Last update: 4/6/05. Ranks the overall 75 best fantasy baseball players in MLB for the 2005 season. Stats are 2004 numbers.
| Rank | Player | 2004 Adj. FV/g | Team | Pos. | Wins Avg | Saves Runs | Ks HR | ERA RBI | WHIP SB | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Johnson | 7.48 | NYY | SP | 16 | 0 | 290 | 2.6 | 0.901 | Run support |
| 2 | Albert Pujols | 7.92 | STL | 1B | 0.331 | 133 | 46 | 123 | 5 | Solid pick. |
| 3 | Miguel Tejada | 6.85 | BAL | SS | 0.311 | 107 | 34 | 150 | 4 | SS valuable. |
| 4 | Johan Santana | 8.06 | MIN | SP | 20 | 0 | 265 | 2.61 | 0.921 | n |
| 5 | Vladimir Guerrero | 7.45 | LAA | OF | 0.337 | 124 | 39 | 126 | 15 | n |
| 6 | Alex Rodriguez | 6.75 | NYY | 3B | 0.286 | 112 | 36 | 106 | 28 | n |
| 7 | Adrian Beltre | 7 | SEA | 3B | 0.334 | 104 | 48 | 121 | 7 | Rising |
| 8 | Manny Ramirez | 6.91 | BOS | OF | 0.308 | 108 | 43 | 130 | 2 | n |
| 9 | Ben Sheets | 6.57 | MIL | SP | 12 | 0 | 264 | 2.7 | 0.983 | n |
| 10 | Brad Lidge | 4.85 | HOU | RP | 6 | 29 | 157 | 1.9 | 0.924 | n |
| 11 | Carlos Beltran | 7.53 | NYM | OF | 0.267 | 121 | 38 | 104 | 42 | n |
| 12 | Bobby Abreu | 7.32 | PHI | OF | 0.301 | 118 | 30 | 105 | 40 | Best ERA in '04 |
| 13 | Ichiro Suzuki | 5.54 | SEA | OF | 0.372 | 101 | 8 | 60 | 36 | n |
| 14 | Nomar Garciaparra | 5.2 | CHC | SS | 0.308 | 52 | 9 | 41 | 4 | Big year? |
| 15 | Gary Sheffield | 6.79 | NYY | OF | 0.29 | 117 | 36 | 121 | 5 | n |
| 16 | Adam Dunn | 5.71 | CIN | OF | 0.266 | 105 | 46 | 102 | 6 | Getting respect. |
| 17 | Carl Pavano | 6.22 | NYY | SP | 18 | 0 | 139 | 3 | 1.175 | n |
| 18 | Richie Sexson | 7.87 | SEA | 1B | 0.233 | 20 | 9 | 23 | 0 | n |
| 19 | Hideki Matsui | 5.8 | NYY | OF | 0.298 | 109 | 31 | 108 | 3 | n |
| 20 | Carlos Guillen | 6.27 | DET | SS | 0.318 | 97 | 20 | 97 | 12 | n |
| 21 | Moises Alou | 6.35 | SF | OF | 0.293 | 106 | 39 | 106 | 3 | n |
| 22 | Sammy Sosa | 5.18 | CHC | OF | 0.253 | 69 | 35 | 80 | 0 | n |
| 23 | Jake Peavy | 6.85 | SD | SP | 15 | 0 | 173 | 2.27 | 1.198 | Big spring. |
| 24 | Jason Schmidt | 7.59 | SF | SP | 18 | 0 | 251 | 3.2 | 1.076 | n |
| 25 | Carlos Lee | 6.07 | MIL | OF | 0.305 | 103 | 31 | 99 | 11 | n |
| 26 | Ivan Rodriguez | 5.28 | DET | C | 0.334 | 72 | 19 | 86 | 7 | n |
| 27 | Aramis Ramirez | 6.33 | CHC | 3B | 0.318 | 99 | 36 | 103 | 0 | n |
| 28 | Jim Thome | 6.22 | PHI | 1B | 0.274 | 97 | 42 | 105 | 0 | n |
| 29 | Miguel Cabrera | 5.57 | FLA | OF | 0.294 | 101 | 33 | 112 | 5 | n |
| 30 | Alfonso Soriano | 5.57 | TEX | 2B | 0.28 | 77 | 28 | 91 | 18 | n |
| 31 | Derek Jeter | 5.78 | NYY | SS | 0.292 | 111 | 23 | 78 | 23 | n |
| 32 | Jeff Kent | 5.99 | LA | 2B | 0.289 | 96 | 27 | 107 | 7 | n |
| 33 | Roger Clemens | 6.92 | HOU | SP | 18 | 0 | 218 | 2.98 | 1.158 | n |
| 34 | Keith Foulke | 4.38 | BOS | RP | 5 | 32 | 79 | 2.17 | 0.94 | n |
| 35 | Joe Nathan | 4.52 | MIN | RP | 1 | 44 | 89 | 1.62 | 0.985 | n |
| 36 | Michael Young | 5.87 | TEX | SS | 0.313 | 114 | 22 | 99 | 12 | n |
| 37 | Andruw Jones | 4.95 | ATL | OF | 0.261 | 85 | 29 | 91 | 6 | n |
| 38 | Mark Mulder | 5.03 | STL | SP | 17 | 0 | 140 | 4.43 | 1.359 | Big, big spring. |
| 39 | Tim Hudson | 4.95 | ATL | SP | 12 | 0 | 103 | 3.53 | 1.265 | Solid spring. |
| 40 | Mark Buehrle | 5.22 | CWS | SP | 16 | 0 | 165 | 3.89 | 1.257 | n |
| 41 | Armando Benitez | 5.24 | SF | RP | 2 | 47 | 62 | 1.29 | 0.824 | n |
| 42 | Paul Konerko | 5.87 | CWS | 1B | 0.277 | 84 | 41 | 117 | 1 | n |
| 43 | Ray Durham | 5.93 | SF | 2B | 0.282 | 95 | 17 | 65 | 10 | n |
| 44 | Chris Carpenter | 6.22 | STL | SP | 15 | 0 | 152 | 3.46 | 1.137 | n |
| 45 | Mariano Rivera | 5.14 | NYY | RP | 4 | 53 | 66 | 1.94 | 1.087 | n |
| 46 | Troy Glaus | 6.59 | ARI | 3B | 0.251 | 47 | 18 | 42 | 2 | n |
| 47 | Jim Edmonds | 6.37 | STL | OF | 0.301 | 102 | 42 | 111 | 8 | n |
| 48 | Johnny Damon | 6.56 | BOS | OF | 0.304 | 123 | 20 | 94 | 19 | n |
| 49 | David Ortiz | 6.81 | BOS | DH | 0.301 | 94 | 41 | 139 | 0 | n |
| 50 | Scott Rolen | 6.98 | STL | 3B | 0.314 | 109 | 34 | 124 | 4 | n |
| 51 | Scott Podsednik | 5.58 | CWS | OF | 0.244 | 85 | 12 | 39 | 70 | Big potential. |
| 52 | Jorge Posada | 4.87 | NYY | C | 0.272 | 72 | 21 | 81 | 1 | n |
| 53 | Jason Varitek | 4.5 | BOS | C | 0.296 | 67 | 18 | 73 | 10 | n |
| 54 | Ken Griffey Jr. | 5.71 | CIN | OF | 0.253 | 49 | 20 | 60 | 1 | n |
| 55 | Mike Mussina | 4.73 | NYY | SP | 12 | 0 | 132 | 4.59 | 1.328 | n |
| 56 | Todd Helton | 6.64 | COL | 1B | 0.347 | 115 | 32 | 96 | 3 | Injury concern. |
| 57 | Pedro Martinez | 6.3 | NYM | SP | 16 | 0 | 227 | 3.9 | 1.171 | n |
| 58 | Josh Beckett | 4.94 | FLA | SP | 9 | 0 | 152 | 3.79 | 1.223 | n |
| 59 | J.D. Drew | 6.66 | LA | OF | 0.305 | 118 | 31 | 93 | 12 | n |
| 60 | Curt Schilling | 7.49 | BOS | SP | 21 | 0 | 203 | 3.26 | 1.065 | n |
| 61 | Eric Gagne | 6.07 | LA | RP | 7 | 45 | 114 | 2.19 | 0.914 | n |
| 62 | John Smoltz | 4.27 | ATL | RP/SP | 0 | 44 | 85 | 2.76 | 1.084 | n |
| 63 | Eric Chavez | 6.05 | OAK | 3B | 0.276 | 87 | 29 | 77 | 6 | Healthy? |
| 64 | Jimmy Rollins | 6.05 | PHI | SS | 0.289 | 119 | 14 | 73 | 30 | n |
| 65 | Roy Oswalt | 6.2 | HOU | SP | 20 | 0 | 206 | 3.49 | 1.245 | Valuable catcher. |
| 66 | Victor Martinez | 5.63 | CLE | C | 0.283 | 77 | 23 | 108 | 0 | n |
| 67 | Javy Lopez | 4.89 | BAL | C | 0.316 | 83 | 23 | 86 | 0 | n |
| 68 | Juan Pierre | 5.35 | FLA | OF | 0.326 | 100 | 3 | 49 | 45 | Potential |
| 69 | Travis Hafner | 6.11 | CLE | DH | 0.311 | 96 | 28 | 109 | 3 | n |
| 70 | Mark Teixeira | 6.4 | TEX | 1B | 0.281 | 101 | 38 | 112 | 4 | n |
| 71 | Chipper Jones | 5.42 | ATL | 3B | 0.248 | 69 | 30 | 96 | 2 | n |
| 72 | Carl Crawford | 6.16 | TB | OF | 0.296 | 104 | 11 | 55 | 59 | Bounce? |
| 73 | Carlos Zambrano | 6.46 | CHC | SP | 16 | 0 | 188 | 2.75 | 1.219 | Bounce? |
| 74 | Mark Prior | 4.83 | CHC | SP | 6 | 0 | 139 | 4.02 | 1.354 | Astros need him. |
| 75 | Melvin Mora | 6.79 | BAL | 3B | 0.34 | 111 | 27 | 104 | 11 | n |
