2017 MLB Playoff Rankings

This set of rankings will presume that your league uses standard 5x5 scoring rules. I'm projecting the Indians to beat the Dodgers in the World Series, and consequently those two teams' players will often rank higher as a result of having more games.

Catcher

1. Yasmani Grandal
2. Willson Contreras
3. Gary Sanchez
4. Brian McCann
5. Yan Gomes
6. Evan Gattis
7. Matt Wieters
8. Christian Vazquez
9. Chris Iannetta
10. Alex Avila
11. Jonathan Lucroy
12. Roberto Perez
13. Austin Barnes
14. Jason Castro
15. Sandy Leon
16. Chris Herrmann

First Base

1. Anthony Rizzo
2. Cody Bellinger
3. Edwin Encarnacion
4. Paul Goldschmidt
5. Ryan Zimmerman
6. Daniel Murphy
7. Carlos Santana
8. Yulieski Gurriel
9. Marwin Gonzalez
10. Chase Headley
11. Hanley Ramirez
12. Mitch Moreland
13. Greg Bird
14. Mark Reynolds
15. Joe Mauer
16. Adam Lind
17. Ian Desmond
18. Daniel Descalso
19. Kennys Vargas
20. Adrian Gonzalez

Second Base

1. Jose Altuve
2. Jose Ramirez
3. Daniel Murphy
4. Marwin Gonzalez
5. Chris Taylor
6. Javier Baez
7. Jason Kipnis
8. Starlin Castro
9. Dustin Pedroia
10. Howie Kendrick
11. Ian Happ
12. Brian Dozier
13. DJ LeMahieu
14. Eduardo Nunez
15. Brandon Drury
16. Ben Zobrist
17. Daniel Descalso
18. Wilmer Difo
19. Chase Utley
20. Logan Forsythe

Shortstop

1. Francisco Lindor
2. Trea Turner
3. Carlos Correa
4. Corey Seager
5. Alex Bregman
6. Javier Baez
7. Xander Bogaerts
8. Marwin Gonzalez
9. Didi Gregorius
10. Addison Russell
11. Wilmer Difo
12. Trevor Story
13. Eduardo Escobar
14. Jorge Polanco
15. Pat Valaika
16. Ronald Torreyes
17. Enrique Hernandez
18. Ketel Marte
19. Adam Rosales

Third Base

1. Jose Ramirez
2. Kris Bryant
3. Anthony Rendon
4. Justin Turner
5. Alex Bregman
6. Jake Lamb
7. Rafael Devers
8. Nolan Arenado
9. Chase Headley
10. Todd Frazier
11. Brandon Drury
12. Marwin Gonzalez
13. Eduardo Nunez
14. Miguel Sano
15. Ronald Torreyes
16. Logan Forsythe

Outfield

1. Jose Ramirez
2. J.D. Martinez
3. George Springer
4. Bryce Harper
5. Mookie Betts
6. Aaron Judge
7. Cody Bellinger
8. Jay Bruce
9. Andrew Benintendi
10. Charlie Blackmon
11. Brett Gardner
12. A.J. Pollock
13. Michael Taylor
14. Josh Reddick
15. Yasiel Puig
16. Curtis Granderson
17. Eddie Rosario
18. Marwin Gonzalez
19. David Peralta
20. Jackie Bradley
21. Chris Taylor
22. Eduardo Nunez
23. Ian Happ
24. Gerardo Parra
25. Max Kepler
26. Carlos Gonzalez
27. Kyle Schwarber
28. Aaron Hicks
29. Michael Brantley
30. Adam Lind
31. Jacoby Ellsbury
32. Howie Kendrick
33. Cameron Maybin
34. Jason Heyward
35. Jon Jay
36. Lonnie Chisenhall
37. Austin Jackson
38. Albert Almora
39. Robbie Grossman
40. Carlos Beltran
41. Rajai Davis
42. Enrique Hernandez

Starting Pitcher

1. Corey Kluber
2. Clayton Kershaw
3. Chris Sale
4. Stephen Strasburg
5. Carlos Carrasco
6. Justin Verlander
7. Max Scherzer
8. Yu Darvish
9. Rich Hill
10. Dallas Keuchel
11. Luis Severino
12. Zack Greinke
13. Robbie Ray
14. Alex Wood
15. Gio Gonzalez
16. Trevor Bauer
17. Jose Quintana
18. Kyle Hendricks
19. Jon Lester
20. Sonny Gray
21. Jake Arrieta
22. Brad Peacock
23. Drew Pomeranz
24. Charlie Morton
25. Ervin Santana
26. Zack Godley
27. Mike Clevinger
28. Jose Berrios
29. Kenta Maeda
30. CC Sabathia
31. Masahiro Tanaka
32. Patrick Corbin
33. Jordan Montgomery
34. Taijuan Walker
35. Mike Montgomery
36. John Lackey
37. Jon Gray
38. Tanner Roark
39. German Marquez
40. Eduardo Rodriguez
41. Rick Porcello
42. Lance McCullers
43. David Price
44. Danny Salazar
45. Josh Tomlin
46. Hyun-Jin Ryu

Relief Pitcher

1. Kenley Jansen
2. Cody Allen
3. Craig Kimbrel
4. Wade Davis
5. Ken Giles
6. Aroldis Chapman
7. Sean Doolittle
8. Fernando Rodney
9. Andrew Miller
10. David Robertson
11. Greg Holland
12. Matt Belisle
13. Brandon Morrow
14. Joe Smith
15. Pedro Baez
16. Will Harris
17. Chris Devenski
18. Joe Musgrove
19. Bryan Shaw
20. Addison Reed
21. Carl Edwards Jr.
22. Justin Wilson
23. Pedro Strop
24. Ryan Madson
25. Brandon Kintzler
26. Archie Bradley
27. Tommy Kahnle
28. Adam Warren
29. Chad Green