Fantasy Baseball: 2010 AL OF dynasty/keeper rankings.

by Ian, yo on Oct 7, 2009 9:03 PM EDT in Baseball

1. Carl Crawford- 2008 an off year? I think so.

2. Grady Sizemore- Could easily be number one, but injury drops him down. Who knows how he'll bounce back.

3. Adam Lind- 3/100/.300 is entirely possible again after a breakout 2009.

4. Jacoby Ellsbury- Basically a cheaper Carl Crawford, with more steals.

5. Jason Bay- Free agent to be. Value relies on where he signs.

6. Nick Markakis- Consistent four category producer.

7. Ben Zobrist- Lots of non-believers, but I have faith. 90 runs, 25 HR, 90 RBI, 15 SB potential.

8. Curtis Granderson- 30 HR, 90 runs and 20 SBs are possible again. 2009 low average due to low BABIP.

9. Ichiro Suzuki- Missed time in 2009 and still put up good speed and average.

10. Josh Hamilton- The upside is too much to ignore, yet couldn't keep healthy in 2009.

11. B.J. Upton- Don't expect a repeat of his fluke 2007 season but don't expect another flukey season like 2009.

12. Bobby Abreu- Consistently scores 100 runs, drive in 100 RBI and hits near .290. Steals and HR a plus. Age and pending free agency drops value.

13. Nelson Cruz- 30 HR potential again with 15+ SBs. Runs and RBIs dependant on playing time.

14. Shin-Soo Choo- 20/20/.300. Should benefit better with Sizemore in the lineup for a full season.

15. Adam Jones- Breakout 2009 shortened by injury. In a full season, should hit 20-25 HR and steal 10-15 bases. Average could remain .270-.290.

16. Carlos Quentin- Didn't even accumulate 400 ABs and hit 21 HR and was bothered by injury for a good portion of the season. .236 due in large part by .223 BABIP.

17. Johnny Damon- Remained valuable in 2009 despite lack of stolen bases. Age and pending free agency drop value.

18. Torii Hunter- Missed significant time in 2009 and still put up numbers in line with career averages.

19. Michael Cuddyer- Large spike in FB/HR ratio but 30 HR upside is hard to ignore later in drafts.

20. Denard Span- Ability to hit .300 with 90+ runs and 20+ SBs. Only 25 years old as well.

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Id prolly give Adam a bump up a little and im not ready to inrest that high of a pick to Lind. other then that looks fine.

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by msufan23 on Oct 7, 2009 11:07 PM EDT reply actions

Whoops. Let's try again

Sizemore is still #1 in my book, he put up some good numbers towards his season ending injury and at 100% next year I fully expect 30-30. Crawford could take #2 and Lind #3 if they repeat their seasons. Ellsbury #4? I don’t think so, his BABIP is high, probably due to his speed as well as his luck but I’m going to go bold and say he regresses to his 2008 campaign. I’d rank Markakis and Bay ahead of him and Zobrist if he can somehow repeat this ridiculous season.

My top 20 would look like this:
1 – Sizemore
2 – Crawford
3 – Markakis
4 – Zobrist
5 – Bay
6 – Cruz
7 – Ichiro
8 – Ellsbury
9 – Jones
10 – Hamilton

Sleeper alert: First half player – Jermaine Dye he was amazing in the first half then he forgot how to hit. But he was definitely top 10 in the first half

by Ha_v_oc on Oct 8, 2009 12:56 AM EDT reply actions