A Guide to Fanatical Yankee's Ranks & Grades

My methodology in according Grades and Ranks has always been to assess what I consider a reasonable Pick Value for a Prospect, not necessarily where I, personally, would draft'm. That's a crucial distinction, of course. When I give a Prospect a 1st Round Grade, it doesn't mean that I would draft'm in the 1st Round. It only means that I wouldn't fault someone who did so, because I feel that his Risk/Reward Ratio warrants that Pick, even if I wouldn't do so.

The valuations that I attribute to Prospects and the valuations that I'd spend on'm are two entirely different things.

That sounds pretty contradictory, but can be explained by one simple truth: I believe that The Draft offers dozens of enormous bargains every single year, so I try to get an enormous bargain on every single Pick.

But that doesn't mean that a given Prospect isn't worth a lot more than I try to pay for'm. They often are.

01 ~ I should note first: I could conceivably give "Top 10" Grades to 24 Prospects in one Year, and to Zero in the next.
02 ~ My Intention is to assess Absolute Value, as best I can, regardless of a given Year's Market.
03 ~ And I should add: I'm stating only that such Values are warranted.
04 ~ I am by no means stating that I'd pick a Prospect in a certain Range. Me, I'm a Bargain Hunter!!
05 ~ These have evolved over the first few Years, but are current as of 2017.

SuperBeast ~ Top 10
Beast ~ 1st/2nd Round
Warrior ~ 2nd/3rd Round
Soldier ~ 3rd/4th Round
Contender ~ 4th/5th Round
Scrapper ~ 5th/6th Round
Auxiliary ~ 6th/7th Round
Lunatic Fringe ~ UFA

*03/01/16 Addendum*

Please Note:

As an enormous Fan of The Free Market, I have made a Concession to The Law of Supply and Demand: QuarterBacks beings scarce as they are, I acknowledge that one need not warrant a SuperBeast Rank to warrant a Top Ten Grade!!