Cafe Positional Rankings: Week 6

Enjoy Week 6’s rankings and as always, if you have any questions, concerns or suggestions, don’t hesitate to post in the forums or e-mail us at fbcmailbag@gmail.com.

Note: Our rankings do not include any player that was on the DL or in the minors at the time the rankings were submitted.

Catchers

Rank	Player	Prev	Comments
1	Victor Martinez	1
2	Joe Mauer	2
3	Brian McCann	NR
4	Russell Martin	3
5	Bengie Molina	5	Trade value is high, see what you can get
6	Geovany Soto	4
7	Mike Napoli	8
8	Chris Iannetta	6
9	Pablo Sandoval	7
10	Brandon Inge	9
11	Yadier Molina	10
12	John Baker	11
13	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	13
14	Kelly Shoppach	12	Where’s the power? 2008 was an outlier
15	Jesus Flores	14

First Basemen

Rank	Player	Prev	Comments
1	Albert Pujols	1
2	Miguel Cabrera	2
3	Ryan Howard	3
4	Mark Teixeira	4
5	Prince Fielder	5
6	Justin Morneau	7
7	Lance Berkman	6	Four hits on 5/13; .200+ avg for first time in three weeks
8	Carlos Pena	10
9	Kevin Youkilis	8
10	Adrian Gonzalez	9
11	Adam Dunn	12	.310? What have you done with Adam Dunn?
12	Jorge Cantu	13
13	Joey Votto	11
14	Paul Konerko	14
15	Chris Davis	15

Second Basemen

Rank	Player	Prev	Comments
1	Ian Kinsler	1
2	Chase Utley	2
3	Dustin Pedroia	3
4	Brian Roberts	5
5	Robinson Cano	6
6	Brandon Phillips	4
7	Aaron Hill	11	Contending to be reclassified as an elite 2B
8	Dan Uggla	7
9	Chone Figgins	10
10	Rickie Weeks	9
11	Orlando Hudson	14
12	Alexei Ramirez	8	Last week’s benching hasn’t helped the numbers yet
13	Jose Lopez	12
14	Howie Kendrick	15
15	Kelly Johnson	13

Third Basemen

Rank	Player	Prev	Comments
1	Miguel Cabrera	1
2	Evan Longoria	3
3	David Wright	2
4	Alex Rodriguez	NR
5	Kevin Youkilis	4
6	Jorge Cantu	7
7	Michael Young	8
8	Ryan Zimmerman	10	Zimm went streaking for over a month, solidly second-tier
9	Chipper Jones	6
10	Aubrey Huff	9
11	Chone Figgins	11
12	Chris Davis	13
13	Mark Reynolds	14
14	Mike Lowell	15
15	Garrett Atkins	12	No hits in 23 ABs before Thursday’s game

Shortstops

Rank	Player	Prev	Comments
1	Hanley Ramirez	1
2	Jose Reyes	2
3	Jimmy Rollins	3
4	Michael Young	4
5	Derek Jeter	5
6	Troy Tulowitzki	7
7	J.J. Hardy	10	Hit safely in 9 of 10 May games; may have turned corner
8	Rafael Furcal	6	.244 and 3 SBs to date wasn’t worth that mid-round pick
9	Jhonny Peralta	9
10	Miguel Tejada	11
11	Alexei Ramirez	8
12	Marco Scutoro	12
13	Jason Bartlett	13
14	Ryan Theriot	NR
15	Asdrubal Cabrera	15

Outfielders

Rank	Player	Prev	Comments
1	Ryan Braun	2
2	Grady Sizemore	1
3	Carlos Beltran	3
4	Alfonso Soriano	4
5	Carlos Lee	6
6	Nick Markakis	7
7	Carlos Quentin	5
8	Carl Crawford	10
9	Matt Kemp	9
10	Jason Bay	12
11	Curtis Granderson	11
12	Josh Hamilton	NR
13	Matt Holliday	13
14	Alex Rios	15
15	Ryan Ludwick	16
16	Ichiro Suzuki	17
17	Jacoby Ellsbury	18
18	B.J. Upton	14	His brother is playing better, by far
19	Corey Hart	19
20	Nate McLouth	20
21	Adam Dunn	22
22	Shane Victorino	21
23	Bobby Abreu	23
24	Nelson Cruz	24
25	Andre Ethier	26
26	Adam Jones	30	.370, 8 HRs, 3 SBs means Jones has arrived as a star
27	Raul Ibanez	28
28	Jay Bruce	31
29	Hunter Pence	27
30	Magglio Ordonez	25	Rumors swirl that Maggs might be released if he doesn’t improve
31	Johnny Damon	35
32	Torii Hunter	29
33	Adam Lind	34
34	Jermaine Dye	32
35	Jayson Werth	36	Fantasy gold in middle rounds: .299 with 6 HRs and 7 SBs
36	Justin Upton	38
37	Vernon Wells	33
38	Brad Hawpe	37
39	Jason Kubel	39
40	Nyjer Morgan	NR

Starting Pitchers

Rank	Player	Prev	Comments
1	Johan Santana	1
2	Tim Lincecum	2
3	CC Sabathia	3
4	Roy Halladay	4
5	Zack Greinke	6	Hot doesn’t even begin to describe it
6	Dan Haren	5
7	Chad Billingsley	7
8	Jake Peavy	8
9	Cole Hamels	10
10	Josh Beckett	9	Ks are there, only walks are a little high; be patient
11	James Shields	12
12	Felix Hernandez	11
13	Yovani Gallardo	13
14	Roy Oswalt	14
15	Scott Kazmir	15
16	Javier Vazquez	16
17	John Danks	19
18	Cliff Lee	20	Has tossed six consecutive quality starts
19	Jon Lester	17
20	Matt Cain	22
21	Josh Johnson	23
22	Erik Bedard	21
23	Justin Verlander	26	Last three: 3-0, 1 ER, 5 BBs, 31 Ks
24	A.J. Burnett	18	Gettin’ knocked around after big payday
25	Francisco Liriano	24
26	Adam Wainwright	25
27	Rich Harden	27
28	Joba Chamberlain	28
29	Matt Garza	29
30	Ted Lilly	30
31	Derek Lowe	32
32	Edinson Volquez	33
33	Johnny Cueto	37
34	Ricky Nolasco	31	Far too hittable this season; something’s wrong
35	Gil Meche	35
36	Kevin Slowey	34
37	Aaron Harang	36
38	Jered Weaver	41
39	Wandy Rodriguez	45	Legitimate, and Houston’s new ace?
40	Chris Young	38	Bouncing between great and abysmal makes H2H owners scream
41	Ryan Dempster	40
42	Clayton Kershaw	42
43	Jair Jurrjens	47
44	Joe Saunders	NR
45	Edwin Jackson	NR
46	Paul Maholm	46
47	Zack Duke	44
48	Andy Pettitte	48
49	Mark Buerhle	NR
50	Kevin Millwood	50

Relievers

Rank	Player	Prev	Comments
1	Jonathan Papelbon	1
2	Joe Nathan	2
3	Francisco Rodriguez	3
4	Jonathan Broxton	7
5	Heath Bell	8
6	Mariano Rivera	4	Two saves in three weeks, three scoreless outings in last six
7	Brad Lidge	6
8	Frank Francisco	9
9	Kerry Wood	10
10	Bobby Jenks	11
11	Francisco Cordero	12
12	Brian Fuentes	13
13	Mike Gonzalez	15
14	Chad Qualls	17	16/2 K/BB ratio shows how good Qualls is in the ninth
15	Matt Capps	14
16	Trevor Hoffman	18
17	Brian Wilson	16
18	Fernando Rodney	19
19	Matt Lindstrom	20
20	Kevin Gregg	21
21	Huston Street	24
22	Carlos Marmol	23
23	Scott Downs	22
24	Brandon Morrow	NR
25	Ryan Franklin	25
26	Troy Percival	27
27	George Sherrill	29
28	Juan Cruz	NR
29	LaTroy Hawkins	30
30	Rafael Soriano	NR

R.J. White (or daullaz) has been actively involved in fantasy sports for over 14 years, making him an addict at this point. He loves writing, the Atlanta Braves, music, the Buffalo Bills, theatre, the Philadelphia Eagles, his family, and the number 42, though not in that order.

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