Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings 1B

The rankings are based on projected statistics for the 2010 season. The player rankings were determined for a typical 5 X 5 rotisserie league by using batting average, runs, runs batted in, home runs and stolen bases for hitters.

POS RANK	TIER RANK	PLAYER	MLB LINK	LG	TEAM	POS	AGE	FP	2010 BA	2010 R	2010 HR	2010 RBI	2010 SB	COMMENTS
1	1	Albert Pujols	MLB	NL	STL	1B	30.2	149.59	.323	110	39	119	9	Should be number one or two player drafted in every single season or keeper league draft. Excellent source of power, runs and very high batting average. To top it off you should get 8-10 SB's as well.
2	1	Miguel Cabrera	MLB	AL	DET	1B	26.9	130.49	.311	94	37	115	3	Consistent masher who will be taken in the first round of drafts. Has been dealing with alcohol problems through counseling and it seems to be working. Expect top notch power and batting average numbers.
3	1	Prince Fielder	MLB	NL	MIL	1B	25.9	124.94	.289	97	43	125	3	Howard and Fielder are the best power hitters in the game. Look for continued growth from this 26 year old in 2010 and smile with the huge power numbers he will give your fantasy club.
4	1	Mark Teixeira	MLB	AL	NYY	1B	29.9	122.50	.297	101	37	118	2	Enjoyed his first season in NY and was worth every penny of that huge contract. Expect continued success in 2010 in a very dangerous lineup.
5	2	Ryan Howard	MLB	NL	PHI	1B	30.3	122.42	.274	97	45	137	3	Only thing that separates him from the top tier of 1B is the .270 batting average. Even the huge power numbers can not get him into the elite group.
6	2	Joey Votto	MLB	NL	CIN	1B	26.5	109.74	.296	88	29	98	7	Developing as expected, 2010 could be the year Votto joins the fantasy elite. We are expecting a nice production spike.
7	2	Pablo Sandoval	MLB	NL	SF	1B/3B	23.7	108.65	.313	86	23	94	4	One of the best young hitters in the game today. Kung-Fu Panda has lost some weight this offseason, so continued improvement is expected. Looks to be primary 3B with recent signings in SF.
8	2	Adrian Gonzalez	MLB	NL	SD	1B	27.9	106.86	.287	93	37	101	0	If he could only get out of SD, wow… imagine the power numbers he would put up. Until then, expect 35-40 HR's, 100+ RBI's and a .285 batting average.
9	3	Mark Reynolds	MLB	NL	ARI	1B/3B	26.7	104.40	.255	94	37	100	13	With LaRoche signing, Reynolds will move back to 3B. Would be higher up the rankings, but that .255 batting average pulls him down. But, hard to ignore those power numbers.
10	3	Justin Morneau	MLB	AL	MIN	1B	28.8	103.97	.287	87	32	113	1	Had stress fracture in his back, causing him to miss the last 3 weeks of the season. Was ready for Spring Training, but did not play well.
11	3	Kendry Morales	MLB	AL	ANA	1B	26.8	103.69	.298	83	28	99	3	Had a breakout season last year and met all of the high expectations of a few years ago. With Vlad and Figgins gone, even more will be expected of him in 2010.
12	3	Kevin Youkilis	MLB	AL	BOS	1B/3B	31.0	102.97	.292	94	26	100	4	The 1B/3B eligibility is a nice added bonus for the Greek God of Walks. He will produce good numbers across the board except for SB.
13	3	Derrek Lee	MLB	NL	CHC	1B	34.5	99.73	.298	85	26	92	3	Had a fantastic 2009 season, but is in his mid-30's now and thus we expect a return to a more normal production in 2010. It will still be good, but we are expecting a drop off from his 2009 production.
14	3	Billy Butler	MLB	AL	KC	1B	24.0	96.10	.300	80	24	94	1	Really like his development, is adding some power to go with good average. Expect around 25 HR's, 95 RBI's and a .300 batting average.
15	4	Lance Berkman	MLB	NL	HOU	1B	34.1	89.85	.284	82	25	82	7	Solid choice who delivers in all power categories. Sprained knee early on in Spring training, needed minor surgery on it to clean it out. Expected to miss the first few weeks of the season.
16	4	James Loney	MLB	NL	LAD	1B	25.9	87.41	.296	71	16	91	5
17	3	Victor Martinez	MLB	AL	BOS	C/1B	31.2	87.40	.300	73	20	94	0	Top 3 fantasy catcher, added bonus is his 1B eligibility. One of the few catchers that will bat around .300 with 20 HR's and 90+ RBI's.
18	4	Adam Dunn	MLB	NL	WAS	1B/OF	30.4	85.50	.249	86	37	100	2	Count on 35-40 HR's and 100 RBI's. But, that .250 batting average and no speed will drop his value in most fantasy leagues.
19	5	Michael Cuddyer	MLB	AL	MIN	1B/OF	31.0	82.99	.272	84	23	87	6
20	5	Jorge Cantu	MLB	NL	FLA	1B/3B	28.1	82.26	.281	76	20	93	3	Could start at 1B or 3B depending on who FLA wants to start between Sanchez and Bonifacio.
21	5	Adam LaRoche	MLB	NL	ARI	1B	30.4	82.07	.275	77	25	94	1
22	5	Carlos Pena	MLB	AL	TB	1B	31.9	81.85	.246	83	35	103	1	Fractured a few fingers in September and had to have surgery. He has been playing in spring games, but is having trouble making contact.
23	5	Martin Prado	MLB	NL	ATL	1B/2B/3B	26.4	75.95	.300	80	12	62	4	Can play all over the field, but will start at 2B this season in ATL.
24	6	Todd Helton	MLB	NL	COL	1B	36.6	72.34	.299	72	13	72	0
25	6	Chris Davis	MLB	AL	TEX	1B	24.1	70.90	.264	67	26	78	2	Puts up very good power numbers when he gets his AB. Problem is he does not put the ball in play enough. If he hits .260 or more you will get a bargain, we are skeptical.
26	6	Paul Konerko	MLB	AL	CHW	1B	34.0	70.86	.262	71	26	83	1
27	6	Nick Swisher	MLB	AL	NYY	1B/OF	29.3	68.92	.249	84	27	79	1
28	6	Garrett Jones	MLB	NL	PIT	1B/OF	28.8	67.91	.261	62	20	70	9	Will see if he can replicate 2009 power numbers, we are cautiously optimistic.
29	6	Nick Johnson	MLB	AL	NYY	1B	31.5	67.54	.278	76	15	72	3	Primary DH
30	6	Garrett Atkins	MLB	AL	BAL	1B/3B	30.3	65.88	.274	65	17	81	1	Will move over to 1B with Tejada taking over at 3B.
31	7	Aubrey Huff	MLB	NL	SF	1B	33.2	61.27	.272	61	17	74	2
32	7	Russell Branyan	MLB	AL	CLE	1B	34.3	60.29	.243	60	29	69	2	Missed the final five weeks of the 2009 season with a herniated disk in his back. Will see time at 1B and DH, but is set to begin the season on the DL with back injury.
33	7	Casey Kotchman	MLB	AL	SEA	1B	27.1	55.66	.275	58	13	65	2
34	8	Lyle Overbay	MLB	AL	TOR	1B	33.1	51.59	.268	59	15	61	1
35	8	Ty Wigginton	MLB	AL	BAL	1B/3B	32.4	50.74	.279	46	16	49	2	Will see plenty of playing time backing up 1B, 3B and DH.
36	8	Gaby Sanchez	MLB	NL	FLA	1B	26.6	48.61	.263	53	13	56	4	With a solid spring, Sanchez beat out L.Morrison and won the starting 1B job.
37	8	Daric Barton	MLB	AL	OAK	1B	24.6	47.78	.265	64	11	54	2	Beat out Chris Carter for starting 1B job.
38	8	Daniel Murphy	MLB	NL	NYM	1B/OF	25.0	46.68	.274	45	11	50	4	Looks to be a three-headed competition at 1B in NY this year between Murphy, Tatis and Jacobs. We think Murphy will get majority of at bats once he is off of the DL. Expected to miss the first month of the season.
39	8	Ramon Hernandez	MLB	NL	CIN	C/1B	33.8	38.09	.261	40	11	56	1	Had arthroscopic surgery in July 2009, missed a few months of the season. Came back at the end of the season, should be ready for the 2010 season.
40	10	Ryan Garko	MLB	AL	TEX	1B	29.3	31.32	.275	30	9	38	0
41	10	Hank Blalock	MLB	AL	TB	1B	29.3	30.28	.267	30	10	34	1
42	10	Mark Kotsay	MLB	AL	CHW	1B/OF	34.3	30.26	.264	35	5	41	3	Will be primary DH, but also see time at 1B and OF as needed.
43	10	Jason Giambi	MLB	NL	COL	1B	39.2	25.43	.236	30	11	39	0
44	10	Bobby Crosby	MLB	NL	PIT	1B/3B	30.2	24.98	.241	37	7	33	4
45	10	Andy Marte	MLB	AL	CLE	1B	26.5	22.75	.253	26	8	31	1
46	10	Mike Morse	MLB	NL	WAS	1B	28.0	22.32	.272	20	6	29	1	Is 1B eligible, but will see most of his time this season as a backup OF.
47	10	Micah Hoffpauir	MLB	NL	CHC	1B/OF	30.1	22.30	.264	22	6	29	1
48	10	Fernando Tatis	MLB	NL	NYM	1B/3B/OF	35.3	20.53	.263	21	6	26	1
49	10	Chris Carter	MLB	AL	OAK	1B	23.3	18.85	.245	23	8	27	1	Prospect with a high ceiling and very good power. Will begin season in the minors, but callup should happen sometime in 2010.
50	10	Logan Morrison	MLB	NL	FLA	1B	22.6	18.59	.263	21	4	20	2
51	10	Willy Aybar	MLB	AL	TB	1B/2B	27.1	18.32	.265	20	5	21	1
52	10	Jeff Larish	MLB	AL	DET	1B	27.5	17.59	.232	24	8	23	2
53	10	Mike Carp	MLB	AL	SEA	1B	23.8	17.24	.257	23	5	22	0
54	10	Chad A. Tracy	MLB	NL	CHC	1B	29.8	17.07	.257	20	5	26	0
55	10	Carlos Delgado	MLB	Z	ZFA	1B	37.7	15.97	.269	15	5	19	0	May 2009 had surgery to remove a bone spur and replace a torn labrum in his hip, never made it back in 2009. Had another hip surgery in February 2010, will be out until at least July.
56	10	Travis Ishikawa	MLB	NL	SF	1B	26.5	15.61	.253	18	5	20	1	January 2010, Ishikawa tore tendons in his foot. At this time surgery is not expected, but this could lower his chances of making the Opening Day roster.
57	10	Steven Pearce	MLB	NL	PIT	1B	27.0	14.82	.257	15	4	18	2
58	10	Brandon Allen	MLB	NL	ARI	1B	24.1	14.65	.254	16	5	17	1
59	10	Ross Gload	MLB	NL	PHI	1B	34.0	13.55	.273	15	3	16	1
60	10	Kevin Millar	MLB	NL	CHC	1B	38.5	13.45	.239	21	6	21	0
61	10	Justin Smoak	MLB	AL	TEX	1B	23.3	13.10	.257	18	4	18	0	Very good prospect, may see some time in the majors in 2010 if C. Davis falters.
62	10	Juan Miranda	MLB	AL	NYY	1B	27.0	12.44	.261	14	4	16	0
63	10	Yonder Alonso	MLB	NL	CIN	1B	23.0	12.23	.279	11	2	13	2	Good prospect to watch for in the near future.
64	10	Shelley Duncan	MLB	AL	CLE	1B	30.5	11.57	.240	13	5	16	0
65	10	Michael Aubrey	MLB	AL	BAL	1B	28.0	11.12	.257	14	3	16	0
66	10	Wilson Betemit	MLB	AL	KC	1B	29.6	10.15	.251	12	4	13	0
67	10	Ike Davis	MLB	NL	NYM	1B	23.0	7.84	.252	9	3	12	0
68	10	Chris Shelton	MLB	NL	HOU	1B	29.8	7.67	.256	9	3	10	0
69	10	Tommy Everidge	MLB	AL	SEA	1B	27.0	6.58	.258	8	2	10	0
70	10	Josh Whitesell	MLB	NL	WAS	1B	28.0	4.96	.233	9	1	12	0

LG RANK: The ranking given to a particular player for the entire group of players that have projected 2010 statistics (1150 players). Please note the overall rank is strictly based on projected fantasy points, it does not consider position scarcity like the ADP or our Tier Rankings do. This is why with catchers and relief pitchers in particular, the overall rank may look significantly different than the ADP or suggested Tier Rankings.

TIER RANK: The tier rankings are based on projected statistics for the 2010 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 (Catchers, Closers), 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.

Tier 10 - Players that produce at and/or are typically not drafted in any draft format.

LG: AL=American League, NL=National League. "Z" means they are still an unsigned free agent.

POS: Lists positions that they are eligible to play at the start of the 2010 season. Either played in 20 games or more games at that position last season or if they played under 20 games at any one position the most frequently position played in the 2009 season was used.

FANTASY POINTS: Formula derived by Sport Fanatics using the 5 scoring categories to determine player rankings. Also a good tool to use to compare value to other positions and determine tiers when there is a drop off in fantasy production for each position.

COMMENTS: Available for top players at each position, injury comments and playing time comments.

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