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2005 Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings

November 24, 2004
Author: Mitch Bartlett


Rating: 9.2 out of 10
Total votes: 131

Yep, I'm all ready for next year. Here are the current player rankings for the 2005 Fantasy Baseball Season.

1 Albert Pujols - 1B - StL Dominates 4 categories.
2 Carlos Beltran - OF Power Hitter with speed.
3 Alex Rodriguez - 3B No longer qualifies at SS.
4 Vladamir Guererro - OF - Ana Could improve even more this season.
5 Adrian Beltre - 3B - LA Finally what we expected all along.
6 Bobby Abreu - OF - Phi 5 category threat.
7 Johan Santana - P - Min Proved he belonged in the rotation all along.
8 Manny Ramirez - OF, DH - Bos World Series MVP
9 Barry Bonds - OF - SF Steroid controversy a concern
10 Miguel Tejada - SS - Bal Best at his position
11 Alfonso Soriano - 2B - Tex Slow second half a concern
12 David Ortiz - 1B, DH - Bos Mr. Clutch
13 Todd Helton - 1B - Col Own the average category
14 Jim Edmonds - OF - StL Can he stay injury free?
15 Mark Prior - P - ChN See Above
16 Jim Thome - 1B - Phi Another super first baseman.
17 Roy Halladay - P - Tor Should return to 2003 form.
18 Randy Johnson - P - Ari Didn't have many wins, but still dominated.
19 Scott Rolen - 3B - StL If only his defensive numbers counted too.
20 Melvin Mora - 3B, OF - Bal 2004 Fantasy baseball free agent acquisition of the year.
21 Jason Schmidt - SP - SF Strained groin should be healed.
22 Roger Clemens - SP - Hou Hopefully he won't retire.
23 Kerry Wood - SP - ChN Will break 20 wins one day.
24 Gary Sheffield - OF,DH - NYY Should recover from injuries.
25 Mark Teixeira - 1B, 3B - Tex Only gets better.
26 Aramis Ramirez - 3B - ChN Has broken out.
27 Richie Sexon - 1B - Ari Is the shoulder better? We thinks so.
28 Eric Gagne - RP - LA Automatic when it comes to saves
29 Brad Lidge - RB - Hou That many strikeouts as a closer?
30 Adam Dunn - 1B,OF - Cin Potential to hit even more homers than ever.
31 Derek Jeter - SS - NYY Won't start as slow as he did last year.
32 Carl Crawford - OF - TB Stolen base and Batting average consistency
33 Curt Schilling - SP - Bos Is that tendon healed?
34 Ichiro Suzuki - OF - Sea Average, speed, and runs.
35 Roy Oswalt - SP - Hou Really has improved.
36 Nomar Garciaparra - SS - ChN Injuries a concern.
37 J.D. Drew - OF - Atl New scenery rejuvenated his career.
38 Ben Sheets - SP - Mil Performs well even on that team.
39 Armando Benitez - RP - Fla Excelled to what we expected him to be.
40 Pedro Martinez - SP - Bos On the decline.
41 Vernon Wells - OF - Tor 2004 uncharacteristic.
42 Carlos Zambrano - SP - ChN Could surpass Prior and Wood on that team.
43 Mariano Rivera - RP - NYY Still churns out the saves.
44 Lance Berkman - OF- Hou Found his swing in the post-season.
45 Paul Konerko - 1B - ChA Improved as the season went along.
46 Jason Giambi - 1B - NYY The Yankees need you!
47 Garrett Anderson - OF - Ana What happened here?
48 Hideki Matsui - OF - NYY Consistent
49 Johnny Damon - OF - Bos What an idiot!
50 Jeff Bagwell - 1B - Hou Numbers were low, but could rebound.
51 Michael Young - SS - Tex No longer qualifies at 2B.
52 Carlos Lee - OF - ChA Takes a while to warm up.
53 Miguel Cabrera - 3B, OF - Fla Still young.
54 Sean Casey - 1B - Cin 44 doubles in 2004.
55 Aubrey Huff - 1B, 3B, OF, DH - TB Many positions makes him more valuable.
56 Orlando Cabrera - SS - Bos Hasn't even come near his potential yet.
57 Jimmy Rollins - SS - Phi 5 category player… for SS
58 Ivan Rodriguez - C - Det When will he be taken seriously?
59 Josh Beckett - SP - Fla
60 Derek Lee - 1B - ChN Doesn't run anymore.
61 Kaz Matsui - SS - NYM Has 3 games at 2B too.
62 Hank Blalock - 3B - Tex Lefty split a concern.
63 Jake Peavy - SP - SD Strong, young arm.
64 Javier Vazquez - SP
65 Aaron Rowand - OF - ChA 2005's Joe Crede. Hopefully with better results.
66 Matt Clement - SP - ChN Needs to get more run support.
67 Carlos Delgado - Tor - 1B See Vernon Wells.
68 Sammy Sosa - OF - ChN Sammy can rebound.
69 Oliver Perez - SP - Pit
70 Brett Boone - 2B - Sea
71 Joe Nathan - RP - Min Strong closer.
72 Moises Alou - OF - ChN Getting older.
73 Mike Mussina - SP - NYY
74 Francisco Cordero - RP - Tex
75 Jeff Kent - 2B - Hou
76 Andrew Jones - OF - Atl
77 Javy Lopez - C - Bal Starting to age, but he's a catcher.
78 Marcus Giles - 2B - Atl
79 Lyle Overbay - 1B - Mil Doubles will turn into homers.
80 Mike Piazza - C, 1B, NYM Still a good catcher.
81 Adam Eaton - SP - SD
82 Vinny Castilla - 3B - Col
83 Jeromy Burnitz - OF - Col Colorado is perfect stage for him.
84 Juan Pierre - OF - Fla Grab him if you lack SB's this late.
85 Edgar Renteria - SS - Stl Where will he end up?
86 Mark Loretta - 2B - SD
87 Victor Martinez - C - Cle
88 Preston Wilson - OF - Col Don't grab him if he's shipped out of Colorado.
89 Scott Podsednik - OF - Mil Stolen bases are more valuable than homers.
90 Keith Foulke - RP - Bos He is not an elite closer.
91 Francisco Rodriguez - RP - Ana Has the chance to close now.
92 Mark Mulder - SP - Oak
93 John Smoltz - RP - Atl
94 Chipper Jones - OF, 3B - Atl Back at third base.
95 Jorge Posada - C - NYY
96 Octavio Dotel - RP - Oak Sometimes shaky closer.
97 Eric Chavez - 3B - Oak
98 Mike Lowell - 3B - Fla
99 Barry Zito - SP - Oak Second straight less than stellar season.
100 Jason Varitek - C - Bos No after round 10? Grab him.
101 Sean Green - OF - LA
102 Larry Walker - OF - Stl He can hit outside of Coors too.
103 Freddy Garcia - SP - ChA
104 Carl Pavano - SP - Fla
105 Mike Sweeney - 1B - KC
106 Livan Hernandez - SP - Was New city could rejuvenate this franchise.
107 Billy Wagner - RP - Phi
108 Brian Giles - OF - SD Not sure what happened here.
109 Jose Reyes - SS, 2B - NYM Hamstring injuries a concern.
110 Jason Bay - OF - Pit ROY could get better.
111 Tony Bautista - 3B - Was
112 Matt Lawton - OF, DH - Cle
113 Rich Harden - SP - Oak Maybe the best Oakland starter now.
114 Mark Buehrle - SP - ChA
115 Tim Hudson - SP - Oak
116 Eddie Guardado - RP - Sea Is he healthy?
117 Rafael Furcal - SS - Atl
118 Eric Milton - SP - Min
119 Jason Isringhausen - RP - StL
120 Trevor Hoffman - RP - SD
121 Corey Patterson - OF - ChN Needs to learn better plate dicipline.
122 Jon Lieber - SP - NYY He's back.
123 Greg Maddux - SP - ChN
124 Craig Wilson - 1B, OF - Pit The next Adam Dunn. Has 4 games at catcher.
125 Phil Nevin - 1B - SD
126 Carlos Guillen - 3B, SS - Det Is he a fluke?
127 Torii Hunter - OF - Min
128 Geoff Jenkins - OF - Mil
129 Brian Roberts - 2B - Bal
130 Bartolo Colon - SP - Ana
131 Matt Morris - SP - Stl
132 Magglio Ordonez - OF Have injuries finished him?
133 Casey Blake - 1B, 3B - Cle
134 Erubiel Durazo - 1B, DH - Oak
135 Pedro Feliz - 1B, 3B, SS - SF
136 Travis Hafner - 1B, DH - Cle
137 Steve Finley - OF - LA
138 Jose Guillen - OF - Ana
139 Jaret Wright - SP - Atl
140 Aaron Boone - 3B
141 Jeff Weaver - SP - LA
142 Danny Kolb - RP - Mil
143 Jason Kendall - C - Pit Offers consistency but no power.
144 Troy Percival - RP Will close wherever he lands.
145 Luis Gonzalez - OF - Ari
146 Angel Berroa - SS - KC Will the 2003 ROY rebound?
147 Andy Pettitte - P - Hou
148 Richard Hidalgo - OF - NYM
149 Matt Mantei - RP - Ari A injury risk.
150 Frank Thomas - 1B - ChA
151 Randy Winn - OF - TB
152 Jacque Jones - OF - Min
153 Eric Byrnes - OF - OF
154 Kenny Rogers - SP - Tex Age defies him
155 Braden Looper - RP - NYM Sometimes loopy.
156 Laynce Nix - OF - Tex Does he fit in the Texas OF situation?
157 Ken Griffey Jr. - OF - Cin Still waiting for him to be moved to first base.
158 Jerry Hairston - 2B - Bal
159 Derek Lowe - SP - Bos May go higher because post-season made him overrated.
160 Jose Castillo - 2B - Fla
161 Pat Burrell - OF - Phi Let's try him one more time.
162 John Thompson - SP - Atl
163 Brian Lawrence - SP - SD Pitches in Petco makes him valuable.
164 Randy Wolf - SP - Phi
165 Dmitri Young - OF - Det Similar numbers to Lowell. Not at 3B anymore.
166 Ugueth Urbina - RP - Det
167 Corey Koskie - 3B - Min
168 Todd Walker - 2B Good if he gets a starting gig.
169 Bernie Williams - OF - NYY Could find himself DHing
170 Jeff Suppan - SP - Stl
171 Russ Ortiz - SP - Ana
172 David Wells - SP
173 Eric Hinske - 3B - Tor Thumb injury still an issue?
174 Austin Kearns - OF - Cin
175 Danny Baez - RP - TB
176 Dontrelle Willis - SP - Fla Hitters have him figured out.
177 Jose Mesa - RP - Pit Will he lose it again?
178 Jarrod Washburn - SP - Ana
179 John Lackey - SP - Ana
180 Milton Bradley - OF - LA
181 Robb Nen - RP - SF
182 Jose Contreras - SP - ChA New team may be what he needed.
183 Odalis Perez - SP
184 Lew Ford - OF - Min
185 Bronson Arroyo - SP - Bos
186 Kris Benson - SP - Pit
187 Ray Durham - 2B - SF A good option at 2B when he's healthy.
188 Jorge Julio - RP - Bal
189 Ryan Klesko - OF - SD
190 Juan Encarnacion - OF - Fla
191 Miguel Bautista - SP - Tor
192 Tom Glavine - SP -NYM
193 Adam Kennedy - 2B - Ana 2B not a deep position.
194 Bill Mueller - 3B - Bos
195 Cliff Lee - SP - Cle
196 Brad Wilkerson - 1B, OF - Was
197 Craig Biggio - OF - Hou We say 1 more year…. Again.
198 Mike Cameron - OF - NYM
199 Chone Figgins - 2B, 3B, SS - Ana Speeeeeeeeed.
200 Tony Womack - 2B, SS - Stl Just barely makes the player rankings because he plays 2B and SS.

 

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