Top 20 (+) MLB Players (Batters) 1. Albert Pujols STL (1B) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 1 2006 5x5 Rank: 1 The best player in the game. Consistency at a high level. 2. Vladimir Guerrero LAA (OF) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 14 2006 5x5 Rank: 3 Pay for consistency. Career .325 batting average, 37 homers per year. 3. Alfonso Soriano CHC (OF) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 28 2006 5x5 Rank: 13 Switch to Wrigley helps; batting lead-off, not so much. 4. Ryan Howard PHI (1B) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 13 2006 5x5 Rank: 33 Will Howard perform great so he can sign the big money deal somewhere else after the season? Or will he torment the Phillies owners this season, and sign big anyways (story)? 5. Chase Utley PHI (2B) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 26 2006 5x5 Rank: 4 The best second baseman in the game. 6. Alex Rodriquez NYY (3B) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 11 2006 5x5 Rank: 9 Can't handle pressure, and it's only going to get worse. Becoming a risky pick? 7. Miguel Cabrera FLA (3B/OF) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 9 2006 5x5 Rank: 7 Home runs were a little lighter than expected last year. But he continues to deliver for fantasy owners-- 3 straight seasons with 100/100 and a .339 batting average last year. 8. Matt Holliday COL (OF) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 10 2006 5x5 Rank: 2 Appears to be the real deal. 9. Jose Reyes NYM (SS) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 35 2006 5x5 Rank: 15 A lot of hype. Can you count on the home runs being there again this year? 10. David Wright NYM (3B) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 16 2006 5x5 Rank: 8 So far, 2 1/2 MLB seasons of delivering across multiple categories. 11. Garret Atkins COL (3B) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 6 2006 5x5 Rank: 12 Just one good season may not justify this high of a ranking. However, he had a monster year. 12. Jason Bay PIT (LF) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 20 2006 5x5 Rank: 17 Bay is streaky. Will he be 'on' a little more this year? 13. Mark Teixeira TEX (1B) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 48 2006 5x5 Rank: 50 Big disappointment last year. 14. Bobby Abreu NYY (OF) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 17 2006 5x5 Rank: <22 His style fits well in Yankee Stadium. 15. David Ortiz BOS (1B) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 7 2006 5x5 Rank: 38 Can he put it all together in 1 season? Last year he smacked 54 homers. But, in 2005 his RBI's, Runs, and batting average were better than last year. 16. Lance Berkman HOU (OF) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 5 2006 5x5 Rank: 18 Still strong and consistent. 17. Travis Hafner CLE (DH) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 12 2006 5x5 Rank: 44 The downside is he is yet to play a full year. The upside is he puts up good enough numbers anyways. 18. Ichiro Suzuki SEA (OF) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 124 2006 5x5 Rank: 54 A reliable choice. 19. Jimmy Rollins PHI (SS) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 43 2006 5x5 Rank: 25 The potential is there for a big year. 20. Manny Ramirez BOS (OF) (stats) 2006 Total Rank: 22 2006 5x5 Rank: 59 Entering his 15th Major League Baseball season. Beware of slight dropoff in production. Just Missed the Top 20: Derrek Lee (CHC): A slight risk after long injury last year. Jermaine Dye (CHW): Is he the real deal? Carlos Lee (HOU): Switch to Houston helps. Carlos Guillen (DET): Strong SS. Derek Jeter (NYY): Still delivers. Vernon Wells (TOR): Lots of potential. Carlos Beltran (NYM): Improve the batting average and look out. More to Watch: C.Jones, J.Thome, J.Giambi, N.Johnson, A.Jones, J.Morneau, N.Garciaparra, B.Bonds, S.Rolen, A.Ramirez, R.Durham, P.Konerko, J.Damon, M.Tejada, C.Crawford, T.Hunter, G.Sizemore, R.Ibanez, A.Rios, J.Rollins, M.Cuddyer, J.Mauer, B.Hall, H.Ramirez, L.Overbay, G.Matthews, R.Furcal, R.Zimmerman, D.Uggla. Take a Chance: . Up and Coming: .

Fanbay.net player rankings (batters / position players only) are based on fantasy value expectations for the 2007 season and taking into account injury risks and team trends. Rankings will be continually updated. Last update: 3/2/07 · Fanbay.net Sports · MLB Notebook · MLB Stats (main page) More Fantasy Baseball · Starting Pitcher Rankings · N.L. Teams Cheatsheet · A.L. Teams Cheatsheet · 2006 Rankings MLB Fantasy Sleepers · Brian Roberts (BAL): Upside? Needs some more RBI's. · Hideki Matsui (NYY): He missed so much time last season that his stats look bad and others in your league may pass over him. Opportunity? · Dave Roberts (SF): A virtual lock to play every day in the Giants outfield. Plus plenty of at-bats near/at the top of the order. What to do? · Jose Reyes (New York Mets): Yes, he's a SS; but is he getting a little too much hype (ranked 2nd overall by Funston here; and 3rd overall by SI here). Top 30 Statistical Ranking 2006 Rankings and Stats TRr Full name Pos 5x5-r R HR RBI SB AVG 1 A. Pujols 1B 1 119 49 137 7 .331 2 C. Beltran CF 14 127 41 116 18 .275 3 J. Dye RF 6 103 44 120 7 .315 4 C. Jones 3B 23 87 26 86 6 .324 5 L. Berkman 1B 18 95 45 136 3 .315 6 G. Atkins 3B 12 117 29 120 4 .329 7 D. Ortiz DH 38 115 54 137 1 .287 8 C. Lee LF 5 102 37 116 19 .300 9 M. Cabrera 3B 7 112 26 114 9 .339 10 M. Holliday LF 2 119 34 114 10 .326 11 A. Rodriguez 3B 9 113 35 121 15 .290 12 T. Hafner DH 44 100 42 117 0 .308 13 R. Howard 1B 33 104 58 149 0 .313 14 V. Guerrero RF 3 92 33 116 15 .329 15 J. Thome DH 56 108 42 109 0 .288 16 D. Wright 3B 8 96 26 116 20 .311 17 B. Abreu RF 22 98 15 107 30 .297 18 J. Giambi DH 79 92 37 113 2 .253 19 N. Johnson 1B 34 100 23 77 10 .290 20 J. Bay LF 17 101 35 109 11 .286 21 A. Jones CF 49 107 41 129 4 .262 22 M. Ramirez LF 59 79 35 102 0 .321 23 C. Guillen SS 16 100 19 85 20 .320 24 J. Morneau 1B 20 97 34 130 3 .321 25 N. Garciaparra 1B 53 82 20 93 3 .303 26 C. Utley 2B 4 131 32 102 15 .309 27 B. Bonds LF 110 74 26 77 3 .270 28 A. Soriano LF 13 119 46 95 41 .277 29 S. Rolen 3B 28 94 22 95 7 .296 30 V. Wells CF 10 91 32 106 17 .303 31 A. Ramirez 3B 40 93 38 119 2 .291 32 R. Durham 2B 43 79 26 93 7 .293 33 D. Jeter SS 11 118 14 97 34 .343 34 P. Konerko 1B 31 97 35 113 1 .313 35 J. Reyes SS 15 122 19 81 64 .300 36 J. Damon CF 24 115 24 80 25 .285 37 F. Thomas DH 114 77 39 114 0 .270 38 B. McCann C 62 61 24 93 2 .333 39 J. Mauer C 42 86 13 84 8 .347 40 T. Glaus 3B 68 105 38 104 3 .252 41 M. Cuddyer RF 32 102 24 109 6 .284 42 M. Alou RF 108 52 22 74 2 .301 43 J. Rollins SS 25 127 25 83 36 .277 44 M. Teahen 3B 71 70 18 69 10 .290 45 G. Sizemore CF 21 134 28 76 22 .290 46 R. Ibanez LF 39 103 33 123 2 .289 47 C. Delgado 1B 102 89 38 114 0 .265 48 M. Teixeira 1B 50 99 33 110 2 .282 49 A. Rios RF 47 68 17 82 15 .302 50 J. Drew RF 76 84 20 100 2 .283 * 5x5-r: Ranking for 5x5 Rotisserie Baseball. All players with over 159 at bats are ranked for home runs, stolen bases, RBI's, Runs, and Batting Average. And all the players are ranked according to their average ranking for all 5 categories. * TRr: Fanbay.net "Total Ranking" takes into several factors including 5x5 ranking, Fantasy Value (Runs, RBI's, Bases, Walks= 1 point; Steals= 2 points; Caught stealing=-1); Fantasy Value per at-bat; and other factors.