The SS position provides a lot of attractive options. There is considerable depth, especially in the NL, and the players provide an excellent source for SBs. Two players, Milwaukee's Bill Hall and Washignton's Felipe Lopez, who have an eye-popping category suffer in the rankings due to low AVGs. Hall's 35 HR lead all SS-eligibles, and Lopez's 44 SB are 3rd overall. With about 100 Runs each, either is an excellent value if you lose out on the nine or so players ranked better.
Arizona's Stephen Drew has the ability to jump to the Top 10 if he can maintain his 2006 performance over 162 games. His stolen base totals are not good enough to project him into the elite area, but he could certainly equal Edgar Renteria, a player who is decent in all categories but does not excel in any.
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Catchers
Firstbasemen
Secondbasemen
Mixed | AL-only | NL-only | ||||
1 | REYES JOSE | NYM | TEJADA MIGUEL | BAL | REYES JOSE | NYM |
2 | RAMIREZ HANLEY | FLA | JETER DEREK | NYY | ROLLINS JIMMY | PHI |
3 | ROLLINS JIMMY | PHI | YOUNG MICHAEL | TEX | RAMIREZ HANLEY | FLA |
4 | TEJADA MIGUEL | BAL | GUILLEN CARLOS | DET | FURCAL RAFAEL | LA |
5 | FURCAL RAFAEL | LA | LUGO JULIO | BOS | RENTERIA EDGAR | ATL |
6 | JETER DEREK | NYY | CABRERA ORLANDO | ANA | HALL BILL | MLW |
7 | YOUNG MICHAEL | TEX | BETANCOURT YUNIES | SEA | LOPEZ FELIPE | WAS |
8 | GUILLEN CARLOS | DET | CROSBY BOBBY | OAK | AURILIA RICH | SF |
9 | RENTERIA EDGAR | ATL | PERALTA JHONNY | CLE | VIZQUEL OMAR | SF |
10 | HALL BILL | MLW | URIBE JUAN | CWS | SANCHEZ FREDDY | PIT |
11 | LOPEZ FELIPE | WAS | PUNTO NICK | MIN | DREW STEPHEN | ARZ |
12 | LUGO JULIO | BOS | HILL AARON | TOR | TULOWITZKI TROY | COL |
13 | CABRERA ORLANDO | ANA | BARTLETT JASON | MIN | GREENE KHALIL | SD |
14 | VIZQUEL OMAR | SF | GONZALEZ ALEX | BOS | ECKSTEIN DAVID | STL |
15 | SANCHEZ FREDDY | PIT | BERROA ANGEL | KC | HARDY J.J. | MLW |
16 | AURILIA RICH | SF | ZOBRIST BEN | TB | GONZALEZ ALEX | CIN |
17 | CROSBY BOBBY | OAK | CLAYTON ROYCE | CIN | COUNSELL CRAIG | ARZ |
18 | PERALTA JHONNY | CLE | CINTRON ALEX | CWS | IZTURIS CESAR | CHC |
19 | DREW STEPHEN | ARZ | AYBAR ERICK | ANA | EVERETT ADAM | HOU |
20 | TULOWITZKI TROY | COL | GONZALEZ ALEX | KC | MILES AARON | STL |
21 | BETANCOURT YUNIES | SEA | SCUTARO MARCOS | OAK | BARMES CLINT | COL |
22 | URIBE JUAN | CWS | ADAMS RUSS | TOR | CEDENO RONNY | CHC |
23 | PUNTO NICK | MIN | ARIAS JOAQUIN | TEX | CALLASPO ALBERTO | ARZ |
24 | HILL AARON | TOR | ||||
25 | GONZALEZ ALEX | CIN | ||||
26 | GREENE KHALIL | SD | ||||
27 | BARTLETT JASON | MIN | ||||
28 | BERROA ANGEL | KC | ||||
29 | ZOBRIST BEN | TB | ||||
30 | ECKSTEIN DAVID | STL | ||||
31 | HARDY J.J. | MLW | ||||
32 | COUNSELL CRAIG | ARZ | ||||
33 | EVERETT ADAM | HOU | ||||
34 | CLAYTON ROYCE | CIN | ||||
35 | IZTURIS CESAR | CHC | ||||
36 | MILES AARON | STL | ||||
37 | CEDENO RONNY | CHC | ||||
38 | AYBAR ERICK | ANA | ||||
39 | CALLASPO ALBERTO | ARZ | ||||
40 | CINTRON ALEX | CWS | ||||
41 | ADAMS RUSS | TOR | ||||