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Fantasy Baseball Top 100: Version 2.0 | Feb 01st 2008
I did some significant re-working to the initial Top 100, which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise given how early the first version was released. My most egregious omission is doubly painful since I’m such a huge proponent of this guy, but fear not, Ian Kinsler debuts in v2.0 with a very solid ranking. Given how much I love speed-combo guys and how many times during the capsules I mentioned that 2B wasn’t the barren wasteland it once was, I chalk it up to little more than a ball-drop on my part.
Only one other debut as Cole Hamels cracked the Top 100 with a vengeance checking in at #85. The two that paid for Hamels’ and Kinsler’s entries were Mike Lowell and Jim Thome. I have got nothing against either player and they both offer a pretty solid set of numbers, but one of the key factors with a list like this is with a lot of these guys, you are looking for them to improve upon a foundation that they have previously laid out. Now that isn’t the case with every guy because I still left plenty of oldies on the list, but just think about the four guys in question, are you taking Hamels and Kinsler or Lowell and Thome?
Some big tumblers within this first update were Miguel Tejada as the steroids issue looks like it could be clamping down on him, also I bumped Daisuke Matsuzaka quite a bit not because I’ve soured on his ability and projections for 2008, but more so because I like others ahead of him after further review into the starting pitching landscape. Aaron Hill is a favorite of mine coming into the season, but I feel I was a little overzealous with his initial ranking, so I tempered things and bumped him down to #73.
Anyway enough chatter, here is version 2.0 of my Top 100 Fantasy Baseball Rankings:
2 Comments »
Nice list….I would say that you really like midddle infielders as some of them seem to be ranked too high in my opinion (Hill, Renteria, Kinsler, and Phillips at #12). Keep up the good work !!
Comment by Pic — February 3, 2008 @ 2:35 pm
I don’t generally buy into scarcity and I could definitely listen to arguments against the Hill and Renteria rankins, but I’m very high on Kinsler and Phillips because of their across-the-board production from second base. Hill’s still got plenty prove and as I’m compiling v3.0, I’m looking heavily at his ranking even before you called him out, so I’m with you there. As for Renteria, he gives high average and I think he’ll set a career-high in runs scored on Detroit, plus he delivers SOMETHING in the other categories, not a ton, but an offering. Thank you for reading and I definitely appreciate the comment.
Comment by pauls — February 3, 2008 @ 5:12 pm