Mixed League

Overall Rankings

1. Hanley Ramirez
2. Albert Pujols
3. David Wright

Catcher

1. Brian McCann
2. Russell Martin
3. Geovany Soto

First Basemen

1. Albert Pujols
2. Ryan Howard
3. Miguel Cabrera

Second Basemen

1. Ian Kinsler
2. Chase Utley
3. Dustin Pedroia

Third Basemen

1. David Wright
2. Aramis Ramirez
3. Evan Longoria

Shortstop

1. Hanley Ramirez
2. Jose Reyes
3. Jimmy Rollins

Getting Your Phil

There’s a certain pride you have to have when your favorite Major League team does something unprecedented – or at the very least, something that hasn’t been seen in a long time. The Fightin’ Phils did something this week that no National League team had done since Mike Schmidt first donned the red pinstripes – send all three starting outfielders to the All-Star Game. But which outfielder – Raul Ibanez, Shane Victorino or Jayson Werth – is the most valuable to a fantasy baseball team as of the All-Star break and looking ahead?

Breaking Down the Blockbuster

As a lifelong Phillies fan, I’m ecstatic to have the best pitcher in baseball anchoring our staff, but also selfishly would have loved to have had a “1-A” as well, if only for a year. But that wasn’t to be, and now Cliff Lee is a Mariner and Roy Halladay is a Phillie. But does this Earth-shattering transaction have any reverberations on your fantasy baseball team?

Saves, Saves and More Saves

One of the more interesting sub-plots from the 2009 fantasy baseball season have been the closers. Recently, I was perusing the year-to-date statistics and was amazed when I looked at the league leaders in saves. As of June 30, there are a staggering 18 closers with at least 14 saves. Although that [...]

American League Only

Overall Rankings

1. Grady Sizemore
2. Miguel Cabrera
3. Mark Teixeira

Catcher

1. Joe Mauer
2. Victor Martinez
3. Jorge Posada

First Basemen

1. Miguel Cabrera
2. Mark Teixeira
3. Justin Morneau

Second Basemen

1. Ian Kinsler
2. Dustin Pedroia
3. Brian Roberts

Third Basemen

1. Evan Longoria
2. Kevin Youkilis
3. Alex Rodriguez

Shortstop

1. Derek Jeter
2. Michael Young
3. Alexei Ramirez

Outfielders

1. Grady Sizemore
2. Vladamir Guerrero
3. Josh Hamilton

Breaking Down the Blockbuster

As a lifelong Phillies fan, I’m ecstatic to have the best pitcher in baseball anchoring our staff, but also selfishly would have loved to have had a “1-A” as well, if only for a year. But that wasn’t to be, and now Cliff Lee is a Mariner and Roy Halladay is a Phillie. But does this Earth-shattering transaction have any reverberations on your fantasy baseball team?

Relief Pitchers

1. Jonathan Papelbon
2. Joe Nathan
3. Mariano Rivera

National League Only

Overall Rankings

1. Hanley Ramirez
2. Albert Pujols
3. David Wright

Catcher

1. Brian McCann
2. Russell Martin
3. Geovany Soto

First Basemen

1. Albert Pujols
2. Ryan Howard
3. Lance Berkman

Second Basemen

1. Chase Utley
2. Brandon Phillips
3. Dan Uggla

Third Basemen

1. David Wright
2. Aramis Ramirez
3. Chipper Jones

Shortstop

1. Hanley Ramirez
2. Jose Reyes
3. Jimmy Rollins

Getting Your Phil

There’s a certain pride you have to have when your favorite Major League team does something unprecedented – or at the very least, something that hasn’t been seen in a long time. The Fightin’ Phils did something this week that no National League team had done since Mike Schmidt first donned the red pinstripes – send all three starting outfielders to the All-Star Game. But which outfielder – Raul Ibanez, Shane Victorino or Jayson Werth – is the most valuable to a fantasy baseball team as of the All-Star break and looking ahead?

Breaking Down the Blockbuster

As a lifelong Phillies fan, I’m ecstatic to have the best pitcher in baseball anchoring our staff, but also selfishly would have loved to have had a “1-A” as well, if only for a year. But that wasn’t to be, and now Cliff Lee is a Mariner and Roy Halladay is a Phillie. But does this Earth-shattering transaction have any reverberations on your fantasy baseball team?

Relief Pitchers

1. Francisco Rodriguez
2. Brad Lidge
3. Jose Valverde