These rankings are preliminary. I reserve the right to change them based on new information or simply re-thinking old information. For a full explanation as to the methodology involved in producing these rankings, please see this post.
1. Albert Pujols
2. Ryan Howard
3. Prince Fielder
4. Mark Teixeira
5. Lance Berkman
6. Travis Hafner (may not qualify in all leagues)
7. Justin Morneau
8. Derrek Lee
9. Adrian Gonzalez
10. Carlos Guillen
11. Carlos Pena
12. Victor Martinez
13. Alex Gordon
14. Joey Votto
15. Nick Swisher
16. Todd Helton
17. Paul Konerko
18. Adam LaRoche
19. Conor Jackson
20. Casey Kotchman
21. Kevin Youkilis
22. Ryan Garko
23. James Loney
24. Carlos Delgado
25. Daric Barton
Notes:
- Chances are you're not going to use Carlos Guillen (SS) or Victor Martinez (C) at first base, but I thought I should include them anyway.
- If anyone is going to have a breakout season, it's Adrian Gonzalez. You could make a strong case for drafting him ahead of Lee.
- I'm not big on aging sluggers like Konerko and Delgado.
- Votto is pretty high partially because I have him down for 12 steals.
- What separates Pujols from Howard and Fielder is that you know Pujols is going to hit for a high average, whereas that's no guarantee with the other two. I even have him down for a modest .321, 11 point below his career batting average.
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