PB 08 FIRST BASE AVG RANKINGS

[PaulBertini]

I took Rotoworld, Sporting News, MLB.com, and RotoAuthory's rankings and compiled rankings by the average of the four.


FIRST BASE

1 Pujols 1 1 1 1 1
2 Howard 2 2 3 2 2.25
3 Ortiz 4 4 2 3 3.25
4 Fielder 3 3 4 4 3.5
5 Teixeria 5 5 5 5 5
6 Morneau 6 8 7 9 7.5
7 Berkman 10 7 8 6 7.75
8 Hafner 8 10 12 8 9.5
9 Atkins 12 11 9 7 9.75
10 Guillen 7 15 11 10 10.75
11 V. Martinez 11 6 10 17 11
12 D. Lee 13 14 6 12 11.25
13 Gonzalez 17 9 13 13 13
14 Pena 9 13 14 18 13.5
15 Konerko 14 12 15 15 14
16 Helton 16 18 18 14 16.5
17 Swisher 15 16 16 21 17
18 Loney 20 17 19 21 19.25
19 A. Gordon 18 26 17 19 20
20 Delgado 22 20 21 20 20.75
21 Garko 19 21 26 25 22.75
22 Youkilis 24 19 24 24 22.75
23 C. Jackson 23 29 20 28 25
24 Votto 32 22 32 16 25.5
25 LaRoche 25 24 31 23 25.75
26 Salty 27 23 25 30 26.25
27 Overbay 21 30 36 22 27.25
28 Sexson 28 25 33 30 29
29 Butler 35 34 22 27 29.5
30 Wigginton 35 34 23 26 29.5
31 Kotchman 26 33 30 30 29.75
32 Huff 29 28 35 29 30.25
33 M. Jacobs 31 31 29 30 30.25
34 Barton 30 27 40 30 31.75
35 Giambi 35 34 34 30 33.25
36 Garciaparra 35 35 35 35 35

[Ender]

I think i'll draft VMart and Salty this year and play them at 1B in my 14 team league with 2 C's... just to piss people off!

[sportsguy138]

I would bump up D.Lee a couple spots.

Berkman and Hafner over Morneau for me as well.

I might bump down Guillen a couple spots, too.

[PaulBertini]

Who would you bump LEE over? he is a career 280. hitter and only hit 22 HR's last year and 8 the year before and is injury prone. He hasnt stole double digits since 2005

Atkins has his atleast 300. 25 HR and 110 RBI last two seasons.
Guillen is going to hit 300. 20 HR and easily knock in and score 100 runs in that lineup plus has duel eligablity.
Hafner will hopefully bounce back, should hit 290-310 and hit 30 HR knock in 100 and have 100 walks.
VMart is the top catcher in all the land and matches Lee's numbers.

8 Hafner 8 10 12 8 9.5
9 Atkins 12 11 9 7 9.75
10 Guillen 7 15 11 10 10.75
11 V. Martinez 11 6 10 17 11
12 D. Lee 13 14 6 12 11.25

[sportsguy138]

I would put Lee right after Atkins. The wrist was the reason of the power drought, in my opinion. Only 6 HR's in the first half and 16 in the second in 14 less games. I think that he's strengthen up that wrist enough where he should get some more power back. He does have some pop as he's showed in years before. You shouldn't be expecting another 46 HR season like in '05, but around 30 is likely where it should be.

That being said, I'm not expecting him to provide anything much in regards to SBs.

[suppasonic]

Big Drop off after 8 in my opinion. Then another big dropoff around 17.

[RedSoxNation04]

I would bump Lee up a couple spots simply because he is primed for a big comeback season. 2nd half, the power was there and I think it continues into this year. After the top 4, I'd probably list them:

Tex
Berkman
Atkins
Lee
Hafner
VMart
Morneau
Guillen