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Here are the pre-season rankings for the American League closers.
- Jonathan Papelbon | Boston Red Sox
- Joe Nathan | Minnesota Twins
- J.J. Putz | Seattle Mariners
- Francisco Rodriguez | Los Angeles Angels
- Bobby Jenks | Chicago White Sox
- Mariano Rivera | New York Yankees
- Huston Street | Oakland Athletics
- Joakim Soria | Kansas City Royals
- Todd Jones | Detroit Tigers
- Troy Percival | Tampa Bay Rays
Update 2-1-2008 at 10:16 PM: The complete 2008 closer rankings are being maintained at the Fantasy Baseball Closer Rankings page.
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It’s a fantasy baseball given that says something to the effect of, 35%-45% of all the saves in MLB will come from players who went undrafted in your fantasy baseball draft. By saying that I’m telling you that, while important, ranking closers isn’t an exact science. And doing so two weeks prior to pitchers reporting to camp is foolish. Which is why I’m doing it.
Expect lots of movement on this list.
- Takashi Saito | Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jose Valverde | Houston Astros
- Francisco Cordero | Cincinnati Reds
- Billy Wagner | New York Mets
- Trevor Hoffman | San Diego Padres
- Chad Cordero | Washington Nationals
- Manuel Corpas | Colorado Rockies
- Jason Isringhausen | St. Louis Cardinals
- Brad Lidge | Philadelphia Phillies
- Rafael Soriano | Atlanta Braves
Update 2-1-2008 at 10:17 PM: The complete 2008 closer rankings are being maintained at the Fantasy Baseball Closer Rankings page.
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Let’s take a look at the pre-season fantasy baseball rankings for the top 20 starting pitchers in the National League.
- Johan Santana | New York Mets
- Jake Peavy | San Diego Padres
- Brandon Webb | Arizona Diamondbacks
- Cole Hamels | Philadelphia Phillies
- Dan Haren | Arizona Diamondbacks
- Aaron Harang | Cincinnati Reds
- Carlos Zambrano | Chicago Cubs
- Roy Oswalt | Houston Astros
- John Smoltz | Atlanta Braves
- Chris Young | San Diego Padres
- Brett Myers | Philadelphia Phillies
- Ben Sheets | Milwaukee Brewers
- Matt Cain | San Francisco Giants
- Rich Hill | Chicago Cubs
- Brad Penny | Los Angeles Dodgers
- Yovani Gallardo | Milwaukee Brewers
- Jeff Francis | Colorado Rockies
- Ted Lilly | Chicago Cubs
- Tim Lincecum | San Francisco Giants
- Tim Hudson | Atlanta Braves
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As we’re only 14 days from pitchers and catchers reporting to camp, here are the eary rankings of American League starting pitchers.
- Josh Beckett | Boston Red Sox
- C.C. Sabathia | Cleveland Indians
- Erik Bedard | Baltimore Orioles
- Justin Verlander | Detroit Tigers
- Scott Kazmir | Tampa Bay Rays
- John Lackey | Los Angeles Angels
- Felix Hernandez | Seattle Mariners
- Roy Halladay | Toronto Blue Jays
- Daisuke Matsuzaka | Boston Red Sox
- James Shields | Tampa Bay Rays
- Fausto Carmona | Cleveland Indians
- Javier Vazquez | Chicago White Sox
- Kelvim Escobar | Los Angeles Angels
- A.J. Burnett | Toronto Blue Jays
- Chien-Ming Wang | New York Yankees
- Francisco Liriano | Minnesota Twins
- Jered Weaver | Los Angeles Angels
- Joe Blanton | Oakland Athletics
- Jeremy Bonderman | Detroit Tigers
- Curt Schilling | Boston Red Sox
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Take a look at the top 20 National League fantasy outfielders as they head into the 2008 season.
- Matt Holliday | Colorado Rockies
- Alfonso Soriano| Chicago Cubs
- Carlos Beltran | New York Mets
- Carlos Lee | Houston Astros
- Adam Dunn | Cincinnati Reds
- Eric Byrnes | Arizona Diamondbacks
- Chris Young | Arizona Diamondbacks
- Hunter Pence | Houston Astros
- Cory Hart | Milwaukee Brewers
- Brad Hawpe | Colorado Rockies
- Andruw Jones | Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jason Bay | Pittsburgh Pirates
- Shane Victorino | Philadelphia Phillies
- Juan Pierre | Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jeff Francoeur | Atlanta Braves
- Ken Griffey Jr. | Cincinnati Reds
- Matt Kemp | Los Angeles Dodgers
- Pat Burrell | Philadelphia Phillies
- Aaron Rowand| San Francisco Giants
- Jeremy Hermida | Florida Marlins
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Here are the top 20 American League fantasy baseball outfielders heading into the 2008 season.
- Carl Crawford | Tampa Bay Rays
- Grady Sizemore | Cleveland Indians
- Ichiro Suzuki | Seattle Mariners
- Vladimir Guerrero | Los Angeles Angels
- B.J. Upton | Tampa Bay Rays
- Alex Rios | Toronto Blue Jays
- Curtis Granderson | Detroit Tigers
- Magglio Ordonez | Detroit Tigers
- Manny Ramirez | Boston Red Sox
- Bobby Abreu | New York Yankees
- Nick Markakis | Baltimore Orioles
- Torii Hunter | Los Angeles Angels
- Vernon Wells | Toronto Blue Jays
- Hideki Matsui | New York Yankees
- Nick Swisher | Chicago White Sox
- Jermaine Dye | Chicago White Sox
- Delmon Young | Minnesota Twins
- Johnny Damon | New York Yankees
- Jacoby Ellsbury | Boston Red Sox
- Raul Ibanez | Seattle Mariners
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Here is the ranking list of National League third basemen for 2008.
- David Wright | New York Mets
- Ryan Braun | Milwaukee Brewers
- Aramis Ramirez | Chicago Cubs
- Garrett Atkins | Colorado Rockies
- Chipper Jones | Atlanta Braves
- Ryan Zimmerman | Washington Nationals
- Kevin Kouzmanoff | San Diego Padres
- Edwin Encarnacion | Cincinnati Reds
- Troy Glaus | St. Louis Cardinals
- Ty Wigginton | Houston Astros
- Mark Reynolds | Arizona Diamondbacks
- Pedro Feliz | Philadelphia Phillies
- Andy LaRoche | Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jose Bautista | Pittsburgh Pirates
- Jose Castillo | Florida Marlins
As soon as the Giants figure out who will replace Pedro Feliz at third base, we’ll insert that person onto this list. The front runners are Kevin Frandsen or Rich Aurilia.
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