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I have made some changes to my Top 200 Rankings for 2013, and here is a summary of the changes made, and my reasons why:
1. Carl Crawford, LAD
I moved Crawford down from 80 to 113 due to his recent setback in his rehab from Tommy John surgery.
2. Curtis Granderson, NYY
I moved Granderson down from 27 to 41 due to his recent broken forearm injury. He should be back in May, and assuming he has no setbacks, he should still hit close to 30 home runs and steal 20 bases.
3. David Murphy, TEX
Murphy was not included in my initial Top 200 Rankings, but he was an oversight, and I have placed him at spot 152, as I think he can have a breakout year in the revamped Rangers lineup.
4, Alex Gordon, KC
I moved Gordon up around 20 spots from 78 to 59. I think we see him hit .290-.300 with close to 20 HRs, 100 runs, 75-80 RBI and around 15 stolen bases, or close to his 2011 production.
5. Ryan Howard, PHI
I moved Howard up from 92 to 78, after a conversation I had with a fantasy owner in one of my NL-only leagues last Friday. He convinced me that despite Howard's low batting average, he should be good for 30+ HRs and 100+ RBI in the Phillies lineup this season.
6. David Ortiz, BOS
I realized Ortiz was ranked too low at 162, so I moved him up quite a bit to 114. This ranking assumes Ortiz will be healthy all season, as I think he can put up 25+ HRs, 90+ RBI and a .280+ batting average for fantasy owners in 2013.
With that said, here are my updated Top 200 Rankings for 2013:
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Pos |
1 |
Ryan Braun |
MIL |
OF |
2 |
Miguel Cabrera |
DET |
3B |
3 |
Mike Trout |
LAA |
OF |
4 |
Robinson Cano |
NYY |
2B |
5 |
Matt Kemp |
LAD |
OF |
6 |
Andrew McCutchen |
PIT |
OF |
7 |
Prince Fielder |
DET |
1B |
8 |
Carlos Gonzalez |
COL |
OF |
9 |
Troy Tulowitzki |
COL |
SS |
10 |
Joey Votto |
CIN |
1B |
11 |
Justin Upton |
ATL |
OF |
12 |
Giancarlo Stanton |
MIA |
OF |
13 |
Albert Pujols |
LAA |
1B |
14 |
Clayton Kershaw |
LAD |
SP |
15 |
Justin Verlander |
DET |
SP |
16 |
Hanley Ramirez |
LAD |
SS |
17 |
Josh Hamilton |
LAA |
OF |
18 |
Ryan Zimmerman |
WAS |
3B |
19 |
David Wright |
NYM |
3B |
20 |
Jason Heyward |
ATL |
OF |
21 |
Buster Posey |
SFG |
C/1B |
22 |
Evan Longoria |
TB |
3B |
23 |
Edwin Encarnacion |
TOR |
1B |
24 |
Adrian Gonzalez |
LAD |
1B |
25 |
B.J. Upton |
ATL |
OF |
26 |
Bryce Harper |
WAS |
OF |
27 |
Jay Bruce |
CIN |
OF |
28 |
Yoenis Cespedes |
OAK |
OF |
29 |
Adrian Beltre |
TEX |
3B |
30 |
Ben Zobrist |
TB |
IF/OF |
31 |
Dustin Pedroia |
BOS |
2B |
32 |
Jose Reyes |
TOR |
SS |
33 |
Adam Jones |
BAL |
OF |
34 |
Jose Bautista |
TOR |
OF |
35 |
Starlin Castro |
CHC |
SS |
36 |
David Price |
TB |
SP |
37 |
Felix Hernandez |
SEA |
SP |
38 |
Cole Hamels |
PHI |
SP |
39 |
Cliff Lee |
PHI |
SP |
40 |
Curtis Granderson |
NYY |
OF |
41 |
Zack Greinke |
LAD |
SP |
42 |
Matt Holliday |
STL |
OF |
43 |
Allen Craig |
STL |
1B/OF |
44 |
Yu Darvish |
TEX |
SP |
45 |
Jered Weaver |
LAA |
SP |
46 |
Aramis Ramirez |
MIL |
3B |
47 |
Jacoby Ellsbury |
BOS |
OF |
48 |
Chase Headley |
SD |
3B |
49 |
Matt Cain |
SFG |
SP |
50 |
Madison Bumgarner |
SFG |
SP |
51 |
Ian Kinsler |
TEX |
2B |
52 |
Carlos Santana |
CLE |
C/1B |
53 |
Mark Teixeira |
NYY |
1B |
54 |
Craig Kimbrel |
ATL |
CL |
55 |
CC Sabathia |
NYY |
SP |
56 |
Gio Gonzalez |
WAS |
SP |
57 |
Paul Goldschmidt |
ARI |
1B |
58 |
Aaron Hill |
ARI |
2B |
59 |
Alex Gordon |
KC |
OF |
60 |
Jason Kipnis |
CLE |
2B |
61 |
Alex Rios |
CHW |
OF |
62 |
Desmond Jennings |
TB |
OF |
63 |
Austin Jackson |
DET |
OF |
64 |
Billy Butler |
KC |
1B |
65 |
Michael Bourn |
CLE |
OF |
66 |
Paul Konerko |
CHW |
1B |
67 |
Brandon Phillips |
CIN |
2B |
68 |
Eric Hosmer |
KC |
1B |
69 |
Ike Davis |
NYM |
1B |
70 |
Ian Desmond |
WAS |
SS |
71 |
Shin Soo-Choo |
CIN |
OF |
72 |
Joe Mauer |
MIN |
1B |
73 |
Adam LaRoche |
WAS |
1B |
74 |
Yadier Molina |
STL |
C |
75 |
Jose Altuve |
HOU |
2B |
76 |
Brett Lawrie |
TOR |
3B |
77 |
Josh Willingham |
MIN |
OF |
78 |
Mark Trumbo |
LAA |
OF |
79 |
Ryan Howard |
PHI |
1B |
80 |
Mat Latos |
CIN |
SP |
81 |
Max Scherzer |
DET |
SP |
82 |
Jimmy Rollins |
PHI |
SS |
83 |
Kris Medlen |
ATL |
SP |
84 |
Carlos Beltran |
STL |
OF |
85 |
Adam Wainwright |
STL |
SP |
86 |
R.A. Dickey |
TOR |
SP |
87 |
Nick Swisher |
CLE |
OF/1B |
88 |
Andre Ethier |
LAD |
OF |
89 |
Nick Markakis |
BAL |
OF |
90 |
Victor Martinez |
DET |
C/DH |
91 |
Pablo Sandoval |
SFG |
3B |
92 |
Matt Moore |
TB |
SP |
93 |
Jordan Zimmermann |
WAS |
SP |
94 |
Anthony Rizzo |
CHC |
1B |
95 |
Matt Wieters |
BAL |
C |
96 |
Miguel Montero |
ARI |
C |
97 |
Chase Utley |
PHI |
2B |
98 |
Johnny Cueto |
CIN |
SP |
99 |
Aroldis Chapman |
CIN |
SP |
100 |
Chris Sale |
CHW |
SP |
101 |
Hiroki Kuroda |
NYY |
SP |
102 |
Rafael Soriano |
WAS |
CL |
103 |
Mariano Rivera |
NYY |
CL |
104 |
Freddie Freeman |
ATL |
1B |
105 |
Elvis Andrus |
TEX |
SS |
106 |
Pedro Alvarez |
PIT |
3B |
107 |
Melky Cabrera |
TOR |
OF |
108 |
Torii Hunter |
DET |
OF |
109 |
Dexter Fowler |
COL |
OF |
110 |
Alfonso Soriano |
CHC |
OF |
111 |
James Shields |
KC |
SP |
112 |
Carl Crawford |
LAD |
OF |
113 |
David Ortiz |
BOS |
DH |
114 |
Mike Moustakas |
KC |
3B |
115 |
Martin Prado |
ARI |
3B |
116 |
Carlos Gomez |
MIL |
OF |
117 |
Norichika Aoki |
MIL |
OF |
118 |
David Freese |
STL |
3B |
119 |
Rickie Weeks |
MIL |
2B |
120 |
Will Middlebrooks |
BOS |
3B |
121 |
Michael Morse |
SEA |
OF |
122 |
Hunter Pence |
SFG |
OF |
123 |
A.J. Burnett |
PIT |
SP |
124 |
Roy Halladay |
PHI |
SP |
125 |
Jonathan Papelbon |
PHI |
CL |
126 |
Danny Espinosa |
WAS |
2B |
127 |
Manny Machado |
BAL |
3B |
128 |
Corey Hart |
MIL |
OF |
129 |
Yovani Gallardo |
MIL |
SP |
130 |
Brett Anderson |
OAK |
SP |
131 |
Neil Walker |
PIT |
2B |
132 |
Derek Jeter |
NYY |
SS |
133 |
Nelson Cruz |
TEX |
OF/1B |
134 |
Ryan Ludwick |
CIN |
OF |
135 |
Jayson Werth |
WAS |
OF |
136 |
Chris Carter |
HOU |
IB/DH |
137 |
Chris Davis |
BAL |
1B/OF |
138 |
Kyle Seager |
SEA |
3B/2B |
139 |
Todd Frazier |
CIN |
3B |
140 |
Wilin Rosario |
COL |
C/DH |
141 |
Sal Perez |
KC |
C |
142 |
Josh Rutledge |
COL |
2B |
143 |
Brett Gardner |
NYY |
OF |
144 |
Starling Marte |
PIT |
OF |
145 |
Asdrubal Cabrera |
CLE |
SS |
146 |
Mike Napoli |
BOS |
C/1B |
147 |
Jesus Montero |
SEA |
C/DH |
148 |
Brian McCann |
ATL |
C |
149 |
J.J. Hardy |
BAL |
SS |
150 |
Dustin Ackley |
SEA |
2B |
151 |
Josh Reddick |
OAK |
OF |
152 |
Jeff Samardzija |
CHC |
SP |
153 |
David Murphy |
TEX |
OF |
154 |
Tim Lincecum |
SFG |
SP |
155 |
Doug Fister |
DET |
SP |
156 |
Shane Victorino |
BOS |
OF/1B |
157 |
Michael Cuddyer |
COL |
OF |
158 |
Angel Pagan |
SFG |
OF |
159 |
Cameron Maybin |
SD |
OF |
160 |
Lorenzo Cain |
KC |
OF |
161 |
Adam Eaton |
ARI |
OF |
162 |
Alcides Escobar |
KC |
SS |
163 |
Alexei Ramirez |
CHW |
SS |
164 |
Jason Kubel |
ARI |
OF |
165 |
Jon Lester |
BOS |
SP |
166 |
Jake Peavy |
CHW |
SP |
167 |
CJ Wilson |
LAA |
SP |
168 |
Jarrod Parker |
OAK |
SP |
169 |
Fernando Rodney |
TB |
CL |
170 |
Michael Saunders |
SEA |
OF |
171 |
Denard Span |
WAS |
OF |
172 |
Dan Uggla |
ATL |
2B |
173 |
Brandon Morrow |
TOR |
SP |
174 |
Matt Harvey |
NYM |
SP |
175 |
Adam Dunn |
CHW |
DH |
176 |
Colby Rasmus |
TOR |
OF |
177 |
Cody Ross |
ARI |
OF |
178 |
Anibal Sanchez |
DET |
SP |
179 |
Ian Kennedy |
ARI |
SP |
180 |
Ryan Vogelsong |
SFG |
SP |
181 |
Jon Niese |
NYM |
SP |
182 |
Tim Hudson |
ATL |
SP |
183 |
Homer Bailey |
CIN |
SP |
184 |
Josh Beckett |
LAD |
SP |
185 |
Dayan Viciedo |
CHW |
OF |
186 |
Ryan Doumit |
MIN |
DH/OF |
187 |
Jason Motte |
STL |
CL |
188 |
Joe Nathan |
TEX |
CL |
189 |
Josh Johnson |
TOR |
SP |
190 |
Dan Haren |
WAS |
SP |
191 |
Lance Lynn |
STL |
SP |
192 |
Phil Hughes |
NYY |
SP |
193 |
J.J. Putz |
ARI |
CL |
194 |
Justin Ruggiano |
MIA |
OF |
195 |
Garrett Jones |
PIT |
1B/OF |
196 |
Alejandro De Aza |
CHW |
OF |
197 |
Ben Revere |
PHI |
OF |
198 |
Mike Minor |
ATL |
SP |
199 |
Coco Crisp |
OAK |
OF |
200 |
Justin Morneau |
PHI |
OF |