	C	23	23.14
120	5	Jose Abreu	CHW	1B	6	23.08
121	5	Mark Canha	OAK	1B, OF	23	23.01
122	5	Michael Brantley	HOU	OF	9	22.85
123	5	Ken Giles	TOR	RP	12	22.75
124	5	Josh Donaldson	MIN	3B	8	22.28
125	5	Renato Nunez	BAL	1B, 3B	23	22.19
126	5	Brandon Lowe	TBR	1B, 2B	23	21.50
127	5	Nick Castellanos	CIN	OF	8	21.13
128	5	Joe Jimenez	DET	RP	23	20.98
129	5	Michael Conforto	NYM	OF	9	20.75
130	5	Ryan Yarbrough	TBR	SP, RP	23	20.39
131	5	Ian Kennedy	KCR	RP	23	19.35
132	5	Mike Clevinger	CLE	SP	5	19.16
133	5	Brendan McKay	TBR	SP	23	19.11
134	5	Will Smith	ATL	RP	23	18.91
135	5	Michael Chavis	BOS	1B, 2B, 3B	23	18.25
136	5	Mitch Keller	PIT	SP	23	17.84
137	5	Kyle Schwarber	CHC	OF	15	17.35
138	5	Jose Urquidy	HOU	SP	23	16.48
139	5	Didi Gregorius	PHI	SS	23	15.60
140	5	Avisail Garcia	MIL	OF	23	14.88
141	5	Nolan Arenado	COL	3B	1	14.39
142	5	Kenta Maeda	MIN	SP	15	14.07
143	5	Elvis Andrus	TEX	SS	14	13.71
144	5	Alex Colome	CHW	RP	17	13.61
145	5	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	SP	23	12.97
146	5	Patrick Corbin	WAS	SP	4	9.85
147	5	Yandy Diaz	TBR	1B, 3B	23	9.13
148	5	Kolten Wong	STL	2B	23	9.01
149	5	Yasmani Grandal	CHW	C, 1B	10	7.99
150	5	Carlos Martinez	STL	SP, RP	16	7.82