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
12
Joe Mauer
MIN
C
26
$ 2nd(RBI) 2nd(AVE)
33
Victor Martinez
BOS
C
31
$ 2nd(RBI) 2nd(AVE)
42
Brian McCann
ATL
C
26
2nd(RBI)
86
Matt Wieters
BAL
C
23
2ndYrPl 2nd(AVE)
142
Miguel Montero
ARI
C
26
2nd(AVE)
144
Jorge Posada
NYY
C
38
171
Russell Martin
LAD
C
26
174
Kurt Suzuki
OAK
C
26
2nd(RBI)
181
Geovany Soto
CHC
C
27
Zzz
193
Mike Napoli
LAA
C
28
200
Ryan Doumit
PIT
C
28
204
Bengie Molina
SF
C
35
220
Yadier Molina
STL
C
27
Zzz 2nd(AVE)
240
Chris Iannetta
COL
C
26
Zzz
273
A.J. Pierzynski
CHW
C
33
$ 2nd(AVE)
304
Carlos Ruiz
PHI
C
30
324
John Baker
FLA
C
28
330
Rod Barajas
FA
C
34
336
Miguel Olivo
COL
C
31
Zzz
337
Buster Posey
SF
C
23
rook
349
Jesus Flores
WAS
C
25
353
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
TEX
C
24
357
Ramon Hernandez
CIN
C
33
$
358
Ivan Rodriguez
WAS
C
38
374
Jeff Clement
PIT
C
26
382
John Buck
TOR
C
29
$
392
Kelly Shoppach
TB
C
29
406
Gerald Laird
DET
C
30
$
418
Dioner Navarro
TB
C
25
420
Chris Snyder
ARI
C
28
422
Carlos Santana
CLE
C
23
rook
424
Jason Varitek
BOS
C
37
$
432
Jason Kendall
KC
C
35
443
Jeff Mathis
LAA
C
26
450
Taylor Teagarden
TEX
C
26
453
Lou Marson
CLE
C
23
457
Rob Johnson
SEA
C
27
460
Yorvit Torrealba
SD
C
31
463
Ronny Paulino
FLA
C
28
466
Jason Castro
HOU
C
22
rook
485
Tyler Flowers
CWS
C
24
492
Angel Salome
MIL
C
23
493
Omir Santos
NYM
C
28
495
Nick Hundley
SD
C
26
497
Gregg Zaun
MIL
C
38
$
506
Alex Avila
DET
C
23
508
George Kottaras
MIL
C
26
529
Brian Schneider
PHI
C
33
532
David Ross
ATL
C
32
$
550
Josh Thole
NYM
C
23
551
Landon Powell
OAK
C
28
553
J.P. Arencibia
TOR
C
24
571
Josh Bard
SEA
C
31
584
Chris Coste
NYM
C
36
589
Ramon Castro
CWS
C
33
590
Mike Redmond
CLE
C
38
604
Jose Molina
TOR
C
34
643
Brad Ausmus
LAD
C
40
648
Wil Nieves
WSH
C
32
650
J.R. Towles
HOU
C
26
670
Ryan Hanigan
CIN
C
29
716
Max Ramirez
TEX
C
25
720
Mike Rivera
NYY
C
33
729
Shawn Riggans
FA
C
29
748
Wyatt Toregas
CLE
C
27
796
Jason LaRue
STL
C
36
$
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 2010, so they might be a little more motivated in 2010.
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 home 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 at bats.
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.
