Cafe Positional Rankings: Week 13

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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	4	The big man is on pace for .330+, 20 HR
5	Matt Wieters	6
6	Bengie Molina	7
7	Jorge Posada	5
8	Geovany Soto	9	Looking like he’s overcome his early season issues
9	Brandon Inge	8
10	Mike Napoli	11
11	Russell Martin	10	Even his naysayers figured he’d produce better
12	Chris Iannetta	12
13	Miguel Olivo	15
14	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	14
15	A.J. Pierzynski	NR

First Basemen

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Albert Pujols	1	He’s really the hottest player every week
2	Miguel Cabrera	3
3	Mark Teixeira	2
4	Prince Fielder	5	Resurgent after ditching the vegetarian act
5	Ryan Howard	4	One HR in two weeks
6	Justin Morneau	6
7	Adrian Gonzalez	7
8	Kevin Youkilis	8
9	Lance Berkman	10	Starting to find his stroke
10	Mark Reynolds	9
11	Carlos Pena	11
12	Joey Votto	NR	Has come back strong from anxiety problems
13	Adam Dunn	12
14	Derrek Lee	14
15	Jorge Cantu	13

Second Basemen

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Chase Utley	1
2	Ian Kinsler	2	Hopefully he holds off media darling Pedroia for the ASG starting gig
3	Brandon Phillips	3
4	Brian Roberts	4
5	Robinson Cano	6
6	Aaron Hill	9
7	Dustin Pedroia	5	Has to have another monster second half to warrant draft spot
8	Ben Zobrist	8
9	Alexei Ramirez	11	Is showing he is a post-April beast
10	Chone Figgins	7
11	Dan Uggla	10
12	Jose Lopez	13
13	Ian Stewart	12
14	Orlando Hudson	14
15	Mark DeRosa	15	Trade to St. Louis should boost his value

Third Basemen

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Miguel Cabrera	2	1.176 OPS at home this season
2	David Wright	1
3	Alex Rodriguez	4
4	Evan Longoria	3	.233, 3 HRs in June after blazing start
5	Kevin Youkilis	5	Has solidified himself as a top-5 third baseman
6	Mark Reynolds	6
7	Chipper Jones	7
8	Michael Young	8
9	Ryan Zimmerman	9
10	Chone Figgins	10
11	Jorge Cantu	12
12	Russell Branyan	13	His consistency might be baseball’s biggest surprise this year
13	Ian Stewart	11
14	Aubrey Huff	15
15	Scott Rolen	NR	Nifty little hitting streak; could glory days return?

Shortstops

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Hanley Ramirez	1	Last 10 games: .450 average, 5 HRs and an astounding 24 RBIs
2	Michael Young	5
3	Troy Tulowitzki	7	It’s only been a couple of hot weeks
4	Derek Jeter	3
5	Jimmy Rollins	2
6	Ben Zobrist	6
7	Alexei Ramirez	8
8	Miguel Tejada	4	Still performing; should probably be higher
9	Jason Bartlett	10
10	Stephen Drew	9
11	J.J. Hardy	12	Perhaps the most frustrating player to own/read in fantasy
12	Jhonny Peralta	11
13	Rafael Furcal	13
14	Gordon Beckham	NR	Rookie is showing he belongs; worth a speculative pickup
15	Clint Barmes	NR

Outfielders

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Ryan Braun	1
2	Carl Crawford	2
3	Matt Kemp	5
4	Jason Bay	3
5	Curtis Granderson	6
6	BJ Upton	12	UH OH—-HAPPY LEARNED HOW TO PUTT
7	Grady Sizemore	NR
8	Nick Markakis	7
9	Carlos Lee	4
10	Ichiro Suzuki	11
11	Alfonso Soriano	9
12	Torii Hunter	10
13	Justin Upton	13
14	Nelson Cruz	8
15	Hunter Pence	14
16	Matt Holliday	15	Owners are praying he gets traded soon
17	Adam Dunn	16
18	Brad Hawpe	18	A real unsung player this year; OPS of 1.004 so far
19	Nate McLouth	17
20	Jacoby Ellsbury	19
21	Adam Jones	20
22	Shane Victorino	22
23	Johnny Damon	23
24	Andre Ethier	28
25	Adam Lind	24	Looks like this guy is for real
26	Jermaine Dye	26
27	Jayson Werth	27
28	Alex Rios	21	Nightmare to own in H2H unless you’re deep in the OF
29	Bobby Abreu	30
30	Shin-Soo Choo	31
31	Corey Hart	25
32	Jay Bruce	29
33	Vladimir Guerrero	33
34	Nolan Reimold	36
35	Jason Kubel	34
36	Vernon Wells	NR
37	Michael Bourn	40
38	Luke Scott	32
39	Andrew McCutchen	38	Love the way this kid plays; future SB machine
40	Ryan Ludwick	35

Starting Pitchers

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Tim Lincecum	1
2	Dan Haren	3
3	Johan Santana	2	Has officially lost his grip as the top fantasy pitcher
4	Zack Greinke	4
5	Roy Halladay	NR
6	Chad Billingsley	5
7	Felix Hernandez	10	Finally living up to the King Felix moniker
8	Josh Beckett	6
9	CC Sabathia	9
10	Cole Hamels	7
11	Justin Verlander	8
12	Josh Johnson	11
13	Yovani Gallardo	12	Will be a NLCY in his future; only question is when?
14	Javier Vazquez	13
15	Matt Cain	14
16	Jered Weaver	16
17	Chris Carpenter	15
18	Cliff Lee	18
19	James Shields	17
20	Jon Lester	19
21	Roy Oswalt	22
22	Edwin Jackson	23
23	Johnny Cueto	21	Showing no signs of slowing down
24	Kevin Slowey	20
25	Ted Lilly	24
26	Scott Baker	26
27	A.J. Burnett	30
28	Adam Wainwright	25
29	Matt Garza	28
30	John Lackey	31
31	Ricky Nolasco	33	Congrats to those who held or bought low
32	John Danks	34
33	Scott Kazmir	NR
34	Derek Lowe	27
35	Aaron Harang	29
36	Jair Jurrjens	32
37	Clayton Kershaw	37
38	Tommy Hanson	41
39	Joba Chamberlain	36
40	Ubaldo Jimenez	44
41	David Price	35	Good last start, but control remains the issue
42	Kevin Millwood	46
43	Rich Harden	40
44	Carlos Zambrano	39
45	Gavin Floyd	43
46	Francisco Liriano	47	Keep an eye on him; have a hunch he’s about to heat up
47	Joe Saunders	42
48	Max Scherzer	NR
49	Kevin Correia	NR
50	Zach Duke	NR

Relievers

Rank	Player	Prev.	Comments
1	Joe Nathan	3	Notice that Nathan never seems to go through a slump?
2	Jonathan Broxton	1
3	Francisco Rodriguez	2
4	Heath Bell	5
5	Mariano Rivera	6
6	Jonathan Papelbon	4	Has issued more walks in 34 IP than he did in last two seasons
7	Joakim Soria	8	Quietly consistent again
8	Brian Fuentes	9
9	Francisco Cordero	10
10	Trevor Hoffman	7
11	Huston Street	11
12	Ryan Franklin	12
13	Bobby Jenks	13
14	Matt Capps	15
15	David Aardsma	18
16	Brian Wilson	16
17	Jose Valverde	19
18	Fernando Rodney	20
19	Andrew Bailey	17
20	Frank Francisco	14	If he could stay healthy he’d be way up this list
21	Brad Lidge	NR
23	George Sherrill	21
24	Mike Gonzalez	22
25	J.P. Howell	27
26	Kerry Wood	24
27	Kevin Gregg	25
28	Chad Qualls	23
29	Rafael Soriano	28
30	Leo Nunez	NR	He’d hold on to Florida’s closing job if given the chance

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