Adjusted Mayberry Method Ratings for NL

The last couple years, I have calculated the Mayberry Method for the NL from the Baseball Forecaster Book from Ron Shandler. The Mayberry Method is based on speed, power, batting average, and role (PAs). A score from 0 to 5 is assigned for each of the three skill categories and added and multiplied to the role score. After the “raw” score is determined, it is multiplied by three reliability factors.

When I determine the total score for each player, I split them up into positions. Next, I take the 30th percentile score (widely considered as the replacement level) and subtract each score from the replacement-level score for that position.

For example, Christian Yelich had a 2 score for power, a 4 score for speed and batting average, and a 5 score for role. One would add (2+4+4+5)=15. Then I multiplied 15 by 5 (the role score) and got 75. Next I multiplied 75 by the three reliability scores which were 1.05, 1.05, and 1.1 to get 90.95 as the total score. Because, Yelich was an outfielder, his score was subtracted by the replacement level score for outfielder of 63. So, Yelich’s final score was 27.95, good for 25th overall. Without much further ado, here are the rankings.

The first column is the total score, the second column is the name and position, the third column the number equivalent of the position (Catcher 2, 1B 3, 2B 4 and so forth), the final column is the position adjusted Mayberry score. Notice four out of the five players are second basemen (the other is Starling Marte an elite power-speed-BA player). Note for fantasy players in NL-only leagues, second basemen make up seven out of the top-20 but are far-and-few-between lower than that.

88.935	Daniel Murphy 2B	4	52.635
88.935	Ben Zobrist 2B	4	52.635
113.135	Starling Marte OF	7	50.135
80.85	DJ LeMahieu 2B	4	44.55
78.65	Howie Kendrick 2B	4	42.35
97.02	Paul Goldschmidt 1B	3	42.02
73.5	Anthony Rendon 2B	4	37.2
86.82188	Nolan Arenado 3B	5	36.82188
96.8	Andrew McCutchen OF	7	33.8
82.5825	Todd Frazier 3B	5	32.5825
80.85	Jacob Realmuto C	2	31.85
68.07938	Joe Panik 2B	4	31.77938
81.675	Corey Seager 3B	5	31.675
86.515	Adrian Gonzalez 1B	3	31.515
94.5	A.J Pollock OF	7	31.5
79.86	Buster Posey C	2	30.86
93.7125	Ryan Bruan OF	7	30.7125
80.465	Matt Carpenter 3B	5	30.465
80.465	Matt Duffy 3B	5	30.465
66.70125	Brandon Phillips 2B	4	30.40125
93.17	Justin Upton OF	7	30.17
84.7	Anthony Rizzo 1B	3	29.7
92.4	Charlie Blackmon OF	7	29.4
90.95625	Ben Revere OF	7	27.95625
90.95625	Christian Yelich OF	7	27.95625
82.5825	Ian Desmond SS	6	26.5825
82.5825	Jimmy Rollins SS	6	26.5825
82.5825	Jean Segura SS	6	26.5825
88.935	Dexter Fowler OF	7	25.935
75.24563	Neil Walker 2B	5	25.24563
61.425	Josh Harrison 2B	4	25.125
80.85	Dee Gordan SS	6	24.85
60.5	Wilmer Flores 2B SS	4	24.2
78.82875	Freddie Freeman 1B	3	23.82875
86.82188	Edgar Inciarte OF	7	23.82188
72.765	Wellington Castillo C	2	23.765
86.625	Norichika Aoki OF	7	23.625
73.31625	Corey Spagenberg 2B	5	23.31625
78.82875	Brandon Crawford SS	6	22.82875
72.765	Yangervis Solerte 3B	5	22.765
77.175	Adam Lind 1B	3	22.175
84.8925	Jason Heyward OF	7	21.8925
84.8925	Seth Smith OF	7	21.8925
71.5	Kris Bryant 3B	5	21.5
69.3	Derek Norris C	2	20.3
69.8775	Martin Prado 3B	5	19.8775
82.6875	Khris Davis OF	7	19.6875
82.5825	Gregory Polanco OF	7	19.5825
82.5	Stephen Piscotty OF	7	19.5
68.25	Jonathan Lucroy C	2	19.25
80.85	Odubel Herrera OF	7	17.85
72.765	Pedro Alverez 1B	3	17.765
80.325	Bryce Harper OF	7	17.325
66.15	Justin Turner 3B	5	16.15
65.835	Yasmany Tomas 3B	5	15.835
78.75	Chris Coghlan OF	7	15.75
78.75	Yasiel Puig OF	7	15.75
71.6625	Chris Owings SS	6	15.6625
71.6625	Jose Reyes SS	6	15.6625
78.65	Jay Bruce OF	7	15.65
51.7275	Jace Peterson 2B	4	15.4275
51.7275	Javier Baez 2B	4	15.4275
70	Brandon Belt 1B	3	15
69.4575	Lucas Duda 1B	3	14.4575
77.175	Curtis Granderson OF	7	14.175
77.175	Marcell Ozuna OF	7	14.175
69.3	Eugenio Suarez SS	6	13.3
75.24	David Peralta OF	7	12.24
66.825	Joey Votto 1B	3	11.825
61.425	Maikel Franco 3B	5	11.425
66	Ryan Zimmerman 1B	3	11
66.70125	Adeiny Hechavarria SS	6	10.70125
60.5	Yunel Escobar 3B	5	10.5
73.205	Nick Markakis OF	7	10.205
72.765	Marlon Byrd OF	7	9.765
71.32125	Andre Ethier OF	7	8.32125
70.875	Matt Kemp OF	7	7.875
57.60563	Jacob Lamb 3B	5	7.605625
70.56	Hunter Pence OF	7	7.56
69.825	Randal Grichuk OF	7	6.825
62.37	Jung-Ho Kang SS	6	6.37
55.2825	Travis D’Arnaud C	2	6.2825
55.125	Yadier Molina C	2	6.125
68.4	Corey Dickerson OF	7	5.4
66.70125	Billy Hamilton OF	7	3.70125
40	Jedd Gyorko 2B	4	3.7
52.25	Nick Hundley C	2	3.25
53.24	Kolten Wong 2B	5	3.24
66.15	Denard Span OF	7	3.15
65.835	Michael Taylor OF	7	2.835
57.1725	Addison Russell SS	6	1.1725
49.37625	Miguel Montero C	2	0.37625
49.005	Kyle Schwarber C	2	0.005
36.3	Cesar Hernandez 2B	4	0
63	Carlos Gonzalez RF	7	0
63	Giancarlo Stanton OF	7	0
54.57375	Brandon Moss 1B OF	3	-0.42625
62.37	Michael Conforto OF	7	-0.63
55.125	Freddy Galvis SS	6	-0.875
55.125	Jordy Mercer SS	6	-0.875
60.6375	Joc Pederson OF	7	-2.3625
33.075	Kiki Hernandez 2B	4	-3.225
33	Danny Espinosa 2B	4	-3.3
33	Scooter Gennett 2B	4	-3.3
59.535	Matt Holiday OF	7	-3.465
44.55	Hector Olivera 3B	5	-5.45
49.5	Justin Bour 1B	3	-5.5
49.6125	Ruden Tejada SS	6	-6.3875
43.2	David Wright 3B	5	-6.8
55.2825	Jorge Soler OF	7	-7.7175
39.9	Yasmani Grandal C	2	-9.1
53.865	Cameron Maybin OF	7	-9.135
26.73	Jose Paraza 2B	4	-9.57
45.6	Zack Cozart SS	6	-10.4
37.8	Wilson Ramos C	2	-11.2
43.32	Wil Myers OF 1B	3	-11.68
45.36	Jayson Werth LF	7	-17.64
36.3	Ben Paulsen 1B	3	-18.7
29.7	Brandon Drury 3B	5	-20.3
29.62575	Derek Dietrich OF 3B	5	-20.3743
29.04	Cody Asche OF 3B	5	-20.96
38.115	Gregor Blanco OF	7	-24.885
36.6795	Aaron Altherr OF	7	-26.3205
32.67	Travis Janikowski OF	7	-30.33
28.728	Carl Crawford OF	7	-34.272
28.08	Michael Cuddyer OF	7	-34.92
26.46	Dominic Brown OF	7	-36.54