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Sport Fanatics 2008 Fantasy Baseball Tier Rankings - Mixed Leagues

(By Mike Inglett of Sport Fanatics - Developer of the Sport Fanatics Projections)

 

The tier rankings are based on projected statistics for the 2008 season. The tier rankings were determined for a typical 12 team, 5 X 5 rotisserie league by using batting average, runs, runs batted in, home runs and stolen bases for hitters and by using wins, saves, ERA, WHIP and strikeouts for pitchers. Note that these rankings may not coincide with our positional player rankings as position scarcity (C), category specialties (SB & Saves) and multiple position eligibility (players who have played in more than 20 games at more than one position last season) may have players in tiers higher then their actual fantasy points generated rankings.

 

Last Updated on March 29, 2008

 

TIER / ROUND C 1B 2B SS 3B OF DH SP RP
1   Ryan Howard Chase Utley Hanley Ramirez Alex Rodriguez Matt Holliday   Johan Santana  
Round 1   Prince Fielder   Jose Reyes David Wright Carl Crawford      
Picks   #1-12       Jimmy Rollins Miguel Cabrera        
                   
2   Albert Pujols Brandon Phillips   Ryan Braun Grady Sizemore David Ortiz Jake Peavy  
    Mark Teixeira B.J. Upton     Alfonso Soriano   Brandon Webb  
    Lance Berkman       Carlos Beltran   Erik Bedard  
Rounds 2-3           Vladimir Guerrero   C.C. Sabathia  
Picks #13-36           Carlos Lee   Josh Beckett  
            Lance Berkman   Justin Verlander  
            Nick Markakis      
            B.J. Upton      
            Alex Rios      
            Curtis Granderson      
            Ichiro Suzuki      
3 Victor Martinez Justin Morneau Robinson Cano Troy Tulowitzki Aramis Ramirez Adam Dunn Travis Hafner Cole Hamels J.J. Putz
  Russell Martin Derrek Lee Brian Roberts Derek Jeter Chone Figgins Bobby Abreu   Aaron Harang Jonathan Papelbon
    Carlos Pena Ian Kinsler Carlos Guillen Garrett Atkins Magglio Ordonez   Roy Oswalt Francisco Rodriguez
    Carlos Guillen     Chipper Jones Eric Byrnes   John Smoltz Joe Nathan
Rounds 4-6   Adrian Gonzalez       Manny Ramirez   Dan Haren Takashi Saito
Picks #37-72   Nick Swisher       Torii Hunter      
    Victor Martinez       Corey Hart      
            Hunter Pence      
            Chris Young      
            Vernon Wells      
            Jeff Francoeur      
            Nick Swisher      
4 Joe Mauer Paul Konerko Rickie Weeks Miguel Tejada Adrian Beltre Brad Hawpe Gary Sheffield Roy Halladay Mariano Rivera
  Brian McCann Todd Helton Dan Uggla Michael Young Ryan Zimmerman Andruw Jones Jim Thome Daisuke Matsuzaka Billy Wagner
  Jorge Posada     Rafael Furcal Mike Lowell Hideki Matsui   Chris Young Huston Street
        Orlando Cabrera Edwin Encarnacion Jason Bay   Scott Kazmir Matt Capps
            Delmon Young   Felix Hernandez  
            Matt Kemp   Carlos Zambrano  
Rounds 7-10           Jermaine Dye   John Lackey  
Picks #73-120           Josh Hamilton   Fausto Carmona  
            Johnny Damon   Javier Vazquez  
            Shane Victorino   Rich Hill  
            Pat Burrell   James Shields  
            Raul Ibanez   Tim Lincecum  
            Michael Cuddyer   John Maine  
            Kosuke Fukudome   Yovani Gallardo  
                Brett Myers  
                Matt Cain  
                Brad Penny  
5 Kenji Johjima Adam LaRoche Howie Kendrick Edgar Renteria Alex Gordon Aaron Rowand Billy Butler Jered Weaver Rafael Soriano
    Kevin Youkilis Kelly Johnson Khalil Greene Hank Blalock Jose Guillen   A.J. Burnett Bobby Jenks
    James Loney Placido Polanco Julio Lugo Kevin Kouzmanoff Jeremy Hermida   Ben Sheets Jose Valverde
    Ryan Garko Jeff Kent Jhonny Peralta Troy Glaus Willy Taveras   Ian Snell Francisco Cordero
    Alex Gordon Dustin Pedroia     Lastings Milledge   Tim Hudson Joakim Soria
    Carlos Delgado Freddy Sanchez     Josh Willingham   Pedro Martinez Jason Isringhausen
      Orlando Hudson     Michael Bourn   Chad Billingsley Manuel Corpas
            Rick Ankiel   Ted Lilly Trevor Hoffman
            Jacoby Ellsbury   Chien-Ming Wang Chad Cordero
Rounds 11-15           Ken Griffey Jr.   Jeff Francis  
Picks #121-180           Adam Jones   Adam Wainwright  
            Gary Matthews Jr.   Derek Lowe  
            Juan Pierre   Francisco Liriano  
            Austin Kearns   Jeremy Bonderman  
            J.D. Drew      
            Bill Hall      
6 Bengie Molina Conor Jackson Aaron Hill J.J. Hardy Ty Wigginton Luke Scott Frank Thomas Joe Blanton Brad Lidge
  Ramon Hernandez Casey Kotchman Ty Wigginton Stephen Drew Yunel Escobar Garret Anderson   Bronson Arroyo Eric Gagne
  A.J. Pierzynski Richie Sexson Mark Ellis Yunel Escobar Josh Fields Melky Cabrera   Oliver Perez George Sherrill
  Mike Napoli Mike Jacobs Yunel Escobar Yuniesky Betancourt Akinori Iwamura Mark Teahen   Dustin McGowan B.J. Ryan
  Jason Varitek Lyle Overbay Luis Castillo Jason Bartlett Scott Rolen Chris Duncan   Gil Meche Troy Percival
  Ivan Rodriguez Aubrey Huff Asdrubal Cabrera Ryan Theriot Melvin Mora Justin Upton   Zack Greinke  
  Geovany Soto Daric Barton Ryan Theriot   Mark Reynolds Mike Cameron   Phil Hughes  
          Pedro Feliz Randy Winn   Tom Gorzelanny  
Rounds 16-20         Casey Blake Milton Bradley   Hiroki Kuroda  
Picks #181-240           David DeJesus   Mark Buehrle  
            Josh Fields   Ian Kennedy  
            Jack Cust   Greg Maddux  
            Geoff Jenkins      
            Ryan Church      
            Nate McLouth      
            Jason Kubel      
            Xavier Nady      
            Franklin Gutierrez      
                   
7 Carlos Ruiz Brad Wilkerson Kaz Matsui David Eckstein Jose Bautista Carlos Gomez Jason Giambi Clay Buchholz Brian Wilson
  J.R. Towles Nick Johnson Tadahito Iguchi Jack Wilson Evan Longoria Jose Bautista   Dave Bush Carlos Marmol
  Ronny Paulino Ben Broussard Jose Lopez   Joe Crede Jacque Jones   Barry Zito Kevin Gregg
  Chris Snyder   Mark Grudzielanek   Eric Chavez Brian Giles   Scott Baker Rafael Betancourt
            Felix Pie   Rich Harden C.J. Wilson
            Matt Diaz   Jake Westbrook Todd Jones
            Moises Alou   Shaun Marcum Jonathan Broxton
            Brad Wilkerson   Randy Johnson Brandon Lyon
            Travis Buck   Dontrelle Willis Kerry Wood
Rounds 21-25           Corey Patterson   Jon Garland Joe Borowski
Picks #241-300           Scott Hairston   Andy Pettitte Joba Chamberlain
            Ben Broussard   Randy Wolf  
            Dave Roberts   Micah Owings  
            Jonny Gomes   Matt Garza  
            Coco Crisp   Jeremy Guthrie  
            Wily Mo Pena   Kevin Slowey  
            Mark DeRosa   Wandy Rodriguez  
            Andre Ethier   Johnny Cueto  
            Alexei Ramirez   Manny Parra  
8 Kurt Suzuki Mike Lamb Mark DeRosa Bobby Crosby Mark DeRosa Emil Brown Jose Vidro Andy Sonnanstine Pat Neshek
  John Buck Kevin Millar Ray Durham Brendan Harris Mike Lamb Cliff Floyd   Nate Robertson Rafael Perez
  Dioner Navarro Dmitri Young Ronnie Belliard Erick Aybar Maicer Izturis Matt Stairs   Joe Saunders Heath Bell
  Ryan Doumit Matt Stairs Maicer Izturis Felipe Lopez Chad Tracy Jayson Werth   Kevin Millwood Brian Fuentes
    Scott Hatteberg Brendan Harris   Chase Headley Jerry Owens   Mike Mussina Bob Howry
    Ross Gload Erick Aybar     Marlon Byrd   Shawn Hill Scot Shields
    Marcus Thames Felipe Lopez     Frank Catalanotto   Justin Duchscherer Hideki Okajima
            Rajai Davis   Brian Bannister Tony Pena
Rounds 26+           Jim Edmonds   Jeff Suppan Jeremy Accardo
Picks #301+           Ryan Spilborghs   Ubaldo Jimenez Jon Rauch
                Ervin Santana  
                Kyle Kendrick  
                Kelvim Escobar  
                Chuck James  
                Tim Wakefield  
                Carlos Silva  
                Aaron Cook  
                Daniel Cabrera  
                Jason Bergmann  
                Edinson Volquez  
                Jon Lester  
                   
9 Yorvit Torrealba