Cafe Positional Rankings: Week 10

It’s mid-June and we’re fast approaching the dog days of fantasy baseball. Roto league players must now identify the weak spots on their teams and trade accordingly, before falling too far behind in the standings. Remember that we love to hear from you, so be sure to contact us with your fantasy problems 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	Joe Mauer	1
2	Victor Martinez	2
3	Brian McCann	3
4	Jorge Posada	6
5	Bengie Molina	4
6	Russell Martin	5	3 of 17 last week and still no homers
7	Matt Wieters	8
8	Brandon Inge	7
9	Pablo Sandoval	9	10 of 22 with two homers, on the verge of rising
10	Mike Napoli	13
11	Geovany Soto	10
12	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	11
13	Jason Varitek	15
14	Yadier Molina	14
15	John Baker	12

First Basemen

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Albert Pujols	1
2	Miguel Cabrera	2	known for high average, but sub-.200 in last month
3	Mark Teixeira	3
4	Ryan Howard	4
5	Adrian Gonzalez	6
6	Prince Fielder	7	.395 and five HRs in the last two weeks
7	Justin Morneau	5
8	Kevin Youkilis	8
9	Lance Berkman	9
10	Adam Dunn	10
11	Carlos Pena	11
12	Mark Reynolds	14
13	Aubrey Huff	12
14	Jorge Cantu	13
15	Paul Konerko	15

Second Basemen

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Chase Utley	1
2	Ian Kinsler	2
3	Brandon Phillips	5
4	Dustin Pedroia	3
5	Brian Roberts	4	Eight hits and one SB in two weeks
6	Robinson Cano	6
7	Chone Figgins	8
8	Aaron Hill	7
9	Dan Uggla	10
10	Alexei Ramirez	11
11	Orlando Hudson	9
12	Ian Stewart	NR	#1 player the past week, with four HRs and .400+ avg
13	Kelly Johnson	12
14	Jose Lopez	15
15	Ben Zobrist	NR

Third Basemen

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Alex Rodriguez	1
2	Miguel Cabrera	2
3	David Wright	4
4	Evan Longoria	3
5	Kevin Youkilis	5
6	Ryan Zimmerman	6
7	Mark Reynolds	8
8	Chipper Jones	9	hitting about .400 with five HRs the past month
9	Michael Young	7
10	Chone Figgins	11
11	Jorge Cantu	10
12	Aubrey Huff	12	last homer was on May 26, average down to the low .260s
13	Russell Branyan	15
14	Mike Lowell	13
15	Adrian Beltre	NR

Shortstops

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Hanley Ramirez	1
2	Jimmy Rollins	2
3	Derek Jeter	4
4	Michael Young	3
5	Miguel Tejada	5
6	Alexei Ramirez	6
7	Stephen Drew	7
8	J.J. Hardy	8	last HR over a month ago; hitting sub-.200 last two weeks
9	Ben Zobrist	15	maintaining .300 average, 12 HRs in 148 ABs
10	Jhonny Peralta	11
11	Troy Tulowitzki	9
12	Marco Scutaro	13
13	Rafael Furcal	12
14	Ryan Theriot	14
15	Yunel Escobar	NR

Outfielders

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Ryan Braun	1
2	Carl Crawford	6	34 SBs, fourth overall player, second OF behind Ibanez
3	Carlos Beltran	2
4	Carlos Lee	4
5	Jason Bay	5
6	Alfonso Soriano	3
7	Matt Kemp	9
8	Nick Markakis	7	no runs, HRs, RBIs or SBs in June
9	Raul Ibanez	11
10	Curtis Granderson	10
11	Nelson Cruz	17
12	Ichiro Suzuki	12
13	Matt Holliday	18
14	Adam Dunn	14
15	Torii Hunter	15
16	B.J. Upton	20
17	Hunter Pence	27
18	Jacoby Ellsbury	13
19	Adam Jones	16
20	Nate McLouth	19
21	Justin Upton	23
22	Johnny Damon	22
23	Shane Victorino	24
24	Alex Rios	25
25	Vladimir Guerrero	26
26	Jay Bruce	21
27	Jermaine Dye	30
28	Bobby Abreu	31
29	Jayson Werth	29
30	Ryan Ludwick	28	hasn’t done much since coming back; is he healthy?
31	Brad Hawpe	32
32	Andre Ethier	34	a couple of GW shots and he’s back
33	Magglio Ordonez	37
34	Luke Scott	38
35	Shin-Soo Choo	40
36	Adam Lind	39	monster week: .500 and four HRs, quality OF3
37	Juan Pierre	36
38	Corey Hart	33	.087 the last week, in danger of falling from the ranks
39	Vernon Wells	35
40	Jason Kubel	NR

Starting Pitchers

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Johan Santana	1
2	Tim Lincecum	2
3	Roy Halladay	4
4	Zack Greinke	3	small hiccup, but still the front-runner for AL Cy
5	C.C. Sabathia	5
6	Dan Haren	6
7	Chad Billingsley	8
8	Jake Peavy	7
9	Cole Hamels	9
10	Justin Verlander	10
11	Yovani Gallardo	12
12	Felix Hernandez	11
13	Javier Vazquez	13
14	Josh Beckett	14	last four starts: 1 ER, 30 Ks
15	Josh Johnson	17
16	James Shields	16
17	Cliff Lee	18
18	Jered Weaver	20
19	Matt Cain	15
20	Chris Carpenter	31	Cy Young quality stuff right now; #6 SP despite missed time
21	Roy Oswalt	19
22	Johnny Cueto	21
23	Erik Bedard	22
24	Derek Lowe	24
25	Kevin Slowey	26
26	Ted Lilly	23
27	Edwin Jackson	30	six straight QSs; #4 SP overall this season
28	Adam Wainwright	25
29	Matt Garza	27
30	Jon Lester	33
31	A.J. Burnett	34
32	John Lackey	28
33	Ervin Santana	37
34	Jair Jurrjens	35
35	Aaron Harang	38
36	David Price	40
37	Joba Chamberlain	39
38	Clayton Kershaw	32	walked three or more batters in each of last six starts
39	Wandy Rodriguez	29	horrible last three times out, ERA jumped over a run last two starts
40	Scott Baker	42	eight flawless innings before struggling in ninth on 6/9
41	Chris Young	41
42	Zach Duke	50
43	Francisco Liriano	44
44	Joe Saunders	42
45	John Danks	36	ERA is now above 5.00 after allowing three HRs on 6/5
46	Tommy Hanson	NR
47	Ricky Nolasco	NR
48	Max Scherzer	NR
49	Rick Porcello	48
50	Randy Wolf	47

Relievers

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Jonathan Broxton	3	49 Ks in 30 innings, your best closer in baseball
2	Francisco Rodriguez	4
3	Joe Nathan	2
4	Jonathan Papelbon	1
5	Heath Bell	5
6	Trevor Hoffman	7
7	Mariano Rivera	6
8	Frank Francisco	8
9	Francisco Cordero	9
10	Joakim Soria	NR
11	Brian Fuentes	10
12	Bobby Jenks	12
13	Chad Qualls	11	two BSs in last four chances, injury concerns mount
14	Huston Street	14
15	Scott Downs	15
16	Ryan Franklin	18
17	Brad Lidge	13	DLed after rankings submitted; pick up Madson!
18	Matt Capps	16
19	Brian Wilson	19
20	Mike Gonzalez	17
21	Andrew Bailey	26	locked down the closer role and thriving
23	Fernando Rodney	21
24	Kerry Wood	20
25	George Sherrill	24
26	David Aardsma	25
27	Matt Lindstrom	22
28	Kevin Gregg	23
29	Rafael Soriano	30
30	LaTroy Hawkins	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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