2011 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Spring Update

In January, several Cafe members pooled their collective rankings sheets to create the 2011 Fantasy Baseball Rankings here at the Fantasy Baseball Cafe. This time around, ironman and rookies and cream have joined me for a Spring Update to our rankings. Where does the injured Chase Utley check in? Will Jake Peavy’s rapid recovery move him up the rankings? How has Drew Storen’s rocky spring performance affected his stock? What about Michael Young, the Texas Ranger that’s been shoved into a DH/super utility role? The answers to those questions, and more, right now.

Rank	Catchers	Team	Average
1	Joe Mauer	MIN	1.00
2	Victor Martinez	DET	2.33
3	Buster Posey	SF	3.00
4	Brian McCann	ATL	3.67
5	Carlos Santana	CLE	5.00
6	Geovany Soto	CHC	6.67
7	Mike Napoli	TEX	6.67
8	Miguel Montero	ARI	8.00
9	Matt Wieters	BAL	9.67
10	Jorge Posada	NYY	10.00
11	Kurt Suzuki	OAK	10.33
12	Chris Iannetta	COL	13.00
13	Yadier Molina	STL	14.00
14	Carlos Ruiz	PHI	14.67
15	Russell Martin	NYY	14.67
16	A.J. Pierzynski	CWS	16.00
17	J.P. Arencibia	TOR	17.00
18	John Buck	FLA	17.00
19	Ryan Doumit	PIT	19.33
20	John Jaso	TB	19.33
21	Miguel Olivo	SEA	21.33
22	Alex Avila	DET	22.33
23	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	BOS	24.00
24	Nick Hundley	SD	26.33
25	Ramon Hernandez	CIN	27.00
26	Josh Thole	NYM	30.33
27	Rod Barajas	LAD	31.33
28	Jesus Montero	NYY	31.67
29	Chris Snyder	PIT	31.67

Rank	First Basemen	Team	Average
1	Albert Pujols	STL	1.00
2	Miguel Cabrera	DET	2.00
3	Joey Votto	CIN	3.00
4	Adrian Gonzalez	BOS	4.33
5	Mark Teixeira	NYY	4.67
6	Prince Fielder	MIL	6.00
7	Ryan Howard	PHI	7.00
8	Kevin Youkilis	BOS	8.00
9	Justin Morneau	MIN	9.33
10	Adam Dunn	CWS	9.67
11	Kendrys Morales	LAA	11.00
12	Billy Butler	KAN	12.33
13	Paul Konerko	CWS	13.00
14	Buster Posey	SF	14.33
15	Carlos Lee	HOU	15.00
16	Aubrey Huff	SF	15.67
17	Derrek Lee	BAL	17.33
18	Carlos Pena	CHC	18.33
19	Michael Cuddyer	MIN	19.33
20	Adam LaRoche	WAS	20.33
21	Ike Davis	NYM	22.00
22	Gaby Sanchez	FLA	22.00
23	James Loney	LAD	22.33
24	Lance Berkman	STL	23.00
25	Mitch Moreland	TEX	26.00
26	Freddie Freeman	ATL	27.67
27	Mike Napoli	TEX	28.00
28	Matt LaPorta	CLE	30.00
29	Justin Smoak	SEA	30.67
30	Mike Morse	WAS	32.00
31	Garrett Jones	PIT	32.00
32	Daric Barton	OAK	32.00
33	Ty Wigginton	COL	32.33
34	Brandon Belt	SF	32.67
35	Kila Ka’aihue	KAN	33.00

Rank	Second Basemen	Team	Average
1	Robinson Cano	NYY	1.00
2	Dustin Pedroia	BOS	2.00
3	Ian Kinsler	TEX	3.67
4	Dan Uggla	ATL	4.33
5	Chase Utley	PHI	4.33
6	Brandon Phillips	CIN	6.00
7	Rickie Weeks	MIL	6.67
8	Martin Prado	ATL	8.67
9	Kelly Johnson	ARI	9.67
10	Brian Roberts	BAL	10.00
11	Ben Zobrist	TB	10.33
12	Aaron Hill	TOR	13.00
13	Gordon Beckham	CWS	14.00
14	Neil Walker	PIT	14.33
15	Ryan Raburn	DET	15.00
16	Chone Figgins	SEA	15.00
17	Howie Kendrick	LAA	15.00
18	Tsuyoshi Nishioka	MIN	18.33
19	Omar Infante	FLA	20.67
20	Danny Espinosa	WAS	20.67
21	Mike Aviles	KAN	21.00
22	Sean Rodriguez	TB	21.33
23	Juan Uribe	LAD	24.00
24	Ryan Theriot	STL	25.00
25	Orlando Hudson	SD	26.33
26	Reid Brignac	TB	28.67
27	Ty Wigginton	COL	29.33
28	Jed Lowrie	BOS	29.67
29	Bill Hall	HOU	29.67
30	Marco Scutaro	BOS	30.00
31	Dustin Ackley	SEA	31.33
32	Eric Young Jr.	COL	31.67
33	Alexi Casilla	MIN	33.00
34	Freddy Sanchez	SF	33.00
35	Skip Schumaker	STL	33.33

Rank	Shortstops	Team	Average
1	Hanley Ramirez	FLA	1.00
2	Troy Tulowitzki	COL	2.00
3	Jose Reyes	NYM	3.00
4	Jimmy Rollins	PHI	4.33
5	Derek Jeter	NYY	5.00
6	Alexei Ramirez	CWS	5.67
7	Elvis Andrus	TEX	7.33
8	Stephen Drew	ARI	7.67
9	Rafael Furcal	LAD	9.67
10	Ian Desmond	WAS	9.67
11	Starlin Castro	CHC	10.67
12	Yunel Escobar	TOR	12.33
13	Jhonny Peralta	DET	14.00
14	Asdrubal Cabrera	CLE	14.67
15	Juan Uribe	LAD	16.67
16	Miguel Tejada	SF	17.33
17	Jason Bartlett	SD	18.00
18	Ryan Theriot	STL	19.00
19	Erick Aybar	LAA	19.00
20	Omar Infante	FLA	19.67
21	Alcides Escobar	KAN	21.00
22	J.J. Hardy	BAL	21.67
23	Alex Gonzalez	ATL	21.67
24	Reid Brignac	TB	23.00
25	Cliff Pennington	OAK	24.00
26	Marco Scutaro	BOS	25.33
27	Yuniesky Betancourt	MIL	28.00
28	Jed Lowrie	BOS	28.33
29	Alexi Casilla	MIN	31.00
30	Orlando Cabrera	CLE	31.33
31	Clint Barmes	HOU	32.67

Rank	Third Basemen	Team	Average
1	Evan Longoria	TB	1.00
2	David Wright	NYM	2.00
3	Ryan Zimmerman	WAS	3.33
4	Alex Rodriguez	NYY	3.67
5	Kevin Youkilis	BOS	5.00
6	Jose Bautista	TOR	6.00
7	Adrian Beltre	TEX	7.00
8	Aramis Ramirez	CHC	8.67
9	Casey McGehee	MIL	10.33
10	Michael Young	TEX	10.33
11	Mark Reynolds	BAL	11.67
12	Martin Prado	ATL	11.67
13	Pablo Sandoval	SF	12.00
14	Pedro Alvarez	PIT	12.33
15	Ian Stewart	COL	16.00
16	Chase Headley	SD	16.67
17	Scott Rolen	CIN	18.67
18	Edwin Encarnacion	TOR	19.00
19	Jhonny Peralta	DET	19.67
20	Chris Johnson	HOU	20.00
21	Miguel Tejada	SF	20.33
22	Placido Polanco	PHI	20.33
23	Chipper Jones	ATL	23.67
24	Omar Infante	FLA	24.00
25	David Freese	STL	25.33
26	Kevin Kouzmanoff	OAK	25.67
27	Danny Valencia	MIN	27.67
28	Melvin Mora	ARI	29.33
29	Ty Wigginton	COL	29.67
30	Jose Lopez	COL	30.33
31	Mike Moustakas	KAN	32.33
32	Alberto Callaspo	LAA	33.00
33	Casey Blake	LAD	33.33

Rank	Outfielders	Team	Average
1	Ryan Braun	MIL	1.00
2	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	2.33
3	Carl Crawford	BOS	2.67
4	Matt Holliday	STL	4.00
5	Josh Hamilton	TEX	5.00
6	Matt Kemp	LAD	6.00
7	Shin-Soo Choo	CLE	7.33
8	Nelson Cruz	TEX	8.00
9	Andrew McCutchen	PIT	9.00
10	Jason Heyward	ATL	11.33
11	Justin Upton	ARI	11.67
12	Jose Bautista	TOR	12.33
13	Jayson Werth	WAS	12.67
14	Hunter Pence	HOU	15.00
15	Ichiro Suzuki	SEA	15.67
16	Andre Ethier	LAD	16.00
17	Jacoby Ellsbury	BOS	16.00
18	Alex Rios	CWS	17.00
19	Jay Bruce	CIN	18.00
20	Shane Victorino	PHI	21.33
21	Mike Stanton	FLA	22.67
22	Corey Hart	MIL	23.00
23	Drew Stubbs	CIN	23.33
24	Chris B Young	ARI	23.67
25	B.J. Upton	TB	24.67
26	Delmon Young	MIN	25.33
27	Curtis Granderson	NYY	25.67
28	Colby Rasmus	STL	27.67
29	Nick Markakis	BAL	28.00
30	Bobby Abreu	LAA	31.00
31	Torii Hunter	LAA	31.33
32	Vernon Wells	LAA	32.00
33	Carlos Lee	HOU	34.33
34	Brett Gardner	NYY	35.00
35	Nick Swisher	NYY	35.33
36	Adam Jones	BAL	36.33
37	Jason Bay	NYM	36.67
38	Juan Pierre	CWS	40.00
39	Aubrey Huff	SF	40.67
40	Carlos Quentin	CWS	42.00
41	Angel Pagan	NYM	42.00
42	Vladimir Guerrero	BAL	42.33
43	Adam Lind	TOR	43.00
44	Ben Zobrist	TB	43.33
45	Grady Sizemore	CLE	43.67
46	Michael Bourn	HOU	44.67
47	Michael Cuddyer	MIN	47.67
48	Jose Tabata	PIT	48.67
49	Manny Ramirez	TB	50.00
50	Austin Jackson	DET	50.00
51	Rajai Davis	TOR	53.00
52	Andres Torres	SF	53.67
53	Denard Span	MIN	54.00
54	Travis Snider	TOR	54.33
55	Carlos Beltran	NYM	55.33
56	Jason Kubel	MIN	56.67
57	Ryan Raburn	DET	58.00
58	Magglio Ordonez	DET	59.33
59	Raul Ibanez	PHI	60.33
60	Alfonso Soriano	CHC	60.33
61	Coco Crisp	OAK	61.33
62	Franklin Gutierrez	SEA	61.67
63	Logan Morrison	FLA	62.00
64	Dexter Fowler	COL	66.00
65	Ryan Ludwick	SD	66.00
66	Lance Berkman	STL	66.33
67	Josh Willingham	OAK	67.00
68	Marlon Byrd	CHC	67.00
69	J.D. Drew	BOS	70.33
70	David DeJesus	OAK	73.00
71	Hideki Matsui	OAK	73.33
72	Chris Coghlan	FLA	75.33
73	Sean Rodriguez	TB	76.00
74	Nate McLouth	ATL	78.67
75	Mike Morse	WAS	79.00
76	Garrett Jones	PIT	81.33
77	Johnny Damon	TB	84.00
78	Seth Smith	COL	84.00
79	Jeff Francoeur	KAN	84.33
80	Nyjer Morgan	WAS	84.33
81	Michael Brantley	CLE	84.67
82	Cody Ross	SF	84.67
83	Alex Gordon	KAN	85.00
84	Pat Burrell	SF	85.00

Rank	Starting Pitchers	Team	Average
1	Roy Halladay	PHI	1.00
2	Felix Hernandez	SEA	2.33
3	Tim Lincecum	SF	2.67
4	Cliff Lee	PHI	4.00
5	Jon Lester	BOS	5.00
6	CC Sabathia	NYY	7.00
7	Justin Verlander	DET	7.67
8	Josh Johnson	FLA	7.67
9	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	8.00
10	Ubaldo Jimenez	COL	10.00
11	Cole Hamels	PHI	11.33
12	Jered Weaver	LAA	12.67
13	Zack Greinke	MIL	13.33
14	Dan Haren	LAA	14.33
15	David Price	TB	15.33
16	Tommy Hanson	ATL	16.33
17	Matt Cain	SF	17.00
18	Mat Latos	SD	17.00
19	Roy Oswalt	PHI	17.67
20	Yovani Gallardo	MIL	19.33
21	Chris Carpenter	STL	20.00
22	Francisco Liriano	MIN	21.33
23	Max Scherzer	DET	22.33
24	Chad Billingsley	LAD	23.00
25	Shaun Marcum	MIL	25.33
26	Ted Lilly	LAD	27.33
27	Brett Anderson	OAK	27.67
28	Daniel Hudson	ARI	28.00
29	John Danks	CWS	29.00
30	Clay Buchholz	BOS	29.00
31	Wandy Rodriguez	HOU	30.00
32	Colby Lewis	TEX	31.00
33	Brandon Morrow	TOR	32.00
34	Jonathan Sanchez	SF	34.67
35	Phil Hughes	NYY	37.33
36	Tim Hudson	ATL	38.00
37	Ricky Nolasco	FLA	39.00
38	Josh Beckett	BOS	39.33
39	Ryan Dempster	CHC	39.33
40	Matt Garza	CHC	41.00
41	Hiroki Kuroda	LAD	42.00
42	Madison Bumgarner	SF	43.33
43	Jeremy Hellickson	TB	44.00
44	Ricky Romero	TOR	46.00
45	Trevor Cahill	OAK	46.67
46	Jake Peavy	CWS	48.67
47	Jhoulys Chacin	COL	49.00
48	C.J. Wilson	TEX	49.33
49	Gio Gonzalez	OAK	49.67
50	Jaime Garcia	STL	50.00
51	James Shields	TB	50.67
52	Javier Vazquez	FLA	50.67
53	Edinson Volquez	CIN	51.67
54	Ian Kennedy	ARI	51.67
55	John Lackey	BOS	52.00
56	Brett Myers	HOU	53.00
57	Jordan Zimmermann	WAS	54.67
58	Ervin Santana	LAA	57.67
59	Gavin Floyd	CWS	58.67
60	Jorge de la Rosa	COL	61.00
61	Edwin Jackson	CWS	63.67
62	Travis Wood	CIN	63.67
63	Carlos Zambrano	CHC	64.00
64	Bronson Arroyo	CIN	65.00
65	Tim Stauffer	SD	67.33
66	Scott Baker	MIN	67.33
67	Jair Jurrjens	ATL	67.33
68	Johnny Cueto	CIN	67.33
69	Brian Matusz	BAL	67.67
70	Carl Pavano	MIN	68.67
71	Johan Santana	NYM	69.00
72	Anibal Sanchez	FLA	69.33
73	James McDonald	PIT	71.00
74	Mike Minor	ATL	75.67
75	Joel Pineiro	LAA	76.67
76	Jonathon Niese	NYM	78.33
77	Kyle Drabek	TOR	80.33
78	A.J. Burnett	NYY	80.33
79	Wade Davis	TB	80.67
80	Derek Lowe	ATL	81.33
81	Jake Westbrook	STL	82.00
82	Derek Holland	TEX	82.33
83	Dallas Braden	OAK	83.33
84	Jeff Niemann	TB	84.33
85	R.A. Dickey	NYM	86.33
86	Kevin Slowey	MIN	87.33
87	Aaron Harang	SD	90.00
88	Homer Bailey	CIN	90.00
89	Mark Buehrle	CWS	90.33
90	Clayton Richard	SD	90.33
91	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	91.67
92	Erik Bedard	SEA	92.67
93	Randy Wolf	MIL	98.00
94	Michael Pineda	SEA	98.00
95	Jeremy Guthrie	BAL	98.33
96	Daisuke Matsuzaka	BOS	98.33
97	Ivan Nova	NYY	99.33
98	Chris Narveson	MIL	99.33
99	Joe Blanton	PHI	99.67
100	Bud Norris	HOU	99.67
101	Cory Luebke	SD	100.00
102	Barry Zito	SF	100.00

Rank	Relief Pitchers	Team	Average
1	Heath Bell	SD	1.00
2	Brian Wilson	SF	3.00
3	Mariano Rivera	NYY	3.33
4	Joakim Soria	KAN	3.67
5	Carlos Marmol	CHC	5.00
6	Neftali Feliz	TEX	5.00
7	Jonathan Papelbon	BOS	7.67
8	Francisco J Rodriguez	NYM	9.67
9	Andrew Bailey	OAK	10.33
10	Huston Street	COL	10.33
11	Joe Nathan	MIN	11.33
12	John Axford	MIL	11.67
13	Jonathan Broxton	LAD	12.00
14	J.J. Putz	ARI	13.00
15	Jose Valverde	DET	13.67
16	Chris Perez	CLE	15.33
17	Brad Lidge	PHI	18.00
18	Ryan Franklin	STL	18.67
19	Matt Thornton	CWS	19.33
20	Francisco Cordero	CIN	19.33
21	Craig Kimbrel	ATL	22.00
22	Joel Hanrahan	PIT	22.33
23	Drew Storen	WAS	23.00
24	Leo Nunez	FLA	23.67
25	Brandon Lyon	HOU	24.33
26	Fernando Rodney	LAA	25.67
27	David Aardsma	SEA	27.33
28	Kevin Gregg	BAL	28.33
29	Frank Francisco	TOR	30.67
30	Hong-Chih Kuo	LAD	32.00
31	Jonny Venters	ATL	32.33
32	Chris Sale	CWS	33.33
33	Jake McGee	TB	33.67
34	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	36.33
35	Brandon League	SEA	37.33
36	Rafael Soriano	NYY	37.33
37	Daniel Bard	BOS	39.33
38	Ryan Madson	PHI	39.67
39	Brian Fuentes	OAK	41.67
40	Luke Gregerson	SD	42.00
41	Koji Uehara	BAL	42.33
42	Evan Meek	PIT	43.33
43	Rafael Betancourt	COL	45.33
44	Alexi Ogando	TEX	45.67
45	Matt Capps	MIN	45.67
46	Jon Rauch	TOR	46.00
47	Clay Hensley	FLA	47.00
48	Kyle Farnsworth	TB	48.33
49	Jason Motte	STL	48.67
50	Jordan Walden	LAA	49.33