Top 20 (+) MLB Players (Batters) 1. Alex Rodriquez NYY (3B) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 1, 2006 Total Rank: 11 2007 5x5 Rank: 1, 2006 5x5 Rank: 9 It's going to be very hard to improve on last year's numbers. 2. David Wright NYM (3B) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 2, 2006 Total Rank: 16 2007 5x5 Rank: 2, 2006 5x5 Rank: 8 Proving to be consisten, and an across-the-board fantasy contributor. 3. Hanley Ramirez FLA (SS) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 5, 2006 Total Rank: 64 2007 5x5 Rank: 4, 2006 5x5 Rank: 36 The added power made the difference last season. Is it for real? 4. Chase Utley PHI (2B) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 11, 2006 Total Rank: 26 2007 5x5 Rank: 8, 2006 5x5 Rank: 4 The best second baseman in the game. 5. Matt Holliday COL (OF) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 3, 2006 Total Rank: 10 2007 5x5 Rank: 3, 2006 5x5 Rank: 2 Appears to be the real deal. 6. Miguel Cabrera DET (3B/OF) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 17, 2006 Total Rank: 9 2007 5x5 Rank: 27, 2006 5x5 Rank: 7 Don't pass him up. One of these years he's going to be a fantasy monster. 7. Jimmy Rollins PHI (SS) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 6, 2006 Total Rank: 43 2007 5x5 Rank: 5, 2006 5x5 Rank: 25 Impeccably consistent.. at proving skeptics wrong. 8. Alfonso Soriano CHC (OF) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 42, 2006 Total Rank: 28 2007 5x5 Rank: 17, 2006 5x5 Rank: 13 Impossible to ignore. 9. Jose Reyes NYM (SS) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 37, 2006 Total Rank: 35 2007 5x5 Rank: 55, 2006 5x5 Rank: 15 Last year everyone was tripping over themselves to get him. This year, is he your value steal? 10. Albert Pujols STL (1B) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 13, 2006 Total Rank: 1 2007 5x5 Rank: 32, 2006 5x5 Rank: 1 Becoming a risk. Watch elbow status. 11. Ryan Howard PHI (1B) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 31, 2006 Total Rank: 13 2007 5x5 Rank: 59, 2006 5x5 Rank: 33 Swung for the fences too often last season and still missed 50 HR's. Still, Howard is power you can draft with confidence. 12. Brandon Phillips CIN (2B) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 27, 2006 Total Rank: 141 2007 5x5 Rank: 12, 2006 5x5 Rank: 77 Risky pick. Hard to say if last year is a sign of things to come or the best Phillips will ever be. 13. David Ortiz BOS (1B) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 7, 2006 Total Rank: 7 2007 5x5 Rank: 14, 2006 5x5 Rank: 38 Home run production has dropped off a bit, but the batting average made up for it last year. Can he repeat? 14. Bobby Abreu NYY (OF) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 16, 2006 Total Rank: 17 2007 5x5 Rank: 26, 2006 5x5 Rank: <22 He could start to settle in nicely during his 2nd full season with the Yankees. 15. Vladimir Guerrero LAA (OF) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 20, 2006 Total Rank: 14 2007 5x5 Rank: 35, 2006 5x5 Rank: 3 Becoming a risk at his age, but hard to pass up until he definitely proves you wrong. 16. Magglio Ordonez DET (RF) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 4, 2006 Total Rank: 95 2007 5x5 Rank: 9, 2006 5x5 Rank: 63 More than a few skeptics are out there, but by the numbers Ordonez was one of the best in the game last year. 17. Ryan Braun MIL (3B) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 15, 2006 Total Rank: n/a 2007 5x5 Rank: 6, 2006 5x5 Rank: n/a Huge potential after emerging on the scene last year. 18. Prince Fielder MIL (1B) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 12, 2006 Total Rank: 105 2007 5x5 Rank: 37, 2006 5x5 Rank: 66 Not a great 5x5 guy, but brings you good power. 19. Grady Sizemore CLE (CF) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 30, 2006 Total Rank: 45 2007 5x5 Rank: 24, 2006 5x5 Rank: 21 If his batting average can improve, which it should, then Grady could be a good value this year. 20. Mark Teixeira TEX (1B) (stats) 2007 Total Rank: 36, 2006 Total Rank: 48 2007 5x5 Rank: 51, 2006 5x5 Rank: 50 Played just 132 games last year but numbers were still solid. Just Missed the Top 20: (Total rank,5x5 rank) Carlos Lee (LF-HOU) (9,7) (stats): Reliable. Solid fantasy numbers. Carlos Beltran (CF-NYM) (10,18) (stats): Lots of upside with a little bit of risk. Travis Hafner (1B-CLE) (63,100) (stats): Production dipped last year, pretty much across the board. Due for a bounce? Chipper Jones (3B-ATL) (8,11) (stats): 100+ Runs and 100+ RBI's last year-- like the good old days. Carlos Pena (1B-TB) (14,48) (stats): Smacked 46 HR's last year, kind of outta nowhere. Victor Martinez (C-CLE) (43,60) (stats): About as solid as you can get for a C pick. More to Watch (Total rank,5x5 rank) Curtis Granderson (CF-DET) (21,13) (stats): Can he get even better? Carl Crawford (LF-TB) (51,31) (stats): Entering his 6th MLB season, he is what he is. B.J. Upton (CF-TB) (53,20) (stats): Can he repeat the .300 average? Hideki Matsui (LF-NYY) (24,38) (stats): Will be spending more time as DH which should help reduce the injury risk? But will they get his bat in the line-up every day? Corey Hart (RF-MIL) (29,22) (stats): 30/30 potential. Nick Markakis (RF-BAL) (22,10) (stats): Just steady. No fantasy zing. Russell Martin (C-LAD) (32,28) (stats): Catcher with everyday-quality stats. Brian Roberts (2B-BAL) (44,52) (stats): Position value. Ian Kinsler (2B-TEX) (52,62) (stats): Position value. Jorge Posada (C-NYY) (35,45) (stats): Coming off the best year of his career. Adrian Beltre (3B-SEA) (45,33) (stats): Longing for another 2004. Carlos Guillen (SS-DET) (33,23) (stats): Yet to put it all together in one season. Could this be the year? Whatever Happened to? (Total rank,5x5 rank) Derrek Lee (1B-CHC) (49,30) (stats): Loaded with upside, so much so you can say is he one of the best in the game? Or too big of a risk? Derek Jeter (SS-NYY) (70,36) (stats): Stable but frustrating that it's never any more than that. Vernon Wells (CF-TOR) (100,97) (stats): 2003 was a long-time ago.

Fanbay.net player rankings (batters / position players only) are based on fantasy value expectations for the 2008 season and taking into account injury risks and team trends. Rankings will be continually updated. Last update: 3/10/08 · Fanbay.net Sports · MLB Notebook · MLB Stats (main page) · Batting Stats More Fantasy Baseball · Starting Pitcher Rankings · 2007 Rankings · 2006 Rankings MLB Fantasy Sleepers First Base: · Adrian Gonzalez (SD): Will likely be overlooked despite his productive #'s. Second Base: · Kaz Matsui (HOU): If all the 2B's are gone in your draft, this could be a good, late surprise pick (or a back-up to your risky Kendrick pick). Third Base: · Chone Figgins (LAA): Played in only 115 games last year-- otherwise good for 50-60 SB's. Shortstops: · This year, there are actually a good deal of solid SS options. Sleepers could be SS Julio Lugo (BOS), Alex Gonzalez (CIN), Ryan Theriot (CHC). But there are plenty of goos SS: Guillen, Tulowitzki, Renteria, M.Young, Peralta, Cabrera, Greene, Hardy, Tejada, Furcal-- not to mention Ramirez, Reyes, and Rollins. Outfielders: · Carlos Lee (HOU): Not a usual choice for a 'sleeper'. The point is just that for the consistency, he might be overlooked in your league. · Bobby Abreu (NYY): In the middle of a packed Yankees line-up. Watch out if he can get his average up around .300. · Brad Hawpe (COL): Sky is the limit in COL. · Chris Young (ARI): 30/30 seems like a lock-- and you can pick him up cheap. What to do? Catchers: · Geovany Soto (CHI): Geo is a highly-acclaimed catcher (having hit .353 w/ 26 HR's in AAA ball). Worth keeping an eye on (surely someone else will take a flyer on him though before it becomes a smart pick). First Base: · Richie Sexson (SEA): Resist the temptation? With many 1B's in fantasy baseball, probably not necessary to bet on a recovery. Third Base: · Troy Glaus (STL): Could the change of scenery be good for a bounce? Worth a late flyer. Outfielders: · Andruw Jones (LAD): Still the clean-up hitter for the Dodgers. Will he bounce back? · Jason Bay (PIT): Injuries may be the reason for his slump last season. Can he bounce? Top 70 Statistical Ranking 2007 Rankings and Stats TRr Full name Pos 5x5-r R HR RBI SB AVG 1 A Rodriguez 3B 1 143 54 156 24 .314 2 D Wright 3B 2 113 30 107 34 .325 3 M Holliday OF 3 120 36 137 11 .340 4 M Ordonez OF 9 117 28 139 4 .363 5 H Ramirez SS 4 125 29 81 51 .332 6 J Rollins SS 5 139 30 94 41 .296 7 D Ortiz DH 14 116 35 117 3 .332 8 C Jones 3B 11 108 29 102 5 .337 9 C Lee OF 7 93 32 119 10 .303 10 C Beltran OF 18 93 33 112 23 .276 11 C Utley 2B 8 104 22 103 9 .332 12 P Fielder 1B 37 109 50 119 2 .288 13 A Pujols 1B 32 99 32 103 2 .327 14 C Pena 1B 48 99 46 121 1 .282 15 R Braun 3B 6 91 34 97 15 .324 16 B Abreu OF 26 123 16 101 25 .283 17 Mi Cabrera 3B 27 91 34 119 2 .320 18 G Sheffield OF 41 107 25 75 22 .265 19 E Byrnes OF 21 103 21 83 50 .286 20 V Guerrero OF 35 89 27 125 2 .324 21 C Granderson OF 13 122 23 74 26 .302 22 N Markakis OF 10 97 23 112 18 .300 23 L Berkman 1B 29 95 34 102 7 .278 24 H Matsui OF 38 100 25 103 4 .285 25 T Hunter OF 16 94 28 107 18 .287 26 A Dunn OF 34 101 40 106 9 .264 27 B Phillips 2B 12 107 30 94 32 .288 28 A Rios OF 15 114 24 85 17 .297 29 C Hart OF 22 86 24 81 23 .295 30 G Sizemore OF 24 118 24 78 33 .277 31 R Howard 1B 59 94 47 136 1 .268 32 R Martin C 28 87 19 87 21 .293 33 C Guillen SS 23 86 21 102 13 .296 34 B Bonds OF 72 75 28 66 5 .276 35 J Posada C 45 91 20 90 2 .338 36 M Teixeira 1B 51 86 30 105 0 .306 37 J Reyes SS 55 119 12 57 78 .280 38 K Griffey OF 50 78 30 93 6 .277 39 M Lowell 3B 43 79 21 120 3 .324 40 A Rowand OF 19 105 27 89 6 .309 41 G Atkins 3B 40 83 25 111 3 .301 42 A Soriano OF 17 97 33 70 19 .299 43 V Martinez C 60 78 25 114 0 .301 44 B Roberts 2B 52 103 12 57 50 .290 45 A Beltre 3B 33 87 26 99 14 .276 46 A Ramirez 3B 64 72 26 101 0 .310 47 T Helton 1B 84 86 17 91 0 .320 48 J Morneau 1B 77 84 31 111 1 .271 49 D Lee 1B 30 91 22 82 6 .317 50 T Tulowitzki SS 25 104 24 99 7 .291 51 C Crawford OF 31 93 11 80 50 .315 52 I Kinsler 2B 62 96 20 61 23 .263 53 B Upton 3B 20 86 24 82 22 .300 54 Ad Gonzalez 1B 63 101 30 100 0 .282 55 B Hawpe OF 80 80 29 116 0 .291 56 P Burrell OF 115 77 30 97 0 .256 57 M Ramirez OF 81 84 20 88 0 .296 58 I Suzuki OF 44 111 6 68 37 .351 59 P Polanco 2B 54 105 9 67 7 .341 60 J Thome DH 103 79 35 96 0 .275 61 O Cabrera SS 46 101 8 86 20 .301 62 R Cano 2B 39 93 19 97 4 .306 63 T Hafner DH 100 80 24 100 1 .266 64 J Kent 2B 87 78 20 79 1 .302 65 J Damon OF 75 93 12 63 27 .270 66 K Youkilis 1B 67 85 16 83 4 .288 67 R Ibanez OF 79 80 21 105 0 .291 68 R Zimmerman 3B 58 99 24 91 4 .266 69 E Renteria SS 53 87 12 57 11 .332 70 D Jeter SS 36 102 12 73 15 .322 * 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.