CDG vs Player Link R$ question

[Mikeup]

I've noticed some pretty wide discrepancies between some R$ values in a Player Link profile vs what's in my CDG. I don't think my league is all that idiosyncratic (10 teams instead of 12, OBP instead of AVG, QS instead of W) so I'm wondering why that would be. I'm sure it's something I'm not getting about R$.

One example is Jackson Merrill.
Player Link R$: 22
CDG R$ tier: $5

[RAY@HQ]

I really need to sticky this somewhere... I included it in an article back in December, not that I expect anyone to remember how to find it:

An explanation of dollar values

With the new projections available, this is a good time to re-post our descriptor of how to use the dollar values displayed at various places around the site:

• The values on the General tab in PlayerLink are 12-team AL or NL-only values (depending on the player's league). R$ is 4x4 and 5x5 is (of course) 5x5 values. Those values should match the AL or NL-only projection files if you download those.
• The values on the Historical tab in Playerlink are the mixed-league 4x4 and 5x5 values. Two reasons for this: we don’t keep historical record of a player’s team/league for each season, and those historical dollar values are best for player-to-player comparison and multi-year trending. Mixed-league values are best for those purposes.
• The mixed league projection files show 12- and 15-team mixed league 5x5 values. AL-only and NL-only projection files show the AL-only and NL-only 4x4 and 5x5 values. (Those match the General tab from Playerlink).
• The 2026 Projections datatable shows the 12- and 15-team mixed 5x5 values as well.
  Important: it still shows mixed-league values even if you change the filter on that projections page to AL-only or NL-only.
• Finally, the Custom Draft Guide is always available to give you values that are tailored to your specific league format.