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The tier rankings are based on projected
statistics for the 2009 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.
Final Spring Training update April
4, 2009
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TIER / ROUND |
C |
1B |
2B |
SS |
3B |
OF |
SP |
RP |
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1 |
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Albert Pujols |
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Hanley Ramirez |
David Wright |
Ryan Braun |
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Round 1 |
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Miguel Cabrera |
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Jose Reyes |
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Grady Sizemore |
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Picks #1-12 |
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Ryan Howard |
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Jimmy Rollins |
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Josh Hamilton |
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Mark Teixeira |
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Matt Holliday |
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2 |
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Lance Berkman |
Ian Kinsler |
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Alex Rodriguez |
Alfonso Soriano |
C.C. Sabathia |
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Justin Morneau |
Chase Utley |
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Evan Longoria |
Carlos Beltran |
Johan Santana |
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Prince Fielder |
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Kevin Youkilis |
Carlos Lee |
Tim Lincecum |
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Rounds 2-3 |
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Kevin Youkilis |
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Nick Markakis |
Brandon Webb |
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Picks #13-36 |
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Alex Rios |
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Carl Crawford |
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Jason Bay |
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Manny Ramirez |
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B.J. Upton |
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Nate McLouth |
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Matt Kemp |
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3 |
Brian McCann |
Adrian Gonzalez |
Dustin Pedroia |
Derek Jeter |
Aramis Ramirez |
Carlos Quentin |
Roy Halladay |
Jonathan Papelbon |
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Russell Martin |
Derrek Lee |
Brandon Phillips |
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Chris Davis |
Ichiro Suzuki |
Jake Peavy |
Francisco Rodriguez |
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Geovany Soto |
Joey Votto |
Brian Roberts |
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Chipper Jones |
Curtis Granderson |
Dan Haren |
Joe Nathan |
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Victor Martinez |
Carlos Delgado |
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Garrett Atkins |
Vladimir Guerrero |
Roy Oswalt |
Mariano Rivera |
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Rounds 4-6 |
Joe Mauer |
Chris Davis |
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Aubrey Huff |
Magglio Ordonez |
Cole Hamels |
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Picks #37-72 |
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Garrett Atkins |
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Jacoby Ellsbury |
James Shields |
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Aubrey Huff |
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Hunter Pence |
Felix Hernandez |
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Carlos Pena |
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Shane Victorino |
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Bobby Abreu |
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Jermaine Dye |
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David Ortiz |
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Corey Hart |
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Ryan Ludwick |
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Raul Ibanez |
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Torii Hunter |
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Johnny Damon |
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Jay Bruce |
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Adam Dunn |
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4 |
Ryan Doumit |
Conor Jackson |
Dan Uggla |
Jhonny Peralta |
Adrian Beltre |
Vernon Wells |
Chad Billingsley |
Brad Lidge |
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James Loney |
Alexei Ramirez |
Michael Young |
Ryan Zimmerman |
Andre Ethier |
Josh Beckett |
Joakim Soria |
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Jorge Cantu |
Robinson Cano |
Stephen Drew |
Mark Reynolds |
Chris B. Young |
Javier Vazquez |
Jose Valverde |
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Jose Lopez |
J.J. Hardy |
Mark DeRosa |
Milton Bradley |
A.J. Burnett |
Brian Fuentes |
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Mark DeRosa |
Rafael Furcal |
Jorge Cantu |
Conor Jackson |
Edinson Volquez |
Jonathan Broxton |
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Brad Hawpe |
Daisuke Matsuzaka |
Bobby Jenks |
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Rounds 7-10 |
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Nelson Cruz |
Cliff Lee |
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Picks #73-120 |
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Cameron Maybin |
Zack Greinke |
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Lastings Milledge |
Francisco Liriano |
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Jayson Werth |
Scott Kazmir |
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Mark DeRosa |
Ricky Nolasco |
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Elijah Dukes |
Adam Wainwright |
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Ryan Dempster |
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Ted Lilly |
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Derek Lowe |
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Matt Cain |
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John Lackey |
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Brett Myers |
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5 |
Bengie Molina |
Adam LaRoche |
Placido Polanco |
Troy Tulowitzki |
Alex Gordon |
David DeJesus |
Jon Lester |
B.J. Ryan |
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Chris Iannetta |
Mike Jacobs |
Mike Aviles |
Mike Aviles |
Edwin Encarnacion |
Pat Burrell |
Justin Verlander |
Matt Capps |
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Jorge Posada |
Pablo Sandoval |
Kelly Johnson |
Miguel Tejada |
Kevin Kouzmanoff |
Rick Ankiel |
Kevin Slowey |
Kerry Wood |
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Casey Blake |
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Casey Blake |
Jeff Francoeur |
Scott Baker |
Francisco Cordero |
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Paul Konerko |
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Carlos Guillen |
Fred Lewis |
Joba Chamberlain |
Brandon Morrow |
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Carlos Guillen |
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Melvin Mora |
Randy Winn |
Matt Garza |
Heath Bell |
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Casey Kotchman |
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Chone Figgins |
Xavier Nady |
Aaron Harang |
Brian Wilson |
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Carlos Gomez |
Yovani Gallardo |
Mike Gonzalez |
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Jose Guillen |
Chien-Ming Wang |
Chad Qualls |
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Rounds 11-15 |
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Jason Kubel |
Gil Meche |
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Picks #121-180 |
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Jim Thome |
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Shin-Soo Choo |
Ervin Santana |
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Coco Crisp |
Jered Weaver |
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Delmon Young |
Carlos Zambrano |
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J.D. Drew |
John Danks |
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Adam Lind |
Jair Jurrjens |
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Mike Cameron |
Josh Johnson |
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Justin Upton |
Erik Bedard |
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Max Scherzer |
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6 |
Ramon Hernandez |
Billy Butler |
Rickie Weeks |
Orlando Cabrera |
Mike Lowell |
Hideki Matsui |
Mark Buehrle |
Joel Hanrahan |
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Mike Napoli |
Jason Giambi |
Howie Kendrick |
Yunel Escobar |
Hank Blalock |
Denard Span |
Mike Pelfrey |
Kevin Gregg |
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A.J. Pierzynski |
Todd Helton |
Freddy Sanchez |
Ryan Theriot |
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Cody Ross |
Gavin Floyd |
Huston Street |
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Kurt Suzuki |
Lyle Overbay |
Felipe Lopez |
Edgar Renteria |
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Jack Cust |
Bronson Arroyo |
Frank Francisco |
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Matt Wieters |
Hank Blalock |
Orlando Hudson |
Khalil Greene |
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Michael Cuddyer |
Oliver Perez |
Matt Lindstrom |
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Travis Ishikawa |
Akinori Iwamura |
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Willy Taveras |
Chris Young |
Brad Ziegler |
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Aaron Rowand |
Wandy Rodriguez |
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Chris Dickerson |
Joe Saunders |
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Rounds 16-20 |
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Brian Giles |
Clayton Kershaw |
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Picks #181-240 |
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Kendry Morales |
Ubaldo Jimenez |
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Adam Jones |
Andy Sonnanstine |
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Luke Scott |
Hiroki Kuroda |
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John Maine |
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Andy Pettitte |
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Rich Harden |
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Fausto Carmona |
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Johnny Cueto |
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Manny Parra |
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Paul Maholm |
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Joe Blanton |
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7 |
Kelly Shoppach |
Ryan Garko |
Mike Fontenot |
Jason Bartlett |
Ty Wigginton |
Jeremy Hermida |
Jesse Litsch |
Jason Motte |
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Dioner Navarro |
Nick Swisher |
Asdrubal Cabrera |
Yuniesky Betancourt |
Bill Hall |
Ryan Spilborghs |
Jeremy Guthrie |
Trevor Hoffman |
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Brandon Inge |
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Kazuo Matsui |
Asdrubal Cabrera |
Russell Branyan |
Eric Byrnes |
Armando Galarraga |
Carlos Marmol |
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Chris Snyder |
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Mark Ellis |
Erick Aybar |
Josh Fields |
Josh Willingham |
Kyle Lohse |
Brandon Lyon |
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Yadier Molina |
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Alexi Casilla |
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Travis Snider |
Ian Snell |
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Gerald Laird |
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Aaron Hill |
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Juan Rivera |
Aaron Cook |
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Jesus Flores |
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Brandon Inge ('C') |
Kosuke Fukudome |
Todd Wellemeyer |
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John Baker |
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Matt Joyce |
Braden Looper |
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Jeff Clement |
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Chase Headley |
Jamie Moyer |
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Rounds 21-25 |
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Daniel Murphy |
John Lannan |
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Picks #241-300 |
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Travis Hafner |
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Garret Anderson |
Chris Volstad |
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Jordan Schafer |
Jon Garland |
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Ryan Church |
Jonathan Sanchez |
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Nick Swisher |
Jordan Zimmermann |
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David Murphy |
Randy Johnson |
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Franklin Gutierrez |
Dave Bush |
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Jody Gerut |
Randy Wolf |
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Ty Wigginton |
Chris Carpenter |
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Ben Francisco |
Doug Davis |
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Marcus Thames |
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Ken Griffey Jr. |
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8 |
Miguel Olivo |
Chad Tracy |
Luis Castillo |
Cristian Guzman |
Scott Rolen |
Ryan Sweeney |
Kevin Millwood |
Hong-Chih Kuo |
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Jarrod Saltalamacchia |
Nick Johnson |
Clint Barmes |
Jed Lowrie |
Joe Crede |
Seth Smith |
Vicente Padilla |
J.J. Putz |
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Jason Varitek |
Chris Duncan |
Marco Scutaro |
Clint Barmes |
Jed Lowrie |
Marlon Byrd |
Dana Eveland |
Joey Devine |
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Ivan Rodriguez |
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Nick Punto |
Marco Scutaro |
Ian Stewart |
Juan Pierre |
Barry Zito |
Dan Wheeler |
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Rod Barajas |
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Alberto Callaspo |
Jack Wilson |
Brandon Inge |
Colby Rasmus |
Scott Olsen |
George Sherrill |
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Jason Kendall |
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Emmanuel Burriss |
Nick Punto |
Marco Scutaro |
Skip Schumaker |
Kelvim Escobar |
Grant Balfour |
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Carlos Ruiz |
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Emmanuel Burriss |
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Michael Bourn |
David Price |
Manuel Corpas |
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Kenji Johjima |
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Travis Buck |
Edwin Jackson |
Chris Ray |
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Rounds 26-30 |
Taylor Teagarden |
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Dewayne Wise |
Sean Marshall |
Troy Percival |
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Picks #301-360 |
Brian Schneider |
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Nate Schierholtz |
Nick Blackburn |
Joel Zumaya |
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Nick Hundley |
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Mark Teahen |
John Smoltz |
Leo Nunez |
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John Buck |
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Brett Gardner |
Andrew Miller |
Jose Arredondo |
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Chris Duncan |
Daniel Cabrera |
J.P. Howell |
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Brandon Moss |
Tim Wakefield |
Scot Shields |
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Kyle Davies |
Scott Downs |
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James McDonald |
Carlos Villanueva |
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