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Hey folks, we've completed our second baseball issue of the year and we thought we'd tease you with a look at some of our mixed league rankings. These rankings include dollar values. So check it out and let us know what you think.



First Basemen

1. Albert Pujols, St.L $41

2. Ryan Howard, Phi. $36

3. Prince Fielder, Mil. $36

4. Mark Teixeira, Atl. $33

5. Lance Berkman, Hou. $30

6. Justin Morneau, Min. $29

7. Derrek Lee, Cubs . $27

8. Carlos Pena, T.B $24

9. Adrian Gonzalez, S.D. $24

10. Carlos Guillen, Det. $24



Second Basemen

1. Chase Utley, Phi $38

2. Brandon Phillips, Cin. $35

3. B.J. Upton, T.B. $32

4. Brian Roberts, Bal. $27

5. Ian Kinsler, Tex. $24

6. Robinson Cano, NYY $22

7. Rickie Weeks, Mil. $17

8. Howie Kendrick, LAA $15

9. Dan Uggla, Fla. $13

10. Kelly Johnson, Atl. $9



Shortstops

1. Hanley Ramirez, Fla. $46

2. Jose Reyes, Mets $45

3. Jimmy Rollins, Phi. $40

4. Derek Jeter, NYY $28

5. Troy Tulowitzki, Col. $27

6. Carlos Guillen, Det. $24

7. Michael Young, Tex. $24

8. Rafael Furcal, L.A. $24

9. Miguel Tejada, Hou. $23

10. Edgar Renteria, Det. $16



Third Basemen

1. Alex Rodriguez, NYY $47

2. David Wright, Mets $43

3. Miguel Cabrera, Det. $38

4. Ryan Braun, Mil. $36

5. Aramis Ramirez, Cubs $28

6. Chone Figgins, LAA $28

7. Garrett Atkins, Col. $27

8. Chipper Jones, Atl. $23

9. Ryan Zimmerman, Wash. $22

10. Adrian Beltre, Sea. $15



Catchers

1. Victor Martinez, Cle $21

2. Russell Martin, L.A. $21

3. Joe Mauer, Min. $18

4. Brian McCann, Atl. $16

5. Jorge Posada, NYY $12

6. Kenji Johjima, Sea. $10

7. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Tex. $8

8. Ivan Rodriguez, Det. $8

9. Bengie Molina, S.F. $8

10. Geovany Soto, Cubs $8



DHs/Utility

1. David Ortiz, Bos. $34

2. Travis Hafner, Cle. $27

3. Gary Sheffield, Det. $18

4. Jim Thome, WSox $13

5. Billy Butler, K.C. $10

6. Frank Thomas, Tor. $6

7. Jason Giambi, NYY $5

8. Jose Vidro, Sea. $3

9. Shelley Duncan, NYY $1

10. Sammy Sosa, FA $1



Outfielders

1. Matt Holliday, Col.. $39

2. Alfonso Soriano, Cubs $38

3. Carl Crawford, T.B. $38

4. Grady Sizemore, Cle. $36

5. Carlos Beltran, Mets $35

6. Carlos Lee, Hou. $34

7. Vladimir Guerrero, LAA $33

8. Ichiro Suzuki, Sea. $33

9. B.J. Upton, T.B. $32

10. Lance Berkman, Hou. $30



Starting Pitchers

1. Johan Santana, Mets. $36

2. Jake Peavy, S.D. $32

3. Erik Bedard, Bal. $27

4. Josh Beckett, Bos. $25

5. Brandon Webb, Ari. $25

6. C.C. Sabathia, Cle. $24

7. Dan Haren, Ari. $22

8. John Lackey, LAA $22

9. Cole Hamels, Phi. $20

10. Scott Kazmir, T.B $20



Relief Pitchers

1. Jonathan Papelbon, Bos. $25

2. Joe Nathan, Min. $23

3. Francisco Rodriguez, LAA $22

4. J.J. Putz, Sea. $21

5. Takashi Saito, L.A. $18

6. Mariano Rivera, NYY $17

7. Billy Wagner, Mets $16

8. Bobby Jenks, WSox $16

9. Jose Valverde, Hou. $16

10. Francisco Cordero, Cin. $14

Overall good. But u have pudge 10 spots too high

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko:

Overall good. But u have pudge 10 spots too high The catchers are real top heavy again. After the first few I don't see much difference between the rest. Pretty weak position again this season.

Just an FYI: In our second issue of Fantasy Sports Magazine, we also added dollar values to our Mixed League rankings, using a 15-team NFBC league as our basis. The players are still ranked accordingly, but we have dollar values assigned as well. Just an added touch for that second issue. Enjoy when you get it in about 2 weeks or so.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, there are 90 players up there representing about the first 5 1/2 rounds (excluding of course some of the catchers and DH's). Really makes you think about what you are going to do for the next 24 rounds, don't it!



Home stretch!

just an fyi - this morning i was buying a paper and saw a copy of Fantasy Baseball Index on the news stand. I opened it up and immediately saw that they have Bedard ranked as the #19 SP. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Needless to say, the magazine fell out of my hands due to all the laughter. "Sheep" will be disappointed following that "Shepard"



[ February 07, 2008, 06:04 AM: Message edited by: Gordon Gekko ]

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko:

just an fyi - this morning i was buying a paper and saw a copy of Fantasy Baseball Index on the news stand. I opened it up and immediately saw that they have Bedard ranked as the #19 SP. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Needless to say, the magazine fell out of my hands due to all the laughter. "Sheep" will be disappointed following that "Shepard" Should he be ranked higher or lower?



[ February 07, 2008, 06:54 AM: Message edited by: billywaz ]

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko:

just an fyi - this morning i was buying a paper and saw a copy of Fantasy Baseball Index on the news stand. I opened it up and immediately saw that they have Bedard ranked as the #19 SP. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Needless to say, the magazine fell out of my hands due to all the laughter. "Sheep" will be disappointed following that "Shepard" GG - Exactly. Not sure when they print those mags. Maybe that one went to print sometime in 2006 and finally is hitting the stands now. Writers strike you know...



BTW - Loved your U-Tube videos. See you moved off Pujols with pick 2.... Reasoning? And, if you like Hanley at 2 (as I do), is Rollins a logical 3 over Reyes, Wright and Pujols? I see Rollins right up there with Hanley. Thoughts?



[ February 07, 2008, 07:02 AM: Message edited by: Top Dawg ]

Bedard at 19 does seem a tad bit ... low.

In one of the magazines, and I dropped it so fast I cannot remember which one it is, they listed McCann at 7. I wish

Originally posted by Richie:

In one of the magazines, and I dropped it so fast I cannot remember which one it is, they listed McCann at 7. I wish No. 7 among catchers? That's bold given how, in my opinion, there are so few good ones and McCann is one of the good ones. His play did drop off last season but he's still young enough to bounce back. I think he's one of the few top-tier catchers in fantasy this year.

Originally posted by Top Dawg:

BTW - Loved your U-Tube videos. See you moved off Pujols with pick 2.... Reasoning? And, if you like Hanley at 2 (as I do), is Rollins a logical 3 over Reyes, Wright and Pujols? I see Rollins right up there with Hanley. Thoughts? utube - thx



poodles - hanley was the pick over poodles after poodles injury "news" or "noise" as i put it hit the wire. poodles is still up there, but not over hram. everyone runs the risk of being injured and not playing through it. i only discounted poodles a little bit, but that was enough for hram to be the pick.

[ February 07, 2008, 11:05 AM: Message edited by: bjoak ]

If i picked up any magazine i was considering buying and saw Bedard was 19 i would put it right down and start looking at the next mag.

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko:

just an fyi - this morning i was buying a paper and saw a copy of Fantasy Baseball Index on the news stand. I opened it up and immediately saw that they have Bedard ranked as the #19 SP. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Needless to say, the magazine fell out of my hands due to all the laughter. "Sheep" will be disappointed following that "Shepard" That's really surprising, given the excellent job the Fantasy Index guys do with football. Must be a different editorial staff -- monkeys with a dartboard, perhaps?