Category: BASEBALL
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Players to Avoid
Alfonso Soriano – The good: he’s still a 30/30 threat and in a contract year. The bad: he now calls RFK home and is unhappy with being forced to play leftfield. The ugly: his .224/.265/.374 line away from Ameriquest Field last year. Take Utley over him. Andruw Jones – He’s going too early. Sure, he’s…
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Hitters to Target
Carlos Beltran – Beltran rededicated himself this off-season and is primed for a rebound. Limited by a leg injury and later a concussion, he was one of the biggest busts last year. Look for him to approach 30/30 and provide huge value if he falls late 2nd or early 3rd. Travis Hafner – Fluke injuries…
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Pitchers to Target
These are the pitchers who are holding the most value in many of the drafts I’ve seen. Simply put, target these guys and thank me later… Johan Santana – I don’t understand why most “experts” subscribe to the theory of waiting on starting pitching. No other SP is even close to Johan; the same cannot…
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Starting Pitcher Rankings
1. Johan Santana 2. Jake Peavy 3. Rich Harden 4. Roy Halladay 5. Pedro Martinez 6. Felix Hernandez 7. Chris Carpenter 8. Carlos Zambrano 9. Randy Johnson 10. Roy Oswalt 11. Ben Sheets 12. Andy Pettitte 13. John Smoltz 14. Mark Prior 15. Dontrelle Willis 16. Jason Schmidt 17. John Patterson 18. Barry Zito 19.…
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Relief Pitcher Rankings
1. Mariano Rivera 2. Francisco Rodriguez 3. Brad Lidge 4. Huston Street 5. Billy Wagner 6. Joe Nathan 7. Eric Gagne 8. B.J. Ryan 9. Tom Gordon 10. Chad Cordero 11. Derrick Turnbow 12. Jason Isringhausen 13. Armando Benitez 14. Francisco Cordero 15. Trevor Hoffman 16. Bobby Jenks 17. Ryan Dempster 18. Eddie Guardado 19.…
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Outfielder Rankings
1. Vladimir Guerrero 2. Bobby Abreu 3. Carl Crawford 4. Manny Ramirez 5. Carlos Beltran 6. Jason Bay 7. Scott Podsednik 8. Gary Sheffield 9. Ichiro Suzuki 10. Lance Berkman 11. Adam Dunn 12. Grady Sizemore 13. Carlos Lee 14. Matt Holliday 15. Johnny Damon 16. Hideki Matsui 17. Juan Pierre 18. Coco Crisp 19.…
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First Base Rankings
1. Albert Pujols 2. Mark Teixeira 3. Derrek Lee 4. Todd Helton 5. Lance Berkman 6. Adam Dunn 7. Paul Konerko 8. Ryan Howard 9. Richie Sexson 10. Carlos Delgado 11. Aubrey Huff 12. Jim Thome 13. Justin Morneau 14. Brad Wilkerson 15. Chad Tracy 16. Jason Giambi 17. Mike Sweeney 18. Nick Johnson 19.…
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Third Base Rankings
1. Alex Rodriguez 2. David Wright 3. Miguel Cabrera 4. Aramis Ramirez 5. Hank Blalock 6. Adrian Beltre 7. Eric Chavez 8. Chipper Jones 9. Morgan Ensberg 10. Troy Glaus 11. Melvin Mora 12. Scott Rolen 13. Chad Tracy 14. Edwin Encarnacion 15. Garrett Atkins 16. Shea Hillenbrand 17. Aaron Boone 18. Pedro Feliz 19.…
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Shortstop Rankings
1. Miguel Tejada 2. Michael Young 3. Jose Reyes 4. Derek Jeter 5. Jimmy Rollins 6. Rafael Furcal 7. Jhonny Peralta 8. Felipe Lopez 9. Clint Barmes 10. Bobby Crosby 11. Julio Lugo 12. Nomar Garciaparra 13. Edgar Renteria 14. Juan Uribe 15. Carlos Guillen 16. Khalil Greene 17. Orlando Cabrera 18. David Eckstein 19.…
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Second Base Rankings
1. Chase Utley 2. Chone Figgins 3. Alfonso Soriano 4. Jorge Cantu 5. Rickie Weeks 6. Jeff Kent 7. Marcus Giles 8. Mark Loretta 9. Brian Roberts 10. Tadahito Iguchi 11. Placido Polanco 12. Robinson Cano 13. Mark Ellis 14. Ryan Freel 15. Orlando Hudson 16. Jose Vidro 17. Craig Biggio 18. Luis Gonzalez 19.…
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Catcher Rankings
1. Victor Martinez 2. Joe Mauer 3. Javy Lopez 4. Pudge Rodriguez 5. Jorge Posada 6. Jason Varitek 7. Roman Hernandez 8. Michael Barrett 9. A.J. Pierzynski 10. Josh Willingham 11. Kenji Johjima 12. Jason Kendall 13. Paul Lo Duca 14. Yorvit Torrealba 15. Mike Piazza 16. Johnny Estrada 17. Brian McCann 18. Benjie Molina…