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
2
Hanley Ramirez
FLA
SS
26
2nd(RBI) 2nd(AVE) 2nd(SB)
19
Troy Tulowitzki
COL
SS
25
2nd(RBI) 2nd(HR) 2nd(AVE)
21
Jose Reyes
NYM
SS
26
$
29
Jimmy Rollins
PHI
SS
31
2nd(HR) 2nd(SB)
32
Derek Jeter
NYY
SS
35
$ 2nd(AVE) 2nd(SB)
104
Jason Bartlett
TB
SS
30
2nd(SB)
143
Alexei Ramirez
CHW
SS
28
145
Elvis Andrus
TEX
SS
21
2ndYrPl 2nd(SB)
158
Asdrubal Cabrera
CLE
SS
24
Zzz 2nd(AVE)
161
Yunel Escobar
ATL
SS
27
2nd(AVE)
180
Miguel Tejada
BAL
SS
33
Zzz
188
Stephen Drew
ARI
SS
27
Zzz
205
Rafael Furcal
LAD
SS
32
211
Ryan Theriot
CHC
SS
30
2nd(SB)
221
Marco Scutaro
BOS
SS
34
228
Erick Aybar
LAA
SS
26
2nd(AVE)
247
Alcides Escobar
MIL
SS
23
rook Zzz
248
Everth Cabrera
SD
SS
23
Zzz 2ndYrPl 2nd(SB)
258
J.J. Hardy
MIN
SS
27
$ Zzz
265
Orlando Cabrera
CIN
SS
35
2nd(RBI) 2nd(AVE)
284
Luis Castillo
NYM
SS
34
2nd(AVE)
314
Cristian Guzman
WAS
SS
31
$
361
Edgar Renteria
SF
SS
34
$
369
Cliff Pennington
OAK
SS
25
375
Yuniesky Betancourt
KC
SS
27
397
Willie Bloomquist
KC
SS
32
$
403
Brendan Ryan
STL
SS
28
407
Mike Aviles
KC
SS
29
429
Jerry Hairston Jr.
SD
SS
33
446
Julio Lugo
STL
SS
34
$
464
Ronny Cedeno
PIT
SS
26
491
Ramon Vazquez
PIT
SS
33
$
501
Ian Desmond
WAS
SS
24
503
Alex Gonzalez
TOR
SS
32
$
510
Khalil Greene
TEX
SS
30
528
Jack Wilson
SEA
SS
32
533
Cesar Izturis
BAL
SS
29
$
544
Adam Everett
DET
SS
32
$
567
Jed Lowrie
BOS
SS
25
583
Alex Cora
NYM
SS
34
$
616
Ramon Santiago
DET
SS
30
629
John McDonald
TOR
SS
35
632
Omar Vizquel
CWS
SS
40
$
690
Nick Green
LAD
SS
31
709
Juan Castro
PHI
SS
37
$
715
Chris Burke
SD
SS
29
753
Paul Janish
CIN
SS
27
802
Chin-lung Hu
LAD
SS
26
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.
