The 21 home runs and 99 RBIs Cleveland's Victor Martinez has averaged over the past four seasons is the type of production rarely found at the catcher position in real or fantasy leagues.
Chuck Solomon/SI
By David Sabino, SI.com
SI's David Sabino ranked the position players in the major leagues from 1 (the best) to 425 and the pitchers from 1 to 350, based on projections of their statistical production this season. The categories considered for position players were batting average, home runs, RBIs and stolen bases; for pitchers the categories were wins, saves, ERA and WHIP (walks plus hits per inning pitched). Sabino also took into account each player's career stats as well as his role on his team, his prospects for improving or declining and his injury history and physical condition. Using these criteria, SI determined each player's value ranking.
Catchers
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Victor Martinez | 25 |
Russell Martin | 32 |
Jorge Posada | 48 |
Brian McCann | 61 |
Joe Mauer | 75 |
Bengie Molina | 86 |
Geovanny Soto | 112 |
Jason Varitek | 118 |
Ivan Rodriguez | 127 |
Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 137 |
A.J. Pierzynski | 141 |
Kenji Johjima | 152 |
Ramon Hernandez | 158 |
J.R. Towles | 178 |
Chris Snyder | 182 |
Ronny Paulino | 191 |
Yorvit Torrealba | 196 |
Dioner Navarro | 202 |
Josh Bard | 205 |
Gerald Laird | 211 |
Kurt Suzuki | 213 |
Mike Napoli | 216 |
John Buck | 221 |
Yadier Molina | 236 |
Ramon Castro | 244 |
Carlos Ruiz | 247 |
Gregg Zaun | 251 |
Paul Lo Duca | 257 |
Miguel Olivo | 266 |
Dave Ross | 270 |
Javier Valentin | 273 |
Michael Barrett | 276 |
Ryan Doumit | 281 |
Jeff Mathis | 286 |
Miguel Montero | 287 |
Brian Schneider | 289 |
Jason Kendall | 311 |
Mike Rabelo | 312 |
Chris Coste | 316 |
Johnny Estrada | 321 |
Eric Munson | 322 |
Rod Barajas | 330 |
Kelly Shoppach | 331 |
Chris Iannetta | 333 |
Jason LaRue | 360 |
Matt Treanor | 371 |
Jose Molina | 389 |
Henry Blanco | 393 |
Toby Hall | 394 |
Gary Bennett | 397 |
Kevin Cash | 399 |
Rob Bowen | 400 |
Mike Redmond | 401 |
Paul Bako | 404 |
Brad Ausmus | 406 |
Brayan Pena | 408 |
Josh Paul | 409 |
Guillermo Quiroz | 410 |
Jamie Burke | 411 |
Clint Sammons | 412 |
Jeff Clement | 414 |
Vance Wilson | 415 |
Robbie Hammock | 418 |
Elieser Alfonzo | 421 |
First Basemen
Prince Fielder | 10 |
Albert Pujols | 11 |
Ryan Howard | 13 |
Lance Berkman | 23 |
Carlos Pena | 24 |
Mark Teixeira | 27 |
Derrek Lee | 34 |
Justin Morneau | 35 |
Todd Helton | 37 |
James Loney | 58 |
Adrian Gonzalez | 59 |
Carlos Guillen | 67 |
Paul Konerko | 70 |
Carlos Delgado | 78 |
Adam LaRoche | 82 |
Conor Jackson | 97 |
Daric Barton | 98 |
Kevin Youkilis | 111 |
Ryan Garko | 119 |
Mike Jacobs | 124 |
Ben Broussard | 150 |
Jason Giambi | 166 |
Casey Kotchman | 172 |
Kevin Millar | 174 |
Lyle Overbay | 184 |
Richie Sexson | 186 |
Nick Johnson | 189 |
Dmitri Young | 218 |
Wilson Betemit | 230 |
Scott Hatteberg | 243 |
Shelley Duncan | 252 |
Rich Aurilia | 260 |
Ross Gload | 271 |
Scott Moore | 272 |
Chad Tracy | 290 |
Ryan Shealy | 293 |
Tony Clark | 299 |
Morgan Ensberg | 303 |
Joey Votto | 308 |
Darin Erstad | 314 |
Esteban German | 327 |
Robb Quinlan | 346 |
Sean Casey | 369 |
Scott Thorman | 375 |
Dan Ortmeier | 376 |
Doug Mientkiewicz | 378 |
Dan Johnson | 385 |
Kendry Morales | 396 |
Mark Sweeney | 398 |
Second Basemen
Brandon Phillips | 5 |
Chase Utley | 17 |
Brian Roberts | 29 |
Rickie Weeks | 46 |
Dan Uggla | 50 |
Robinson Cano | 64 |
Jeff Kent | 73 |
Ian Kinsler | 80 |
Howie Kendrick | 89 |
Aaron Hill | 122 |
Mark Ellis | 130 |
Felipe Lopez | 144 |
Kelly Johnson | 153 |
Freddy Sanchez | 154 |
Placido Polanco | 155 |
Dustin Pedroia | 169 |
Asdrubal Cabrera | 170 |
Orlando Hudson | 177 |
Brendan Harris | 179 |
Kaz Matsui | 181 |
Akinori Iwamura | 188 |
Tad Iguchi | 190 |
Mark DeRosa | 193 |
Jose Lopez | 204 |
Luis Castillo | 217 |
Ronnie Belliard | 232 |
Juan Uribe | 233 |
Mark Grudzielanek | 234 |
Ray Durham | 241 |
Kevin Fransden | 248 |
Mark Loretta | 250 |
Jayson Nix | 254 |
Adam Kennedy | 255 |
Ryan Raburn | 298 |
Chris Burke | 317 |
Danny Richar | 318 |
Donnie Murphy | 320 |
Delwyn Young | 324 |
Pablo Ozuna | 325 |
Esteban German | 327 |
Alberto Callaspo | 329 |
Tony Abreu | 351 |
Jamey Carroll | 357 |
Mike Fontenot | 362 |
Chris Gomez | 366 |
Miguel Cairo | 370 |
Damion Easley | 382 |
Ruben Gotay | 407 |
Bret Boone | 422 |
Third Basemen
Alex Rodriguez | 1 |
David Wright | 4 |
Miguel Cabrera | 12 |
Aramis Ramirez | 28 |
Garrett Atkins | 30 |
Chone Figgins | 41 |
Mike Lowell | 45 |
Mark Reynolds | 84 |
Bill Hall | 85 |
Ryan Zimmerman | 90 |
Alex Gordon | 93 |
Troy Glaus | 94 |
Adrian Beltre | 106 |
Kevin Kouzmanoff | 113 |
Hank Blalock | 114 |
Melvin Mora | 117 |
Scott Rolen | 120 |
Eric Chavez | 132 |
Evan Longoria | 136 |
Pedro Feliz | 138 |
Josh Fields | 149 |
Ty Wigginton | 168 |
Casey Blake | 176 |
Edwin Encarnacion | 183 |
Jose Bautista | 185 |
Nomar Garciaparra | 201 |
Mike Lamb | 206 |
Joe Crede | 215 |
Eric Hinske | 238 |
Cristian Guzman | 256 |
Willy Aybar | 261 |
Jack Hannahan | 263 |
Jorge Cantu | 294 |
Greg Dobbs | 296 |
Andy LaRoche | 309 |
Jose Castillo | 319 |
Andy Marte | 328 |
Eugenio Velez | 336 |
Marco Scutaro | 340 |
Ramon Vazquez | 341 |
Aaron Boone | 355 |
Ian Stewart | 359 |
Travis Metcalf | 365 |
Nick Punto | 373 |
Wes Helms | 384 |
Brian Buscher | 386 |
Craig Counsell | 388 |
Luis Rodriguez | 395 |
Mike Costanzo | 413 |
Tomas Perez | 423 |
Shortstops
Jimmy Rollins | 2 |
Hanley Ramirez | 3 |
Jose Reyes | 9 |
Troy Tulowitzki | 56 |
Derek Jeter | 62 |
Rafael Furcal | 65 |
Miguel Tejada | 66 |
J.J. Hardy | 69 |
Khalil Greene | 71 |
Orlando Cabrera | 81 |
Michael Young | 103 |
Edgar Renteria | 108 |
Jhonny Peralta | 128 |
Julio Lugo | 129 |
Yunel Escobar | 134 |
Ryan Theriot | 180 |
Jack Wilson | 187 |
Jason Bartlett | 194 |
Yuniesky Betancourt | 197 |
Bobby Crosby | 200 |
Stephen Drew | 203 |
Jeff Keppinger | 209 |
Maicer Izturis | 219 |
Erick Aybar | 235 |
Alex Gonzalez | 239 |
David Eckstein | 267 |
Tony Pena Jr. | 283 |
Adam Everett | 292 |
Alex Cora | 297 |
Brendan Ryan | 304 |
Omar Infante | 305 |
Ben Zobrist | 323 |
Alexi Casilla | 335 |
Omar Vizquel | 337 |
Luis Hernandez | 343 |
Juan Castro | 361 |
Martin Prado | 363 |
Omar Quintanilla | 367 |
Ronny Cedeno | 368 |
Ramon Santiago | 372 |
Aaron Miles | 374 |
Cesar Izturis | 383 |
John McDonald | 387 |
Josh Wilson | 392 |
Eric Bruntlett | 402 |
Jason Smith | 403 |
Oscar Robles | 416 |
Robert Andino | 417 |
Freddie Bynum | 424 |
Outfielders
Alfonso Soriano | 6 |
Matt Holliday | 8 |
Carlos Beltran | 14 |
Manny Ramirez | 15 |
Magglio Ordonez | 16 |
Curtis Granderson | 18 |
Carlos Lee | 19 |
Ryan Braun | 20 |
Grady Sizemore | 21 |
Carl Crawford | 22 |
Vladimir Guerrero | 26 |
Ichiro Suzuki | 31 |
Brad Hawpe | 33 |
Josh Hamilton | 36 |
Adam Dunn | 38 |
Hunter Pence | 39 |
Bobby Abreu | 40 |
B.J. Upton | 42 |
Chipper Jones | 43 |
Alex Rios | 44 |
Matt Kemp | 47 |
Chris Young | 49 |
Torii Hunter | 51 |
Eric Byrnes | 52 |
Corey Hart | 53 |
Nick Markakis | 54 |
Jeff Francoeur | 55 |
Ken Griffey | 57 |
Vernon Wells | 60 |
Andruw Jones | 72 |
Michael Bourn | 74 |
Nick Swisher | 76 |
Jason Bay | 77 |
Shane Victorino | 79 |
Rick Ankiel | 83 |
Aaron Rowand | 91 |
Justin Upton | 92 |
Kosuke Fukodome | 95 |
Gary Matthews Jr. | 96 |
Jermaine Dye | 99 |
Lastings Milledge | 101 |
Pat Burrell | 102 |
Delmon Young | 104 |
Jacoby Ellsbury | 105 |
Ryan Freel | 107 |
Chris Duncan | 109 |
Johnny Damon | 110 |
Raul Ibanez | 115 |
Jack Cust | 116 |
Adam Jones | 121 |
Andre Ethier | 123 |
Carlos Gomez | 126 |
Matt Stairs | 131 |
Juan Pierre | 133 |
Xavier Nady | 135 |
Jose Guillen | 140 |
Mike Cameron | 142 |
Mike Cuddyer | 143 |
Cameron Maybin | 146 |
Jerry Owens | 147 |
Moises Alou | 148 |
Josh Willingham | 151 |
Matt Diaz | 159 |
Geoff Jenkins | 160 |
Nate McLouth | 161 |
Jeremy Hermida | 162 |
Austin Kearns | 163 |
Willy Taveras | 164 |
Luke Scott | 165 |
Travis Buck | 167 |
Corey Patterson | 171 |
Randy Winn | 173 |
Brian Giles | 175 |
Jim Edmonds | 192 |
Jacque Jones | 195 |
Felix Pie | 198 |
J.D. Drew | 199 |
Melky Cabrera | 207 |
Chase Headley | 208 |
Skip Schumacher | 210 |
Mark Teahen | 212 |
Elijah Dukes | 220 |
Coco Crisp | 222 |
Franklin Gutierrez | 223 |
Carlos Quentin | 224 |
Brandon Inge | 226 |
Dave Roberts | 227 |
Scott Hairston | 228 |
David DeJesus | 231 |
Brad Wilkerson | 237 |
Ryan Church | 240 |
Marlon Byrd | 242 |
Jonny Gomes | 245 |
Frank Catalanotto | 246 |
Dave Dellucci | 249 |
David Murphy | 253 |
Jayson Werth | 258 |
Ryan Spilborghs | 259 |
Jay Payton | 262 |
Cody Ross | 264 |
Norris Hopper | 265 |
Shannon Stewart | 268 |
Chris Denorfia | 269 |
Mark Kotsay | 274 |
Ryan Ludwick | 275 |
Jason Michaels | 277 |
Emil Brown | 278 |
Alexei Ramirez | 279 |
Marcus Thames | 280 |
Craig Monroe | 282 |
Jeff Baker | 284 |
Angel Pagan | 285 |
Wily Mo Pena | 288 |
Alfredo Amezaga | 291 |
Brian Barton | 295 |
Daryle Ward | 300 |
Nate Schierholtz | 301 |
Matt Murton | 302 |
Rajai Davis | 306 |
Kevin Mench | 307 |
Scott Podsednik | 310 |
Nyjer Morgan | 313 |
Joey Gathright | 315 |
Gregor Blanco | 326 |
Reggie Willits | 332 |
Colby Rasmus | 334 |
Jay Bruce | 338 |
Endy Chavez | 339 |
Wladimir Balentin | 342 |
Tony Gwynn | 344 |
Rob Mackowiak | 345 |
Alejandro de Aza | 347 |
Juan Rivera | 348 |
Josh Anderson | 349 |
Brian Anderson | 350 |
Luis Gonzalez | 352 |
Willie Bloomquist | 353 |
Fred Lewis | 354 |
Gabe Gross | 356 |
Ryan Sweeney | 358 |
Ben Francisco | 364 |
Jeff Salazar | 377 |
Sam Fuld | 379 |
Tike Redman | 380 |
Ryan Langerhans | 381 |
Seth Smith | 390 |
So Taguchi | 391 |
Chris Duffy | 405 |
Kevin Thompson | 419 |
Jason Botts | 420 |
Rocco Baldelli | 425 |
Designated Hitters
David Ortiz | 7 |
Travis Hafner | 63 |
Jim Thome | 68 |
Gary Sheffield | 87 |
Frank Thomas | 88 |
Hideki Matsui | 100 |
Aubrey Huff | 125 |
Milton Bradley | 139 |
Cliff Floyd | 145 |
Billy Butler | 156 |
Garret Anderson | 157 |
Jose Vidro | 214 |
Jason Kubel | 225 |
Mike Sweeney | 229 |
Starters
Johan Santana | 1 |
Jake Peavy | 2 |
Brandon Webb | 3 |
Justin Verlander | 4 |
Erik Bedard | 5 |
Chris Young | 6 |
Cole Hamels | 7 |
Roy Oswalt | 8 |
Dan Haren | 9 |
C.C. Sabathia | 11 |
John Smoltz | 16 |
Roy Halladay | 17 |
Brad Penny | 20 |
Josh Beckett | 21 |
Tim Hudson | 22 |
Chien Ming Wang | 23 |
Pedro Martinez | 24 |
Felix Hernandez | 25 |
Fausto Carmona | 26 |
Carlos Zambrano | 27 |
Daisuke Matsuzaka | 29 |
Jeff Francis | 30 |
Ben Sheets | 31 |
Scott Kazmir | 34 |
Dustin McGowan | 35 |
Brett Myers | 36 |
Aaron Harang | 37 |
Rich Harden | 40 |
Andy Pettitte | 41 |
Jon Garland | 42 |
Rich Hill | 43 |
Kenny Rogers | 45 |
Jered Weaver | 48 |
Ted Lilly | 50 |
John Maine | 51 |
James Shields | 52 |
Greg Maddux | 53 |
John Lackey | 54 |
Yovanni Gallardo | 55 |
Matt Cain | 56 |
Oliver Perez | 57 |
Phil Hughes | 58 |
Tom Glavine | 60 |
Jeremy Bonderman | 61 |
Javier Vazquez | 62 |
Chad Billingsley | 63 |
Dontrelle Willis | 65 |
Shaun Marcum | 66 |
Joe Blanton | 70 |
Mark Buehrle | 71 |
Francisco Liriano | 72 |
Derek Lowe | 73 |
Barry Zito | 74 |
Randy Johnson | 75 |
Carlos Villanueva | 76 |
Ubaldo Jimenez | 81 |
Matt Garza | 83 |
Jon Lester | 84 |
Jarrod Washburn | 85 |
Franklin Morales | 86 |
Jeremy Guthrie | 87 |
Tim Lincecum | 91 |
Hiroki Kuroda | 93 |
Adam Wainwright | 94 |
Ian Kennedy | 97 |
Aaron Cook | 98 |
Nate Robertson | 100 |
Jesse Litsch | 102 |
Ian Snell | 103 |
Gil Meche | 104 |
Micah Owings | 105 |
Randy Wolf | 106 |
Paul Byrd | 108 |
Brian Bannister | 111 |
Johnny Cuerto | 112 |
Kyle Kendrick | 113 |
Scott Baker | 114 |
Homer Bailey | 115 |
Clay Buchholz | 116 |
Jake Westbrook | 117 |
Luke Hochevar | 118 |
Tom Gorzelanny | 119 |
Jeff Suppan | 120 |
Pat Neshak | 121 |
Jason Schmidt | 123 |
Kelvim Escobar | 124 |
Kevin Slowey | 128 |
Tim Wakefield | 129 |
Manny Parra | 130 |
Jamie Moyer | 134 |
Boof Bonser | 135 |
Wandy Rodriguez | 137 |
Joe Saunders | 138 |
Bronson Arroyo | 139 |
Jason Bergmann | 140 |
Ryan Dempster | 141 |
Kevin Millwood | 142 |
Mike Mussina | 144 |
Orlando Hernandez | 145 |
Zach Greinke | 148 |
Miguel Batista | 149 |
Ervin Santana | 150 |
Doug Davis | 151 |
Carlos Silva | 152 |
Dave Bush | 153 |
Kyle Lohse | 154 |
Shawn Chacon | 160 |
Noah Lowry | 161 |
Daniel Cabrera | 162 |
Jose Contreras | 164 |
Steve Trachsel | 165 |
Cliff Lee | 175 |
Joel Piniero | 176 |
Dana Eveland | 177 |
Paul Maholm | 179 |
Shawn Hill | 180 |
Livan Hernandez | 181 |
Jonathan Sanchez | 182 |
Edinson Volquez | 188 |
Mike Hampton | 189 |
Scott Olsen | 190 |
Adam Loewen | 191 |
Dustin Moseley | 192 |
Justin Duchscherer | 193 |
Mike Pelfrey | 194 |
Braden Looper | 195 |
Jason Jennings | 196 |
Josh Fogg | 202 |
Gavin Floyd | 203 |
Mark Mulder | 205 |
Aaron Laffey | 206 |
Nick Blackburn | 207 |
John Lannan | 208 |
Kevin Correia | 209 |
Justin Germano | 210 |
Brandon Backe | 211 |
Brian Burress | 212 |
John Danks | 213 |
Odalis Perez | 216 |
Chad Gaudin | 217 |
Andrew Miller | 218 |
Kason Gabbard | 225 |
Todd Wellemeyer | 227 |
Vicente Padilla | 232 |
Adam Eaton | 235 |
Greg Smith | 236 |
Matt Morris | 237 |
Mark Redman | 238 |
Woody Williams | 239 |
Edwin Jackson | 240 |
Jon Lieber | 241 |
Luis Mendoza | 242 |
Chris Carpenter | 243 |
Matt Chico | 244 |
Tim Redding | 247 |
Jason Hammel | 252 |
Zach Duke | 253 |
Esteban Loaiza | 256 |
Sean Marshall | 257 |
Jeremy Sowers | 260 |
Sergio Mitre | 261 |
Kyle Davies | 262 |
Brett Tomko | 263 |
Rick VanDenHurk | 264 |
Phillip Humber | 266 |
Jason Marquis | 267 |
John Bale | 268 |
John Patterson | 274 |
Matt Albers | 282 |
Felipe Paulino | 302 |
Virgil Vazquez | 303 |
Chuck James | 304 |
Gio Gonzalez | 306 |
Anthony Reyes | 310 |
Mark Prior | 311 |
Mark Hendrickson | 312 |
JoJo Reyes | 313 |
Ricky Nolasco | 320 |
Kip Wells | 321 |
J.P. Howell | 322 |
Jamey Wright | 323 |
Chris Volstad | 324 |
Andy Sonnastine | 332 |
Glen Perkins | 333 |
Hong Chih-Kuo | 340 |
Cha Baek | 341 |
Matt Clement | 343 |
Troy Patton | 344 |
Brandon McCarthy | 345 |
J.D. Durbin | 346 |
Clay Hensley | 347 |
J.P. Howell | 348 |
Gustavo Chacin | 349 |
Runelvys Hernandez | 350 |
Relievers
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Jonathan Papelbon | 10 |
J.J. Putz | 12 |
Trevor Hoffman | 13 |
Francisco Rodriguez | 14 |
Mariano Rivera | 15 |
Joe Nathan | 18 |
Billy Wagner | 19 |
Bobby Jenks | 28 |
Jose Valverde | 32 |
Takashi Saito | 33 |
Manny Corpas | 38 |
Jason Isringhausen | 39 |
Rafael Soriano | 44 |
Huston Street | 46 |
A.J. Burnett | 47 |
Chad Cordero | 49 |
Francisco Cordero | 59 |
George Sherrill | 64 |
Matt Capps | 67 |
Todd Jones | 68 |
Jeremy Accardo | 69 |
Eric Gagne | 77 |
Joakim Soria | 78 |
Brian Wilson | 79 |
Joe Borowski | 80 |
Kerry Wood | 82 |
Carlos Marmol | 88 |
Brad Lidge | 89 |
B.J. Ryan | 90 |
Kevin Gregg | 92 |
Brandon Lyon | 95 |
Troy Percival | 96 |
C.J. Wilson | 99 |
Rafael Betancourt | 101 |
Tom Gordon | 107 |
Heath Bell | 109 |
Joba Chamberlain | 110 |
Jair Jurrjens | 122 |
Rafael Perez | 125 |
Tony Pena | 126 |
Scot Shields | 127 |
Al Reyes | 131 |
Jonathan Broxton | 132 |
Bobby Howry | 133 |
Hideki Okajima | 136 |
John Rauch | 143 |
Dave Weathers | 146 |
Brendan Morrow | 147 |
Octavio Dotel | 155 |
Mike Gonzalez | 156 |
Derrick Turnbow | 157 |
Joe Beimel | 158 |
Manny Delcarmen | 159 |
Russ Springer | 163 |
Luis Vizcaino | 166 |
Cla Meredith | 167 |
Saul Rivera | 168 |
Joaquin Benoit | 169 |
Scott Linebrink | 170 |
Peter Moylan | 171 |
Aaron Heilman | 172 |
Jamie Walker | 173 |
Chad Qualls | 174 |
Yasuhiko Yabuta | 178 |
Justin Miller | 183 |
Brian Fuentes | 184 |
David Riske | 185 |
Josh Grabow | 186 |
Chad Bradford | 187 |
Fernando Rodney | 197 |
Eddie Guardado | 198 |
Ryan Madson | 199 |
Brad Hennessey | 200 |
Joel Hanrahan | 201 |
Ryan Franklin | 204 |
Kazuo Fukumori | 214 |
Oscar Villarreal | 215 |
Matt Wise | 219 |
Matt Lindstrom | 220 |
Kyle Farnsworth | 221 |
Julian Tavarez | 222 |
Alan Embree | 223 |
Justin Speier | 224 |
Yorman Bazardo | 226 |
Eric O'Flaherty | 228 |
Damaso Marte | 229 |
LaTroy Hawkins | 230 |
Matt Guerrier | 231 |
Dennys Reyes | 233 |
Brandon League | 234 |
Jimmy Gobble | 245 |
Duaner Sanchez | 246 |
Lenny DiNardo | 248 |
Matt Herges | 249 |
Jesus Colome | 250 |
Frank Francisco | 251 |
Doug Brocail | 254 |
Tyler Walker | 255 |
Pedro Feliciano | 258 |
Rudy Seanez | 259 |
Keith Foulke | 265 |
Scott Schoeneweis | 269 |
Kevin Cameron | 270 |
J.C. Romero | 271 |
Matt Thornton | 272 |