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
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Troy Tulowitzki
COL
SS
27
2nd(RBI) 2nd(AVE)
23
Hanley Ramirez
MIA
SS
28
29
Jose Reyes
MIA
SS
28
2nd(AVE)
67
Starlin Castro
CHC
SS
22
2nd(AVE) 2nd(SB)
84
Asdrubal Cabrera
CLE
SS
26
94
Jimmy Rollins
PHI
SS
33
2nd(SB)
98
Elvis Andrus
TEX
SS
23
2nd(SB)
114
Emilio Bonifacio
MIA
SS/OF/3B
26
2nd(AVE) 2nd(SB)
120
Derek Jeter
NYY
SS
37
2nd(AVE)
123
Alexei Ramirez
CHW
SS
30
126
Erick Aybar
LAA
SS
28
2nd(SB)
143
Dee Gordon
LAD
SS
23
Zzz 2nd(SB)
153
J.J. Hardy
BAL
SS
29
2nd(RBI) 2nd(HR)
166
Jhonny Peralta
DET
SS
29
$
185
Yunel Escobar
TOR
SS
29
240
Alcides Escobar
KC
SS
25
2nd(SB)
247
Ian Desmond
WAS
SS
26
256
Marco Scutaro
COL
SS
36
2nd(AVE)
266
Zack Cozart
CIN
SS
26
rookie
274
Rafael Furcal
STL
SS
34
311
Cliff Pennington
OAK
SS
2nd(AVE)
335
Jason Bartlett
SD
SS
344
Jed Lowrie
HOU
SS
347
Sean Rodriguez
TB
SS
363
Brendan Ryan
SEA
SS
371
Tyler Pastornicky
ATL
SS
rookie
374
Ryan Theriot
STL
SS
388
Clint Barmes
PIT
SS
393
Eduardo Nunez
NYY
SS
2nd(SB)
398
Willie Bloomquist
ARI
SS
2nd(SB)
410
Alex Gonzalez
MIL
SS
440
Yuniesky Betancourt
KC
SS
442
Cesar Izturis
BAL
SS
454
Stephen Drew
ARI
SS
29
$
460
Brandon Crawford
SF
SS
461
Ronny Cedeno
NYM
SS
463
Edgar Renteria
CIN
SS
476
Mike Fontenot
SF
SS
478
Everth Cabrera
SD
SS
493
Angel Sanchez
HOU
SS
524
Reid Brignac
TB
SS
529
John McDonald
ARI
SS
541
Paul Janish
CIN
SS
545
Chase d'Arnaud
PIT
SS
553
Adam Rosales
OAK
SS
565
Anderson Hernandez
HOU
SS
570
Trevor Plouffe
MIN
SS
593
Bobby Crosby
ARI
SS
600
Justin Sellers
LAD
SS
610
Donnie Murphy
MIA
SS
612
Tsuyoshi Nishioka
MIN
SS
613
Andres Blanco
TEX
SS
618
Mike McCoy
TOR
SS
664
Elliot Johnson
TB
SS
667
Luis Rodriguez
SEA
SS
684
Cody Ransom
ARI
SS
710
Ramon Vazquez
STL
SS
713
Tommy Manzella
ARI
SS
715
Pedro Ciriaco
PIT
SS
716
Thomas Field
COL
SS
742
Eric Sogard
OAK
SS
745
Ozzie Martinez
MIA
SS
753
Steve Tolleson
OAK
SS
787
Jose Iglesias
BOS
SS
805
Argenis Diaz
DET
SS
812
Hector Gomez
COL
SS
826
Brian Bocock
PHI
SS
827
Angel Berroa
SF
SS
836
Eduardo Escobar
CHW
SS
854
Chris Burke
CIN
SS
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.
