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2009 Diamond Draft Rankings and Dollar Values: Shortstop Print
Written by RotoExperts Team   

2009 Diamond Draft Rankings and Dollar Values: Shortstop
Values Generated by Diamond Draft Fantasy Baseball Software
Based on Projections for 5 X 5 Mixed Leagues as of February 15, 2009

The top three remain the same, but with another subpar year, Jimmy Rollins (SS, PHI) may slide down the rankings. An interesting option in 2009 is Rafael Furcal (SS, LAD). If healthy he could easily challenge the elite players, but back injuries are a huge concern. Shortstop is where position scarcity really kicks in, with many of the options that we are forced to roster actually producing negative value. You might be able to find a few steals lower in the rankings, but otherwise the cupboard is bare.

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RK
Player
Team
Elig.
$$
1
.
 Ramirez, Hanley
FLA
SS
31
2
.
 Reyes, Jose
NYM
SS
23
3
.
 Rollins, Jimmy
PHI
SS
17
4
.
 Ramirez, Alexei
CHW
2B,SS,OF
18
5
.
 Hardy, J.J.
MIL
SS
17
6
.
 Peralta, Jhonny
CLE
SS
15
7
.
 Drew, Stephen
ARI
SS
14
8
.
 Tulowitzki, Troy
COL
SS
13
9
.
 Tejada, Miguel
HOU
SS
10
10
.
 Jeter, Derek
NYY
SS
8
11
.
 Aviles, Mike
KC
2B,SS
8
12
.
 Escobar, Yunel
ATL
SS
6
13
.
 Young, Michael
TEX
SS
6
14
.
 Betancourt, Yuniesky
SEA
SS
5
15
.
 Cabrera, Asdrubal
CLE
2B,SS
4
RK
Player
Team
Elig.
$$
16
.
 Furcal, Rafael
LAD
SS
4
17
.
 Greene, Khalil
STL
SS
3
18
.
 Cabrera, Orlando
CHW
SS
1
19
.
 Renteria, Edgar
SF
SS
0
20
.
 Guzman, Cristian
WAS
SS
-1
21
.
 Theriot, Ryan
CHC
SS
-2
22
.
 Harris, Brendan
MIN
2B,SS
-2
23
.
 Lowrie, Jed
BOS
SS,3B
-6
24
.
 Bartlett, Jason
TB
SS
-6
25
.
 Keppinger, Jeff
CIN
SS
-7
26
.
 Crosby, Bobby
OAK
SS
-8
27
.
 Burriss, Emmanuel
SF
2B,SS
-8
28
.
 Zobrist, Ben
TB
SS
-8
29
.
 Scutaro, Marcos
TOR
2B,SS
-9
30
.
 Izturis, Maicer
LAA
2B,SS
-9

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2009 Diamond Draft Rankings and Dollar Values: Designated Hitter Print
Written by RotoExperts Team   

2009 Diamond Draft Rankings and Dollar Values: Designated Hitter
Values Generated by Diamond Draft Fantasy Baseball Software
Based on Projections for 5 X 5 Mixed Leagues as of February 15, 2009

Below is the list of players whose only eligibility is at the designated hitter position. As you can see the days of the fulltime DH seem to be a thing of the past. DHs can certainly provide value for your fantasy team, but be careful. Their lack of flexibility can cause some roster headaches down the road. Really, only the top four are worth considering for your mixed league roster. A lot of people were predicting a rebound from Travis Hafner (DH, CLE) in 2008. A lot of people got 'Pronked.' Care to take a similar gamble in 2009?

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Player
Team
Elig.
$$
1
 . Thome, Jim
CHW
DH
18
2
 . Ortiz, David
BOS
DH
9
3
 . Sheffield, Gary
DET
DH
4
4
 . Hafner, Travis
CLE
DH
2
8
 . Vidro, Jose
SEA
DH
-13
9
 . Floyd, Cliff
SD
DH
-14
10
 . Monroe, Craig
PIT
DH
-17
11
 . Sweeney, Mike
SEA
DH
-19
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2009 Diamond Draft Rankings and Dollar Values: Outfield Print
Written by RotoExperts Team   

2009 Diamond Draft Rankings and Dollar Values: Outfield
Values Generated by Diamond Draft Fantasy Baseball Software
Based on Projections for 5 X 5 Mixed Leagues as of February 15, 2009

Outfield seems to be a position of great depth, but by the end of a standard 12-team mixed draft, you're still forced to roster players with questionable outlooks. There are a handful of power/speed combos that provide your fantasy squad with a solid foundation and allow you to draft the best player later in the draft, without feeling the need to reach for certain categories. Sleepers abound here, with two of the most popular being Nelson Cruz (OF, TEX) and Shin-Soo Choo (OF, CLE). Are you a believer?

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RK
Player
Team
Elig.
$$
1
.
 Braun, Ryan M
MIL
OF
34
2
.
 Sizemore, Grady
CLE
OF
28
3
.
 Soriano, Alfonso
CHC
OF
27
4
.
 Hamilton, Josh
TEX
OF
27
5
.
 Upton, BJ
TB
OF
25
6
.
 Markakis, Nick
BAL
OF
24
7
.
 Quentin, Carlos
CHW
OF
23
8
.
 Bay, Jason
BOS
OF
23
9
.
 Ramirez, Manny
LAD
OF, DH
23
10
.
 Lee, Carlos
HOU
OF
23
11
.
 Hart, Corey
MIL
OF
23
12
.
 Kemp, Matt
LAD
OF
22
13
.
 Beltran, Carlos
NYM
OF
22
14
.
 Werth, Jayson
PHI
OF
20
15
.
 Pence, Hunter
HOU
OF
20
16
.
 Wells, Vernon
TOR
OF
20
17
.
 Granderson, Curtis
DET
OF
20
18
.
 Crawford, Carl
TB
OF
19
19
.
 Rios, Alex
TOR
OF
19
20
.
 Young, Chris
ARI
OF
19
21
.
 Ethier, Andre
LAD
OF
18
22
.
 Holliday, Matt
OAK
OF
18
23
.
 Dunn, Adam
FA
OF
18
24
.
 Dye, Jermaine
CHW
OF
18
25
.
 Ludwick, Ryan
STL
OF
18
RK
Player
Team
Elig.
$$
26
.
 Hunter, Torii
LAA
OF
17
27
.
 Guerrero, Vladimir
LAA
OF, DH
16
28
.
 Choo, Shin-Soo
CLE
OF
16
29
.
 Cruz, Nelson
TEX
OF
15
30
.
 Ordonez, Magglio
DET
OF
15
31
.
 Ellsbury, Jacoby
BOS
OF
15
32
.
 Bruce, Jay
CIN
OF
15
33
.
 Morales, Kendry
LAA
OF
14
34
.
 McLouth, Nate
PIT
OF
13
35
.
 Ross, Cody
FLA
OF
13
36
.
 Spilborghs, Ryan
COL
OF
12
37
.
 Jackson, Conor
ARI
OF, 1B
12
38
.
 Cuddyer, Michael
MIN
OF
12
39
.
 Ibanez, Raul
PHI
OF
12
40
.
 Matsui, Hideki
NYY
OF, DH
11
41
.
 Jones, Adam
BAL
OF
11
42
.
 Victorino, Shane
PHI
OF
11
43
.
 Swisher, Nick
NYY
OF, 1B
10
44
.
 Burrell, Pat
TB
OF
10
45
.
 Suzuki, Ichiro
SEA
OF
10
46
.
 Hermida, Jeremy
FLA
OF
10
47
.
 Damon, Johnny
NYY
OF, DH
10
48
.
 Upton, Justin
ARI
OF
10
49
.
 Abreu, Bobby
NYY
OF
9
50
.
 Drew, J.D.
BOS
OF
9

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2009 Diamond Draft Rankings and Dollar Values: Pitchers Print
Written by RotoExperts Team   

2009 Diamond Draft Rankings and Dollar Values: Pitchers
Values Generated by Diamond Draft Fantasy Baseball Software
Based on Projections for 5 X 5 Mixed Leagues as of February 15, 2009

Johan Santana's (SP, NYM) consistency and reliability once again have him sitting atop the fantasy rankings for pitchers. This year, though, he's got company in the form of young flamethrower, Tim Lincecum (SP, SF). Rostering one of these aces is never a bad thing, but a lesson we hope you learned in 2008, is that when pitching gets better and deeper in real life, it actually loses value in fantasy. With the depth that we now have at starting pitcher, you'll be able to hoard offense early, and still build a solid pitching staff in the mid to late portions of your draft.

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RK
Player
Pos.
Team
$$
1
.
 Santana, Johan
SP
NYM
27
2
.
 Lincecum, Tim
SP
SF
27
3
.
 Hamels, Cole
SP
PHI
25
4
.
 Sabathia, CC
SP
NYY
23
5
.
 Halladay, Roy
SP
TOR
22
6
.
 Webb, Brandon
SP
ARI
21
7
.
 Peavy, Jake
SP
SD
19
8
.
 Haren, Dan
SP
ARI
18
9
.
 Lester, Jon
SP
BOS
18
10
.
 Lee, Cliff
SP
CLE
16
11
.
 Matsuzaka, Daisuke
SP
BOS
15
12
.
 Harden, Rich
SP
CHC
15
13
.
 Oswalt, Roy
SP
HOU
15
14
.
 Billingsley, Chad
SP
LAD
15
15
.
 Greinke, Zack
SP
KC
14
16
.
 Wainwright, Adam
SP
STL
14
17
.
 Nathan, Joe
RP
MIN
13
18
.
 Shields, James
SP
TB
13
19
.
 Chamberlain, Joba
SP
NYY
13
20
.
 Myers, Brett
SP
PHI
13
21
.
 Beckett, Josh
SP
BOS
13
22
.
 Gallardo, Yovani
SP
MIL
13
23
.
 Soria, Joakim
RP
KC
13
24
.
 Duchscherer, Justin
SP
OAK
13
25
.
 Dempster, Ryan
SP
CHC
12
26
.
 Rivera, Mariano
RP
NYY
12
RK
Player
Pos
Team
$$
27
.
 Papelbon, Jonathan
RP
BOS
12
28
.
 Lilly, Ted
SP
CHC
12
29
.
 Lowe, Derek
SP
ATL
11
30
.
 Maine, John
SP
NYM
11
31
.
 Rodriguez, Francisco
RP
NYM
11
32
.
 Weaver, Jered
SP
LAA
11
33
.
 Burnett, AJ
SP
NYY
11
34
.
 Lackey, John
SP
LAA
11
35
.
 Vazquez, Javier
SP
ATL
11
36
.
 Garza, Matt
SP
TB
11
37
.
 Marmol, Carlos
RP
CHC
11
38
.
 Johnson, Josh
SP
FLA
10
39
.
 Liriano, Francisco
SP
MIN
10
40
.
 Zambrano, Carlos
SP
CHC
9
41
.
 Scherzer, Max
SP
ARI
9
42
.
 Young, Christopher
SP
SD
9
43
.
 Broxton, Jonathan
RP
LAD
9
44
.
 Valverde, Jose
RP
HOU
9
45
.
 Wang, Chien-Ming
SP
NYY
9
46
.
 Baker, Scott
SP
MIN
8
47
.
 Santana, Ervin
SP
LAA
8
48
.
 Jurrjens, Jair
SP
ATL
8
49
.
 Wood, Kerry
RP
CLE
8
50
.
 Bell, Heath
RP
SD
8
51
.
 Cain, Matt
SP
SF
8
52
.
 Fuentes, Brian
RP
LAA
8
53
.
 Johnson, Randy
SP
SF
8
54
.
 Verlander, Justin
SP
DET
8
RK
Player
Pos.
 Team
$$
55
.
 Danks, John
SP
CWS
7
56
.
 Price, David
SP
TB
7
57
.
 Lidge, Brad
RP
PHI
7
58
.
 Nolasco, Ricky
SP
FLA
7
59
.
 Bedard, Erik
SP
SEA
7
60
.
 Cordero, Francisco
RP
CIN
7
61
.
 Jenks, Bobby
RP
CWS
7
62
.
 Ryan, B.J.
RP
TOR
7
63
.
 Devine, Joey
RP
OAK
7
64
.
 Harang, Aaron
SP
CIN
7
65
.
 Qualls, Chad
RP
ARI
7
66
.
 Morrow, Brandon
SP
SEA
6
67
.
 Hernandez, Felix
SP
SEA
6
68
.
 Volquez, Edinson
SP
CIN
6
69
.
 Capps, Matt
RP
PIT
6
70
.
 Slowey, Kevin
SP
MIN
5
71
.
 Perez, Chris
RP
STL
5
72
.
 Sonnanstine, Andy
SP
TB
5
73
.
 Street, Huston
RP
COL
5
74
.
 Kawakami, Kenshin
SP
ATL
5
75
.
 Arredondo, Jose
RP
LAA
4
76
.
 Francisco, Frank
RP
TEX
4
77
.
 Gonzalez, Mike
RP
ATL
4
78
.
 Buehrle, Mark
SP
CWS
4
79
.
 Carpenter, Chris
SP
STL
4
80
.
 Carlson, Jesse
SP
TOR
4
RK
Player
Pos.
 Team
$$
81
.
 Litsch, Jesse
SP
TOR
4
82
.
 Jimenez, Ubaldo
SP
COL
3
83
.
 Meche, Gil
SP
KC
3
84
.
 Hanrahan, Joel
RP
WAS
3
85
.
 Kuo, Hong-chih
RP
LAD
3
86
.
 Wakefield, Tim
SP
BOS
3
87
.
 Wilson, Brian
RP
SF
3
88
.
 Guthrie, Jeremy
SP
BAL
3
89
.
 Kazmir, Scott
SP
TB
3
90
.
 Reyes, Anthony
SP
CLE
3
91
.
 Saunders, Joe
SP
LAA
3
92
.
 Thornton, Matt
RP
CWS
3
93
.
 Galarraga, Armando
SP
DET
3
94
.
 Hoffman, Trevor
RP
MIL
3
95
.
 Kershaw, Clayton
SP
LAD
3
96
.
 Kuroda, Hiroki
SP
LAD
3
97
.
 Bush, David
SP
MIL
2
98
.
 Lindstrom, Matt
RP
FLA
2
99
.
 Balfour, Grant
RP
TB
2
100
.
 Heilman, Aaron
RP
CHC
2
101
.
 Moyer, Jamie
SP
PHI
2
102
.
 Maholm, Paul
SP
PIT
2
103
.
 Pettitte, Andy
SP
NYY
2
104
.
 Wade, Cory
RP
LAD
2
105
.
 Perez, Oliver
SP
NYM
2
106
.
 Pelfrey, Mike
SP
NYM
1
107
.
 Sanchez, Jonathan
SP
SF
1
108
.
 Putz, J.J.
RP
NYM
1

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FANTASY BASEBALL: ORGANIZATIONAL TOP 10 FANTASY PROSPECTS: American League Print
Written by Jason Revelia, RotoExperts.com Minor League Editor   
Here at RotoExperts we are trying very hard to keep our Minor League coverage fantasy focused, so you won’t miss out on the Ryan Braun’s of the prospect world. The Top 10 Organizational lists have been compiled with fantasy viability being the only factor.
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