I have not included presumed eligibilities based on likely new positions, but once those eligibilities are earned I’ll add them in. I’m doing my best to use 5 starts or 10 appearances as the threshold for positional eligibility.This is a safe space for me where I answer to no one but myself…and you if you leave a comment. That’s because these are only mine – no input from others. Yes, these ranks vary from the official PL positional rankings that I also developed in the off-season.I can’t possibly predict your team’s specific needs, your league mate’s player evaluations, or your current waiver wire, and if I could it’d be weird. Jon’s way of evaluating and ranking players has worked out well for Jon (and me) over the years, but it might not be a great fit for you. It’s why no two rankings are ever exactly alike. Every person’s rankings are influenced by their own biases, strategic philosophies, determinations of risk, and projections. I take rankings like this as more of an art than a science.

If Player X is ranked at #55 and Player Y is ranked at #65, but they’re in the same tier, it means that I personally like Player X a lot better, but think there’s a valid argument to be made for Player Y performing just as well. Each tier represents a grouping of players that I think could arguably perform at a similar level, and/or carry similar levels of risk in terms of injury concerns or playing time obstacles.

I would recommend not paying super close attention to the specific ranks of each player, and honing in more on the respective tiers that they’re in.

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The 28-year-old ranks 34th in ERA (3.34), second in WHIP (.771), and 60th in K/9 (6.9) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.

His last appearance was on Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals, when the righty tossed six innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing three hits.

Wells (2-1 with a 3.34 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 35 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Orioles, his sixth of the season.Orioles pitchers combine to allow 41 total home runs at a rate of 1.2 per game (to rank 18th in baseball).The Orioles have the 19th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.59).The pitching staff for the Orioles has a collective 9.1 K/9, the 10th-best in the league.

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