You wanted them, so you got them. We have compiled the top 800 players and grouped them into
color tiers
that provide more flexibility when drafting. These color tiers provide a quick, visual means of comparing players at different
positions with similar fantasy value. Comments
have also been added to give you those extra little pieces of information that may help sway your decision between two seemingly, equal players.
Rank
Player
Team
Pos
Age
Comments
21
Carlos Santana
CLE
C/1B
25
2nd(HR)
36
Mike Napoli
TEX
C/1B
30
$ 2nd(HR) 2nd(AVE)
38
Brian McCann
ATL
C
28
$
50
Buster Posey
SF
C
25
51
Joe Mauer
MIN
C
28
2nd(AVE)
58
Alex Avila
DET
C
25
2nd(AVE)
65
Matt Wieters
BAL
C
25
2nd(HR)
69
Miguel Montero
ARI
C
28
$
134
Yadier Molina
STL
C
29
2nd(AVE)
139
Jesus Montero
SEA
C
22
rookie
147
Russell Martin
NYY
C
28
$
150
Wilson Ramos
WAS
C
24
151
J.P. Arencibia
TOR
C
26
2ndYrPl
169
Geovany Soto
CHC
C
29
196
Kurt Suzuki
OAK
C
28
205
Devin Mesoraco
CIN
C
210
Jonathan Lucroy
MIL
C
25
238
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
BOS
C
244
John Buck
MIA
C
250
Ryan Doumit
MIN
C
30
269
Chris Iannetta
LAA
C
$
277
Carlos Ruiz
PHI
C
2nd(AVE)
280
Miguel Olivo
SEA
C
298
Salvador Perez
KC
C
304
Rod Barajas
PIT
C
343
Nick Hundley
SD
C
350
A.J. Ellis
LAD
C
351
Chris Snyder
HOU
C
364
Yorvit Torrealba
TEX
C
365
Ivan Rodriguez
WAS
C
366
Josh Thole
NYM
C
367
Ramon Hernandez
COL
C
384
Ryan Hanigan
CIN
C
385
Ronny Paulino
NYM
C
406
Jason Varitek
BOS
C
407
David Ross
ATL
C
419
John Jaso
SEA
C
421
Jose Lobaton
TB
C
422
Francisco Cervelli
NYY
C
423
John Baker
SD
C
424
George Kottaras
MIL
C
444
Kelly Shoppach
BOS
C
445
Gerald Laird
DET
C
446
Brayan Pena
KC
C
448
Jose Molina
TB
C
449
Ramon Castro
CHW
C
450
Dioner Navarro
CIN
C
451
Humberto Quintero
HOU
C
452
Henry Blanco
ARI
C
514
Jake Fox
BAL
C
555
Hank Conger
LAA
C
559
Jeff Mathis
TOR
C
569
Lou Marson
CLE
C
581
Koyie Hill
CHC
C
588
Tim Federowicz
LAD
C
591
Eli Whiteside
SF
C
592
Josh Bard
SEA
C
595
Matt Treanor
TEX
C
596
Omir Santos
DET
C
598
Jason Castro
HOU
C
602
Rob Johnson
NYM
C
605
Landon Powell
OAK
C
606
Brian Schneider
PHI
C
617
Taylor Teagarden
BAL
C
626
Brett Hayes
MIA
C
629
Jason Jaramillo
PIT
C
644
Wil Nieves
MIL
C
647
Jose Morales
COL
C
652
Wilin Rosario
COL
C
653
Luis Martinez
SD
C
654
Ryan Lavarnway
BOS
C
655
Brad Davis
MIA
C
658
Jesus Flores
WAS
C
665
Tony Cruz
STL
C
672
Bobby Wilson
LAA
C
679
Chris Stewart
SF
C
680
Tyler Flowers
CHW
C
682
Corky Miller
CIN
C
687
Raul Chavez
NYM
C
690
Craig Tatum
BAL
C
691
Robinzon Diaz
DET
C
696
Michel Hernandez
BAL
C
698
Robinson Chirinos
TB
C
703
Chris Coste
WAS
C
704
J.R. Towles
HOU
C
705
Chris Gimenez
SEA
C
706
Michael McKenry
PIT
C
709
Eric Fryer
PIT
C
714
John Hester
ARI
C
717
Paul Bako
PHI
C
719
Jason LaRue
STL
C
720
Matt Pagnozzi
PIT
C
723
Max Ramirez
CHC
C
724
Dane Sardinha
PHI
C
727
Adam Moore
SEA
C
728
Drew Butera
MIN
C
734
Eliezer Alfonzo
COL
C
735
Paul Phillips
CLE
C
736
Kyle Phillips
SD
C
737
Luke Carlin
CLE
C
738
Donny Lucy
CHW
C
740
Mike Rivera
MIL
C
755
Paul Hoover
BOS
C
759
Welington Castillo
CHC
C
767
Carlos Maldonado
WAS
C
781
Ryan Budde
TOR
C
782
Kevin Richardson
LAA
C
793
J.C. Boscan
ATL
C
794
Bryan Anderson
STL
C
795
Guillermo Quiroz
SD
C
800
Manny Pina
KC
C
803
Michael Barrett
NYM
C
Comments:
The comments are provided to give you a little extra insight into the players.
Some are positive and some are negative. Here is the legend for the comments:
NOTE: Increased production can often be seen in players that hit the ages of 27 or 28. Others will see a marked decline in production with age (lets say past 30). Consequently, we have added all the players ages to our rankings.
rook These players are hot rookies to keep an eye on this season.
$ These players are scheduled for new contracts after 2012, so they might be a little more motivated in 2012.
Zzz These players could be undervalued sleepers at your fantasy baseball draft.
2ndYrPl These players were hot rookies going into last season, but they may have been forgotten this year due to poor play. Look for a possible rebound.
2nd(RBI) These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in runs batted in production. They had 45 or more RBIs in the second half of last season.
2nd(HR) These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in home run production. They had 14 or more home runs in the second half of last season.
2nd(AVE) These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in batting average. They had a .300 average or better the second half of last season with at least 200 second half plate appearances.
2nd(SB) These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in stolen base production. They had 10 or more stolen bases in the second half of last season.
2nd(SV) These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in saves production. They had 10 or more saves in the second half of last season.
2nd(K) These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in pitching strikeouts production. They had 70 or more strikeouts in the second half of last season.
xIP These players either experienced a drastic increase in their innings pitched last year or they just flat out threw a ton of innings last year. They could be an injury or decreased production risk.
Color Tiers:
The color bands are provided to highlight players that are in the same tier of fantasy value.
This is done to create flexibility in your draft strategy relative to your particular team need.
For example, if all of the first tier players are gone (highlighted with a black background),
none of the second tier are gone (highlighted with a maroon background), and you want a pitcher,
Roy Halladay is your man. You passed over the positional players ranked above Halladay because
they were all in the same tier as Halladay.
