Official Elias Rankings
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [October 28, 2010 at 3:18pm CST]
MLBTR has obtained the official Elias rankings for the upcoming offseason.
The list below includes all ranked free agents, including those who have
already signed, those who say they'll retire and those whose options will
likely be picked up.
Once the regular season ended, the Elias Sports Bureau took all players over
the 2009-10 period, divided them into five groups for each league, and ranked
them based on various statistics. Each player was labeled a Type A, B, or
none. Those designations and the possible accompanying arbitration offers
determine draft pick compensation (click here for a refresher).
The numbers beside the players' names represent their rankings. If teams sign
more than one Type A free agent, one team gets a top compensation pick and
other teams lose out. The team losing the highest-ranked free agent obtains
the best pick the signing team can offer and other teams fall in line behind
the team that loses the top-ranked player.
Type A
Bronson Arroyo