The beauty of dynasty baseball is that one player can be viewed in multiple ways. This is why rankings tend to get wonky for players once they are outside the top 50 or so.

One of the players who is ranked all over the place is Chas McCormick of the Houston Astros. In my Dynasty rankings I have him at No. 112. CBS comes in with a ranking of #165 for McCormick while the good folks here at Razzball ranked him at #220 and ESPN comes in at 248. So four rankings with a variance of 126 spots.

I can understand the wide difference. McCormick has never been a fulltime player as the most games he has ever played in is 119 and the 457 plate appearances he had last year were a career high. Former Astros manager Dusty Baker refused to put him into the lineup every day last season, limiting his playing time and numbers.

But I think McCormick is being overlooked by a lot of dynasty owners. He isn’t going to carry your team, but he is a solid player who will put up good numbers and be a reason why you win.

So let’s take a look at this week’s Up-and-Coming Dynasty Player.