Top 100 Keeper Values for 2017

8 years ago by JB Branson

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1. How My Keeper Valuation Formula Works

2. Top 100 Keeper Values for 2017

What's up RotoBallers. Welcome back to the finale of my series on keeper leagues. Today we'll take a look at the final product, the top 100 Keeper Values, after analyzing each tier at every position this offseason.

Keeper Value Rankings are intended for Keeper Leagues in which a fantasy owner must forfeit a designated draft round 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. For these specific rankings, 12 team, 5x5 scoring, 23 man roster, Rotisserie league settings were used.

If you play in a custom league with non-standard configurations, and are thinking of keeping a player not on this list, or want to compare players on your team, follow me on Twitter @RowdyRotoJB or contact me via the RotoBaller Chat Rooms.

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How My Keeper Valuation Formula Works

The Keeper Values are derived from my 15 step Keeper Valuation Formula. The product is a quanitative depiction of a players ability to meet/exceed fantasy owners needs based on the cost they paid for the player in the previous season (2016 ADP). The higher the score, the higher the return the fantasy owner will receive from the player, keeping him at his 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.

TIER	SCORE	EXPLANATION
1	>75	Finders Keepers! These are the Elite Keeper Values. MUST BE KEPT.
2	50-75	Great Keeper values. Unless you have a full load of Tier 1 players, these guys need to be kept.
3	25-49	You are gaining value with these players, but not as much as your opponents are, potentially. Consider if your options are limited.
4	0-24	Break even point. Minimal value. Only consider if you have a large quantity of Keeper selections.
5	-99-0	Keeping these players will hurt your overall draft, as you are not adding any value. Dont waste a Keeper selection here.
6	<-100	The associated costs make it impossible to return any value. These players will ruin your draft. Stay far away.

Top 100 Keeper Values for 2017

Rank	Player	Team	Position	ADP	Score	Tier
1	Trea Turner	WAS	2B, OF	23	108.01	1
2	Wil Myers	SDP	1B, OF	20	101.7	1
3	Mookie Betts	BOS	OF	3	100.54	1
4	Trevor Story	COL	SS	20	99.94	1
5	Jonathan Villar	MIL	SS, 3B	23	99.49	1
6	Kris Bryant	CHC	3B, OF	2	98.55	1
7	Mike Trout	LAA	OF	1	97.04	1
8	Gary Sanchez	NYY	C	23	94.23	1
9	Daniel Murphy	WAS	1B, 2B	13	93.21	1
10	Corey Seager	LAD	SS	6	86.32	1
11	Aaron Sanchez	TOR	SP	23	81.27	1
12	Jean Segura	ARI	2B, SS	17	80.41	1
13	Alex Bregman	HOU	3B	23	77.45	1
14	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B, OF	23	77.14	1
15	Yu Darvish	TEX	SP	13	76.16	1
16	Freddie Freeman	ATL	1B	7	75.66	1
17	Xander Bogaerts	BOS	SS	5	75.48	1
18	Christian Yelich	MIA	OF	10	73.94	2
19	Paul Goldschmidt	ARI	1B	1	73.55	2
20	Odubel Herrera	PHI	OF	23	73.35	2
21	Jake Lamb	ARI	3B	23	72.53	2
22	Hanley Ramirez	BOS	1B	11	71.35	2
23	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	SP	17	71.04	2
24	Charlie Blackmon	COL	OF	3	70.9	2
25	Francisco Lindor	CLE	SS	6	70.69	2
26	Noah Syndergaard	NYM	SP	5	70.49	2
27	Nolan Arenado	COL	3B	1	70.33	2
28	Justin Verlander	DET	SP	10	70.21	2
29	Aledmys Diaz	STL	SS	23	68.91	2
30	Michael Fulmer	DET	SP	23	67.59	2
31	David Dahl	COL	OF	23	66.71	2
32	Willson Contreras	CHC	C, OF	23	66.413	2
33	Jackie Bradley	BOS	OF	23	66.411	2
34	Justin Turner	LAD	3B	18	66.08	2
35	Carlos Santana	CLE	1B	18	65.79	2
36	Danny Duffy	KC	SP	23	65.3	2
37	Rick Porcello	BOS	SP	23	64.28	2
38	Andrew Benintendi	BOS	OF	23	62.65	2
39	Brian Dozier	MIN	2B	6	62.42	2
40	Ian Desmond	COL	OF	10	62.08	2
41	Robinson Cano	SEA	2B	4	60.9	2
42	Khris Davis	OAK	OF	16	60.78	2
43	Rich Hill	LAD	SP	23	60.56	2
44	Nelson Cruz	SEA	OF	4	58.55	2
45	Ryan Braun	MIL	OF	5	57.75	2
46	Jose Altuve	HOU	2B	1	56.86	2
47	Anthony Rizzo	CHC	1B	2	56.66	2
48	Dansby Swanson	ATL	SS	23	56.37	2
49	Julio Urias	LAD	SP	23	55.92	2
50	D.J. LeMahieu	COL	2B	12	54.29	2
51	Jose Peraza	CIN	2B, SS, OF	23	54.26	2
52	Joey Votto	CIN	1B	3	54.08	2
53	Rougned Odor	TEX	2B	7	53.98	2
54	Jon Gray	COL	SP	23	52.67	2
55	Kyle Seager	SEA	3B	7	51.95	2
56	Dustin Pedroia	BOS	2B	15	50.69	2
57	Mark Trumbo	BAL	OF	15	50.62	2
58	Jonathan Lucroy	TEX	C, 1B	9	49.65	3
59	Victor Martinez	DET	1B	23	47.44	3
60	Max Scherzer	WAS	SP	2	45.89	3
61	Gregory Polanco	PIT	OF	9	45.4	3
62	Tanner Roark	WAS	SP	23	45.08	3
63	J.T. Realmuto	MIA	C	19	44.18	3
64	Aaron Nola	PHI	SP	21	44.179	3
65	Stephen Piscotty	STL	OF	16	43.23	3
66	Yasmani Grandal	LAD	C	19	42.43	3
67	Sean Manaea	OAK	SP	23	41.59	3
68	Evan Longoria	TB	3B	10	40.87	3
69	Kenta Maeda	LAD	SP	15	39.95	3
70	Marcus Semien	OAK	SS	21	39.91	3
71	Adam Duvall	CIN	OF	23	39.26	3
72	Starling Marte	PIT	OF	3	39.08	3
73	Jose Quintana	CWS	SP	12	39.46	3
74	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	SP	1	38.07	3
75	J.A. Happ	TOR	SP	23	37.99	3
76	Javier Baez	CHC	2B, 3B, SS	23	37.71	3
77	Brad Miller	TB	1B, SS	23	36.41	3
78	James Paxton	SEA	SP	23	36.18	3
79	Kevin Gausman	BAL	SP	22	35.44	3
80	Greg Bird	NYY	1B	23	35.35	3
81	Dexter Fowler	STL	OF	16	35	3
82	Johnny Cueto	SFG	SP	6	34.14	3
83	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	SP	10	34.12	3
84	Marcell Ozuna	MIA	OF	22	33.55	3
85	Anthony Rendon	WAS	3B	8	32.7	3
86	Adrian Beltre	TEX	3B	7	32.37	3
87	Jonathan Schoop	BAL	2B	19	31.99	3
88	Jon Lester	CHC	SP	6	31.69	3
89	Eduardo Nunez	SFG	3B, SS	23	31.685	3
90	Kendrys Morales	TOR	1B, OF	23	31.04	3
91	Julio Teheran	ATL	SP	15	29.99	3
92	Jameson Taillon	PIT	SP	23	29.98	3
93	Drew Pomeranz	BOS	SP	23	28.68	3
94	Ian Kinsler	DET	2B	7	28.3	3
95	Ben Zobrist	CHC	2B, OF	12	27.66	3
96	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	SP	23	27.02	3
97	Devon Travis	TOR	2B	23	26.76	3
98	Evan Gattis	HOU	C	19	26.74	3
99	Domingo Santana	MIL	OF	23	26.47	3
100	Robbie Ray	ARI	SP	23	26.41	3