P1-cabrera

Moving from one of the game's worst offenses to one of its best, Miguel Cabrera can be expected to produce another 30-HR, 100-plus RBI season.

Chuck Solomon/SI

Monday March 10

By Greg Ambrosius, National Fantasy Baseball Championship, Special to SI.com

The first thing you need before you arrive on draft day is a good cheat sheet. You need to rank players at every position, top to bottom, good to bad. To get to that point, however, you need to make a list of the top players available in the draft and then break them down by position.

Below is my list of the best 250 players to get on draft day. In the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, we already have run dozens of pay satellite leagues, and this list is gleaned off of those results. This is as good as it gets since hundreds of competitive players have created this list through their own hard work. I have also added two sets of dollar values for rotisserie players, with the first dollar value being for AL-only or NL-only leagues and the second dollar value for a 15-team mixed auction league. Good luck to you on draft day.

 PlayerPos.  Team

 AL/NL

Mixed

1.  Alex Rodriguez

 3B

 Yankees

 42

 48

2.  Hanley Ramirez
 2BMarlins
 41 46
3.  David Wright
  3B
Mets  41  45
4.  Jose Reyes
  SS
Mets   41
  45
5.  Jimmy Rollins
  SS
 Phillies  38
  43
6.  Matt Holliday
  OF
Rockies
  38
  40
7.  Chase Utley
  2B Phillies
  38
  40
8.  Miguel Cabrera
  3B
Tigers
  38   39
9.  Carl Crawford
  OF
Rays
  38
  39
10. Ryan Braun
     3B/OF 
Brewers
  37
  38
11. Ryan Howard
  1B
Phillies
  36
  36
12. Prince Fielder
  1B
Brewers
  36
  36
13. Johan Santana
  SP
Mets
  36
  36
14. Albert Pujols
  1B
Cardinals
  35
  35
15. Grady Sizemore
  OF
Indians 

  35

  35
16. Alfonso Soriano
  OF
Cubs
 35  35
17. Mark Teixeira
 1BBraves
  35
  34
18. Brandon Phillips
 2B
Reds
  35   34
19. Carlos Lee
  OF
Astros
  33
  33
20. David Ortiz
  DH/1B Red Sox
  33
  33
21. Vladimir Guerrero
  OF
Angels
  31
  32
22. Ichiro Suzuki
  OF
Mariners
  31
  32
23. B.J. Upton
  OF
Rays
  28
  30 
24. Jake Peavy
  SP
Padres
  31
  32
25. Carlos Beltran
  OF
Mets
  31
  32
26. Lance Berkman
 1B
Astros
  30
  30
27. Curtis Granderson
  OF
Tigers
  28   29
28. Alex Rios
  OF Blue Jays
  28
  28
29. Victor Martinez
 C
Indians
  25
  24
30. Russell Martin
 C
Dodgers
  25
  24
31. Magglio Ordonez
  OF
Tigers
  27
  27
32. Justin Morneau
  1B
Twins
  28
  29
33. Brian Roberts
  2B
Orioles
 27  27
34. Aramis Ramirez
  3B
Cubs
  27
  28
35. Derrek Lee
  1B
Cubs
  28
  28
36. Nick Markakis
  OF
Orioles
  28
  28
37. Derek Jeter
  SS
Yankees
  27
  27
38. Manny Ramirez
  OF
Red Sox
  26
  25
39. Troy Tulowitzki
  SS
Rockies
  26
  26
40. Corey Hart
  OF
Brewers
  27
  26
41. Brandon Webb
  SP
Diamondbacks
 27  26
42. Erik Bedard
  SP
Mariners
  27
  26
43. Eric Byrnes
 OF
Diamondbacks
  27  25
44. Bobby Abreu
 OF
Yankees   27
 25
45. Adam Dunn
 OF
Reds
  25
 23
46. Chone Figgins
 3B
Angels
  29
 27
47. Garrett Atkins
    3BRockies
 28
 26
48. Carlos Guillen
 1B/SS
Tigers
 25
 24
49. Ian Kinsler
 2B
Rangers
 25
 23
50. Robinson Cano
 2B
Yankees
 25
 23
51. Josh Beckett
 SP
Red Sox
 27
25
52. Torii Hunter
 OF
Angels
 27
25
53. Hunter Pence 
 OF
Astros
 25
23
54. Chris Young
 OF Diamondbacks
 25
23
55. Travis Hafner
 DH/1B
Indians
 25
24
56. C.C. Sabathia
 SP Indians
 26
24
57. Carlos Pena
 1B
Rays
 25
23
58. Rafael Furcal SS
Dodgers
 24
24
59. Justin Verlander
 SP
Tigers
 25
21
60. Jonathan Papelbon
  RP
Red Sox
 28
25
61. J.J. Putz
  RP
Mariners
 27
24
62. Dan Haren
 SP Diamondbacks
 25
22
63. Cole Hamels
SPPhillies
 24
22
64. Adrian Gonzalez
 1B
Padres
 25
24
65. Chipper Jones
3BBraves
 25
23
66. Joe Mauer
C
Twins
 21
18
67. Brian McCann
C
Braves
 20  17

68. John Lackey 

SP Angels
25 23
69. Brad HawpeOF
Rockies
 23
20
70. Aaron Harang
 SP
Reds
2218
71. Michael Young
 SS
Rangers
 24
22
72. Rickie Weeks 
2BBrewers
 22
19
73. Francisco Rodriguez
  RP
Angels
 27
22
74. Miguel Tejada 
 SS
Astros
 21
18
75. Paul Konerko
 1B
White Sox
 23
21
76. Shane Victorino
 OF
Phillies
 23 20
77. Joe Nathan
 RP Twins
 27
22
78. Scott Kazmir SP
Rays  24
20
79. Felix Hernandez
SP
Mariners
 22
19
80. Vernon Wells
 OF
Blue Jays
 22 20
81. Carlos Zambrano
 SP
Cubs
 20
18
82. John Smoltz
SPBraves
 20
17
83. Ryan Zimmerman 
 3B
Nationals
 24 21
84. Roy Oswalt
 SP
Astros  22 17
85. Nick Swisher 
 OF
White Sox
 21
16
86. Jeff Francoeur
 OF
Braves
 22 19
87. Matt Kemp
 OF
Dodgers
 22
19
88. Chris Young 
 SP
Padres
 21
16
89. Delmon Young
  OF
Twins
 22
19
90. Takashi Saito 
  RP
Dodgers
 24
19
91. Diasuke Matsuzaka
  SP
Red Sox
 21
16
92. Gary Sheffield
 DH
Tigers
 18
16
93. Jorge Posada  C
Yankees
 18
14
94. Hideki Matsui
  OF
Yankees
 19
16
95. Javier Vazquez
  SP
White Sox  21
15
96. Adrian Beltre
  3B
Mariners
 21
15
97. Billy Wagner   RP
Mets
 23 16
98. Jason Bay
  OF
Pirates
 21
15
99. Mariano Rivera    RP
Yankees
 24
16
100. Jermaine Dye 
  OF
White Sox
1914
101. Jose Valverde   RP
Astros
 22
15
102. Howie Kendrick
 2B
Angels
 18
15
103. Bobby Jenks
 RP
White Sox
 22
15
104. Edgar Renteria
 SS
Tigers
  20 
15 
105. James Shields  SP Rays
 21
15
106. Roy Halladay  SP Bue Jays
 20
15
107. Rich Hill   SP Cubs
 18 15
108. Andruw Jones
 OF Dodgers
1915
109. Josh Hamilton
 OF
Rangers
1815
110. Jim Thome 
 DH
White Sox
 18
14
111. Francisco Liriano SP
Twins
 17
14
112. Francisco Cordero
 RP 
Reds
 19
14
113. Alex Gordon 
3B
Royals
 18 14
114. Ben Sheets
SP
Brewers
18
14
115. Todd Helton
    1BRockies
18
14
116. Juan Pierre OF
Dodgers
18
14
117. Brett Myers
SP Phillies 18 14
118. James Loney
1B
Dodgers
18
13
119. Johnny Damon  OF
Yankees
18
13
120. Orlando Cabrera 
SS
White Sox
18
13
121. Fausto Carmona
SP
Indians
19
13
122. Dan Uggla 2B
Marlins
18
13
123. Yovani Gallardo
 SP
Brewers
18
13
124. Matt Cain   SP
Giants 18
12
125. Tim Lincecum   SP
Giants
 17 
  12
126. John Maine  SP
Mets
17 12
127. Willy Taveras  OF Rockies
18
11
128. J.J. Hardy      SS Brewers
16
10
129. Mike Lowell 
3BRed Sox
20
12
130. A.J. Burnett
 SP
Blue Jays
16
10
131. Jacoby Ellsbury  OF Red Sox
18
10
132. Manny Corpas  RP
Rockies
  1810
133.  Huston Street
RPAthletics
20
10
134. Matt Capps
 RP Pirates
17 10
135. Pedro Martinez SP
Mets
15
10
136. Rafael Soriano
RP
Braves18
10
137. Pat Burrell  OFPhillies
18
9
138. Chad Billingsley
 SP
Dodgers 17
10
139. Kenji Johjima
C
Mariners
14
10
140. Jeremy Hermida
  OF Marlins
17
10
141. Trevor Hoffman
  RP
Padres
18
10
142. Joakim Soria   RP
Royals
  178
143. Ian Snell 
 SP
Pirates
16
8
144. Michael Bourn   OF
Astros
16
7
145. Edwin Encarnacion
  3B
Reds
17
10
146. Jason Isringhausen 
  SP
Cardinals
17
8
147. Aaron Rowand
  OF Giants
18
10
148. Ted Lilly
  SP
Cubs
 16 
8
149. Dustin McGowan
  SP
Blue Jays
16
8
150. Chad Cordero 
  RP
Nationals
16
8
151. Kosuke Fukudome   OF
Cubs
16 8
152. Ryan Garko
 1BIndians
16
8
153. Brad Penny   SP
Dodgers
14
7
154. Kelly Johnson
  2B
Braves
16
8
155. Chien-Ming Wang
  SP
Yankees
15
7
156. Geovany Soto
 C Cubs
14
8
157. Julio Lugo
  SS
Red Sox
18 8
158. Raul Ibanez
  OF
Mariners
16
8
159. Ken Griffey  Jr. 
  OF
Reds
15
8
160. Jeff Kent
  2B Dodgers
15
8
161. Tim Hudson
  SP Braves
14 7
162. Adam Wainwright   SP Cardinals
14
6
163. Hank Blalock   3B
Rangers
16
8
164. Brad Lidge
  RP
Phillies16
7
165. Khalil Greene
  SS
Padres
15
8
166. Oliver Perez   SP
Mets
13
6
167. Placido Polanco
 2B
Tigers
15
8
168. Dustin Pedroia   2B
Red Sox
15
8
169. Joba Chamberlain
  RP
Yankees
15 6
170. Jhonny Peralta
 SS
Indians
16
7
171. Kevin Gregg
 RP
Marlins
  136
172. Adam LaRoche
 1B
Pirates
17
8
173. Aaron Hill
 2B
Blue Jays
15
6
174. Ty Wigginton 
 2B/3B
Astros
14
6
175. B.J. Ryan   SP
Blue Jays 8
5
176. Jered Weaver
 SP
Angels
14
6
177. Kevin Kouzmanoff  3B Padres
15
8
178. Josh Fields
 3B White Sox
14
6
179. Jeremy Bonderman  SP
Tigers
14
6
180. Eric Gagne  RP
Brewers
13 5
181. Jarrod Saltalamacchia
CRangers
12
7
182. Jeff Francis SP
Rockies
12
6
183. Clay Buchholz  SP
Red Sox
11
6
184. Philip Hughes  SP
 Yankees11
6
185. Carlos Marmol   RP
Cubs
11
5
186. Todd Jones  RP Tigers
11
5
187. Joe Borowski
 RP
Indians
11
5
188. Carlos Delgado
 1B
Mets
14
8
189. Derek Lowe
 SP
Dodgers
12
6
190. Michael Cuddyer  OF
Twins
15
6
191. Evan Longoria  3B
Rays
15
7
192. Brandon Lyon  RP Diamondbacks
10
5
193. Conor Jackson
1BDiamondbacks
15 8
194. Kevin Youkilis
 1B
Red Sox
15
7
195. J.R. Towles
C
Astros
10
5
196. Stephen Drew
 SS Diamondbacks
15
7
197. Bengie Molina C Giants 12
7
198. Rich Harden SPAthletics
11
5
199. Kaz Matsui
2BAstros12
7
200. Brian Wilson  RP
Giants
11
5
201. Kelvim Escobar  SP Angels
12 5
202. Freddy Sanchez
 2B Pirates
15
5
203. Troy Glaus  3B Cardinals 14
6
204. Josh Willingham
 OF Marlins
14 6
205.  Ryan Theriot
 2B Cubs
14 6
206. Yunel Escobar
 3B Braves
  14
6
207. Joey Votto  1B Reds
13
6
208. Orlando Hudson
    2B
Diamondbacks
14
6
209. Justin Upton
 OF
Diamondbacks
14 6
210. Zack Greinke
RP
Royals
10 4
211. Ivan Rodriguez
C
Tigers
10
7
212. Troy Percival
 RP
Rays
12
4
213. Bronson Arroyo
SP
Reds
11
4
214. Felipe Lopez
2B
Nationals
14
6
215. George Sherrill
RP Orioles
9
4
216. Scott Rolen  3B
Blue Jays
15
7
217.  Ramon Hernandez
C
Orioles
11
6
218. C.J. Wilson
 RP
Rangers
11
3
219. Lastings Milledge
 OF Nationals
14
6
220. Randy Johnson
 SP
Diamondbacks
10
4
221. Jose Guillen
 OF Royals
11
4
222. Jason Kubel
 OF
Twins
11
4
223. Jonathan Broxton
 RP Dodgers
9
3
224. Billy Butler 1B Royals
13
7
225. Bill Hall
3B
Brewers
13
4
226. Jason Bartlett SS
Rays
12
4
227. Joe Blanton
  SPAthletics
11
3
228. Rick Ankiel
 OF Cardinals
13
4
229. Andy Pettitte
 SP
Yankees
10
3
230. A.J. Pierzynski
C
White Sox
9
4
231. Dontrelle Willis  SP
Tigers
9
3
232. Frank Thomas
 DH
Blue Jays
12
4
233. Mark Ellis 2B Athletics
12
3
234. Gil Meche SP Royals
9
3
235. Greg Maddux SP
Padres 9
3
236. Tom GorzelannySP Pirates
9
3
237. Nate McLouth OF
Pirates
12
4
238. Akinori Iwamura
3B
Rays
11 3
239. Luis Castillo 2B
Mets
12
3
240. Casey Kotchman
1B
Angels
13
4
241. Adam Jones
OF
Orioles
13
4
242. Hiroki Kuroda SP
Dodgers 9
3
243. Jason Varitek
C
Red Sox
10
4
244.  Melky Cabrera
 OF 
Yankees
13
3
245. Jeremy Accardo
RP
Blue Jays
9
3
246. Rafael Betancourt
 RP 
Indians
8
3
247. Corey Patterson
 OF
Reds
12
3
248. Chris Duncan
 OF
Cardinals
12 3
249. J.D. Drew
     OFRed Sox
12
3
250. Richie Sexson 
 1B
Mariners
11
3