Fantasy Baseball: Preseason Top 200 Batters
Preseason Top 200 Batters
Welcome to the top 200! Once every few weeks, leading up to the start of the 2014 MLB season, I'll be posting rankings for hitters, pitchers and an overall top 250. What is in front of you now is my first edition of the top 200 hitters. These are strictly going to be rankings, but if you're looking for projections, links to my projections can be found on the very last slide.
Before you dive right into the ranks, I've found that they're much more helpful if you know exactly how they're developed.
First, we start with a projection. I have gone through and developed a projection for every single statistically significant major league player (for hitters, the total was 239 players, and if you want to learn more about the projection process, I explained it in minor detail in my catcher projections). In fantasy baseball, for the most part, all we're concerned about with batters are the five standard roto categories (runs, home runs, RBIs, steals and batting average). So after I finish my projections, I find the projected league averages for all five of those categories. After I get those averages, I compare how a player is going to do relative to those means and then using a standard deviation, I can get a number that represents how much value that player presents over the mean for each category. After I get a value for all five categories, I add them together and that gives me a player's overall projected value using standard fantasy scoring.
For example, I have projected Miguel Cabrera to hit 39 home runs in 2014. To figure out what his value is in the home run category, I take his 39 and then subtract the league average (which is 16.4862), which tells me he's projected to hit just over 22 home runs over the league average. Next, I take that difference and divide it by the categories standard deviation, which tells me that Cabrera is projected to be 2.89 (with a really long decimal) standard deviations over the league average for home runs. In essence, it shows us his projected value in that category.
After a total value is given to each player, they are sorted in descending order, and that is exactly how they are ranked. Because these rankings compare all hitters against each other evenly, they do not take position eligibility into account whatsoever. The purpose of these are to compare hitters based purely on production, regardless of what position they play.
If you have any questions as to how the process works, as always feel free to reach out to me on twitter @william_moy6. You can also "like" me on Facebook or add me to your network on Google
200-191
200. Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B Cleveland Indians
199. Jurickson Profar, 2B Texas Rangers
198. Rafael Furcal, SS Miami Marlins
197. Justin Ruggiano, OF Chicago Cubs
196. Kolten Wong, 2B St. Louis Cardinals
195. Mike Moustakas, 3B Kansas City Royals
194. Trevor Plouffe, 3B Minnesota Twins
193. Juan Uribe, 3B Los Angeles Dodgers
192. Jose Iglesias, 3B Detroit Tigers
191. Alexander Guerrero, 2B Los Angeles Dodgers
190-181
190. Kelly Johnson, 2B/3B/OF New York Yankees
189. Juan Francisco, 1B/3B Milwaukee Brewers
188. Matt Davidson, 3B Chicago White Sox
187. Stephen Drew, SS Free Agent
186. Dustin Ackley, 2B/OF Seattle Mariners
185. Cody Asche, 3B Philadelphia Phillies
184. Dan Uggla, 2B Atlanta Braves
183. Peter Bourjos, OF St. Louis Cardinals
182. Yunel Escobar, SS Tampa Bay Rays
181. Lorenzo Cain, OF Kansas City Royals
180-171
180. Jackie Bradley Jr, OF Boston Red Sox
179. Michael Saunders, OF Seattle Mariners
178. Yan Gomes, C Cleveland Indians
177. Anthony Rendon, 2B Washington Nationals
176. James Loney, 1B Tampa Bay Rays
175. Rajai Davis, OF Detroit Tigers
174. Derek Jeter, SS New York Yankees
173. Adam Dunn, 1B Chicago White Sox
172. Nate Schierholtz, OF Chicago Cubs
171. Jason Castro, C Houston Astros
170-161
170. Jonathan Villar, SS Houston Astros
169. Miguel Montero, C Arizona Diamondbacks
168. Ike Davis, 1B New York Mets
167. David Freese, 3B Los Angeles Angels
166. Marco Scutaro, 2B San Francisco Giants
165. Gerardo Parra, OF Arizona Diamondbacks
164. Alcides Escobar, SS Kansas City Royals
163. Chris Johnson, 3B Atlanta Braves
162. Matt Joyce, OF Tampa Bay Rays
161. Brian Dozier, 2B Minnesota Twins
160-151
160. B.J. Upton, OF Atlanta Braves
159. Justin Morneau, 1B Colorado Rockies
158. Michael Morse, OF San Francisco Giants
157. Brett Lawrie, 3B Toronto Blue Jays
156. Zack Cozart, SS Cincinnati Reds
155. Omar Infante, 2B Kansas City Royals
154. Nick Castellanos, 3B/OF Detroit Tigers
153. Yonder Alonso, 1B San Diego Padres
152. Marlon Byrd, OF Philadelphia Phillies
151. Matt Wieters, C Baltimore Orioles
150-141
150. Michael Brantley, OF Cleveland Indians
149. Oswaldo Arcia, OF Minnesota Twins
148. Wilson Ramos, C Washington Nationals
147. Jhonny Peralta, SS St. Louis Cardinals
146. Christian Yelich, OF Miami Marlins
145. Matt Dominguez, 3B Houston Astros
144. Denard Span, OF Washington Nationals
143. Garrett Jones, 1B/OF Miami Marlins
142. Andre Ethier, OF Los Angeles Dodgers
141. Jed Lowrie, SS Oakland Athletics
140-131
140. Ryan Howard, 1B Philadelphia Phillies
139. Chase Utley, 2B Philadelphia Phillies
138. Nolan Arenado, 3B Colorado Rockies
137. Josh Willingham, OF Minnesota Twins
136. Erick Aybar, SS Los Angeles Angels
135. Melky Cabrera, OF Toronto Blue Jays
134. Jonathan Lucroy, C Milwaukee Brewers
133. Joe Mauer, C/1B Minnesota Twins
132. Andrelton Simmons, SS Atlanta Braves
131. Josh Rutledge, 2B/SS Colorado Rockies
130-121
130. Neil Walker, 2B Pittsburgh Pirates
129. Chris Carter, 1B/OF Houston Astros
128. Dexter Fowler, OF Houston Astros
127. Adam Lind, 1B Toronto Blue Jays
126. Evan Gattis, C/OF Atlanta Braves
125. Brandon Belt, 1B/OF San Francisco Giants
124. Mike Napoli, 1B Boston Red Sox
123. Jose Abreu, 1B Chicago White Sox
122. Jimmy Rollins, SS Philadelphia Phillies
121. Carl Crawford, OF Los Angeles Dodgers
120-111
120. Alexei Ramirez, SS Chicago White Sox
119. Brad Miller, SS Seattle Mariners
118. Xander Bogaerts, 3B/SS Boston Red Sox
117. Howie Kendrick, 2B Los Angeles Angels
116. Adam Eaton, OF Chicago White Sox
115. Leonys Martin, OF Texas Rangers
114. Nick Markakis, OF Baltimore Orioles
113. Avisail Garcia, OF Chicago White Sox
112. Colby Rasmus, OF Toronto Blue Jays
111. Chase Headley, 3B San Diego Padres
110-101
110. Todd Frazier, 3B Cincinnati Reds
109. Manny Machado, 3B Baltimore Orioles
108. Eric Young Jr, OF New York Mets
107. Jedd Gyorko, 2B San Diego Padres
106. Will Middlebrooks, 3B Boston Red Sox
105. Kendrys Morales, 1B Free Agent
104. Adam LaRoche, 1B Washington Nationals
103. Daniel Murphy, 2B New York Mets
102. Corey Hart, 1B/OF Seattle Mariners
101. Mark Teixeira, 1B New York Yankees
100-91
100. Ben Revere, OF Philadelphia Phillies
99. Pablo Sandoval, 3B San Francisco Giants
98. Jose Altuve, 2B Houston Astros
97. Austin Jackson, OF Detroit Tigers
96. Matt Adams, 1B St. Louis Cardinals
95. Brett Gardner, OF New York Yankees
94. Carlos Santana, C/1B Cleveland Indians
93. Brian McCann, C New York Yankees
92. Salvador Perez, C Kansas City Royals
91. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS Cleveland Indians
90-81
90. Jason Heyward, OF Atlanta Braves
89. Norichika Aoki, OF Kansas City Royals
88. Nick Swisher, 1B/OF Cleveland Indians
87. Angel Pagan, OF San Francisco Giants
86. Yadier Molina, C St. Louis Cardinals
85. Jayson Werth, OF Washington Nationals
84. Josh Reddick, OF Oakland Athletics
83. Kole Calhoun, OF Los Angeles Angels
82. J.J. Hardy, SS Baltimore Orioles
81. Albert Pujols, 1B Los Angeles Angels
80-71
80. Michael Bourn, OF Cleveland Indians
79. Starlin Castro, SS Chicago Cubs
78. Martin Prado, 2B/3B/OF Arizona Diamondbacks
77. Ben Zobrist, 2B/SS/OF Tampa Bay Rays
76. Anthony Rizzo, 1B Chicago Cubs
75. Coco Crisp, OF Oakland Athletics
74. Will Venable, OF San Diego Padres
73. Alejandro De Aza, OF Chicago White Sox
72. Brandon Moss, 1B/OF Oakland Athletics
71. Khris Davis, OF Milwaukee Brewers
70-61
70. Victor Martinez, DH Detroit Tigers
69. Jean Segura, SS Milwaukee Brewers
68. Kyle Seager, 3B Seattle Mariners
67. Curtis Granderson, OF New York Mets
66. Wilin Rosario, C Colorado Rockies
65. Desmond Jennings, OF Tampa Bay Rays
64. Everth Cabrera, SS San Diego Padres
63. Aaron Hill, 2B Arizona Diamondbacks
62. Domonic Brown, OF Philadelphia Phillies
61. Giancarlo Stanton, OF Miami Marlins
60-51
60. Elvis Andrus, SS Texas Rangers
59. Pedro Alvarez, 3B Pittsburgh Pirates
58. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B Washington Nationals
57. Nelson Cruz, OF Free Agent
56. Josh Donaldson, 3B Oakland Athletics
55. Josh Hamilton, OF Los Angeles Angels
54. Yoenis Cespedes, OF Oakland Athletics
53. Billy Butler, DH Kansas City Royals
52. Buster Posey, C/1B San Francisco Giants
51. Michael Cuddyer, OF Colorado Rockies
50-41
50. Matt Kemp, OF Los Angeles Dodgers
49. Billy Hamilton, SS/OF Cincinnati Reds
48. Shane Victorino, OF Boston Red Sox
47. Jose Reyes, SS Toronto Blue Jays
46. David Wright, 3B New York Mets
45. Aramis Ramirez, 3B Milwaukee Brewers
44. Mark Trumbo, 1B/OF Arizona Diamondbacks
43. Starling Marte, OF Pittsburgh Pirates
42. Alfonso Soriano, OF New York Yankees
41. Ian Kinsler, 2B Detroit Tigers
40-31
40. Alex Rios, OF Chicago White Sox
39. Shin-Soo Choo, OF Texas Rangers
38. Eric Hosmer, 1B Kansas City Royals
37. Brandon Phillips, 2B Cincinnati Reds
36. Alex Gordon, OF Kansas City Royals
35. Hanley Ramirez, SS Los Angeles Dodgers
34. Evan Longoria, 3B Tampa Bay Rays
33. Ian Desmond, SS Washington Nationals
32. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B Los Angeles Dodgers
31. Wil Myers, OF Tampa Bay Rays
30-21
30. Yasiel Puig, OF Los Angeles Dodgers
29. Matt Carpenter, 2B/3B St. Louis Cardinals
28. Bryce Harper, OF Washington Nationals
27. Justin Upton, OF Atlanta Braves
26. Jason Kipnis, 2B Cleveland Indians
25. Carlos Beltran, OF New York Yankees
24. Dustin Pedroia, 2B Boston Red Sox
23. Jose Bautista, OF Toronto Blue Jays
22. Freddie Freeman, 1B Atlanta Braves
21. David Ortiz, DH Boston Red Sox
20-11
20. Matt Holliday, OF St. Louis Cardinals
19. Edwin Encarnacion, 1B/3B Toronto Blue Jays
18. Jay Bruce, OF Cincinnati Reds
17. Allen Craig, 1B/OF St. Louis Cardinals
16. Robinson Cano, 2B Seattle Mariners
15. Joey Votto, 1B Cincinnati Reds
14. Hunter Pence, OF San Francisco Giants
13. Troy Tulowitzki, SS Colorado Rockies
12. Adrian Beltre, 3B Texas Rangers
11. Prince Fielder, 1B Milwaukee Brewers
10-1
10. Adam Jones, OF Baltimore Orioles
9. Jacoby Ellsbury, OF New York Yankees
8. Carlos Gomez, OF Milwaukee Brewers
7. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
6. Carlos Gonzalez, OF Colorado Rockies
5. Chris Davis, 1B Baltimore Orioles
4. Andrew McCutchen, OF Pittsburgh Pirates
3. Ryan Braun, OF Milwaukee Brewers
2. Mike Trout, OF Los Angeles Angels
1. Miguel Cabrera, 3B Detroit Tigers
Projections and Positional Rankings:
Preseason Top 200 Batters
Welcome to the top 200! Once every few weeks, leading up to the start of the 2014 MLB season, I'll be posting rankings for hitters, pitchers and an overall top 250. What is in front of you now is my first edition of the top 200 hitters. These are strictly going to be rankings, but if you're looking for projections, links to my projections can be found on the very last slide.
Before you dive right into the ranks, I've found that they're much more helpful if you know exactly how they're developed.
First, we start with a projection. I have gone through and developed a projection for every single statistically significant major league player (for hitters, the total was 239 players, and if you want to learn more about the projection process, I explained it in minor detail in my catcher projections). In fantasy baseball, for the most part, all we're concerned about with batters are the five standard roto categories (runs, home runs, RBIs, steals and batting average). So after I finish my projections, I find the projected league averages for all five of those categories. After I get those averages, I compare how a player is going to do relative to those means and then using a standard deviation, I can get a number that represents how much value that player presents over the mean for each category. After I get a value for all five categories, I add them together and that gives me a player's overall projected value using standard fantasy scoring.
For example, I have projected Miguel Cabrera to hit 39 home runs in 2014. To figure out what his value is in the home run category, I take his 39 and then subtract the league average (which is 16.4862), which tells me he's projected to hit just over 22 home runs over the league average. Next, I take that difference and divide it by the categories standard deviation, which tells me that Cabrera is projected to be 2.89 (with a really long decimal) standard deviations over the league average for home runs. In essence, it shows us his projected value in that category.
After a total value is given to each player, they are sorted in descending order, and that is exactly how they are ranked. Because these rankings compare all hitters against each other evenly, they do not take position eligibility into account whatsoever. The purpose of these are to compare hitters based purely on production, regardless of what position they play.
If you have any questions as to how the process works, as always feel free to reach out to me on twitter @william_moy6. You can also "like" me on Facebook or add me to your network on Google
200-191
200. Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B Cleveland Indians
199. Jurickson Profar, 2B Texas Rangers
198. Rafael Furcal, SS Miami Marlins
197. Justin Ruggiano, OF Chicago Cubs
196. Kolten Wong, 2B St. Louis Cardinals
195. Mike Moustakas, 3B Kansas City Royals
194. Trevor Plouffe, 3B Minnesota Twins
193. Juan Uribe, 3B Los Angeles Dodgers
192. Jose Iglesias, 3B Detroit Tigers
191. Alexander Guerrero, 2B Los Angeles Dodgers
190-181
190. Kelly Johnson, 2B/3B/OF New York Yankees
189. Juan Francisco, 1B/3B Milwaukee Brewers
188. Matt Davidson, 3B Chicago White Sox
187. Stephen Drew, SS Free Agent
186. Dustin Ackley, 2B/OF Seattle Mariners
185. Cody Asche, 3B Philadelphia Phillies
184. Dan Uggla, 2B Atlanta Braves
183. Peter Bourjos, OF St. Louis Cardinals
182. Yunel Escobar, SS Tampa Bay Rays
181. Lorenzo Cain, OF Kansas City Royals
180-171
180. Jackie Bradley Jr, OF Boston Red Sox
179. Michael Saunders, OF Seattle Mariners
178. Yan Gomes, C Cleveland Indians
177. Anthony Rendon, 2B Washington Nationals
176. James Loney, 1B Tampa Bay Rays
175. Rajai Davis, OF Detroit Tigers
174. Derek Jeter, SS New York Yankees
173. Adam Dunn, 1B Chicago White Sox
172. Nate Schierholtz, OF Chicago Cubs
171. Jason Castro, C Houston Astros
170-161
170. Jonathan Villar, SS Houston Astros
169. Miguel Montero, C Arizona Diamondbacks
168. Ike Davis, 1B New York Mets
167. David Freese, 3B Los Angeles Angels
166. Marco Scutaro, 2B San Francisco Giants
165. Gerardo Parra, OF Arizona Diamondbacks
164. Alcides Escobar, SS Kansas City Royals
163. Chris Johnson, 3B Atlanta Braves
162. Matt Joyce, OF Tampa Bay Rays
161. Brian Dozier, 2B Minnesota Twins
160-151
160. B.J. Upton, OF Atlanta Braves
159. Justin Morneau, 1B Colorado Rockies
158. Michael Morse, OF San Francisco Giants
157. Brett Lawrie, 3B Toronto Blue Jays
156. Zack Cozart, SS Cincinnati Reds
155. Omar Infante, 2B Kansas City Royals
154. Nick Castellanos, 3B/OF Detroit Tigers
153. Yonder Alonso, 1B San Diego Padres
152. Marlon Byrd, OF Philadelphia Phillies
151. Matt Wieters, C Baltimore Orioles
150-141
150. Michael Brantley, OF Cleveland Indians
149. Oswaldo Arcia, OF Minnesota Twins
148. Wilson Ramos, C Washington Nationals
147. Jhonny Peralta, SS St. Louis Cardinals
146. Christian Yelich, OF Miami Marlins
145. Matt Dominguez, 3B Houston Astros
144. Denard Span, OF Washington Nationals
143. Garrett Jones, 1B/OF Miami Marlins
142. Andre Ethier, OF Los Angeles Dodgers
141. Jed Lowrie, SS Oakland Athletics
140-131
140. Ryan Howard, 1B Philadelphia Phillies
139. Chase Utley, 2B Philadelphia Phillies
138. Nolan Arenado, 3B Colorado Rockies
137. Josh Willingham, OF Minnesota Twins
136. Erick Aybar, SS Los Angeles Angels
135. Melky Cabrera, OF Toronto Blue Jays
134. Jonathan Lucroy, C Milwaukee Brewers
133. Joe Mauer, C/1B Minnesota Twins
132. Andrelton Simmons, SS Atlanta Braves
131. Josh Rutledge, 2B/SS Colorado Rockies
130-121
130. Neil Walker, 2B Pittsburgh Pirates
129. Chris Carter, 1B/OF Houston Astros
128. Dexter Fowler, OF Houston Astros
127. Adam Lind, 1B Toronto Blue Jays
126. Evan Gattis, C/OF Atlanta Braves
125. Brandon Belt, 1B/OF San Francisco Giants
124. Mike Napoli, 1B Boston Red Sox
123. Jose Abreu, 1B Chicago White Sox
122. Jimmy Rollins, SS Philadelphia Phillies
121. Carl Crawford, OF Los Angeles Dodgers
120-111
120. Alexei Ramirez, SS Chicago White Sox
119. Brad Miller, SS Seattle Mariners
118. Xander Bogaerts, 3B/SS Boston Red Sox
117. Howie Kendrick, 2B Los Angeles Angels
116. Adam Eaton, OF Chicago White Sox
115. Leonys Martin, OF Texas Rangers
114. Nick Markakis, OF Baltimore Orioles
113. Avisail Garcia, OF Chicago White Sox
112. Colby Rasmus, OF Toronto Blue Jays
111. Chase Headley, 3B San Diego Padres
110-101
110. Todd Frazier, 3B Cincinnati Reds
109. Manny Machado, 3B Baltimore Orioles
108. Eric Young Jr, OF New York Mets
107. Jedd Gyorko, 2B San Diego Padres
106. Will Middlebrooks, 3B Boston Red Sox
105. Kendrys Morales, 1B Free Agent
104. Adam LaRoche, 1B Washington Nationals
103. Daniel Murphy, 2B New York Mets
102. Corey Hart, 1B/OF Seattle Mariners
101. Mark Teixeira, 1B New York Yankees
100-91
100. Ben Revere, OF Philadelphia Phillies
99. Pablo Sandoval, 3B San Francisco Giants
98. Jose Altuve, 2B Houston Astros
97. Austin Jackson, OF Detroit Tigers
96. Matt Adams, 1B St. Louis Cardinals
95. Brett Gardner, OF New York Yankees
94. Carlos Santana, C/1B Cleveland Indians
93. Brian McCann, C New York Yankees
92. Salvador Perez, C Kansas City Royals
91. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS Cleveland Indians
90-81
90. Jason Heyward, OF Atlanta Braves
89. Norichika Aoki, OF Kansas City Royals
88. Nick Swisher, 1B/OF Cleveland Indians
87. Angel Pagan, OF San Francisco Giants
86. Yadier Molina, C St. Louis Cardinals
85. Jayson Werth, OF Washington Nationals
84. Josh Reddick, OF Oakland Athletics
83. Kole Calhoun, OF Los Angeles Angels
82. J.J. Hardy, SS Baltimore Orioles
81. Albert Pujols, 1B Los Angeles Angels
80-71
80. Michael Bourn, OF Cleveland Indians
79. Starlin Castro, SS Chicago Cubs
78. Martin Prado, 2B/3B/OF Arizona Diamondbacks
77. Ben Zobrist, 2B/SS/OF Tampa Bay Rays
76. Anthony Rizzo, 1B Chicago Cubs
75. Coco Crisp, OF Oakland Athletics
74. Will Venable, OF San Diego Padres
73. Alejandro De Aza, OF Chicago White Sox
72. Brandon Moss, 1B/OF Oakland Athletics
71. Khris Davis, OF Milwaukee Brewers
70-61
70. Victor Martinez, DH Detroit Tigers
69. Jean Segura, SS Milwaukee Brewers
68. Kyle Seager, 3B Seattle Mariners
67. Curtis Granderson, OF New York Mets
66. Wilin Rosario, C Colorado Rockies
65. Desmond Jennings, OF Tampa Bay Rays
64. Everth Cabrera, SS San Diego Padres
63. Aaron Hill, 2B Arizona Diamondbacks
62. Domonic Brown, OF Philadelphia Phillies
61. Giancarlo Stanton, OF Miami Marlins
60-51
60. Elvis Andrus, SS Texas Rangers
59. Pedro Alvarez, 3B Pittsburgh Pirates
58. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B Washington Nationals
57. Nelson Cruz, OF Free Agent
56. Josh Donaldson, 3B Oakland Athletics
55. Josh Hamilton, OF Los Angeles Angels
54. Yoenis Cespedes, OF Oakland Athletics
53. Billy Butler, DH Kansas City Royals
52. Buster Posey, C/1B San Francisco Giants
51. Michael Cuddyer, OF Colorado Rockies
50-41
50. Matt Kemp, OF Los Angeles Dodgers
49. Billy Hamilton, SS/OF Cincinnati Reds
48. Shane Victorino, OF Boston Red Sox
47. Jose Reyes, SS Toronto Blue Jays
46. David Wright, 3B New York Mets
45. Aramis Ramirez, 3B Milwaukee Brewers
44. Mark Trumbo, 1B/OF Arizona Diamondbacks
43. Starling Marte, OF Pittsburgh Pirates
42. Alfonso Soriano, OF New York Yankees
41. Ian Kinsler, 2B Detroit Tigers
40-31
40. Alex Rios, OF Chicago White Sox
39. Shin-Soo Choo, OF Texas Rangers
38. Eric Hosmer, 1B Kansas City Royals
37. Brandon Phillips, 2B Cincinnati Reds
36. Alex Gordon, OF Kansas City Royals
35. Hanley Ramirez, SS Los Angeles Dodgers
34. Evan Longoria, 3B Tampa Bay Rays
33. Ian Desmond, SS Washington Nationals
32. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B Los Angeles Dodgers
31. Wil Myers, OF Tampa Bay Rays
30-21
30. Yasiel Puig, OF Los Angeles Dodgers
29. Matt Carpenter, 2B/3B St. Louis Cardinals
28. Bryce Harper, OF Washington Nationals
27. Justin Upton, OF Atlanta Braves
26. Jason Kipnis, 2B Cleveland Indians
25. Carlos Beltran, OF New York Yankees
24. Dustin Pedroia, 2B Boston Red Sox
23. Jose Bautista, OF Toronto Blue Jays
22. Freddie Freeman, 1B Atlanta Braves
21. David Ortiz, DH Boston Red Sox
20-11
20. Matt Holliday, OF St. Louis Cardinals
19. Edwin Encarnacion, 1B/3B Toronto Blue Jays
18. Jay Bruce, OF Cincinnati Reds
17. Allen Craig, 1B/OF St. Louis Cardinals
16. Robinson Cano, 2B Seattle Mariners
15. Joey Votto, 1B Cincinnati Reds
14. Hunter Pence, OF San Francisco Giants
13. Troy Tulowitzki, SS Colorado Rockies
12. Adrian Beltre, 3B Texas Rangers
11. Prince Fielder, 1B Milwaukee Brewers
10-1
10. Adam Jones, OF Baltimore Orioles
9. Jacoby Ellsbury, OF New York Yankees
8. Carlos Gomez, OF Milwaukee Brewers
7. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
6. Carlos Gonzalez, OF Colorado Rockies
5. Chris Davis, 1B Baltimore Orioles
4. Andrew McCutchen, OF Pittsburgh Pirates
3. Ryan Braun, OF Milwaukee Brewers
2. Mike Trout, OF Los Angeles Angels
1. Miguel Cabrera, 3B Detroit Tigers
Projections and Positional Rankings:
