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........................................................................................................................................................................................... 3-5Top 300

........................................................................................................................................................................... 6-13Player Rankings

................................................................................................................... 14-15Multiposition-Eligible Players for Draft Day 2013

......................................................................................................................................... 16-17Primary Position Changes for 2013

............................................................................................................................................ 18Scott White's Draft Day Cheat Sheet

............................................................................................................................................. 19Al Melchior's Draft Day Cheat Sheet

........................................................................................................................................ 20Nando Di Fino's Draft Day Cheat Sheet

........................................................................................................................................................................ 21-342013 Projections

............................................................................................................................ 35-143Player Profiles (Alphabetical by Position)

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Top 300Scott White

.................643.51. Miguel Cabrera, 3B, DET...........................6122. Ryan Braun, LF, MIL...........................6073. Mike Trout, CF, LAA

...................5454. Robinson Cano, 2B, NYY.........................573.55. Joey Votto, 1B, CIN

.....................583.56. Albert Pujols, 1B, LAA...........................5597. Matt Kemp, CF, LAD

...........536.58. Andrew McCutchen, CF, PIT......................5539. Prince Fielder, 1B, DET

...............540.510. Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL.............677.511. Justin Verlander, SP, DET

....................51112. Jose Bautista, RF, TOR..............52313. Giancarlo Stanton, RF, MIA

................521.514. Josh Hamilton, CF, LAA...............68115. Clayton Kershaw, SP, LAD

......................443.516. Buster Posey, C, SF...............544.517. Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS

.........................54218. Ian Kinsler, 2B, TEX.............597.519. Felix Hernandez, SP, SEA

......................51620. Evan Longoria, 3B, TB................51821. Carlos Gonzalez, LF, COL

.......................53622. Jose Reyes, SS, TOR.......................637.523. David Price, SP, TB

...........51424. Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR......................51125. Justin Upton, RF, ATL......................49326. Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX......................61227. Cole Hamels, SP, PHI....................58328. Jered Weaver, SP, LAA

.............523.529. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, LAD..........488.530. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS

............................42331. Joe Mauer, C, MIN.....................51432. David Wright, 3B, NYM

...........58233. Stephen Strasburg, SP, WAS..........................49034. Ben Zobrist, RF, TB

...............480.535. Jason Heyward, RF, ATL...................45236. Carlos Santana, C, CLE

......................51137. Matt Holliday, LF, STL

......................48938. Adam Jones, CF, BAL.........................48939. Allen Craig, 1B, STL

.................510.540. Bryce Harper, RF, WAS.......................57641. R.A. Dickey, SP, TOR

.........549.542. Madison Bumgarner, SP, SF.............................57843. Matt Cain, SP, SF

.............496.544. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF, BOS...........................48345. Billy Butler, 1B, KC

...........................606.546. Cliff Lee, SP, PHI.....................62547. CC Sabathia, SP, NYY..................590.548. Zack Greinke, SP, LAD

........................52449. Yu Darvish, SP, TEX................535.550. Gio Gonzalez, SP, WAS

...........................49751. Jay Bruce, RF, CIN.............48652. Yoenis Cespedes, CF, OAK

....................42753. Chase Headley, 3B, SD........................54354. Chris Sale, SP, CHW.......................48455. Kris Medlen, RP, ATL

.................496.556. Craig Kimbrel, RP, ATL..................46757. Shin-Soo Choo, RF, CIN

.....................57058. James Shields, SP, KC...............47159. Aroldis Chapman, RP, CIN

......................515.560. Alex Gordon, LF, KC...............483.561. Aramis Ramirez, 3B, MIL

........................515.562. Mat Latos, SP, CIN.................522.563. Max Scherzer, SP, DET..................538.564. Johnny Cueto, SP, CIN

.......................39565. Yadier Molina, C, STL...........565.566. Adam Wainwright, SP, STL

.................54867. Yovani Gallardo, SP, MIL...................45168. Ian Desmond, SS, WAS...................47969. Starlin Castro, SS, CHC

....................461.570. Martin Prado, LF, ARI........46671. Jordan Zimmermann, SP, WAS

..................468.572. Jimmy Rollins, SS, PHI.........................439.573. Aaron Hill, 2B, ARI

......................44774. Rickie Weeks, 2B, MIL..............444.575. Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN

...........460.576. Desmond Jennings, CF, TB......................421.577. Jon Lester, SP, BOS

...................49478. Josh Johnson, SP, TOR...................531.579. Roy Halladay, SP, PHI

.........................46580. Alex Rios, CF, CHW.......................429.581. B.J. Upton, CF, ATL

....................34582. Miguel Montero, C, ARI.....................417.583. Matt Wieters, C, BAL

.........448.584. Jonathan Papelbon, RP, PHI...................525.585. Jake Peavy, SP, CHW

............447.586. Brandon Morrow, SP, TOR...........437.587. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, CLE

......................45388. Jason Kipnis, 2B, CLE............481.589. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, ARI............481.590. Freddie Freeman, 1B, ATL

.......................44691. Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU...............429.592. Austin Jackson, CF, DET................455.593. Michael Bourn, CF, CLE................494.594. Melky Cabrera, LF, TOR

.......................52995. Ian Kennedy, SP, ARI.............481.596. Jeff Samardzija, SP, CHC

.........405.597. Curtis Granderson, CF, NYY......................45698. Elvis Andrus, SS, TEX

.......................433.599. Matt Moore, SP, TB...............337100. Hanley Ramirez, 3B, LAD

..................425101. Pablo Sandoval, 3B, SF..............483102. Shane Victorino, CF, BOS

......................402103. Chase Utley, 2B, PHI

......................499104. C.J. Wilson, SP, LAA.............437105. Fernando Rodney, RP, TB

.................388.5106. Tim Lincecum, SP, SF..................473.5107. Doug Fister, SP, DET

...............423.5108. Carlos Beltran, CF, STL.....................410109. Brett Lawrie, 3B, TOR

............425.5110. Josh Willingham, LF, MIN.....................310111. Wilin Rosario, C, COL

..............384.5112. Michael Morse, LF, SEA.......................439113. Mike Minor, SP, ATL..................441.5114. David Ortiz, DH, BOS.................412.5115. Andre Ethier, RF, LAD

...............401116. Mariano Rivera, RP, NYY..................396.5117. Joe Nathan, RP, TEX

...........456.5118. Jonathon Niese, SP, NYM.........................426119. Ike Davis, 1B, NYM

................463120. Anthony Rizzo, 1B, CHC....................294121. Brian McCann, C, ATL

...................430.5122. Lance Lynn, SP, STL.....................408123. Derek Jeter, SS, NYY

...................403124. David Freese, 3B, STL............460.5125. Victor Martinez, DH, DET

.................403126. Paul Konerko, 1B, CHW...................426127. Nick Swisher, RF, CLE..................478128. Hiroki Kuroda, SP, NYY

............438.5129. Anibal Sanchez, SP, DET....................369130. Matt Harvey, SP, NYM

...............427131. Brett Anderson, SP, OAK

...............414132. Rafael Soriano, RP, WAS....................422133. Nelson Cruz, RF, TEX...............414.5134. Jarrod Parker, SP, OAK

..................362.5135. Sergio Romo, RP, SF....................405136. Jim Johnson, RP, BAL....................305137. Salvador Perez, C, KC

..............314.5138. Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL

..............403.5139. Josh Rutledge, SS, COL.................403.5140. Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI

.....................420.5141. Dan Uggla, 2B, ATL..................473.5142. Dan Haren, SP, WAS

...............430.5143. Marco Estrada, SP, MIL.......................353144. Mike Napoli, C, BOS

..................342145. Jesus Montero, C, SEA.......................435146. A.J. Burnett, SP, PIT

...................425147. Mark Trumbo, LF, LAA..................498148. Nick Markakis, RF, BAL

.............426149. Tom Wilhelmsen, RP, SEA...........................342150. J.J. Putz, RP, ARI

..................415151. Alexi Ogando, RP, TEX...................384152. Josh Beckett, SP, LAD

................434153. Ryan Vogelsong, SP, SF..................441154. Carl Crawford, LF, LAD

....................424.5155. Eric Hosmer, 1B, KC..........................416156. Alex Cobb, SP, TB

................460.5157. Homer Bailey, SP, CIN...........431.5158. Ryan Dempster, SP, BOS

...................445.5159. Wade Miley, SP, ARI...............447.5160. Norichika Aoki, OF, MIL

........................326161. Corey Hart, 1B, MIL.........391.5162. Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS

.....................398163. Jason Motte, RP, STL.................416164. Dexter Fowler, CF, COL

...........................381165. Wil Myers, RF, TB................428166. Justin Morneau, 1B, MIN..............408167. Adam LaRoche, 1B, WAS

.....................448168. Tim Hudson, SP, ATL....................300169. Huston Street, RP, SD

.................401170. Jayson Werth, RF, WAS......................420171. Ben Revere, CF, PHI

..................387172. Carlos Gomez, CF, MIL.......................418173. A.J. Griffin, SP, OAK

.................427.5174. Hunter Pence, RF, SF...................442.5175. Angel Pagan, CF, SF.....................394176. Matt Garza, SP, CHC

..........376.5177. Danny Espinosa, 2B, WAS...............462.5178. Josh Reddick, LF, OAK

..................404.5179. Kyle Seager, 3B, SEA................425.5180. Marco Scutaro, 2B, SF...................448181. Ichiro Suzuki, RF, NYY

................352182. Alcides Escobar, SS, KC......................390183. Erick Aybar, SS, LAA

................294.5184. A.J. Pierzynski, C, TEX..................377.5185. Greg Holland, RP, KC

..................427186. Matt Harrison, SP, TEX....................392187. Glen Perkins, RP, MIN

...................405.5188. John Axford, RP, MIL.............378.5189. Joel Hanrahan, RP, BOS

....................404190. Adam Dunn, 1B, CHW...............390.5191. Kevin Youkilis, 3B, NYY

.............423192. Hisashi Iwakuma, SP, SEA.......434.5193. Alejandro De Aza, CF, CHW

..................365194. Ryan Ludwick, RF, CIN..............360195. Alfonso Soriano, LF, CHC

.....................431196. Trevor Cahill, SP, ARI...................405197. Pedro Alvarez, 3B, PIT

.............417.5198. Mike Moustakas, 3B, KC

................452199. Clay Buchholz, SP, BOS.............415200. Jeremy Hellickson, SP, TB

.................342.5201. Shelby Miller, RP, STL

....................398202. Phil Hughes, SP, NYY...................0203. Johan Santana, SP, NYM

...................378.5204. Chris Davis, RF, BAL...............384.5205. Brett Gardner, CF, NYY..............347.5206. Matt Carpenter, 1B, STL................384207. Domonic Brown, RF, PHI.................361208. Leonys Martin, OF, TEX

...................329.5209. Ryan Doumit, C, MIN

...................347.5210. Jedd Gyorko, 3B, SD

......................379211. Brandon Belt, 1B, SF............349.5212. Casey Janssen, RP, TOR

......................359213. Adam Eaton, LF, ARI............374.5214. Tommy Hanson, SP, LAA

..................375.5215. Todd Frazier, 3B, CIN....................423.5216. Neil Walker, 2B, PIT

..................400217. Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY

..................381218. Grant Balfour, RP, OAK..................366.5219. Chris Perez, RP, CLE

...........350.5220. Manny Machado, 3B, BAL...................386.5221. Jason Kubel, LF, ARI

..............397222. James McDonald, SP, PIT......................250.5223. Carlos Ruiz, C, PHI........................310224. Mike Fiers, SP, MIL

.............348.5225. Addison Reed, RP, CHW

...................162226. Julio Teheran, SP, ATL.......................424227. Kyle Lohse, SP, MIL

...............448228. Shaun Marcum, SP, NYM

...............396229. Edwin Jackson, SP, CHC...............408.5230. Jason Vargas, SP, LAA...............430.5231. Dustin Ackley, 2B, SEA..................437232. Mark Buehrle, SP, TOR

................388.5233. Ervin Santana, SP, KC.........343.5234. Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B, CLE

........................394235. J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL...................439236. Andy Pettitte, SP, NYY

..............257.5237. Ricky Romero, SP, TOR...................324238. Trevor Bauer, SP, CLE

.............363.5239. Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAA..................453240. Wei-Yin Chen, SP, BAL.............405.5241. Jason Hammel, SP, BAL

...........408242. Brandon McCarthy, SP, ARI.............423243. Wandy Rodriguez, SP, PIT...........428.5244. Chad Billingsley, SP, LAD..........392.5245. Kendrys Morales, 1B, SEA

.............445.5246. Tommy Milone, SP, OAK...............290247. Lance Berkman, 1B, TEX

................423.5248. Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD.............412249. Michael Cuddyer, RF, COL

...................365.5250. Coco Crisp, CF, OAK................363.5251. Carlos Quentin, LF, SD

.............186252. Erasmo Ramirez, SP, SEA......................371253. Wade Davis, RP, KC..................402.5254. Torii Hunter, CF, DET

..................422255. Denard Span, CF, WAS

..................313256. Everth Cabrera, SS, SD..............382257. Alexei Ramirez, SS, CHW

......363.5258. Andrelton Simmons, SS, ATL.......................307.5259. Alex Avila, C, DET

................150260. Travis d'Arnaud, C, NYM...............401.5261. Michael Young, 1B, PHI..................352262. David Murphy, LF, TEX

............................382263. Jon Jay, CF, STL......................280264. Jed Lowrie, SS, OAK

................131265. Yasmani Grandal, C, SD..................294.5266. Aaron Hicks, OF, MIN.....................411267. Lorenzo Cain, CF, KC...................354268. Starling Marte, CF, PIT

........362.5269. Rafael Betancourt, RP, COL....................361.5270. Jason Grilli, RP, PIT

..................344.5271. Jean Segura, SS, MIL.............352272. Miguel Gonzalez, SP, BAL

...................372273. Chris Tillman, SP, BAL.............383.5274. Mark Reynolds, 1B, CLE

..............351275. Emilio Bonifacio, CF, TOR.................346276. Brandon Moss, 1B, OAK

...................302.5277. Andy Dirks, CF, DET...............324278. Justin Ruggiano, LF, MIA

.........................344279. Matt Joyce, RF, TB....................328.5280. Cody Ross, CF, ARI

......................257.5281. John Jaso, C, OAK...................374282. Steve Cishek, RP, MIA

.............322283. Brandon League, RP, LAD................233.5284. J.P. Arencibia, C, TOR

.............222.5285. Kenley Jansen, RP, LAD...............311.5286. Ryan Madson, RP, LAA.............263.5287. Bobby Parnell, RP, NYM

..................190288. Ernesto Frieri, RP, LAA................327289. Carlos Marmol, RP, CHC

................259.5290. Bruce Rondon, P, DET.............170.5291. Kyuji Fujikawa, RP, CHC

.........128.5292. Jonathan Broxton, RP, CIN....................121293. Dylan Bundy, RP, BAL

......................395294. Dillon Gee, SP, NYM.....................376295. Brett Myers, RP, CLE

.................355296. Jeremy Guthrie, SP, KC................388297. Colby Rasmus, CF, TOR

..................286.5298. Russell Martin, C, PIT...........193299. Carlos Villanueva, RP, CHC

................329.5300. Kyle Kendrick, SP, PHI

Editor's Note: In an effort to offer you as much information as possible for Draft Day, we've included players' projected Head-to-Head points for 2013. The CBSSports.com rankingsincluded here take into account position scarcity, injury risk, multi-positional eligibility, role uncertainty and other factors, so they might not correspond exactly with the point totals.



Al Melchior.................643.51. Miguel Cabrera, 3B, DET

...........................6122. Ryan Braun, LF, MIL

...........................6073. Mike Trout, CF, LAA.....................583.54. Albert Pujols, 1B, LAA

.........................573.55. Joey Votto, 1B, CIN...................5456. Robinson Cano, 2B, NYY

...........................5597. Matt Kemp, CF, LAD...........536.58. Andrew McCutchen, CF, PIT

................5239. Giancarlo Stanton, RF, MIA...............540.510. Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL

...............68111. Clayton Kershaw, SP, LAD......................51612. Evan Longoria, 3B, TB

................51813. Carlos Gonzalez, LF, COL................521.514. Josh Hamilton, CF, LAA

.............677.515. Justin Verlander, SP, DET...............544.516. Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS

....................55317. Prince Fielder, 1B, DET.......................637.518. David Price, SP, TB.........................54219. Ian Kinsler, 2B, TEX

.....................51420. David Wright, 3B, NYM......................51121. Matt Holliday, LF, STL....................51122. Jose Bautista, RF, TOR

.......................53623. Jose Reyes, SS, TOR.............523.524. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, LAD

......................49325. Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX.............597.526. Felix Hernandez, SP, SEA

..........................49027. Ben Zobrist, RF, TB......................51128. Justin Upton, RF, ATL

...........51429. Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR......................515.530. Alex Gordon, LF, KC

.................510.531. Bryce Harper, RF, WAS...........................49732. Jay Bruce, RF, CIN

......................61233. Cole Hamels, SP, PHI..........488.534. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS

...................45235. Carlos Santana, C, CLE......................443.536. Buster Posey, C, SF

....................49837. Nick Markakis, RF, BAL.............496.538. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF, BOS

................494.539. Melky Cabrera, LF, TOR.........................48940. Allen Craig, 1B, STL

...........................606.541. Cliff Lee, SP, PHI...........................48342. Billy Butler, 1B, KC

....................42743. Chase Headley, 3B, SD...................47944. Starlin Castro, SS, CHC...............483.545. Aramis Ramirez, 3B, MIL

............................42346. Joe Mauer, C, MIN.....................62547. CC Sabathia, SP, NYY......................48948. Adam Jones, CF, BAL

.............48649. Yoenis Cespedes, CF, OAK...............480.550. Jason Heyward, RF, ATL

..................590.551. Zack Greinke, SP, LAD....................58352. Jered Weaver, SP, LAA

...........58253. Stephen Strasburg, SP, WAS.............................57854. Matt Cain, SP, SF

......................45355. Jason Kipnis, 2B, CLE.......................57656. R.A. Dickey, SP, TOR

................48357. Shane Victorino, CF, BOS..................46758. Shin-Soo Choo, RF, CIN

.........................46559. Alex Rios, CF, CHW...........565.560. Adam Wainwright, SP, STL

................455.561. Michael Bourn, CF, CLE.....................57062. James Shields, SP, KC

.........549.563. Madison Bumgarner, SP, SF............481.564. Freddie Freeman, 1B, ATL...........460.565. Desmond Jennings, CF, TB............481.566. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, ARI

........................54367. Chris Sale, SP, CHW......................44768. Rickie Weeks, 2B, MIL

.................54869. Yovani Gallardo, SP, MIL..................538.570. Johnny Cueto, SP, CIN................535.571. Gio Gonzalez, SP, WAS....................40072. Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY.................462.573. Josh Reddick, LF, OAK..................468.574. Jimmy Rollins, SS, PHI...................531.575. Roy Halladay, SP, PHI

....................44176. Carl Crawford, LF, LAD.......................44677. Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU.......................52978. Ian Kennedy, SP, ARI

........................515.579. Mat Latos, SP, CIN....................461.580. Martin Prado, LF, ARI

..................46381. Anthony Rizzo, 1B, CHC...................525.582. Jake Peavy, SP, CHW

.................522.583. Max Scherzer, SP, DET

.................496.584. Craig Kimbrel, RP, ATL..............444.585. Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN

.........................439.586. Aaron Hill, 2B, ARI.......................48487. Kris Medlen, RP, ATL

...............47188. Aroldis Chapman, RP, CIN........................52489. Yu Darvish, SP, TEX......................45690. Elvis Andrus, SS, TEX

........................49991. C.J. Wilson, SP, LAA.................33792. Hanley Ramirez, 3B, LAD

....................42593. Pablo Sandoval, 3B, SF...................45194. Ian Desmond, SS, WAS...................49495. Josh Johnson, SP, TOR

....................441.596. David Ortiz, DH, BOS...........437.597. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, CLE

.............481.598. Jeff Samardzija, SP, CHC.....................417.599. Matt Wieters, C, BAL

.....................410100. Brett Lawrie, 3B, TOR

.....................395101. Yadier Molina, C, STL............460.5102. Victor Martinez, DH, DET

..................478103. Hiroki Kuroda, SP, NYY..................473.5104. Doug Fister, SP, DET

...................448105. Ichiro Suzuki, RF, NYY...............447.5106. Norichika Aoki, OF, MIL

...................442.5107. Angel Pagan, CF, SF.....................429.5108. B.J. Upton, CF, ATL

......466109. Jordan Zimmermann, SP, WAS.......448.5110. Jonathan Papelbon, RP, PHI

..................473.5111. Dan Haren, SP, WAS..........447.5112. Brandon Morrow, SP, TOR

.....................433.5113. Matt Moore, SP, TB..............403.5114. Josh Rutledge, SS, COL.............417.5115. Mike Moustakas, 3B, KC

...................405116. Pedro Alvarez, 3B, PIT

...................403117. David Freese, 3B, STL.....................398118. Jason Motte, RP, STL

.......434.5119. Alejandro De Aza, CF, CHW.............429.5120. Austin Jackson, CF, DET

..................404.5121. Kyle Seager, 3B, SEA.........391.5122. Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS

.....................394123. Matt Garza, SP, CHC.......405.5124. Curtis Granderson, CF, NYY

..................345125. Miguel Montero, C, ARI.................427.5126. Hunter Pence, RF, SF...................426127. Nick Swisher, RF, CLE

.............437128. Fernando Rodney, RP, TB................428129. Justin Morneau, 1B, MIN

...................425130. Mark Trumbo, LF, LAA....................294131. Brian McCann, C, ATL

.......................353132. Mike Napoli, C, BOS............425.5133. Josh Willingham, LF, MIN

...............423.5134. Carlos Beltran, CF, STL..............384.5135. Michael Morse, LF, SEA

.........................426136. Ike Davis, 1B, NYM...............448137. Shaun Marcum, SP, NYM

.................412.5138. Andre Ethier, RF, LAD..................342139. Jesus Montero, C, SEA

...................329.5140. Ryan Doumit, C, MIN...........................342141. J.J. Putz, RP, ARI

..............314.5142. Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL.....................310143. Wilin Rosario, C, COL

................460.5144. Homer Bailey, SP, CIN....................424.5145. Eric Hosmer, 1B, KC

............438.5146. Anibal Sanchez, SP, DET..............408147. Adam LaRoche, 1B, WAS...........456.5148. Jonathon Niese, SP, NYM

...............430.5149. Dustin Ackley, 2B, SEA................425.5150. Marco Scutaro, 2B, SF

..................422151. Denard Span, CF, WAS....................422152. Nelson Cruz, RF, TEX....................398153. Phil Hughes, SP, NYY...............401.5154. Michael Young, 1B, PHI

....................423.5155. Neil Walker, 2B, PIT.............423156. Hisashi Iwakuma, SP, SEA

.................403157. Paul Konerko, 1B, CHW.....................420.5158. Dan Uggla, 2B, ATL

................452159. Clay Buchholz, SP, BOS.....................408160. Derek Jeter, SS, NYY

..................415161. Alexi Ogando, RP, TEX.......................424162. Kyle Lohse, SP, MIL......................420163. Ben Revere, CF, PHI

........................394164. J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL................423.5165. Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD.................416166. Dexter Fowler, CF, COL.................401167. Jayson Werth, RF, WAS

.......................307.5168. Alex Avila, C, DET.............412169. Michael Cuddyer, RF, COL

.....................411170. Lorenzo Cain, CF, KC....................305171. Salvador Perez, C, KC..................453172. Wei-Yin Chen, SP, BAL...............384.5173. Trevor Plouffe, 3B, MIN

..................375.5174. Todd Frazier, 3B, CIN..................387175. Carlos Gomez, CF, MIL

...................445.5176. Wade Miley, SP, ARI

...................386.5177. Jason Kubel, LF, ARI.............445.5178. Tommy Milone, SP, OAK

................294.5179. A.J. Pierzynski, C, TEX...............390.5180. Kevin Youkilis, 3B, NYY

........................326181. Corey Hart, 1B, MIL

........................310182. Mike Fiers, SP, MIL.......................439183. Mike Minor, SP, ATL

...................439184. Andy Pettitte, SP, NYY................407185. Daniel Murphy, 2B, NYM

......................402186. Chase Utley, 2B, PHI.......................435187. A.J. Burnett, SP, PIT......................390188. Erick Aybar, SS, LAA...................430.5189. Lance Lynn, SP, STL..................402.5190. Torii Hunter, CF, DET....................404191. Adam Dunn, 1B, CHW.................403.5192. Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI...............430.5193. Marco Estrada, SP, MIL

...........431.5194. Ryan Dempster, SP, BOS.......................418195. A.J. Griffin, SP, OAK

...............427196. Brett Anderson, SP, OAK.............363.5197. Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAA

..................286.5198. Russell Martin, C, PIT......251199. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C, BOS

..........392.5200. Kendrys Morales, 1B, SEA....................421.5201. Jon Lester, SP, BOS

................434202. Ryan Vogelsong, SP, SF

................400203. Logan Morrison, LF, MIA..............382204. Alexei Ramirez, SS, CHW..........376.5205. Danny Espinosa, 2B, WAS.............426206. Tom Wilhelmsen, RP, SEA

...............414207. Rafael Soriano, RP, WAS..................396.5208. Joe Nathan, RP, TEX....................405209. Jim Johnson, RP, BAL...................431210. Jaime Garcia, SP, STL

.............383.5211. Mark Reynolds, 1B, CLE...............401212. Mariano Rivera, RP, NYY

..................362.5213. Sergio Romo, RP, SF......363.5214. Andrelton Simmons, SS, ATL

......................379215. Brandon Belt, 1B, SF..................366.5216. Chris Perez, RP, CLE................433.5217. Paul Maholm, SP, ATL

......................359218. Adam Eaton, LF, ARI.........343.5219. Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B, CLE

...........350.5220. Manny Machado, 3B, BAL.....................431221. Trevor Cahill, SP, ARI

..................411222. Vance Worley, SP, MIN..............347.5223. Matt Carpenter, 1B, STL

...................347.5224. Jedd Gyorko, 3B, SD......................257.5225. John Jaso, C, OAK

...............311.5226. Ryan Madson, RP, LAA

..................427227. Matt Harrison, SP, TEX..............395.5228. Derek Holland, SP, TEX

....................369229. Matt Harvey, SP, NYM............396230. Michael Saunders, LF, SEA

................388231. Colby Rasmus, CF, TOR.............373232. Michael Brantley, CF, CLE

................384233. Domonic Brown, RF, PHI...............384.5234. Brett Gardner, CF, NYY

.............423235. Wandy Rodriguez, SP, PIT.................250.5236. Chris Iannetta, C, LAA

......................250.5237. Carlos Ruiz, C, PHI...................363238. Yunel Escobar, SS, TB

...........428.5239. Chad Billingsley, SP, LAD......................383240. Juan Pierre, CF, MIA

...........................381241. Wil Myers, RF, TB.............405.5242. Jason Hammel, SP, BAL

...........408243. Brandon McCarthy, SP, ARI................357.5244. Omar Infante, 2B, DET

............................382245. Jon Jay, CF, STL...................378.5246. Chris Davis, RF, BAL

..................365247. Ryan Ludwick, RF, CIN.................315.5248. Chris Carter, 1B, HOU

...............290249. Lance Berkman, 1B, TEX....................392250. Glen Perkins, RP, MIN.....................448251. Tim Hudson, SP, ATL.....................346252. Zack Cozart, SS, CIN

............373.5253. Dayan Viciedo, RF, CHW................363.5254. Carlos Quentin, LF, SD

....................345.5255. Adam Lind, 1B, TOR..........................416256. Alex Cobb, SP, TB

.............415257. Jeremy Hellickson, SP, TB................352258. Alcides Escobar, SS, KC

...................405.5259. John Axford, RP, MIL...............408.5260. Jason Vargas, SP, LAA...............369.5261. Peter Bourjos, CF, LAA

..................377.5262. Greg Holland, RP, KC....................238.5263. Kurt Suzuki, C, WAS

...............414.5264. Jarrod Parker, SP, OAK...................384265. Josh Beckett, SP, LAD

...................365.5266. Coco Crisp, CF, OAK............378.5267. Cameron Maybin, CF, SD..............360268. Alfonso Soriano, LF, CHC

.................388.5269. Tim Lincecum, SP, SF..................381270. Grant Balfour, RP, OAK................340271. Chris Parmelee, 1B, MIN

....................300272. Huston Street, RP, SD................426.5273. Gavin Floyd, SP, CHW

......................395274. Dillon Gee, SP, NYM..................344.5275. Jean Segura, SS, MIL

.................361276. Leonys Martin, OF, TEX................337277. Jhonny Peralta, SS, DET

...................357278. Jeff Francoeur, RF, KC

...................354279. Starling Marte, CF, PIT.............348.5280. Addison Reed, RP, CHW

..................352281. David Murphy, LF, TEX.................309282. Stephen Drew, SS, BOS.............378.5283. Joel Hanrahan, RP, BOS................293284. Mitch Moreland, 1B, TEX............374.5285. Tommy Hanson, SP, LAA

..................437286. Mark Buehrle, SP, TOR.........228.5287. Darin Mastroianni, CF, MIN

.....................356288. Raul Ibanez, LF, SEA....................352289. Lucas Duda, LF, NYM

..............351290. Emilio Bonifacio, CF, TOR.................346291. Brandon Moss, 1B, OAK

..............397292. James McDonald, SP, PIT................233.5293. J.P. Arencibia, C, TOR..................398294. Hyun-Jin Ryu, SP, LAD

...................0295. Johan Santana, SP, NYM

............335.5296. Placido Polanco, 3B, MIA..............324297. Josh Donaldson, 3B, OAK

.........................251.5298. A.J. Ellis, C, LAD.............235.5299. Alex Rodriguez, 3B, NYY................417300. Bronson Arroyo, SP, CIN




Nando Di Fino...........................6121. Ryan Braun, LF, MIL

.................643.52. Miguel Cabrera, 3B, DET...........................6073. Mike Trout, CF, LAA

.....................583.54. Albert Pujols, 1B, LAA...........................5595. Matt Kemp, CF, LAD.........................573.56. Joey Votto, 1B, CIN

...........536.57. Andrew McCutchen, CF, PIT..................521.58. Josh Hamilton, CF, LAA

................5239. Giancarlo Stanton, RF, MIA

................51810. Carlos Gonzalez, LF, COL.................54511. Robinson Cano, 2B, NYY.............677.512. Justin Verlander, SP, DET

....................55313. Prince Fielder, 1B, DET......................51614. Evan Longoria, 3B, TB......................49315. Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX

...........58216. Stephen Strasburg, SP, WAS.......................53617. Jose Reyes, SS, TOR

...............540.518. Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL.......................637.519. David Price, SP, TB

...............544.520. Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS...............68121. Clayton Kershaw, SP, LAD..........488.522. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS

......................51123. Matt Holliday, LF, STL.............496.524. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF, BOS

...........................49725. Jay Bruce, RF, CIN...............480.526. Jason Heyward, RF, ATL

.....................51427. David Wright, 3B, NYM...................47928. Starlin Castro, SS, CHC

.............48629. Yoenis Cespedes, CF, OAK.........................54230. Ian Kinsler, 2B, TEX......................443.531. Buster Posey, C, SF

......................45632. Elvis Andrus, SS, TEX.............597.533. Felix Hernandez, SP, SEA

..................46734. Shin-Soo Choo, RF, CIN.................522.535. Max Scherzer, SP, DET.................510.536. Bryce Harper, RF, WAS

........................515.537. Mat Latos, SP, CIN....................58338. Jered Weaver, SP, LAA...................45139. Ian Desmond, SS, WAS

...........51440. Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR..........................49041. Ben Zobrist, RF, TB

....................51142. Jose Bautista, RF, TOR......................51143. Justin Upton, RF, ATL

.............523.544. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, LAD.............................57845. Matt Cain, SP, SF...........................606.546. Cliff Lee, SP, PHI

.........................48947. Allen Craig, 1B, STL......................45348. Jason Kipnis, 2B, CLE......................44749. Rickie Weeks, 2B, MIL.......................57650. R.A. Dickey, SP, TOR......................48951. Adam Jones, CF, BAL

......................515.552. Alex Gordon, LF, KC.....................62553. CC Sabathia, SP, NYY

.......................48454. Kris Medlen, RP, ATL...................45255. Carlos Santana, C, CLE

............................42356. Joe Mauer, C, MIN............481.557. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, ARI

......................61258. Cole Hamels, SP, PHI..................590.559. Zack Greinke, SP, LAD.....................42560. Mark Trumbo, LF, LAA

............481.561. Freddie Freeman, 1B, ATL..............444.562. Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN.................33763. Hanley Ramirez, 3B, LAD

......................421.564. Jon Lester, SP, BOS...........437.565. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, CLE

..................468.566. Jimmy Rollins, SS, PHI........................52467. Yu Darvish, SP, TEX

.................54868. Yovani Gallardo, SP, MIL...........460.569. Desmond Jennings, CF, TB

.......................44670. Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU...........565.571. Adam Wainwright, SP, STL.........549.572. Madison Bumgarner, SP, SF

.......................433.573. Matt Moore, SP, TB...........................48374. Billy Butler, 1B, KC

.........405.575. Curtis Granderson, CF, NYY

...............47176. Aroldis Chapman, RP, CIN...................531.577. Roy Halladay, SP, PHI

.......................429.578. B.J. Upton, CF, ATL................535.579. Gio Gonzalez, SP, WAS

........................54380. Chris Sale, SP, CHW..................46381. Anthony Rizzo, 1B, CHC................455.582. Michael Bourn, CF, CLE...............429.583. Austin Jackson, CF, DET

...................403.584. Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI.................496.585. Craig Kimbrel, RP, ATL

.......................31086. Wilin Rosario, C, COL.........................439.587. Aaron Hill, 2B, ARI

..................538.588. Johnny Cueto, SP, CIN.............481.589. Jeff Samardzija, SP, CHC

....................441.590. David Ortiz, DH, BOS.........................46591. Alex Rios, CF, CHW

.....................40392. David Freese, 3B, STL........................49993. C.J. Wilson, SP, LAA.....................430.594. Lance Lynn, SP, STL........................40295. Chase Utley, 2B, PHI....................473.596. Dan Haren, SP, WAS....................375.597. Todd Frazier, 3B, CIN

.........................35398. Mike Napoli, C, BOS.........448.599. Jonathan Papelbon, RP, PHI

.................403100. Paul Konerko, 1B, CHW.........391.5101. Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS

............460.5102. Victor Martinez, DH, DET..................427103. Chase Headley, 3B, SD

......466104. Jordan Zimmermann, SP, WAS..................461.5105. Martin Prado, LF, ARI.....................410106. Brett Lawrie, 3B, TOR

.............417.5107. Mike Moustakas, 3B, KC

.............483.5108. Aramis Ramirez, 3B, MIL..................342109. Jesus Montero, C, SEA..............403.5110. Josh Rutledge, SS, COL..................425111. Pablo Sandoval, 3B, SF...................570112. James Shields, SP, KC...................405113. Pedro Alvarez, 3B, PIT

.....................529114. Ian Kennedy, SP, ARI..................498115. Nick Markakis, RF, BAL..................441116. Carl Crawford, LF, LAD

..............483117. Shane Victorino, CF, BOS....................294118. Brian McCann, C, ATL..................345119. Miguel Montero, C, ARI...............423.5120. Carlos Beltran, CF, STL

...................378.5121. Chris Davis, RF, BAL..........447.5122. Brandon Morrow, SP, TOR

............425.5123. Josh Willingham, LF, MIN...................417.5124. Matt Wieters, C, BAL

..................415125. Alexi Ogando, RP, TEX...................426126. Nick Swisher, RF, CLE

..................473.5127. Doug Fister, SP, DET.........................426128. Ike Davis, 1B, NYM

...................386.5129. Jason Kubel, LF, ARI.....................431130. Trevor Cahill, SP, ARI

...................384131. Josh Beckett, SP, LAD.............423132. Hisashi Iwakuma, SP, SEA

.....................235133. Tyler Colvin, LF, COL.................427.5134. Hunter Pence, RF, SF..................387135. Carlos Gomez, CF, MIL

.................525.5136. Jake Peavy, SP, CHW................428137. Justin Morneau, 1B, MIN

....................424.5138. Eric Hosmer, 1B, KC.....................408139. Derek Jeter, SS, NYY

......363.5140. Andrelton Simmons, SS, ATL.....................395141. Yadier Molina, C, STL

.......................418142. A.J. Griffin, SP, OAK...................354143. Starling Marte, CF, PIT

.....................420.5144. Dan Uggla, 2B, ATL......................379145. Brandon Belt, 1B, SF

...................448146. Ichiro Suzuki, RF, NYY........................394147. J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL

...............427148. Brett Anderson, SP, OAK..........376.5149. Danny Espinosa, 2B, WAS

................363.5150. Carlos Quentin, LF, SD

..................422151. Denard Span, CF, WAS................423.5152. Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD.................401153. Jayson Werth, RF, WAS...............290154. Lance Berkman, 1B, TEX..........392.5155. Kendrys Morales, 1B, SEA

...............384.5156. Brett Gardner, CF, NYY....................369157. Matt Harvey, SP, NYM

............438.5158. Anibal Sanchez, SP, DET.................494159. Josh Johnson, SP, TOR

.....................394160. Matt Garza, SP, CHC

..................344.5161. Jean Segura, SS, MIL.................388.5162. Tim Lincecum, SP, SF................460.5163. Homer Bailey, SP, CIN

..............408164. Adam LaRoche, 1B, WAS...............324165. Justin Ruggiano, LF, MIA

...............447.5166. Norichika Aoki, OF, MIL....................300167. Huston Street, RP, SD

...................329.5168. Ryan Doumit, C, MIN..................352169. David Murphy, LF, TEX

....................404170. Adam Dunn, 1B, CHW..............384.5171. Michael Morse, LF, SEA.................416172. Dexter Fowler, CF, COL...............401173. Mariano Rivera, RP, NYY

.................412.5174. Andre Ethier, RF, LAD.....................411175. Lorenzo Cain, CF, KC

...................347.5176. Jedd Gyorko, 3B, SD......251177. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C, BOS

............374.5178. Tommy Hanson, SP, LAA..................453179. Wei-Yin Chen, SP, BAL

...............448180. Shaun Marcum, SP, NYM..................478181. Hiroki Kuroda, SP, NYY

..............351182. Emilio Bonifacio, CF, TOR................425.5183. Marco Scutaro, 2B, SF

....................328.5184. Cody Ross, CF, ARI..................377.5185. Greg Holland, RP, KC..................396.5186. Joe Nathan, RP, TEX

............373.5187. Dayan Viciedo, RF, CHW..................362.5188. Sergio Romo, RP, SF..................366.5189. Chris Perez, RP, CLE

................384190. Domonic Brown, RF, PHI.....................398191. Jason Motte, RP, STL

...................405.5192. John Axford, RP, MIL................452193. Clay Buchholz, SP, BOS

.............415194. Jeremy Hellickson, SP, TB..................313195. Everth Cabrera, SS, SD

.............412196. Michael Cuddyer, RF, COL.......................439197. Mike Minor, SP, ATL

...............414198. Rafael Soriano, RP, WAS......................420199. Ben Revere, CF, PHI

.........343.5200. Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B, CLE...............390.5201. Kevin Youkilis, 3B, NYY..................365202. Ryan Ludwick, RF, CIN

.....................328203. Travis Snider, LF, PIT....................422204. Nelson Cruz, RF, TEX

.......434.5205. Alejandro De Aza, CF, CHW...............462.5206. Josh Reddick, LF, OAK

...................365.5207. Coco Crisp, CF, OAK..................402.5208. Torii Hunter, CF, DET

..................411209. Vance Worley, SP, MIN....................423.5210. Neil Walker, 2B, PIT.....................346211. Zack Cozart, SS, CIN

................352212. Alcides Escobar, SS, KC...................345.5213. Dan Straily, SP, OAK

............................382214. Jon Jay, CF, STL...................325215. Drew Stubbs, CF, CLE

................388216. Colby Rasmus, CF, TOR......................359217. Adam Eaton, LF, ARI

.................309218. Stephen Drew, SS, BOS....................296219. Garrett Jones, 1B, PIT

..............360220. Alfonso Soriano, LF, CHC...................442.5221. Angel Pagan, CF, SF

...........431.5222. Ryan Dempster, SP, BOS................434223. Ryan Vogelsong, SP, SF

..................404.5224. Kyle Seager, 3B, SEA...........350.5225. Manny Machado, 3B, BAL

...............430.5226. Dustin Ackley, 2B, SEA...........................342227. J.J. Putz, RP, ARI

.......................424228. Kyle Lohse, SP, MIL.............437229. Fernando Rodney, RP, TB

.......................307.5230. Alex Avila, C, DET...........................381231. Wil Myers, RF, TB

...............338232. Andrew Cashner, RP, SD................357.5233. Omar Infante, 2B, DET

........................310234. Mike Fiers, SP, MIL......................383235. Juan Pierre, CF, MIA

.......................435236. A.J. Burnett, SP, PIT................400237. Logan Morrison, LF, MIA

...............384.5238. Trevor Plouffe, 3B, MIN...................324239. Trevor Bauer, SP, CLE

.................361240. Leonys Martin, OF, TEX...........408241. Brandon McCarthy, SP, ARI

......................390242. Erick Aybar, SS, LAA....................392243. Glen Perkins, RP, MIN....................305244. Salvador Perez, C, KC

.............426245. Tom Wilhelmsen, RP, SEA..............314.5246. Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL

...................445.5247. Wade Miley, SP, ARI........362.5248. Rafael Betancourt, RP, COL

.............378.5249. Joel Hanrahan, RP, BOS.....................339250. Drew Smyly, SP, DET................233.5251. J.P. Arencibia, C, TOR

.............423252. Wandy Rodriguez, SP, PIT............396253. Michael Saunders, LF, SEA

........................326254. Corey Hart, 1B, MIL.............363.5255. Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAA................337256. Jhonny Peralta, SS, DET................417257. Bronson Arroyo, SP, CIN

...........456.5258. Jonathon Niese, SP, NYM

..............382259. Alexei Ramirez, SS, CHW.....................448260. Tim Hudson, SP, ATL

..................238261. David Phelps, RP, NYY

..................437262. Mark Buehrle, SP, TOR......................371263. Wade Davis, RP, KC

...............396264. Edwin Jackson, SP, CHC...................357265. Jeff Francoeur, RF, KC..................427266. Matt Harrison, SP, TEX...............414.5267. Jarrod Parker, SP, OAK

..............313268. Francisco Liriano, SP, PIT....................405269. Jim Johnson, RP, BAL....................352270. Lucas Duda, LF, NYM

.............383.5271. Mark Reynolds, 1B, CLE...............401.5272. Michael Young, 1B, PHI

...................267273. Brian Roberts, 2B, BAL...............369.5274. Peter Bourjos, CF, LAA..................325275. Vernon Wells, CF, NYY

.............300276. Nate Schierholtz, RF, CHC..................400277. Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY................202278. Juan Francisco, 3B, ATL

.........................344279. Matt Joyce, RF, TB..............397280. James McDonald, SP, PIT

..........................416281. Alex Cobb, SP, TB..................398282. Hyun-Jin Ryu, SP, LAD

.............322283. Brandon League, RP, LAD

.............377284. Justin Masterson, SP, CLE...............358.5285. Delmon Young, LF, PHI

.......267.5286. Adeiny Hechavarria, 3B, MIA..................294.5287. Aaron Hicks, OF, MIN.....................194288. Brian Dozier, SS, MIN

..............494.5289. Melky Cabrera, LF, TOR...............430.5290. Marco Estrada, SP, MIL

......................280291. Jed Lowrie, SS, OAK...................439292. Andy Pettitte, SP, NYY

................351293. Jeff Keppinger, 3B, CHW.................215.5294. Tyler Skaggs, SP, ARI

.............373295. Michael Brantley, CF, CLE...................363296. Yunel Escobar, SS, TB

....................345.5297. Adam Lind, 1B, TOR.................315.5298. Chris Carter, 1B, HOU

................340299. Chris Parmelee, 1B, MIN.................346300. Brandon Moss, 1B, OAK




Player RankingsCatcherScott White

......................................................................443.51. Buster Posey, SF...........................................................................4232. Joe Mauer, MIN

...................................................................4523. Carlos Santana, CLE......................................................................3954. Yadier Molina, STL....................................................................3455. Miguel Montero, ARI

.....................................................................417.56. Matt Wieters, BAL......................................................................3107. Wilin Rosario, COL

........................................................................3538. Mike Napoli, BOS...............................................................314.59. Jonathan Lucroy, MIL...................................................................30510. Salvador Perez, KC...................................................................29411. Brian McCann, ATL

.....................................................................250.512. Carlos Ruiz, PHI...............................................................294.513. A.J. Pierzynski, TEX

.................................................................286.514. Russell Martin, PIT..................................................................34215. Jesus Montero, SEA

..................................................................329.516. Ryan Doumit, MIN..........................................................................7017. Evan Gattis, ATL

................................................................233.518. J.P. Arencibia, TOR...................................................................115.519. Mike Zunino, SEA

........................................................................15420. John Buck, NYM...................................................................19921. Tyler Flowers, CHW

.......................................................................307.522. Alex Avila, DET......................................................................257.523. John Jaso, OAK

....................................................................20224. Jason Castro, HOU......................................................25125. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, BOS

.................................................................17926. Wilson Ramos, WAS................................................................13127. Yasmani Grandal, SD

.........................................................................251.528. A.J. Ellis, LAD.................................................................250.529. Chris Iannetta, LAA

.........................................................171.530. Welington Castillo, CHC...................................................................238.531. Kurt Suzuki, WAS

.................................................................13232. Devin Mesoraco, CIN....................................................................145.533. Nick Hundley, SD

................................................................15034. Travis d'Arnaud, NYM........................................................................21735. Rob Brantly, MIA

.....................................................................17436. Derek Norris, OAK...............................................................8537. Francisco Cervelli, NYY

................................................................151.538. Geovany Soto, TEX................................................................6639. Martin Maldonado, MIL

.......................................................................10540. David Ross, BOS

Al Melchior...................................................................4521. Carlos Santana, CLE

......................................................................443.52. Buster Posey, SF...........................................................................4233. Joe Mauer, MIN

.....................................................................417.54. Matt Wieters, BAL......................................................................3955. Yadier Molina, STL....................................................................3456. Miguel Montero, ARI.....................................................................2947. Brian McCann, ATL

........................................................................3538. Mike Napoli, BOS....................................................................3429. Jesus Montero, SEA

.............................................................314.510. Jonathan Lucroy, MIL....................................................................31011. Wilin Rosario, COL...............................................................294.512. A.J. Pierzynski, TEX

.......................................................................307.513. Alex Avila, DET...................................................................30514. Salvador Perez, KC.................................................................286.515. Russell Martin, PIT

......................................................25116. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, BOS......................................................................257.517. John Jaso, OAK

.................................................................250.518. Chris Iannetta, LAA.....................................................................250.519. Carlos Ruiz, PHI

..................................................................329.520. Ryan Doumit, MIN...................................................................238.521. Kurt Suzuki, WAS

................................................................233.522. J.P. Arencibia, TOR........................................................................15423. John Buck, NYM

.........................................................................251.524. A.J. Ellis, LAD....................................................................20225. Jason Castro, HOU...................................................................19926. Tyler Flowers, CHW

........................................................................21727. Rob Brantly, MIA

..........................................................................7028. Evan Gattis, ATL.....................................................................17429. Derek Norris, OAK

.........................................................171.530. Welington Castillo, CHC....................................................................17431. Ryan Hanigan, CIN

.................................................................13232. Devin Mesoraco, CIN..............................................................19233. Ryan Lavarnway, BOS

.................................................................17934. Wilson Ramos, WAS...................................................................115.535. Mike Zunino, SEA

................................................................151.536. Geovany Soto, TEX....................................................................145.537. Nick Hundley, SD

................................................................15038. Travis d'Arnaud, NYM.........................................................................13839. Jose Molina, TB

...........................................................................13340. Erik Kratz, PHI

Nando Di Fino......................................................................443.51. Buster Posey, SF

...................................................................4522. Carlos Santana, CLE...........................................................................4233. Joe Mauer, MIN

......................................................................3104. Wilin Rosario, COL........................................................................3535. Mike Napoli, BOS

....................................................................3456. Miguel Montero, ARI

....................................................................3427. Jesus Montero, SEA.....................................................................417.58. Matt Wieters, BAL......................................................................3959. Yadier Molina, STL

.......................................................................307.510. Alex Avila, DET..........................................................................7011. Evan Gattis, ATL

......................................................25112. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, BOS...................................................................30513. Salvador Perez, KC

.............................................................314.514. Jonathan Lucroy, MIL..................................................................329.515. Ryan Doumit, MIN...................................................................29416. Brian McCann, ATL................................................................233.517. J.P. Arencibia, TOR...............................................................294.518. A.J. Pierzynski, TEX

.................................................................286.519. Russell Martin, PIT.....................................................................250.520. Carlos Ruiz, PHI

.........................................................................251.521. A.J. Ellis, LAD...................................................................19922. Tyler Flowers, CHW.................................................................250.523. Chris Iannetta, LAA

......................................................................257.524. John Jaso, OAK........................................................................15425. John Buck, NYM

.........................................................171.526. Welington Castillo, CHC....................................................................20227. Jason Castro, HOU

.................................................................13228. Devin Mesoraco, CIN........................................................................21729. Rob Brantly, MIA

................................................................13130. Yasmani Grandal, SD.........................................................................9031. Miguel Olivo, MIA

.................................................................17932. Wilson Ramos, WAS...................................................................238.533. Kurt Suzuki, WAS

...............................................................8534. Francisco Cervelli, NYY...................................................................115.535. Mike Zunino, SEA....................................................................145.536. Nick Hundley, SD

..................................................................8237. Michael McKenry, PIT....................................................................17438. Ryan Hanigan, CIN

...................................................................9539. Kelly Shoppach, SEA..................................................................16440. Austin Romine, NYY

First BasemanScott White

.........................................................................573.51. Joey Votto, CIN.....................................................................5532. Prince Fielder, DET

.....................................................................583.53. Albert Pujols, LAA......................................................................443.54. Buster Posey, SF

............................................................5145. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR..............................................................523.56. Adrian Gonzalez, LAD

...........................................................................4237. Joe Mauer, MIN...................................................................4528. Carlos Santana, CLE

...........................................................................4899. Allen Craig, STL

...........................................................................48310. Billy Butler, KC............................................................481.511. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI............................................................481.512. Freddie Freeman, ATL

..................................................................46313. Anthony Rizzo, CHC.....................................................................378.514. Chris Davis, BAL......................................................................35315. Mike Napoli, BOS.....................................................................42616. Nick Swisher, CLE.....................................................................42517. Mark Trumbo, LAA..................................................................403.518. Ryan Howard, PHI

...............................................................347.519. Matt Carpenter, STL...................................................................375.520. Todd Frazier, CIN

..............................................................41221. Michael Cuddyer, COL..........................................................................42622. Ike Davis, NYM

...................................................................40323. Paul Konerko, CHW.....................................................................424.524. Eric Hosmer, KC

.................................................................29025. Lance Berkman, TEX...............................................................383.526. Mark Reynolds, CLE..................................................................42827. Justin Morneau, MIN................................................................390.528. Kevin Youkilis, NYY

.....................................................................40429. Adam Dunn, CHW................................................................40830. Adam LaRoche, WAS

....................................................................40031. Mark Teixeira, NYY.........................................................................32632. Corey Hart, MIL

.................................................................423.533. Yonder Alonso, SD.......................................................................37934. Brandon Belt, SF

..................................................................34635. Brandon Moss, OAK............................................................392.536. Kendrys Morales, SEA

................................................................401.537. Michael Young, PHI.........................................................................4738. Matt Adams, STL.....................................................................29639. Garrett Jones, PIT..................................................................315.540. Chris Carter, HOU

Al Melchior.....................................................................583.51. Albert Pujols, LAA


..............................................................523.54. Adrian Gonzalez, LAD............................................................5145. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR

...........................................................................4896. Allen Craig, STL.............................................................................4837. Billy Butler, KC

..............................................................481.58. Freddie Freeman, ATL

..............................................................481.59. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI....................................................................40010. Mark Teixeira, NYY..................................................................46311. Anthony Rizzo, CHC.................................................................45212. Carlos Santana, CLE

....................................................................443.513. Buster Posey, SF..................................................................42814. Justin Morneau, MIN

.....................................................................42615. Nick Swisher, CLE..........................................................................42616. Ike Davis, NYM.....................................................................378.517. Chris Davis, BAL

.....................................................................42518. Mark Trumbo, LAA.......................................................................37919. Brandon Belt, SF.....................................................................424.520. Eric Hosmer, KC

................................................................40821. Adam LaRoche, WAS...................................................................40322. Paul Konerko, CHW.................................................................423.523. Yonder Alonso, SD

.........................................................................42324. Joe Mauer, MIN..............................................................41225. Michael Cuddyer, COL

.....................................................................40426. Adam Dunn, CHW

..................................................................403.527. Ryan Howard, PHI.................................................................29028. Lance Berkman, TEX...............................................................383.529. Mark Reynolds, CLE

............................................................392.530. Kendrys Morales, SEA.........................................................................32631. Corey Hart, MIL

................................................................401.532. Michael Young, PHI...................................................................375.533. Todd Frazier, CIN

................................................................390.534. Kevin Youkilis, NYY......................................................................35335. Mike Napoli, BOS..................................................................315.536. Chris Carter, HOU

..................................................................34637. Brandon Moss, OAK.....................................................................345.538. Adam Lind, TOR

.................................................................34039. Chris Parmelee, MIN

.................................................................29340. Mitch Moreland, TEX

Nando Di Fino.....................................................................583.51. Albert Pujols, LAA


............................................................5144. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR..............................................................523.55. Adrian Gonzalez, LAD..............................................................481.56. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI..............................................................481.57. Freddie Freeman, ATL

...........................................................................4898. Allen Craig, STL.............................................................................4839. Billy Butler, KC

..................................................................46310. Anthony Rizzo, CHC.....................................................................42511. Mark Trumbo, LAA...................................................................375.512. Todd Frazier, CIN

.....................................................................378.513. Chris Davis, BAL..................................................................403.514. Ryan Howard, PHI

....................................................................443.515. Buster Posey, SF.................................................................45216. Carlos Santana, CLE

.................................................................423.517. Yonder Alonso, SD.........................................................................42318. Joe Mauer, MIN

...................................................................40319. Paul Konerko, CHW.....................................................................42620. Nick Swisher, CLE

.......................................................................37921. Brandon Belt, SF......................................................................35322. Mike Napoli, BOS

.....................................................................424.523. Eric Hosmer, KC..................................................................42824. Justin Morneau, MIN

............................................................392.525. Kendrys Morales, SEA..........................................................................42626. Ike Davis, NYM

..................................................................315.527. Chris Carter, HOU.................................................................29028. Lance Berkman, TEX................................................................40829. Adam LaRoche, WAS

.....................................................................40430. Adam Dunn, CHW................................................................390.531. Kevin Youkilis, NYY

..............................................................41232. Michael Cuddyer, COL...............................................................383.533. Mark Reynolds, CLE

.....................................................................29634. Garrett Jones, PIT.................................................................40035. Logan Morrison, MIA

.........................................................................32636. Corey Hart, MIL....................................................................40037. Mark Teixeira, NYY

.....................................................................345.538. Adam Lind, TOR................................................................185.539. Chris Johnson, ATL.................................................................34040. Chris Parmelee, MIN



Second BasemanScott White

...................................................................5451. Robinson Cano, NYY.................................................................544.52. Dustin Pedroia, BOS

...........................................................................5423. Ian Kinsler, TEX............................................................................4904. Ben Zobrist, TB

................................................................444.55. Brandon Phillips, CIN.........................................................................4026. Chase Utley, PHI.....................................................................461.57. Martin Prado, ARI.......................................................................4478. Rickie Weeks, MIL.......................................................................4539. Jason Kipnis, CLE......................................................................44610. Jose Altuve, HOU

...............................................................347.511. Matt Carpenter, STL

...............................................................403.512. Josh Rutledge, COL........................................................................439.513. Aaron Hill, ARI......................................................................420.514. Dan Uggla, ATL

...........................................................376.515. Danny Espinosa, WAS....................................................................347.516. Jedd Gyorko, SD

......................................................................423.517. Neil Walker, PIT..................................................................40718. Daniel Murphy, NYM

..................................................................425.519. Marco Scutaro, SF..............................................................363.520. Howie Kendrick, LAA

.................................................................430.521. Dustin Ackley, SEA......................................................................32622. Kelly Johnson, TB

................................................................35123. Emilio Bonifacio, TOR....................................................................26724. Brian Roberts, BAL

................................................................18625. Jurickson Profar, TEX................................................................135.526. Jemile Weeks, OAK

............................................................33827. Gordon Beckham, CHW..................................................................357.528. Omar Infante, DET

.................................................................35129. Jeff Keppinger, CHW

.................................................................32930. Darwin Barney, CHC..........................................................................29331. Mark Ellis, LAD

.............................................................238.532. Donovan Solano, MIA.......................................................201.533. Yuniesky Betancourt, MIL

..................................................................237.534. Chris Nelson, NYY.....................................................................98.535. Kolten Wong, STL

.................................................................26936. Cliff Pennington, ARI...........................................................................16237. Chris Getz, KC

......................................................................19438. Brian Dozier, MIN

...................................................................234.539. Ryan Roberts, TB...................................................................22240. Logan Forsythe, SD

Al Melchior...................................................................5451. Robinson Cano, NYY.................................................................544.52. Dustin Pedroia, BOS

...........................................................................5423. Ian Kinsler, TEX............................................................................4904. Ben Zobrist, TB

.......................................................................4535. Jason Kipnis, CLE........................................................................4466. Jose Altuve, HOU.........................................................................4027. Chase Utley, PHI.......................................................................4478. Rickie Weeks, MIL

................................................................444.59. Brandon Phillips, CIN...............................................................403.510. Josh Rutledge, COL

.................................................................430.511. Dustin Ackley, SEA..................................................................425.512. Marco Scutaro, SF

......................................................................423.513. Neil Walker, PIT

......................................................................420.514. Dan Uggla, ATL...............................................................347.515. Matt Carpenter, STL

........................................................................439.516. Aaron Hill, ARI....................................................................347.517. Jedd Gyorko, SD

..................................................................40718. Daniel Murphy, NYM...........................................................376.519. Danny Espinosa, WAS

..............................................................363.520. Howie Kendrick, LAA..................................................................357.521. Omar Infante, DET

.................................................................35122. Jeff Keppinger, CHW................................................................35123. Emilio Bonifacio, TOR

....................................................................26724. Brian Roberts, BAL.................................................................32925. Darwin Barney, CHC

......................................................................32626. Kelly Johnson, TB............................................................33827. Gordon Beckham, CHW

.................................................................26928. Cliff Pennington, ARI..........................................................................29329. Mark Ellis, LAD

...................................................................234.530. Ryan Roberts, TB...................................................................22531. Tyler Greene, CHW...................................................................22232. Logan Forsythe, SD

.............................................................238.533. Donovan Solano, MIA...........................................................................16234. Chris Getz, KC

.................................................................309.535. Jamey Carroll, MIN.............................................................220.536. Skip Schumaker, LAD.................................................................9737. Johnny Giavotella, KC

.................................................................200.538. Maicer Izturis, TOR.......................................................201.539. Yuniesky Betancourt, MIL

..................................................................20840. Sean Rodriguez, TB

Nando Di Fino...................................................................5451. Robinson Cano, NYY.................................................................544.52. Dustin Pedroia, BOS

...........................................................................5423. Ian Kinsler, TEX.......................................................................4534. Jason Kipnis, CLE.......................................................................4475. Rickie Weeks, MIL

................................................................444.56. Brandon Phillips, CIN............................................................................4907. Ben Zobrist, TB

........................................................................4468. Jose Altuve, HOU......................................................................347.59. Jedd Gyorko, SD.......................................................................40210. Chase Utley, PHI

...........................................................376.511. Danny Espinosa, WAS..................................................................425.512. Marco Scutaro, SF

...............................................................403.513. Josh Rutledge, COL........................................................................439.514. Aaron Hill, ARI......................................................................420.515. Dan Uggla, ATL

...............................................................347.516. Matt Carpenter, STL...................................................................461.517. Martin Prado, ARI

......................................................................423.518. Neil Walker, PIT..................................................................357.519. Omar Infante, DET.................................................................430.520. Dustin Ackley, SEA

..............................................................363.521. Howie Kendrick, LAA................................................................35122. Emilio Bonifacio, TOR

......................................................................19423. Brian Dozier, MIN.................................................................35124. Jeff Keppinger, CHW..................................................................40725. Daniel Murphy, NYM.................................................................32926. Darwin Barney, CHC

............................................................33827. Gordon Beckham, CHW................................................................18628. Jurickson Profar, TEX.............................................................238.529. Donovan Solano, MIA

.................................................................200.530. Maicer Izturis, TOR................................................................90.531. Ronny Cedeno, HOU

.......................................................201.532. Yuniesky Betancourt, MIL.............................................................189.533. Daniel Descalso, STL

......................................................................32634. Kelly Johnson, TB................................................................135.535. Jemile Weeks, OAK...................................................................22236. Logan Forsythe, SD

..........................................................................29337. Mark Ellis, LAD....................................................................26738. Brian Roberts, BAL

.................................................................26939. Cliff Pennington, ARI...................................................................234.540. Ryan Roberts, TB

ShortstopScott White

................................................................540.51. Troy Tulowitzki, COL............................................................................4902. Ben Zobrist, TB

.....................................................................4513. Ian Desmond, WAS

.....................................................................4794. Starlin Castro, CHC....................................................................468.55. Jimmy Rollins, PHI

..................................................................3376. Hanley Ramirez, LAD.............................................................437.57. Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE

........................................................................4568. Elvis Andrus, TEX

........................................................................5369. Jose Reyes, TOR...................................................................344.510. Jean Segura, MIL

........................................................................28011. Jed Lowrie, OAK...............................................................403.512. Josh Rutledge, COL..................................................................35213. Alcides Escobar, KC...................................................................31314. Everth Cabrera, SD

........................................................................39015. Erick Aybar, LAA...........................................................376.516. Danny Espinosa, WAS

........................................................363.517. Andrelton Simmons, ATL......................................................................10418. Dee Gordon, LAD..................................................................425.519. Marco Scutaro, SF

..........................................................................39420. J.J. Hardy, BAL................................................................38221. Alexei Ramirez, CHW...............................................................24122. Brandon Crawford, SF

.......................................................................34623. Zack Cozart, CIN..................................................................30924. Stephen Drew, BOS

.......................................................................40825. Derek Jeter, NYY..................................................................33726. Jhonny Peralta, DET

.....................................................................36327. Yunel Escobar, TB.............................................................118.528. Eduardo Nunez, NYY

..................................................................29529. Ruben Tejada, NYM.......................................................................20130. Pete Kozma, STL

....................................................................12231. Didi Gregorius, ARI.................................................................26932. Cliff Pennington, ARI

..................................................................113.533. Billy Hamilton, CIN......................................................................19434. Brian Dozier, MIN.................................................................200.535. Maicer Izturis, TOR

........................................................................245.536. Luis Cruz, LAD............................................................33637. Hiroyuki Nakajima, OAK

........................................................................2638. Eric Sogard, OAK.....................................................................140.539. Mike Aviles, CLE

.................................................................309.540. Jamey Carroll, MIN

Al Melchior................................................................540.51. Troy Tulowitzki, COL

............................................................................4902. Ben Zobrist, TB.....................................................................4793. Starlin Castro, CHC

....................................................................468.54. Jimmy Rollins, PHI........................................................................5365. Jose Reyes, TOR........................................................................4566. Elvis Andrus, TEX

..................................................................3377. Hanley Ramirez, LAD.....................................................................4518. Ian Desmond, WAS

.............................................................437.59. Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE...............................................................403.510. Josh Rutledge, COL

...................................................................344.511. Jean Segura, MIL..................................................................425.512. Marco Scutaro, SF

..........................................................................39413. J.J. Hardy, BAL........................................................................39014. Erick Aybar, LAA

................................................................38215. Alexei Ramirez, CHW...........................................................376.516. Danny Espinosa, WAS

........................................................363.517. Andrelton Simmons, ATL.....................................................................36318. Yunel Escobar, TB

.......................................................................34619. Zack Cozart, CIN........................................................................28020. Jed Lowrie, OAK

..................................................................35221. Alcides Escobar, KC

..................................................................33722. Jhonny Peralta, DET

..................................................................30923. Stephen Drew, BOS...................................................................31324. Everth Cabrera, SD

.......................................................................40825. Derek Jeter, NYY.................................................................309.526. Jamey Carroll, MIN..................................................................29527. Ruben Tejada, NYM.................................................................26928. Cliff Pennington, ARI

.......................................................................25529. Clint Barmes, PIT........................................................................245.530. Luis Cruz, LAD

...............................................................24131. Brandon Crawford, SF...................................................................23532. Brendan Ryan, SEA

.............................................................189.533. Daniel Descalso, STL.................................................................200.534. Maicer Izturis, TOR...............................................................204.535. Pedro Florimon, MIN

............................................................33636. Hiroyuki Nakajima, OAK.....................................................................140.537. Mike Aviles, CLE

..................................................................20838. Sean Rodriguez, TB...................................................................22539. Tyler Greene, CHW

.......................................................................20140. Pete Kozma, STL

Nando Di Fino........................................................................5361. Jose Reyes, TOR

................................................................540.52. Troy Tulowitzki, COL.....................................................................4793. Starlin Castro, CHC.....................................................................4514. Ian Desmond, WAS

........................................................................4565. Elvis Andrus, TEX............................................................................4906. Ben Zobrist, TB

....................................................................468.57. Jimmy Rollins, PHI.....................................................................344.58. Jean Segura, MIL

.................................................................403.59. Josh Rutledge, COL........................................................363.510. Andrelton Simmons, ATL

...........................................................437.511. Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE................................................................33712. Hanley Ramirez, LAD

...................................................................31313. Everth Cabrera, SD..........................................................................39414. J.J. Hardy, BAL

...........................................................376.515. Danny Espinosa, WAS..................................................................425.516. Marco Scutaro, SF

..................................................................35217. Alcides Escobar, KC.......................................................................34618. Zack Cozart, CIN

..................................................................30919. Stephen Drew, BOS................................................................38220. Alexei Ramirez, CHW

........................................................................28021. Jed Lowrie, OAK

........................................................................39022. Erick Aybar, LAA..................................................................33723. Jhonny Peralta, DET

......................................................................19424. Brian Dozier, MIN.....................................................................36325. Yunel Escobar, TB

.......................................................................40826. Derek Jeter, NYY..................................................................29527. Ruben Tejada, NYM

...............................................................24128. Brandon Crawford, SF........................................................................245.529. Luis Cruz, LAD

..........................................................101.530. Marwin Gonzalez, HOU.............................................................189.531. Daniel Descalso, STL.................................................................26932. Cliff Pennington, ARI................................................................90.533. Ronny Cedeno, HOU

.......................................................................25534. Clint Barmes, PIT......................................................................10435. Dee Gordon, LAD

.....................................................................140.536. Mike Aviles, CLE.......................................................................20137. Pete Kozma, STL

...............................................................204.538. Pedro Florimon, MIN............................................................4239. Munenori Kawasaki, TOR

.............................................................118.540. Eduardo Nunez, NYY



Third BasemanScott White

................................................................643.51. Miguel Cabrera, DET.......................................................................5162. Evan Longoria, TB......................................................................5143. David Wright, NYM.......................................................................4934. Adrian Beltre, TEX

...........................................................488.55. Ryan Zimmerman, WAS.....................................................................4276. Chase Headley, SD................................................................483.57. Aramis Ramirez, MIL

.....................................................................461.58. Martin Prado, ARI..................................................................3379. Hanley Ramirez, LAD

......................................................................41010. Brett Lawrie, TOR...................................................................42511. Pablo Sandoval, SF...............................................................347.512. Matt Carpenter, STL

............................................................350.513. Manny Machado, BAL...................................................................404.514. Kyle Seager, SEA

..........................................................391.515. Will Middlebrooks, BOS...................................................................375.516. Todd Frazier, CIN

...................................................................7217. Nolan Arenado, COL...............................................................417.518. Mike Moustakas, KC...............................................................383.519. Mark Reynolds, CLE

.....................................................................40520. Pedro Alvarez, PIT...............................................................32421. Josh Donaldson, OAK

....................................................................347.522. Jedd Gyorko, SD................................................................390.523. Kevin Youkilis, NYY

.....................................................................40324. David Freese, STL................................................................401.525. Michael Young, PHI

..........................................................343.526. Lonnie Chisenhall, CLE.................................................................384.527. Trevor Plouffe, MIN................................................................185.528. Chris Johnson, ATL..............................................................235.529. Alex Rodriguez, NYY..................................................................20230. Juan Francisco, ATL.................................................................35131. Jeff Keppinger, CHW....................................................................9432. Luis Valbuena, CHC

.......................................................201.533. Yuniesky Betancourt, MIL....................................................................116.534. Eric Chavez, ARI

...............................................................24335. Matt Dominguez, HOU..................................................................237.536. Chris Nelson, NYY

.............................................................297.537. Alberto Callaspo, LAA............................................................244.538. Jordan Pacheco, COL

.........................................................................?39. Luis Jimenez, LAA...................................................................234.540. Ryan Roberts, TB

Al Melchior................................................................643.51. Miguel Cabrera, DET

.......................................................................5162. Evan Longoria, TB......................................................................5143. David Wright, NYM.......................................................................4934. Adrian Beltre, TEX

...........................................................488.55. Ryan Zimmerman, WAS.....................................................................4276. Chase Headley, SD................................................................483.57. Aramis Ramirez, MIL

.....................................................................461.58. Martin Prado, ARI..................................................................3379. Hanley Ramirez, LAD...................................................................42510. Pablo Sandoval, SF

......................................................................41011. Brett Lawrie, TOR...............................................................417.512. Mike Moustakas, KC

.....................................................................40513. Pedro Alvarez, PIT

.....................................................................40314. David Freese, STL...................................................................404.515. Kyle Seager, SEA

..........................................................391.516. Will Middlebrooks, BOS................................................................401.517. Michael Young, PHI.................................................................384.518. Trevor Plouffe, MIN

...................................................................375.519. Todd Frazier, CIN................................................................390.520. Kevin Youkilis, NYY...................................................................7221. Nolan Arenado, COL

..........................................................343.522. Lonnie Chisenhall, CLE............................................................350.523. Manny Machado, BAL

...............................................................347.524. Matt Carpenter, STL...............................................................32425. Josh Donaldson, OAK

....................................................................347.526. Jedd Gyorko, SD..................................................................20227. Juan Francisco, ATL..............................................................335.528. Placido Polanco, MIA.................................................................35129. Jeff Keppinger, CHW.............................................................297.530. Alberto Callaspo, LAA............................................................244.531. Jordan Pacheco, COL

........................................................267.532. Adeiny Hechavarria, MIA........................................................................245.533. Luis Cruz, LAD

...............................................................24334. Matt Dominguez, HOU...................................................................234.535. Ryan Roberts, TB.................................................................309.536. Jamey Carroll, MIN..................................................................21137. Wilson Betemit, BAL.............................................................189.538. Daniel Descalso, STL

.....................................................................28239. Ty Wigginton, STL.................................................................200.540. Maicer Izturis, TOR

Nando Di Fino................................................................643.51. Miguel Cabrera, DET

.......................................................................5162. Evan Longoria, TB

.......................................................................4933. Adrian Beltre, TEX......................................................................5144. David Wright, NYM

...........................................................488.55. Ryan Zimmerman, WAS.....................................................................375.56. Todd Frazier, CIN

............................................................391.57. Will Middlebrooks, BOS.................................................................417.58. Mike Moustakas, KC

........................................................................4109. Brett Lawrie, TOR..............................................................483.510. Aramis Ramirez, MIL

...................................................................42711. Chase Headley, SD....................................................................347.512. Jedd Gyorko, SD

............................................................350.513. Manny Machado, BAL.....................................................................40314. David Freese, STL...................................................................461.515. Martin Prado, ARI

...................................................................42516. Pablo Sandoval, SF................................................................33717. Hanley Ramirez, LAD

.....................................................................40518. Pedro Alvarez, PIT...................................................................7219. Nolan Arenado, COL

..........................................................343.520. Lonnie Chisenhall, CLE................................................................390.521. Kevin Youkilis, NYY

...................................................................404.522. Kyle Seager, SEA...............................................................347.523. Matt Carpenter, STL

.................................................................384.524. Trevor Plouffe, MIN...............................................................383.525. Mark Reynolds, CLE..................................................................20226. Juan Francisco, ATL................................................................401.527. Michael Young, PHI

...............................................................32428. Josh Donaldson, OAK

...............................................................24329. Matt Dominguez, HOU.................................................................35130. Jeff Keppinger, CHW

........................................................................245.531. Luis Cruz, LAD................................................................185.532. Chris Johnson, ATL

........................................................267.533. Adeiny Hechavarria, MIA....................................................................205.534. Ian Stewart, CHC

..............................................................335.535. Placido Polanco, MIA.......................................................201.536. Yuniesky Betancourt, MIL

.............................................................297.537. Alberto Callaspo, LAA..............................................................235.538. Alex Rodriguez, NYY.............................................................189.539. Daniel Descalso, STL

..................................................................21140. Wilson Betemit, BAL



OutfielderScott White

..........................................................................6121. Ryan Braun, MIL...........................................................................6072. Mike Trout, LAA..........................................................................5593. Matt Kemp, LAD

...........................................................536.54. Andrew McCutchen, PIT......................................................................5115. Jose Bautista, TOR

........................................................................5116. Justin Upton, ATL.................................................................5187. Carlos Gonzalez, COL

..................................................................510.58. Bryce Harper, WAS

..................................................................521.59. Josh Hamilton, LAA..........................................................................49010. Ben Zobrist, TB

.....................................................................51111. Matt Holliday, STL.............................................................496.512. Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS

......................................................................48913. Adam Jones, BAL.........................................................................48914. Allen Craig, STL

..................................................................46715. Shin-Soo Choo, CIN.............................................................48616. Yoenis Cespedes, OAK

...........................................................................49717. Jay Bruce, CIN..............................................................52318. Giancarlo Stanton, MIA

.....................................................................515.519. Alex Gordon, KC..............................................................480.520. Jason Heyward, ATL

...................................................................461.521. Martin Prado, ARI..........................................................460.522. Desmond Jennings, TB

.........................................................................46523. Alex Rios, CHW..............................................................429.524. Austin Jackson, DET

................................................................455.525. Michael Bourn, CLE...............................................................384.526. Michael Morse, SEA................................................................48327. Shane Victorino, BOS

.....................................................................378.528. Chris Davis, BAL...............................................................494.529. Melky Cabrera, TOR

.........................................................405.530. Curtis Granderson, NYY................................................................423.531. Carlos Beltran, STL

.....................................................................42532. Mark Trumbo, LAA.............................................................425.533. Josh Willingham, MIN

......................................................................429.534. B.J. Upton, ATL....................................................................44135. Carl Crawford, LAD...................................................................41636. Dexter Fowler, COL....................................................................38737. Carlos Gomez, MIL.....................................................................42638. Nick Swisher, CLE....................................................................49839. Nick Markakis, BAL...................................................................40140. Jayson Werth, WAS.................................................................447.541. Norichika Aoki, MIL

......................................................................42242. Nelson Cruz, TEX...............................................................347.543. Matt Carpenter, STL

.....................................................................35444. Starling Marte, PIT...................................................................412.545. Andre Ethier, LAD...................................................................427.546. Hunter Pence, SF

.................................................................38447. Domonic Brown, PHI..............................................................41248. Michael Cuddyer, COL

............................................................................38149. Wil Myers, TB......................................................................35250. Lucas Duda, NYM

.........................................................................32651. Corey Hart, MIL....................................................................365.552. Coco Crisp, OAK

.................................................................272.553. Nate McLouth, BAL........................................................................42054. Ben Revere, PHI.....................................................................442.555. Angel Pagan, SF

.................................................................384.556. Brett Gardner, NYY.......................................................................35957. Adam Eaton, ARI

................................................................36058. Alfonso Soriano, CHC....................................................................402.559. Torii Hunter, DET..................................................................329.560. Ryan Doumit, MIN

..........................................................................7061. Evan Gattis, ATL......................................................................41162. Lorenzo Cain, KC

..................................................................34663. Brandon Moss, OAK.....................................................................44864. Ichiro Suzuki, NYY...................................................................42265. Denard Span, WAS.................................................................462.566. Josh Reddick, OAK

.........................................................434.567. Alejandro De Aza, CHW.................................................................363.568. Carlos Quentin, SD

.................................................................32469. Justin Ruggiano, MIA..................................................................38870. Colby Rasmus, TOR

..............................................................................38271. Jon Jay, STL....................................................................35272. David Murphy, TEX.................................................................369.573. Peter Bourjos, LAA

........................................................................38374. Juan Pierre, MIA.............................................................39675. Michael Saunders, SEA

......................................................................328.576. Cody Ross, ARI........................................................................9577. Daniel Nava, BOS

.......................................................................?78. Marcell Ozuna, MIA................................................................35179. Emilio Bonifacio, TOR

...................................................................36180. Leonys Martin, TEX....................................................................386.581. Jason Kubel, ARI

...........................................................................34482. Matt Joyce, TB.....................................................................29683. Garrett Jones, PIT..................................................................315.584. Chris Carter, HOU

....................................................................294.585. Aaron Hicks, MIN...............................................................37386. Michael Brantley, CLE

.....................................................................302.587. Andy Dirks, DET..................................................................13688. Jackie Bradley, BOS.................................................................34089. Chris Parmelee, MIN..............................................................373.590. Dayan Viciedo, CHW

.............................................................27291. Franklin Gutierrez, SEA...................................................................10392. Oscar Taveras, STL....................................................................36593. Ryan Ludwick, CIN

......................................................................32894. Travis Snider, PIT....................................................................25495. Gerardo Parra, ARI.....................................................................32596. Drew Stubbs, CLE..................................................................323.597. Chris Young, OAK

....................................................................315.598. Rajai Davis, TOR........................................................................30799. Seth Smith, OAK

..............................................................358.5100. Delmon Young, PHI

Al Melchior..........................................................................6121. Ryan Braun, MIL...........................................................................6072. Mike Trout, LAA..........................................................................5593. Matt Kemp, LAD

...........................................................536.54. Andrew McCutchen, PIT......................................................................5115. Jose Bautista, TOR

................................................................5236. Giancarlo Stanton, MIA.................................................................5187. Carlos Gonzalez, COL

..................................................................521.58. Josh Hamilton, LAA........................................................................5119. Justin Upton, ATL

................................................................510.510. Bryce Harper, WAS.....................................................................515.511. Alex Gordon, KC

...........................................................................49712. Jay Bruce, CIN.....................................................................51113. Matt Holliday, STL....................................................................49814. Nick Markakis, BAL

.............................................................496.515. Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS...............................................................494.516. Melky Cabrera, TOR

.........................................................................48917. Allen Craig, STL......................................................................48918. Adam Jones, BAL

.............................................................48619. Yoenis Cespedes, OAK..............................................................480.520. Jason Heyward, ATL

..........................................................................49021. Ben Zobrist, TB................................................................48322. Shane Victorino, BOS

..................................................................46723. Shin-Soo Choo, CIN.........................................................................46524. Alex Rios, CHW

................................................................455.525. Michael Bourn, CLE..........................................................460.526. Desmond Jennings, TB

.................................................................462.527. Josh Reddick, OAK

....................................................................44128. Carl Crawford, LAD...................................................................461.529. Martin Prado, ARI.....................................................................44830. Ichiro Suzuki, NYY.................................................................447.531. Norichika Aoki, MIL

.....................................................................442.532. Angel Pagan, SF......................................................................429.533. B.J. Upton, ATL

.........................................................434.534. Alejandro De Aza, CHW..............................................................429.535. Austin Jackson, DET

.........................................................405.536. Curtis Granderson, NYY...................................................................427.537. Hunter Pence, SF.....................................................................42638. Nick Swisher, CLE.....................................................................42539. Mark Trumbo, LAA

.............................................................425.540. Josh Willingham, MIN................................................................423.541. Carlos Beltran, STL...............................................................384.542. Michael Morse, SEA

.....................................................................378.543. Chris Davis, BAL...................................................................412.544. Andre Ethier, LAD

...................................................................42245. Denard Span, WAS......................................................................42246. Nelson Cruz, TEX

........................................................................42047. Ben Revere, PHI...................................................................41648. Dexter Fowler, COL...................................................................40149. Jayson Werth, WAS

..............................................................41250. Michael Cuddyer, COL......................................................................41151. Lorenzo Cain, KC....................................................................38752. Carlos Gomez, MIL

......................................................................35253. Lucas Duda, NYM....................................................................386.554. Jason Kubel, ARI

.........................................................................32655. Corey Hart, MIL....................................................................402.556. Torii Hunter, DET.......................................................................35957. Adam Eaton, ARI

.............................................................39658. Michael Saunders, SEA..................................................................38859. Colby Rasmus, TOR

...............................................................37360. Michael Brantley, CLE.................................................................38461. Domonic Brown, PHI

.................................................................384.562. Brett Gardner, NYY........................................................................38363. Juan Pierre, MIA

..............................................................................38264. Jon Jay, STL............................................................................38165. Wil Myers, TB

....................................................................36566. Ryan Ludwick, CIN..............................................................373.567. Dayan Viciedo, CHW

.................................................................363.568. Carlos Quentin, SD

.................................................................369.569. Peter Bourjos, LAA...................................................................17670. Collin Cowgill, NYM

....................................................................365.571. Coco Crisp, OAK.............................................................378.572. Cameron Maybin, SD................................................................36073. Alfonso Soriano, CHC

...................................................................36174. Leonys Martin, TEX.....................................................................35775. Jeff Francoeur, KC.....................................................................35476. Starling Marte, PIT......................................................................35677. Raul Ibanez, SEA....................................................................35278. David Murphy, TEX

................................................................35179. Emilio Bonifacio, TOR..................................................................34680. Brandon Moss, OAK

...........................................................................34481. Matt Joyce, TB......................................................................328.582. Cody Ross, ARI

......................................................................32883. Travis Snider, PIT.................................................................32484. Justin Ruggiano, MIA..............................................................324.585. David DeJesus, CHC

....................................................................32586. Vernon Wells, NYY..................................................................323.587. Chris Young, OAK

....................................................................315.588. Rajai Davis, TOR.....................................................................302.589. Andy Dirks, DET........................................................................30790. Seth Smith, OAK

.....................................................................29691. Garrett Jones, PIT.................................................................272.592. Nate McLouth, BAL

........................................................................13993. Eric Young, COL...............................................................30094. Nate Schierholtz, CHC

.....................................................................294.595. Will Venable, SD..................................................................329.596. Ryan Doumit, MIN

.................................................................29297. Justin Maxwell, HOU....................................................................294.598. Aaron Hicks, MIN

...................................................................28699. Jonny Gomes, BOS................................................................136100. Jackie Bradley, BOS

Nando Di Fino..........................................................................6121. Ryan Braun, MIL...........................................................................6072. Mike Trout, LAA..........................................................................5593. Matt Kemp, LAD

...........................................................536.54. Andrew McCutchen, PIT..................................................................521.55. Josh Hamilton, LAA

.................................................................5186. Carlos Gonzalez, COL.............................................................................4977. Jay Bruce, CIN

...............................................................496.58. Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS................................................................480.59. Jason Heyward, ATL................................................................510.510. Bryce Harper, WAS..................................................................46711. Shin-Soo Choo, CIN

..............................................................52312. Giancarlo Stanton, MIA.............................................................48613. Yoenis Cespedes, OAK

......................................................................51114. Justin Upton, ATL.....................................................................51115. Matt Holliday, STL....................................................................51116. Jose Bautista, TOR

......................................................................48917. Adam Jones, BAL.........................................................................48918. Allen Craig, STL..........................................................................49019. Ben Zobrist, TB.....................................................................515.520. Alex Gordon, KC

.....................................................................42521. Mark Trumbo, LAA.....................................................................378.522. Chris Davis, BAL

..........................................................460.523. Desmond Jennings, TB......................................................................429.524. B.J. Upton, ATL

..............................................................429.525. Austin Jackson, DET................................................................455.526. Michael Bourn, CLE....................................................................44127. Carl Crawford, LAD

.........................................................................46528. Alex Rios, CHW...................................................................461.529. Martin Prado, ARI

...................................................................41630. Dexter Fowler, COL....................................................................49831. Nick Markakis, BAL

................................................................48332. Shane Victorino, BOS................................................................423.533. Carlos Beltran, STL

.............................................................425.534. Josh Willingham, MIN.....................................................................42635. Nick Swisher, CLE

....................................................................386.536. Jason Kubel, ARI.....................................................................35437. Starling Marte, PIT...................................................................42238. Denard Span, WAS

...................................................................427.539. Hunter Pence, SF....................................................................38740. Carlos Gomez, MIL.....................................................................44841. Ichiro Suzuki, NYY...................................................................40142. Jayson Werth, WAS.................................................................384.543. Brett Gardner, NYY.................................................................363.544. Carlos Quentin, SD

..............................................................373.545. Dayan Viciedo, CHW

.................................................................38446. Domonic Brown, PHI.................................................................447.547. Norichika Aoki, MIL

.........................................................405.548. Curtis Granderson, NYY....................................................................35249. David Murphy, TEX...............................................................384.550. Michael Morse, SEA

......................................................................41151. Lorenzo Cain, KC......................................................................328.552. Cody Ross, ARI

.................................................................32453. Justin Ruggiano, MIA...................................................................412.554. Andre Ethier, LAD

..............................................................41255. Michael Cuddyer, COL........................................................................42056. Ben Revere, PHI......................................................................42257. Nelson Cruz, TEX.................................................................462.558. Josh Reddick, OAK

....................................................................365.559. Coco Crisp, OAK.........................................................434.560. Alejandro De Aza, CHW

....................................................................402.561. Torii Hunter, DET................................................................35162. Emilio Bonifacio, TOR

..............................................................................38263. Jon Jay, STL.....................................................................32564. Drew Stubbs, CLE

..................................................................38865. Colby Rasmus, TOR..................................................................329.566. Ryan Doumit, MIN

................................................................36067. Alfonso Soriano, CHC.....................................................................442.568. Angel Pagan, SF

............................................................................38169. Wil Myers, TB.................................................................369.570. Peter Bourjos, LAA..................................................................34671. Brandon Moss, OAK

.....................................................................35772. Jeff Francoeur, KC......................................................................35273. Lucas Duda, NYM

...............................................................30074. Nate Schierholtz, CHC..................................................................315.575. Chris Carter, HOU...................................................................36176. Leonys Martin, TEX....................................................................32577. Vernon Wells, NYY...............................................................347.578. Matt Carpenter, STL

.....................................................................29679. Garrett Jones, PIT..........................................................................7080. Evan Gattis, ATL........................................................................38381. Juan Pierre, MIA

...........................................................................34482. Matt Joyce, TB.......................................................................35983. Adam Eaton, ARI..................................................................323.584. Chris Young, OAK

...............................................................494.585. Melky Cabrera, TOR...............................................................37386. Michael Brantley, CLE

.........................................................................32687. Corey Hart, MIL.................................................................40088. Logan Morrison, MIA

................................................................358.589. Delmon Young, PHI.............................................................378.590. Cameron Maybin, SD

.............................................................39691. Michael Saunders, SEA....................................................................294.592. Aaron Hicks, MIN.......................................................................9993. Craig Gentry, TEX

.................................................................34094. Chris Parmelee, MIN.....................................................................302.595. Andy Dirks, DET......................................................................32896. Travis Snider, PIT

...................................................................17697. Collin Cowgill, NYM....................................................................25498. Gerardo Parra, ARI

......................................................................23599. Tyler Colvin, COL...............................................................272.5100. Nate McLouth, BAL



Designated HitterScott White

.....................................................................583.51. Albert Pujols, LAA.......................................................................5162. Evan Longoria, TB

............................................................5143. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR.......................................................................4934. Adrian Beltre, TEX

...........................................................................4235. Joe Mauer, MIN...................................................................4526. Carlos Santana, CLE

.............................................................................4837. Billy Butler, KC...............................................................4868. Yoenis Cespedes, OAK

.......................................................................378.59. Chris Davis, BAL....................................................................441.510. David Ortiz, BOS.....................................................................42511. Mark Trumbo, LAA

.............................................................425.512. Josh Willingham, MIN

Al Melchior.....................................................................583.51. Albert Pujols, LAA.......................................................................5162. Evan Longoria, TB

............................................................5143. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR...............................................................4864. Yoenis Cespedes, OAK

.......................................................................4935. Adrian Beltre, TEX......................................................................441.56. David Ortiz, BOS

...................................................................4527. Carlos Santana, CLE.............................................................................4838. Billy Butler, KC

.................................................................460.59. Victor Martinez, DET.....................................................................42510. Mark Trumbo, LAA

.............................................................425.511. Josh Willingham, MIN..................................................................42812. Justin Morneau, MIN

Nando Di Fino.....................................................................583.51. Albert Pujols, LAA.......................................................................5162. Evan Longoria, TB.......................................................................4933. Adrian Beltre, TEX

............................................................5144. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR...............................................................4865. Yoenis Cespedes, OAK

.............................................................................4836. Billy Butler, KC...................................................................4527. Carlos Santana, CLE

......................................................................441.58. David Ortiz, BOS.................................................................460.59. Victor Martinez, DET.....................................................................42510. Mark Trumbo, LAA

.........................................................................42311. Joe Mauer, MIN.............................................................425.512. Josh Willingham, MIN



Starting PitcherScott White

...............................................................677.51. Justin Verlander, DET.................................................................6812. Clayton Kershaw, LAD..............................................................597.53. Felix Hernandez, SEA

.........................................................................637.54. David Price, TB........................................................................6125. Cole Hamels, PHI

.............................................................5826. Stephen Strasburg, WAS...........................................................549.57. Madison Bumgarner, SF

...............................................................................5788. Matt Cain, SF.............................................................................606.59. Cliff Lee, PHI

........................................................................52410. Yu Darvish, TEX...........................................................565.511. Adam Wainwright, STL

.....................................................................62512. CC Sabathia, NYY........................................................................54313. Chris Sale, CHW

........................................................................515.514. Mat Latos, CIN................................................................522.515. Max Scherzer, DET

......................................................................57616. R.A. Dickey, TOR................................................................535.517. Gio Gonzalez, WAS

.......................................................................48418. Kris Medlen, ATL....................................................................57019. James Shields, KC.....................................................................36920. Matt Harvey, NYM

.......................................................................433.521. Matt Moore, TB.....................................................................421.522. Jon Lester, BOS

.................................................................54823. Yovani Gallardo, MIL.......................................................46624. Jordan Zimmermann, WAS

....................................................................58325. Jered Weaver, LAA

.................................................................590.526. Zack Greinke, LAD

.................................................................538.527. Johnny Cueto, CIN.............................................................481.528. Jeff Samardzija, CHC

..................................................................45229. Clay Buchholz, BOS...................................................................525.530. Jake Peavy, CHW

.....................................................................430.531. Lance Lynn, STL...................................................................49432. Josh Johnson, TOR

.......................................................................52933. Ian Kennedy, ARI............................................................447.534. Brandon Morrow, TOR

........................................................................49935. C.J. Wilson, LAA....................................................................473.536. Doug Fister, DET

..............................................................438.537. Anibal Sanchez, DET..............................................................42338. Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA

.........................................................................43939. Mike Minor, ATL....................................................................47840. Hiroki Kuroda, NYY....................................................................39841. Hyun-Jin Ryu, LAD

........................................................................43542. A.J. Burnett, PIT....................................................................41543. Alexi Ogando, TEX

.....................................................................445.544. Wade Miley, ARI...................................................................388.545. Tim Lincecum, SF

.................................................................42746. Brett Anderson, OAK............................................................................41647. Alex Cobb, TB

.......................................................................44848. Tim Hudson, ATL..................................................................460.549. Homer Bailey, CIN

.............................................................456.550. Jonathon Niese, NYM.........................................................................42451. Kyle Lohse, MIL

..................................................................388.552. Ervin Santana, KC....................................................................33153. Patrick Corbin, ARI

......................................................................39854. Phil Hughes, NYY................................................................430.555. Marco Estrada, MIL

....................................................................473.556. Dan Haren, WAS.............................................................431.557. Ryan Dempster, BOS

..................................................................433.558. Paul Maholm, ATL......................................................................43159. Trevor Cahill, ARI.....................................................................43160. Jaime Garcia, STL................................................................395.561. Derek Holland, TEX.....................................................................?62. Jose Fernandez, MIA

.....................................................................43963. Andy Pettitte, NYY.......................................................................39464. Matt Garza, CHC........................................................................41865. A.J. Griffin, OAK

...............................................................42366. Wandy Rodriguez, PIT...............................................................445.567. Tommy Milone, OAK

..................................................................329.568. Kyle Kendrick, PHI

.....................................................................34969. Travis Wood, CHC..............................................................341.570. Jose Quintana, CHW...............................................................37771. Justin Masterson, CLE

.....................................................................38472. Josh Beckett, LAD.............................................................19373. Carlos Villanueva, CHC

..................................................................43474. Ryan Vogelsong, SF.................................................................33875. Andrew Cashner, SD...............................................................41576. Jeremy Hellickson, TB................................................................44877. Shaun Marcum, NYM

....................................................................16278. Julio Teheran, ATL.....................................................................345.579. Dan Straily, OAK

...................................................................35580. Jeremy Guthrie, KC

................................................................414.581. Jarrod Parker, OAK.....................................................................12182. Kevin Slowey, MIA....................................................................45383. Wei-Yin Chen, BAL...............................................................359.584. Ross Detwiler, WAS.................................................................30785. Jhoulys Chacin, COL

.................................................................408.586. Jason Vargas, LAA........................................................................37187. Wade Davis, KC

....................................................................43788. Mark Buehrle, TOR..................................................................531.589. Roy Halladay, PHI

..............................................................374.590. Tommy Hanson, LAA

.................................................................39691. Edwin Jackson, CHC...................................................................39692. Bartolo Colon, OAK

.....................................................................37293. Chris Tillman, BAL...............................................................405.594. Jason Hammel, BAL

.....................................................................32795. John Lackey, BOS...............................................................35296. Miguel Gonzalez, BAL

.............................................................40897. Brandon McCarthy, ARI....................................................................42798. Matt Harrison, TEX

............................................................................36999. Ted Lilly, LAD................................................................417100. Bronson Arroyo, CIN

Al Melchior.................................................................6811. Clayton Kershaw, LAD...............................................................677.52. Justin Verlander, DET

.........................................................................637.53. David Price, TB..............................................................597.54. Felix Hernandez, SEA

........................................................................6125. Cole Hamels, PHI.............................................................5826. Stephen Strasburg, WAS

.............................................................565.57. Adam Wainwright, STL...........................................................549.58. Madison Bumgarner, SF

.............................................................................606.59. Cliff Lee, PHI........................................................................52410. Yu Darvish, TEX

.............................................................................57811. Matt Cain, SF....................................................................57012. James Shields, KC

......................................................................57613. R.A. Dickey, TOR........................................................................54314. Chris Sale, CHW

........................................................................515.515. Mat Latos, CIN.....................................................................62516. CC Sabathia, NYY...................................................................525.517. Jake Peavy, CHW

................................................................522.518. Max Scherzer, DET

................................................................535.519. Gio Gonzalez, WAS.................................................................538.520. Johnny Cueto, CIN

.................................................................54821. Yovani Gallardo, MIL....................................................................58322. Jered Weaver, LAA

.......................................................................52923. Ian Kennedy, ARI

.......................................................................48424. Kris Medlen, ATL.............................................................481.525. Jeff Samardzija, CHC

.................................................................590.526. Zack Greinke, LAD...................................................................49427. Josh Johnson, TOR....................................................................47828. Hiroki Kuroda, NYY

....................................................................473.529. Doug Fister, DET.......................................................46630. Jordan Zimmermann, WAS

............................................................447.531. Brandon Morrow, TOR.......................................................................433.532. Matt Moore, TB

.....................................................................36933. Matt Harvey, NYM..............................................................438.534. Anibal Sanchez, DET

....................................................................39835. Hyun-Jin Ryu, LAD...................................................................342.536. Shelby Miller, STL

.............................................................456.537. Jonathon Niese, NYM..................................................................45238. Clay Buchholz, BOS

..................................................................460.539. Homer Bailey, CIN........................................................................49940. C.J. Wilson, LAA.....................................................................421.541. Jon Lester, BOS........................................................................43542. A.J. Burnett, PIT.......................................................................39443. Matt Garza, CHC

.........................................................................43944. Mike Minor, ATL......................................................................39845. Phil Hughes, NYY

.........................................................................42446. Kyle Lohse, MIL.....................................................................445.547. Wade Miley, ARI

...............................................................445.548. Tommy Milone, OAK.....................................................................43949. Andy Pettitte, NYY

..............................................................42350. Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA.....................................................................430.551. Lance Lynn, STL

.............................................................431.552. Ryan Dempster, BOS....................................................................41553. Alexi Ogando, TEX................................................................430.554. Marco Estrada, MIL

........................................................................41855. A.J. Griffin, OAK.................................................................42756. Brett Anderson, OAK................................................................44857. Shaun Marcum, NYM

..................................................................43458. Ryan Vogelsong, SF.....................................................................43159. Jaime Garcia, STL..................................................................433.560. Paul Maholm, ATL......................................................................43161. Trevor Cahill, ARI....................................................................473.562. Dan Haren, WAS........................................................................39563. Dillon Gee, NYM

....................................................................45364. Wei-Yin Chen, BAL...............................................................405.565. Jason Hammel, BAL

............................................................................41666. Alex Cobb, TB...............................................................42367. Wandy Rodriguez, PIT.............................................................40868. Brandon McCarthy, ARI

.......................................................................44869. Tim Hudson, ATL....................................................................33170. Patrick Corbin, ARI

........................................................................37171. Wade Davis, KC................................................................395.572. Derek Holland, TEX

...............................................................41573. Jeremy Hellickson, TB.................................................................408.574. Jason Vargas, LAA................................................................414.575. Jarrod Parker, OAK

.....................................................................34976. Travis Wood, CHC

.....................................................................38477. Josh Beckett, LAD

..................................................................531.578. Roy Halladay, PHI....................................................................41179. Vance Worley, MIN

...................................................................388.580. Tim Lincecum, SF....................................................................43781. Mark Buehrle, TOR

...............................................................39782. James McDonald, PIT

...............................................................37783. Justin Masterson, CLE.....................................................................?84. Jose Fernandez, MIA..................................................................41785. Bronson Arroyo, CIN...................................................................39686. Bartolo Colon, OAK.................................................................39687. Edwin Jackson, CHC

.........................................................................37488. Ivan Nova, NYY...............................................................359.589. Ross Detwiler, WAS.................................................................30790. Jhoulys Chacin, COL

................................................................396.591. Scott Diamond, MIN..................................................................388.592. Ervin Santana, KC

.................................................................33893. Andrew Cashner, SD.....................................................................345.594. Dan Straily, OAK........................................................................36195. Bud Norris, HOU

...............................................................35296. Miguel Gonzalez, BAL....................................................................16297. Julio Teheran, ATL

..............................................................341.598. Jose Quintana, CHW........................................................................?99. Nick Tepesch, TEX

............................................................374.5100. Tommy Hanson, LAA

Nando Di Fino...............................................................677.51. Justin Verlander, DET

.............................................................5822. Stephen Strasburg, WAS.........................................................................637.53. David Price, TB

.................................................................6814. Clayton Kershaw, LAD

..............................................................597.55. Felix Hernandez, SEA..................................................................522.56. Max Scherzer, DET

..........................................................................515.57. Mat Latos, CIN......................................................................5838. Jered Weaver, LAA

...............................................................................5789. Matt Cain, SF...........................................................................606.510. Cliff Lee, PHI

......................................................................57611. R.A. Dickey, TOR.....................................................................62512. CC Sabathia, NYY......................................................................61213. Cole Hamels, PHI.................................................................590.514. Zack Greinke, LAD

.....................................................................421.515. Jon Lester, BOS

........................................................................52416. Yu Darvish, TEX.................................................................54817. Yovani Gallardo, MIL

...........................................................565.518. Adam Wainwright, STL.........................................................549.519. Madison Bumgarner, SF

.......................................................................433.520. Matt Moore, TB................................................................535.521. Gio Gonzalez, WAS

........................................................................54322. Chris Sale, CHW.............................................................481.523. Jeff Samardzija, CHC

.....................................................................36924. Matt Harvey, NYM.................................................................538.525. Johnny Cueto, CIN

.....................................................................430.526. Lance Lynn, STL

........................................................................49927. C.J. Wilson, LAA.......................................................46628. Jordan Zimmermann, WAS

...................................................................49429. Josh Johnson, TOR....................................................................57030. James Shields, KC

.......................................................................52931. Ian Kennedy, ARI

.......................................................................48432. Kris Medlen, ATL............................................................447.533. Brandon Morrow, TOR

....................................................................473.534. Doug Fister, DET.....................................................................38435. Josh Beckett, LAD...................................................................525.536. Jake Peavy, CHW

........................................................................41837. A.J. Griffin, OAK..............................................................438.538. Anibal Sanchez, DET

..............................................................42339. Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA...................................................................388.540. Tim Lincecum, SF

.................................................................42741. Brett Anderson, OAK....................................................................45342. Wei-Yin Chen, BAL

......................................................................43143. Trevor Cahill, ARI..................................................................460.544. Homer Bailey, CIN....................................................................47845. Hiroki Kuroda, NYY..................................................................45246. Clay Buchholz, BOS

...............................................................41547. Jeremy Hellickson, TB....................................................................473.548. Dan Haren, WAS

..............................................................374.549. Tommy Hanson, LAA

.................................................................33850. Andrew Cashner, SD.........................................................................43951. Mike Minor, ATL

................................................................44852. Shaun Marcum, NYM.....................................................................345.553. Dan Straily, OAK

.............................................................431.554. Ryan Dempster, BOS..................................................................43455. Ryan Vogelsong, SF

.........................................................................42456. Kyle Lohse, MIL.....................................................................32457. Trevor Bauer, CLE..................................................................531.558. Roy Halladay, PHI

.......................................................................39459. Matt Garza, CHC....................................................................41160. Vance Worley, MIN

........................................................................43561. A.J. Burnett, PIT

.....................................................................445.562. Wade Miley, ARI.............................................................456.563. Jonathon Niese, NYM

...............................................................359.564. Ross Detwiler, WAS............................................................................41665. Alex Cobb, TB

....................................................................39866. Hyun-Jin Ryu, LAD.............................................................40867. Brandon McCarthy, ARI

...............................................................42368. Wandy Rodriguez, PIT......................................................................33969. Drew Smyly, DET

..............................................................341.570. Jose Quintana, CHW................................................................430.571. Marco Estrada, MIL..................................................................41772. Bronson Arroyo, CIN

.......................................................................44873. Tim Hudson, ATL....................................................................43774. Mark Buehrle, TOR

.................................................................39675. Edwin Jackson, CHC................................................................31376. Francisco Liriano, PIT...............................................................39777. James McDonald, PIT

...................................................................329.578. Erik Bedard, HOU...............................................................37779. Justin Masterson, CLE

........................................................................39580. Dillon Gee, NYM................................................................414.581. Jarrod Parker, OAK

.....................................................................368.582. Mike Leake, CIN....................................................................23883. David Phelps, NYY

..........................................................................31084. Mike Fiers, MIL....................................................................42785. Matt Harrison, TEX.....................................................................43986. Andy Pettitte, NYY

...............................................................445.587. Tommy Milone, OAK....................................................................16288. Julio Teheran, ATL

......................................................................39889. Phil Hughes, NYY...............................................................405.590. Jason Hammel, BAL

..................................................................340.591. Jacob Turner, MIA

.....................................................................32692. Rick Porcello, DET

.....................................................................43193. Jaime Garcia, STL....................................................................336.594. Jeff Niemann, TB

....................................................................6495. Dylan Axelrod, CHW...................................................................215.596. Tyler Skaggs, ARI.......................................................................23097. Jake Arrieta, BAL

.............................................................428.598. Chad Billingsley, LAD..................................................................426.599. Gavin Floyd, CHW................................................................433.5100. Paul Maholm, ATL



Starting Pitcher (continued)Scott White

....................................................................339101. Drew Smyly, DET......................................................................142102. Chris Archer, TB

...........................................................185.5103. Brandon Beachy, ATL.................................................................188.5104. Colby Lewis, TEX

..............................................................396.5105. Scott Diamond, MIN.............................................................397106. James McDonald, PIT

..................................................................411107. Vance Worley, MIN................................................................358108. Felix Doubront, BOS

...............................................................368.5109. Lucas Harrell, HOU................................................................104110. Danny Hultzen, SEA

...................................................................324111. Trevor Bauer, CLE..............................................................313112. Francisco Liriano, PIT

......................................................................395113. Dillon Gee, NYM.............................................................414.5114. Clayton Richard, SD

...................................................................368.5115. Mike Leake, CIN........................................................................333.5116. Barry Zito, SF

......................................................................336117. Wily Peralta, MIL..............................................................157.5118. Zack Wheeler, NYM

........................................................................310119. Mike Fiers, MIL..................................................................238120. David Phelps, NYY.....................................................................?121. Allen Webster, BOS

.......................................................................374122. Ivan Nova, NYY..............................................................334123. Ubaldo Jimenez, CLE

......................................................................361124. Bud Norris, HOU.....................................................................156125. Cory Luebke, SD

Al Melchior...................................................................387101. John Danks, CHW

.............................................................414.5102. Clayton Richard, SD...........................................................272.5103. Brandon Maurer, SEA

...................................................................368.5104. Mike Leake, CIN........................................................................310105. Mike Fiers, MIL

...............................................................368.5106. Lucas Harrell, HOU...................................................................324107. Trevor Bauer, CLE

.....................................................................230108. Jake Arrieta, BAL..................................................................427109. Matt Harrison, TEX................................................................340.5110. Jacob Turner, MIA..................................................................369111. Ricky Nolasco, MIA................................................................336112. Philip Humber, HOU

....................................................................342113. Scott Baker, CHC................................................................380114. Chris Capuano, LAD

.............................................................186115. Erasmo Ramirez, SEA.....................................................................230116. Zach Britton, BAL

...........................................................340.5117. Jake Westbrook, STL................................................................329.5118. Kyle Kendrick, PHI

.....................................................................343119. Joe Blanton, LAA...........................................................185.5120. Brandon Beachy, ATL

.................................................................355121. Jeremy Guthrie, KC...............................................................331122. Edinson Volquez, SD

..........................................................345123. Henderson Alvarez, MIA..............................................................334124. Ubaldo Jimenez, CLE..............................................................313125. Francisco Liriano, PIT

Nando Di Fino................................................................388.5101. Ervin Santana, KC.................................................................301102. Liam Hendriks, MIN...............................................................331103. Edinson Volquez, SD

..............................................................395.5104. Derek Holland, TEX................................................................358105. Felix Doubront, BOS

................................................................357.5106. Juan Nicasio, COL...............................................................408.5107. Jason Vargas, LAA

......................................................................361108. Bud Norris, HOU.............................................................352109. Miguel Gonzalez, BAL...........................................................208.5110. Drew Pomeranz, COL..............................................................334111. Ubaldo Jimenez, CLE

...................................................................372112. Chris Tillman, BAL

...................................................................327113. John Lackey, BOS...........................................................272.5114. Brandon Maurer, SEA

.....................................................................343115. Joe Blanton, LAA.................................................................299.5116. Nate Eovaldi, MIA

................................................................380117. Chris Capuano, LAD.................................................................396118. Bartolo Colon, OAK..............................................................257.5119. Ricky Romero, TOR

.............................................................186120. Erasmo Ramirez, SEA...................................................................387121. John Danks, CHW

.............................................................414.5122. Clayton Richard, SD

.............................................................282.5123. Brad Peacock, HOU....................................................................232124. Jeff Karstens, PIT

....................................................................154.5125. J.A. Happ, TOR



Relief PitcherScott White

.........................................................................4841. Kris Medlen, ATL...................................................................496.52. Craig Kimbrel, ATL

.................................................................4713. Aroldis Chapman, CIN...........................................................448.54. Jonathan Papelbon, PHI

................................................................4235. Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA...................................................................4016. Mariano Rivera, NYY

......................................................................396.57. Joe Nathan, TEX...................................................................4148. Rafael Soriano, WAS

......................................................................362.59. Sergio Romo, SF......................................................................40510. Jim Johnson, BAL

...............................................................42611. Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA...................................................................342.512. Shelby Miller, STL...................................................................12.513. Tony Cingrani, CIN....................................................................41514. Alexi Ogando, TEX

......................................................................361.515. Jason Grilli, PIT...............................................................43716. Fernando Rodney, TB

...............................................................348.517. Addison Reed, CHW......................................................................39218. Glen Perkins, MIN

..............................................................349.519. Casey Janssen, TOR......................................................................30020. Huston Street, SD....................................................................38121. Grant Balfour, OAK

....................................................................366.522. Chris Perez, CLE................................................................165.523. Edward Mujica, STL

....................................................................377.524. Greg Holland, KC..........................................................362.525. Rafael Betancourt, COL

...............................................................137.526. Andrew Bailey, BOS..................................................................76.527. Jim Henderson, MIL

...............................................................32228. Brandon League, LAD................................................................338.529. Jose Valverde, DET

.............................................................19330. Carlos Villanueva, CHC..................................................................329.531. Kyle Kendrick, PHI

.................................................................33832. Andrew Cashner, SD...........................................................242.533. Hector Santiago, CHW

.............................................................................34234. J.J. Putz, ARI.................................................................311.535. Ryan Madson, LAA....................................................................19036. Ernesto Frieri, LAA.....................................................................37437. Steve Cishek, MIA

........................................................................37138. Wade Davis, KC...............................................................263.539. Bobby Parnell, NYM...............................................................378.540. Joel Hanrahan, BOS

Al Melchior...................................................................496.51. Craig Kimbrel, ATL

.........................................................................4842. Kris Medlen, ATL.................................................................4713. Aroldis Chapman, CIN

...........................................................448.54. Jonathan Papelbon, PHI.................................................................4375. Fernando Rodney, TB

...............................................................................3426. J.J. Putz, ARI................................................................4237. Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA

......................................................................4158. Alexi Ogando, TEX.................................................................4269. Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA.................................................................41410. Rafael Soriano, WAS

....................................................................396.511. Joe Nathan, TEX......................................................................40512. Jim Johnson, BAL

.................................................................40113. Mariano Rivera, NYY....................................................................362.514. Sergio Romo, SF...................................................................342.515. Shelby Miller, STL...................................................................12.516. Tony Cingrani, CIN

....................................................................366.517. Chris Perez, CLE.................................................................311.518. Ryan Madson, LAA

......................................................................39219. Glen Perkins, MIN....................................................................377.520. Greg Holland, KC

....................................................................38121. Grant Balfour, OAK......................................................................30022. Huston Street, SD

...............................................................348.523. Addison Reed, CHW..............................................................349.524. Casey Janssen, TOR

......................................................................361.525. Jason Grilli, PIT.......................................................................37626. Brett Myers, CLE........................................................................37127. Wade Davis, KC

..........................................................362.528. Rafael Betancourt, COL.....................................................................37429. Steve Cishek, MIA....................................................................14.530. Justin Grimm, TEX

...............................................................263.531. Bobby Parnell, NYM................................................................165.532. Edward Mujica, STL

...............................................................32233. Brandon League, LAD...............................................................378.534. Joel Hanrahan, BOS.................................................................33835. Andrew Cashner, SD...............................................................170.536. Kyuji Fujikawa, CHC...............................................................137.537. Andrew Bailey, BOS

.....................................................................405.538. John Axford, MIL................................................................338.539. Jose Valverde, DET

........................................................................29440. Brian Wilson, SF

Nando Di Fino.........................................................................4841. Kris Medlen, ATL

.................................................................4712. Aroldis Chapman, CIN...................................................................496.53. Craig Kimbrel, ATL

...........................................................448.54. Jonathan Papelbon, PHI........................................................................3005. Huston Street, SD

...................................................................4016. Mariano Rivera, NYY......................................................................4157. Alexi Ogando, TEX

......................................................................377.58. Greg Holland, KC

......................................................................396.59. Joe Nathan, TEX....................................................................362.510. Sergio Romo, SF

......................................................................361.511. Jason Grilli, PIT..............................................................42312. Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA

...................................................................12.513. Tony Cingrani, CIN....................................................................366.514. Chris Perez, CLE

...............................................................42615. Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA......................................................................40516. Jim Johnson, BAL

.................................................................41417. Rafael Soriano, WAS.............................................................................34218. J.J. Putz, ARI

...............................................................43719. Fernando Rodney, TB......................................................................39220. Glen Perkins, MIN

..........................................................362.521. Rafael Betancourt, COL...................................................................342.522. Shelby Miller, STL

...............................................................32223. Brandon League, LAD...............................................................263.524. Bobby Parnell, NYM.................................................................33825. Andrew Cashner, SD

................................................................338.526. Jose Valverde, DET....................................................................23827. David Phelps, NYY....................................................................38128. Grant Balfour, OAK...............................................................378.529. Joel Hanrahan, BOS...............................................................348.530. Addison Reed, CHW

.....................................................................37431. Steve Cishek, MIA..............................................................349.532. Casey Janssen, TOR

........................................................................37133. Wade Davis, KC..................................................................32734. Carlos Marmol, CHC

.....................................................................405.535. John Axford, MIL................................................................165.536. Edward Mujica, STL

.......................................................................29037. Jose Veras, HOU....................................................................85.538. Kevin Gregg, CHC....................................................................19039. Ernesto Frieri, LAA.................................................................311.540. Ryan Madson, LAA



Multiposition-Eligible Players for Draft Day 2013We break down the 60 hitters and 28 pitchers who will be eligible at more than one position in a standard Fantasy Baseball league on CBSSports.com for 2013.For reference, we listed the games played by position in 2012.

The standard we use for hitters is at least 20 games at a position in the previous season. Each of these players has played 20-plus games at the positionsassigned to them. The first position listed will be his primary position for next season in our Fantasy Baseball leagues.

Multiposition-Eligible Players for Draft Day 2013Player Pos1 Pos2 Pos3 C 1B 2B 3B SS OFAlexi Amarista, SD 2B OF 0 0 52 1 12 42Joaquin Arias, SF 3B SS 0 0 4 74 50 0Jeff Baker, TEX OF 1B 0 20 9 4 0 31Mike Carp, BOS OF 1B 0 23 0 0 0 24Matt Carpenter, STL 1B 3B OF 0 44 5 33 0 22Jamey Carroll, MIN 2B 3B SS 0 0 66 44 37 0Ronny Cedeno, HOU 2B SS 0 0 28 3 27 0Tyler Colvin, COL OF 1B 0 31 0 0 0 107Allen Craig, STL 1B OF 0 91 0 0 0 31Luis Cruz, LAD 3B SS 0 0 2 51 24 0Michael Cuddyer, COL OF 1B 0 26 0 0 0 74Chris Davis, BAL OF 1B 0 38 0 0 0 41Daniel Descalso, STL 2B SS 3B 0 5 96 22 26 0Greg Dobbs, MIA OF 3B 0 18 0 36 0 37Ryan Doumit, MIN C OF 59 1 0 0 0 22Danny Espinosa, WAS 2B SS 0 0 126 0 36 0Ryan Flaherty, BAL 2B OF 0 3 28 17 1 24Todd Frazier, CIN 3B 1B 0 39 0 73 0 8Tyler Greene, CHW 2B SS 0 0 59 0 43 3Jerry Hairston, LAD 3B 2B 0 1 30 32 2 18Josh Harrison, PIT 2B SS 0 0 28 14 25 13Corey Hart, MIL 1B OF 0 103 0 0 0 53Elian Herrera, LAD OF 3B 0 0 13 20 2 38Orlando Hudson, CHW 2B 3B 0 0 44 29 0 0Maicer Izturis, TOR 3B 2B SS 0 0 29 30 26 0Garrett Jones, PIT 1B OF 0 72 0 0 0 66Jeff Keppinger, CHW 3B 2B 1B 0 27 27 50 0 0Bryan LaHair, CHC 1B OF 0 58 0 0 0 36Brent Lillibridge, CHC OF 1B SS 0 23 6 18 21 35Stephen Lombardozzi, WAS 2B OF 0 0 51 13 1 41Joe Mauer, MIN C 1B 74 30 0 0 0 0John Mayberry, PHI OF 1B 0 27 0 0 0 131Casey McGehee, NYY 1B 3B 0 85 1 21 0 0Logan Morrison, MIA OF 1B 0 21 0 0 0 59Brandon Moss, OAK 1B OF 0 55 0 0 0 24Mike Napoli, BOS C 1B 72 28 0 0 0 0Chris Nelson, NYY 3B 2B 0 0 21 92 1 0Jordan Pacheco, COL 3B 1B 5 43 0 82 0 0Cliff Pennington, ARI SS 2B 0 0 32 0 93 0Buster Posey, SF C 1B 114 29 0 0 0 0Martin Prado, ARI OF 3B 0 4 10 25 13 119Nick Punto, LAD 3B 2B 0 5 26 31 6 0Omar Quintanilla, NYM 2B SS 0 0 34 0 30 0Ryan Raburn, CLE OF 2B 0 0 32 0 0 52Hanley Ramirez, LAD 3B SS 0 0 0 98 57 0Cody Ransom, CHC SS 3B 0 1 6 35 48 0Juan Rivera, NYY 1B OF 0 54 0 0 0 47Ryan Roberts, TB 3B 2B 0 0 54 78 0 1Sean Rodriguez, TB 3B SS 2B 0 0 37 49 47 0Carlos Santana, CLE C 1B 100 21 0 0 0 1Ramon Santiago, DET 2B SS 0 0 71 6 20 0Skip Schumaker, LAD 2B OF 0 0 61 0 0 26Marco Scutaro, SF 2B SS 0 0 118 15 27 0Nick Swisher, CLE OF 1B 0 41 0 0 0 109Mark Trumbo, LAA OF 1B 0 21 0 8 0 101Wilson Valdez, MIA SS 2B 0 0 22 14 33 5Ty Wigginton, STL 1B 3B 0 71 0 22 0 7Kevin Youkilis, NYY 3B 1B 0 26 0 111 0 0Michael Young, PHI 1B 3B 0 41 16 25 4 0Ben Zobrist, TB OF 2B SS 0 0 58 0 47 71



For pitchers, dual eligibility at relief pitcher and starting pitcher is determined by at least five starts and 10 relief appearances last season.

Dual-Eligible Pitchers Draft Day 2013Player Pos1 Pos2 Games Started Relief AppearancesFernando Abad, WAS RP SP 6 31Miguel Batista, COL RP SP 5 30Travis Blackley, HOU SP RP 15 13Andrew Cashner, SD RP SP 5 28Brett Cecil, TOR RP SP 9 12Josh Collmenter, ARI RP SP 11 17Brian Duensing, MIN RP SP 11 44Freddy Garcia, BAL SP RP 17 13Jeremy Hefner, NYM SP RP 13 13Philip Humber, HOU SP RP 16 10Tommy Hunter, BAL SP RP 20 13Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA SP RP 16 14Kyle Kendrick, PHI SP RP 25 12Wade LeBlanc, MIA RP SP 9 16Brad Lincoln, TOR RP SP 5 47Derek Lowe, TEX SP RP 21 17Brian Matusz, BAL RP SP 16 18Vin Mazzaro, PIT RP SP 6 12Kris Medlen, ATL RP SP 12 38Franklin Morales, BOS RP SP 9 28Josh Outman, COL RP SP 7 20David Phelps, NYY RP SP 11 22Garrett Richards, LAA RP SP 9 21Anthony Swarzak, MIN RP SP 5 39Everett Teaford, KC RP SP 5 13Carlos Villanueva, CHC RP SP 16 22Jerome Williams, LAA RP SP 15 17Carlos Zambrano, MIA SP RP 20 15



Primary Position Changes for 2013A total of 207 players will have new primary positions for 2013 on CBSSports.com. We list the 119 hitters and 88 pitchers below with their old and new positionsfor next spring.

Hitters with new 2013 primary positions on CBSSports.comPlayer Old Primary POS New Primary POSTony Abreu, SF 3B 2BYonder Alonso, SD OF 1BLars Anderson, CHW 1B OFJoaquin Arias, SF 2B 3BMike Aviles, CLE 3B SSJeff Baker, TEX 1B OFBrandon Belt, SF OF 1BLance Berkman, TEX OF 1BYuniesky Betancourt, MIL SS 2BEmilio Bonifacio, TOR SS OFBilly Butler, KC DH 1BMiguel Cabrera, DET 1B 3BMiguel Cairo, CIN 3B 1BRuss Canzler, BAL 3B OFAdrian Cardenas, CHC SS 2BMike Carp, BOS 1B OFMatt Carpenter, STL 3B 1BRonny Cedeno, HOU SS 2BPedro Ciriaco, BOS SS 3BBrooks Conrad, TB 2B 3BMike Costanzo, WAS 3B 1BAllen Craig, STL OF 1BLuis Cruz, LAD SS 3BCharlie Culberson, COL SS 2BJohnny Damon, CLE DH OFJames Darnell, SD 3B OFChris Davis, BAL 1B OFMark DeRosa, TOR 3B OFBlake DeWitt, ATL OF 2BDaniel Descalso, STL 3B 2BGreg Dobbs, MIA 3B OFJason Donald, CIN 2B 3BJosh Donaldson, OAK C 3BMatt Downs, MIA 2B 1BJacob Elmore, HOU 2B SSEdwin Encarnacion, TOR 3B 1BEduardo Escobar, MIN SS 3BTommy Field, LAA SS 2BChone Figgins, MIA 3B OFMike Fontenot, TB SS 2BLogan Forsythe, SD 3B 2BEric Fryer, MIN C OFFreddy Galvis, PHI SS 2BMat Gamel, MIL 3B 1BYan Gomes, CLE C 1BAlberto Gonzalez, CHC 2B SSNick Green, MIA 2B 3BTaylor Green, MIL 2B 1BJesus Guzman, SD 1B OFBill Hall, LAA 2B OFWillie Harris, CIN OF 2BJosh Harrison, PIT 3B 2BCorey Hart, MIL OF 1BAdeiny Hechavarria, MIA SS 3BLuis Hernandez, CLE 2B SSJonathan Herrera, COL 2B SSBrandon Hicks, NYM 3B SSSteve Hill, STL C 1BEric Hinske, ARI OF 1BBrock Holt, BOS SS 2B

Player Old Primary POS New Primary POSLuke Hughes, OAK 2B 3BMaicer Izturis, TOR 2B 3BRyan Jackson, STL SS 2BGarrett Jones, PIT OF 1BAdam Kennedy, LAD 1B 3BJeff Keppinger, CHW 2B 3BPete Kozma, STL 2B SSCarlos Lee, MIA OF 1BHector Luna, PHI 3B 1BZach Lutz, NYM 3B 1BManny Machado, BAL SS 3BMichael Martinez, PHI 3B 2BEdwin Maysonet, CHC 2B SSMike McCoy, TOR SS OFScott Moore, OAK 2B 3BTyler Moore, WAS 1B OFMichael Morse, SEA 1B OFBrandon Moss, OAK OF 1BDaniel Murphy, NYM 1B 2BDonnie Murphy, MIL SS 3BXavier Nady, KC 1B OFYamaico Navarro, BAL 3B OFKris Negron, CIN SS OFChris Nelson, NYY 2B 3BTsuyoshi Nishioka, MIN SS 2BRay Olmedo, MIN SS 3BMike Olt, TEX 3B 1BJordan Pacheco, COL 1B 3BJimmy Paredes, HOU 3B OFAndy Parrino, OAK 3B SSSteve Pearce, BAL 1B OFRamiro Pena, ATL 3B SSTrevor Plouffe, MIN SS 3BJurickson Profar, TEX SS 2BNick Punto, LAD 2B 3BHanley Ramirez, LAD SS 3BMark Reynolds, CLE 3B 1BJuan Rivera, NYY OF 1BSean Rodriguez, TB SS 3BAdam Rosales, OAK SS 2BDarin Ruf, PHI 1B OFLuke Scott, TB OF 1BMarco Scutaro, SF SS 2BNate Spears, CLE 2B OFDrew Sutton, BOS SS OFRuben Tejada, NYM 2B SSRyan Theriot, SF SS 2BSteve Tolleson, CHW SS 3BChad Tracy, WAS 3B 1BMark Trumbo, LAA 1B OFLuis Valbuena, CHC 2B 3BJordany Valdespin, NYM 2B OFWilson Valdez, MIA 2B SSGil Velazquez, NYY 2B 3BTy Wigginton, STL 3B 1BJack Wilson, ATL 2B SSMichael Young, PHI 3B 1BBen Zobrist, TB 2B OFChase d'Arnaud, PIT SS 2B



Pitchers with new 2013 primary positions on CBSSports.comPlayer Old Primary POS New Primary POSCody Allen, CLE P RPLuis Avilan, ATL P RPDaniel Bard, BOS RP SPScott Barnes, CLE SP RPAnthony Bass, SD RP SPMiguel Batista, COL SP RPBrad Bergesen, ARI SP RPJason Berken, CHC RP SPBrad Boxberger, SD P RPAlberto Cabrera, CHC SP RPCarter Capps, SEA P RPDavid Carpenter, ATL P RPBrett Cecil, TOR SP RPPhil Coke, DET SP RPCasey Coleman, CHC SP RPJosh Collmenter, ARI SP RPWade Davis, KC SP RPSamuel Deduno, MIN RP SPSean Doolittle, OAK SP RPFelix Doubront, BOS RP SPBrian Duensing, MIN SP RPJosh Edgin, NYM P RPDana Eveland, BAL SP RPScott Feldman, CHC RP SPNeftali Feliz, TEX RP SPMike Fiers, MIL RP SPPedro Figueroa, OAK SP RPCharlie Furbush, SEA SP RPJustin Germano, TOR RP SPEdgar Gonzalez, CHC RP SPMiguel Gonzalez, BAL RP SPTom Gorzelanny, MIL SP RPLucas Harrell, HOU RP SPJim Henderson, MIL P RPLivan Hernandez, MIL SP RPDrew Hutchison, TOR P SPChad Jenkins, TOR SP RPSteve Johnson, BAL SP RPNate Jones, CHW SP RPDallas Keuchel, HOU P SPCorey Kluber, CLE RP SPAaron Laffey, TOR RP SPWade LeBlanc, MIA SP RPBrad Lincoln, TOR SP RP

Player Old Primary POS New Primary POSAaron Loup, TOR P RPShane Loux, SF SP RPCory Luebke, SD RP SPLance Lynn, STL RP SPBrian Matusz, BAL SP RPVin Mazzaro, PIT SP RPJenrry Mejia, NYM RP SPLuis Mendoza, KC RP SPAndrew Miller, BOS SP RPMatt Moore, TB RP SPClayton Mortensen, BOS SP RPGuillermo Moscoso, CHC SP RPBrett Myers, CLE SP RPHector Noesi, SEA RP SPAlexi Ogando, TEX SP RPAdam Ottavino, COL SP RPJosh Outman, COL SP RPBrad Penny, SF SP RPYusmeiro Petit, SF RP SPDavid Phelps, NYY SP RPJose Quintana, CHW RP SPBrooks Raley, CHC P SPElvin Ramirez, LAA SP RPTyler Robertson, MIN SP RPEsmil Rogers, TOR SP RPTrevor Rosenthal, STL SP RPRobbie Ross, TEX SP RPJames Russell, CHC SP RPChris Sale, CHW RP SPJeff Samardzija, CHC RP SPAlfredo Simon, CIN SP RPZach Stewart, CHW SP RPMickey Storey, TOR P RPEric Stults, SD RP SPAnthony Swarzak, MIN SP RPTyler Thornburg, MIL SP RPShawn Tolleson, LAD P RPEsmerling Vasquez, MIN RP SPCarlos Villanueva, CHC SP RPNick Vincent, SD SP RPP.J. Walters, MIN RP SPRandy Wells, TEX SP RPAndrew Werner, OAK P SPJerome Williams, LAA SP RP



Scott White's Draft Day Cheat SheetTop 300

.........643.51. Miguel Cabrera, 3B, DET...................6122. Ryan Braun, LF, MIL....................6073. Mike Trout, CF, LAA

............5454. Robinson Cano, 2B, NYY..................573.55. Joey Votto, 1B, CIN

..............583.56. Albert Pujols, 1B, LAA...................5597. Matt Kemp, CF, LAD

.....536.58. Andrew McCutchen, CF, PIT...............5539. Prince Fielder, 1B, DET

.......540.510. Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL.....677.511. Justin Verlander, SP, DET

............51112. Jose Bautista, RF, TOR......52313. Giancarlo Stanton, RF, MIA

.........521.514. Josh Hamilton, CF, LAA.......68115. Clayton Kershaw, SP, LAD

...............443.516. Buster Posey, C, SF........544.517. Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS

..................54218. Ian Kinsler, 2B, TEX.....597.519. Felix Hernandez, SP, SEA

..............51620. Evan Longoria, 3B, TB........51821. Carlos Gonzalez, LF, COL

...............53622. Jose Reyes, SS, TOR................637.523. David Price, SP, TB

.....51424. Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR...............51125. Justin Upton, RF, ATL..............49326. Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX...............61227. Cole Hamels, SP, PHI

............58328. Jered Weaver, SP, LAA.....523.529. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, LAD.....488.530. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS

....................42331. Joe Mauer, C, MIN.............51432. David Wright, 3B, NYM

.....58233. Stephen Strasburg, SP, WAS...................49034. Ben Zobrist, RF, TB

.......480.535. Jason Heyward, RF, ATL............45236. Carlos Santana, C, CLE

...............51137. Matt Holliday, LF, STL

...............48938. Adam Jones, CF, BAL..................48939. Allen Craig, 1B, STL

.........510.540. Bryce Harper, RF, WAS...............57641. R.A. Dickey, SP, TOR

.....549.542. Madison Bumgarner, SP, SF......................57843. Matt Cain, SP, SF

......496.544. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF, BOS....................48345. Billy Butler, 1B, KC

...................606.546. Cliff Lee, SP, PHI..............62547. CC Sabathia, SP, NYY..........590.548. Zack Greinke, SP, LAD

.................52449. Yu Darvish, SP, TEX.........535.550. Gio Gonzalez, SP, WAS

...................49751. Jay Bruce, RF, CIN......48652. Yoenis Cespedes, CF, OAK

............42753. Chase Headley, 3B, SD................54354. Chris Sale, SP, CHW................48455. Kris Medlen, RP, ATL

..........496.556. Craig Kimbrel, RP, ATL...........46757. Shin-Soo Choo, RF, CIN

.............57058. James Shields, SP, KC........47159. Aroldis Chapman, RP, CIN

..............515.560. Alex Gordon, LF, KC.......483.561. Aramis Ramirez, 3B, MIL

.................515.562. Mat Latos, SP, CIN.........522.563. Max Scherzer, SP, DET..........538.564. Johnny Cueto, SP, CIN

...............39565. Yadier Molina, C, STL.....565.566. Adam Wainwright, SP, STL

..........54867. Yovani Gallardo, SP, MIL............45168. Ian Desmond, SS, WAS............47969. Starlin Castro, SS, CHC

.............461.570. Martin Prado, LF, ARI.....46671. Jordan Zimmermann, SP, WAS

..........468.572. Jimmy Rollins, SS, PHI.................439.573. Aaron Hill, 2B, ARI

..............44774. Rickie Weeks, 2B, MIL.......444.575. Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN.....460.576. Desmond Jennings, CF, TB

..............421.577. Jon Lester, SP, BOS............49478. Josh Johnson, SP, TOR

...........531.579. Roy Halladay, SP, PHI..................46580. Alex Rios, CF, CHW...............429.581. B.J. Upton, CF, ATL

.............34582. Miguel Montero, C, ARI..............417.583. Matt Wieters, C, BAL

.....448.584. Jonathan Papelbon, RP, PHI...........525.585. Jake Peavy, SP, CHW

.....447.586. Brandon Morrow, SP, TOR

.....437.587. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, CLE...............45388. Jason Kipnis, 2B, CLE

.....481.589. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, ARI

.....481.590. Freddie Freeman, 1B, ATL...............44691. Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU

.......429.592. Austin Jackson, CF, DET.........455.593. Michael Bourn, CF, CLE........494.594. Melky Cabrera, LF, TOR

...............52995. Ian Kennedy, SP, ARI......481.596. Jeff Samardzija, SP, CHC.....405.597. Curtis Granderson, CF, NYY

...............45698. Elvis Andrus, SS, TEX................433.599. Matt Moore, SP, TB

.......337100. Hanley Ramirez, 3B, LAD

..........425101. Pablo Sandoval, 3B, SF.......483102. Shane Victorino, CF, BOS

..............402103. Chase Utley, 2B, PHI...............499104. C.J. Wilson, SP, LAA

......437105. Fernando Rodney, RP, TB..........388.5106. Tim Lincecum, SP, SF...........473.5107. Doug Fister, SP, DET

.......423.5108. Carlos Beltran, CF, STL.............410109. Brett Lawrie, 3B, TOR

.....425.5110. Josh Willingham, LF, MIN.............310111. Wilin Rosario, C, COL

.......384.5112. Michael Morse, LF, SEA...............439113. Mike Minor, SP, ATL...........441.5114. David Ortiz, DH, BOS..........412.5115. Andre Ethier, RF, LAD

........401116. Mariano Rivera, RP, NYY...........396.5117. Joe Nathan, RP, TEX

.....456.5118. Jonathon Niese, SP, NYM.................426119. Ike Davis, 1B, NYM

.........463120. Anthony Rizzo, 1B, CHC............294121. Brian McCann, C, ATL

...........430.5122. Lance Lynn, SP, STL

..............408123. Derek Jeter, SS, NYY............403124. David Freese, 3B, STL

.....460.5125. Victor Martinez, DH, DET..........403126. Paul Konerko, 1B, CHW

............426127. Nick Swisher, RF, CLE..........478128. Hiroki Kuroda, SP, NYY.....438.5129. Anibal Sanchez, SP, DET

............369130. Matt Harvey, SP, NYM........427131. Brett Anderson, SP, OAK.......414132. Rafael Soriano, RP, WAS

.............422133. Nelson Cruz, RF, TEX.......414.5134. Jarrod Parker, SP, OAK

...........362.5135. Sergio Romo, RP, SF............405136. Jim Johnson, RP, BAL............305137. Salvador Perez, C, KC

......314.5138. Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL

......403.5139. Josh Rutledge, SS, COL.........403.5140. Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI

.............420.5141. Dan Uggla, 2B, ATL...........473.5142. Dan Haren, SP, WAS

.......430.5143. Marco Estrada, SP, MIL...............353144. Mike Napoli, C, BOS

...........342145. Jesus Montero, C, SEA...............435146. A.J. Burnett, SP, PIT

............425147. Mark Trumbo, LF, LAA..........498148. Nick Markakis, RF, BAL

.....426149. Tom Wilhelmsen, RP, SEA....................342150. J.J. Putz, RP, ARI

...........415151. Alexi Ogando, RP, TEX............384152. Josh Beckett, SP, LAD

.........434153. Ryan Vogelsong, SP, SF...........441154. Carl Crawford, LF, LAD

............424.5155. Eric Hosmer, 1B, KC..................416156. Alex Cobb, SP, TB

.........460.5157. Homer Bailey, SP, CIN.....431.5158. Ryan Dempster, SP, BOS

............445.5159. Wade Miley, SP, ARI.......447.5160. Norichika Aoki, OF, MIL

.................326161. Corey Hart, 1B, MIL.....391.5162. Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS

.............398163. Jason Motte, RP, STL..........416164. Dexter Fowler, CF, COL

...................381165. Wil Myers, RF, TB.........428166. Justin Morneau, 1B, MIN.......408167. Adam LaRoche, 1B, WAS

..............448168. Tim Hudson, SP, ATL............300169. Huston Street, RP, SD

.........401170. Jayson Werth, RF, WAS...............420171. Ben Revere, CF, PHI

...........387172. Carlos Gomez, CF, MIL...............418173. A.J. Griffin, SP, OAK..........427.5174. Hunter Pence, RF, SF...........442.5175. Angel Pagan, CF, SF..............394176. Matt Garza, SP, CHC

.....376.5177. Danny Espinosa, 2B, WAS........462.5178. Josh Reddick, LF, OAK

..........404.5179. Kyle Seager, 3B, SEA.........425.5180. Marco Scutaro, 2B, SF............448181. Ichiro Suzuki, RF, NYY

.........352182. Alcides Escobar, SS, KC..............390183. Erick Aybar, SS, LAA

........294.5184. A.J. Pierzynski, C, TEX..........377.5185. Greg Holland, RP, KC...........427186. Matt Harrison, SP, TEX............392187. Glen Perkins, RP, MIN

...........405.5188. John Axford, RP, MIL.....378.5189. Joel Hanrahan, RP, BOS

............404190. Adam Dunn, 1B, CHW.......390.5191. Kevin Youkilis, 3B, NYY

.....423192. Hisashi Iwakuma, SP, SEA.....434.5193. Alejandro De Aza, CF, CHW

...........365194. Ryan Ludwick, RF, CIN.......360195. Alfonso Soriano, LF, CHC

.............431196. Trevor Cahill, SP, ARI............405197. Pedro Alvarez, 3B, PIT

......417.5198. Mike Moustakas, 3B, KC

.........452199. Clay Buchholz, SP, BOS......415200. Jeremy Hellickson, SP, TB

.........342.5201. Shelby Miller, RP, STL.............398202. Phil Hughes, SP, NYY

...........0203. Johan Santana, SP, NYM...........378.5204. Chris Davis, RF, BAL

.......384.5205. Brett Gardner, CF, NYY......347.5206. Matt Carpenter, 1B, STL........384207. Domonic Brown, RF, PHI

..........361208. Leonys Martin, OF, TEX...........329.5209. Ryan Doumit, C, MIN

............347.5210. Jedd Gyorko, 3B, SD

...............379211. Brandon Belt, 1B, SF.....349.5212. Casey Janssen, RP, TOR

..............359213. Adam Eaton, LF, ARI.....374.5214. Tommy Hanson, SP, LAA

..........375.5215. Todd Frazier, 3B, CIN.............423.5216. Neil Walker, 2B, PIT

...........400217. Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY..........381218. Grant Balfour, RP, OAK

...........366.5219. Chris Perez, RP, CLE.....350.5220. Manny Machado, 3B, BAL

...........386.5221. Jason Kubel, LF, ARI......397222. James McDonald, SP, PIT

..............250.5223. Carlos Ruiz, C, PHI

.................310224. Mike Fiers, SP, MIL.....348.5225. Addison Reed, RP, CHW

...........162226. Julio Teheran, SP, ATL................424227. Kyle Lohse, SP, MIL

.......448228. Shaun Marcum, SP, NYM........396229. Edwin Jackson, SP, CHC

........408.5230. Jason Vargas, SP, LAA

........430.5231. Dustin Ackley, 2B, SEA

...........437232. Mark Buehrle, SP, TOR.........388.5233. Ervin Santana, SP, KC

.....343.5234. Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B, CLE.................394235. J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL

............439236. Andy Pettitte, SP, NYY......257.5237. Ricky Romero, SP, TOR

............324238. Trevor Bauer, SP, CLE.....363.5239. Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAA

...........453240. Wei-Yin Chen, SP, BAL......405.5241. Jason Hammel, SP, BAL

.....408242. Brandon McCarthy, SP, ARI

.....423243. Wandy Rodriguez, SP, PIT.....428.5244. Chad Billingsley, SP, LAD.....392.5245. Kendrys Morales, 1B, SEA.....445.5246. Tommy Milone, SP, OAK........290247. Lance Berkman, 1B, TEX

........423.5248. Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD.....412249. Michael Cuddyer, RF, COL

...........365.5250. Coco Crisp, CF, OAK

........363.5251. Carlos Quentin, LF, SD......186252. Erasmo Ramirez, SP, SEA

...............371253. Wade Davis, RP, KC...........402.5254. Torii Hunter, CF, DET

..........422255. Denard Span, CF, WAS

..........313256. Everth Cabrera, SS, SD.......382257. Alexei Ramirez, SS, CHW

.....363.5258. Andrelton Simmons, SS, ATL................307.5259. Alex Avila, C, DET

.........150260. Travis d'Arnaud, C, NYM.......401.5261. Michael Young, 1B, PHI

...........352262. David Murphy, LF, TEX.....................382263. Jon Jay, CF, STL

...............280264. Jed Lowrie, SS, OAK.........131265. Yasmani Grandal, C, SD

..........294.5266. Aaron Hicks, OF, MIN

.............411267. Lorenzo Cain, CF, KC............354268. Starling Marte, CF, PIT

.....362.5269. Rafael Betancourt, RP, COL.............361.5270. Jason Grilli, RP, PIT

..........344.5271. Jean Segura, SS, MIL......352272. Miguel Gonzalez, SP, BAL

............372273. Chris Tillman, SP, BAL......383.5274. Mark Reynolds, 1B, CLE

......351275. Emilio Bonifacio, CF, TOR.........346276. Brandon Moss, 1B, OAK

............302.5277. Andy Dirks, CF, DET........324278. Justin Ruggiano, LF, MIA

..................344279. Matt Joyce, RF, TB.............328.5280. Cody Ross, CF, ARI

...............257.5281. John Jaso, C, OAK............374282. Steve Cishek, RP, MIA

......322283. Brandon League, RP, LAD.........233.5284. J.P. Arencibia, C, TOR

......222.5285. Kenley Jansen, RP, LAD.......311.5286. Ryan Madson, RP, LAA......263.5287. Bobby Parnell, RP, NYM

...........190288. Ernesto Frieri, RP, LAA........327289. Carlos Marmol, RP, CHC

.........259.5290. Bruce Rondon, P, DET......170.5291. Kyuji Fujikawa, RP, CHC.....128.5292. Jonathan Broxton, RP, CIN

............121293. Dylan Bundy, RP, BAL...............395294. Dillon Gee, SP, NYM..............376295. Brett Myers, RP, CLE

..........355296. Jeremy Guthrie, SP, KC.........388297. Colby Rasmus, CF, TOR

..........286.5298. Russell Martin, C, PIT.....193299. Carlos Villanueva, RP, CHC

.........329.5300. Kyle Kendrick, SP, PHI

Rankings by PositionCatcher

.....................443.51. Buster Posey, SF...........................4232. Joe Mauer, MIN

...................4523. Carlos Santana, CLE......................3954. Yadier Molina, STL....................3455. Miguel Montero, ARI

....................417.56. Matt Wieters, BAL......................3107. Wilin Rosario, COL

........................3538. Mike Napoli, BOS...............314.59. Jonathan Lucroy, MIL...................30510. Salvador Perez, KC...................29411. Brian McCann, ATL

.....................250.512. Carlos Ruiz, PHI...............294.513. A.J. Pierzynski, TEX

.................286.514. Russell Martin, PIT..................34215. Jesus Montero, SEA

..................329.516. Ryan Doumit, MIN.........................7017. Evan Gattis, ATL

................233.518. J.P. Arencibia, TOR...................115.519. Mike Zunino, SEA

........................15420. John Buck, NYM..................19921. Tyler Flowers, CHW

......................307.522. Alex Avila, DET.....................257.523. John Jaso, OAK

...................20224. Jason Castro, HOU.....25125. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, BOS

.................17926. Wilson Ramos, WAS................13127. Yasmani Grandal, SD

.........................251.528. A.J. Ellis, LAD................250.529. Chris Iannetta, LAA

.........171.530. Welington Castillo, CHC

First Baseman........................573.51. Joey Votto, CIN

.....................5532. Prince Fielder, DET....................583.53. Albert Pujols, LAA.....................443.54. Buster Posey, SF

............5145. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR..............523.56. Adrian Gonzalez, LAD

...........................4237. Joe Mauer, MIN...................4528. Carlos Santana, CLE

..........................4899. Allen Craig, STL

..........................48310. Billy Butler, KC...........481.511. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI...........481.512. Freddie Freeman, ATL

.................46313. Anthony Rizzo, CHC....................378.514. Chris Davis, BAL......................35315. Mike Napoli, BOS.....................42616. Nick Swisher, CLE....................42517. Mark Trumbo, LAA..................403.518. Ryan Howard, PHI

...............347.519. Matt Carpenter, STL...................375.520. Todd Frazier, CIN

..............41221. Michael Cuddyer, COL..........................42622. Ike Davis, NYM

..................40323. Paul Konerko, CHW.....................424.524. Eric Hosmer, KC

................29025. Lance Berkman, TEX..............383.526. Mark Reynolds, CLE.................42827. Justin Morneau, MIN

................390.528. Kevin Youkilis, NYY

.....................40429. Adam Dunn, CHW...............40830. Adam LaRoche, WAS

Second Baseman..................5451. Robinson Cano, NYY................544.52. Dustin Pedroia, BOS

..........................5423. Ian Kinsler, TEX...........................4904. Ben Zobrist, TB

...............444.55. Brandon Phillips, CIN.........................4026. Chase Utley, PHI.....................461.57. Martin Prado, ARI.......................4478. Rickie Weeks, MIL.......................4539. Jason Kipnis, CLE......................44610. Jose Altuve, HOU

...............347.511. Matt Carpenter, STL

...............403.512. Josh Rutledge, COL........................439.513. Aaron Hill, ARI......................420.514. Dan Uggla, ATL

...........376.515. Danny Espinosa, WAS....................347.516. Jedd Gyorko, SD.....................423.517. Neil Walker, PIT

.................40718. Daniel Murphy, NYM.................425.519. Marco Scutaro, SF

..............363.520. Howie Kendrick, LAA................430.521. Dustin Ackley, SEA

.....................32622. Kelly Johnson, TB...............35123. Emilio Bonifacio, TOR

....................26724. Brian Roberts, BAL...............18625. Jurickson Profar, TEX

...............135.526. Jemile Weeks, OAK............33827. Gordon Beckham, CHW

.................357.528. Omar Infante, DET.................35129. Jeff Keppinger, CHW.................32930. Darwin Barney, CHC

Shortstop................540.51. Troy Tulowitzki, COL

...........................4902. Ben Zobrist, TB.....................4513. Ian Desmond, WAS.....................4794. Starlin Castro, CHC...................468.55. Jimmy Rollins, PHI

..................3376. Hanley Ramirez, LAD............437.57. Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE

.......................4568. Elvis Andrus, TEX........................5369. Jose Reyes, TOR...................344.510. Jean Segura, MIL.......................28011. Jed Lowrie, OAK

...............403.512. Josh Rutledge, COL

..................35213. Alcides Escobar, KC...................31314. Everth Cabrera, SD

.......................39015. Erick Aybar, LAA...........376.516. Danny Espinosa, WAS

.......363.517. Andrelton Simmons, ATL......................10418. Dee Gordon, LAD.................425.519. Marco Scutaro, SF

.........................39420. J.J. Hardy, BAL................38221. Alexei Ramirez, CHW...............24122. Brandon Crawford, SF

.......................34623. Zack Cozart, CIN..................30924. Stephen Drew, BOS

......................40825. Derek Jeter, NYY.................33726. Jhonny Peralta, DET

....................36327. Yunel Escobar, TB.............118.528. Eduardo Nunez, NYY

..................29529. Ruben Tejada, NYM......................20130. Pete Kozma, STL

Third Baseman................643.51. Miguel Cabrera, DET

.......................5162. Evan Longoria, TB......................5143. David Wright, NYM.......................4934. Adrian Beltre, TEX

...........488.55. Ryan Zimmerman, WAS.....................4276. Chase Headley, SD................483.57. Aramis Ramirez, MIL

.....................461.58. Martin Prado, ARI..................3379. Hanley Ramirez, LAD

......................41010. Brett Lawrie, TOR...................42511. Pablo Sandoval, SF...............347.512. Matt Carpenter, STL

............350.513. Manny Machado, BAL...................404.514. Kyle Seager, SEA

..........391.515. Will Middlebrooks, BOS...................375.516. Todd Frazier, CIN

...................7217. Nolan Arenado, COL

..............417.518. Mike Moustakas, KC

..............383.519. Mark Reynolds, CLE....................40520. Pedro Alvarez, PIT

...............32421. Josh Donaldson, OAK....................347.522. Jedd Gyorko, SD

................390.523. Kevin Youkilis, NYY....................40324. David Freese, STL................401.525. Michael Young, PHI

..........343.526. Lonnie Chisenhall, CLE................384.527. Trevor Plouffe, MIN................185.528. Chris Johnson, ATL..............235.529. Alex Rodriguez, NYY.................20230. Juan Francisco, ATL

Outfielder.........................6121. Ryan Braun, MIL

...........................6072. Mike Trout, LAA..........................5593. Matt Kemp, LAD

..........536.54. Andrew McCutchen, PIT.....................5115. Jose Bautista, TOR

........................5116. Justin Upton, ATL................5187. Carlos Gonzalez, COL

..................510.58. Bryce Harper, WAS

..................521.59. Josh Hamilton, LAA.........................49010. Ben Zobrist, TB

.....................51111. Matt Holliday, STL.............496.512. Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS

......................48913. Adam Jones, BAL........................48914. Allen Craig, STL

..................46715. Shin-Soo Choo, CIN.............48616. Yoenis Cespedes, OAK

..........................49717. Jay Bruce, CIN.............52318. Giancarlo Stanton, MIA

....................515.519. Alex Gordon, KC..............480.520. Jason Heyward, ATL

...................461.521. Martin Prado, ARI..........460.522. Desmond Jennings, TB

.........................46523. Alex Rios, CHW..............429.524. Austin Jackson, DET

...............455.525. Michael Bourn, CLE

...............384.526. Michael Morse, SEA...............48327. Shane Victorino, BOS

....................378.528. Chris Davis, BAL..............494.529. Melky Cabrera, TOR

.........405.530. Curtis Granderson, NYY................423.531. Carlos Beltran, STL

....................42532. Mark Trumbo, LAA.............425.533. Josh Willingham, MIN

......................429.534. B.J. Upton, ATL...................44135. Carl Crawford, LAD...................41636. Dexter Fowler, COL...................38737. Carlos Gomez, MIL

.....................42638. Nick Swisher, CLE...................49839. Nick Markakis, BAL..................40140. Jayson Werth, WAS

................447.541. Norichika Aoki, MIL......................42242. Nelson Cruz, TEX

...............347.543. Matt Carpenter, STL....................35444. Starling Marte, PIT..................412.545. Andre Ethier, LAD

...................427.546. Hunter Pence, SF.................38447. Domonic Brown, PHI

..............41248. Michael Cuddyer, COL............................38149. Wil Myers, TB

.....................35250. Lucas Duda, NYM.........................32651. Corey Hart, MIL....................365.552. Coco Crisp, OAK

................272.553. Nate McLouth, BAL.......................42054. Ben Revere, PHI....................442.555. Angel Pagan, SF

................384.556. Brett Gardner, NYY.......................35957. Adam Eaton, ARI

...............36058. Alfonso Soriano, CHC...................402.559. Torii Hunter, DET..................329.560. Ryan Doumit, MIN

.........................7061. Evan Gattis, ATL......................41162. Lorenzo Cain, KC

..................34663. Brandon Moss, OAK....................44864. Ichiro Suzuki, NYY...................42265. Denard Span, WAS................462.566. Josh Reddick, OAK

.........434.567. Alejandro De Aza, CHW................363.568. Carlos Quentin, SD

................32469. Justin Ruggiano, MIA.................38870. Colby Rasmus, TOR

Designated Hitter....................583.51. Albert Pujols, LAA.......................5162. Evan Longoria, TB

............5143. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR.......................4934. Adrian Beltre, TEX

...........................4235. Joe Mauer, MIN...................4526. Carlos Santana, CLE

............................4837. Billy Butler, KC...............4868. Yoenis Cespedes, OAK

Starting Pitcher..............677.51. Justin Verlander, DET................6812. Clayton Kershaw, LAD

..............597.53. Felix Hernandez, SEA........................637.54. David Price, TB

........................6125. Cole Hamels, PHI............5826. Stephen Strasburg, WAS

..........549.57. Madison Bumgarner, SF..............................5788. Matt Cain, SF............................606.59. Cliff Lee, PHI

........................52410. Yu Darvish, TEX...........565.511. Adam Wainwright, STL

.....................62512. CC Sabathia, NYY.......................54313. Chris Sale, CHW

.......................515.514. Mat Latos, CIN................522.515. Max Scherzer, DET

......................57616. R.A. Dickey, TOR...............535.517. Gio Gonzalez, WAS

.......................48418. Kris Medlen, ATL....................57019. James Shields, KC.....................36920. Matt Harvey, NYM

.......................433.521. Matt Moore, TB.....................421.522. Jon Lester, BOS

.................54823. Yovani Gallardo, MIL.......46624. Jordan Zimmermann, WAS

...................58325. Jered Weaver, LAA.................590.526. Zack Greinke, LAD.................538.527. Johnny Cueto, CIN

.............481.528. Jeff Samardzija, CHC..................45229. Clay Buchholz, BOS

..................525.530. Jake Peavy, CHW....................430.531. Lance Lynn, STL

...................49432. Josh Johnson, TOR......................52933. Ian Kennedy, ARI

...........447.534. Brandon Morrow, TOR.......................49935. C.J. Wilson, LAA....................473.536. Doug Fister, DET

.............438.537. Anibal Sanchez, DET..............42338. Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA

........................43939. Mike Minor, ATL...................47840. Hiroki Kuroda, NYY

....................39841. Hyun-Jin Ryu, LAD........................43542. A.J. Burnett, PIT

....................41543. Alexi Ogando, TEX.....................445.544. Wade Miley, ARI

..................388.545. Tim Lincecum, SF.................42746. Brett Anderson, OAK

...........................41647. Alex Cobb, TB......................44848. Tim Hudson, ATL..................460.549. Homer Bailey, CIN

............456.550. Jonathon Niese, NYM.........................42451. Kyle Lohse, MIL

..................388.552. Ervin Santana, KC....................33153. Patrick Corbin, ARI

......................39854. Phil Hughes, NYY................430.555. Marco Estrada, MIL

....................473.556. Dan Haren, WAS.............431.557. Ryan Dempster, BOS

..................433.558. Paul Maholm, ATL......................43159. Trevor Cahill, ARI.....................43160. Jaime Garcia, STL................395.561. Derek Holland, TEX

....................?62. Jose Fernandez, MIA.....................43963. Andy Pettitte, NYY

.......................39464. Matt Garza, CHC........................41865. A.J. Griffin, OAK

..............42366. Wandy Rodriguez, PIT

..............445.567. Tommy Milone, OAK.................329.568. Kyle Kendrick, PHI....................34969. Travis Wood, CHC

..............341.570. Jose Quintana, CHW..............37771. Justin Masterson, CLE

.....................38472. Josh Beckett, LAD.............19373. Carlos Villanueva, CHC

.................43474. Ryan Vogelsong, SF

.................33875. Andrew Cashner, SD...............41576. Jeremy Hellickson, TB

................44877. Shaun Marcum, NYM....................16278. Julio Teheran, ATL

....................345.579. Dan Straily, OAK...................35580. Jeremy Guthrie, KC................414.581. Jarrod Parker, OAK

....................12182. Kevin Slowey, MIA...................45383. Wei-Yin Chen, BAL...............359.584. Ross Detwiler, WAS.................30785. Jhoulys Chacin, COL

.................408.586. Jason Vargas, LAA........................37187. Wade Davis, KC

...................43788. Mark Buehrle, TOR..................531.589. Roy Halladay, PHI

.............374.590. Tommy Hanson, LAA

Relief Pitcher.........................4841. Kris Medlen, ATL

...................496.52. Craig Kimbrel, ATL.................4713. Aroldis Chapman, CIN

..........448.54. Jonathan Papelbon, PHI................4235. Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA

...................4016. Mariano Rivera, NYY......................396.57. Joe Nathan, TEX

..................4148. Rafael Soriano, WAS......................362.59. Sergio Romo, SF

.....................40510. Jim Johnson, BAL..............42611. Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA

..................342.512. Shelby Miller, STL...................12.513. Tony Cingrani, CIN....................41514. Alexi Ogando, TEX

......................361.515. Jason Grilli, PIT...............43716. Fernando Rodney, TB

..............348.517. Addison Reed, CHW.....................39218. Glen Perkins, MIN

.............349.519. Casey Janssen, TOR.....................30020. Huston Street, SD

...................38121. Grant Balfour, OAK....................366.522. Chris Perez, CLE

...............165.523. Edward Mujica, STL...................377.524. Greg Holland, KC

.........362.525. Rafael Betancourt, COL...............137.526. Andrew Bailey, BOS.................76.527. Jim Henderson, MIL

...............32228. Brandon League, LAD...............338.529. Jose Valverde, DET

.............19330. Carlos Villanueva, CHC



Al Melchior's Draft Day Cheat SheetTop 300

.........643.51. Miguel Cabrera, 3B, DET...................6122. Ryan Braun, LF, MIL....................6073. Mike Trout, CF, LAA

..............583.54. Albert Pujols, 1B, LAA..................573.55. Joey Votto, 1B, CIN

............5456. Robinson Cano, 2B, NYY...................5597. Matt Kemp, CF, LAD

.....536.58. Andrew McCutchen, CF, PIT

........5239. Giancarlo Stanton, RF, MIA.......540.510. Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL

.......68111. Clayton Kershaw, SP, LAD..............51612. Evan Longoria, 3B, TB

........51813. Carlos Gonzalez, LF, COL.........521.514. Josh Hamilton, CF, LAA

.....677.515. Justin Verlander, SP, DET........544.516. Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS

.............55317. Prince Fielder, 1B, DET................637.518. David Price, SP, TB..................54219. Ian Kinsler, 2B, TEX

.............51420. David Wright, 3B, NYM...............51121. Matt Holliday, LF, STL

............51122. Jose Bautista, RF, TOR...............53623. Jose Reyes, SS, TOR

.....523.524. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, LAD..............49325. Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX

.....597.526. Felix Hernandez, SP, SEA...................49027. Ben Zobrist, RF, TB

...............51128. Justin Upton, RF, ATL.....51429. Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR

..............515.530. Alex Gordon, LF, KC.........510.531. Bryce Harper, RF, WAS

...................49732. Jay Bruce, RF, CIN...............61233. Cole Hamels, SP, PHI

.....488.534. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS............45235. Carlos Santana, C, CLE

...............443.536. Buster Posey, C, SF............49837. Nick Markakis, RF, BAL

......496.538. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF, BOS........494.539. Melky Cabrera, LF, TOR

..................48940. Allen Craig, 1B, STL...................606.541. Cliff Lee, SP, PHI....................48342. Billy Butler, 1B, KC

............42743. Chase Headley, 3B, SD

............47944. Starlin Castro, SS, CHC.......483.545. Aramis Ramirez, 3B, MIL

....................42346. Joe Mauer, C, MIN..............62547. CC Sabathia, SP, NYY...............48948. Adam Jones, CF, BAL

......48649. Yoenis Cespedes, CF, OAK.......480.550. Jason Heyward, RF, ATL

..........590.551. Zack Greinke, SP, LAD............58352. Jered Weaver, SP, LAA

.....58253. Stephen Strasburg, SP, WAS......................57854. Matt Cain, SP, SF

...............45355. Jason Kipnis, 2B, CLE

...............57656. R.A. Dickey, SP, TOR.........48357. Shane Victorino, CF, BOS

...........46758. Shin-Soo Choo, RF, CIN..................46559. Alex Rios, CF, CHW

.....565.560. Adam Wainwright, SP, STL.........455.561. Michael Bourn, CF, CLE.............57062. James Shields, SP, KC

.....549.563. Madison Bumgarner, SP, SF

.....481.564. Freddie Freeman, 1B, ATL

.....460.565. Desmond Jennings, CF, TB

.....481.566. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, ARI................54367. Chris Sale, SP, CHW..............44768. Rickie Weeks, 2B, MIL

..........54869. Yovani Gallardo, SP, MIL..........538.570. Johnny Cueto, SP, CIN.........535.571. Gio Gonzalez, SP, WAS.............40072. Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY..........462.573. Josh Reddick, LF, OAK..........468.574. Jimmy Rollins, SS, PHI...........531.575. Roy Halladay, SP, PHI.............44176. Carl Crawford, LF, LAD

...............44677. Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU

...............52978. Ian Kennedy, SP, ARI.................515.579. Mat Latos, SP, CIN

.............461.580. Martin Prado, LF, ARI...........46381. Anthony Rizzo, 1B, CHC

...........525.582. Jake Peavy, SP, CHW.........522.583. Max Scherzer, SP, DET..........496.584. Craig Kimbrel, RP, ATL

.......444.585. Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN.................439.586. Aaron Hill, 2B, ARI

................48487. Kris Medlen, RP, ATL........47188. Aroldis Chapman, RP, CIN

.................52489. Yu Darvish, SP, TEX...............45690. Elvis Andrus, SS, TEX

.................49991. C.J. Wilson, SP, LAA.........33792. Hanley Ramirez, 3B, LAD

............42593. Pablo Sandoval, 3B, SF

............45194. Ian Desmond, SS, WAS

............49495. Josh Johnson, SP, TOR.............441.596. David Ortiz, DH, BOS

.....437.597. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, CLE......481.598. Jeff Samardzija, SP, CHC

..............417.599. Matt Wieters, C, BAL.............410100. Brett Lawrie, 3B, TOR

.............395101. Yadier Molina, C, STL.....460.5102. Victor Martinez, DH, DET

..........478103. Hiroki Kuroda, SP, NYY...........473.5104. Doug Fister, SP, DET............448105. Ichiro Suzuki, RF, NYY.......447.5106. Norichika Aoki, OF, MIL

...........442.5107. Angel Pagan, CF, SF.............429.5108. B.J. Upton, CF, ATL

.....466109. Jordan Zimmermann, SP, WAS.....448.5110. Jonathan Papelbon, RP, PHI

...........473.5111. Dan Haren, SP, WAS.....447.5112. Brandon Morrow, SP, TOR

..............433.5113. Matt Moore, SP, TB......403.5114. Josh Rutledge, SS, COL......417.5115. Mike Moustakas, 3B, KC

............405116. Pedro Alvarez, 3B, PIT

............403117. David Freese, 3B, STL.............398118. Jason Motte, RP, STL

.....434.5119. Alejandro De Aza, CF, CHW

.....429.5120. Austin Jackson, CF, DET..........404.5121. Kyle Seager, 3B, SEA

.....391.5122. Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS..............394123. Matt Garza, SP, CHC

.....405.5124. Curtis Granderson, CF, NYY...........345125. Miguel Montero, C, ARI

..........427.5126. Hunter Pence, RF, SF............426127. Nick Swisher, RF, CLE

......437128. Fernando Rodney, RP, TB.........428129. Justin Morneau, 1B, MIN

............425130. Mark Trumbo, LF, LAA

............294131. Brian McCann, C, ATL...............353132. Mike Napoli, C, BOS

.....425.5133. Josh Willingham, LF, MIN.......423.5134. Carlos Beltran, CF, STL.......384.5135. Michael Morse, LF, SEA

.................426136. Ike Davis, 1B, NYM.......448137. Shaun Marcum, SP, NYM

..........412.5138. Andre Ethier, RF, LAD...........342139. Jesus Montero, C, SEA

...........329.5140. Ryan Doumit, C, MIN....................342141. J.J. Putz, RP, ARI

......314.5142. Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL.............310143. Wilin Rosario, C, COL.........460.5144. Homer Bailey, SP, CIN

............424.5145. Eric Hosmer, 1B, KC.....438.5146. Anibal Sanchez, SP, DET.......408147. Adam LaRoche, 1B, WAS.....456.5148. Jonathon Niese, SP, NYM

........430.5149. Dustin Ackley, 2B, SEA.........425.5150. Marco Scutaro, 2B, SF

..........422151. Denard Span, CF, WAS.............422152. Nelson Cruz, RF, TEX.............398153. Phil Hughes, SP, NYY

.......401.5154. Michael Young, 1B, PHI.............423.5155. Neil Walker, 2B, PIT

.....423156. Hisashi Iwakuma, SP, SEA..........403157. Paul Konerko, 1B, CHW

.............420.5158. Dan Uggla, 2B, ATL.........452159. Clay Buchholz, SP, BOS

..............408160. Derek Jeter, SS, NYY...........415161. Alexi Ogando, RP, TEX

................424162. Kyle Lohse, SP, MIL...............420163. Ben Revere, CF, PHI

.................394164. J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL........423.5165. Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD..........416166. Dexter Fowler, CF, COL.........401167. Jayson Werth, RF, WAS

................307.5168. Alex Avila, C, DET.....412169. Michael Cuddyer, RF, COL

.............411170. Lorenzo Cain, CF, KC............305171. Salvador Perez, C, KC...........453172. Wei-Yin Chen, SP, BAL........384.5173. Trevor Plouffe, 3B, MIN

..........375.5174. Todd Frazier, 3B, CIN...........387175. Carlos Gomez, CF, MIL

............445.5176. Wade Miley, SP, ARI...........386.5177. Jason Kubel, LF, ARI

.....445.5178. Tommy Milone, SP, OAK........294.5179. A.J. Pierzynski, C, TEX.......390.5180. Kevin Youkilis, 3B, NYY

.................326181. Corey Hart, 1B, MIL

.................310182. Mike Fiers, SP, MIL...............439183. Mike Minor, SP, ATL

............439184. Andy Pettitte, SP, NYY.........407185. Daniel Murphy, 2B, NYM

..............402186. Chase Utley, 2B, PHI...............435187. A.J. Burnett, SP, PIT..............390188. Erick Aybar, SS, LAA...........430.5189. Lance Lynn, SP, STL...........402.5190. Torii Hunter, CF, DET............404191. Adam Dunn, 1B, CHW.........403.5192. Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI.......430.5193. Marco Estrada, SP, MIL.....431.5194. Ryan Dempster, SP, BOS

...............418195. A.J. Griffin, SP, OAK........427196. Brett Anderson, SP, OAK.....363.5197. Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAA

..........286.5198. Russell Martin, C, PIT.....251199. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C, BOS

.....392.5200. Kendrys Morales, 1B, SEA

............421.5201. Jon Lester, SP, BOS.........434202. Ryan Vogelsong, SP, SF.........400203. Logan Morrison, LF, MIA.......382204. Alexei Ramirez, SS, CHW.....376.5205. Danny Espinosa, 2B, WAS

.....426206. Tom Wilhelmsen, RP, SEA.......414207. Rafael Soriano, RP, WAS

...........396.5208. Joe Nathan, RP, TEX............405209. Jim Johnson, RP, BAL............431210. Jaime Garcia, SP, STL

......383.5211. Mark Reynolds, 1B, CLE........401212. Mariano Rivera, RP, NYY

...........362.5213. Sergio Romo, RP, SF.....363.5214. Andrelton Simmons, SS, ATL

...............379215. Brandon Belt, 1B, SF...........366.5216. Chris Perez, RP, CLE.........433.5217. Paul Maholm, SP, ATL

..............359218. Adam Eaton, LF, ARI.....343.5219. Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B, CLE.....350.5220. Manny Machado, 3B, BAL

.............431221. Trevor Cahill, SP, ARI...........411222. Vance Worley, SP, MIN......347.5223. Matt Carpenter, 1B, STL

............347.5224. Jedd Gyorko, 3B, SD...............257.5225. John Jaso, C, OAK

.......311.5226. Ryan Madson, RP, LAA...........427227. Matt Harrison, SP, TEX.......395.5228. Derek Holland, SP, TEX

............369229. Matt Harvey, SP, NYM.....396230. Michael Saunders, LF, SEA

.........388231. Colby Rasmus, CF, TOR......373232. Michael Brantley, CF, CLE

........384233. Domonic Brown, RF, PHI.......384.5234. Brett Gardner, CF, NYY

.....423235. Wandy Rodriguez, SP, PIT..........250.5236. Chris Iannetta, C, LAA

..............250.5237. Carlos Ruiz, C, PHI............363238. Yunel Escobar, SS, TB

.....428.5239. Chad Billingsley, SP, LAD...............383240. Juan Pierre, CF, MIA

...................381241. Wil Myers, RF, TB......405.5242. Jason Hammel, SP, BAL

.....408243. Brandon McCarthy, SP, ARI.........357.5244. Omar Infante, 2B, DET

.....................382245. Jon Jay, CF, STL...........378.5246. Chris Davis, RF, BAL

...........365247. Ryan Ludwick, RF, CIN..........315.5248. Chris Carter, 1B, HOU

........290249. Lance Berkman, 1B, TEX............392250. Glen Perkins, RP, MIN

..............448251. Tim Hudson, SP, ATL

..............346252. Zack Cozart, SS, CIN.....373.5253. Dayan Viciedo, RF, CHW

........363.5254. Carlos Quentin, LF, SD............345.5255. Adam Lind, 1B, TOR

..................416256. Alex Cobb, SP, TB......415257. Jeremy Hellickson, SP, TB

.........352258. Alcides Escobar, SS, KC...........405.5259. John Axford, RP, MIL

........408.5260. Jason Vargas, SP, LAA

........369.5261. Peter Bourjos, CF, LAA..........377.5262. Greg Holland, RP, KC

............238.5263. Kurt Suzuki, C, WAS.......414.5264. Jarrod Parker, SP, OAK

............384265. Josh Beckett, SP, LAD...........365.5266. Coco Crisp, CF, OAK

.....378.5267. Cameron Maybin, CF, SD.......360268. Alfonso Soriano, LF, CHC

..........388.5269. Tim Lincecum, SP, SF..........381270. Grant Balfour, RP, OAK.........340271. Chris Parmelee, 1B, MIN

............300272. Huston Street, RP, SD

.........426.5273. Gavin Floyd, SP, CHW...............395274. Dillon Gee, SP, NYM

..........344.5275. Jean Segura, SS, MIL..........361276. Leonys Martin, OF, TEX........337277. Jhonny Peralta, SS, DET

...........357278. Jeff Francoeur, RF, KC............354279. Starling Marte, CF, PIT

.....348.5280. Addison Reed, RP, CHW...........352281. David Murphy, LF, TEX

.........309282. Stephen Drew, SS, BOS.....378.5283. Joel Hanrahan, RP, BOS........293284. Mitch Moreland, 1B, TEX.....374.5285. Tommy Hanson, SP, LAA

...........437286. Mark Buehrle, SP, TOR.....228.5287. Darin Mastroianni, CF, MIN

..............356288. Raul Ibanez, LF, SEA.............352289. Lucas Duda, LF, NYM

......351290. Emilio Bonifacio, CF, TOR.........346291. Brandon Moss, 1B, OAK

......397292. James McDonald, SP, PIT.........233.5293. J.P. Arencibia, C, TOR...........398294. Hyun-Jin Ryu, SP, LAD

...........0295. Johan Santana, SP, NYM.....335.5296. Placido Polanco, 3B, MIA.......324297. Josh Donaldson, 3B, OAK

..................251.5298. A.J. Ellis, C, LAD.....235.5299. Alex Rodriguez, 3B, NYY........417300. Bronson Arroyo, SP, CIN


...................4521. Carlos Santana, CLE.....................443.52. Buster Posey, SF

...........................4233. Joe Mauer, MIN....................417.54. Matt Wieters, BAL......................3955. Yadier Molina, STL....................3456. Miguel Montero, ARI.....................2947. Brian McCann, ATL

........................3538. Mike Napoli, BOS....................3429. Jesus Montero, SEA

.............314.510. Jonathan Lucroy, MIL....................31011. Wilin Rosario, COL...............294.512. A.J. Pierzynski, TEX

......................307.513. Alex Avila, DET...................30514. Salvador Perez, KC.................286.515. Russell Martin, PIT

.....25116. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, BOS.....................257.517. John Jaso, OAK

................250.518. Chris Iannetta, LAA.....................250.519. Carlos Ruiz, PHI

..................329.520. Ryan Doumit, MIN...................238.521. Kurt Suzuki, WAS

................233.522. J.P. Arencibia, TOR........................15423. John Buck, NYM

.........................251.524. A.J. Ellis, LAD...................20225. Jason Castro, HOU..................19926. Tyler Flowers, CHW

.......................21727. Rob Brantly, MIA

.........................7028. Evan Gattis, ATL.....................17429. Derek Norris, OAK

.........171.530. Welington Castillo, CHC

First Baseman....................583.51. Albert Pujols, LAA

........................573.52. Joey Votto, CIN.....................5533. Prince Fielder, DET

..............523.54. Adrian Gonzalez, LAD............5145. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR

..........................4896. Allen Craig, STL............................4837. Billy Butler, KC

.............481.58. Freddie Freeman, ATL

.............481.59. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI...................40010. Mark Teixeira, NYY.................46311. Anthony Rizzo, CHC.................45212. Carlos Santana, CLE

...................443.513. Buster Posey, SF.................42814. Justin Morneau, MIN

.....................42615. Nick Swisher, CLE..........................42616. Ike Davis, NYM

....................378.517. Chris Davis, BAL....................42518. Mark Trumbo, LAA

.......................37919. Brandon Belt, SF.....................424.520. Eric Hosmer, KC

...............40821. Adam LaRoche, WAS..................40322. Paul Konerko, CHW

.................423.523. Yonder Alonso, SD.........................42324. Joe Mauer, MIN

..............41225. Michael Cuddyer, COL.....................40426. Adam Dunn, CHW..................403.527. Ryan Howard, PHI

................29028. Lance Berkman, TEX

..............383.529. Mark Reynolds, CLE...........392.530. Kendrys Morales, SEA


..........................5423. Ian Kinsler, TEX...........................4904. Ben Zobrist, TB

.......................4535. Jason Kipnis, CLE........................4466. Jose Altuve, HOU.........................4027. Chase Utley, PHI.......................4478. Rickie Weeks, MIL

...............444.59. Brandon Phillips, CIN

...............403.510. Josh Rutledge, COL................430.511. Dustin Ackley, SEA.................425.512. Marco Scutaro, SF

.....................423.513. Neil Walker, PIT......................420.514. Dan Uggla, ATL

...............347.515. Matt Carpenter, STL........................439.516. Aaron Hill, ARI

....................347.517. Jedd Gyorko, SD.................40718. Daniel Murphy, NYM

...........376.519. Danny Espinosa, WAS..............363.520. Howie Kendrick, LAA

.................357.521. Omar Infante, DET.................35122. Jeff Keppinger, CHW...............35123. Emilio Bonifacio, TOR

....................26724. Brian Roberts, BAL.................32925. Darwin Barney, CHC

.....................32626. Kelly Johnson, TB............33827. Gordon Beckham, CHW

.................26928. Cliff Pennington, ARI..........................29329. Mark Ellis, LAD

...................234.530. Ryan Roberts, TB

Shortstop................540.51. Troy Tulowitzki, COL

...........................4902. Ben Zobrist, TB.....................4793. Starlin Castro, CHC...................468.54. Jimmy Rollins, PHI

........................5365. Jose Reyes, TOR.......................4566. Elvis Andrus, TEX

..................3377. Hanley Ramirez, LAD.....................4518. Ian Desmond, WAS

............437.59. Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE...............403.510. Josh Rutledge, COL

...................344.511. Jean Segura, MIL.................425.512. Marco Scutaro, SF

.........................39413. J.J. Hardy, BAL.......................39014. Erick Aybar, LAA

................38215. Alexei Ramirez, CHW...........376.516. Danny Espinosa, WAS

.......363.517. Andrelton Simmons, ATL....................36318. Yunel Escobar, TB

.......................34619. Zack Cozart, CIN

.......................28020. Jed Lowrie, OAK..................35221. Alcides Escobar, KC.................33722. Jhonny Peralta, DET..................30923. Stephen Drew, BOS...................31324. Everth Cabrera, SD

......................40825. Derek Jeter, NYY.................309.526. Jamey Carroll, MIN

..................29527. Ruben Tejada, NYM.................26928. Cliff Pennington, ARI

......................25529. Clint Barmes, PIT.......................245.530. Luis Cruz, LAD


.......................5162. Evan Longoria, TB......................5143. David Wright, NYM.......................4934. Adrian Beltre, TEX

...........488.55. Ryan Zimmerman, WAS.....................4276. Chase Headley, SD................483.57. Aramis Ramirez, MIL

.....................461.58. Martin Prado, ARI..................3379. Hanley Ramirez, LAD

...................42510. Pablo Sandoval, SF......................41011. Brett Lawrie, TOR

..............417.512. Mike Moustakas, KC....................40513. Pedro Alvarez, PIT....................40314. David Freese, STL

...................404.515. Kyle Seager, SEA..........391.516. Will Middlebrooks, BOS

................401.517. Michael Young, PHI

................384.518. Trevor Plouffe, MIN...................375.519. Todd Frazier, CIN

................390.520. Kevin Youkilis, NYY...................7221. Nolan Arenado, COL

..........343.522. Lonnie Chisenhall, CLE............350.523. Manny Machado, BAL

...............347.524. Matt Carpenter, STL...............32425. Josh Donaldson, OAK

....................347.526. Jedd Gyorko, SD.................20227. Juan Francisco, ATL.............335.528. Placido Polanco, MIA

.................35129. Jeff Keppinger, CHW............297.530. Alberto Callaspo, LAA



..........536.54. Andrew McCutchen, PIT.....................5115. Jose Bautista, TOR

...............5236. Giancarlo Stanton, MIA................5187. Carlos Gonzalez, COL

..................521.58. Josh Hamilton, LAA........................5119. Justin Upton, ATL

................510.510. Bryce Harper, WAS....................515.511. Alex Gordon, KC

..........................49712. Jay Bruce, CIN.....................51113. Matt Holliday, STL...................49814. Nick Markakis, BAL

.............496.515. Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS..............494.516. Melky Cabrera, TOR

........................48917. Allen Craig, STL......................48918. Adam Jones, BAL

.............48619. Yoenis Cespedes, OAK..............480.520. Jason Heyward, ATL

.........................49021. Ben Zobrist, TB...............48322. Shane Victorino, BOS

..................46723. Shin-Soo Choo, CIN.........................46524. Alex Rios, CHW

...............455.525. Michael Bourn, CLE..........460.526. Desmond Jennings, TB

................462.527. Josh Reddick, OAK

...................44128. Carl Crawford, LAD...................461.529. Martin Prado, ARI....................44830. Ichiro Suzuki, NYY................447.531. Norichika Aoki, MIL

....................442.532. Angel Pagan, SF......................429.533. B.J. Upton, ATL

.........434.534. Alejandro De Aza, CHW..............429.535. Austin Jackson, DET

.........405.536. Curtis Granderson, NYY...................427.537. Hunter Pence, SF.....................42638. Nick Swisher, CLE....................42539. Mark Trumbo, LAA

.............425.540. Josh Willingham, MIN................423.541. Carlos Beltran, STL...............384.542. Michael Morse, SEA

....................378.543. Chris Davis, BAL..................412.544. Andre Ethier, LAD...................42245. Denard Span, WAS

......................42246. Nelson Cruz, TEX.......................42047. Ben Revere, PHI

...................41648. Dexter Fowler, COL..................40149. Jayson Werth, WAS

..............41250. Michael Cuddyer, COL......................41151. Lorenzo Cain, KC

...................38752. Carlos Gomez, MIL.....................35253. Lucas Duda, NYM

....................386.554. Jason Kubel, ARI.........................32655. Corey Hart, MIL

...................402.556. Torii Hunter, DET.......................35957. Adam Eaton, ARI

............39658. Michael Saunders, SEA.................38859. Colby Rasmus, TOR...............37360. Michael Brantley, CLE

.................38461. Domonic Brown, PHI................384.562. Brett Gardner, NYY

........................38363. Juan Pierre, MIA.............................38264. Jon Jay, STL............................38165. Wil Myers, TB

....................36566. Ryan Ludwick, CIN..............373.567. Dayan Viciedo, CHW

................363.568. Carlos Quentin, SD.................369.569. Peter Bourjos, LAA...................17670. Collin Cowgill, NYM

Designated Hitter....................583.51. Albert Pujols, LAA.......................5162. Evan Longoria, TB

............5143. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR...............4864. Yoenis Cespedes, OAK

.......................4935. Adrian Beltre, TEX......................441.56. David Ortiz, BOS

...................4527. Carlos Santana, CLE............................4838. Billy Butler, KC

Starting Pitcher................6811. Clayton Kershaw, LAD

..............677.52. Justin Verlander, DET........................637.53. David Price, TB

..............597.54. Felix Hernandez, SEA

........................6125. Cole Hamels, PHI............5826. Stephen Strasburg, WAS

.............565.57. Adam Wainwright, STL..........549.58. Madison Bumgarner, SF

............................606.59. Cliff Lee, PHI........................52410. Yu Darvish, TEX

............................57811. Matt Cain, SF....................57012. James Shields, KC

......................57613. R.A. Dickey, TOR.......................54314. Chris Sale, CHW

.......................515.515. Mat Latos, CIN.....................62516. CC Sabathia, NYY..................525.517. Jake Peavy, CHW................522.518. Max Scherzer, DET...............535.519. Gio Gonzalez, WAS

.................538.520. Johnny Cueto, CIN.................54821. Yovani Gallardo, MIL

...................58322. Jered Weaver, LAA......................52923. Ian Kennedy, ARI.......................48424. Kris Medlen, ATL

.............481.525. Jeff Samardzija, CHC.................590.526. Zack Greinke, LAD...................49427. Josh Johnson, TOR...................47828. Hiroki Kuroda, NYY

....................473.529. Doug Fister, DET.......46630. Jordan Zimmermann, WAS

...........447.531. Brandon Morrow, TOR.......................433.532. Matt Moore, TB

.....................36933. Matt Harvey, NYM.............438.534. Anibal Sanchez, DET

....................39835. Hyun-Jin Ryu, LAD..................342.536. Shelby Miller, STL

............456.537. Jonathon Niese, NYM..................45238. Clay Buchholz, BOS

..................460.539. Homer Bailey, CIN.......................49940. C.J. Wilson, LAA

.....................421.541. Jon Lester, BOS

........................43542. A.J. Burnett, PIT.......................39443. Matt Garza, CHC

........................43944. Mike Minor, ATL......................39845. Phil Hughes, NYY

.........................42446. Kyle Lohse, MIL.....................445.547. Wade Miley, ARI

..............445.548. Tommy Milone, OAK.....................43949. Andy Pettitte, NYY

..............42350. Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA....................430.551. Lance Lynn, STL

.............431.552. Ryan Dempster, BOS....................41553. Alexi Ogando, TEX................430.554. Marco Estrada, MIL

........................41855. A.J. Griffin, OAK.................42756. Brett Anderson, OAK................44857. Shaun Marcum, NYM

.................43458. Ryan Vogelsong, SF.....................43159. Jaime Garcia, STL..................433.560. Paul Maholm, ATL

......................43161. Trevor Cahill, ARI....................473.562. Dan Haren, WAS

........................39563. Dillon Gee, NYM...................45364. Wei-Yin Chen, BAL...............405.565. Jason Hammel, BAL

...........................41666. Alex Cobb, TB

..............42367. Wandy Rodriguez, PIT............40868. Brandon McCarthy, ARI

......................44869. Tim Hudson, ATL....................33170. Patrick Corbin, ARI

........................37171. Wade Davis, KC................395.572. Derek Holland, TEX

...............41573. Jeremy Hellickson, TB.................408.574. Jason Vargas, LAA................414.575. Jarrod Parker, OAK

....................34976. Travis Wood, CHC.....................38477. Josh Beckett, LAD..................531.578. Roy Halladay, PHI

...................41179. Vance Worley, MIN..................388.580. Tim Lincecum, SF

...................43781. Mark Buehrle, TOR...............39782. James McDonald, PIT..............37783. Justin Masterson, CLE

....................?84. Jose Fernandez, MIA.................41785. Bronson Arroyo, CIN

...................39686. Bartolo Colon, OAK.................39687. Edwin Jackson, CHC

.........................37488. Ivan Nova, NYY...............359.589. Ross Detwiler, WAS.................30790. Jhoulys Chacin, COL

Relief Pitcher...................496.51. Craig Kimbrel, ATL

.........................4842. Kris Medlen, ATL.................4713. Aroldis Chapman, CIN

..........448.54. Jonathan Papelbon, PHI.................4375. Fernando Rodney, TB

...............................3426. J.J. Putz, ARI................4237. Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA

......................4158. Alexi Ogando, TEX................4269. Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA................41410. Rafael Soriano, WAS

....................396.511. Joe Nathan, TEX.....................40512. Jim Johnson, BAL

.................40113. Mariano Rivera, NYY....................362.514. Sergio Romo, SF..................342.515. Shelby Miller, STL...................12.516. Tony Cingrani, CIN

....................366.517. Chris Perez, CLE................311.518. Ryan Madson, LAA

.....................39219. Glen Perkins, MIN...................377.520. Greg Holland, KC

...................38121. Grant Balfour, OAK.....................30022. Huston Street, SD

..............348.523. Addison Reed, CHW.............349.524. Casey Janssen, TOR

......................361.525. Jason Grilli, PIT.......................37626. Brett Myers, CLE

........................37127. Wade Davis, KC.........362.528. Rafael Betancourt, COL

.....................37429. Steve Cishek, MIA...................14.530. Justin Grimm, TEX



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...................6121. Ryan Braun, LF, MIL.........643.52. Miguel Cabrera, 3B, DET

....................6073. Mike Trout, CF, LAA..............583.54. Albert Pujols, 1B, LAA

...................5595. Matt Kemp, CF, LAD..................573.56. Joey Votto, 1B, CIN

.....536.57. Andrew McCutchen, CF, PIT...........521.58. Josh Hamilton, CF, LAA

........5239. Giancarlo Stanton, RF, MIA

........51810. Carlos Gonzalez, LF, COL..........54511. Robinson Cano, 2B, NYY.....677.512. Justin Verlander, SP, DET

.............55313. Prince Fielder, 1B, DET..............51614. Evan Longoria, 3B, TB..............49315. Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX

.....58216. Stephen Strasburg, SP, WAS...............53617. Jose Reyes, SS, TOR

.......540.518. Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL................637.519. David Price, SP, TB

........544.520. Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS.......68121. Clayton Kershaw, SP, LAD.....488.522. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS

...............51123. Matt Holliday, LF, STL......496.524. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF, BOS

...................49725. Jay Bruce, RF, CIN.......480.526. Jason Heyward, RF, ATL

.............51427. David Wright, 3B, NYM............47928. Starlin Castro, SS, CHC

......48629. Yoenis Cespedes, CF, OAK..................54230. Ian Kinsler, 2B, TEX...............443.531. Buster Posey, C, SF

...............45632. Elvis Andrus, SS, TEX.....597.533. Felix Hernandez, SP, SEA

...........46734. Shin-Soo Choo, RF, CIN.........522.535. Max Scherzer, SP, DET.........510.536. Bryce Harper, RF, WAS

.................515.537. Mat Latos, SP, CIN............58338. Jered Weaver, SP, LAA............45139. Ian Desmond, SS, WAS

.....51440. Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR...................49041. Ben Zobrist, RF, TB

............51142. Jose Bautista, RF, TOR...............51143. Justin Upton, RF, ATL

.....523.544. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, LAD......................57845. Matt Cain, SP, SF...................606.546. Cliff Lee, SP, PHI

..................48947. Allen Craig, 1B, STL...............45348. Jason Kipnis, 2B, CLE..............44749. Rickie Weeks, 2B, MIL...............57650. R.A. Dickey, SP, TOR

...............48951. Adam Jones, CF, BAL..............515.552. Alex Gordon, LF, KC

..............62553. CC Sabathia, SP, NYY................48454. Kris Medlen, RP, ATL

............45255. Carlos Santana, C, CLE....................42356. Joe Mauer, C, MIN

.....481.557. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, ARI...............61258. Cole Hamels, SP, PHI..........590.559. Zack Greinke, SP, LAD..............42560. Mark Trumbo, LF, LAA

.....481.561. Freddie Freeman, 1B, ATL.......444.562. Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN.........33763. Hanley Ramirez, 3B, LAD

..............421.564. Jon Lester, SP, BOS.....437.565. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, CLE

..........468.566. Jimmy Rollins, SS, PHI.................52467. Yu Darvish, SP, TEX

..........54868. Yovani Gallardo, SP, MIL.....460.569. Desmond Jennings, CF, TB

...............44670. Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU.....565.571. Adam Wainwright, SP, STL.....549.572. Madison Bumgarner, SP, SF

................433.573. Matt Moore, SP, TB....................48374. Billy Butler, 1B, KC

.....405.575. Curtis Granderson, CF, NYY

........47176. Aroldis Chapman, RP, CIN...........531.577. Roy Halladay, SP, PHI

...............429.578. B.J. Upton, CF, ATL.........535.579. Gio Gonzalez, SP, WAS

................54380. Chris Sale, SP, CHW...........46381. Anthony Rizzo, 1B, CHC.........455.582. Michael Bourn, CF, CLE.......429.583. Austin Jackson, CF, DET

...........403.584. Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI..........496.585. Craig Kimbrel, RP, ATL

...............31086. Wilin Rosario, C, COL.................439.587. Aaron Hill, 2B, ARI

..........538.588. Johnny Cueto, SP, CIN......481.589. Jeff Samardzija, SP, CHC

.............441.590. David Ortiz, DH, BOS..................46591. Alex Rios, CF, CHW

..............40392. David Freese, 3B, STL.................49993. C.J. Wilson, SP, LAA.............430.594. Lance Lynn, SP, STL................40295. Chase Utley, 2B, PHI.............473.596. Dan Haren, SP, WAS............375.597. Todd Frazier, 3B, CIN

.................35398. Mike Napoli, C, BOS.....448.599. Jonathan Papelbon, RP, PHI

..........403100. Paul Konerko, 1B, CHW

.....391.5101. Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS

.....460.5102. Victor Martinez, DH, DET..........427103. Chase Headley, 3B, SD

.....466104. Jordan Zimmermann, SP, WAS...........461.5105. Martin Prado, LF, ARI.............410106. Brett Lawrie, 3B, TOR

......417.5107. Mike Moustakas, 3B, KC.....483.5108. Aramis Ramirez, 3B, MIL

...........342109. Jesus Montero, C, SEA......403.5110. Josh Rutledge, SS, COL..........425111. Pablo Sandoval, 3B, SF

...........570112. James Shields, SP, KC............405113. Pedro Alvarez, 3B, PIT

.............529114. Ian Kennedy, SP, ARI..........498115. Nick Markakis, RF, BAL

...........441116. Carl Crawford, LF, LAD.......483117. Shane Victorino, CF, BOS

............294118. Brian McCann, C, ATL...........345119. Miguel Montero, C, ARI.......423.5120. Carlos Beltran, CF, STL

...........378.5121. Chris Davis, RF, BAL.....447.5122. Brandon Morrow, SP, TOR.....425.5123. Josh Willingham, LF, MIN

............417.5124. Matt Wieters, C, BAL...........415125. Alexi Ogando, RP, TEX............426126. Nick Swisher, RF, CLE

...........473.5127. Doug Fister, SP, DET.................426128. Ike Davis, 1B, NYM

...........386.5129. Jason Kubel, LF, ARI.............431130. Trevor Cahill, SP, ARI............384131. Josh Beckett, SP, LAD

.....423132. Hisashi Iwakuma, SP, SEA..............235133. Tyler Colvin, LF, COL..........427.5134. Hunter Pence, RF, SF...........387135. Carlos Gomez, CF, MIL.........525.5136. Jake Peavy, SP, CHW

.........428137. Justin Morneau, 1B, MIN............424.5138. Eric Hosmer, 1B, KC..............408139. Derek Jeter, SS, NYY

.....363.5140. Andrelton Simmons, SS, ATL.............395141. Yadier Molina, C, STL

...............418142. A.J. Griffin, SP, OAK............354143. Starling Marte, CF, PIT

.............420.5144. Dan Uggla, 2B, ATL...............379145. Brandon Belt, 1B, SF

............448146. Ichiro Suzuki, RF, NYY.................394147. J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL

........427148. Brett Anderson, SP, OAK

.....376.5149. Danny Espinosa, 2B, WAS........363.5150. Carlos Quentin, LF, SD

..........422151. Denard Span, CF, WAS........423.5152. Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD.........401153. Jayson Werth, RF, WAS........290154. Lance Berkman, 1B, TEX.....392.5155. Kendrys Morales, 1B, SEA

.......384.5156. Brett Gardner, CF, NYY............369157. Matt Harvey, SP, NYM

.....438.5158. Anibal Sanchez, SP, DET..........494159. Josh Johnson, SP, TOR

..............394160. Matt Garza, SP, CHC..........344.5161. Jean Segura, SS, MIL..........388.5162. Tim Lincecum, SP, SF.........460.5163. Homer Bailey, SP, CIN

.......408164. Adam LaRoche, 1B, WAS........324165. Justin Ruggiano, LF, MIA

.......447.5166. Norichika Aoki, OF, MIL............300167. Huston Street, RP, SD

...........329.5168. Ryan Doumit, C, MIN...........352169. David Murphy, LF, TEX............404170. Adam Dunn, 1B, CHW.......384.5171. Michael Morse, LF, SEA..........416172. Dexter Fowler, CF, COL........401173. Mariano Rivera, RP, NYY

..........412.5174. Andre Ethier, RF, LAD

.............411175. Lorenzo Cain, CF, KC............347.5176. Jedd Gyorko, 3B, SD

.....251177. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C, BOS.....374.5178. Tommy Hanson, SP, LAA

...........453179. Wei-Yin Chen, SP, BAL.......448180. Shaun Marcum, SP, NYM

..........478181. Hiroki Kuroda, SP, NYY......351182. Emilio Bonifacio, CF, TOR

.........425.5183. Marco Scutaro, 2B, SF.............328.5184. Cody Ross, CF, ARI

..........377.5185. Greg Holland, RP, KC...........396.5186. Joe Nathan, RP, TEX

.....373.5187. Dayan Viciedo, RF, CHW...........362.5188. Sergio Romo, RP, SF...........366.5189. Chris Perez, RP, CLE

........384190. Domonic Brown, RF, PHI.............398191. Jason Motte, RP, STL...........405.5192. John Axford, RP, MIL

.........452193. Clay Buchholz, SP, BOS......415194. Jeremy Hellickson, SP, TB

..........313195. Everth Cabrera, SS, SD.....412196. Michael Cuddyer, RF, COL

...............439197. Mike Minor, SP, ATL.......414198. Rafael Soriano, RP, WAS

...............420199. Ben Revere, CF, PHI.....343.5200. Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B, CLE

.......390.5201. Kevin Youkilis, 3B, NYY...........365202. Ryan Ludwick, RF, CIN

.............328203. Travis Snider, LF, PIT

.............422204. Nelson Cruz, RF, TEX.....434.5205. Alejandro De Aza, CF, CHW

........462.5206. Josh Reddick, LF, OAK...........365.5207. Coco Crisp, CF, OAK...........402.5208. Torii Hunter, CF, DET

...........411209. Vance Worley, SP, MIN.............423.5210. Neil Walker, 2B, PIT..............346211. Zack Cozart, SS, CIN

.........352212. Alcides Escobar, SS, KC...........345.5213. Dan Straily, SP, OAK

.....................382214. Jon Jay, CF, STL............325215. Drew Stubbs, CF, CLE

.........388216. Colby Rasmus, CF, TOR..............359217. Adam Eaton, LF, ARI

.........309218. Stephen Drew, SS, BOS.............296219. Garrett Jones, 1B, PIT

.......360220. Alfonso Soriano, LF, CHC...........442.5221. Angel Pagan, CF, SF

.....431.5222. Ryan Dempster, SP, BOS.........434223. Ryan Vogelsong, SP, SF

..........404.5224. Kyle Seager, 3B, SEA.....350.5225. Manny Machado, 3B, BAL

........430.5226. Dustin Ackley, 2B, SEA....................342227. J.J. Putz, RP, ARI

................424228. Kyle Lohse, SP, MIL......437229. Fernando Rodney, RP, TB

................307.5230. Alex Avila, C, DET

...................381231. Wil Myers, RF, TB........338232. Andrew Cashner, RP, SD

.........357.5233. Omar Infante, 2B, DET.................310234. Mike Fiers, SP, MIL...............383235. Juan Pierre, CF, MIA...............435236. A.J. Burnett, SP, PIT

.........400237. Logan Morrison, LF, MIA........384.5238. Trevor Plouffe, 3B, MIN............324239. Trevor Bauer, SP, CLE..........361240. Leonys Martin, OF, TEX

.....408241. Brandon McCarthy, SP, ARI..............390242. Erick Aybar, SS, LAA............392243. Glen Perkins, RP, MIN............305244. Salvador Perez, C, KC

.....426245. Tom Wilhelmsen, RP, SEA......314.5246. Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL

............445.5247. Wade Miley, SP, ARI.....362.5248. Rafael Betancourt, RP, COL.....378.5249. Joel Hanrahan, RP, BOS

.............339250. Drew Smyly, SP, DET

.........233.5251. J.P. Arencibia, C, TOR.....423252. Wandy Rodriguez, SP, PIT.....396253. Michael Saunders, LF, SEA

.................326254. Corey Hart, 1B, MIL.....363.5255. Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAA........337256. Jhonny Peralta, SS, DET........417257. Bronson Arroyo, SP, CIN.....456.5258. Jonathon Niese, SP, NYM.......382259. Alexei Ramirez, SS, CHW

..............448260. Tim Hudson, SP, ATL...........238261. David Phelps, RP, NYY...........437262. Mark Buehrle, SP, TOR

...............371263. Wade Davis, RP, KC........396264. Edwin Jackson, SP, CHC

...........357265. Jeff Francoeur, RF, KC

...........427266. Matt Harrison, SP, TEX.......414.5267. Jarrod Parker, SP, OAK

.......313268. Francisco Liriano, SP, PIT............405269. Jim Johnson, RP, BAL.............352270. Lucas Duda, LF, NYM

......383.5271. Mark Reynolds, 1B, CLE.......401.5272. Michael Young, 1B, PHI

...........267273. Brian Roberts, 2B, BAL

........369.5274. Peter Bourjos, CF, LAA

...........325275. Vernon Wells, CF, NYY.....300276. Nate Schierholtz, RF, CHC

...........400277. Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY.........202278. Juan Francisco, 3B, ATL

..................344279. Matt Joyce, RF, TB......397280. James McDonald, SP, PIT

..................416281. Alex Cobb, SP, TB...........398282. Hyun-Jin Ryu, SP, LAD

......322283. Brandon League, RP, LAD.....377284. Justin Masterson, SP, CLE

.......358.5285. Delmon Young, LF, PHI.....267.5286. Adeiny Hechavarria, 3B, MIA

..........294.5287. Aaron Hicks, OF, MIN

.............194288. Brian Dozier, SS, MIN......494.5289. Melky Cabrera, LF, TOR

.......430.5290. Marco Estrada, SP, MIL...............280291. Jed Lowrie, SS, OAK

............439292. Andy Pettitte, SP, NYY........351293. Jeff Keppinger, 3B, CHW

..........215.5294. Tyler Skaggs, SP, ARI......373295. Michael Brantley, CF, CLE

............363296. Yunel Escobar, SS, TB............345.5297. Adam Lind, 1B, TOR

..........315.5298. Chris Carter, 1B, HOU.........340299. Chris Parmelee, 1B, MIN.........346300. Brandon Moss, 1B, OAK


.....................443.51. Buster Posey, SF...................4522. Carlos Santana, CLE

...........................4233. Joe Mauer, MIN......................3104. Wilin Rosario, COL

........................3535. Mike Napoli, BOS....................3456. Miguel Montero, ARI....................3427. Jesus Montero, SEA

....................417.58. Matt Wieters, BAL......................3959. Yadier Molina, STL

......................307.510. Alex Avila, DET.........................7011. Evan Gattis, ATL

.....25112. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, BOS...................30513. Salvador Perez, KC

.............314.514. Jonathan Lucroy, MIL..................329.515. Ryan Doumit, MIN...................29416. Brian McCann, ATL................233.517. J.P. Arencibia, TOR...............294.518. A.J. Pierzynski, TEX

.................286.519. Russell Martin, PIT.....................250.520. Carlos Ruiz, PHI

.........................251.521. A.J. Ellis, LAD..................19922. Tyler Flowers, CHW................250.523. Chris Iannetta, LAA

.....................257.524. John Jaso, OAK

........................15425. John Buck, NYM.........171.526. Welington Castillo, CHC

...................20227. Jason Castro, HOU................13228. Devin Mesoraco, CIN

.......................21729. Rob Brantly, MIA................13130. Yasmani Grandal, SD

First Baseman....................583.51. Albert Pujols, LAA

........................573.52. Joey Votto, CIN.....................5533. Prince Fielder, DET

............5144. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR..............523.55. Adrian Gonzalez, LAD.............481.56. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI.............481.57. Freddie Freeman, ATL

..........................4898. Allen Craig, STL............................4839. Billy Butler, KC

.................46310. Anthony Rizzo, CHC....................42511. Mark Trumbo, LAA

...................375.512. Todd Frazier, CIN....................378.513. Chris Davis, BAL

..................403.514. Ryan Howard, PHI...................443.515. Buster Posey, SF

.................45216. Carlos Santana, CLE.................423.517. Yonder Alonso, SD

.........................42318. Joe Mauer, MIN..................40319. Paul Konerko, CHW

.....................42620. Nick Swisher, CLE.......................37921. Brandon Belt, SF......................35322. Mike Napoli, BOS

.....................424.523. Eric Hosmer, KC.................42824. Justin Morneau, MIN

...........392.525. Kendrys Morales, SEA..........................42626. Ike Davis, NYM

..................315.527. Chris Carter, HOU................29028. Lance Berkman, TEX

...............40829. Adam LaRoche, WAS.....................40430. Adam Dunn, CHW


..........................5423. Ian Kinsler, TEX.......................4534. Jason Kipnis, CLE.......................4475. Rickie Weeks, MIL

...............444.56. Brandon Phillips, CIN...........................4907. Ben Zobrist, TB

........................4468. Jose Altuve, HOU......................347.59. Jedd Gyorko, SD.......................40210. Chase Utley, PHI

...........376.511. Danny Espinosa, WAS.................425.512. Marco Scutaro, SF...............403.513. Josh Rutledge, COL

........................439.514. Aaron Hill, ARI......................420.515. Dan Uggla, ATL

...............347.516. Matt Carpenter, STL...................461.517. Martin Prado, ARI

.....................423.518. Neil Walker, PIT.................357.519. Omar Infante, DET................430.520. Dustin Ackley, SEA..............363.521. Howie Kendrick, LAA...............35122. Emilio Bonifacio, TOR

......................19423. Brian Dozier, MIN.................35124. Jeff Keppinger, CHW.................40725. Daniel Murphy, NYM.................32926. Darwin Barney, CHC

............33827. Gordon Beckham, CHW...............18628. Jurickson Profar, TEX............238.529. Donovan Solano, MIA

................200.530. Maicer Izturis, TOR

Shortstop........................5361. Jose Reyes, TOR

................540.52. Troy Tulowitzki, COL.....................4793. Starlin Castro, CHC.....................4514. Ian Desmond, WAS

.......................4565. Elvis Andrus, TEX...........................4906. Ben Zobrist, TB

...................468.57. Jimmy Rollins, PHI.....................344.58. Jean Segura, MIL

.................403.59. Josh Rutledge, COL.......363.510. Andrelton Simmons, ATL

..........437.511. Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE................33712. Hanley Ramirez, LAD

...................31313. Everth Cabrera, SD.........................39414. J.J. Hardy, BAL

...........376.515. Danny Espinosa, WAS.................425.516. Marco Scutaro, SF..................35217. Alcides Escobar, KC

.......................34618. Zack Cozart, CIN..................30919. Stephen Drew, BOS................38220. Alexei Ramirez, CHW

.......................28021. Jed Lowrie, OAK

.......................39022. Erick Aybar, LAA.................33723. Jhonny Peralta, DET

......................19424. Brian Dozier, MIN....................36325. Yunel Escobar, TB

......................40826. Derek Jeter, NYY

..................29527. Ruben Tejada, NYM...............24128. Brandon Crawford, SF

.......................245.529. Luis Cruz, LAD..........101.530. Marwin Gonzalez, HOU


.......................5162. Evan Longoria, TB

.......................4933. Adrian Beltre, TEX......................5144. David Wright, NYM

...........488.55. Ryan Zimmerman, WAS.....................375.56. Todd Frazier, CIN

............391.57. Will Middlebrooks, BOS................417.58. Mike Moustakas, KC

........................4109. Brett Lawrie, TOR..............483.510. Aramis Ramirez, MIL

...................42711. Chase Headley, SD....................347.512. Jedd Gyorko, SD

............350.513. Manny Machado, BAL....................40314. David Freese, STL

...................461.515. Martin Prado, ARI...................42516. Pablo Sandoval, SF

................33717. Hanley Ramirez, LAD....................40518. Pedro Alvarez, PIT

...................7219. Nolan Arenado, COL..........343.520. Lonnie Chisenhall, CLE

................390.521. Kevin Youkilis, NYY...................404.522. Kyle Seager, SEA

...............347.523. Matt Carpenter, STL................384.524. Trevor Plouffe, MIN..............383.525. Mark Reynolds, CLE.................20226. Juan Francisco, ATL

................401.527. Michael Young, PHI...............32428. Josh Donaldson, OAK..............24329. Matt Dominguez, HOU

.................35130. Jeff Keppinger, CHW



..........536.54. Andrew McCutchen, PIT..................521.55. Josh Hamilton, LAA

................5186. Carlos Gonzalez, COL............................4977. Jay Bruce, CIN

...............496.58. Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS................480.59. Jason Heyward, ATL................510.510. Bryce Harper, WAS..................46711. Shin-Soo Choo, CIN

.............52312. Giancarlo Stanton, MIA

.............48613. Yoenis Cespedes, OAK......................51114. Justin Upton, ATL.....................51115. Matt Holliday, STL...................51116. Jose Bautista, TOR

......................48917. Adam Jones, BAL........................48918. Allen Craig, STL.........................49019. Ben Zobrist, TB....................515.520. Alex Gordon, KC

....................42521. Mark Trumbo, LAA....................378.522. Chris Davis, BAL

..........460.523. Desmond Jennings, TB......................429.524. B.J. Upton, ATL

..............429.525. Austin Jackson, DET...............455.526. Michael Bourn, CLE

...................44127. Carl Crawford, LAD.........................46528. Alex Rios, CHW

...................461.529. Martin Prado, ARI...................41630. Dexter Fowler, COL...................49831. Nick Markakis, BAL

...............48332. Shane Victorino, BOS................423.533. Carlos Beltran, STL

.............425.534. Josh Willingham, MIN.....................42635. Nick Swisher, CLE

....................386.536. Jason Kubel, ARI....................35437. Starling Marte, PIT...................42238. Denard Span, WAS

...................427.539. Hunter Pence, SF...................38740. Carlos Gomez, MIL

....................44841. Ichiro Suzuki, NYY..................40142. Jayson Werth, WAS

................384.543. Brett Gardner, NYY

................363.544. Carlos Quentin, SD..............373.545. Dayan Viciedo, CHW.................38446. Domonic Brown, PHI

................447.547. Norichika Aoki, MIL.........405.548. Curtis Granderson, NYY

...................35249. David Murphy, TEX...............384.550. Michael Morse, SEA

......................41151. Lorenzo Cain, KC......................328.552. Cody Ross, ARI

................32453. Justin Ruggiano, MIA..................412.554. Andre Ethier, LAD

..............41255. Michael Cuddyer, COL.......................42056. Ben Revere, PHI......................42257. Nelson Cruz, TEX

................462.558. Josh Reddick, OAK....................365.559. Coco Crisp, OAK

.........434.560. Alejandro De Aza, CHW...................402.561. Torii Hunter, DET

...............35162. Emilio Bonifacio, TOR.............................38263. Jon Jay, STL

.....................32564. Drew Stubbs, CLE.................38865. Colby Rasmus, TOR

..................329.566. Ryan Doumit, MIN...............36067. Alfonso Soriano, CHC

....................442.568. Angel Pagan, SF............................38169. Wil Myers, TB

.................369.570. Peter Bourjos, LAA

Designated Hitter....................583.51. Albert Pujols, LAA.......................5162. Evan Longoria, TB.......................4933. Adrian Beltre, TEX

............5144. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR...............4865. Yoenis Cespedes, OAK

............................4836. Billy Butler, KC...................4527. Carlos Santana, CLE

......................441.58. David Ortiz, BOS

Starting Pitcher..............677.51. Justin Verlander, DET

............5822. Stephen Strasburg, WAS........................637.53. David Price, TB

................6814. Clayton Kershaw, LAD

..............597.55. Felix Hernandez, SEA..................522.56. Max Scherzer, DET

.........................515.57. Mat Latos, CIN.....................5838. Jered Weaver, LAA

..............................5789. Matt Cain, SF..........................606.510. Cliff Lee, PHI

......................57611. R.A. Dickey, TOR.....................62512. CC Sabathia, NYY

......................61213. Cole Hamels, PHI.................590.514. Zack Greinke, LAD

.....................421.515. Jon Lester, BOS

........................52416. Yu Darvish, TEX.................54817. Yovani Gallardo, MIL

...........565.518. Adam Wainwright, STL........549.519. Madison Bumgarner, SF

.......................433.520. Matt Moore, TB...............535.521. Gio Gonzalez, WAS

.......................54322. Chris Sale, CHW.............481.523. Jeff Samardzija, CHC

.....................36924. Matt Harvey, NYM.................538.525. Johnny Cueto, CIN

....................430.526. Lance Lynn, STL

.......................49927. C.J. Wilson, LAA.......46628. Jordan Zimmermann, WAS

...................49429. Josh Johnson, TOR....................57030. James Shields, KC

......................52931. Ian Kennedy, ARI.......................48432. Kris Medlen, ATL

...........447.533. Brandon Morrow, TOR....................473.534. Doug Fister, DET.....................38435. Josh Beckett, LAD..................525.536. Jake Peavy, CHW

........................41837. A.J. Griffin, OAK.............438.538. Anibal Sanchez, DET..............42339. Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA

..................388.540. Tim Lincecum, SF.................42741. Brett Anderson, OAK

...................45342. Wei-Yin Chen, BAL......................43143. Trevor Cahill, ARI..................460.544. Homer Bailey, CIN...................47845. Hiroki Kuroda, NYY..................45246. Clay Buchholz, BOS

...............41547. Jeremy Hellickson, TB....................473.548. Dan Haren, WAS

.............374.549. Tommy Hanson, LAA.................33850. Andrew Cashner, SD

........................43951. Mike Minor, ATL................44852. Shaun Marcum, NYM

....................345.553. Dan Straily, OAK.............431.554. Ryan Dempster, BOS

.................43455. Ryan Vogelsong, SF.........................42456. Kyle Lohse, MIL

....................32457. Trevor Bauer, CLE..................531.558. Roy Halladay, PHI

.......................39459. Matt Garza, CHC...................41160. Vance Worley, MIN

........................43561. A.J. Burnett, PIT

.....................445.562. Wade Miley, ARI............456.563. Jonathon Niese, NYM

...............359.564. Ross Detwiler, WAS...........................41665. Alex Cobb, TB

....................39866. Hyun-Jin Ryu, LAD

............40867. Brandon McCarthy, ARI..............42368. Wandy Rodriguez, PIT

......................33969. Drew Smyly, DET..............341.570. Jose Quintana, CHW

................430.571. Marco Estrada, MIL.................41772. Bronson Arroyo, CIN

......................44873. Tim Hudson, ATL...................43774. Mark Buehrle, TOR

.................39675. Edwin Jackson, CHC...............31376. Francisco Liriano, PIT...............39777. James McDonald, PIT

...................329.578. Erik Bedard, HOU..............37779. Justin Masterson, CLE

........................39580. Dillon Gee, NYM................414.581. Jarrod Parker, OAK

.....................368.582. Mike Leake, CIN....................23883. David Phelps, NYY

..........................31084. Mike Fiers, MIL....................42785. Matt Harrison, TEX

.....................43986. Andy Pettitte, NYY..............445.587. Tommy Milone, OAK

....................16288. Julio Teheran, ATL......................39889. Phil Hughes, NYY

...............405.590. Jason Hammel, BAL

Relief Pitcher.........................4841. Kris Medlen, ATL

.................4712. Aroldis Chapman, CIN...................496.53. Craig Kimbrel, ATL

..........448.54. Jonathan Papelbon, PHI.......................3005. Huston Street, SD

...................4016. Mariano Rivera, NYY......................4157. Alexi Ogando, TEX

.....................377.58. Greg Holland, KC......................396.59. Joe Nathan, TEX

....................362.510. Sergio Romo, SF......................361.511. Jason Grilli, PIT

..............42312. Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA...................12.513. Tony Cingrani, CIN

....................366.514. Chris Perez, CLE..............42615. Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA

.....................40516. Jim Johnson, BAL................41417. Rafael Soriano, WAS

.............................34218. J.J. Putz, ARI...............43719. Fernando Rodney, TB

.....................39220. Glen Perkins, MIN.........362.521. Rafael Betancourt, COL

..................342.522. Shelby Miller, STL...............32223. Brandon League, LAD

...............263.524. Bobby Parnell, NYM.................33825. Andrew Cashner, SD

...............338.526. Jose Valverde, DET....................23827. David Phelps, NYY...................38128. Grant Balfour, OAK

..............378.529. Joel Hanrahan, BOS

..............348.530. Addison Reed, CHW



2013 ProjectionsCatcherPlayer G AB R H TB 1B 2B 3B HR RBI BB KO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS FPTSCarlos Santana, CLE, 1B/C/DH 145 520 79 139 243 84 30 1 24 84 98 108 3 4 0.267 0.383 0.467 0.851 452Buster Posey, SF, 1B/C 140 510 73 157 260 99 35 1 22 94 62 93 1 1 0.308 0.383 0.510 0.893 443.5Joe Mauer, MIN, 1B/C/DH 130 495 76 156 219 114 30 3 9 79 73 66 6 3 0.315 0.403 0.442 0.846 423Matt Wieters, BAL, C 140 525 70 140 249 84 29 1 26 89 58 105 2 0 0.267 0.340 0.474 0.814 417.5Yadier Molina, STL, C 140 510 59 150 234 102 30 0 18 72 41 54 10 4 0.294 0.347 0.459 0.805 395Mike Napoli, BOS, 1B/C 140 430 67 109 212 60 22 0 27 74 62 130 2 1 0.253 0.348 0.493 0.841 353Miguel Montero, ARI, C 140 490 62 128 207 84 26 1 17 76 60 120 0 0 0.261 0.342 0.422 0.764 345Jesus Montero, SEA, C/DH 145 540 55 147 228 104 24 0 19 71 40 104 0 0 0.272 0.322 0.422 0.745 342Ryan Doumit, MIN, C/DH/OF 130 485 60 132 214 83 32 1 16 69 35 97 0 0 0.272 0.321 0.441 0.762 329.5Jonathan Lucroy, MIL, C 125 410 59 121 189 82 23 3 13 63 30 63 3 1 0.295 0.343 0.461 0.804 314.5Wilin Rosario, COL, C 120 425 62 109 209 63 19 0 27 67 24 106 2 3 0.256 0.296 0.492 0.788 310Alex Avila, DET, C 125 420 54 110 187 66 26 3 15 60 61 111 1 1 0.262 0.356 0.445 0.801 307.5Salvador Perez, KC, C 125 400 56 122 195 81 24 2 15 58 18 44 0 0 0.305 0.335 0.487 0.822 305A.J. Pierzynski, TEX, C 125 440 58 120 181 86 20 1 13 64 21 59 0 0 0.273 0.306 0.411 0.717 294.5Brian McCann, ATL, C 110 400 46 100 170 64 19 0 17 64 46 74 3 1 0.250 0.327 0.425 0.752 294Russell Martin, PIT, C 125 410 56 102 167 67 20 0 15 46 52 89 6 2 0.249 0.333 0.407 0.741 286.5John Jaso, OAK, C/DH 115 330 46 85 133 55 20 2 8 45 52 47 3 1 0.258 0.359 0.403 0.762 257.5A.J. Ellis, LAD, C 115 365 42 102 141 76 19 1 6 46 57 69 0 0 0.279 0.377 0.386 0.763 251.5Jarrod Saltalamacchia, BOS, C 110 360 48 82 167 39 21 2 20 55 39 116 0 0 0.228 0.303 0.464 0.767 251Chris Iannetta, LAA, C 115 380 45 89 147 59 15 2 13 45 61 97 1 1 0.234 0.340 0.387 0.727 250.5Carlos Ruiz, PHI, C 100 320 46 94 148 60 24 0 10 40 36 43 2 2 0.294 0.365 0.463 0.828 250.5Kurt Suzuki, WAS, C 110 360 44 91 139 63 18 0 10 49 30 51 1 0 0.253 0.310 0.386 0.696 238.5J.P. Arencibia, TOR, C 105 350 48 78 154 41 17 1 19 60 27 109 0 1 0.223 0.279 0.440 0.719 233.5Rob Brantly, MIA, C 110 340 42 93 138 60 27 0 6 38 29 58 0 1 0.274 0.331 0.406 0.737 217Jason Castro, HOU, C 110 310 39 82 122 56 18 2 6 36 36 62 0 0 0.265 0.341 0.394 0.735 202Tyler Flowers, CHW, C 110 330 41 71 136 40 14 0 17 44 36 118 1 1 0.215 0.292 0.412 0.704 199Ryan Lavarnway, BOS, C 90 290 39 71 123 43 16 0 12 37 30 74 0 0 0.245 0.316 0.424 0.740 192Wilson Ramos, WAS, C 85 270 34 69 112 45 14 1 9 35 25 54 0 0 0.256 0.319 0.415 0.733 179Ryan Hanigan, CIN, C 91 262 26 72 94 58 10 0 4 32 37 30 0 0 0.275 0.365 0.359 0.723 174Derek Norris, OAK, C 80 270 28 60 105 38 10 1 11 40 32 84 7 3 0.222 0.305 0.389 0.694 174Welington Castillo, CHC, C 90 290 29 69 116 44 14 0 11 39 29 83 0 0 0.238 0.307 0.400 0.707 171.5Ramon Hernandez, COL, C 80 265 25 72 110 50 14 0 8 37 19 41 0 0 0.272 0.320 0.415 0.736 170.5Yorvit Torrealba, COL, C 91 305 30 79 113 57 16 0 6 29 23 57 3 3 0.259 0.311 0.370 0.681 169.5Austin Romine, NYY, C 70 275 34 73 99 57 11 0 5 35 21 52 1 1 0.265 0.318 0.360 0.678 164John Buck, NYM, C 90 280 25 64 107 41 13 0 10 35 27 80 0 0 0.229 0.296 0.382 0.679 154Geovany Soto, TEX, C 70 220 35 52 89 31 13 0 8 37 18 55 0 0 0.236 0.294 0.405 0.699 151.5Travis d'Arnaud, NYM, C 60 200 31 54 90 33 13 1 7 31 19 48 2 1 0.270 0.333 0.450 0.783 150Josh Thole, TOR, C 97 288 21 73 92 58 13 0 2 26 30 41 0 1 0.253 0.324 0.319 0.643 147.5Nick Hundley, SD, C 75 253 27 61 102 37 14 3 7 31 21 65 0 3 0.241 0.299 0.403 0.702 145.5Jose Molina, TB, C 100 280 29 62 93 45 10 0 7 25 23 68 2 2 0.221 0.281 0.332 0.613 138Erik Kratz, PHI, C 65 190 20 47 84 26 13 0 8 33 18 44 0 0 0.247 0.312 0.442 0.755 133Devin Mesoraco, CIN, C 75 200 26 50 83 32 10 1 7 20 21 38 1 1 0.250 0.321 0.415 0.736 132Chris Snyder, WAS, C 72 212 23 44 75 29 7 0 8 30 34 62 0 0 0.208 0.317 0.354 0.671 131Yasmani Grandal, SD, C 60 200 14 56 89 37 12 0 7 18 32 44 0 0 0.280 0.379 0.445 0.824 131George Kottaras, KC, C 67 165 20 36 70 19 8 1 8 25 27 39 1 0 0.218 0.328 0.424 0.752 124.5Lou Marson, CLE, C 79 233 27 50 66 37 11 1 1 18 29 56 5 2 0.215 0.302 0.283 0.585 120Mike Zunino, SEA, C 50 160 24 41 70 24 11 0 6 22 19 39 0 0 0.256 0.335 0.438 0.773 115.5Chris Stewart, NYY, C 65 200 24 44 60 32 10 0 2 16 18 26 1 0 0.220 0.284 0.300 0.584 107Ronny Paulino, SEA, C 63 202 18 53 70 40 11 0 2 20 14 33 0 0 0.262 0.310 0.347 0.657 105.5David Ross, BOS, C 58 150 16 41 70 25 9 1 6 25 18 46 0 1 0.273 0.351 0.467 0.818 105Brayan Pena, DET, C 67 197 15 48 64 36 10 0 2 23 11 25 1 0 0.244 0.284 0.325 0.609 102.5Gerald Laird, ATL, C 63 180 19 43 63 30 9 1 3 16 14 32 1 1 0.239 0.294 0.350 0.644 97Steve Clevenger, CHC, C 70 200 8 52 79 32 16 1 3 8 18 35 0 0 0.260 0.321 0.395 0.716 95.5Kelly Shoppach, SEA, C 75 199 21 40 74 23 8 1 8 22 18 80 0 0 0.201 0.267 0.372 0.639 95Hank Conger, LAA, C 60 200 5 55 89 35 13 0 7 8 13 40 0 0 0.275 0.319 0.445 0.764 95Matt Treanor, LAD, C 63 179 19 37 53 28 5 1 3 20 23 42 1 2 0.207 0.297 0.296 0.593 94Rod Barajas, ARI, C 60 155 16 34 61 21 6 0 7 21 11 33 0 0 0.219 0.271 0.394 0.665 92.5Jeff Mathis, MIA, C 77 221 21 43 68 28 10 0 5 22 10 67 2 1 0.195 0.229 0.308 0.537 90.5Miguel Olivo, CIN, C 70 200 23 46 77 30 8 1 7 25 18 114 3 2 0.230 0.294 0.385 0.679 90Tim Federowicz, LAD, C 50 150 18 37 57 23 11 0 3 17 15 36 0 0 0.247 0.315 0.380 0.695 89Humberto Quintero, PHI, C 70 222 14 51 68 38 11 0 2 21 6 47 0 0 0.230 0.250 0.306 0.556 85.5Francisco Cervelli, NYY, C 46 130 15 35 45 28 5 1 1 20 14 24 2 1 0.269 0.340 0.346 0.686 85Michael McKenry, PIT, C 51 143 14 33 57 19 9 0 5 17 15 42 0 0 0.231 0.304 0.399 0.702 82



First BasemanPlayer G AB R H TB 1B 2B 3B HR RBI BB KO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS FPTSAlbert Pujols, LAA, 1B/DH 155 590 108 175 327 95 44 0 36 113 58 69 7 2 0.297 0.360 0.554 0.914 583.5Joey Votto, CIN, 1B 155 560 105 178 317 98 50 1 29 108 98 127 7 5 0.318 0.419 0.566 0.986 573.5Prince Fielder, DET, 1B 160 565 93 170 313 98 36 1 35 106 86 94 1 0 0.301 0.393 0.554 0.947 553Adrian Gonzalez, LAD, 1B 160 610 87 190 318 120 40 2 28 111 62 111 1 1 0.311 0.375 0.521 0.896 523.5Edwin Encarnacion, TOR, 1B/DH 155 565 87 153 290 88 29 0 36 100 67 94 10 3 0.271 0.348 0.513 0.861 514Allen Craig, STL, 1B/OF 145 560 90 171 297 103 39 0 29 106 44 102 2 1 0.305 0.356 0.530 0.886 489Billy Butler, KC, 1B/DH 160 600 70 182 299 116 40 1 25 102 59 100 2 1 0.303 0.366 0.498 0.864 483Freddie Freeman, ATL, 1B 155 570 95 163 280 98 38 2 25 100 70 133 2 1 0.286 0.364 0.491 0.855 481.5Paul Goldschmidt, ARI, 1B 150 535 95 149 271 81 40 2 26 98 61 141 16 5 0.279 0.352 0.507 0.859 481.5Anthony Rizzo, CHC, 1B 155 600 80 175 295 111 35 2 27 88 51 118 5 2 0.292 0.347 0.492 0.839 463Carlos Santana, CLE, 1B/C/DH 145 520 79 139 243 84 30 1 24 84 98 108 3 4 0.267 0.383 0.467 0.851 452Buster Posey, SF, 1B/C 140 510 73 157 260 99 35 1 22 94 62 93 1 1 0.308 0.383 0.510 0.893 443.5Justin Morneau, MIN, 1B/DH 145 550 71 155 258 100 30 2 23 90 59 100 0 0 0.282 0.351 0.469 0.820 428Nick Swisher, CLE, 1B/DH/OF 150 535 80 140 241 83 35 0 22 88 84 134 1 2 0.262 0.362 0.450 0.812 426Ike Davis, NYM, 1B 155 510 74 138 259 77 30 2 29 90 67 128 0 0 0.271 0.355 0.508 0.863 426Mark Trumbo, LAA, 1B/DH/OF 150 570 69 152 288 87 29 1 35 102 38 150 3 3 0.267 0.312 0.505 0.818 425Eric Hosmer, KC, 1B 155 545 71 149 246 98 26 4 21 70 50 91 18 3 0.273 0.334 0.451 0.786 424.5Yonder Alonso, SD, 1B 155 555 64 161 252 102 43 0 16 80 71 99 4 2 0.290 0.371 0.454 0.825 423.5Joe Mauer, MIN, 1B/C/DH 130 495 76 156 219 114 30 3 9 79 73 66 6 3 0.315 0.403 0.442 0.846 423Michael Cuddyer, COL, 1B/OF 140 510 78 133 242 70 38 4 21 80 54 102 6 3 0.261 0.332 0.475 0.806 412Adam LaRoche, WAS, 1B 150 560 70 147 257 88 33 1 25 86 65 144 1 0 0.263 0.339 0.459 0.798 408Adam Dunn, CHW, 1B/DH 150 545 83 112 241 55 21 0 36 91 95 210 0 1 0.206 0.323 0.442 0.766 404Ryan Howard, PHI, 1B 150 560 76 133 253 75 26 2 30 104 67 193 0 0 0.237 0.319 0.452 0.771 403.5Paul Konerko, CHW, 1B/DH 145 520 61 148 244 102 21 0 25 83 60 90 0 0 0.285 0.359 0.469 0.828 403Michael Young, PHI, 1B/3B/DH 155 600 85 176 242 133 30 3 10 72 38 75 2 2 0.293 0.335 0.403 0.739 401.5Mark Teixeira, NYY, 1B 125 470 72 118 224 67 23 1 27 88 60 90 1 1 0.251 0.336 0.477 0.812 400Logan Morrison, MIA, 1B/OF 135 500 66 132 242 75 29 3 25 82 55 94 1 0 0.264 0.337 0.484 0.821 400Kendrys Morales, SEA, 1B/DH 145 520 67 152 260 95 31 1 25 81 32 95 0 0 0.292 0.333 0.500 0.833 392.5Kevin Youkilis, NYY, 1B/3B 140 460 84 119 213 71 24 2 22 81 65 105 0 0 0.259 0.350 0.463 0.814 390.5Mark Reynolds, CLE, 1B/3B/DH 150 515 82 111 231 54 25 1 31 84 79 191 3 3 0.216 0.320 0.449 0.768 383.5Brandon Belt, SF, 1B 150 480 59 133 222 79 33 7 14 71 67 120 12 4 0.277 0.366 0.463 0.828 379Chris Davis, BAL, 1B/DH/OF 140 510 73 139 263 79 28 0 32 90 32 165 2 1 0.273 0.315 0.516 0.831 378.5Todd Frazier, CIN, 1B/3B 150 500 63 126 239 65 33 4 24 82 46 125 5 2 0.252 0.315 0.478 0.793 375.5Mike Napoli, BOS, 1B/C 140 430 67 109 212 60 22 0 27 74 62 130 2 1 0.253 0.348 0.493 0.841 353Jeff Keppinger, CHW, 1B/2B/3B/DH 130 500 69 147 212 109 24 1 13 55 36 40 0 1 0.294 0.341 0.424 0.765 351Matt Carpenter, STL, 1B/2B/3B/OF 140 440 67 122 196 77 28 5 12 72 51 83 2 1 0.277 0.352 0.445 0.798 347.5Brandon Moss, OAK, 1B/OF 135 440 70 115 221 63 25 0 27 74 42 126 2 2 0.261 0.326 0.502 0.828 346Adam Lind, TOR, 1B/DH 145 550 54 134 230 86 23 2 23 79 40 115 0 0 0.244 0.295 0.418 0.713 345.5Chris Parmelee, MIN, 1B/OF 145 450 60 112 202 65 24 3 20 70 55 94 0 0 0.249 0.331 0.449 0.780 340Corey Hart, MIL, 1B/OF 110 410 68 110 205 61 25 2 22 62 34 102 5 2 0.268 0.324 0.500 0.824 326Carlos Pena, HOU, 1B/DH 155 480 66 101 189 58 20 1 22 68 82 171 1 2 0.210 0.326 0.394 0.719 319.5Chris Carter, HOU, 1B/DH/OF 125 400 63 92 189 46 20 1 25 68 58 133 3 2 0.230 0.328 0.472 0.800 315.5Carlos Lee, MIA, 1B 115 460 45 129 184 97 20 1 11 55 32 35 2 1 0.280 0.327 0.400 0.727 301.5Garrett Jones, PIT, 1B/OF 140 405 50 102 189 54 28 1 19 61 41 90 0 0 0.252 0.321 0.467 0.787 296Brett Wallace, HOU, 1B 135 440 51 120 201 79 20 2 19 54 48 119 0 0 0.273 0.344 0.457 0.801 294.5Mitch Moreland, TEX, 1B 120 415 51 113 192 72 22 0 19 59 32 88 2 1 0.272 0.324 0.463 0.787 293Lance Berkman, TEX, 1B/DH 100 324 50 90 158 55 18 1 16 53 61 66 2 3 0.278 0.392 0.488 0.880 290Ty Wigginton, STL, 1B/3B 136 432 52 105 175 68 20 1 16 55 42 94 3 1 0.243 0.310 0.405 0.715 282Todd Helton, COL, 1B 110 360 55 95 144 63 23 1 8 52 57 68 0 0 0.264 0.365 0.400 0.765 274James Loney, TB, 1B 140 440 41 121 167 91 22 0 8 48 29 55 2 2 0.275 0.320 0.380 0.699 259.5Gaby Sanchez, PIT, 1B 110 360 44 93 150 59 22 1 11 46 52 85 3 0 0.258 0.352 0.417 0.769 255.5Justin Smoak, SEA, 1B 118 419 42 94 159 61 17 0 16 51 50 102 1 0 0.224 0.307 0.379 0.687 253Jordan Pacheco, COL, 1B/3B 120 380 45 107 148 76 25 2 4 46 21 47 5 2 0.282 0.319 0.389 0.709 244.5Tyler Colvin, COL, 1B/OF 117 328 46 82 157 43 18 6 15 49 22 92 4 1 0.250 0.297 0.479 0.776 235Sean Rodriguez, TB, 1B/2B/3B/OF/SS 120 339 45 78 124 50 18 2 8 36 29 86 10 3 0.230 0.291 0.366 0.657 208Daric Barton, OAK, 1B 91 302 38 76 110 52 18 2 4 28 57 60 3 1 0.252 0.370 0.364 0.735 208Yuniesky Betancourt, PHI, 1B/2B/3B 120 330 33 83 130 56 16 2 9 45 12 39 2 3 0.252 0.278 0.394 0.672 201.5Lyle Overbay, BOS, 1B 100 300 36 75 123 48 16 1 10 37 31 66 1 0 0.250 0.320 0.410 0.730 196Juan Rivera, NYY, 1B/OF 120 300 33 78 119 55 14 0 9 36 20 40 1 1 0.260 0.306 0.397 0.703 189Chris Johnson, ATL, 1B/3B 100 300 33 82 132 54 16 2 10 42 14 81 3 1 0.273 0.306 0.440 0.746 185.5Chris McGuiness, CLE, 1B 100 280 31 67 110 44 13 0 10 30 30 64 0 1 0.239 0.313 0.393 0.706 168John Mayberry, PHI, 1B/OF 88 240 31 61 105 37 14 0 10 34 20 57 3 1 0.254 0.312 0.438 0.749 166.5Greg Dobbs, MIA, 1B/3B/OF 114 298 26 79 113 58 14 1 6 34 16 58 2 1 0.265 0.303 0.379 0.682 163Mike Olt, TEX, 1B 70 220 31 50 93 29 10 0 11 34 33 79 2 1 0.227 0.328 0.423 0.751 154.5Matt LaPorta, CLE, 1B 80 262 26 61 100 39 13 1 8 33 23 62 0 0 0.233 0.295 0.382 0.676 151Nate Freiman, HOU, 1B/DH 80 220 24 58 95 38 11 1 8 26 18 47 1 1 0.264 0.319 0.432 0.751 140.5Eric Hinske, ARI, 1B 113 216 24 52 91 30 13 1 8 31 24 62 0 0 0.241 0.317 0.421 0.738 139Casey Kotchman, MIA, 1B 70 230 22 60 83 46 9 1 4 21 18 28 1 1 0.261 0.315 0.361 0.675 131Justin Turner, NYM, 1B/2B 73 208 23 53 74 36 15 0 2 23 16 29 3 1 0.255 0.308 0.356 0.664 126.5Jeff Baker, TEX, 1B/OF 81 198 22 51 77 34 12 1 4 23 12 48 2 0 0.258 0.300 0.389 0.689 114Alex Gonzalez, MIL, 1B/3B/SS 80 210 23 50 83 31 12 0 7 26 20 86 1 1 0.238 0.304 0.395 0.700 110Dan Johnson, NYY, 1B 60 160 16 35 65 21 6 0 8 21 23 38 0 0 0.219 0.317 0.406 0.723 106Jason Giambi, CLE, 1B/DH 70 132 15 32 59 19 6 0 7 25 24 39 1 0 0.242 0.359 0.447 0.806 105.5Brent Lillibridge, CHC, 1B/2B/OF/SS 88 158 27 35 60 23 5 1 6 18 10 56 9 4 0.222 0.268 0.380 0.648 101



Second BasemanPlayer G AB R H TB 1B 2B 3B HR RBI BB KO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS FPTSRobinson Cano, NYY, 2B 160 630 107 197 342 115 49 3 30 95 43 94 4 3 0.313 0.357 0.543 0.899 545Dustin Pedroia, BOS, 2B 155 605 98 180 284 115 44 3 18 89 73 73 22 7 0.298 0.373 0.469 0.843 544.5Ian Kinsler, TEX, 2B 155 630 100 165 284 99 37 5 24 78 74 82 27 7 0.262 0.339 0.451 0.790 542Ben Zobrist, TB, 2B/OF/SS 155 560 85 150 262 86 37 6 21 78 92 110 17 6 0.268 0.371 0.468 0.839 490Martin Prado, ARI, 2B/3B/OF 155 625 85 189 274 131 43 3 12 65 56 73 12 6 0.302 0.360 0.438 0.798 461.5Jason Kipnis, CLE, 2B 155 600 82 162 249 115 24 6 17 70 65 118 26 6 0.270 0.341 0.415 0.756 453Rickie Weeks, MIL, 2B 150 570 87 148 267 87 30 4 27 73 68 142 13 3 0.260 0.339 0.468 0.807 447Jose Altuve, HOU, 2B 155 600 84 182 260 130 36 6 10 44 40 76 35 14 0.303 0.347 0.433 0.780 446Brandon Phillips, CIN, 2B 150 600 88 164 251 113 32 2 17 81 43 81 13 4 0.273 0.322 0.418 0.740 444.5Aaron Hill, ARI, 2B 150 570 85 150 251 92 35 3 20 77 48 81 12 5 0.263 0.320 0.440 0.761 439.5Dustin Ackley, SEA, 2B 160 630 88 162 251 110 30 7 15 65 68 129 14 5 0.257 0.330 0.398 0.728 430.5Marco Scutaro, SF, 2B/SS 155 605 89 179 240 136 33 2 8 68 46 55 7 4 0.296 0.346 0.397 0.742 425.5Neil Walker, PIT, 2B 155 585 78 165 257 108 38 3 16 85 56 117 5 4 0.282 0.345 0.439 0.784 423.5Dan Uggla, ATL, 2B 160 590 89 136 244 80 30 0 26 94 81 179 2 2 0.231 0.323 0.414 0.737 420.5Daniel Murphy, NYM, 2B 155 575 71 175 247 122 42 3 8 73 41 74 8 4 0.304 0.351 0.430 0.780 407Josh Rutledge, COL, 2B/SS 145 565 78 159 259 98 37 9 15 69 23 103 16 6 0.281 0.310 0.458 0.768 403.5Chase Utley, PHI, 2B 125 465 74 125 205 82 23 3 17 69 62 68 14 2 0.269 0.355 0.441 0.796 402Danny Espinosa, WAS, 2B/SS 160 585 77 137 235 81 34 2 20 64 54 177 21 7 0.234 0.299 0.402 0.701 376.5Howie Kendrick, LAA, 2B 150 565 65 160 234 113 31 5 11 70 30 111 14 8 0.283 0.319 0.414 0.733 363.5Omar Infante, DET, 2B 150 570 64 154 226 109 28 7 10 49 34 69 11 3 0.270 0.311 0.396 0.708 357.5Emilio Bonifacio, TOR, 2B/OF 125 490 66 137 178 107 21 7 2 28 53 100 42 8 0.280 0.350 0.363 0.713 351Jeff Keppinger, CHW, 1B/2B/3B/DH 130 500 69 147 212 109 24 1 13 55 36 40 0 1 0.294 0.341 0.424 0.765 351Matt Carpenter, STL, 1B/2B/3B/OF 140 440 67 122 196 77 28 5 12 72 51 83 2 1 0.277 0.352 0.445 0.798 347.5Jedd Gyorko, SD, 2B/3B 150 500 64 137 226 90 26 0 21 61 51 111 1 1 0.274 0.341 0.452 0.793 347.5Gordon Beckham, CHW, 2B 150 515 66 129 209 85 26 0 18 66 41 94 3 3 0.250 0.306 0.406 0.712 338Darwin Barney, CHC, 2B 155 540 75 147 200 111 25 5 6 41 29 60 8 2 0.272 0.309 0.370 0.680 329Kelly Johnson, TB, 2B/DH/OF 140 500 68 118 197 76 22 3 17 59 58 152 12 4 0.236 0.315 0.394 0.709 326Jamey Carroll, MIN, 2B/3B/SS 145 480 68 138 164 116 19 2 1 42 57 69 8 3 0.287 0.363 0.342 0.705 309.5Mark Ellis, LAD, 2B 120 465 68 121 172 87 25 1 8 37 42 76 7 2 0.260 0.321 0.370 0.691 293Cliff Pennington, ARI, 2B/SS 130 440 52 107 155 76 21 3 7 40 38 88 17 6 0.243 0.303 0.352 0.656 269Brian Roberts, BAL, 2B 100 365 55 99 151 64 26 1 8 33 43 64 10 3 0.271 0.348 0.414 0.762 267Donovan Solano, MIA, 2B 135 410 45 110 149 81 22 4 3 39 26 77 10 2 0.268 0.312 0.363 0.675 238.5Chris Nelson, COL, 2B/3B 110 370 48 105 154 73 23 1 8 46 25 83 4 2 0.284 0.329 0.416 0.745 237.5Ryan Roberts, TB, 2B/3B 107 329 48 79 130 51 16 1 11 42 36 69 9 5 0.240 0.315 0.395 0.710 234.5Tyler Greene, HOU, 2B/SS 130 450 23 104 178 63 24 1 16 17 45 136 18 6 0.231 0.301 0.396 0.697 225Logan Forsythe, SD, 2B 100 310 46 87 127 64 13 3 7 27 35 56 9 3 0.281 0.354 0.410 0.763 222Skip Schumaker, LAD, 2B/OF 120 372 46 102 132 80 17 2 3 36 32 55 2 2 0.274 0.332 0.355 0.687 220.5Jerry Hairston, LAD, 2B/3B/OF 106 335 38 87 123 64 16 1 6 36 29 42 4 3 0.260 0.319 0.367 0.686 210Sean Rodriguez, TB, 1B/2B/3B/OF/SS 120 339 45 78 124 50 18 2 8 36 29 86 10 3 0.230 0.291 0.366 0.657 208Yuniesky Betancourt, PHI, 1B/2B/3B 120 330 33 83 130 56 16 2 9 45 12 39 2 3 0.252 0.278 0.394 0.672 201.5Maicer Izturis, TOR, 2B/3B/SS 94 317 38 83 112 60 20 0 3 28 26 43 11 4 0.262 0.318 0.353 0.671 200.5Brandon Inge, PIT, 2B/3B 110 362 36 81 129 53 17 2 9 49 34 100 2 2 0.224 0.290 0.356 0.647 200Brian Dozier, MIN, 2B/SS 110 360 34 88 126 63 17 3 5 34 27 70 5 2 0.244 0.297 0.350 0.647 194Ryan Raburn, CLE, 2B/OF 100 321 40 79 131 48 20 1 10 41 20 86 1 1 0.246 0.290 0.408 0.698 190Daniel Descalso, STL, 2B/3B/SS 120 330 37 83 116 60 16 4 3 30 32 63 4 2 0.252 0.318 0.352 0.669 189.5Jurickson Profar, TEX, 2B 75 255 35 66 103 44 13 3 6 31 29 46 7 3 0.259 0.335 0.404 0.738 186Stephen Lombardozzi, WAS, 2B/OF 105 315 33 92 122 71 15 3 3 21 16 37 3 2 0.292 0.326 0.387 0.714 177.5Alexi Casilla, MIN, 2B 91 258 37 65 89 46 15 3 1 24 19 38 14 2 0.252 0.303 0.345 0.648 176Ryan Theriot, SF, 2B 110 300 36 81 98 67 12 1 1 23 20 36 8 5 0.270 0.316 0.327 0.642 170Robert Andino, SEA, 2B/SS 94 301 37 73 101 55 13 0 5 23 27 65 6 3 0.243 0.305 0.336 0.640 164.5Chris Getz, KC, 2B 85 264 32 67 79 57 8 2 0 20 20 30 15 4 0.254 0.306 0.299 0.606 162Ramon Santiago, DET, 2B/SS 102 269 29 66 88 52 9 2 3 23 22 44 1 1 0.245 0.302 0.327 0.630 141Blake DeWitt, ATL, 2B 91 233 23 60 87 42 12 3 3 26 20 40 1 1 0.258 0.316 0.373 0.690 137Jemile Weeks, OAK, 2B 70 220 26 56 78 40 11 4 1 14 18 33 10 4 0.255 0.311 0.355 0.665 135.5Elliot Johnson, KC, 2B/SS 96 228 26 51 78 36 8 2 5 25 19 68 12 6 0.224 0.283 0.342 0.626 132Justin Turner, NYM, 1B/2B 73 208 23 53 74 36 15 0 2 23 16 29 3 1 0.255 0.308 0.356 0.664 126.5Josh Harrison, PIT, 2B/SS 84 222 28 56 81 39 11 4 2 16 6 30 6 2 0.252 0.272 0.365 0.637 126Orlando Hudson, CHW, 2B/3B 55 190 26 46 63 35 7 2 2 18 20 37 6 2 0.242 0.314 0.332 0.646 118.5Nick Punto, LAD, 2B/3B 79 182 22 45 61 33 9 2 1 17 26 38 4 1 0.247 0.341 0.335 0.677 114Wilson Valdez, SF, 2B/SS 65 180 20 44 62 32 8 2 2 27 16 40 4 1 0.244 0.306 0.344 0.651 112Aaron Miles, LAD, 2B 72 198 21 54 66 45 7 1 1 18 10 21 1 1 0.273 0.308 0.333 0.641 105.5Mike Fontenot, TB, 2B 78 186 20 49 69 35 10 2 2 17 16 37 2 2 0.263 0.322 0.371 0.693 105.5Brent Lillibridge, CHC, 1B/2B/OF/SS 88 158 27 35 60 23 5 1 6 18 10 56 9 4 0.222 0.268 0.380 0.648 101Cesar Izturis, CIN, 2B/SS 77 223 20 52 64 43 7 1 1 13 10 25 4 2 0.233 0.266 0.287 0.553 100.5



Third BasemanPlayer G AB R H TB 1B 2B 3B HR RBI BB KO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS FPTSMiguel Cabrera, DET, 3B 160 600 110 203 365 119 45 0 39 133 79 95 3 2 0.338 0.415 0.608 1.024 643.5Evan Longoria, TB, 3B/DH 150 560 91 161 294 92 36 2 31 108 76 122 5 2 0.287 0.373 0.525 0.898 516David Wright, NYM, 3B 155 585 88 177 291 112 39 3 23 98 81 122 12 7 0.303 0.387 0.497 0.885 514Adrian Beltre, TEX, 3B/DH 150 585 91 178 310 111 34 1 32 95 35 78 1 1 0.304 0.344 0.530 0.873 493Ryan Zimmerman, WAS, 3B 145 565 93 162 283 96 38 1 27 100 60 103 3 2 0.287 0.355 0.501 0.856 488.5Aramis Ramirez, MIL, 3B 145 555 85 162 287 94 39 1 28 100 44 79 4 1 0.292 0.344 0.517 0.861 483.5Martin Prado, ARI, 2B/3B/OF 155 625 85 189 274 131 43 3 12 65 56 73 12 6 0.302 0.360 0.438 0.798 461.5Chase Headley, SD, 3B 140 530 75 147 243 95 29 2 21 84 70 132 13 5 0.277 0.362 0.458 0.820 427Pablo Sandoval, SF, 3B 145 520 65 159 271 98 34 3 24 82 45 76 1 2 0.306 0.361 0.521 0.882 425Mike Moustakas, KC, 3B 155 590 77 153 265 94 32 1 26 82 40 111 6 3 0.259 0.306 0.449 0.756 417.5Brett Lawrie, TOR, 3B 145 570 70 160 257 106 30 5 19 71 41 104 15 7 0.281 0.329 0.451 0.780 410Pedro Alvarez, PIT, 3B 155 545 73 139 267 78 27 1 33 94 57 176 1 0 0.255 0.326 0.490 0.815 405Kyle Seager, SEA, 3B 155 555 64 150 244 96 34 0 20 76 52 99 12 6 0.270 0.333 0.440 0.772 404.5David Freese, STL, 3B 145 505 70 151 249 100 27 1 23 85 57 120 2 2 0.299 0.370 0.493 0.863 403Michael Young, PHI, 1B/3B/DH 155 600 85 176 242 133 30 3 10 72 38 75 2 2 0.293 0.335 0.403 0.739 401.5Will Middlebrooks, BOS, 3B 150 520 70 142 256 82 33 0 27 96 27 141 8 3 0.273 0.309 0.492 0.801 391.5Kevin Youkilis, NYY, 1B/3B 140 460 84 119 213 71 24 2 22 81 65 105 0 0 0.259 0.350 0.463 0.814 390.5Trevor Plouffe, MIN, 3B 150 535 74 135 247 79 27 2 27 72 45 111 2 2 0.252 0.310 0.462 0.772 384.5Mark Reynolds, CLE, 1B/3B/DH 150 515 82 111 231 54 25 1 31 84 79 191 3 3 0.216 0.320 0.449 0.768 383.5Todd Frazier, CIN, 1B/3B 150 500 63 126 239 65 33 4 24 82 46 125 5 2 0.252 0.315 0.478 0.793 375.5Jeff Keppinger, CHW, 1B/2B/3B/DH 130 500 69 147 212 109 24 1 13 55 36 40 0 1 0.294 0.341 0.424 0.765 351Manny Machado, BAL, 3B 155 550 70 135 219 90 23 5 17 70 38 115 7 3 0.245 0.294 0.398 0.692 350.5Matt Carpenter, STL, 1B/2B/3B/OF 140 440 67 122 196 77 28 5 12 72 51 83 2 1 0.277 0.352 0.445 0.798 347.5Jedd Gyorko, SD, 2B/3B 150 500 64 137 226 90 26 0 21 61 51 111 1 1 0.274 0.341 0.452 0.793 347.5Lonnie Chisenhall, CLE, 3B 150 480 65 134 219 90 22 3 19 68 30 89 4 2 0.279 0.322 0.456 0.778 343.5Hanley Ramirez, LAD, 3B/SS 110 450 57 115 194 72 24 2 17 64 47 94 14 6 0.256 0.326 0.431 0.757 337Placido Polanco, MIA, 3B 135 560 71 159 200 128 25 2 4 53 33 47 1 0 0.284 0.324 0.357 0.681 335.5Josh Donaldson, OAK, 3B 140 470 62 116 194 70 30 0 16 64 45 104 7 3 0.247 0.313 0.413 0.725 324Jamey Carroll, MIN, 2B/3B/SS 145 480 68 138 164 116 19 2 1 42 57 69 8 3 0.287 0.363 0.342 0.705 309.5Alberto Callaspo, LAA, 3B 130 430 53 117 165 87 21 0 9 50 51 51 3 2 0.272 0.349 0.384 0.733 297.5Ty Wigginton, STL, 1B/3B 136 432 52 105 175 68 20 1 16 55 42 94 3 1 0.243 0.310 0.405 0.715 282Adeiny Hechavarria, MIA, 3B/SS 145 465 52 124 173 89 26 4 5 42 27 93 12 4 0.267 0.307 0.372 0.679 267.5Luis Cruz, LAD, 3B/SS 125 410 40 113 164 78 27 0 8 46 20 51 1 1 0.276 0.309 0.400 0.709 245.5Jordan Pacheco, COL, 1B/3B 120 380 45 107 148 76 25 2 4 46 21 47 5 2 0.282 0.319 0.389 0.709 244.5Matt Dominguez, HOU, 3B 120 430 41 109 164 77 20 1 11 39 32 66 0 0 0.253 0.305 0.381 0.687 243Chris Nelson, COL, 2B/3B 110 370 48 105 154 73 23 1 8 46 25 83 4 2 0.284 0.329 0.416 0.745 237.5Alex Rodriguez, NYY, 3B/DH 80 315 48 82 133 57 12 0 13 45 39 75 5 2 0.260 0.342 0.422 0.764 235.5Ryan Roberts, TB, 2B/3B 107 329 48 79 130 51 16 1 11 42 36 69 9 5 0.240 0.315 0.395 0.710 234.5Scott Sizemore, OAK, 3B 106 340 46 82 132 52 20 0 10 46 46 102 4 2 0.241 0.332 0.388 0.720 225Wilson Betemit, BAL, 3B 94 313 39 87 142 55 20 1 11 43 33 94 1 1 0.278 0.347 0.454 0.800 211Jerry Hairston, LAD, 2B/3B/OF 106 335 38 87 123 64 16 1 6 36 29 42 4 3 0.260 0.319 0.367 0.686 210Sean Rodriguez, TB, 1B/2B/3B/OF/SS 120 339 45 78 124 50 18 2 8 36 29 86 10 3 0.230 0.291 0.366 0.657 208Ian Stewart, CHC, 3B 110 360 30 83 141 55 12 2 14 42 43 103 2 3 0.231 0.313 0.392 0.704 205.5Juan Francisco, ATL, 3B 120 340 40 82 142 48 21 0 13 57 18 114 2 2 0.241 0.279 0.418 0.697 202Yuniesky Betancourt, PHI, 1B/2B/3B 120 330 33 83 130 56 16 2 9 45 12 39 2 3 0.252 0.278 0.394 0.672 201.5Maicer Izturis, TOR, 2B/3B/SS 94 317 38 83 112 60 20 0 3 28 26 43 11 4 0.262 0.318 0.353 0.671 200.5Brandon Inge, PIT, 2B/3B 110 362 36 81 129 53 17 2 9 49 34 100 2 2 0.224 0.290 0.356 0.647 200Danny Valencia, BAL, 3B 94 339 36 86 129 60 17 1 8 44 21 62 1 2 0.254 0.297 0.381 0.678 199Daniel Descalso, STL, 2B/3B/SS 120 330 37 83 116 60 16 4 3 30 32 63 4 2 0.252 0.318 0.352 0.669 189.5Chris Johnson, ATL, 1B/3B 100 300 33 82 132 54 16 2 10 42 14 81 3 1 0.273 0.306 0.440 0.746 185.5Adam Kennedy, LAD, 3B 112 297 34 73 103 52 16 1 4 28 27 48 8 2 0.246 0.309 0.347 0.655 182Juan Uribe, LAD, 3B 120 350 29 77 118 51 18 1 7 36 25 76 1 1 0.220 0.272 0.337 0.609 171Greg Dobbs, MIA, 1B/3B/OF 114 298 26 79 113 58 14 1 6 34 16 58 2 1 0.265 0.303 0.379 0.682 163Kevin Kouzmanoff, MIA, 3B 72 262 28 63 101 41 14 0 8 35 12 47 1 0 0.240 0.274 0.385 0.659 154.5Mike Aviles, CLE, 3B/SS 90 250 20 61 90 43 12 1 5 29 11 39 6 2 0.244 0.276 0.360 0.636 140.5Ryan Wheeler, COL, 3B 55 160 24 46 74 30 9 2 5 27 13 33 1 2 0.287 0.341 0.463 0.804 121.5Orlando Hudson, CHW, 2B/3B 55 190 26 46 63 35 7 2 2 18 20 37 6 2 0.242 0.314 0.332 0.646 118.5Jack Hannahan, CIN, 3B 72 202 20 51 76 35 11 1 4 23 22 48 1 1 0.252 0.326 0.376 0.702 118Eric Chavez, ARI, 3B 68 183 21 48 75 33 9 0 6 24 17 41 0 0 0.262 0.325 0.410 0.735 116.5Jayson Nix, NYY, 3B/SS 74 215 24 46 78 28 11 0 7 23 15 61 4 2 0.214 0.265 0.363 0.628 115.5Nick Punto, LAD, 2B/3B 79 182 22 45 61 33 9 2 1 17 26 38 4 1 0.247 0.341 0.335 0.677 114Alex Gonzalez, MIL, 1B/3B/SS 80 210 23 50 83 31 12 0 7 26 20 86 1 1 0.238 0.304 0.395 0.700 110Elian Herrera, LAD, 3B/OF 67 187 26 47 62 35 10 1 1 17 23 50 4 2 0.251 0.333 0.332 0.665 109Brent Morel, CHW, 3B 61 197 22 45 65 33 8 0 4 18 11 38 4 2 0.228 0.269 0.330 0.599 103



ShortstopPlayer G AB R H TB 1B 2B 3B HR RBI BB KO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS FPTSTroy Tulowitzki, COL, SS 150 570 92 172 311 100 37 3 32 102 63 81 8 3 0.302 0.371 0.546 0.917 540.5Jose Reyes, TOR, SS 155 635 98 189 289 128 35 13 13 61 55 60 36 9 0.298 0.354 0.455 0.809 536Ben Zobrist, TB, 2B/OF/SS 155 560 85 150 262 86 37 6 21 78 92 110 17 6 0.268 0.371 0.468 0.839 490Starlin Castro, CHC, SS 160 640 76 196 292 139 33 9 15 80 36 94 27 12 0.306 0.343 0.456 0.799 479Jimmy Rollins, PHI, SS 150 600 91 158 253 106 29 3 20 59 58 75 26 7 0.263 0.328 0.422 0.750 468.5Elvis Andrus, TEX, SS 160 630 88 184 248 138 33 8 5 65 56 84 26 11 0.292 0.350 0.394 0.744 456Ian Desmond, WAS, SS 155 590 81 163 271 102 36 3 22 81 37 126 26 8 0.276 0.319 0.459 0.778 451Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE, SS 150 590 75 162 266 101 38 3 20 78 59 111 10 5 0.275 0.341 0.451 0.791 437.5Marco Scutaro, SF, 2B/SS 155 605 89 179 240 136 33 2 8 68 46 55 7 4 0.296 0.346 0.397 0.742 425.5Derek Jeter, NYY, DH/SS 150 640 93 185 248 144 29 2 10 52 50 94 8 4 0.289 0.341 0.388 0.728 408Josh Rutledge, COL, 2B/SS 145 565 78 159 259 98 37 9 15 69 23 103 16 6 0.281 0.310 0.458 0.768 403.5J.J. Hardy, BAL, SS 150 610 80 157 258 104 28 2 23 66 41 102 0 0 0.257 0.304 0.423 0.727 394Erick Aybar, LAA, SS 140 545 70 157 231 108 33 7 9 52 29 66 24 7 0.288 0.324 0.424 0.748 390Alexei Ramirez, CHW, SS 155 600 71 164 235 121 28 2 13 68 24 80 15 6 0.273 0.301 0.392 0.693 382Danny Espinosa, WAS, 2B/SS 160 585 77 137 235 81 34 2 20 64 54 177 21 7 0.234 0.299 0.402 0.701 376.5Andrelton Simmons, ATL, SS 150 500 65 144 205 106 24 5 9 59 41 61 15 6 0.288 0.342 0.410 0.752 363.5Yunel Escobar, TB, SS 145 540 69 147 204 110 26 2 9 54 56 62 7 3 0.272 0.341 0.378 0.718 363Alcides Escobar, KC, SS 155 600 64 156 207 119 27 6 4 44 29 86 29 7 0.260 0.294 0.345 0.639 352Zack Cozart, CIN, SS 145 570 77 143 236 88 35 2 18 40 37 108 6 2 0.251 0.297 0.414 0.711 346Jean Segura, MIL, SS 150 500 65 133 170 109 15 5 4 44 42 83 39 13 0.266 0.323 0.340 0.663 344.5Hanley Ramirez, LAD, 3B/SS 110 450 57 115 194 72 24 2 17 64 47 94 14 6 0.256 0.326 0.431 0.757 337Jhonny Peralta, DET, SS 150 540 62 136 215 87 33 2 14 68 47 108 0 1 0.252 0.312 0.398 0.710 337Hiroyuki Nakajima, OAK, SS 150 530 68 144 213 100 31 1 12 55 44 106 6 3 0.272 0.328 0.402 0.729 336Everth Cabrera, SD, SS 125 435 53 109 147 81 21 4 3 28 51 112 48 6 0.251 0.329 0.338 0.667 313Jamey Carroll, MIN, 2B/3B/SS 145 480 68 138 164 116 19 2 1 42 57 69 8 3 0.287 0.363 0.342 0.705 309.5Stephen Drew, BOS, SS 110 440 60 117 188 75 25 5 12 55 48 92 3 2 0.266 0.338 0.427 0.765 309Ruben Tejada, NYM, SS 140 550 63 151 188 117 32 1 1 31 57 96 3 2 0.275 0.343 0.342 0.684 295Jed Lowrie, OAK, SS 110 380 51 97 170 59 20 1 17 46 47 70 1 1 0.255 0.337 0.447 0.785 280Cliff Pennington, ARI, 2B/SS 130 440 52 107 155 76 21 3 7 40 38 88 17 6 0.243 0.303 0.352 0.656 269Adeiny Hechavarria, MIA, 3B/SS 145 465 52 124 173 89 26 4 5 42 27 93 12 4 0.267 0.307 0.372 0.679 267.5Clint Barmes, PIT, SS 140 470 45 111 170 74 26 0 11 47 41 94 0 1 0.236 0.297 0.362 0.659 255Luis Cruz, LAD, 3B/SS 125 410 40 113 164 78 27 0 8 46 20 51 1 1 0.276 0.309 0.400 0.709 245.5Brandon Crawford, SF, SS 150 460 47 108 155 75 25 2 6 47 39 98 2 2 0.235 0.295 0.337 0.632 241Brendan Ryan, SEA, SS 130 430 49 104 138 79 19 3 3 38 33 86 12 4 0.242 0.296 0.321 0.617 235Tyler Greene, HOU, 2B/SS 130 450 23 104 178 63 24 1 16 17 45 136 18 6 0.231 0.301 0.396 0.697 225Sean Rodriguez, TB, 1B/2B/3B/OF/SS 120 339 45 78 124 50 18 2 8 36 29 86 10 3 0.230 0.291 0.366 0.657 208Pedro Florimon, MIN, SS 120 420 51 97 132 72 18 4 3 35 46 135 6 4 0.231 0.307 0.314 0.621 204.5Pete Kozma, STL, SS 120 360 41 81 116 60 13 2 6 37 32 64 4 1 0.225 0.288 0.322 0.610 201Maicer Izturis, TOR, 2B/3B/SS 94 317 38 83 112 60 20 0 3 28 26 43 11 4 0.262 0.318 0.353 0.671 200.5Brian Dozier, MIN, 2B/SS 110 360 34 88 126 63 17 3 5 34 27 70 5 2 0.244 0.297 0.350 0.647 194Daniel Descalso, STL, 2B/3B/SS 120 330 37 83 116 60 16 4 3 30 32 63 4 2 0.252 0.318 0.352 0.669 189.5Willie Bloomquist, ARI, SS 87 287 41 81 107 62 14 3 2 22 15 45 12 8 0.282 0.318 0.373 0.691 178.5Robert Andino, SEA, 2B/SS 94 301 37 73 101 55 13 0 5 23 27 65 6 3 0.243 0.305 0.336 0.640 164.5Ramon Santiago, DET, 2B/SS 102 269 29 66 88 52 9 2 3 23 22 44 1 1 0.245 0.302 0.327 0.630 141Mike Aviles, CLE, 3B/SS 90 250 20 61 90 43 12 1 5 29 11 39 6 2 0.244 0.276 0.360 0.636 140.5Jonathan Herrera, COL, SS 89 243 30 63 78 53 7 1 2 16 23 38 3 2 0.259 0.323 0.321 0.644 132Elliot Johnson, KC, 2B/SS 96 228 26 51 78 36 8 2 5 25 19 68 12 6 0.224 0.283 0.342 0.626 132Josh Harrison, PIT, 2B/SS 84 222 28 56 81 39 11 4 2 16 6 30 6 2 0.252 0.272 0.365 0.637 126Didi Gregorius, ARI, SS 65 230 23 59 81 44 10 3 2 23 14 38 1 2 0.257 0.299 0.352 0.651 122Eduardo Nunez, NYY, SS 60 149 21 41 57 30 8 1 2 16 10 17 13 3 0.275 0.321 0.383 0.703 118.5Jayson Nix, NYY, 3B/SS 74 215 24 46 78 28 11 0 7 23 15 61 4 2 0.214 0.265 0.363 0.628 115.5Paul Janish, ATL, SS 84 234 23 52 70 39 10 1 2 19 19 35 2 2 0.222 0.281 0.299 0.580 115.5Billy Hamilton, CIN, SS 40 110 21 29 40 21 5 3 0 11 11 27 25 6 0.264 0.331 0.364 0.694 113.5Wilson Valdez, SF, 2B/SS 65 180 20 44 62 32 8 2 2 27 16 40 4 1 0.244 0.306 0.344 0.651 112John McDonald, PIT, SS 72 192 21 46 72 31 9 1 5 22 10 29 1 2 0.240 0.277 0.375 0.652 110.5Alex Gonzalez, MIL, 1B/3B/SS 80 210 23 50 83 31 12 0 7 26 20 86 1 1 0.238 0.304 0.395 0.700 110Dee Gordon, LAD, SS 50 160 20 43 53 35 6 2 0 10 10 26 14 4 0.269 0.312 0.331 0.643 104Jason Bartlett, SD, SS 50 180 23 44 58 33 9 1 1 15 17 35 5 3 0.244 0.310 0.322 0.632 102.5Marwin Gonzalez, HOU, SS 80 205 21 48 67 33 13 0 2 12 13 29 3 3 0.234 0.280 0.327 0.607 101.5Brent Lillibridge, CHC, 1B/2B/OF/SS 88 158 27 35 60 23 5 1 6 18 10 56 9 4 0.222 0.268 0.380 0.648 101Cesar Izturis, CIN, 2B/SS 77 223 20 52 64 43 7 1 1 13 10 25 4 2 0.233 0.266 0.287 0.553 100.5



OutfielderPlayer G AB R H TB 1B 2B 3B HR RBI BB KO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS FPTSRyan Braun, MIL, OF 155 600 106 187 345 107 40 2 38 109 60 120 29 6 0.312 0.374 0.575 0.949 612Mike Trout, LAA, OF 160 620 121 189 335 114 35 9 31 72 70 148 45 7 0.305 0.375 0.540 0.916 607Matt Kemp, LAD, OF 155 570 106 167 309 99 29 4 35 109 65 150 27 9 0.293 0.365 0.542 0.907 559Andrew McCutchen, PIT, OF 160 595 98 172 299 107 31 6 28 90 76 129 24 10 0.289 0.370 0.503 0.872 536.5Giancarlo Stanton, MIA, OF 150 530 92 154 329 73 33 2 46 108 66 166 7 3 0.291 0.369 0.621 0.990 523Josh Hamilton, LAA, OF 145 550 101 162 316 87 34 3 38 116 45 131 6 3 0.295 0.348 0.575 0.922 521.5Carlos Gonzalez, COL, OF 140 550 94 165 294 98 33 6 28 95 57 120 22 6 0.300 0.366 0.535 0.900 518Alex Gordon, KC, OF 160 640 98 191 312 117 48 5 21 81 77 145 13 6 0.298 0.374 0.487 0.861 515.5Matt Holliday, STL, OF 155 600 94 178 301 109 41 2 26 100 77 130 3 2 0.297 0.377 0.502 0.878 511Justin Upton, ATL, OF 155 580 110 165 285 102 32 5 26 82 73 132 17 7 0.284 0.364 0.491 0.856 511Jose Bautista, TOR, OF 150 530 90 141 282 76 26 2 37 98 83 108 7 2 0.266 0.365 0.532 0.897 511Bryce Harper, WAS, OF 155 585 108 166 292 98 36 6 26 69 67 127 22 6 0.284 0.357 0.499 0.857 510.5Nick Markakis, BAL, OF 155 620 90 187 288 123 44 3 17 88 65 78 4 2 0.302 0.368 0.465 0.832 498Jay Bruce, CIN, OF 155 555 95 148 295 78 30 3 37 105 65 150 8 4 0.267 0.344 0.532 0.875 497Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS, OF 150 610 91 179 279 119 37 6 17 66 43 81 34 10 0.293 0.340 0.457 0.797 496.5Melky Cabrera, TOR, OF 155 640 94 197 298 136 37 8 16 69 49 89 18 7 0.308 0.357 0.466 0.823 494.5Ben Zobrist, TB, 2B/OF/SS 155 560 85 150 262 86 37 6 21 78 92 110 17 6 0.268 0.371 0.468 0.839 490Allen Craig, STL, 1B/OF 145 560 90 171 297 103 39 0 29 106 44 102 2 1 0.305 0.356 0.530 0.886 489Adam Jones, BAL, OF 160 640 98 182 312 114 35 4 29 85 34 128 15 6 0.284 0.320 0.487 0.808 489Yoenis Cespedes, OAK, DH/OF 145 530 81 161 279 101 29 4 27 96 50 106 19 5 0.304 0.364 0.526 0.890 486Shane Victorino, BOS, OF 150 580 78 152 245 96 33 9 14 64 58 82 43 7 0.262 0.329 0.422 0.752 483Jason Heyward, ATL, OF 155 560 88 148 271 89 25 4 30 90 62 137 22 6 0.264 0.338 0.484 0.822 480.5Shin-Soo Choo, CIN, OF 155 590 103 170 278 109 36 3 22 55 76 144 16 5 0.288 0.369 0.471 0.841 467Alex Rios, CHW, OF 155 600 85 172 276 114 33 4 21 82 30 88 21 6 0.287 0.321 0.460 0.781 465Josh Reddick, OAK, OF 155 605 79 155 290 88 30 6 31 83 59 123 8 3 0.256 0.322 0.479 0.802 462.5Martin Prado, ARI, 2B/3B/OF 155 625 85 189 274 131 43 3 12 65 56 73 12 6 0.302 0.360 0.438 0.798 461.5Desmond Jennings, TB, OF 150 560 94 149 241 97 28 8 16 56 64 127 37 5 0.266 0.341 0.430 0.772 460.5Michael Bourn, CLE, OF 155 630 98 171 231 129 29 8 5 51 67 147 48 14 0.271 0.341 0.367 0.708 455.5Ichiro Suzuki, NYY, OF 160 670 85 192 253 151 29 4 8 59 40 68 26 7 0.287 0.327 0.378 0.704 448Norichika Aoki, MIL, OF 155 545 85 159 235 106 39 5 9 54 42 55 33 7 0.292 0.342 0.431 0.774 447.5Angel Pagan, SF, OF 155 610 93 167 243 115 35 10 7 52 50 95 30 8 0.274 0.329 0.398 0.727 442.5Carl Crawford, LAD, OF 145 560 89 158 246 108 27 8 15 74 43 104 24 7 0.282 0.333 0.439 0.773 441Alejandro De Aza, CHW, OF 145 575 91 169 248 117 35 7 10 55 52 115 30 14 0.294 0.352 0.431 0.784 434.5B.J. Upton, ATL, OF 150 550 80 129 228 77 27 3 22 76 68 157 32 8 0.235 0.319 0.415 0.733 429.5Austin Jackson, DET, OF 150 580 101 164 263 106 32 11 15 57 59 149 16 8 0.283 0.349 0.453 0.802 429.5Hunter Pence, SF, OF 160 610 85 160 265 104 29 5 22 90 51 139 4 2 0.262 0.319 0.434 0.754 427.5Nick Swisher, CLE, 1B/DH/OF 150 535 80 140 241 83 35 0 22 88 84 134 1 2 0.262 0.362 0.450 0.812 426Josh Willingham, MIN, DH/OF 140 500 78 127 251 67 28 0 32 100 68 143 1 2 0.254 0.343 0.502 0.845 425.5Mark Trumbo, LAA, 1B/DH/OF 150 570 69 152 288 87 29 1 35 102 38 150 3 3 0.267 0.312 0.505 0.818 425Carlos Beltran, STL, OF 140 510 74 133 242 77 29 1 26 83 65 111 10 5 0.261 0.344 0.475 0.819 423.5Denard Span, WAS, OF 150 600 85 165 229 120 32 7 6 49 60 72 21 7 0.275 0.341 0.382 0.723 422Nelson Cruz, TEX, OF 145 540 83 142 264 75 39 1 27 86 45 132 7 4 0.263 0.320 0.489 0.809 422Ben Revere, PHI, OF 150 610 84 178 211 154 16 7 1 38 34 62 48 12 0.292 0.329 0.346 0.675 420Dexter Fowler, COL, OF 150 500 85 140 239 86 25 13 16 63 73 132 14 6 0.280 0.372 0.478 0.850 416Andre Ethier, LAD, OF 145 525 75 148 248 93 32 1 22 86 58 109 1 2 0.282 0.353 0.472 0.826 412.5Michael Cuddyer, COL, 1B/OF 140 510 78 133 242 70 38 4 21 80 54 102 6 3 0.261 0.332 0.475 0.806 412Lorenzo Cain, KC, OF 150 540 76 157 246 109 24 7 17 62 43 112 22 4 0.291 0.343 0.456 0.799 411Curtis Granderson, NYY, OF 130 470 87 115 232 62 19 4 30 88 59 147 8 3 0.245 0.329 0.494 0.823 405.5Torii Hunter, DET, OF 155 590 77 156 248 108 25 2 21 82 55 137 7 5 0.264 0.327 0.420 0.747 402.5Jayson Werth, WAS, OF 150 550 73 140 228 92 27 2 19 66 81 138 13 4 0.255 0.350 0.415 0.765 401Logan Morrison, MIA, 1B/OF 135 500 66 132 242 75 29 3 25 82 55 94 1 0 0.264 0.337 0.484 0.821 400Michael Saunders, SEA, OF 150 555 78 137 246 77 34 3 23 67 51 154 18 5 0.247 0.310 0.443 0.753 396Colby Rasmus, TOR, OF 145 545 78 127 235 73 24 6 24 80 57 136 4 2 0.233 0.306 0.431 0.737 388Carlos Gomez, MIL, OF 150 465 84 119 213 74 19 3 23 54 26 108 35 6 0.256 0.295 0.458 0.753 387Jason Kubel, ARI, OF 145 520 69 138 245 83 28 2 25 84 56 133 0 1 0.265 0.337 0.471 0.808 386.5Michael Morse, SEA, OF 140 520 68 148 257 92 29 1 26 85 38 127 0 0 0.285 0.333 0.494 0.828 384.5Brett Gardner, NYY, OF 150 480 85 129 176 98 20 6 5 35 58 87 42 10 0.269 0.348 0.367 0.714 384.5Domonic Brown, PHI, OF 145 500 68 132 217 82 30 5 15 70 63 94 9 5 0.264 0.346 0.434 0.780 384Juan Pierre, MIA, OF 145 565 74 166 195 144 16 5 1 36 35 38 37 12 0.294 0.335 0.345 0.680 383Jon Jay, STL, OF 150 540 79 162 215 125 27 4 6 53 44 84 21 9 0.300 0.353 0.398 0.751 382Wil Myers, TB, OF 130 480 71 132 233 80 25 5 22 78 50 120 6 3 0.275 0.343 0.485 0.829 381Cameron Maybin, SD, OF 150 515 74 137 203 98 22 7 10 49 49 117 35 8 0.266 0.330 0.394 0.724 378.5Chris Davis, BAL, 1B/DH/OF 140 510 73 139 263 79 28 0 32 90 32 165 2 1 0.273 0.315 0.516 0.831 378.5Dayan Viciedo, CHW, OF 155 525 69 139 242 91 20 1 27 84 34 109 0 1 0.265 0.309 0.461 0.770 373.5Michael Brantley, CLE, OF 145 520 62 152 216 106 35 4 7 56 48 58 13 6 0.292 0.352 0.415 0.767 373Peter Bourjos, LAA, OF 150 500 78 135 221 83 29 12 11 48 43 125 24 6 0.270 0.328 0.442 0.770 369.5Coco Crisp, OAK, DH/OF 110 425 63 113 172 77 22 5 9 46 39 59 40 5 0.266 0.328 0.405 0.732 365.5Ryan Ludwick, CIN, OF 135 475 60 127 225 76 27 1 23 89 46 110 0 0 0.267 0.332 0.474 0.806 365Carlos Quentin, SD, OF 120 410 58 108 212 54 29 0 25 79 45 63 1 1 0.263 0.336 0.517 0.853 363.5Leonys Martin, TEX, OF 120 460 67 142 229 91 31 4 16 55 39 102 15 8 0.309 0.363 0.498 0.861 361Alfonso Soriano, CHC, OF 140 510 58 128 244 69 30 1 28 86 35 138 4 2 0.251 0.299 0.478 0.778 360Adam Eaton, ARI, OF 115 450 73 131 191 89 31 4 7 33 63 82 25 10 0.291 0.378 0.424 0.803 359Delmon Young, PHI, DH/OF 143 539 62 150 234 101 31 1 17 83 24 93 2 2 0.278 0.309 0.434 0.743 358.5Jeff Francoeur, KC, OF 150 570 65 149 241 98 29 3 19 68 30 114 7 4 0.261 0.298 0.423 0.721 357



Player G AB R H TB 1B 2B 3B HR RBI BB KO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS FPTSRaul Ibanez, SEA, DH/OF 143 493 63 125 214 75 29 3 18 76 45 94 3 1 0.254 0.316 0.434 0.750 356Starling Marte, PIT, OF 150 510 79 137 231 84 28 9 16 52 28 138 22 11 0.269 0.307 0.453 0.760 354David Murphy, TEX, OF 140 435 62 128 201 85 27 2 14 60 45 68 12 6 0.294 0.360 0.462 0.822 352Lucas Duda, NYM, OF 145 480 61 124 215 73 30 2 19 77 60 126 1 0 0.258 0.341 0.448 0.789 352Emilio Bonifacio, TOR, 2B/OF 125 490 66 137 178 107 21 7 2 28 53 100 42 8 0.280 0.350 0.363 0.713 351Matt Carpenter, STL, 1B/2B/3B/OF 140 440 67 122 196 77 28 5 12 72 51 83 2 1 0.277 0.352 0.445 0.798 347.5Brandon Moss, OAK, 1B/OF 135 440 70 115 221 63 25 0 27 74 42 126 2 2 0.261 0.326 0.502 0.828 346Matt Joyce, TB, OF 135 440 65 110 198 63 25 3 19 68 58 110 6 2 0.250 0.337 0.450 0.787 344Chris Parmelee, MIN, 1B/OF 145 450 60 112 202 65 24 3 20 70 55 94 0 0 0.249 0.331 0.449 0.780 340Ryan Doumit, MIN, C/DH/OF 130 485 60 132 214 83 32 1 16 69 35 97 0 0 0.272 0.321 0.441 0.762 329.5Cody Ross, ARI, OF 135 469 65 122 204 75 29 1 17 66 43 115 5 2 0.260 0.322 0.435 0.757 328.5Travis Snider, PIT, OF 135 480 60 119 204 69 32 1 17 66 52 130 7 3 0.248 0.321 0.425 0.746 328Kelly Johnson, TB, 2B/DH/OF 140 500 68 118 197 76 22 3 17 59 58 152 12 4 0.236 0.315 0.394 0.709 326Corey Hart, MIL, 1B/OF 110 410 68 110 205 61 25 2 22 62 34 102 5 2 0.268 0.324 0.500 0.824 326Vernon Wells, LAA, OF 122 446 58 109 202 62 23 2 22 61 29 68 6 3 0.244 0.291 0.453 0.743 325Drew Stubbs, CLE, OF 120 515 79 120 184 85 19 3 13 48 49 166 28 8 0.233 0.300 0.357 0.657 325David DeJesus, CHC, OF 145 510 71 136 197 96 27 5 8 48 52 93 3 3 0.267 0.335 0.386 0.721 324.5Justin Ruggiano, MIA, OF 135 420 55 115 197 67 31 0 17 63 43 124 20 12 0.274 0.341 0.469 0.810 324Chris Young, OAK, OF 135 440 61 105 190 55 32 1 17 56 50 105 12 5 0.239 0.316 0.432 0.748 323.5Rajai Davis, TOR, OF 127 431 58 113 160 80 24 4 5 41 23 81 43 12 0.262 0.300 0.371 0.671 315.5Chris Carter, HOU, 1B/DH/OF 125 400 63 92 189 46 20 1 25 68 58 133 3 2 0.230 0.328 0.472 0.800 315.5Seth Smith, OAK, DH/OF 135 406 59 105 185 60 25 5 15 54 44 86 5 2 0.259 0.331 0.456 0.787 307Andy Dirks, DET, OF 120 410 67 119 188 78 25 4 12 47 28 67 4 2 0.290 0.336 0.459 0.794 302.5Brennan Boesch, DET, OF 127 454 59 117 187 77 24 2 14 58 34 95 6 2 0.258 0.309 0.412 0.721 300.5Nate Schierholtz, CHC, OF 135 430 56 117 179 78 26 3 10 56 36 72 6 3 0.272 0.328 0.416 0.745 300Garrett Jones, PIT, 1B/OF 140 405 50 102 189 54 28 1 19 61 41 90 0 0 0.252 0.321 0.467 0.787 296Aaron Hicks, MIN, OF 120 400 56 106 168 64 28 8 6 38 47 93 20 8 0.265 0.342 0.420 0.762 294.5Will Venable, SD, OF 140 400 59 101 166 63 21 7 10 43 35 95 22 5 0.253 0.313 0.415 0.728 294.5Justin Maxwell, HOU, OF 130 420 60 89 164 52 17 2 18 66 56 150 14 7 0.212 0.305 0.390 0.695 292Andres Torres, SF, OF 128 410 60 100 162 59 28 5 8 39 50 104 19 6 0.244 0.326 0.395 0.721 291Jonny Gomes, BOS, DH/OF 135 450 64 102 177 59 26 2 15 66 45 150 6 3 0.227 0.297 0.393 0.690 286Nate McLouth, BAL, OF 120 370 56 92 150 60 18 2 12 34 43 73 15 4 0.249 0.327 0.405 0.732 272.5Franklin Gutierrez, SEA, OF 120 440 51 110 173 71 26 2 11 49 28 92 10 3 0.250 0.295 0.393 0.688 272Gerardo Parra, ARI, OF 136 398 48 110 158 79 20 5 6 37 33 78 10 3 0.276 0.332 0.397 0.729 254Tyler Colvin, COL, 1B/OF 117 328 46 82 157 43 18 6 15 49 22 92 4 1 0.250 0.297 0.479 0.776 235Jose Tabata, PIT, OF 99 357 52 98 136 71 20 3 4 24 32 59 14 9 0.275 0.334 0.381 0.715 233.5Darin Mastroianni, MIN, OF 100 305 45 78 111 55 16 4 3 24 41 61 22 6 0.256 0.344 0.364 0.708 228.5Nolan Reimold, BAL, DH/OF 100 300 40 74 134 44 14 2 14 46 28 64 6 2 0.247 0.311 0.447 0.758 226Chris Denorfia, SD, OF 113 313 45 88 131 62 16 3 7 30 27 51 11 5 0.281 0.338 0.419 0.757 224.5Skip Schumaker, LAD, 2B/OF 120 372 46 102 132 80 17 2 3 36 32 55 2 2 0.274 0.332 0.355 0.687 220.5Roger Bernadina, WAS, OF 118 317 39 82 124 58 14 2 8 33 28 70 16 3 0.259 0.319 0.391 0.710 218Darin Ruf, PHI, OF 90 270 38 73 131 41 19 0 13 42 33 60 1 1 0.270 0.350 0.485 0.835 215Jerry Hairston, LAD, 2B/3B/OF 106 335 38 87 123 64 16 1 6 36 29 42 4 3 0.260 0.319 0.367 0.686 210Sean Rodriguez, TB, 1B/2B/3B/OF/SS 120 339 45 78 124 50 18 2 8 36 29 86 10 3 0.230 0.291 0.366 0.657 208Jesus Guzman, SD, OF 98 267 32 74 119 45 20 2 7 46 26 57 6 2 0.277 0.341 0.446 0.787 204.5Brett Jackson, CHC, OF 100 300 40 67 126 35 17 3 12 32 37 111 14 5 0.223 0.309 0.420 0.729 202.5Ryan Raburn, CLE, 2B/OF 100 321 40 79 131 48 20 1 10 41 20 86 1 1 0.246 0.290 0.408 0.698 190Avisail Garcia, DET, OF 80 300 38 86 124 64 12 4 6 29 14 55 8 4 0.287 0.318 0.413 0.732 189.5Juan Rivera, NYY, 1B/OF 120 300 33 78 119 55 14 0 9 36 20 40 1 1 0.260 0.306 0.397 0.703 189Scott Hairston, CHC, OF 106 268 35 63 115 36 14 1 12 39 20 62 5 1 0.235 0.288 0.429 0.717 187Eric Thames, SEA, OF 90 316 42 78 134 46 18 4 10 31 19 88 2 1 0.247 0.290 0.424 0.714 185Chris Heisey, CIN, OF 112 276 40 71 120 46 12 2 11 34 18 72 4 2 0.257 0.303 0.435 0.738 182Stephen Lombardozzi, WAS, 2B/OF 105 315 33 92 122 71 15 3 3 21 16 37 3 2 0.292 0.326 0.387 0.714 177.5Collin Cowgill, NYM, OF 90 270 36 68 95 49 14 2 3 26 29 64 14 6 0.252 0.324 0.352 0.676 176John Mayberry, PHI, 1B/OF 88 240 31 61 105 37 14 0 10 34 20 57 3 1 0.254 0.312 0.438 0.749 166.5Greg Dobbs, MIA, 1B/3B/OF 114 298 26 79 113 58 14 1 6 34 16 58 2 1 0.265 0.303 0.379 0.682 163J.D. Martinez, HOU, OF 90 240 25 67 105 45 13 2 7 36 21 56 0 0 0.279 0.337 0.438 0.775 159Shelley Duncan, TB, DH/OF 81 228 29 52 97 29 12 0 11 38 24 64 1 1 0.228 0.302 0.425 0.727 157Jason Bay, SEA, OF 80 230 30 58 91 40 10 1 7 30 29 61 4 1 0.252 0.336 0.396 0.732 156.5Ryan Sweeney, BOS, OF 84 257 32 71 95 51 17 2 1 26 23 44 1 1 0.276 0.336 0.370 0.705 155Kirk Nieuwenhuis, NYM, OF 91 282 40 71 106 51 12 1 7 28 25 98 4 4 0.252 0.313 0.376 0.689 154Ronnier Mustelier, NYY, OF 90 240 26 66 98 47 12 1 6 24 16 35 4 2 0.275 0.320 0.408 0.729 152.5Matt Diaz, NYY, OF 100 250 26 64 93 44 15 1 4 29 22 53 2 1 0.256 0.316 0.372 0.688 146.5Rick Ankiel, HOU, OF 88 250 31 59 96 37 14 1 7 25 22 75 5 2 0.236 0.298 0.384 0.682 144.5Chris Coghlan, MIA, OF 65 240 34 57 85 38 14 1 4 20 21 48 6 4 0.237 0.299 0.354 0.653 144Fernando Martinez, HOU, OF 100 300 30 64 113 35 18 2 9 28 16 86 1 2 0.213 0.253 0.377 0.630 144Gregor Blanco, SF, OF 75 210 29 55 75 42 8 3 2 16 27 51 12 3 0.262 0.346 0.357 0.703 142.5Eric Young, COL, OF 75 181 32 48 60 40 5 2 1 11 19 34 19 4 0.265 0.335 0.331 0.666 139Mark Kotsay, SD, OF 98 234 19 59 86 41 13 1 4 25 21 26 1 2 0.252 0.314 0.368 0.681 138Austin Kearns, MIA, OF 88 233 31 58 86 41 11 1 5 24 29 69 2 2 0.249 0.332 0.369 0.701 137.5Jackie Bradley, BOS, OF 70 200 26 50 78 32 12 2 4 22 23 44 6 3 0.250 0.327 0.390 0.717 136Ben Francisco, CLE, DH/OF 90 207 21 51 80 33 12 1 5 26 20 42 4 2 0.246 0.313 0.386 0.699 132Casper Wells, SEA, OF 75 198 29 48 84 29 10 1 8 27 17 57 2 1 0.242 0.302 0.424 0.727 131.5Laynce Nix, PHI, OF 97 201 22 53 91 32 12 1 8 26 17 54 1 1 0.264 0.321 0.453 0.774 130Reed Johnson, ATL, OF 111 239 29 69 98 48 16 2 3 21 8 58 2 2 0.289 0.312 0.410 0.722 129Endy Chavez, KC, OF 74 207 26 55 79 41 8 2 4 20 8 27 6 4 0.266 0.293 0.382 0.675 127.5



Player G AB R H TB 1B 2B 3B HR RBI BB KO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS FPTSTyler Moore, WAS, OF 75 156 20 41 80 22 9 0 10 29 14 46 3 0 0.263 0.324 0.513 0.836 126Jordan Schafer, ATL, OF 63 205 29 47 64 36 7 2 2 12 21 59 16 4 0.229 0.301 0.312 0.613 124.5Alex Presley, PIT, OF 58 195 25 51 83 33 9 4 5 15 11 40 6 4 0.262 0.301 0.426 0.727 122Don Kelly, DET, OF 102 203 26 48 73 36 5 1 6 21 12 32 2 0 0.236 0.279 0.360 0.639 120Tony Campana, ARI, OF 92 158 25 40 44 36 4 0 0 6 10 36 27 2 0.253 0.298 0.278 0.576 119Xavier Nady, KC, OF 87 225 24 53 78 38 10 0 5 27 13 56 1 0 0.236 0.277 0.347 0.624 116Jeff Baker, TEX, 1B/OF 81 198 22 51 77 34 12 1 4 23 12 48 2 0 0.258 0.300 0.389 0.689 114Ryan Kalish, BOS, OF 60 155 24 40 66 23 12 1 4 20 13 36 6 3 0.258 0.315 0.426 0.741 114Melky Mesa, NYY, OF 60 170 22 40 68 25 8 1 6 16 15 48 9 3 0.235 0.297 0.400 0.697 112Conor Jackson, CHW, OF 58 187 19 44 60 32 10 0 2 20 21 27 3 1 0.235 0.312 0.321 0.633 111.5Bill Hall, BAL, OF 63 179 23 42 73 26 8 1 7 20 17 58 4 1 0.235 0.301 0.408 0.709 111Brian Bogusevic, CHC, OF 84 182 22 42 65 28 9 1 4 15 20 49 7 2 0.231 0.307 0.357 0.664 109.5Elian Herrera, LAD, 3B/OF 67 187 26 47 62 35 10 1 1 17 23 50 4 2 0.251 0.333 0.332 0.665 109Ryan Spilborghs, TEX, OF 77 180 21 45 68 31 9 1 4 20 19 44 2 2 0.250 0.322 0.378 0.699 108Mitch Maier, KC, OF 65 177 23 43 62 31 7 3 2 18 22 41 2 1 0.243 0.327 0.350 0.677 107.5Julio Borbon, TEX, OF 56 176 23 48 59 41 4 2 1 18 7 23 7 3 0.273 0.301 0.335 0.636 106.5Aaron Rowand, MIA, OF 71 221 25 50 78 33 11 1 5 18 9 53 2 2 0.226 0.257 0.353 0.609 105.5Anthony Gose, TOR, OF 56 166 25 37 53 26 7 3 1 11 17 59 15 3 0.223 0.295 0.319 0.614 103.5Oscar Taveras, STL, OF 40 130 18 36 59 22 9 1 4 20 11 22 4 2 0.277 0.333 0.454 0.787 103Brent Lillibridge, CHC, 1B/2B/OF/SS 88 158 27 35 60 23 5 1 6 18 10 56 9 4 0.222 0.268 0.380 0.648 101Jarrod Dyson, KC, OF 49 131 24 31 39 25 4 2 0 6 14 29 17 2 0.237 0.310 0.298 0.608 100.5



Designated HitterPlayer G AB R H TB 1B 2B 3B HR RBI BB KO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS FPTSAlbert Pujols, LAA, 1B/DH 155 590 108 175 327 95 44 0 36 113 58 69 7 2 0.297 0.360 0.554 0.914 583.5Evan Longoria, TB, 3B/DH 150 560 91 161 294 92 36 2 31 108 76 122 5 2 0.287 0.373 0.525 0.898 516Edwin Encarnacion, TOR, 1B/DH 155 565 87 153 290 88 29 0 36 100 67 94 10 3 0.271 0.348 0.513 0.861 514Adrian Beltre, TEX, 3B/DH 150 585 91 178 310 111 34 1 32 95 35 78 1 1 0.304 0.344 0.530 0.873 493Yoenis Cespedes, OAK, DH/OF 145 530 81 161 279 101 29 4 27 96 50 106 19 5 0.304 0.364 0.526 0.890 486Billy Butler, KC, 1B/DH 160 600 70 182 299 116 40 1 25 102 59 100 2 1 0.303 0.366 0.498 0.864 483Victor Martinez, DET, DH 150 560 72 171 268 114 37 0 20 99 49 59 1 0 0.305 0.361 0.479 0.840 460.5Carlos Santana, CLE, 1B/C/DH 145 520 79 139 243 84 30 1 24 84 98 108 3 4 0.267 0.383 0.467 0.851 452David Ortiz, BOS, DH 130 470 77 133 247 73 33 0 27 90 68 81 0 0 0.283 0.374 0.526 0.899 441.5Justin Morneau, MIN, 1B/DH 145 550 71 155 258 100 30 2 23 90 59 100 0 0 0.282 0.351 0.469 0.820 428Nick Swisher, CLE, 1B/DH/OF 150 535 80 140 241 83 35 0 22 88 84 134 1 2 0.262 0.362 0.450 0.812 426Josh Willingham, MIN, DH/OF 140 500 78 127 251 67 28 0 32 100 68 143 1 2 0.254 0.343 0.502 0.845 425.5Mark Trumbo, LAA, 1B/DH/OF 150 570 69 152 288 87 29 1 35 102 38 150 3 3 0.267 0.312 0.505 0.818 425Joe Mauer, MIN, 1B/C/DH 130 495 76 156 219 114 30 3 9 79 73 66 6 3 0.315 0.403 0.442 0.846 423Derek Jeter, NYY, DH/SS 150 640 93 185 248 144 29 2 10 52 50 94 8 4 0.289 0.341 0.388 0.728 408Adam Dunn, CHW, 1B/DH 150 545 83 112 241 55 21 0 36 91 95 210 0 1 0.206 0.323 0.442 0.766 404Paul Konerko, CHW, 1B/DH 145 520 61 148 244 102 21 0 25 83 60 90 0 0 0.285 0.359 0.469 0.828 403Michael Young, PHI, 1B/3B/DH 155 600 85 176 242 133 30 3 10 72 38 75 2 2 0.293 0.335 0.403 0.739 401.5Kendrys Morales, SEA, 1B/DH 145 520 67 152 260 95 31 1 25 81 32 95 0 0 0.292 0.333 0.500 0.833 392.5Mark Reynolds, CLE, 1B/3B/DH 150 515 82 111 231 54 25 1 31 84 79 191 3 3 0.216 0.320 0.449 0.768 383.5Chris Davis, BAL, 1B/DH/OF 140 510 73 139 263 79 28 0 32 90 32 165 2 1 0.273 0.315 0.516 0.831 378.5Coco Crisp, OAK, DH/OF 110 425 63 113 172 77 22 5 9 46 39 59 40 5 0.266 0.328 0.405 0.732 365.5Delmon Young, PHI, DH/OF 143 539 62 150 234 101 31 1 17 83 24 93 2 2 0.278 0.309 0.434 0.743 358.5Raul Ibanez, SEA, DH/OF 143 493 63 125 214 75 29 3 18 76 45 94 3 1 0.254 0.316 0.434 0.750 356Jeff Keppinger, CHW, 1B/2B/3B/DH 130 500 69 147 212 109 24 1 13 55 36 40 0 1 0.294 0.341 0.424 0.765 351Adam Lind, TOR, 1B/DH 145 550 54 134 230 86 23 2 23 79 40 115 0 0 0.244 0.295 0.418 0.713 345.5Jesus Montero, SEA, C/DH 145 540 55 147 228 104 24 0 19 71 40 104 0 0 0.272 0.322 0.422 0.745 342Ryan Doumit, MIN, C/DH/OF 130 485 60 132 214 83 32 1 16 69 35 97 0 0 0.272 0.321 0.441 0.762 329.5Kelly Johnson, TB, 2B/DH/OF 140 500 68 118 197 76 22 3 17 59 58 152 12 4 0.236 0.315 0.394 0.709 326Carlos Pena, HOU, 1B/DH 155 480 66 101 189 58 20 1 22 68 82 171 1 2 0.210 0.326 0.394 0.719 319.5Chris Carter, HOU, 1B/DH/OF 125 400 63 92 189 46 20 1 25 68 58 133 3 2 0.230 0.328 0.472 0.800 315.5Seth Smith, OAK, DH/OF 135 406 59 105 185 60 25 5 15 54 44 86 5 2 0.259 0.331 0.456 0.787 307Lance Berkman, TEX, 1B/DH 100 324 50 90 158 55 18 1 16 53 61 66 2 3 0.278 0.392 0.488 0.880 290Jonny Gomes, BOS, DH/OF 135 450 64 102 177 59 26 2 15 66 45 150 6 3 0.227 0.297 0.393 0.690 286John Jaso, OAK, C/DH 115 330 46 85 133 55 20 2 8 45 52 47 3 1 0.258 0.359 0.403 0.762 257.5Luke Scott, TB, DH 97 323 43 83 157 44 21 1 17 50 35 77 3 0 0.257 0.330 0.486 0.816 252.5Alex Rodriguez, NYY, 3B/DH 80 315 48 82 133 57 12 0 13 45 39 75 5 2 0.260 0.342 0.422 0.764 235.5Travis Hafner, NYY, DH 93 313 37 84 142 53 17 1 13 47 40 73 1 0 0.268 0.351 0.454 0.805 231.5Nolan Reimold, BAL, DH/OF 100 300 40 74 134 44 14 2 14 46 28 64 6 2 0.247 0.311 0.447 0.758 226Jim Thome, BAL, DH 86 239 32 64 127 34 13 1 16 45 43 78 0 0 0.268 0.379 0.531 0.911 208Shelley Duncan, TB, DH/OF 81 228 29 52 97 29 12 0 11 38 24 64 1 1 0.228 0.302 0.425 0.727 157Nate Freiman, HOU, 1B/DH 80 220 24 58 95 38 11 1 8 26 18 47 1 1 0.264 0.319 0.432 0.751 140.5Ben Francisco, CLE, DH/OF 90 207 21 51 80 33 12 1 5 26 20 42 4 2 0.246 0.313 0.386 0.699 132Jack Cust, HOU, DH 60 191 23 47 73 31 11 0 5 25 37 71 1 1 0.246 0.368 0.382 0.751 123.5Jason Giambi, CLE, 1B/DH 70 132 15 32 59 19 6 0 7 25 24 39 1 0 0.242 0.359 0.447 0.806 105.5Daniel Nava, BOS, DH/OF 49 143 20 34 52 20 12 0 2 20 19 36 1 0 0.238 0.327 0.364 0.691 95Steve Pearce, BAL, DH/OF 42 94 9 22 34 15 4 1 2 14 11 23 0 1 0.234 0.314 0.362 0.676 55.5Willy Aybar, TB, DH 33 90 7 20 30 14 4 0 2 14 10 20 0 0 0.222 0.300 0.333 0.633 51Wily Mo Pena, SEA, DH 20 56 8 12 26 6 2 0 4 8 2 20 0 0 0.214 0.241 0.464 0.706 34



Starting PitcherPlayer W L ERA APP GS QS CG SO GF HD S BS INN HA ER HRA BBI K WHIP FPTSClayton Kershaw, LAD, SP 19 7 2.426 33 33 25 3 2 0 0 0 0 230 180 62 15 59 238 1.039 681Justin Verlander, DET, SP 19 7 2.700 33 33 24 5 1 0 0 0 0 240 195 72 21 64 237 1.079 677.5David Price, TB, SP 18 7 2.760 33 33 26 3 1 0 0 0 0 225 190 69 18 60 225 1.111 637.5CC Sabathia, NYY, SP 18 7 3.217 33 33 24 2 1 0 0 0 0 235 218 84 21 52 222 1.149 625Cole Hamels, PHI, SP 17 9 2.920 33 33 24 3 1 0 0 0 0 225 196 73 25 50 220 1.093 612Cliff Lee, PHI, SP 15 9 3.013 32 32 23 4 1 0 0 0 0 230 210 77 23 33 215 1.056 606.5Felix Hernandez, SEA, SP 15 10 3.217 33 33 24 5 3 0 0 0 0 235 200 84 18 63 225 1.119 597.5Zack Greinke, LAD, SP 16 7 3.396 33 33 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 220 183 83 20 54 215 1.077 590.5Jered Weaver, LAA, SP 17 7 2.972 33 33 24 3 2 0 0 0 0 215 178 71 22 55 172 1.084 583Stephen Strasburg, WAS, SP 17 8 2.925 32 32 22 2 1 0 0 0 0 200 162 65 18 56 240 1.090 582Matt Cain, SF, SP 15 9 2.864 33 33 23 3 2 0 0 0 0 220 181 70 20 54 188 1.068 578R.A. Dickey, TOR, SP 16 9 3.191 33 33 24 3 2 0 0 0 0 220 189 78 22 56 200 1.114 576James Shields, KC, SP 16 10 3.404 33 33 22 3 1 0 0 0 0 230 215 87 23 56 220 1.178 570Adam Wainwright, STL, SP 18 9 2.930 33 33 23 4 2 0 0 0 0 215 198 70 17 57 191 1.186 565.5Madison Bumgarner, SF, SP 16 9 3.129 33 33 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 210 190 73 19 51 201 1.148 549.5Yovani Gallardo, MIL, SP 18 8 3.337 33 33 24 2 1 0 0 0 0 205 181 76 25 73 210 1.239 548Chris Sale, CHW, SP 16 9 3.117 32 32 22 2 1 0 0 0 0 205 180 71 23 59 210 1.166 543Johnny Cueto, CIN, SP 16 8 2.930 33 33 23 3 1 0 0 0 0 215 203 70 17 57 165 1.209 538.5Gio Gonzalez, WAS, SP 18 9 3.249 33 33 22 3 1 0 0 0 0 205 176 74 16 80 207 1.249 535.5Roy Halladay, PHI, SP 14 11 3.404 32 32 21 3 1 0 0 0 0 230 216 87 23 56 189 1.183 531.5Ian Kennedy, ARI, SP 16 10 3.723 33 33 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 220 214 91 27 51 200 1.204 529Jake Peavy, CHW, SP 13 9 3.518 32 32 21 2 1 0 0 0 0 220 199 86 29 54 191 1.150 525.5Yu Darvish, TEX, SP 15 10 3.557 32 32 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 210 171 83 19 89 238 1.238 524Max Scherzer, DET, SP 17 8 3.415 33 33 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 195 180 74 22 65 223 1.256 522.5Mat Latos, CIN, SP 15 10 3.557 33 33 21 2 1 0 0 0 0 210 182 83 23 63 191 1.167 515.5C.J. Wilson, LAA, SP 16 8 3.643 34 34 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 210 189 85 19 84 184 1.300 499Josh Johnson, TOR, SP 13 9 3.240 32 32 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 173 72 13 62 178 1.175 494Kris Medlen, ATL, RP/SP 15 8 3.050 30 30 22 3 2 0 0 0 0 180 168 61 16 34 152 1.122 484Jeff Samardzija, CHC, SP 11 10 3.556 32 32 21 2 1 0 0 0 0 205 182 81 23 62 203 1.190 481.5Hiroki Kuroda, NYY, SP 14 12 3.433 33 33 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 215 212 82 24 53 158 1.233 478Doug Fister, DET, SP 13 10 3.600 32 32 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 210 216 84 19 42 163 1.229 473.5Dan Haren, WAS, SP 14 12 3.600 33 33 21 2 1 0 0 0 0 210 204 84 26 51 163 1.214 473.5Jordan Zimmermann, WAS, SP 13 9 3.458 32 32 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 172 73 19 44 158 1.137 466Homer Bailey, CIN, SP 13 12 3.814 33 33 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 210 210 89 26 49 175 1.233 460.5Jonathon Niese, NYM, SP 12 10 3.555 32 32 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 189 79 20 56 167 1.225 456.5Wei-Yin Chen, BAL, SP 14 10 3.870 33 33 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 196 86 27 51 156 1.235 453Clay Buchholz, BOS, SP 14 11 3.512 32 32 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 205 202 80 23 57 146 1.263 452Shaun Marcum, NYM, SP 12 9 3.600 31 31 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 174 76 23 51 160 1.184 448Tim Hudson, ATL, SP 14 11 3.729 33 33 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 210 199 87 16 58 112 1.224 448Brandon Morrow, TOR, SP 13 9 3.505 31 31 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 190 171 74 21 70 173 1.268 447.5Tommy Milone, OAK, SP 13 11 3.600 33 33 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 209 80 22 33 149 1.210 445.5Wade Miley, ARI, SP 14 12 3.645 32 32 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 198 81 20 49 151 1.235 445.5Mike Minor, ATL, SP 13 10 3.923 32 32 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 195 184 85 26 56 162 1.231 439Andy Pettitte, NYY, SP 13 9 3.553 31 31 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 177 75 19 59 154 1.242 439Anibal Sanchez, DET, SP 12 11 3.554 32 32 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 195 190 77 20 54 171 1.251 438.5Mark Buehrle, TOR, SP 14 11 3.977 33 33 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 215 232 95 22 45 122 1.288 437A.J. Burnett, PIT, SP 12 12 3.820 32 32 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 205 195 87 23 71 184 1.298 435Ryan Vogelsong, SF, SP 13 10 3.600 32 32 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 195 185 78 17 65 152 1.282 434Paul Maholm, ATL, SP 14 10 3.785 32 32 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 195 191 82 17 59 139 1.282 433.5Matt Moore, TB, SP 13 11 3.454 32 32 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 185 160 71 19 76 179 1.276 433.5Ryan Dempster, BOS, SP 13 11 3.785 32 32 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 195 186 82 22 65 167 1.287 431.5Jaime Garcia, STL, SP 12 8 3.405 30 30 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 185 188 70 12 43 152 1.249 431Trevor Cahill, ARI, SP 12 14 3.686 33 33 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 210 197 86 19 72 170 1.281 431Marco Estrada, MIL, SP 11 9 3.795 30 30 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 185 174 78 25 49 181 1.205 430.5Lance Lynn, STL, SP 13 11 3.695 32 32 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 172 78 19 72 179 1.284 430.5Chad Billingsley, LAD, SP 12 10 3.739 32 32 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 195 186 81 15 67 173 1.297 428.5Matt Harrison, TEX, SP 12 12 3.729 32 32 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 210 210 87 21 56 138 1.267 427Brett Anderson, OAK, SP 13 8 3.240 28 28 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 175 171 63 14 41 132 1.211 427Gavin Floyd, CHW, SP 12 11 3.915 32 32 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 194 87 24 62 167 1.280 426.5Kyle Lohse, MIL, SP 12 12 3.863 33 33 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 205 207 88 25 43 132 1.220 424Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA, RP/SP 13 10 3.503 31 31 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 185 174 72 16 58 148 1.254 423Wandy Rodriguez, PIT, SP 13 12 3.688 33 33 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 205 208 84 20 62 148 1.317 423Jon Lester, BOS, SP 13 13 3.732 33 33 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 205 202 85 23 73 173 1.341 421.5A.J. Griffin, OAK, SP 12 9 3.600 30 30 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 175 168 70 19 35 146 1.160 418Bronson Arroyo, CIN, SP 13 11 3.915 32 32 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 200 205 87 27 42 116 1.235 417Alex Cobb, TB, SP 11 10 3.649 30 30 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 185 174 75 16 49 156 1.205 416Jeremy Hellickson, TB, SP 12 10 3.405 32 32 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 185 168 70 21 60 134 1.232 415Alexi Ogando, TEX, RP/SP 13 9 3.441 30 30 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 170 154 65 21 42 132 1.153 415Clayton Richard, SD, SP 13 12 3.935 33 33 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 215 229 94 22 57 117 1.330 414.5Jarrod Parker, OAK, SP 12 12 3.870 32 32 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 188 86 18 73 167 1.305 414.5Vance Worley, MIN, SP 12 10 3.550 30 30 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 180 169 71 18 56 158 1.250 411Jason Vargas, LAA, SP 12 13 4.029 33 33 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 210 211 94 28 56 133 1.271 408.5Brandon McCarthy, ARI, SP 12 10 3.551 29 29 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 185 190 73 16 37 130 1.227 408Jason Hammel, BAL, SP 12 9 3.653 29 29 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 170 155 69 15 57 155 1.247 405.5



Player W L ERA APP GS QS CG SO GF HD S BS INN HA ER HRA BBI K WHIP FPTSHyun-Jin Ryu, LAD, SP 12 11 3.789 31 31 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 186 80 19 65 152 1.321 398Phil Hughes, NYY, SP 12 9 3.960 29 29 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 175 165 77 23 47 144 1.211 398James McDonald, PIT, SP 12 11 3.950 31 31 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 180 169 79 22 60 164 1.272 397Scott Diamond, MIN, SP 11 11 3.780 32 32 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 209 84 20 44 109 1.265 396.5Bartolo Colon, OAK, SP 12 10 3.695 31 31 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 203 78 21 32 108 1.237 396Edwin Jackson, CHC, SP 11 12 4.061 32 32 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 195 190 88 20 63 156 1.297 396Derek Holland, TEX, SP 10 11 3.932 31 31 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 190 180 83 23 59 163 1.258 395.5Dillon Gee, NYM, SP 10 10 3.750 30 30 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 180 170 75 18 48 154 1.211 395Matt Garza, CHC, SP 10 9 3.494 27 27 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 170 157 66 21 53 162 1.235 394Tim Lincecum, SF, SP 12 13 4.038 32 32 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 185 169 83 19 84 193 1.368 388.5Ervin Santana, KC, SP 10 12 4.050 32 32 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 200 194 90 27 67 151 1.305 388.5John Danks, CHW, SP 11 12 4.005 31 31 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 203 89 22 64 144 1.335 387Josh Beckett, LAD, SP 10 10 3.989 30 30 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 185 181 82 21 53 148 1.265 384Chris Capuano, LAD, SP 10 12 4.121 32 32 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 192 87 25 51 152 1.279 380Justin Masterson, CLE, SP 12 13 4.410 33 33 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 206 98 16 76 156 1.410 377Tommy Hanson, LAA, SP 11 12 4.011 30 30 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 175 160 78 21 66 165 1.291 374.5Ivan Nova, NYY, SP 11 10 4.150 30 30 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 180 178 83 22 60 154 1.322 374Chris Tillman, BAL, SP 11 11 3.950 31 31 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 175 79 22 58 142 1.294 372Wade Davis, KC, RP/SP 11 11 4.121 30 30 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 186 87 21 74 150 1.368 371Matt Harvey, NYM, SP 8 10 3.950 30 30 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 165 79 18 74 174 1.328 369Ricky Nolasco, MIA, SP 11 13 4.320 32 32 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 200 222 96 20 47 136 1.345 369Ted Lilly, LAD, SP 10 9 3.927 27 27 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 165 147 72 20 46 126 1.170 369Lucas Harrell, HOU, SP 10 12 3.969 32 32 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 195 188 86 15 76 145 1.354 368.5Mike Leake, CIN, SP 11 13 4.026 32 32 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 190 200 85 25 46 127 1.295 368.5Bud Norris, HOU, SP 9 14 4.311 32 32 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 184 91 23 70 184 1.337 361Ross Detwiler, WAS, SP 11 10 3.754 31 31 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 175 178 73 16 51 117 1.309 359.5Jorge De La Rosa, COL, SP 11 10 3.918 32 32 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 170 159 74 19 72 145 1.359 358.5Felix Doubront, BOS, SP 10 12 4.300 32 32 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 172 86 22 74 172 1.367 358Juan Nicasio, COL, SP 11 10 3.938 30 30 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 153 70 20 53 151 1.288 357.5Zach McAllister, CLE, SP 10 11 4.114 31 31 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 175 171 80 23 49 138 1.257 357Jeremy Guthrie, KC, SP 10 13 4.258 32 32 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 205 216 97 27 59 118 1.341 355Miguel Gonzalez, BAL, SP 9 12 4.150 30 30 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 167 83 24 64 138 1.283 352Tim Stauffer, SD, SP 11 10 3.812 28 28 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 170 168 72 17 51 115 1.288 351.5Travis Wood, CHC, SP 9 12 4.400 31 31 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 167 88 24 60 140 1.261 349Dan Straily, OAK, SP 9 11 4.024 28 28 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 170 150 76 21 62 147 1.247 345.5Henderson Alvarez, MIA, SP 10 13 4.061 32 32 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 195 210 88 22 46 108 1.313 345Joe Blanton, LAA, SP 8 11 4.622 30 30 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 185 198 95 25 41 152 1.292 343Shelby Miller, STL, RP/SP 9 9 3.825 27 27 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 148 68 18 62 155 1.312 342.5Scott Baker, CHC, SP 9 12 4.423 29 29 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 175 168 86 25 47 146 1.229 342Jose Quintana, CHW, SP 10 12 4.038 31 31 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 185 195 83 21 56 119 1.357 341.5Jacob Turner, MIA, SP 9 11 4.011 30 30 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 175 181 78 18 45 121 1.291 340.5Jake Westbrook, STL, SP 12 13 3.989 32 32 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 185 194 82 14 62 107 1.384 340.5Joe Saunders, SEA, SP 10 12 4.405 31 31 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 190 200 93 23 51 112 1.321 340Anthony Bass, SD, RP/SP 10 11 4.114 30 30 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 175 173 80 19 64 136 1.354 339Drew Smyly, DET, RP/SP 9 9 3.881 28 28 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 151 69 18 57 140 1.300 339Andrew Cashner, SD, RP/SP 10 9 3.658 26 26 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 155 142 63 16 62 140 1.316 338Jeff Niemann, TB, SP 9 8 3.780 25 25 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 136 63 15 43 127 1.193 336.5Wily Peralta, MIL, SP 10 11 4.166 30 30 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 175 161 81 18 86 152 1.411 336Philip Humber, HOU, RP/SP 9 12 4.200 30 30 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 184 84 22 54 134 1.322 336Ubaldo Jimenez, CLE, SP 10 14 4.431 33 33 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 195 189 96 22 95 162 1.456 334Barry Zito, SF, SP 12 12 4.378 32 32 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 185 190 90 21 76 119 1.438 333.5Patrick Corbin, ARI, SP 10 11 3.938 27 27 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 158 70 20 44 126 1.262 331Edinson Volquez, SD, SP 10 12 4.300 32 32 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 168 86 18 100 168 1.489 331Kyle Kendrick, PHI, RP/SP 10 11 4.063 29 29 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 175 184 79 19 49 113 1.331 329.5Erik Bedard, HOU, SP 9 12 4.077 31 31 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 170 155 77 19 77 155 1.365 329.5John Lackey, BOS, SP 9 12 4.476 30 30 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 185 194 92 21 58 130 1.362 327Rick Porcello, DET, SP 11 12 4.300 31 31 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 208 86 16 44 112 1.400 326Trevor Bauer, CLE, SP 8 11 4.077 27 27 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 170 154 77 21 81 166 1.382 324Luis Mendoza, KC, SP 11 12 4.350 32 32 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 193 87 16 60 108 1.406 322Aaron Harang, LAD, SP 9 11 4.050 30 30 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 183 81 18 74 128 1.428 322Scott Feldman, CHC, SP 9 13 4.217 30 30 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 175 181 82 19 49 130 1.314 321Jordan Lyles, HOU, SP 8 12 4.500 31 31 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 194 90 22 48 134 1.344 316Blake Beavan, SEA, SP 9 13 4.524 31 31 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 185 202 93 27 31 86 1.260 315Francisco Liriano, PIT, SP 8 11 4.394 28 28 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 170 155 83 19 85 166 1.412 313Kevin Correia, MIN, SP 9 12 4.378 31 31 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 185 203 90 23 47 99 1.351 312.5Mike Fiers, MIL, SP 8 8 3.733 30 20 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 121 56 16 39 138 1.185 310Roy Oswalt, TEX, SP 9 9 3.490 24 21 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 137 131 53 13 33 115 1.200 307.5Jhoulys Chacin, COL, SP 10 11 4.050 32 32 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 157 72 18 68 116 1.406 307Liam Hendriks, MIN, SP 9 12 4.600 32 32 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 200 92 22 50 110 1.389 301Nate Eovaldi, MIA, SP 8 12 4.129 30 30 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 170 174 78 15 64 123 1.400 299.5Chris Narveson, MIL, SP 8 12 4.364 30 30 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 165 165 80 20 64 130 1.388 292Garrett Richards, LAA, RP/SP 8 11 4.447 30 30 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 170 170 84 17 76 123 1.447 287.5John Lannan, PHI, SP 10 10 4.473 28 28 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 165 170 82 16 64 92 1.418 287Jeff Francis, COL, SP 9 11 4.219 30 30 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 189 75 20 34 105 1.394 284.5Brad Peacock, HOU, SP 7 11 4.388 28 28 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 144 78 18 80 137 1.400 282.5Josh Collmenter, ARI, RP/SP 8 6 3.531 30 18 9 0 0 5 0 0 0 122 114 48 15 25 90 1.136 278



Player W L ERA APP GS QS CG SO GF HD S BS INN HA ER HRA BBI K WHIP FPTSFreddy Garcia, SD, RP/SP 10 7 4.402 28 23 13 0 0 4 0 0 0 137 145 67 19 42 91 1.365 276.5



Relief PitcherPlayer W L ERA APP GS QS CG SO GF HD S BS INN HA ER HRA BBI K WHIP FPTSCraig Kimbrel, ATL, RP 3 2 1.661 65 0 0 0 0 56 0 43 4 65 38 12 3 17 113 0.846 496.5Kris Medlen, ATL, RP/SP 15 8 3.050 30 30 22 3 2 0 0 0 0 180 168 61 16 34 152 1.122 484Aroldis Chapman, CIN, RP 5 3 2.250 68 0 0 0 0 54 0 41 4 68 42 17 5 31 100 1.073 471Jonathan Papelbon, PHI, RP 4 3 2.609 69 0 0 0 0 64 0 40 4 69 57 20 7 18 87 1.087 448.5Fernando Rodney, TB, RP 3 3 2.500 73 0 0 0 0 66 0 39 4 72 54 20 4 19 70 1.014 437Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA, RP 3 3 2.875 72 0 0 0 0 64 0 39 4 72 57 23 6 26 74 1.153 426Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA, RP/SP 13 10 3.503 31 31 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 185 174 72 16 58 148 1.254 423Alexi Ogando, TEX, RP/SP 13 9 3.441 30 30 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 170 154 65 21 42 132 1.153 415Rafael Soriano, WAS, RP 2 2 2.396 58 0 0 0 0 59 1 41 4 56 41 15 5 17 54 1.030 414John Axford, MIL, RP 2 4 3.000 73 0 0 0 0 64 0 38 5 72 60 24 7 33 93 1.292 405.5Jim Johnson, BAL, RP 3 3 2.821 68 0 0 0 0 59 0 39 5 67 59 21 4 16 42 1.119 405Mariano Rivera, NYY, RP 2 3 2.361 62 0 0 0 0 54 0 39 4 61 49 16 5 16 54 1.066 401Jason Motte, STL, RP 4 3 2.714 62 0 0 0 0 56 0 35 5 63 48 19 6 17 70 1.032 398Joe Nathan, TEX, RP 3 2 2.714 65 0 0 0 0 58 0 35 3 63 50 19 6 15 71 1.032 396.5Glen Perkins, MIN, RP 4 4 2.779 68 0 0 0 0 59 0 34 6 68 56 21 7 17 72 1.073 392Grant Balfour, OAK, RP 3 3 3.214 70 0 0 0 0 56 0 34 4 70 53 25 5 27 64 1.143 381Joel Hanrahan, BOS, RP 3 3 3.185 66 0 0 0 0 60 0 35 4 65 51 23 6 29 71 1.231 378.5Greg Holland, KC, RP 3 4 3.046 64 0 0 0 0 56 0 34 5 65 47 22 4 30 85 1.185 377.5Brett Myers, CLE, RP 10 12 4.185 32 32 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 208 93 24 56 144 1.320 376Steve Cishek, MIA, RP 4 3 2.912 70 0 0 0 0 56 0 32 5 68 55 22 5 26 72 1.191 374Wade Davis, KC, RP/SP 11 11 4.121 30 30 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 186 87 21 74 150 1.368 371Chris Perez, CLE, RP 2 3 3.150 62 0 0 0 0 53 0 35 5 60 47 21 5 19 59 1.100 366.5Rafael Betancourt, COL, RP 2 4 2.953 66 0 0 0 0 53 0 33 5 64 55 21 7 11 65 1.031 362.5Sergio Romo, SF, RP 4 2 2.089 61 0 0 0 0 48 4 30 3 56 42 13 4 11 65 0.946 362.5Jason Grilli, PIT, RP 2 4 3.185 65 0 0 0 0 58 0 33 6 65 48 23 7 29 83 1.185 361.5Casey Janssen, TOR, RP 3 4 3.094 64 0 0 0 0 51 0 31 5 64 56 22 6 14 63 1.094 349.5Addison Reed, CHW, RP 2 2 3.450 60 0 0 0 0 52 0 32 5 60 51 23 7 17 63 1.133 348.5Shelby Miller, STL, RP/SP 9 9 3.825 27 27 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 148 68 18 62 155 1.312 342.5J.J. Putz, ARI, RP 2 3 2.454 56 0 0 0 0 45 0 31 4 55 42 15 4 13 62 1.000 342Anthony Bass, SD, RP/SP 10 11 4.114 30 30 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 175 173 80 19 64 136 1.354 339Drew Smyly, DET, RP/SP 9 9 3.881 28 28 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 151 69 18 57 140 1.300 339Jose Valverde, DET, RP 2 4 3.857 70 0 0 0 0 55 0 32 6 70 57 30 6 30 55 1.243 338.5Andrew Cashner, SD, RP/SP 10 9 3.658 26 26 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 155 142 63 16 62 140 1.316 338Philip Humber, HOU, RP/SP 9 12 4.200 30 30 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 184 84 22 54 134 1.322 336Kyle Kendrick, PHI, RP/SP 10 11 4.063 29 29 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 175 184 79 19 49 113 1.331 329.5Carlos Marmol, CHC, RP 2 4 3.600 70 0 0 0 0 58 0 30 5 70 54 28 5 48 86 1.457 327Brandon League, LAD, RP 3 4 3.044 70 0 0 0 0 55 0 29 5 68 63 23 4 25 50 1.294 322Ryan Madson, LAA, RP 3 2 3.054 56 0 0 0 0 48 0 27 4 56 50 19 4 15 55 1.161 311.5Huston Street, SD, RP 2 3 2.942 52 0 0 0 0 47 0 27 3 52 41 17 5 13 54 1.038 300Brian Wilson, SF, RP 2 3 2.939 49 0 0 0 0 43 0 29 4 49 41 16 3 22 48 1.286 294Jose Veras, HOU, RP 3 4 3.706 68 0 0 0 0 48 5 24 6 68 54 28 6 39 76 1.368 290Garrett Richards, LAA, RP/SP 8 11 4.447 30 30 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 170 170 84 17 76 123 1.447 287.5Josh Collmenter, ARI, RP/SP 8 6 3.531 30 18 9 0 0 5 0 0 0 122 114 48 15 25 90 1.136 278Freddy Garcia, SD, RP/SP 10 7 4.402 28 23 13 0 0 4 0 0 0 137 145 67 19 42 91 1.365 276.5Bobby Parnell, NYM, RP 3 2 2.908 65 0 0 0 0 31 11 18 3 65 58 21 4 20 61 1.200 263.5Bruce Rondon, DET, RP 2 3 3.450 60 0 0 0 0 42 5 21 4 60 45 23 4 29 61 1.233 259.5Carlos Zambrano, MIA, RP/SP 9 8 4.235 32 21 12 0 0 2 2 0 0 136 132 64 12 67 104 1.463 256Hector Santiago, CHW, RP 6 9 4.371 25 25 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 133 68 19 70 115 1.450 242.5David Phelps, NYY, RP/SP 7 5 3.845 30 15 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 110 106 47 13 34 94 1.273 238James Paxton, SEA, RP 7 8 4.070 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 96 52 12 56 105 1.322 232.5Kenley Jansen, LAD, RP 4 3 2.647 68 0 0 0 0 12 20 6 2 68 43 20 8 26 105 1.015 222.5Joe Kelly, STL, RP/SP 8 7 3.764 35 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 112 46 9 39 83 1.373 219.5Tommy Hunter, BAL, RP/SP 8 5 4.604 25 18 8 0 0 2 0 0 1 115 129 59 22 25 63 1.335 219.5Frank Francisco, NYM, RP 1 3 3.420 50 0 0 0 0 38 3 19 4 50 46 19 6 20 54 1.320 217Santiago Casilla, SF, RP 5 3 2.224 58 0 0 0 0 23 10 11 3 57 43 14 4 24 52 1.182 212Tyler Clippard, WAS, RP 4 4 2.786 75 0 0 0 0 11 18 2 2 84 57 26 9 32 100 1.060 209Sean Marshall, CIN, RP 6 4 2.375 75 0 0 0 0 19 18 3 1 72 62 19 5 18 82 1.111 201David Hernandez, ARI, RP 5 5 3.484 62 3 1 0 0 22 17 6 4 72 56 28 6 31 82 1.203 198Jerome Williams, LAA, RP/SP 5 6 3.927 40 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 115 48 12 31 73 1.327 195.5Carlos Villanueva, CHC, RP/SP 5 4 4.168 40 10 5 0 0 6 5 0 1 95 88 44 14 33 86 1.274 193Jonny Venters, ATL, RP 5 3 2.230 77 0 0 0 0 13 26 2 4 77 58 19 3 37 86 1.239 193Ernesto Frieri, LAA, RP 3 3 2.779 68 0 0 0 0 14 21 4 2 68 42 21 8 32 94 1.088 190Octavio Dotel, DET, RP 4 4 3.682 63 0 0 0 0 29 8 9 3 59 46 24 6 20 66 1.125 190Brian Duensing, MIN, RP/SP 5 9 4.275 45 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 133 57 12 33 77 1.383 186.5Kyle McPherson, PIT, RP 5 6 3.900 15 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 92 39 9 19 69 1.233 183.5Hisanori Takahashi, CHC, RP 5 4 3.938 55 4 2 0 0 17 4 3 1 80 74 35 9 27 73 1.262 182.5Franklin Morales, BOS, RP/SP 6 5 3.918 40 8 4 0 0 0 11 0 0 85 76 37 11 31 80 1.259 180Luke Gregerson, SD, RP 3 3 2.752 73 0 0 0 0 12 27 4 4 69 54 21 6 19 65 1.063 178.5Travis Blackley, OAK, RP/SP 5 8 4.500 45 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 114 55 10 34 76 1.345 178Alfredo Aceves, BOS, RP 5 3 3.487 66 0 0 0 0 6 12 2 1 80 71 31 9 28 66 1.238 177Matt Belisle, COL, RP 7 6 3.320 77 0 0 0 0 12 20 1 5 81 84 30 6 16 73 1.230 176.5Kyuji Fujikawa, CHC, RP 3 3 2.953 64 0 0 0 0 18 14 6 2 64 54 21 6 26 63 1.250 170.5Mike Adams, PHI, RP 5 3 2.098 69 0 0 0 0 7 32 1 3 64 49 15 4 18 64 1.042 170Drew Storen, WAS, RP 3 2 2.769 65 0 0 0 0 16 21 3 2 65 51 20 4 17 59 1.046 168.5



Player W L ERA APP GS QS CG SO GF HD S BS INN HA ER HRA BBI K WHIP FPTSJoaquin Benoit, DET, RP 3 3 2.672 67 0 0 0 0 16 28 2 4 64 45 19 8 17 74 0.969 168Craig Stammen, WAS, RP 4 3 3.388 57 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 85 74 32 8 32 76 1.247 168Robbie Ross, TEX, RP 6 0 2.215 58 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 0 65 55 16 3 23 47 1.200 166.5Edward Mujica, STL, RP 4 3 3.199 65 0 0 0 0 17 17 1 3 70 60 25 9 11 61 1.010 165.5Francisco Rodriguez, MIL, RP 4 4 3.090 68 0 0 0 0 12 16 4 2 67 59 23 5 26 73 1.269 165.5Wade LeBlanc, MIA, RP/SP 5 8 4.224 22 16 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 104 46 13 33 68 1.398 164Kyle Farnsworth, TB, RP 3 3 3.080 52 0 0 0 0 25 5 8 3 50 41 17 3 15 46 1.127 161Joel Peralta, TB, RP 2 3 2.935 62 0 0 0 0 12 22 3 2 61 41 20 7 15 65 0.913 160.5Fernando Salas, STL, RP 2 3 3.293 53 0 0 0 0 27 5 8 3 55 45 20 5 21 55 1.207 160.5Koji Uehara, BOS, RP 1 2 2.421 48 0 0 0 0 19 12 5 1 48 32 13 7 6 61 0.786 156.5Matt Thornton, CHW, RP 4 6 3.211 66 0 0 0 0 17 22 5 3 62 55 22 3 19 66 1.200 155Sergio Santos, TOR, RP 2 3 3.600 42 0 0 0 0 22 5 11 3 40 33 16 3 20 51 1.325 152.5Trevor Rosenthal, STL, RP 4 4 3.086 55 3 1 0 0 15 15 0 0 70 55 24 5 24 68 1.129 152



Player Profiles (Alphabetical by Position)

CatcherCJ.P. Arencibia, TOR

J.P. Arencibia continued to struggle to hit for average in 2012, but still showedthe pop that made him an intriguing option in Fantasy. Despite batting just .225in the first half, he entered the All-Star break with 14 home runs, 41 RBI and a.426 slugging percentage. Arencibia missed more than a month after breakinghis right-hander in July, however, and finished the season with 18 homers and56 RBI in 102 games. His .435 slugging percentage was on par with his careermark and his .233 average was actually above the .219 he hit in 2011.Arencibia has a ton of power potential at age 26 and should benefit from theBlue Jays bolstering their lineup in the offseason. With catcher being a thinposition in Fantasy, plan on targeting Arencibia in the later rounds of mostformats on Draft Day as he should be behind the plate most nights for Toronto.

Year AB R H HR RBI SB BA FPTS2013 (proj) 350 48 78 19 60 0 0.223 233.52012 347 45 81 18 56 1 0.233 2212011 443 47 97 23 78 1 0.219 293.5

CAlex Avila, DETAlex Avila emerged from the 2011 season as one of the most productivecatchers in Fantasy, and he appeared to be on the rise. As is often the casewith catchers, though, Avila was hampered by a variety of injuries, includinghamstring and knee issues, and his offense fell short of expectations in 2012.Avila continued to exercise good plate discipline, but for the bulk of the season,the power just wasn't there. He was particularly sluggish upon returning from aJune disabled list stint; in his first 52 games upon being activated, he hit justtwo home runs and nine doubles. Even if Avila's woes can be chalked up toinjuries, it's not especially comforting to Fantasy owners, who have to wonder ifhe can hold up as an everyday catcher. If Avila reverts to his 2011 form, hecould be a steal on draft day, but last season's performance makes him toorisky to draft prior to the middle rounds in mixed leagues.


CRod Barajas, ARIRod Barajas endured his worst campaign in years last season and is clearly onthe downside of his career at age 37. He batted just .206 with 11 home runsand 31 RBI in 104 games as he lost playing time to backup Michael McKenry.His .343 slugging percentage was more than 60 points below his career markand his RBI total was his lowest since 2007. The Pirates declined his option for2013 but Barajas will likely land somewhere and split time behind the plate.Since he still has decent pop for a backstop, plan on targeting Barajas in single-league formats on Draft Day.

Year AB R H HR RBI SB BA FPTS2013 (proj) 155 16 34 7 21 0 0.219 92.52012 321 29 66 11 31 0 0.206 171.52011 305 29 70 16 47 0 0.230 197.5

CRob Brantly, MIAWhen the Marlins acquired Rob Brantly as part of their haul for sending AnibalSanchez and Omar Infante to the Tigers last July, it appeared the youngcatcher was probably a year or two away from making a contribution at the bigleague level. After floundering at Detroit's Triple-A affiliate in Toledo, Ohio,Brantly made a positive impression at Triple-A New Orleans, prompting theMarlins to call him up and hand him the bulk of the playing time behind theplate. He continued his hot-hitting ways after arriving in Miami, putting up a.290/.372/.460 slash line over 113 plate appearances. Brantly flashed thedoubles power and solid contact skills he had shown in the minors, but he alsoshowed a penchant for drawing walks that was at odds with his prior trackrecord. As a left-handed batter, Brantly should get the bulk of the at-bats in aplatoon with Jeff Mathis next season and if he can sustain the productivity heshowed late last season over a full year, he will be worth owning in standardmixed leagues. However, it remains to be seen if he can maintain his patient

approach at the plate, so owners should look to Brantly as more of an option fordeeper mixed leagues and NL-only formats.

Year AB R H HR RBI SB BA FPTS2013 (proj) 340 42 93 6 38 0 0.274 2172012 100 14 29 3 8 1 0.290 74

CJohn Buck, NYMJohn Buck parlayed his 2010 career year with the Blue Jays into a three-yeardeal with the Marlins prior to the 2011 season, but just two years later, the Fishare a mere speck in Buck's rear-view mirror. By late August of last season,Buck had lost his starting catcher's role, as he fell into the lesser side of aplatoon arrangement with rookie Rob Brantly. After hitting .192 with 12 homersin his second year with the Marlins, Buck was shipped back to the Blue Jays aspart of a 12-player megadeal. Just over a month later, Buck was dealt again,this time to the Mets in the trade that sent R.A. Dickey to Toronto. With NewYork, Buck will find himself back in a starting role, but that won't make him aviable option in mixed leagues. Though he has some home run power anddraws walks, Buck won't produce enough runs or a high enough battingaverage to merit a roster spot outside of NL-only leagues.

Year AB R H HR RBI SB BA FPTS2013 (proj) 280 25 64 10 35 0 0.229 1542012 343 29 66 12 41 0 0.192 189.52011 466 41 106 16 57 0 0.227 271.5

CWelington Castillo, CHCWelington Castillo split time behind the plate with Steve Clevenger last seasonafter Geovany Soto was traded and had his most productive campaign in themajors yet. He saw action in 52 games and batted .265 with five home runs and22 RBI, which were both careers highs. His .418 slugging percentage showssome budding power and the 25-year-old is expected to compete withClevenger and Dioner Navarro for playing time during the spring. Castillo hasthe potential to put up some decent power numbers with a full season of at-bats, so keep an eye on the position battle during spring training. Castillo isworth targeting in NL-only formats on Draft Day but don't be surprised if hebecomes more valuable in Fantasy if his role increases.

Year AB R H HR RBI SB BA FPTS2013 (proj) 290 29 69 11 39 0 0.238 171.52012 170 16 45 5 22 0 0.265 102.52011 13 0 2 0 0 0 0.154 0

CJason Castro, HOUJason Castro missed the entire 2011 campaign due to knee surgery andinjuries continued to slow his progress in 2012. Splitting time behind the plate,he hit .254 with two homers and 20 RBI in his first 54 games before a kneeissue landed him on the disabled list in July. He would return in August andfinished the season batting .257 with six homers, 29 RBI and a .401 sluggingpercentage. The former No. 10 overall pick has yet to live up to expectations butat age 25, Castro still has plenty of time to turn things around. The Astros moveto the American League West this season, however, so Castro could be in foranother rough campaign. Leave him for AL-only formats on Draft Day.

Year AB R H HR RBI SB BA FPTS2013 (proj) 310 39 82 6 36 0 0.265 2022012 257 29 66 6 29 0 0.257 162.52011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0


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CFrancisco Cervelli, NYYAfter appearing in 136 games between 2010 and 2011, hitting .269 with 15doubles and 60 RBI, Francisco Cervelli spent most fo 2012 toiling in the minorswith New York's vagabond Triple-A affiliate. With Russell Martin now out of thepicture it looks like Cervelli has a chance to wedge his way back into themajors, competing with Austin Romine and Chris Stewart for the team'scatching duties. He has the ability to hit for average, and the path to a regularjob is nowhere near as tough as it has been in the past for him. If Cervelli getsa shot at 300 at-bats, he could have value in deep AL-only leagues as a secondcatcher.

Year AB R H HR RBI SB BA FPTS2013 (proj) 130 15 35 1 20 2 0.269 852012 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 22011 124 17 33 4 22 4 0.266 91.5

CSteve Clevenger, CHCSteve Clevenger saw his most extensive playing time in the majors last season,but could not do much with the bat. Mainly seeing time behind the plate, hebatted just .201 with one home run and 16 RBI in 199 at-bats. Catcher is not hisnatural position but he appeared to adjust well and has become a favorite ofmanager Dale Sveum for his style of play. Clevenger will compete for playingtime with Welington Castillo and Dioner Navarro during the spring so keep aneye on how everything plays out. Unless he becomes the everyday catcher inChicago, however, leave the 26-year-old for the waiver wire.


CHank Conger, LAAAt age 25, Hank Conger has reached the point in his development where hisfate is out of his hands. He can hit at Triple-A -- he's had three years to prove it-- but until Angels manager Mike Scioscia, himself a former catcher, learns tolive with Conger's limitations behind the plate, the switch-hitter won't get a fairshake at the major-league level. Seeing as top catcher Chris Iannetta signed athree-year extension at the start of the offseason, Scioscia doesn't figure to bemaking any compromises anytime soon. Of course, Conger's offensive potential(he has hit .297 over his minor-league career) makes him a potential contributorin AL-only formats if he's able to get more than 200 at-bats in a reserve role,but the Angels won't even guarantee him that. No, his best chance ofcontributing in Fantasy is with another organization, so unless he gets tradedbetween now and opening day, you can probably ignore him in Fantasy.


C/DH/OFRyan Doumit, MINDuring his career in Pittsburgh, Ryan Doumit had stretches where he lookedlike one of the better offensive catchers in baseball, but every year, somecollision or foul tip would force him to miss an extended period of time, makinghim a non-factor in Fantasy. The move to Minnesota last year promised to keephim on the field by giving him starts at other positions, such as DH and theoutfield, and it delivered. His 134 games were a career high. So were his 484at-bats. As a result, he posted career bests in both home runs (18) and RBI(75), emerging as a top-10 Fantasy catcher. Of course, he won't get drafted asa top-10 catcher in 2013. What he achieved last year was probably the limit ofhis potential, so Fantasy owners will naturally flock to those with more upside.Plus, Doumit is still an injury risk as he approaches his 32nd birthday. Still, thelikelihood of him falling out of the top 15 on Draft Day shows just how deep theposition has become. In leagues that use only one catcher slot, he's an idealplayer to grab in the last round or two. He's more like a middle-rounder in two-catcher leagues.


CA.J. Ellis, LADA.J. Ellis was a surprisingly productive Fantasy option -- particularly in Head-to-Head leagues -- at the beginning of 2013. Long an on-base specialist in theminors, the 31-year-old's high walk rate appeared to translate in his first year ofregular major-league duty, leading to a .413 on-base percentage in his first 62games. But over his final 71 games, his walks were cut in half, leading to a .335on-base percentage that, when combined with a .254 batting average and .406slugging percentage, wasn't particularly useful in Fantasy. So was it just aslump? Maybe. But Ellis was a minor-leaguer into his 30s for a reason. Maybeonce major-league pitchers figured out his strike zone, he became an easytarget for their superior stuff. In leagues that reward on-base percentage, Ellis isstill an intriguing Fantasy option, but given his lack of pedigree, the way hetailed off in the second half last year makes him a risky investment in standardFantasy formats.


CTim Federowicz, LADAt this time a year ago, Tim Federowicz, who the Dodgers acquired in a three-team deal that sent Trayvon Robinson to the Mariners in 2011, looked like hemight have the inside track on the starting job in Los Angeles. But longtimeminor-leaguer A.J. Ellis filled the role admirably, providing a .373 on-basepercentage that ranked sixth among full-time catchers. If, however, thatperformance proves to be too good to be true for the soon-to-be 32-year-old, ashis second-half numbers suggest, Federowicz is a logical candidate to replacehim. The 25-year-old offers a similar skill set -- a good batting eye with enoughpop to hit double-digit home runs -- and, therefore, would be better suited forthe Dodgers' star-studded lineup than whatever retread they could find in freeagency. He doesn't have a ton of upside (and, seeing the way the Dodgersspend these days, they might be inclined to replace him even if he performswell), but if he gets a shot at regular at-bats in that lineup, he could surprise inFantasy. Because he's the likely to be the backup to Ellis even if he doesn'treplace him outright, Federowicz is worth drafting in NL-only leagues thatrequire the use of two catchers.

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CTyler Flowers, CHWWhite Sox catcher Tyler Flowers has some pop and he's shown it through sixminor league seasons and limited major league at-bats. Flowers was twiceconsidered a top-100 prospect by Baseball America, but was stuck behind A.J.Pierzynski on his road to major league relevancy. As of the end of the 2012season, he's following a path very similar to that of Jeff Mathis: a top prospectwith promise who cannot seem to sustain a good enough average at the majorleague level to stick as a starter. Flowers has 12 career home runs in 236 at-bats over the last two seasons. Extrapolate that over a full year, and he wouldhit about 24 home runs. The problem here is the average -- Flowers has hit.211 since 2011. Expected to take over as the full-time catcher with A.J.Pierzynski going to the Rangers, view Flowers as a backstop with some power,but don't expect much in batting average, unless the regular playing time helpsget him into some kind of a groove (it happened in the minors). Consider him,for now, having the ceiling of J.P. Arencibia. He is draftable in AL-only formatsand deeper mixed leagues for those would-be owners feeling optimistic about abatting average rise.


CYasmani Grandal, SDThe stage was set for Yasmani Grandal to have a grand sophomore showing in2013. He arrived midway through 2012 with better numbers than anyone couldhave asked from a rookie catcher playing half his games at PETCO Park,demonstrating better-than-expected power and a batting eye beyond his years.His .394 on-base percentage ranked fifth among catchers with at least 150 at-bats. If he could sustain that pace over a full campaign, he'd rank up there withJoe Mauer and Buster Posey. He also stood to benefit from the Padres'decision to bring in the fences at PETCO this offseason. Yup, that stage wasset all right. Too bad Grandal had to blow it by getting busted for PED use inearly November. Now he'll have to sit out the first 50 games of 2013, whichmeans his starting point won't be that much earlier than it was in 2012. Plus,Fantasy owners can't help but wonder if the PED use influenced his numbers.Granted, he was a top prospect and all, but him being so productive so early onseemed a little too good to be true. Once you get beyond the top 15 catchers orso, Grandal is probably worth the gamble in leagues that require the use of twocatchers. But in one-catcher leagues where you'd have to stash him on yourbench for two months, take a pass.


CRyan Hanigan, CINRyan Hanigan had a delightfully unexpected 2012 campaign for the Reds,playing in 137 games and posting a .274 average with two home runs and 14doubles. It was nothing earth-shattering, but Hanigan did provide an alternativeto the 20 home run, .222 average breed of catchers for NL-only owners lookingto not kill their batting average. At some point, Devin Mesoraco will take over ascatcher, but Hanigan provides a nice batting average as a second catcher inNL-only leagues until that time comes.


CRamon Hernandez, LADRamon Hernandez began the 2012 season as the Rockies' starting catcherand mentor to young Wilin Rosario, but it took just over a month for Rosario towrest the starting job from the 36-year-old veteran. Hernandez returns to theRockies in 2013, and once again, he will sit behind Rosario on the depth chart.Hernandez's 52 games played last season -- his lowest total since his 1999

rookie year -- resulted from injuries as well from the challenge presented byRosario. He didn't just lose playing time last year; Hernandez lost 65 points offhis batting average, hitting only .217. When he did play, he struck out at a rateabove his career norm and also walked less, so Hernandez is starting to showsigns of serious decline. With Rosario firmly entrenched in a starting role,Hernandez is no longer a viable option in mixed leagues, and even in NL-onlyleagues, he is no more than a late-round option.


CNick Hundley, SDHeading into 2012, Nick Hundley seemed like he had a hold on the Padres'starting catcher job. No, he wasn't an All-Star-caliber player, but he was comingoff a career-high .824 OPS and looked like he'd be able to hold off newlyacquired prospect Yasmani Grandal for at least a year or so. But then, when thegames actually started, he was nothing short of disastrous. The Padres stuck itout with him for three months before turning the page to Grandal, who washitting .323 between two minor-league stops, and the rest was history. Or so itseemed. With the news this offseason that Grandal will miss the first 50 gamesof 2013 for PED use, Hundley gets the second chance of a lifetime. Granted,Grandal was so successful as a rookie that Hundley doesn't have a legitimatechance of winning the job back from him, but if he can get his batting averageback up in the .250 range during those first two months Grandal is out, he hasenough pop to factor in leagues that require the use of two catchers.Particularly in NL-only formats, Hundley is worth a look on Draft Day.

Year AB R H HR RBI SB BA FPTS2013 (proj) 253 27 61 7 31 0 0.241 145.52012 204 14 32 3 22 0 0.157 722011 281 34 81 9 29 1 0.288 187

CChris Iannetta, LAAWhen the Rockies shipped Chris Iannetta to the Angels prior to last season,everyone assumed his time as a relevant Fantasy option had reached an end.After all, up to that point in his career, he had hit .262 at Colorado and .208everywhere else. Yup, that wrist surgery he ended up needing in early Maymight as well have been a death knell. But a funny thing happened when hereturned a couple weeks after the All-Star break. He hit just like he did duringhis time with the Rockies, seemingly oblivious to playing in a pitcher's park.Well, that's not entirely true. He hit only .209 at home. But everywhere else --Boston, Oakland, Minnesota -- he demonstrated the combination of power andpatience that made him such a highly regarded prospect oh so many years ago.The kind that Fantasy owners have only seen in spurts. Those spurts maycome on the road now instead of at home, but at least you now have somehope they'll come. With the recent influx of talent at catcher, Iannetta probablydoesn't have much value in single-catcher formats -- especially since, evenwhen he's walking and homering, he doesn't offer much in the way of battingaverage -- but don't be surprised if you end up using him as a stopgap at somepoint.



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C/DHJohn Jaso, OAKJohn Jaso enjoyed a career campaign in his first season in Seattle and becamea decent contributor in Fantasy as well. Despite playing his home games in thespacious Safeco Field, he slugged a career-high 10 homers with 50 RBI and a.456 slugging percentage while seeing action in 108 contests. Most of hisappearances came as a DH but he continued to split time behind the plate aswell. Jaso was traded to the Athletics in the offseason in the Michael Morsedeal and appears to be a great fit for what Billy Beane likes to do in Oakland.The 29-year-old owns a career .359 on-base percentage and has some decentpop for a backstop. Jaso is expected to back up Derek Norris in 2013 and couldsee some at-bats at DH, though even that field is crowded, so plan on targetinghim in AL-only formats on Draft Day.


CErik Kratz, PHIWith Carlos Ruiz serving a PED suspension for the season's first 25 games, aFantasy owner could fill the hole with Ruiz' direct replacement, Erik Kratz, whohit .248 with nine home runs in 141 at-bats for the Phillies last season. Kratz,32, has shown flashes of power in the minors, with four seasons of double-digithome runs since 2007, despite only getting more than 353 at-bats once. And hewon't kill you with his average, which could float around .250. As a cheapsource of power who will play a lot over the season's first month, Kratz can berostered in NL-only leagues, with the understanding that he's waiver wirematerial come May.


CRyan Lavarnway, BOSRyan Lavarnway has a bit of a problem. He has done all he can do in theminors to prove he's ready for the big leagues -- three straight seasons of 20 ormore home runs (including 32 in 435 at-bats in 2011), three with 20 or moredoubles and a .286 average in 1,691 minor league at-bats. However, in 153 at-bats with Boston in 2012, Lavarnway managed a .157 average with two homeruns and eight doubles. And it's looking like his path to playing time is currentlyblocked by MIke Napoli, Jarrod Saltalamacchia and David Ross, which hassparked dueling rumors of a move to first base or a trade. A trade will changethe fortunes of everyone, but, for now, Lavarnway is a reserve candidate for Al-only formats.


CJonathan Lucroy, MILBrewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy was in the midst of what appeared to be abreakout season, when late last May, he was the recipient of a bad break.Lucroy sustained a broken bone in his right hand when a piece of luggage fellon it in his hotel room, and the mishap cost him nearly two months. The injurybarely slowed Lucroy down, as he hit .299 with seven home runs over 53games once he returned from the disabled list. The 26-year-old finished with a.320 batting average, 12 homers and 58 RBI over just 96 games. Lucroy ismore known for his gap power, but he added some home run thump to hisrepertoire in 2012. He enters the coming season with more questions than justwhether he can sustain his power production. A .300-plus average was apleasant surprise for Lucroy, as he had not for that high of an average sinceplaying in Class A. Lucroy was able to achieve much of his progress byreducing his strikeouts, but a .305 average on grounders suggests that he hadmore than a few hits find the holes in the infield. One might be tempted to draftLucroy as a top 10 catcher based on last season's production, but with the

potential for some loss of power and batting average, he is really more of a top15 option.


CLou Marson, CLELou Marson played 70 games at catcher for the Indians in 2012, hitting .226with four steals. A career .220 hitter, Marson may see about 250 at-bats in2013, but won't offer any power or average, although he could get about fivesteals. He has no Fantasy value at this time.


CRussell Martin, PITRussell Martin remains a matter of taste. If you like your catchers to have a lotof power, mix in a few steal, and toe the line of possibly hurting your battingaverage, then Martin is your man. He set a career high for home runs in 2012,with 21, while simultaneously managing a career-low in batting average, with.211. And as a Pirate, Martin no longer has the cozy confines of hitter-friendlyYankee Stadium (where he hit 13 home runs last year) to call home. Martin hasthe ability to hit for average; as an All-Star in 2007 and 2008, he hit .286 overthe two-year span, but it seems that, in his 2012 contract year, he was willing tosacrifice the average for power, bringing a bunch of strikeouts (career high 95)along for the ride. He should be drafted toward the end of the middle rounds inmost drafts.


CJeff Mathis, MIAJeff Mathis enjoyed one of the better campaigns of his career in his first seasonin Toronto in 2012 after being traded from the Angels during the offseason. Hesaw action in 71 games and hit eight home runs with 27 RBI -- his bestnumbers since 2008. The 29-year-old was traded again during the currentoffseason, this time to Miami in the blockbuster deal that sent Jose Reyes andJosh Johnson to Toronto, and could see some decent playing time with theMarlins. He will be counted on to mentor the young Rob Brantly in SouthFlorida, but since Brantly is far from a finished production at this point, Mathisshould play at least a couple times a week. Keep in mind that new Marlinsmanager Mike Redmond, a former catcher himself, prefers a more defensivebackstop, which Mathis has been considered for much of his career. Mathis hassome decent pop but plan on leaving him for NL-only formats on Draft Day.



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1B/C/DHJoe Mauer, MINThis time a year ago, Joe Mauer was on shaky ground in Fantasy. Bilateral legweakness had forced him to the DL early in 2011, and when he returned, hewasn't the same, collecting just 17 extra-base hits in his final 73 games. But thetheory at the time was that he hadn't taken the necessary steps to rehabilitatehis lower body after offseason knee surgery, leading to the leg weakness andthe reduced power. Whether or not that theory was accurate, Mauer was backin form in 2012. He hit .325 with a .438 slugging percentage in April and neverlooked back. One measure that may have helped keep him healthy andproductive was splitting his starts evenly between catcher and either DH or firstbase. As he enters his age-30 season, his time behind the plate will likelycontend to dwindle as the Twins attempt to preserve him for the long haul, butthat's not such a bad thing for his Fantasy value. Less time behind the platemeans less need for off days, which means more at-bats, which means moreFantasy production. Mauer was always an elite Fantasy catcher, of course, butnow that he's not catching as much, he's even more deserving of an early-round pick. Buster Posey is about the only catcher worth selecting ahead ofhim.


CBrian McCann, ATLBrian McCann just couldn't catch a break in 2012. Not only did he miss out onan All-Star nod for the first time in his seven full seasons, but he put upnumbers befitting of Rod Barajas. The league-wide infatuation with the infieldshift condemned him to a low batting average early, and just when he seemedto be getting on track in July, hitting .309 with nine homers and a 1.104 OPSduring a 19-game stretch, he came down with a frayed labrum and cyst in hisright shoulder. McCann's attempts to play through the injury only put him in adeeper hole, and by the end of the year, he was pretty much confined to areserve role behind David Ross. Though he had surgery in the offseason tocorrect the problem, the damage proved to be worse than expected, meaninghis rehabilitation will likely extend into the regular season. With free agencyapproaching in 2013, McCann will be plenty motivated to return to the field, butif he rushes and ends up playing at less than 100 percent, he'll run into thesame problems he had last August and September. At age 29, he still has thepotential to perform like an elite Fantasy catcher, but seeing as he's on thewinding road of recovery right now, you wouldn't want to invest more than amiddle-round pick in him.


CMichael McKenry, PITMichael McKenry provided the Pirates with some decent pop at the backupcatcher spot in 2012 and ended up having a career campaign. He hit 12 homeruns with 39 RBI and a .422 slugging percentage in 240 at-bats as he sawminimal playing time behind Rod Barajas. The 27-year-old has been a favoriteof manager Clint Hurdle since arriving in Pittsburgh in 2011 and could see hisrole increase heading into this season. With the Pirates giving Russell Martin atwo-year deal in the offseason, however, it looks as though McKenry willcontinue to platoon at catcher. His power numbers extrapolate into somedecent stats with a full season of at-bats, but since that is not likely to happen in2013, leave McKenry for NL-only formats on Draft Day.


CDevin Mesoraco, CINOne of Cincinnati's most anticipated prospects, Devin Mesoraco fizzled in 2012,

hitting just .212 with five home runs and eight doubles in 165 at-bats. Mesoracofailed to deliver on the promise of his minor league power and what seemed tobe a solid batting average, playing sparingly throughout the season, with RyanHanigan getting the lion's share of work behind the plate. His season hit a lowpoint in July, when Mesoraco was suspended for bumping an umpire and thenplaced on the seven-day concussion DL. There's still hope for Mesoraco in2013, but it's best to play it safe, as Hanigan is lined up to get most of theplaying time again. He's best taken as a second catcher in deep NL-onlyleagues.


CJose Molina, TBJose Molina has been a backup for most of his career, but last season, he wasthe Rays' primary catcher, starting 80 games. Molina has never been known forhis bat, and he didn't help that perception in 2012, batting .223. He did club acareer-high eight home runs, which may not sound like much, but over 251 at-bats, it's a sign of decent power. However, Molina is not a strong bet to startmuch more than half of the schedule, hit for average or get on base frequently.He will play just enough and provide just enough offense to merit a pick in AL-only leagues.


CYadier Molina, STLRemember when Yadier Molina was that defensive-minded catcher you draftedonly if you missed out on the big bats at the position and didn't want to settle forsomeone who'd destroy your batting average in the later rounds? Safe to sayhe's undergone a transformation of sorts, trailing only Buster Posey in OPSamong catchers with at least 400 at-bats last year. And Posey won NL MVP,you know. So was it legitimate? Well, really all that changed for Molina was theincrease in power, and it happened in his late 20s, when such increases arecommon. What should also ease your mind is that it didn't happen all at once.He took an intermediate step in 2011, nearly doubling his previous career highin home runs, before taking a great, big, Papa Bear step last year. His contactrate has always been abnormally high, so no reason to doubt his battingaverage. If in a worst-case scenario you're getting a .300 hitter who bats in themiddle of a potent lineup, then you have to agree Molina is one of the safestcatchers in Fantasy. Where to draft him is a matter of debate, but once Poseygoes off the board, he's as viable as anybody.



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C/DHJesus Montero, SEAJesus Montero showed some prolific power during his time in the minors andduring his callup with the Yankees in 2011, but disappointed a bit in his first fullseason in the majors. He batted just .245 with eight home runs and 28 RBI inthe first half before picking it up a bit after the All-Star break. He would end upbatting .260 with 15 homers and 62 RBI in 135 games while splitting timebehind the plate and at DH. His inconsistencies at the plate caused hisownership to drop as the season went on and his .386 slugging percentagewas well below the .590 mark he posted in 2011. The Mariners are moving thefences in at Safeco Field this offseason, which should benefit Montero, but thelack of pop in the lineup around him leaves little protection for the 23-year-old.Still, Montero provides rare production at catcher and should be a hotcommodity on Draft Day, based on his potential. If you draft him in the middle-to-late rounds, you might get great value for the pick.


CMiguel Montero, ARIMiguel Montero has hit 33 home runs over his last two seasons. And he's oneof the rare catchers who can flirt with 20 home runs while keeping a nicebatting average (.284 over the last two years). While Montero had a niceseason overall in 2012, there were a couple disturbing trends. For the first timein his career, Montero had more than 100 strikeouts. And he didn't just ekeacross the century mark -- he had 130 whiffs. He also lost 11 doubles from his2011 total (from 36 to 25). But his OPS went up as he almost doubled his walksand he played in 141 games. Montero isn't a flashy 30-home run hitter, but hespreads enough goodness around to be a top Fantasy contributor at catcher.He should be taken as a No. 1 catcher, probably in the middle to late rounds.


1B/CMike Napoli, BOSThe 352 at-bats Mike Napoli managed in 2012 with Texas were the fewest forhim since 2008, thanks to a quad injury. He still managed 24 home runs, butNapoli's average dipped to a career-low .227. And he would have been on pacefor fewer than 20 doubles had he played a full season. One thing working inNapoli's favor, as far as Fantasy value, is his ability to play first base, whichshould get him more at-bats on days which he's not catching for the Red Sox.Napoli has 30 home run potential, and while his career .259 average isn'tsparkling, it's a decent number considering it comes with some nice power.Fenway Park isn't markedly friendlier than Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, but itsometimes has transformative powers for scrappy power hitters like Napoli.Expect him to play the Green Monster to his advantage, and don't be surprisedif his average spikes back up to the .280 level, as Napoli has a .306 averageand 1.107 OPS in 62 career at-bats in Fenway. He should be drafted among thetop catchers in 2013.


CDerek Norris, OAKWhen the Athletics made Derek Norris part of the haul they received from theNationals in exchange for Gio Gonzalez last offseason, it was not clear whetherthey were getting a catcher who could hit at the big league level. In his finalseason in the Nationals' farm system, Norris hit just .210 at Double-AHarrisburg, as strikeouts and popups got the best of him. He didn't stop hittingfor power, though, and after hitting .271 with nine homers at Triple-ASacramento, the A's called Norris up in June and gave him the bulk of thecatching duties. Once again, Norris was swinging for the fences, and his

approach did net him seven homers in 209 at-bats, but it also saddled him witha .201 batting average. If Norris can learn to hit for both power and average inthe majors, like he had at times during his minor league career, he could be avaluable catcher for all Fantasy formats. For now, though, Norris will serve asJohn Jaso's backup, and he can be ignored outside of AL-only leagues.


CMiguel Olivo, MIAMiguel Olivo continued to show some decent pop from behind the plate lastseason but did not see a ton of playing time in Seattle and had his worstcampaign in years. He batted .222 with 12 home runs and 29 RBI in 315 at-bats while John Jaso and Jesus Montero saw most of the starts behind theplate. Olivo had his option declined by the Mariners and has not seen a ton ofinterest on the free-agent market this offseason. The 34-year-old has averaged16 home runs with 53 RBI and a .427 slugging percentage over the last sevenseasons but it looks as though his days of being a reliable option in Fantasy aredone. Unless Olivo somehow earns a starting gig in 2013, plan on leaving himfor deeper single-league formats on Draft Day.


CBrayan Pena, DETBrayan Pena's four-year tenure with the Royals came to an end this offseason,as he signed with the Tigers to be Alex Avila's backup. In his first season inKansas City, Pena showed some promise, as he batted .273 with six home runsin just 165 at-bats. Pena's playing time has increased somewhat over the lasttwo seasons, but his production didn't. With batting averages under .250 in both2011 and 2012 and little extra-base power, Pena figures to be little more thanAL-only filler in 2013.


CSalvador Perez, KCSalvador Perez was a relative unknown when he burst onto the scene with a.331 batting average during a late-season trial in 2011, but the Royals boughtinto him right away, locking him up to a long-term deal. He then promptly torethe meniscus in his left knee and had to have surgery, sidelining him for abouthalf of 2012. Fortunately, when he finally returned in late June, hedemonstrated the same exceptional contact rate that allowed him to hit over.300 as a rookie, striking out just once in his first 32 at-bats. His ability to putbat on ball is unprecedented in this day and age, particularly for a catcher, andall but guarantees he'll deliver a high batting average. To put it in perspective,even though his BABIP was a relatively unimpressive .299 in 2012, he stillmanaged to hit .301. And it's not like he's a one-trick pony. His 11 home runs in76 games would translate to about 20 over a full season. Given how advancedhe is as a hitter, the 22-year-old has the potential to develop into a force oncehe peaks physically. He's pretty good even now -- maybe not Buster Poseygood or even Matt Wieters good, but right in that next tier. His lack of walks mayirk some Head-to-Head owners, but otherwise, Perez is a safe and exciting pickin the middle rounds.



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CA.J. Pierzynski, TEXWe can say with near-certainty that A.J. Pierzynski will not repeat his poweroutburst from 2012, which produced a career-high 27 home runs. His next-closest total came in 2005, when Pierzynski hit 18 home runs. He had a handfulof double-digit home run seasons mixed in, but a breakout 27 home-run seasonfor a catcher usually comes from a 25-year-old, not a 35-year-old. Pierzynski'saverage is sustainable -- if anything, his .278 was low by his standards -- andhis 18 doubles should probably rise to about 22 in 2013. But don't draftPierzynski hoping for 25 home runs again -- you'll be lucky if he hits 15. Andthings are further complicated with him likely sharing at-bats with GeovanySoto. Pierzynski is best left for the later rounds of most drafts, as a backupcatcher.


1B/CBuster Posey, SFBuster Posey's 2012 season began with a great deal of uncertainty, as he hadnot played since the previous May due to a gruesome injury to his leg andankle. The grisly aftermath of the violent home plate collision between Poseyand Marlins outfielder Scott Cousins had faded by November, as Posey hadcollected the National League MVP award, a batting title and a World Serieschampionship. Posey had no problem rediscovering the home run power heestablished in his 2010 rookie season, as he mashed 24 homers in 2012. Hedidn't merely keep pace with his rookie level of performance, as he saw hugeincreases in his doubles and walk rates. The improvement could be sustainableas Posey became a more productive line drive hitter. According to FanGraphs,Posey hit 19 line drive doubles in 148 games in 2012 as compared to five in108 games in 2010. With the proven ability to hit for power and average and alikely spot in the middle of the Giants' order, Posey is arguably the mostvaluable catcher in Fantasy, and he is sure to be the first backstop drafted inmany leagues.


CWilson Ramos, WASWilson Ramos returned from his harrowing offseason experience of beingkidnapped in Venezuela to assume the starting catcher's role with the Nationalslast spring. Ramos did not get to enjoy his return to work for long, as he tore hisACL in a game in mid-May. As a result of two surgeries on his right knee,Ramos missed the remainder of the season, but he is expected to be ready forspring training. Manager Davey Johnson wants to ease Ramos back into hisjob, so Kurt Suzuki will begin the year as the team's starting catcher whileRamos will fill a backup role. If Ramos can prove he is healthy enough to fieldhis position on a regular basis -- and if he performs well -- he could still earn alarger share of playing time. Because Ramos can hit for power, he could makea solid contribution in standard mixed league, should he earn at least an evenshare of starts. That makes him worth drafting in the later rounds in standardmixed leagues.


CAustin Romine, NYYWith Russell Martin packing his bags for Pittsburgh, the Yankees have a three-headed catching monster lined up for 2012, with only two of the options likelymaking the team. Austin Romine and Francsico Cervelli are the two beststarting candidates, with the 24-year-old Romine, twice ranked among BaseballAmerica's top 100 prospects, looking like he is headed to Triple-A, at leastinitially, as he shakes off rust from a 2011 almost entirely lost to a back injury.

Romine has decent power and has stolen as many as 11 bases in a minorleague season. He has a career .278 minor league batting average and shouldbe in line for plenty of doubles when he arrives. For now, though, it looks likeCervelli will start, with Stewart backing him up, and Romine falling somewherebetween an AL-only reserve and a keeper league option.


CWilin Rosario, COLWilin Rosario started the 2012 season as the lesser half of a catchingtimeshare with veteran Ramon Hernandez, but it only took about a month and ahalf for him to force his way into a clear starting role. Just as he had done inparts of two seasons in Double-A, Rosario hit home runs at a torrid pace off ofbig league pitchers, even though he had been skipped over Triple-A. In 117games, the rookie connected for 28 homers, though 18 of those came in thethin air of Coors Field. Rosario may rely on his home park to boost his powerstats, but he will be back as the Rockies' backstop in 2013, so there is noreason to expect his home run production to drop off. Unlike his predecessor,Chris Iannetta, Rosario is not as reliant on a high flyball rate to post big powernumbers, so he can be counted on to hit for a decent batting average. Withample playing time in store, Rosario is a safe bet to be drafted as a top 10catcher in mixed leagues.


CDavid Ross, BOSAfter four years of impressive slugging percentages during 150-at-bat stints asthe backup to Brian McCann in Atlanta, David Ross moves on to Boston in2013, where he may have an even harder time securing regular at-bats. Notonly does he have to contend with last year's starter, another former backup toMcCann in Jarrod Saltalamacchia, but he also has to watch out for up-and-comer Ryan Lavarnway and (perhaps) free agent signee Mike Napoli. Of those,Ross figures to be the one most often replacing Saltalamacchia behind theplate, but what good will another 150 at-bats do him? He has pop, but Ross isno more than a late-round pick in AL-only leagues that require the use of twocatchers.



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CCarlos Ruiz, PHIDespite missing 38 late-season games with plantar fasciitis, Carlos Ruiz had acareer year across the board in 2012, setting highs in home runs (16), RBI (68),doubles (32), batting average (.325), and steals (four). And then, in November,Ruiz got hit with a 25-game PED suspension, and the world let out a collective"a-ha!" To Ruiz' credit, this was for amphetamines, not steroids, so it was moreof a focus thing than muscle-building. And since we've seen what he is capableof doing while missing 38 games, not having him for 25 doesn't seem like sucha terrible prospect. Ruiz' numbers were essentially even at home and on theroad, although he did have a much higher average in the first half of theseason. But his peripherals didn't change much, outside of his HR/FB ratespiking (via FanGraphs). Based on his career prior to 2012 and the revelationthat he tested positive for PEDs, Ruiz is a good bet to dip back down in mostcategories. But we can't fully ignore last season, so the dip may not be thatdramatic. It's not crazy to expect Ruiz to hit double-digits in home runs again,but he will end up much closer to 10 home runs than 20. His regression andsuspension should combine to make him a late-round selection in mostleagues.


CJarrod Saltalamacchia, BOSJarrod Saltalamacchia seemed to finally realize his potential in 2012, breakingout for 25 home runs in 405 at-bats. Sure, he only hit .222, but that's the goingrate for mid-level, power-hitting catchers in today's game. The big questionheading into 2013 with Saltalamacchia is what his role might play -- how theRed Sox will handle his playing time with Mike Napoli, David Ross and RyanLavarnway now in the mix. Saltalamacchia was broken into the league -- withboth Texas and Atlanta -- with catcher/first base duality in mind, so if RyanLavarnway or Napoli (who also have the same dual-eligibility mold) don't slideto first, then Saltalamachia can. But who are we kidding? A trade has to be onits way. This team has four catchers right now. No matter where he lands,though, if you buy into the home runs leveling off, Saltalamacchia could be alate-round pick as your starting catcher in 2013. If you see regression and asharing of at-bats, however, you may want to look elsewhere.


1B/C/DHCarlos Santana, CLEThe good news on Carlos Santana: in 2012, he brought his average up, struckout less and saw his on-base percentage rise. He also played 21 games at firstbase, giving him eligibility at two positions in most leagues heading into 2013.The bad news? His home runs, doubles and OPS all fell. Santana is valuable inpoints leagues, as he gets valuable walks, but in Roto leagues, it's notespecially comforting to have a small rise in average while watching his homeruns dip. Santana's 18 home runs still put him in the top 10 among catchers,but he has 25 -- even 30 -- home run potential. Points leaguers can fall back onhis walks, but Roto owners can find a catcher with power and an unimpressiveaverage at a much cheaper price (Mike Napoli, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, WilinRosario) than the early round tag on Santana.


CGeovany Soto, TEXGeovany Soto has power. That much, we know. But his .248 career battingaverage is not representative of his capabilities at the plate -- he's more feast orfamine. In the last five seasons, Soto has produced averages of .285, .218,.280, .228, and .198. The upside to the average fluctuations? Soto has

averaged about 16 home runs per season in that span. There's really no tellingwhat average will come off his bat in 2013, so it's best to expect about .220 andthen take anything above that as a pleasant bonus. You get Soto for hismoderate power and then close your eyes and cross your fingers with the rest.The Rangers' signing of A.J. Pierzynski complicates things a bit -- unless RonWashington gets creative with his lineups, Soto is probably stuck in a platoon,making him a gamble as a second catcher in AL-only drafts.


CChris Stewart, NYYIn backup catching duty last season, Chris Stewart hit .241 with one home runand two steals over 141 at-bats for the Yankees. But with the rise of AustinRomine and the continued presence of Francisco Cervelli, Stewart is in line torepeat those numbers, at best, and could be totally eliminated from the catchingpicture in 2013. He has no value in Fantasy at this time.


CKurt Suzuki, WASThough Kurt Suzuki has never excelled in any particular Fantasy category,there was a time when he was a decent mixed league option. Because Suzukididn't miss many starts for the A's and didn't miss on many attempts at contact,he would be among the top catchers in base hits. Over the last three seasons,Suzuki still made contact at a good rate, but increasingly he would pop the ballup for easy outs. The steady drop in batting average finally led to an erosion ofhis playing time last season, and by early August, Suzuki had been ticketed outof Oakland. Traded to make room for prospect Derek Norris, Suzuki foundregular playing time again with the Nationals, and he also rediscovered a higherbatting average. Having reduced his popup and strikeout rates, Suzuki hit .267in 43 games with Washington. Though it's hard to judge from a two-monthsample, perhaps Suzuki's resurgence was for real. However, playing time is justas important to Suzuki's value and he will be splitting time behind the plate withWilson Ramos. That makes Suzuki no more than a late-round option for ownersin standard mixed leagues.


CJosh Thole, TORAfter showing progress at the plate over the previous two seasons, Josh Tholesuffered a serious setback in 2012 as he batted a career-low .234. He also hitjust one home run with 21 RBI in 321 at-bats and lost playing time to KellyShoppach after he was acquired from the Red Sox. The Mets traded him to theBlue Jays in the R.A. Dickey deal during the offseason and the 26-year-old isexpected to backup J.P. Arencibia behind the plate. Thole will benefit from amore potent lineup in Toronto and could end up being the personal catcher forDickey based on their history in New York. Since he probably won't see a ton ofplaying time over Arencibia, however, plan on leaving him for AL-only formats --at best -- on Draft Day.



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CMatt Wieters, BALOnce again, Fantasy owners went into 2012 expecting great things from formertop prospect Matt Wieters, and once again, he failed to live up to thoseexpectations. True, he did set career highs in several categories -- includinggames played, home runs and RBI -- but to be one of the top offensive catchersin the game, he'll have to do better than a .249 batting average and.764 OPS.So what are the reasons you might fall for it again this year? Well, Wieters' bestwork came in September, when he not only hit .296 with six home runs but alsowalked at a rate more in line with his minor-league numbers, which maysuggest he's beginning to get a leg up on major-league pitching. Of course, ifyou feel like you've heard that before, that's because he did about the samething last season, only in August as well as September. So was it progress orjust a well-timed hot streak? Considering he's still only 26, either one isplausible, but as many times as Wieters has fooled us in the past, you're betteroff expecting his usual production in 2013. That production is good enough torank him among the top six catchers in Fantasy, but it keeps him out of theBuster Posey and Joe Mauer class.


CMike Zunino, SEAFor the Mariners to draft a player in 2012 who would effectively render lastoffseason's big addition, Jesus Montero, nothing more than a DH for theforeseeable future, he'd have to be a special talent. That Mike Zunino is,winning both Baseball America College Player of the Year and the GoldenSpikes Award in 2012. A well-rounded hitter with a keen batting eye and pluspower, he wasn't the least bit intimidated in his first professional season, hitting.360 with 13 homers in only 161 at-bats as he advanced all the way to Double-A Jackson. The minor leagues don't look like they're going to be much of anobstacle for Zunino, which is probably why the Mariners preemptively cleared aspot for him by trading John Jaso to the Athletics this offseason. Regardless ofwhether the Mariners intended for the 22-year-old to be on the fast track, he'son it, which means Fantasy owners should look for him to arrive at some pointin 2013. And if his transition to the majors is anything like his transition to theminors, he'll make winners out of the Fantasy owners who invested a late-roundpick in him.

Year AB R H HR RBI SB BA FPTS2013 (proj) 160 24 41 6 22 0 0.256 115.5

CTravis d'Arnaud, NYMYou know how every June or so, that one prospect arrives with such a bang thatthe owner who had the foresight to stash him at the beginning of the seasonalmost has an unfair advantage the rest of the way? For most of 2012, Travisd'Arnaud looked like he'd be that guy ... well, the one who came after MikeTrout and Bryce Harper anyway. He was hitting over .300 with an OPS over.900 -- achieving those marks for a second straight step up the organizationalladder -- and his 16 home runs ranked third in the Pacific Coast League. Thatwas in June. Unfortunately, the month ended not with a promotion, but with atorn posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, sidelining him for the rest of theseason. Talk about a missed opportunity. Fortunately, the next one should be inshort order with his new team, the Mets. As the prize of the R.A. Dickey deal,d'Arnaud will get an opportunity to start behind the plate at some point in 2013.The only question is whether or not it'll be on opening day. His only realcompetition for the job is John Buck , who has hit .213 over the last twoseasons. Still, if the rebuilding Mets want to delay d'Arnaud's arbitration clock,they might send him to the minors for the first couple months. Clearly, the 24-year-old has nothing more to learn there. He's on the verge of becoming thenext great catcher in Fantasy, whether in April or June. If you want to be theowner who had the foresight to stash him, you better target him late in mixed-league drafts.



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First Baseman1BYonder Alonso, SD

When Yonder Alonso homered five times in only 88 at-bats during a late-seasontrial with the Reds, he looked ready to anchor the middle of just about any lineupin baseball. Unfortunately, the presence of Joey Votto forced the Reds to make itsomeone else's lineup, and that lineup just so happened to line up in San Diego,where home runs go to die. It was a stark contrast from the bandbox of GreatAmerican Ballpark, and it showed in his numbers. In more than six times the at-bats he had in 2012, Alonso failed to hit even twice as many homers, hisslugging percentage plummeting from .545 to .393. What's curious is that eventhough six of his nine homers came on the road, his slugging percentage wasactually lower there than at home, which suggests he may have altered hisswing to compensate for the cavernous PETCO Park. The one silver lining forAlonso is that the Padres opted to move in the fences in the offseason, so if he'sable to recapture what he had in Cincinnati, he has a chance to get his careerback on track. As he nears his 26th birthday, though, he won't get infinitechances. Until you see sure signs of a turnaround, you're probably better offleaving Alonso for NL-only leagues.


1BBrandon Belt, SFUnlike in his 2011 rookie season, Brandon Belt got a genuine chance at regularplaying time last season, but he didn't produce home runs like he had as aminor league prospect. Nonetheless, there were clear signs of progress for theGiants' primary first baseman. Belt struck out far less often and drew walks at ahigher rate. He also raised his batting average 50 points as he rediscovered theline drive power he displayed in the minors. The reappearance of Belt's doublespower -- he produced 27 doubles in 411 at-bats -- was a boon to owners inpoints leagues. After hitting nine home runs in an abbreviated rookie season,Belt's output of seven homers last year had to be a letdown. He will be just shyof his 25th birthday on opening day, so Belt is a strong bet to improve, as hecould add home run power to the gains he achieved last season. Owners instandard mixed leagues should pursue a safer option to man first base, butbecause of his untapped potential, taking Belt in the later rounds would be anadvisable gamble.


1B/DHLance Berkman, TEXAfter a resurgent 2011 in which he re-entered the MVP discussion with his bestall-around numbers in three years, Lance Berkman got a painful reminder of his36 years of age last May, when he tore the meniscus in his right knee. He thengot another reminder in early August when, after a two-month rehabilitation fromsurgery, he went back on the DL with inflammation in the same knee. At thatpoint, he was pretty much thinking retirement. But then the Rangers cameknocking late in the offseason, offering him eight figures and a chance tobecome a full-time DH. The transition to DH isn't always a seamless one, but intheory, this move has the potential to restore Berkman's Fantasy value. Injurieshave been the main thing slowing him down the last four years. When healthy,he's still a .900-OPS guy, as he showed in 2011. The move to Texas reduces hisrisk of injury by keeping him off the field and puts him back in an extremelyhitter-friendly environment. Of course, a regression for the 37-year-old wouldrender all the benefits of the DH spot moot, but as long as you hold off ondrafting Berkman until the late rounds, he could prove to be a worthwhilegamble.


1B/DHBilly Butler, KCAfter watching him linger in the 15-20 homer range for three years, perhaps you

decided Billy Butler had already peaked as a power hitter and was little morethan expensive source of batting average and doubles. Oh, ye of little faith.Butler arrived relatively early in his professional career, so he was still in hisearly 20s for most of those 15-to-20-homer seasons. Upon turning 26 in 2012,which some talent evaluators consider the beginning of a player's peak years,he peaked with 29 home runs. It wasn't the most unexpected turn of events. Thescouts had predicted he would hit for power when he was coming up throughthe minors. It caught many Fantasy owners by surprise, though, just because ithadn't happened yet. Furthermore, the homers were distributed fairly evenlyfrom start to finish, which adds some legitimacy to the breakout, and Butlerachieved the new heights in power without sacrificing the batting average thatmade him such a highly regarded Fantasy option in the first place. Now thataverage and power are both in his arsenal, not much separates him from theelite first basemen -- that's right, he's eligible at first base -- like Prince Fielderand Adrian Gonzalez. He'll go a couple rounds later just because he lacks theirtrack record, but clearly, "expensive" no longer applies to Butler entering 2013.


1B/2B/3B/OFMatt Carpenter, STLNobody expected much from Matt Carpenter when he made the Cardinals outof spring training last year. Overshadowed by Matt Adams and Zack Cox in theminor-league system, he wasn't as much a building block for the future as a 26-year-old who had nowhere else to go. But beginning the first week of theseason, when he filled in for an injured Lance Berkman, Carpenter showed theCardinals he had a bat worth keeping him in the lineup. And they found creativeways to get it there, letting him spell an injury-prone David Freese or fill in for abanged-up Carlos Beltran from time to time. They even gave him a couple startsat second base and liked his performance there enough to give him an extendedlook at the position this spring. Of course, top prospect Kolten Wong willeventually claim second base, but among the candidates currently deemedmajor league-ready, Carpenter certainly offers the most offensively. With a goodon-base percentage and doubles and triples pop, he would have genuine mixed-league appeal if he won a starting job. It's too much of a long shot for you totarget him outside of NL-only formats, though.


1B/DH/OFChris Carter, HOUAs a minor leaguer, Chris Carter showed impressive power, but he was alsostrikeout-prone. Up until last season, Carter failed to produce during his majorleague callups with Oakland, as he made too little contact, and he didn'tproduce the power to make up for it. In 2012, Carter finally started to make goodon his potential. His 83 strikeouts in 218 at-bats held his batting average downto .239, but in that limited playing time, he blasted 16 home runs and drove in 39runs. Carter played well enough that he served as the A's starting first basemanfor much of the second half of the season before eventually settling into aplatoon with Brandon Moss. Now with the Astros, Carter has a chance toexpand his playing time even further, getting opportunities to play at first base,left field and designated hitter. He probably won't get enough at-bats to berelevant in standard mixed leagues, but Carter is worth targeting in any formatdeeper than that.



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1B/OFTyler Colvin, COLTyler Colvin surprised many Fantasy owners with his 20-homer rookie season in2010, but just as quickly as he earned attention, he fell into obscurity just a yearlater. Coming back from a collapse lung, he hit just .150 in 2011, soexpectations were low when Colvin came over to the Rockies last offseason. Hetook full advantage of Coors Field, hitting 11 of his 18 home runs there andbatting .338 (as opposed to .244 on the road). Colvin logged 136 games,making at least 30 appearances at first base, center field and right field. Heshould get a healthy amount of playing time at those positions again in 2013, soeven without an everyday job, Colvin should produce enough to be worth a pickin deeper mixed leagues.


1B/OFAllen Craig, STLChances are Allen Craig wasn't drafted in your Fantasy league last year. At thetime, he was recovering from offseason knee surgery and didn't have aneveryday job waiting for him. When he did finally return as an injury replacementfor Lance Berkman on May 1, he wound up hitting .404 (19 for 47) with fivehomers in his first 12 games. With that, his playing time was no longer inquestion. Perhaps it shouldn't have been in the first place. At every other stageof his professional career -- be it as a minor-leaguer, a part-timer during the2011 season or an injury replacement during the 2011 postseason -- Craigproved capable of hitting .300 with a .900 OPS. So why wouldn't it translate tofull-time duty? Now that he's proven it does, having maintained a battingaverage right around .300 for the final five months of 2012, a starting job --whether at first base or the outfield -- is Craig's for the foreseeable future. Hemay not have much room to improve at age 28, but considering he averagedmore Head-to-Head points per game than high-profile teammate Matt Hollidaylast year, he's worthy of an early round pick just as he is.


1B/OFMichael Cuddyer, COLAfter struggling to hit for power in his two seasons at Target Field, MichaelCuddyer left the Twins for a three-year, $31.5 million deal with the Rockies.Coors Field went a long way towards helping Cuddyer to revive his career, as heslugged .489 for his highest mark since playing his home games in theMetrodome. He certainly enjoyed an assist from his home park, as his sluggingpercentage was .515 at home. Unfortunately, those stats were compiled throughjust 101 games, as Cuddyer missed almost all of the season's final two monthsdue to an oblique injury. He is set to return for spring training, and as long as heremains with Colorado, he will have value for owners in standard mixed leagues.Even with the potential for 25 to 30 homers, Cuddyer remains a late-roundoption, as he provides only modest help with batting average and stolen bases.


1B/DH/OFChris Davis, BALOn the one hand, you could argue Chris Davis did what he always does in 2012,posting a pathetic 169-to-37 strikeout-to-walk ratio that kept his on-basepercentage below .330 and led to one especially long cold streak. But on theother hand, he hit 33 homers, which is, you know, awesome. He hadn't even hit20 since 2009. The key was getting off to a hot start. After the way Davis hit inApril and May, the Orioles were willing to stick with him during that two-monthdrought from June 15 to Aug. 17 in which he hit .187 with a .551 OPS, and herewarded them by hitting .326 with 15 home runs and a 1.104 OPS over his final36 games. Unfortunately, because those end-of-the-year numbers are so freshon the minds of Fantasy owners, particularly the ones who had or faced Davis inthe playoffs, they have the potential to inflate his value on Draft Day. He may

very well hit 30 homers again if the Orioles are willing to ride out his peaks andvalleys, but he isn't going to avoid the valleys, not with that strikeout-to-walk rate.Because his 2012 performance, as good as it was, was only good enough tomake him the No. 22 first baseman in Head-to-Head leagues, your best bet is totreat Davis as a cheap source of power worth drafting in the later rounds.


1BIke Davis, NYMIke Davis had his 2011 campaign cut short due to an ankle injury but proved lastseason that he can be a big-time run producer for the Mets. Despite batting just.201 in the first half, he hit 12 home runs with 49 RBI and turned things aroundin a big way down the stretch. Davis would post 20 homers with a .542 sluggingpercentage over his final 75 games to finish the year with 32 long balls and 90RBI. While there were rumors he could be on the move in the offseason, Davisenters 2013 as the starting first baseman in New York and should only benefitfrom the fences being moved in at Citi Field. His career .235 average and .415slugging percentage at home should go up and the 25-year-old has a legitimatechance at driving in 100 runs for the first time. Davis seems primed for abreakout campaign so consider him solid option in most Fantasy formats onDraft Day, worthy of being selected in the middle rounds.


1B/3B/OFGreg Dobbs, MIAAside from Hanley Ramirez's half-season at the hot corner, the Marlins havehad problems finding a regular third baseman over the last two years, but GregDobbs has received 114 starts at the position over that span. The Marlinssigned Placido Polanco this offseason, so starts will probably be harder to comeby for Dobbs in 2013. Even as a starter, Dobbs has limited appeal for Fantasy,as he has lost some of the home run thump he showed when he was with thePhillies. Dobbs still has gap power, so he can produce a decent batting average,but that's about all that Fantasy owners can count on. Only consider draftingDobbs in deeper NL-only leagues.


1B/DHAdam Dunn, CHWIt's almost like 2011 never happened for Adam Dunn. Riding a streak of sevenstraight seasons with 38 or more home runs, Dunn signed with the White Soxbefore the 2011 season and completely bottomed out, hitting 11 home runs witha .159 average in 415 at-bats. And then 2012 arrived, and Dunn, with the help ofhitting coach Don Cooper, began mashing the ball again. His 41 home runswere the most since 2004, when he hit 46. He led MLB in both walks andstrikeouts. His average flirted with the Mendoza Line, finally finishing at .204.and the 6-foot-6, 285-pound designated hitter/first baseman even stole twobases. Dunn would be lucky, at this point, to see his average get anywhereclose to his .240 lifetime mark, but you aren't drafting Dunn for that aspect of hisgame. He's pure power. And now that he's fixed whatever ailed him in 2011, heseems primed to maybe even improve on those numbers in 2013, with somemomentum hopefully carrying over to this spring. He makes for a decentselection toward the end of the middle rounds in most drafts.



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1B/DHEdwin Encarnacion, TOREdwin Encarnacion finally had the breakout Fantasy owners had been waitingfor in 2012, as he became an elite producer. He batted .295 with 23 home runsand 58 RBI in the first half and continued his power surge after the All-Starbreak. Encarnacion would end up setting career marks with 42 homers, 110 RBIand a .557 slugging percentage. Oh, and throw in 13 stolen bases for goodmeasure. He finished fourth in the majors in home runs and tied for fifth in RBI.At age 29, Encarnacion could just be scratching the surface of his powerpotential and with the offseason moves the Blue Jays made, he should haveplenty of opportunities to drive in runs in 2013. Plan on targeting Encarnacion inthe first few rounds on Draft Day as a solid source of power.


1BPrince Fielder, DETIn his first season as a Tiger, Prince Fielder clearly missed hitting at his formerhome of Miller Park, but the move didn't prevent him from being one of the topFantasy first basemen. He hit 18 home runs in 81 games at Comerica Park, asopposed to hitting 24 in the same number of games at Miller Park in 2011, andaccordingly, his power and run production numbers sagged. Fielder made up forthe mild power slump by cutting back on strikeouts, and the additional contacthelped him to achieve a career-high .313 batting average. If he can combine hisnewfound knack for contact with the power that made him a perennial threat tohit 40 homers, Fielder could be one of the top producing first baseman in all ofFantasy, worthy of a first-round pick. Before you use a first-rounder on the bigslugger, be aware that he did not hit for nearly as much power on the road hashe did at Miller Park during his last two years in Milwaukee. Without help fromthe Brewers' home park, Fielder's best power-hitting days may be behind him.Still, he is likely to be one of the top three first basemen, and it will require anearly-round pick to get him.


1B/3BTodd Frazier, CINTodd Frazier is going to enter 2013 with eligibility at both first and third base.And he'll be a viable candidate at both after putting up a .273 average with 19home runs and 26 doubles in just 422 at-bats last season. Frazier benefitedfrom timely injuries to Scott Rolen and Joey Votto in 2012, allowing him to showoff his talents, which would have otherwise been buried on the bench. Headinginto 2013, Frazier is penciled in as the starting third baseman, but he alsoplayed seven games in the outfield last year, so there exist some scenarios --mostly among Reds fans -- where Frazier starts in place of free agent RyanLudwick. Either way, outfield eligibility will only increase his value. Frazier shouldbe a mid-to-late round selection in most drafts, able to help in average andpower categories in 2013.


1BFreddie Freeman, ATLIn a season full of ups and downs, Freddie Freeman somehow ended up rightback where he started in 2012, with an OPS nearly identical to the one he puttogether as a rookie in 2011. While the lack of progression might bediscouraging to some, keep in mind Freeman achieved that OPS despite losingnearly 25 points on his batting average. He made up the difference with a higherwalk rate and improved power, which are the more important measurements fora budding middle-of-the-order hitter. Granted, you'd like to see a higher battingaverage from him, but you also have to account for that .193 mark he put upduring a 29-game period in May and June when he was battling blurred visionand a bruised index finger. The bottom line is Freeman did make progress in2012, even if it didn't show up in the OPS. It may have been subtle, but he's only

23. The big jump likely won't come until he's 25 or 26. Where he is now, he'salready a top-12 first baseman in Fantasy, and continued development (not tomention improved health) could easily put him in the top 10. Give him a lookafter the Billy Butler and Mark Teixeira types go off the board.


1BPaul Goldschmidt, ARIQuick question: who led all first basemen in steals in 2012? Answer: PaulGoldschmidt with 18. In 315 minor league games over three years, Goldschmidthad 17 total steals. Expected to hit for power and average, he returned someunexpected value on the basepaths as well, but only after a slow start. After asad little April that saw him hit just .193 in 18 games, Goldschmidt exploded inMay and June, hitting 10 home runs and driving in 27 runs. In June alone, hehad a 1.147 OPS. Goldschmidt finished the season with a .286 average and 20home runs over 514 at-bats. And he stole 12 of his 18 bases over the last threemonths of the season. You want Goldschmidt for the 25-year-old's still-developing power -- the speed is just a nice little door prize. He should be takenin most drafts in the middle rounds.


1BAdrian Gonzalez, LADIf Adrian Gonzalez's first season in Boston was a disappointment -- and bysome of the more optimistic projections, it was -- his second was an abjectdisaster. He couldn't get his power stroke going, homering just twice in April,May and June. In 2011, he had an excuse for hitting only 27 homers. He hadundergone shoulder surgery in the offseason. But this? This didn't make anysense. With his batting average languishing in the .260 range for most of thatstretch, he's one of the biggest reasons why the Red Sox fell out of the race.And once they fell out of the race, he had to go, landing once again in the NLWest, only this time with the Dodgers. Back on familiar turf, Gonzalez was atleast steady with the batting average even if his power didn't improve. On thesurface, the jump from Fenway Park to Dodger Stadium wasn't the greatestthing for his Fantasy value, but he did have success at PETCO Park all thoseyears. And though the still-unexplained loss of power is troubling, his secondhalf (in which he hit .317 with 12 homers and an .878 OPS) was significantlybetter than his first. Since he's no longer a lock for 30 homers, Gonzalez clearlyisn't a first-round pick anymore, but he's still a good enough hitter to rank amongthe top six or seven first basemen.



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1B/3B/SSAlex Gonzalez, MILAlex Gonzalez has been inconsistent in recent years, but he started off the 2012season as if it was going to be one of his better years. One month in fromopening day, Gonzalez had a .259/.326/.457 slash line that would have put himon pace for one of his best seasons, but a torn ACL in his right knee put him outof commission for the rest of the year. For awhile, the Brewers got by withjourneymen at shortstop, but they acquired prospect Jean Segura from theAngels in late July, and he was given a starting role within days of arriving.Gonzalez, now a free agent, could return to the Brewers, but if he did, he wouldlikely be Segura's backup. Should he sign on as some team's starting shortstop,he showed early last season that he still has some pop in his bat. He has notbeen one to hit for average or produce runs consistently, so at best, Gonzalez isan option for owners in league-specific formats.


1B/OFCorey Hart, MILCorey Hart moved to a new position in 2012, but at the plate, very little hadchanged from the previous two seasons. Mat Gamel tore the ACL in his rightknee one month into the season, and that necessitated Hart's move from theoutfield to first base. He responded by posting his second 30-homer season andtying a career high with 91 runs scored, and he finished among the top 10 firstbasemen in standard Rotisserie and Head-to-Head formats. Aside from a slightuptick in strikeouts and a corresponding dip in batting average, Hart has been abeacon of consistency since 2010, and at age 31, he could keep this pace upfor at least another year or two. Though he will remain at first base, Hart gotmore than enough playing time in at right field to be outfield-eligible for 2013.That will help his value a little, but because he may need knee surgery andcould miss up to six weeks of the season, wait until the middle rounds ofstandard mixed league drafts to take Hart.


1BTodd Helton, COLTodd Helton has missed plenty of time in recent seasons due to health issues,but his 69 games played in 2012 was his lowest total since his first year in themajors back in 1997. He was plagued by a hip injury, and when he finally hadsurgery in August, his season came to an end. He also underwent a minorarthroscopic procedure on his left knee this offseason, but Helton still plans onbeing ready for spring training and his 17th season with the Rockies. The daysof Helton being a sure-fire .300 hitter are long gone, and he is even furtherremoved from being a power threat. Add in his perennial health issues, andowners have little reason to pursue Helton as anything more than a low-end firstbase option in NL-only leagues.


1BEric Hosmer, KCAfter an impressive rookie showing in which he hit .357 with nine home runs anda .965 OPS in his final 143 at-bats -- numbers that more or less jibe with hisminor-league track record -- something went horribly wrong for Eric Hosmer in2012. At first, the league-wide infatuation with the infield shift seemed to be toblame. He was batting only .204 over the first two months. But even after hemade the necessary adjustments, he wasn't back to being the player we saw in2011, hitting just .246 the rest of the way. His strikeout rate was up. He wasn'tdriving the ball. In short, he was a mess. Now, he wouldn't be the first high-profile youngster to struggle in his sophomore season. Jason Heyward was justas bad in 2011 before bouncing back in 2012. But Heyward could blame ashoulder injury for his regression. By all accounts, Hosmer was healthy in 2012-- well, until late September, anyway, when he suffered a tear in his rotator cuff.

Who knows how that will affect him going forward? Hosmer is only 23, so with afew minor adjustments, he could tap back into his elite offensive potential andcome roaring back in 2013. But as few glimpses as he gave of that potential lastyear, you'd be taking a leap of faith by investing more than a late-round pick inhim.


1BRyan Howard, PHIRyan Howard gets a pass for his 2012 half-season. Returning from an Achillesinjury, Howard had to shake off rust and continue to play his way back into arhythm as the mostly dead Phillies made a late-season push at an improbablewild card berth. And then he broke his toe in late September and ended theseason the same way he began it: on the DL. Howard hit .219 with 14 homeruns over 260 at-bats in the effort. The silver lining to the season was that hedisplayed enough power for would-be owners to be optimistic about a fresh startin 2013. His days of hitting .300 -- or even .280 -- may be long gone, but wehedge because Howard's average has crazy fluctuations and is nearlyimpossible to predict. His value, however, lies in his power. A healthy Howard isa sure thing to hit 30 home runs and 40 are definitely not out of reach. With halfa season to shake off rust, as well as a full offseason to fully heal and distancehimself from the Achilles injury, Howard has set himself up to return to his All-Star ways in 2013. He should be off the board by the middle rounds of mostdrafts.


1B/3BChris Johnson, ATLChris Johnson played 44 games with the Diamondbacks after a July trade andimmediately began hammering the ball. His power streak eventually died down,but he finished his 147 at-bat stint with Arizona sporting a .286 average withseven home runs and 35 RBI. After being included in the January deal that sentJustin Upton to Atlanta, Johnson currently projects as the starting third basemanfor the Braves -- the heir apparent to Chipper Jones -- and, while he isn't themost exciting player in Fantasy, he does have the ability to hit for a nice average(around .270). Given regular at-bats, Johnson could also hit 15-18 home runs.Consider him the poor man's Todd Frazier or Will Middlebrooks. Decentaverage, decent power, but not enough in either category to have much valueoutside of NL-only leagues.


1BDan Johnson, NYYDan Johnson can hit for power, and has some promise with average, but, at 33years old, he has carved a niche for himself as a late-season call-up who willhammer home runs in high-pressure situations, and then not be heard from untilthe following August. He's not draft-able, but remember Johnson whenSeptember rolls around, as he's always good for some nice power surges at theend of the season.



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1B/OFGarrett Jones, PITGarrett Jones had a bounce-back campaign for the Pirates a year ago thanks toa strong finish. He hit 15 home runs with 49 RBI and a solid .523 sluggingpercentage in 74 games after the All-Star break and finished the year with acareer-high 27 homers and 86 RBI. His on-base percentage dipped slightly fromhis down 2011 campaign but his jump in slugging percentage from .433 to .516made a huge difference in his Fantasy value. The 31-year-old has been tooinconsistent to trust in the majority of formats so far in his career, but thepotential for 30 homers means he remains an intriguing option. Jones stands tosee the majority of the playing time at first base in 2013 and is worth targeting inmixed leagues on Draft Day.


1B/2B/3B/DHJeff Keppinger, CHWJeff Keppinger makes contact. That skill, along with some defensive versatility,landed him a three-year, $12 million contract with the White Sox and the insidetrack on the starting third base job. Because Keppinger rarely strikes out, he canbe of use to owners looking for help in the batting average category. However,he is not a sure-fire .300 hitter since he has little power. Only once hasKeppinger exceeded 30 doubles, and last season's nine home runs with theRays were a career high. Even though he will be eligible at second base -- anoffense-poor position -- in standard formats for 2013, Keppinger just doesn'toffer enough offense to be worth drafting in most mixed leagues. He suffered abroken fibula tripping on a flight of stairs this offseason, but he is expected to beready for spring training. Barring a setback, his potential for a high battingaverage gives him value in AL-only leagues, especially in Rotisserie formats.


1B/DHPaul Konerko, CHWPaul Konerko finished 2012 with a .298 batting average and 26 home runs,numbers that look good, but are a far cry from the .366 average and 1.062 OPShe sported on June 2. Why is that date important? It preceded a three-gamebreak in which Konerko had a procedure on his wrist to alleviate the paincaused by a bone chip. From June 7 on, Konerko hit .263 with a .749 OPS. InOctober, Konerko underwent surgery to remove the loose body and allindications are that he will be ready for spring training. The 37-year-old firstbaseman is one of the steadier players in Fantasy, with the realistic expectationsevery year of a .280 average and 33 home runs. He's also durable -- since2004, he's played in fewer than 144 games just once. In points leagues,Konerko finished slightly behind teammate Adam Dunn in the overall rankingslast year (Konerko was 65, Dunn was 61), but with a full season and a(hopefully) healthy wrist ahead of him, Konerko could end up as a top 10 firstbaseman in 2013, and will likely be drafted by the time double-digit rounds start.


1BCasey Kotchman, MIAFirst baseman Casey Kotchman, who spent 2012 with Cleveland, kind offlubbed the one thing he had going for him in Fantasy in 2012 -- his average.You don't draft Kotchman for his power (he's lucky to hit 10 home runs), speed(his career high in steals? Three) or even doubles (he's gone over 25 just twicein a nine-year career). But he hit .306 in 2011 and put up a .273 average overhis previous five seasons. A free agent heading into 2013, Kotchman, who hasmanaged 400 or more at-bats in five of the last six seasons, should be able tofind a role with some team, but it's likely not as a starter. Even if he does find aregular job, Kotchman's a light-hitting first baseman, and with the current crop atthat position his value is low-end AL-only at best.


1BMatt LaPorta, CLEMatt LaPorta may have run out of chances. A former top prospect, LaPorta hasgotten 967 at-bats over the last four seasons, but has just a .238 average and31 total home runs to show for it. With the Indians loading up on players whocan man first base (Nick Swisher, Mark Reynolds, Yan Gomes, ChrisMcGuinness), LaPorta's 2013 looks grim. If he's traded to a team in need of acorner infielder, his outlook may change. But, for now, LaPorta has no value inmost Fantasy formats.


1BAdam LaRoche, WASAfter a 2011 season marred by shoulder surgery, Adam LaRoche entered lastseason as almost a forgotten man in Fantasy. It wasn't just poor 2011 stats orfour-plus months of missed time that led to owners' indifference over LaRoche.Several years of mediocre power numbers led owners to view him as a late-round option. LaRoche rewarded those owners who did draft him with his bestseason in six years, as he hit 33 home runs with 100 RBI to go along with atypical .271 batting average. He actually needed a red-hot September, in whichhe banged 10 homers and eight doubles, to finish with such an impressive statline, so for most of the year, LaRoche was not a radically different player than hehad been for the bulk of the previous four seasons. Though he was a top 10 firstbaseman in standard Rotisserie and Head-to-Head formats in 2012, owners canafford to wait until the middle-to-late rounds to pursue him this spring.


1B/2B/OF/SSBrent Lillibridge, CHCBrent Lillibridge played for three teams in 2012, hitting .250 with three homeruns and 13 steals in 190 at-bats. While he shouldn't be a draft pick this season,it's worth keeping track of his situation, as Lillibridge has two straight seasons of10 or more steals despite not cracking 200 at-bats either year. For a single-league team in need of a band-aid because of injury or demotion, Lillibridge isat least a decent source of speed as a short-term plug-in off the waiver wire.



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1B/DHAdam Lind, TORAfter averaging 28 homers and 91 RBI over the previous three seasons, AdamLind had a fall from grace in Fantasy in 2012. He batted just .186 with a .314slugging percentage in his first 34 games before being optioned to Triple-A inmid-May. The Blue Jays even took him off the 40-man roster at one point butLind hit well enough in the minors to be recalled in late June. He regained hisform back in the majors and hit .296 with eight home runs and 34 RBI over hisfinal 59 games. There were some rumblings that Toronto might not bring backthe 29-year-old in 2013, but after bolstering the lineup with some bigacquisitions in the offseason it looks as though Lind will remain the starting firstbaseman north of the boarder. Coming off a strong second half, Lind should beable to get back on track this season and will have a ton of lineup protection.Consider him worthy of selecting in the late rounds on Draft Day.


1BJames Loney, TBIf you take the stats James Loney put up in his 30-game stint with the Red Sox –after being sent back in the Josh Beckett/Carl Crawford megadeal -- andextrapolate them over an entire season, things don't look pretty. Loney hit .230(a would-be career low) with two home runs and two doubles in 100 at-bats.We're willing to give Loney, now a Tampa Bay Ray, the benefit of the doubt withthe average, as he's a career .282 hitter, and imagine a world where he hitsabout 12 home runs and 30 doubles in his new home. All 2012 Red Sox statsshould be taken with a grain of salt and Loney had the extreme case of playingout a disastrous season with a new team on the opposite coast of where hespent his entire career. He offers little power at a position packed with it, butmakes for a safe AL-only play and a decent CI option in deeper leagues. He's alate-round grab, at best, in mixed leagues.


1B/C/DHJoe Mauer, MINThis time a year ago, Joe Mauer was on shaky ground in Fantasy. Bilateral legweakness had forced him to the DL early in 2011, and when he returned, hewasn't the same, collecting just 17 extra-base hits in his final 73 games. But thetheory at the time was that he hadn't taken the necessary steps to rehabilitatehis lower body after offseason knee surgery, leading to the leg weakness andthe reduced power. Whether or not that theory was accurate, Mauer was back inform in 2012. He hit .325 with a .438 slugging percentage in April and neverlooked back. One measure that may have helped keep him healthy andproductive was splitting his starts evenly between catcher and either DH or firstbase. As he enters his age-30 season, his time behind the plate will likelycontend to dwindle as the Twins attempt to preserve him for the long haul, butthat's not such a bad thing for his Fantasy value. Less time behind the platemeans less need for off days, which means more at-bats, which means moreFantasy production. Mauer was always an elite Fantasy catcher, of course, butnow that he's not catching as much, he's even more deserving of an early-roundpick. Buster Posey is about the only catcher worth selecting ahead of him.


1B/OFJohn Mayberry, PHIAfter showing some promise in power, speed and batting average in 267 at-batsin 2011, John Mayberry ended up being a bit of a disappointment in 2012. With441 at-bats, Mayberry actually saw his home run numbers (15/14), average(.273/.245) and steals (8/1) numbers go down. He managed seven moredoubles, but Mayberry was supposed to make a leap in 2012 that just was neverrealized. He showed some spark in July and August, hitting .284 with sevenhome runs in 141 at-bats, but finished the year with a whimper, batting .229 over

his final 29 games. Despite his 2012 failures, Mayberry looked to have a startingjob locked up...until Delmon Young was brought on board in late January. NowMayberry is likely relegated to a platoon role at best, and hopes of abounceback season are essentially shattered. He's a late gamble in NL-onlyleagues.


1BChris McGuiness, TEXChris McGuiness had a fairly busy winter. He was named the Arizona FallLeague MVP after hitting .283 with four home runs, 27 RBI, and five doubles.Left unprotected in the Rule 5 draft, he was picked off the Rangers' roster by theIndians and looked like he might start at DH until the Indians signed MichaelBourn, creating a ripple effect that will likely force McGuiness to the bench. The24-year-old has a big bat -- he hit 23 home runs in 456 at-bats last season forthe Rangers' Double-A affiliate in Frisco. And he hit 19 home runs across twolevels in 2010. If McGuiness works his way into semi-regular at-bats, he couldprovide some pop for an AL-only team. He's worth a flier late in those formats.

Year AB R H HR RBI SB BA FPTS2013 (proj) 280 31 67 10 30 0 0.239 168

1B/DHKendrys Morales, SEANo one can reasonably classify Kendrys Morales' 2012 as anything less than asuccess. Returning after missing all of 2011 and most of 2010 with a severeankle injury that required two surgeries, the 29-year-old slugger hit 22 homeruns in 134 games. Still, considering the heights he had reached before theinjury, his Fantasy owners were probably a little underwhelmed with theperformance. His continued struggles against left-handers forced him into asemi-platoon role on a team overrun with first basemen, but that wasn't even hisbiggest problem. Never a patient hitter, Morales pretty much has to rate amongthe best power hitters in the game to make up for his lack of walks, and hedidn't. He wasn't the guy who slugged .569 (with a much higher batting averageto boot) in 2009. Because he's still in the prime of his career, Morales has achance to get back on track and perhaps even showed signs of it with a .540slugging percentage from Aug. 1 to the end of the season. He also figures tosee an increase in at-bats now that he's with the Mariners, who need all theoffense they can get. True, he's going to a pitcher's park, but he's also leavingone. Given his a career .904 OPS at Safeco Field, his move to the Marinersdoes more good than harm to his Fantasy value. A year further removed frominjury, Morales has genuine sleeper appeal late in mixed-league drafts.


1BMitch Moreland, TEXMitch Moreland managed his second straight 15 home run season in 2012,despite getting just 327 at-bats. Moreland missed half of June and most of Julywith injury and played spottily throughout the season, until he made a nice runof starts from August on. Moreland's .275 average was a career high, and hestill hit 18 doubles in his limited at-bats. Depending on how things shake out inthe offseason, Moreland will start 2013 st first base, but could shift to DH if MikeOlt is brought up mid-season. For now, consider Moreland an AL-only play, withpotential as a decent corner infielder -- offering 25 home run potential and a.270 average -- if things break his way and he's allowed to get 500 at-bats.



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1B/DHJustin Morneau, MINClearly, Justin Morneau's 2012 was a step up from his disastrous 2011, when --while already recovering from a significant concussion -- he was forced toundergo wrist, knee, foot and neck surgeries. But was it good enough toconvince Fantasy owners he's good as new? Probably not. His .773 OPS wasstill the second-lowest of his career. Then again, a look at the splits revealssome interesting tidbits that might change the way you view him on Draft Day.First of all, he hit .290 with a .902 OPS against right-handers. Granted, he was adisaster against left-handers, but still, a .902 OPS against 60 percent of thepitchers he faced. If he was still feeling the effects of the concussion last year,they wouldn't come and go according to the handedness of the opposingpitcher. Just knowing he's capable of producing a .902 OPS in any scenario isencouraging. Also, he had a 57-game stretch in he middle of last season inwhich he hit .324 with an .856 OPS, bouncing back from a 55-game stretch atthe beginning of the year in which he hit .229 with a .740 OPS. Maybe after allthose surgeries, he needed a few months to get his swing right, and once he gotit right, he was back to MVP form. That's a dream scenario, of course, but it'splausible enough to make Morneau a worthy sleeper in the middle rounds onDraft Day still.


1B/OFLogan Morrison, MIAThrough the first two months of the 2012 season, Logan Morrison flailed his wayto a .231 batting average with only three home runs and five doubles. ThoughMorrison was unable to lift his average higher, the next two months weresomething of a turnaround, as he clubbed eight home runs and 10 doubles. Justas he was becoming one of the more productive members of a strugglingMarlins lineup, Morrison's season came to an end in late July, as he succumbedto his ongoing knee problems and ultimately had surgery in September. WhileMorrison should be ready to begin his fourth season in Miami on opening day,it's not clear which version will show up. As a rookie, he could be counted on fora decent batting average (.283) and high on-base percentage (.390), thanks tohis gap power and patient approach. Over the last two years, Morrison has beenmore prone to hit flyballs, which has given him home run power at the expenseof batting average. While Morrison once looked like a viable pick in standardmixed points leagues, the evaporation of his doubles power makes him a liabilityin those formats, while he doesn't help enough with home runs or battingaverage to be a force in Rotisserie. An expected move to first base from left fieldwill further diminish his value. The safe play is to target Morrison in deepermixed leagues and NL-only formats, while avoiding him in anything shallower.


1B/OFBrandon Moss, OAKWhen the Athletics installed Brandon Moss as their first baseman last June,they were bringing aboard a top minor league prospect -- from the mid 2000s.Back in 2005, Moss was ranked by Baseball America as their No. 72 prospect,but from that point forward, it had been a slow ride to oblivion. In 2010 and 2011combined, Moss played in only 22 major league games, so Fantasy ownerscould be forgiven for thinking that the A's were just giving Moss a proverbial cupof coffee. By the end of June, Moss had already mashed seven homers, andeven after losing playing time to Chris Carter for a period midseason, hefinished with 21 home runs and a .291 batting average. Moss will likely platoonat first base again in 2013, perhaps with Jed Lowrie this time, and the timesharesituation hurts both players in points leagues. However, Moss can give ownersenough power and run production in limited at-bats to be worth using in deepermixed Rotisserie leagues.

Year AB R H HR RBI SB BA FPTS2013 (proj) 440 70 115 27 74 2 0.261 3462012 265 48 77 21 52 1 0.291 2432011 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 -1

1B/CMike Napoli, BOSThe 352 at-bats Mike Napoli managed in 2012 with Texas were the fewest forhim since 2008, thanks to a quad injury. He still managed 24 home runs, butNapoli's average dipped to a career-low .227. And he would have been on pacefor fewer than 20 doubles had he played a full season. One thing working inNapoli's favor, as far as Fantasy value, is his ability to play first base, whichshould get him more at-bats on days which he's not catching for the Red Sox.Napoli has 30 home run potential, and while his career .259 average isn'tsparkling, it's a decent number considering it comes with some nice power.Fenway Park isn't markedly friendlier than Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, but itsometimes has transformative powers for scrappy power hitters like Napoli.Expect him to play the Green Monster to his advantage, and don't be surprisedif his average spikes back up to the .280 level, as Napoli has a .306 average and1.107 OPS in 62 career at-bats in Fenway. He should be drafted among the topcatchers in 2013.


1BMike Olt, TEXThe downside to having a prospect-rich system is the talent eventuallybottlenecks at the highest level. That's Mike Olt's biggest problem right now.Judging by his minor-league track record and 24 years of age, he's ready, butbecause he has Adrian Beltre blocking him at third base and because he didn'tperform well enough in a late-season trial to earn a share of first base, he'sfighting just to make the club this spring. Even if he does pick it up at the plate,the Rangers wouldn't want to confine him to first base because part of whatmakes him so valuable is his ability to play a premium position. So now he's inthe same predicament that Todd Frazier was in last year, filling in here and therejust to accumulate some at-bats, though not enough to make him an advisablemixed-league option. He's a better player than Frazier -- he draws walks andhas a higher ceiling power-wise -- but he's not going to be of much value in theshort-term. He's a must-own in long-term keeper leagues and a late-round flyerotherwise.

Year AB R H HR RBI SB BA FPTS2013 (proj) 220 31 50 11 34 2 0.227 154.52012 33 2 5 0 5 1 0.152 12.5

1B/3BJordan Pacheco, COLJordan Pacheco probably doesn't have an everyday position to play in theRockies' lineup this season, but that may not stand in his way of getting regularat-bats. He did start a team-high 80 games at third base a year ago, butPacheco could be spread around the diamond even more this season. He couldsee ample time at catcher, giving Wilin Rosario more rest, and he could also fillin for Todd Helton at first base if he continues to miss time due to injury. Ownersshouldn't expect many homers from Pacheco, but as a contact hitter withlegitimate gap power, he could exceed a .300 batting average for a secondstraight season. That alone could give Pacheco some mixed league value if hebecomes catcher-eligible, but that's not a given, so don't look to target himoutside of NL-only leagues on Draft Day.



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1B/OFChris Parmelee, MINRon Gardenhire said back in September that he'd like to give Chris Parmelee achance to play every day in 2013. The Twins' decision to trade Denard Span andBen Revere this offseason allows their manager to do just that. Now, the onus ison Parmelee to capitalize. He didn't make the most of a lesser opportunity as apart-timer last year, hitting .229 with a .671 OPS, but as a September call-up in2011, he showed the kind of power and patience that made him a prospect inthe minor leagues and should make him a sleeper on Draft Day. Granted,Parmelee starting for the Twins wouldn't be as big of a deal as, say, Wil Myersstarting for the Rays would be. He doesn't have the same upside and is nocertainty to make the most of what upside he has. But particularly in pointsleagues, Parmelee's skill set is the kind that could make him surprisinglyproductive in Fantasy if he delivers. If you're looking for a bat in the late roundsand don't know where else to turn, take a flier on the 25-year-old.


1B/CBuster Posey, SFBuster Posey's 2012 season began with a great deal of uncertainty, as he hadnot played since the previous May due to a gruesome injury to his leg and ankle.The grisly aftermath of the violent home plate collision between Posey andMarlins outfielder Scott Cousins had faded by November, as Posey hadcollected the National League MVP award, a batting title and a World Serieschampionship. Posey had no problem rediscovering the home run power heestablished in his 2010 rookie season, as he mashed 24 homers in 2012. Hedidn't merely keep pace with his rookie level of performance, as he saw hugeincreases in his doubles and walk rates. The improvement could be sustainableas Posey became a more productive line drive hitter. According to FanGraphs,Posey hit 19 line drive doubles in 148 games in 2012 as compared to five in 108games in 2010. With the proven ability to hit for power and average and a likelyspot in the middle of the Giants' order, Posey is arguably the most valuablecatcher in Fantasy, and he is sure to be the first backstop drafted in manyleagues.


1B/DHAlbert Pujols, LAAFor some reason, Fantasy owners are just itching to move on from Albert Pujols,sniffing out any and every reason to discredit him as a legitimate top-five pick."Look, he had a career-low .859 OPS last year. Sound the alarm!" Yes, but hegot off to an impossibly bad start. From May 22 on, he was as studly as ever,batting .314 with 27 homers and a .968 OPS in 112 games. "Look, his OPSdropped by more than 40 points for the second straight year. Watch out!" Yes,but he battled similar early season struggles in 2011. Beginning on May 30 thatyear, he hit .322 with 29 homers and a 1.011 OPS in his final 93 games. In bothinstances, the supposed decline of Pujols is easy to dismiss because hisnumbers were skewed by an extended period when he simply wasn't right.Maybe his biggest issue is toughness. He's too willing to play through thebumps and bruises that will only become more common as he enters his mid-30s, and his numbers suffer as a result. It's frustrating, but it's certainly noreason to dismiss him in Fantasy. If the past two years are any indication, Pujolswill be healthy enough for long enough to make you plenty happy with your heftyinvestment. He may have slipped behind the younger Miguel Cabrera and RyanBraun in the rankings, but only by a spot or two.


1B/3B/DHMark Reynolds, CLEMark Reynolds lowered the bar with his performance in 2012. In previous years,you could at least trust him to deliver 30-35 homers. He may have taken a

winding path there, hitting 12 in the span of two weeks after hitting one in thespan of two months, and he may have piled up a record number of strikeoutsalong the way. But, in the end, the home runs would be there. Last year, though,he had only 23 to go along with his typically low batting average and highnumber of strikeouts. True, 15 came in August and September, which suggestshe simply needed more time to get on the winding path last year, perhapsbecause he missed nearly three weeks in May with an oblique injury. But thebottom line is if you can't trust him deliver 30-35 homers over the course of aseason, he's not worth much in Fantasy. This year, Reynolds gets a fresh startin Cleveland, where he'll be under even more pressure to deliver. Likewise, he'llbe under more pressure to deliver in Fantasy as exclusively a first baseman. Ifyou need homers late, he's a viable corner infielder, but his skill set gives himthe potential to do more harm than good for your Fantasy team.


1B/OFJuan Rivera, NYYJames Loney's struggles are well documented, but with Juan Rivera providingjust as little as his platoon partner last year, the Dodgers had no choice but totrade for Adrian Gonzalez in August. Rivera, who showed a knack for hitting left-handed pitchers earlier in his career, couldn't muster more than a .745 OPSagainst them last year. Overall, he hit only .244, the lowest mark of his career,and in doing so, may have confined himself to the bench for the remainder of hiscareer. His last 20-homer season was four years ago, after all. Since then, he'shitting .252 with a .697 OPS. Unless he winds up with a bigger role thanexpected somewhere, Rivera isn't worth targeting even in league-specificformats.


1BAnthony Rizzo, CHCAfter a disappointing 49-game stint in the majors with the Padres in 2011,Anthony Rizzo was traded to the Cubs in the offseason and finally showed signsof becoming a reliable power hitter. He tweaked his swing and began theseason at Triple-A, where he batted .342 with 23 home runs and 62 RBI in 70games. Chicago held him back as long as they could, but finally called him up inlate June. Rizzo ended up batting .285 with 15 home runs, 48 RBI and a .463slugging percentage in 87 games for the Cubs. While he struck out 63 times in337 at-bats, the 23-year-old has a ton of upside entering 2013. With thepotential to hit 30-plus homers, plan on targeting Rizzo in most Fantasy formatsas a nice power source somewhere in the middle rounds.



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1B/2B/3B/OF/SSSean Rodriguez, TBSean Rodriguez began the 2012 season as the Rays' starting shortstop, butafter batting .190 with one home run in April, his season took a slow but steadynosedive. Rodriguez was needed to fill in at third base for the injured EvanLongoria, but his playing time there eventually got sparse, and in the mean time,Elliot Johnson had settled in as the everyday shortstop. The Rays demotedRodriguez to Triple-A Durham in August, and less than a week after hisdemotion, Rodriguez punched a locker and fractured his hand. The 27-year-oldis unlikely to get an opportunity to start again in 2013, but his versatility giveshim a good chance to win a bench role. Rodriguez may have been a powerhitter in the minors, but offensively, he has been a disappointment in five majorleague seasons, so he is little more than a low-end option for AL-only leagues.


1BGaby Sanchez, PITGaby Sanchez was an All-Star for the Marlins in 2011, when he hit 19 homeruns with 78 RBI, but endured the worst campaign of his career in 2012. Hebatted just .202 with a .306 slugging percentage in 55 games for Miami beforebeing sent to Triple-A in early July. He was then traded to Pittsburgh at thedeadline and the change of scenery did not help much. Sanchez saw just 299at-bats in the majors last season and finished with 30 RBI and a .341 sluggingpercentage. The 29-year-old will likely platoon with Garrett Jones at first basefor the Pirates in 2013, but based on the year he's coming off of, his appeal inFantasy is minimal at this point. While he proved in his days with the Marlins tobe a viable option in mixed leagues, plan on leaving Sanchez for NL-onlyformats on Draft Day.


1B/C/DHCarlos Santana, CLEThe good news on Carlos Santana: in 2012, he brought his average up, struckout less and saw his on-base percentage rise. He also played 21 games at firstbase, giving him eligibility at two positions in most leagues heading into 2013.The bad news? His home runs, doubles and OPS all fell. Santana is valuable inpoints leagues, as he gets valuable walks, but in Roto leagues, it's notespecially comforting to have a small rise in average while watching his homeruns dip. Santana's 18 home runs still put him in the top 10 among catchers, buthe has 25 -- even 30 -- home run potential. Points leaguers can fall back on hiswalks, but Roto owners can find a catcher with power and an unimpressiveaverage at a much cheaper price (Mike Napoli, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, WilinRosario) than the early round tag on Santana.


1BJustin Smoak, SEAJustin Smoak continued to show minimal progress as a Fantasy option for muchof 2012, but a strong finish could be a sign of things to come for the 26-year-old.He batted .241 with 10 home runs and 29 RBI in the first 49 games before hisoffensive game went into a deep freeze. Fast forward to his numbers after 90games and owners saw him batting .189 with a .320 slugging percentage whilehitting just three homers and driving in 18 runs over a 51-game stretch. Smoakwas then sent to the minors to work on his swing. He returned in mid-Augustand batted .288 with a .475 slugging percentage over the final 42 games of theseason and finished with 19 homers and 51 RBI for the year. Smoak againenters the season as the starting first baseman in Seattle and owners arehoping this is the season he finally puts it all together. The fences being movedin at Safeco Field help so there is a good chance Smoak becomes a reliableoption. Plan on targeting him in AL-only formats and some deeper mixedleagues on Draft Day.


1B/DH/OFNick Swisher, CLENick Swisher continued his remarkably consistent play in 2012, hitting .272 with24 home runs and 93 runs batted in. He scored 75 runs and tied a career-highwith 36 doubles. Over the last three years, Swisher has averaged 25 home runs,89 RBI and hits at about a .274 rate. Pick nearly any offensive stat and Swishercame close to that three-year average last season. At 32, Swisher is about tobegin the downside of his peak, but he's shown enough consistency to believethat he will at least come close to these numbers no matter where he lands. Themove to Cleveland in 2013 -- out of cozy Yankee Stadium -- may initially look likea cause for concern, but Swisher actually hit more home runs on the road in2012, so it's not an end-all, be-all. Expect 2012-type numbers from Swisher in2013 -- he's at least earned that much based on his solid performances the lastfew seasons. He makes for a nice middle round pick on Draft Day.


1BMark Teixeira, NYYMark Teixeira had a 2012 he'd like to forget. He spent the first month of the yearbattling a respiratory illness and the last month mostly sidelined with an injuredcalf. The middle was good, but not great. Teixeira's .807 OPS was the lowest ofhis career. His .251 average was boosted by a seven-game stretch at the end ofMay where he hit .407 with three home runs, although Teixeira did have a niceJuly, in which he managed a .298 average with seven home runs, 27 RBI and a1.017 OPS. Overall, though, he was a huge Fantasy disappointment, despitefinishing as a top-five first baseman in points leagues. His scoring was erratic,his streak of 30 home runs was snapped at eight seasons and his string of 20-point weeks (in Weeks 15-17) got owners excited just in time for him to sputterwith an injury and another drop in production. His average, which was .290 overhis first seven seasons, continued to wallow well below that, at .251 -- his thirdstraight season of an average below .257. Perhaps the fresh start to 2013, withno illness or injury at the beginning, will get Teixeira on the right track. Thepower is still there, but don't expect a huge rebound in average, even though hisearly career numbers would suggest the possibility is there. Teixeira's historyshould have him drafted in the early rounds.



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1B/DH/OFMark Trumbo, LAAFor a while in 2012, Mark Trumbo made the Angels' offseason decision to payAlbert Pujols $240 million look downright silly. The displaced first baseman wasthe one putting up All-Star numbers, forcing the Angels to carve out a spot in theoutfield for him by hitting .311 with 26 homers and a .995 OPS in his first 82games. But then came his final 62 games, when he hit .213 with six homers anda .561 OPS. So what happened? Well, the easiest explanation is that Trumbodeveloped back spasms related to a rib injury on July 29 -- right about the timehis season-ending slump began. Of course, that's also the oversimplifiedexplanation. Most likely, Trumbo's miserable second half was also the product ofa long overdue regression to the mean. The Angels signed Pujols because theyidentified Trumbo as an all-or-nothing slugger whose streakiness was offset byall the home runs he would hit. It just so happened the streakiness was moreextreme than anyone would have imagined. True, we obviously don't know whatwould have happened if not for the back issues, but considering Trumbo posteda 153-to-36 strikeout-to-walk ratio, you have to believe a .260ish batting averageis on the high end of what he's able to sustain over a full season. If his 30-plushome runs are worth it to you, feel free to target him with a middle-round pick.


1BJoey Votto, CINJoey Votto had a busy 2012, signing a 10-year extension with the Reds in April,then injuring his knee and missing almost two months from July to September.Still, in 111 games, Votto hit 14 home runs, took 94 walk and produced a 1.041OPS. He hit 44 doubles in 374 at-bats. An elite option overall, Votto is probablysecond to only Albert Pujols in terms of Fantasy value in most leagues,especially points formats, where his walks and doubles give him more value.Votto will be gone in most drafts by the end of the first round. With 35 home runpotential and an average that is essentially guaranteed to finish over .310, Vottoshould produce big numbers with a healthy 2013.


1BBrett Wallace, HOUBrett Wallace began last season in the minors to transition to third base, butended up seeing most of his playing time at first base anyway. He hit .333 withtwo homers and four RBI during an 11-game stretch during June, but was sentback to Triple-A once Carlos Lee returned from injury. Wallace was recalled forgood in late July, however, and became a regular in the lineup with Lee andChris Johnson no longer in Houston. He would end up batting .253 with ninehome runs and 24 RBI in 229 at-bats in the majors. Wallace has posted solidnumbers throughout his career in the minors and while he has been inconsistentin the majors, the 26-year-old heads into 2013 as the starting first baseman.With first base being a deep position in Fantasy, plan on targeting Wallace inAL-only formats on Draft Day.


1B/3BTy Wigginton, STLIf there is such a thing as certainty in baseball, it is this: Ty Wigginton will get300 at-bats. The Cardinals are his eighth team over a 12-year career, andWigginton -- who enters almost every season labeled as a utility player who willsee some at-bats here and there -- has gotten 300 at-bats every year but two.He has a decent .263 career average, has averaged more than 20 doubles aseason since 2007 and hasn't dipped into single digits in home runs since 2005.The Cardinals have enough moving parts and injury risks to give would-beWigginton owners hope that he will contribute in Fantasy. Eligible at first andthird base in 2013, Wigginton makes for a decent late-round pick as a sparecorner infielder in NL-only drafts.


1B/3BKevin Youkilis, NYYKevin Youkilis had a nightmare of a season between Boston and the ChicagoWhite Sox in 2012, hitting a career-low .235 with just 15 doubles and 60 RBI in122 games. His .745 OPS and .336 OBP were also the lowest of his career.Youkilis was pushed out of his third base job in Boston, traded to Chicago andnever dug himself out of a season-long rut, complicated by nagging injuries tohis knee, toe, rib and back. It was the second straight season Youkilis sawinjuries accompanied with a dip in production. But he will be motivated in 2013,playing for his one-time rival, the Yankees, and hitting in a comfortable stadiumwith power bats behind him. From 2008 to 2010, Youkilis batted .300 or above.He's hit as many as 29 home runs in a season and has twice gone over 40doubles. The skill is there, but Youkilis, turning 34 this season, hasn't played 125games since 2009 and has never played 150 games in any season during hiscareer. A high-risk, high-reward play, Youkilis -- who is eligible at both first baseand third base this season -- could see his average rise back to the .300 leveland is a good bet for at least 23-25 home runs. He makes for a nice middleround selection in most formats.


1B/3B/DHMichael Young, PHIMichael Young, the jack-of-all trades for the Rangers the last few years, will beeligible at first and third base going into 2013, despite playing nearly everyinfield position in 2012. And Young's move to Philly -- from one hitter's park toanother -- will likely have little impact on his power numbers. Young will playthird for Philadelphia and will likely stay there unless injury hits one of the all-stars at the other infield positions. While Young, 36, isn't the flashy, home-runhitting corner infielder that is the norm now in Fantasy, he does have a career.301 average, doesn't strike out a ton and points league participants can expectabout 35 doubles from him every year. It's safe to consider 2012 a slump,although as he advances in age, there is some decline mixed in, as well (just notenough to justify that 2012 drop-off). One interesting misconception with Youngis that he steals a lot of bases -- he hasn't hit double digits in steals since 2008and his career high is 13. That lack of steals makes him less valuable inRotisserie formats, although his yearly tendency to pick up middle infieldeligibility does give him a tiny boost in value over similarly skilled counterparts.He should be off the board in the later rounds of mixed leagues, and will be asolid, cheap NL-only play in 2013.



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Second Baseman2BDustin Ackley, SEA

Dustin Ackley took a huge step back in 2012 and was one of the biggerdisappointments in Fantasy. After an impressive callup in 2011, he batted just.233 before the All-Star break and actually got worse in the second half. Ackleyhit .217 with a .275 on-base percentage down the stretch and finished the yearbatting a lowly .226 with 12 home runs and 50 RBI. He showed in college andduring his brief stint in the minors that he can hit for average and still has plentyof time to turn things around at age 25. Another poor year could be adevastating blow to his Fantasy value, however, and Ackley will not have a ton oflineup protection in Seattle. While the fences coming in at Safeco Field shouldhelp, target Ackley in the later rounds of mixed leagues on Draft Day. Don't lethim fall too far, however, as he is a prime candidate for a bounce-backcampaign.


2BJose Altuve, HOUAfter an impressive callup in 2011, Jose Altuve took his game to the next level in2012 and became a reliable option in Fantasy. He batted .303 with five homers,27 RBI and 15 stolen bases in the first half en route to earning his first trip to themidsummer classic. While his numbers would fall off slightly after the All-Starbreak, Altuve still finished with a .290 average and his 33 steals were 12th-bestin the majors. Don't be fooled by Altuve's small stature. There's room for growthin the power department. Add his speed and ability to hit for average and you'vegot someone with decent appeal heading into the 2013 season -- especiallygiven how thin the position is. Owners should plan on targeting the 22-year-oldin the middle rounds of most formats on Draft Day.


2B/SSRobert Andino, SEAThe Orioles didn't intend to make Robert Andino an everyday player in 2012, butwith Brian Roberts again confined to the DL for virtually the entire season, that'swhat he became. Of course, starting at second base didn't make him a startingsecond baseman. Instead, it just made him a liability. After experimenting withother options at the position late last season, the Orioles decided to removeAndino from the equation this offseason, shipping him to the Mariners forTrayvon Robinson. In Seattle, Andino will compete for the starting shortstop jobwith another light-hitting, sure-handed middle infielder in Brendan Ryan, but youshouldn't necessarily be rooting for him to win it. Now that he's in a lesser lineupand a worse hitting environment, Andino is clearly just a last resort in Fantasy.


2BDarwin Barney, CHCDarwin Barney made strides as a second baseman last season and even tookhome the Gold Glove award for the first time in his career. He also picked up thepace at the plate as he posted career highs with seven home runs and 44 RBI.The 27-year-old has made some decent progress in his first three seasons inthe majors but his stats do not make him the most attractive Fantasy option.Barney has slugged just .354 with a .660 OPS over the last two years and hasnot shown much potential for a power increase. While he can hit for average attimes and plays a solid second base, leave Barney for NL-only formats on DraftDay.


2BGordon Beckham, CHWGordon Beckham briefly came alive in 2012 and reminded everyone why hewas such a highly touted prospect. And then he came crashing back to earthwith no regard for his new owners, eventually pulling himself back up to finishthe season on somewhat of a high note. It all added up to a .234 battingaverage with a career-high 16 home runs. But owners who play the waiver wiremay remember him more fondly, as they picked him up in droves in May andJune, as his average climbed into the .240s thanks to a .276 average in June --getting the best of him. Then they dropped him at the first signs of the Beckhamof old showing his ugly head, avoiding the bulk of his .188 average in July (andgetting out before the .235 average in August). Over the past two seasons,Beckham had a .232 average and 26 total home runs in 1,024 at-bats. Thoughhe's shown signs of legitimacy, Beckham's been unable to sustain it and,therefore, has little value outside of AL-only leagues.


2B/OFEmilio Bonifacio, TORThumb and knee injuries derailed what could have otherwise been a productive2012 season for Emilio Bonifacio. Limited to just 64 games, Bonifacio stillmanaged to swipe 30 bases, as well as score 30 runs for the offense-starvedMarlins. Not only does he get the chance to start 2013 with a clean bill of health,but Bonifacio will enjoy the benefits of hitting in the Blue Jays' stacked lineup.Having been included in the 12-player swap between Miami and Toronto,Bonifacio will get his first exposure to the American League. It's not clear howthe move will impact his stolen base totals, but owners should continue to counton Bonifacio to be among Fantasy's most prolific contributors in the category.Just don't expect him to become a power hitter just because he's moving toRogers Centre and the power-heavy AL East. Bonifacio's game is ground ballsand speed. As long as he stays healthy and racks up steals, he will be worthdrafting around the same time you would take a second-tier second baseman.Though Bonifacio is currently eligible only as an outfielder, he is expected tocompete for the Blue Jays' everyday second baseman job.


2BRobinson Cano, NYYThere's little fault one can find with Robinson Cano. In 2012, he establishedcareer highs in home runs (33), walks (61), OPS (.929), total bases (345) andtied a career best in doubles (48). His .313 average marked the fourth straightseason with an average above .300. And while he didn't build on the eight stealsfrom 2011, not many owners are going to complain about three steals thrown ontop of all this offensive goodness. Cano has played in no fewer than 159 gamesin each of the last six seasons and is in a lineup that allows him to reach triple-digits in runs and RBI. If he isn't the best Fantasy second baseman, he'sdefinitely in the top three. He'll be drafted in the first round of most formats.



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2B/3B/SSJamey Carroll, MINWhen the Twins signed Jamey Carroll to a two-year, $6.75 million deal prior tolast season, it seemed a little loopy. Why would a small-market club pay a slap-hitting, 38-year-old reserve infielder that much money? Hey, they had to fill thatgaping hole at shortstop somehow. Needless to say, it didn't turn out so well.Carroll walked enough to keep the Twins coming back to him when all their othermiddle infield options faltered, but he was more of a stopgap than a solution nomatter where they stuck him. As the Twins stand now, he figures to fill the samerole in 2013, which is of course amazing news for Fantasy owners. The oneswho like sarcasm, anyway. If you reach the end of an AL-only draft and stillhaven't filled your middle infield spot, Carroll will at least give you some at-bats.That's about the extent of his value, though.


2BAlexi Casilla, BALAfter spending the last six years as Minnesota's "well, if we have to" option atsecond base, Alexi Casilla gets an opportunity to fill the same role for Baltimorein 2013. Sure, the Orioles are hoping Brian Roberts will be healthy enough thatthey won't have to resort to Casilla, but given the way the last few years havegone for their longtime leadoff hitter, chances are Casilla is going to come awaywith his usual 300-350 at-bats. That's not such a great thing for Fantasy owners.Yeah, the guy can run a bit, having stolen 21 bases in 22 chances last year, buthe's a virtual nothing with the bat and has seemingly maxed out his potential atage 28. He might be worth a flier as a middle infielder in AL-only leagues, butotherwise, you can wait until Casilla gives you a reason to pick him up off thewaiver wire.


2B/3B/SSDaniel Descalso, STLTwo years into his big-league career, Daniel Descalso has become sort of thedesignated stand-in around the Cardinals' infield. In 2011, he was primarily thestarter at third base when David Freese was sidelined with the latest of hisinjuries. In 2012, he was primarily the starter at second base just because theCardinals didn't have anyone better. Come 2013, he might not have a place tostand anymore. True, heading into the year, Descalso is once again the favoriteto start at second base, but with displaced on-base machine Matt Carpenterfeverishly working to learn the position and top prospect Kolten Wong knockingon the door to the majors, Descalso is on the verge of a benching. Frankly, youwouldn't have it any other way in Fantasy. He provides almost nothing

offensively and, at age 26, has nearly maxed out his potential. If late in an NL-only draft, you're desperate for someone who'll give you at-bats right out of thegate, Descalso is a reasonable choice, but don't expect those at-bats to last allyear.


2B/SSBrian Dozier, MINThe Twins, feeling the need to make a declaration of some sort after big freeagent signing Jamey Carroll flamed out, declared Brian Dozier their startingshortstop in early May last year. He had some measure of upside and was atleast something different from the same cast of nobodies they had been runningout there. Unfortunately, he wasn't any better. Though his minor-league trackrecord suggested he would at least make consistent contact and get on base --which is exactly what Jamey Carroll was supposed to do -- he instead struck outevery fifth at-bat and hit .234. So the Twins turned to Pedro Florimon in mid-August and never looked back. Florimon, a former Orioles farmhand, is prettymuch all glove, so if Dozier shows marked improvement in spring training or atTriple-A Rochester, he could easily reclaim the job. In a best-case scenario, he'llprovide double-digit homers and steals, so he's worth a look as a middleinfielder in AL-only Rotisserie leagues.


2BMark Ellis, LADMark Ellis was never a huge contributor offensively, but at age 35, the modestpower he used to provide is now effectively zilch. His slugging percentage overthe last three seasons is .363. The Dodgers may not have minded takingwhatever he gave him last year, but now that they have hundreds of millions ofdollars invested in their immediate future, you can expect them to hold theirsecond baseman to a higher standard in 2013. To that end, they acquired SkipSchumaker from the Cardinals in the offseason, presumably to play againstright-handed pitchers. Ellis hit .321 with an .877 OPS against lefties last year, sothey wouldn't want to remove from the picture entirely. Of course, if he wasbarely relevant in Fantasy as a full-timer, he'll make nary a dent as a part-timer.Unless you get desperate for a middle infielder in an NL-only league, you canignore Ellis on Draft Day.




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2B/SSDanny Espinosa, WASFor the second time in his two full major league seasons, Nationals secondbaseman Danny Espinosa wasn't far off from a 20-20 campaign. In his rookieseason, he fell short on the stolen base end, and then last year, Espinosadelivered 20 steals but only 17 home runs. Those two categories went a longway toward making Espinosa a top 12 second baseman in standard Rotisserieand Head-to-Head formats, but there were signs a repeat of that ranking mightbe in danger. Espinosa has never been an especially choosy hitter, but his platediscipline took a turn for the worse as he swung at more pitches, particularlythose outside the strike zone. More strikeouts and less power were by-productsof that trend. Because he filled in at shortstop for 34 games last season,Espinosa will have shortstop eligibility in 2013, but with second base being ashallow position, the multi-position eligibility doesn't really add much value. Itcould be easy for owners to overrate Espinosa due to his positions and 20-20potential, but if he continues to struggle with pitch recognition his battingaverage, home runs and stolen bases could all decline. Whether you use him atsecond base or shortstop, Espinosa is best reserved for the later rounds instandard mixed league drafts.


2BLogan Forsythe, SDLogan Forsythe wasn't just an afterthought for Fantasy owners entering 2012.He was practically a non-entity. His foot surgery that landed him on the DL forthe first two months didn't even register in most leagues because the Padreshad Orlando Hudson to play second base. Well ... they did until they didn't, hispoor performance prompting his release in mid-May, just when Forsythe wasgearing up to return. Forsythe didn't take long to make an impression in Fantasy,hitting .409 with a 1.273 OPS in his first week on the job. No, he didn't sustainthat pace or provide a bunch of homers or steals the rest of the way, whichmight be why some Fantasy owners have yet to take notice. But he didcontribute just enough across the board -- via a solid walk rate, a decentnumber of doubles and triples and, yes, a few homers and steals -- to factor inmixed leagues. Don't believe it? Fine. Just know that in standard Head-to-Headleagues, he averaged about as many Fantasy points per game as DannyEspinosa. Because his ceiling only goes so high, you wouldn't want to overvalueForsythe on Draft Day, but if you play in a deep enough league that someonelike Neil Walker would go off the board in the middle rounds, you might be justas well off snagging Forsythe late.


2BChris Getz, KCFor all the talent the Royals have brought up to the majors (or traded away) inrecent years, they still haven't come up with anyone better than Chris Getz toman second base. And so, the 29-year-old is poised to begin his fourth straightseason as the team's primary option at the position. He'll face a challenge fromJohnny Giavotella, whose minor-league numbers suggest he should get thebetter of Getz, but so far at the major-league level, Getz has outshined him.That's saying something. Between injuries to his ribs, leg and thumb, Getzmanaged to hit .275 with a .672 OPS in 2012 -- both highs for a season in whichhe had at least 100 at-bats -- but chances are no Fantasy owners noticed orcared. If Getz remains the de facto starter all year, he'll contribute somewhere inthe neighborhood of 20 stolen bases, but with little else to show for his startingrole, he's irrelevant outside of deeper Rotisserie leagues.


2B/3BJedd Gyorko, SDOn the basis of numbers alone, Jedd Gyorko deserved a shot in the majors last

year. The Padres didn't give it to him mostly because they didn't know how he fitin at the time. Chase Headley was breaking out with MVP-like numbers, makinghim suddenly part of the long-term picture as well. Logan Forsythe wasemerging at second base, making Gyorko's transition there something thatdidn't need to be rushed. So at Triple-A Tucson he sat, except when the timecame to bat. Then, he hit -- and oh, did he it. If anything, his 2012 numbers werebrought down by his time at Double-A San Antonio. Of course, that's probablythe biggest reason to doubt his top-prospect status. As impressive as his minor-league track record is, his best numbers came in the two leagues most skewedtoward hitters, the California League and the Pacific Coast League. In two stintsin between, his OPS dropped below .800. Even with the fences coming in atPETCO Park, his power stroke is no certainty to translate. Still, he's a well-rounded enough hitter to make an impact in Fantasy, particularly if he moves tosecond base. Right now, that's the most-likely scenario. The Padres would bewilling to move Forsythe to shortstop if Gyorko proves he's ready this spring.Because of that, the 24-year-old has sleeper appeal even in standard mixedleagues.


2B/3B/OFJerry Hairston, LADJerry Hairston filled the role of utility player admirably last year, starting at threedifferent positions (four if you count DH) for the Dodgers. That said, he wasmore of an able body than a trend setter when in the lineup. At age 36, hedoesn't run much anymore, and he was never the power hitter his brother is. IfLuis Cruz falters at third base and Hairston ends up being the one to replacehim, the journeyman will be worth owning in NL-only leagues just for the at-bats.Understand that the majority of those at-bats will be hollow, though.


2B/SSJosh Harrison, PITJosh Harrison served as a super utility man for the Pirates last season, but didnot do a whole lot with the bat. He hit just .233 with three homers and 16 RBIwhile stealing seven bases in 249 at-bats. Harrison batted .272 with a .374slugging percentage during his call-up in 2011, however, so he could still havesome upside. His versatility gives him some low-end appeal in Fantasy butwithout the offense and playing time to back it up, plan on ignoring the 25-year-old in all but the deepest of NL-only formats in 2013.


2BAaron Hill, ARIIf Aaron Hill didn't have the best year of his career in 2012, he definitely cameclose. His .302 average was the highest of his career, his 26 home runs, 44doubles and 14 steals all qualified as the second most and his .882 OPS blewhis previous career high away. At 31 years old, Hill is still in his prime years andhe's found a nice park in which to hit in Arizona. It would be foolish to ignore the.225 average and .660 OPS he posted in 2010 and 2011, but he does havethree 25 home run seasons in his last four now, along with a career .272average, so that 2011 season split between the Blue Jays and Diamondbackslooks more like the aberration. A top option at a position that's looking shallow in2013, Hill should be one of the first five second basemen off the board on DraftDay.



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2B/3BOrlando Hudson, CHWOrlando Hudson is far removed from the days of 12 home runs and a .270average. and with his decreased at-bats as he settles into utility roles (he'seligible at second and third base this season), Hudson may be removed fromthe days of 12 steals, as well. But here's a fun fact: in just 260 at-bats, Hudson,35, managed to finish 11th in baseball in triples, with eight. Unfortunately, thosetriples carried a .204 average with them, and just six steals. Hudson may havesome value in very deep points leagues, but his days of mixed league -- or evenshallow single-league -- draftability are most likely gone.


2BOmar Infante, DETThe Tigers' July deal with the Marlins is generally known as the "Anibal Sancheztrade", but Omar Infante made the trip from Miami to Detroit in that deal as well.Then again, Infante didn't do much to distinguish himself once he got to theMotor City. With the Marlins, he put himself on pace to hit more than 40 doubles,but in 64 games with the Tigers, he hit only seven, while turning in a .257 battingaverage. Infante reverted to being more of a ground ball hitter, just as he hadbeen over the previous two seasons. Perhaps the change had nothing to do withthe move, and Infante's power burst was just one of those odd mid-careeraberrations. Fantasy owners would be best off to trust Infante's larger body ofwork, which shows him to be a mediocre offensive player, even though he hasthe ability to hit for average. Even among a weak crop of second basemen, atbest, Infante merits a late-round pick in mixed league drafts.


2B/3B/SSMaicer Izturis, TORIt's not like anyone had been counting down the years until Maicer Izturis hit thefree agent market. He wasn't Josh Hamilton or anything. He had spent the lasteight seasons spelling one player or another around the Angels infield, servingas the requisite safety valve as they broke in youngsters like Howard Kendrickand Erick Aybar. Nothing special. But at least one team saw something specialin him. The Blue Jays not only inked Izturis to a three-year, $10 million deal, butthey anointed him their starting second baseman -- and stood by it even afterlanding Emilio Bonifacio in a blockbuster trade with the Marlins. Now, Izturis isno Bonifacio. He isn't going to steal 40 or 50 bases. His 17 steals in 19opportunities last year were an outlier compared to the rest of his career. In fact,you might have a hard time identifying just what Izturis brings to the tableoffensively. It's not that he's bad -- it's just that he doesn't excel at anything. He'sthe ideal utility infielder, basically. Maybe the Blue Jays will soon recognize hisoffensive shortcomings, or maybe he'll play such good defense that they won'tcare. Either way, he remains just an AL-only option with his new team.


2B/SSElliot Johnson, KCElliot Johnson offered a nice combination of stolen bases and moderate poweras a minor leaguer, but for years, he had just fallen short of making the Rays'roster. After playing 70 games for Tampa Bay in 2011, Johnson played animportant role in 2012, appearing in 123 games, including a team-leading 68starts at shortstop. Johnson did deliver 18 steals, but he hit only .242 with sixhome runs, and he had struggles defensively. With Yunel Escobar set to be theRays' everyday shortstop, it's hard to imagine Johnson getting another chanceat significant playing time, especially with Sean Rodriguez and Reid Brignaclooming as alternatives off the bench. Only because of the potential for steals,Johnson is worth considering in deep AL-only leagues.


2B/DH/OFKelly Johnson, TBKelly Johnson endured his worst campaign since 2009 in his first full seasonwith the Blue Jays last year. He struggled to hit for average for the second yearin a row and slugged a career-low .365. While his 16 home runs, 55 RBI and 14stolen bases were decent, his power and run production fell off for the thirdconsecutive season. Johnson signed with the Rays in the offseason and shouldbegin the year as the starting second baseman. The team has already said hecould see time at DH and in the outfield as well, as manager Joe Maddon lovesversatility in his players. The 31-year-old has the potential to be a 20-20performer so hopefully Maddon will be able to get the best out of Johnson. Still,he has averaged more than 150 strikeouts while batting just .245 over the lastthree seasons, so owners should temper expectations. Target Johnson in thelate rounds on Draft Day.


2BHowie Kendrick, LAAHoward Kendrick looked like he was finally breaking out in 2011, when he nearlydoubled his previous career high with 18 home runs. But 2012 quickly put that torest. Kendrick's eight homers were his fewest in four years, and it's not like hemade any strides in other areas. Now that he's seven years into his major-league career, you can safely assume he won't develop into the batting titlecontender his minor-league numbers made him out to be. He hasn't even hit.290 since 2009. Given his poor batting eye, that's a bigger issue than you'dthink. Among the 115 batters with at least 500 at-bats last season, Kendrickranked 104th with 29 walks. Factor in his limited base-stealing potential, and hedoesn't have anything to offer Fantasy owners if he's not hitting homers. Andagain, those 18 in 2011 were, to this point in his career, an aberration. Now, hedid dramatically improve his doubles rate in the second half, giving him a higherslugging percentage than in the first half, which offers some assurance that he'llhave better seasons than the one he just had. But if a best-case scenario forhim is a repeat of those 18 homers, Kendrick deserves no more than a late-round pick in mixed leagues.





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2BIan Kinsler, TEXRangers second baseman Ian Kinsler took another step back as a Fantasy forcein 2012, as his home runs dipped from 32 in 2011 to just 19 in 2012. He alsosaw losses in steals (30 in 2011 to 21 in 2012), walks (89 to 60) and runsscored (121 to 105). But, hey, his doubles increased. This was also the thirdtime in four years that Kinsler's batting average wallowed in the .250 area (.253in 2009, .286 in 2010, .255 in 2011, .256 in 2012). Thanks to a series of factors(Pedroia being injured, lack of depth at second base), Kinsler still finished thirdamong second basemen in 2012. But he's heading in the wrong direction innearly every offensive category and needs to right the ship before he can beconsidered elite at the position again. He's still an early round draft pick, but beprepared for him to continue spinning his wheels in the mud.


2BJason Kipnis, CLECleveland second baseman Jason Kipnis had two very different halves in 2012.His final line was impressive: a .257 average with 14 home runs and 31 steals in591 at-bats. But Kipnis hit .277 with 11 home runs and 20 of the steals in thefirst half, dropping to just .233 with three home runs and 11 steals in the secondhalf. His second half was mainly dragged down by a hauntingly bad August, inwhich Kipnis hit .180 in 24 games. From Sept. 1 on, Kipnis hit .274, his second-highest average of any month. This is somewhat encouraging, as it suggestsKipnis just hit a wall in August and bounced back in September, as opposed tohim flailing without a clue in the second half of the year. Consider Kipnis a topoption at second base for 2013, capable of carrying a nice average, hitting forsome power (maybe 15 home runs) and flirting with 30 steals again. He shouldbe off the board by the time double-digit rounds approach.




2B/OFStephen Lombardozzi, WASEven though he didn't have a steady job at any position, Steve Lombardozzifound plenty of work in his rookie season with the Nationals, starting 83 gamesand playing in a total of 126 games. He was every bit the contact hitter that hehad been in the minors, but Lombardozzi's results fell a little short of thestandard he set in his various minor league stops. Instead of flirting with .300,Lombardozzi hit just .273, and he did so with very little power and only fivestolen bases. While it's doubtful that he will ever be much of a home run threat,Lombardozzi should produce more doubles and triples this season, and thepotential is there for a 20-steal season. Even without a regular role,Lombardozzi can do enough good things to be worth drafting in NL-onlyleagues.


2BDaniel Murphy, NYMDaniel Murphy began 2012 as the opening day second baseman in New York,but did not take the next step many owners thought he would. After hitting .320with six home runs, 49 RBI and a .448 slugging percentage over 391 at-bats in2011, he regressed a bit in 571 at-bats in 2012. He batted .295 in the first halfand fell off a bit after the All-Star break, finishing the year hitting .291 with sixhomers and 65 RBI. Murphy also slugged just .403 with a .332 on-basepercentage. The 40 doubles were nice for all those points-leaguers out there,and With the fences coming in at Citi Field, the 27-year-old should be able toincrease his offensive production in 2013. Second base might be the thinnestposition in Fantasy and Murphy is a solid option if you grab him with a late-roundpick on Draft Day.


2B/3BChris Nelson, NYYChris Nelson was the Rockies' primary third baseman at the start of last seasonand at the end, but it was a tumultuous ride in between. He had separatedisabled list stints for a wrist injury and an irregular heartbeat, and he also spenttime filling in as the regular second baseman, while Marco Scutaro subbed foran injured Troy Tulowitzki. The opportunities allowed Nelson to accumulate acareer-high 377 plate appearances, and he made good use of them, hitting .301on the season. With only nine home runs, Nelson didn't offer much power,though, and a .377 BABIP helped to keep his average high, even though hestruck out 84 times in 345 at-bats. Nelson will have a chance to open as theRockies' starting third baseman again this year, but Jordan Pacheco and RyanWheeler will provide competition. Even if Nelson earns regular playing time,owners should expect a lower batting average but not necessarily more power.Despite last season's success, Nelson can go undrafted outside of NL-onlyleagues.


2BDustin Pedroia, BOSDustin Pedroia played much of 2012 with breaks or sprains to his thumb, pinkyand ring fingers. He had a career low in OPS, he lost 17 points on his battingaverage from 2011-- and that was about it. He had fewer home runs partiallybecause he had fewer at-bats. He actually increased his doubles from theprevious year (from 37 to 39) and he still managed 20 steals. Other players, in alost season, would have bailed and opted for surgery. Pedroia kept his Fantasyowners in the hunt, though, with a 15/20 season and some points-friendly stats.Expect a healthy Pedroia to get his OPS back up, while continuing to hit 35-plusdoubles. He should even get his home run total back into the 20s. With secondbase extremely shallow in 2013, expect Pedroia to be drafted in the first threerounds.



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2B/SSCliff Pennington, ARIWhen Cliff Pennington was dealt to the Diamondbacks this offseason, the partof the trade that sent Chris Young to Oakland was what drew the most attention.Given that Pennington owns a career .249 batting average with just 24 homeruns over 525 games, Fantasy owners would have to look hard to findsomething to get excited about. Once a stolen base threat, Pennington hasn'tnabbed more than 15 bags in either of the last two seasons. However, there isone trend that should give owners some mild optimism. Pennington hit all six ofhis home runs on the road last season, and in his three years as a full-timer, 15of his 20 homers have come away from O.co Coliseum. While this won't makehim viable in standard mixed leagues, the potential for Pennington to reachdouble digits in homers and steals -- now that he gets to play his home gamesat Chase Field -- elevates his value among shortstops in deeper mixed leagues,as well as in NL-only leagues.


2BBrandon Phillips, CINBrandon Phillips continued to be the Brandon Phillips Fantasy players know andlove in 2012, nearly duplicating his 2011 and 2010 seasons with 18 home runs(18 in 2011 and 2010), 15 steals (14 in 2011, 16 in 2010) and a .281 average(.287 combined in 2011 and 2010). Phillips saw a slight drop-off in doubles,going from 38 in 2011 to 30 in 2012, but it was a minor quibble. At 31, Phillips isessentially the same player he was over the past five seasons, with slightly lessof a speed output but slightly more to offer in batting average. A top option at ashallow position for 2013, just hit copy and paste on his 2012 (or 2011 ... or2010) batting line, and expect that from him in 2013. He should be off most draftboards by the middle rounds.


2B/3B/OFMartin Prado, ARIThat's more like it, right? After slumping to a .260 batting average during a 2011season in which he battled a staph infection, Prado got back to the .300 mark in2012. And though his main contributions in Fantasy were doubles and runsscored, he emerged as a viable steals threat as well, swiping 17 bases. Hismodest across-the-board totals made him a reliable mixed-league option evenwhen his eligibility was limited to third base and the outfield, but his valuesoared later in the year when he got the five games necessary to gain eligibilityat shortstop and second base. Of course, he's not eligible at either positionanymore, and now that he's with the Diamondbacks, having come over fromAtlanta in the Justin Upton trade, he'll most likely play third base exclusively.Because Prado won't provide more than 10-15 home runs or stolen bases in agiven year, he doesn't have the upside to rate among the elite players at thirdbase or the outfield, but seeing as he's hit .300 or better four of the last fiveseason, he's as safe as you'll find among that next tier.


2BJurickson Profar, TEXJurickson Profar's 2013 role is still unclear. Turning 20 in February, Profar is oneof the Rangers' -- and baseball's -- best prospects. But he has a problem, in twoparts. First, Profar could use some more minor league seasoning. As a late-season call-up, he had just three hits in 17 at-bats (with one of those hits beinga home run). Second, he needs a position. Right now, the Rangers are stuffedwith middle infielders, to the point where Michael Young, a perfectly serviceablesecond baseman and shortstop, is slated to be their DH again. Profar haspower, speed and hits for average -- a dangerous combination in Fantasy -- butis marginalized by a number of moving parts right now. In a best case scenario,he gets the starting shortstop role and hits .260 with 18 home runs and 25

steals in his rookie year. But it's far more likely the Rangers start him in Triple-Aand call him up in the spring. He's a nice reserve pick in AL-only leagues. But atthis stage of his career, his greatest value is in long-term keeper leagues.


2B/OFRyan Raburn, CLERyan Raburn had a 2012 season he would probably like to forget. Playingregularly for the Tigers through the middle of May, mostly at second base,Raburn lost his grip on a starting job by hitting only .146 over his first 37 games.He endured a demotion to Triple-A Toledo, but when he returned in mid-June,the seven-year veteran played more sporadically. By August, Raburn's seasonwas all but over, as he appeared in only three games over the last two monthsof the season, sidelined by thumb and quadriceps injuries. This offseason, theTigers released Raburn, but he found a chance for redemption with the Indians,who signed him in January. Raburn will compete for a utility spot this spring, andgiven his ability to play multiple infield and outfield positions, he could land a job.Should that happen, Raburn won't likely play enough to have an impact in mostFantasy leagues, but last season aside, he has shown the ability to hit for power.That potential makes him worth considering in deeper AL-only leagues.


2BBrian Roberts, BALJust when it looked like Brian Roberts' stroke of bad luck was over, that thenightmare of his 20-month rehabilitation from a self-inflected concussion late in2010 had reached its end, he found a way back to the DL last year, tearing thelabrum in his hip less than a month back on the job. Though he attempted torehabilitate the injury, he eventually gave in to surgery in early August. Heshould be healthy in time for spring training, but given his recent history and 35years of age, you have to wonder how long he'll stay that way ... or if he'll evenbe effective anymore. In his prime, Roberts was an on-base machine whocontributed an elite number of doubles and steals, but with a .244 battingaverage and .648 OPS in the three years since all this trouble began, we haven'tseen that version of him since 2009. The number of competent secondbasemen in AL-only leagues is limited enough that Roberts is worth a flier inthose formats, but mixed-league owners shouldn't bother with him.


2B/3BRyan Roberts, TBLate-blooming Ryan Roberts didn't get an extended opportunity to play regularlyuntil 2011, at the age of 30, but in that season, he showed that the decentpower numbers he put up in the minors were no fluke. The 19 homers thatRoberts hit in the '11 season helped him to be among the top 10 secondbasemen and third basemen in Fantasy. However, in 2012, Roberts' powerdissipated, and by July, the Diamondbacks were ready to try other options(namely, Ryan Wheeler and Chris Johnson) at third base. Getting dealt to theRays a week before the trade deadline, he settled in as Tampa Bay's secondbaseman. In his 60 games with the Rays, he did experience a powerresurgence, though he batted .214. With the signing of free agent secondbaseman Kelly Johnson, Roberts appears to be out of a starting job for 2013,though he could see ample playing time against left-handed starting pitchers.That part-time role, however, should relegate Roberts to AL-only leagues.



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2B/SSJosh Rutledge, COLJosh Rutledge's prospect status soared in 2011, when he blistered CaliforniaLeague pitching for a .346 batting average. Last season, he proved that hisperformance was not just the by-product of playing in an extremely hitter-friendlycircuit, as he hit .306 with 13 home runs in 87 Texas League games. A groininjury to shortstop Troy Tulowitzki ultimately forced Rutledge to be recalled inmid-July, and he responded by hitting .345 with seven home runs through theend of August. Rutledge's power and ability to make contact waned over theseason's final month, raising concerns about whether he can sustain his initiallevel of production over a full season. With Tulowitzki returning, Rutledge willmove over to second base, but with that position being no deeper thanshortstop, Rutledge holds significant value, simply because of the potential hehas shown. While his late-season swoon and relative inexperience make him arisky pick, he has enough upside to justify a pick in the middle rounds of astandard mixed league draft.

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2B/SSRamon Santiago, DETAfter three straight seasons with 290 or more plate appearances, RamonSantiago saw his playing time decline in 2012. In fact, his playing time all butevaporated upon the arrival of Omar Infante, who became the Tigers' regularsecond baseman after getting traded from the Marlins in July. Infante is back for2013, so Santiago will likely continue to be a rarely-used utility man. He shouldrebound from last season's anemic .206 batting average, but given how littleplaying time he is poised to receive, Santiago will only be a viable option in verydeep AL-only leagues.


2B/OFSkip Schumaker, LADSkip Schumaker had been as much of a mainstay for the Cardinals as anyplayer since Albert Pujols left, having gotten semi-regular playing time at eitherleft field or second base since 2008. But with his at-bats dwindling in recentyears, the Cardinals decided this offseason that they no longer had a need forhim, shipping him to Los Angeles for a minor-leaguer. With the star-studdedDodgers, Schumaker could potentially have a resurgence of sorts. Not only willhe provide insurance for Carl Crawford, who's recovering from Tommy Johnsurgery, but he could potentially emerge as the better half of a lefty-rightyplatoon with 35-year-old Mark Ellis at second base. Of course, Schumaker'slack of power or speed limits his appeal to NL-only leagues, but if he gets to batin the right spot in that lineup, he could be a sneaky middle infielder in thoseformats.


2B/SSMarco Scutaro, SFUsually when a player joins the Rockies, Fantasy owners salivate at the thoughtof the extra-base power that comes with the move. Even for a doubles hitter likeMarco Scutaro, a schedule full of home games at Coors Field seems sure togenerate a windfall. Things didn't work out that way when Scutaro got to Denver.Through late July, he was batting .271 with four home runs and 16 doubles. In astrange twist, it took a trade to pitcher-friendly San Francisco for Scutaro'sseason to take off. As the Giants' regular second baseman, Scutaro struck outjust 14 times in 243 at-bats, hitting .362 with three home runs and 16 doubles --basically the same power output he had in Colorado, but in less than two-third ofthe at-bats. He will reprise his role as the Giants' second baseman in 2013, ashe signed a three-year, $20 million deal with the team this offseason. Though heis extremely unlikely to replicate his late season performance, which included a.328 postseason batting average, he should be more productive than he wasduring his Rockies stint. Be careful not to overvalue Scutaro on Draft Day due tohis late-season hot streak, but he is still a good option in the late rounds ofstandard mixed league drafts.


2BDonovan Solano, MIAAfter toiling for seven years in the Cardinals' farm system, Donovan Solano gothis first taste of the majors in 2012. He came to spring training with the Marlinsand nearly made the opening day roster. He had to wait until May for his callup,and by August, he was the everyday second baseman. Solano's opportunity tobe a starter came as a result of the Marlins trading away Omar Infante and,subsequently, Emilio Bonifacio missing almost the entire last two months withthumb and knee injuries. The pared-down Marlins will probably rely on Solano toman the keystone position again in 2013. Based on his minor league numbers, itappears that Solano overachieved with a .295 batting average last season, andhe doesn't offer much in terms of power or steals. Solano will get at-bats,though, and the potential for at least a decent batting average makes him areasonable low-end play in NL-only leagues.


2BRyan Theriot, SFRyan Theriot spent much of last season as the Giants' starting secondbaseman, but shortly after the team acquired Marco Scutaro from the Rockies inlate July, he lost his job and nearly all of his playing time. The Giants couldn't befaulted for benching Theriot, as he provided little besdies his typical battingaverage around .270. Earlier in his career, Theriot drew walks and got on basefrequently, but his plate discipline has eroded over the last three years. Now afree agent, Fantasy owners shouldn't expect Theriot to land a starting role, buthe should be able to find work as a utility infielder. As such, he could giveowners double-digit steals and be worth using in deeper league-specificformats.




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2BDan Uggla, ATLDan Uggla's .233 batting average in 2011 felt like more than a .233 battingaverage because of the way he achieved it, rebounding to hit .296 with a .948OPS in the second half after hitting .185 with a .621 OPS in the first half.Likewise, his .220 batting average in 2012 felt like less than a .220 battingaverage because from about June 6 to the end of the season -- a span of 99games -- he was positively worthless in Fantasy, hitting .185 with nine homeruns and a .644 OPS. The lack of home runs is especially discouraging. Ugglais no stranger to cold streaks or low batting averages, but 30 home runs were agiven for him over the first six years of his career. Seeing him finish with only 19is almost unfathomable. And because it happened alongside an unprecedentedcold streak in his age-32 season, you have to question whether or not reducedbat speed is the culprit. If that's the case, Uggla could be in the early stages of aswift and ugly decline. Or he may have just had a down year. No matter whichway you lean, you have to acknowledge he's no longer the safe bet he used tobe. Rickie Weeks and Brandon Phillips should be long gone before you make aplay for Uggla.


2BChase Utley, PHIChase Utley played, essentially, two half seasons in 2011 and 2012. He showedup late to both, gave glimpses of his past greatness, but didn't exactlyoverwhelm enough for Fantasy owners to flock in droves. Coming into 2013,however, Utley looks healthy and ready to return to form. While his battingaverage has been in a tailspin since 2007, the flashes we've seen of him the lasttwo seasons -- especially the 2012 version -- suggest that he still has some popin his bat. And his creaky knees haven't sapped him of his speed. Extrapolatelast year over a full season, and Utley has 20-20 numbers, along with about 30doubles. He's capable of getting the average back up to .290, and there'sreason to expect his power and speed numbers to improve as he starts 2013healthy and as a member of the Phillies, not doing base-running exercises at thespring training complex. He will be off the board in the early-to-middle rounds ofmost drafts.


2B/SSWilson Valdez, MIAFree agent infielder Wilson Valdez has seen his production -- and at-bats --slowly slip every year since 2010. Last season, Valdez hit .206 with four doublesand three steals in 194 at-bats. Just two seasons ago, he was hitting .256 withfour home runs and seven steals. Valdez is a utility/bench player who won't seeenough at-bats to make a Fantasy impact. His ceiling, even in an optimalsituation, isn't worth a pick on Draft Day.


2BNeil Walker, PITNeil Walker did not have as productive of a campaign as he did in 2011 a yearago, but still finished as a top 20 second baseman in Fantasy. While he set anew career mark with 14 home runs, injuries limited him to 129 games and hefinished with 69 RBI and 62 runs scored. A herniated disc in his back ended hisseason in September but the 27-year-old is expected to be ready for the start ofspring training and could be in for his best season yet. Walker has compiled a.429 slugging percentage with a .341 on-base percentage over the last threeyears and based on his numbers in 2012, he should be able to pick up hispower numbers this season. Walker will still be available in the middle rounds onDraft Day, but could make a difference at a thin position.


2BJemile Weeks, OAKJemile Weeks personified the sophomore slump in 2012, as his batting averageslid from .303 in his rookie season to .221. Weeks' offensive shortcomings,which also included muted run and stolen base production, stemmed from hispenchant for hitting grounders. It's not clear where his line drive power went, butWeeks dealt with a series of nagging injuries in his second season in Oakland,which could have been responsible for his depleted production. Weeks dealtwith health issues in the minors as well, so it's not a given that he will bounceback to have a healthy and productive season. He also has to earn theopportunity to play regularly, but with Scott Sizemore and Grant Green also inthe mix at second base, Weeks could wind up on the bench or in Triple-A.Though he could end up being relevant in standard mixed leagues, on draft day,Weeks should only be on the minds of owners in AL-only leagues.


2BRickie Weeks, MILRickie Weeks began 2012 as a much more patient hitter than he had been inthe past, but the results only served to test the patience of Fantasy owners.Longer plate appearances resulted in more walks but also far more strikeoutsthan usual, which robbed Weeks of points on his batting average and extra-basepower. He was far less selective over the last three months of the season, andhis relative impatience paid off in the form of a .269/.350/.478 slash line. Thosenumbers are very much in line with Weeks' production from 2009 to 2011, so itappears that Weeks' .183/.303/.306 line from the first three months was just anoutlier. Even with those bad months weighing down his overall numbers, Weeksfinished as a top 12 second baseman in standard Rotisserie and Head-to-Headformats. He can probably be had in the early portion of the middle rounds, and ifhe can stay healthy and maintain more consistency, he could wind up being asteal.


2B/OF/SSBen Zobrist, TBFor the past few years, Ben Zobrist has received respect on draft day due tohaving decent power for a second baseman. The Rays have split Zobrist's timebetween second base and the outfield over the last five seasons, but manyFantasy owners wouldn't think of using Zobrist in the outfield when hisproduction stacks up so well against most second basemen. At least in Head-to-Head formats, Zobrist didn't just produce well for a middle infielder last season;he was just plain good, as he ranked ninth among all outfielders in standardscoring. Zobrist's mediocre batting average did hold him back in Rotisserieleagues, where he failed to crack the top 30 outfielders, but his penchant forhitting doubles and drawing walks was rewarded in points leagues. Because thisseason he will be eligible at shortstop as well as second base and outfield,Zobrist should be a hot commodity in the early rounds. Though he doesn't excelin any single category, Zobrist can be counted on for help in virtually everycategory aside from batting average.



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Third Baseman3BPedro Alvarez, PIT

Pedro Alvarez was one of the biggest disappointments in Fantasy after hisdismal 2011 campaign but showed in 2012 why the Pirates took him with theNo. 2 overall pick in the 2008 MLB draft. He hit 16 home runs with 50 RBI in thefirst half and finished with career highs in homers (30), RBI (85) and sluggingpercentage (.467). While his .244 average was not that impressive, it was wellabove the .191 mark he posted the year before and it looks as though the 25-year-old is finally ready to become a reliable option in Fantasy. The Pirates arecounting on Alvarez, along with Andrew McCutchen and Neil Walker, to reversethe losing trends in Pittsburgh. Fantasy owners are hoping he can continue toprogress as a power-hitting third baseman. At a deeper-than-you-might-thinkposition in Fantasy, you could wait fairly late for him on Draft Day and get somegood value.


3B/SSMike Aviles, CLEMike Aviles had an interesting offseason, being traded to the Blue Jays inexchange for Boston's new manager, then being sent to the Indians two weekslater. Aviles had a solid season for Boston in 2012, with 13 home runs and 14steals in 512 at-bats. And while he doesn't project as a starter for Clevelandright now, his ability to play essentially any position makes him valuable in anumber of scenarios – if Lonnie Chisenhall fails at third, if Asdrubal Cabrera isinjured at shortstop, if Yan Gomes doesn't work out at first, if the team doesn'tsign a DH. He heads into 2013 with shortstop eligibility, giving his value a littleboost at a shallow position. Aviles won't have mixed league value unless theteam names him the starter at one position, but AL-only players should scoophim up in late rounds, or for a $1 bid, as he could get 400 at-bats and can beplugged into a tough position.


3B/DHAdrian Beltre, TEXAdrian Beltre continued crushing the ball in 2012, hitting .321 with 36 homeruns, 33 doubles and scoring 95 runs. And he added a stolen base for goodmeasure. Among third basemen, Beltre is elite, a staple in the top four alongsideMiguel Cabrera, Evan Longoria and David Wright. His five-year stint in Seattle,in which Beltre hit .266 with about 21 home runs per season, seems like adistant memory and aberration at this point. Thee's logic behind thinking Beltremay regress a little in 2013 -- he turns 34 in April and will have some significantpunch dropped from the lineup around him with the expected defections of JoshHamilton and Mike Napoli -- but Beltre still brings both power and average to thetable. He should be off the board early in drafts this season.


3BWilson Betemit, BALWilson Betemit has made a career of patching up lineups with obvious holes inthem, ably manning both corner infield spots and hitting enough homers to keepfrom getting replaced. That's basically the role he had for the Orioles last year,and it amounted to 341 at-bats, the second-most of his career. Of course, whenhe went down with a sore wrist in mid-August, the Orioles didn't have too muchtrouble replacing him, calling up top prospect Manny Machado to man thirdbase, but they have a brand new hole for Betemit to fill now that Mark Reynoldsis in Cleveland. Because Nolan Reimold is also part of that discussion, youagain shouldn't count on Betemit for more than 300 at-bats or so. But 300 at-bats he'll give you, most likely with double-digit homers, making him worth alate-round pick in AL-only leagues.


3BMiguel Cabrera, DETGoing into last season, many considered Cabrera to be the most valuable playerin Fantasy, as he was taking his elite-level first baseman numbers and movingthem to the hot corner. Even if he didn't have third base eligibility, Cabrerabacked up his average draft position of 2.25, as he won the American LeagueMVP award and became the first player in 45 years to win a Triple Crown.Cabrera may be hard-pressed to repeat his career highs in home runs (44) andRBI (139), but if he falls off his MVP pace, he won't fall far. He has hit .324 orhigher in each of the last four seasons, and he has produced six straight 30-plushome run seasons. Sure, Cabrera has been around a long time, but don't forgetthat he came up as a 20-year-old, and he will be a couple of weeks shy of his30th birthday on opening day. He should enjoy a few more years at or near thispeak level, and he remains worthy of consideration as the first overall pick.


3BAlberto Callaspo, LAAAs the Angels incorporate one superstar after another into their starting lineup,Alberto Callaspo for some reason just won't go away. It's not for a lack of trying.The Angels experimented with Mark Trumbo at third base early last season, buthe couldn't hold a candle to Callaspo defensively and ended up in the outfieldinstead. Once again, the Angels looked to the outfield to patch up their offensethis offseason, signing free agent Josh Hamilton to a five-year, $125 milliondeal, so once again, Callaspo looks like he'll be the de facto starter at thirdbase. In terms of production, he doesn't deserve it. He managed to reachdouble-digit home runs for the third time in his career last year, but his lack ofdoubles and triples kept his slugging percentage in the .360 range and his OPSbelow .700. He also offers nothing in the way of stolen bases. Because he'll getat-bats, Callaspo is a viable AL-only option entering 2013, but he should beabout your last choice at third base.





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3BEric Chavez, ARIEric Chavez had a career resurgence in 2012 with the Yankees, hitting .281 (hishighest average since 2003) with 16 home runs (his most since 2006) in 278 at-bats. The six-time Gold Glove winner showed he could still play at the majorleague level and parlayed his performance into a contract with theDiamondbacks, who have the not-untouchable Chris Johnson projected as theirstarter. Chavez is constantly derailed by injuries, but he managed to staysomewhat healthy in 2012 and could carry that momentum over to 300 at-batsin 2013. He's worth a reserve pick in NL-only formats.


3BLonnie Chisenhall, CLELonnie Chisenhall is projected as the starting third baseman for Cleveland in2013, after hitting .268 with five home runs and six doubles for the team in 2012-- a season cut short by almost two months in the minors at the beginning of theseason and a fractured forearm in late June. Before the injury, Chisenhall wasdelivering on some of his potential, hitting .278 with three home runs and twosteals in 19 starts (he faded at the end after his return). A former top prospect(he was ranked 25th overall by Baseball America before the 2011 season),Chisenhall had little else to prove in the minors, having twice hit 17 or morehome runs and carrying a .275 average in over 1,500 at-bats. The job seems tobe Chisenhall's to lose, but if he struggles early, there's always a chance --albeit a minor one -- that new acquisitions Mike Aviles or Mark Reynolds nudgetheir way into some third base starts. Still, Chisenhall has been solid in hislimited MLB time and could emerge as a sleeper bench pick in deeper (16-team)mixed leagues. He has value in AL-only formats as a late-round pick to fill acorner infield spot.


3B/SSLuis Cruz, LADGiven all the big contracts the Dodgers have added to the payroll in the last sixmonths or so, you might be surprised to learn that Luis Cruz is still theirprojected starter at third base heading into 2013. Sure, he put together a decentbatting average last year, including a .331 mark over his final 48 games, butbecause he doesn't fit the high-profile image the Dodgers are trying to build, hecan't afford any sort of letup this season. He's already lacking the power of aprototypical third baseman. Cruz's bat would profile better at, say, shortstop orsecond base, but the Dodgers already moved him off shortstop in favor ofHanley Ramirez last July, which says something about his defense. In a loadedlineup, Cruz should make an adequate contribution in NL-only leagues, but hislack of upside could bring his time as a starter to an end whenever the Dodgersfeel the itch to make a move. You wouldn't want to invest too heavily in him inany format.


2B/3B/SSDaniel Descalso, STLTwo years into his big-league career, Daniel Descalso has become sort of thedesignated stand-in around the Cardinals' infield. In 2011, he was primarily thestarter at third base when David Freese was sidelined with the latest of hisinjuries. In 2012, he was primarily the starter at second base just because theCardinals didn't have anyone better. Come 2013, he might not have a place tostand anymore. True, heading into the year, Descalso is once again the favoriteto start at second base, but with displaced on-base machine Matt Carpenterfeverishly working to learn the position and top prospect Kolten Wong knockingon the door to the majors, Descalso is on the verge of a benching. Frankly, youwouldn't have it any other way in Fantasy. He provides almost nothingoffensively and, at age 26, has nearly maxed out his potential. If late in an NL-only draft, you're desperate for someone who'll give you at-bats right out of thegate, Descalso is a reasonable choice, but don't expect those at-bats to last allyear.




3BMatt Dominguez, HOUMatt Dominguez was the No. 12 overall pick of the Marlins in 2007 but afterdisappointing in his time with the club, he was traded to the Astros last July. Themove appeared to spark Dominguez as he batted .298 in 45 games at Triple-AOklahoma City and saw some decent playing time in the majors down thestretch. In 31 games for Houston, he hit .284 with five home runs and 16 RBI.The 23-year-old still has plenty of time to turn around his Fantasy value and willcompete for the starting job at third base during the spring. The former topprospect has the defensive skills to make a difference in the majors so it will beup to new manager Bo Porter, who also used to coach with the Marlins, to getDominguez hitting on a consistent basis. Hitting in Minute Maid Park will alsohelp so target Dominguez in AL-only formats on Draft Day as long as he startsfor the Astros in 2013.




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3BJosh Donaldson, OAKJosh Donaldson started the 2012 season as the Athletics' starting thirdbaseman, but given the way his tenure started out, it looked as if he had blownhis one and only chance at becoming a regular. After hitting .094 in his first ninestarts, Donaldson earned a trip back to Triple-A Sacramento. He would gainsome sporadic playing time with the A's in midseason, but when starting thirdbaseman Brandon Inge went on the disabled list with a dislocated shoulder inAugust, Donaldson got a second chance. He capitalized on the opportunity,hitting .290 with eight home runs and 26 RBI from August 14 forward. BecauseDonaldson's 2012 stats are watered down by his poor start, he could be highlyunderrated in drafts next spring. He has already shown he can hit for power, andif he can bring the strong plate discipline he showed in the minors to the majors,Donaldson could be a sleeper in standard mixed leagues.


3BJuan Francisco, ATLJuan Francisco, who the Reds dealt to the Braves last spring mainly becausethey couldn't find a roster spot for him, hardly set the world afire in his firstextended look as a major-leaguer last year. In fact, his numbers were souninspiring that by mid-June, the Braves had abandoned their plan to make himthe preferred platoon option for an aging Chipper Jones. But now, Jones isretired, and though conventional wisdom suggests newly acquired ChrisJohnson will replace him at third base, Francisco's performance in theDominican winter league suggests he deserves a second look. This offseason,the Braves had him lose weight and cut down on the extra movement in hisswing, hoping to make better use of the power potential that allowed him to hitnine home runs in 192 at-bats even with so little contact last year. Asencouraged as they are by the results, Francisco is in the mix to start in 2013, atleast against right-handers. The possibility makes him a fine sleeper in NL-onlyleagues.


1B/3BTodd Frazier, CINTodd Frazier is going to enter 2013 with eligibility at both first and third base.And he'll be a viable candidate at both after putting up a .273 average with 19home runs and 26 doubles in just 422 at-bats last season. Frazier benefitedfrom timely injuries to Scott Rolen and Joey Votto in 2012, allowing him to showoff his talents, which would have otherwise been buried on the bench. Headinginto 2013, Frazier is penciled in as the starting third baseman, but he alsoplayed seven games in the outfield last year, so there exist some scenarios --mostly among Reds fans -- where Frazier starts in place of free agent RyanLudwick. Either way, outfield eligibility will only increase his value. Frazier shouldbe a mid-to-late round selection in most drafts, able to help in average andpower categories in 2013.


3BDavid Freese, STLDavid Freese came into 2012 with plenty of hype as the defending World SeriesMVP, and you could argue he delivered on that hype, doubling his previouscareer high with 20 home runs. But his percentages weren't all that differentfrom his first three years in the majors. He just happened to stay on the field thistime, avoiding the freak injuries that limited him to no more than 333 at-batsprior to last year. Because of all that missed time, Freese is probably older thanyou think. He'll turn 30 within the first month of the 2013 season, so chances arehe doesn't have much untapped potential. What you saw from him last year isabout the best you can expect from him going forward. So how good is it? Well,it's good enough to make him startable in all Fantasy leagues. High batting

average, decent pop -- nothing wrong with that. Of course, Freese still can't holda candle to Adrian Beltre or Chase Headley or any of the other high-end optionsat a position that's back to being pretty deep. His power has its limits and hedoesn't walk much. Plus, you still have to guard against some injury risk. Formixed-league owners, Freese is more of a middle-round fallback option than aplayer to target.




2B/3BJedd Gyorko, SDOn the basis of numbers alone, Jedd Gyorko deserved a shot in the majors lastyear. The Padres didn't give it to him mostly because they didn't know how he fitin at the time. Chase Headley was breaking out with MVP-like numbers, makinghim suddenly part of the long-term picture as well. Logan Forsythe wasemerging at second base, making Gyorko's transition there something thatdidn't need to be rushed. So at Triple-A Tucson he sat, except when the timecame to bat. Then, he hit -- and oh, did he it. If anything, his 2012 numbers werebrought down by his time at Double-A San Antonio. Of course, that's probablythe biggest reason to doubt his top-prospect status. As impressive as his minor-league track record is, his best numbers came in the two leagues most skewedtoward hitters, the California League and the Pacific Coast League. In two stintsin between, his OPS dropped below .800. Even with the fences coming in atPETCO Park, his power stroke is no certainty to translate. Still, he's a well-rounded enough hitter to make an impact in Fantasy, particularly if he moves tosecond base. Right now, that's the most-likely scenario. The Padres would bewilling to move Forsythe to shortstop if Gyorko proves he's ready this spring.Because of that, the 24-year-old has sleeper appeal even in standard mixedleagues.





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3BJack Hannahan, CINJack Hannahan has spent the last two seasons getting about 300 at-bats withCleveland, with a .247 average and 12 total home runs. Crossing the state toplay for the Reds in 2013, the prospects don't look much brighter for Hannahan,who is blocked by Todd Frazier at third and Joey Votto at first. NL-only ownersmay want to grab Hannahan as bench depth, as he seems to find his way tothose 300 at-bats, but he has little value elsewhere in Fantasy.


3BChase Headley, SDMost breakthroughs happen so early in a player's career that you never havereason to question whether or not they will happen. But others take time. Some,in fact, take so long that you're pretty sure they'll never happen, until they do.Which brings us to Headley, the sweet-swinging switch-hitter who, with his fourhomers during an injury-plagued 2011, appeared to have leveled off as amarginally productive third baseman with favorable road splits. The first half of2012 looked like more of the same. But something clicked for Headley on Aug. 1at Cincinnati -- a hitter's park, oddly enough. From that point forward, he hit 19home runs with a .318 batting average and 1.020 OPS in 220 at-bats. Hisperformance was basically on par with Miguel Cabrera during that stretch, andhe earned MVP consideration as a result. So now what? Is Headley elite? Canhe do it again? No one can say for sure. But with the fences coming in atPETCO Park, making it not so PETCO Park anymore, we'll basically get to seethe road version of Headley every time out. The last two months last year wereprobably a sneak peak of that. Though you may opt for the more proven RyanZimmerman or David Wright on Draft Day, Headley deserves to go off the boardin that same class.


2B/3BOrlando Hudson, CHWOrlando Hudson is far removed from the days of 12 home runs and a .270average. and with his decreased at-bats as he settles into utility roles (he'seligible at second and third base this season), Hudson may be removed fromthe days of 12 steals, as well. But here's a fun fact: in just 260 at-bats, Hudson,35, managed to finish 11th in baseball in triples, with eight. Unfortunately, thosetriples carried a .204 average with them, and just six steals. Hudson may havesome value in very deep points leagues, but his days of mixed league -- or evenshallow single-league -- draftability are most likely gone.




1B/3BChris Johnson, ATLChris Johnson played 44 games with the Diamondbacks after a July trade andimmediately began hammering the ball. His power streak eventually died down,but he finished his 147 at-bat stint with Arizona sporting a .286 average withseven home runs and 35 RBI. After being included in the January deal that sentJustin Upton to Atlanta, Johnson currently projects as the starting third basemanfor the Braves -- the heir apparent to Chipper Jones -- and, while he isn't themost exciting player in Fantasy, he does have the ability to hit for a nice average(around .270). Given regular at-bats, Johnson could also hit 15-18 home runs.Consider him the poor man's Todd Frazier or Will Middlebrooks. Decentaverage, decent power, but not enough in either category to have much valueoutside of NL-only leagues.




3BBrett Lawrie, TORBrett Lawrie impressed during a 43-game stint in the majors in 2011 and wasthe starter at third base from Day 1 for the Blue Jays in 2012. He batted .291with a .425 slugging percent, eight homers, 33 RBI and 11 stolen bases in thefirst half but was not the same after suffering an oblique injury in August. Lawriespent some time on the disabled list and returned in early September to hit .237with a .361 slugging percentage in his final 25 games. While it was not asimpressive as his callup one year earlier, Lawrie showed owners a lot to like inhis first full season in the majors and has a ton of potential at age 22. He shouldcontinue to progress in 2013 and with the offseason moves Toronto made, willbe batting in a potent lineup. Lawrie is not yet at elite status but based on hispotential, target him in the early middle rounds on Draft Day.



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3B/DHEvan Longoria, TBEvan Longoria's 2012 season was a letdown for the owners who drafted him,simply because he missed more than half the year with a hamstring injury.When he did appear in the Rays' lineup, though, the former American LeagueRookie of the Year did what he does best, which is to hit for power and get onbase. Longoria's 17 home runs in 74 games would have put him on pace for histhird 30-plus homer season, had he played close to a full season. The onlyaspect of his performance that could be a concern was his 14 doubles, whichwas well below his normal pace. It was actually the second straight year ofdeclining doubles production, but in 2011, Longoria struggled to get hits ingeneral, batting just .244. That low average was the product of hitting morepopups and fewer line drives, but he reversed those trends in 2012. Longoriawould be a candidate for a major rebound in any event, not only because of theprospect of playing a full year, but also the likelihood of more doubles. Betteryet, he is just entering his prime years, so he could easily take a step forward inall regards. A year ago, he was a legitimate first-rounder, and there is certainlyno reason to pass on him that early this year.


3BManny Machado, BALThe Orioles sure were anxious to get Manny Machado to the majors. The thirdoverall pick in the 2010 draft had just turned 20 and was hitting only .266 with a.789 OPS at Double-A Bowie when he got the call in early August. And it wasn'tjust for a cup of coffee, but to be the everyday third baseman -- a position hehad played only twice in the minors -- on a team in the thick of its first playoffpush in 15 years. Yowzah. So naturally, he homered twice in his second day onthe job and never looked back. Considering all that was thrown at him,Machado's performance over the final third of the season was admirable. Hecollected 18 extra-base hits, including seven homers, in only 191 at-bats, whichgives you some idea what he has in store power-wise as he approaches hismid-20s. For the present, though, he has some shortcomings that might preventhim from making a significant Fantasy contribution. His lack of plate discipline --he had a .294 on-base percentage despite a respectable .262 batting average --leaves him open to exploitation and vulnerable to slumps, and he's no longereligible at shortstop, at least while J.J. Hardy is standing. Given his upside,Machado is obviously a must-have in AL-only and long-term keeper leagues, butin seasonal mixed leagues, he's borderline.


3BWill Middlebrooks, BOSWill Middlebrooks wasn't supposed to arrive this early. But the 24 year-old,pressed into duty thanks to a Kevin Youkilis injury, came up and mashed the ballin 2012, forcing the Red Sox to trade Boston hero Youkilis to the White Sox. Andthen, because nothing could go right for the 2012 Red Sox, Middlebrooks cameup lame in August after 75 games and missed the rest of the season. But theflashes of greatness were there in his 267 at-bat stint -- he hit .288 with 15home runs. He had 14 doubles. He stole four bases. The sky could be the limitfor Middlebrooks in 2013 -- he has nice power and has hit for average in theminors -- and he'll likely be a solid mid-to-late round pick in most drafts.


3BMike Moustakas, KCMike Moustakas' sophomore season was a mixed bag that might leave someFantasy owners unsure how to approach him in 2013. On the one hand, heshowed his power stroke -- which came and went as he worked his way up theminor-league ladder -- would indeed translate to the majors, resulting in 20home runs. On the other hand, his .296 on-base percentage wasn't somethingthat would keep him employed in the majors for long. Now, at age 24, he'sobviously still learning, and the Royals have expressed nothing but optimism

about his performance last year. But the bottom line is it wasn't good enough formixed-league use. No matter where you draft Moustakas in Fantasy, he'll haveto take a step forward to justify his draft spot. Even if you know the upside isthere for him, you don't know when he'll tap into it. He could explode with 30homers this year or deliver more of the same. In certain circumstances, thepotential reward outweighs the risk, but third base is a deep enough position,with players like Pablo Sandoval, David Freese and Brett Lawrie rounding outthe top 12, that you wouldn't want to reach for Moustakas in standard mixedleagues. He'll likely be a middle-to-late-round pick in those formats.


2B/3BChris Nelson, NYYChris Nelson was the Rockies' primary third baseman at the start of last seasonand at the end, but it was a tumultuous ride in between. He had separatedisabled list stints for a wrist injury and an irregular heartbeat, and he also spenttime filling in as the regular second baseman, while Marco Scutaro subbed foran injured Troy Tulowitzki. The opportunities allowed Nelson to accumulate acareer-high 377 plate appearances, and he made good use of them, hitting .301on the season. With only nine home runs, Nelson didn't offer much power,though, and a .377 BABIP helped to keep his average high, even though hestruck out 84 times in 345 at-bats. Nelson will have a chance to open as theRockies' starting third baseman again this year, but Jordan Pacheco and RyanWheeler will provide competition. Even if Nelson earns regular playing time,owners should expect a lower batting average but not necessarily more power.Despite last season's success, Nelson can go undrafted outside of NL-onlyleagues.


3B/SSJayson Nix, NYYJayson Nix appeared in 74 games for the Yankees in 2012, hitting a career-high.243, with four home runs and six steals. His value lies in his versatility, as heplayed second base, short stop, third base and left field. With Kevin Youkilis andDerek Jeter not exactly the pictures of perfect health, it won't be out of thequestion to see Nix play his way into about 150-200 at-bats, but anything else isprobably not possible, as a major injury to any Yankee will likely result in a high-profile move, as opposed to plugging Nix in for a month or more as a starter. Aformer first-round pick, Nix has no value in Fantasy for 2013.


1B/3BJordan Pacheco, COLJordan Pacheco probably doesn't have an everyday position to play in theRockies' lineup this season, but that may not stand in his way of getting regularat-bats. He did start a team-high 80 games at third base a year ago, butPacheco could be spread around the diamond even more this season. He couldsee ample time at catcher, giving Wilin Rosario more rest, and he could also fillin for Todd Helton at first base if he continues to miss time due to injury. Ownersshouldn't expect many homers from Pacheco, but as a contact hitter withlegitimate gap power, he could exceed a .300 batting average for a secondstraight season. That alone could give Pacheco some mixed league value if hebecomes catcher-eligible, but that's not a given, so don't look to target himoutside of NL-only leagues on Draft Day.



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3BTrevor Plouffe, MINTrevor Plouffe. His name spawned quite a few puns during his torrid June, whenhe hit 11 home runs. He was on fire. He was in the pudding. He was the magicdragon. He was ... something that couldn't be handled by Tom Cruise whilequestioning Jack Nicholson on the courtroom floor. He was Plouffe, and he wasmighty ... for that one little month, anyway. Unfortunately, about three monthscame after that, and those three months turned him back into waiver fodder.They didn't lose him his starting job at third base, which means he'll have achance to taunt Fantasy owners with his streaky power again. Of course, nowthat he's no longer eligible at shortstop, fewer will be tempted to add him. Hecan hit home runs -- his minor-league track record tells us that much -- butapparently they'll come in fits and spurts. And with a poor walk rate, he won'thave much to offer in between. Plouffe is sort of like J.J. Hardy, only he plays adeeper position, so unless you're one of the last two or three people to fill yourthird base spot in an AL-only league, you should probably just avoid him inFantasy. Hey, the Plouffe hurts.


3BPlacido Polanco, MIADogged by back, wrist, finger and knee problems in 2012, Placido Polancoproduced a disastrous line for his Fantasy owners, hitting just .257 (his lowestaverage since 1998), with two home runs, 19 RBI and no steals (a career first)in 303 at-bats. The 37-year-old eventually lost his job to Kevin Frandsen andwas cut loose by the Phillies after the season, ending up with the decimatedMarlins and a starting job at third base. Polanco doesn't supply enough poweror speed to be embraced by the masses in Fantasy, and he lost middle infieldeligibility in 2010, so he only qualifies at third base (unless the wide-openMarlins throw him at second base for a spell). Polanco can supply average to ateam in need, but his days of being a mixed-league contributor are gone.Polanco is a late-round bench addition in NL-only formats.




3BAramis Ramirez, MILIn most seasons, you can pencil Aramis Ramirez in for an average close to .300and roughly 25 home runs. His 2012 campaign was no exception, as Ramirezhit an even .300 with 27 homers, but he gave points league owners anunexpected bonus by hitting a National League-leading 50 doubles. The extra-base explosion helped Ramirez to post his highest RBI (105) and runs (92)totals since 2008. Now that the former Cub and Pirate is returning for his secondseason with the Brewers, owners have to wonder if he can put up similar

numbers again in 2013. Given that Ramirez's doubles production wasunprecedented for him, at age 34, owners should probably expect at least aslight dropoff. Still, Ramirez has been consistent enough over the years to merita pick in the latter part of the early rounds, as he still ranks among the top 10third basemen.


3B/SSHanley Ramirez, LADAn incredible five-year run in Miami came to an unceremonious end midwaythrough 2012, when the Marlins shipped Hanley Ramirez to the Dodgers. At thetime, Ramirez was hitting only .246, making his personality flaws a bit harder tooverlook, especially coming on the heels of an injury-plagued 2011 in which hehit only .243. Unfortunately, he didn't reverse course with the Dodgers, finishingwell short of the .300 mark he used to achieve so easily. A couple positives didcome from Ramirez's move to Los Angeles, though. It allowed him to playshortstop again, meaning he retains eligibility at the weakest position in Fantasy.It also put him in a star-studded lineup, giving opposing pitchers no choice but topitch to him. Still, given the recent downward trend and the lingering questionsabout his work ethic, Ramirez probably isn't going to get back to get to being thebest player in Fantasy. A 20-20 shortstop is hard enough to find that he may stillgo off the board as early as Round 2 or 3, but at this stage of his career, he'sprobably closer to dropping behind Ben Zobrist that leapfrogging Troy Tulowitzkiand Jose Reyes at the position.


1B/3B/DHMark Reynolds, CLEMark Reynolds lowered the bar with his performance in 2012. In previous years,you could at least trust him to deliver 30-35 homers. He may have taken awinding path there, hitting 12 in the span of two weeks after hitting one in thespan of two months, and he may have piled up a record number of strikeoutsalong the way. But, in the end, the home runs would be there. Last year, though,he had only 23 to go along with his typically low batting average and highnumber of strikeouts. True, 15 came in August and September, which suggestshe simply needed more time to get on the winding path last year, perhapsbecause he missed nearly three weeks in May with an oblique injury. But thebottom line is if you can't trust him deliver 30-35 homers over the course of aseason, he's not worth much in Fantasy. This year, Reynolds gets a fresh startin Cleveland, where he'll be under even more pressure to deliver. Likewise, he'llbe under more pressure to deliver in Fantasy as exclusively a first baseman. Ifyou need homers late, he's a viable corner infielder, but his skill set gives himthe potential to do more harm than good for your Fantasy team.



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2B/3BRyan Roberts, TBLate-blooming Ryan Roberts didn't get an extended opportunity to play regularlyuntil 2011, at the age of 30, but in that season, he showed that the decentpower numbers he put up in the minors were no fluke. The 19 homers thatRoberts hit in the '11 season helped him to be among the top 10 secondbasemen and third basemen in Fantasy. However, in 2012, Roberts' powerdissipated, and by July, the Diamondbacks were ready to try other options(namely, Ryan Wheeler and Chris Johnson) at third base. Getting dealt to theRays a week before the trade deadline, he settled in as Tampa Bay's secondbaseman. In his 60 games with the Rays, he did experience a powerresurgence, though he batted .214. With the signing of free agent secondbaseman Kelly Johnson, Roberts appears to be out of a starting job for 2013,though he could see ample playing time against left-handed starting pitchers.That part-time role, however, should relegate Roberts to AL-only leagues.


3B/DHAlex Rodriguez, NYYThere are two ways to look at Alex Rodriguez's 2012 season. The optimistwould point out that he hit 18 home runs and stole 13 bases over just 122games. Given the chance to average that out over a full 162-game season, heput up solid numbers for a third baseman. The pessimist, however, would arguethat the luster has worn off of A-Rod. He's averaged just 124 games played overthe last four seasons, so there's no point in imagining a world where he plays162. And with his hip surgery knocking him out until June, that dreaming willhave to wait until 2014. Still, when A-Rod returns, Fantasy owners will still havesome unknowns to deal with. For instance, while we could have relied onRodriguez to flirt with a .300 average in the past, we now have three straightseasons of .273ish averages as the norm. While Rodriguez has hit 30 homeruns as recently as 2010, he has averaged just 17 over the last two seasons.Turning 38 this year, it might just be that Alex Rodriguez has gotten old. Andstaring down a half of a season, at best, it's fully logical to expect a .270average, five steals and 10 home runs. Rodriguez has, sadly, become a late-round pick in most Fantasy formats.




3BPablo Sandoval, SFAs he is about to enter his sixth season in the major leagues, Pablo Sandovalisn't getting any easier to get a bead on. In 2009 and 2011, the Panda wowedFantasy owners with 20-plus homers and batting averages well in excess of.300. But in the seasons immediately following those two campaigns, hisnumbers trailed off decisively. He has also hurt owners in each of the last twoseasons with time missed due to injuries, and in 2012 a broken hamate boneand a strained hamstring contributed to him sitting out 54 games. The one thing

we can expect from Sandoval is a low strikeout rate, so even when he strugglesto hit for power he can be counted on for at least a decent batting average.That's not enough to make Sandoval an elite third baseman, but the potential forextra-base power does make him a top 10 option at the position.


3BKyle Seager, SEAKyle Seager had a decent callup in 2011 but added some bulk last offseasonand ended up becoming the starting third baseman out of spring training forSeattle. He also became a reliable run producer as he finished with 86 RBI -- 44of those coming with two outs -- which was tied for third in the majors. Afterbatting just .243 in the first half, Seager got stronger after the All-Star break andended up with a .259 average, 20 home runs and a .423 slugging percentage.The 25-year-old is versatile enough to play all over the infield but should manthe hot corner for the Mariners again in 2013. He should benefit from the fencesat Safeco Field being moved in during the offseason. Seager still has somedecent upside in Fantasy, so target him in the later rounds of mixed leagues onDraft Day. He's reliable at a surprisingly deep position.


3BScott Sizemore, OAKScott Sizemore was primed to be the Athletics' starting third baseman last year,but a torn ACL put him on the shelf for the entire season. Josh Donaldsoneventually settled in as Sizemore's replacement, and he performed well enoughthat he is likely to reprise the role. That leaves Sizemore to compete with JemileWeeks and Grant Green for the starting job at second base. In parts of twoseasons as a major leaguer, Sizemore has shown decent power, particularly fora middle infielder, but he has logged a .239 batting average in 158 careergames. Sizemore has the potential to strike out at a lower rate and get more hitson balls in play, so not only could he provide 15-plus homers with regularplaying time, but he could hit .280 or higher. Because none of theseachievements are close to sure things, Sizemore is only relevant in AL-onlyleagues on Draft Day.


3BIan Stewart, CHCIan Stewart was traded from the Rockies to the Cubs before the 2012 campaignand earned the opening day nod at third base for Chicago. He was not able toget much going at the plate, however, as he batted just .201 with five home runsand 17 RBI before wrist surgery ended his season in mid-June. The Cubs re-signed Stewart to a one-year deal in the offseason and he is expected tocomplete for the starting job again. He will have to beat out Luis Valbuena andyoungster Josh Vitters but at age 27, the potential is still there to have thebreakout campaign owners have been waiting for. Stewart has the potential tohit 20-plus homers and drive in runs but based on his .224 average over the lastthree seasons, plan on leaving him for the deepest of NL-only formats on DraftDay.



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3BDanny Valencia, BALDanny Valencia's career has taken a bit of a hard left turn. After seeing over 860at-bats in 2010 and 2011, hitting .269 with 22 home runs and 112 RBI -- andfinishing third in Rookie of the Year voting in 2010 -- Valencia played in just 44major league games last year, hitting .188 between the Twins and the Red Sox.In late November, Baltimore purchased Valencia from Boston, and it looks likehe could get some chances for playing time, despite a disastrous stint in limitedtime last year -- .199 average and three home runs. If he gets 300 at-bats, whichis a possibility, given Baltimore's unsettled situation at DH and Valencia's 14games there in the minors last year, an owner could see some power andpossible average from the 28-year-old. He's a pretty big gamble, but Valenciacould be decent bench depth in deep AL-only leagues.


3BRyan Wheeler, COLRyan Wheeler had a somewhat inauspicious debut in 2012, arriving in themajors in July and hitting .239 with one home run over 50 games. The 24-year-old was traded to Colorado in the offseason and while his prospects of playingtime remain low, he is in a great environment for Fantasy value if things breakthe right way (for instance, an injury to Chris Nelson). Wheeler has three straightseasons of double-digit home runs in the minors and a .313 batting averageover four seasons. He could be dangerous if he cracks the Colorado lineup, butfor now he's only worth drafting in reserve rounds of keeper leagues.


1B/3BTy Wigginton, STLIf there is such a thing as certainty in baseball, it is this: Ty Wigginton will get300 at-bats. The Cardinals are his eighth team over a 12-year career, andWigginton -- who enters almost every season labeled as a utility player who willsee some at-bats here and there -- has gotten 300 at-bats every year but two.He has a decent .263 career average, has averaged more than 20 doubles aseason since 2007 and hasn't dipped into single digits in home runs since 2005.The Cardinals have enough moving parts and injury risks to give would-beWigginton owners hope that he will contribute in Fantasy. Eligible at first andthird base in 2013, Wigginton makes for a decent late-round pick as a sparecorner infielder in NL-only drafts.


3BDavid Wright, NYMThe Mets locked up their cornerstone third baseman David Wright with an eight-year, $138 million deal during the offseason after he had a serious bounce-backcampaign in 2012. He batted .351 with 11 home runs and 59 RBI in the first halfto earn his sixth career trip to the All-Star game. While his numbers fell off a bitin the second half, Wright ended up hitting .306 with 21 homers, 93 RBI and 15stolen bases. He also slugged .492 while getting on base at a .391 clip, whichwas 10 points higher than his career mark. The 30-year-old holds Mets recordsfor hits and RBI and could be in for an even better season in 2013 with thefences being moved in at Citi Field. Wright has proven time and again to be anelite option in Fantasy and should be one of the first third basemen off the boardon Draft Day.


1B/3BKevin Youkilis, NYYKevin Youkilis had a nightmare of a season between Boston and the ChicagoWhite Sox in 2012, hitting a career-low .235 with just 15 doubles and 60 RBI in122 games. His .745 OPS and .336 OBP were also the lowest of his career.Youkilis was pushed out of his third base job in Boston, traded to Chicago andnever dug himself out of a season-long rut, complicated by nagging injuries tohis knee, toe, rib and back. It was the second straight season Youkilis sawinjuries accompanied with a dip in production. But he will be motivated in 2013,playing for his one-time rival, the Yankees, and hitting in a comfortable stadiumwith power bats behind him. From 2008 to 2010, Youkilis batted .300 or above.He's hit as many as 29 home runs in a season and has twice gone over 40doubles. The skill is there, but Youkilis, turning 34 this season, hasn't played 125games since 2009 and has never played 150 games in any season during hiscareer. A high-risk, high-reward play, Youkilis -- who is eligible at both first baseand third base this season -- could see his average rise back to the .300 leveland is a good bet for at least 23-25 home runs. He makes for a nice middleround selection in most formats.




3BRyan Zimmerman, WASAt the end of June last season, it appeared the Ryan Zimmerman Fantasyowners had coveted every spring was gone for good. He limped into July with a.234/.297/.345 slash line that looked like it belonged to Brent Morel or DanielDescalso rather than that of a two-time Silver Slugger winner. However,Zimmerman had been playing through a shoulder injury. A series of cortisoneshots helped him rebound in the second half in a big way. From July 1 on,Zimmerman put up a .319/.384/.580 line powered by 20 home runs and 23doubles. This offseason, Zimmerman underwent shoulder surgery, so withimproved health owners have reason to expect something more like his second-half performance. Granted, Zimmerman has missed 98 games over the lastthree seasons, so he may have some durability issues. But then again, most ofthe top Fantasy third basemen not named Miguel Cabrera or Evan Longoriacome with question marks. While he should come off the board well afterCabrera and Longoria do, Zimmerman is still worth an early round pick.



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Shortstop2B/SSRobert Andino, SEA

The Orioles didn't intend to make Robert Andino an everyday player in 2012, butwith Brian Roberts again confined to the DL for virtually the entire season, that'swhat he became. Of course, starting at second base didn't make him a startingsecond baseman. Instead, it just made him a liability. After experimenting withother options at the position late last season, the Orioles decided to removeAndino from the equation this offseason, shipping him to the Mariners forTrayvon Robinson. In Seattle, Andino will compete for the starting shortstop jobwith another light-hitting, sure-handed middle infielder in Brendan Ryan, but youshouldn't necessarily be rooting for him to win it. Now that he's in a lesser lineupand a worse hitting environment, Andino is clearly just a last resort in Fantasy.


SSElvis Andrus, TEXDespite losing some power and steals from 2011, last season should beconsidered a good one for Elvis Andrus, who made gains in doubles (27 in2011, 31 in 2012) and batting average (.279 in 2011 to .286 in 2012). It wasn'tthe offensive explosion that many had hoped for after improving on his 2010numbers the previous season, but Andrus is still just 24 and still has to hit hisproduction peak. One minor concern was his increase in strikeouts, uppingthem from 74 to 96, but Andrus did make a nice leap in OPS, going from .708 to.727, which may be more indicative of the direction in which he's heading. Askilled player who is two days younger than the actor who played Ron Weasleyin the Harry Potter films, Andrus could flirt with top-five-shortstop status in 2013and should be taken in the early rounds of most drafts.


3B/SSMike Aviles, CLEMike Aviles had an interesting offseason, being traded to the Blue Jays inexchange for Boston's new manager, then being sent to the Indians two weekslater. Aviles had a solid season for Boston in 2012, with 13 home runs and 14steals in 512 at-bats. And while he doesn't project as a starter for Clevelandright now, his ability to play essentially any position makes him valuable in anumber of scenarios – if Lonnie Chisenhall fails at third, if Asdrubal Cabrera isinjured at shortstop, if Yan Gomes doesn't work out at first, if the team doesn'tsign a DH. He heads into 2013 with shortstop eligibility, giving his value a littleboost at a shallow position. Aviles won't have mixed league value unless theteam names him the starter at one position, but AL-only players should scoophim up in late rounds, or for a $1 bid, as he could get 400 at-bats and can beplugged into a tough position.


SSErick Aybar, LAAChances are most Fantasy owners don't remember Erick Aybar's 2012 as fondlyas his 2011, but he finished last year on such a high note that the two ended upbeing not so different. The disparity in OPS was only three thousandths of apoint. True, the drop from 30 steals to 20 was significant, but Aybar at leastpartially made up for it by raising his batting average to .290, fourth among full-time shortstops. So why don't you remember it? Well, it happened at a pointwhen so many Fantasy owners had already fallen out of the race. Returningfrom a fractured foot in early August, Aybar hit .347 with four homers, 13 stealsand an .868 OPS the rest of the way. Naturally, you shouldn't project thosenumbers over a full season, but the course correction -- most notably the stolenbases -- should give you some assurance that Aybar's 2011 was legit. Theshortstop position has become deep enough with players like Starlin Castro,Asdrubal Cabrera and Ian Desmond emerging over the last couple years thatAybar doesn't belong in the top 10, but his projected production isn't so far off

from that trio. If nothing else, he's probably one of the biggest bargains at theposition, especially if your league is shallow enough that you can snag him witha late-round pick.


SSClint Barmes, PITClint Barmes provided the Pirates with some stability at shortstop in his firstseason in Pittsburgh but continued to underwhelm as a Fantasy option. Hebatted just .229 with eight homers and 45 RBI in 144 games. His .321 sluggingpercentage was nearly 70 points below his career mark and he got on base at alowly .272 clip. The Pirates have Chase d'Arnaud waiting in the wings but withBarmes signed through 2013, it looks like he will retain his starting job. Ownerswould be wise to leave the 33-year-old for NL-only formats on Draft Day,however, as his best offensive days appear to be behind him.


SSWillie Bloomquist, ARIWillie Bloomquist will enter 2013 with shortstop eligibility, but no real clear pathto playing time with the Diamondbacks. While he picked up at-bats in place ofan injured Stephen Drew in the past, he also brought with him a lot of speed.But in 2012, Bloomquist stole just seven bases -- and was caught stealing 10times -- in 80 games. This was down from 20 steals in 2011 over 97 games.While his average jumped to a career-high .302 (not counting a 12-game stint in2002 when he hit .455), Bloomquist looks like he'll get about 250-300 at-bats in2013. And with his steals totals dropping, the 35-year-old is best left for thewaiver wires of NL-only formats.


SSAsdrubal Cabrera, CLEEven before wrist problems destroyed the final month of 2012 for him, AsdrubalCabrera was not the same player he was in 2011. His power and speednumbers were down and it left owners wondering if 2011 was the mirage, or if ittruly was a leap forward in his year-25 season. The answer may lie somewherebetween the two. Cabrera's strikeouts were slightly down, while his walks wentup in 2012. However, he went from 25 home runs to 19 and from 17 steals tonine. A 19 home-run, nine steal season -- especially in just 143 games -- is notbad by any means. Cabrera should return to at least his 2012 numbers anddon't be surprised if he threatens 20-20 levels again. He's young, he improvedhis doubles numbers and new manager Terry Francona is not afraid to cut hisplayers loose on the basepaths. Expect Cabrera to be taken in the early middlerounds of most drafts.



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SSEverth Cabrera, SDCan you guess who led the NL in stolen bases in 2012? It wasn't Jose Reyes,whose nine-figure free agent contract couldn't get him past the 40 mark. Itwasn't Michael Bourn, who actually had a down year as far as that goes. Itwasn't even Emilio Bonifacio, though it probably would have been if he hadn'tlost so much time to injury. Believe it or not, it was Everth Cabrera, who didn'teven arrive in the majors until May 17, meaning if he had been around for theother 23.5 percent of the season, he likely would have had somewhere in theneighborhood of 54 stolen bases. Have your attention yet? Here's the problem:He didn't do anything else especially well, hitting only .246, and with topprospect Jedd Gyorko expected to audition at second base this spring, thePadres have too many middle infielders to go around. One of Cabrera, Gyorkoand Logan Forsythe figures to be the odd man out, and given the chancesCabrera has gotten already, a league-leading number of stolen bases might notbe enough to save him. The good news is he doesn't necessarily need full-timeat-bats to contribute in the steals category. As long as you understand he mightend up being a one-trick pony, feel free to target Cabrera in the late rounds ofRotisserie drafts.




SSStarlin Castro, CHCAfter leading the National League in hits in 2011, Starlin Castro took a bit of astep back in 2012, but still continued to progress as a solid option in Fantasy. Hebatted .291 with seven home runs, 43 RBI and 16 stolen bases in the first halfen route to earning his second straight trip to the All-Star game. His numberswould fall off a bit in the second half but he still ended up hitting .283 whileposting career highs with 14 homers, 78 RBI and 25 stolen bases. He alsoslugged .430 while playing in all 162 games. Castro's mental lapses havecaused management in Chicago to sit him at times in his career, but there is nodenying his offensive ability. At age 22, the sky is the limit for how good Castrocan be, so plan on grabbing him before the middle rounds on Draft Day as anelite shortstop in Fantasy.


SSZack Cozart, CINAfter a somewhat hot start (.252 average and nine home runs in the first half)Zack Cozart -- despite five August home runs -- finished an uneven rookieseason with a .246 average, 15 home runs and four steals over 138 games.Nothing in Cozart's line is especially shocking, based on what he's shown in theminors, and that's actually a bit of a problem when trying to assign value to himfor 2013. Cozart had stolen as many as 30 bases in the minors, hit as many as17 home runs and batted as high as .310. But he's also had seasons with farless impressive production, as well. There's no doubt he's capable of a .280

average, 18 home runs and 20 steals, but you can't expect those numbers goinginto 2013. Instead, maybe expect a slightly better average, more steals andkeep the power right where it is. Add it all up and you have a bench player inmost mixed leagues who will likely be taken in the late rounds of drafts in deeperformats.


SSBrandon Crawford, SFAfter getting a taste of regular play in 2011, Brandon Crawford was entrustedwith the Giants' starting shortstop job last season. He did pretty much whatmost observers expected; he hit .248 with little power and played a meandefensive game. Crawford's prowess in the field may not seem relevant forFantasy, but if nothing else, it does ensure him steady playing time. Given hislack of offense, that’s really all that makes Crawford worth noting on draft day inNL-only leagues. Even in those deep formats, owners are better off targeting amore productive shortstop, but he's worth rostering as insurance for your starter.There are worse bench options to have, since as a 26-year-old, Crawford isn'ttoo old to take an unanticipated step forward.


3B/SSLuis Cruz, LADGiven all the big contracts the Dodgers have added to the payroll in the last sixmonths or so, you might be surprised to learn that Luis Cruz is still theirprojected starter at third base heading into 2013. Sure, he put together a decentbatting average last year, including a .331 mark over his final 48 games, butbecause he doesn't fit the high-profile image the Dodgers are trying to build, hecan't afford any sort of letup this season. He's already lacking the power of aprototypical third baseman. Cruz's bat would profile better at, say, shortstop orsecond base, but the Dodgers already moved him off shortstop in favor ofHanley Ramirez last July, which says something about his defense. In a loadedlineup, Cruz should make an adequate contribution in NL-only leagues, but hislack of upside could bring his time as a starter to an end whenever the Dodgersfeel the itch to make a move. You wouldn't want to invest too heavily in him inany format.


2B/3B/SSDaniel Descalso, STLTwo years into his big-league career, Daniel Descalso has become sort of thedesignated stand-in around the Cardinals' infield. In 2011, he was primarily thestarter at third base when David Freese was sidelined with the latest of hisinjuries. In 2012, he was primarily the starter at second base just because theCardinals didn't have anyone better. Come 2013, he might not have a place tostand anymore. True, heading into the year, Descalso is once again the favoriteto start at second base, but with displaced on-base machine Matt Carpenterfeverishly working to learn the position and top prospect Kolten Wong knockingon the door to the majors, Descalso is on the verge of a benching. Frankly, youwouldn't have it any other way in Fantasy. He provides almost nothingoffensively and, at age 26, has nearly maxed out his potential. If late in an NL-only draft, you're desperate for someone who'll give you at-bats right out of thegate, Descalso is a reasonable choice, but don't expect those at-bats to last allyear.



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SSIan Desmond, WASAfter a couple of seasons with the Nationals that failed to produce many homeruns, the version of Ian Desmond that emerged out of Double-A as a potentialspeed and power threat appeared to be long gone. That version of Desmondreappeared in 2012 -- and with a vengeance. The 27-year-old shortstop sent 25balls out of the park and swiped 21 bases and he did it in just 130 games withthe Nationals. An oblique injury robbed Desmond of close to a month of theschedule, yet he still managed to rank third among all shortstops in standardRotisserie scoring. His breakout might seem like a fluke to some, but the stealshave been there all along and the power was in evidence when he hit 18 homeruns over 135 games at Double-A Harrisburg between 2008 and 2009.Desmond isn't the safest bet among shortstops, but he is still worth takingamong the first six players at the position.


2B/SSBrian Dozier, MINThe Twins, feeling the need to make a declaration of some sort after big freeagent signing Jamey Carroll flamed out, declared Brian Dozier their startingshortstop in early May last year. He had some measure of upside and was atleast something different from the same cast of nobodies they had been runningout there. Unfortunately, he wasn't any better. Though his minor-league trackrecord suggested he would at least make consistent contact and get on base --which is exactly what Jamey Carroll was supposed to do -- he instead struck outevery fifth at-bat and hit .234. So the Twins turned to Pedro Florimon in mid-August and never looked back. Florimon, a former Orioles farmhand, is prettymuch all glove, so if Dozier shows marked improvement in spring training or atTriple-A Rochester, he could easily reclaim the job. In a best-case scenario, he'llprovide double-digit homers and steals, so he's worth a look as a middleinfielder in AL-only Rotisserie leagues.


SSStephen Drew, BOSMost of the 2012 season was a misery for Stephen Drew, but he enters 2013 onsomething of a high note. Drew missed roughly half the season recovering fromankle surgery that he underwent in July 2011, and when he did return to theDiamondbacks' lineup, he didn't contribute much. He slumped his way to a.193/.290/.311 slash line through August 20, when he got traded to the A's. Afterstarting slowly with Oakland, Drew finished with an upward trend, putting up a.263/.331/.421 line over his final 29 games. This offseason, Drew signed a one-year, $9.5 million deal with the Red Sox, where he could build on the powerresurgence he began during his brief time in Oakland. He will be the openingday shortstop in Boston, but given last season's extended slump and a career-long pattern of inconsistency, owners shouldn't reach for Drew prior to the laterrounds of standard mixed league drafts.


SSAlcides Escobar, KCAfter bringing almost nothing to the table offensively in his first two big-leagueseasons, Alcides Escobar finally made an impact in Fantasy last year. The keyfor him was tapping into his speed. Though he still didn't offer much pop or on-base ability, his 35 stolen bases kept him high enough in both the Rotisserie andHead-to-Head rankings that he was pretty much universally owned by season'send. Of course, a career-high .293 batting average no doubt contributed tothose stolen bases, and seeing as it was powered by a relatively high BABIP, it'sno certainty to last. Still, you can't discount the possibility of a naturalprogression here. Escobar just turned 26 in the offseason. He's beginning theprime of his career. He's stronger now than when he began, and even if itdoesn't translate to more homers, it still probably makes him a better hitter. Any

non-power hitter who walks as little as he does has a razor-thin margin for error,though. With Ben Zobrist gaining eligibility at the position and Ian Desmondemerging last year, shortstop has become deep enough that you shouldn't haveto reach for Escobar on Draft Day. But if you have a hole to fill at the positionand a need for steals in the middle-to-late rounds, he's probably your guy.


SSYunel Escobar, TBYunel Escobar played in a career-high 145 games for the Blue Jays in 2012, butthe increased playing time did not have a positive effect on his counting stats.After batting .290 with a .413 slugging percentage in 2011, he hit just .253 ayear ago and slugged .344. He also hit nine home runs with 51 RBI. Escobar fellout of favor in Toronto and was traded to the Marlins this offseason in the megadeal that sent Jose Reyes and Josh Johnson north of the boarder. Escobar wasslated to play third base for Miami, but he was not in favor of that so the Marlinsdealt him up the road to the Rays a month later. The 30-year-old is expected tobe the starting shortstop in Tampa Bay on opening day and should benefit fromnew surroundings. Manager Joe Maddon always seems to get the best out ofhis players so hopefully Escobar will be able to bounce back in 2013. While hemight be worth a look in some deeper mixed leagues on Draft Day, plan onleaving Escobar for AL-only formats.


2B/SSDanny Espinosa, WASFor the second time in his two full major league seasons, Nationals secondbaseman Danny Espinosa wasn't far off from a 20-20 campaign. In his rookieseason, he fell short on the stolen base end, and then last year, Espinosadelivered 20 steals but only 17 home runs. Those two categories went a longway toward making Espinosa a top 12 second baseman in standard Rotisserieand Head-to-Head formats, but there were signs a repeat of that ranking mightbe in danger. Espinosa has never been an especially choosy hitter, but his platediscipline took a turn for the worse as he swung at more pitches, particularlythose outside the strike zone. More strikeouts and less power were by-productsof that trend. Because he filled in at shortstop for 34 games last season,Espinosa will have shortstop eligibility in 2013, but with second base being ashallow position, the multi-position eligibility doesn't really add much value. Itcould be easy for owners to overrate Espinosa due to his positions and 20-20potential, but if he continues to struggle with pitch recognition his battingaverage, home runs and stolen bases could all decline. Whether you use him atsecond base or shortstop, Espinosa is best reserved for the later rounds instandard mixed league drafts.



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SSPedro Florimon, MINIf you think Florimon is one of those colorful little mouse things that your kidused to beg you to buy him, you clearly weren't paying attention to the Twins lastAugust. Pedro Florimon took over as their starting shortstop then and, forwhatever reason, won over their coaching staff even though he hit .219 with a.579 OPS. The 26-year-old's minor-league track record hints of more where thatcame from, so Florimon is about the last player you want on your Fantasy team,whether he's playing every day or not. Chances are a Brian Dozier or EduardoEscobar will get hot enough at some point to convince the Twins to experimentat the position, so Florimon probably isn't the long-term solution anyway. If youget desperate for a middle infielder in an AL-only league, you can give him alook, but otherwise, stay away.




SSDee Gordon, LADTurns out Dee Gordon's .352 batting average in September 2011 wasn't a signof things to come. The free-swinging sophomore speedster was nowhere nearas adept with the bat in 2012, instead piling up outs at the top of the lineup. Nowonder the Dodgers were so happy to use Hanley Ramirez at shortstop whenthey acquired him from the Marlins in late July. Of course, when that trade wentdown, Gordon was on the DL with a torn ligament in his thumb, but the fact theDodgers didn't return him to the lineup when he returned from the DL in mid-September is telling, as is the fact that they've been shopping him thisoffseason. Clearly, they have reason to wonder if Gordon has stalled in hisdevelopment. Nobody questions his speed, of course. He somehow managed tosteal 32 bases even though he played in only 87 games and reached base at apathetic .280 clip. But as the saying goes, he can't steal first base. He didcompile a .302 batting average during his minor-league career, which offerssome reason for hope, but you'd think he'd have a more advanced approach atthe plate by age 24. If Gordon lands a starting gig, his upside is high enoughthat he'll be draftable in all Fantasy formats, but as a reserve, he's just a stealsspecialist for Rotisserie leagues.


SSDidi Gregorius, ARIDidi Gregorius had a nice September stint with the Reds in 2012, hitting .300 in20 at-bats over eight games with two RBI. Gregorius, a 23-year-old shortstopwho hails from the Netherlands, is a solid defender who was blocked inCincinnati but now has a shot at being the starter in Arizona, following aDecember trade to the Diamondbacks. His .265 average across two levels lastyear was a step back from his .289, .272 and .298 in the previous threeseasons, but he did maintain a .324 OPS by upping his walk rate. He may not

explode in 2013, but Gregorius will likely have an impact in NL-only formats if hecan wrest the job from Cliff Pennington. As of now, he makes for a decent lateflyer.

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SSBilly Hamilton, CINBilly Hamilton didn't spend much time at first base last season. Oh, he got therefine. In fact, his .410 on-base percentage was one of the more underappreciatedstats in all the minor leagues. But once he got there, he left there, stealing anobscene 155 bases to set a new minor-league record. His speed has becomelegendary, complete with stories of him stealing on pitchouts and scoring on popflies. But unlike other burners throughout history, such as Vince Coleman, OtisNixon and, more recently, Emilio Bonifacio, he's actually a polished hitter aswell. He'll take a walk. He'll split the gap. He'll get the full benefit of his speedinstead of just using it to scare defenses (though he'll scare his share ofdefenses). Even though Hamilton has played only 50 games above Class A, hehas grown so much as a hitter that the Reds might award him a job out of springtraining. He would play center field, not shortstop -- supposedly to prevent wearand tear -- but because that transition didn't happen until the fall, he'll remaineligible at shortstop for one more glorious year. Even if he doesn't hit right away,Hamilton's speed at that position will make him worth stashing in Fantasy fromthe outset of 2013.


SSJ.J. Hardy, BALIf J.J. Hardy's 2011 performance seemed too good to be true to you, then his2012 performance probably has you patting yourself on the back right now. Inabout 140 more at-bats, he hit eight fewer homers and watched his battingaverage, on-base percentage and slugging percentage plummet to levelsnormally reserved for Alex Gonzalez. Which begs the question: Is Hardy thenew Gonzalez? He hits more homers than the average shortstop but doesn't geton base, doesn't run and doesn't offer the kind of consistency necessary forHead-to-Head use. So why was 2011 different? Well, for the record, it was onlydifferent in June and August, when everything he hit seemed to fly out of thepark. Extreme power surges aren't anything new for Hardy -- he homered 14times during a 33-game span in 2007 and 11 times during a 33-game span in2008 -- but when he goes a whole season without one, 2012 is what results.Now, if you're short on power numbers late in a Rotisserie draft, you could doworse than Hardy at shortstop, but understand that he's an extreme boom-or-bust player. And if he misses a significant period of time with an injury, allowingManny Machado to slide over to shortstop, he may not get his job back.


2B/SSJosh Harrison, PITJosh Harrison served as a super utility man for the Pirates last season, but didnot do a whole lot with the bat. He hit just .233 with three homers and 16 RBIwhile stealing seven bases in 249 at-bats. Harrison batted .272 with a .374slugging percentage during his call-up in 2011, however, so he could still havesome upside. His versatility gives him some low-end appeal in Fantasy butwithout the offense and playing time to back it up, plan on ignoring the 25-year-old in all but the deepest of NL-only formats in 2013.



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DH/SSDerek Jeter, NYYDerek Jeter answered all the "washed up" and "age regression" critics in 2012,hitting .316 with 15 home runs and nine steals over 159 games. He led all ofbaseball in hits. His 32 doubles were his most since 2009 and his 740 plateappearances the most since 2005. But then he broke his ankle in the playoffsand a new wave of concern surfaced. He'll be ready for the start of the seasonand has a nice history of coming back from injury (in 2003 Jeter hit .324 afterseparating his shoulder in the season's first game). Jeter won't hit the double-digit steal mark -- unless he's determined to prove he still has wheels -- butthere's no reason to think he can't hit .300 (or at least .290 - outside of hisrookie year, he's hit below .290 just once in 18 seasons) with about 30 doublesand maybe 12 home runs. This could always be the year where Jeter, who willbe 39 in June, hits the wall and shows his age, but he has proven that evenwhen he's struggling offensively he's able to make the necessary adjustmentsand start hitting for average again. In 2011, for instance, Jeter was hitting .260before going on the DL and missing 18 games. He returned on July 4 and hit.331 the rest of the way. Jeter may be aging, but he's doing so gracefully andshould at least be given the benefit of the doubt for a decent average anddoubles production. He'll likely be off the board in the early rounds.


2B/SSElliot Johnson, KCElliot Johnson offered a nice combination of stolen bases and moderate poweras a minor leaguer, but for years, he had just fallen short of making the Rays'roster. After playing 70 games for Tampa Bay in 2011, Johnson played animportant role in 2012, appearing in 123 games, including a team-leading 68starts at shortstop. Johnson did deliver 18 steals, but he hit only .242 with sixhome runs, and he had struggles defensively. With Yunel Escobar set to be theRays' everyday shortstop, it's hard to imagine Johnson getting another chanceat significant playing time, especially with Sean Rodriguez and Reid Brignaclooming as alternatives off the bench. Only because of the potential for steals,Johnson is worth considering in deep AL-only leagues.


1B/2B/OF/SSBrent Lillibridge, CHCBrent Lillibridge played for three teams in 2012, hitting .250 with three homeruns and 13 steals in 190 at-bats. While he shouldn't be a draft pick this season,it's worth keeping track of his situation, as Lillibridge has two straight seasons of10 or more steals despite not cracking 200 at-bats either year. For a single-

league team in need of a band-aid because of injury or demotion, Lillibridge isat least a decent source of speed as a short-term plug-in off the waiver wire.


SSJed Lowrie, OAKJed Lowrie was traded from the Red Sox to the Astros last offseason andbecame the everyday shortstop for Houston. Injuries limited him to just 97games but he was still able to record career highs with 16 home runs, 42 RBIand 43 runs scored. He also slugged .438 with a .331 on-base percentage.While his .244 average was not impressive, the 28-year-old has some decentpop and should be able to surpass 20 homers with a full season of at-bats.Lowrie was on the move again this offseason as he was traded to the A's aspart of a five-player deal. Hiroyuki Nakajima was brought over from Japan tostart at shortstop in Oakland so Lowrie will play all over the infield. He shouldstill see regular at-bats and could take over the starting job at one of thosepositions if he can separate himself. Keep an eye on how things shake outduring spring training, but this move likely makes Lowrie more of a target indeeper mixed leagues on Draft Day. Owners should keep in mind that the moveto the spacious O.Co Coliseum could cut into his power numbers a bit.


SSJohn McDonald, PITUtility infielder John McDonald wrapped up his fifth straight season with 230 orfewer at-bats in 2012, hitting .249 with six home runs (tying a career-high) andnine doubles. McDonald will enter 2013 with shortstop eligibility, which gives hima little bit of value as a desperation play mid-season when injuries strike yourdeep NL-only team, but he should be left undrafted in most formats.


SSHiroyuki Nakajima, OAKWith both Cliff Pennington and Stephen Drew -- the two players who spent themost games at shortstop for Oakland in 2012 -- having departed for other teamsthis offseason, the Athletics turned to Hiroyuki Nakajima to man the position in2013. Nakajima is a 30-year-old veteran of Japan's Pacific League, and in 2012,he hit .311 with 13 home runs and 74 RBI for the Seibu Lions. Observers aresplit on how well Nakajima's offense -- and defense -- will translate to themajors, but he has hit for average and moderate power in his time in Japan. TheA's inked him to a two-year deal and are committed to using him as their startingshortstop, so at the very least Nakajima will get at-bats. Since it's uncertainwhat he will do with those at-bats, it's best to save Nakajima for the later roundsof mixed league drafts.




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3B/SSJayson Nix, NYYJayson Nix appeared in 74 games for the Yankees in 2012, hitting a career-high.243, with four home runs and six steals. His value lies in his versatility, as heplayed second base, short stop, third base and left field. With Kevin Youkilis andDerek Jeter not exactly the pictures of perfect health, it won't be out of thequestion to see Nix play his way into about 150-200 at-bats, but anything else isprobably not possible, as a major injury to any Yankee will likely result in a high-profile move, as opposed to plugging Nix in for a month or more as a starter. Aformer first-round pick, Nix has no value in Fantasy for 2013.


SSEduardo Nunez, NYYFor a while there, Eduardo Nunez looked like he'd be starting at DH, but thenthe Yankees went out and signed Travis Hafner late in the offseason. Still, it'snot like Hafner will be playing every day. He'll have to make the DH spotavailable from time to time so that the Yankees can rest their aging infielders.And whenever that happens, Nunez's versatility makes him the most likelycandidate to fill in. Nunez has skill -- he hit .292 last year and can steal 35-40bases with a full season of at-bats -- and looks to have some real value as aversatile steals specialist (kind of a poor man's Emilio Bonifacio) in 2013. He's adecent pick at a shallow position (shortstop-eligible) in AL-only leagues.


2B/SSCliff Pennington, ARIWhen Cliff Pennington was dealt to the Diamondbacks this offseason, the partof the trade that sent Chris Young to Oakland was what drew the most attention.Given that Pennington owns a career .249 batting average with just 24 homeruns over 525 games, Fantasy owners would have to look hard to findsomething to get excited about. Once a stolen base threat, Pennington hasn'tnabbed more than 15 bags in either of the last two seasons. However, there isone trend that should give owners some mild optimism. Pennington hit all six ofhis home runs on the road last season, and in his three years as a full-timer, 15of his 20 homers have come away from O.co Coliseum. While this won't makehim viable in standard mixed leagues, the potential for Pennington to reachdouble digits in homers and steals -- now that he gets to play his home gamesat Chase Field -- elevates his value among shortstops in deeper mixed leagues,as well as in NL-only leagues.


SSJhonny Peralta, DETIn Jhonny Peralta's first two full seasons in Detroit, Tigers fans have gotten ataste of the inconsistency that he treated Indians fans to for parts of eightseasons. Fantasy owners once again face a dilemma in sizing up Peralta fordraft day: is he the player who hit .299 with 21 homers in 2011 or the guy wholost 60 points on his batting average and hit 13 homers last season? It mattersfor Fantasy, because when Peralta is at his best, he is a top 12 shortstop, butwhen he's not, he is barely viable in standard mixed leagues. Since Peralta isjust a season removed from being a good source of power, and his contact skillswere intact last season, it's not unreasonable to expect a rebound in 2013. Thenagain, there are more reliable shortstop options available in the middle-to-laterounds in mixed league drafts. There is potential upside in drafting Peralta, butjust be aware that you could be stuck with a shortstop whom you will ultimatelyhave to replace through a trade or waiver claim.


SSAlexei Ramirez, CHWAlexei Ramirez had a season to forget in 2012, as his power and averagenumbers slipped for the second straight season. He managed to steal 20 bases,but it was hardly a consolation for owners who were looking for 18 home runsand got nine instead. With his average dipping to .265, Ramirez is no longer theprecocious "Cuban Missile" of years past -- he's now a 31-year-old veteran whoneeds to put together a strong 2013 in order to get back into the good graces ofFantasy owners. Step one: take some walks. He had 16 last year, whichresulted in a .287 OBP. Step two: get the power back up. Ramirez dipped downto 24 doubles and nine home runs last season. If he can bounce back to 30 and18, while keeping the 20 steals -- all realistic, but let's be real here, all probablynot going to happen -- he can work his way into top 10 shortstop status. Morerealistic, though? About 14 home runs, 17 steals and a .284 average. He willlikely be taken in the middle-to-late rounds of most drafts.


3B/SSHanley Ramirez, LADAn incredible five-year run in Miami came to an unceremonious end midwaythrough 2012, when the Marlins shipped Hanley Ramirez to the Dodgers. At thetime, Ramirez was hitting only .246, making his personality flaws a bit harder tooverlook, especially coming on the heels of an injury-plagued 2011 in which hehit only .243. Unfortunately, he didn't reverse course with the Dodgers, finishingwell short of the .300 mark he used to achieve so easily. A couple positives didcome from Ramirez's move to Los Angeles, though. It allowed him to playshortstop again, meaning he retains eligibility at the weakest position in Fantasy.It also put him in a star-studded lineup, giving opposing pitchers no choice but topitch to him. Still, given the recent downward trend and the lingering questionsabout his work ethic, Ramirez probably isn't going to get back to get to being thebest player in Fantasy. A 20-20 shortstop is hard enough to find that he may stillgo off the board as early as Round 2 or 3, but at this stage of his career, he'sprobably closer to dropping behind Ben Zobrist that leapfrogging Troy Tulowitzkiand Jose Reyes at the position.


SSJose Reyes, TORJose Reyes was the centerpiece of the controversial blockbuster trade betweenthe Blue Jays and Marlins in November, but he had a 2012 season that was alsoworthy of attention. In his lone season with the Marlins, Reyes notched 40 stealsfor the first time since 2008. And after posting a disappointing .220 battingaverage in April he hit .296 the rest of the way. Even though his per-game outputwas down from the year before, Reyes wound up being the most productiveshortstop in Fantasy. With Troy Tulowitzki coming back healthy, Reyes may notrepeat the feat, but his combination of excellent contact skills, speed anddoubles and triples power will keep him near the top of the shortstop rankings.Moving into a potent Blue Jays lineup won't hurt his value either. Plan ontargeting Reyes within the first three rounds in mixed league drafts, as he islikely to be gone by then.



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SSJimmy Rollins, PHIIf there is one common thread with the Phillies' offensive superstars (JimmyRollins, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard), it is this: we need to throw their battingaverage out the window, because there's no use in trying to predict if they'regoing to hit .280 or .250. Look, for instance, at Rollins: a career .270 hitter, hislast three seasons have averages of .243, .268 and .250. But you never gotRollins for his average. In 2012, Rollins hit the most home runs (23) since his2007 MVP campaign. And he continued his streak of stealing 30 bases in everyseason with 550 or more at-bats. While it's logical to think Rollins may slowdown a bit with his speed and power as he enters 2013 at age 34, keep in mindRollins had to essentially carry the team on his back while Utley (returned onJune 27) and Howard (returned on July 6) were rehabbing injuries. FromHoward's return forward -- in 75 games -- Rollins hit 15 home runs, scored 54times and stole 16 bases. With the two big bats back in the mix, Rollins shouldequalize any age-related drop-off with a better lineup behind him. He will bedrafted in the early rounds of most leagues.


2B/SSJosh Rutledge, COLJosh Rutledge's prospect status soared in 2011, when he blistered CaliforniaLeague pitching for a .346 batting average. Last season, he proved that hisperformance was not just the by-product of playing in an extremely hitter-friendlycircuit, as he hit .306 with 13 home runs in 87 Texas League games. A groininjury to shortstop Troy Tulowitzki ultimately forced Rutledge to be recalled inmid-July, and he responded by hitting .345 with seven home runs through theend of August. Rutledge's power and ability to make contact waned over theseason's final month, raising concerns about whether he can sustain his initiallevel of production over a full season. With Tulowitzki returning, Rutledge willmove over to second base, but with that position being no deeper thanshortstop, Rutledge holds significant value, simply because of the potential hehas shown. While his late-season swoon and relative inexperience make him arisky pick, he has enough upside to justify a pick in the middle rounds of astandard mixed league draft.


2B/SSRamon Santiago, DETAfter three straight seasons with 290 or more plate appearances, RamonSantiago saw his playing time decline in 2012. In fact, his playing time all butevaporated upon the arrival of Omar Infante, who became the Tigers' regularsecond baseman after getting traded from the Marlins in July. Infante is back for2013, so Santiago will likely continue to be a rarely-used utility man. He shouldrebound from last season's anemic .206 batting average, but given how littleplaying time he is poised to receive, Santiago will only be a viable option in verydeep AL-only leagues.


2B/SSMarco Scutaro, SFUsually when a player joins the Rockies, Fantasy owners salivate at the thoughtof the extra-base power that comes with the move. Even for a doubles hitter likeMarco Scutaro, a schedule full of home games at Coors Field seems sure togenerate a windfall. Things didn't work out that way when Scutaro got to Denver.Through late July, he was batting .271 with four home runs and 16 doubles. In astrange twist, it took a trade to pitcher-friendly San Francisco for Scutaro'sseason to take off. As the Giants' regular second baseman, Scutaro struck outjust 14 times in 243 at-bats, hitting .362 with three home runs and 16 doubles --basically the same power output he had in Colorado, but in less than two-third ofthe at-bats. He will reprise his role as the Giants' second baseman in 2013, ashe signed a three-year, $20 million deal with the team this offseason. Though heis extremely unlikely to replicate his late season performance, which included a.328 postseason batting average, he should be more productive than he wasduring his Rockies stint. Be careful not to overvalue Scutaro on Draft Day due tohis late-season hot streak, but he is still a good option in the late rounds ofstandard mixed league drafts.


SSJean Segura, MILJust before the July 31 trade deadline, the Angels shipped Jean Segura -- oneof their top prospects -- to the Brewers as part of the price for acquiring ZackGreinke. Segura had never played above the Double-A level, but it took theBrewers less than two weeks to install him as their regular shortstop. It didn't goespecially well for Segura in Milwaukee, as he hit .264 with seven extra-basehits (no homers) in 163 at-bats. He still has the potential to hit for a higheraverage, but Segura has already delivered in the stolen base category, swipingseven bags in eight attempts over the season's final two months. He will resumehis role as the Brewers' starting shortstop in 2013, but owners shouldn't expecthim to show the moderate power and higher batting averages that he displayedin the minors. Though Segura will be a bargain if he develops quickly, it's bestnot to trust him with a draft pick outside of deeper mixed leagues and NL-onlyformats.




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SSAndrelton Simmons, ATLAfter losing the starting shortstop job to fellow rookie Tyler Pastornicky in springtraining, Andrelton Simmons quickly convinced the Braves they had made thewrong choice and was starting in the big leagues by June 2. He got off to a hotstart, too, batting .333 with an .887 OPS after a month. Unfortunately, he brokehis pinkie about a week later and missed the next two months. Health wasn't theonly area in which Simmons fell short as a rookie. In addition to his high contactrate, his base-stealing ability was supposed to be what set him apart in Fantasy,and yet he attempted just one stolen base in 49 games. After losing MichaelBourn in the offseason, the Braves toyed with the idea of making Simmons theirleadoff hitter, so they must feel like he's capable of making an impact on thebase paths. Given his lack of power, he'll need to get the green light more oftento make a significant impact in Fantasy. Right now, Simmons' greatest asset isbat control, which is more valuable in real life than in Fantasy, so unless yourleague uses a middle infield spot, you don't much incentive to draft him. He'lllikely enter the Elvis Andrus and Asdrubal Cabrera class of shortstops as hematures, but right now, he's a rung down the ladder.


SSRuben Tejada, NYMRuben Tejada made some progress as an option in Fantasy last season butcontinued to show minimal pop. He was still able to hit for average, however, ashe batted .305 in his first 27 games before going on the DL due to a quad injury.Tejada would return in late June and finished the year hitting .289 with onehome run and 25 RBI. While his .351 slugging percentage was 20 points abovehis career mark, Tejada has just two home runs in 288 career games in themajors. The 23-year-old is an above-average defender with plenty of room togrow but leave him for NL-only formats on Draft Day.


SSTroy Tulowitzki, COLTroy Tulowitzki has had struggles with staying healthy over his career, but healthwoes played a bigger role for him than usual in 2012. He missed the last fourmonths of the season due to a groin injury and subsequent surgery, soTulowitzki's season ended after only 47 games. For the portion of the schedulehe did play, Tulowitzki's production was not quite up to his norm, as he hit .287with eight home runs, but only eight doubles and two stolen bases. Given thatthe seven-year veteran is expected to be ready for spring training and that hisdropoff was mild and over a short time period, there is no reason to think of himas anything less than the best shortstop in Fantasy. No other player at theposition has the consistent track record of high batting averages, 30-plus homerun power and run production that Tulowitzki has. He is still a legitimate first-round pick in all formats.


2B/SSWilson Valdez, MIAFree agent infielder Wilson Valdez has seen his production -- and at-bats --slowly slip every year since 2010. Last season, Valdez hit .206 with four doublesand three steals in 194 at-bats. Just two seasons ago, he was hitting .256 withfour home runs and seven steals. Valdez is a utility/bench player who won't seeenough at-bats to make a Fantasy impact. His ceiling, even in an optimalsituation, isn't worth a pick on Draft Day.





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OutfielderOFRick Ankiel, HOU

Rick Ankiel endured the worst campaign of his career since giving up pitchinglast season. He saw some decent playing time for the Nationals early on in theyear and batted .275 with a .425 slugging percentage in his first 25 games.Ankiel would struggle after that, however, and was released in late July afterhitting just .228 with five home runs and 15 RBI in 158 at-bats. While there weresome rumors that the left-hander might return to the mound this offseason, heended up signing a minor-league deal with the Astros and will vie for playingtime in the outfield during spring training. Houston does not have a ton ofexperience in the outfield and Ankiel could land a starting job with a solid camp,so keep an eye on the situation. The 33-year-old will only be worth owning inFantasy with regular at-bats in 2013. If that happens, target Ankiel in deeper AL-only formats on Draft Day.


OFNorichika Aoki, MILWhen the Brewers signed Norichika Aoki to a two-year deal last January, it wasnot clear where the former Yakult Swallow would fit in with his new club.Particularly once Ryan Braun had his 50-game drug suspension overturned, itappeared that Aoki would struggle to get playing time. A season-ending kneeinjury to Mat Gamel changed all that, as Aoki eventually took over for Corey Hartin right field, while Hart replaced Gamel at first base. Once installed in thelineup, Aoki didn’t give manager Ron Roenicke any reason to remove him, as hehit .288 with 10 home runs, 81 runs, 50 RBI and 30 stolen bases. Aoki will beginthe 2013 season as a known quantity with a known role, serving as the Brewers'leadoff hitter. His penchant for stealing bases and scoring runs will give himvalue in Rotisserie leagues, while his aversion to strikeouts makes him anattractive option in Head-to-Head formats. Regardless of format, owners instandard mixed leagues should target the 31-year-old in the latter portions ofthe middle rounds.


OFJose Bautista, TORJose Bautista got off to a very slow start in 2012, but was turning things aroundbefore a wrist injury derailed his campaign. After batting just .181 with threehome runs and 10 RBI in April, he would hit 24 long balls with 55 RBI over hisnext 67 contests while slugging a stellar .608. Left wrist inflammation landed himon the disabled list in mid-July, however, and Bautista would play in just twomore games down the stretch before undergoing surgery in September. The 32-year-old is expected to be ready for the start of spring training but ownersshould keep an eye on his progress during the offseason to make sure he willnot have a late start in 2013. Bautista has become a prolific power hitter sincecoming to Toronto in 2008 and with all of the moves the Blue Jays made duringthe offseason, he should have plenty of opportunities to drive in runs in arevamped lineup. Bautista has averaged more than 41 home runs with 97 RBIand a .593 slugging percentage over the last three seasons and while there is abit of an injury risk involved with the three-time All-Star, he is still worth takingwith an early pick on Draft Day.


OFJason Bay, SEAAfter another dismal campaign in New York, the Mets cut ties with Jason Bayduring the offseason even though he had one year and $16 million left on hisdeal. He appeared in just 70 games last season due to injuries and inconsistentplay, batting a career-low .165 with eight home runs and 20 RBI. His .299slugging percentage was over 180 points below his career mark and he got onbase at a lowly .237 clip. Bay hit just 26 home runs with 124 RBI and a .234average in his three seasons with the Mets but generated some buzz in free

agency. The 34-year-old signed with the Mariners in the offseason and if he canget back to his old ways, could end up having a bounce-back campaign. Hesurely cannot do worse than he did a year ago and should see plenty of at-batson a Seattle team that is still in rebuilding mode. Bay is worth targeting in AL-only formats but owners in the majority of Fantasy leagues should plan onignoring the three-time All-Star on Draft Day.


OFCarlos Beltran, STLIf Carlos Beltran's triumphant return from knee surgery in 2011 was uplifting,then his follow-up in 2012 was an absolute joyride. Or was it? See, even thoughhis 32 homers represented the most he's had in a season since 2007, his .269batting average and .842 OPS were significant steps back from his .300 and.910 marks in 2011. And though he seemingly stayed healthier in 2012, heplayed in only nine more games. In fact, his 151-game slate may have been theworst thing that happened to him. He was about in line with his 2011percentages at the All-Star break, but in the second half, he hit only .236 with a.742 OPS, including .224 and .667 over his final 44 games. The hand, back andknee injuries he battled during that stretch are of course largely to blame, but inhis age-36 season, they'll continue to be the norm for him. Beltran's best chanceof continuing to produce at an elite rate in 2013 would be a reduction in playingtime, but if the Cardinals elect to go that route, his totals will suffer. One way oranother, he figures to take a step back this season, so don't be surprised if hefalls outside the top 30 outfielders on Draft Day.


OFRoger Bernadina, WASComing up through the minors, Roger Bernadina showed that he could producehigh batting averages and on-base percentages, yet whenever the Nationalswould give him a chance to show his stuff, he would give them reasons to benchor demote him. Bernadina only started 48 games in 2012, but when he did play,he finally put up the kinds of numbers that he appeared to be capable of. In 261plate appearances, Bernadina hit .291 with a .372 on-base percentage and 15stolen bases. Bernadina's shot at being a starting outfielder has probablypassed him by, but because he can still help with stolen bases in a part-timerole, he has some appeal for Rotisserie owners. Particularly in those formats,Bernadina can be targeted in NL-only leagues and possibly some very deepmixed leagues.



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OFGregor Blanco, SFSpring training stats don't usually mean much, but an exceptionally good springcan provide an opportunity for a previously-ignored player to earn a roster spot.This was the case for Gregor Blanco in 2012, as he parlayed a .333 CactusLeague batting average and 13 steals into his first chance at regular playingtime in four years. Only in Blanco's 2008 rookie season with the Braves did hemake more than the 453 plate appearances he received with the Giants lastseason. Blanco made good on his stolen base potential, delivering 26 swipes in32 attempts. Through June 9, Blanco followed up his spring performance withmore hot hitting, as he batted .291 with 10 doubles, three triples and three homeruns. Over the rest of the season, Blanco's production faded, as line drivesturned into grounders, and he hit .216 with eight extra-base hits. Despite thepoor finish, Blanco could fill the hole in left field left by Melky Cabrera'sdeparture for Toronto, as he provides a strong defensive presence. With playingtime, Blanco could offer another 20-plus stolen base season. He may not giveFantasy owners much else, but the steals make him relevant in deeperRotisserie formats.


OFBrennan Boesch, NYYIn each of his first two seasons, Brennan Boesch suffered from extremeinconsistency. Last year, Boesch made Fantasy owners long for the old days, ashe was consistent but mediocre. Lacking one of his typical extended powerbinges, Boesch finished with career lows in home runs (12) and doubles (22),even though he set a career high for at-bats (470). With the acquisition of ToriiHunter, the emergence of Andy Dirks and eventual arrival of prospects AvisailGarcia and Nick Castellanos, the Tigers' outfield may not have room for Boesch.He seems unlikely to get as much playing time in 2013 as he has beenaccustomed to, so Fantasy owners should only target Boesch in deeper AL-onlyleagues.


OFBrian Bogusevic, CHCBrian Bogusevic saw the most playing time of his career for the Astros lastseason, but struggled at the plate after an impressive callup in 2011. He battedjust .203 with seven home runs and 28 RBI in 355 at-bats and posted a lowly.299 slugging percentage. While he was able to make 83 starts a year ago,Houston has a crowded outfield entering this season so the 28-year-old willhave to compete for playing time during the spring. Bogusevic poses minimalappeal in Fantasy even if he wins a starting job so plan on ignoring him in themajority of formats on Draft Day.


2B/OFEmilio Bonifacio, TORThumb and knee injuries derailed what could have otherwise been a productive2012 season for Emilio Bonifacio. Limited to just 64 games, Bonifacio stillmanaged to swipe 30 bases, as well as score 30 runs for the offense-starvedMarlins. Not only does he get the chance to start 2013 with a clean bill of health,but Bonifacio will enjoy the benefits of hitting in the Blue Jays' stacked lineup.Having been included in the 12-player swap between Miami and Toronto,Bonifacio will get his first exposure to the American League. It's not clear howthe move will impact his stolen base totals, but owners should continue to counton Bonifacio to be among Fantasy's most prolific contributors in the category.Just don't expect him to become a power hitter just because he's moving toRogers Centre and the power-heavy AL East. Bonifacio's game is ground ballsand speed. As long as he stays healthy and racks up steals, he will be worthdrafting around the same time you would take a second-tier second baseman.Though Bonifacio is currently eligible only as an outfielder, he is expected to

compete for the Blue Jays' everyday second baseman job.


OFPeter Bourjos, LAAAfter his 26-double, 11-triple, 12-homer and 22-steal campaign in 2011, PeterBourjos' diverse skill set looked like it would make him a mainstay in the Angelslineup for years to come. But that was before the arrival of Albert Pujols andreturn of Kendrys Morales created a logjam at the first base and DH spots,leaving Mark Trumbo to find work in the outfield. Because Trumbo got off to abetter start than Bourjos last year, he was the one who remained in the lineupwhen uber-prospect Mike Trout entered the scene in late April. Bourjos isn'tnecessarily the victim in this narrative, though. For as well as he performed in2011, his deplorable strikeout-to-walk ratio hinted of him being more CameronMaybin than Shane Victorino going forward, and his performance in part-timework last year seemed to verify it. The Angels think enough of Bourjos' abilitythat they were willing to sacrifice some of their depth at first base to clear a spotfor him, dealing Morales to the Mariners this offseason. But with Vernon Wellswaiting on the bench, Bourjos will remain on a short leash. Seeing as he's only26, he's a genuine sleeper in AL-only formats, but he's probably not worth thegamble in mixed leagues.


OFMichael Bourn, CLEThanks in large part to his career-high nine homers, Michael Bourn managed torank among the top 20 outfielders in both Head-to-Head and Rotisserie leagueslast year even though his 42 stolen bases were his fewest in four years and his.274 batting average was his second-lowest during that stretch. The former isespecially troubling for a player entering his early 30s and perhaps suggestswhy Bourn had to settle for a lower-than-expected contract with the Indians thisoffseason. His game mostly depends on speed, so if he loses even half a step,which tends to happen for players as they age, his other numbers could suffer.His .225 batting average in the second half last year may have been the start ofit. Or it may have simply been a necessary regression to the mean after he hit.311 in the first half, which would suggest he still has a couple more 60-stealseasons in store for him with his new club. The bottom line is Bourn's skill setstill makes him an attractive Fantasy option, but given the warning signs hedisplayed last year, you might want to drop him outside your top 20 outfielderson Draft Day, if only a couple spots, just to be safe.



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OFJackie Bradley, BOSJackie Bradley's first full professional season showed exactly why he was thestar of the University of South Carolina's back-to-back national championshipteams in 2010 and 2011. After his speed, extra-base pop and stellar batting eye(he had 52 walks to 40 strikeouts during the stint) led to a .359 batting averageand .480 on-base percentage (not to be confused with slugging percentage) in234 at-bats at Class A Salem, the Red Sox promoted him to Double-A Portlandmidway through the season, where he actually popped two-thirds of his homerswhile maintaining his high walk rate. He did slow down in enough other areasthat the Red Sox will surely send him back to Portland for the start of 2013, butconsidering he'll be 23 after opening day, his time is coming. With JacobyEllsbury ticketed for free agency after the season, the Red Sox may want to geta sneak peak at everything Bradley brings to the table, making him a candidatefor a midseason call-up and a prospect well worth monitoring even in single-season mixed leagues. Remember how valuable Carl Crawford was in hisprime? Bradley has the potential for those kinds of numbers, only with an evenbetter on-base percentage.


OFMichael Brantley, CLECleveland outfielder Michael Brantley has seen a steady rise in production overthe past three seasons, with a boost in playing time bringing with it a higheraverage, better walk rate, and, obviously, more counting stats. Brantley isn't themost exciting player -- his ceiling is maybe eight home runs and maybe 15steals -- but he can be a surprisingly decent force in doubles (he hit 37 last year)and has a nice enough strikeout-to-walk ratio to provide some value in deeperpoints leagues. Roto owners may not be able to find room for Brantley in startinglineups, but he could be good bench depth as a dependable bat that won't hurtmany teams. He should be a late-round pick in AL-only drafts.


OFRyan Braun, MILA year ago, Braun appeared to be facing a 50-game drug suspension, andFantasy owners were facing a dilemma over how to approach the slugger ondraft day. In February, Braun's suspension was overturned, and he went on tohave a typically productive season, finishing second in the National LeagueMost Valuable Player voting. From a power perspective, Braun outdid his 2011MVP performance, hitting a career-high 41 home runs. He also eclipsed a .300average and 100 runs for the fourth straight season, and it was his fifth year in arow with more than 100 RBI. If that wasn't enough, he also produced his secondconsecutive season with 30-plus stolen bases. That combination of elite-levelnumbers is what makes Braun arguably the most valuable outfielder in Fantasy.He remains someone to target early in the first round.


OFDomonic Brown, PHIAfter deadline deals that sent Hunter Pence and Shane Victorino packing, aspot in the outfield opened up, once again, for former top prospect DomonicBrown. The result? Nearly identical numbers from the early season 2011experiment that had the Phillies sending Brown back to the minors. In 187 at-bats (compared to 184 in 2011), Brown's batting average was actually lower(.235/.245), he hit the same amount of home runs (five), had one more double,one more triple, drove in seven more runs and scored seven fewer. There aren'tany splits to speak of that would point to Brown either figuring something out ortailspinning at the end -- he was pretty steady at these numbers from his recalluntil the end of the season. We know Brown has talent -- he was BaseballAmerica's No. 4 prospect before 2011 and has a career .296 average in theminors -- but he's been remarkably consistent in two stints in the majors. Hecould end up figuring things out on the job in 2013, but it might be a little

optimistic to expect him to produce that 20-20 potential based on what he'sdone so far in the majors. He's a late-round draft pick in NL-only formats.


OFJay Bruce, CINJay Bruce set a career high in home runs in 2012 with 34. This broke hisprevious high of 32, set in 2011. He also set career highs in doubles (35), RBI(99) and steals (nine). In short, the 25 year-old, just now entering his prime, isbecoming a dangerous weapon in Fantasy. His average may be the only part ofhis game that would-be owners could nit-pick, but all things considered, .255isn't that bad. And it could be lower, considering the averages of other playerswith 40 home run potential. Bruce may be a bit inconsistent for head-to-headplayers, who got some weeks of boom or bust from him, but his final numbersmake him an elite outfield option and should have him off the board in the earlyrounds of 2013 drafts.


OFMelky Cabrera, TORFor the second year in a row, Melky Cabrera enters the season with plenty ofskeptics, but this time it's for entirely different reasons. A year ago, Fantasyowners were trying to figure out if the 2011 version -- the one who broke out fora .305 average, 18 home runs, 87 RBI, 102 runs and 20 stolen bases for theRoyals -- was legitimate. Just as Cabrera seemed to answer his doubters bybeing even more productive after an offseason trade to the Giants, he was hitwith a 50-game suspension for testing positive for testosterone. Now with theBlue Jays, Cabrera will try to reestablish his value. Though he is more of aground ball hitter, Cabrera could be a 20-homer threat now that he is moving tohis best hitter's park since being a Yankee. However, Cabrera has raised hisvalue over the last two years more with speed than power, as he has increasedhis stolen bases and hit over .300 on grounders in both 2011 and 2012. Doubtsabout Cabrera's future performance raised by his PED suspension could causemany owners to pass on him as a top 20 outfielder, so there is probably noreason to reach for him in drafts. He could be a huge bargain, though, if he canmaintain the level of performance he has established in his two most recentseasons.



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OFLorenzo Cain, KCThe Royals traded Melky Cabrera to the Giants last offseason partly becausethey had Lorenzo Cain raring to go, but that plan quickly backfired when Cainwent down in early April with a strained groin. He would end up missing the nextthree months, forcing the Royals to make due with Quadruple-A speedsters likeJason Bourgeois and Jarrod Dyson. And if that wasn't bad enough, even whenCain returned after the All-Star break, he didn't quite live up to expectations.Yeah, if you project his numbers out over a full season, he would have been a15-homer, 20-steal guy, but his mediocre batting average prevented him fromgetting on base enough to be the table setter the Royals wanted him to be.While refrains of "oh, he was a first-time starter" and "give him more time" wouldnormally apply in this situation, Cain is already in the prime of his career. Heturns 27 soon after opening day. It's pretty much now or never for him. The goodnews is Cain will be cheap on Draft Day, so if you want to give him one lastchance, you won't have much competition for his services. The bad news is heno longer has the allure of the unknown.


OFTony Campana, ARITony Campana continued to show blazing speed for the Cubs in 2012, butstruggles at the plate hindered his appeal in Fantasy once again. He batted .264with 30 stolen bases and 26 runs scored in 89 games in the majors but alsospent some times in the minors. Campana started just 38 games in Chicagoand slugged a porous .299 while getting on base at a .308 clip. The 26-year-oldwould be an attractive option in Rotisserie formats if he's able to earn moreplaying time in 2013. But with the Cubs' outfield looking full, a future as areserve/pinch-runner role once again appears to be in the cards. LeaveCampana for deeper NL-only and some Rotisserie formats on Draft Day.




1B/DH/OFChris Carter, HOUAs a minor leaguer, Chris Carter showed impressive power, but he was alsostrikeout-prone. Up until last season, Carter failed to produce during his majorleague callups with Oakland, as he made too little contact, and he didn'tproduce the power to make up for it. In 2012, Carter finally started to make goodon his potential. His 83 strikeouts in 218 at-bats held his batting average downto .239, but in that limited playing time, he blasted 16 home runs and drove in 39runs. Carter played well enough that he served as the A's starting first basemanfor much of the second half of the season before eventually settling into a

platoon with Brandon Moss. Now with the Astros, Carter has a chance toexpand his playing time even further, getting opportunities to play at first base,left field and designated hitter. He probably won't get enough at-bats to berelevant in standard mixed leagues, but Carter is worth targeting in any formatdeeper than that.


DH/OFYoenis Cespedes, OAKNot everyone was sold on Yoenis Cespedes when the Athletics signed him to afour-year, $36 million deal last offseason, as some observers thought he mightneed some time in the minors before making an impact in the majors. To thecontrary, Cespedes hit the ground running, homering in three of his first fourgames with Oakland. He did miss significant amounts of time in May and Junewith hand and hamstring injuries, and ultimately, he was limited to 129 games.When Cespedes played, though, he helped owners with power and runproduction, and he also finished with a .292 batting average and 16 stolenbases. Cespedes has the tools to produce like a top 20 outfielder, though hecould fall short of that select group if injuries sideline him again. While ownersmay look to target an outfielder with a more established track record of stayinghealthy, it is still worthwhile to go after Cespedes with a pick in the early rounds.


OFShin-Soo Choo, CINReds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo had a decent -- but not great -- bounce-backyear from an injury-ravaged 2011, in which he only played 85 games. Choo hit.283 with 16 home runs and tied a career-high with 21 steals in 2012. While hispower numbers and average weren't back up to his 2008-2010 levels, it wasencouraging to see Choo not get stuck in a rut after a disappointing (when heplayed) 2011. Choo, who was traded to the Reds in a December three-teamdeal, projects as the starter in center field for Cincinnati and will likely hit leadoff,a role he excelled in last season (a .310 average and .881 OPS, with 12 homeruns in 400 leadoff at-bats). Expect a jump in power (smaller home stadium)and runs scored -- Joey Votto, Ryan Ludwick, Jay Bruce and Brandon Phillipshitting behind him all make for a huge upgrade over his Cleveland counterparts.This should all add up to a solid average and a 25/20 season for Choo. He'lllikely go early in the middle rounds in most drafts.


1B/OFTyler Colvin, COLTyler Colvin surprised many Fantasy owners with his 20-homer rookie season in2010, but just as quickly as he earned attention, he fell into obscurity just a yearlater. Coming back from a collapse lung, he hit just .150 in 2011, soexpectations were low when Colvin came over to the Rockies last offseason. Hetook full advantage of Coors Field, hitting 11 of his 18 home runs there andbatting .338 (as opposed to .244 on the road). Colvin logged 136 games,making at least 30 appearances at first base, center field and right field. Heshould get a healthy amount of playing time at those positions again in 2013, soeven without an everyday job, Colvin should produce enough to be worth a pickin deeper mixed leagues.



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OFCollin Cowgill, NYMHeading into 2013 with his third team in three seasons, Collin Cowgill returns tothe National League with the Mets after getting traded from the Diamondbacksto the Athletics last offseason. In his first two seasons as a big leaguer, Cowgillactually spent more time at Triple-A than in the majors, and he failed to helpFantasy owners much with stolen bases, even though he showed off his speedin the minors. All three of the Mets' projected starting outfielders -- Lucas Duda,Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Mike Baxter -- are lefties, so the right-handed Cowgillshould get plenty of at-bats against southpaws. Perhaps this is the season thathe can hit double digits in stolen bases, but even if he does, Cowgill probablywon't do much else to aid Fantasy owners. He is strictly an option for NL-onlyleagues.


1B/OFAllen Craig, STLChances are Allen Craig wasn't drafted in your Fantasy league last year. At thetime, he was recovering from offseason knee surgery and didn't have aneveryday job waiting for him. When he did finally return as an injury replacementfor Lance Berkman on May 1, he wound up hitting .404 (19 for 47) with fivehomers in his first 12 games. With that, his playing time was no longer inquestion. Perhaps it shouldn't have been in the first place. At every other stageof his professional career -- be it as a minor-leaguer, a part-timer during the2011 season or an injury replacement during the 2011 postseason -- Craigproved capable of hitting .300 with a .900 OPS. So why wouldn't it translate tofull-time duty? Now that he's proven it does, having maintained a battingaverage right around .300 for the final five months of 2012, a starting job --whether at first base or the outfield -- is Craig's for the foreseeable future. Hemay not have much room to improve at age 28, but considering he averagedmore Head-to-Head points per game than high-profile teammate Matt Hollidaylast year, he's worthy of an early round pick just as he is.


OFCarl Crawford, LADThe Perfect Storm continued to be a perfect mess for the Red Sox in 2012,following up his discouraging first season in Boston with a truncated secondseason that culminated in Tommy John surgery. His elbow was messed up fromthe beginning, so you can't glean too much from his numbers. He was alsorecovering from wrist surgery to start out the year, so clearly he wasn't alltogether physically. But now, it's been two years since we've seen Crawforddeliver big-time Fantasy numbers. He's 31, and speed -- his greatest strength --is an attribute doesn't age well. He'll get a fresh start in Los Angeles aftergetting traded to the Dodgers while he was recovering from Tommy John lastseason, and maybe just leaving the pressure cooker of Boston will allow him torelax and get back to playing the way he did in Tampa Bay. But clearly, he's arisk in Fantasy, because of both his declining health and his diminishedproduction. Given his elite pedigree, he'll be worth a flier in the middle rounds ofmixed-league drafts, but you'll want to keep your expectations for Crawford incheck.


DH/OFCoco Crisp, OAKBy now, Fantasy owners know that if they draft Coco Crisp, two things will beinevitable: stolen bases and extended time spent on the disabled list. Crispendured a variety of injuries and ailments again in 2012, including an earinfection and pinkeye, and he was limited to 120 games in his third season withOakland. However, Crisp did make good on the other part of the bargain, as heswiped 39 bases in 43 tries. He won't necessarily hit for average or with much

power, and with missed time being almost a certainty, owners can't count on ahigh run or RBI total either. Because Crisp consistently delivers steals, he canbe drafted as a top 50 outfielder in Rotisserie formats, in which playing time isnot as important. Head-to-Head owners, however, can take a pass on Crispoutside of deeper leagues.


OFNelson Cruz, TEXNelson Cruz had a very important career-high in 2012, and it was in … at-bats.The oft-injured outfielder (Google "Nelson Cruz hamstring" for a walk downmemory lane) managed 585 at-bats -- 100 more than his previous high. It didn'ttranslate into increased production in several categories, including home runs,RBI and steals, but Cruz hammered 45 doubles, good for sixth in MLB. Ahealthy Cruz begets a happy Fantasy owner, and while he didn't flirt with 30home runs or that .318 average he sported in 2010, the potential to do so isthere. Cruz has talent, it's just a question of him repeating his healthy 2012 andbeing on the field to put his skills on display. That combination of worry and skillwill land him as a draft pick on the early side of middle rounds.


1B/OFMichael Cuddyer, COLAfter struggling to hit for power in his two seasons at Target Field, MichaelCuddyer left the Twins for a three-year, $31.5 million deal with the Rockies.Coors Field went a long way towards helping Cuddyer to revive his career, as heslugged .489 for his highest mark since playing his home games in theMetrodome. He certainly enjoyed an assist from his home park, as his sluggingpercentage was .515 at home. Unfortunately, those stats were compiled throughjust 101 games, as Cuddyer missed almost all of the season's final two monthsdue to an oblique injury. He is set to return for spring training, and as long as heremains with Colorado, he will have value for owners in standard mixed leagues.Even with the potential for 25 to 30 homers, Cuddyer remains a late-roundoption, as he provides only modest help with batting average and stolen bases.


1B/DH/OFChris Davis, BALOn the one hand, you could argue Chris Davis did what he always does in 2012,posting a pathetic 169-to-37 strikeout-to-walk ratio that kept his on-basepercentage below .330 and led to one especially long cold streak. But on theother hand, he hit 33 homers, which is, you know, awesome. He hadn't even hit20 since 2009. The key was getting off to a hot start. After the way Davis hit inApril and May, the Orioles were willing to stick with him during that two-monthdrought from June 15 to Aug. 17 in which he hit .187 with a .551 OPS, and herewarded them by hitting .326 with 15 home runs and a 1.104 OPS over his final36 games. Unfortunately, because those end-of-the-year numbers are so freshon the minds of Fantasy owners, particularly the ones who had or faced Davis inthe playoffs, they have the potential to inflate his value on Draft Day. He mayvery well hit 30 homers again if the Orioles are willing to ride out his peaks andvalleys, but he isn't going to avoid the valleys, not with that strikeout-to-walk rate.Because his 2012 performance, as good as it was, was only good enough tomake him the No. 22 first baseman in Head-to-Head leagues, your best bet is totreat Davis as a cheap source of power worth drafting in the later rounds.



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OFRajai Davis, TORRajai Davis had a resurgent campaign for the Blue Jays in 2012 as he sawsteady playing time in left field and put his speed on full display. He stole 46bases -- second in the majors to the Angels' Mike Trout -- and hit a career-higheight home runs with 43 RBI. Davis also scored 64 runs while batting .257. Withall of the offseason moves Toronto made, however, the 32-year-old heads into2013 as the fourth outfielder. Melky Cabrera is expected to start in left field forthe Blue Jays, but coming off of his suspension for performance-enhancingdrugs, Davis could replace him at some point during the year if he fails to live upto expectations. Davis' speed gives him value in Fantasy, but based on what hisrole will be to begin the season, he will have more value in Rotisserie leagues.Otherwise, target him in AL-only formats on Draft Day.


OFAlejandro De Aza, CHWWhite Sox outfielder Alejandro De Aza took a huge leap in playing time lastseason, going from an average of 86 at-bats in parts of four previous seasons to524 at-bats in 131 games with Chicago. He put up solid numbers in the full-timerole, with a .281 batting average, nine home runs and 26 steals (although hewas caught stealing 12 times, fourth-most in MLB). This all added up to De Azafinishing 86th among batters in 2012, ahead of players like Mark Teixeira,Desmond Jennings and Pedro Alvarez. There's probably not a ton of room forgrowth here, as De Aza's power is likely topped out at nine or 10 home runs,and with him getting thrown out with regularity, the team may try to curb hisbasepath activity. The two areas where he may improve are batting average (hecould maybe reach .295) and doubles (he had 29 last season). A good playerwho will neither carry your team on his back nor hurt it, De Aza, who makes fora lower-end outfield starter in leagues that carry five outfielders, should be takenin the company of the Michael Brantleys and Colby Rasmuses of the world inthe later rounds of your drafts.


OFDavid DeJesus, CHCDavid DeJesus played in the National League for the first time in his careerduring 2012 after signing a two-year, $10 million deal with the Cubs. Hecontinued to show minimal pop for an outfielder as he hit just two home runsbefore the All-Star break while batting .271 with a .359 on-base percentage. Hepicked things up in the second half and finished the year with a .263 average,nine homers, 50 RBI and seven stolen bases. His ability to get on base at adecent clip will likely lead to the 32-year-old batting near the top of the lineupagain in 2013 and DeJesus has the intangibles that fit well in the NationalLeague. Since he is a light-hitting outfielder, however, leave DeJesus for NL-onlyformats on Draft Day.


OFChris Denorfia, SDIf you project his numbers from the last three years over a full season of at-bats,Chris Denorfia is the kind of 15-homer, 20-steal player that would make a niceaddition to any roster late in a mixed-league Rotisserie draft. Unfortunately, atage 32, he doesn't have much hope of expanding his role from platoon player.Given his splits, it's probably for the best. He destroyed lefties to the tune of a.337 batting average and .890 OPS, but when he got a chance to hit againstrighties -- usually because Carlos Quentin's knees were acting up -- he hit only.247 with a .697 OPS. Still, Denorfia will do enough with his 300 at-bats thathe's draftable in deeper NL-only leagues that require the use of five outfielders.Just understand that he won't do anything to improve his stock.


OFAndy Dirks, DETFrom his one stolen base last season, you wouldn't know that Andy Dirks hassome speed, but he does -- and he was still able to use it to help Fantasyowners. In his second season with the Tigers, Dirks hit .322, and that battingaverage was helped by him hitting .321 on grounders. Not only did Dirks leg outa dozen infield hits in 314 at-bats, but he also sped his way to five triples.Because Dirks hits doubles and triples and doesn't strike out much, he hasappeal for owners in points leagues, but his relative lack of home run power (15home runs in 533 career at-bats) means that Rotisserie owners will have to findhelp for that category elsewhere. Dirks' ability to hit for a high average makeshim viable for owners in deeper mixed leagues, as long as he plays close toevery day. He may have to fend off prospect Nick Castellanos to win the startingleft field job, but there's at least a decent chance he can do it, and that will givehim the opportunity to be relevant in Fantasy.




C/DH/OFRyan Doumit, MINDuring his career in Pittsburgh, Ryan Doumit had stretches where he looked likeone of the better offensive catchers in baseball, but every year, some collision orfoul tip would force him to miss an extended period of time, making him a non-factor in Fantasy. The move to Minnesota last year promised to keep him on thefield by giving him starts at other positions, such as DH and the outfield, and itdelivered. His 134 games were a career high. So were his 484 at-bats. As aresult, he posted career bests in both home runs (18) and RBI (75), emergingas a top-10 Fantasy catcher. Of course, he won't get drafted as a top-10 catcherin 2013. What he achieved last year was probably the limit of his potential, soFantasy owners will naturally flock to those with more upside. Plus, Doumit isstill an injury risk as he approaches his 32nd birthday. Still, the likelihood of himfalling out of the top 15 on Draft Day shows just how deep the position hasbecome. In leagues that use only one catcher slot, he's an ideal player to grabin the last round or two. He's more like a middle-rounder in two-catcher leagues.



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OFLucas Duda, NYMLucas Duda looked to be on the verge of becoming a viable option in Fantasyafter hitting .292 with a .482 slugging percentage over 100 games in 2011, buthe took a huge step back last season. After breaking camp as the starting rightfielder for the Mets, he batted .269 with 11 home runs and 42 RBI in his first 70games before his numbers fell off dramatically. He had a .241 average with a.391 slugging percentage when he was shipped to Triple-A Buffalo in July towork things out. Duda showed signs of improvement down on the farm but hisstruggles continued after being recalled in late August. The 27-year-oldunderwent surgery to repair a broken right wrist after suffering the injury duringthe offseason but is expected to be fine for the start of spring training. Unlessthe Mets bring on someone else, Duda will compete to be the starting left fielderduring camp and should benefit from the fences coming in at Citi Field. Dudacould be a nice bounce-back candidate for 2013 and has the power to make thedifference in Fantasy. You wouldn't want to reach for him, but you could doworse than spending a late-round pick on him.


OFJarrod Dyson, KCPegged as a pure burner who wouldn't amount to more than a role player at themajor-league level, Jarrod Dyson was halfway decent when given theopportunity to fill in for an injured Lorenzo Cain in center field early last season.In fact, in his first month on the job, he reached base at about a .350 clip. Ofcourse, he quickly came back down to earth, giving the Royals cause toexperiment with other options in center field before Cain finally returned in mid-July. In the end, though, they never found a backup outfielder they liked morethan Dyson. That's good news if you're looking for cheap steals in an AL-onlyleague. He delivered 30 in only 292 at-bats last year and should again make aworthwhile contribution in the category as the Royals' first line of defenseagainst an injury. Of course, he won't contribute much other than that, but whatmore do you want from a role player?


OFAdam Eaton, ARIAdam Eaton got his chance to shine over the last month of the 2012 seasonwhen it was apparent Chris Young was going to be out for a good deal of time,and, even though he slowed down toward the end of the season, he proved hecould play in the majors. Eaton hit .259 with two home runs, two steals andthree doubles over 85 at-bats. This was enough to earn him the starting centerfield job for 2013, as Arizona sent Young packing to Oakland. What's Eaton'sceiling? Probably a .310 average (he hit .355 in 1,210 minor league at-bats) withseven home runs, 30 doubles and 35 steals. He could be the N.L. Rookie of theYear but doesn't have a lot of hype heading into the season, making Eaton,possibly a late round steal, a nice sleeper candidate in mixed leagues.

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OFJacoby Ellsbury, BOSNobody really expected Jacoby Ellsbury to repeat his 32 home run total from2011, but he was drafted with hopes of some power, along with a possible .300average and a flirtation with 45-50 steals. Instead, his owners got a freakbaserunning accident that resulted in a trip to the DL costing Ellsbury about halfof his season. He ended up with a forgettable four home runs and 14 steals in303 at-bats. We're giving Ellsbury a pass on an injury-marred 2012. In fact, let'spretend it never happened. What can we expect from Ellsbury in 2013? Well, hewon't hit 32 home runs again, but he should be able to supply some power,could hit .300, and will flirt with 45-50 steals. In most leagues, Ellsbury shouldbe off the board in the first three rounds.


OFAndre Ethier, LADJudging by his final numbers last year, Andre Ethier appeared to bounce backfrom a disappointing 2011 in which a knee injury sapped him of his power. But ifyou owned him in Fantasy, you probably came away disappointed. That'sbecause 11 of his 20 homers came in April and September, leaving only nine forthat four-month period in the middle, when the contenders separate themselvesfrom the pretenders in Head-to-Head leagues. He was the Fantasy equivalent offool's gold, coming in a bright, shiny package but delivering little actual value. Sowas it an isolated event? Judging by his recent track record, not really. In termsof perception, he's basically been living off his 31-homer, 106-RBI season in2009. He hasn't had more than 23 homers or 89 RBI in a season since then.Given the letdown of his "rebound" season, though, the perception appears tobe changing. Once an assured top-20 outfielder on Draft Day, Ethier is liable todrop outside the top 30 now that Fantasy owners are beginning to realize hedoesn't bring much more to the table than 20-plus homers and 30-plus doubles.That player still has value, of course, but he's in a lower tier, belonging morewith Nick Swisher than, say, Shin-Soo Choo.


OFDexter Fowler, COLDexter Fowler had been something of a frustration for Fantasy owners over hisfirst three full seasons in the Rockies' outfield. His ability to leg out infield hitsand pile up triples attested to his speed, but he hadn't been able to deliverstolen bases consistently. He plays home games at Coors Field, but he wouldprovide only a handful of homers. And despite high batting averages on balls inplay, Fowler's overall batting average was mired in the .260s due to frequentstrikeouts. Last season, Fowler shook off some of these annoying trends. Heprovided just a dozen steals, but he used his speed and gap power to produce a.393 BABIP and .300 overall batting average. He also showed his first signs ofsome home run power, launching a career-high 13 bombs. It's unlikely thatFowler will hit .300 or higher again this season unless he can reduce hisstrikeouts, and he doesn't help enough with homers or steals to be worthpursuing in mixed Rotisserie leagues prior to the late rounds. However, becauseFowler can be relied on for triples and walks, owners can target him in themiddle rounds of mixed Head-to-Head league drafts.


DH/OFBen Francisco, NYYBen Francisco toiled for the Blue Jays, Astros and Rays in 2012, and he failed tohit as high as .250 or post an on-base percentage as high as .300 at any of thestops. Francisco has also lost some of the power he possessed back when hewas with the Indians and Phillies, as his flyball rate has dropped steadily overthe years. He is a free agent this offseason, but he should be able to find a jobwith a team looking for a right-handed bat to fit into an outfield platoon. Betweenthe limited playing time he is likely to see and his declining skill set, Francisco isonly worth a look in deep league-specific formats.



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OFJeff Francoeur, KCWell, that was predictable. One year after shocking the baseball world with a 20-20 season after slipping into obscurity with the Mets and Rangers, Francoeurreturned to his free-swinging, groundball-hitting, out-making ways in 2012. Truthbe told, the only one of those three that changed for him in 2011 was the out-making, and an abnormally high BABIP was mostly responsible for that. So nowthat everything's back to normal, the outlook for Francoeur is the same as it wastwo or three years ago. Yes, he has enough power that he'll run into a fewhomers -- and for stretches, he'll do it consistently enough that he's worth usingin mixed leagues -- but in the end, his swing-at-anything approach makes him asitting duck for pitchers who do their homework and condemns him to apathetically low on-base percentage. Francoeur is worth a look as a cheapsource of power in AL-only leagues, but holding out hope for a rebound seasonis probably a waste of time.


OFAvisail Garcia, DETDesperate to find a platoon partner for the left-handed-hitting Quintin Berry latelast season, the Tigers turned to the 21-year-old Avisail Garcia, who was havinga breakthrough season in the minors, maintaining a high batting average evenwith a midseason promotion to Double-A Erie. Garcia wasn't bad in the role, buthe didn't live up to the nickname "Little Miggy" either. While a young MiguelCabrera helped guide the Marlins to a World Series title in 2003 with a fewclutch homers during the postseason, Garcia didn't hit a single home run ineither the regular season or postseason. In fact, he had only one extra-base hit-- a double during the ALCS -- in a combined 80 at-bats. You see the problemthere? Garcia has to hit for power to be an impact player in the majors. He hasterrible plate discipline and a strikeout rate that likely precludes him from being asteady .300 hitter. Granted, at age 21, he still has time to emerge as a 20-homerthreat, but he's not there yet. The Tigers' signing of Torii Hunter this offseasongives Garcia an opportunity to continue honing his skills in the minors. Withfellow prospect Nick Castellanos now also playing the outfield, Garcia isn'tnecessarily next in line, so he's just a deeper sleeper in AL-only leagues.


OFBrett Gardner, NYYLast season was essentially a lost one for Brett Gardner, filled with misguidedtimetables and false starts as he came back from what turned out to be a veryserious elbow injury – one which forced him into surgery after a series ofaborted comeback attempts. Gardner has little power -- we can expect him totop out at maybe six home runs in 2013 -- but he offers a good deal of speed.And, despite his career .266 batting average, Gardner can hit -- he was batting.321 in 11 games prior to his injury and had a .290 average in the minors. Healso is 30 this season, probably older than most people realize. Chances areGardner is past the elbow problems, as he came back to play in seven lateregular season games and started two in the ALCS. Lingering rust from missingessentially a full season won't affect his stolen base numbers (if anything, hislegs will probably be fresh), but it's fair to expect some timing issues early on atthe plate as Gardner returns to form. He makes for a nice mid-to-late-roundselection in most drafts.


OFCarlos Gomez, MILCarlos Gomez appeared to have a breakout season in 2012, and Fantasyowners long accustomed to Gomez falling short of expectations were likelytaken by surprise. Actually, the seeds of the breakout were sown one yearbefore, but he played in just 94 games due to a broken collarbone and spendingtime in a platoon role. In 2011, Gomez hit eight home runs in that limited playing

time, but he carried over and sustained his newfound power throughout thewhole '12 season. By the season's midpoint, Gomez was no longer a part-timeoption, as he had earned regular playing time, and he hit even better as aregular. Not coincidentally, Gomez has been much less of ground ball hitter overthe last two years, so there is good reason to think that he will continue to hit forpower as he heads into the 2013 season as the Brewers' everyday centerfielder. With regular at-bats also comes the potential for another 30-plus stolenbase season, so despite a low batting average, Gomez has appeal for owners inRotisserie leagues. While he is more of a late-round option in points leagues,owners in Rotisserie formats can target Gomez in the middle rounds.


OFCarlos Gonzalez, COLCarlos Gonzalez has played two full seasons since his breakout year of 2010,when he looked like someone who would rank among the outfield elite inFantasy for years to come. Since then, he has established himself as aperennial 20-20 threat and a legitimate .300 hitter. However, the power that gaveGonzalez the look of a potential MVP has dissipated, as he has been more of aline drive and ground ball hitter over the last two years. Perhaps a succession ofinjuries has taken its toll or maybe a conscious approach to hit the other wayhas robbed him of some home run power. Then again, as a 27-year-old,Gonzalez may not be done with his development, and 2013 could be the yearwhere he blends the more patient approach he's been building the last twoseasons with the raw power he showed in his breakout year. Because of hishistory of injuries and the uncertainty around his career's trajectory, Gonzalez isnot a good use of a first-round pick. However, with the pool of true eliteoutfielders being small, owners can still look to take him in the very earlyrounds.


OFAlex Gordon, KCEven though his retooled swing provided a logical explanation for theperformance, Alex Gordon had his share of detractors after breaking out with a.303 batting average and .879 OPS in 2011, and after the first two months of2012, they looked like they might be proven right. He was hitting only .237. Hehad only four home runs. It was like the first four years of his career all overagain: such high expectations, so little production. It didn't last, though. Lookingto get Gordon going, manager Ned Yost opted to put him in the leadoff spot onMay 27, and something about the leadoff mindset -- working the count, takingwalks -- helped him turn the corner. From that point forward, Gordon hit .320with 10 homers and an .878 OPS to reestablish himself as a top Fantasyoutfielder -- particularly in Head-to-Head leagues, where his high number ofwalks and doubles counted for something in and of themselves. It's not likeGordon is forever confined to the leadoff role either. He was able to handle thethree-hole when the Royals put him back there Aug. 16, hitting .297 with an .844OPS. At age 29, he has likely peaked as a 15-to-20-homer guy, limiting hisappeal in Rotisserie leagues. But his contributions in other areas make him atop-25 outfielder in Head-to-Head leagues.



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OFCurtis Granderson, NYYCurtis Granderson set a career high for home runs in 2012 with 43, but it cameat the expense of nearly every other offensive category. Granderson's .232average was the worst of his career (the accompanying .319 OBP was hissecond-worst), his 10 steals were the fewest since 2006, his 195 strikeouts werea career high, and he managed just 18 doubles and four triples, major dropsfrom the 26 and 10 he had, respectively, in 2011. If that wasn't bad enough, hebroke his right forearm early in spring training. The 10-week timetable gives hima chance of returning in early-to-mid May, but it pretty much takes him out of theearly-round discussion on Draft Day. Playing half his games in homer-friendlyYankee Stadium, Granderson should still provide plenty of pop at age 32, butwith his batting average again a liability and the start of his season delayed, helikely won't be one of the first 25 outfielders off the board.




OFJosh Hamilton, LAAHow does one destroy years of goodwill and feel-good features? By doggingone fly ball in the middle of a pennant race. That's the straw that broke thecamel's back for Josh Hamilton in 2012, as a career-high 43 home runs werebasically brushed aside thanks to some odd behavior from the outfielder. Hestarted the season unbelievably hot, with 21 home runs through the first twomonths, but ended up hitting just .259 in the second half. Hamilton has a ton oftalent, but it's fair to expect his numbers -- at least in the power categories -- totake a bit of a hit playing half his games in the hitter-unfriendly confines of AngelStadium. Still, Hamilton's combination of power and average should have him asa top 15 outfielder and early round draft pick, especially considering the talentthat surrounds him in Los Angeles.


OFBryce Harper, WASAfter quick and less-than-impressive stints in Double-A and Triple-A, BryceHarper made his major league debut with the Nationals late last April at age 19.Given his struggles in the upper minors, many expected Harper to fall flat in hisfirst exposure to big league pitching. Instead, Harper got off to a fast start,batting .307 with seven home runs in his first 40 games, earning a spot on theNational League All-Star team. He did suffer something of a midseason swoon,but he finished strong and captured the NL Rookie of the Year award. ThoughHarper's final batting average was a middling .270, his 22 home runs, 18 stolenbases and 98 runs produced in five months were nothing short of incredible fora player who didn't turn 20 until October. In an abbreviated season, Harper wasa top 30 outfielder in standard Rotisserie and Head-to-Head formats. Even ifyou consider the possibility of a sophomore slump, you can pencil Harper intoyour top 30 again for 2013 -- and that could wind up being a very conservativeranking.


1B/OFCorey Hart, MILCorey Hart moved to a new position in 2012, but at the plate, very little hadchanged from the previous two seasons. Mat Gamel tore the ACL in his rightknee one month into the season, and that necessitated Hart's move from theoutfield to first base. He responded by posting his second 30-homer season andtying a career high with 91 runs scored, and he finished among the top 10 firstbasemen in standard Rotisserie and Head-to-Head formats. Aside from a slightuptick in strikeouts and a corresponding dip in batting average, Hart has been abeacon of consistency since 2010, and at age 31, he could keep this pace upfor at least another year or two. Though he will remain at first base, Hart gotmore than enough playing time in at right field to be outfield-eligible for 2013.That will help his value a little, but because he may need knee surgery andcould miss up to six weeks of the season, wait until the middle rounds ofstandard mixed league drafts to take Hart.


OFChris Heisey, CINChris Heisey failed to carry the momentum of his 18 home run season (in 279at-bats) in 2011 over to 2012, but he still managed a respectable .265 averagewith seven homers and six steals in 347 at-bats. With Ryan Ludwick returning toCincinnati and Shin Soo-Choo coming over via trade, the future looks rathergrim for the 28-year-old. Heisey could have been a nice sleeper option for theReds in left field, but is now little more than a reserve round flyer and lots offinger crossing (that he either gets traded or someone in the outfield getsinjured) in NL-only leagues. He had decent power and speed in the minors,while carrying a nice average, and his half-season of stats in 2011 and 2012project to a decent Chris Young-type player. Heisey's value lies in his situationand, right now, his situation is less than appealing.


OFJason Heyward, ATLAnd with that, the Braves front office can breathe a sigh of relief. Long-termkeeper owners are free to exhale as well. Jason Heyward -- who after animpressive showing as a rookie in 2010 fell flat on his face in 2011 -- cameroaring back with his first ever 20-20 campaign in 2012. Most likely, no onevariable was completely responsible for the turnaround, but improved health wasprobably the biggest factor. Heyward played almost all of 2011 with numbness inhis right shoulder, and it altered his swing, leading to a disproportionate numberof pop-ups and grounders. Not only were those rates back to normal in 2012,but Heyward's line drive rate was up as well, meaning he's squaring up the balleven better than he did as a rookie. Granted, not everything went right for him in2012. He fell well short of the freakish number of walks he drew as a rookie, andhe struck out 152 times. So basically, he was closer to what you'd expect from aplayer in his early 20s. Heyward arrived with so much hype in 2010 that he'llhave a hard time living up to everyone's expectations in these early stages of hiscareer, but if nothing else, his 2012 confirmed that he's well on his way. With thepossibility of another step forward in 2013, he's worth targeting among the top10 outfielders.



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OFAaron Hicks, MINWith a declining batting average and yet-to-develop power, Aaron Hicks'prospect status took a serious hit at this time last year, but it's come roaringback after a breakout year in which he nearly doubled his career highs in homeruns and stolen bases. The emergence coincided with his promotion to Double-A -- widely considered the most significant step up the minor-league ladder --which suggests it was more a matter of him growing into his tools than beatingup on inferior competition. It certainly convinced the Twins, who traded bothDenard Span and Ben Revere this offseason, presumably to make way forHicks. Hicks will have to beat out 27-year-old Darin Mastroianni for the job thisspring, but even if he doesn't, his ascension is probably just a matter of himspending a few weeks at Triple-A. Because Hicks' name has been synonymouswith disappointment in recent years, some Fantasy owners may be slow tocome around to him, but even during those years when he struggled, his walkrate was among the best in the minors. Even if he disappoints in batting averageand home runs as a rookie, he'll get on base enough to factor in steals. Hicks'potential isn't quite that of fellow Twins prospects Byron Buxton and OswaldoArcia, but because his time is now, he's worth a late-round look even in mixedleagues.


OFMatt Holliday, STLFor the first two-thirds of 2012, the general consensus on Matt Holliday was thathe's as studly as ever. After all, he had a 43-game stretch during the summer inwhich he hit .410 with 11 home runs over 161 at-bats, bringing his battingaverage up to a season-high .324 on Aug. 5. But of course, the season didn'tend on Aug. 5. It continued for 52 more games, during which Holliday hit .237with six home runs in 198 at-bats. So now, Holliday's performance leaves a littlemore room for interpretation. On the one hand, he once again ranked amongthe top outfielders in Fantasy, producing his usual high batting average and 20-plus homers despite having to contend with a lower back issue in September.On the other hand, he's 33, so perhaps that back issue is a sign of things tocome. His 132 strikeouts -- a career high and a significant step back from hisprevious four seasons -- also suggest he's beginning his decline. He has a longway to go, of course, so don't let some late-season slump prevent you fromdrafting him as a top-10 outfielder. Just understand that Holliday is getting to thepoint in his career where he's no longer a rock-solid pick in the second or thirdround.


OFTorii Hunter, DETJust when Torii Hunter seemed to find his niche in Los Angeles, batting betweenMike Trout and Albert Pujols in a loaded Angels lineup, he left for Detroit thisoffseason, where he'll likely have the good fortune of batting in front of MiguelCabrera and Prince Fielder. OK, so maybe he doesn't lose so much with themove. At age 37, he seems to need the lineup support. Prior to earning thatcoveted second spot in the Angels lineup on June 8, he hit .238 in 40 games.From that point forward, though, he hit .340 in 100 games, giving him a seasonbatting average over .300 for the first time in his career. Because he's no longerthe power or speed threat he once was, Hunter will have to perform at a similarclip in 2013 to remain an advisable option in standard mixed leagues. It seemsfar-fetched given his track record and the fact he struck out nearly 100 timesmore than he walked last year, but with Cabrera and Fielder batting behind him,you never know. If nothing else, you can count on Hunter to play every day, soeven if he doesn't excite you in mixed leagues anymore, he won't go forespecially cheap in AL-only formats.


DH/OFRaul Ibanez, SEAIn just 384 at-bats last season, Raul Ibanez managed 19 home runs, 62 RBIand even stole three bases. He will likely be remembered for his postseasonheroics, where he hit three huge home runs and batted .318, but Ibanez was avery solid platoon member for New York in 2012, finishing the season with morehome runs than Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Santana and Adrian Gonzalez. He isprobably little more than a platoon/hot hand bat for the rest of his career, as itlooks like he'll be in the mix for outfield and possible DH at-bats with theMariners. The advantage to the platoon situation, though, is that it allows Ibanezto knock out home runs in favorable situations. While mainly single-leagueterritory, Ibanez, 40, could provide some power for deeper mixed leagues, butthere's no need to use a draft pick on him -- if he gets hot, he'll likely be there onthe wire for the taking early in the season. Ibanez should be drafted in the laterounds in AL-only formats.


OFAustin Jackson, DETAustin Jackson tested the patience of Fantasy owners over his first two seasonsby striking out 351 times in 1209 at-bats. Especially since he had more modeststrikeout rates in the minors, his difficulties with making contact were afrustration for his owners. Those who put their faith in Jackson in 2012 wererewarded, as he struck out 134 times in 543 at-bats -- a rate that is higher thanaverage but far better than those previously posted. That helped Jackson to hit.300 for the first time as well as hit six more home runs and seven more doublesthan he did in 2011, even though he had 48 fewer at-bats. He walked moreoften, too, and the only number headed in the wrong direction was his 12 stolenbases, down from 22 the year before. Even if he doesn't steal 20 or more basesagain, Jackson has emerged as a top 30 outfielder, given his ability to provide ahigh batting average, produce runs and hit for moderate power.


OFBrett Jackson, CHCWe should have all seen this coming, right? Brett Jackson, trailed by oneglowing scouting report after another, got the call to the majors last August andpromptly bombed, batting .175 with a .644 OPS. Of course, you wouldn't expectmuch more than that from a player who struck out every other at-bat, wouldyou? And really, it was every other at-bat. Of his 120 at-bats, 59 resulted instrikeouts. The most surprising part is that it was a surprise to so many. For allhe did well in the minor leagues, one thing Jackson didn't do was makeconsistent contact. Prior to his callup, he had 158 strikeouts in 407 at-bats forTriple-A Iowa. Clearly, it's a chronic issue, and at age 24, he's probably beyondthe point where he'll grow out of it. So, then, can he survive it? Are his toolsenough to sustain him if he's giving away that many at-bats? Clearly, the Cubswant to take more time to figure it out, which is why they brought in NateSchierholtz this offseason. Another mediocre performance in the Pacific CoastLeague -- where a .256 batting average and .817 OPS are no cause forexcitement, really -- could make Jackson an afterthought in Chicago. Hisproximity to the majors is the main reason he's still worth drafting in NL-onlyleagues.



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OFJon Jay, STLBecause he missed about five weeks in the middle of the season with a soreshoulder, the strides Jon Jay made in 2012 might go overlooked in Fantasy. Butwhat started as a platoon role for the 28-year-old outfielder developed intoeveryday duty in early August, and from that point forward, he hit .321 with a.382 on-base percentage and .810 OPS. Though a high batting average isnothing new for him -- he hasn't hit less than .297 in any of his three major-league seasons -- now that he's proven he can maintain it against left-handersas well as right-handers, he has a much better chance of getting the at-bats heneeds to make an impact in Fantasy. And batting leadoff for the Cardinals, thoseat-bats should translate to plenty of runs scored. He also showed more speedthan ever before, more than tripling his career high with 19 stolen bases.Because he lacks home run power, Jay will never be a high-end Fantasy option,but as long as he continues to excel in the same areas he did last year, he's aviable fourth or fifth outfielder. Believe it or not, he actually averaged moreHead-to-Head points per game than Hunter Pence, Nelson Cruz and MarkTrumbo last year.


OFDesmond Jennings, TBWhen Desmond Jennings hit 22 home runs between Triple-A and the majors inhis 2011 rookie season, many wondered where the sudden burst of power camefrom. Jennings built his reputation as a prospect by hitting for average, drawingwalks and stealing bases, but it was not clear that home run power would be inthe cards for him. Then when Jennings hit only 13 homers in his first full bigleague season, the skeptics came out of the woodwork. In fact, not much wentright for Jennings last year, as his strikeout and walk rates moved in the wrongdirection and he batted a mere .246. Normally an extremely patient hitter,Jennings showed less discipline at the plate, and one by-product of his moreaggressive approach was a 12 percent popup rate. He is clearly a moreselective hitter than what he showed last season, and if he can makeadjustments going into 2013, he could hit for average once again and mayberediscover the power he displayed two seasons ago. Jennings' upside makeshim worthy of a pick in the middle rounds of mixed league drafts.




OFReed Johnson, ATLReed Johnson destroys left-handed pitchers, having hit .311 with an .828 OPSagainst them over his 10-year career. Not surprisingly, when the Bravesacquired him from the Cubs in the Paul Maholm deal last July, they made everyeffort to get him in the lineup against left-handed pitchers. Most often, it was inleft field, allowing Martin Prado to shift to the infield. As the Braves roster

currently stands, the plan for Johnson in 2013 is more or less the same. He'll sitagainst right-handers, but against left-handers, the left-handed hitting JuanFrancisco will sit, allowing Prado to shift to third base and Johnson to start in leftfield. A last-minute acquisition could always change that alignment, butJohnson's opportunities would only shrink in that case. If you target the 36-year-old for batting average help in an NL-only league, understand that he won't giveyou more than 250 at-bats or so.


OFAdam Jones, BALAfter making slow and steady progress over his first four seasons in the majors,Adam Jones took a big step forward in 2012, setting career highs in just aboutevery category. The jumps in home runs, from 25 to 32, and doubles, from 26 to39, were the most indicative of a breakout season and exactly what you'd expectfrom a player entering his prime at age 26. Just as important for Fantasyowners, though, was the distribution of those doubles and homers over thecourse of the season. After what seemed like legitimate breakthroughs in 2009and 2011 turned out to be nothing more than maddening inconsistency, Fantasyowners were fearful of the same thing happening in 2012. But Jones hit at leastfive homers in four of the six months and never hit less than .264 in a month.Nope, his 32-homer performance wasn't the result of an unsustainable hotstretch. He genuinely turned the corner as a major-league hitter. Because hedoesn't walk at all, Jones will have to continue to homer at a high rate to remainan elite option in Head-to-Head leagues, but with his star on the rise at just theage you'd expect it to rise, he's worth drafting among the top 10 outfielders.


1B/OFGarrett Jones, PITGarrett Jones had a bounce-back campaign for the Pirates a year ago thanks toa strong finish. He hit 15 home runs with 49 RBI and a solid .523 sluggingpercentage in 74 games after the All-Star break and finished the year with acareer-high 27 homers and 86 RBI. His on-base percentage dipped slightly fromhis down 2011 campaign but his jump in slugging percentage from .433 to .516made a huge difference in his Fantasy value. The 31-year-old has been tooinconsistent to trust in the majority of formats so far in his career, but thepotential for 30 homers means he remains an intriguing option. Jones stands tosee the majority of the playing time at first base in 2013 and is worth targeting inmixed leagues on Draft Day.



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OFMatt Joyce, TBMatt Joyce is one of those frustrating players in Fantasy who show a world ofpotential when used in a limited role, but fail to live up to expectations with moreexposure. Joyce appeared in only 180 games over his first three major leagueseasons, and in that time, he clubbed 25 home runs over 490 at-bats. The Rayshave given Joyce more extensive playing over the last two seasons, but hispower production has fallen short of his earlier pace, as he has hit 36 homers in861 at-bats. At least in 2011, Joyce showed some potential to hit for a decentaverage, batting .277, but that mark fell to .241 last season. He has alsocontinued to struggle to hit against lefties, making the argument to keep him inthe lineup every day a harder one to accept. While Joyce has shown enoughpower to be useful in deeper mixed leagues and AL-only formats, it's time forowners in standard mixed leagues to stop waiting for the breakout.


OFRyan Kalish, BOSIt's hard to believe that Ryan Kalish is just 24 years old, as the top prospectseems to have been around for much longer, and has collected enough injuriesalready to fill a career. From what we can tell, Kalish -- who was limited to pinch-running for Boston last September because he couldn't swing a bat due to ashoulder injury -- is healthy and ready to contribute in 2012. His role, however,remains unclear. He may platoon; he may be sent to the minors. Kalish haspotential to be a Nick Markakis-type player, with decent average, power, andspeed. The question with him is simple: Can he stay healthy? If he proves thathe can, Kalish could have some value in AL-only formats this season. He can bedrafted in the late/reserve rounds, and makes for a decent keeper prospect.


OFMatt Kemp, LADComing off a near-MVP 2011 season in which he finished a homer short of the40-40 club, Matt Kemp entered 2012 with the lofty goal of a 50-50 campaign andappeared to be on track for at least half that equation when he homered 12times in April. Unfortunately, he would hit less than that the rest of the way,finishing with a grand total of 23. The turning point came when a tight hamstringforced him to the DL -- not once, but twice -- in May. Between the DL stints, hewound up missing about six weeks and wasn't the same player when hereturned, mustering just the 11 homers to go along with a .280 batting averageand .792 OPS in 282 at-bats. So much for going 50-50. He didn't even comeclose on the steals, finishing with nine, which could indicate he's nearing thatpoint, like former 40-steal men Vladimir Guerrero and Alex Rodriguez beforehim, when his role in the lineup precludes him from being so aggressive on thebase paths. Granted, it wouldn't be a death blow for Kemp's Fantasy value. He'sstill an excellent hitter -- first-round-worthy, even -- and likely would have beensteadier from start to finish if not for the injured hamstring. He's just no longersafe enough to draft with a top-five pick.


OFJason Kubel, ARIJason Kubel set career highs in home runs (30) and strikeouts (151) in 2012,while getting his second-highest total of doubles (30) and his second-highestOPS (.833). He managed 506 at-bats, even though the Diamondbacks outfieldhad a plethora of players who could man the corners. Kubel emerged as thepower-hitter of the group, though, and with the jettisoning of Chris Young, he isset to start at one of the corners -- assuming the team doesn't decide to go withGerardo Parra instead. But with Justin Upton and Adam Eaton looking like theycan supply all the speed needed in the outfield, one would have to think a powerbat like Kubel's would get the shot at playing time. If the team decides to push

Parra off to the side, expect another shot at 30 home runs for Kubel, with anaverage that could be anywhere from .250 to .285. He's a late-round pick indeeper mixed leagues and a nice source of power for NL-only formats.




2B/OFStephen Lombardozzi, WASEven though he didn't have a steady job at any position, Steve Lombardozzifound plenty of work in his rookie season with the Nationals, starting 83 gamesand playing in a total of 126 games. He was every bit the contact hitter that hehad been in the minors, but Lombardozzi's results fell a little short of thestandard he set in his various minor league stops. Instead of flirting with .300,Lombardozzi hit just .273, and he did so with very little power and only fivestolen bases. While it's doubtful that he will ever be much of a home run threat,Lombardozzi should produce more doubles and triples this season, and thepotential is there for a 20-steal season. Even without a regular role,Lombardozzi can do enough good things to be worth drafting in NL-onlyleagues.


OFRyan Ludwick, CINRyan Ludwick's power never really went away, it was just severely limited incavernous PETCO Park for parts of two seasons. But given the chance to playin the opposite extreme -- the hitter-friendly Great American Ballpark -- Ludwickdelivered, hitting .275 with 26 home runs in just 422 at-bats in 2012. AndLudwick didn't really get regular, every day at-bats until after the All-Star Game,from which point on he hit .309 with 14 home runs in 63 games. Ludwick hasgotten 500 at-bats just once in his career and he responded with 37 home runs.with his return to the Reds as the team's starting left-fielder -- and with the teamadding Shin-Soo Choo to bat leadoff -- Ludwick becomes a cheap source ofpower and RBI. He will likely be selected in the late rounds of most 2013 draftsand is in line to return at least later mid-round value.



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OFNick Markakis, BALAfter a few years of declining power numbers, Nick Markakis' production hadslipped to David DeJesus levels, putting him on the verge of dropping out of thetop 12 at the position. But a funny thing happened in 2012. For the first time infour years, his slugging percentage improved. And not just by a little. His .471mark wasn't far off from what he was putting up in 2007 and 2008, when he wasconsidered one of the top outfielders in Fantasy. Of course, few Fantasy ownersnoticed the improvement because Markakis missed a combined nine weeks withsurgeries on his hand and thumb, ending a streak of three straight seasons inwhich he played 160 games. But when he was in the lineup, he was driving theball like he hasn't in years. So what happened? One theory is that theabdominal surgery he had before the season revealed previously undetectedscar tissue that had weakened his lower half in recent years. It's not a foolproofexplanation, but given the timing of Markakis' resurgence, it makes sense. Evenif you don't buy it completely, you can't deny that Markakis averaged about asmany Head-to-Head points per game as top-five outfielder Adam Jones in 2012.For that reason, he's a bargain if he drops out of the top 30 outfielders on DraftDay.


OFStarling Marte, PITAfter batting .282 with 12 home runs, 62 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 100 gamesin the minors, Starling Marte received his first taste of the majors last seasonand showed why he was considered such a top prospect quickly. He homeredon the first pitch he saw in his debut and batted .290 with a .548 sluggingpercentage in his first 15 games with the big club. His numbers would balanceout after that and he spent some time on the disabled list due to an obliqueinjury. Marte ended up batting .257 with five home runs, 17 RBI and 12 stolenbases over 47 games. The 24-year-old should be the opening day left fielder forthe Pirates in 2013, but keep an eye on his progress during the spring just to besafe. With the potential for double-digit home runs and a good number of stolenbases, Marte should be targeted in the later rounds on Draft Day.


OFLeonys Martin, TEXLeonys Martin made some major strides in 2012, at least over the 231 at-batshe had in the minors. Martin his .359, with 12 home runs and 10 steals, with a1.033 OPS. And this was coming off a 2012 campaign with a .295 average and19 steals (although only four home runs). Martin will probably be given everychance to succeed and grab the starting center field job in 2013, as he hasexcelled in the top levels of the minors and will be 25 years old in March. He'sprobably a safe grab toward the end of most mixed league drafts, although theidea of being stuck in a platoon -- which should lose its likelihood as the seasonapproaches -- will drag his value down and make him a nice sleeper bargain.


OFFernando Martinez, HOUFernando Martinez was a disappointment in his time with the Mets but wasclaimed by the Astros last offseason and showed some progress in 2012. Afterbatting .319 with eight homers and 38 RBI in 51 games at Triple-A, he wascalled up in early June but played in just four games before suffering aconcussion. He was sent back to the minors after being activated and continuedto hit well down on the farm. Martinez was recalled in mid-August and hit .262with six home runs, 12 RBI and a .515 slugging percentage in 37 games downthe stretch. Despite the slow start to his career, the 24-year-old still has plenty oftime to get back on track and should receive plenty of opportunities to redeemhimself in Houston. If new manager Bo Porter can finally get him to play to hispotential, Martinez could end up making some noise in Fantasy. But heading

into Draft Day, plan on leaving him for AL-only formats.


OFJ.D. Martinez, HOUJ.D. Martinez opened some eyes in Fantasy during his callup in 2011 but wasone of the bigger disappointments a season ago. He broke camp as the startingleft fielder and batted .282 with a .449 slugging percentage over the first monthof the season. But it all went downhill from there. He hit just .222 over the next80 games and was optioned to the minors. Martinez was recalled after rostersexpended and ended the season with 11 home runs, 55 RBI and a .241average. The 25-year-old is no lock for a starting gig heading into 2013 andbased on his numbers last season, has minimal Fantasy value at this point.Leave Martinez for AL-only formats on Draft Day.


OFDarin Mastroianni, MINWhen the Twins traded Denard Span to the Nationals in November, they freedup center field for Ben Revere. But then when they traded Revere to the Philliesin December, they left themselves with just a gaping hole there, at least untilAaron Hicks is ready. Fortunately, in Darin Mastroianni, they have a stopgapwhose skill set is similar to Revere's in that he can steal a bunch of bases evenwhen he's reaching base less than 35 percent of the team. In Mastroianni'scase, the source of the low on-base percentage will more likely be a low battingaverage than a low walk rate, but the bottom line is you're drafting him for stealsand not much else. Now, it's possible that Hicks, who to this point has neverplayed a game above Double-A, could blow the Twins away in spring trainingand win the center field job outright, but more likely, the Twins will let him beginthe year in the minors, if only as a matter of principle, giving Mastroianni acouple months to strut his stuff. If he steals 30 bases during that time, which iscompletely possible, maybe he has a major role all season. Clearly,Mastroianni's skill set and projected role make him a player you're going to wantto target in Rotisserie leagues even if his pedigree suggests he's nothingspecial.

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OFJustin Maxwell, HOUJustin Maxwell saw his most extensive playing time in the majors in 2012 andposted career highs in almost every significant category. Maxwell was claimedoff waivers from the Yankees last April and while he batted just .229, he hit 18home runs with 53 RBI in 124 games with a respectable .460 sluggingpercentage. Maxwell hit lefties exceptionally well, posting a .505 sluggingpercentage against southpaws, but his deficiencies against righties caused himto platoon at times. The 29-year-old has some decent pop and is expected tocompete for a starting job during the spring so keep an eye on how he does.Maxwell would be worth a look in some deeper Fantasy formats as a starter butif he continues to platoon, plan on leaving him for AL-only formats on Draft Day.



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1B/OFJohn Mayberry, PHIAfter showing some promise in power, speed and batting average in 267 at-batsin 2011, John Mayberry ended up being a bit of a disappointment in 2012. With441 at-bats, Mayberry actually saw his home run numbers (15/14), average(.273/.245) and steals (8/1) numbers go down. He managed seven moredoubles, but Mayberry was supposed to make a leap in 2012 that just was neverrealized. He showed some spark in July and August, hitting .284 with sevenhome runs in 141 at-bats, but finished the year with a whimper, batting .229 overhis final 29 games. Despite his 2012 failures, Mayberry looked to have a startingjob locked up...until Delmon Young was brought on board in late January. NowMayberry is likely relegated to a platoon role at best, and hopes of abounceback season are essentially shattered. He's a late gamble in NL-onlyleagues.


OFCameron Maybin, SDAfter looking like he might be turning the corner with a respectable .264 battingaverage and 40 stolen bases in 2011, Cameron Maybin took half a step backlast year, making him practically irrelevant in Fantasy. But if you look at thenumbers from one season to the next, he wasn't an especially different player. Aloss of about 20 points on his batting average was enough to demote him in theFantasy ranks from exciting up-and-comer to lost cause. Technically speaking,he can't be a lost cause as he enters his age-26 season. He's still too young forthat. But realistically speaking, with a poor approach at the plate, modest powerpotential and little more than an isolated .264 batting average to hang his haton, Maybin isn't all that exciting for Fantasy purposes. Unless you get desperatefor steals late in a Rotisserie draft, don't bother with him.


OFAndrew McCutchen, PITAndrew McCutchen continued his ascension of the Fantasy ranks last seasonas he put together the best campaign of his career. He batted .362 with 18home runs and 60 RBI in the first half en route to earning his second straighttrip to the midsummer classic. While his numbers fell off a bit after the All-Starbreak, McCutchen ended up leading the National League in hits (194) andfinished second in batting average with his .327 mark. Thanks to his careerhighs in home runs (31), RBI (96), on-base percentage (.400) and sluggingpercentage (.553), the 26-year-old heads into 2013 as one of the more valuableoutfielders in Fantasy. It looks as though he could have reached his peak whenit comes to power but McCutchen still has the speed and the ability to hit foraverage to continue to progress as an elite Fantasy option. The Pirates will becounting on him again to carry the club and owners who grab him in the earlyrounds will be relying on the two-time All-Star the same. McCutchen has shownsignificant progress in each of his first four seasons in the majors so don't lethim fall too far on Draft Day.


OFNate McLouth, BALAmong the collection of castoffs that brought the Orioles within a game of theALCS last year, Nate McLouth stood out as the unlikeliest of contributors. Yeah,he had been an All-Star before, but that was way back in 2008. In the yearssince, he had struggled to maintain a .200 batting average. When he couldn'teven hold down a reserve role for the Pirates last year, batting .140 with a .385OPS in 57 at-bats before getting released on May 31, his career appeared to beover. But the Orioles picked him off the scrap heap a few days later, gave himsome at-bats at Triple-A Norfolk and, when a need a rose in early August,plugged him into the starting lineup. It went about as expected for the first

couple weeks, but from Aug. 19 to the end of the season, a span of 166 at-bats,McLouth hit .277 with a .353 on-base percentage, seven home runs and ninestolen bases. Those were the kinds of numbers he put up during that All-Starseason. The 31-year-old's ability to sustain that pace over a full season isrightfully in question, but the Orioles are counting on him as their leadoff hitter.Because the opportunity is there for him, you wouldn't want to overlook McLouthin the late rounds.


OFTyler Moore, WASTyler Moore entered the 2012 season with the reputation of a prospect who hadpower but questionable plate discipline. He split the year between the majorsand Triple-A Syracuse, and at both levels, he showed that he could continue tolaunch homers while climbing the organizational ladder and draw walks as well.Granted, when the Nationals called Moore up, they used him primarily againstlefties, but he actually hit right-handed pitchers better. With 46 strikeouts in 156at-bats, Moore still has work to do on his contact skills, but his .263/.327/.513line showed that he is ready for the majors. Moore will settle into a bench roleagain this year, but he's just a starter's injury away from making a contribution indeeper mixed leagues.


1B/OFLogan Morrison, MIAThrough the first two months of the 2012 season, Logan Morrison flailed his wayto a .231 batting average with only three home runs and five doubles. ThoughMorrison was unable to lift his average higher, the next two months weresomething of a turnaround, as he clubbed eight home runs and 10 doubles. Justas he was becoming one of the more productive members of a strugglingMarlins lineup, Morrison's season came to an end in late July, as he succumbedto his ongoing knee problems and ultimately had surgery in September. WhileMorrison should be ready to begin his fourth season in Miami on opening day,it's not clear which version will show up. As a rookie, he could be counted on fora decent batting average (.283) and high on-base percentage (.390), thanks tohis gap power and patient approach. Over the last two years, Morrison has beenmore prone to hit flyballs, which has given him home run power at the expenseof batting average. While Morrison once looked like a viable pick in standardmixed points leagues, the evaporation of his doubles power makes him a liabilityin those formats, while he doesn't help enough with home runs or battingaverage to be a force in Rotisserie. An expected move to first base from left fieldwill further diminish his value. The safe play is to target Morrison in deepermixed leagues and NL-only formats, while avoiding him in anything shallower.



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OFMichael Morse, SEAMichael Morse opened eyes with a 31-homer season in 2011, but his follow-uplacked the same sizzle. He missed the first two months with a strained lat, andwhile he hit for power (18 home runs and 17 doubles in 406 at-bats) andaverage (.291), he fell short of his 2011 pace. Particularly in the weeks after hisactivation from the disabled list, Morse hit grounders at a high rate. And eveninto the season's final months, he continued to put the ball on the ground muchmore frequently than in years past. Given that 55 percent of his hit balls weregrounders, it's actually remarkable that he collected nearly 20 homers in justfour months. Add in the fact he sent the ball airborne more often as the seasonwore on, it's easy to see Morse's bounce-back appeal. Granted, he'll be playingfor a different team in a different league, but at least you can trust he won't befighting for at-bats with the Mariners. And with the fences coming in at SafecoField, the transition from Nationals Park shouldn't be a big deal. Morse shouldproduce enough to be a top 40 outfielder.


1B/OFBrandon Moss, OAKWhen the Athletics installed Brandon Moss as their first baseman last June,they were bringing aboard a top minor league prospect -- from the mid 2000s.Back in 2005, Moss was ranked by Baseball America as their No. 72 prospect,but from that point forward, it had been a slow ride to oblivion. In 2010 and 2011combined, Moss played in only 22 major league games, so Fantasy ownerscould be forgiven for thinking that the A's were just giving Moss a proverbial cupof coffee. By the end of June, Moss had already mashed seven homers, andeven after losing playing time to Chris Carter for a period midseason, hefinished with 21 home runs and a .291 batting average. Moss will likely platoonat first base again in 2013, perhaps with Jed Lowrie this time, and the timesharesituation hurts both players in points leagues. However, Moss can give ownersenough power and run production in limited at-bats to be worth using in deepermixed Rotisserie leagues.

Year AB R H HR RBI SB BA FPTS2013 (proj) 440 70 115 27 74 2 0.261 3462012 265 48 77 21 52 1 0.291 2432011 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 -1

OFDavid Murphy, TEXDavid Murphy's Fantasy contributions go largely unnoticed, as he usually popsup as a fill-in for an injured Nelson Cruz or Josh Hamilton before riding theseason out as a starter and finding his way to about 425 at-bats. Once again,when given the shot at somewhat regular playing time last season, Murphy didnot disappoint. He hit .304 in 457 at-bats with 15 home runs, 29 doubles and 10steals. The at-bats were a career high and he may have played his way into astarting role. Murphy is 6-foot-4 and weighs 205 pounds, numbers that havemany people not realizing he has some speed, having averaged 11 steals overthe past four seasons, despite averaging only 428 at-bats. A full-time role forMurphy should result in a flirtation with 20 home runs, an average that couldhover between .285 and .295 and something in the neighborhood of 15 steals. IfMurphy starts, he could be a nice late-round sleeper for a third or fourth outfieldposition.


OFWil Myers, TBWith Bryce Harper and Mike Trout already in the big leagues by late April, theprospect hounds turned their attention to Wil Myers, the third of the big outfieldprospects whose promotion seemed just a matter of time for the non-contendingRoyals. Not only had he bounced back from a disappointing 2011 in which hebattled a knee injury, but he was finally putting up the big power numbers thescouts had long predicted for him (and while retaining his usual high on-basepercentage, no less). But the Royals kept putting off the decision and putting off

the decision until, eventually, the season was over. They then traded Myers tothe Rays this offseason, which suggests they didn't think they had a need forhim. OK, so they got a pretty nice haul in return, but when's the last time arebuilding club gave up arguably the game's top prospect for any sort of haul?Whatever lack of appreciation the Royals showed for Myers last year the Raysare sure to correct in 2013. They certainly have an opening in their outfield, andthey certainly have a need for offense. Most likely, they'll plug him into the lineupright away, and if he follows Harper's and Trout's lead, he'll deliver right away. Hedoes come with risk, as all young players do, but Myers' upside makes himworthy of being a top-40 outfielder.


OFKirk Nieuwenhuis, NYMKirk Nieuwenhuis opened a lot of eyes early in 2012 after he was recalled inApril and saw some steady playing time. He batted .301 with three home runs,19 RBI and three stolen bases in his first 53 games before regression hit.Nieuwenhuis would hit just .174 with a .330 slugging percentage in the following38 games before being optioned back to Triple-A. A foot injury down on the farmcut his season short but he is expected to compete for a starting job in 2013.The 25-year-old is an above-average defender who can hit for average and hashit close to 20 home runs in the minors before. Keep an eye on how he doesduring spring training because if Nieuwenhuis stands to see steady playing timein New York, he will be worth a look in deeper Fantasy leagues. Leave him forNL-only formats on Draft Day, however.


OFLaynce Nix, PHILaynce Nix hit 16 home runs over 324 at-bats in 2011, which is probably one ofthe more under-appreciated power surges in the last couple years. He parlayedthat into a bench job with the Phillies, and saw just 114 at-bats in 2012,managing three home runs. If given full-time at-bats, Nix could flirt with 25 oreven 30 home runs, but he'll need something like a Domonic Brown implosionand Darin Ruf disappointment to even get in the mix. For now, Nix has noFantasy value outside of a gamble in very deep NL-only leagues.


OFAngel Pagan, SFAfter Angel Pagan turned in a subpar 2011 season with the Mets, it was notclear if he would rebound in his first year as a Giant. As it turned out, Paganmade the deal in which the Giants shipped Andres Torres and Ramon Ramirezto New York pay off handsomely. Fantasy-wise, Pagan provided something foreveryone. Rotisseire owners enjoyed his 29 stolen bases, 95 runs and .288batting average, while owners in points leagues benefitted from his 38 doublesand 15 triples. With speed and line drive power, there is no reason why Pagancan't produce similarly in 2013. This offseason, Pagan was rewarded with afour-year deal, so he will return atop the Giants' batting order again this seasonand be a threat to score 90-plus runs and steal 30-plus bases. That, along witha good batting average, makes him a top 40 outfielder in mixed leagues.



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1B/OFChris Parmelee, MINRon Gardenhire said back in September that he'd like to give Chris Parmelee achance to play every day in 2013. The Twins' decision to trade Denard Span andBen Revere this offseason allows their manager to do just that. Now, the onus ison Parmelee to capitalize. He didn't make the most of a lesser opportunity as apart-timer last year, hitting .229 with a .671 OPS, but as a September call-up in2011, he showed the kind of power and patience that made him a prospect inthe minor leagues and should make him a sleeper on Draft Day. Granted,Parmelee starting for the Twins wouldn't be as big of a deal as, say, Wil Myersstarting for the Rays would be. He doesn't have the same upside and is nocertainty to make the most of what upside he has. But particularly in pointsleagues, Parmelee's skill set is the kind that could make him surprisinglyproductive in Fantasy if he delivers. If you're looking for a bat in the late roundsand don't know where else to turn, take a flier on the 25-year-old.


OFGerardo Parra, ARIThere's good news and bad news for Gerardo Parra heading into 2013. First,the bad: Parra took a bit of a step back in 2012, losing about 60 at-bats from his2011 totals and watching pretty much all of his other statistics -- home runs,RBI, triples, average and OPS fall. He did add one double (he had 21) and kepthis steals at the same level (15), but he managed to get caught stealing ninetimes as opposed to just once in 2011. The good news? The Diamondbackshave made it clear that either Parra or Jason Kubel will play a role with the teamgoing forward, with the other player likely being traded. Parra, 25, is the superiordefender, who can hit for average and has shown nice speed. If he is the victor,his value should be decent enough to give him value in deeper mixed leagues. IfKubel wins out, though, Parra's value takes a massive hit, making him more of aplay for single-league formats.


OFHunter Pence, SFIn 2011, a .314 batting average helped place Hunter Pence among the top 12outfielders in both standard Rotisserie and Head-to-Head formats, but ownerswho banked on a repeat got shortchanged in 2012. As uncharacteristically highas his average was the year before, Pence's .253 mark from last season wasdistinctly un-Pence-like. The former Astro and Phillie typically has averagecontact and power skills, and that should good enough to ensure him anaverage around .280, but a career-high 145 strikeouts helped to sink his battingaverage. While his average has fluctuated, Pence's peripheral stats, likestrikeout rate and Isolated Power (the rate at which he gets extra bases), havebeen remarkably steady, so he is a strong candidate to rebound. Pence is alsovery durable, as he has missed no more than eight games in any of the last fiveseasons. That adds up to a lot of plate appearances, which gives Pence someextra value in points leagues. So while he doesn't possess tremendous power orspeed, Pence does enough things well to be a top 40 outfielder.


OFJuan Pierre, MIAJuan Pierre was a non-roster invitee to Phillies camp in 2011. Through happyaccidents of circumstance and Pierre's still-there skill, the 35-year-old outfieldernot only made he team, but managed 394 at-bats. Forgotten in all the fun pokedat Pierre is the fact that he has a .297 career batting average. In 2012, he hit.307. He also showed that while he doesn't have the 60-steal potential of yearspast, he's still able to cause havoc on the basepaths, with 37 stolen bases.There's no power with Pierre, but his speed does allow him to hit about fivetriples a year. And with a decimated Marlins outfield, Pierre has a chance to win

a starting job in Miami, a role that would make him a valuable source of steals.Pierre has hit below .280 just once in his entire career, and -- outside of hisrookie year -- has stolen fewer than 30 bases just once. He may be getting oldand he may have no power, but Pierre produces every year and is poised tobegin 2013 as a starting outfielder. He could be a late-round flyer in deepermixed leagues.




OFAlex Presley, PITAlex Presley had back-to-back productive callups each of the last two seasons,but he struggled after breaking camp with the big club in 2012. He was tabbedthe starting left fielder out of spring but batted just .220 with a .305 sluggingpercentage before being demoted in May. Presley was recalled in June andfinished the season batting .237 with 10 homers, 25 RBI and nine stolen basesin 104 games. He will likely compete with top prospect Starling Marte for playingtime in left field so keep an eye on the situation throughout the spring. Whilethere still might be some untapped upside left in the 27-year-old, plan on leavingPresley for NL-only formats on Draft Day.



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OFCarlos Quentin, SDThe good news for Carlos Quentin is that the move from hitter-friendly U.S.Cellular Field to hitter-friendly PETCO Park didn't slow him down one iota in2012 (and now that the fences are coming in at PETCO, it's not such a big dealanyway). The bad news is he was unable to take the field for more than 86games, missing two months at the beginning of the season because of kneesurgery and a month at the end because of continued irritation in that sameknee. He went under the knife again this offseason in an attempt to correct theproblem once and for all, but seeing as he's never played more than 131 gamesin a season, you should pretty much assume Quentin will miss some time withone issue or another. As for his performance, again, the PETCO effect wasnegligible with him. One interesting development, though, was the suddenincrease in walks. Despite a modest .261 batting average, he had a .374 on-base percentage, his highest since his near-MVP season in 2008. If he hasmatured to the point that walks are a regular part of his arsenal, he'll be able toavoid the lengthy slumps that move him in and out of mixed-league lineups evenwhen healthy. Given the injury risk, though, you probably still shouldn't draftQuentin as more than a fourth outfielder in those formats.


2B/OFRyan Raburn, CLERyan Raburn had a 2012 season he would probably like to forget. Playingregularly for the Tigers through the middle of May, mostly at second base,Raburn lost his grip on a starting job by hitting only .146 over his first 37 games.He endured a demotion to Triple-A Toledo, but when he returned in mid-June,the seven-year veteran played more sporadically. By August, Raburn's seasonwas all but over, as he appeared in only three games over the last two monthsof the season, sidelined by thumb and quadriceps injuries. This offseason, theTigers released Raburn, but he found a chance for redemption with the Indians,who signed him in January. Raburn will compete for a utility spot this spring, andgiven his ability to play multiple infield and outfield positions, he could land a job.Should that happen, Raburn won't likely play enough to have an impact in mostFantasy leagues, but last season aside, he has shown the ability to hit for power.That potential makes him worth considering in deeper AL-only leagues.


OFColby Rasmus, TORColby Rasmus struggled to hit for average in his first full season in Toronto butshowed he has the potential to be a solid run producer in Fantasy. He hit 17homers with 53 RBI in the first half and ended up batting .223 with 23 long ballsand 75 RBI while playing in a career-high 151 games. While his sluggingpercentage fell off a cliff after the All-Star break, Rasmus has the potential to hitclose to 30 home runs and could reach that mark in 2013. The Blue Jays bulkedup their lineup in the offseason, so the 26-year-old should also see plenty ofmen on base when he gets to the plate. It's possible he could see a boost insome of his numbers with the added protection in the lineup, but Rasmus is anextreme hot-and-cold hitter. He's a mid-to-late round selection on Draft Day.


OFJosh Reddick, OAKJosh Reddick had shown some clout as a minor leaguer, but in parts of threeseasons with the Red Sox, he didn't do much at the plate. In 2012, he finally putit all together, but unfortunately for the Red Sox, Reddick hit his groove afterthey had traded him to the Athletics in the deal that brought Andrew Bailey andRyan Sweeney to Boston. Reddick clubbed 32 home runs, and in impressivefashion, he hit 18 of those at O.co Coliseum, which is one of the hardest parksin the majors for lefties to homer in. Power alone makes the 26-year-old a top 40

outfielder, but he is going to have to reduce his strikeouts if he is to take the nextstep forward in value. Even if that happens, Reddick flies out far too often to bea threat to hit much over .260.


DH/OFNolan Reimold, BALYou'd be crazy to expect anything from Nolan Reimold in 2013 when injurieshave limited him to only 450 big-league at-bats over the last three seasons.Then again, you might not mind being crazy if you remember him hitting .480with five home runs over a six-game stretch during one of the rare occasions hewas healthy last April. Reimold has always had upside. It was apparent from hisrookie season in 2009, when he hit 15 homers with an .831 OPS in 358 at-bats.But between the injuries and the Orioles' hesitance to provide him a lineup spot,he hasn't had a chance to build off that performance. Last year was his best yet,but just when he looked like he'd be able to capitalize, he suffered a herniateddisk in his neck. He wound up having surgery in July, ending his season. Sincethen, the Orioles have been to the playoffs, and late-season addition NateMcLouth, who now claims he left field job that once belonged to Reimold, was abig reason why. Chances are the Orioles will still find at-bats for Reimold (forhowever long he's healthy), but because he isn't promised an everyday role,he's a sleeper better left for AL-only leagues.


OFBen Revere, PHIAfter seemingly freeing up center field for him by dealing Denard Span to theNationals, the Twins then went and dealt Ben Revere to the Phillies one weeklater. Given the way Revere performed in a semi-regular role in 2012, hedeserved to be starting for someone. The Twins already knew he was anexcellent base-stealer. When that .326 batting average he had accumulatedover six minor-league seasons began to translate -- he hit .358 during a 39-game stretch from June 22 to Aug. 6 -- that was it. His time had come. TheTwins either had to commit to a slap-hitting base-stealer in their outfield, or theyhad to swing a deal. They found a taker in Philadelphia, who needed a centerfielder after trading away Shane Victorino in July. Provided Revere bats at thetop of the lineup, he'll be under some pressure to improve his below-averagewalk rate, which would only lead to more stolen bases. Whether or not he doescould be the difference between him being a low-end steals specialist or alegitimate every-week option in Fantasy. One thing's for sure, though: He's goingto steal some bases. If you liked Emilio Bonifacio at this time last year, Revereshould be on your radar.



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OFAlex Rios, CHWWhite Sox outfielder Alex Rios had a huge year in 2012, setting career highs inaverage (.304), home runs (25) and RBI (91). He also stole 23 bases and hit 37doubles, finishing 16th among batters in points leagues. What's frustrating withRios, however, is that he has a history of not sustaining the momentum fromthese types of seasons. A great 2008 was followed up with a dismal 2009. Anda bounce-back 2010 begat a disappointing 2011. Now we have a stellar 2012just dangling there, with one school of thought arguing Rios has matured as ahitter and can sustain it, while another just points to the numbers and says, "he'sdue for a bad one now." Maybe he's gotten comfortable as a rightfielder, wherethe White Sox moved him from center field this season. Perhaps, at 31, he hasmatured. And there's always a chance there was just something wrong with that2011 White Sox team, considering Adam Dunn's epic slump, as well. But we'dbe surprised if Rios took a step back from this 20-20 season and reverted to his2011 and 2009 form. Still, the inconsistency and ensuing worry are there, soRios, instead of being drafted as a top 10 no-brainer outfielder will probablyinstead slip into top 20 area, pushing him into middle round territory.


1B/OFJuan Rivera, NYYJames Loney's struggles are well documented, but with Juan Rivera providingjust as little as his platoon partner last year, the Dodgers had no choice but totrade for Adrian Gonzalez in August. Rivera, who showed a knack for hitting left-handed pitchers earlier in his career, couldn't muster more than a .745 OPSagainst them last year. Overall, he hit only .244, the lowest mark of his career,and in doing so, may have confined himself to the bench for the remainder of hiscareer. His last 20-homer season was four years ago, after all. Since then, he'shitting .252 with a .697 OPS. Unless he winds up with a bigger role thanexpected somewhere, Rivera isn't worth targeting even in league-specificformats.




OFCody Ross, ARICody Ross spent a good amount of his career in pitcher-friendly venues(Florida, San Francisco, L.A. Dodgers), so when he came to Boston in 2012, itwas no surprise to see his numbers jump. Limited to 130 games because ofinjury, Ross had the second-highest OPS of his career, contributing 34 doublesand 22 home runs in 476 at-bats. His .267 average was five points higher thanhis career mark, although he didn't exactly endear himself to points leagueowners with a career-high in strikeouts. Ross could do some damage inArizona's friendly confines -- think 22 home runs and 30 doubles as a realisticoutput -- and will see his runs increase as the team's probable leadoff hitter.Sure, he's a bit of a risk, but the reward is worth it, especially for the low price

would-be owners will pay. Ross should be a nice later round pick in deeperformats.


OFDarin Ruf, PHIThe minor-league leader in home runs in 2012 wasn't Wil Myers or Miguel Sanoor any of those other big-name prospects you hear so much about. It was DarinRuf, who, at age 26, might strike you as a Quadruple-A player along the lines ofa Kila Ka'aihue or Mike Hessman. But unlike that notorious duo, he's actually inthe mix for a starting job in 2013. With a couple unfavorable contracts alreadyon the books, the Phillies have gone into penny-pinching mode, which couldmake an unexpectedly productive bat like Ruf just what the doctor ordered in leftfield. Of course, the Phillies did bring in Delmon Young late in the offseason,lengthening Ruf's odds. His natural position is first base, so he'll have to provehe's not a liability in the outfield before he can win a roster spot. His briefaudition there last September went well enough, though, and he certainly didn'tdisappoint with the bat, collecting six extra-base hits -- including three homers --in 33 at-bats. It's true he could end up being exposed with more at-bats, a laBryan LaHair, but if nothing else, Ruf's power potential makes him worth a flierin NL-only leagues.


OFJustin Ruggiano, MIAThough he possesses power, speed and a good glove, Justin Ruggiano nevergot much of a chance to stick in the majors before last season. When he did getopportunities, he didn't do much with them. That all changed when Ruggianocame over to the Marlins from the Astros in a May trade, as it didn't take long formanager Ozzie Guillen to start penciling him into the lineup. Even with missingnearly two weeks at the end of the season with a shoulder injury, Ruggianostarted 74 games for the Marlins and he hit .313 with 13 home runs and 14stolen bases. Though he strikes out a little too often, he can use his speed andgap power to keep his batting average high. Add in the potential for a 20-20season and ample playing time, and you have an outfielder who is worth a late-round look in standard mixed leagues.


OFMichael Saunders, SEAMichael Saunders was one of the bigger disappointments in 2011 after he hit 10home runs with 33 RBI in just 289 at-bats the year before. He was able to getback on track in 2012, however, as he became a fixture in the lineup for theMariners. He set career highs in almost every major category as he hit 19homers with 57 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 507 at-bats. While his .247 averagewas not that impressive, it was more than 20 points above his career mark andhis .432 slugging percentage helped make up for it a bit. The 26-year-old couldjust be scratching the surface of his power potential and with the fences beingmoved in at Safeco Field, it would seem another solid campaign is in the offing.Target Saunders in AL-only formats and some deeper mixed leagues on DraftDay, but he could also be a sleeper in some mixed Fantasy leagues.



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OFJordan Schafer, ATLJordan Schafer displayed nice speed in his first full season with the Astros butstruggled at the plate. He batted .262 with 14 stolen bases and 26 runs scoredin his first 45 games before his numbers fell off drastically. Schafer would hit just.152 over his final 61 games and finished the year with a .211 average and 27stolen bases. The 26-year-old was claimed off waivers by the Braves in theoffseason and will compete to be a reserve outfielder this spring. Schafer, whoplayed for Atlanta from 2009-2011, has the speed to make a difference inFantasy but since he will likely not see regular at-bats in 2013, plan on leavinghim for deeper NL-only formats on Draft Day.


OFNate Schierholtz, CHCThis offseason, the Cubs signed Nate Schierholtz to a one-year, $2.25 milliondeal, and he stands to get the bulk of the playing time in right field. According toBaseball-Reference, the most similar active player to Schierholtz is Padres'outfielder Chris Denorfia, and that tells you what you need to know aboutSchierholtz's prospects as an everyday player. Both players have been part-timers for most of their careers, and Denorfia has at least had a couple ofseasons with double-digit steals. Should Brett Jackson or Jorge Soler be readyfor the majors at some point this season, Schierholtz would be the obviouscandidate to make way for one of them in the Cubs' outfield. Even if he doesstart for the whole season, Schierholtz is an option for NL-only leagues at best.


2B/OFSkip Schumaker, LADSkip Schumaker had been as much of a mainstay for the Cardinals as anyplayer since Albert Pujols left, having gotten semi-regular playing time at eitherleft field or second base since 2008. But with his at-bats dwindling in recentyears, the Cardinals decided this offseason that they no longer had a need forhim, shipping him to Los Angeles for a minor-leaguer. With the star-studdedDodgers, Schumaker could potentially have a resurgence of sorts. Not only willhe provide insurance for Carl Crawford, who's recovering from Tommy Johnsurgery, but he could potentially emerge as the better half of a lefty-rightyplatoon with 35-year-old Mark Ellis at second base. Of course, Schumaker'slack of power or speed limits his appeal to NL-only leagues, but if he gets to batin the right spot in that lineup, he could be a sneaky middle infielder in thoseformats.


DH/OFSeth Smith, OAKHaving been traded from one of the majors' best hitting environments (CoorsField) to one of the worst (O.co Coliseum) prior to last season, Seth Smithfigured to lose some power in the move. Sure enough, he slugged just .392 inhis games at Oakland, but he raised that mark to .444 on the road. That figurewould have been even higher if he hadn't struck out in 28 percent of his road at-bats. Owners can be comforted in knowing that Smith didn't lose much poweroverall, and he looks to be a strong candidate for a batting average rebound.However, after yet another season of poor production against lefties(.157/.250/.271), don't expect Smith to face southpaws very often. The hit thathis playing time will take as a result means that Smith should only be used indeeper mixed leagues and AL-only formats.


OFTravis Snider, PITTravis Snider had an interesting season in 2012. After losing out on the startingleft field job in Toronto, he began the year in the minors, where he tore up lesserpitching. He would eventually get called up in July but was traded to the Piratesshortly after. Snider batted .250 with just one homer and nine RBI in 50 gamesin Pittsburgh and was forced to miss time toward the end of the season due to ahamstring injury. The 24-year-old is expected to compete for playing time in rightfield during the spring and has the potential to be a viable option in Fantasy witha full season of at-bats. Snider is worth targeting in deeper Fantasy formats onDraft Day but owners in mixed leagues should take more of a wait-and-seeapproach with him.


OFAlfonso Soriano, CHCAlfonso Soriano had a huge bounce-back campaign for the Cubs last season ashe posted his best numbers since 2005. He batted .265 with 15 home runs and48 RBI in the first half before picking up his run production after the All-Starbreak, finishing with 32 homers and 108 RBI. While he struck out 153 times, his.262 average was his best mark since 2008 and he slugged .499. The 37-year-old still has two years left on the eight-year, $136 million deal he signed in 2007but his ability to hit for power and drive in runs makes Soriano a reliable optionin Fantasy. The Cubs could try and move him before the trade deadline, but ifsuch a move sends him to a contender, that would only help his value. While hedoesn't have the speed to steal 30-40 bases anymore, owners should plan ontargeting Soriano in the middle-to-late rounds on Draft Day.


OFDenard Span, WASAfter five seasons of dealing with head injuries and underwhelming steals totals,the Twins shipped Denard Span to Washington in the offseason, where he'll geta chance to restore a career that once showed such promise. The good newsfor him is he appeared to bounce back last year from the severe concussion thatsidelined him for half of 2011. The bad news is it didn't compel him to steal anymore bases. His 17 last year were the fewest he's had in a 500-at-bat season,and he's never had more than 26. Why he didn't run more for a Minnesota teamthat typically had to manufacture runs during his stay there is a question thatcould determine whether or not he's worth the trouble now that he's in a newenvironment. If the environment was the problem, great. He's a genuinelysleeper in Fantasy. If the player's mindset was the problem, you can bet Spanwon't be inclined to run any more with Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmermanhitting behind him. If nothing else, Span's move to Washington should mean ahigher number of runs scored, and that, combined with his above-average walkrate and improving extra-base pop should make him a fringe outfielder in mixedleagues, particularly Head-to-Head formats.



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OFGiancarlo Stanton, MIAAfter the Marlins' blockbuster offseason trade with the Blue Jays, GiancarloStanton remains as the only proven producer in Miami's lineup. That won't domuch for his run production, but even with a weaker lineup around him, Stantonshould emerge as a top 10 Fantasy outfielder this season. With knee andoblique issues limiting him to 123 games, the slugger clubbed 37 home runsand 30 doubles while posting a career-high .290 batting average. The 2012Marlins were not exactly an offensive juggernaut, but Stanton drove in 86 runswhile scoring 75 times, so however the 2013 lineup shapes up, owners cancount on Stanton to produce in all of the 5x5 categories, aside from stolenbases. Only another injury-marred season can prevent Stanton from offeringgood value back on an early round pick.


OFDrew Stubbs, CLEDrew Stubbs took a step back in 2012, watching his batting average plummet forthe third consecutive season (.267 in 2009, .255 in 2010, .243 in 2011, .213 in2012) as his steals, home runs, doubles and OPS all tumbled, as well. Granted,Stubbs played in 22 fewer games in 2012 than he did in 2011, which contributedto the dip in the stats, but the 28-year-old is still heading in the wrong direction.With an offseason trade sending him to a much larger home field in Cleveland,the outlook for Stubbs looks a little less rosy. He's still a threat for 20/30 everyyear, but with his average dropping to scary depths (not helped by a horridfinish, as Stubbs hit just .178 with one home run over the last 52 games), hisowners have to wonder if the peaks are worth the valleys. The move toCleveland will likely sap some of his power, but it could also up his doubles andsteals, so it could all even out in the end. Still, Stubbs should be a late-roundpick in most leagues, buoyed by that stolen base potential.


OFIchiro Suzuki, NYYIchiro Suzuki had a very interesting 2012. Stuck on a Seattle team that wasgoing nowhere, Suzuki, batting .261 in 402 at-bats, was traded to the Yankeesjust before the trade deadline. He became a different player in 67 games forNew York -- or, to be more precise, he became the Ichiro of old. A .322 average,13 doubles, five home runs and 14 steals in 227 at-bats. Over a full season,those stats would have put him back at over 200 hits (2011 was the first time inhis major league career he didn't reach that number), with about 14 home runsand 40 steals. With Suzuki bailing on the World Baseball Classic, the 39-yearold should be fresh for the 2013 season. And with the Yankees deciding to re-sign him, don't be surprised if you see Suzuki have another vintage year, with apossible boost in power numbers thanks to Yankee Stadium's short right-fieldporch -- five of Suzuki's nine home runs came at Yankee Stadium last season.There's talk of a platoon, but we're treating Suzuki as a full-time player for now;even at 39, he's still a threat for 190-200 hits and a good amount of steals. Thismakes Suzuki a bargain in the later rounds of drafts.


OFRyan Sweeney, CHCRyan Sweeney was another hard-luck Red Sox story in 2012, battling injurywhile trying to carve out a role in the Boston outfield. While he had the second-highest doubles total in his career (19) over his 63-game stint last season, hisaverage dipped to the lowest mark (.260) since his rookie year, and he didn'tsteal any bases or hit any home runs. The frustration was apparent whenSweeney's season ended after he punched a door and broke a knuckle in July.Non-tendered by the Sox in November, Sweeney will likely catch on with anotherteam as a bench player, in line for about 300 at-bats. He doesn't have much

value outside of single-league formats.




OFJose Tabata, PITJose Tabata had yet another disappointing campaign in 2012, posting his lowestnumbers in the majors to date. He batted just .230 in 72 games before beingsent to the minors in early July. He would hit slightly better after returning in mid-August and ended the year with three home runs and 16 RBI while batting .243in 333 at-bats. Tabata has not done much for owners after his impressive callupin 2010 -- when he batted .299 -- and will fight to be the fourth or fifth outfielderduring spring training. While the 24-year-old might still have some decentupside, plan on ignoring Tabata in all but NL-only formats on Draft Day.


OFOscar Taveras, STLThough already considered a top prospect going into last season, Taveras'performance against Double-A competition as a 19-year-old caused the hype onhim to soar, with some even calling for his promotion to the big club even thoughthe Cardinals outfield was overstocked to begin with. Taveras never did get thatcall to the majors -- or even Triple-A -- but the hype on him remains at an all-time high. He's sure to get a long look in spring training as the Cardinals assesshis major-league readiness. Even though their outfield is still beyond capacity,with on-base specialist Matt Carpenter confined to a bench spot for now, theircorner options -- Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran -- aren't getting any younger.In particular, Beltran, with his degraded knees, might be due for a reduction inplaying time in his age-36 season after he wore down in the second half lastseason. Or, just as likely, he could land on the DL at some point. The bottomline is the Cardinals have every excuse to make at-bats for Taveras if he gets offto a hot start in the minors. With his low strikeout rate making him a nearcertainty for a high batting average (to go along with middle-of-the-order power),he might even be worth a draft-and-stash in mixed leagues.



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OFEric Thames, SEAEric Thames won the starting job in left field out of the spring for Toronto in 2012but was sent to the minors after batting .243 with three homers and 11 RBI overthe first 46 games. He would go on to tear up pitching at Triple-A Las Vegasbefore being traded to the Mariners at the deadline. Thames saw steady playingtime down the stretch but the change of scenery did not help his offense as hehit just .220 in 40 games in Seattle. The 26-year-old has shown some decentpop in his time in the majors and will compete for the starting job in right fieldduring spring training. Given his inconsistencies through 181 career games,however, plan on leaving Thames for AL-only formats on Draft Day.


OFMike Trout, LAAFor as highly regarded of a prospect as he was, competing with Bryce Harperfor top honors coming into the season, Mike Trout's ascension to superstarstatus happened sooner than anyone would have expected in 2012. It allowedhim not only to capture AL Rookie of the Year but also to push Miguel Cabrera,the first Triple Crown winner in over 40 years, for MVP honors. From a Fantasyperspective, Trout legitimately was the best player in baseball from the time ofhis promotion in late April, averaging more Head-to-Head points per game thanCabrera, Ryan Braun or anyone else. For most people, the .326 batting averageand MLB-leading 49 steals probably stand out the most, but perhaps the mosttelling stat -- the one most talent evaluators didn't expect him to achieve untilmuch later in his career -- was the 30 homers. What kind of 20-year-old hits 30homers? What kind of .326 hitter hits 30 homers? What kind of 49-steals guyhits 30 homers? What Trout did in 2012 would have been historic even if itwasn't his rookie season, but because it was, who knows how good he canbecome? True, Trout did hit .269 over his final 37 games, which may suggesthe's due for a regression of sorts in 2013. But how much would he have toregress not to merit a top-five pick? A lot. The answer is a lot.




OFB.J. Upton, ATLWith four straight seasons of a batting average below .250, Fantasy ownershave likely given up waiting for B.J. Upton to hit for average. He had establisheda reputation for supplying steals and a moderate amount of power, making hima decent midrange outfield option in mixed leagues. In 2012, though, Upton just

missed joining the 30-30 club, stealing 31 bases and homering 28 times. Thecareer high in home runs could give Upton some extra credibility heading into2013 drafts, but owners should be wary of raising their expectations too high.Upton went on a late-season power spree, hitting 19 of those homers in theseason's final two months. He did hit flyballs at a higher rate during that span,hinting at a possible change in approach that could have paid off. However, it'sstill a very small sample on which to base a change in perceived value. Thoughit's possible he has taken a step forward in his development, he could just be thesame old B.J. Upton. The move from Tampa Bay to Atlanta shouldn't impact hisvalue much either, so the safe move is to wait until the middle rounds to drafthim.


OFJustin Upton, ATLJustin Upton's on a disturbing every-other-season trend that -- good news! --has him due for a very good season in 2013. The problem with this, however, isthat that players never finish neatly with the every-other-year thing -- they alwaysbreak out of it. And if Upton repeats his 2010/2012 (decent) numbers and nothis 2009/2011 (awesome) ones, owners may have used a high draft pick onstats they could have gotten in much later rounds. Upton has a ton of talent andpotential, he just can't seem to be consistent with it. In 2012, he hit .280 with 17home runs, 18 steals and 24 doubles. Good numbers, but not the .289/31/21/39he compiled in 2011. Confusing, erratic, but full of potential, Upton has a chanceto be great, it's just tough deciding if your Fantasy team is the best place tofigure out whether Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde will be showing up in 2013. However,we must now consider the X-factor of Justin playing alongside his older brother,B.J. every day in Atlanta, following a January trade. For now, we'll lean towardthe, "it's good for him," side. Upton should be taken in the second or third roundon Draft Day.


OFWill Venable, SDBy now, Will Venable has pretty well established what he's capable of deliveringfor Fantasy owners. He'll steal 20-25 bases and threaten for double-digithomers. His poor plate discipline will cause him to run hot and cold, though,finishing with a batting average somewhere below .270. The complete packagewould be halfway useful in Fantasy -- something along the lines of a left-handed-hitting Chris Young -- but of course, he doesn't play every day. As thebetter half of a lefty-righty platoon in the Padres outfield (with Chris Denorfia theleading man for the lesser role), Venable simply won't get the at-bats tomeasure up in mixed leagues. He'll be worth a waiver claim when he has theright matchups during one of his hot streaks, but on Draft Day, he's better left forNL-only leagues.



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OFDayan Viciedo, CHWDayan Viciedo's power surge in 2012 was likely the real deal. His 25 home runs-- a career-high for the then-23-year-old, who had just 206 career at-bats beforelast season -- came after two seasons of 20 home runs in the minor leagues.And Viciedo wasn't one of those players who hit a bunch of home runs in thefirst half and then tailed off. He hit 14 in the first half and 11 in the second, withsome other impressively stable splits surrounding his power: batting average(.255 first half/.256 second half), walks (14/14), RBI (39/39), OPS (.738/.750)and doubles (8/10). Viciedo had this breakout season very quietly. He had toomany career at-bats to qualify for Rookie of the Year and owners may havedismissed his big May (.351 avg., eight home runs) when he followed up with alackluster June (.179 avg., three home runs), never checking in again. If a playeroffering very real power and an OK average with no speed is part of your 2013plan, you could do worse than Dayan Viciedo. He should be available in the laterrounds of most drafts.


OFShane Victorino, BOSFor a four-year period from 2008 to 2011, Shane Victorino was an extra-basemachine for the Phillies and as safe of a pick as you'd find in Fantasy. Hissurplus of doubles and triples combined with his lack of strikeouts made himespecially valuable in Head-to-Head formats, where he'd consistently rankamong the top 15 outfielders. Unfortunately, that productive period began atsuch a late point in his career that it's likely nearing an end now. Victorino neverdid snap out of an early-season cold spell that had him hitting only .250 at theend of May last year, and just when he looked like he may have turned thecorner in mid-July, hitting .385 during a 14-game stretch, the Phillies shippedhim to the Dodgers, sending him from one of the best hitter's parks to one of theworst. Is that why he never came around, or was it simply a case of his skillseroding at age 31? Now that he's in Boston, where he'll have to contend with theGreen Monster from the right side of the plate and a deep fence from the leftside, his line-drive stroke likely won't be able to generate the power it did inPhiladelphia, which should only hasten his decline. Victorino is still a goodsource of steals, but with so many question marks entering his age-32 season,he's more like top-25 outfielder than a top-15 option.


OFVernon Wells, NYYVernon Wells is a wealthy man. Unfortunately, as he plays out the final twoyears of the seven-year, $126 million deal he signed in 2008, he's not one inhigh demand. Hearing nothing but crickets on the trade market, the Angels areinclined to stick with Wells for the time being even though they have nowhere toplay him with the emergence of Mike Trout last season and the arrival of JoshHamilton this offseason. For stretches last year, Wells got to be the lesser half ofa lefty-righty platoon with designated hitter Kendrys Morales, but with PeterBourjos looking for at-bats with Morales' departure this offseason, Wells mightend up being strictly a reserve this year. It's not like his performance meritsanything more than that. Though his low strikeout rate once made him acandidate for a high batting average to go along with 25-30 homers, his .222mark over the last two seasons (not to mention .249 over the last four) suggeststhose days are long gone. At age 34, Wells' skills have eroded to the point thathe profiles more as a fourth outfielder -- something along the lines of a BenFrancisco. Maybe he still has some low-end appeal in AL-only leagues, butthat's about it.


OFJayson Werth, WASJayson Werth missed roughly half of the 2012 season with a broken wrist, buteven when he was healthy enough to play for the Nationals he didn't provideFantasy owners much in the way of home runs or RBI. The player who hit 36homers and drove in 99 runs with the Phillies in 2009 seemed like a distantmemory, as he produced only five homers and 35 RBI in 81 games. It would beconvenient to blame Werth's wrist injury for the lack of firepower, but when hecame off the disabled list in early August, he produced his best month, hitting.358 with nine doubles. Werth did hit .300 with a .387 on-base percentage forthe season, so he didn't leave his owners completely empty-handed. However,with a second straight season of diminished power numbers, Werth's status as atop 40 outfielder is shaky at best. He is still a threat to steal 20-plus bases, sohe's a decent use of a late round pick in standard mixed Rotisserie leagues.


DH/OFJosh Willingham, MINJust when you think the days of players producing career-best numbers in theirmid-30s are over, a guy like Josh Willingham comes along to remind us just howunpredictable baseball can be. It's not like he was a nobody prior to 2012. Hewas coming off a season in Oakland in which he swatted a career-high 29homers, giving him at least 20 in four of his last six seasons. But he was on acompletely different level last year, his 35 homers ranking ninth in all of baseball.Throughout his career, Willingham has had stretches when he looked like hemight become that type of player, but he'd inevitably hit .185 one month,bringing his numbers back down to size. Naturally, then, Fantasy owners keptwaiting for the cold streak to arrive last year, but it never did. Willingham justkept on slugging. Perhaps the performance was what he would have been doingall along if he hadn't encountered so many back problems in his career. Hey, the145 games Willingham played last year were a career high. But even if that's thecase, he's still likely to take a step back this year. What are the chances of himducking injuries again, at age 34? Even though he ranked among the top 10outfielders in 2012, the risk of regression makes Willingham no better than atop-30 option to begin 2013.


OFChris Young, OAKAfter exploding out of the gate, hitting .410 with five home runs through his first11 games, Chris Young's 2012 season fell apart in dramatic fashion. He went onthe disabled list with a shoulder injury and had a hard time getting back on trackonce he returned for the Diamondbacks. Even with a hot streak after the All-Starbreak, Young hit just .206 from the time he returned from the DL on May 18 untilthe end of the season. He also missed most of September with a quadricepsinjury. This offseason he was dealt to Oakland, where his playing time could bejeopardized by a crowded outfield situation. Young will be part of a rotation thatincludes Yoenis Cespedes, Josh Reddick and Coco Crisp, so everyday playappears unlikely, especially since Cespedes and Reddick don't figure to sitoften. Even if Young rebounds from 2012's disaster, he is best saved for yourAL-only rosters.



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DH/OFDelmon Young, PHIWhat many observers probably remember best about Delmon Young's 2012season with the Tigers was his arrest for aggravated harassment. Youngcertainly didn't provide many memorable moments on the field, as he turned inanother season with a sub-.270 batting average and middling power. At age 27,there is still some hope that Young can rediscover the power that he has shownat times, but as he enters his peak years, owners may just have to accept thathe is not going to be a 20-homer threat. It's more realistic to expect a rebound inhis batting average, as Young routinely flirted with a .290 average or betterearlier in his career. He needs to reverse last season's increases in strikeoutsand popouts, but that's not a tall order for someone at this stage of his career.The Phillies will give Young a chance to crack their starting outfield, though thestart of his season could be delayed by his recovery from offseason anklesurgery. He is worth considering in deeper mixed leagues and NL-only formats.


OFEric Young, COLEric Young has speed, good contact skills and a knack for drawing walks, butthose qualities are not enough to elevate him above fifth-outfielder status inColorado. Barring a trade, Young will have a hard time exceeding the 196 plateappearances he received last year, but he will still be relevant in deep Fantasyleagues. Despite having played only 256 games over his four seasons, Younghas swiped 62 bases. His help in that category alone makes Young someonewhom NL-only Rotisserie owners could target on Draft Day.





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Designated Hitter3B/DHAdrian Beltre, TEX

Adrian Beltre continued crushing the ball in 2012, hitting .321 with 36 homeruns, 33 doubles and scoring 95 runs. And he added a stolen base for goodmeasure. Among third basemen, Beltre is elite, a staple in the top four alongsideMiguel Cabrera, Evan Longoria and David Wright. His five-year stint in Seattle,in which Beltre hit .266 with about 21 home runs per season, seems like adistant memory and aberration at this point. Thee's logic behind thinking Beltremay regress a little in 2013 -- he turns 34 in April and will have some significantpunch dropped from the lineup around him with the expected defections of JoshHamilton and Mike Napoli -- but Beltre still brings both power and average to thetable. He should be off the board early in drafts this season.


1B/DHLance Berkman, TEXAfter a resurgent 2011 in which he re-entered the MVP discussion with his bestall-around numbers in three years, Lance Berkman got a painful reminder of his36 years of age last May, when he tore the meniscus in his right knee. He thengot another reminder in early August when, after a two-month rehabilitation fromsurgery, he went back on the DL with inflammation in the same knee. At thatpoint, he was pretty much thinking retirement. But then the Rangers cameknocking late in the offseason, offering him eight figures and a chance tobecome a full-time DH. The transition to DH isn't always a seamless one, but intheory, this move has the potential to restore Berkman's Fantasy value. Injurieshave been the main thing slowing him down the last four years. When healthy,he's still a .900-OPS guy, as he showed in 2011. The move to Texas reduces hisrisk of injury by keeping him off the field and puts him back in an extremelyhitter-friendly environment. Of course, a regression for the 37-year-old wouldrender all the benefits of the DH spot moot, but as long as you hold off ondrafting Berkman until the late rounds, he could prove to be a worthwhilegamble.


1B/DHBilly Butler, KCAfter watching him linger in the 15-20 homer range for three years, perhaps youdecided Billy Butler had already peaked as a power hitter and was little morethan expensive source of batting average and doubles. Oh, ye of little faith.Butler arrived relatively early in his professional career, so he was still in hisearly 20s for most of those 15-to-20-homer seasons. Upon turning 26 in 2012,which some talent evaluators consider the beginning of a player's peak years,he peaked with 29 home runs. It wasn't the most unexpected turn of events. Thescouts had predicted he would hit for power when he was coming up throughthe minors. It caught many Fantasy owners by surprise, though, just because ithadn't happened yet. Furthermore, the homers were distributed fairly evenlyfrom start to finish, which adds some legitimacy to the breakout, and Butlerachieved the new heights in power without sacrificing the batting average thatmade him such a highly regarded Fantasy option in the first place. Now thataverage and power are both in his arsenal, not much separates him from theelite first basemen -- that's right, he's eligible at first base -- like Prince Fielderand Adrian Gonzalez. He'll go a couple rounds later just because he lacks theirtrack record, but clearly, "expensive" no longer applies to Butler entering 2013.


1B/DH/OFChris Carter, HOUAs a minor leaguer, Chris Carter showed impressive power, but he was alsostrikeout-prone. Up until last season, Carter failed to produce during his majorleague callups with Oakland, as he made too little contact, and he didn'tproduce the power to make up for it. In 2012, Carter finally started to make good

on his potential. His 83 strikeouts in 218 at-bats held his batting average downto .239, but in that limited playing time, he blasted 16 home runs and drove in 39runs. Carter played well enough that he served as the A's starting first basemanfor much of the second half of the season before eventually settling into aplatoon with Brandon Moss. Now with the Astros, Carter has a chance toexpand his playing time even further, getting opportunities to play at first base,left field and designated hitter. He probably won't get enough at-bats to berelevant in standard mixed leagues, but Carter is worth targeting in any formatdeeper than that.


DH/OFYoenis Cespedes, OAKNot everyone was sold on Yoenis Cespedes when the Athletics signed him to afour-year, $36 million deal last offseason, as some observers thought he mightneed some time in the minors before making an impact in the majors. To thecontrary, Cespedes hit the ground running, homering in three of his first fourgames with Oakland. He did miss significant amounts of time in May and Junewith hand and hamstring injuries, and ultimately, he was limited to 129 games.When Cespedes played, though, he helped owners with power and runproduction, and he also finished with a .292 batting average and 16 stolenbases. Cespedes has the tools to produce like a top 20 outfielder, though hecould fall short of that select group if injuries sideline him again. While ownersmay look to target an outfielder with a more established track record of stayinghealthy, it is still worthwhile to go after Cespedes with a pick in the early rounds.


DH/OFCoco Crisp, OAKBy now, Fantasy owners know that if they draft Coco Crisp, two things will beinevitable: stolen bases and extended time spent on the disabled list. Crispendured a variety of injuries and ailments again in 2012, including an earinfection and pinkeye, and he was limited to 120 games in his third season withOakland. However, Crisp did make good on the other part of the bargain, as heswiped 39 bases in 43 tries. He won't necessarily hit for average or with muchpower, and with missed time being almost a certainty, owners can't count on ahigh run or RBI total either. Because Crisp consistently delivers steals, he canbe drafted as a top 50 outfielder in Rotisserie formats, in which playing time isnot as important. Head-to-Head owners, however, can take a pass on Crispoutside of deeper leagues.



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1B/DH/OFChris Davis, BALOn the one hand, you could argue Chris Davis did what he always does in 2012,posting a pathetic 169-to-37 strikeout-to-walk ratio that kept his on-basepercentage below .330 and led to one especially long cold streak. But on theother hand, he hit 33 homers, which is, you know, awesome. He hadn't even hit20 since 2009. The key was getting off to a hot start. After the way Davis hit inApril and May, the Orioles were willing to stick with him during that two-monthdrought from June 15 to Aug. 17 in which he hit .187 with a .551 OPS, and herewarded them by hitting .326 with 15 home runs and a 1.104 OPS over his final36 games. Unfortunately, because those end-of-the-year numbers are so freshon the minds of Fantasy owners, particularly the ones who had or faced Davis inthe playoffs, they have the potential to inflate his value on Draft Day. He mayvery well hit 30 homers again if the Orioles are willing to ride out his peaks andvalleys, but he isn't going to avoid the valleys, not with that strikeout-to-walk rate.Because his 2012 performance, as good as it was, was only good enough tomake him the No. 22 first baseman in Head-to-Head leagues, your best bet is totreat Davis as a cheap source of power worth drafting in the later rounds.


C/DH/OFRyan Doumit, MINDuring his career in Pittsburgh, Ryan Doumit had stretches where he looked likeone of the better offensive catchers in baseball, but every year, some collision orfoul tip would force him to miss an extended period of time, making him a non-factor in Fantasy. The move to Minnesota last year promised to keep him on thefield by giving him starts at other positions, such as DH and the outfield, and itdelivered. His 134 games were a career high. So were his 484 at-bats. As aresult, he posted career bests in both home runs (18) and RBI (75), emergingas a top-10 Fantasy catcher. Of course, he won't get drafted as a top-10 catcherin 2013. What he achieved last year was probably the limit of his potential, soFantasy owners will naturally flock to those with more upside. Plus, Doumit isstill an injury risk as he approaches his 32nd birthday. Still, the likelihood of himfalling out of the top 15 on Draft Day shows just how deep the position hasbecome. In leagues that use only one catcher slot, he's an ideal player to grabin the last round or two. He's more like a middle-rounder in two-catcher leagues.


1B/DHAdam Dunn, CHWIt's almost like 2011 never happened for Adam Dunn. Riding a streak of sevenstraight seasons with 38 or more home runs, Dunn signed with the White Soxbefore the 2011 season and completely bottomed out, hitting 11 home runs witha .159 average in 415 at-bats. And then 2012 arrived, and Dunn, with the help ofhitting coach Don Cooper, began mashing the ball again. His 41 home runswere the most since 2004, when he hit 46. He led MLB in both walks andstrikeouts. His average flirted with the Mendoza Line, finally finishing at .204.and the 6-foot-6, 285-pound designated hitter/first baseman even stole twobases. Dunn would be lucky, at this point, to see his average get anywhereclose to his .240 lifetime mark, but you aren't drafting Dunn for that aspect of hisgame. He's pure power. And now that he's fixed whatever ailed him in 2011, heseems primed to maybe even improve on those numbers in 2013, with somemomentum hopefully carrying over to this spring. He makes for a decentselection toward the end of the middle rounds in most drafts.


1B/DHEdwin Encarnacion, TOREdwin Encarnacion finally had the breakout Fantasy owners had been waitingfor in 2012, as he became an elite producer. He batted .295 with 23 home runsand 58 RBI in the first half and continued his power surge after the All-Star

break. Encarnacion would end up setting career marks with 42 homers, 110 RBIand a .557 slugging percentage. Oh, and throw in 13 stolen bases for goodmeasure. He finished fourth in the majors in home runs and tied for fifth in RBI.At age 29, Encarnacion could just be scratching the surface of his powerpotential and with the offseason moves the Blue Jays made, he should haveplenty of opportunities to drive in runs in 2013. Plan on targeting Encarnacion inthe first few rounds on Draft Day as a solid source of power.


DH/OFBen Francisco, NYYBen Francisco toiled for the Blue Jays, Astros and Rays in 2012, and he failed tohit as high as .250 or post an on-base percentage as high as .300 at any of thestops. Francisco has also lost some of the power he possessed back when hewas with the Indians and Phillies, as his flyball rate has dropped steadily overthe years. He is a free agent this offseason, but he should be able to find a jobwith a team looking for a right-handed bat to fit into an outfield platoon. Betweenthe limited playing time he is likely to see and his declining skill set, Francisco isonly worth a look in deep league-specific formats.


DHTravis Hafner, NYYFree agent designated hitter Travis Hafner started 2012 strong, with a .295average, two home runs and 17 walks through April for Cleveland. And then thefamiliar refrain of injury struck, limiting Hafner to just 66 total games. Hisaverage dipped to .228 after positing a promising .277 over the previous threeyears. But you aren't rostering Hafner for his batting average. He hasn't playedin 150 games since 2007, and that doesn't figure to change with the Yankees,who will need to make the DH spot available from time to time to rest all theiraging infielders. Without games, Hafner isn't getting Fantasy owners home runs.He's gone from a 40-home run threat to a 40-games played threat, and until hecan shake that tendency, he isn't worth much at a position that offers noflexibility. He makes for a risky late-round power source in AL-only leagues.


DH/OFRaul Ibanez, SEAIn just 384 at-bats last season, Raul Ibanez managed 19 home runs, 62 RBIand even stole three bases. He will likely be remembered for his postseasonheroics, where he hit three huge home runs and batted .318, but Ibanez was avery solid platoon member for New York in 2012, finishing the season with morehome runs than Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Santana and Adrian Gonzalez. He isprobably little more than a platoon/hot hand bat for the rest of his career, as itlooks like he'll be in the mix for outfield and possible DH at-bats with theMariners. The advantage to the platoon situation, though, is that it allows Ibanezto knock out home runs in favorable situations. While mainly single-leagueterritory, Ibanez, 40, could provide some power for deeper mixed leagues, butthere's no need to use a draft pick on him -- if he gets hot, he'll likely be there onthe wire for the taking early in the season. Ibanez should be drafted in the laterounds in AL-only formats.





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C/DHJohn Jaso, OAKJohn Jaso enjoyed a career campaign in his first season in Seattle and becamea decent contributor in Fantasy as well. Despite playing his home games in thespacious Safeco Field, he slugged a career-high 10 homers with 50 RBI and a.456 slugging percentage while seeing action in 108 contests. Most of hisappearances came as a DH but he continued to split time behind the plate aswell. Jaso was traded to the Athletics in the offseason in the Michael Morse dealand appears to be a great fit for what Billy Beane likes to do in Oakland. The 29-year-old owns a career .359 on-base percentage and has some decent pop fora backstop. Jaso is expected to back up Derek Norris in 2013 and could seesome at-bats at DH, though even that field is crowded, so plan on targeting himin AL-only formats on Draft Day.


DH/SSDerek Jeter, NYYDerek Jeter answered all the "washed up" and "age regression" critics in 2012,hitting .316 with 15 home runs and nine steals over 159 games. He led all ofbaseball in hits. His 32 doubles were his most since 2009 and his 740 plateappearances the most since 2005. But then he broke his ankle in the playoffsand a new wave of concern surfaced. He'll be ready for the start of the seasonand has a nice history of coming back from injury (in 2003 Jeter hit .324 afterseparating his shoulder in the season's first game). Jeter won't hit the double-digit steal mark -- unless he's determined to prove he still has wheels -- butthere's no reason to think he can't hit .300 (or at least .290 - outside of hisrookie year, he's hit below .290 just once in 18 seasons) with about 30 doublesand maybe 12 home runs. This could always be the year where Jeter, who willbe 39 in June, hits the wall and shows his age, but he has proven that evenwhen he's struggling offensively he's able to make the necessary adjustmentsand start hitting for average again. In 2011, for instance, Jeter was hitting .260before going on the DL and missing 18 games. He returned on July 4 and hit.331 the rest of the way. Jeter may be aging, but he's doing so gracefully andshould at least be given the benefit of the doubt for a decent average anddoubles production. He'll likely be off the board in the early rounds.




1B/2B/3B/DHJeff Keppinger, CHWJeff Keppinger makes contact. That skill, along with some defensive versatility,landed him a three-year, $12 million contract with the White Sox and the insidetrack on the starting third base job. Because Keppinger rarely strikes out, he canbe of use to owners looking for help in the batting average category. However,he is not a sure-fire .300 hitter since he has little power. Only once hasKeppinger exceeded 30 doubles, and last season's nine home runs with the

Rays were a career high. Even though he will be eligible at second base -- anoffense-poor position -- in standard formats for 2013, Keppinger just doesn'toffer enough offense to be worth drafting in most mixed leagues. He suffered abroken fibula tripping on a flight of stairs this offseason, but he is expected to beready for spring training. Barring a setback, his potential for a high battingaverage gives him value in AL-only leagues, especially in Rotisserie formats.


1B/DHPaul Konerko, CHWPaul Konerko finished 2012 with a .298 batting average and 26 home runs,numbers that look good, but are a far cry from the .366 average and 1.062 OPShe sported on June 2. Why is that date important? It preceded a three-gamebreak in which Konerko had a procedure on his wrist to alleviate the paincaused by a bone chip. From June 7 on, Konerko hit .263 with a .749 OPS. InOctober, Konerko underwent surgery to remove the loose body and allindications are that he will be ready for spring training. The 37-year-old firstbaseman is one of the steadier players in Fantasy, with the realistic expectationsevery year of a .280 average and 33 home runs. He's also durable -- since2004, he's played in fewer than 144 games just once. In points leagues,Konerko finished slightly behind teammate Adam Dunn in the overall rankingslast year (Konerko was 65, Dunn was 61), but with a full season and a(hopefully) healthy wrist ahead of him, Konerko could end up as a top 10 firstbaseman in 2013, and will likely be drafted by the time double-digit rounds start.


1B/DHAdam Lind, TORAfter averaging 28 homers and 91 RBI over the previous three seasons, AdamLind had a fall from grace in Fantasy in 2012. He batted just .186 with a .314slugging percentage in his first 34 games before being optioned to Triple-A inmid-May. The Blue Jays even took him off the 40-man roster at one point butLind hit well enough in the minors to be recalled in late June. He regained hisform back in the majors and hit .296 with eight home runs and 34 RBI over hisfinal 59 games. There were some rumblings that Toronto might not bring backthe 29-year-old in 2013, but after bolstering the lineup with some bigacquisitions in the offseason it looks as though Lind will remain the starting firstbaseman north of the boarder. Coming off a strong second half, Lind should beable to get back on track this season and will have a ton of lineup protection.Consider him worthy of selecting in the late rounds on Draft Day.



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3B/DHEvan Longoria, TBEvan Longoria's 2012 season was a letdown for the owners who drafted him,simply because he missed more than half the year with a hamstring injury.When he did appear in the Rays' lineup, though, the former American LeagueRookie of the Year did what he does best, which is to hit for power and get onbase. Longoria's 17 home runs in 74 games would have put him on pace for histhird 30-plus homer season, had he played close to a full season. The onlyaspect of his performance that could be a concern was his 14 doubles, whichwas well below his normal pace. It was actually the second straight year ofdeclining doubles production, but in 2011, Longoria struggled to get hits ingeneral, batting just .244. That low average was the product of hitting morepopups and fewer line drives, but he reversed those trends in 2012. Longoriawould be a candidate for a major rebound in any event, not only because of theprospect of playing a full year, but also the likelihood of more doubles. Betteryet, he is just entering his prime years, so he could easily take a step forward inall regards. A year ago, he was a legitimate first-rounder, and there is certainlyno reason to pass on him that early this year.


DHVictor Martinez, DETAs Victor Martinez is set to return after missing 2012 due to a torn ACL, ownerswill have to deal with the uncertainty of how he will perform after the long layoff.One point of ambiguity has been resolved -- at least for owners in leagues onCBSSports.com -- as Martinez will lose his catcher eligibility. To start theseason, he can only be used in a designated hitter or utility slot. That alone willmake him less valuable than he was pre-injury, but barring a sharp decline,Martinez should still offer owners enough in the batting average, RBI and runscategories to have value similar to what Billy Butler had going into last season.There is even some potential still for a 20-homer season, so while you canprobably get Martinez with a middle-round pick in mixed leagues, he couldprovide a generous return on that investment.


1B/C/DHJoe Mauer, MINThis time a year ago, Joe Mauer was on shaky ground in Fantasy. Bilateral legweakness had forced him to the DL early in 2011, and when he returned, hewasn't the same, collecting just 17 extra-base hits in his final 73 games. But thetheory at the time was that he hadn't taken the necessary steps to rehabilitatehis lower body after offseason knee surgery, leading to the leg weakness andthe reduced power. Whether or not that theory was accurate, Mauer was back inform in 2012. He hit .325 with a .438 slugging percentage in April and neverlooked back. One measure that may have helped keep him healthy andproductive was splitting his starts evenly between catcher and either DH or firstbase. As he enters his age-30 season, his time behind the plate will likelycontend to dwindle as the Twins attempt to preserve him for the long haul, butthat's not such a bad thing for his Fantasy value. Less time behind the platemeans less need for off days, which means more at-bats, which means moreFantasy production. Mauer was always an elite Fantasy catcher, of course, butnow that he's not catching as much, he's even more deserving of an early-roundpick. Buster Posey is about the only catcher worth selecting ahead of him.


C/DHJesus Montero, SEAJesus Montero showed some prolific power during his time in the minors andduring his callup with the Yankees in 2011, but disappointed a bit in his first fullseason in the majors. He batted just .245 with eight home runs and 28 RBI inthe first half before picking it up a bit after the All-Star break. He would end up

batting .260 with 15 homers and 62 RBI in 135 games while splitting timebehind the plate and at DH. His inconsistencies at the plate caused hisownership to drop as the season went on and his .386 slugging percentage waswell below the .590 mark he posted in 2011. The Mariners are moving thefences in at Safeco Field this offseason, which should benefit Montero, but thelack of pop in the lineup around him leaves little protection for the 23-year-old.Still, Montero provides rare production at catcher and should be a hotcommodity on Draft Day, based on his potential. If you draft him in the middle-to-late rounds, you might get great value for the pick.


1B/DHKendrys Morales, SEANo one can reasonably classify Kendrys Morales' 2012 as anything less than asuccess. Returning after missing all of 2011 and most of 2010 with a severeankle injury that required two surgeries, the 29-year-old slugger hit 22 homeruns in 134 games. Still, considering the heights he had reached before theinjury, his Fantasy owners were probably a little underwhelmed with theperformance. His continued struggles against left-handers forced him into asemi-platoon role on a team overrun with first basemen, but that wasn't even hisbiggest problem. Never a patient hitter, Morales pretty much has to rate amongthe best power hitters in the game to make up for his lack of walks, and hedidn't. He wasn't the guy who slugged .569 (with a much higher batting averageto boot) in 2009. Because he's still in the prime of his career, Morales has achance to get back on track and perhaps even showed signs of it with a .540slugging percentage from Aug. 1 to the end of the season. He also figures tosee an increase in at-bats now that he's with the Mariners, who need all theoffense they can get. True, he's going to a pitcher's park, but he's also leavingone. Given his a career .904 OPS at Safeco Field, his move to the Marinersdoes more good than harm to his Fantasy value. A year further removed frominjury, Morales has genuine sleeper appeal late in mixed-league drafts.


1B/DHJustin Morneau, MINClearly, Justin Morneau's 2012 was a step up from his disastrous 2011, when --while already recovering from a significant concussion -- he was forced toundergo wrist, knee, foot and neck surgeries. But was it good enough toconvince Fantasy owners he's good as new? Probably not. His .773 OPS wasstill the second-lowest of his career. Then again, a look at the splits revealssome interesting tidbits that might change the way you view him on Draft Day.First of all, he hit .290 with a .902 OPS against right-handers. Granted, he was adisaster against left-handers, but still, a .902 OPS against 60 percent of thepitchers he faced. If he was still feeling the effects of the concussion last year,they wouldn't come and go according to the handedness of the opposingpitcher. Just knowing he's capable of producing a .902 OPS in any scenario isencouraging. Also, he had a 57-game stretch in he middle of last season inwhich he hit .324 with an .856 OPS, bouncing back from a 55-game stretch atthe beginning of the year in which he hit .229 with a .740 OPS. Maybe after allthose surgeries, he needed a few months to get his swing right, and once he gotit right, he was back to MVP form. That's a dream scenario, of course, but it'splausible enough to make Morneau a worthy sleeper in the middle rounds onDraft Day still.



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DH/OFDaniel Nava, BOSDaniel Nava has potential – he takes a lot of walks, has shown some power andspeed in the minors and could legitimately put up a .310 batting average. Butwhen presented the chance to play every day in 2012, Nava was hit with injuryand never had a chance to really dig in and prove himself. He may not getanother opportunity like this, and is probably destined to a series of 300 at-batseasons until another break allows him to step in and prove he can be a regularat the major league level. Owners in points leagues may give him a shot in AL-only formats, but he'll probably float on most waiver wires for the majority of2013.


DHDavid Ortiz, BOSDavid Ortiz is about as steady as a Fantasy player comes. Before he wasinjured last year, he was sporting a 1.026 OPS, his highest since 2007. His .318batting average was also the highest for Ortiz since 2007. He had 23 doubles in324 at-bats and had made his requisite five appearances at first, giving himeligibility at the position. He enters 2013 with the same outlook as every year,but with a tweak. There's the 30 home run potential and the concern he is onlyeligible at DH until he can get those five games at first base when interleagueplay comes around. But Ortiz has a .312 average over the last two years, afterhitting .257 the previous three. It's safe to now consider him a batting averagecontributor, as well (he has a career mark of .285). A top option at DH, Ortizshould be off the board in the early rounds of 2013 drafts.


1B/DHAlbert Pujols, LAAFor some reason, Fantasy owners are just itching to move on from Albert Pujols,sniffing out any and every reason to discredit him as a legitimate top-five pick."Look, he had a career-low .859 OPS last year. Sound the alarm!" Yes, but hegot off to an impossibly bad start. From May 22 on, he was as studly as ever,batting .314 with 27 homers and a .968 OPS in 112 games. "Look, his OPSdropped by more than 40 points for the second straight year. Watch out!" Yes,but he battled similar early season struggles in 2011. Beginning on May 30 thatyear, he hit .322 with 29 homers and a 1.011 OPS in his final 93 games. In bothinstances, the supposed decline of Pujols is easy to dismiss because hisnumbers were skewed by an extended period when he simply wasn't right.Maybe his biggest issue is toughness. He's too willing to play through thebumps and bruises that will only become more common as he enters his mid-30s, and his numbers suffer as a result. It's frustrating, but it's certainly noreason to dismiss him in Fantasy. If the past two years are any indication, Pujolswill be healthy enough for long enough to make you plenty happy with your heftyinvestment. He may have slipped behind the younger Miguel Cabrera and RyanBraun in the rankings, but only by a spot or two.


DH/OFNolan Reimold, BALYou'd be crazy to expect anything from Nolan Reimold in 2013 when injurieshave limited him to only 450 big-league at-bats over the last three seasons.Then again, you might not mind being crazy if you remember him hitting .480with five home runs over a six-game stretch during one of the rare occasions hewas healthy last April. Reimold has always had upside. It was apparent from hisrookie season in 2009, when he hit 15 homers with an .831 OPS in 358 at-bats.But between the injuries and the Orioles' hesitance to provide him a lineup spot,he hasn't had a chance to build off that performance. Last year was his best yet,but just when he looked like he'd be able to capitalize, he suffered a herniateddisk in his neck. He wound up having surgery in July, ending his season. Since

then, the Orioles have been to the playoffs, and late-season addition NateMcLouth, who now claims he left field job that once belonged to Reimold, was abig reason why. Chances are the Orioles will still find at-bats for Reimold (forhowever long he's healthy), but because he isn't promised an everyday role,he's a sleeper better left for AL-only leagues.


1B/3B/DHMark Reynolds, CLEMark Reynolds lowered the bar with his performance in 2012. In previous years,you could at least trust him to deliver 30-35 homers. He may have taken awinding path there, hitting 12 in the span of two weeks after hitting one in thespan of two months, and he may have piled up a record number of strikeoutsalong the way. But, in the end, the home runs would be there. Last year, though,he had only 23 to go along with his typically low batting average and highnumber of strikeouts. True, 15 came in August and September, which suggestshe simply needed more time to get on the winding path last year, perhapsbecause he missed nearly three weeks in May with an oblique injury. But thebottom line is if you can't trust him deliver 30-35 homers over the course of aseason, he's not worth much in Fantasy. This year, Reynolds gets a fresh startin Cleveland, where he'll be under even more pressure to deliver. Likewise, he'llbe under more pressure to deliver in Fantasy as exclusively a first baseman. Ifyou need homers late, he's a viable corner infielder, but his skill set gives himthe potential to do more harm than good for your Fantasy team.


3B/DHAlex Rodriguez, NYYThere are two ways to look at Alex Rodriguez's 2012 season. The optimistwould point out that he hit 18 home runs and stole 13 bases over just 122games. Given the chance to average that out over a full 162-game season, heput up solid numbers for a third baseman. The pessimist, however, would arguethat the luster has worn off of A-Rod. He's averaged just 124 games played overthe last four seasons, so there's no point in imagining a world where he plays162. And with his hip surgery knocking him out until June, that dreaming willhave to wait until 2014. Still, when A-Rod returns, Fantasy owners will still havesome unknowns to deal with. For instance, while we could have relied onRodriguez to flirt with a .300 average in the past, we now have three straightseasons of .273ish averages as the norm. While Rodriguez has hit 30 homeruns as recently as 2010, he has averaged just 17 over the last two seasons.Turning 38 this year, it might just be that Alex Rodriguez has gotten old. Andstaring down a half of a season, at best, it's fully logical to expect a .270average, five steals and 10 home runs. Rodriguez has, sadly, become a late-round pick in most Fantasy formats.



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1B/C/DHCarlos Santana, CLEThe good news on Carlos Santana: in 2012, he brought his average up, struckout less and saw his on-base percentage rise. He also played 21 games at firstbase, giving him eligibility at two positions in most leagues heading into 2013.The bad news? His home runs, doubles and OPS all fell. Santana is valuable inpoints leagues, as he gets valuable walks, but in Roto leagues, it's notespecially comforting to have a small rise in average while watching his homeruns dip. Santana's 18 home runs still put him in the top 10 among catchers, buthe has 25 -- even 30 -- home run potential. Points leaguers can fall back on hiswalks, but Roto owners can find a catcher with power and an unimpressiveaverage at a much cheaper price (Mike Napoli, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, WilinRosario) than the early round tag on Santana.


DHLuke Scott, TBIn four seasons with the Orioles, Luke Scott was a consistent power producer, atleast against right-handed pitching, but even after leaving hitter-friendly CamdenYards, Scott continued to provide some home run thump. His 2012 campaignwith the Rays was limited to 96 games due to back injuries, but he still managedto crank 14 home runs. Never known as a good source of batting average, Scottposted his second straight sub-.230 mark, clocking in at .229. He acknowledgedthat he may not have been fully recovered from shoulder surgery he underwentin 2011, so a healthier Scott could be more productive in 2013. The Rays willgive him another chance to be their designated hitter, and owners in deepermixed leagues and AL-only formats should give him a chance, too.


DH/OFSeth Smith, OAKHaving been traded from one of the majors' best hitting environments (CoorsField) to one of the worst (O.co Coliseum) prior to last season, Seth Smithfigured to lose some power in the move. Sure enough, he slugged just .392 inhis games at Oakland, but he raised that mark to .444 on the road. That figurewould have been even higher if he hadn't struck out in 28 percent of his road at-bats. Owners can be comforted in knowing that Smith didn't lose much poweroverall, and he looks to be a strong candidate for a batting average rebound.However, after yet another season of poor production against lefties(.157/.250/.271), don't expect Smith to face southpaws very often. The hit thathis playing time will take as a result means that Smith should only be used indeeper mixed leagues and AL-only formats.




DHJim Thome, BALJim Thome was never much of a Fantasy option in 2012. Granted, nobodyexpected him to be at the beginning of the year. He had signed with the Phillies,and the National League was no place for a DH on the wrong side of 40. Buteven after he was traded to the Orioles in June, a herniated disk in his neckprevented Thome from securing anywhere close to full-time at-bats. He still hada good time, though, which is why, provided he finds a taker, he'll be back in2013. At age 42, he might not get more than a couple starts per week, but hecould still contribute double-digit homers in that role. If you need a little extrapop late in an AL-only draft -- again, provided he signs with an AL team -- don'tforget about Thome.






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DH/OFJosh Willingham, MINJust when you think the days of players producing career-best numbers in theirmid-30s are over, a guy like Josh Willingham comes along to remind us just howunpredictable baseball can be. It's not like he was a nobody prior to 2012. Hewas coming off a season in Oakland in which he swatted a career-high 29homers, giving him at least 20 in four of his last six seasons. But he was on acompletely different level last year, his 35 homers ranking ninth in all of baseball.Throughout his career, Willingham has had stretches when he looked like hemight become that type of player, but he'd inevitably hit .185 one month,bringing his numbers back down to size. Naturally, then, Fantasy owners keptwaiting for the cold streak to arrive last year, but it never did. Willingham justkept on slugging. Perhaps the performance was what he would have been doingall along if he hadn't encountered so many back problems in his career. Hey, the145 games Willingham played last year were a career high. But even if that's thecase, he's still likely to take a step back this year. What are the chances of himducking injuries again, at age 34? Even though he ranked among the top 10outfielders in 2012, the risk of regression makes Willingham no better than atop-30 option to begin 2013.


DH/OFDelmon Young, PHIWhat many observers probably remember best about Delmon Young's 2012season with the Tigers was his arrest for aggravated harassment. Youngcertainly didn't provide many memorable moments on the field, as he turned inanother season with a sub-.270 batting average and middling power. At age 27,there is still some hope that Young can rediscover the power that he has shownat times, but as he enters his peak years, owners may just have to accept thathe is not going to be a 20-homer threat. It's more realistic to expect a rebound inhis batting average, as Young routinely flirted with a .290 average or betterearlier in his career. He needs to reverse last season's increases in strikeoutsand popouts, but that's not a tall order for someone at this stage of his career.The Phillies will give Young a chance to crack their starting outfield, though thestart of his season could be delayed by his recovery from offseason anklesurgery. He is worth considering in deeper mixed leagues and NL-only formats.





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Starting PitcherSPHenderson Alvarez, MIA

Henderson Alvarez posted a 3.53 ERA in 10 starts during his callup in 2011 butstruggled in his first full season in the rotation. He went 5-7 with a 4.36 ERA inhis first 17 starts and struggled after the All-Star break, recording a 5.51 ERAover his final 14 outings. The right-hander did not impress owners much with his79-to-54 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 187 1/3 innings pitched but proved to bedurable and still has some solid upside at age 22. Alvarez was traded from theBlue Jays to the Marlins in a blockbuster deal during the offseason and shouldbenefit from the move to Miami. Marlins Park is much more spacious than theRodgers Centre and pitching in the NL East should be a bit more forgiving thanthe rough AL East. While Alvarez will likely struggle to see run support, heshould be productive enough to be considered a viable option in NL-onlyformats. Alvarez might also be worth a look in some deeper mixed leagues asthe change of scenery could help him reach his potential in Fantasy.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 32 195 10-13 4.061 2 108 1.313 3452012 31 187 9-14 4.852 1 79 1.441 268.52011 10 64 1-3 3.534 0 40 1.131 120

SPBrett Anderson, OAKBrett Anderson's injury-plagued career got back on track late in 2012, as hecompleted his recovery from Tommy John surgery and made six starts duringthe stretch run. He was in prime form right away, reeling off quality starts in eachof his first four outings, throwing strikes and getting ground balls. WhenAnderson has been healthy, he has been a solid Fantasy starter, and ifperformance alone determined value, he would easily be a top 30 startingpitcher. However, Anderson has never pitched as many as 180 innings in aseason, and his history of elbow issues makes him a risky pitcher to pursue inthe earlier rounds. As a mid-to-late round pick in standard mixed leagues,Anderson has tremendous bargain potential, as he could provide double-digitwins along with an ERA and WHIP well below league average.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 28 175 13-8 3.240 1 132 1.211 4272012 6 35 4-2 2.571 0 25 1.029 100.52011 13 83 3-6 3.996 1 61 1.332 137.5

SPBronson Arroyo, CINBronson Arroyo finished his eighth straight season with 199 or more inningspitched in 2012, and it was a return to what we have come to expect from him.After back-to-back seasons of sub-4.00 ERAs in 2009 and 2010, Arroyo was litup to the tune of a 5.07 ERA and 1.37 WHIP in 2011. But 2012 saw him dipback to a 3.74 ERA and 1.21 WHIP. His strikeout rate was his highest since2008 and he cut 20 home runs off his total from 2012 (the biggest culprit of hisERA bounce), going from 46 to 26. In fact, he did such a good job of containinghomers that he finished with his lowest total since 2005. Arroyo's major problemwas keeping the ball in the park and he showed he could handle it once again in2012. He won't get a lot of strikeouts, but Arroyo can help a Fantasy team with alow ERA and WHIP. He'll likely be drafted in the later rounds in 2013.


SPHomer Bailey, CINHomer Bailey pitched a career high 208 innings in 2012, sporting a 3.68 ERAand 1.24 WHIP, while also throwing a no-hitter in his penultimate start onSeptember 28. Bailey's final numbers were solid, but owners in Head-to-Headleagues were consistently frustrated by his erratic results, as he had the habit offollowing up great stretches with a series of blowouts. In July, for instance,Bailey had a string of five starts with two or fewer runs allowed. And he followedthat up with a six-run outing on July 31, followed by four or more runs allowed infour of his five August starts. Roto owners, however, gladly took the final results,unaffected by his up-and-down performances. Adjust accordingly for yourleague setup, but Bailey is likely to be taken in the later rounds of most drafts.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 33 210 13-12 3.814 2 175 1.233 460.52012 33 208 13-10 3.678 2 168 1.240 4612011 22 132 9-7 4.432 0 106 1.280 277

RP/SPAnthony Bass, SDLast year, in his first full major-league season, Anthony Bass had an unevenperformance that didn't exactly clarify his role going forward. The Padres likedhis performance as a reliever in 2011 enough to give him a look as a starterearly in 2012, and his first eight starts, he looked a mainstay, posting a 2.94ERA and 1.20 WHIP with more than a strikeout per inning. But then, he endureda rocky six-start stretch that inflated his ERA by nearly two runs and culminatedwith a trip to the DL for shoulder inflammation. When he returned in lateSeptember, it was as a reliever, and though he produced a 2.79 ERA in sevenappearances, his strikeout rate during that stretch suggests his stuff wasn't quiteup to snuff. So how much did the injury influence his performance? Is itcompletely behind him now? Will the Padres give him another shot as a starter,or is he confined to the bullpen indefinitely? It's all a guessing game right now.Because he throws relatively hard, his potential as a starter is intriguing, buthe's looking like a long shot for a rotation spot this spring. Bass probably isn'tyour best choice in NL-only leagues.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 30 175 10-11 4.114 0 136 1.354 3392012 15 97 2-8 4.732 1 80 1.320 1442011 3 48 2-0 1.676 0 24 1.283 99

SPTrevor Bauer, CLEHere's something to use to your advantage in 2013 drafts: Trevor Bauer cameup with an unbelievable amount of hype, being owned in about 70 percent ofFantasy leagues a full month before his call-up to the majors. And when hearrived, he produced a 1-2 record with a 6.06 ERA and 1.65 WHIP in four starts.So how can you use this to your advantage? Bauer was pitching through aninjury, which drove up his ratios. Most drafters may have either forgotten aboutor dismissed Bauer after his short stint in 2012, and that would be foolish. Baueris an excellent pitcher, capable of delivering a low ERA, low WHIP and lots ofstrikeouts. He's somewhere between Mat Latos and Stephen Strasburg in termsof potential. An offseason trade to Cleveland shouldn't have much of an effecton his value -- he goes to the American League, but finds himself in a muchfriendlier home park. And Bauer is all but guaranteed a rotation spot. Slide himover to your draft queue and strike at the end, as Bauer, now healthy, should beavailable in the later rounds and could pay off in a big way.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 27 170 8-11 4.077 0 166 1.382 3242012 4 16 1-2 6.061 0 17 1.653 18.52011 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0

SPBlake Beavan, SEABlake Beavan split time between the majors and minors again in 2012 but wasable to make some progress down the stretch. After going 3-6 with a 5.92 ERAover his first 12 starts, he was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma in mid-June. Theright-hander was recalled a month later and went 8-5 with a 3.40 ERA over hisfinal 14 outings. Beavan has shown glimpses of being a reliable option inFantasy but his erratic play continues to hinder his value. Add the fact that hedoes not post many strikeouts (109 in 249 1/3 career innings) and the 24-year-old should be considered as more of a low-end Fantasy starter heading into2013. Plan on leaving Beavan and his career 4.37 ERA for AL-only formats onDraft Day, and even then he'll be left on most waiver wires.



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SPJosh Beckett, LADFrom a declining fastball to an ill-advised golf outing to injuries to his thumb,back, hamstring and shoulder, the case for Josh Beckett's eviction from Bostonbuilt throughout the 2012 season, ultimately culminating in a blockbuster dealthat sent him along with Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto to theDodgers. Back in the lighter-hitting league and a pitcher-friendly park, Beckettmanaged to pitch better with the Dodgers, posting a 2.93 ERA in seven starts.But his velocity wasn't any better, leading to a disappointing strikeout total morestarts than not. Beckett doesn't need to be able to blow the ball by hitters tohave success. His time with the Dodgers -- not to mention an eight-game stretchearlier in the season in which he posted a 3.31 ERA -- proves that. But withmore of a pitch-to-contact approach, the 32-year-old will be susceptible to thebig inning, making him not such a safe bet for a low ERA. With his strikeout ratealso down and his durability in question, clearly Beckett doesn't have the samestature he once did in Fantasy. He'll likely rebound to a degree with a full seasonin Los Angeles, but he's now the type of pitcher you draft to round out your staffrather than lead it.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 30 185 10-10 3.989 1 148 1.265 3842012 28 170 7-14 4.650 0 132 1.327 2762011 30 193 13-7 2.891 1 175 1.026 513.5

SPErik Bedard, HOUErik Bedard signed a one-year, $4.5 million contract with the Pirates last seasonand got off to a productive start. He went 4-6 with a 3.59 ERA in his first 12outings and struck out 61 in 62 2/3 innings pitched. Just when it seemed like theleft-hander was back to being a reliable option in Fantasy, his campaign took adrastic turn. Bedard would go 3-8 with a 6.43 ERA in his next 12 starts and wasreleased by Pittsburgh in late August. The 33-year-old has shown flashes ofbeing a viable contributor in Fantasy over the last two seasons and signed aminor-league deal with the Astros this offseason. Houston would like to have alefty in its rotation by the time opening day rolls around, so keep an eye on howhe does during the spring. Even if Bedard breaks camp with the big club,however, pitching in the tough American League West will not bode well for hisFantasy value. Take a wait-and-see approach through spring training. If hemakes the rotation, he's more of a later-round pick in AL-only leagues.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 31 170 9-12 4.077 0 155 1.365 329.52012 24 126 7-14 5.013 0 118 1.472 1812011 24 129 5-9 3.619 0 125 1.284 254.5

SPChad Billingsley, LADNot all is well for Chad Billingsley entering 2013 -- and this time, it's not just inreference to his numbers. He has a partially torn ligament in his elbow -- onethat forced him to shut down a month early in 2012 -- and to this point, it hasn'tbeen repaired. Hoping to avoid Tommy John surgery, Billingsley instead optedfor a platelet-rich plasma injection in October. It worked to the extent that he wasable to throw without pain this offseason, but you still can't help but wonder if theelbow is a ticking time bomb for the 28-year-old right-hander. He'll attempt togive it a go in spring training, but how effective he'll be and how long he'll lastare complete mysteries at this point. And given the way Billingsley's career hasunfolded, anything less than the best from him probably won't be too appetizingfor Fantasy purposes. Walks remain an issue for him from time to time, and he'sno longer a strikeout-per-inning type. He's still effective enough that he's worth alate-round flier in the majority of mixed leagues, but understand that 2013 mightend up being a lost season for him.


SPJoe Blanton, LAAWith his decision to sign with the Angels this offseason, Joe Blanton goeswhere he hasn't been in four years: the American League. Unfortunately, histime in the National League didn't do anything to boost Fantasy owners'confidence in him. Not only did he battle injuries for much of that time, missing

most of 2011 with an impingement in his elbow, but he compiled a 4.51 ERA in115 appearances, including 110 starts. True, pitching in a hitter's park inPhiladelphia for most of that time didn't help, but he wasn't any better in a 10-start stint with the Dodgers late last year, posting a 4.99 ERA. At a time inbaseball's history when pitching is back on the rise, with so many young hurlersputting up what Fantasy owners used to regard as ace numbers, a 4.00 ERAand 1.30 WHIP just doesn't measure up anymore. And against AL lineups,Blanton might have trouble achieving even that. Because he's capable ofpitching deep into games, he might deliver some cheap wins for AL-onlyowners, but that's about it.


SPClay Buchholz, BOSAfter posting a 2.70 ERA and 1.23 WHIP the previous two seasons – including asixth-place finish in Cy Young voting in 2010 -- Clay Buchholz returned from aninjury-marred 2011 a different pitcher last season, posting a 4.56 ERA and 1.33WHIP. His overall numbers don't do justice to the stats he put up as the seasonwent on, as Buchholz produced a 3.45 ERA in 19 starts after June 1. Part of hispoor overall performance could be attributed to the dysfunction of the coachingstaff in 2012, but it's most likely due to his return from injury. Buchholz waslimited to just 14 appearances in 2011. Because of his ugly overall numbers lastyear, he may be passed over as drafts go on. But Buchholz has the ability to putup a solid ERA and low WHIP. He makes for a great high-upside late round pickin most leagues.


SPMark Buehrle, TORMark Buehrle was just one of the high-profile free agents signed by the Marlinslast offseason who was flipped for younger, cheaper players this fall. WhileBuehrle may be glad to be heading to a potential contender in Toronto, the moveto Miami was a positive one, at least where performance is concerned. The leftyposted his best strikeout and walk rates in several years, and the result was a1.17 WHIP that was his lowest since 2001. Buehrle's biggest Fantasy asset,though, is innings, and he came through with his 12th straight season of pitchingmore than 200 frames. He shouldn't be any less durable or efficient in his returnto the American League, but his ERA could take a hit, now that he is in the ALEast. In Rotisserie formats, Buehrle's main appeal is still for owners in deeperleagues, but he should still help owners in most points league formats. He justmay not be a top 50 starting pitcher in those formats like he was last year.



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SPMadison Bumgarner, SFWhile Madison Bumgarner didn't exactly break new ground last season, hedidn't need to, as he had already established himself as a top-flight starter in hisfirst two seasons in the Giants' rotation. Then again, if the season had ended inthe middle of August, Bumgarner would have finished with decidedly better statsthan he had in 2011. After making his 25th start on August 20, Bumgarner was14-7 with a 2.83 ERA, walking a mere 1.7 batters per nine innings, as comparedto the 13-13 record, 3.21 ERA and 2.0 BB/9 he registered the previous season.Then over his final seven starts, Bumgarner struggled to find the strike zone, ashe walked 17 batters over 36 2/3 innings, going 2-4 with a 5.89 ERA. While hedidn't have a great postseason, Bumgarner did a better job of throwing strikes,so Fantasy owners shouldn't worry about his control issues carrying over intothis season. Owners can safely view the lefty as a top 20 starting pitcher. And ifhe has a true breakout in 2013, he could wind up being the ace of manyFantasy staffs.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 33 210 16-9 3.129 2 201 1.148 549.52012 32 208 16-11 3.370 2 191 1.114 517.52011 33 205 13-13 3.210 0 191 1.212 478.5

SPA.J. Burnett, PITAfter falling out of favor with both the Yankees and Fantasy owners over the lasttwo seasons, A.J. Burnett was traded back to the National League in 2012 andhad a bounce-back campaign for the Pirates. He posted just three losses overhis first 20 starts and despite a couple of rough outings down the stretch,finished 16-10 with a 3.51 ERA in his 31 starts. Pitching in the relatively weakNL Central, the right-hander struck out 180 batters in 202 1/3 innings pitchedwhile walking just 62 on his way to a 1.24 WHIP. The 35-year-old has becomemore of a well-rounded pitcher at this stage of his career and should be able topost similar numbers in his second season in Pittsburgh. Burnett should betaken in the later middle rounds on Draft Day in 2013.


SPTrevor Cahill, ARIThere's an interesting dichotomy with Trevor Cahill that is unique to Fantasy.Head-to-Head players may remember Cahill as a marginal pitcher in 2012. Hegave up four runs or more in 11 of his 32 starts and didn't exactly endear himselfto owners who got good, but not great, weeks from him. But Roto players saw adifferent Cahill in 2012, one who finished the year with a 3.78 ERA, 1.29 WHIPand a career-high 156 strikeouts. He eclipsed 195 innings for the third straightseason and, even with a move to a smaller park, had a career-low in home runsallowed with 16. Granted, Cahill's more glaring dichotomy was that he ended upbeing a far better pitcher on the road (2.91 ERA) than at home (4.68 ERA), butadd it all together -- or take advantage of the splits -- and you had a very goodpitcher. He should be drafted in the later part of middle rounds in 2013.


SPMatt Cain, SFBy almost every conceivable measure, Matt Cain had a career year in 2012. Heset personal bests with 16 wins and a 2.1 BB/9 rate, had his highest K/9 rate(7.9) since his rookie season and posted his lowest ERA (2.79) and WHIP(1.04) for a full season. Though it hasn't always shown in his win total or ERA,Cain has been slowly, steadily improving his skill set with each successiveseason. Key to Cain's development has been the increased use of his slider,particularly on two-strike counts, as according to PitchFX data it has been hisbest pitch for getting swings-and-misses over the last two years. Even so, Cainis still not a great source of strikeouts, but he makes up for it with consistentlylow line drive rates and batting averages on balls in play (BABIP), which helplower his ERA and WHIP. Even though Cain had the lowest strikeout total of thetop seven starters in both standard Rotisserie and Head-to-Head formats last

year, his inclusion among the elite was no fluke. Cain can be drafted as an acefor your Fantasy rotation in practically any format.


SPChris Capuano, LADChris Capuano's 2012 was a tale of two halves. Prior to the All-Star break, hewas one of the biggest surprises in Fantasy, going 9-4 with a 2.91 ERA, 1.16WHIP and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Yup, hard to imagine ever sitting thatplayer. Of course, the fact those numbers were regarded as a surprise shouldhave clued Fantasy owners into what would happen next. He fell apart in thesecond half, going 3-8 with a 4.76 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 6.4 strikeouts per nineinnings. The real Capuano is likely somewhere in between the two extremes.Even at Dodger Stadium, he's too susceptible to the long ball to keep his ERAbelow 3.50, but he doesn't hurt himself with walks and holds his own in terms ofstrikeouts. You might even call him underrated if his impressive first half hadn'tput him squarely on the map last season. Of course, he still might go undraftedin some leagues just because he ended the year on such a sour note, but youcould certainly do worse than Capuano with a late-round pick in mixed leagues.Just understand that, at age 34, he doesn't really have any untapped potential.


RP/SPAndrew Cashner, SDAndrew Cashner is the main player the Padres got back for Anthony Rizzo,whose performance in the second half last year speaks for itself. So how didSan Diego make out in the deal? Hard to say yet because we've hardly seenCashner in uniform. Though the Cubs used him in relief, the Padres tried tostretch him out as a starter midway through last season. It looked like a naturalfit when he allowed two runs on two hits with one walk and nine strikeouts over6 1/3 innings in his return from the minor leagues June 28 at Houston, but hedidn't get a chance to build off that performance, straining a muscle in his backnext time out. He did return for three appearances in September, but by then, hedidn't have enough time to make an impression one way or another. With afastball that hits triple digits, Cashner could be a revelation in Fantasy if he'sable to keep his walks down as a starter, but whether the Padres will give himanother chance and whether he'll hold up in the role remain to be seen.Because he's already dealing with a thumb injury that will sideline him for thefirst three weeks of this season, Cashner is a sleeper better left for NL-onlyleagues.



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SPJhoulys Chacin, COLAs a rookie in 2010, Jhoulys Chacin had all the look of an emerging ace, as heposted a 3.28 ERA with 138 strikeouts over 137 1/3 innings for the Rockies.Chacin had a harder time fooling batters as a sophomore, and his third seasonwas mostly a mess. After beginning the year with five starts that produced a7.30 ERA, Chacin went on the disabled list with nerve damage in his rightshoulder. When he finally returned in late August, Chacin got off to a hot start,but eventually he succumbed to poor command. Even when he pitched well, hewas limited by the Rockies' low pitch counts for their starters. According to theDenver Post, the team is expected to return to a more traditional five-manrotation and pitch counts, but that doesn't mean that Chacin can be trusted instandard mixed leagues. Until he can get back to missing bats like he did as arookie, he should only be drafted in deeper mixed leagues and NL-only formats.


SPWei-Yin Chen, BALFor a relative unknown coming out of the Japanese league, Wei-Yin Chen'schances of making an immediate contribution in Fantasy were a little higherthan usual last year. No, he wasn't hyped to the level of a Yu Darvish or DaisukeMatsuzaka, and he didn't deserve to be. But unlike some of the pitchers thatcome over from Japan, he had both a mastery of the strike zone and a fastballthat could touch the mid-90s. And he had both at an age (26) that still offeredroom for growth. So even though Chen wasn't a hot commodity on Draft Day,plenty of eyes were on him out of the gate, and for the most part, he didn'tdisappoint, going 4-0 with a 2.45 ERA in his first seven starts. Yeah, he washittable at times and seemed to run out of steam with a 5.34 ERA over his finalseven starts, but the performance was something to build on. With a stepforward in his second major-league season, he should eclipse 200 innings witha healthy enough strikeout rate to make him a serviceable fifth or sixth starter inmixed leagues.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 33 200 14-10 3.870 1 156 1.235 4532012 32 193 12-11 4.017 0 154 1.261 401

SPAlex Cobb, TBAlex Cobb is but one of the Rays' recent crop of talented young pitchers, so hehas had to wait his turn for an opportunity to stick in the rotation. He first got achance in 2011, but his season was cut short by thoracic outlet syndrome andsubsequent surgery to remove a blockage near a rib. Cobb began 2012 atTriple-A Durham, but Jeff Niemann's broken fibula opened the door for a secondchance. This time, Cobb remained in the rotation, making 23 starts. It took himawhile to get on track, though, as Cobb struggled with command and turned in a5.05 ERA and 1.44 WHIP through his first 11 starts. Over the last two months ofthe season, Cobb looked more like the control artist that he was in the minors,as he produced a 3.16 ERA and 1.08 WHIP over his last dozen turns in therotation. Though some standard mixed league owners may look at Cobb's year-end stats and pass him over, his potential to be an efficient, strikeout-producingpitcher makes him a viable pick in the middle-to-late rounds.


RP/SPJosh Collmenter, ARIWith the amount of disdain some Fantasy owners use when speaking of JoshCollmenter, one might expect to open up his player page and see disturbingimages of him pushing old ladies down stairs. But this is not the case.Collmenter has two straight seasons of sub-4.00 ERA and a career WHIP of1.14. In 28 appearances in 2012, Collmenter struck out 80 batters in 90 1/3innings. So why the hatred? Maybe it was his first half, when he put up a 5.75ERA in 12 appearances, including four starts. Perhaps it was Arizona'sinsistence on trotting out Collmenter instead of promoting Trevor Bauer.Collmenter, though, doesn't really deserve the scorn. He's a good pitcher with

good numbers throughout his career, both in the minors and majors. Collmenterdoesn't deserve the Fantasy hatred he's received, but he won't have much valuein 2013, either. This, however, is based more on his role, with Arizona having anembarrassment of pitching riches. Collmenter will likely enter 2013 in long relief,which limits his value to NL-only leagues.


SPBartolo Colon, OAKThrough mid-August, Bartolo Colon was making his one-year, $2 million deallook like a masterstroke for the Athletics. In 24 starts, Colon had garnered 10wins with a 3.43 ERA, and he saved the bullpen by being highly efficient andgoing deep into games. Unfortunately, two dozen starts were all Colon gave theA's, as Major League Baseball handed down a 50-game suspension for apositive test for testosterone. He not only missed the last month and a half ofthe regular season and the entire postseason, but Colon will also miss the firstfive games of the 2013 schedule. That won't impact his value much, but itremains to be seen whether Colon can master the strike zone as effectively ashe did last season. While Colon was worth starting in standard mixed leagues attimes in 2012, he is best left to owners in deeper mixed and AL-only leaguesthis time around.


SPPatrick Corbin, ARIDespite starting 17 games for Arizona in 2012, Pat Corbin looks like a manwithout a role for the 2013 Diamondbacks. It's not the greatest injustice --Arizona has a stacked rotation and Corbin produced a 6-8 record and 4.54 ERA-- but there were some bright spots. In August, when Corbin was transitionedback to the rotation, he posted a 3.68 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. However, hefollowed that up with a 6.03 ERA in September and October. Don't expect muchfrom Corbin in 2013, outside of a long relief/emergency starter role. He can beleft undrafted in most formats.


SPKevin Correia, MINKevin Correia had an up-and-down first campaign in Pittsburgh and thatcontinued in 2012. He posted a 4.34 ERA over his first 16 starts, but won justfive games due to poor run support. He would win each of his first four startsafter the All-Star break, but then hit a rough patch and lost his role as starter.Some injuries in Pittsburgh forced him back into the rotation down the stretchand the right-hander finished 12-11 with a 4.21 ERA in 32 appearances (28starts). Correia signed a two-year deal with the Twins in the offseason and willhelp bolster a rotation that struggled in 2012. The 32-year-old does not havemuch upside left in Fantasy but has proven to be a reliable starter and shouldsee some decent run support in Minnesota. Correia remains more of an AL-onlyoption heading into 2013, however.



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SPJohnny Cueto, CINHere's a fun fact: Johnny Cueto did not set career-bests in ERA (2.78) andWHIP (1.17) in 2012. Nope, he did that in 2011 (2.31/1.09). He did, however, seta career high in wins (19) and strikeouts (170). And he finished 11th overall inpoints leagues among starting pitchers. All signs point to Cueto repeating -- ifnot improving upon -- his 2012 numbers. After a somewhat inauspicious start tohis career, Cueto has improved to the point where he should be considered aborderline elite Fantasy option, especially in light of his higher strikeout rate.Cueto will likely be one of the top 15 pitchers taken on Draft Day and won't lastmuch deeper than the middle rounds.


SPJohn Danks, CHWIf you want to give Johns Danks a pass for 2012 because of shoulder soreness,fine. That's a fair argument. But you'd still have to explain Danks' 2011, in whichhis ERA rose to above 4.00 for the first time in four years (and if you point to anoblique injury that took him out for a month, then we have to start wonder aboutDanks' durability, so it's a lose-lose proposition). Danks' value doesn't comefrom strikeouts, of which he doesn't get many -- it's from his steadiness in ERAand WHIP. They aren't spectacular, but, from 2008-2010, they were goodenough to make Danks a deep mixed league option, because he pitched anaverage of 203 innings over that span. With two straight seasons of bloatedERA and WHIP, though, it's best to leave Danks to AL-only leagues on DraftDay.


SPYu Darvish, TEXRangers starter Yu Darvish finished 2012 with some solid, but probablydisappointing, numbers. A 3.90 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 221 strikeouts in 191 1/3innings. While his first half (10-5, 3.59 ERA) was better than his second (6-4,4.36), Darvish upped his strikeout rates in the second half, while slightlylowering his walk rate. His WHIP dipped from 1.36 to 1.18. In fact, his secondhalf stats were inflated by four five-run-plus games in the month and a half afterthe All-Star Break. In his final eight starts, Darvish had a 2.35 ERA and 0.88WHIP. This is probably the best stat to draw from his 2012, as it shows he didn'tfatigue, he didn't get figured out by opposing teams and he was able to finishstrong as Texas was in the playoff hunt. Whatever Darvish figured out at theend, it's likely he'll carry it over to 2013 and improve on his rookie year numbers.He'll probably be off most boards by the early part of middle rounds.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 32 210 15-10 3.557 1 238 1.238 5242012 29 191 16-9 3.904 0 221 1.280 467.5

RP/SPWade Davis, KCWhen Wade Davis first arrived in the majors to make six starts for the Rays latein 2009, he tantalized owners by striking out nearly a batter per inning. As amember of the Tampa Bay rotation for the following two seasons, Davis nevercame close to that level of dominance, getting only 228 Ks over 352 innings.With successive ERAs above 4.00, Davis was quickly surpassed by JeremyHellickson and Matt Moore as the attention-grabbing pitching phenoms. It took amove to the bullpen in 2012 to restore Davis' luster, as he gained 2 mph on hisfastball and struck out 87 batters in 70 1/3 innings. On the heels of that success,Davis was traded this offseason -- along with James Shields -- to the Royals,who will try him once again as a starter. Davis will have a hard time matchinghis velocity and K-rate from his bullpen stint now that he is back in a rotation, butas he is just reaching his peak years, Davis could turn in a better season withthe Royals than he ever did as a starter for the Rays. Particularly in pointsleagues where he can be used in a reliever slot, Davis is worth a late-round flyerin mixed leagues.


SPJorge De La Rosa, COLAfter missing nearly all of the 2012 season while recovering from Tommy Johnsurgery, Jorge De La Rosa has become something of a forgotten man. He didn'thelp his own cause with his September return, in which he registered a 9.28ERA in three starts, but Fantasy owners should give De La Rosa a mulligan onthose first outings back from surgery. He was off to a good start in 2011 beforegetting shelved, and prior to that, De La Rosa had shown promise with highstrikeout rates and growing ground ball rates. Any pitcher coming back fromTommy John surgery is a risk, but there are also plenty of success stories fromwhich to draw encouragement. If De La Rosa reverts to form, he will havesomething to offer owners in standard mixed leagues. However, he is likely to goundrafted in most of those formats, so the shrewd move is to target him as awaiver claim or perhaps during the reserve round phase of your drafts.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 32 170 11-10 3.918 0 145 1.359 358.52012 3 11 0-2 9.281 0 6 1.781 -52011 10 59 5-2 3.509 1 52 1.186 148

SPRyan Dempster, BOSRyan Dempster was well on his way to a career year in 2012 with the Cubs --2.25 ERA and 1.04 WHIP through 16 starts -- before being sent to the Rangersin a deadline deal. Dempster went on to post an ugly 5.09 ERA with his newteam, but did strike out a batter per inning. Although it's easy to point to theleague change as a reason for Dempster's rise in numbers -- and that issignificant after his signing with the Red Sox -- it should be noted that he wenton the DL in mid-June with a lat strain and produced just a 4.50 ERA from thatpoint forward. So it could have been a result of him still being bothered by theinjury. Dempster will be 36 this season, and while he hasn't been the mostconsistent pitcher over his career, he has put together five nice seasons in arow, with a 3.74 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in that span. A move to Fenway for anyother pitcher may be scary, but Dempster's last two stops (Texas and Chicago)were in hitter-friendly parks, as well. Dempster's not quite top-level, but he hasbeen good enough as of late to be taken in the later rounds of most drafts.


SPRoss Detwiler, WASRoss Detwiler was the "other guy" in the Nationals rotation, holding down thefifth spot for most of the season in relative anonymity. He didn't draw theattention that Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez or Jordan Zimmermann did,and for obvious reasons. Detwiler lacked the prospect pedigree his fellowrotation members had in their minor league careers, and as a major leaguer, thelefty has been an unglamorous contact pitcher who has shuttled betweenstarting and relieving. Despite all that, Detwiler did make Fantasy owners takenotice as he held his own with a 10-8 record, 3.40 ERA and 1.22 WHIP in 2012.Though he recorded only 105 strikeouts in 164 1/3 innings, Detwilercompensated by throwing strikes and turning more than half of all hit balls intogrounders. That alone didn't get Detwiler's ERA and WHIP well below theleague average. He also got help from a .269 batting average on balls in play(BABIP) -- a rate that he will be hard-pressed to equal in 2013. Still, Detwilercan help with categories other than strikeouts and is worth drafting in deepermixed league formats.



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SPScott Diamond, MINPrior to 2012, Scott Diamond's biggest claim to fame was that he was a Rule 5draft pick in 2010. Plus, his name is Diamond, which is pretty cool in its ownright. Now, though, he can add an even cooler distinction to his, um, name: 12-game winner. That's right. The soft-tossing lefty came in with his control andcommand and ended up making an out-of-nowhere contribution in Fantasy,going 10-5 with a 2.95 ERA and 1.20 WHIP in his first 19 starts. He sloweddown some at the end, but not nearly as much as some people would have youbelieve. Other than the fact that he's just not supposed to be good, the list ofnegatives on Diamond is pretty short. He doesn't strike out batters, but he madeup for it last year by leading the AL with only 1.6 walks per nine innings. Yeah,really. Still, for all the good things to say about Diamond's 2012 performance, isa control-and-command guy on a projected bottom-of-the-division ballclub reallyworth the investment on Draft Day? Probably not. They're pretty unspectacular.But if you find yourself needing one at some point in 2013, Diamond is amongthe best you can get.


SPR.A. Dickey, TORR.A. Dickey posted a 3.08 ERA in 60 appearances (58 starts) in his first twoyears for the Mets and took his game to the next level in 2012. He went 12-1with a 2.15 ERA in his first 16 starts and earned his first career trip to themidsummer classic. While the knuckleballer was not as dominant down thestretch, he finished the year 20-6 with a 2.73 ERA in 34 appearances (33 starts)en route to winning the National League Cy Young award. Dickey led theNational League with his 230 strikeouts and limited opponents to a .226average. With the Mets looking toward the future, Dickey was traded to the BlueJays in the offseason and received the extension he was looking for. While themove to the tough AL East will likely have an effect in his numbers, the 38-year-old will benefit from greater run support with a loaded lineup. Dickey went 2-0with a 1.88 ERA in three starts against the American league last season. Heshould be gone in the early rounds in the majority of Fantasy leagues on DraftDay, but target him earlier in Rotisserie formats for his low ERA and WHIP andhis ability to post a ton of strikeouts.


SPFelix Doubront, BOSFelix Doubront's overall numbers in 2012 (a 4.86 ERA and 1.45 WHIP) look likestats we would have expected from the 25 year-old, with one juicy carryoverfrom his minor league days – 167 strikeouts in 161 innings pitched. Doubront'sERA and WHIP were going to be somewhat high, as he carried a 3.65/1.28 inover 600 minor league innings. But strikeouts sometimes go by the wayside inthe transition to the majors -- Doubront's actually improved. Still, it's not crazy tobe skeptical and wonder if he can reproduce those numbers. At times (May andJuly, for instance), Doubront looked great. At others (June, August andSeptember), he decidedly did not. He's an asset in AL-only leagues because ofhis strikeout potential, but Doubront is a risky play in mixed leagues and shouldbe left to the later rounds.


SPNate Eovaldi, MIANate Eovaldi had an eventful 2012 season, which saw him start out at Double-AChattanooga, get recalled by the Dodgers to fill the rotation spot of the injuredTed Lilly (shoulder), get traded as part of the deal that netted Hanley Ramirezfrom the Marlins and finally become a key part of the Miami rotation. Despite allof the changes, much also remained the same for Eovaldi. The hard-throwingrighty enjoyed success in the minors, registering a decent strikeout rate and a

3.09 ERA, but command was more elusive at the major league level. Thenagain, the 4.30 ERA he achieved in 22 starts with the Dodgers and Marlins isn'ttoo bad for a 22-year-old with no Triple-A experience. Now at age 23, Eovaldi isexpected to begin the season in the Marlins' rotation. He could develop into astarter that mixed league owners can trust, but he will have to improvesubstantially. On Draft Day, he should only be on the minds of NL-only owners.


SPMarco Estrada, MILMarco Estrada had worked almost exclusively as a starter throughout his minorleague career, and for the most part did so successfully, but it wasn't until 2012that he got a chance to stick in a major league rotation. After beginning theseason in the bullpen, the Brewers moved Estrada into the injured ChrisNarveson's (rotator cuff surgery) spot. The 29-year-old didn't disappoint, as hefinished with a 3.64 ERA and 143 strikeouts over 138 1/3 innings. Estrada'sability to pound the strike zone and get swings-and-misses didn't wane as hemoved into a starting role, and his only glaring weakness was a propensity toallow flyballs at a high rate. That's a hazardous tendency to have when MillerPark is your home stadium, and Estrada allowed 11 home runs in 78 2/3 inningsin Milwaukee. Estrada escaped with a 2.97 home ERA thanks to an unusuallyhigh strand rate, but he may not be quite as fortunate going forward. Still,Estrada offers enough in terms of strikeouts and a low ERA and WHIP that heshould be drafted in standard mixed leagues, and he should be available in thelater rounds.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 30 185 11-9 3.795 0 181 1.205 430.52012 23 138 5-7 3.643 0 143 1.142 305.52011 7 93 4-8 4.079 0 88 1.209 163

SPScott Feldman, CHCAfter spending the first eight years of his career with the Rangers, ScottFeldman signed with the Cubs in November and will call Wrigley home for atleast one year. Feldman's an interesting pitcher, as he finished 2012 with a 5.09ERA and 1.38 WHIP in 123 2/3 innings in 21 starts and eight reliefappearances. Feldman has said he prefers starting and the one season in whichhe started more than 25 games (2009, with 31) was arguably his best year, witha 4.08 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 113 strikeouts in 189 2/3 innings. Feldman's seenhis strikeout rate rise from 5.4 in 2009 to 7.0 in 2012, but he's been wildlyinconsistent throughout his career. And if the upside of having Feldman in hissupposed comfort zone of being a starter is a 4.08 ERA, he can be left to thelate rounds of deeper leagues and middle rounds of NL-only leagues.



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SPMike Fiers, MILIt's not every day that a soft-tossing righty can punch out a major league batterper inning, but that's exactly what rookie Mike Fiers did for the Brewers lastseason. He quickly became a Fantasy favorite, as he made it into the first weekof August with a 6-4 record, 1.80 ERA and 1.01 WHIP. As good as Fiers was atracking up Ks and limiting free passes, those numbers were too good to be true.A flyball pitcher, Fiers somehow managed to allow only three home runsthrough his first 80 innings, but over the last two months of the season, his luckreversed dramatically. In his final 10 starts, Fiers allowed nine home runs overjust 47 2/3 innings, and he posted a 6.99 ERA over that span. Owners shouldn'texpect either version of Fiers to show up in 2013, as he should find the middleground. His end-of-season 3.74 ERA and 1.26 WHIP are probably not far fromwhat he will put up this coming season. Even during his slump, Fiers kept ongetting strikeouts, so despite his low velocity, he can help in that category.Consider him a late-round option in standard mixed leagues.


SPDoug Fister, DETThere are few ironies in baseball greater than Doug Fister's middle name beingWildes. Pinpoint control has been Fister's calling card since arriving in themajors in 2009, so wildness is one thing owners don't have to worry about withhim. Fister did walk just over two batters per nine innings in 2012, which for himborders on complete disregard for the strike zone, but he made up for it byincreasing his strikeout rate per nine innings by 26 percent. Relying less on hisfastball, Fister threw his curveball more often last year and got far more swings-and-misses on it. Perhaps not coincidentally, he also got far more horizontalmovement on it. It's hard to trust that a one-year change will be lasting, but theprospect of Fister being able to help with ERA and WHIP and not hurt you instrikeouts is an enticing one. Even if his K-rate drops a bit, Fister is worthdrafting among the top 40 starting pitchers.


SPGavin Floyd, CHWWhite Sox righty Gavin Floyd finished 2012 at pretty much the same point he'sfinished each of the last four seasons -- sitting on a 4.00-plus ERA, with OKstrikeout numbers, about 11 wins and a decent WHIP. His actual numbers: 4.29ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 144 strikeouts in 168 innings and 12 wins. Floyd isn't flashy,but he is consistently decent. At this point, with more than 1,100 innings underhis belt, we have an idea of what Floyd offers. It's actually kind of comforting toknow he can consistently produce almost the same numbers every season,especially with so many pitchers leaving us guessing which version will show upeach year. Floyd won't hurt a team, but he also won't be asked for in a lot oftrade offers. He's almost like the local news: it's helpful, you value it, but itdoesn't bring any wow factor. Floyd should bring back value in that grey areabetween 12-team leagues and AL-only formats in 2013.


SPJeff Francis, COLIt's asking a lot of Fantasy owners to get excited about Jeff Francis, given thatthe lowest ERA he has recorded over his last four seasons was 4.82 (in 2011with the Royals). Francis was actually an improved pitcher last season, thoughhis 5.58 ERA doesn't tell that story. The lefty improved his strikeout, walk andground ball rates, but righties hit .351 against him when the ball was in play, andhe allowed a 277 average on ground balls versus all hitters. Not that every right-handed hitter he faced was a pull hitter, but maybe it's not a coincidence that theRockies featured weak defense on the left side of the infield, particularly whileTroy Tulowitzki was sidelined by groin surgery. Perhaps Tulowitzki's return in

2013 will save Francis from a few base hits, and he can get his ERA and WHIPlow enough that he can be a viable option in NL-only leagues.


SPYovani Gallardo, MILOn a per-inning basis, of all pitchers with 600 or more innings over the last fourseasons, only Tim Lincecum and Clayton Kershaw have thrown more strikeoutsthan Brewers ace Yovani Gallardo. In terms of total number of strikeouts, onlysix pitchers have bested Gallardo over the same period, so by any measure,Gallardo has established himself as one of the most reliable sources of Ks inFantasy. Unfortunately for his Fantasy owners, he has been less dependable atminimizing walks, limiting home runs and getting through innings efficiently. Thathas prevented Gallardo from joining the elite ranks where we typically findstrikeout-per-inning starters. Though he has demonstrated low walk and homerun rates at times, the fact is that he has not posted a sub-3.50 ERA in any ofthe last four seasons, and he has finished with a WHIP below 1.30 just onceduring that period. While Gallardo is a safe bet for strikeouts and wins, hisliabilities in other categories drops him just outside the top 15 starting pitchers.


RP/SPFreddy Garcia, BALFreddy Garcia's 5.20 ERA in 2012 looked pretty ugly -- especially in light of his3.62 EA in 2011 -- but he did manage a decent 1.37 WHIP, which should haveresulted in an ERA of about a run less. but Garcia was tormented by home runsin 2012, giving up 18 in 107 1/3 innings, and produced a weirdly uneven season.Garcia actually excelled as a reliever last season, with a 2.42 ERA and 0.94WHIP in 22 1/3 innings. But he was terrible as a starter, with a 5.93 ERA and1.48 WHIP in 17 games. He will likely find a job somewhere in baseball; as astarter, he's probably best slotted as a reserve pitcher. As a reliever, Garcia hasno value, even though he was far more effective in that role in 2012.


SPJaime Garcia, STLStatistically, Jaime Garcia's 2012 wasn't all that different from his first two major-league seasons, but in a year when many expected him to take the next stepand cross the 200-inning threshold for the first time, he instead went the otherway, making only 20 starts. The culprit was tearing in his rotator cuff andlabrum, which sidelined him from early June to mid-August and popped upagain in the postseason, when he angered teammates by attempting to pitchthrough pain, risking both his long-term health and their playoff chances.Though most physicians recommended surgery in the offseason, Garcia haschosen to rehab the injury instead, hoping to be ready in time for the start of theregular season. Naturally, fewer expect 200 innings from him this time around.Even at 100 percent, his contributions leave something to be desired. Withpitching back on the upswing across baseball, his 1.30-plus WHIP hardly setshim apart, and he doesn't strike out batters at a particularly high rate. Plus, heseems to come unraveled on the road, posting a 4.47 ERA there compared to2.48 at home for his career. Considering he'll be pitching with an injury thatcould force him to the operating table at a moment's notice, you wouldn't want toinvest more than a late-round pick in Garcia.



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SPMatt Garza, CHCMatt Garza's 2012 campaign was mired by injuries as he was able to make just18 starts before an elbow injury ended his season in July. He went 5-7 with a3.91 ERA in his 18 outings and continued to dominate the National League with96 strikeouts in 103 2/3 innings pitched. The right-hander also walked just 32while giving up 90 hits. Garza's elbow has healed and he has been cleared forhis normal offseason routine, so the 29-year-old should be fine heading into the2013 season. Garza has posted some solid numbers since coming to the Cubsin 2011, but poor run support continues to hinder his win total. Still, he has thepotential to record 200 strikeouts with a full season of work and has not postedan ERA over 4.00 since his rookie campaign. While there is a slight injury risk,Garza should be gone by the middle rounds in most Fantasy formats on DraftDay.


SPDillon Gee, NYMDillon Gee was one of the more pleasant surprises in Fantasy on 2011 aftergoing 13-6 with a 4.43 ERA in 30 appearances (27 starts). But the 2012 seasondidn't begin all that well for Gee, posting a 5.65 ERA in his first seven starts,before eventually getting back on track. His season ended in mid-July, however,as the right-hander underwent surgery to repair a blocked artery in his pitchingshoulder. Gee finished 6-7 with a 4.10 ERA in his 17 starts and struck out 97 in109 2/3 innings pitched. Keep an eye on his progress during the offseason asthe 26-year-old is expected to be in the rotation next season as long as he'shealthy. With the ability to strike out a healthy amount of batters with arespectable ERA, owners could do worse than Gee in NL-only formats andsome deeper mixed leagues in 2013.


SPGio Gonzalez, WASGio Gonzalez has carried the stigma of being a pitcher with immense promisewho hadn't fulfilled it due to control issues, but 2012 was the year he shed thatlabel. In every year since his rookie season, Gonzalez has lowered his walkrate, and last year he whittled it down to a respectable 3.4 batters per nineinnings. Meanwhile, he posted his highest strikeout rate in three seasons andallowed only nine home runs over 199 1/3 innings. Gonzalez has just theslightest of ground ball tendencies, so he will be a poor bet to match that latternumber. He also could have trouble producing another 21 wins, as only LanceLynn received more run support among qualifying National League starters. Sowhile 2013 promises to be a slightly less productive season, Gonzalez hasimproved his control to the extent that he can be drafted among the top 15starting pitchers.


SPMiguel Gonzalez, BALChances are unless you're both a prospect aficionado and a diehard Oriolesfan, you hadn't heard of Miguel Gonzalez prior to 2012. He wasn't even reallyseen as a prospect, but a 28-year-old frittering away the better years of his lifeat Triple-A Norfolk, having already been discarded by the Angels and Red Soxorganizations. But when he posted a 1.61 ERA, 0.72 WHIP and 10.7 strikeoutsper nine innings in 14 appearances, including six starts, at Norfolk, the pitching-thin Orioles had no choice but to take notice. Boy, are they glad they did. Overthe three months when he was up in the majors for good, Gonzalez was theOrioles' most consistent pitcher. And instead of falling apart once the league gota read of him, he actually improved during his time in the rotation, pitching sixinnings or more in nine of his final 10 starts with a 2.49 ERA during that stretch.His defining moment, though, came in the postseason, when he shut down the

Yankees for seven innings in Game 3 of the ALDS. Gonzalez wasn't aparticularly good source of strikeouts during any of those high points, which mayin and of itself indicate he was pitching over his head, but he was so reliable toclose out the season that you have to consider him among the top 75 startingpitchers on Draft Day.


SPZack Greinke, LADAfter several years of fluctuating ERAs -- from a Cy Young-clinching 2.16 markin 2009 to a 4.17 mark the following year to a 3.83 mark in 2011 -- Greinkefinally found the appropriate middle ground in 2012, posting a 3.48 mark in acareer-high 34 starts between the Brewers and Angels. Measuring it against thehigh and low points of his career, the 2012 season was quite possibly Greinke inhis truest, purest form. Still, you can't help but wonder if he has a little more instore. His numbers took an initial hit when he went from the Brewers to theAngels midseason, his ERA rising over 4.00 after a rocky first five starts. Butonce he fully adjusted, he was as good as ever, posting a 2.04 ERA in his finaleight starts with the Angels. After signing a long-term deal with the Dodgers thisoffseason, his adjustment period will come in spring training. Once the seasonstarts, not only will he be ready to roll, but he'll be in an environment that clearlyfavors pitching, more so than any of the other stops in his major-league career.Even if Greinke repeats his 2012 numbers, he'll have been worth selectingamong the top-20 starting pitchers. The potential for him to shave half a run offhis ERA and add three or four wins to his tally with an expected contender inLos Angeles bumps him up to a top-15 selection.


SPA.J. Griffin, OAKWhen A.J. Griffin first arrived in Oakland as a midseason callup, Fantasy ownerscould be excused for their collective lack of enthusiasm. He doesn't throw hardand posted mediocre strikeout rates in the upper minors, so despite some lowERAs and WHIPs, he didn't generate the buzz typically reserved for flame-throwing strikeout machines. We soon learned that Griffin isn't just a run-of-the-mill control pitcher. He is the owner of a curveball that usually sits in the upper60s and gets batters to whiff or freeze at the plate. Despite the lack of a heater,Griffin coaxed strikeouts at a respectable rate -- 64 in 82 1/3 innings -- andpopups at a robust 10 percent rate. He didn’t achieve a 7-1 record, 3.06 ERA or1.13 WHIP with a typical skill set, but over his 15 starts, Griffin looked like thereal deal. He likely still has his skeptics, but the 25-year-old has the upside tomake a late-round pick in standard mixed leagues pay off handsomely.



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SPJeremy Guthrie, KCSeemingly everybody but the Rockies knew Jeremy Guthrie wasn't going towork out in Colorado. A pitch-to-contact, flyball guy at a place where everyflyball has a chance of going out of the park? Yeah, good luck with that.Fortunately, his 6.35 ERA -- nope, not a misprint -- during his stay in Coloradodidn't scare everyone away. The Royals took a flier on him as a replacement forthe equally disastrous Jonathan Sanchez, and he responded with arguably thebest stretch of his career. His first three starts with Kansas City were a littlebumpy as he struggled to cope with life after Coors Field, but once he realizedhe no longer had to live in fear of the seven-run inning, he recovered to go 5-0with a 2.17 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 11 starts. He pitched seven innings or morein eight of those starts, which is mainly what got the attention of Fantasyowners. Guthrie has had other stretches in his career when he was useful inFantasy -- most notably, in 2008 and 2010 -- but judging by how quickly he wasable to turn his 2012, he might be set for his best run yet. He'll likely goundrafted in standard mixed leagues, but he's worth monitoring out of the gatein case the strong finish carries over.


SPRoy Halladay, PHIThe 2012 season was an odd one for Roy Halladay. After years of absolutedomination, Halladay's ERA crossed the 4.00 mark for the first time since 2004.It was the first time in a season in which he pitched 100 or more innings that hedidn't throw a complete game and the first since 2006 in which he didn't throw ashutout. Making just 25 starts because of a strained lat behind his rightshoulder, Halladay's season is likely just an aberration. Yes, he's 35, butHalladay has shown very few sings of aging and still produced a 1.22 WHIP onthe season, a mark that most starters would take in a heartbeat. Most of thedamage that Halladay inflicted on his ERA was done in September, when he puttogether a 6.84 ERA in five starts. He only lasted 1 2/3 in one of those, andpitched through shoulder spasms in the season's final start. Give Halladay apass on his 2012 season. An offseason of rest should return him to elite statusfor 2013. He will be an early round pick in most formats.


SPCole Hamels, PHICole Hamels entered 2011 as almost the forgotten member of a studly Philliespitching staff, behind Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay. But when the season was over,it was Hamels who had the best numbers of the trio. Granted, Halladay was hurtand Lee had the ultimate bad luck season (with numbers that were as good, ifnot better, than Hamels', and he had only six wins to show for it), but Hamelsstill had a stellar season, setting personal highs in wins (17) and strikeouts(216). At 29, Hamels is still on the right side of 30 and his situation gets evenbetter when owners consider he'll have the luxury of Chase Utley and RyanHoward powering the offense from the start of the season. Additionally, Hamels'role as the No. 3 pitcher in the rotation will line him up against lesser pitchers onthe other side, putting him in line for more chances at wins. It may not reach thelast season's level, but Hamels is in line for another great season in 2013. Hewill be off the board in the early rounds of most drafts.


SPJason Hammel, BALTurns out Jason Hammel wasn't a lost cause. He just really needed to get out ofColorado. In his first year post-Coors, he came out of the gate 8-2 with a 2.62ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 14 starts and was clearlythe ace of a surprising Orioles pitching staff. But then he had surgery to removeloose cartilage from his knee in mid-July and missed the next two months. He

made only four starts, including the postseason, after returning from theprocedure in September and didn't do anything in those four starts to refute orvalidate his performance from earlier in the year, which is both good and badnews. The bad news is that you'll be forced to take a leap of faith on him again ifyou want him in Fantasy. The good news is you'll be able to get him for dirtcheap. After all, starting pitcher is a deep position, and Hammel has never evenhad a 180-inning season. Still, he showed enough potential last year that he haslegitimate sleeper appeal.


SPTommy Hanson, LAAWhen the Braves remade Tommy Hanson's delivery prior to the 2012 season,they were hoping to prevent further wear and tear on his already damaged rightshoulder. Unfortunately, that's not all they prevented. They prevented himtopping 90 miles per hour with his fastball. They prevented him from poundingthe strike zone, which prevented him from getting through six innings more oftenthan not. Oh, they remade him all right. They remade him right into the scraphim, which is how the Angels were able to nab him for only Jordan Walden.Yeah, Walden's a relatively big-name reliever and all, but wasn't Hanson the toppitching prospect in baseball just a few short years ago? And didn't he more orless live up to the hype in his first three big-league seasons? One little tear inthe rotator cuff in 2011, and that's it. Game over. Thanks for playing. Now, it'spossible Hanson could rebound to a degree in his first season with the Angles.He's only 26, and even with the reduced velocity, he still struck out nearly abatter per inning. Still, with that new delivery, he was on fumes at the end of lastseason, pitching fewer than six innings in 11 of his final 13 starts. Given hispedigree, Hanson wouldn't be the worst middle-to-late-round gamble you couldmake on Draft Day, but he's far from a safe bet to rebound.


SPAaron Harang, SEAAfter reviving his career with a move from the tiny Great American Ballpark tothe cavernous PETCO Park in 2011, Aaron Harang jumped to another pitcher-friendly ballpark in Dodger Stadium in 2012 and delivered similar results. OK, sohe struggled with his control at times, but he made up for it with a career-lowhome run rate of 0.7 per nine innings. At age 34, he's a flawed pitcher for sure,but his flaws are surmountable when he forces the opposition to play station tostation. Pitching in Dodger Stadium allows him to do that. Strangely enough, 11of the 14 home runs he surrendered came at home, so if anything, he has thepotential to reduce that number in 2013. Though he doesn't excel in any onearea, he's a reliable enough source of innings for NL-only leagues. You may nothave much incentive to draft Harang in mixed leagues, but don't be surprised ifhe ends up being a matchups play for you later in the season.



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SPDan Haren, WASAfter the worst of his eight full big-league seasons in 2012 -- one in which hebattled reduced velocity and landed on the DL for the first time -- Dan Harengets an opportunity to return to the National League, where he put together thegreatest stretch of his career as a Diamondback from 2008 to 2010. This time,he's headed to Washington on a one-year deal. At age 32, he's certainlycapable of getting back on track, but between the reduced fastball and the balkyback, it's far from guaranteed. Clearly, enough teams were skeptical that hewasn't able to land a long-term contract in the offseason. Though Harenreturned from his DL stint in late July to finish the season a relative high note,posting a 3.58 ERA and 1.12 WHIP in 13 starts, he lasted seven innings onlyonce during that stretch. His ability to pitch deep into games was a big reasonwhy he was so successful earlier in his career. Even if some of the regressionHaren suffered in 2012 turns out to be permanent, he's still better than averagein Fantasy. Still, expecting him to return to ace numbers is probablyunreasonable, even with the return to the NL. Haren is worth targeting amongthe top 40 starting pitchers in Fantasy.


SPLucas Harrell, HOULucas Harrell won a spot in the rotation out of the spring last season and endedup being one of the more reliable starters for Houston. He posted a 4.56 ERAover his first 17 starts, including throwing his first career complete gameshutout, but really opened some eyes on Fantasy after the All-Star break. Theright-hander went 4-5 with a 2.87 ERA in his final 15 outings to finish the yearwith a 3.76 mark. The 27-year-old has never really been much of an option inFantasy but coming off his 2012 campaign, Harrell will have low-end appeal onDraft Day. Plan on targeting Harrell in AL-only formats.


SPMatt Harrison, TEXMatt Harrison continued to impress in 2012, setting career-bests in wins (18),ERA (3.29), strikeouts (133), innings pitched (213 1/2), complete games (four)and WHIP (1.26). Essentially, any pitching category that might matter inFantasy, Harrison improved upon from his solid 2011. Harrison was reallyhaunted by just one month all season -- May -- in which he delivered a 5.15ERA and 1.39 WHIP. But he followed that up with a 1.29 ERA in June andcoasted the rest of the season. Harrison won't help much with strikeouts, but hestill finished 22nd in points leagues among starting pitchers. It's safe to thinkHarrison will keep his ERA around the 3.30 level in 2013, but his lack ofstrikeouts hurts him in Roto leagues. He should be off the board by the earlymiddle rounds in points leagues, and on the later end for Roto.


SPMatt Harvey, NYMMatt Harvey forced his way to the majors 2012 after a dominant performance inthe minors. His play clearly made a solid impression on the Mets. After posting a3.68 ERA in 20 starts and striking out 112 batters in 110 innings pitched atTriple-A Buffalo, he received the call in late July and struck out 11 over 5 1/3shutout innings while winning his major-league debut. The right-hander wouldallow more than three earned runs just once in his 10 starts down the stretchand went 3-5 with a 2.73 ERA. His 70-to-26 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 59 1/3innings pitched projects well over a full season and the 23-year-old is expectedto compete for a spot in the rotation during spring training. Few young pitchershave as much upside in Fantasy as Harvey and he should be a hot commodityon Draft Day. Don't let Harvey slip too late in most formats as he could be thenext young phenom.


SPJeremy Hellickson, TBIt was yet another season where Jeremy Hellickson was a disappointment in thestrikeout category and another season where he succeeded in spite of it.Though he finished with a losing mark of 10-11 for the Rays, Hellickson did agreat job yet again of preventing runs, posting a 3.10 ERA in 31 starts. He alsomanaged a better-than-average WHIP of 1.25 in spite of allowing a fair amountof contact. As in his rookie season, Hellickson's recipe for success wasunorthodox; he was extremely adept at getting popouts, allowing few hits onballs in play and stranding roughly four out of every five runners who reachedbase. Even after two full seasons in the majors, owners could be tempted to callHellickson a fluke, as most pitchers don't achieve low ERAs and WHIPs withmediocre strikeout and walk rates, and favorable strand and popup rates oftendon't carry over from one year to the next. However, Hellickson's strand andpopup rates were high in the minors as well, so he very well could be theexception to the rule. He will continue to be a good target for mixed leagueowners in the middle rounds.


SPLiam Hendriks, MINWhen the Twins' makeshift rotation collapsed early last season, Liam Hendriks,the best of the organization's pitching prospects at the time, looked like he had agolden opportunity to step in and secure a rotation spot for the long haul.Unfortunately, that's not quite what happened. He stepped in, yeah, but insteadof building off the 2.20 ERA and 0.98 WHIP he was putting together in theminors, he got lambasted, posting a 7.04 ERA in eight starts before the Twinsmercifully returned him to the minors July 3. The good news is Hendriks' seasondidn't end there. He returned on Aug. 22 and posted a 4.40 ERA in eight starts,even recording his first victory on Sept. 19 after beginning his major-leaguecareer 0-9. The respectable finish likely earned him the inside track on a rotationspot to begin 2013, but it didn't exactly redeem him in the eyes of Fantasyowners. Clearly, he has potential, but he'll have to cut back on the number ofhome runs he allows to make good on it. Because he's not a strikeout-per-inning guy, Hendriks isn't worth the leap of faith outside of deeper AL-onlyleagues.


SPFelix Hernandez, SEAFelix Hernandez took a bit of a step back in 2011 after winning the AL Cy Youngaward the year before, but he showed in 2012 why he is one of the elite optionsin Fantasy. After going 6-5 with a 3.13 ERA over 18 starts in the first half, theright-hander earned his third career trip to the midsummer classic and actuallygot stronger after the All-Star break. Hernandez would post a 2.99 ERA over hisfinal 15 starts, including throwing four complete game shutouts, finishing theseason with a 13-9 record and a 3.06 ERA. He also struck out more than 200batters for the fourth straight campaign and his 56 walks were his lowest since2007. A lack of run support has cost Hernandez wins for much of his career buthis all-around stats make the 26-year-old one of the more valuable pitchers inthe game. While trade rumors will likely pop up around the deadline, like theyseemingly do every year, Hernandez should be considered a No. 1 Fantasystarter on Draft Day and will come off of boards in the first few rounds.



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SPDerek Holland, TEXRangers starter Derek Holland had a bit of a strange season in 2012, putting uphis highest ERA since his rookie year (4.67) but posting a career-low 1.22WHIP. The culprit? Thirty-two home runs allowed, fifth in the major leagues.Holland allowed just 22 home runs in 2011, when his WHIP was higher (1.35)but his ERA was lower (3.95). Looking at Holland's 2012 doesn't help sort muchout. He went on the DL in June with shoulder fatigue, with his ERA at 5.10.When he came back in July, he managed a 4.40 ERA through he rest of theseason, but allowed 21 of his home runs in that span. Holland was a hotprospect coming up in the system, but he's been dogged by inconsistency in hisfour-year career. It's fair to expect an ERA of about 4.10 from him, with amoderate strikeout total (maybe 170 in a 200-IP season) and a WHIP around1.30. He's a late-round pick fodder in most drafts.


SPTim Hudson, ATLDespite needing almost all of April to complete his recovery from offseason backsurgery, Tim Hudson still managed to win 16 games in 2012, reaching the markfor the third straight year. Though wins aren't the best measurement of apitcher's ability, his are a testament to the consistency and efficiency that havemade him such a highly regarded Fantasy option over the years, even in spite ofhis limited strikeout potential. At age 37 and with a newly repaired disc in hisback, he managed to go seven innings or more in 13 of his 28 starts, and hiswalk rate kept his WHIP right around 1.20. Because he's a finesse pitcher, heshould age more gracefully than most, meaning he likely has a year or two moreof this type of production. Some Fantasy owners might be inclined to avoidHudson just because of his age, but coming off a healthy offseason, he doesn'tpresent all that much risk. If he drops out of the top 50 starting pitchers on DraftDay, he's a bargain.


SPPhil Hughes, NYYPhil Hughes was a study in patience for his owners in 2012. By the end of May,he was sporting a 5.64 ERA and looked lost on the mound. Rumors wereswirling about demotions and moves to the bullpen. But Hughes persevered,and put up a 3.70 ERA, striking out 116 batters in 138 2/3 innings from June on.This, of course, isn't very helpful for players speculating on Hughes for 2013. Forall the promise and potential, the fact remains that he has a 4.39 ERA and 1.29WHIP for his career. The only season in which he produced an ERA below 4.19was 2009, when Hughes worked mainly from the bullpen. And his 35 home runsallowed were the second-most in baseball last year. He has his moments, and itlooks like he fixed whatever ailed him in the first two months of 2012, butHughes is a risky pick for a Fantasy pitching staff, as he rotates between "great"and disastrous" without warning. Home/road splits (3.74 at home, 4.76 on theroad in 2012) can only do so much. At 26, after 635 major league innings, wehave a picture of what Hughes is capable of and it doesn't add up to they hypethat usually surrounds him. He can be left for the later rounds of most drafts.


RP/SPPhilip Humber, HOUPhilip Humber had a very erratic 2012. After throwing a perfect game in hissecond start of theseason, Humber went on an epic slide, finishing the year as amember of the bullpen, sporting a 6.44 ERA and 1.54 WHIP. He signed withHouston in the offseason, and his prospects don't look much better; yes, he hasa rotation spot, but he needs to figure out what ailed him in 2012, which killed allmomentum from a really solid 2011 (3.75 ERA, 1.18 WHIP). Humber is in deepAL-only territory, and owners taking a chance on him there still have to hope

that Humber can return to 2011 levels. He shouldn't be drafted by teams thatdon't feel like crossing their fingers tightly every five days.


RP/SPHisashi Iwakuma, SEAHisashi Iwakuma began his first season in the majors pitching out of the bullpenfor the Mariners, but eventually received a chance to start and did well in therotation. He posted a 4.75 ERA and recorded two saves in 14 reliefappearances before earning his first start on July 2. The right-hander would go8-4 with a 2.65 ERA in 16 starts down the stretch and posted a 78-to-28strikeout-to-walk ratio in 95 innings pitched over that span. Iwakuma is expectedto be a part of the rotation from the beginning in 2013 and poses someintriguing value in Fantasy based on his performance as a starter last season --and the fact that he'll be eligible as both a starter and reliever. The Marinersshould provide the 31-year-old with some better run support with the addition ofKendrys Morales in the offseason so plan on targeting Iwakuma in the laterounds of standard mixed leagues.


SPEdwin Jackson, CHCThe crazy, unpredictable career of Edwin Jackson took another unexpected turnin 2012 as he signed on to join the Nationals' potent rotation. Jackson's 4.03ERA was just 24 points higher than the one he assembled for the Cardinals andWhite Sox the previous year, but not much else looked similar. Jackson struckout a career-high 8.0 batters per nine innings, thanks in large part to a 13percent swinging strike rate that was far higher than any he had registeredpreviously. That helped Jackson to shave 22 points off his WHIP to a career-low1.22. Though it wasn't reflected in his ERA or 10-11 record, in many ways, thiswas Jackson's finest season. Given his long-standing pattern of inconsistency,along with the fact that he will turn 30 in September, Fantasy owners shouldn'texpect him to build on or even repeat his 2012 performance. Jackson can goundrafted in standard mixed leagues, but he is still a must-own in deeperformats, regardless of which team he signs with as a free agent.


SPUbaldo Jimenez, CLEIf there was an award for most maddening starter in baseball, Ubaldo Jimenezwould probably win it over Francsico Liriano. By a hair. A former All-Star,Jimenez saw his ERA balloon to 5.40 in 2012, after a 4.68 ERA in 2011. Theonly reason this is all such a concern is because Jimenez dazzled in 2010, witha 2.88 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. And Jimenez compiled a 3.72 ERA in the twoseasons before that. But, instead of just being able to write 2010 off as anaberration, Jimenez turns out brilliant stretches and games, giving Fantasyplayers a jab in the ribs, asking if we remember him. He had a six-game stretchwith a 3.20 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings right before the All-StarGame. He pitched 11 games this season in which he allowed fewer than tworuns. And then essentially every other start is a disaster. The only reason wehave any faith in Jimenez putting up any kind of remotely good stats in 2013?Terry Francona is his new coach and he may be able to get through to Jimenezand right whatever went wrong these past two years. It's not enough to chaseJimenez in drafts, but, at this point, there can't be many Fantasy owners with hisname highlighted on draft sheets.



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SPJosh Johnson, TORAfter making only nine starts in 2011 due to shoulder inflammation, JoshJohnson managed to stay healthy for the entire 2012 season. Though Johnsonpiled up his highest innings total in three years, the rest of his stats were notquite up to par. He was able to get swings-and-misses near his typical rate, butfewer called strikes led to a dip in his strikeout rate. That additional contactadded up to a 3.81 ERA and 1.28 WHIP -- numbers that are atypically high forJohnson. Poor run support helped to produce an abysmal 8-14 record. Now thatJohnson is a Blue Jay, run support should not be an issue. He can still inducewhiffs, so a rebound in strikeouts, ERA and WHIP could be in store, even withJohnson making the move to the American League. He still has ace potential,but because of his injury history and his disappointing 2012 numbers, it's saferto view Johnson as a top 30 starting pitcher.


RP/SPKyle Kendrick, PHIKyle Kendrick didn't have the most impressive numbers of his career in 2012,but they came awfully close to the litany of career-bests he set in 2011, whichmay have been just as impressive. Perennially close to hitting a stride, Kendricknow has two solid seasons in a row, with a combined 3.61 ERA and 1.25 WHIP.He saw a slight improvement in his strikeout rate in 2012, but Kendrick will neverput up gaudy enough numbers for that to be a real asset. He is slated to be thefourth starter for the Phillies in 2013, which should give him a better mindset, asopposed to the constant back-and-forth of starter/reliever status from the lasttwo seasons. Kendrick is solid, but not spectacular. Consider him a late-roundoption in NL-only leagues.


SPIan Kennedy, ARIAfter showing real promise by dropping his ERA from 3.80 to 2.88 in 2011, IanKennedy took a step back in 2012, bringing his ERA back up to 4.01 and hisWHIP to 1.30. While it was encouraging that he pitched his third-straight seasonof 190 innings or more -- and his strikeout rate didn't suffer -- it was stillfrustrating for Kennedy owners to see signs of momentum get thwarted aroundevery corner. The main culprits? Hits and home runs, both way up from 2011.And a high (.306) BABIP indicates that there's a good chance Kennedy wasvictimized, at least partially, by bad luck. Expect a return to a sub-4.00 ERA in2012, with a lower WHIP (Kennedy's walk rate stayed essentially the same in2012). He should be off most draft boards by the middle rounds.


SPClayton Kershaw, LADClayton Kershaw's 2012 wasn't quite as dominant as his 2011, but it still nearlywon him a Cy Young award. He finished behind only R.A. Dickey, whoseemergence as a self-made ace at age 37 made him a favorite with the media.That's not to say Kershaw was any better than Dickey in 2012, but in other yearsagainst other contenders, he might have been a shoo-in for the award. He ledthe majors in ERA for the second straight year and allowed fewer than sevenhits per nine innings for the third time in four. The control problems that plaguedhim earlier in his career were again a non-issue, with his walk rate of 2.5 pernine innings ranking 43rd among the 88 qualifying pitchers. As one of the fewstrikeout-per-inning guys capable of throwing 220 innings every year, Kershaw isabout as good as it gets in Fantasy, and you wouldn't be crazy to make him thetop pitcher selected on Draft Day. Justin Verlander is about the only otherpitcher who would have a claim to that honor.


SPHiroki Kuroda, NYYFor all the braying about Hiroki Kuroda not being able to handle the AL East'sbig bats before last season began, there was very little in the way of "we werewrong" mea culpas being issued. Kuroda, after a shaky start that saw himsporting a 4.56 ERA just before Memorial Day, righted his ship and had a quietlygreat 2012 season. His 3.32 ERA was the second-lowest of his career and his1.17 WHIP was the third lowest. His 16 wins and 167 strikeouts were a careerhigh. Kuroda, a righty, didn’t have a problem pitching in Yankee Stadium, either,producing a 2.72 ERA in a park that is very friendly to left-handed hitters. Don'tgo into drafts expecting other owners to jump on the 38-year-old early, but knowthat he could be a tremendous under-the-radar bargain in the later rounds, withfive seasons of sub-3.80 ERA and 1.22 WHIP under his belt.


SPJohn Lackey, BOSThere's no question that John Lackey is healthy. Having undergone TommyJohn surgery in November 2011, Lackey, who is expected to serve as the fifthstarter for the Red Sox, is well past the one-year recovery threshold for apitcher. The major question with the 34-year-old is performance-based;specifically, how much of that 6.41 ERA and 1.62 WHIP in 2011 was due to asore elbow that he hid from trainers? And how much of it was just Lackey notbeing the pitcher he was for the Angels, considering his first season in Bostonfeatured an ERA (4.40) higher than any he had produced since 2004. Lackeydoesn't get a ton of strikeouts, so his Fantasy owners need him to keep the ERAand WHIP low. And considering that Lackey has never managed an ERA below3.00 and has finished a season with a sub-4.00 just six times in a 10-yearcareer, it's not a sure thing. He's a late-round pick in AL-only leagues, and is abit of a gamble even at that.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 30 185 9-12 4.476 0 130 1.362 3272012 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 02011 28 160 12-12 6.412 0 108 1.619 193

SPMat Latos, CINAfter a shaky start to 2012 -- including a 4.42 ERA through June -- Mat Latoswent on a roll the second half of the season, finishing with a 3.48 ERA and 1.16WHIP, numbers that were actually improvements over his 2011 season inspacious PETCO Park. Latos finished with the same amount of strikeouts (185)as he did in 2011, and while he gave up nine more home runs (25 in 2012, 16 in2011), he lowered both his walk and hit rates. Latos, in short, made thetransition from an extreme pitcher's park to an extreme hitter's park and didn'tseem to miss a beat once it was all said and done. And the fact that he madethe adjustment in-season makes his 2013 look even more promising, as heappears to have figured out how to pitch in the smaller park. Latos is capable ofsporting a low ERA and WHIP while striking out close to a batter per inning. Heslots perfectly as a Fantasy team's No. 2 starter and should be off the board inthe early middle rounds of most drafts.



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SPMike Leake, CINMike Leake failed to capitalize on his breakout 2011 season (12 wins, 3.86 ERA,1.18 WHIP) by putting up a rather uneven 2012: 8-9 with a 4.58 ERA and 1.35WHIP. He doesn't strike out a lot of batters -- 234 in 346 2/3 innings over the lasttwo years -- so Leake's value lies in a low ERA and WHIP. And he failed todeliver last season. Like his rotation-mate Homer Bailey, Leake was plaguedwith inconsistency, following up strings of promising starts with runs ofshellackings. He got his ERA below 4.00 just once the entire season and it lookslike he will be the odd man out with Aroldis Chapman's transition to the rotation.On another team, Leake might be a No. 3 starter, but with the Reds' stellarrotation, a 4.58 ERA just won't cut it. Leake is best left on the waiver wire inmixed leagues, but could be a nice bench addition in NL-only leagues, in casedisaster strikes the Cincinnati rotation.


SPCliff Lee, PHIMany years from now, historians will look at Cliff Lee's 2012 line and scratchtheir heads. Despite pitching over 200 innings for the fifth consecutive season,striking out 207 batters (ninth in MLB) and finishing with a 3.16 ERA (15th inMLB) and 1.11 WHIP (10th in MLB), Lee ended the year with just six wins. Justfor context, Jason Marquis, Carlos Zambrano and Rex Brothers all had morewins than Lee last season. This is the definition of "fluke." There is no way Leeputs up similar numbers in 2013 -- and, let's be frank, they could actuallyimprove -- and finishes with fewer than 15 wins. Cole Hamels had a nearlyidentical stat line and had 17 wins. Unlike 2011, the Phillies will be starting theseason with Ryan Howard and Chase Utley in the lineup, giving them evenbetter win probability. Lee, who failed to pitch a complete game for the first timesince 2004, remains one of the best starters in baseball. His 2012 season justshows how insane it can be to chase wins in Fantasy. He will be an early roundpick in most drafts.


SPJon Lester, BOSThere is little to say about Jon Lester's 2012 that is nice: he set a career-high inERA at 4.82. His 1.38 WHIP was the highest since 2007. His K/9 rate droppedfrom 8.5 to 7.3. And he gave up 25 home runs, the most of his career. Thebright side to all of this? His fastball velocity didn't dip from his 2011 mark(although both years were down about 1.5 mph from 2010) and the Red Soxbrought back John Farrell, Lester's old pitching coach, to be the manager. In thefour seasons before Valentine took over, Lester had a 3.33 ERA and 1.24 WHIP,with an 8.7 K/9. That's the pitcher we should see in 2013, not the bizarro versionfrom 2012. He should be drafted in the middle rounds of most drafts, with anupside that could return early round value.


SPTed Lilly, LADTed Lilly is a big question mark heading into 2013. Shoot, he was a big questionmark for most of 2012. He went down with a seemingly innocuous shoulderinjury in late May and just never made any progress, ramping up for rehab acouple times only to have to shut it down again. He finally submitted to a clean-up procedure in September and has been out of the spotlight ever since. No onecan say for sure whether or not he'll be ready to pitch at the start of 2013, andno one can say for sure whether he'll have a rotation spot if he is. He should stillhave something left in the tank at age 37. He doesn't throw particularly hard andhas excellent control. Given the uncertainty surrounding him, though, you'rebetter off waiting to put in a waiver claim for Lilly than investing a late-round draftpick in him in mixed leagues.


SPTim Lincecum, SFFew pitchers caused more consternation among Fantasy owners last seasonthan Tim Lincecum. He was consistently awful in the first half, turning in a 6.42ERA at the All-Star break, and owners were starting to bench the two-time CyYoung award winner. Lincecum's command seemed to return after the break, ashe turned in three quality starts in his first four times out while walking onlyseven batters in 26 2/3 innings. Soon, though, he was back to his old ways, andhe finished the season with a 5.18 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and a 10-15 record. Theone bright spot for Lincecum was his strikeout rate, which was greater than abatter per inning for the sixth year in a row, even though his velocity was downsubstantially. Given the persistence of Lincecum's woes, a return to his previousform is far from a given, and there are few signs of a sustained rebound onwhich owners can hang their hopes. Because he is just one season removedfrom being a top 20 starting pitcher, owners can't be faulted for draftingLincecum in standard mixed leagues. However, even the most generous of usmight have to stretch to see him as even a top 40 starter going into 2013.


SPFrancisco Liriano, PITFrancisco Liriano continued to befuddle Fantasy owners in 2012 -- posting hissecond straight season with an ERA above 5.00 (5.34 in 2012), but giving justenough tantalizing glimpses of his talented arm to give him consideration indrafts this season. After a mid-season trade from the Twins to the White Sox,Liriano actually got worse, raising his ERA and WHIP, while lowering hisstrikeout rate. But the stupid month of June, where Liriano put up a 2.87 ERAand 0.93 WHIP, is what keeps gnawing at the brains of Fantasy ownerseverywhere. You want to dismiss Liriano, you want to hate him and leave him forsome other team to draft, but a little devil on your shoulder reminds you of hispast brilliance. And Exhibit A of him possibly returning to it is the month of June.Exhibit B -- and probably a much better argument to make -- is his chance towork with Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage, who turned around A.J. Burnettin 2012 and fixed James McDonald for most of the year, as well. Liriano has acareer 4.40 ERA and 1.35 WHIP. He can still get strikeouts, but owners have tobe willing to pay a high price in other categories if Searage can't get through tohim. There's talent there, but there are just as many questions. If you're feelinglucky, he can be had in the late rounds of most drafts. But know there is a verysteep downside if things don't go as planned in Pittsburgh.



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SPKyle Lohse, MILKyle Lohse won't rank among the top 15 starting pitchers in 2013 like he did in2012. That's the general consensus anyway, and it seems reasonable enough.Of course, the danger in that line of thinking is the overcorrection, the tendencyto avoid him at all costs instead of just the unreasonable ones. A repeatperformance would be too much to ask, yeah, but it wouldn't be like lightningstrike twice. Dismissing Lohse's 2012 diminishes what he accomplished in2011, when he went 14-8 with a 3.39 ERA and 1.17 WHIP. The better approachis to, yes, treat his 2012 as the exception rather than a rule, but also to use it asvalidation of his 2011, which itself seemed like an aberration this time a yearago. Now that he's proven he can go 200 innings again after battling elbowtroubles in 2009 and 2010, you should feel comfortable projecting Lohse's 2011rates over his 2012 workload, which would make him something like anotherTim Hudson. Granted, leaving the Cardinals for another organization thisoffseason brings an added element of risk, but it's also another excuse forpeople to let him slide. If you target Lohse after the top 40 starting pitchers or sohave gone off the board, you have the right idea.


SPJordan Lyles, HOUJordan Lyles continued to struggle in the majors last season but made 25 startsfor the Astros and showed some signs of improvement. He posted a 4.30 ERAover his first 13 starts and ended up going 5-12 with a 5.09 ERA. Few 22-year-olds have 40 major-league starts under their belt but with a career 5.20 ERA, hehas not garnered much attention in Fantasy. It looks as though Lyles has a spotin the rotation locked up for 2013 so keep an eye on his progress this spring.With the move to the American League West, you should view Lyles as more ofan option for deeper AL-only formats on Draft Day.


SPLance Lynn, STLIn 2012, Lynn made the transition from the bullpen to the starting rotation, wherehe spent most of his minor-league career, and though the overall numberssuggest it was a smashing success -- he won 18 games and made the All-Starteam -- it had its share of ups and downs. Like many young pitchers, Lynnseemed to struggle with the accumulation of innings, his ERA rising from 3.41 inthe first half to 4.32 in the second. Hoping to slow down the accumulation andperhaps give his arm a break, the Cardinals moved him back to the bullpen for acouple weeks late in the season. It seemed to work. When he returned for fourstarts in September, he went 4-0 with a 2.19 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 10.9strikeouts per nine innings. If his season had ended there, chances are we'd allregard Lynn, with his strikeout-per-inning potential and excellent supportingcast, as one of the most impressive up-and-comers at his position. But thencame the postseason, when he couldn't get through four innings in either of histwo starts. Now, his job isn't entirely secure entering 2012. He's a favorite for arotation spot, but the Cardinals could always fall back on youngsters like ShelbyMiller, Joe Kelly and Trevor Rosenthal. Lynn still has top-25 potential, but don'tbe surprised if he drops out of the top 40 on Draft Day.


SPPaul Maholm, ATLPaul Maholm hasn't gotten a lot of attention in Fantasy over the years, but theBraves were so intrigued by what he brought to the table last July that they werewilling to serve up pitching prospect Arodys Vizcaino for him. After joining theBraves, Maholm did a nice job, pitching seven innings or more in five of his 11starts. He's not much of a bat-misser, but he throws the ball over the plate andkeeps the score close, which could lead to a decent number of wins for an

expected contender in Atlanta. Perhaps that's why Maholm has been sooverlooked in Fantasy up to this point: Prior to joining the Braves, he hadpitched for the Pirates and the Cubs, non-contenders both. Granted, for most ofhis time with the Pirates, Maholm allowed too many baserunners to matter inFantasy, but at this stage of his career, his contributions really aren't so differentfrom Tim Hudson's. And you've seen the kind of win-loss records Hudson hasproduced in Atlanta. Granted, Maholm doesn't have the track record of Hudson,so you shouldn't invest all that much in him on Draft Day, but for a pitcher who'lllikely go undrafted in mixed leagues, he could surprise.


SPShaun Marcum, NYMAfter making 64 starts over the previous two seasons, an elbow injury costShaun Marcum more than two months of the 2012 season. Marcum scuffled inthe eight starts he made for the Brewers after coming off the disabled list in lateAugust, tarnishing an otherwise solid season. Prior to his DL stint, Marcum didhis usual good job of throwing strikes and avoiding hits on balls in play, leadingup to a 5-3 record, 3.39 ERA and 1.17 WHIP through 13 outings. Marcum's poorfinish helped to produce a 3.70 ERA and 1.27 WHIP, which were his highestmarks since becoming a full-time starter in 2008. Between his elbow woes andmediocre season-end stats, expectations may be lowered for Marcum headinginto 2013, but by and large, he has been consistently effective. He's bouncedback from his 2008 Tommy John surgery and a poor finish in 2011, so ownersshouldn't get too sour on Marcum's prospects for the coming season. With hismove to the Mets, he gets a more pitcher-friendly home park in Citi Field. Withthat added bonus, Marcum is worth targeting in the middle-to-late rounds instandard mixed leagues.


SPJustin Masterson, CLECleveland starter Justin Masterson took a major step back in 2012, following upa dazzling 3.21 ERA in 2011 with a 4.93 ERA and 1.45 WHIP in 2012. Bothwere career highs. Masterson gave up seven more home runs than he did in2011 and issued 23 more walks -- and he did this with one less start than hehad in 2011. Looking at Masterson's peripheral stats, it looks more like 2011was the aberration. He stranded runners on base at a higher rate that yearwhich resulted in fewer runs crossing the plate. Masterson has the ability topitch brilliantly -- in June, for instance, he had a 2.06 ERA and pitched acomplete game -- but he can't remain consistent for very long. He followed upthat stellar June with a 5.55 ERA in July. Masterson, 28, is in his prime andthere's always a chance he can tap into that June magic and make something ofit, but he's too erratic to suggest as anything other than a back-end starter forFantasy owners, making him a late-round Fantasy draft pick.



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SPZach McAllister, CLEIn 22 starts with Cleveland last season, Zach McAllister won six games, puttingup a 4.24 ERA and 1.36 WHIP. He struck out 110 batters in 125 1/3 innings. Aformer third-round pick, McAllister had a somewhat uneven minor league career,alternating between very good seasons with sub-2.50 ERAs, and a coupleforgettable 5.00-plus years. He doesn't strike out a lot of batters and his 1.25minor league WHIP is good, but not great. McAllister has potential, but will likelybe that pitcher sitting among the top 10 on your waiver wire who you brieflyconsider in two-start weeks, but never actually add. He will be drafted, ifanywhere, very late in AL-only formats.


SPBrandon McCarthy, ARIBrandon McCarthy's triumphant transformation into a highly effective controlartist continued into the early months of the 2012 season, but owners will likelyremember the difficulties he endured rather than his strong performance.McCarthy's campaign was first derailed by a seven-week disabled list stint forshoulder soreness. Then less than a month after returning, McCarthy was hit inthe head by an Erick Aybar line drive that required brain surgery. McCarthy notonly emerged from a life-threatening situation, but by November, he had beencleared to resume baseball activities. Now on the free agent market, McCarthymay have to contend with pitching his home games away from Oakland, andthat's not a good thing for his value. Over the last two seasons, McCarthy hasposted a 2.74 ERA at home and a 3.87 ERA on the road. With another club,McCarthy will still be worth drafting in standard mixed leagues, but he can besaved for the later rounds.


SPJames McDonald, PITAfter years of promise, James McDonald finally gave owners some hope that hewas going to take his game to the next level in 2012. He went 9-3 with a 2.37ERA in his first 17 starts while striking out 100 in 110 innings pitched. Snubbedfrom the midsummer classic, the right-hander was not the same after the All-Star break as he posted a 7.08 ERA over his final 12 outings and was moved tothe bullpen in September. Hopefully the Pirates will be able to figure out the flawthat caused the 28-year-old so fall off so dramatically last season and get himback to being a reliable option in Fantasy. Just like last year, McDonald has theability to be a boom-or-bust pick on Draft Day but given his potential, target himin the middle-to-late rounds in most formats.


RP/SPKris Medlen, ATLKris Medlen had a nice little run as a starter before needing Tommy Johnsurgery in 2010, but nothing that would lead you to believe he was capable ofdoing what he did over the final two months of 2012. Then again, no one shouldbe capable of going 9-0 with a 0.97 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 9.0 strikeouts per nineinnings over a 12-start stretch. That's Greg Maddux-type stuff. And here's thekicker: Those were the only starts Medlen made all season, having spent thefirst four months in the bullpen. Saying he made the most of what littleopportunity he had almost doesn't do the performance justice. Considering itcame at a make-or-break point as far as Fantasy is concerned, Medlen is a heroto many right now. And that's why he's so difficult to rate in Fantasy. On the onehand, you don't want to judge a guy on only 12 starts, but on the other handthey were 12 incredible starts. Plus, his minuscule walk rate and superiorsecondary pitches suggest the results weren't so far-fetched. Factor in his reliefpitcher eligibility and Medlen is a one-of-a-kind Fantasy option. He isn't JustinVerlander or Clayton Kershaw. He isn't even Madison Bumgarner or James

Shields. But he isn't far off either. If you're the type willing to gamble on a limitedtrack record, you won't want to let him slip too far beyond the top 15 startingpitchers.


SPLuis Mendoza, KCA virtual unknown over the first nine years of his minor-league career, LuisMendoza caught the attention of the Royals when he compiled a 2.18 ERA inthe hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League in 2011. A mechanical adjustment putmore sink on his sinker and suddenly made him a viable option for the major-league team. He was sort of a swingman for the Royals to begin 2012 and didn'tfare particularly well in the role, but once he moved to the starting rotation forgood on June 12, he didn't disappoint, posting a 3.83 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 6.3strikeouts per nine innings in 20 starts. No, he wasn't a Cy Young contender, buthe delivered quality innings for a franchise in desperate need of them and enters2013 with a decent shot at the fifth starter role as a result. Because he's not astandout performer in any one category, Mendoza isn't worth a look in mixedleagues, but given his ability to pitch deep into games and the potential of theRoyals offense with all those young hitters, he could be a winner for AL-onlyowners.


SPWade Miley, ARIWade Miley came out of nowhere to attain Fantasy relevance in 2012. Therookie finished the year 16-11 with a 3.33 ERA and 1.18 WHIP. He struck out 11batters and gave up just 14 home runs. Miley wasn't a top prospect (although hewas a sandwich pick for Arizona in 2008), but he came into last season with a3.69 ERA and 1.35 WHIP in the minors, so there wasn't much expected of him.Miley, though, kept a steady hand throughout the season, with his ERA under3.50 in every month until September, when he likely encountered a little fatigueat the end of a long season, in which he hit 194 2/3 innings. There will bedoubters -- Miley's 2012 could be seen as Ivan Nova's 2011, for instance -- andthose doubters will allow Miley believers to snag him cheap on Draft Day. Expecthim to be available in the later rounds for the fourth or fifth starter on mostteams.



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RP/SPShelby Miller, STLThough he was long considered the top prospect in the Cardinals organization,Shelby Miller's stock nearly collapsed when he compiled a 6.17 ERA over hisfirst 17 starts at Triple-A Memphis last year. But the way he ended the season,with a 1.32 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings in sixappearances (including one start) for the big club, has many thinking he's afavorite for NL Rookie of the Year honors this year. His struggles at Triple-Aweren't as much a matter of health or ability as stubbornness and pride. Thoughthe command of his fastball was off, he relied on the pitch more than ever.Eventually, the Cardinals forbade him from shaking off the catcher, and that'sabout the time his season turned around. A mechanical adjustment alsocontributed to his 2.88 ERA over his final 10 starts. The harsh lesson clearlytranslated to the majors, where he overpowered hitters with a high-90s fastballand sharp curveball. With the departure of Kyle Lohse this offseason, Miller ispresumably in line for a rotation spot, but the Cardinals have a few other up-and-comers in Lance Lynn, Joe Kelly and Trevor Rosenthal. Miller's upside is themost attractive of that group, but his uncertain role will allow him to slip to thelate rounds on Draft Day.

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SPTommy Milone, OAKTommy Milone was not the recipient of heavy prospect hype as a minor leaguer,but he more than held his own among the Athletics' posse of young arms in2012. The soft-tossing lefty made a team-high 31 starts as a rookie and turnedin a 13-10 record with a 3.74 ERA. Though Milone's fastball averaged just 88mph, he kept batters off balance with his 81 mph changeup, which was his mosteffective pitch at getting swings and misses. Like most of the rest of the A'srotation, Milone is a strike-thrower, which enables him to minimize walks andpile up innings. Perhaps most important to Milone's success is his home park,as he posted a 2.74 ERA and 1.05 WHIP at O.co Coliseum and a 4.83 ERA and1.52 WHIP elsewhere. Though he has exceeded expectations at every level,Milone is going to have to cut back on his 18 road home runs allowed if he is toget to the next level. Barring that progress, he can't be started every week, so atbest, Milone is an endgame option for owners in standard mixed leagues.


SPMike Minor, ATLFor the first three months of 2012, the Braves probably wondered if they hadplaced their faith in the wrong guy in Mike Minor, who seemingly was ready toturn the corner in his third big-league season but who instead had a 6.20 ERA in15 starts. The problem was the home runs. He had allowed 18 of them, all in hislast 12 starts, and nobody was more aware of it than him. All those home runsled to frustration, which led to walks, which led to prolonged innings, which ledto more homers -- many of them of the two- and three-run variety. Once Minormade a point not to let the home runs faze him, he stopped serving up so many,and his walk rate improved as well. The turning point came at the beginning ofJuly. From that point forward -- another 15 starts -- he went 7-4 with a 2.21 ERA,0.86 WHIP and 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings. He never allowed more than onehomer in a game during that stretch, and he issued 1.7 walks per nine inningscompared to 4.0 in his first 15 starts. How's that for a breakthrough? Because ithappened midseason, many Fantasy owners might not be aware of it, which iswhy you have a good chance of nabbing Minor after the top 40 starting pitchershave gone off the board. Clearly, he's a bargain at that point.


SPMatt Moore, TBMatt Moore entered the 2012 season with a lot of hype and expectations of aRookie of the Year award. By the middle of May, Moore mostly delivered a

heaping helping of frustration to Fantasy owners. After his first seven starts, hehad a 5.31 ERA, as he had trouble commanding the strike zone and stayingdeep into games. From his eighth start forward, Moore started deceiving battersmore, getting more swinging and looking strikes, and as the season wore on, hestarted to allow fewer homers. As long as Moore remains a flyball pitcher, homeruns will be something of a risk, but a 3.38 ERA and 9.2 K/9 rate over his final24 starts showed the kind of help he can provide in Fantasy. With his rookieseason now under his belt, Moore could take another step forward in 2013. Thatpotential makes him a pitcher worth taking in the early portion of the middlerounds.


SPBrandon Morrow, TORBrandon Morrow looked well on his way to the best campaign of his career in2012 until -- once again -- he was slowed by injuries. He went 7-4 with a 3.01ERA over his first 13 starts before an oblique injury landed him on the disabledlist in mid-June. After a lengthy layoff, the righty returned in late August andcontinued to pitch well, posting a 2.87 ERA over his final eight outings. Morrowended up striking out 108 in 124 2/3 innings and his 2.96 ERA was the lowest ofhis career. While he has made 30 starts just once in his career, the 28-year-oldhas proven to be a solid option in Fantasy when healthy and still has yet toreach his potential. The Blue Jays added some depth to their rotation andbulked up their lineup in the offseason so Morrow could be in for a big upswing.The injury risk is always there with Morrow but he is worth targeting in themiddle rounds of most Fantasy formats on Draft Day with some high upside.


SPChris Narveson, MILAfter spending the bulk of the previous two seasons in the Brewers' rotation,Chris Narveson made just two starts in 2012. Rotator cuff surgery put apremature end to Narveson's season, but he is expected to be back for thebeginning of spring training. Zack Greinke, Shaun Marcum and Randy Wolf -- allpart of the rotation a year ago -- have each moved on, but the mass turnoverdoesn't mean that Narveson is guaranteed a job as a starter. Marco Estradaand Mike Fiers emerged as key members of the rotation last season, and MarkRogers, Wily Peralta, Tyler Thornburg and Hiram Burgos will get opportunities tobe starters in 2013. Even if Narveson secures a place in the rotation out ofcamp, it doesn't mean he will keep it or improve on his mediocre stats of thepast. He is merely an NL-only option.



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SPJuan Nicasio, COLJuan Nicasio rocketed his way from Double-A Tulsa to the majors in 2011, butsince then, his career has been more about overcoming adversity than takingthe fast track to stardom. In his rookie season, Nicasio took a line drive to thehead and suffered a broken neck, but he managed to come back from thatpotentially devastating injury to be in the Rockies' rotation to start the 2012season. After 11 mostly difficult starts, Nicasio's season ended early again, ashe underwent microfracture surgery on his left knee. Even in the midst of aseason that produced a 5.28 ERA and 1.62 WHIP, there were some good signs,as Nicasio struck out 54 batters in 58 innings and made four quality starts overhis first seven outings. However, his poor stats were no mirage, as he hadtrouble throwing strikes and inducing grounders. Nicasio could wind upcontributing for owners in standard mixed leagues at some point in 2013, butthere is still enough risk with him that he should only be drafted in deeperformats.


SPJeff Niemann, TBFor the most part, Jeff Niemann has been a decent pitcher for Fantasy ownerswhen he has been healthy enough to make starts. The problem is that Niemannjust can't seem to stay off the disabled list for very long. He missed most of the2012 season with a broken right fibula, and when he finally returned inSeptember, he hurt his shoulder in his first game back. Niemann will get anotheropportunity to stick in the Rays' rotation, as the departure of James Shields hascreated a vacancy he is likely to fill. There are enough negatives in Niemann'sprofile to rightfully discourage standard mixed league owners from drafting him.He is not a big-time strikeout pitcher, is susceptible to the long ball and appearsto be a chronic injury risk. There are enough positives, though, in terms of goodcontrol and improving ground ball tendencies, that owners in deeper mixedleagues and AL-only formats, can feel safe drafting him in the later rounds.


SPJonathon Niese, NYMJonathon Niese had the breakout campaign in 2012 that owners had beenwaiting for, posting career highs in almost every statistical category. He went 13-9 with a 3.40 ERA in 30 starts and struck out 155 in 190 1/3 innings pitchedwhile walking just 49. It was the first time he posted an ERA under 4.00 and hemade 30 starts for the second time in the last three seasons. The left-handerdealt with a rapid heartbeat a couple of times during the season, but underwenta procedure during the offseason and should be fine going forward. At age 26,he could just be scratching the surface of his potential, but keep in mind thefences at Citi Field are being moved in before the season starts. Niese had a3.74 ERA in his 15 starts at home in 2012. Still, he appears to be on the vergeof becoming a solid option in Fantasy so target him in the middle-to-late roundsin most formats on Draft Day.


SPRicky Nolasco, MIAThough Ricky Nolasco hasn't compiled a sub-4.00 ERA since 2008, he hadsome sleeper appeal as recently as two years ago. Nolasco would teaseFantasy owners with an exceptional strikeout-to-walk ratio, but he wouldfrustrate them with a high ERA, which resulted from stranding too few baserunners. He still has issues with allowing runners to score, but over the last twoseasons, he has made matters worse by putting runners on at a much higherrate. In 2012, this double whammy resulted in a 12-13 record, a 4.48 ERA and a1.37 WHIP. On the plus side, he has become a better ground ball pitcher, buteven though he is keeping more balls in the park, it's not helping Nolasco put up

Fantasy stats that owners can use outside of deep leagues. In fact, there arefew owners who should think about drafting him outside of NL-only leagues.


SPBud Norris, HOUAfter posting a career-best 3.77 ERA in 2011, Bud Norris took a step back in2012. He missed time in the first half due to a knee injury and went into the All-Star break with a 4.71 ERA. He didn't do much better down the stretch andfinished the year 7-13 with a 4.65 ERA in 29 starts. While poor run supportcontinued to affect his record, the right-hander posted solid strikeout numbersonce again, whiffing 165 batters in 168 1/3 innings pitched. Norris has thepotential to put up some gaudy numbers in Fantasy but his inability to pitch deepinto games has hindered his career thus far. With the move to the AL West, the27-year-old could be in for another down campaign so owners should keep thatin mind on Draft Day. Target Norris in AL-only formats and some deeper mixedleagues in 2013.


SPIvan Nova, NYYYankees starter Ivan Nova took a tremendous step back in 2012, finishing theseason with a 5.02 ERA and 1.47 WHIP, just one year after finishing fourth inRookie of the Year voting with a 3.70 ERA and 1.33 WHIP. The 2012 Nova wasa disaster early, finishing May with a 5.60 ERA. He actually put together a nicerun in the middle of the season, getting his ERA all he way down to 3.92 by theAll-Star Break, but then flailed his way through the second half, eventuallypushing it back up to 5.02 by season's end. That 1.26 ERA in the month of Junelooks promising, but Nova failed to ride any of the momentum deeper into theseason. His 28 home runs allowed were more than double the amount he let flyin 2011 and that number may be related to his jump in strikeouts, as he saw hisK/9 leap from 5.3 in 2011 to 8.1 in 2012. There's no telling which Nova will showup in 2013 -- the contact pitcher who is capable of a sub-4.00 ERA or thewannabe strikeout pitcher who had balls flying out of the park. Proceed withcaution here, as the risk may not be worth the reward. He will likely be taken inthe later rounds on Draft Day.


RP/SPAlexi Ogando, TEXAll indications are that Alexi Ogando should return to the rotation in 2013 andthat is a very good thing for his value. Stuck in that middle relief limbo betweenstarting and closing last season, Ogando put up a 3.27 ERA with 66 strikeoutsin 66 innings. He started one game and saved three. The Rangers seem prettymuch committed to having Ogando be part of the rotation, a role that earnedhim an All-Star berth in 2011, when he posted a 3.51 ERA and 1.14 WHIP. Theback-and-forth can't be good for Ogando's arm -- and he did miss time withgroin, hand and biceps issues in 2012 -- so expect him to fatigue at some pointand hit the eventual bump in the road. But it should be minor in terms of the bigpicture. Ogando's Fantasy value -- especially as a starter with relief pitchereligibility -- will get a nice bump, and he should return value if picked in the laterrounds of most drafts.



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SPRoy Oswalt, COLRoy Oswalt got a bit of a raw deal in 2012, bouncing around between starterand reliever with no set role. He finished the year with a 5.80 ERA and 1.53WHIP. There's very little to cull from Oswalt's 59-inning performance lastseason, outside of the fact that he likely made the wrong choice with which teamto join. The owner of a 3.21 ERA leading into last year, Oswalt, 35, can stillpitch, but he's probably better off in the National League and with a team thathas room for him in the rotation, so he doesn't have to wonder what his role willbe. If he signs with a team by Draft Day, Oswalt is a single-league only play inthe later rounds. If he's still playing the "I will decide soon which team to pitchfor" game, leave him undrafted. Without a role, Oswalt is not worth the rosterspot.


SPJarrod Parker, OAKJarrod Parker is a tough pitcher to figure out. He doesn't have an upper 90sfastball, great command or a knack for inducing grounders. There's no aspect ofhis game that stands out, but his results from last season were worthy of note.As one of a trio of rookies to spend significant time in the Oakland rotation lastyear, Parker came away with a 13-8 record, a 3.47 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. A keyto Parker's above-average stats was his aversion to home runs, as he allowedonly 11 of them over 181 1/3 innings. Though pitching 100 of those innings atO.co Coliseum helped, it's not likely that Parker will allow homers on just sixpercent of the flyballs he yielded again. The former Diamondbacks prospectdoes enough things well to be worth drafting in standard mixed leagues, butowners might be tempted to draft him too early based on his rookie-year results.Wait until the later rounds to grab him.


SPBrad Peacock, HOUAt the end of the 2011 season, Brad Peacock looked like he was soon tobecome a staple in the Nationals' rotation, but much has changed since then.He has been traded twice, going to Oakland in the Gio Gonzalez trade and thento Houston as part of the Jed Lowrie deal. In between those two swaps,Peacock suffered through a miserable season at Triple-A Sacramento, where hedid post a 12-9 record but with a 6.01 ERA. The 25-year-old has had fewproblems getting strikeouts over his last three minor league seasons, but in2012 his command withered. The Astros will give Peacock an opportunity toshow he can rebound this spring, and with a strong Grapefruit Leagueperformance he could earn the final spot in their rotation. Though he stillpresents considerable upside for Fantasy owners, Peacock's lack of an assuredmajor league role and inconsistency make him an AL-only option at best.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 28 160 7-11 4.388 0 137 1.400 282.52012 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 02011 2 12 2-0 0.750 0 4 1.083 38

SPJake Peavy, CHWJake Peavy bounced back in a major way last season, pitching 200 innings forthe first time since his 2007 Cy Young campaign and striking out more battersthan his previous two years combined. He only had 11 wins, but Peavy stillmanaged a 3.37 ERA and 1.10 WHIP. After three injury-shortened seasons,Peavy finally managed to stay healthy and turned in a vintage campaign. Thequestion looking ahead to 2013 isn't if he's old (Peavy is just 31) or if his skillshave diminished (his numbers show they obviously have not). It's whether or nothe can stay healthy for a second straight season. So it becomes a question ofrisk: if Peavy can put together another 200-inning season, owners can expectnumbers similar -- maybe even better (Peavy's career ERA is 3.46) -- than whathe did in 2012. But when Peavy gets hurt, he tends to pitch through some pain,resulting in ballooning ERAs. So it's not just a truncated season, but one with

inflated numbers. We tend to think he can avoid injury, after all he's beenthrough, and will gamble on a healthy Peavy putting up repeat numbers for2013. He will likely be taken in the middle rounds of most drafts.


SPWily Peralta, MILWily Peralta has had his problems finding the plate, but the hard-throwing rightyhas been among the Brewers' most intriguing prospects due to his ability tokeep the ball down and in the park. That skill helped Peralta earn his firstchance to start in the majors, as he was called up last September. In five late-season starts, Peralta went 2-1 with a 2.25 ERA, as he did not yield a singlehome run and held opponents to a .266 slugging percentage. Peralta willcompete for a rotation spot this spring, though he'd certainly be hard-pressed tomatch his September mastery if he wins a job. He could actually be a liability inWHIP, but Peralta should help enough with strikeouts and ERA to be a viableoption in NL-only leagues.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 30 175 10-11 4.166 0 152 1.411 3362012 5 29 2-1 2.483 0 23 1.207 73.52011 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0

SPAndy Pettitte, NYYIn his first nine starts, before going on the disabled list for most of the summer,Andy Pettitte had a sparkling 3.22 ERA. But the column on the stat sheet thatstood out were his 59 strikeouts in 58 2/3 innings. Before Pettitte played this littlegame of retiring, unretiring and pitching half-seasons, his K/9 hovered around6.5 or 7. But for the first nine starts of the season, he was striking out more thana batter per inning. Only once in 16 previous seasons did he strike out eight ormore batters per inning (in 2004), and when he returned at the end ofSeptember, he was back to his normal self, striking out 10 batters in 16 2/3innings. The real Pettitte -- whenever he decides he wants to start pitching in2013 -- will probably revert to his career K-rate and bring with it a 3.50-4.00 ERAand a WHIP somewhere in the neighborhood of 1.28. Downgrade him a bitbecause he won't pitch a full season and will be staring down a much tougherAL East than 2012's version, but he makes for a solid-yet-unspectacular additionto a Fantasy staff. He will likely be drafted in the last few rounds in most formats.


SPRick Porcello, DETTo judge by his strikeout, walk and ground ball rates, Rick Porcello had a lot incommon with some pretty good pitchers last season. His ratios were notmarkedly different from those of Tim Hudson, Mark Buehrle, Matt Harrison orRoss Detwiler, but his ERA didn't compare too favorably with the others.Porcello has limited value in Fantasy because of his subpar strikeout rates, butsimilar rates haven't stopped the likes of Hudson and Harrison from enjoyingmixed league popularity. The sinkerballer has improved in his ability to avoidhomers, but consistent struggles with stranding baserunners and avoiding hitson balls in play have ruined his Fantasy stats. Maybe the Tigers' poor infielddefense shoulders some of the blame, but until we see better results fromPorcello, he will be best left for your AL-only rosters.



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SPDavid Price, TBIt took David Price five years to make the journey from first overall pick in theamateur draft to winning the American League Cy Young award. Along the way,he has steadily improved, developing better command of the strike zone andinducing higher rates of ground balls. Price has also developed into aworkhorse, as he has turned in three straight seasons with more than 200innings. While he is not yet the innings eater that Justin Verlander is, Price'sFantasy and peripheral stats are similar to those of the Tigers ace, and he is twoyears younger. That makes Price a better bet to improve in 2013, and this couldbe the year that he overtakes Verlander in Fantasy value. In any case, Priceshould be one of the first three starting pitchers to come off the board, and hecan be drafted in the very early rounds in all formats.


SPJose Quintana, CHWJose Quintana was part of an interesting group of pitchers that included WadeMiley, Scott Diamond and Samuel Deduno -- pitchers we didn't see coming whomet success even though the "top prospect" label was never anywhere nearthem. Quintana spent six seasons in the minors between three organizationswith varied, but generally solid, results -- a 2.76 ERA and 1.17 WHIP over 300innings, striking out well over a better per inning. Quintana was brought up onMay 7 and immediately showed skill, with his ERA not eclipsing the 3.00 markuntil his 19th appearance, at the end of August. By that point, Quintana hadpitched 162 1/3 innings, a career-high, between the majors and minors, so hisSeptember crash (6.75 ERA, 1.98 WHIP) can be somewhat excused. Overall,Quintana finished 2012 with a 3.76 ERA and 1.35 WHIP, along with 81strikeouts in 136 1/3 innings. So there's a little concern about his drop instrikeouts, as well as a bump in WHIP from his minor league days. Still, basedon his 2012 and minor league numbers, Quintana could be considered a cheapcandidate for the back end of standard league rotations for 2013. Still, he willlikely be drafted in AL-only leagues.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 31 185 10-12 4.038 0 119 1.357 341.52012 22 136 6-6 3.763 0 81 1.350 247.5

SPClayton Richard, SDLong one of the primary beneficiaries of PETCO Park's spacious dimensions,Clayton Richard put together his best season yet in 2012, setting a career highin innings and a career low in WHIP. The former was what really made thedifference in Fantasy. With 218 2/3 innings, ninth-most in all of baseball, heestablished himself as one of the top innings-eaters in the game. Of course, helikely wouldn't have reached that mark if not for the benefits of his homeballpark. Considering he led the NL in both hits and home runs allowed,Richard's 4.74 road ERA might have applied across the board if he had playedin a fairer venue. And therein lies the problem heading into 2013. The Padresopted to move in the fences this offseason, hoping to make their park play fairer.If it translates to more home runs overall for Richard, you may not want himpitching all those innings. Because he's not a particularly good source ofstrikeouts or wins, you don't have much reason to gamble on him in standardmixed leagues, but don't be surprised if he ends up emerging as a serviceablematchups type later in the season.


RP/SPGarrett Richards, LAAThe Angels' top pitching prospect entering last season, Richards didn't live up tothe billing during his stint in the majors. Granted, he wasn't a disaster, and arebuilding club might have just stuck with him. But his struggles in June and Julywere a big reason why the Angels went out and acquired Zack Greinke at thetrade deadline. After getting a chance to recollect himself in the minors,Richards returned as a reliever in late August and wasn't any better in the role,

posting a 5.82 ERA in 20 appearances. The Angels still dig Richards' potential,but after restocking their starting rotation with Tommy Hanson, Jason Vargasand Joe Blanton this offseason, they again don't have any room for him. IfBlanton falters, though, Richards figures to be the first choice to replace him.With his mid-90s fastball, he clearly has the stuff to make an impact in Fantasy,but given his lack of progress in the majors so far, he's a sleeper better left forAL-only leagues.


SPWandy Rodriguez, PITWandy Rodriguez took a step back in Fantasy last season and saw a change ofscenery after going 7-9 with a 3.79 ERA in 21 starts for the Astros. He wastraded to the Pirates at the deadline and went 5-4 with a 3.72 ERA in 13appearances (12 starts) down the stretch. The 3.76 ERA he finished with washis worst mark since 2007 and he also posted his lowest strikeout total (139)since 2008. The left-hander had been a reliable option in Fantasy despitepitching in the hitter-friendly Minute Maid Park, but at age 33, he could be on thedownside of his career. Rodriguez should see better run support in Pittsburghand those owners who think he can bounce back should target him in themiddle-to-late rounds on Draft Day. Leaving him for deeper formats could be asafer bet, however.


SPHyun-Jin Ryu, LADIf you think assessing pitchers who come over from Japan is difficult, good lucktrying to get a read on Hyun-Jin Ryu, who will be the first player from the eight-team Korea Baseball Organization to go directly to the major leagues. And, yes,he will go directly to the major leagues. Even if, after taking a look at him thisspring, the Dodgers decide he needs more work, they can't send him to theminors without his consent. It's one of the many details in his six-year, $36million contract. By leaving themselves so vulnerable, the Dodgers must havesome level of confidence in Ryu's ability, but who knows? General manager NedColleti agreed to the deal without even seeing the left-hander pitch. What littlewe do know about Ryu is that he has a fastball that sits in the low-90s -- not badfor a left-hander -- and an excellent changeup. The complete package,according to limited scouting reports, is something in the neighborhood of a No.3 starter, but given the number of variables that could influence hisperformance, defining him in such terms is probably pointless. A fair expectationfor Ryu is something like what Wei-Yin Chen did last year. The allure of theunknown might make him a middle-rounder on Draft Day, but you're better offwaiting until the late rounds to take him.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 31 190 12-11 3.789 0 152 1.321 398


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SPCC Sabathia, NYYJust looking at his numbers in 2012 doesn't tell the full story of CC Sabathia. HisERA was the highest since 2005 and he failed to make 30 starts for the first timesince 2006. But his WHIP was his lowest in five seasons and his strikeout ratewas the highest of his career. The main concern with Sabathia in 2013,however, will be his health. He underwent surgery to remove bone chips fromhis elbow after the team's forgettable postseason run and missed time in Julyand August with arm-related ailments. A healthy Sabathia is a top-10 -- perhapseven top five -- starting pitcher option in Fantasy. But with worry over his elbowand its ability to hold up after 12 seasons of 180-plus innings, there is somecause for concern. A safe guess here would be 18 wins, a 3.15 ERA and justabout a strikeout per inning. But there's some serious room for error here, ineither direction. Still, he will probably be off the board in the first several roundsof most drafts.


SPChris Sale, CHWOutside of that weird mid-season "he's our closer now" tomfoolery, Chris Salepitched a marvelous 2012, his first season in professional baseball as a starter.With a 3.05 ERA and 1.14 WHIP, Sale managed 17 wins and struck out exactlyone batter per inning. We're willing to give him a pass on his second halfdownturn (he went from a 2.19 ERA in the first half to 4.03 in the second)because Sale nearly tripled the innings he threw the previous season. While theidea of saving his arm by converting Sale to a reliever was well-intentioned --and a better plan than shutting him down at 160 while the team was in a playoffhunt -- there's no chance of it happening in 2013, as he's established as astarter and has shown he can throw 200 innings if needed. Consider Sale atleast a top 20 starter and adjust accordingly based on your confidence in himimproving on his 2012 numbers. He should be off the board by the time themiddle rounds hit in most drafts.


SPJeff Samardzija, CHCJeff Samardzija was one of the more pleasant surprises in Fantasy last seasonas he became a reliable starter for the Cubs after spending much of his first fourseasons in the bullpen. He won a spot in the rotation out of spring training andwent 5-3 with a 3.13 ERA in his first 11 starts. His high strikeout ratio put him onthe Fantasy map immediately, but like all young starters he had some bumps inthe road. The Cubs did their best to give him extra rest wherever they could andhe appeared to get stronger as the season went, posting a 2.58 ERA over hisfinal 11 starts. Samardzija finished the year 9-13 with a 3.81 ERA in 28 outingsand struck out 180 in 174 2/3 innings pitched. He heads into the 2013 campaignwith loftier expectations and still has a ton of upside at age 28. With the ability topost more than a strikeout per inning with a respectable ERA, Samardzijashould be gone by the middle rounds in most formats on Draft Day. Keep inmind that poor run support in Chicago will likely limit his wins.


SPAnibal Sanchez, DETAnibal Sanchez cemented his status as a reliable pitcher for standard mixedleagues by turning in his fourth straight season with a sub-4.00 ERA andsecond straight season with a WHIP below 1.30. He may have irritated somenerves after getting traded from the Marlins to the Tigers in July, as only one ofhis first seven starts for Detroit featured more than five strikeouts. Eventually,Sanchez showed that he could get American League batters to whiff just aseasily as their senior circuit counterparts, as he induced swings-and-misses on12 percent of his pitches over his final five regular season starts. He certainly

deserved better than the 9-13 mark he posted in 2012, and wherever he landson the free agent market, he is bound to find a team that will provide better runsupport than the Marlins did for the first four months of the season. With morewins and strikeouts likely to come in 2013, Sanchez is a safe bet to draft as atop 40 starting pitcher.


SPErvin Santana, KCThe trade that sent Ervin Santana to Kansas City in the offseason came justwhen he had worn out his welcome in Los Angeles. It's not that he wasespecially bad for the Angels. In fact, in three of his eight seasons with them --2008, 2010 and 2011 -- he was one of the leaders of their staff. But somethingwas always just a little off with him, be it his BABIP, walk rate or home-awaysplits. Last year, his issue was homers. Boy, did he serve up some homers. Hisrate of 1.97 per nine innings was the fourth-highest for a pitcher with at least160 innings in major-league history. Though as a fly-ball pitcher, he has nevershied away from the homers, last year's rate about doubled his rate from 2011.In other words, it was too bad to be true. That's what the Royals are thinking,anyway. They play in a pitcher's park. They can get Santana to bounce back likehe has so many other times in their career. If they're right, they'll have alegitimate innings eater with a high enough strikeout rate to whiff 170 or so,making Santana a near certainty for the top 40 in Fantasy. Of course, if they'rewrong, he'll do your team more harm than good, which is why you probablyshouldn't touch him until the late rounds.


SPJoe Saunders, SEAJoe Saunders has made a career of being just good enough to keep a rotationspot. He's overly hittable, susceptible to the long ball and a non-factor instrikeouts, but his command and guile are just enough to keep him out there for200 innings, with an ERA around 4.00. Unfortunately, he doesn't earn highmarks in Fantasy for that. Yeah, for stretches he can be useful, such as his finalsix starts last year, when he went 3-2 with a 2.75 ERA, but if you're expectinghim to be a worthy contributor from start to finish, prepare to be disappointed.The better solution in mixed leagues is to wait to pick him up off the waiver wireif a need develops midseason. He is a decent pickup late in AL-only leagues,though, especially since he'll be pitching in a favorable environment in Seattle.


SPMax Scherzer, DETAfter the first two months of Max Scherzer's 2012 season, it appeared that hemight become a lifetime member of the Pitchers Who Allow Too Many HomeRuns Club. Though his high strikeout totals continued to tantalize Fantasyowners, he caused more harm than good by yielding 13 homers over his first 641/3 innings. In May, Scherzer made some adjustments to his delivery, and byJune, Scherzer was turning his season around dramatically. He cut back on hishome runs and walks and dropped more than two runs off his ERA, and by thesecond half, Scherzer had transformed from a standard mixed league liability toa must-start pitcher. If he can sustain the improvement, Scherzer could serve asan ace for your Fantasy rotation, but it's safer to treat him as a top 25 starter onDraft Day.



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SPJames Shields, KCRumor finally became reality this offseason, as the Rays dealt long-time rotationfixture James Shields. After six-plus years of toiling for Tampa Bay, Shields'tenure came to end when he was traded to the Royals as part of a seven-playerdeal in early December. Because Shields' ERA has bounced around from theupper 2.00s to the lower 5.00s, he had gained a reputation for inconsistency, butback-to-back solid years should help him to gain the trust of Fantasy owners. Infact, Shields has actually been highly consistent in many ways. He has turned insix consecutive seasons of more than 200 innings and his control has beensharp in each of those years, never turning in a BB/9 rate higher than 2.4. Thethings that have changed for Shields over the years have been positives --namely, improved strikeout and ground ball rates. When Shields has struggled,it has usually been because of the long ball, but he is no more at risk of givingup homers with his move to Kansas City. Kauffman Stadium is every bit asmuch the home run deterrent as Tropicana Field and Shields could benefit fromfewer visits to Yankee Stadium, Camden Yards and Rogers Centre. There is noreason why Shields can't remain among the top 20 starting pitchers in Fantasy.


RP/SPDrew Smyly, DETDrew Smyly emerged from spring training a year ago as the Tigers' fifth starter,and with the way his season began, the lefty looked well on his way to becominga rotation fixture. Through his first six major league starts, Smyly boasted a 1.59ERA and 1.09 WHIP. Then over his next six starts, he became more prone toflyballs -- and homers -- and his ERA shot up to 3.96. Smyly's season unraveledfrom there, with disabled list stints for a finger injury and an intercostal strain,was optioned to Triple-A and returned later to pitch primarily in relief. Despitethe unceremonious finish to his rookie season, Smyly will get another chance tobe the Tigers' fifth starter this spring. As a strikeout pitcher who should get hisfair share of run support, Smyly is worth a shot in deeper mixed leagues, and ifhe can stick in the rotation he could wind up being a useful in-season pickup instandard mixed leagues.


SPTim Stauffer, SDAt this time last year, Tim Stauffer looked like he was finally on the verge ofbecoming a respectable starting pitcher in Fantasy. After years of injury woes,the former first-round pick of the Padres had just completed his first full seasonas a big-league starter, compiling a 3.73 ERA in 185 2/3 innings. But he didn'tneed long to revert to his old ways, straining his right triceps in spring trainingand missing the first six weeks of the season. He returned for exactly one startin mid-May before going back on the DL with a strained right elbow -- an injurythat, apart from a futile attempt at a rehab assignment in August, ended hisseason. He had surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his elbow after the seasonand is looking for a new home now. With the timetable for his return uncertain,he's unlikely to land with a team that promises him a rotation spot. Stauffer is aname to remember in deeper Fantasy leagues if he gets a shot midseason -- hehas proven to be a competent major-league pitcher, after all -- but you have noreason to target him on Draft Day.


SPDan Straily, OAKThis time a year ago, nobody was talking about Dan Straily. He wasn't worthtalking about until 2012, when he led the minor leagues with 190 strikeouts -- anumber that's even more impressive when you consider he missed about athree-week stretch because of a big-league promotion in August. So why wasn'tStraily a legitmate prospect before then? Well, he doesn't have the high-90sfastball of a Gerrit Cole or Zack Wheeler. He does have a mid-90s fastball,

though, and given how well he commands his four pitches, that's more thanenough to make him a success at any level. Granted, his seven-start trial in thebig leagues last season could have gone better -- in particular, the 11 homeruns in 39 1/3 innings doomed him -- but with more innings, he likely would havebrought those numbers down to size. The Athletics certainly weren't deterred,having more or less cleared a rotation spot for him this offseason. ThoughStraily isn't the sure bet Cole and Wheeler are, his strikeout ability makes hisceiling nearly as high, and his proximity to the majors makes him a worthymiddle-to-late-round pick in all leagues.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 28 170 9-11 4.024 0 147 1.247 345.52012 7 39 2-1 3.890 0 32 1.322 84

SPStephen Strasburg, WASStephen Strasburg's 2012 season may be best remembered for the controversyaround the innings limit imposed by the Nationals, as he was shut down in earlySeptember after tossing 159 1/3 frames. While Fantasy owners were likelyfrustrated by not getting more innings from Strasburg down the stretch, theyshould feel good about the quality of the innings he did provide. In his first"almost full" season coming off Tommy John surgery, Strasburg struck out 197batters in addition to giving owners 15 wins, a 3.16 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. Hewasn't far off the pace he set in his first 12 major league starts in 2010, just priorto surgery, proving that his rookie performance was no fluke. That said,Strasburg did show some vulnerability over his final six starts, as he had somemild control problems and posted a 3.94 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP, averaging only5 1/3 innings per start over that stretch. Maybe Strasburg tired toward the end ofa long season, or maybe he had a slump just like the ones even the bestpitchers get. Neither the severity nor the duration of this downturn were enoughto raise concerns, so Fantasy owners can safely trust Strasburg as a top 10starting pitcher, especially now that he is expected to pitch a true full season.


SPChris Tillman, BALA former top prospect for both the Mariners and Orioles, Chris Tillman seemedlike a lost cause entering 2012. The Orioles had given him extended looks inback-to-back-to-back seasons, and though he showed flashes of potential, hisoverall numbers were dreadful. Of course, based on the way 2012 went for him,he's now a textbook example of why players in their early 20 are never lostcauses. His latest go-around with the Orioles didn't come until July 4, but giventhe way he two-hit the Mariners over 8 1/3 innings in that start, something wasclearly different for him. He kept it going for the most part, limiting the oppositionto three earned runs or fewer in 13 of his 15 starts, and demonstrated many ofthe usual signs of a breakout pitcher, such as a reduced walk rate. But the mostinteresting aspect of his breakthrough performance was just how unhittable hewas. His rate of 6.9 hits per nine innings would have ranked third if he hadenough innings to qualify, behind only Clayton Kershaw and Gio Gonzalez.Given his lack of strikeout potential, that rate seems a little too good to be truefor Tillman. Still, the good far outweighs the bad for him entering 2013. He's asleeper worth targeting with a late-round pick.



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SPJacob Turner, MIAAs one of the Tigers' prized prospects, Jacob Turner entered spring training in2012 as a leading candidate to be the team's fifth starter. Turner did have somememorable moments in his rookie season, but not until first sustaining ashoulder injury in March, struggling in the minors and getting shipped to Miamiin the deal that brought Anibal Sanchez and Omar Infante to Detroit. TheMarlins didn't waste much time getting Turner into their rotation, calling him upafter just five starts at Triple-A New Orleans. In seven starts with the Marlins,Turner turned in a 3.38 ERA and a sparkling 0.98 WHIP. That strong finish,along with the decimation of the Marlins' rotation via trade, all but cementsTurner's spot in the 2013 rotation. Though he doesn't profile as a strikeoutpitcher, Turner's control is good enough that he should be an asset in the ERAand WHIP categories. That should be enough to warrant owners using a lateround pick on him in deeper mixed leagues.


SPJason Vargas, LAAJason Vargas continued to make progress as a starter for the Mariners in 2012and enjoyed his finest campaign. He set career highs across the board as hewent 14-11 with a 3.85 ERA in 33 starts. Along with pitching two completegames, he struck out 141 batters in 217 1/3 innings while walking just 55. Theleft-hander still has a few decent years left in him at age 30 and will be lookingto throw more than 200 innings for the third straight season in 2013. Vargas wastraded for Kendrys Morales to the Angels in the offseason, which should onlyimprove in Fantasy value. He will see plenty of run support in Anaheim andwhile the move to Angel Stadium is a wash when comparing 2012 numbers, itmight actually be good for him in 2013 as Seattle is moving in the fences atSafeco Field. Having Peter Bourjos and Mike Trout patrolling the outfield behindhim should lead to a decrease in balls that drop in play. A few more wins shouldbe expected too, especially since he will get to face his former team a couple oftimes in 2013. Owners should plan on targeting Vargas in the middle rounds ofmost Fantasy formats on Draft Day.


SPJustin Verlander, DETJustin Verlander did not win his second consecutive American League Cy Youngaward last season, but it wasn't for lack of trying. He struck out batters at aslightly higher rate, gave up homers at a lower rate and tossed two morecomplete games than he did in 2011. Even though Verlander saw increases inhis ERA (from 2.40 to 2.64) and WHIP (0.92 to 1.06), his skill set showed nosigns of erosion. He is likely to be the first pitcher to come off the board in manyleagues, and there are plenty of good reasons for it, starting with four straightyears of 220-plus innings, 200-plus strikeouts and no more than 71 walks.Because there are a few other candidates in the first-pitcher-to-be-drafteddiscussion, such as Clayton Kershaw, David Price and Felix Hernandez, youdon't need to use a first-round pick on Verlander, though if you did, it wouldn't bethe worst use of a high-value pick.


SPRyan Vogelsong, SFRyan Vogelsong's journey from baseball oblivion to a spot on the NationalLeague All-Star roster was a great story in 2011, but after more than a decadeof Fantasy irrelevance, could Vogelsong provide an encore? It turns out he couldand he did. Though Vogelsong's ERA rose from 2.71 to 3.37, he did plenty tokeep the trust of Fantasy owners last season, as he improved in wins, strikeoutsand WHIP. As in his first season with the Giants, Vogelsong got an assist fromAT&T Park. At home, he compiled a 2.86 ERA while putting up a far less

impressive 3.87 mark on the road. Vogelsong was far better at preventing hitson balls in play and stranding baserunners at AT&T Park, but then again, there'sno particular reason why Vogelsong -- or any pitcher -- would do those thingsbetter at one venue than at another. Looking at Vogelsong's overall body of workfrom the last two years, he has decent command, limits the long ball and hasstranded a lot of runners. While he would be a safer bet if he were a bona fidestrikeout pitcher, Vogelsong has shown that he can be trusted with a pick in themiddle rounds of standard mixed league drafts.


SPEdinson Volquez, SDIf you assumed Edinson Volquez, as an extreme groundball pitcher with a highstrikeout rate, would be immune to the PETCO Park effect in his first seasonwith the Padres last year, you were quickly proven wrong. Volquez had a 2.95ERA at his expansive home compared to a 5.60 mark everywhere else. Adisproportionate home run rate was the main culprit. Home runs are especiallybad for Volquez because he allows so many baserunners, having led the majorswith 105 free passes last year, so when he's unable to avoid them, his ERAskyrockets. Guess he needs that big ballpark after all, huh? Unfortunately, thatbig ballpark is getting just a bit smaller with the Padres' decision to move in thefences this offseason. If Volquez's combined home run rate rises back up to 1.0per nine innings, he could be in some trouble. The safe bet in Fantasy is totarget him as a strikeout specialist in the late rounds and hope he exceeds yourexpectations in other areas. Considering he hasn't produced an ERA below 4.00since 2008, safe to say you don't have to worry about missing out an ace if youpass him up.


SPAdam Wainwright, STLAdam Wainwright showed in 2012 why most pitchers wait longer than a year tocome back from Tommy John surgery. He pushed it after the minimum 12months, and his numbers suffered as a result. The Fantasy owners who draftedhim expected him to return to ace form, but after 16 starts, he had a 4.75 ERAand 1.34 WHIP. Granted, the ones who stuck with him were rewarded with a3.18 ERA and 1.16 WHIP over his final 16 starts, but by then, so many hadturned their attention to Fantasy Football that Wainwright still hasn't entirelyrestored his reputation. Perhaps you can use that to your advantage on DraftDay. First of all, put to rest any of your concerns about his first-half struggles.His location was off as a result of the early return from surgery and it led totwice as many home runs and a bunch more hits than he gave up in the secondhalf. His second half showed that he's back, and "back" for him means Cy Youngcontention. From that perspective, Wainwright a value as a top-25 startingpitcher and in some leagues with less astute owners that simply look at wherehe ranked in 2012, he might even fall further than that.

Year GS INN W-L ERA CG K WHIP FPTS2013 (proj) 33 215 18-9 2.930 4 191 1.186 565.52012 32 199 14-13 3.941 3 184 1.248 4342011 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0


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SPJered Weaver, LAAAfter three straight seasons of declining ERAs, Jered Weaver finally appearedto level off in 2012. Fortunately, the level he settled on nearly won him the AL CyYoung award. He finished in the top five in Cy Young voting for the third straightyear, making him as much of an ace as you'll find in Fantasy. Granted, he won'tdeliver a particularly high striking rate -- those 9.5 per nine innings he had in2010 are looking increasingly fluky after he delivered 6.8 per nine in 2012 -- buta lack of stuff clearly isn't the problem. He led the AL in fewest hits per nineinnings, finishing at 7.0 for the second straight year. Because Weaver is soeconomical with his pitches, he's a perennial threat for 220 innings. The onlyreason he fell short in 2012 is because he missed almost all of June with anachy back. Some Fantasy purists might be tempted to bypass him for a StephenStrasburg or Gio Gonzalez in the early rounds, looking for some extra strikeouts,but if by some miracle Weaver drops out of the top 10 starting pitchers in yourleague, take him and don't look back.


SPJake Westbrook, STLBy now, you should know what Jake Westbrook is capable of doing for yourFantasy team. The 35-year-old has been around since 2000 and has deliveredmore or less the same mediocre numbers since 2003. The Cardinals like himbecause he's an assured 180-210 innings every year (he fell a little short in2012 because of a late-season oblique injury), but in terms of actual production,he just doesn't bring much to the table. At his best, he'll keep his ERA below4.00 and his WHIP below 1.40, but with few strikeouts and a whole heapinghelping of hits. Though he may be worth using as a matchups type at somepoint in 2013, Westbrook is simply too boring to draft in standard mixed leagues.And who knows? With youngsters like Shelby Miller, Joe Kelly and TrevorRosenthal waiting in the wings, the Cardinals may ultimately decide he's tooboring to keep in the starting rotation.


SPC.J. Wilson, LAAAs of now, C.J. Wilson is perceived as a free agent disappointment who failed tolive up to the $77.5 million contract the Angels gave him last offseason. Butperception is a funny thing. Rewind to the All-Star break, when Wilson was 9-5with a 2.43 ERA, and the Angels looked like they'd be having the last laugh.They hadn't reached for an overachiever -- they had rescued a victim of a hitter'shaven in Texas. The proof was in the pudding ... until, of course, it wasn't. Comethe second half, Wilson couldn't find the strike zone. He couldn't get out of theseventh inning. He couldn't miss a bat. He basically did everything an All-Starpitcher needs to do in a period of 2 1/2 months to convince the masses he's awaste of space. And the most discouraging part was nobody could come upwith a legitimate explanation for it -- until Wilson revealed he had been pitchingwith bone spurs in his elbow for the last couple months. To some, that mightseem like a convenient excuse, but an injury would explain how he got so out ofwhack. And that injury is easily corrected through surgery. The skeptics willallow Wilson to drop outside the top 30 starting pitchers on Draft Day, but thebelievers will consider him a value at that point. He was a borderline aceentering 2012, after all.


SPTravis Wood, CHCTravis Wood was traded from the Reds to the Cubs last offseason and beganthe season at Triple-A. He joined the rotation in the big leagues in May, however,and would remain there for the rest of the season. The left-hander went 6-13with a 4.27 ERA in his 26 starts and struck out a career-high 119 in 156 innings

pitched. The Cubs love what the 26-year-old brings to the table and Woodshould be a part of the opening day rotation in 2013. Owners should be awarethat Wood posted a 4.52 ERA in 14 starts at Wrigley Field in 2012, but hepitched fairly well against the NL Central and still has some decent upside inFantasy. Wood might be worth a look in some deeper mixed leagues on DraftDay but plan on leaving him more so for NL-only formats.


SPVance Worley, MINBe-spectacled wunderkind Vance Worley arrived on the scene in 2011 as anunheralded also-ran in a stacked Phillies rotation. He finished the year third inRookie of the Year voting. In 2012, Worley rode the momentum to a 1.97 ERAby the end of April, then succumbed to elbow problems. While he avoidedTommy John surgery, Worley did pitch the majority of 2012 with bone spurs. Theteam shut him down at the end of August and Worley underwent surgery toremove a loose body and the bone spur in September. Worley, traded to theTwins for Ben Revere in December, refused to blame the bone chips for his poorperformance, which included at 5.33 ERA in the second half, but it seemsobvious that -- even if the condition didn't bother him -- it still affected hislocation. Worley is expected to be ready for the start of the season and,assuming the elbow issues are behind him, should be good for numbers closerto his 2011 line (3.01 ERA, 1.23 WHIP) than his 2012 one (4.20 ERA, 1.51WHIP). Adjust him a little for the move to the AL as well as his likely bump up inthe rotation -- meaning he will oppose a better pitcher on the other team, whichcould knock a win or two off his total -- but Worley makes for a nice late-roundflyer in most formats.


SPJordan Zimmermann, WASAt first glance, Jordan Zimmermann had an outstanding 2012 with theNationals, finishing with a 12-8 record, 2.94 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and a 75 percentquality start rate. However, Zimmermann's season could have been so muchmore if not for a late-season slide. Only four of his last nine outings were qualitystarts and Zimmermann didn't pitch as many as seven innings in any of them.His ERA over that stretch was 4.65, as he was frequently hammered, asreflected by high flyball and line drive rates. Zimmermann's curveball had lostsome of its effectiveness, as PitchFX data reveals it did not have as muchhorizontal movement over his final nine starts. If mechanical issues are toblame, and if Zimmermann can address them, he could be among the top 30starting pitchers in Fantasy. However, there is a risk that he could perform morelike a late-rounder whom you might not want to start every week.



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SPBarry Zito, SFIt would be an exaggeration to say Barry Zito had a strong season, but it wascertainly miles ahead of his injury-plagued, ineffective 2011 campaign. His 4.15ERA and 1.39 WHIP probably didn't wow Fantasy owners, but he did win 15games with some solid run support. At age 34, Zito is well past the point ofgenerating expectations of growth, but in 2012 he did post his lowest walk ratein eight years. If Zito can merely maintain this level of control he will at least puthimself in a position to pick up wins and post an ERA that is in the neighborhoodof the league average. That may not sound like a ringing endorsement, but itdoes make Zito good enough to draft in NL-only leagues and to stream indeeper mixed leagues.



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Relief PitcherRPAlfredo Aceves, BOS

Alfredo Aceves had a spectacularly confusing 2012, which included an earlyseason implosion, a suspension for warring with Bobby Valentine and then therewere the 25 saves. With Andrew Bailey back in the mix for 2013, Aceves is outas the closer, but could find his way back into the rotation. New manager JohnFarrell has praised Aceves' versatility in winter interviews, but was still vague asto what his role would be. For now, consider Aceves only in AL-only formats as areliever who could make spot starts and possibly join the rotation if one of thestarters falters or is injured.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 80 5-3 3.487 66 1.238 2 0 1772012 84 2-10 5.357 75 1.321 25 33 261.52011 114 10-2 2.605 80 1.105 2 5 285

RPMike Adams, PHIMike Adams has been among the more reliable middle relievers in baseball forthe past five seasons, compiling a 1.98 ERA and 0.99 WHIP while striking out abatter per inning over that span. His 2012 campaign with the Rangers producedone of his less-spectacular lines in recent memory (3.27 ERA, 1.40 WHIP), butit was hurt by a 4.15 ERA in nine September appearances, brought on by aneck sprain and thoracic outlet syndrome. Adams had surgery for the TOS, andshould be ready for 2013, where he will pitch in middle relief for the Phillies.Consider Adams a deep NL-only option, able to help in ERA and WHIP whileproviding some strikeouts, as well.


RPJohn Axford, MILJohn Axford has been a successful closer in spite of poor control, but in 2012,he showed that there are limits to how much wildness one can get away with.Walking 39 batters over 69 1/3 innings, Axford's WHIP ballooned to 1.44. He stillmanaged to notch 35 saves, but he cost himself several more, as he blew ninesave opportunities and missed others due to being yanked out of the closer'srole temporarily. Just as damaging as the walks -- and far less expected -- werethe 10 home runs that Axford yielded, as compared to the five he allowed overthe previous two seasons combined. If the Brewers had another viable closer intheir bullpen, Axford might not have had the chance to reclaim his job, but hedid, and the Brewers could be equally patient with him, if need be, in 2013. Asrecently as 2011, Axford had a relatively modest walk rate, so the potential isthere for him to rebound and be a top closer again. He will come more cheaplyafter such a difficult season, so owners can wait until the middle-to-late roundsto draft him in standard mixed leagues.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 72 2-4 3.000 93 1.292 38 0 405.52012 69 5-8 4.673 93 1.442 35 44 356.52011 74 2-2 1.955 86 1.140 46 48 490

RPGrant Balfour, OAKGrant Balfour started out the 2012 season as the Athletics' closer, but by earlyMay, poor command had gotten the better of him, and he was relegated to asetup role. Balfour thrived in that capacity, and meanwhile, Brian Fuentes andRyan Cook failed in their chances to seize the closer's job. By August, Balfourwas back to work in the ninth inning, and he converted all 17 of his saveopportunities from that point forward. The nine-year veteran succeeded byrediscovering the strike zone, though he benefited from some good fortune aswell, as he did not yield a home run over his final 23 appearances in spite of ahigh flyball rate. Balfour heads into 2013 poised to be the A's closer again, andwith only sporadic control issues over the last three seasons, owners can trusthim to pitch well enough to keep the job. Not only should Balfour help withsaves, but he's been consistent in recent years in posting good ERAs, WHIPsand strikeout rates. Though he had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his rightknee in February, Balfour could be ready on or close to opening day. He is worthtaking with a late-round pick in standard mixed leagues.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 70 3-3 3.214 64 1.143 34 0 3812012 75 3-2 2.531 72 0.924 24 26 3482011 62 5-2 2.468 59 1.032 2 7 173.5

RP/SPAnthony Bass, SDLast year, in his first full major-league season, Anthony Bass had an unevenperformance that didn't exactly clarify his role going forward. The Padres likedhis performance as a reliever in 2011 enough to give him a look as a starterearly in 2012, and his first eight starts, he looked a mainstay, posting a 2.94ERA and 1.20 WHIP with more than a strikeout per inning. But then, he endureda rocky six-start stretch that inflated his ERA by nearly two runs and culminatedwith a trip to the DL for shoulder inflammation. When he returned in lateSeptember, it was as a reliever, and though he produced a 2.79 ERA in sevenappearances, his strikeout rate during that stretch suggests his stuff wasn't quiteup to snuff. So how much did the injury influence his performance? Is itcompletely behind him now? Will the Padres give him another shot as a starter,or is he confined to the bullpen indefinitely? It's all a guessing game right now.Because he throws relatively hard, his potential as a starter is intriguing, buthe's looking like a long shot for a rotation spot this spring. Bass probably isn'tyour best choice in NL-only leagues.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 175 10-11 4.114 136 1.354 0 0 3392012 97 2-8 4.732 80 1.320 1 1 1442011 48 2-0 1.676 24 1.283 0 0 99

RPMatt Belisle, COLIn four seasons with the Rockies, Matt Belisle has forged a 3.53 ERA and a 1.24WHIP -- not exactly the kinds of numbers you'd look for in a Fantasy reliever.However, over the last three years in particular, there are two numbers thatshould give owners pause to consider the 32-year-old in deeper leagues. Since2010, he has thrown 244 innings and recorded 61 holds. Belisle's biggestproblem has been allowing hits on balls in play -- particularly on flyballs -- andthat's a common problem for pitchers who have to work in Coors Field. There'sa chance he could reverse that trend, so he is worth a shot in very deep NL-onlyleagues, but the risk of that not happening means he is really just a low-endoption, even in those formats.


RPJoaquin Benoit, DETFor years, Joaquin Benoit seemed to have the tools to be a good Fantasyreliever, but his performance rarely matched the potential. That changed in2010, when he became a premier setup man with the Rays, posting a 1.34 ERAand 0.68 WHIP to go along with 75 strikeouts in 60 1/3 innings. After a solid2011 season, Benoit took a step backward in 2012. Though he was very goodat avoiding contact, 14 of the 59 base hits Benoit allowed were home runs, andthey contributed to a lackluster 3.68 ERA. Still, Benoit collected 30 holds, and asthe Tigers' primary setup man he should excel in that category again in 2013.Look for Benoit to rebound this season and be one of the most productive setuprelievers in Fantasy.



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RPRafael Betancourt, COLRafael Betancourt has been putting up closer-like numbers in relief for severalyears, so it's easy to forget that 2012 was the first time he was actuallyentrusted with the closer's role for an extended period. For the most part,Betancourt took to the new job with few problems. He did blow seven of his 38save opportunities, but he managed to put up a 2.81 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 57strikeouts in 57 2/3 innings. Though Betancourt is a flyball pitcher, home runsdid not pose a major threat, as he allowed six of them, three of which came atCoors Field. The biggest problem with relying on Betancourt as your Fantasycloser is that he is heading into the final year of his contract. The Rockies couldhave an incentive to deal him midseason, and if he went to a team that used himin a setup role, you would have to replace his saves. Even with that risk,Betancourt is worth taking in the late rounds of standard mixed league drafts.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 64 2-4 2.953 65 1.031 33 0 362.52012 58 1-4 2.809 57 1.127 31 38 322.52011 62 2-0 2.888 73 0.866 8 12 219.5

RP/SPTravis Blackley, HOUWhen the Giants called up Travis Blackley to make a handful of reliefappearances last May, it had the look of a feel-good story, as Blackley had notpitched in the majors since 2007. However, that was just the beginning ofBlackley's improbable journey. The A's claimed Blackley off waivers after theGiants dumped him in mid-May, and he earned a place in Oakland's rotation. Hefinished the year with a 6-4 record and a 4.04 ERA after making 15 starts and13 relief appearances, but in 2013, it will be back to Square One for Blackley. Hewill come to the Athletics' camp without a secure job, and if he does make theroster, it will likely be as a reliever. Still, Blackley could be needed as areplacement starter at some point during the year, so he's worth keeping onyour radar in AL-only leagues.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 110 5-8 4.500 76 1.345 0 0 1782012 108 6-4 4.096 71 1.207 0 0 216.5

RP/SPAndrew Cashner, SDAndrew Cashner is the main player the Padres got back for Anthony Rizzo,whose performance in the second half last year speaks for itself. So how didSan Diego make out in the deal? Hard to say yet because we've hardly seenCashner in uniform. Though the Cubs used him in relief, the Padres tried tostretch him out as a starter midway through last season. It looked like a naturalfit when he allowed two runs on two hits with one walk and nine strikeouts over6 1/3 innings in his return from the minor leagues June 28 at Houston, but hedidn't get a chance to build off that performance, straining a muscle in his backnext time out. He did return for three appearances in September, but by then, hedidn't have enough time to make an impression one way or another. With afastball that hits triple digits, Cashner could be a revelation in Fantasy if he'sable to keep his walks down as a starter, but whether the Padres will give himanother chance and whether he'll hold up in the role remain to be seen.Because he's already dealing with a thumb injury that will sideline him for thefirst three weeks of this season, Cashner is a sleeper better left for NL-onlyleagues.


RPAroldis Chapman, CINAroldis Chapman being moved to the rotation could be a boon to his owners inFantasy. He had 122 strikeouts over 71 1/3 innings in 2012 -- in a relief role. Heposted a 1.51 ERA and 0.81 WHIP. And he claims to like starting better. Hisinnings will likely be limited as he builds up arm strength, but he could possiblylead baseball in strikeouts with just 170 innings, maybe less. And for players inleagues where you can slot starting pitchers into relief pitcher spots, Chapman'svalue is through the roof, as he'll score points with wins, strikeouts, ERA, WHIP-- everything. And he'll blow away even the best closers with the amount ofinnings he'll throw. Chapman should be given serious consideration as a pick in

the first five rounds of drafts in points leagues, as he could be a boon to a teamwith his starting status. Roto league owners can probably wait until the middlerounds to pick him up.


RPSteve Cishek, MIAThe Marlins' 2012 season was nothing short of a disaster, but Steve Cishekqualified as a genuine bright spot. While the Marlins secured All-Star Heath Bellto be their closer with a three-year, $24 million deal, it was Cishek whoultimately was entrusted with the ninth inning. Manager Ozzie Guillen finallypulled the plug on Bell after several implosions, and the younger, cheaperCishek proved to be reliable. Though he was wild at times, Cishek made up for itby striking out more than a batter per inning and allowing only three home runsover 63 2/3 innings. He wound up notching 15 saves, even though he served asthe closer for less than half the season. Cishek also blew four saves, but two ofthose came when he was still serving as a setup man for Bell. With Bell nowdeparted for Arizona, the closer's job appears to be all Cishek's. Because of hislimited track record, Cishek is merely an endgame option for standard mixedleague owners, but he could pay a nice dividend on a small investment of a late-round pick.


RPTyler Clippard, WASWith Drew Storen out for the first three-and-a-half months of the 2012 seasondue to elbow surgery, Tyler Clippard finally got a chance to be the Nationals'closer. After two successful seasons as the team's setup man, Clippard faredwell in the ninth inning role. In fact, he managed to remain as the Nationals'closer, even after Storen returned from the disabled list in July. However,Clippard imploded in September, raising his ERA from 2.73 to 3.72, and Storentook his job back for the final days of the season and the playoffs. Back in hisfamiliar setup role for 2013, Clippard loses value since he won't provide saves,but he still has relevance in deep leagues due to his contributions in strikeoutsand holds.


RP/SPJosh Collmenter, ARIWith the amount of disdain some Fantasy owners use when speaking of JoshCollmenter, one might expect to open up his player page and see disturbingimages of him pushing old ladies down stairs. But this is not the case.Collmenter has two straight seasons of sub-4.00 ERA and a career WHIP of1.14. In 28 appearances in 2012, Collmenter struck out 80 batters in 90 1/3innings. So why the hatred? Maybe it was his first half, when he put up a 5.75ERA in 12 appearances, including four starts. Perhaps it was Arizona'sinsistence on trotting out Collmenter instead of promoting Trevor Bauer.Collmenter, though, doesn't really deserve the scorn. He's a good pitcher withgood numbers throughout his career, both in the minors and majors. Collmenterdoesn't deserve the Fantasy hatred he's received, but he won't have much valuein 2013, either. This, however, is based more on his role, with Arizona having anembarrassment of pitching riches. Collmenter will likely enter 2013 in long relief,which limits his value to NL-only leagues.



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RP/SPWade Davis, KCWhen Wade Davis first arrived in the majors to make six starts for the Rays latein 2009, he tantalized owners by striking out nearly a batter per inning. As amember of the Tampa Bay rotation for the following two seasons, Davis nevercame close to that level of dominance, getting only 228 Ks over 352 innings.With successive ERAs above 4.00, Davis was quickly surpassed by JeremyHellickson and Matt Moore as the attention-grabbing pitching phenoms. It took amove to the bullpen in 2012 to restore Davis' luster, as he gained 2 mph on hisfastball and struck out 87 batters in 70 1/3 innings. On the heels of that success,Davis was traded this offseason -- along with James Shields -- to the Royals,who will try him once again as a starter. Davis will have a hard time matchinghis velocity and K-rate from his bullpen stint now that he is back in a rotation, butas he is just reaching his peak years, Davis could turn in a better season withthe Royals than he ever did as a starter for the Rays. Particularly in pointsleagues where he can be used in a reliever slot, Davis is worth a late-round flyerin mixed leagues.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 190 11-11 4.121 150 1.368 0 0 3712012 70 3-0 2.431 87 1.095 0 1 179.52011 184 11-10 4.451 105 1.375 0 0 324.5

RPOctavio Dotel, DETThe much-traveled Octavio Dotel is settling in for a second season in Detroit.After playing for five different teams over the previous two seasons, Dotel spentall of 2012 in the Tigers' bullpen and he is about to embark on the second half ofhis two-year deal. Though it's not reflected in his 3.57 ERA, Dotel did a lot ofthings extremely well in 2012. For the 12th time in his 14-year career, Dotelstruck out more than a batter per inning, but he also achieved the best walk andground ball rates of his career. The 39-year-old is a long shot at best to be theTigers' closer, but he is a good reliever to target in leagues that use setup andmiddle men, given his track record of success, particularly in providingstrikeouts and holds.


RP/SPBrian Duensing, MINOver the last two seasons, Brian Duensing has a 5.66 ERA in 39 appearancesas a starter and a 3.61 ERA in 48 appearances as a reliever. Pretty cut-and-dried, right? Yet for some reason, the Twins keep trying to force him back intothe starting rotation. Of course, they're not exactly dripping with alternatives,and even with the additions of Vance Worley, Kevin Correia and Mike Pelfrey thisoffseason, that remains true today. Duensing will be in the mix for a rotation spotthis spring, but winning it wouldn't be the greatest thing for his Fantasy value.Granted, his limited strikeout potential makes him not so valuable as a relievereither, but as a starter, he would likely do you more harm than good in Al-onlyleagues.


RPKyle Farnsworth, TBAfter saving 25 games for the Rays in 2011, it was anticipated that KyleFarnsworth would get to spend another year as the Rays' closer. An elbow straindeveloped during spring training put an end to that plan, and Fernando Rodneywas so effective as Farnsworth's replacement that he kept the job, even afterFarnsworth was activated from the disabled list in late June. When Farnsworthreturned, he was far less effective than he had been the year before, as hewalked more than a batter every other inning. Those free passes helped to jackFarnsworth's ERA up to 4.00 and his WHIP up to 1.33 -- numbers that are out ofline with those from the previous two seasons. The good news is thatFarnsworth continued to get swinging strikes and grounders, so an importantpart of his skill set remained intact. Farnsworth is a free agent, and there is aslim chance he could find a team that wants him to close. Most likely he will be

back in a setup role, which would make him a decent option in deeper leaguesthat use non-closers for some reliever slots.


RPFrank Francisco, NYMFrank Francisco signed with the Mets to be their closer last season, and whilehe converted 23 of 26 save chances, his campaign was anything but effective.He posted a career-worst 5.53 ERA in 48 outings and was limited for much ofthe season due to a myriad of injuries. While he was still able to record morethan a strikeout per inning, the right-hander needed elbow surgery in theoffseason and was shut down early this spring with inflammation in the elbow.The Mets still think they'll have him for opening day, but with his health andeffectiveness both in question, he's pretty much a last resort as far as closersgo. And if you draft him, you'll probably want to handcuff Bobby Parnell to him.


RPErnesto Frieri, LAABy acquiring Ernesto Frieri from the Padres for a couple of marginal players lastMay, the Angles allowed the young flamethrower to fulfill what seemed like hisdestiny. His stuff was practically unhittable. His strikeout rate was off the charts.He had the look of a closer. And the Angels had need for a closer with JordanWalden struggling right out of the gate. Yeah, Frieri's walk rate got him in troublesometimes, but his hit rate was so low and his strikeout rate so high that hecould work around it, blowing only three saves in 26 opportunities once hefinally wrestled the job away from Scott Downs. So now that he has that firstyear of closing out of the way, you can expect even greater things in Year 2,right? What's that? The Angels signed Ryan Madson to be their closer eventhough he didn't pitch at all last year and is still recovering from Tommy Johnsurgery? Oh, for crying out loud. Frieri might pick a few saves in April and will bean important safety valve for Madson all year, but as a setup man, he won'tfactor outside of deeper Rotisserie leagues, where his rate stats will keep himrelevant.


RPKyuji Fujikawa, CHCAfter racking up 220 career saves in Japan, Kyuji Fujikawa signed with the Cubsin the offseason and is expected to help bolster a bullpen that struggled in 2012.The right-hander compiled a 1.36 ERA in over 300 appearances for the HanshinTigers over the last six seasons and struck out well over a batter per inning.Fujikawa is expected to be the setup man for closer Carols Marmol to begin the2013 campaign, but as owners know, Marmol, who was nearly traded in theoffseason, has barely been able to hold onto the closer's role over the last twoseasons. The 32-year-old should be able to put up a decent ERA withrespectable strikeouts in his first year in the majors and his value in Fantasywould receive a serious shot in the arm if he ends up seeing save chances inChicago. For now, however, plan on leaving Fujikawa for the deepest of NL-onlyformats on Draft Day.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 64 3-3 2.953 63 1.250 6 0 170.5


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RP/SPFreddy Garcia, BALFreddy Garcia's 5.20 ERA in 2012 looked pretty ugly -- especially in light of his3.62 EA in 2011 -- but he did manage a decent 1.37 WHIP, which should haveresulted in an ERA of about a run less. but Garcia was tormented by home runsin 2012, giving up 18 in 107 1/3 innings, and produced a weirdly uneven season.Garcia actually excelled as a reliever last season, with a 2.42 ERA and 0.94WHIP in 22 1/3 innings. But he was terrible as a starter, with a 5.93 ERA and1.48 WHIP in 17 games. He will likely find a job somewhere in baseball; as astarter, he's probably best slotted as a reserve pitcher. As a reliever, Garcia hasno value, even though he was far more effective in that role in 2012.


RPLuke Gregerson, SDLuke Gregerson is one of those relievers who would be great as a closer if heever got the chance. We saw that scenario played out late last year, whenHuston Street was sidelined by a strained calf for about six weeks. Much to thedelight of the many Fantasy owners scrounging for saves late in the year,Gregerson converted 8 of 9 save opportunities with a 1.15 WHIP and nearly astrikeout per inning in 17 appearances from Aug. 13 to Sept. 20. Unfortunately,the Padres and Street had just agreed to a two-year deal one month earlier, sonaturally, when Street was able to return in late September, he was immediatelyreinserted into the closer role. With his low ERA and WHIP and high strikeoutrate, Gregerson has value in deeper Rotisserie leagues even as a middlereliever, and given Street's propensity for injury, he's a must-have handcuff inNL-only formats. But in standard leagues, you have no reason to bother withhim on Draft Day.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 69 3-3 2.752 65 1.063 4 0 178.52012 72 2-0 2.386 72 1.088 9 13 2282011 56 3-3 2.748 34 1.365 0 4 95

RPJason Grilli, PITJason Grilli enjoyed the finest campaign of his career last season as he becamea reliable setup man for the Pirates. He posted a 2.91 ERA over 64appearances and finished tied for fourth in the majors with 32 holds. He alsowent 2 for 5 in save chances behind closer Joel Hanrahan. With Hanrahanbeing traded to Boston in the offseason, the 36-year-old steps into the closer'srole for Pittsburgh and has some intriguing appeal in Fantasy on Draft Day.While Grilli has just five career saves, he has shown over the last two seasonsthat he might have what it takes to pitch in the late innings and could be areliable option in Fantasy in 2013. Owners should keep in mind the Piratesbrought back Mark Melancon in the Hanrahan deal for insurance just in caseGrilli falters, but plan on targeting the right-hander in the later rounds of deepermixed leagues on Draft Day.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 65 2-4 3.185 83 1.185 33 0 361.52012 59 1-6 2.915 90 1.142 2 5 1242011 33 2-1 2.480 37 1.194 1 1 80.5

RPJoel Hanrahan, BOSJoel Hanrahan posted a 1.83 ERA with a career-high 40 saves in 2011 for thePirates and while he was not as dominant in 2012, the right-hander still servedas a solid source of saves in Fantasy. He finished fifth in the National Leaguewith 36 saves and blew six chances while posting a 2.72 ERA over 63appearances. His strikeouts went up -- 67 in 59 2/3 innings pitched -- but healso walked 36 batters, which was his most since 2008. The 31-year-old hasturned his career around over the last two seasons and was traded to the RedSox in the offseason. Manager John Farrell has anointed Hanrahan the newcloser in Boston and Andrew Bailey will serve as the setup man, at least to startthe season. Hanrahan should be able to record 30-plus saves for the thirdstraight campaign and while his ERA could increase a bit with the move to atougher division, target him in the middle rounds of most formats on Draft Day.


RPDavid Hernandez, ARIDavid Hernandez improved on his numbers for the fourth consecutive year,finally dipping his ERA below 3.00 and raising his strikeout rate to a near-elitelevel. Hernandez finished 2012 with a 2.50 ERA and 1.02 WHIP, while strikingout 98 batters in 68 1/3 innings. He also notched four saves. As good asHernandez is, he probably has a shot at no more than a handful of saves thisyear, as J.J. Putz returns as the closer and Arizona traded for Heath Bell in theoffseason. Hernandez still has value in NL-only leagues, though, as he can helpkeep ERA and WHIP down while striking out a lot of batters (more Ks in 2012than Bartolo Colon, John Axford and Jonathan Papelbon). He can be taken inreserve rounds of NL-only drafts.


RPGreg Holland, KCThough it didn't come when Joakim Soria succumbed to Tommy John surgery atthe beginning of the season, Greg Holland did eventually get his chance toclose in 2012, and he was about as effective in the role as you'd expect apitcher averaging 12 strikeouts per nine innings to be. Thanks in part to thathigh strikeout rate, he converted 16 of 18 save opportunities over the final twomonths, all but ensuring he'll enter 2013 with ninth-inning duties. And given hisability, you have no reason to think he'll be forfeiting the role anytime soon. HisERA and WHIP last year may not seem all that special to you, but keep in mindthey were inflated by an especially rocky April when he was battling a stressreaction in his left rib. After returning from a DL stint on May 12, he had a 2.08ERA and 1.24 WHIP in 60 appearances. The Royals showed their confidence inHolland by letting Soria walk this offseason, which should reinforce yourconfidence in the 27-year-old right-hander. His lack of track record makes himbarely a top-20 reliever on Draft Day, but given his strikeout rate, Holland couldbe a steal at that price.


RP/SPPhilip Humber, HOUPhilip Humber had a very erratic 2012. After throwing a perfect game in hissecond start of theseason, Humber went on an epic slide, finishing the year as amember of the bullpen, sporting a 6.44 ERA and 1.54 WHIP. He signed withHouston in the offseason, and his prospects don't look much better; yes, he hasa rotation spot, but he needs to figure out what ailed him in 2012, which killed allmomentum from a really solid 2011 (3.75 ERA, 1.18 WHIP). Humber is in deepAL-only territory, and owners taking a chance on him there still have to hopethat Humber can return to 2011 levels. He shouldn't be drafted by teams thatdon't feel like crossing their fingers tightly every five days.



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RP/SPTommy Hunter, BALAn at times effective, but mostly uninspiring starting pitcher for most of his timewith the Rangers, Tommy Hunter was unable to find his footing in an ever-changing Orioles rotation last year and had a miserable 5.95 ERA when he wasoptioned to Double-A Bowie in August. He returned as a reliever just a coupleweeks later and was so impressive in the role that the Orioles might not evenbother with him as a starter anymore. Not only did he post a 0.71 ERA in 10appearances, but he hit 100 on the radar gun, gaining a good 6-7 miles per houron his fastball (in terms of average velocity) with the change in role. Of course,no matter how hard he throws, he's not going to have much Fantasy value as amiddle reliever, but if he gets off to a hot start in 2013, Hunter might deserve apickup in AL-only Rotisserie leagues.


RP/SPHisashi Iwakuma, SEAHisashi Iwakuma began his first season in the majors pitching out of the bullpenfor the Mariners, but eventually received a chance to start and did well in therotation. He posted a 4.75 ERA and recorded two saves in 14 reliefappearances before earning his first start on July 2. The right-hander would go8-4 with a 2.65 ERA in 16 starts down the stretch and posted a 78-to-28strikeout-to-walk ratio in 95 innings pitched over that span. Iwakuma is expectedto be a part of the rotation from the beginning in 2013 and poses someintriguing value in Fantasy based on his performance as a starter last season --and the fact that he'll be eligible as both a starter and reliever. The Marinersshould provide the 31-year-old with some better run support with the addition ofKendrys Morales in the offseason so plan on targeting Iwakuma in the laterounds of standard mixed leagues.


RPKenley Jansen, LADIt finally happened in 2012. Kenley Jansen, with his near-unhittable stuff and off-the-charts strikeout rate, finally ascended to the closer role after the miscastJavy Guerra faltered in April. And the returns were about what everyoneexpected. He was terrific in the role. Maybe he had a few more blown savesthan anyone would like because of a few too many home runs allowed, butnothing out of the ordinary for a young player just settling into the role. And oncehe settled into the role, Jansen's peripherals suggested he could be anotherCraig Kimbrel. Now, though, we may never know the full extent of his potential.An irregular heartbeat forced him out of ninth-inning duties last September andallowed newcomer Brandon League to record six saves with a 0.55 ERA in hisabsence. So naturally, the Dodgers signed League to a three-year, $22.5 milliondeal in the offseason and declared him their closer going forward. Jansenshould be healthy now -- he had surgery to correct the heart issue in October --but as a setup man, he'll only factor in Rotisserie leagues deep enough that hisERA and WHIP will make a difference. Of course, League is no stranger tofailure, having lost the closer gig in Seattle earlier in 2012, so Jansen has somedraft value as a prospective closer as well.


RPCasey Janssen, TORCasey Janssen continued to be a reliable reliever for the Blue Jays last seasonand became a valuable option in Fantasy when he was moved to the ninth-inning role in May. He recorded his first save on May 9 and would convert 22 of24 save chances after that, while posting a 2.03 ERA over his final 52appearances. The right-hander ended up striking out 67 in 63 2/3 inningspitched for the campaign and walked a career-low 11 batters. Janssenunderwent shoulder surgery in November and is expected to be ready for springtraining. His role could change in 2013, though. The Blue Jays plan on giving

Sergio Santos a look as the closer again, so it's possible the 31-year-oldJanssen could be headed back to a middle-relief role. Keep an eye on thesituation during camp as Janssen's value in Fantasy depends on whether or nothe will see save chances in Toronto. As the closer, Janssen would be worthtargeting in most Fantasy leagues. If he loses the closer role, you should planon leaving him for the deepest of AL-only formats.


RPJim Johnson, BALThe Orioles named Jim Johnson their closer for the 2012 season only after noone else stepped up and claimed the job in spring training. Fantasy ownersinstinctively picked up on their lack of enthusiasm over the decision and madeJohnson more or less the last of the full-time closers selected on Draft Day. Sonaturally, he became the first player in four years to reach 50 saves in a season,finishing with 51. Much of the credit goes to the Orioles' improbable playoff run,which -- given their narrow run differential -- led to an inordinate number of closevictories. But Johnson certainly pitched well, his ERA and WHIP both ranking10th among pitchers with 20 or more saves. His strikeout rate was the lowest ofthat group, though, and it did get him in trouble at times, including an eight-game stretch in July in which he allowed 13 earned runs in 6 1/3 innings. Still,his ability to hold down the role is no longer in question. If the Orioles take astep back in 2013, Johnson's lack of strikeout potential will probably drop himout of the top 12 relievers in Fantasy, but he's a safe enough option to target inthe middle rounds.


RP/SPJoe Kelly, STLJoe Kelly was a staple of the Cardinals rotation for most of 2012 and really didn'tdo anything to lose his job in September. But between Jaime Garcia's returnfrom the DL, Chris Carpenter's miraculous recovery and Lance Lynn's secondchance in the starting rotation, Kelly quickly became an afterthought, banishedto the bullpen for the final two weeks and beyond. And now, even with KyleLohse and Carpenter (again) out of the picture, he still faces an uphill battle fora rotation spot thanks to top prospects Shelby Miller and Trevor Rosenthal, whoshowed with their contributions late last season that they're just about major-league ready. Of course, that's not such a bad thing for Fantasy owners. Afterall, Miller and Rosenthal are the ones with all the upside. Kelly, though a hard-thrower, doesn't have strikeout-per-inning potential and, if his minor-league trackrecord is any indication, is too hittable to maintain a WHIP under 1.30. He'd beadequate in Fantasy, but not the type of pitcher who'd make or break your draft.For now, you can leave him for NL-only leagues.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 110 8-7 3.764 83 1.373 0 0 219.52012 107 5-7 3.533 75 1.383 0 0 195.5


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RP/SPKyle Kendrick, PHIKyle Kendrick didn't have the most impressive numbers of his career in 2012,but they came awfully close to the litany of career-bests he set in 2011, whichmay have been just as impressive. Perennially close to hitting a stride, Kendricknow has two solid seasons in a row, with a combined 3.61 ERA and 1.25 WHIP.He saw a slight improvement in his strikeout rate in 2012, but Kendrick will neverput up gaudy enough numbers for that to be a real asset. He is slated to be thefourth starter for the Phillies in 2013, which should give him a better mindset, asopposed to the constant back-and-forth of starter/reliever status from the lasttwo seasons. Kendrick is solid, but not spectacular. Consider him a late-roundoption in NL-only leagues.


RPCraig Kimbrel, ATLIt wasn't as much the rookie record 46 saves that captured Craig Kimbrel NLRookie of the Year honors in 2011 as it was his 2.10 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 5.6 hitsper nine innings and 14.6 strikeouts per nine innings -- numbers so out-of-this-world that few thought he'd be capable of exceeding them. But that's exactlywhat he did in 2012, further removing himself from the rest of the closer cropwith a 1.01 ERA, 0.65 WHIP, 16.7 strikeouts per nine innings and 3.9 hits pernine innings. The strikeout and hit rates are especially astounding. They're thelowest marks for any pitcher with at least 40 innings in the modern era. The onlycloser who compared with Kimbrel in terms of Fantasy value last year wasAroldis Chapman -- who himself had a 1.51 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 15.3 strikeouts pernine innings and 4.4 hits per nine innings -- but with Chapman now moving tothe starting rotation, Kimbrel clearly stands alone at the position entering 2013.Of course, because Chapman retains eligibility at relief pitcher, he might actuallyproject as the No. 1 player at the position in standard Head-to-Head leagues.Kris Medlen, another converted reliever, has a claim to that title as well. Butamong those actually getting saves, you won't find better than Kimbrel on DraftDay. He's the one of his kind projected to go in the early rounds.


RP/SPWade LeBlanc, MIAIn joining the Marlins a year ago, 2012 was the first season that Wade LeBlancspent away from the Padres' organization, but the lefty fell into a familiar patternwith his new club. LeBlanc spent the previous four seasons splitting timebetween Triple-A and the majors, and the Marlins had him spend significant timeat both levels again last season. After putting up respectable numbers (3.74ERA, 1.13 WHIP) at Triple-A New Orleans during the season's first half, theMarlins brought LeBlanc up to stay for the second half. For the first time in hismajor league career, LeBlanc showed the sharp control that he possessed inthe minors, and he registered a career-low 3.67 ERA. He was used mostly inrelief last year, but in 2013, LeBlanc is expected to fill a spot in the Marlins'rotation. His flyball tendencies are a good fit for Marlins Park, and he is worthtargeting in all NL-only leagues.


RPBrandon League, LADIf back in July you predicted Brandon League would sign a three-year, $22.5million deal in the offseason, not even he would have believed you. He had losthis closer gig in Seattle, was allowing baserunners left and right and seemed tobe just counting down the days until he hit the open market. But a deadline dealbrought him to the Dodgers, and an irregular heartbeat for Kenley Jansen puthim back in the closer role. The rest was all on him. For that one month whenJansen was on the mend, League recorded six saves with a 0.55 ERA in 15appearances. And just like that, his value was restored -- beyond restored, even.

Not only did the Dodgers dole out a small fortune for him, but they decided theyliked him in the ninth inning better than the electric Jansen, who had surgery tocorrect his heart problem in the offseason. Because of that, League's Fantasyvalue certainly sees a boost heading into 2013, but you have to figure he'll havea short leash given that Jansen is the more talented of the two. If League doeskeep the role, he should pile up a healthy number of saves for an expectedcontender in Los Angeles, but since he'll have to look over his shoulder forJansen, he's no better than a top-30 reliever on Draft Day.


RPRyan Madson, LAARyan Madson missed all of 2012 after undergoing Tommy John surgery in April.He is currently slated to serve as closer for the Angels in 2013, despite the lostseason and having just one year of more than 10 saves (2011). Before hisinjury, Madson had two solid relief campaigns, with a 2.45 EA and 1.10 WHIP in2010 and 2011, but there will be questions about what kind of pitcher he will bewhen he returns for spring training. The most recent example of a closer comingback from Tommy John is Joe Nathan, who had a disastrous 2011, with a 4.84ERA in 48 games for the Twins -- including a 7.63 ERA though May -- beforehaving a tremendous 2012. You'll want to tread carefully with Madson,especially since lingering elbow soreness early in spring training might cost himsome time at the start of the season, allowing Ernesto Frieri to slip back into thepicture. Between the surgery and just one season of closing history, Madsonshould be a late-round selection in Fantasy.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 56 3-2 3.054 55 1.161 27 0 311.52012 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 02011 61 4-2 2.374 62 1.154 32 34 368

RPCarlos Marmol, CHCCarlos Marmol continued his descent of the Fantasy ranks last season as hestruggled again in the closer's role for the Cubs. He converted 2 of 4 savechances with a 6.23 ERA over his first 12 appearances before being taken outof the role and missed time in the first half due to a hamstring injury. The right-hander was more effective after returning and regained his role in the ninthinning. He finished the year 20 for 23 in save chances and posted a 3.42 ERA in61 appearances. While he struck out 72 in 55 1/3 innings pitched, it was thethird straight campaign his strikeout numbers dropped. The Cubs tried tradingthe 30-year-old in the offseason to the Angels, but since the deal broke down,Marmol heads into 2013 as the closer again. It's beginning to look like Marmol'sdominant 2010 campaign was more of an aberration and he has not shownmuch over the last two seasons to indicate he will be a dominant closer again.Owners should plan on targeting Marmol as a late-round option in most formatson Draft Day.


RPSean Marshall, CINSean Marshall began 2012 as Cincinnati's closer, racking up seven saves (andthen two later in the season for a total of nine) before being replaced by AroldisChapman, who would go on to become one of the more dominating closers inthe game. Marshall, though, is far more effective as a middle reliever, capable ofhelping a Fantasy team with a low ERA and WHIP, while striking out about abatter per inning. NL-only players who complement the starters and closers witheffective relievers should consider Marshall for a roster spot.



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RP/SPKris Medlen, ATLKris Medlen had a nice little run as a starter before needing Tommy Johnsurgery in 2010, but nothing that would lead you to believe he was capable ofdoing what he did over the final two months of 2012. Then again, no one shouldbe capable of going 9-0 with a 0.97 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 9.0 strikeouts per nineinnings over a 12-start stretch. That's Greg Maddux-type stuff. And here's thekicker: Those were the only starts Medlen made all season, having spent thefirst four months in the bullpen. Saying he made the most of what littleopportunity he had almost doesn't do the performance justice. Considering itcame at a make-or-break point as far as Fantasy is concerned, Medlen is a heroto many right now. And that's why he's so difficult to rate in Fantasy. On the onehand, you don't want to judge a guy on only 12 starts, but on the other handthey were 12 incredible starts. Plus, his minuscule walk rate and superiorsecondary pitches suggest the results weren't so far-fetched. Factor in his reliefpitcher eligibility and Medlen is a one-of-a-kind Fantasy option. He isn't JustinVerlander or Clayton Kershaw. He isn't even Madison Bumgarner or JamesShields. But he isn't far off either. If you're the type willing to gamble on a limitedtrack record, you won't want to let him slip too far beyond the top 15 startingpitchers.


RP/SPShelby Miller, STLThough he was long considered the top prospect in the Cardinals organization,Shelby Miller's stock nearly collapsed when he compiled a 6.17 ERA over hisfirst 17 starts at Triple-A Memphis last year. But the way he ended the season,with a 1.32 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings in sixappearances (including one start) for the big club, has many thinking he's afavorite for NL Rookie of the Year honors this year. His struggles at Triple-Aweren't as much a matter of health or ability as stubbornness and pride. Thoughthe command of his fastball was off, he relied on the pitch more than ever.Eventually, the Cardinals forbade him from shaking off the catcher, and that'sabout the time his season turned around. A mechanical adjustment alsocontributed to his 2.88 ERA over his final 10 starts. The harsh lesson clearlytranslated to the majors, where he overpowered hitters with a high-90s fastballand sharp curveball. With the departure of Kyle Lohse this offseason, Miller ispresumably in line for a rotation spot, but the Cardinals have a few other up-and-comers in Lance Lynn, Joe Kelly and Trevor Rosenthal. Miller's upside is themost attractive of that group, but his uncertain role will allow him to slip to thelate rounds on Draft Day.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 160 9-9 3.825 155 1.312 0 0 342.52012 14 1-0 1.317 16 0.951 0 0 43

RP/SPFranklin Morales, BOSFranklin Morales only pitched in 37 games for the Red Sox in 2012, whichseems low considering how much attention he got as a comeback candidate.Buried in the thin air of Colorado, Morales pitched 76 1/3 innings for Boston,posting a 3.77 ERA and 1.23 WHIP and striking out 76 batters. Morales wasshut down in late August with shoulder fatigue, but will come to camp in 2013 asa starter, hoping to win a spot in the rotation. He's still a little erratic, but hisupside and strikeout potential make him worth a flyer in AL-only leagues. Mixedleaguers can wait and see which role he lands and how he performs beforeadding him as a free agent after the season starts.


RPJason Motte, STLDuring a 2011 season in which the Cardinals changed closers five times, JasonMotte held the reins for the Cardinals' postseason run and his efforts helpedthem claim a World Series title. So as you might expect, he got first crack at therole in 2012 and didn't disappoint, tying for the NL lead with 42 saves. His high-

90s fastball helps him strike out more than a batter per inning and his low walkrate -- something that didn't come so easily for the converted catcher -- keepshis WHIP below 1.00. The Cardinals are built for the postseason, which meansMotte should once again have plenty of opportunities in 2013. And now that hehas solidified the role, you won't find too many closers short of Craig Kimbrelwho are as attractive as him. When you draft the 30-year-old Motte, you'redrafting one of the few safe options at the position with the highest turnover, notto mention a reliever capable of contributing something other than saves. He'seasily a top-10 reliever, if not top-five.


RPEdward Mujica, STLThough Edward Mujica doesn't have much of a reputation in Fantasy, his 3.20ERA and 1.00 WHIP over the last three seasons suggest he's one of the morereliable middle relievers in the NL. He was especially impressive after comingover from the Marlins in a midseason trade last year, posting a 1.03 ERA in 29appearances for the Cardinals. He doesn't have strikeout-per-inning potentialand probably wouldn't be next in line for saves if something happened to JasonMotte. But if you're looking for a cheap option to help keep your ERA and WHIPdown in a deeper Rotisserie league, Mujica is a name to consider.


RPBrett Myers, CLEBrett Myers is a rare breed: a pitcher who could find success as a starter or as acloser. While players like Chris Sale transitioned from one to the other and AlexiOgando and Neftali Feliz are on that path, few glide effortlessly between the tworoles to the point where we enter 2013 not knowing whether Myers will be areliever or starter, but sure that he will have value as either. Between 2010 and2011, Myers averaged 220 innings with a 3.79 ERA, 170 strikeouts, and threwfour complete games. In 2012, he saved 19 games for the Astros before beingtraded to the White Sox and a middle relief role. His 3.31 ERA and 1.22 WHIPwere both the second-lowest of his career. There's no guarantee that he'll finishthe year in the same role he started, which is both good (more eligibility) andbad (having to scramble for saves) for his Fantasy value. A mid-to-late roundpick no matter what his role, Myers will have value in some form in 2013.


RPJoe Nathan, TEXJoe Nathan returned to form in 2012, his first full season after Tommy Johnsurgery took away all of his 2010 and about a month of 2011 (with residualelbow soreness). Nathan, 38, had a 2.80 ERA and saved 37 games, striking out78 batters in 64 1/3 innings. None of these numbers were career highs, butfollowing a shaky 2011, in which Nathan put up a 4.84 ERA in 44 2/3 innings, itserved to restore faith in him as a shutdown closer. There may be sometrepidation with Nathan because of his age and injury history, but that may onlyserve to drive down his value at drafts, allowing him to be scooped up at abargain. There is risk involved, but Nathan should be one of the top 15 closersoff the board in 2013 drafts.



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RP/SPAlexi Ogando, TEXAll indications are that Alexi Ogando should return to the rotation in 2013 andthat is a very good thing for his value. Stuck in that middle relief limbo betweenstarting and closing last season, Ogando put up a 3.27 ERA with 66 strikeoutsin 66 innings. He started one game and saved three. The Rangers seem prettymuch committed to having Ogando be part of the rotation, a role that earnedhim an All-Star berth in 2011, when he posted a 3.51 ERA and 1.14 WHIP. Theback-and-forth can't be good for Ogando's arm -- and he did miss time withgroin, hand and biceps issues in 2012 -- so expect him to fatigue at some pointand hit the eventual bump in the road. But it should be minor in terms of the bigpicture. Ogando's Fantasy value -- especially as a starter with relief pitchereligibility -- will get a nice bump, and he should return value if picked in the laterrounds of most drafts.


RPJonathan Papelbon, PHIJonathan Papelbon made what experts call a "seamless transition" to theNational League in 2012, throwing a career-high 70 innings en route to a 38-save season. His 2.44 ERA was part of a continued lowering over the past threeyears (from 3.90 in 2010 and 2.94 in 2011) and his 92 strikeouts were the mostof any season in his career. Consider, also, that Halladay likely lost saveopportunities thanks to the flukey bad luck suffered by Cliff Lee (only six wins inan otherwise excellent season) and the injury-shortened campaigns of RoyHalladay (shoulder/lat issues) and Vance Worley (elbow problems dampenedhis numbers), and one can see why his 2013 could be an improvement on lastseason. Papelbon has a career 2.34 ERA and strikes out over a batter perinning. He has averaged 37 saves over the last eight seasons, and has pitchedfewer than 64 innings just once in that span. A top closing option, Papelbonshould benefit from a healthier Phillies team surrounding him in 2013 and will beoff the board in the middle rounds of most formats.


RPBobby Parnell, NYMBobby Parnell had the best campaign of his career in 2012, as he became adominant arm out of the bullpen for the Mets. He posted a career-best 2.49 ERAin 74 appearances and also converted 7 of 12 save chances while filling in forthe injured Frank Francisco. The right-hander also struck out 61 in 68 inningspitched while walking just 20. With Francisco being an inconsistent and injury-plagued ninth-inning option, Parnell could see more save opportunities in 2013and, at age 28, is still progressing as a pitcher. Owners in NL-only formatsshould target Parnell on Draft Day, particularly as a handcuff option forFrancisco.


RPJoel Peralta, TBFor the second year in a row, Joel Peralta opened the season appearing to havea chance at being the Rays' closer, only to get passed over for someone else.As it turned out, Fernando Rodney worked out just fine in the ninth-inning role,and Peralta spent another year performing brilliantly as a setup man. He led themajors with 37 holds and posted his third consecutive sub-1.00 WHIP. Peralta'sERA was a tad inflated at 3.63, but as a flyball pitcher, he will always be a risk togive up a few too many homers (he allowed nine in 67 innings in 2012). Peraltahas re-signed with the Rays for the next two seasons, and for a change, heknows what his role will be going into the season. Look to take him among thetop five setup men in leagues that reward holds.


RPChris Perez, CLEWhen he wasn't calling out fans and management on Twitter in 2012, ChrisPerez put together an impressive campaign as closer for Cleveland. He struckout a batter per inning and registered 39 saves in 61 games, his second straight35-plus save season. The 36 saves were good enough for sixth-most inbaseball. At 27 years old, Perez is hitting his prime in 2013 and shows no signof slowing down. In fact, of the top 10 saves leaders in 2012, Perez is the third-youngest (behind Craig Kimbrel and Aroldis Chapman). This actually workedagainst Perez, as his age and success have made him a walking trade rumor --throughout 2012 and into the offseason. No matter where he lands, as long asPerez closes, he'll continue to be one of the more underappreciated closers inthe game. He's not flashy, but he's durable, he has the skill and he's good for atleast 35 saves per season. He'll probably be drafted in the mid-to-later rounds ofmost drafts.


RPGlen Perkins, MINDespite emerging as their most dominant reliever in 2011, Glen Perkins wasn't acandidate to replace the departed Joe Nathan as Twins closer in 2012. He threwleft-handed. They needed him setting up. So instead, Matt Capps, the man of athousand chances, got the nod and promptly squandered it, this time becauseof a shoulder injury. Even then, the Twins were reluctant to turn to Perkins in theninth inning, instead platooning him with journeyman right-hander Jared Burtonfor a month. But eventually, they had to relent. Perkins, left-handed or not, wasjust too dang good. As impressive as he was in 2011, he was nothing short ofdominant in 2012, producing a career-high 10.0 strikeouts per nine innings anda career-low 2.0 walks per nine innings. And he really seemed to take to therole. From the time he had it all to himself in mid-August, he compiled a 1.23ERA in 21 opportunities, converting 10 of 11 opportunities during that stretch.Given the way the Twins have handled him in the past, you can't be too surePerkins will keep the job going forward, which is why he'll likely drop out of thetop 20 relievers on Draft Day. But he has the potential for top-10 numbersclosing for a team that doesn't figure to win too many blowouts.


RP/SPDavid Phelps, NYYThere's not much more that David Phelps can do to earn a spot in the rotationfor 2013 -- he looks to simply be a victim of a numbers game. The 26 year-oldparlayed a 2.51 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in over 500 minor league innings into a3.34 ERA and 1.19 WHIP in 33 games (11 starts) in his 2012 rookie campaign.The good news here is that if Phelps grabs a rotation spot this season --whether through injury or ineffectiveness from the rotation, which both seemlikely, given the old and oft-injured rotation -- he will have relief pitcher eligibilityin most formats, so his owners will eventually see a return on value. For drafts,though, Phelps is best left to AL-only leagues as a ratio-lowering long reliever.His real value will come later in the season, when he pitches his way into therotation.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 110 7-5 3.845 94 1.273 0 0 2382012 100 4-4 3.341 96 1.194 0 0 199


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RPJ.J. Putz, ARIOn May 9, 2012, Diamondbacks closer J.J. Putz gave up four runs in a non-savesituation against the Cardinals. His ERA ballooned to an even 9.00. Putz spentthe next four months pushing it all the way down to 2.82. It wasn't quite the 2.17ERA and 45 saves of 2011, but Putz's 2012 (2.82 and 32 saves) was stillimpressive. What's interesting for this season is the addition of reclamationproject Heath Bell. Along with David Hernandez, the back end of theDiamondbacks' bullpen could one of the strongest in baseball. This both helps(cleaner appearances and innings when he comes in) and hurts (if he gets off toa slow start again, there are more options) our man Putz. But expect managerKirk Gibson to have a long leash again with his closer, as he tended to spellPutz a little in 2012, but never came close to really replacing him. Putz will likelybe drafted in the later part of the middle rounds this year.


RPAddison Reed, CHWHere's a fun fact about Addison Reed from 2012: his ERA was 4.75. But yourarely heard owners grousing about it. Instead, they'd chirp about hisunexpected 29 saves, which all came after May 5. He was a waiver wire add inmost leagues, gobbled up after Hector Santiago fell apart in April. And as forthat ERA? A good deal of the damage came from a six-run outing in early May,in a game that was already a loss for the White Sox He added a few more runsin games where he still got the save, and even managed the elusive "blown win"in an August game. September was rather cruel to Reed, as he compiled an8.00 ERA, but it was at the end of his first season and he was a rookie. So wecan view this as a quasi-pass. Reed may end up with the same ERA as 2012,but he seems to have little competition or alternatives for the job right now and isset up to enjoy a full season as closer for a team that should be very solid. Hewill likley be a late-round draft pick in most formats.


RP/SPGarrett Richards, LAAThe Angels' top pitching prospect entering last season, Richards didn't live up tothe billing during his stint in the majors. Granted, he wasn't a disaster, and arebuilding club might have just stuck with him. But his struggles in June and Julywere a big reason why the Angels went out and acquired Zack Greinke at thetrade deadline. After getting a chance to recollect himself in the minors,Richards returned as a reliever in late August and wasn't any better in the role,posting a 5.82 ERA in 20 appearances. The Angels still dig Richards' potential,but after restocking their starting rotation with Tommy Hanson, Jason Vargasand Joe Blanton this offseason, they again don't have any room for him. IfBlanton falters, though, Richards figures to be the first choice to replace him.With his mid-90s fastball, he clearly has the stuff to make an impact in Fantasy,but given his lack of progress in the majors so far, he's a sleeper better left forAL-only leagues.


RPMariano Rivera, NYYMariano Rivera, in a way, was lucky: the injury he suffered last year was to hisknee, not his elbow or shoulder, so he essentially bought a year of non-use forhis 43-year-old arm. But does age really matter with Rivera? Every year,analysts warn about this being the year! that Rivera's age finally catches up tohim. And what happens? He puts up yet another season of 30-plus saves, overa strikeout per inning and an ERA below 2.00. And about all that time missed?The last time Rivera missed a significant amount of innings was in 2002 whenhe pitched just 46 innings. In 2003, he saved 40 games with a 1.66 ERA andfive wins. Let's not even go through this "he's old" song and dance again --

Rivera is a top closer and will continue his dominance until he decides it is timeto retire. He should be one of the first closers off the board.


RPFernando Rodney, TBWhen the Rays opted to go with Fernando Rodney as their closer early in the2012 season, it seemed like an experiment doomed to fail. The Rays began theyear with the intention of using a committee to replace incumbent closer KyleFarnsworth, who was nursing an elbow injury, but Rodney quickly separatedhimself from the pack. He brushed aside his history of wildness, whichcontributed to five consecutive seasons with 4.00-plus ERAs, and reportedly,changing his placement on the pitching rubber made a world of difference in hiscommand. The strike-throwing version of Rodney posted a pristine 0.60 ERAand 0.78 WHIP and converted 48 of 50 save chances. While he may have beenone of the last relievers you would have trusted with a roster spot in standardmixed leagues a year ago, he is now one of the top 10 options among relief-eligible pitchers.


RPSergio Romo, SFAfter nearly three years of stellar work as a setup man, Sergio Romo finally gothis chance to close late last season. The Giants had to first endure Brian Wilsongetting sidelined by Tommy John surgery, Santiago Casilla struggling withblisters and the abandonment of a closer-by-committee experiment for Romo toget his chance, but once he grasped the closer's role, he didn’t' let it go. FromAugust 23 forward, Romo was a perfect 9 for 9 in save opportunities with a 1.04ERA and 17 strikeouts over 17 1/3 innings. As a reliever who typically strikes outmore than a batter per innings but seldom walks anyone, Romo has a chance tobe an elite closer. In fact, the only thing that should prevent owners fromtargeting him among the first half dozen or so closers in drafts is that Giantsmanager Bruce Bochy has stated that he will give other relievers occasionalshots at save opportunities. Still, Romo deserves to be drafted no later than themiddle rounds.


RPBruce Rondon, DETBruce Rondon has yet to throw a single pitch in the majors, but if DaveDombrowski has his way, he'll be closing for the Tigers on opening day. And whywouldn't the general manager have his way? A look at Rondon's minor-leaguenumbers makes Dombrowski's enthusiasm easy to understand. Between threeminor-league levels, he had a 1.53 ERA and 1.09 WHIP last year. Of course, hestruggled with his control at times, but if the Braves had let Craig Kimbrel's 5.7walks per nine innings at Triple-A dissuade them from promoting him in 2010,where would they be now? Rondon has all the tools to close -- namely, a fastballthat reaches triple digits -- and has done fine in the role in the minors. But ofcourse, we don't know how he'll handle the big-league spotlight until we see himin it. Provided the Tigers don't chicken out at the last minute and bring in aveteran with closing experience, Rondon's claim to the role makes him worthdrafting in all Fantasy leagues. If he falls to the late rounds, he could even be avalue pick pitching for a contender in Detroit.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 60 2-3 3.450 61 1.233 21 0 259.5


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RPTrevor Rosenthal, STLMost baseball fans know Trevor Rosenthal as that young guy who could throw100 miles per hour out of the Cardinals bullpen, but to prospect hounds, he'smore than that. In the minors, he was a starter, and his ability to hit triple digitswas just as useful in that role. OK, so maybe he dialed it back to the high 90s tomake it through a full six innings, but you get the idea: His stuff is scaryregardless of his role. Eventually, the Cardinals would like to try it out in morethan just one-inning spurts, but right now, they have the misfortune of having afew other flamethrowers ready to occupy rotation spots -- namely, Shelby Millerand Lance Lynn. Of course, now that he's proven to be an asset in the majors,how could they justify sending Rosenthal down? Hopefully, if he doesn't win arotation spot this spring, they'll just grit their teeth and do it. If they decide tokeep him around as a reliever, he's in jeopardy of getting stuck in that role long-term. Rosenthal's capacity for strikeouts and proximity to the majors make him asleeper even in standard mixed leagues, but as a keeper option, he comes withsome risk.


RPRobbie Ross, TEXIf you played Fantasy in 2012, you will remember Robbie Ross as the playerwho would pop up at the top of most free agent searches because he had fivewins by May 18. He accompanied that with a 2.22 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. Ross isa decent option for a roster in need of some ratio-lowering, but he doesn't offerthe high strikeout rate that comes along with many other relievers one can slotin the role. There's a reason Ross remained on free agent wires last year, andit's mainly due to the lack of strikeouts (and, of course, the early fluke wins). Astarter for most of his career, if Ross gets a shot at the rotation, he could put upsome really nice numbers from a RP spot. But if he continues to toil in middlerelief, consider him waiver wire material.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 65 6-0 2.215 47 1.200 0 0 166.52012 65 6-0 2.215 47 1.200 0 0 164.5

RPHector Santiago, CHWHector Santiago probably had a much better 2012 than you think. After fizzlingas the closer in the first month of the season and eventually being replaced byAddison Reed, Santiago posted a 3.21 ERA in 29 games from May to August.And then the White Sox gave him a shot as a starter and Santiago respondedbrilliantly. In six September games -- four of which were starts -- Santiago went2-0 with a 2.05 ERA, striking out 28 in 22 innings. In his three tune-up starts inthe minors, he didn't allow a run in three starts. If Santiago sticks as a starter in2012 (right now, it's not looking like there's room, but a lot can happen with anew general manager and a full winter of activity) he could be a tremendoussleeper for AL-only leagues, especially those in which Santiago can be slottedas a reliever while getting regular starts. As a member of the bullpen, he stilloffers some strikeouts, but is not nearly as exciting an addition.


RPSergio Santos, TORSergio Santos had his 2012 campaign cut very short as he made just sixappearances before shoulder inflammation landed him on the disabled list inlate April. The right-hander would attempt to make a comeback, but shouldersurgery in July ended his season. He would go 2 for 4 in save chances with a9.00 ERA in his six appearances. Santos is expected to be ready for the start ofspring training and will look to regain his role as closer in Toronto. He showedduring 2011 with the White Sox that he can be a solid option in Fantasy as heconverted 30 of 36 save chances during that season and struck out a career-high 92 in 63 1/3 innings. The Blue Jays have a backup plan at closer in CaseyJanssen, who led the team in saves last season, but they would prefer to haveSantos in the ninth inning. Keep an eye on his progress during the spring, but ifthe 29-year-old opens 2013 as the closer, he will be worth targeting in the

majority of Fantasy formats on Draft Day.


RP/SPDrew Smyly, DETDrew Smyly emerged from spring training a year ago as the Tigers' fifth starter,and with the way his season began, the lefty looked well on his way to becominga rotation fixture. Through his first six major league starts, Smyly boasted a 1.59ERA and 1.09 WHIP. Then over his next six starts, he became more prone toflyballs -- and homers -- and his ERA shot up to 3.96. Smyly's season unraveledfrom there, with disabled list stints for a finger injury and an intercostal strain,was optioned to Triple-A and returned later to pitch primarily in relief. Despitethe unceremonious finish to his rookie season, Smyly will get another chance tobe the Tigers' fifth starter this spring. As a strikeout pitcher who should get hisfair share of run support, Smyly is worth a shot in deeper mixed leagues, and ifhe can stick in the rotation he could wind up being a useful in-season pickup instandard mixed leagues.

Year INN W-L ERA K WHIP S SOP FPTS2013 (proj) 160 9-9 3.881 140 1.300 0 0 3392012 99 4-3 3.987 94 1.268 0 0 207

RPRafael Soriano, WASRafael Soriano began 2012 much differently than how he ended the season.Coming in, he was trying to erase memories of a 4.12 ERA in an injury-marred2011. But after Mariano Rivera's knee injury -- and David Robertson's obliquestrain shortly thereafter -- Soriano grabbed the reins of the closer role and neverlet go. He saved 42 games despite not getting his first save until May 10. Hefinished the year with a 2.26 ERA and 1.17 WHIP. He struck out more than abatter per inning. In short, he re-established himself as a dominant closer,something the baseball world seemed to forget, despite his 45 saves in 2010with the Rays. In middle relief, Soriano is solid. As a closer, he brings his gameup a notch and is as reliable as almost any in the game. At 33, he's technicallypast his prime, but closers tend to stick around a little longer and defy most agerules. If he lands as a closer somewhere, Soriano can be counted on for 40saves, a strikeout per inning and a sub-3.00 ERA. He will likely be drafted in themiddle rounds.


RPCraig Stammen, WASOver the 2009 and 2010 seasons, Craig Stammen made 38 starts for theNationals, but he didn't have much success, and things didn't go much better in2011, when he made 24 starts for Triple-A Syracuse. Last season, the Nationalshanded Stammen a spot in their bullpen out of spring training, and the new rolerevived his career. Pitching in long relief, Stammen threw harder, missed farmore bats, and finished the season with a 2.34 ERA. Though Stammenrecorded nearly a strikeout per inning, what distinguished him in Fantasy --particularly in Head-to-Head leagues -- were the 88 1/3 innings he logged.Having made 28 appearances of two innings or more, Stammen rewardedowners in leagues that give points for innings, and he did so without makingthem pay in other categories. He could be a sneaky relief pick yet again indeeper points leagues.



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RPDrew Storen, WASIn 2011, Drew Storen emerged as a top three closer in Fantasy, but bone chipsin his right elbow prevented him from having a similar season in 2012. Storenbegan the season on the disabled list and had elbow surgery in April, whichforced him out until mid-July. When he did return, he had to wait in line to get hiscloser's role back, as Tyler Clippard held down the job until the final weeks ofthe season. Storen finally got his chance in the latter half of September and heconverted five of seven opportunities between the regular season andpostseason. That success didn't help Storen much heading into 2013, as theNationals went out and signed Rafael Soriano to be their new closer. Ownerswill have to be content with targeting Storen as a top setup man in leagues thatreward holds, as he can provide help with ERA and WHIP and offer a decentstrikeout rate as well.


RPHuston Street, SDAfter playing in arguably the worst venue for pitchers during his three years inColorado, Huston Street enjoyed playing in arguably the best venue for pitcherslast year, posting an insanely low 0.72 WHIP thanks to an impossibly low 3.9hits per nine innings. The Padres enjoyed him playing there as well, signing himto a two-year extension before the season was done. Clearly, they think he'scapable of repeating such numbers even with the fences coming in at PETCOPark this year, and he has a steady enough track record that they may just beright. But the biggest issue for Street isn't performance; it's health. He missedalmost all of May with a strained right shoulder and most of August andSeptember with a strained left calf. It was the second time in three years hefinished with fewer than 45 appearances. That said, Street's brittleness couldmake him a bargain in Fantasy by allowing him to slip beyond the top 20relievers, so don't overlook him because of it. When healthy, he has the potentialto perform like a top 10 option at the position.


RPMatt Thornton, CHWThe days of Matt Thornton possibly being the White Sox closer are now longgone, but Thornton has proven over the last five seasons that he can have valuewithout the saves. He will stumble into a save or two during the season, but hehas put together a 2.96 ERA and 1.13 WHIP, with more than a strikeout perinning, over his last five years. His numbers have risen a bit over the last twoseasons, with ERAs above 3.30, but the 36-year-old lefty can still contribute toan AL-only team with low ratios and the promise of strikeouts. He is undraftablein most other formats.


RPKoji Uehara, BOSAfter producing a 1.75 ERA and 0.64 WHIP in 36 innings last year (shortenedby a battle with a strained lat), Koji Uehara signed with the Red Sox inDecember, and is poised to get a good amount of holds as the seventh-inningman. Even for leagues without holds, Uehara has a 2.89 ERA and 0.92 WHIPand is a great addition to AL-only staffs as a middle reliever who can help keepthe ratios down while striking out about a batter per inning.


RPJose Valverde, DETJose Valverde was one of the most valuable Fantasy relievers in 2011, largelybecause he successfully converted all 49 of his save opportunities. Behind thatglittering stat were some signs of trouble ahead, and they served as somethingof a premonition of his frustrating 2012 season. Valverde's velocity dropped,opposing hitters' contact rate went up and he walked nearly a batter every otherinning, but he was able to strand baserunners at a high rate. Then his skillsworsened last season, as he missed even fewer bats, and a lower strand rateleft Valverde with a very un-closer-like 3.78 ERA. A couple of ineffectivepostseason performances led to his ouster as the Tigers' closer during theAmerican League Championship Series, and subsequently, the team made noeffort to re-sign him. Valverde could land another closer's job as a free agent,but given his sagging strikeout rate, it's far from a given that he could keep thejob over a full season. If -- and only if -- Valverde is entrusted as some team'scloser this spring, he would be worth drafting in deeper leagues. Otherwise, hecan be passed over in just about any format.


RPJonny Venters, ATLAt this time a year ago, some wondered if Craig Kimbrel, who recorded a rookierecord 46 saves in 2011, was really the best reliever in the Braves bullpen.That's because Jonny Venters himself was coming off an All-Star performancein which he compiled a 1.84 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 9.8 strikeouts per nineinnings in an MLB-leading 85 appearances. Unfortunately, the only one of thosenumbers that improved for him last year was the strikeout rate, which jumped to10.6 per nine innings. Otherwise, he was as much of a disappointment as amiddle reliever can be in Fantasy, giving up oodles of hits as he struggled withhis command. His velocity also suffered at times, which only fortified the beliefthat his struggles were in response to overuse in 2011. After spending morethan two weeks on the DL with an elbow impingement in mid-July, Ventersreturned to post a 1.71 ERA and 1.18 WHIP over his final 26 appearances. Thechances of a bounce-back season for the left-hander are high enough that he'sstill worth drafting in leagues where middle relievers are worth drafting, but notquite at last year's price tag. Rest assured, Kimbrel's job is safe for theforeseeable future.


RPJose Veras, HOUThe well-traveled Jose Veras joined his fifth team in four years, as he spent the2012 season in the Brewers' bullpen. Veras had a typical season for him,racking up more than 10 strikeouts per nine innings, but also walking more thana batter every other inning. Used in middle relief and setup roles, Verascollected 10 holds, which was his lowest total in three years. One role the 32-year-old has seldom filled is the closer's role, as he has had just 17 saveopportunities over the course of his seven-year career, but that is likely tochange in 2013. The Astros signed Veras this offseason, and they intend to usehim in the ninth inning. While Veras has the strikeout profile of a typical closer,he is a risk to your pitching staff's ERA and WHIP. He is mainly an option forowners in deeper mixed leagues and AL-only formats.



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RP/SPCarlos Villanueva, CHCAfter making 13 starts in 2011, Carols Villanueva was needed in the rotationagain for the Blue Jays in 2012 and enjoyed a productive campaign. He made acareer-high 16 starts and went 5-7 with a 4.50 ERA in those outings. He alsostruck out 86 in 92 innings pitched as a starter and posted a personal-best 122strikeouts in 125 1/3 innings overall. With the Blue Jays addressing their rotationneeds via trade during the offseason, Villanueva signed a two-year deal with theCubs and will compete for a starting role. Chicago only has a couple ofopenings in the rotation locked up so the right-hander is expected to competewith the likes of Scott Feldman and Scott Baker for the final two spots. Keep aneye on how he does as the 29-year-old could put up some decent numberspitching in the National League again (he played with the Brewers previously). Ifhe breaks camp as a starter, Villanueva would be worth a look in NL-onlyformats and some deeper mixed leagues on Draft Day.


RPTom Wilhelmsen, SEATom Wilhelmsen was one of the bigger surprises in Fantasy last season as hecame out of seemingly nowhere to become a reliable source of saves. Afterposting a 3.81 ERA in his first 25 appearances, he took over the closing dutiesfrom Brandon League in early June and never looked back. The right-handerwould end up converting 29 of 34 save chances and struck out 87 in 79 1/3innings pitched. With League now a Dodger, Wilhelmsen will close from Day 1 in2013 and has the potential to be a solid option in Fantasy. He has averagedmore than a strikeout per inning thus far in his career and can limit base runnerswith his 1.12 WHIP. With Seattle expected to be in a bunch of close games nextseason, owners in all Fantasy formats should not be hesitant to grabWilhelmsen in the middle-to-late rounds on Draft Day


RP/SPJerome Williams, LAAJerome Williams, who was out of the majors for about four years before gettingthe call with the Angels late in 2011, did his best to make other teams regretpassing up on him early last season, going 6-2 with a 3.68 ERA in his first 10appearances, including nine starts. But the magic quickly wore off, and Williamseventually found himself in a mop-up role in the Angels bullpen, eliminated fromstarting consideration with the acquisition of Zack Greinke. Of course, Greinke isgone now, as are Dan Haren and Ervin Santana. But with Tommy Hanson,Jason Vargas and Joe Blanton now in the fold, Williams is once again the oddman out. Given his precipitous fall last year, even if a rotation spot opens forWilliams later this season, you probably wouldn't want to gamble on him outsideof deeper AL-only leagues.


RPBrian Wilson, SFIn 2009 and 2010, Brian Wilson put up back-to-back seasons in which hefinished among the top five relievers in Fantasy, but since then, elbow woeshave taken their toll. Wilson missed all but the first week of the 2012 season dueto Tommy John surgery, and in the space of less than a year he had gone frombeing the Giants' closer to being non-tendered. Thrust upon the free agentmarket, Wilson could catch on with a team in need of a closer. As we saw withJoe Nathan a couple seasons ago, it can take a while for a closer to regain hisfooting after Tommy John surgery, so it could take Wilson some time toreestablish a high level of performance -- and that's assuming someone evengives him a chance to close this year. Like Nathan, Wilson could get thatopportunity and eventually perform like a top reliever again, so at minimum, heis worth a flyer in the later rounds of standard mixed league drafts.



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