2008 Positional Rankings

By Craig Gould, Fantasy Baseball Cafe Regular

Every season, Cafe members disclose their personal rankings for the community to see, use, and critique. To compile these rankings, 11 Cafe members got together and ranked each position individually. By doing this, you get an overall sense of the rankings, as well as witnessing the personal preferences of different rankers. Hopefully these will be helpful to you come draft day.

The average ranking is the average of all of the members rankings. If someone was left unranked, they were given a last place ranking plus 5 (25 for catchers, 35 for position players and relievers, 55 for outfielders and starting pitchers).

Catchers Avg Rank S
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Victor Martinez 1.00 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Russell Martin 2.00 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Brian McCann 3.45 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 5
Joe Mauer 3.82 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 4
Jorge Posada 5.00 5 7 5 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 3
Kenji Johjima 6.27 6 5 6 6 8 6 7 6 6 6 7
Jarrod Saltalamacchia 7.91 7 6 7 10 5 7 6 7 15 11 6
Ivan Rodriguez 8.82 10 9 10 9 7 9 9 8 11 7 8
Ramon Hernandez 10.00 13 8 12 8 10 8 8 9 12 9 13
Bengie Molina 10.27 11 12 8 7 16 11 12 11 7 8 10
Geovany Soto 11.27 9 11 11 13 11 12 11 12 10 13 11
Jason Varitek 12.27 12 14 13 11 12 10 15 16 13 10 9
A.J. Pierzynski 13.91 17 13 14 15 17 14 13 13 9 12 16
J. R. Towles 13.73 8 10 9 12 9 13 10 10 20 25 25
Ronny Paulino 16.27 15 16 17 14 13 15 16 15 19 25 14
Mike Napoli 16.64 14 25 18 19 18 16 14 14 8 25 12
Kurt Suzuki 18.09 16 20 15 16 14 19 17 20 25 17 20
Paul Lo Duca 20.18 25 19 25 20 20 18 25 18 16 19 17
Johnny Estrada 20.18 20 15 25 25 19 25 19 17 17 25 15
Dioner Navarro 20.73 18 18 19 25 15 20 20 25 18 25 25
Carlos Ruiz 20.82 19 17 25 18 25 25 18 25 14 18 25
Chris Snyder 22.73 25 25 16 25 25 25 25 25 25 16 18
Miguel Olivo 23.00 25 25 20 25 25 25 25 19 25 14 25
Michael Barrett 23.82 25 25 25 25 25 17 25 25 25 20 25
John Buck 24.09 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 15 25
Josh Bard 24.27 25 25 25 17 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
Gregg Zaun 24.45 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 19

First Basemen Avg Rank S
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Albert Pujols 1.00 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ryan Howard 2.82 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 3
Prince Fielder 2.91 3 2 2 4 2 2 4 3 3 2 5
David Ortiz 3.45 4 4 5 2 3 4 2 4 4 4 2
Mark Teixeira 5.27 5 6 4 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 4
Lance Berkman 5.55 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 6 5 6
Travis Hafner 7.55 7 7 9 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 7
Justin Morneau 7.91 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 7 7 8
Derrek Lee 9.82 9 10 7 10 11 10 11 10 10 9 11
Garrett Atkins 10.00 10 9 12 9 10 9 10 9 11 11 10
Adrian Gonzalez 11.27 12 12 11 13 8 11 9 11 12 13 12
Carlos Pena 12.45 15 14 15 11 12 13 14 13 9 12 9
Victor Martinez 13.00 11 11 10 15 15 14 12 15 13 14 13
Paul Konerko 13.18 13 15 14 12 13 12 13 12 15 8 18
Carlos Guillen 14.45 18 13 13 14 14 15 15 14 14 15 14
Jim Thome 16.63 14 16 18 16 17 16 18 17 18 16 17
Nick Swisher 17.27 20 17 16 18 18 17 16 16 16 17 19
Todd Helton 18.26 17 20 25 17 16 18 17 18 17 20 16
James Loney 20.35 16 21 24 20 21 22 19 20 23 25 15
Adam LaRoche 22.54 21 25 26 19 22 19 21 21 25 22 27
Alex Gordon 22.72 22 20 17 23 25 21 20 22 26 21 35
Carlos Delgado 22.81 26 26 23 22 26 20 26 19 21 18 24
Billy Butler 23.26 19 22 21 21 20 23 22 23 35 30 20
Kevin Youkilis 24.54 24 21 20 28 28 26 24 28 20 29 22
Joey Votto 26.64 25 35 22 30 23 28 25 25 24 35 21
Richie Sexson 26.63 30 25 35 26 27 24 28 24 27 23 26
Ryan Garko 28.35 23 27 35 24 29 27 35 35 19 35 23
Conor Jackson 29.00 29 28 35 29 24 35 23 35 29 24 28
Frank Thomas 29.81 35 24 35 25 35 25 29 29 30 26 35
Casey Kotchman 30.27 27 35 29 27 35 29 27 26 28 35 35
Chad Tracy 30.91 35 35 19 35 19 35 30 27 35 35 35
Mike Jacobs 31.27 28 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 22 19 30
Jason Giambi 33.82 35 30 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 27 35
Daric Barton 33.91 35 29 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 29
Aubrey Huff 34.09 35 35 35 35 35 30 35 30 35 35 35
Lyle Overbay 34.09 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 25
Ty Wigginton 34.27 35 35 27 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35
Dan Johnson 34.36 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 28 35
Jarrod Saltalamacchia 34.36 35 35 28 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35
Mark Teahen 34.55 35 35 35 35 30 35 35 35 35 35 35
Mark DeRosa 34.55 35 35 30 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35

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Chase Utley 1.00 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Brandon Phillips 2.55 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 5 2
B.J. Upton 2.73 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 4 2 3
Brian Roberts 4.45 5 4 5 4 6 4 4 4 5 4 4
Robinson Cano 4.82 6 5 4 5 4 5 7 6 3 3 5
Chone Figgins 6.00 4 6 6 7 7 6 5 7 6 6 6
Ian Kinsler 7.00 8 7 8 6 5 7 6 5 7 8 10
Dan Uggla 9.27 12 8 10 9 15 8 8 10 8 7 7
Rickie Weeks 9.36 7 9 7 14 8 9 9 8 14 9 9
Howie Kendrick 10.73 10 10 9 12 9 10 10 9 11 13 15
Placido Polanco 11.55 11 11 12 11 12 12 13 13 10 10 12
Jeff Kent 11.82 9 14 16 8 13 13 12 11 15 11 8
Kelly Johnson 12.45 13 13 13 10 10 11 11 12 19 12 13
Dustin Pedroia 14.64 14 12 14 15 11 17 15 14 16 16 17
Orlando Hudson 15.00 17 19 11 17 14 16 14 15 12 14 16
Aaron Hill 16.45 16 16 20 18 20 15 18 16 13 18 11
Freddy Sanchez 17.18 19 26 18 13 19 14 20 17 9 15 19
Kazuo Matsui 18.55 20 15 21 22 17 20 23 18 17 17 14
Ryan Theriot 20.18 18 25 15 16 16 23 16 22 30 23 18
Ty Wigginton 21.82 22 23 22 20 24 18 22 20 27 21 21
Tadahito Iguchi 23.55 27 28 17 28 21 21 19 19 35 20 24
Asdrubal Cabrera 23.91 21 24 19 24 18 25 26 29 21 30 26
Felipe Lopez 23.91 28 20 27 23 23 26 17 24 18 22 35
Mark Ellis 23.91 26 22 25 21 29 19 35 23 24 19 20
Luis Castillo 24.82 23 17 35 27 26 28 25 25 20 24 23
Yunel Escobar 26.36 15 18 24 26 35 24 21 35 22 35 35
Mark DeRosa 26.63 35 31 26 19 22 29 24 21 25 26 35
Ray Durham 27.27 29 29 23 29 25 27 27 26 28 27 30
Jose Lopez 27.73 30 30 29 25 28 30 28 35 23 25 22
Brendan Harris 31.36 24 35 30 30 35 35 30 27 35 29 35
Marcus Giles 31.55 25 35 35 35 27 22 35 35 35 28 35
Mark Grudzielanek 32.82 35 35 35 35 35 35 29 30 29 35 28
Ronnie Belliard 33.09 35 35 35 35 35 35 31 35 26 35 27
Erick Aybar 33.27 35 21 35 35 30 35 35 35 35 35 35
Josh Barfield 33.64 35 27 28 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35
Alexi Casilla 34.09 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 25
Jose Vidro 34.36 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 28 35 35 35
Danny Richar 34.45 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 29

Third Basemen Avg Rank S
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Alex Rodriguez 1.00 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
David Wright 2.00 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Miguel Cabrera 3.00 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Ryan Braun 4.73 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 6 9 4
Aramis Ramirez 4.91 6 5 5 5 4 6 5 5 4 4 5
Garrett Atkins 5.73 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 7
Chipper Jones 7.45 8 9 10 7 8 7 7 7 7 6 6
Chone Figgins 8.18 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 9
Ryan Zimmerman 8.64 9 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 10 10 11
Mike Lowell 10.45 10 13 9 12 10 11 11 10 11 8 10
Adrian Beltre 10.55 11 11 12 11 11 10 10 12 9 11 8
Alex Gordon 12.09 12 10 11 15 12 12 12 11 14 12 12
Edwin Encarnacion 14.36 15 14 13 14 14 16 13 13 12 18 16
Troy Glaus 14.72 14 12 23 10 13 13 15 14 13 16 19
Kevin Youkilis 16.45 17 17 14 17 20 17 19 16 17 14 13
Kevin Kouzmanoff 16.55 13 20 15 16 17 15 17 17 16 21 15
Hank Blalock 16.91 19 19 16 13 18 14 14 15 24 13 21
Josh Fields 18.63 20 16 19 21 22 19 26 18 15 15 14
Evan Longoria 20.45 16 18 18 22 15 25 21 21 23 23 23
Scott Rolen 20.81 22 24 27 18 16 20 16 20 21 20 25
Casey Blake 21.63 21 28 17 19 24 24 24 22 20 22 17
Eric Chavez 22.72 26 15 29 25 21 18 22 27 28 19 20
Ty Wigginton 24.44 23 27 22 24 28 27 20 23 19 28 28
Melvin Mora 26.26 35 29 25 27 35 23 25 29 18 25 18
Mark Reynolds 27.26 28 23 26 35 25 35 27 28 22 29 22
Chad Tracy 27.55 35 22 35 35 19 35 18 19 26 24 35
Akinori Iwamura 28.00 24 35 20 26 35 28 28 26 35 27 24
Joe Crede 29.09 35 35 35 35 23 21 29 35 25 17 30
Mark DeRosa 29.35 25 35 24 23 26 35 35 24 35 26 35
Aubrey Huff 29.73 35 35 35 20 27 22 23 25 35 35 35
Pedro Feliz 29.91 27 35 21 28 35 29 35 35 27 30 27
Andy LaRoche 30.18 30 25 35 30 30 26 30 35 30 35 26
Yunel Escobar 30.72 18 21 30 29 35 30 35 35 35 35 35
Ian Stewart 33.81 29 35 28 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35
Brandon Inge 34.00 35 35 35 35 29 35 35 30 35 35 35
Neil Walker 34.18 35 26 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35
Wilson Betemit 34.45 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 29 35 35
Brandon Wood 34.45 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 29
Nomar Garciaparra 34.55 35 30 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35

Shortstops Avg Rank S
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Hanley Ramirez 1.00 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Jose Reyes 2.18 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2
Jimmy Rollins 2.82 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
Troy Tulowitzki 4.83 4 4 5 4 6 5 4 6 6 5 4
Derek Jeter 5.18 5 5 6 5 7 4 5 5 4 4 5
Carlos Guillen 6.09 7 6 4 6 4 6 6 4 11 7 6
Miguel Tejada 7.18 6 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 5 11 7
Mike Young 7.73 8 8 10 8 5 8 9 8 7 6 8
Rafael Furcal 9.09 10 9 8 10 10 9 8 9 9 9 9
Edgar Renteria 9.55 9 11 9 9 9 10 10 10 8 10 10
Orlando Cabrera 10.64 12 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 8 11
J.J. Hardy 12.45 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 12 12
Khalil Greene 14.00 14 14 18 13 13 12 12 12 16 15 15
Julio Lugo 15.00 13 12 15 14 15 16 14 14 18 16 18
Stephen Drew 15.18 15 15 14 18 14 15 16 17 15 14 14
Jhonny Peralta 16.09 19 16 28 15 16 14 15 15 13 13 13
Ryan Theriot 17.63 18 20 13 16 17 18 17 16 20 20 19
Felipe Lopez 18.35 22 18 19 19 20 21 18 19 12 17 17
Yuniesky Betancourt 20.09 25 23 23 17 21 25 19 18 17 22 20
Jason Bartlett 21.09 20 22 17 21 22 22 20 21 23 23 21
Yunel Escobar 21.72 16 17 20 22 26 19 26 24 25 19 25
Asdrubal Cabrera 21.35 17 30 16 20 18 20 21 22 24 24 23
Brendan Harris 22.09 29 26 21 23 23 23 23 20 21 18 16
Bobby Crosby 23.36 26 21 25 27 19 17 24 25 19 30 24
Jack Wilson 26.82 24 35 27 25 24 24 35 23 26 25 27
Alex Gonzalez 27.36 35 24 35 26 30 30 25 26 22 26 22
David Eckstein 27.45 23 35 30 24 29 26 22 29 29 29 26
Juan Uribe 28.82 30 28 29 35 28 35 29 27 27 21 28
Erick Aybar 29.36 21 19 35 28 25 27 27 35 35 35 35
Omar Vizquel 29.82 35 35 24 29 27 28 30 35 28 28 29
Tony Pena Jr. 32.27 28 35 35 30 35 35 35 35 30 27 30
Reid Brignac 32.45 27 35 22 35 35 35 35 28 35 35 35
Nick Punto 33.18 35 35 26 35 35 29 35 30 35 35 35
Cesar Izturis 34.09 35 25 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35
Jeff Keppinger 34.27 35 27 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35
Alberto Callaspo 34.36 35 35 35 35 35 35 28 35 35 35 35
Chin Lung-Hu 34.45 35 29 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35

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Matt Holliday 1.00 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Alfonso Soriano 2.91 2 2 2 6 4 2 3 2 4 3 2
Vladimir Guerrero 3.36 4 3 5 3 2 3 2 4 3 5 3
Carlos Beltran 4.36 3 4 7 2 3 6 5 3 5 6 4
Carl Crawford 4.91 6 6 3 7 7 5 4 6 2 2 5
Grady Sizemore 6.09 8 5 6 8 6 4 6 8 6 4 6
Lance Berkman 7.00 5 10 4 4 5 8 7 5 11 8 10
Carlos Lee 7.45 7 7 10 5 8 7 8 7 7 7 9
Ichiro Suzuki 9.36 10 8 8 9 14 9 9 11 8 10 7
Magglio Ordonez 10.91 11 11 9 12 11 10 13 14 10 11 8
B.J. Upton 11.73 9 9 11 14 13 12 11 10 14 13 13
Manny Ramirez 12.27 13 13 14 10 12 13 10 9 18 9 14
Alex Rios 13.82 15 12 13 17 15 11 12 15 16 14 12
Nick Markakis 13.82 12 15 15 11 9 14 15 13 9 21 18
Curtis Granderson 14.45 14 14 12 16 16 15 14 16 13 12 17
Bobby Abreu 15.73 17 18 22 15 10 17 17 12 12 17 16
Adam Dunn 16.09 16 16 16 13 17 16 16 17 15 15 20
Corey Hart 19.91 18 17 18 24 19 18 19 18 19 25 24
Eric Byrnes 22.00 22 32 24 18 21 19 18 23 30 20 15
Chone Figgins 23.09 24 19 21 32 31 25 23 25 22 19 11
Hunter Pence 23.45 19 22 25 27 23 22 26 29 17 18 30
Gary Sheffield 23.54 25 25 28 19 24 23 21 24 31 16 23
Jeff Francoeur 23.81 21 24 17 22 22 34 28 21 23 22 26
Jason Bay 24.82 23 23 27 23 27 20 25 26 20 31 28
Chris B. Young 24.91 27 20 19 25 20 21 24 22 35 36 25
Hideki Matsui 25.18 26 31 26 20 18 32 20 19 28 30 27
Torii Hunter 25.45 35 33 32 21 25 24 22 20 25 24 19
Brad Hawpe 27.55 20 26 20 28 36 27 31 30 29 34 22
Vernon Wells 27.64 31 21 36 29 26 28 27 28 24 33 21
Andruw Jones 29.00 30 27 39 26 28 26 29 27 33 23 31
Delmon Young 30.73 29 28 29 33 29 29 34 32 36 26 33
Nick Swisher 32.27 36 29 23 34 35 30 30 35 32 28 41
Juan Pierre 32.55 32 34 37 31 33 33 35 37 21 37 29
Shane Victorino 33.00 28 36 43 35 30 36 32 33 27 29 34
Raul Ibanez 36.09 37 41 47 30 37 38 36 34 26 35 36
Josh Hamilton 38.00 38 38 31 38 40 40 40 41 39 27 46
Johnny Damon 38.45 44 46 42 36 34 31 33 31 45 39 40
Matt Kemp 39.45 33 30 33 44 47 41 41 43 43 44 35
Jermaine Dye 39.73 45 40 44 37 38 35 37 36 38 32 55
Pat Burrell 42.18 48 37 55 39 39 42 42 39 40 38 45
Jeremy Hermida 43.45 39 35 35 42 41 39 45 46 46 55 55
Aaron Rowand 43.73 46 42