Cafe Positional Rankings: Week 12

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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	Pablo Sandoval	5
5	Jorge Posada	4	Last 2+ weeks: 7-for-39, 1 HR, 2 RBIs
6	Matt Wieters	7
7	Bengie Molina	6
8	Brandon Inge	8
9	Geovany Soto	10
10	Russell Martin	9
11	Mike Napoli	11	With a 9-for-17 in Week 11, average is now .285
12	Chris Iannetta	12
13	Jason Varitek	13
14	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	14
15	Miguel Olivo	15

First Basemen

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Albert Pujols	1
2	Mark Teixeira	2
3	Miguel Cabrera	3
4	Ryan Howard	4
5	Prince Fielder	5
6	Justin Morneau	6	5-for-26 skid with no HRs since June 15
7	Adrian Gonzalez	7
8	Kevin Youkilis	8
9	Mark Reynolds	10
10	Lance Berkman	9
11	Carlos Pena	11
12	Adam Dunn	12
13	Jorge Cantu	13
14	Derrek Lee	NR	Four HRs last week, average now at .294
15	Todd Helton	15

Second Basemen

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Chase Utley	1
2	Ian Kinsler	2
3	Brandon Phillips	3
4	Brian Roberts	4
5	Dustin Pedroia	5
6	Robinson Cano	6
7	Chone Figgins	7
8	Ben Zobrist	9
9	Aaron Hill	8
10	Dan Uggla	10
11	Alexei Ramirez	11	Three HRs in Week 11, nine HRs and 11 SBs overall
12	Ian Stewart	12	9-for-53 with two HRs after huge Week 9
13	Jose Lopez	13
14	Orlando Hudson	14
15	Mark DeRosa	15

Third Basemen

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	David Wright	2
2	Miguel Cabrera	3	Week 11: 11-for-24, 9 Rs, 3 HRs, 5 RBIs
3	Evan Longoria	4
4	Alex Rodriguez	1	Only five hits since June 8; who is this?
5	Kevin Youkilis	6
6	Mark Reynolds	5
7	Chipper Jones	7
8	Michael Young	8
9	Ryan Zimmerman	9
10	Chone Figgins	10
11	Ian Stewart	11
12	Jorge Cantu	13
13	Russell Branyan	14
14	Mike Lowell	NR
15	Aubrey Huff	15

Shortstops

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Hanley Ramirez	1
2	Jimmy Rollins	2	Last SB was in Week 9; the ultimate Cold
3	Derek Jeter	3
4	Miguel Tejada	4
5	Michael Young	5
6	Ben Zobrist	7
7	Troy Tulowitzki	9	Seven HRs and five SBs with .400+ avg since June 8
8	Alexei Ramirez	6
9	Stephen Drew	8
10	Jason Bartlett	NR
11	Jhonny Peralta	10
12	J.J. Hardy	12
13	Rafael Furcal	13
14	Marco Scutaro	14
15	Yunel Escobar	11

Outfielders

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Ryan Braun	1	Week 11: .385 avg, 10 Rs, 2 HRs, 8 RBIs, 2 SBs
2	Carl Crawford	2
3	Jason Bay	4
4	Carlos Lee	5	Only one good week in last five; .174 in Week 11
5	Matt Kemp	6
6	Curtis Granderson	10	Three HRs and two SBs in Week 11 for the new Sizemore
7	Nick Markakis	9
8	Nelson Cruz	11
9	Alfonso Soriano	7	Last 5+ weeks: 22-for-132, 2 HRs, 3 SBs
10	Torii Hunter	13
11	Ichiro Suzuki	12
12	B.J. Upton	14
13	Justin Upton	16
14	Hunter Pence	17
15	Matt Holliday	15
16	Adam Dunn	18
17	Nate McLouth	20
18	Brad Hawpe	26
19	Jacoby Ellsbury	19
20	Adam Jones	23
21	Alex Rios	22
22	Shane Victorino	21
23	Johnny Damon	25
24	Adam Lind	30
25	Corey Hart	34
26	Jermaine Dye	24
27	Jayson Werth	27
28	Andre Ethier	29
29	Jay Bruce	28
30	Bobby Abreu	31
31	Shin-Soo Choo	35	Quietly good: .293 avg with nine HRs and 11 SBs this season
32	Luke Scott	33	4-for-25 since June 15 with no HRs
33	Vladimir Guerrero	32
34	Jason Kubel	NR
35	Ryan Ludwick	36
36	Nolan Reimold	NR
37	Colby Rasmus	NR
38	Andrew McCutchen	37
39	Juan Rivera	NR
40	Michael Bourn	NR

Starting Pitchers

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Tim Lincecum	1	Last 3 starts: 26 IP, 3 ERs, 3 BBs, 29 Ks
2	Johan Santana	2
3	Dan Haren	4
4	Zack Greinke	3
5	Chad Billingsley	7
6	Josh Beckett	10	Stellar since mid-May and a CGSHO last week
7	Cole Hamels	8
8	Justin Verlander	9
9	CC Sabathia	6
10	Felix Hernandez	11
11	Josh Johnson	14
12	Yovani Gallardo	12
13	Javier Vazquez	13
14	Matt Cain	16
15	Chris Carpenter	18
16	Jered Weaver	15
17	James Shields	17
18	Cliff Lee	19
19	Jon Lester	22
20	Kevin Slowey	23
21	Johnny Cueto	20
22	Roy Oswalt	21
23	Edwin Jackson	25
24	Ted Lilly	26
25	Adam Wainwright	28
26	Scott Baker	32
27	Derek Lowe	27
28	Matt Garza	29
29	Aaron Harang	31
30	A.J. Burnett	30
31	John Lackey	34	5.63 ERA, 1.58 WHIP since return
32	Jair Jurrjens	33
33	Ricky Nolasco	44	Three straight great starts; hope you bought low
34	John Danks	41
35	David Price	35	Price is wrong: Back-to-back five-ER games
36	Joba Chamberlain	36
37	Clayton Kershaw	37
38	Gil Meche	42
39	Carlos Zambrano	49
40	Rich Harden	38
41	Tommy Hanson	40
42	Joe Saunders	45
43	Gavin Floyd	46
44	Ubaldo Jimenez	NR
45	Randy Wolf	NR
46	Kevin Millwood	NR
47	Francisco Liriano	47	Looked to be turning the corner before five-walk outing
48	Dallas Braden	NR
49	Nick Blackburn	NR
50	Zach Duke	43

Relievers

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Jonathan Broxton	1
2	Francisco Rodriguez	2
3	Joe Nathan	4
4	Jonathan Papelbon	3
5	Heath Bell	5
6	Mariano Rivera	6
7	Trevor Hoffman	7
8	Joakim Soria	8
9	Brian Fuentes	10
10	Francisco Cordero	9
11	Huston Street	11	Eight saves in Weeks 10 and 11
12	Ryan Franklin	14
13	Bobby Jenks	12
14	Frank Francisco	NR
15	Matt Capps	15
16	Brian Wilson	16
17	Andrew Bailey	18
18	David Aardsma	20	Last 3+ weeks: 7 Svs, 0 ERs, 17 Ks
19	Jose Valverde	19
20	Fernando Rodney	21
21	George Sherrill	23
22	Mike Gonzalez	24
23	Chad Qualls	17	ERA up, but still only has four BBs all year
24	Kerry Wood	22	First save in June was ugly: took six batters for two outs
25	Kevin Gregg	26
26	Matt Lindstrom	25
27	J.P Howell	29
28	Rafael Soriano	27
29	C.J. Wilson	30
30	Jason Frasor	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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