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Top 50 Fantasy Batters:

Ranked by three fantasy baseball experts.

Dollar amounts indicate average fantasy auction value.

1) Albert Pujols 1B STL. 1, 1, 1. $48

2) Alex Rodriquez 3B NYY. 3, 2, 3. $38

3) Alfonso Soriano OF CHC. 4, 3, 2. $41

4) Ryan Howard 1B PHI. 2, 5, 6. $39

5) David Ortiz 1B BOS. 5, 4, 5. $34

6) Vladimir Guerrero OF LAA. 7, 6, 7. $34

7) Carlos Beltran OF NYM. 8, 12, 4. $32

8) Chase Utley 2B PHI. 11, 8, 12. $35

9) Miguel Cabrera 3B FLA. 9, 14, 9. $34

10) David Wright 3B NYM. 14, 10, 10. $34

11) Manny Ramirez OF BOS. 16, 9, 8. $29

12) Carl Crawford OF TB. 6, 11, 18. $36

13) Jose Reyes SS NYM. 21, 12, 11. $40

14) Travis Hafner DH CLE. 18, 7, 19. $29

15) Carlos Lee OF HOU. 15, 15, 14. $27

16) Mark Teixeira 1B TEX. 10, 26, 13. $26

17) Lance Berkman 1B/OF HOU. 17, 13, 21. $30

18) Jason Bay OF PIT. 13, 19, 20. $25

19) Derrek Lee 1B CHC. 12, 21, 26. $24

20) Vernon Wells OF TOR. 19, 16, 25. $23

21) Andruw Jones OF ATL. 22, 18, 22. $22

22) Bobby Abreu OF NYY. 30, 17, 17. $23

23) Justin Morneau 1B MIN. 23, 30, 15. $26

24) Ichiro Suzuki OF SEA. 26, 23, 23. $25

25) Grady Sizemore OF CLE. 20, 20, 30. $29

26) Michael Young SS TEX. 31, 30, 16. $20

27) Derek Jeter SS NYY. 29, 28, 24. $27

28) Miguel Tejada SS BAL. 24, 25, 37. $25

29) Aramis RamÃrez 3B CHC. 27, 33, 27. $25

30) Matt Holliday OF COL. 25, 27, 36. $31

31) Joe Mauer C MIN. 32, 23, 39. $25

32) Paul Konerko 1B CWS. 35, 32, 31. $22

33) VÃctor MartÃnez C CLE. 39, 31, 34. $17

34) Jim Thome 1B CWS. 40, 35, 35. $17

35) Hideki Matsui OF NYY. 42, 37, 32. $12

36) Jimmy Rollins SS PHI. 33, 47, 33. $25

37) Jermaine Dye OF CWS. 34, -, 29. $22

38) Carlos Delgado 1B NYM. 37, 36, 48. $15

39) Garrett Atkins 3B COL. 28, 41, -. $21

40) Rafael Furcal SS LAD. 46, 40, 40. $20

41) Hanley RamÃrez SS FLA. 36, -, 38. $27

42) Robinson CanÃ³ 2B NYY. 38, 42, 50. $18

43) Gary Sheffield 1B/OF DET. 49, -, 28. $8

44) Scott Rolen 3B STL. 48, 43, 42. $17

45) Johnny Damon OF NYY. 45, 34, -. $17

46) Ryan Zimmerman 3B WAS. 44, 48, 43. $16

47) Troy Glaus SS/3B TOR. 41, 39, -. $13

48) Adam Dunn OF/1B CIN. 43, 38, -. $11

49) Chone Figgins 2B/3B/OF LAA. 47, -, 41. $17

50) Richie Sexson 1B SEA. 50, 44, -. $7

Top 15 Fantasy Starters:

1) Johan Santana MIN. 1, 1, 1. $42

2) Chris Carpenter STL. 2, 2, 3. $30

3) Carlos Zambrano CHC. 4, 4, 2. $19

4) Roy Oswalt HOU. 3, 3, 5. $21

5)Jake Peavy SD. 5, 7, 4. $19

6) Roy Halladay TOR. 6, 6, 6. $21

7) Brandon Webb ARI. 7, 13, 8. $22

8) John Smoltz ATL. 11, 7, 7. $15

9) Scott Kazmir TB. 9, 9, 10. $12

10) Felix Hernandez SEA. 16, 16, 9. $14

11) Daitsuke Matsuzaka BOS. 8, 14, 21. $18

12) Ben Sheets MIL. 10, 17, 19. $15

13) Jason Schmidt LAD. 22, 11, 16. $9

14) Justin Verlander DET. 18, 18, 13. $9

15) Barry Zito SF. 23, 13, 14. $5

16) Jered Weaver LAA. 15, 21, 15. $18

17) Dontrelle Willis FLA. 21, 19, 11. $8

18) Brett Myers PHI. 12, 20, 22. $8

19) Curt Schilling BOS. 28, 10, 18. $10

20) John Lackey LAA. 8, 15, -. $12

21) CC Sabathia CLE. 13, 29, 23. $15

22) Cole Hamels PHI. 17, 23, 25. $9

23) Randy Johnson ARI. 19, -, 12. $3

24) Jeremy Bonderman DET. 20, -, 20. $9

25) Andy Pettitte NYY. -, 14, 28. $6

26) Danny Haren OAK. -, 24, 27. $12

27) Mike Mussina NYY. 26, 28, -. $14

28) Josh Beckett BOS. -, 25, 29. $7

29) Rich Harden OAK. 30, -, 24. $9

30) Freddy GarcÃa PHI. 28, 27, -. $1

For views and analysis on each player, see the Blog. Dollar values thanks to fantasyauctioneer.com

My Interests

Ball Parks in Order of Hitter Favorability: 1) Coors Field (Colorado) 2) Chase Filed (Arizona) 3) Ameriquest Field (Texas) 4) Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia) 5) Cellular One Field (Chicago AL) 6) Wrigley Field (Chicago NL) 7) Rogers Centre (Toronto) 8) Fenway Park (Boston) 9) Great American Ball Park (Cincinnati) 10) Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City) 11) Turner Field (Atlanta) 12) Minute Maid Park (Houston) 13) HHH Metrodome (Minnesota) 14) Camdem Yards (Baltimore) 15) Tropicana Field (Tampa Bay) 16) AT&T Park (San Francisco) 17) Miller Park (Milwaukee) 18) PNC Park (Pittsburgh) 19) Yankee Stadium (New York AL) 20) Comerica Park (Detroit) 21) McAfee Coliseum (Oakland) 22) Angel Stadium (Los Angeles AL) 23) Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles NL) 24) Busch Stadium (St. Louis) 25) Shea Stadium (New York NL) 26) Safeco Field (Seattle) 27) Dolphin Stadium (Florida) 28) Petco Park (San Diego) 29) Jacobs Field (Cleveland) 30) RFK Stadium (Washington)

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Heroes:

Closers by Division going into the season:

AL East:

NY Yankees- Mariano Rivera

Bos Red Sox- Jonathan Papelbon

Tor Blue Jays- Jason Frasor

Bal Orioles- Chris Ray

TB Devil Rays- Al Reyes

AL Central:

Det Tigers- Todd Jones

Min Twins- Joe Nathan

Chi White Sox- Bobby Jenks

Cle Indians- Joe Borowski

KC Royals- David Riske

AL West:

Oak A's- Huston Street

LA Angels- Fransisco Rodriguez

Tex Rangers- Akinori Otsuka

Sea Mariners- JJ Putz

NL East:

NY Mets- Billy Wagner

ATL Braves- Bob Wickman

FLA Marlins- Taylor Tankersley

PHI Phillies- Tom Gordon

Was Nationals- Chad Cordero

NL Central:

STL Cardinals- Jason Isringhausen

CHI Cubs- Ryan Dempster

HOU Astros- Dan Wheeler

CIN Reds- David Weathers

PIT Pirates- Salomon Torres

MIL Brewers- Fransisco Cordero

NL West:

LA Dodgers- Takashi Saito

SF Giants- Armando Benitez

SD Padres- Trevor Hoffman

COL Rockies- Brian Fuentes

ARI Diamondbacks- Jose Valverde

My Blog

Pitcher Analysis

1) Johan Santana MIN. Santana is as close as you can get to a sure thing from a pitcher. Johan's 3 year totals have him leading the majors in Wins, K's, ERA, and WHIP. There isn't much to say about Sa...
Posted by Fantasy Baseball Guru on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:56:00 PST

Batter Analysis

1) Albert Pujols 1B STL. Hands down the best player in baseball, let alone the best fantasy player. His 3 year AVG's border illegal with 45 HR's and over a .330 BA. Pujols should be the 1st pick in ev...
Posted by Fantasy Baseball Guru on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:40:00 PST

15 Sleepers in '07

Chad Billingsley SP LAD- Billingsley has to fight a little for the 5th spot in the dodgers rotation, but he has the tools to win it. In 16 starts last year, Chad won 7 games and lost 4, but in his 1st...
Posted by Fantasy Baseball Guru on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:52:00 PST

Mock Draft 1

Fantasy Draft Round 1 ..> 1. Albert Pujols Team 1 2. Alfonso Soriano Team 2 3. Ryan Howard Team 3 4. Johan Santana Team 4 5. José Reyes Team 5 6. Álex Rodríguez Team 6 7. Chase Utley Team ...
Posted by Fantasy Baseball Guru on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:19:00 PST