How Good Is Your Very Best Player Supposed to be Anyway?? (AKA the Team Depth Project)

sveumrules · November 28, 2025

Putting together the Joey Ortiz Ninth Best Player post got me thinking about talent distribution and different kinds of team construction so I thought I'd keep the series going but flip it for real to the opposite end of the spectrum with a look into thee very best players on every team last year (by FanGraphs version of WAR anyway).

In subsequent posts I'll continue down the team leaderboards, figure out the average WAR for each spot, then see where each team made up and lost ground (& how much at each spot).

For instance, the thirty players below who each topped their team in WAR totaled 153.7 WAR for an average of 5.1 WAR each. It was a top heavy list with the first eleven players adding up to 78.3 WAR versus 75.4 WAR for the last nineteen. Which makes sense. The top to bottom range on ninth best players was very narrow at 1.8 WAR compared to a considerably wider top to bottom range of 8.4 WAR on this list.

The margin in (+/-) after each player's name represents how much above or below that 5.1 WAR average they were. To break things up a little bit I'll make a second post in the thread after the player listing which includes each team's W/L record thru the first and ninth spots plus a margin for each spot as we go along.

NUMBER ONE PLAYERS

01. Aaron Judge NYY (+5.0 WAR)
679 PA | 204 wRC+ | -3.8 DEF | 10.1 WAR
[last four years Judge is at 204 wRC+ | 37.3 WAR. Trout's best four year run was 170 wRC+ | 37.8 WAR to open his career. Last four years Ohtani is at 38.0 WAR combined hitting/pitching. Bonds was 232 wRC+ | 47.3 WAR. I audibly guffawed]

02. Cal Raleigh SEA (+4.1)
705 PA | 161 wRC+ | +16.3 DEF | 9.1 WAR
[entering the season it was pretty tight between Raleigh (13.9 WAR from 2022-24), Adley Rutschman (13.8 WAR from 2022-24), and William Contreras (13.3 WAR from 2022-24) for best backstop in the bigs over the last three years, but Big Dumper plopped down a catcher season for the ages to set himself apart]

03. Bobby Witt Jr. KCR (+2.9)
687 PA | 130 wRC+ | +23.2 DEF | 8.0 WAR
[maybe the biggest fielding in dispute guy out there with +35 FRV | -18 DRS swinging his career WAR by five wins from 26.7 at FG to 21.7 at BRef)

04. Shohei Ohtani LAD (+2.4)
727 PA | 172 wRC+ | -17.1 DEF | 7.5 WAR
[also chipped in 47 IP with a nice 69 ERA- good for an extra 1.5 rWAR on the side. Crazy thing about Shohei is he hasn't double peaked yet. 2023 was his highest combined WAR with 3.8 rWAR and 6.6 DH WAR, 2022 was just behind but flipped with 6.2 rWAR and 3.6 DH WAR. Could still have one or two double barreled six / seven wins each as a pitcher and DH kind of season(s) still left in the tank]

05. Geraldo Perdomo ARI (+2.0)
720 PA | 138 wRC+ | +9.1 DEF | 7.1 WAR
[on a team with Corbin Carroll, and Ketel Marte it was Perdomo who put up matching seven win seasons per both FG and Bref. Big offensive boost after hitting for an 85 wRC+ over his first 1,420 PA. xwOBA jumped to .355 after a .275 his first four seasons, and his .370 actual wOBA wasn't too out of line with the expected mark]

06. Trea Turner PHI (+1.6)
639 PA | 125 wRC+ | +17.3 DEF | 6.7 WAR
[after posting -12 DRS | -11 FRV at SS from 2017-24 Trea had a popup good year with the glove at +2 DRS | +11 FRV in 2025. His +66.9 BSR on the bases since 2016 is almost twenty runs ahead of Jose Ramirez in second place at +47.5]

07. Jose Ramirez CLE (+1.2)
673 PA | 133 wRC+ | +4.6 DEF | 6.3 WAR
[2025 was Jose's seventh Top Six finish in MVP voting. One of my favorite player comparisons illustrating the value of defense...Ramirez career is at 6,759 PA | 130 wRC+ | +52.7 BSR | +45.8 DEF | 57.7 WAR and is getting that future HOF label thrown around, and rightfully so. Another guy that debuted the same season is at 7,027 PA | 129 wRC+ | +49.7 BSR | -87.1 DEF | 45.5 WAR and most figure he'll top out at HoVG. As close as it gets in playing time, hitting, and base running but one guy was a positively regarded 3B defender and the other was a corner OF/DH...named Christian Yelich]

08. Francisco Lindor NYM (+1.2)
732 PA | 129 wRC+ | +9.2 DEF | 6.3 WAR
[funny Ramirez and Lindor ended up right next to each other again. 2025 was Francisco's seventh Top Ten finish in MVP voting. Jeter was the last HOF SS elected in 2020, Lindor will probably be the next five years after whenever he retires, current contract runs through his age 37 season in 2031]

09. Fernando Tatis Jr. SDP (+1.0)
691 PA | 131 wRC+ | +5.1 DEF | 6.1 WAR
[premier defensive RF with his +44 DRS | +25 FRV both tops at the nine in MLB over the last three years.]

10. Jeremy Pena HOU (+0.6)
543 PA | 135 wRC+ | +10.4 DEF | 5.7 WAR
[big improvement at the plate versus a 99 wRC+ over his first 1,842 PA. his xwOBA jumped from .308 first three years to .330 so there was an improvement in contact quality, but his actual wOBA was .363 so there was probably some good fortune in there too]

11. Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC (+0.3)
647 PA | 109 wRC+ | +17.4 DEF | 5.4 WAR
[my initial read on PCA was something like prime Kiermaier who went 1370 PA | 104 wRC+ | +45.6 DEF | 11.6 WAR from 2015-17. So far, so good there. From here will come down to how much development / upside is left at the plate]

12. George Springer TOR (+0.1)
586 PA | 166 wRC+ | -17.8 DEF | 5.2 WAR
[nice bounce back after a 99 wRC+ | 2.9 WAR over his past two years]

13. Byron Buxton MIN (-0.1)
542 PA | 136 wRC+ | -1.4 DEF | 5.0 WAR
[going back to 2017 Buxton's 2,948 PA rank 133rd in MLB, his 24.9 WAR over that same stretch ranks 36th. Some of the guys in his immediate vicinity include Tatis Jr. (2,939 PA | 26.5 WAR), Willy Adames (4,296 PA | 25.5 WAR), Kyle Tucker (3,158 PA | 25.4 WAR), and Yordan Alvarez (2,867 PA | 23.7 WAR)]

14. Gunnar Henderson BAL (-0.3)
651 PA | 120 wRC+ | +1.7 DEF | 4.8 WAR
[looked a lot more like the 2023 version (122 wRC+ | 4.7 WAR) than the 2024 version (154 wRC+ | 7.9 WAR) which probably shouldn't be a surprise since the only SS to put up back to back 150 wRC+ eight win seasons are ARod, Ripken, Banks and Honus]

15. Matt Olson ATL (-0.4)
724 PA | 136 wRC+ | -4.2 DEF | 4.7 WAR
[fourth straight season with 162 games played running his consecutive streak to 782 going back to May of 2021. Only needs to play non stop into his age 43 season to catch Cal]

16. Junior Caminero TBR (-0.5)
653 PA | 129 wRC+ | -0.4 DEF | 4.6 WAR
[the 45 HR Caminero hit in his age 21 season were the 2nd most in MLB history for a newly legal drinker behind only 1953 inaugural Milwaukee season Eddie Mathews. Junior's HR splits were pretty even with 22 at the spring training park and 23 on the road, but his BABIP splits were pretty wild at .324 in the spring training park versus .197 on the road]

17. Nick Kurtz ATH (-0.5)
489 PA | 170 wRC+ | -12.1 DEF | 4.6 WAR
[THE HORROR...THE HORROR...of Sacramento]

18. Brice Turang MIL (-0.7)
659 PA | 124 wRC+ | 0.1 DEF | 4.4 WAR
[big step with the bat up from a 77 wRC+ over his first 1,067 PA. wasn't a super big overachiever on the StatCast side with a .346 actual wOBA compared to a .334 xwOBA. also, big time fielding in dispute with 0 FRV | 4.4 WAR at FG versus +7 DRS | 5.6 WAR at BREF. For his career it is +7 FRV | +41 DRS]

19. Elly De La Cruz CIN (-0.8)
699 PA | 109 wRC+ | +2.7 DEF | 4.3 WAR
[pretty crazy to see Turang one spot above with a considerably better batting line than ELDC. Not quite as big a gap as Brice, but also a fielding in dispute candidate with +8 FRV | -12 DRS for his career]

20. Wyatt Langford TEX (-1.0)
573 PA | 118 wRC+ | +6.2 DEF | 4.1 WAR
[kinda fun comp for Jackson Chourio after two seasons...WAR (7.1 to 6.9), wRC+ (115 each) and base running (+5.9 to +7.0) are about as close as it gets. Jackson hits (110 to 102 AVG+), and slugs (123 to 111 ISO+) better while striking out less (94 to 104 K%+), but Wyatt comes out way ahead on walks (135 to 71 BB%+) and defense (+30 DRS | +14 FRV to +8 both DRS | FRV). Of course Chourio is two years four months younger too]

21. Dillon Dingler DET (-1.0)
469 PA | 109 wRC+ | +18.8 DEF | 4.1 WAR
[people talk a lot about Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights, but I Heart Huckabees is probably my personal favourite of his]

22. Willy Adames SFG (-1.1)
686 PA | 108 wRC+ | +9.6 DEF | 4.0 WAR
[entering 2025 Willy had a career 110 wRC+ and averaged 4.1 WAR per 686 PA]

23. Kyle Stowers MIA (-1.1)
457 PA | 149 wRC+ | -3.7 DEF | 4.0 WAR
[breakout age 27 season for the corner OF acquired by the Marlins from BAL for Trevor Rogers. Mashed righties to the tune of a 165 wRC+ and has a lot of red on his StatCast page]

24. Jarren Duran BOS (-1.2)
696 PA | 111 wRC+ | -2.1 DEF | 3.9 WAR
[lots to like with a 121 wRC+ | +22.7 BSR | 13.2 WAR over the last three years, but 131 wRC+ at home to 112 wRC+ on the road over those three seasons implies a little Fenway assist, and he's got a pretty big platoon split on top of that with a 138 wRC+ vs RHP but only a 78 wRC+ vs LHP]

25. Masyn Winn STL (-1.6)
537 PA | 91 wRC+ | +20.1 DEF | 3.5 WAR
[NL Gold Glover at SS, not all that different than what Joey Ortiz would look like if he hit for a 91 wRC+ instead of a 67 wRC+ (he has an 86 wRC+ for his Brewers career)]

26. Hunter Goodman COL (-1.7)
579 PA | 118 wRC+ | +4.2 DEF | 3.4 WAR
[fourth round pick by the Rockies back in 2021 who hit 31 HR (13 at Coors vs 18 on the road) in his first full season as a catcher.]

27. James Wood WAS (-1.8)
689 PA | 127 wRC+ | -12.6 DEF | 3.3 WAR
[big time and literally big prospect acquired by the Nationals in the Juan Soto deal. Has hit lefties pretty well in his career with his 112 wRC+ vs southpaws 10th among 55 lefties to get at least 200 PA against fellow southpaws the last two years. -6 DRS and -11 FRV is a not very promising start to his fielding career]

28. Zach Neto LAA (-2.0)
554 PA | 116 wRC+ | -1.6 DEF | 3.1 WAR
[fielding in dispute, -4 FRV | 3.1 WAR at FG versus +13 DRS | 5.1 WAR at BRef in 2025. Career is -5 FRV | +26 DRS]

29. Colson Montgomery CHW (-2.4)
284 PA | 129 wRC+ | +7.0 DEF | 2.7 WAR
[nice half season debut for the White Sox first rounder in 2021. Showed big time power with a .290 ISO but also struck out at a 29.2% clip]

30. Spencer Horwitz PIT (-3.4)
411 PA | 119 wRC+ | -5.7 DEF | 1.7 WAR
[perfectly cromulent MLB hitter, not an encouraging sign that ownership is making a good faith effort to maximize the Skenes Window when this ends up being your best position player in his first CY season though. The 9th and 10th position players on the Blue Jays leaderboard had 1.8 WAR each]

sveumrules · November 29, 2025

Below are the thirty players who had the second highest fWAR on their respective teams for 2025.

With a 5.1 WAR average for spot #1 and a 0.8 WAR average spot for #9 that would be something like a 0.5/0.6 WAR drop for each spot on the way down, but we know that talent is top heavy and isn't distributed evenly so I thought we'd see a little bigger drop from #1 to #2, maybe even a whole win.

Turns out these thirty players totaled 108.7 WAR for an average of 3.6 WAR, a full win and a half down from the #1 spot. The top four second best players on their respective teams all cleared the 5.1 WAR average for the #1 spot with the next four coming up a couple few tenths short.

The range has also predictably narrowed from 8.4 WAR top to bottom for the #1 guys, to 5.2 WAR for the #2 guys. Will also include the updated Team Depth Project Standings as a separate post.

NUMBER TWO PLAYERS

01. Corbin Carroll ARI (+2.9 WAR)
642 PA | 139 wRC+ | +2.5 DEF | 6.5 WAR
[with 16.2 WAR Corbin ranks 9th in MLB since his first full season in 2023 while his +33.6 BSR is a full ten runs ahead of EDLC in second place at +23.5. Among 113 primary OF to get at least 1,500 PA from age 22 to 24 since 1947 Carroll's 16.2 WAR nestles him between guys like Mookie (16.8 WAR), Soto (16.6 WAR), Reggie (16.3 WAR), Raines (15.8 WAR), Yaz (15.5 WAR), and JRod (15.5 WAR)]

02. Juan Soto NYM (+2.2)
715 PA | 156 wRC+ | -17.2 DEF | 5.8 WAR
[among 335 players with at least 2,500 PA thru age 26 since 1947 Soto comes in at 18.7 BB% (1st) | 158 wRC+ (6th) | 42.3 WAR (11th). The ten guys ahead of him on the WAR leaderboard are seven HOFers plus Trout, Pujols and A-Rod. The eleven guys below him are six HOFers plus Bonds, Mookie and Andruw Jones who might make it in yet this year]

03. Julio Rodriguez SEA (+2.1)
710 PA | 126 wRC+ | +5.9 DEF | 5.7 WAR
[with 21.2 WAR Julio ranks 10th in MLB since his debut in 2022, it also ties Barry Bonds for 12th among 73 primary OF with at least 2,000 PA from age 21 to 24 since 1947. Probably hindered somewhat by playing in the pitcher friendly environs of Seattle with career 120/137 wRC+ splits for home/road and even more extreme 114/154 wRC+ career splits for 1st/2nd half]

04. Maikel Garcia KCR (+2.0)
666 PA | 121 wRC+ | +14.9 DEF | 5.6 WAR
[pretty sure next to zero baseball fans would have had Maikel down as a Top Five second best player on a team before the 2025 season, but here we are. After posting a 78 wRC+ and .307 xwOBA over his first 1,164 PA he stepped things up to the tune of a 121 wRC+ and .335 xwOBA last year. Garcia's +29 FRV | +15 DRS has him in contention with Matt Chapman (+16 FRV | +34 DRS) and Ryan McMahon (+21 FRV | +36 DRS) for the second best defensive five after Ke'Bryan Hayes with +37 FRV | +50 DRS over the last three years]

05. Kyle Schwarber PHI (+1.3)
724 PA | 152 wRC+ | -19.5 DEF | 4.9 WAR
[after posting an impressive 167 ISO+ over his first three years in Philly, Kyle went off for a 208 ISO+ bettered only by Judge, Ohtani, and Raleigh in his walk year. Has a shot at 500 HR with 340 bombs already banked (including 187 the last four years). Forty three different players have hit at least 160 HR from age 33 onward since 1947, but by rough count at least half were Steroid Era guys so *]

06. Cody Bellinger NYY (+1.3)
656 PA | 125 wRC+ | +5.1 DEF | 4.9 WAR
[nice bounce back after a 108 wRC+ and 2.1 WAR in 2024. Fueled pretty heavily by a 152 wRC+ at Yankee Stadium versus a 97 wRC+ on the road and some pretty nutso reverse splits with a 180 wRC+ vs LHP compared to only a 105 wRC+ vs RHP. This after posting 120 home / 123 away and 136 lefty / 115 righty wRC+ splits with the Cubs (1,125 total PA). For the four seasons he was a productive hitter with the Dodgers before that (2,083 total PA) it was 140 away / 133 home and 119 lefty / 146 righty wRC+ splits]

07. Nico Hoerner CHC (+1.2)
649 PA | 109 wRC+ | +13.5 DEF | 4.8 WAR
[among 306 players with at least 1,000 PA since 2022 Nico comes in at +19.7 BSR (6th) and +50.6 DEF (11th). Super consistent at the plate between a 102 and 109 wRC+ each of the last five seasons]

08. Alejandro Kirk TOR (+1.1)
506 PA | 116 wRC+ | +24.9 DEF | 4.7 WAR
[bounced back with the bat after putting up a 94 wRC+ from 2023-24. Among 34 catchers with at least 2,000 innings since 2022 he comes in at +60 FRV (2nd) | +48 DRS (2nd) | +38.2 framing (5th)]

09. Will Smith LAD (+0.5)
436 PA | 153 wRC+ | +1.6 DEF | 4.1 WAR
[the Fresh Prince's 22.4 WAR since his debut in 2019 is 3rd among all catchers behind JT Realmuto (25.1 WAR) and Cal Raleigh (22.9 WAR). Continued the streak of a Will Smith winning the World Series every year of the 2020's]

10. Corey Seager TEX (+0.4)
445 PA | 138 wRC+ | +5.6 DEF | 4.0 WAR
[his career 136 wRC+ is third among all SS since 1947 behind only ARod with a 147 wRC+ during his eight years at the six and Banks with a 139 wRC+ over his seven prime SS seasons]

11. Shea Langeliers ATH (+0.3)
523 PA | 132 wRC+ | 0.0 DEF | 3.9 WAR
[traded to the A's by the Braves for Matt Olson. Killed it vs LHP (184 wRC+) and on the road (148 wRC+), had more modest success vs RHP (116 wRC+) and in Sacto (118 wRC+). Among 33 catchers with at least 1,500 innings since 2023 he comes in at -33 DRS (33rd) | -24.9 framing (32nd) | -25 FRV (31st)]

12. Manny Machado SDP (+0.2)
678 PA | 123 wRC+ | -3.5 DEF | 3.8 WAR
[batting has been right in line with his career averages the last two years, but after averaging +15.4 DEF per 1,321 PA thru 2023 Manny's managed -7.1 DEF over his last two years and 1,321 PA. Has 8/301 remaining on his contract]

13. Ceddanne Rafaela BOS (+0.2)
587 PA | 91 wRC+ | +19.0 DEF | 3.8 WAR
[second really big defense first profile to show up after Masyn Winn at the end of the #1 players list. Comes in at +32 DRS and +28 FRV the last two years among OF so pretty much between him, PCA (+26 DRS | +37 FRV), Daulton Varsho (+38 DRS | +22 FRV), and Jacob Young (+25 DRS | +31 FRV) for best in the business]

14. Matt Chapman SFG (+0.1)
535 PA | 118 wRC+ | +5.9 DEF | 3.7 WAR
[entering 2025 Chapman had a career 118 wRC+ and averaged 3.9 WAR per 535 PA]

15. William Contreras MIL (even)
659 PA | 113 wRC+ | +6.5 DEF | 3.6 WAR
[down year compared to 2023-24 (129 wRC+ | +27.2 DEF | 11.3 WAR) but I'll give him a pass since catching and hitting MLB pitching with a mangled finger has to suck majorly. William's 15.0 WAR these last three years ties him with Darrell Porter for 12th among 136 backstops with at least 1,000 PA from age 25 to 27 going back to 1947. Eight of the eleven guys ahead of them are HOF or likely to be soon so he's right on the cusp. Perfect time for a career year]

16. Ronald Acuna Jr. ATL (-0.1)
412 PA | 161 wRC+ | -11.2 DEF | 3.5 WAR
[2026 is the last guaranteed season of his extension, though the Braves hold club options for 2027/28 so Ronald will likely hit FA heading into his age 31 season. With 31.9 WAR (16th in MLB since his debut in 2018) over 3,666 career PA, he has averaged 5.2 WAR/600 PA. Stay healthy enough to put up 15 or so WAR over the next three years and he might be able to coax another $400M out of somebody, throw another MVP calibre season in there pushing it closer to 20 WAR and could be looking at half a billion.]

17. Steven Kwan CLE (-0.4)
693 PA | 99 wRC+ | +7.6 DEF | 3.2 WAR
[so far Steven has been an even year savant (125 and 131 wRC+ in 2022/24) and odd year middler (99 wRC+ in both 2023/25). Base running has fallen off from +10.3 BSR first two years to +0.7 BSR last two years but remains the premier defensive LF with his +68 DRS since 2022 thirty five runs above second place and his +32 FRV twenty three runs ahead of second place]

18. Zach McKinstry DET (-0.4)
511 PA | 114 wRC+ | +0.7 DEF | 3.2 WAR
[maybe a big offensive leap year for Zach with a 79 wRC+ | .299 xwOBA over his first 1,207 career PA. Maybe not though with a .333 actual wOBA to go along with a not all that improved .303 xwOBA under the hood. Played five different positions (mostly 3B/SS/corner OF) and that's not even counting his two innings at 1B or 0.1 IP]

19. CJ Abrams WAS (-0.5)
635 PA | 107 wRC+ | -3.3 DEF | 3.1 WAR
[excellent base runner with +18.2 BSR ranking 6th in MLB since 2023. Fielding in dispute candidate with -1 DRS at SS since 2023 fair to middling but his -31 FRV is twice as bad as JP Crawford's second worst -15 FRV mark]

20. Yandy Diaz TBR (-0.7)
651 PA | 135 wRC+ | -19.8 DEF | 2.9 WAR
[his 140 wRC+ since 2022 is 10th in MLB. Extra impressive with a 52.6 GB% that is 3rd in MLB over that span behind only Yelich (57.1%) and William Contreras (53.0%) among 179 hitters with at least 1,500 PA]

21. Brendan Donovan STL (-0.7)
515 PA | 119 wRC+ | -0.1 DEF | 2.9 WAR
[super consistent for batting average fans between .278 and .287 each of his four seasons. Rare Cardinal that is not a Brewers killer, with a career .591 OPS versus Milwaukee. Rumoured offseason trade candidate]

22. Taylor Ward LAA (-0.7)
663 PA | 117 wRC+ | -6.2 DEF | 2.9 WAR
[recently traded to the Orioles for oft injured former top prospect Grayson Rodriguez who has 238 IP of 100 ERA- | 91 FIP- in his two MLB seasons]

23. TJ Friedl CIN (-0.7)
685 PA | 109 wRC+ | -3.5 DEF | 2.9 WAR
[mad respect for any undrafted free agent that not only makes it to the show, but has also clocked seven wins over his two healthy seasons]

24. Isaac Paredes HOU (-1.1)
438 PA | 128 wRC+ | -2.1 DEF | 2.5 WAR
[part of the Cubs package to the Astros along with Cam Smith (1.0 WAR) for Kyle Tucker (4.5 WAR). Houston has two more years of Paredes and five more for Smith]

26. Ryan O'Hearn BAL (-1.2)
361 PA | 135 wRC+ | -2.9 DEF | 2.4 WAR
[the second best Oriole wasn't any of their highly ranked prospects like Jordan Westburg, or Jackson Holliday, or Adley Rutschman, or Colton Cowser, or Coby Mayo, it was four months of a 31 year old at the bottom of the defensive spectrum who got traded at the deadline]

27. Ryan Jeffers MIN (-1.5)
464 PA | 113 wRC+ | -0.8 DEF | 2.1 WAR
[has carved out a nice little niche the last three years with his 117 wRC+ ranking 5th among 23 primary catchers with at least 1,000 PA. But among 33 catchers with at least 1,500 innings over that same stretch he's at -13 DRS (28th) and -22 FRV (30th) behind the plate]

28. Kyle Teel CHW (-1.7)
297 PA | 125 wRC+ | +0.7 DEF | 1.9 WAR
[acquired from the Red Sox for Garrett Crochet. 125 wRC+ is nice for a catcher in his MLB debut, but small sample early returns on his defense were less encouraging with -4 DRS | -3 FRV over just 501 innings]

29. Oneil Cruz PIT (-2.0)
544 PA | 86 wRC+ | +0.9 DEF | 1.6 WAR
[fell off some at the plate after posting a 108 wRC+ over 1,000 PA from 2022-24. Might have been some bad luck in there though as his xwOBA only went down to .321 compared to .326 for 2022-24. DRS of -16 thinks the OF has been a disaster, FRV at +5 is a little more optimistic]

30. Ryan McMahon COL (-2.3)
401 PA | 87 wRC+ | +5.1 DEF | 1.3 WAR
[for his career Ryan McMahon has an 89 wRC+, for four months with the Rockies last year he had an 87 wRC+, for two months as a Yankee he had an 84 wRC+. He is who we thought he was, I'm not sure if he has been let off any kind of hook however]

sveumrules · December 2, 2025

Moving on down the line to the thirty players who were third on their respective teams by FanGraphs version of WAR. After a 5.1 WAR average for the #1 spot dropped all the way down to a 3.6 WAR average for the #2 spot it looks like these thirty players totaled 82.2 WAR, or an average of 2.7 WAR each.

Not quite as steep as the 1.5 WAR fall off from spots one to two, but still almost a full win lost on average between spots two and three. As a decent comparison point for how top heavy talent distribution is there are now only 1.9 WAR separating spot #3 and spot #9, compared to 2.4 WAR separating spot #1 and #3.

The Team Depth Project Standings below also serve as a quick & dirty proxy for how much a team's top three players correlate with their overall standing on the team WAR leaderboard. The Top Eight teams in the TDPS below all finished in the Top Nine of position player WAR on the FanGraphs leaderboard. The lone outlier is of course the Brewers (currently 11th) who should start climbing from here on out with WARs between 2.9 (Jackson Chourio) and 1.9 (Andrew Vaughn) in the four through eight spots.

Obviously feel free to chime in if anything jumps out to you along the way, and I'll keep compiling & updating as I get each spot wrapped up. In the meantime, the third best players on their respective teams rankings...

NUMBER THREE PLAYERS

01. Ketel Marte ARI (+1.9 WAR)
556 PA | 145 wRC+ | 0.0 DEF | 4.6 WAR
[premier offensive 2B in MLB with a 140 wRC+ over the last three years while no other current keystone man has gotten their wRC+ into the 120's during that stretch]

02. Kyle Tucker HOU (+1.8)
597 PA | 136 wRC+ | -5.1 DEF | 4.5 WAR
[entering 2025 Kyle had a career 139 wRC+ and averaged 4.9 WAR per 597 PA. His 23.4 WAR since 2021 is 10th in MLB. Is this just what $400M looks like now?]

03. Jazz Chisolm Jr. NYY (+1.7)
531 PA | 126 wRC+ | 5.3 DEF | 4.4 WAR
[does a little bit of everything with a 117 wRC+ the last four years, +21.3 BSR coming in 7th on the bases over the last five seasons, and +8 DRS | +13 FRV at 2B for his career]

04. Andy Pages LAD (+1.4)
624 PA | 113 wRC+ | +8.4 DEF | 4.1 WAR
[third best player for the Dodgers and still no Freddie or Mookie. LAD won the World Series with Pages hitting 078/113/098 (-45 wRC+) over 55 postseason PAs. Ben Sheets career batting line is 076/113/082]

05. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR (+1.2)
680 PA | 137 wRC+ | -12.5 DEF | 3.9 WAR
[played like a $500M man in the playoffs with 89 PA of 241 wRC+, but regular seasons have been more of a rollercoaster with wRC+ marks of 166, 132, 117, 164, and 137 the last five years. His 143 wRC+ from age 22 to 26 is exactly the same as Miguel Cabrera, who put up 4,560 PA of 167 wRC+ and 43.6 WAR from age 27 to 33 before it was over with another 2,795 PA of 93 wRC+ and -2.1 WAR from age 34 to 40]

06. Pete Alonso NYM (+0.9)
709 PA | 141 wRC+ | -17.7 DEF | 3.6 WAR
[after hitting for a .249 batting average / .262 BABIP over his first 3,607 PA, Pete cranked it up to a .272 batting average / .305 BABIP in his second walk year. His 41 doubles were ten above his previous career high]

07. Sal Frelick MIL (+0.9)
594 PA | 114 wRC+ | +2.8 DEF | 3.6 WAR
[good surface level improvement after 747 PA of 89 wRC+ to open his career. Might have been some luck in the mix with his actual wOBA jumping to .332 from .297 his first two years, while his xwOBA saw a more modest gain of .284 to .298]

08. Bryce Harper PHI (+0.8)
580 PA | 131 wRC+ | -8.2 DEF | 3.5 WAR
[after his first MVP in 2015, Bryce put up 2,740 PA of 132 wRC+ for 14.9 WAR before winning his second MVP. Since the second trophy in 2021 he's at 2,193 PA of 139 wRC+ for 14.7 WAR. Maybe due for one more heading into his age 33 season]

09. Alex Bregman BOS (+0.8)
495 PA | 125 wRC+ | +4.6 DEF | 3.5 WAR
[from 2020-24 Bregman hit for a 124 wRC+ and averaged 3.3 WAR per 495 PA. Didn't feast on the Monster as many predicted with reverse home (106 wRC+) and road (143 wRC+) splits]

10. Jacob Wilson ATH (+0.8)
523 PA | 121 wRC+ | +3.0 DEF | 3.5 WAR
[nice first full season for the son of Jack. two thing to keep an eye on are his SS defense with -14 DRS | -4 FRV so far, and how he fares outside of Sacto with a 140 wRC+ in the minor league park last year compared to a 103 wRC+ on the road]

11. Xander Bogaerts SDP (+0.5)
552 PA | 104 wRC+ | +8.9 DEF | 3.2 WAR
[from 2015-22 with BOS Xander hit for a 122 wRC+ and averaged 4.8 WAR per 665 PA. In his first season with SDP in 2023 he hit for a 119 wRC+ and put up 4.6 WAR over 665 PA. Last two years have only been a 100 wRC+ and 3.4 WAR per 665 PA. Eight years and $200M remain thru age forty.]

12. Patrick Bailey SFG (+0.5)
452 PA | 70 wRC+ | +35.2 DEF | 3.2 WAR
[among 229 players with at least 1,000 PA since 2023 Bailey comes in at +97.2 DEF (1st) and 76 wRC+ (225th). Among 82 players on that leaderboard with a 100 wRC+ or lower Bailey is the only one to crack ten wins, with Bryson Stott (96 wRC+ | 9.0 WAR) and Maikel Garcia (93 wRC+ | 9.0 WAR) getting the closest of the rest]

13. Drake Baldwin ATL (+0.4)
446 PA | 125 wRC+ | +3.9 DEF | 3.1 WAR
[deserving NL ROY winner with a solid all around season at the plate. Only real red flag is the throwing with 88 SB the third most allowed in MLB and his 13.7 CS% second lowest among 31 catchers with at least 600 innings last year]

14. Randy Arozarena SEA (+0.2)
709 PA | 120 wRC+ | -11.6 DEF | 2.9 WAR
[how shallow has LF become league wide? Going back to 2021 there are only five players to crack ten WAR while playing LF with Steven Kwan (14.8 WAR), and Ian Happ (14.4 WAR) just ahead of Randy (12.2 WAR) then a couple of moonlight LF sneaking in with Yelich (10.4 WAR) and Yordan Alvarez (10.2 WAR). First five years that FanGraphs has positional splits (2002-06) the top five LF (excluding Barry and his 37.5 WAR lol) were between Carl Crawford (17.2 WAR) and Luis Gonzalez (13.7 WAR) with six more over ten and Raul Ibanez (9.5 WAR) just missing out]

15. Riley Greene DET (+0.2)
655 PA | 121 wRC+ | -8.0 DEF | 2.9 WAR
[best position player on the Tigers over the last three seasons has crushed RHP with a 140 wRC+ during that time, but might be time for a caddy with an 85 wRC+ vs LHP over that same stretch]

16. Willson Contreras STL (+0.1)
563 PA | 124 wRC+ | -5.0 DEF | 2.8 WAR
[elder Contreras has pretty much been the epitome of the "Professional Hitter" with his 130 wRC+ over the last four years sneaking him just inside the Top 25 in MLB over that stretch]

17. Jonathan Aranda TBR (-0.2)
422 PA | 146 wRC+ | -6.3 DEF | 2.5 WAR
[nice breakout for Aranda with a .381 xwOBA under the hood after posting a 99 wRC+ and .313 xwOBA over is first 333 career PA. Small sample of only 943 innings at first base over the last two years (31st in MLB) but the metrics like him to the tune of +8 DRS (4th) and +3 FRV (8th)]

18. Otto Lopez MIA (-0.4)
594 PA | 86 wRC+ | +11.9 DEF | 2.3 WAR
[last two years Otto is at 1028 PA | 88 wRC+ | +23.5 DEF | 4.8 WAR. Last two years Joey Ortiz is at 1017 PA | 86 wRC+ | +25.0 DEF | 4.5 WAR. Finkle is Einhorn]

19. Jake Meyers HOU (-0.4)
381 PA | 107 wRC+ | +5.4 DEF | 2.3 WAR
[nice offensive improvement after 1,014 PA of 83 wRC+ from 2022-24. Looked good under the hood too with his xwOBA jumping to .323 in 2025 after being down at .289 from 2022-24]

20. Ramon Laureano BAL (-0.4)
290 PA | 145 wRC+ | -2.7 DEF | 2.3 WAR
[neither Jordan Westburg, nor Jackson Holliday, nor Adley Rutschman, nor Colton Cowser, nor Coby Mayo could outproduce half a season of the journeyman Laureano who has played for five teams in the last three years]

21. Marcus Semien TEX (-0.6)
534 PA | 89 wRC+ | +6.4 DEF | 2.1 WAR
[after missing only 14 games from 2018-24 bad luck struck Semein's foot in the form of an errant foul ball and he missed the last 33 games of 2025. Mets hoping for a rebound of sorts with the bat, but after hitting for a 123 wRC+ and .331 xwOBA over 2,339 PA from 2019-23, Marcus has only managed a 96 wRC+ and .315 xwOBA these last two years]

22. Harrison Bader MIN (-0.7)
307 PA | 118 wRC+ | +2.3 DEF | 2.0 WAR
[our first re-appearance of the project. On the Phillies for two months, Harrison was the 7th best ninth best player in baseball. On the Twins for four months, he was the 22nd best third best player]

23. Mike Trout LAA (-0.9)
556 PA | 120 wRC+ | -14.0 DEF | 1.8 WAR
[after 6,159 PA of 172 wRC+ for 81.5 WAR thru age thirty, Trout has totaled 1,044 PA of 127 wRC+ for 5.7 WAR the last three seasons. Has five years and $177M left on his contract]

24. Vinnie Pasquantino KCR (-1.2)
682 PA | 116 wRC+ | -16.9 DEF | 1.5 WAR
[after an encouraging 136 wRC+ and .374 xwOBA over 298 PA in his 2022 debut, Vinnie has put together 1496 discouraging PA of 111 wRC+ and .335 xwOBA in the three years since]

25. Bo Naylor CLE (-1.2)
414 PA | 85 wRC+ | +8.2 DEF | 1.5 WAR
[among thirty players with at least 750 PA behind the plate since 2023, Bo comes in at 988 PA (17th) | 88 wRC+ (23rd) | +28.6 DEF (14th) | 5.0 WAR (17th). Nothing too remarkable. But his +0.2 BSR is the only positive base runner on the list, with JTR (-0.2) / Jake Rogers (-0.7) just missing out and Alejandro Kirk bringing up the rear at -14.0 BSR]

26. Jared Triolo PIT (-1.2)
376 PA | 86 wRC+ | +6.1 DEF | 1.5 WAR
[not only was Triolo the third best player for PIT last year, his 3.4 career WAR since debuting in 2023 represents the 4th highest total for a Pirates position player over that stretch behind Oneil Cruz (5.5 WAR), Bryan Reynolds (5.4 WAR) and the since departed Ke'Bryan Hayes (4.1 WAR)]

27. Matt McClain CIN (-1.3)
577 PA | 77 wRC+ | +6.8 DEF | 1.4 WAR
[batting line crashed with a .287 xwOBA under the hood after posting a 129 wRC+ and .332 xwOBA in his 2023 debut. Reds likely hoping that shoulder surgery which sidelined him for all of 2024 was the primary culprit]

28. Mike Tauchmann CHW (-1.3)
385 PA | 115 wRC+ | -4.3 DEF | 1.4 WAR
[pretty consistent platoon OF with between 350 and 401 PA, 108 to 115 wRC+, and 1.0 to 1.7 WAR each of the last three seasons. Out of 93 players with at least 750 PA as an OF the last three years Mike's 3.8 WAR is 54th]

29. Daylen Lile WAS (-1.3)
351 PA | 132 wRC+ | -13.0 DEF | 1.4 WAR
[nice age 22 half season debut at the plate with his .360 actual wOBA not too far ahead of his .347 xwOBA. If early returns on his defense are to be believed (-14 DRS | -10 FRV in only 624 innings, woof) he might be destined for DH only]

30. Jordan Beck COL (-1.8)
588 PA | 90 wRC+ | -4.2 DEF | 0.9 WAR
[you may recall that 0.8 WAR was the average ninth best player so Beck clears that threshold anyway. The above line is also a marked improvement over his 184 PA of 31 wRC+ resulting in -1.0 WAR from his 2024 debut so there is that]

sveumrules · December 5, 2025

With the #4 players complete, we are now half way done. Also thinking I'll group all the players from #11 through the end of each team's roster together in the final update for a snapshot of how the "back half" fared.

After a drop off of 1.5 WAR from spot #1 to #2, then a 0.9 WAR dip from spot #2 to #3 we are starting to see a leveling off here at spot #4 with the fourth best players on their respective teams totaling 69.6 WAR for a 2.3 WAR average that is only down 0.4 WAR from the #3 spot.

Can also see the top to bottom narrowing of the ranges for each spot as we move down the list with #1 having a 8.4 WAR range from Judge to Horwitz, #2 having a 5.2 WAR range from Carroll to McMahon, #3 having a 3.7 WAR range from Marte to Beck and now #4 having a 3.1 WAR range from Freeman to Tovar. The original #9 list had a range of 1.8 WAR top to bottom from Lukes to Miller.

NUMBER FOUR PLAYERS

01. Freddie Freeman LAD (+1.6)
627 PA | 139 wRC+ | -10.4 DEF | 3.9 WAR
[at 1,265 PA of 138 wRC+ for 7.8 WAR the last two years Freddie is down just a scooch from his eleven season prime where he hit for a 147 wRC+ and averaged 10.2 WAR per 1,265 PA, but still humming along on his way to Cooperstown]

02. Bo Bichette TOR (+1.5)
628 PA | 134 wRC+ | -6.0 DEF | 3.8 WAR
[no doubt he can hit with a 120 AVG+ that ranks 8th of 233 batters with at least 1,500 PA since 2021. Power (104 ISO+) is a sliver above average, but he doesn't walk (69 BB%+) and the SS defense -19 DRS | -27 FRV might have Future 2B written all over it]

03. Michael Busch CHC (+1.2)
592 PA | 140 wRC+ | -10.1 DEF | 3.5 WAR
[squeezed out of LAD, his 5.7 WAR playing 1B the last two years lands him 5th behind Harper (8.4 WAR), Freeman (7.9 WAR), Vlad Jr. (7.6 WAR), and Olson (7.3 WAR) on the leaderboard. Dodgers got back a pair of highly rated prospects in Zyhir Hope and Jackson Ferris]

04. Tyler Soderstrom ATH (+1.1)
624 PA | 125 wRC+ | -6.3 DEF | 3.4 WAR
[pushed to LF with Brent Rooker and Nick Kurtz in the DH/1B spots and graded out well with +10 DRS | +3 FRV in 867 innings. Had reverse home (119 wRC+) and road (132 wRC+) splits so wasn't just feasting on the minor league park in Sacto]

05. Trent Grisham NYY (+0.9)
581 PA | 129 wRC+ | -6.0 DEF | 3.2 WAR
[after 1,815 PA of 92 wRC+ and .306 xwOBA from 2021-24, Trent found his stroke with a .366 xwOBA under the hood of his offensive surge. Wasn't some kind of short porch Yankee Stadium thing either with reverse home (104 wRC+) and road (151 wRC+) splits. Defense took a hit though with -11 DRS | -3 FRV compared to +26 DRS | +33 FRV for his career in CF entering 2025]

07. Eugenio Suarez ARI (+0.8)
437 PA | 141 wRC+ | -2.1 DEF | 3.1 WAR
[nice four year run with 15.5 WAR placing him 31st in MLB right between Matt Chapman, Xander Bogaerts, Brandon Nimmo and Austin Riley. Looks like FA predictions are between 2/45 and 3/66]

08. Trevor Story BOS (+0.7)
654 PA | 101 wRC+ | -1.6 DEF | 3.0 WAR
[nice bounce back after 274 PA | 70 wRC+ | +9.4 DEF | 1.0 WAR the previous two seasons. So far the Red Sox have gotten 6.6 WAR for $85M over the first four years of his contract with two years and $55M remaining]

09. Brandon Nimmo NYM (+0.7)
652 PA | 114 wRC+ | -4.5 DEF | 3.0 WAR
[similar story as his trade partner Marcus Semien. After hitting for a 135 wRC+ and averaging 10.0 WAR per 1,315 PA from 2018-23, Brandon has hit for a 111 wRC+ and totaled 5.8 WAR over his last two seasons]

10. Jackson Merrill SDP (+0.7)
483 PA | 116 wRC+ | +2.3 DEF | 3.0 WAR
[the other Jackson as he's known round these here parts dealt with injuries during his sophmore season but still managed to edge out Jackson the younger by a fraction on account of a slightly better batting line and defense in less playing time]

11. Jackson Chourio MIL (+0.6)
589 PA | 111 wRC+ | -1.9 DEF | 2.9 WAR
[after May 28th Chourio was sitting on 252 PA of 87 wRC+. From May 30th through his injury on July 29th he put up 220 PA of 148 wRC+, not all that different than the 144 wRC+ he put up over his final 397 PA of 2024. Just needs to stay healthy and do it for a whole season]

12. JP Crawford SEA (+0.5)
654 PA | 113 wRC+ | -3.0 DEF | 2.8 WAR
[with 14.6 WAR since 2021 JP comes in 11th on the playing SS leaderboard over that stretch. He's also 11th on the playing SS since 2023 leaderboard with 9.3 WAR. Just missed here at 12th on the fourth best player on their team in 2025 leaderboard]

13. Ivan Herrera STL (+0.4)
452 PA | 137 wRC+ | -9.7 DEF | 2.7 WAR
[can definitely hit with a 134 wRC+ over 711 PA the last two years. Question is if he can catch with -10 DRS | -4 FRV and a 7.4 CS% in only 721 innings behind the dish so far.]

14. Gleyber Torres DET (+0.3)
628 PA | 113 wRC+ | -2.6 DEF | 2.6 WAR
[over 3,673 PA from 2018-24 Gleyber hit for a 114 wRC+ and averaged 2.7 WAR per 628 PA]

15. Jung Hoo Lee SFG (+0.1)
617 PA | 107 wRC+ | -5.7 DEF | 2.4 WAR
[had a solid first full season with the bat after an injury shortened debut in 2024, but a -18 DRS jumps out right away, though StatCast wasn't quite so harsh at -5 OAA | -2 FRV with 87th to 91st percentile rankings in arm value and strength]

16. Mauricio Dubon HOU (-0.1)
398 PA | 80 wRC+ | +17.1 DEF | 2.2 WAR
[has put up 2,058 PA | 85 wRC+ | +36.8 DEF | 6.6 WAR since we traded him for Drew Pomeranz (26 IP | 54 ERA- | 60 FIP- | +0.99 WPA) and Ray Black in 2019. Braves recently traded for him to presumably be their starting SS pending further transactions?]

17. Jakob Marsee MIA (-0.1)
234 PA | 133 wRC+ | +1.8 DEF | 2.2 WAR
[nice debut for the 2022 6th rounder acquired by the Marlins from San Diego for Luis Arraez (1,199 PA | 107 wRC+ | 2.0 WAR with SDP). Marsee's actual .363 wOBA was a little out in front of his .346 xwOBA so probably not a true talent 133 wRC+ kind of guy (few are), but should give MIA 2/3rds of a legit OF along with Kyle Stowers]

18. Sean Murphy ATL (-0.3)
337 PA | 97 wRC+ | +10.7 DEF | 2.0 WAR
[first season with the Braves went to plan with a 130 wRC+ and 5.0 WAR but injuries have curtailed things the last two years. Could be a trade candidate with the emergence of Drake Baldwin or ATL could hold both and roll into the season with enviable catching depth]

19. Jordan Westburg BAL (-0.4)
352 PA | 115 wRC+ | +1.5 DEF | 1.9 WAR
[wasn't ranked quite as highly as fellow Orioles prospects Jackson Holliday, or Adley Rutschman, or Colton Cowser, or Coby Mayo, but outproduced them all in 2025, and with only 352 PA to boot]

20. Josh Smith TEX (-0.5)
563 PA | 100 wRC+ | -4.2 DEF | 1.8 WAR
[solid utility guy who played all eight non-catcher spots for the Rangers last year]

21. Jake Mangum TBR (-0.5)
428 PA | 95 wRC+ | +1.7 DEF | 1.8 WAR
[not a bad rookie season for a guy who looks like the classic 4th OF profile with +3 DRS | +4 FRV in 933 innings at all three OF spots plus +3.7 BSR and 91st percentile sprint speed]

22. Luke Keaschall MIN (-0.7)
207 PA | 134 wRC+ | -1.4 DEF | 1.6 WAR
[nice debut for the 2023 2nd rounder whose 155 wRC+ was 7th best in all of the minors from 2023 to 2024 (min. 500 PA). Might have been a little out over his skis though with a .363 actual wOBA compared to a .323 xwOBA in his MLB sample]

23. Nolan Schanuel LAA (-0.9)
564 PA | 109 wRC+ | -10.1 DEF | 1.4 WAR
[among 120 players with at least 1,000 PA the last two years, Schanuel is 110th with 2.1 WAR. His 0.76 BB/K rate is 10th in MLB since his debut in 2023, and he hits for decent average (107 AVG+), but has no power to speak of with a 71 ISO+ that is in the same range as guys like Turang (70), Andres Gimenez (71) and Mauricio Dubon (71) over that stretch]

24. Lenyn Sosa CHW (-0.9)
544 PA | 100 wRC+ | -4.8 DEF | 1.4 WAR
[decent uptick in production with a .326 xwOBA under the hood after 578 PA of 66 wRC+ and .303 xwOBA to open his career. His 3.2 BB% is thee very lowest of anyone in MLB (min. 1,000 PA) since his debut in 2022]

25. Daniel Schneemann CLE (-1.0)
422 PA | 79 wRC+ | +8.0 DEF | 1.3 WAR
[had never heard of Thee Schnee Mann (not sure if that is a real nickname or not but it should be) until he was named a finalist for the AL Utility Gold Glove. For a guy who was the 1,003rd pick in the 2018 Draft it's all a win at this point]

26. Joey Bart PIT (-1.0)
332 PA | 101 wRC+ | +3.6 DEF | 1.3 WAR
[former #2 overall pick by the Giants has a 112 wRC+ the last two years with the Pirates which ranks 8th among 33 players with at least 500 PA behind the dish over that time. His matching -10 DRS and FRV suggest he could still use some work on the behind the dish part though]

27. Mike Yastrzemski KCR (-1.0)
186 PA | 127 wRC+ | +0.5 DEF | 1.3 WAR
[since 2021 grandson of Yaz (pending FA) is at 2410 PA | 107 wRC+ | -13.5 DEF | 9.6 WAR. Over that same stretch Trent Grisham (QO acceptor) is at 2344 PA | 102 wRC+ | +9.0 DEF | 9.7 WAR. Pretty dang close with a lil more bat for Yaz and a lil more glove for Grish]

28. Austin Hays CIN (-1.1)
416 PA | 105 wRC+ | -5.3 DEF | 1.2 WAR
[had a decent run with the Orioles from 2021-23 where his 6.0 WAR playing OF placed him 35th in MLB. Cratered in 2024, got non-tendered, signed for $5M with the Reds for 2025. Prolly looking at another $5M one year deal kind of situation I'd imagine]

29. Jacob Young WAS (-1.3)
364 PA | 66 wRC+ | +12.2 DEF | 1.0 WAR
[among 272 players with at least 600 PA over the last two years Jacob comes in with +26.1 DEF (9th) but a 77 wRC+ (254th). Kind of like if Patrick Bailey, Ke'Bryan Hayes or Andres Gimenez played CF instead of their actual positions]

30. Ezequiel Tovar COL (-1.5)
390 PA | 78 wRC+ | +5.7 DEF | 0.8 WAR
[had the fielding (+12 DRS | +13 FRV) but no hitting (72 wRC+) in 2023. Got the wRC+ up to 94 with +10 DRS | +16 FRV good for 3.7 WAR after extending in 2024. Couple of injuries tanked his 2025]

sveumrules · December 7, 2025

Quick Recap. Average Values to this point are at #1 (5.1 WAR), #2 (3.6 WAR), #3 (2.7 WAR), #4 (2.3 WAR), and now the thirty players who were fifth on their respective teams totaled 58.8 WAR for a 1.96 or rounded 2.0 WAR average.

Pretty fitting that the middle player averages just shy of two WAR as that has always been the kind of the quick and dirty benchmark measure of an "average" player.

The Team Depth Project Standings below are starting to show some interesting groupings as well with six of the nine regular spots now complete. There are six teams at the top who haven't been below average at any spot, plus three more that only missed by 0.1 WAR on the ninth spot. Then there are eight teams at the bottom that have been below average at every spot thus far, plus two more that only snuck above average by 0.1/0.2 WAR on the ninth spot. Pretty good illustration of how talent is concentrated more heavily among the competitive teams with only CIN making the playoffs or finishing above .500 of those bottom ten teams.

NUMBER FIVE PLAYERS

01. Mookie Betts LAD (+1.4)
663 PA | 104 wRC+ | +8.6 DEF | 3.4 WAR
[career worst season at the plate after dealing with some kind of virus entering spring training but closed the season with 210 PA of a much more Mookie-eque 147 wRC+]

02. Dansby Swanson CHC (+1.3)
645 PA | 99 wRC+ | 6.9 DEF | 3.3 WAR
[tried to find out if Dansby was heir to the Swanson Hungry Man TV Dinner Empire and all I could find out is that his dad's named Cooter]

03. Ernie Clement TOR (+1.2)
588 PA | 98 wRC+ | +11.7 DEF | 3.2 WAR
[pretty good example of the ok bat, good glove archetype who went off for 77 PA of 171 wRC+ during the Blue Jays World Series run. Extreme ball in play guy with a 3.7 BB% that ranks 267th of 272 players with at least 600 PA the last two years, and a 9.8 K% that is 5th lowest on that same list]

04. Ben Rice NYY (+1.0)
530 PA | 133 wRC+ | -6.8 DEF | 3.0 WAR
[nice development for the 12th rounder from Dartmouth in 2021. Pretty even split on games between 1B (50), DH (48) and catcher (36) in 2025]

05. Jake Cronenworth SDP (+0.9)
515 PA | 117 wRC+ | +1.3 DEF | 2.9 WAR
[got in on that 2022-23 Padres extension mania and still has 5/60 left through age 36. Keep banking a couple two tree WAR a year and its a perfectly cromulent deal]

06. Gabriel Moreno ARI (+0.7)
309 PA | 117 wRC+ | +10.1 DEF | 2.7 WAR
[among 31 players with at least 700 PA behind the dish over the last three years Gabriel is at a 113 wRC+ (6th) | +32.5 DEF (11th) | 7.9 WAR (7th), only issue has been health as he's yet to reach 400 PA in a season]

07. Roman Anthony BOS (+0.7)
303 PA | 140 wRC+ | +0.9 DEF | 2.7 WAR
[big time prospect came up and mashed big time. Wasn't just feasting on Fenway either with reverse home (120 wRC+) and road (158 wRC+) splits]

08. Jorge Polanco SEA (+0.6)
524 PA | 132 wRC+ | -12.3 DEF | 2.6 WAR
[career best year at the plate with most of the damage coming in the hitter's nightmare of T-Mobile Park posting a 158 wRC+ at home. After only 45 total games at the DH spot for his career entering the season had 89 games there last year]

09. Caleb Durbin MIL (+0.6)
506 PA | 105 wRC+ | +3.6 DEF | 2.6 WAR
[graded out solidly with +5 DRS | +1 FRV at 3B despite only 67 scattered games of professional experience there prior to 2025. Walked (30 BB) and got plunked (24 HBP) more than he struck out (50 K)]

11. Brandon Marsh PHI (+0.4)
425 PA | 116 wRC+ | -1.3 DEF | 2.4 WAR
[among 144 players with at least 2,000 PA since 2021, Brandon's .371 BABIP is two dozen points ahead of Judge in second with a .347 BABIP. To find a player with higher BABIP over that stretch you have to lower the min. PA all the way down to 400 and that player is...Garrett Mitchell with a .376 BABIP]

12. Spencer Torkelson DET (+0.3)
649 PA | 118 wRC+ | -12.4 DEF | 2.3 WAR
[nice mini breakout for the #1 overall pick in 2020 after 1,469 PA of 94 wRC+ to start his MLB career]

13. Brett Baty NYM (+0.3)
432 PA | 111 wRC+ | +2.1 DEF | 2.3 WAR
[showing signs of life in his age 25 season after 602 PA of 71 wRC+ and -0.1 WAR to open his career. Also boosted his xwOBA to .335 after a combined .297 mark over those first 602 PA]

14. Jose Altuve HOU (+0.1)
654 PA | 113 wRC+ | -10.5 DEF | 2.1 WAR
[after hitting for a 140 wRC+ and averaging 11.8 WAR per 1,336 PA over his ten year prime from 2014-23 Altuve has dipped to a 120 wRC+ and 6.0 WAR over 1,336 PA these last two years. Was a disaster in LF (-10 DRS | -5 FRV in only 371 innings) and not much better back at 2B (-8 DRS | -1 FRV in 499 innings). Had 156 hits last year and would need to average 153 hits over the four years remaining on his contract to reach 3K hits at age 39]

15. Alec Burleson STL (+0.1)
546 PA | 124 wRC+ | -12.4 DEF | 2.1 WAR
[figured out the hitting part this year after 995 PA of 97 wRC+ to start his career. Among 103 players with at least 1,500 innings in the OF the last three years he comes in at -12 DRS (87th) and -17 FRV (96th) so might be headed to more regular DH duty]

16. Brandon Lowe TBR (-0.3)
553 PA | 114 wRC+ | -9.3 DEF | 1.7 WAR
[the term "professional hitter" comes to mind. Eight seasons in MLB and has never had a wRC+ below 103. His career 123 wRC+ is one point off of previously referred to "professional hitter" Willson Contreras with a 122 career mark]

17. Josh Jung TEX (-0.3)
511 PA | 91 wRC+ | +5.6 DEF | 1.7 WAR
[had a nice rookie season in 2023 with a 114 wRC+ and 2.8 WAR then chipped in 70 PA of 132 wRC+ during the Rangers World Series run. Will try to regain that form in his age 28 season]

18. Austin Riley ATL (-0.3)
447 PA | 103 wRC+ | +1.1 DEF | 1.7 WAR
[after 2,070 PA of 136 wRC+ shaking out to 16.1 WAR from 2021-23 the Braves are surely hoping for a healthy return to form in 2026 after only 916 PA of 110 wRC+ for 4.1 WAR these last two years]

19. Kody Clemns MIN (-0.5)
379 PA | 98 wRC+ | +1.3 DEF | 1.5 WAR
[son of Roger is at 781 PA of 81 wRC+ for 1.2 WAR since his debut in 2022. Anthony Rendon put up 614 PA of 87 wRC for 1.0 WAR over that same stretch. Andruw Monasterio is at 592 PA of 89 wRC+ for 1.0 WAR since his debut in 2023]

20. Miguel Vargas CHW (-0.7)
569 PA | 101 wRC+ | -6.9 DEF | 1.3 WAR
[Acquired by the White Sox in the Edman / Kopech / Fedde three way at the 2024 deadline. Decent full season debut after 591 PA of 64 wRC+ to open his career. Has graded out terrible with a combined -8 DRS | -11 FRV in 1,569 innings at 2B/3B, but small sample of 536 innings at 1B has been better with +6 DRS | +1 FRV]

21. Rafael Devers SFG (-0.7)
395 PA | 126 wRC+ | -8.9 DEF | 1.3 WAR
[the Giants 41 W - 31 L record on June 16th would have been good enough for the second Wild Card if the playoffs started June 17th. Instead that was the day Devers joined the team and they went 40 W - 50 L over their last ninety games]

22. Heriberto Hernandez MIA (-0.7)
294 PA | 118 wRC+ | -2.0 DEF | 1.3 WAR
[nice half season debut for the 25 year old corner outfielder / DH. Actual .341 wOBA wasn't too far ahead of his .331 xwOBA]

23. Jackson Holliday BAL (-0.8)
649 PA | 96 wRC+ | -4.3 DEF | 1.2 WAR
[after posting a 154 wRC+ that was just one point behind Daulton Rushing for the best mark in all of MiLB from 2022-24 (min. 1000 PA), Jackson (62 to 96 to ?? wRC+) could maybe be following that Brice Turang (61 to 88 to 124 wRC+) progression. Still just 22 years old]

24. Jo Adell LAA (-0.8)
573 PA | 112 wRC+ | -16.6 DEF | 1.2 WAR
[after putting up 1,070 PA | 79 wRC+ | -17.9 DEF | -1.2 WAR from 2020 to 2024, this past year evened things out for the former top prospect]

25. Austin Hedges CLE (-0.8)
180 PA | 51 wRC+ | +16.9 DEF | 1.2 WAR
[if you thought Patrick Bailey was all glove no bat, Austin Hedges would like you to hold his beer. Of 243 players with at least 2,500 PA since 2015 Austin's 50 wRC+ is 243rd and his +165.9 DEF is 2nd. Only five other players of the 243 are at a 75 wRC+ or under...Billy Hamilton (62), Martin Maldonado (68), Alcides Escobar (68), Nick Ahmed (73), and Orlando Arcia (75)]

26. Bryan Reynolds PIT (-0.9)
654 PA | 99 wRC+ | -11.1 DEF | 1.1 WAR
[if the Pirates are going to have any chance of doing anything during the Skenes Era they'll need Reynolds to bounce back to that 2022-24 form where he hit for a 117 wRC+ and averaged 2.4 WAR per 654 PA]

27. Kyle Isbel KCR (-0.9)
409 PA | 79 wRC+ | +7.7 DEF | 1.1 WAR
[if you thought Blake Perkins (career 85 wRC+ | +18 DRS | +18 FRV) was an all glove no bat CF, get a load of Kyle Isbel (career 78 wRC+ | +38 DRS | +36 FRV)]

28. Tyler Stephenson CIN (-0.9)
342 PA | 99 wRC+ | +0.8 DEF | 1.1 WAR
[among 29 catchers with at least 2,500 innings since 2021, Tyler comes in at -23 DRS and -27 FRV (both ranking 27th). Strikeout rate exploded from a 23.4 K% over his first 1,637 PA all the way up to 33.9 K% last year]

29. Alex Call WAS (-1.2)
237 PA | 116 wRC+ | -3.0 DEF | 0.8 WAR
[have to imagine he was pretty ecstatic when he found out the Dodgers traded for him at the deadline. Quintessential 4th OF type with a career 102 wRC+ and +9 DRS | +4 FRV between all three spots on the grass]

30. Mickey Moniak COL (-1.4)
461 PA | 110 wRC+ | -15.9 DEF | 0.6 WAR
[number one overall pick in 2016, maybe the worst draft in history? Only one first rounder has cracked ten WAR on BRef with Will Smith (pick #32 at 23.0 WAR). Nick Lodolo (pick #41 at 8.5 WAR) is next closest]

sveumrules · December 9, 2025

Getting further into the back half of the project with the #6 player on each team's leaderboard and we're down to the last three win player plus only eight more who cracked two wins.

All told the sixth best players on their teams totaled 47.6 WAR for an average of 1.6 WAR each. Looking at the spot to spot difference the curve is definitely flattening out with the spot to spot drop offs narrowing from 1.5 WAR between #1 to #2, and 0.9 WAR between #2 to #3, now down to a 0.3/0.4 WAR difference between each of the last three spots.

Knowing already that the #9 spot averages 0.8 WAR leaves only another 0.8 WAR to be split up between the next three drops so the margins look like they'll continue getting narrower from here on out.

NUMBER SIX PLAYERS

01. Austin Wells NYY (+1.4)
448 PA | 94 wRC+ | +18.2 DEF | 3.0 WAR
[traded walks (11.4 BB% down to 6.7 BB%) for power (.167 ISO up to .217 ISO) and strikeouts (21.0 K% up to 26.3 K%) from 2024 to 2025. His 6.5 WAR behind the dish the last two years puts him in the top half dozen catchers over that stretch along with Raleigh (13.4 WAR), Contreras (8.4 WAR), Bailey (7.4 WAR), Kirk (7.2 WAR), and Will Smith (6.4 WAR)]

02. Max Muncy LAD (+1.3)
388 PA | 137 wRC+ | -1.8 DEF | 2.9 WAR
[after 1,144 PA of a ho-hum 112 wRC+ from 2022-23, Max has kicked things up to a 135 wRC+ these last two years, but only over 681 PA. Going back to his first season with LAD in 2018 Muncy is 37th in MLB with 23.3 WAR while his 129 wRC+ lands him in 26th over that stretch. He also has a matching 129 wRC+ over 328 postseason PA with the Dodgers]

03. Ian Happ CHC (+1.2)
663 PA | 116 wRC+ | -3.7 DEF | 2.8 WAR
[four time gold glove LF has been pretty consistent at the plate between a 116 and 122 wRC+ each of the last four seasons. After posting +4.1 BSR and sprint speed between the 60th and 67th percentile from 2021 to 2024, dropped down to -3.3 BSR and 48th percentile sprint speed in 2025]

04. Carlos Narvaez BOS (+1.1)
446 PA | 97 wRC+ | +14.2 DEF | 2.7 WAR
[acquired via trade with NYY in a deal between rival ALE clubs. Yankees got LHP Elmer Rodriguez who dominated to the tune of a 64 ERA- | 67 FIP- over 150 innings mostly at A+/AA this year. Metrics liked Narvaez behind the plate with +10 DRS | +9 FRV in his rookie campaign]

05. Isaac Collins MIL (+1.0)
441 PA | 122 wRC+ | -2.1 DEF | 2.6 WAR
[out of nowhere full season debut for the 27 year old. Profile was buoyed by a 12.9 BB% that ranked 22nd of 277 players with at least 300 PA last year, and a 24.6% line drive rate that ranked 14th. With a .344 actual wOBA compared to a .319 xwOBA there was probably some good fortune in there though]

06. Daulton Varsho TOR (+0.6)
271 PA | 123 wRC+ | +4.7 DEF | 2.2 WAR
[career best year at the plate with a small sample .310 isolated slugging compared to a career .189 ISO over 2,116 PA entering the season. Premier defensive OF in baseball over the last four years with his +85 DRS and +52 FRV both tops in MLB since 2022]

07. JT Realmuto PHI (+0.5)
550 PA | 94 wRC+ | +5.3 DEF | 2.1 WAR
[best backstop in baseball from 2016-22 with 3,282 PA of 116 wRC+ (and the ultra rare +18.8 BSR from a catcher) shaking out to 29.9 WAR. Has only managed 1,492 PA of 101 wRC+ for 6.2 WAR behind the dish over the last three years. Best FA catcher on the market]

08. Jeff McNeil NYM (+0.5)
462 PA | 111 wRC+ | -0.5 DEF | 2.1 WAR
[after posting a 6.7 BB% and .141 ISO over his first 3,159 PA, Jeff upped his walk rate big time to 10.6% and his ISO slightly to .168 in 2025. His K% remained identical at 11.9%, while his BABIP dipped from .312 for his career entering the season to .253 in 2025]

09. Lawrence Butler ATH (+0.4)
630 PA | 96 wRC+ | -2.2 DEF | 2.0 WAR
[sophmore slump after a 130 wRC+ and .339 xwOBA during his 2024 full season debut with his xwOBA dipping down to .305 in 2025. Was probably overexposed against lefties with a 52 wRC+ that ranked 226th of 240 players with at least 100 PA vs southpaws in 2025, though his 106 wRC+ vs righties wasn't all that encouraging either]

10. Josh Naylor SEA (+0.2)
210 PA | 137 wRC+ | -1.2 DEF | 1.8 WAR
[trade deadline acquisition from ARI went off for a 176 wRC+ over 51 postseason PA with the Mariners. Re-signed with SEA for five years, $92.5M]

11. Victor Scott II STL (+0.1)
463 PA | 76 wRC+ | +9.2 DEF | 1.7 WAR
[another one of those defense (& speed) first guys like Joey Ortiz that inspired this whole endeavor. His 30.2 ft/sec sprint speed was tied with Bobby Witt Jr. and Byron Buxton for second fastest in MLB last year just behind Trea Turner at 30.3 ft/sec. Brandon Lockridge was one of three more at 30.1 ft/sec]

12. Wenceel Perez DET (+0.1)
383 PA | 103 wRC+ | +0.3 DEF | 1.7 WAR
[has graded out well in RF with +4 DRS | +4 FRV over 1,272 innings at the nine, but hasn't quite shown that corner OF bat as of yet]

13. Yainer Diaz HOU (even)
567 PA | 92 wRC+ | +3.0 DEF | 1.6 WAR
[bat first catcher whose offense dipped from a 120 wRC+ over 996 PA from 2023-24. Defense is pretty suspect, among 33 catchers with at least 1,500 innings since 2023 Yainer comes in at +1 DRS (17th) | -3 FRV (19th) | -11.5 framing (23rd)]

14. Michael Harris II ATL (-0.2)
641 PA | 83 wRC+ | +3.0 DEF | 1.4 WAR
[arrow pointing down at the plate going from a 137 wRC+ in his 2022 NL ROY season, to a 115 wRC+ in 2023, to a 99 wRC+ in 2024, and now an 83 wRC+ in 2025. His 4,583 innings in CF since 2022 are second in MLB behind Julio Rodriguez (5,008 innings) with MHII posting +26 DRS and +30 FRV (both 8th among CF during that stretch)]

15. Josh Naylor ARI (-0.2)
394 PA | 122 wRC+ | -8.7 DEF | 1.4 WAR
[traded to SEA at the deadline, see above]

16. Matt Wallner MIN (-0.2)
392 PA | 114 wRC+ | -5.8 DEF | 1.4 WAR
[after hitting for a 148 wRC+ and .366 xwOBA over 515 PA from 2023-24, Wallner fell off to a .325 xwOBA to go along with his 114 wRC+ in 2025. His matching -9 DRS and -9 FRV each rank 99th among 128 players with at least 1,500 innings in the OF since 2022]

17. Evan Carter TEX (-0.2)
220 PA | 107 wRC+ | +1.8 DEF | 1.4 WAR
[after an impressive small sample 2023 debut for the World Series Champions (75 PA of 184 wRC+ in the regular season, 72 PA of 158 wRC+ in the postseason) Carter hasn't been able to stay on the field playing just 108 games in the two years since with diminished results]

18. Gavin Sheets SDP (-0.3)
545 PA | 111 wRC+ | -10.3 DEF | 1.3 WAR
[decent rebound season with the bat after 1,255 PA of 85 wRC+ from 2022-24 with the White Sox. Should probably be limited to DH / 1B only with -27 DRS | -18 FRV over 2,097 career innings in the OF]

19. Chase Meidroth CHW (-0.3)
505 PA | 87 wRC+ | +4.9 DEF | 1.3 WAR
[acquired from BOS in the Garrett Crochet trade. Posted a solid 0.63 BB/K rate in the same Top Forty-ish range as guys like Jake Cronenworth (0.64), Brendan Donovan (0.63), Isaac Collins (0.61), and Caleb Durbin (0.60). Very similar StatCast page to Durbin, too]

20. Kyle Manzardo CLE (-0.4)
531 PA | 113 wRC+ | -14.2 DEF | 1.2 WAR
[one of three different players traded straight up for Aaron Civale at various points and times along with Gregory Barrios and Andrew Vaughn. Good example of how high the bar is for bat only players with a perfectly cromulent 113 wRC+ but not a whole lot of value on account of being a mostly DH / bad defensive 1B]

21. Cedric Mullins BAL (-0.4)
355 PA | 106 wRC+ | -3.9 DEF | 1.2 WAR
[traded to NYM at the deadline where he put up 143 PA of 66 wRC+ down the stretch for the Mets. Recently signed a one year $7.5M contract with the Rays]

22. Heliot Ramos SFG (-0.5)
695 PA | 106 wRC+ | -15.1 DEF | 1.1 WAR
[lost 14 points of wRC+ (120 to 106), 56 points of ISO (.200 to .144), and two runs on the bases (-0.6 to -2.6 BSR) from his first full season in 2024. Among 96 players with at least 1,000 innings in the OF last two years Heliot is at -15 DRS (86th) and -14 FRV (90th)]

23. Noelvi Marte CIN (-0.5)
360 PA | 101 wRC+ | -3.1 DEF | 1.1 WAR
[decent bounceback after a PED suspension and 242 PA of 48 wRC+ in 2024. Has graded out terrible at 3B with -13 DRS | -12 FRV in 989 innings, but early returns of +5 DRS | 0 FRV over 437 innings in RF are more promising]

24. Jesus Sanchez MIA (-0.5)
337 PA | 104 wRC+ | -1.7 DEF | 1.1 WAR
[from 2021-24 Jesus had a 102 wRC+ and averaged 1.0 WAR per 337 PA. Traded to the Astros at the deadline and tanked to 160 PA of 71 wRC+ for an even 0.0 WAR down the stretch]

25. Jose Caballero TBR (-0.6)
275 PA | 84 wRC+ | +1.9 DEF | 1.0 WAR
[traded to NYY at deadline and went off for 95 PA of 134 wRC+ after posting just an 88 wRC+ over his first 1,038 career PA. Among 229 players with at least 1,000 PA since 2023 comes in at 19th with +11.5 BSR. Has good defensive metrics all around the diamond with +9 DRS | +5 FRV at 2B, +4 DRS | +4 FRV at 3B, +5 DRS | +9 FRV at SS]

26. Nick Gonzales PIT (-0.7)
408 PA | 82 wRC+ | +4.6 DEF | 0.9 WAR
[now up to 923 career PA of an uninspiring 84 wRC+ for #7 overall pick in the 2020 Draft. Fielding in Dispute candidate with -16 DRS versus +1 FRV over 1,695 innings at 2B]

27. Nasim Nunez WAS (-0.8)
92 PA | 94 wRC+ | +3.4 DEF | 0.8 WAR
[when your utility infielder who was only on the MLB roster for like half the season and didn't even crack 100 PA or wRC+ is your sixth best player...well, flags fly forever anyway]

28. Yoan Moncada LAA (-0.9)
289 PA | 117 wRC+ | -8.5 DEF | 0.7 WAR
[bat bounced back nicely after 790 PA of 86 wRC+ from 2022-23, but defense cratered to -10 DRS | -9 FRV and he missed half the year]

29. Carter Jensen KCR (-0.9)
69 PA | 159 wRC+ | -0.5 DEF | 0.7 WAR
[impressive small sample September debut for the Royals third rounder from the 2021 Draft. Should see plenty of time in the DH / C rotation along with Sal Perez in 2026]

30. Brenton Doyle COL (-1.2)
538 PA | 65 wRC+ | +7.3 DEF | 0.4 WAR
[riding the roller coaster from 431 PA of a deplorable 44 wRC+ in 2023, up to 603 PA of a mostly cromulent 97 wRC+ in 2024, back down to 538 PA of an Ortiz-ian 65 wRC+ in 2025. Top half dozen or so defensive OF in MLB with +29 DRS | +44 FRV over the last three years]

sveumrules · December 12, 2025

Continuing the slow descent down to the players who finished seventh on their respective teams in WAR, and after only nine two win players on the #6 Players list there are only four more here, and (spoiler alert) three remaining on the forthcoming #8 Players list.

Adding it all up gets us to 39.8 WAR or an average of 1.3 WAR each for the seventh best players on each team.

Thinking at this point I'll do three more updates - #8 players, #10 players, and then everyone from #11 onward for each team to see how far above or below replacement level each team's replacements actually were.

NUMBER SEVEN PLAYERS

01. Carson Kelly CHC (+1.3)
421 PA | 115 wRC+ | +7.7 DEF | 2.6 WAR
[career best year after posting a 85 wRC+ and averaging 1.5 WAR per 421 PA from 2020-24. Probably a little good fortune in there as his actual wOBA rose from .304 in 2024 to .332 last year while his xwOBA only increased from .315 to .320]

02. Christian Yelich MIL (+1.1)
644 PA | 121 wRC+ | -16.7 DEF | 2.4 WAR
[over the four seasons since his extension kicked in Yelich has posted 2,262 PA of 123 wRC+ for 11.4 WAR. Over his five seasons in Miami he put up 2,812 PA of 122 wRC+ for 17.5 WAR. Defense has obviously fallen off, but has +18.0 BSR these last four years compared to +17.1 BSR over his five years in MIA]

03. Wilyer Abreu BOS (+1.1)
417 PA | 110 wRC+ | +5.4 DEF | 2.4 WAR
[his +32 DRS | +17 FRV are both first in RF over the last two years just ahead of Sal at +25 DRS | +14 FRV. Hasn't been a Fenway creation with a 122 wRC+ on the road versus a 104 wRC+ at home. Looking like a platoon only guy though with an ugly 67 wRC+ vs LHP]

04. Addison Barger TOR (+0.9)
502 PA | 107 wRC+ | +0.4 DEF | 2.2 WAR
[followed up with 68 PA of 188 wRC+ over the Blue Jays World Series run for a nice first full season after 225 PA of a not so nice 69 wRC+ in 2024. Only real knock so far is an ugly 53 wRC+ vs LHP over 126 PA]

05. Giancarlo Stanton NYY (+0.6)
281 PA | 158 wRC+ | -8.8 DEF | 1.9 WAR
[just two years left on his 13 year, $325M contract. Currently 47 HR shy of 500 for his career and has averaged 25 HR per year for the last three seasons.

06. Francsico Alvarez NYM (+0.5)
277 PA | 124 wRC+ | +1.8 DEF | 1.8 WAR
[games played have declined from 123 to 100 to 76 over the last three years. After posting +6 DRS | +12 FRV in his 2023 debut has registered -6 DRS | -4 FRV over the last two years. Improved his xwOBA to .325 after posting a .297 mark from 2023-24]

07. Alec Bohm PHI (+0.4)
504 PA | 105 wRC+ | +0.2 DEF | 1.7 WAR
[from 2020-24 Bohm hit for a 103 wRC+ and averaged 1.5 WAR per 504 PA]

08. Miguel Rojas LAD (+0.4)
317 PA | 100 wRC+ | +5.5 DEF | 1.7 WAR
[has put up at least 1.1 WAR in eight of the last nine seasons. Hit for a career 85 wRC+, pair it with +76 DRS | +44 FRV defense around the infield (mostly at SS), and you too can play in the Majors for a decade plus]

09. Colt Keith DET (+0.3)
468 PA | 109 wRC+ | -8.0 DEF | 1.6 WAR
[made decent progress at the plate with a .339 xwOBA under the hood after posting a 95 wRC+ and .313 xwOBA in 2024. Defensive fit is still up in the air with -9 DRS | -3 FRV between the three non-SS infield positions so far]

10. Pedro Pages STL (+0.3)
389 PA | 77 wRC+ | +15.9 DEF | 1.6 WAR
[seems like a pretty stock casting limited hit, good glove catcher that can probably stick around MLB for a decade plus if his body holds up and the bat doesn't disappear completely]

11. Dominic Canzone SEA (+0.2)
268 PA | 141 wRC+ | -6.4 DEF | 1.5 WAR
[after 370 PA of 84 wRC+ and .316 xwOBA to open his career surged to a .374 xwOBA over half a season in 2025]

12. Carlos Correa HOU (+0.2)
220 PA | 122 wRC+ | +2.7 DEF | 1.5 WAR
[had a nice couple months back with the Astros playing third base after getting dealt at the deadline]

13. Ozzie Albies ATL (even)
667 PA | 87 wRC+ | -1.0 DEF | 1.3 WAR
[from 2017-23 Albies put up a 110 wRC+ and averaged 6.3 WAR per 1,102 PA compared to only a 90 wRC+ and 2.6 WAR over 1,102 PA these last two years. Braves hold one more $7M option for 2027 (no buyout) on the extension he signed in 2019]

14. Luis Robert Jr. CHW (even)
431 PA | 84 wRC+ | +4.3 DEF | 1.3 WAR
[from 2021-23 Robert Jr. hit for a 129 wRC+ and averaged 7.0 WAR per 856 PA compared to only an 84 wRC+ and 1.9 WAR over 856 PA these last two years]

15. Denzel Clarke ATH (even)
159 PA | 75 wRC+ | +10.1 DEF | 1.3 WAR
[made a number of highlight reel plays and HR robberies after getting called up to Sacto as evidenced by +7 DRS | +11 FRV in only 383 innings. His actual .281 wOBA was considerably out in front of his .251 xwOBA, paired with a scary 3.8 BB% | 38.4 K% under the hood too]

16. Adley Rutschman BAL (-0.1)
365 PA | 91 wRC+ | +4.0 DEF | 1.2 WAR
[from age 24 to 26 Adley had 1,795 PA of 120 wRC+ for 13.8 WAR before his injury hampered 2025 campaign. From age 24 to 26 Matt Wieters had 1,646 PA of 101 wRC+ for 11.9 WAR before an 86 wRC+ | 1.6 WAR age 27 season. Then came the cliff]

17. Gabriel Arias CLE (-0.2)
471 PA | 77 wRC+ | +6.9 DEF | 1.1 WAR
[has 1,034 career PA with a 76 wRC+ and 33.3 K%, batted sixth for a Division Winner in the playoffs]

18. Willi Castro MIN (-0.2)
344 PA | 109 wRC+ | -5.4 DEF | 1.1 WAR
[traded to CHC at the deadline where he hit for a 40 wRC+ over 110 PA shaking out to -0.5 WAR. On the FA market as a bat first (102 wRC+ last three years) utility option with questionable defense at a combined -47 DRS and -7 FRV for his career]

19. Spencer Steer CIN (-0.3)
568 PA | 97 wRC+ | -7.1 DEF | 1.0 WAR
[after a decent enough 118 wRC+ and .333 xwOBA is his 2023 debut, Steer has put up 1,224 PA of 97 wRC+ and .304 xwOBA these last two years. Turned in an encouraging +8 DRS | +4 FRV at 1B in 2025, but will need the bat to bounce back if he wants to return to two win territory]

20. Liam Hicks MIA (-0.3)
390 PA | 98 wRC+ | -1.6 DEF | 1.0 WAR
[solid debut for the Rule 5 pick from Detroit. Barring improvement bat profiles better at catcher (49 starts), than it does DH (34 starts) or 1B (23 starts). Might need to work on the throwing though with a 10.5 CS% that ranked 48th among 49 catchers with at least 400 innings. Teammate Augustin Ramirez was 49th with an 8.8 CS%]

21. Mike Yastrzemski SFG (-0.3)
372 PA | 95 wRC+ | -1.9 DEF | 1.0 WAR
[traded to KCR at deadline, where he turned it up for 186 PA of 127 wRC+. Put it all together and his 106 wRC+ for the season as a whole was right in line with the 105 wRC+ he put up over 1,945 PA from 2021-24]

22. Kyle Higashioka TEX (-0.3)
327 PA | 93 wRC+ | +2.3 DEF | 1.0 WAR
[good example of the bad starter, good backup archetype for a catcher. Among 59 players with at least 500 PA behind the dish since 2022 Kyle is at 1,017 PA (28th) | 91 wRC+ (26th) | +34.2 DEF (15th) | 5.5 WAR (21st) with between 1.0 and 1.6 WAR in each of the four seasons]

24. Luis Arraez SDP (-0.4)
675 PA | 104 wRC+ | -16.6 DEF | 0.9 WAR
[the lone player with at least 800 singles since his debut in 2019. Only Trea Turner (734) and Freddie Freeman (703) cracked seven hundred. Just nine more are in the six hundreds]

25. Danny Jansen TBR (-0.4)
259 PA | 98 wRC+ | +0.5 DEF | 0.9 WAR
[after posting a 121 wRC+ and averaging 5.3 WAR per 661 PA from 2021-23, Jansen has fallen off to a 97 wRC+ and only 1.8 WAR over 661 PA these last two years]

26. Ke'Bryan Hayes PIT (-0.5)
392 PA | 57 wRC+ | +13.2 DEF | 0.8 WAR
[traded to CIN at the deadline. After posting a 91 wRC+ and averaging 5.8 WAR per 966 PA from 2021-23, Ke'Bryan's offense has cratered to a 63 wRC+ and only 1.5 WAR over 966 PA these last two years. Has +31 DRS and +27 FRV more than the 2nd best 3B since his debut in 2021]

27. Luis Garcia WAS (-0.6)
526 PA | 91 wRC+ | -3.9 DEF | 0.7 WAR
[after a 110 wRC+ and .331 xwOBA in 2024 his xwOBA ticked up slightly to .337 in 2025 but the actual results did not follow suit. Might be a contender for worst defensive infielder of the 2020's with -50 DRS | -30 FRV for his career]

28. Adam Frazier KCR (-0.7)
197 PA | 98 wRC+ | -1.0 DEF | 0.6 WAR
[had a perfectly cromulent four season run with a 104 wRC+ and 8.4 WAR over 1,829 PA from 2018-21. Has put up 1,810 PA of 83 wRC+ and 1.9 WAR since]

29. Bryce Teodosio LAA (-0.7)
150 PA | 51 wRC+ | +8.1 DEF | 0.6 WAR
[had never heard of this undrafted free agent who hit 236/317/369 (80 wRC+) with a 31.7 K% over 1,403 PA at AA/AAA. Graded out at +7 DRS | +9 FRV over only 406 innings in CF and has 98th percentile sprint speed]

30. Blaine Crim COL (-1.2)
61 PA | 113 wRC+ | -1.6 DEF | 0.1 WAR
[had also never heard of this guy which isn't necessarily surprising since he was the 565th pick in the 2019 Draft and only got 61 PA with the Rockies. From what I can gather he is not related to former Brewers reliever Chuck Crim]

sveumrules · December 15, 2025

With the number eight players now done, we have made it all the way through the lineup. Looks like the thirty players who finished 8th on their team by FanGraphs WAR in 2025 totaled 31.4 WAR for an average that just barely rounds down to 1.0 WAR each.

To Recap: Average values to this point are...#1 (5.1 WAR), #2 (3.6 WAR), #3 (2.7 WAR), #4 (2.3 WAR), #5 (2.0 WAR), #6 (1.6 WAR), #7 (1.3 WAR), #8 (1.0 WAR), and #9 (0.8 WAR).

Will do one more post comparing the individual #10 players, then group players from #11 thru the end of each team's roster together in one final post.

For now I've just been numerically updating the Team Depth Project Standings below with each iteration. Once all eleven slots are done I'll try to separate the teams out into categories - Stars & Stars, Stars & Cromulence, Stars & Scrubs, Scrubs & Scrubs, Team Cromulence, Team Blah-mulence - with some additional commentary for the placements.

NUMBER EIGHT PLAYERS

01. Seiya Suzuki CHC (+1.6)
651 PA | 123 wRC+ | -13.2 DEF | 2.6 WAR
[another guy just exemplifies that "professional hitter" archetype with a wRC+ between 118 and 137 each of his four MLB seasons. All told his 127 wRC+ over the last four years is in the same neighborhood as guys like Manny Machado (128), Marcell Ozuna (127), and William Contreras (126)]

02. Tyler Heineman TOR (+1.1)
174 PA | 120 wRC+ | +9.0 DEF | 2.1 WAR
[career year for the journeyman 34 year old backup backstop who had 299 PA of 65 wRC+ scattered from 2019-24 coming into the year. Actual .341 wOBA was way out ahead of his .272 xwOBA, but with +17 DRS | +19 FRV for his career anything with the bat is straight bonus]

03. Rafael Devers BOS (+1.0)
334 PA | 146 wRC+ | -7.9 DEF | 2.0 WAR
[thru Devers last game with the Red Sox on June 15th they were 37 W- 36 L, from June 16th onward their 52 W - 37 L record was the fifth best W% in MLB]

04. Andrew Vaughn MIL (+0.9)
254 PA | 142 wRC+ | -1.0 DEF | 1.9 WAR
[after 2,451 PA of 97 wRC+ and .321 xwOBA with the White Sox from 2021-25 Vaughn exploded to the tune of a .373 actual wOBA and .375 xwOBA after his trade to the Brewers. Small sample, but fielding graded out much better too at 0 DRS | +3 FRV with MIL compared to -12 DRS | -17 FRV with CHW]

05. Luis Torrens NYM (+0.6)
283 PA | 79 wRC+ | +13.9 DEF | 1.6 WAR
[career year with the glove for the journeyman 29 year old backup backstop who had 937 scattered PA of 80 wRC+ and -16.8 DEF shaking out to -0.9 WAR from 2017-24]

06. Edmundo Sosa PHI (+0.6)
261 PA | 111 wRC+ | +4.7 DEF | 1.6 WAR
[top notch short side platoon IF with a 118 wRC+ vs LHP over 528 PA since 2021 to go along with +21 DRS and +18 FRV for his career]

07. Kerry Carpenter DET (+0.5)
464 PA | 115 wRC+ | -9.5 DEF | 1.5 WAR
[fell off to a 3.9 BB% and .274 BABIP in 2025 after posting a 6.9 BB% and .330 BABIP over 868 PA to open his career. Needs a caddy vs LHP with a not so nice 69 wRC+ vs southpaws over 197 career PA]

08. Jurickson Profar ATL (+0.3)
371 PA | 122 wRC+ | -9.8 DEF | 1.3 WAR
[from 2018-24 Jurickson put up a 105 wRC+ and averaged 1.0 WAR per 371 PA. With -28 DRS | -26 FRV in LF the last three years should probably be DH-ing at this point & looks like that will be the plan with the Braves signing Mike Yaz]

09. Tommy Edman LAD (+0.2)
377 PA | 81 wRC+ | +7.8 DEF | 1.2 WAR
[after putting up a 99 wRC+ and averaging 2.4 per WAR per 377 PA from 2019-24 Edman had a career worst year in 2025 dealing with an ankle injury and maybe some bad luck too with a .320 xwOBA under the hood that was his best since the juiced ball in 2019]

11. Carlos Correa MIN (+0.1)
364 PA | 97 wRC+ | +1.3 DEF | 1.1 WAR
[dealt back to Astros at deadline with MIN chipping in $33M. Twins got 11.6 regular season WAR and one playoff appearance where Correa went off for 24 PA of 182 wRC+ in return for their $165M]

12. Alex Jackson BAL (+0.1)
100 PA | 111 wRC+ | +5.5 DEF | 1.1 WAR
[career year for the journeyman 29 year old backup backstop who had 340 scattered PA of 29 wRC+ and -0.9 WAR from 2019-24. His .278 xwOBA was a nice step up over his .218 xwOBA from 2019-24, but a .327 actual wOBA in 2025 indicates some good fortune in the mix]

13. Jose Caballero NYY (+0.1)
95 PA | 134 wRC+ | +1.6 DEF | 1.1 WAR
[trade deadline acquisition from TBR, see #6 Players list. Just a hunch, but have a feeling Brewers fans would have been a touch less miffed if we dealt Adher for Caballero instead of Jansen from the Rays]

14. Graham Pauley MIA (even)
184 PA | 90 wRC+ | +6.3 DEF | 1.0 WAR
[only 13th rounder from 2022 to make MLB so far. Small sample but has graded out well with the glove at +4 DRS | +5 FRV]

15. Nolan Arenado STL (-0.1)
436 PA | 84 wRC+ | +3.8 DEF | 0.9 WAR
[age remains undefeated. From 2022 through 205 Arenado's xwOBA has declined from .339 to .320 to .295 to .288. After a decade run as the undisputed king of 3B defense averaging +44 DRS | +30 FRV per 3244 innings from 2013-22 he has posted +12 DRS | +15 FRV over the last three years and 3244 innings]

16. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ARI (-0.2)
546 PA | 95 wRC+ | -6.6 DEF | 0.8 WAR
[typically reliable putting up at least a 105 wRC+ with between 1.3 WAR and 2.1 WAR for six straight seasons before a slip in production and torn ACL in 2025]

17. Leo Rivas SEA (-0.2)
111 PA | 121 wRC+ | -0.4 DEF | 0.8 WAR
[utility infielder with 3,316 PA in the minors from 2015-25, the 54th most in MiLB over that timeframe. If anyone's curious Jamie Westbrook is #1 on the list with 450 more PA than second place. Push the start date back to Jamie's first season in 2013 and he is 620 PA ahead of second place]

18. Isiah Kiner-Falafa PIT (-0.2)
428 PA | 75 wRC+ | +4.5 DEF | 0.8 WAR
[after posting an 83 wRC+ and .288 xwOBA over 2911 PA from 2018-24 IKF fell off to a .261 xwOBA in 2025. More of a 2B (+8 DRS | +2 FRV last two years) or 3B (+11 DRS | +8 FRV last three years) than a SS (+5 DRS | -5 FRV last three years) at this point]

19. Adolis Garcia TEX (-0.3)
547 PA | 83 wRC+ | -1.9 DEF | 0.7 WAR
[after a 128 wRC+ | 4.7 WAR regular season then 68 PA of a blistering 201 wRC+ in the Rangers 2023 World Series run Adolis has put up 1,184 PA of 89 wRC+ and -18.9 DEF for 0.6 WAR and one non-tender]

21. Casey Schmitt SFG (-0.3)
348 PA | 98 wRC+ | -2.6 DEF | 0.7 WAR
[last two years overall, 101 wRC+. Last two years vs RHP, 102 wRC+. Last two years vs LHP, 99 wRC+. Last two years at home, 104 wRC+. Last two years on road, 98 wRC+]

22. Ramon Laureano SDP (-0.3)
198 PA | 127 wRC+ | -5.9 DEF | 0.7 WAR
[trade deadline acquisition from BAL. After mostly agreeing on his defense from 2018-22 at +8 DRS | +11 FRV, the two systems have diverged the last three years at +20 DRS | -2 FRV. Bat took a nice step with a .360 xwOBA under the hood after posting a 97 wRC+ and .308 xwOBA over 1,096 PA from 2022-24]

23. Carlos Cortes ATH (-0.3)
99 PA | 132 wRC+ | +0.5 DEF | 0.7 WAR
[over 880 PA at AAA from 2022-24 Carlos put up an 87 wRC+. Over 314 PA at AAA in 2025 he jumped to a 138 wRC+ before his small sample MLB debut at age 28. Was way out over his skis with an actual .363 wOBA versus a .318 xwOBA]

24. Austin Wynns CIN (-0.3)
43 PA | 212 wRC+ | +0.3 DEF | 0.7 WAR
[the Reds are the first pro baseball team and going back to 1882 FanGraphs says there are 1,093 players with at least 50 PA in franchise history. With a 390/429/661 triple slash good for a 197 wRC+ Austin Wynns is the Best Reds Hitter of All Time (min. 50 PA)]

25. Matt Thaiss CHW (-0.4)
110 PA | 104 wRC+ | +2.1 DEF | 0.6 WAR
[double whammy of being drafted by the Angels and in the First Round of the 2016 Draft]

26. Drew Millas WAS (-0.4)
55 PA | 125 wRC+ | +1.3 DEF | 0.6 WAR
[see post in Off Season Ideas thread]

27. Salvador Perez KCR (-0.5)
641 PA | 95 wRC+ | -8.7 DEF | 0.5 WAR
[30 HR and 100 RBI from a catcher is only worth half a win? When that catcher has a .284 OBP to go along with -15 DRS | -8 FRV behind the plat and -4.8 BSR on the bases, yes]

28. Carlos Santana CLE (-0.5)
455 PA | 87 wRC+ | -2.5 DEF | 0.5 WAR
[bottom fell out with the bat at age 39 after putting up 1,719 PA of a 105 wRC+ from age 36 to 38. Smooth fielding the only thing keeping Carlos afloat with +12 DRS and +6 FRV in 2025]

29. Kyren Paris LAA (-0.6)
140 PA | 78 wRC+ | +1.0 DEF | 0.4 WAR
[rare High School draftee for the Angels had a 126 wRC+ over 1,185 minor league PA thru 2023 reaching AA. Last two years in the minors, mostly at AAA its been 296 PA of 77 wRC+, over 245 MLB PA it's been a 50 wRC+ with a 38.0 K%]

30. Ryan Ritter COL (-0.9)
207 PA | 64 wRC+ | +2.7 DEF | 0.1 WAR
[utility IF with a .245 xwOBA that ranked 343rd of 348 hitters with at least 200 PA in 2025. Does not appear to be of any relation to Three's Company star John Ritter]

sveumrules · December 17, 2025

NUMBER NINE PLAYERS

sveumrules · December 17, 2025

After the #5 Players came out at an appropriately round 2.0 WAR average was kind of hoping that the #10 players would average out to a perfectly odd 0.5 WAR, but alas, the ten players who were tenth on their respective teams by FanGraphs totaled exactly 18.0 WAR for an average of 0.6 WAR each.

Value has really tapered off at this point with only four one win players on this list and only two more (both on the Blue Jays) left un-accounted for.

One last update remains for players #11 thru the end of each team's roster along with the final Team Depth Project Standings.

NUMBER TEN PLAYERS

02. Jahmai Jones DET (+0.5)
150 PA | 159 wRC+ | -5.9 DEF | 1.1 WAR
[small sample warrior, but he had a .396 xwOBA under the hood and his 131 wRC+ over the last three years is enough to make him a top dozen AAA hitter over that stretch (min. 700 PA)]

03. Rob Refsnyder BOS (+0.4)
209 PA | 128 wRC+ | -3.8 DEF | 1.0 WAR
[short side platoon king. Among 114 batters with at least 500 PA against LHP since 2022 Rob ranks 6th with a 155 wRC+]

04. Austin Martin MIN (+0.4)
181 PA | 113 wRC+ | -0.2 DEF | 1.0 WAR
[former #5 overall pick acquired from TOR for Jose Berrios at the 2021 deadline. Saw a nice increase from a .297 xwOBA in his 2024 debut to a .342 xwOBA in 2025. Small samples abound but defense also improved from -13 DRS | -7 FRV in 2024 to +2 DRS | 0 FRV in 2025]

05. Rhys Hoskins MIL (+0.3)
328 PA | 109 wRC+ | -4.5 DEF | 0.9 WAR
[got off to a good start in 2024 with a 127 wRC+ over his first 156 PA with the Brewers before straining his hamstring, but never quite got it back after that. Probably looking at something like the $7M deal Josh Bell signed in FA]

06. Paul Goldschmidt NYY (+0.2)
534 PA | 103 wRC+ | -10.3 DEF | 0.8 WAR
[has fallen off to a 102 wRC+ over these last two seasons, but could still be useful as a lefty masher with a 152 wRC+ vs LHP from 2024-25 that isn't too far off his MLB best 173 wRC+ vs LHP from 2012 to 2023]

07. Victor Caratini HOU (+0.2)
386 PA | 104 wRC+ | -4.9 DEF | 0.8 WAR
[before the Brewers: 1,759 innings of -4 DRS | -5.0 FRM | -9 FRV. Two years with Brewers plus first Astros season: 1,679 innings of +5 DRS | +13.3 FRM | +13 FRV. Last year: 418 innings of -4 DRS | +5.7 FRM | +1 FRV. Even with the defensive regression probably the 2nd best C in FA after JTR]

08. Jeremiah Jackson BAL (+0.2)
183 PA | 117 wRC+ | -1.1 DEF | 0.8 WAR
[after running a 28.1 K% and 103 wRC+ over his first 2,033 minor league PA thru 2024, ripped off a 14.2 K% and 136 wRC+ between AA/AAA in 2025 before his MLB call up]

09. Miguel Amaya CHC (+0.2)
103 PA | 124 wRC+ | +2.1 DEF | 0.8 WAR
[small sample surface level improvement at the plate after 591 PA of 86 wRC+ to open his career, but xwOBA actually declined from .310 down to .294 so likely some good fortune in there]

10. Nick Allen ATL (+0.1)
416 PA | 53 wRC+ | +17.0 DEF | 0.7 WAR
[if you thought Joey Ortiz was a no hit all field SS, check out Nick Allen over here. Recently traded to HOU for Mauricio Dubon]

11. Pavin Smith ARI (+0.1)
288 PA | 123 wRC+ | -8.6 DEF | 0.7 WAR
[after 1,094 PA of 91 wRC+ to open his career, has hit for a 130 wRC+ over 446 PA these last two years. Less bad at 1B (-4 DRS | -2 FRV in 896 innings) than the outfield (-16 DRS | -10 FRV in 1,461 innings)]

12. Ronny Mauricio NYM (+0.1)
184 PA | 88 wRC+ | +2.8 DEF | 0.7 WAR
[longtime Top 100 guy with 11 different placements from BA, MLB and BPro between 2019 and 2024. Despite all the prospect love has never actually hit all that well in the minors with a career 270/313/445 (104 wRC+) and paltry 5.4 BB% over 2,350 PA. Torn ACL pushed his MLB debut back a year]

13. Ke'Bryan Hayes CIN (+0.1)
178 PA | 82 wRC+ | +6.0 DEF | 0.7 WAR
[acquired from PIT at the deadline, see #7 Player List]

14. Teoscar Hernandez LAD (even)
546 PA | 102 wRC+ | -12.2 DEF | 0.6 WAR
[underwhelming regular season but managed five postseason dingerz on the Dodgers repeat World Series run]

15. Max Kepler PHI (even)
474 PA | 90 wRC+ | -4.6 DEF | 0.6 WAR
[after hitting for a 103 wRC+ and averaging 4.0 WAR per 873 PA from 2016-23, Max has put up a 91 wRC+ and 1.6 WAR over his last two years and 873 PA]

16. Ryan O'Hearn SDP (even)
183 PA | 112 wRC+ | -2.9 DEF | 0.6 WAR
[acquired from BAL at the deadline. Pretty even splits with a 122 wRC+ vs RHP last three years to go along with a 116 wRC+ vs LHP. Slightly less bad at 1B (-10 DRS | +2 FRV in 2886 innings) than in the OF (-10 DRS | -4 FRV in 733 innings)]

18. Jose Fermin STL (even)
70 PA | 129 wRC+ | +1.7 DEF | 0.6 WAR
[has 614 PA of 141 wRC+ over the last three years in AAA, but only a 76 wRC+ over 210 scattered MLB PA]

19. Ben Williamson SEA (-0.2)
295 PA | 76 wRC+ | +1.8 DEF | 0.4 WAR
[didn't hit much in his MLB debut, but DRS thought his defense lived up to the scouting reports with a +8 grade in half a season of games. StatCast was less enthusiastic with an even zero FRV rating]

20. Miguel Andujar ATH (-0.2)
231 PA | 108 wRC+ | -5.6 DEF | 0.4 WAR
[had 606 PA of 129 wRC+ in his 2018 full season debut, after being traded to CIN at the deadline ended up with 341 PA of 125 wRC+ in 2025. Over the five years in between put up 825 PA of 80 wRC+]

21. Dominic Smith SFG (-0.2)
225 PA | 111 wRC+ | -6.3 DEF | 0.4 WAR
[hey look, it's another former big time Big Apple prospect. Enters free agency with 2491 PA of 98 wRC+ and 0.3 WAR or his career]

22. Rowdy Tellez TEX (-0.2)
127 PA | 115 wRC+ | -1.5 DEF | 0.4 WAR
[out of 153 players with at least 2,500 PA since 2018 Rowdy comes in 152nd with 0.1 WAR. The guy in 153rd with a dead nuts even 0.0 WAR is...Andrew Vaughn]

23. Nick Fortes TBR (-0.2)
101 PA | 87 wRC+ | +1.9 DEF | 0.4 WAR
[acquired at deadline from Marlins, see above]

24. Tyler Tolbert KCR (-0.3)
57 PA | 92 wRC+ | -0.8 DEF | 0.3 WAR
[true utility guy that appeared in 64 games but only started twelve while playing every position besides 1B/C during his first call up after 2,349 PA in the minor leagues]

25. Dominic Fletcher CHW (-0.3)
34 PA | 98 wRC+ | +2.0 DEF | 0.3 WAR
[among 89 players with at least 400 innings in RF since 2023, Dominic comes in at 493 innings (71st) with +14 DRS (7th) and +7 FRV (6th)]

26. Amed Rosario WAS (-0.4)
158 PA | 104 wRC+ | -5.1 DEF | 0.2 WAR
[traded to NYY at deadline. Can't field anywhere with a combined -58 DRS | -57 FRV for his career, but has hit LHP to a 123 wRC+ clip over 1,010 PA going back to 2019. Yankees re-signed him for $2.5M]

27. CJ Kayfus CLE (-0.4)
138 PA | 96 wRC+ | -4.1 DEF | 0.2 WAR
[the only minor leaguer with at least 800 PA and a wRC+ higher than Kayfus's 157 mark over the last three years is Tigers uber-prospect Kevin McGonigle with a 163 wRC+]

28. Adam Frazier PIT (-0.5)
262 PA | 82 wRC+ | +0.1 DEF | 0.1 WAR
[traded to KCR at deadline, see #7 Players List]

29. Tim Anderson LAA (-0.5)
90 PA | 41 wRC+ | +4.3 DEF | 0.1 WAR
[from 2019-22 Anderson's .376 BABIP and .318 batting average were both tops in MLB en route to a 123 wRC+. Since then he has 855 PA of .316 BABIP and .232 batting average en route to a 49 wRC+]

30. Kyle Karros COL (-0.6)
156 PA | 56 wRC+ | +3.9 DEF | 0.0 WAR
[son of Eric hit fine at A+ (539 PA of 138 wRC+) and AA (234 PA of 149 wRC+), but was probably called up a little prematurely with only a 106 wRC+ over 68 PA in AAA before his promotion to Denver]

sveumrules · December 22, 2025

This final installment for players #11 through the end of each team's roster might have been one of the most fun to put together. Also somewhat illuminating as to just how much the truly bad teams (& historically bad in the Rockies case) really pull down the average on things.

For instance, from the Brewers with the best #11 onward players at a cumulative 1.8 WAR down to the Nationals and Orioles tied for 26th place at -3.6 WAR from their #11 onward players, the average team was at -1.3 WAR. Add in the next three teams KCR (-5.3), LAA (-5.7) , and CHW (-6.4) and it lowers the average another half win down to -1.8 WAR. Finally plug in the Rockies at a whopping -11.7 WAR from their #11 onward players and they move the average three tenths of a win all by themselves down to -2.1 WAR.

For the purposes of the Team Depth Project Standings I went with the -1.8 WAR median as the demarcation point since the Rockies skewed things so heavily.

Also somewhat interesting to note that the Brewers +3.6 WAR over the median for the #11-20 players was the third highest individual difference in the whole project behind Aaron Judge (+5.0 WAR over #1 average) and Cal Raleigh (+4.1 WAR over #1 average), then just ahead of Bobby Witt Jr. (+2.9 WAR over #1 average) and Corbin Carroll (+2.9 WAR over #2 average) demonstrating that top end depth can be similarly impactful to overall team construction as having a Mega Star (for the regular season anyway).

On average each team used 25 total position players over the course of the season with four positive, two zero, and nine negative WAR players from number 11 through the end of their roster.

The full Team Depth Project Standings are below ordered by W/L and WAR differential. Will make one final post yet grouping the teams together by construction type along with some additional commentary for anyone that might be following along.

NUMBER ELEVEN THRU ?? PLAYERS

01. MIL #11-24: +1.8 WAR (+3.6)
P (8 | 3.3 WAR) Z (1) N (5 | -1.5 WAR)
[Jake Bauers 218 PA of 114 wRC+ got him 0.8 WAR, Vinny Capra 59 PA of -33 wRC+ flipped the coin for -0.8 WAR. Tyler Black's 181 wRC+ over 13 PA made him the second best hitter in all of MLB (min. 5 PA). Andruw Monasterio (0.7 WAR), the backup catcher duo (0.7 WAR), and the three part time CFers (1.0 WAR) all ended up solidly in the black as well]

02. TOR #11-24: +1.6 WAR (+3.4)
P (5 | 3.4 WAR) Z (3) N (6 | -1.8 WAR)
[Davis Schneider (1.3 WAR), Andres Gimenez (1.0 WAR), and even Joey Loperdifo (0.7 WAR) made them strong through the 13th spot. Anthony Santader (221 PA of 61 wRC+ for -0.9 WAR) did not get off on a good foot in year one of his 5/$92.5M contract though]

03. NYM #11-20: +1.1 WAR (+2.9)
P (4 | 1.7 WAR) Z (3) N (3 | -0.6 WAR)
[Starling Marte (329 PA), Mark Vientos (463 PA), and Luisangel Acuna (193 PA) each managed at least 0.4 WAR while Jesse Winker (81 PA), Hayden Senger (78 PA), Jose Siri (36 PA), Jose Azocar (20 PA) and Travis Jankowski (1 PA) combined for only 216 PA at replacement level or below]

04. NYY #11-20: +0.9 WAR (+2.7)
P (6 | 2.4 WAR) Z (0) N (4 | -1.5 WAR)
[Jasson Dominguez (429 PA), Ryan McMahon (185 PA), and JC Escarra (98 PA) each managed at least 0.5 WAR while Oswald Peraza (160 PA), Jorbit Vivas (66 PA), Pablo Reyes (34 PA), and Austin Slater (25 PA) combined for just 285 PA of sub-replacement level play]

05. HOU #11-27: -0.1 WAR (+1.9)
P (5 | 1.4 WAR) Z (5) N (7 | -1.5 WAR)
[injured (199 PA) and ineffective (118 wRC+) Yordan Alvarez (0.5 WAR) had a career worst year. Headed for NPB former Brewers farmhand Cooper Hummel chipped in 104 PA of 71 wRC+.]

06. MIA #11-26: -0.3 WAR (+1.5)
P (3 | 1.7 WAR) Z (5) N (8 | -2.0 WAR)
[only an 88 wRC+ with a 37.7 K% over his 61 PA, but old friend Joey Wiemer chipped in +2.5 DEF to get that WAR up to 0.4 baybay. On the other side of the coin Agustin Ramirez (585 PA | -12.5 DEF) and Eric Wagaman (514 PA | -10.1 DEF) got plenty of playing time but were sunk by bad defense]

07. DET #11-22: -0.5 WAR (+1.3)
P (5 | 1.2 WAR) Z (2) N (4 | -1.7 WAR)
[Tigers were all set to be in the black until Trey Sweeney in the final spot with 326 PA of 53 wRC+ and -5 DRS | -5 FRV shook out to -0.9 WAR. Former Brewer Brewer Hicklen singled twice, walked, and struck out in his 4 PA good for 0.2 WAR and a 307 wRC+ that was the best in all of MLB last year (min. 2 PA). New Brewer Akil Baddoo hit for a -8 wRC+ in his 18 PA, but +1.9 BSR/DEF got him back up to an even 0.0 WAR]

08. CHC #11-21: -0.6 WAR (+1.2)
P (3 | 1.2 WAR) Z (1) N (7 | -1.8 WAR)
[third catcher Reese McGuire (140 PA | 0.8 WAR) tried, but guys like Justin Turner (191 PA | -0.3 WAR) and trade deadline acquisition Willi Castro (110 PA | -0.5 WAR) undid his positive contribution]

09. PHI #11-20: -0.9 WAR (+0.9)
P (2 | 0.7 WAR) Z (1) N (7 | -1.6 WAR)
[Nick Castellanos (589 PA of 90 wRC+ for -0.6 WAR) and old friend Weston Wilson (125 PA of 81 wRC+ for -0.4 WAR) were the primary culprits]

10. TBR #11-27: -1.2 WAR (+0.6)
P (8 | 1.5 WAR) Z (1) N (8 | -2.7 WAR)
[Dodgers apparently didn't care that Ben Rortvedt hit for a -13 wRC+ over 70 PA, they traded for him at the deadline and won the World Series anyway. Richie Palacios had a 138 wRC+ in his small 48 PA sample, but undid all that with -2 DRS | -3 FRV in only 34 innings on the grass]

11. LAD #11-25: -1.3 WAR (+0.5)
P (3 | 0.6 WAR) Z (5) N (7 | -1.9 WAR)
[with 486 PA of 83 wRC+ shaking out to -0.6 WAR, Michael Conforto was the worst Dodger and will probably get considerably less than $17M in FA this time around]

12. BOS #11-23: -1.4 WAR (+0.4)
P (4 | 1.2 WAR) Z (2) N (7 | -2.6 WAR)
[Triston Casas (112 PA of 56 wRC+), Abraham Toro (284 PA of 77 wRC+), and Connor Wong (188 PA of 39 wRC+) combined to cost the Red Sox two wins. David Hamilton only hit for a 60 wRC+ in his 194 PA but +3.8 BSR/DEF got him up to 0.1 WAR]

14. STL #11-22: -1.7 WAR (+0.1)
P (3 | 0.9 WAR) Z (1) N (8 | -2.6 WAR)
[former top prospects Nolan Gorman (402 PA | -0.2 WAR) and Jordan Walker (396 PA | -1.2 WAR) doing most of the damage]

15. SEA #11-23: -1.8 WAR (even)
P (2 | 0.5 WAR) Z (4) N (7 | -2.3 WAR)
[with nine players between 98 PA and 290 PA the Mariners tried out a lot of different guys in their bottom four lineup spots before Naylor/Suarez were acquired at the deadline and Canzone came back from the IL]

16. CIN #11-25: -1.8 WAR (even)
P (5 | 1.4 WAR) Z (1) N (9 | -3.2 WAR)
[Reds had decent enough depth through #14 with at least 0.3 WAR from each of Sal Stewart, Jake Fraley, Jose Trevino and Gavin Lux...but the bottom four of Rece Hinds, Connor Joe, CES, and Jeimer Candelario lopped off 2.4 WAR combined]

17. ARI #11-24: -1.8 WAR (even)
P (3 | 0.8 WAR) Z (3) N (8 | -2.6 WAR)
[Alek Thomas had the 5th most PA on the team but his 0.5 WAR was 11th. Highly touted prospect Jordan Lawlar notched 74 PA of 52 wRC+ for -0.5 WAR]

18. SFG #11-25: -1.9 WAR (-0.1)
P (4 | 0.5 WAR) Z (3) N (8 | -2.4 WAR)
[Wilmer Flores (436 PA), Luis Matos (184 PA) and LaMonte Wade Jr. (169 PA) were the main culprits on the negative side. Uber prospect Bryce Eldridge with an inauspicious 37 PA of 54 wRC+ with a 35.1 K% in his cup of coffee]

19. MIN #11-24: -1.9 WAR (-0.1)
P (6 | 2.1 WAR) Z (0) N (8 | -4.0 WAR)
[Brooks Lee (527 PA | 0.3 WAR) and Trevor Larnach (567 PA | 0.2 WAR) ranked 135th and 137th among 145 qualified hitters in 2025. DaShawn Keirsey Junior's 88 PA of -18 wRC+ shook out to -0.9 WAR. Edouard Julien hit for an 81 wRC+ over his 208 PA, but -10.1 BSR/DEF sunk him to 0.8 WAR]

20. ATH #11-25: -2.1 WAR (-0.3)
P (3 | 0.7 WAR) Z (1) N (11 | -2.8 WAR)
[old friend Luis Urias eked out 0.1 WAR over his 330 PA. The other Max Muncy debuted with 220 PA of 72 wRC+ for -0.4 WAR]

21. TEX #11-28: -2.4 WAR (-0.6)
P (3 | 0.5 WAR) Z (3) N (12 | -2.9 WAR)
[What's up Joc? 306 PA of 76 wRC+ for -0.8 WAR with another $18.5M for 2026. Where's the Beef? 376 PA of 89 wRC+ is a sub-replacement level (Jake) Burger]

22. SDP #11-25: -2.9 WAR (-1.1)
P (3 | 1.0 WAR) Z (1) N (11 | -3.9 WAR)
[Freddy Fermin (0.5 WAR) and Elias Diaz (0.4 WAR) were two thirds of the Padres backstop trio, Martin Maldonado (-0.8 WAR) was the third. After ten straight seasons with at least 1.0 WAR Jose Iglesias (-0.2 WAR in 343 PA) did not repeat his OMG Mets magick]

23. PIT #11-27: -3.2 WAR (-1.4)
P (3 | 0.3 WAR) Z (2) N (12 | -3.5 WAR)
[old friend Cam Devanney finally gets his MLB shot after all those years grinding and comes up with 38 PA of -5 wRC+ and a 55.3 K% in his cup of coffee...and that only made him the 4th or 5th worst Pirate]

24. CLE #11-21: -3.4 WAR (-1.6)
P (2 | 0.2 WAR) Z (1) N (8 | -3.6 WAR)
[Angel Martinez (484 PA), Nolan Jones (403 PA), David Fry (157 PA), Big Christmas (153 PA) and Lane Thomas (142 PA) is a lot of playing time (about two everyday lineup spots) on the wrong side of replacement level]

25. WAS #11-22: -3.6 WAR (-1.8)
P (4 | 0.4 WAR) Z (1) N (7 | -4.0 WAR)
[eight different players with between 169 and 533 PA combined for 2,433 PA (40% of the Nationals team total) of bad baseball. Josh Bell even parlayed his 0.1 WAR into another $7M]

26. BAL #11-34: -3.6 WAR (-1.8)
P (4 | 1.6 WAR) Z (5) N (15 | -5.2 WAR)
[Dylan Beavers (0.7 WAR) and Colton Cowser (0.6 WAR) tried their best but Heston Kjerstad (-1.1 WAR) nearly undid it all by himself to say nothing of the fourteen other sub-replacement level performances they received]

27. KCR #11-23: -5.3 WAR (-3.5)
P (3 | 0.5 WAR) Z (0) N (10 | -5.8 WAR)
[old friend Luke Maile came in with 54 PA of 99 wRC+ for 0.3 WAR. Jonathan India's -0.3 WAR in 567 PA ranked him 142nd of 145 qualified hitters. Former Brewers Mark Canha and Hunter Renfroe combined for 233 PA of -1.6 WAR equalling 2024 #6 overall pick Jac Caglianone with 232 PA of -1.6 WAR]

28. LAA #11-29: -5.7 WAR (-3.9)
P (0) Z (2) N (17 | -5.7 WAR)
[Luis Rengifo (541 PA), Travis D'Arnaud (231 PA), Jorge Soler (315 PA), Kevin Newman (116 PA) and Logan O'Hoppe (451 PA) is like 2.5 regular lineup spots of replacement level or worse before getting into the other fourteen guys and their 583 PA that essentially accounts for another one in aggregate]

29. CHW #11-33: -6.4 WAR (-4.6)
P (4 | 0.6 WAR) Z (4) N (15 | -7.0 WAR)
[Andrew Vaughn (193 PA of 43 wRC+) and Josh Rojas (211 PA of 44 wRC+) did most of the damage with matching -1.3 WAR totals, but Will Robertson (63 PA of -19 wRC+) and Jacob Amaya (73 PA of -33 wRC+) certainly deserve mention for their identical -0.8 WAR totals as well]

30. COL #11-30: -11.7 WAR (-9.9)
P (0) Z (2) N (18 | -11.7 WAR)
[where the end of the curve drops off the cliff into The Abyss. Keston Hiura (21 PA of 70 wRC+) was one of the two 0.0 WAR guys. Kris Bryant's 41 PA of -4 wRC+ for -0.5 WAR had him ahead of Orlando Arcia (182 PA of 36 wRC+ for -0.6 WAR) anyway. Kyle Farmer was out to pasture with 300 PA of 65 wRC+ for -1.0 WAR. Jacob Stallings dropped the tranny with 93 PA of 1 wRC+ for -1.1 WAR. But the two of them together were still fractionally superior to Michael Togila with 337 PA of 54 wRC+ for -2.2 WAR]

sveumrules · December 22, 2025

TEAM DEPTH PROJECT STANDINGS

NYY (11 W - 0 L | +15.1 WAR)

#1 (+5.0) #2 (+1.3) #3 (+1.7) #4 (+0.9) #5 (+1.0) #6 (+1.4)
#7 (+0.6) #8 (+0.1) #9 (+0.2) #10 (+0.2) #11-20 (+2.7 WAR)

TOR (11 W - 0 L | +13.3 WAR)

#1 (+0.1) #2 (+1.1) #3 (+1.2) #4 (+1.5) #5 (+1.2) #6 (+0.6)
#7 (+0.9) #8 (+1.1) #9 (+1.0) #10 (+1.2) #11-24 (+3.4 WAR)

CHC (11 W - 0 L | +12.0 WAR)

#1 (+0.3) #2 (+1.2) #3 (+1.8) #4 (+1.2) #5 (+1.3) #6 (+1.2)
#7 (+1.3) #8 (+1.6) #9 (+0.7) #10 (+0.2) #11-21 (+1.2 WAR)

NYM (10 W - 0 L - 1 T | +9.8 WAR)
#1 (+1.2) #2 (+2.2) #3 (+0.9) #4 (+0.7) #5 (+0.3) #6 (+0.5)
#7 (+0.5) #8 (+0.6) #9 (tie) #10 (+0.1) #11-20 (+2.9 WAR)

PHI (10 W - 0 L - 1 T | +7.7 WAR)
#1 (+1.6) #2 (+1.3) #3 (+0.8) #4 (+0.8) #5 (+0.4) #6 (+0.5)
#7 (+0.4) #8 (+0.6) #9 (+0.4) #10 (tie) #11-20 (+0.9 WAR)

LAD (9 W - 0 L - 2 T | +9.7 WAR)
#1 (+2.4) #2 (+0.5) ## (+1.4) #4 (+1.6) #5 (+1.4) #6 (+1.3)
#7 (+0.4) #8 (+0.2) #9 (tie) #10 (tie) #11-25 (+0.5 WAR)

BOS (10 W - 1 L | +5.9 WAR)
#1 (-1.2) #2 (+0.2) #3 (+0.8) #4 (+0.7) #5 (+0.7) #6 (+1.1)
#7 (+1.1) #8 (+1.0) #9 (+0.7) #10 (+0.4) #11-23 (+0.4 WAR)

MIL (9 W - 1 L - 1 T | +8.9 WAR)
#1 (-0.7) #2 (tie) #3 (+0.9) #4 (+0.6) #5 (+0.6) #6 (+1.0)
#7 (+1.1) #8 (+0.9) #9 (+0.6) #10 (+0.3) #11-24 (+3.6 WAR)

DET (9 W - 2 L | +2.7 WAR)

#1 (-1.0) #2 (-0.4) #3 (+0.2) #4 (+0.3) #5 (+0.3) #6 (+0.1)
#7 (+0.3) #8 (+0.5) #9 (+0.6) #10 (+0.5) #11-22 (+1.3 WAR)

SEA (7 W - 3 L - 1 T | +7.4 WAR)

#1 (+4.1) #2 (+2.1) #3 (+0.2) #4 (+0.5) #5 (+0.6) #6 (+0.2)
#7 (+0.2) #8 (-0.2) #9 (-0.1) #10 (-0.2) #11-23 (even WAR)

HOU (7 W - 3 L - 1 T | +1.7 WAR)
#1 (+0.6) #2 (-1.1) #3 (-0.4) #4 (-0.1) #5 (+0.1) #6 (tie)
#7 (+0.2) #8 (+0.1) #9 (+0.2) #10 (+0.2) #11-27 (+1.9 WAR)

STL (6 W - 3 L - 2 T | -1.3 WAR)

#1 (-1.6) #2 (-0.7) #3 (+0.1) #4 (+0.4) #5 (+0.1) #6 (+0.1)
#7 (+0.3) #8 (-0.1) #9 (tie) #10 (tie) #11-22 (+0.1 WAR)

ARI (6 W - 4 L - 1 T | +7.6 WAR)
#1 (+2.0) #2 (+2.9) #3 (+1.9) #4 (+0.8) #5 (+0.7) #6 (-0.2)
#7 (-0.3) #8 (-0.2) #9 (-0.1) #10 (+0.1) #11-24 (even WAR)

ATH (5 W - 5 L - 1 T | +1.5 WAR)

#1 (-0.5) #2 (+0.3) #3 (+0.8) #4 (+1.1) #5 (+0.4) #6 (+0.4)
#7 (tie) #8 (-0.3) #9 (-0.2) #10 (-0.2) #11-25 (-0.3 WAR)

SDP (5 W - 5 L - 1 T | +1.1 WAR)

#1 (+1.0) #2 (+0.2) #3 (+0.5) #4 (+0.7) #5 (+0.9) #6 (-0.3)
#7 (-0.4) #8 (-0.3) #9 (-0.1) #10 (tie) #11-25 (-1.1 WAR)

ATL (5 W - 5 L - 1 T | +0.1 WAR)

#1 (-0.4) #2 (-0.1) #3 (+0.4) #4 (-0.3) #5 (-0.3) #6 (-0.2)
#7 (tie) #8 (+0.3) #9 (+0.4) #10 (+0.1) #11-27 (+0.2 WAR)

SFG (3 W - 8 L | -2.8 WAR)

#1 (-1.1) #2 (+0.1) #3 (+0.5) #4 (+0.1) #5 (-0.7) #6 (-0.5)
#7 (-0.3) #8 (-0.3) #9 (-0.3) #10 (-0.2) #11-25 (-0.1 WAR)

MIN (3 W - 8 L | -3.3 WAR)
#1 (-0.1) #2 (-1.5) #3 (-0.7) #4 (-0.7) #5 (-0.5) #6 (-0.2)
#7 (-0.2) #8 (+0.1) #9 (+0.2) #10 (+0.4) #11-24 (-0.1 WAR)

BAL (3 W - 8 L | -5.0 WAR)
#1 (-0.3) #2 (-1.2) #3 (-0.4) #4 (-0.4) #5 (-0.8) #6 (-0.4)
#7 (-0.1) #8 (+0.1) #9 (+0.1) #10 (+0.2) #11-34 (-1.8 WAR)

TBR (2 W - 9 L | -2.9 WAR)
#1 (-0.5) #2 (-0.7) #3 (-0.2) #4 (-0.5) #5 (-0.3) #6 (-0.6)
#7 (-0.4) #8 (-0.3) #9 (-0.2) #10 (+0.2) #11-27 (+0.6 WAR)

KCR (2 W - 9 L | -4.5 WAR)

#1 (+2.9) #2 (+2.0) #3 (-1.2) #4 (-1.0) #5 (-0.9) #6 (-0.9)

#7 (-0.7) #8 (-0.5) #9 (-0.4) #10 (-0.3) #11-23 (-3.5 WAR)

MIA (1 W - 8 L - 2 T | -2.8 WAR)
#1 (-1.1) #2 (-1.1) #3 (-0.4) #4 (-0.1) #5 (-0.7) #6 (-0.5)
#7 (-0.3) #8 (tie) #9 (-0.1) #10 (tie) #11-26 (+1.5 WAR)

CIN (1 W - 9 L - 1 T | -5.9 WAR)

#1 (-0.8) #2 (-0.7) #3 (-1.3) #4 (-1.1) #5 (-0.9) #6 (-0.5)
#7 (-0.3) #8 (-0.3) #9 (-0.1) #10 (+0.1) #11-25 (even WAR)

TEX (1 W - 10 L | -3.8 WAR)
#1 (-1.0) #2 (+0.4) #3 (-0.6) #4 (-0.5) #5 (-0.3) #6 (-0.2)
#7 (-0.3) #8 (-0.3) #9 (-0.2) #10 (-0.2) #11-28 (-0.6 WAR)

CLE (1 W - 10 L | -5.7 WAR)

#1 (+1.2) #2 (-0.4) #3 (-1.2) #4 (-1.0) #5 (-0.8) #6 (-0.4)
#7 (-0.2) #8 (-0.5) #9 (-0.4) #10 (-0.4) #11-21 (-1.6 WAR)

CHW (0 W - 10 L - 1 T | -13.1 WAR)

#1 (-2.4) #2 (-1.7) #3 (-1.3) #4 (-0.9) #5 (-0.7) #6 (-0.3)
#7 (tie) #8 (-0.4) #9 (-0.5) #10 (-0.3) #11-33 (-4.6 WAR)

WAS (0 W - 11 L | -10.7 WAR)

#1 (-1.8) #2 (-0.5) #3 (-1.3) #4 (-1.3) #5 (-1.2) #6 (-0.8)
#7 (-0.6) #8 (-0.4) #9 (-0.6) #10 (-0.4) #11-22 (-1.8 WAR)

PIT (0 W - 11 L | -12.4 WAR)

#1 (-3.4) #2 (-2.0) #3 (-1.2) #4 (-1.0) #5 (-0.9) #6 (-0.7)
#7 (-0.5) #8 (-0.2) #9 (-0.6) #10 (-0.5) #11-27 (-1.4 WAR)
LAA (0 W - 11 L | -12.5 WAR)
#1 (-2.0) #2 (-0.7) #3 (-0.9) #4 (-0.9) #5 (-0.8) #6 (-0.9)
#7 (-0.7) #8 (-0.6) #9 (-0.6) #10 (-0.5) #11-29 (-3.9 WAR)

COL (0 W - 11 L | -23.3 WAR)
#1 (-1.7) #2 (-2.3) #3 (-1.8) #4 (-1.5) #5 (-1.4) #6 (-1.2)

#7 (-1.2) #8 (-0.9) #9 (-0.8) #10 (-0.6) #11-30 (-9.9 WAR)

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