Mixed League

Catcher

1. Joe Mauer
2. Brian McCann
3. Victor Martinez

First Basemen

1. Albert Pujols
2. Prince Fielder
3. Ryan Howard

Second Basemen

1. Chase Utley
2. Ian Kinsler
3. Aaron Hill

Third Basemen

1. Alex Rodriguez
2. Evan Longoria
3. David Wright

Shortstop

1. Hanley Ramirez
2. Troy Tulowitzki
3. Derek Jeter

Keeper Corner: It’s a Hit for Mike Stanton

While all eyes around the major leagues seemed focused on the 14 strikeout debut of Washington Nationals Stephen Strasburg, about a hundred miles north in Philadelphia Michael Stanton was making his debut in right field for the Florida Marlins.
Stanton came in leading professional baseball with 21 homers so far this year while playing for the [...]

Bold Statements and Fearless Predictions: Brian Matusz

[Author's note: I wrote this before Matusz threw a pedestrian 6 innings last night against the Yankees.]
Last year I wrote about a few young players on the verge of fantasy stardom.  Jordan Zimmermann rewarded my faith by going straight to the DL, where he’s been ever since, recovering from Tommy John surgery.  Michael Bourn finished [...]

Relief Pitchers

1. Jonathan Broxton
2. Jonathan Papelbon
3. Mariano Rivera

Designated Hitter

1. Vladimir Guerrero
2. Hideki Matsui
3. David Ortiz

American League Only

Catcher

1. Joe Mauer
2. Victor Martinez
3. Matt Wieters

First Basemen

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

Second Basemen

1. Ian Kinsler
2. Aaron Hill
3. Robinson Cano

Third Basemen

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

Shortstop

1. Derek Jeter
2. Elvis Andrus
3. Ben Zobrist/Alexei Ramirez

Outfielders

1. Jacoby Ellsbury
2. Carl Crawford
3. Grady Sizemore

The Joys of the Junior Circuit

AL-only insights and inanities
This week’s theme: AL-only pitching pickups flying under the radar

Despite two (TWO) perfect games thrown already, the AL in 2010 is fairly SP-thin compared to years past.  As of this writing, there are 10 AL SPs in the Yahoo! top 100 rank, and only two of them (John Lester, Cliff Lee) have [...]

The Joys of the Junior Circuit

AL-only insights and inanities
This week’s theme: AL-only pitching pickups flying under the radar

Despite two (TWO) perfect games thrown already, the AL in 2010 is fairly SP-thin compared to years past.  As of this writing, there are 10 AL SPs in the Yahoo! top 100 rank, and only two of them (John Lester, Cliff Lee) have [...]

National League Only

Catcher

1. Brian McCann
2. Miguel Montero
3. Chris Iannetta

First Basemen

1. Albert Pujols
2. Prince Fielder
3. Ryan Howard

Second Basemen

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

Third Basemen

1. David Wright
2. Mark Reynolds
3. Ryan Zimmerman

Keeper Corner: Starlin Castro

Attention all keeper league owners RUN, yes I said RUN! do not walk to your fantasy site and pick up Starlin Castro.
As of earlier this week Castro was batting .379 with 20 RBIs and 20 runs scored for AA Tennessee Smokies.  The 20 year old, top prospect is being called up to take over at [...]

Outfielders

1. Ryan Braun
2. Matt Kemp
3. Justin Upton

Starting Pitchers

1. Tim Lincecum
2. Roy Halladay
3. Adam Wainwright

Relief Pitchers

1. Jonathan Broxton
2. Francisco Cordero
3. Francisco Rodriguez