How accurate were auction values for players this season? I decided to take a quick look at whether or not there were any “safe” price ranges this season. For the purposes of this study, we’re only looking at players who were going for $2 or more and being “worth the price” means providing value relative to or more for the price range that they went for, with them providing value that’s lower than the price range that they went for for “not worth the price”. Since pitchers are more volatile I separated them from hitters and into two categories as well.

$2-9

Total Hitters: 22

Worth The Price: 5

Not Worth The Price: 17

Percentage Worth Their Price: 23%

Total Starting Pitchers: 12

Worth The Price: 4

Not Worth The Price: 8

Percentage Worth Their Price: 33%

Total Relief Pitchers: 15

Worth The Price: 5

Not Worth The Price: 10

Percentage Worth Their Price: 33%

$10-19

Total Hitters: 39

Worth The Price: 16

Not Worth The Price: 23

Percentage Worth Their Price: 41%

Total Starting Pitchers: 20

Worth The Price: 10

Not Worth The Price: 10

Percentage Worth Their Price: 50%

Total Relief Pitchers: 7

Worth The Price: 3

Not Worth The Price: 4

Percentage Worth Their Price: 43%

$20-29

Total Hitters: 21

Worth The Price: 14

Not Worth The Price: 7

Percentage Worth Their Price: 67%

Total Starting Pitchers: 12

Worth The Price: 4

Not Worth The Price: 8

Percentage Worth Their Price: 33%

$30-39

Total Hitters: 14

Worth The Price: 8

Not Worth The Price: 6

Percentage Worth Their Price: 57%

Total Starting Pitchers: 5

Worth The Price: 3

Not Worth The Price: 2

Percentage Worth Their Price: 60%

$40-49

Total Hitters: 7

Worth The Price: 5

Not Worth The Price: 2

Percentage Worth Their Price: 71%

$50+

Total Hitters: 2

Worth The Price: 1

Not Worth The Price: 1

Percentage Worth Their Price: 50%