N.L. Value by Position 2007

Last month, I ran through the 2007 A.L. LABR auction to review position-by-position depth. Today, I'll do the same for the N.L.

2007 N.L. LABR Return on Investment (ROI)

Position	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	Runs	BA	$	Cost	+/-
C1	378	98	12	53	2	41	.260	$8.85	$11.00	-2
C2	233	59	5	29	1	24	.252	$4.00	$2.31	+2
1B	512	146	25	86	2	76	.285	$19.62	$25.23	-6
2B	446	119	13	57	11	69	.267	$14.62	$16.08	-1
SS	566	156	16	67	21	86	.276	$21.23	$22.23	-1
3B	476	139	19	78	5	71	.291	$18.92	$23.31	-4
CO	259	73	10	39	3	38	.281	$9.15	$5.54	+4
MI	360	95	5	33	6	45	.264	$7.62	$4.54	+3
OF1	567	158	25	89	18	89	.279	$24.69	$28.38	-4
OF2	440	122	16	60	13	68	.277	$17.15	$17.46	-0
OF3	417	115	14	60	6	58	.276	$13.85	$12.38	+1
OF4	246	64	7	30	4	33	.258	$6.46	$6.69	-0
OF5	180	50	6	25	3	25	.278	$6.00	$2.23	+4
UT	199	51	5	24	4	25	.258	$4.69	$1.85	+3
Totals	5,279	1,445	178	730	99	748	.274	$177	$179	-2

The same caveats from my A.L. post apply.

Once again, there aren't many surprises here. Catcher is probably the thinnest position, though not as predictable as in the A.L.; $4 worth of value per player is pretty solid for your second catcher. First base is a pretty strong position, but you're going to pay for it. The bargains looks like they come on the bottom-of-the-barrel infielders, outfielders, and utility players, though I can see why paying a little extra for Matt Diaz last year might not have seemed like all that appealing an option.