MLB Fantasy Fifty
Review our list of the Top 50 fantasy players in MLB. These rankings are updated weekly during the MLB season.
| MLB Fantasy Fifty | ||||||
| Rk | P | A | Player | Pos | Tm | Comment |
| 1 | Hanley Ramirez | SS | FLA | Has 3rd-most SB (12) & 6th-most R (28); leads SS in HR (8) | ||
| 2 | Chase Utley | 2B | PHI | Leads in HR (13), 4th in R (30) & avg (.360), plus 3 SB, 27 RBI | ||
| 3 | 4 | | Lance Berkman | 1B | HOU | Top OF: 1st R (35), 2nd HR (11), 3rd RBI (33), avg (.361) & 6 SB |
| 4 | 7 | | Chipper Jones | 3B | ATL | Still batting over .400 (.429)! 3rd in HR (10) & 5th in RBI (29) |
| 5 | 3 | | Brandon Webb | SP | ARI | 1st W (7), top 16 ERA (2.49) & WHIP (1.06); top 25 K (37) |
| 6 | 5 | | Derrek Lee | 1B | CHC | 5th in R (29), plus 8 HR, 24 RBI & .324 avg w/ 2 SB |
| 7 | 6 | | Albert Pujols | 1B | STL | 8th in avg (.342), plus 6 HR, 24 RB, 20 R w/ 2 SB |
| 8 | 20 | | Rafael Furcal | SS | LAD | Contract year: 2nd in avg (.366) & R (34) w/ 8 SB, 5 HR & 16 RBI |
| 9 | 8 | | Johan Santana | SP | NYM | Is 2nd in K's (47), is 4th in WHIP (1.01) & top 15 in ERA (2.91) |
| 10 | 9 | | Jake Peavy | SP | SD | Owns 3rd-most K's (46) & top 11 in ERA (2.22) & WHIP (1.03) |
| 11 | Pat Burrell | OF | PHI | No boo birds: He's 4th in HR (9) & RBI (30) w/ 20 R and .305 avg | ||
| 12 | 34 | | Cliff Lee | SP | CLE | Tops ERA (.81) & WHIP (.60) w/ 2nd-most W (6), top 15 K's (39) |
| 13 | 15 | | Manny Ramirez | OF | BOS | Just 4 RBI in last 16 gm: Still has 7 HR, 24 RBI, 23 R, .316 avg |
| 14 | 17 | | Matt Holliday | OF | COL | Balanced: 5 HR, 20 RBI, 20 R, 5 SB, .305 avg |
| 15 | 10 | | Felix Hernandez | SP | SEA | Has 5th-most K's (44) but ERA (3.04) & WHIP (1.39) rises |
| 16 | 14 | | Carl Crawford | OF | TB | Top 10 in R (27) w/ 19 RBI, 8 SB, but just 2 HR |
| 17 | 18 | | Jose Reyes | SS | NYM | Slow start but has 4 SB in May to give him 10 for season |
| 18 | 22 | | Carlos Zambrano | SP | CHC | Is Top 5 in ERA (1.80) & Top 20 in K's (38) w/ 5 W |
| 19 | Jon Papelbon | RP | BOS | Still strong: 10 SV, 21 K's in 17 IP, 1.59 ERA, .76 WHIP | ||
| 20 | 24 | | Miguel Tejada | SS | HOU | Strong in 4 categories at SS: .331 avg, 5 HR, 25 RBI, 25 R |
| 21 | 16 | | Miguel Cabrera | 3B | FLA | Slow start in May: Just 3 RBI w/ .222 avg in first 7 games |
| 22 | 25 | | Cole Hamels | SP | PHI | He's top 15 in K's (41) & top 20 in WHIP (1.07) w/ 3.10 ERA |
| 23 | 30 | | Ichiro | OF | SEA | Hot May! Batting .423 w/ 7 SB for 2nd-most 13 SB on season |
| 24 | 12 | | David Wright | 3B | NYM | Batting just .192 in May, but has hit 2 HR w/ 5 RBI in month |
| 25 | 13 | | Alex Rodriguez | 3B | NYY | Could return May 14 from quad injury |
| 26 | 28 | | Josh Hamilton | OF | TEX | Leads MLB in RBI (36); Has .292 avg w/ 7 HR, 17 R |
| 27 | 37 | | Ervin Santana | SP | LAA | Owns 2nd-best WHIP (.88) & 6th-best ERA (2.02) w/ 6 W, 38 K's |
| 28 | 23 | | Dan Haren | SP | ARI | Is top 10 in WHIP (1.09) w/ 3.12 ERA, 36 K's |
| 29 | 26 | | Roy Halladay | SP | TOR | He's top 10 in WHIP (.98) and top 16 in K's (38) w/ 3.00 ERA |
| 30 | 27 | | Aaron Harang | SP | CIN | Is 2nd in K's (47) w/ 3.09 ERA, 1.10 WHIP |
| 31 | David Ortiz | 1B | BOS | Back on track w/ 7 HR, 28 RBI, but needs better avg (.233) | ||
| 32 | 35 | | Magglio Ordonez | OF | DET | Bounced back: Batting .305 w/ 6 HR, 24 RBI & 21 R |
| 33 | 21 | | Prince Fielder | 1B | MIL | Veggie diet saps power? On pace for only 20 HR after 50 last year |
| 34 | 32 | | Ryan Howard | 1B | PHI | Had only 3 HR in April last year; Owns 6 HR now, but avg poor |
| 35 | 36 | | Tim Lincecum | SP | SF | Has 3rd-best ERA (1.49) & 4th-most K's (45) |
| 36 | 39 | | Joe Nathan | RP | MIN | Owns 2nd-most SV (11) w/ .69 ERA, 1.00 WHIP |
| 37 | 40 | | Mariano Rivera | RP | NYY | Has allowed zero ER and only 4 hits in 13 IP |
| 38 | NR | | Edinson Volquez | SP | CIN | Power pitcher: Tops in K's (52) & 2nd in ERA (1.06) |
| 39 | 41 | | Garrett Atkins | 3B | COL | Solid w/ 6 HR, 22 RBI, 19 R & .303 avg |
| 40 | 42 | | Aramis Ramirez | 3B | CHC | Missed several games w/ wrist injury, but back on track |
| 41 | 29 | | B.J. Upton | 2B | TB | Stolen 2 in May already; Has 24 RBI, 6 SB, .295 avg for season |
| 42 | 38 | | Josh Beckett | SP | BOS | Has superb .96 WHIP w/ 34 K's in 34.1 IP, but owns 4.19 ERA |
| 43 | NR | | Matt Kemp | OF | LAD | Great May w/ 5 SB, 9 RBI; Owns 25 RBI, 9 SB, 19 R, .328 avg |
| 44 | Brandon Phillips | 2B | CIN | Nice blend of power & speed: Has 6 HR, 5 SB, 20 R | ||
| 45 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | SP | BOS | Is 12th in ERA (2.43) and has 5 W, 33 K's & 1.20 WHIP | ||
| 46 | 43 | | Ben Sheets | SP | MIL | Is 3rd in WHIP (.89) & 10th in ERA (2.29) w/ 32 K's |
| 47 | 51 | | Geovany Soto | C | CHC | Great stats for rookie & catcher: Is 6th avg (.345) w/ 6 HR, 24 RBI |
| 48 | 47 | | Justin Upton | OF | ARI | Only age 20: Is 7th in avg (.345) w/ 5 HR, 20 R |
| 49 | NR | | Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | SD | Scorching hot! 4 HR in 5 days; Now has 8 HR, 25 RBI, .296 avg |
| 50 | 49 | | Joakim Soria | RP | KC | Yielded 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB and owns 15 K's in 13 IP |
| Just Missed | ||||||
| Rk | P | A | Player | Pos | Tm | Comment |
| 51 | 52 | | Francisco Rodriguez | RP | LAA | Leads MLB in SV (14); ERA has dwindled from 8.31 to 3.07 |
| 52 | NR | | Nate McLouth | OF | PIT | Surprise! Top 5 HR (9), R (31); top 10 RBI (28); top 15 avg |
| 53 | 58 | | Carlos Quentin | OF | CHW | Top 10 HR (8) w/ 24 RBI, 23 R & 2 SB but mediocre .269 avg |
| 54 | 55 | | Justin Morneau | 1B | MIN | Improving w/ 6 HR, 25 RBI & .280 avg |
| 55 | NR | | Javier Vazquez | SP | CHW | Has 5th-most K's (46) w/ respectable 3.30 ERA, 1.21 WHIP |
| 56 | 57 | | Conor Jackson | 1B | ARI | Top 10 RBI (28), R (27) & avg (.339) w/ 5 HR, 2 SB |
| 57 | NR | | Xavier Nady | OF | PIT | Another surprise! 2nd RBI (34) & 5th avg (.349) w/ 5 HR, 21 R |
| 58 | NR | | Mike Napoli | C | LAA | Leads all catchers w/ 8 HR in just 66 at-bats! |
| 59 | NR | | Zack Greinke | SP | KC | Is 4th in ERA (1.80) & top 10 in WHIP (1.02) w/ 36 K's |
| 60 | NR | | Jacob Ellsbury | OF | BOS | Owns 2nd-most steals (13) after stealing 5 in May so far |
| The Fallen | ||||||
| Rk | P | A | Player | Pos | Tm | Comment |
| -- | 33 | | Jimmy Rollins | SS | PHI | Out 3 weeks already; Expected to return by May 9 |
| -- | 46 | | C.C. Sabathia | SP | CLE | Owns 7.51 ERA, 1.77 WHIP |
| -- | 48 | | Chone Figgins | 3B | LAA | Strained hamstring and is out indefinitely |
| -- | 50 | | Grady Sizemore | OF | CLE | Has 4 HR, 7 SB, but is batting .125 in May to lower avg to .265 |
| -- | 53 | | Ryan Braun | 3B | MIL | Hit 5 HR, 23 RBI but is batting only .267 w/ 13 R |
| -- | 54 | | Vladimir Guerrero | OF | LAA | Has hit 0 HR w/ 1 RBI in last 11 gm; Batting only .266 w/ 3 HR |
| -- | 56 | | Victor Martinez | C | CLE | Hitting impressive .337 but has 0 HR and only 11 RBI & 7 R |
| -- | 59 | | Torii Hunter | OF | LAA | Has hit just 1 HR in last 26 games |
| -- | 60 | | Casey Kotchman | 1B | LAA | Close w/ .333 avg, 6 HR & 21 RBI, but just 1 HR in last 12 gm |
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