2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: First Base

RANK	PLAYER	$	TIER
1	Joey Votto	36	1
2	Prince Fielder	34	1
3	Albert Pujols	33	1
4	Adrian Gonzalez	30	1
5	Billy Butler	28	2
6	Edwin Encarnacion	26	2
7	Freddie Freeman	22	2
8	Paul Konerko	19	3
9	Adam LaRoche	19	3
10	Anthony Rizzo	18	3
11	Paul Goldschmidt	16	3
12	Eric Hosmer	15	4
13	Ryan Howard	14	4
14	Allen Craig	14	4
15	Mark Teixeira	12	4
16	Ike Davis	11	4
17	Justin Morneau	11	4
18	Corey Hart	10	4
19	Brandon Belt	10	5
20	Brandon Moss	9	5
21	Kendrys Morales	9	5
22	Lance Berkman	8	5
23	Chris Davis	8	5
24	Garrett Jones	8	5
25	Mark Reynolds	7	5
26	Chris Parmelee	7	5
27	Chris Carter	6	5
28	Justin Smoak	5	5
29	Mitch Moreland	5	5
30	Tyler Colvin	4	5
31	Brett Wallace	4	5
32	Carlos Pena	3	6
33	James Loney	2	6
34	Yonder Alonso	2	6
35	Adam Lind	2	6
36	Todd Helton	1	6
37	Gaby Sanchez	1	6
38	Casey Kotchman	1	7
39	Tyler Moore	1	7
40	Darin Ruf	1	7
41	Mike Adams	1	7
42	Ty Wiggington	0	7
43	Brett Pill	0	7
44	Mike Carp	0	7
45	Daric Barton	0	7

Top 10 LA Angels Right Now

1 1B Albert Pujols
2 SP Jered Weaver
3 SP Dan Haren
4 SP CJ Wilson
5 RF Torii Hunter
6 SS Erick Aybar
7 2B Howard Kendrick
8 3B Mark Trumbo
9 RP Jordan Walden
10 SP Ervin Santana
HM: Morales, Wells, Abreu, Bourjos, Downs

2012 Fantasy Baseball- 1B Rankings

RANK	PLAYER	TIER	ROUND	$	STOCK
1	Miguel Cabrera	1	1	43	Up
2	Albert Pujols	1	1	41	Same
3	Joey Votto	1	1	40	Up
4	Adrian Gonzalez	1	1	38	Up
5	Prince Fielder	2	1	36	Up
6	Mark Teixeira	2	2	30	Same
7	Paul Konerko	3	3	23	Same
8	Eric Hosmer	3	3	25	Up
9	Lance Berkman	3	5	20	Same
10	Freddie Freeman	3	6	17	Up
11	Carlos Lee	4	8	14	Down
12	Ike Davis	4	9	12	Up
13	Ryan Howard	4	11	12	Same
14	Gaby Sanchez	4	13	11	Same
15	Adam Lind	4	14	10	Same
16	Carlos Pena	4	14	10	Same
17	Paul Goldschmidt	4	15	9	Up
18	Brandon Belt	5	16	8	Up
19	Justin Morneau	5	17	7	Down
20	Kendrys Morelas	5	17	7	Down
21	Mark Trumbo	5	17	7	Up
22	Mitch Moreland	5	19	6	Up
23	Justin Smoak	5	20	5	Up
24	James Loney	5	22	5	Same
25	Adam LaRoche	5	23	5	Same
26	Todd Helton	6	24	4	Same
27	Brandon Allen	6	25	3	Up
28	Derrek Lee	6	27	1	Down
29	Anthony Rizzo	6	28	1	Up
30	Bryan LaHair	6	28	1	Up
31	Mat Gamel	6	29	1	Up
32	Brett Wallace	6	30	1	Up
33	Matt LaPorta	6	30	1	Same
34	Chris Davis	6	30	1	Same
35	Casey Kotchman	6	W	1	Same
36	Daric Barton	7	W	W	Same
37	Chris Carter	7	W	W	Up
38	Jason Giambi	7	W	W	Down
39	Lyle Overbay	7	W	W	Down
40	Brett Pill	7	W	W	Up
41	Chris Parlemee	7	W	W	Up

Over Under for 2012: Part 1

HITTING
Jose Bautista- 43.5 HR- Under
Miguel Cabrera- .344 AVG- Under
Robinson Cano: 39.5 HR- Over
Jacoby Ellsbury- 29.5 HR- Under
Carl Crawford- 99.5 Runs- Over
Albert Pujols- 40.5 HR- Over
Prince Fielder- 119.5 RBI- Over
Michael Bourn- 60.5 SB- Over
Joey Votto- 39.5 HR- Over
Jose Reyes- 49.5 SB- Under
Troy Tulowitzki- 39.5 HR- Over
Adrian Gonzalez- .330 AVG- Under
Matt Kemp- 39.5 HR- Over
Buster Posey- 25.5 HR- Over
Justin Upton- 109.5 RBI- Over
PITCHING
Justin Verlander- 19.5 Wins- Over
Roy Halladay- 2.35 ERA- Under
Tim Lincecum- 240 K- Over
Clayton Kershaw- 2.20 ERA- Over
Bronson Arroyo- 39.5 HR- Under
James Shields- 199.5 K- Over
David Price- 2.99 ERA- Under
Josh Beckett- 1.05 WHIP- Over
Doug Fister- 3.30 ERA- Under
Josh Johnson- 25.5 Starts- Over
Jose Valverde- 44.5 Saves- Under
Jordan Walden- 8.5 Blown Saves- Under
Johnny Venters- 34.5 Holds- Over

MORE HR: Pujols or Fielder: Fielder
MORE HR: Cabrera or Fielder: Cabrera
MORE HR: Cano or Granderson: Cano
MORE HR: Gonzlaez or Ellsbury: Gonzalez
MORE HR Votto or Kemp: Kemp

Cardinals Sign Carlos Beltran

The Cardinals have signed outfielder Carlos Beltran to a two year-26 million dollar contract a decent deal.  Beltran fits well with the Cardinals and will play more like he did with the Mets in recent years than the Giants last season.  He is sort of a replacement for Albert Pujols, in a way and he will be the great three hitter and player the Cards need to stay in contention and he won’t decline much during the duration of the deal.  He will play a pretty good right field and will be an above average defender in the two years.  I can’t say how much I like this deal for both sides and Beltran should have a very good and strong ending to his career.  He can hit in the NL Central too and at times it could look like he’s hitting back in his prime and he could very well be an all-star and the teams best hitter.  Watch out for a big 2012, especially at home for Beltran and him to be a very good Cardinal.  If the Cards make the postseason watch out too, because with him, they have a ton of great postseason performers, Beltran being the best.  Beltran-Holliday-Berkman is a great 3-4-5.

New Line-up

1. SS Rafael Furcal
2. CF Jon Jay
3. RF Carlos Beltran
4. LF Matt Holliday
5. 1B Lance Berkman
6. 3B David Freese
7. C Yadier Molina
8. 2B Skip Schumaker

I like it, looks a lot better with Beltran and though not the best, up there.

Angels Sign Albert Pujols

The Angels have signed future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols to a ten-year, over 250 million dollar deal, sure he’s overpayed but he’s the best player in baseball since Barry Bonds(and no steroids!).  First, a reflection on his Cardinal career, considering last year was his worst and he missed out on 100 RBI on the season for the first team that he would have gotten easily barring a wrist injury, he has had a great Cardinal career and dare I say this but he’s pretty close to being as good as Stan Musial was in St. Louis and if you take Pujols 11 years and compare to Musial’s it’s a toss-up, plus he won two World Series, very successful and I think I’d take Pujols over Musial, though Musial I respect a ton and was one of the greatest hitters ever.  It’s a huge loss to the Cards and it will cost them at least 10 wins and a lot more, but they will survive and maybe they will surprise me.  Here’s how Pujols Angels career should play out, years 1-6 worth the money, years 7-8 Still great but overpayed, years 9-10 still good but way overpayed.  Pujols will have a big first year in LA, not his best ever and he may still have more to come but Pujols will have a good year and bolster the Angels line-up a ton.  The angels are probably a little better than the Rangers now too and Pujols should have a great rest of his career there.  He wills till win a few more MVPs and will be feared.  He will give them a lot fo production and there is no chance he will be a bust.  He’s the best player in the MLB so the impact for now will be off the charts but in 6-8 years the deal might be a bit heavy, but a lot of good to come for Pujols and he will just hit, hit, and hit some more.  His defense will be above average and this is a great fit.  The whole line-up looks a lot better.  Expect over a 115 HR in the first 3 years of the deal and over 375 in all of it, plus a .325-ish batting average and a ton of RBI, greats stats

Pujols Rumors

Albert Oujols is getting multiple 10 year-200 million dollar offers, worth for now but at the end overpaying, but he still has seven or eight top of the NL (or AL maybe) season left in him, so it may just be worth it

• The Marlins have made the biggest push and if they could get Pujols, that would make them the best offense in the nL, if not MLB and Pujols can hit anywhere so there are really no concerns about him fitting anywhere but he could become a legend in Miami, not only for himself but the team and I see him doing very well and eht he always does if not better for Miami and he still has MVP seasons coming, Miami would get so much production
• I like him the best as a Cardinal and he probably would be best off going back here or to Miami,b ut he’d be better off in St. Louis and just pick up where he left off and have an amazing career and become a legend as a Cardinal, and pass Musial as the greatest Cardinal all-time
• I like the Cubs getting him a nd he could maybe do best here, at least as far as his power numbers
• I like him anywhere but the Angels is one of my least favorite destinations out of all these clubs.
• Bottom line is Pujols will be Pujols give or take a few adjustments to park and division factors which won’t affect his stats pretty much at all.  He will be a Hall Of Fame player anywhere, the team that gets him will be big winners.

Stuff To Look For This Meetings

Stuff That Could Happen:
BAILEY: Watch for Andrew Bailey to get traded, a strong candidate is the Mets I think but the Reds are also coming in strong as are many teams, but really who wouldn’t want a guy like this closing out the game for you, his future is bright and he’s already a strong closer as long as he can stay away from injuries.  Billy Beane better get a good return if he trades him.

MIAMI MARLINS: Up Heath bell and Jose Reyes the Marlins still have one more move in them, but they should be careful not to go too far and it should be a starter. For them to contend they need one more good arm, Sanchez to continue pitching at the level he did last year (more likely than not he will), Nolasco to find control (he may battle this but I like him winning his control back) and Josh Johnson to stay healthy.  Mark Buehrle OR CJ Wilson would be great but even

YANKEES: They’ll make a move, here’s a bold prediction.  They sign CJ Wilson for 5 years, $ 80 million dollars.

TRADED: I think joey Votto and James Shields will stay put and they should, Garza has a 50-50 shot a going somewhere though the Cubs should build around him even though he’s not the best fit there.  I think Gio Gonzalez will get traded and John Danks will get traded.   I could see Danks going to the Yankees, as could Wandy Rodriguez and Gonzalez may be the arm Miami gets if they strike out on Buehrle and Wilson.

FA: Pujols probably won’t sign here but I see him either going to the Cardinals, which is very likely or the Cubs with Miami having an outside chance.  I like Aramis to end up in a Angels, Tigers the Brewers, all are great fits.  Look for Prince to go tot he Cubs, best fit, Mariners, okay fit or Nationals, decent fit.

My GIBBY Award Ballot

Player Of The Year

1. OF Matt Kemp
2. OF Rya Braun
3. OF Jose Bautista
4. 1B Miguel Cabrera
5. OF Jacoby Ellsbury
6. 1B Prince Fielder
7. 1B Albert Pujols
8. OF Curtis Granderson
9. OF Justin Upton
10. 1B Adrian Gonzalez

SP Of Year

1. SP Justin Verlander
2. SP Clayton Kershaw
3. SP James Shields
4. SP Roy Halladay
5. SP CC Sabathia
6. SP Cliff Lee
7. SP Jered Weaver
8. SP Felix Hernandez
9. SP Ian Kennedy
10. SP CJ Wilson

ROY

1. SP Jeremy Hellickson
2. 1B Eric Hosmer
3. RP Craig Kimbrel
4. 1B Mark Trumbo
5. 1B Freddie Freeman
6. SP Vance Worely
7. 2B Danny Espinosa
8. SP Michael Pineda
9. SP Ivan Nova
10. 2B Jemile Weeks
11. 2B Dustin Ackley
12. RP Jordan Walden

Closer

1. Jose Valverde
2. Mariano Rivera
3. Craig Kimbrel
4. Joel Hanrahan
5. John Axford
6. Drew Storen
7. JJ Putz

Setup man

1. Eric O’Flarthey
2. David Robertson
3. Johnny Venters
4. Tyler Clippard
5. Joaquin Benoit
6. Mike Adams

Defensive Player

1. Jeff Francouer
2. Brett Gardner
3. Brandon Phillips
4. Andrew McCutchen
5. Jacoby Ellsbury
6. Cameron Maybin
7. BJ Upton
8. Mark Teixeira
9. Asdrubal Cabrera
10. Adam Jones
11. (Where’s Austin Jackson?, would’ve been No. 3)

Breakout

1. C Alex Avila
2. SP Ian Kennedy
3. SP Doug Fister
4. OF Mike Morse
5. RP Joel Hanrahan
6. OF Melky Cabrera
7. SP Justin Masterson
8. SP Ryan Vogelsong

Comeback Player

1. OF Lance Berkman
2. OF Jacoby Ellsbury
3. SP James Shields
4. SS JJ Hardy
5. C Russell Martin

WOW Factor

1. SS Jose Reyes
2. 2B Robinson Cano
3. OF Mike Stanton
4. SS Starlin Castro
5. OF Shane Victorino
6. SS Asdrubal Cabrera

Manager

1. Kirk Gibson
2. Tony La Russa
3. Joe Maddon
4. Jim Leyland
5. Ron Roenicke
6. Ron Washington
7. Charlie Manuel
8. Joe Girardi

GM

1. Dave Dombroski
2. Andrew Friedman
3. John Mozeliak
4. Kevin Towers
5. Jon Daniels
6. Doug Melvin
7. Ruben Amaro Jr
8. Brian Cashman

Postseason MVP

1. 3B David Freese
2. OF Nelson Cruz
3. C Mike Napoli
4. SP Chris Carpenter
5. 1B Albert Pujols

PLAY: Lillibridge’s Game Saving Grabs
MOMENT: Jeter’s 3,000th hit
PERFORMANCE: Verlander’s No-Hitter in Toronto
WALK-OFF: Longoria HR clinches Playoff Berth
POSTSEASON MOMENT: Freese’s Walk-Off HR in Game 6

Top 50 Free Agents with Preditions

1. 1B Albert Pujols- Cardinals
2. 1B Prince Fielder- Cubs
3. SS Jose Reyes- Giants
4. SP CJ Wilson- Yankees
5. 3B Aramis Ramirez- Tigers
6. SS Jimmy Rollins- Brewers
7. SP Yu Darvish- Yankees
8. SP Edwin Jackson- Nationals
9. OF Carlos Beltran- Phillies
10. RP Heath Bell- Padres
11. SP Mark Buehrle- White Sox
12. 3B Michael Cuddyer- Twins
13. SP Huroki Kuroda- Dodgers
14. RP Jonathan Paplebon- Red Sox
15. SP Roy Oswalt- Phillies
16. 1B Carlos Pena- Brewers
17. OF Josh Willingham- Red Sox
18. DH David Ortiz- Blue Jays
19. RP Ryan Madson- Phillies
20. SP Javier Vazquez- Marlins
21. OF Grady Sizemore- Marlins
22. OF Coco Crisp- White Sox
23. 2B Kelly Johnson- Cardinals
24. 2B Aaron Hill- Diamonbacks
25. OF David DeJesus- Indians
26. RP  Francisco Rodrriguez- Cardinals
27. OF Jason Kubel- Mariners
28. SP Erik Bedard- Royals
29. SP Hisashi Iwakuma- Twins
30. 1B Casey Kotchman- Rays
31. DH Vladimir Guerrero-  Orioles
32. DH Johnny Damon- Rays
33. C Ramon Hernandez- Pirates
34. SS Rafael Furcal- Cardinals
35. OF Juan Pierre- Padres
36. SP Joel Pinero- Cubs
37. SP Tsuyoshi Wasa- Orioles
38. SS Clint Barmes- Twins
39. 2B Jamey Carroll- Phillies
40. 2B Ramon Santiago- Tigers
41. RP Joe Nathan- Marlins
42. OF Cody Ross- Rockies
43. RP Jonathan Broxton- Yankees
44. OF Raul Ibanez- Athletics
45. SP Bartolo Colon- Yankees
46. SP Freddy Garcia- Mets
47. SP Chris Capuano- Angels
48. SP Paul Maholm- Mariners
49. RP Octavio Dotel- Cardinals
50. RP Kerry Wood- Cubs
51. 3B Wilson Betemit- Marlins