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2012 Player Rankings:
Top 800 Overall


Last update: 01/30/12

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.


451 - 500
Rank
Player
Team
Pos
Age
Comments
451
Aaron Rowand
MIA
OF


452
Scott Hairston
NYM
OF


453
Carlos Gomez
MIL
OF


454
Mike Cameron
WAS
OF


455
Tony Gwynn
LAD
OF

2nd(SB)
456
Justin Turner
NYM
2B


457
Skip Schumaker
STL
2B


458
Mark DeRosa
WAS
3B


459
Chris Johnson
HOU
3B


460
Mitch Maier
KC
OF


461
Darnell McDonald
BOS
OF


462
Felix Pie
CLE
OF


463
Jose Lopez
CLE
3B


464
Andy LaRoche
OAK
3B


465
Yuniesky Betancourt
KC
SS


466
Jason Donald
CLE
2B


467
Cesar Izturis
BAL
SS


468
Omar Vizquel
CHW
3B


469
Kelly Shoppach
BOS
C


470
Gerald Laird
DET
C


471
Brayan Pena
KC
C


472
Jose Molina
TB
C


473
Ramon Castro
CHW
C


474
Dioner Navarro
CIN
C


475
Humberto Quintero
HOU
C


476
Henry Blanco
ARI
C


477
Ryan Spilborghs
COL
OF


478
Rick Ankiel
WAS
OF


479
Laynce Nix
WAS
OF


480
Nate Schierholtz
SF
OF


481
Brandon Crawford
SF
SS


482
Ronny Cedeno
NYM
SS


483
Tony Campana
CHC
OF

2nd(SB)
484
Edgar Renteria
CIN
SS


485
Roger Bernadina
WAS
OF


486
Corey Patterson
STL
OF


487
Taylor Green
MIL
2B

rookie
488
Eric Hinske
ATL
OF


489
Jason Giambi
COL
1B


490
Bill Hall
SF
2B


491
Willie Harris
NYM
OF


492
David Eckstein
SD
2B


493
Chris Denorfia
SD
OF


494
Mike Fontenot
SF
SS


495
Reed Johnson
CHC
OF


496
Everth Cabrera
SD
SS


497
Jeremy Hermida
SD
OF


498
Marcus Thames
LAD
OF


499
Tyler Colvin
COL
OF


500
Eric Young
COL
OF



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 (let’s 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.



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