UPDATE: I haven't looked at this blog in almost a year. I noticed today that there are a bunch of comments on this post, basically bashing it for being so bad. What I think a lot of people aren't noticing is that I posted this in MAY 2008. Now that 2010 is here, those searching Google for "2010 Fantasy Baseball Rankings" are stumbling upon this post. So, yes, it looks awful. But when you consider that I posted it two years ago, I'm actually mildly proud of it. Matt Kemp, Justin Upton, Evan Longoria, and Ian Kinsler are incredibly good calls. Obviously, Alex Gordon, Clay Buchholz, and Alex Rios are incredibly bad calls, but you have to take the bad with the good. Once again, MAY 2008. That is all.
UPDATE #2: If anyone actually cares, I posted my CURRENT Top 25 for 2010.
Part of the reason I love fantasy baseball so much is because I enjoy looking forward to the future. My two main daily activities are investing and fantasy baseball which are both forward-looking. Due to my obsession with projecting future outcomes, I'm already looking ahead to next season and even the season after that! So, just for fun, here are the top 25 picks in 2010. Enjoy.
1. Hanley Ramirez (SS)
2. David Wright (3B)
3. Alex Rodriguez (3B)
4. Miguel Cabrera (OF/1B) - Leyland's already given up on him at third base.
5. Albert Pujols (1B)
6. Matt Kemp (OF) - Yes, he's going to be that good.
7. B.J. Upton (OF) - Think Alfonso Soriano in his prime.
8. Jose Reyes (SS)
9. Johan Santana (SP)
10. Ryan Braun (OF)
11. Justin Upton (OF) - Top 100 in 2009, top 20 in 2010, eventually #1 overall.
12. Prince Fielder (1B) - Slow start this year, but he'll be ok.
13. Grady Sizemore (OF)
14. Chase Utley (2B)
15. Alex Gordon (3B) - He'll get it together. You just watch.
16. Jimmy Rollins (SS)
17. Matt Holliday (OF)
18. Curtis Granderson (OF)
19. Ryan Howard (1B)
20. Clay Buchholz (SP) - It's tough to rank any pitchers this high, but I'll take a chance on Buchholz.
21. Evan Longoria (3B)
22. Ian Kinsler (2B) - I believe he'll be a perennial 20/20 guy at second base.
23. Alex Rios (OF)
24. Lance Berkman (OF)
25. Nick Markakis (OF)
Honorable mentions: Jay Bruce (OF), Joba Chamberlain (SP), Mark Teixeira (1B), Carl Crawford (OF), Geovany Soto (C).
Thoughts?
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Players in 2010
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Definitely can't argue with Ramirez. I don't think Kemp's power will accrue enough to be a top 10 fantasy player. Upton does remind me of Soriano a lot. Especially with the ridiculous strikeout rates. I don't know about you, but I'm taking Holliday over Upton in 2010. I want to have Kinsler's babies. Granderson just doesn't do much for me. Maybe by 2010 Sizemore will finally REALLY break out. The Jew will only get better with time. Johan is just Johan. Love me some Gordon, I think he is a pure slugger. I like Cueto over Bucholz. By 2010 Evan and Eva will meet and find out how cool it would be if they got married and became Eva'n Longoria. I think Rios could be a top 10 pick in 2010. DEFINITELY over Upton,Kemp. I think I like Markakis over Kemp and Upton too. Something about having two Upton's in the top 15 just makes me cringe. Maybe Joba will be starting by then...or Rivera will develop Arthritis. Tex over Berkman(even though I'm a die hard Astros fan.) I think Berkman is peaking/passed peak. Tex is on the uphill. Did I mention that I want to have Kinsler's babies? Soto maybe only b/c of the Catcher eligibility. Carl Crawford won't develop power, sigh.
Cool list. Keep em coming.
I, too, have an unnatural infatuation with Kinsler. Here's what I said about him on 2/26:
Ian Kinsler - If it turns out that I’m not fertile, I may artificially inseminate my wife with Kinsler’s seed. That’s how much I love this guy.
We should start a company that sells his sperm. There seems to be a high demand for it.
"Eva'n Longoria." I love it!
Honestly, Granderson doesn't really do it for me, either, and after I posted this list, his name stuck out as a mistake. Other than that, I like my rankings, but I think your concerns about Kemp and Upton are well-founded.
Aren't Eva and Evan brother and sister? Gross.
I can't believe Baby Jesus Joe Mauer or Justin Morneau (ok, it's no secret i am a Twins homer) but you have to say Mauer is a definite keeper. Would you keep Reyes and Jeter and pass on Liriano for next season?
I came across this website randomly, and will not be back. This player rankings list is the stupidest thing I have read in a long time. I am all for making outlandish predictions...but come on dude. There are so many things wrong with this list its ridiculous.
This list is horrible. You must hope people reading this are in your fantasy leagues next year so you can draft the good guys you left off and they draft the losers!
Look when the predicitions were made. All of the predicitions made arounfd that time were really far off the real world. This is no better or worse.
Cockroft, ESPN:
1 Albert Pujols
2 Hanley Ramirez
3 Ryan Braun
4 Alex Rodriguez
5 Carl Crawford
6 Prince Fielder
7 Tim Lincecum
8 Chase Utley
9 Miguel Cabrera
10 Matt Kemp
11 Mark Teixeira
12 Ryan Howard
13 Roy Halladay
14 David Wright
15 Evan Longoria
16 Felix Hernandez
17 Troy Tulowitzki
18 Ian Kinsler
19 Matt Holliday
20 Joe Mauer
21 Jacoby Ellsbury
22 Zack Greinke
23 Jose Reyes
24 Justin Upton
25 CC Sabathia
quite a diffference!
This list is absolutely terrible.
Pujols at 5? Wright at 2? Santana over Lincecum? Berkman, Rios, Buchholz, Gordon in the top 25?
My brain hurts just looking at it. Shame on you.
Alex Rios? Alex Gordon? Hah!!! This is hilarious!
I hope your futures trading is better than your fantasy baseball ranking because otherwise you might be living in a cardboard box soon. Brutal!
Dear Douchebags,
Please notice the date of the original post: May 21, 2008. This was a just-for-fun prediction that I made two years ago. Next person to leave a dumb-ass comment without noticing the date of the post is dead to me. Dead to me!!!
Sincerely yours,
Fantasy Baseball Strategist
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