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Old 04-29-2011, 12:37 PM   #13
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From what i've seen so far this season so far, these are the raankings of players in each position:

Starting Pitchers
This will change drastically during the season.
There are some heavy duty starters that should pick it up as the season goes on.
Not too many elite starters on the DL though

1)Tim Lincecum (SF Giants)
2)Jered Weaver (LA Angels)
3)Tommy Hanson (Atlanta Braves)
4)Josh Johnson (Florida Marlins)
5)Brett Anderson (Oakland A's)
6)David Price (Tampa Bay Rays)
7)Justin Verlander (Detroit Tigers)
8)Trevor Cahill (Oakland A's)
9)Jair Jurrjens (Atlanta Braves
10)Cole Hamels (Philadelphia Phillies)

Relievers
No surprise here, as the elite are few and are showing it.

1)Aroldis Chapman (Cincinnati Reds)
2)Aaron Crow (KC Royals)
3)Johny Venters (Atlanta Braves)
4)Rafael Betancourt (Colorado Rockies)
5)Mike Adams (San Diego Padres)

Closers
Not on the list is Andrew Bailey who has not pitched yet....i expect him to be near the top of this list by the end of the season.
I also expect Joakim Soria to be there in the end.

1)Neftali Feliz (Texas Rangers)
2)Fransisco Rodriguez (NY Mets)
3)Huston Street (Colorado Rockies)
4)Chris Perez (Clevland indians)
5)Jose Valverde (Detroit Tigers)
6)Craig Kimbrel (Atlanta Braves)
7)Jonathon Papelbon (Boston Red Sox)
8)JJ Putz (Arizona Diamondbacks
9)Fransisco Cordero (Cincinnati Reds)
10)Mariano Rivera (NY Yankees)

Catchers
Mauer is without doubt the greatest in the game, but on the DL.
Expect him to top all catcher stats in the end.

1)Buster Posey (SF Giants)
2)Brian McCann (Atlanta Braves)
3)Carlos Santana (Clevland Indians)
4)Russell Martin (NY Yankees)
5)Matt Wieters (Baltimore Orioles)

1st base
Giants Sandoval is looking really good out there, and may just penetrate this list by the end of the year.
That Justin Smoak deal looks like a gold mine, as he grows into an elite bat for Seattle.

1)Joey Votto (Cincinnati Reds)
2)Albert Pujols (St.Louis Cardinals)
3)Miguel Cabrera (Detroit Tigers)
4)Prince Fielder (Milwakee Brewers)
5)Adrian Gonzales (Boston Red Sox)

2nd base
Chase Utley is out till mid season at least, leaving the top spot to someone else for a change.

1)Brandon Phillips (Cincinnati Reds)
2)Ian Kinsler (Texas Rangers)
3)Robinson Cano (NY Yankees)
4)Rickie Weeks (Milwakee Brewers)
5)Howie Kendrick (LA Angels)

3rd base
Longoria is obviously the greatest 3rd baseman in the league, however he has not played yet, temporarily leaving top spot for someone else.
Zimmerman is also on the DL.....should end the season ranked 2nd or 3rd on this list.

1)David Wright (NY Mets)
2)Alex Rodriguez (NY Yankees)
3)Jose Bautista (Toronto Blue Jays)
4)Placido Polanco (Philadelphia Phillies)
5)Adrian Beltre (Texas Rangers)

Short stop
The big news here is the slow start Hanley Ramirez is off to.
He should pick it up , and at worst be top 3 here.

1)Troy Tulowitzki (Colorado Rockies)
2)Starlin Castro (Chicago Cubs)
3)Jose Reyes (NY Mets)
4)Elvis Andrus (Texas Rangers)
5)Jed Lowrie (Boston red Sox)

Outfield
Carl Crawford, Carlos Gonzales, and Andrew McCutchen should top this list by the end of the season, but for now, they don't make the cut.

1)Ryan Braun (Milwakee brewers)
2)Matt Kemp (LA Dodgers)
3)Matt Holliday (St.Louis Cardinals)
4)Jason Heyward (Atlanta Braves)
5)Shin-Soo Choo (Clevland Indians)
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