Scoresheet-talk 2008 Preseason Rankings
These rankings are based on a unscientific poll of subscribers to the Scoresheet-talk
list of their ranking of players for a regular continuing league beginning in 2008.
AL Catchers
Name | Team | Votes | Avg | Best | Worst | Score |
Victor Martinez | CLE |
63 | 1.5 | 1 |
3 | 598 |
Joe Mauer | MIN |
61 | 1.7 | 1 |
3 | 568 |
Jorge Posada | NYA |
62 | 3.1 | 2 |
9 | 489 |
Jarrod Saltalamacchia | TEX |
61 | 5.0 | 1 |
9 | 365 |
Kenji Johjima | SEA |
59 | 6.0 | 1 |
10 | 296 |
Jason Varitek | BOS |
58 | 6.4 | 4 |
10 | 265 |
Ivan Rodriguez | DET |
39 | 6.0 | 2 |
10 | 194 |
Mike Napoli | ANA |
38 | 6.9 | 4 |
10 | 156 |
Ramon Hernandez | BAL |
41 | 7.7 | 3 |
10 | 134 |
A.J. Pierzynski | CHA |
28 | 8.1 | 5 |
10 | 80 |
Jeff Clement | SEA |
22 | 7.7 | 2 |
10 | 72 |
Matthew Wieters | BAL |
18 | 7.4 | 4 |
10 | 65 |
John Buck | KC |
21 | 8.2 | 5 |
10 | 58 |
Kurt Suzuki | OAK |
13 | 8.0 | 2 |
10 | 39 |
Dioner Navarro | TB |
13 | 8.5 | 5 |
10 | 32 |
Gregg Zaun | TOR |
13 | 8.8 | 5 |
10 | 28 |
Gerald Laird | TEX |
9 | 8.6 | 7 |
10 | 22 |
Miguel Olivo | KC |
3 | 8.3 | 6 |
10 | 8 |
Taylor Teagarden | TEX |
2 | 8.5 | 8 |
9 | 5 |
Hank Conger | ANA |
2 | 9.0 | 8 |
10 | 4 |
Jamie Burke | SEA |
1 | 7.0 | 7 |
7 | 4 |
Rob Bowen | OAK |
1 | 8.0 | 8 |
8 | 3 |
Vance Wilson | DET |
1 | 9.0 | 9 |
9 | 2 |
John Jaso | TB |
1 | 9.0 | 9 |
9 | 2 |
Jeff Mathis | ANA |
1 | 9.0 | 9 |
9 | 2 |
Mike DiFelice | TB |
2 | 10.0 | 10 |
10 | 2 |
NL Catchers
Name | Team | Votes | Avg | Best | Worst | Score |
Russell Martin | LA |
52 | 1.3 | 1 |
2 | 611 |
Brian McCann | ATL |
52 | 1.8 | 1 |
2 | 585 |
Geovany Soto | CHN |
46 | 4.3 | 3 |
11 | 402 |
Bengie Molina | SF |
41 | 6.3 | 3 |
12 | 274 |
Josh Bard | SD |
43 | 6.7 | 3 |
12 | 271 |
Chris Snyder | ARI |
38 | 6.4 | 3 |
11 | 252 |
J.R. Towles | HOU |
40 | 7.3 | 3 |
12 | 230 |
Ronny Paulino | PIT |
37 | 7.0 | 3 |
12 | 222 |
Carlos Ruiz | PHI |
35 | 7.6 | 4 |
12 | 190 |
Ryan Doumit | PIT |
27 | 7.4 | 4 |
12 | 151 |
Paul LoDuca | WAS |
31 | 8.4 | 4 |
12 | 142 |
Chris Iannetta | COL |
21 | 7.4 | 3 |
12 | 117 |
Michael Barrett | SD |
26 | 8.6 | 3 |
12 | 114 |
Yadier Molina | STL |
29 | 9.6 | 5 |
12 | 98 |
David Ross | CIN |
21 | 8.6 | 4 |
12 | 93 |
Miguel Montero | ARI |
18 | 8.0 | 4 |
12 | 90 |
Yorvit Torrealba | COL |
21 | 9.3 | 3 |
12 | 77 |
Brian Schneider | NYN |
15 | 9.8 | 7 |
12 | 48 |
Ramon Castro(NYN) | NYN |
10 | 8.3 | 4 |
12 | 47 |
Jason Kendall | MIL |
6 | 10.5 | 6 |
12 | 15 |
Javier Valentin | CIN |
6 | 10.8 | 9 |
12 | 13 |
Jesus Flores | WAS |
2 | 10.0 | 9 |
11 | 6 |
Francisco Pena(NYN) | NYN |
2 | 11.0 | 10 |
12 | 4 |
Devin Mesoraco | CIN |
1 | 12.0 | 12 |
12 | 1 |
Bryan Anderson(StL) | STL |
1 | 12.0 | 12 |
12 | 1 |
AL 1B
Name | Team | Votes | Avg | Best | Worst | Score |
David Ortiz | BOS |
53 | 1.1 | 1 |
2 | 788 |
Justin Morneau | MIN |
53 | 2.5 | 1 |
7 | 715 |
Travis Hafner | CLE |
53 | 3.2 | 1 |
6 | 678 |
Carlos Pena | TB |
53 | 4.7 | 2 |
10 | 601 |
Paul Konerko | CHA |
53 | 6.0 | 3 |
14 | 528 |
Jim Thome | CHA |
53 | 6.3 | 2 |
15 | 514 |
Kevin Youkilis | BOS |
53 | 6.8 | 3 |
14 | 487 |
Casey Kotchman | ANA |
52 | 8.9 | 5 |
15 | 368 |
Billy Butler | KC |
48 | 9.6 | 4 |
15 | 309 |
Frank Thomas | TOR |
43 | 10.5 | 5 |
15 | 238 |
Ryan Garko | CLE |
45 | 10.9 | 5 |
15 | 231 |
Daric Barton | OAK |
41 | 11.0 | 6 |
15 | 206 |
Jason Giambi | NYA |
42 | 11.5 | 6 |
15 | 187 |
Lyle Overbay | TOR |
36 | 11.8 | 6 |
15 | 152 |
Richie Sexson | SEA |
38 | 12.7 | 7 |
15 | 125 |
Aubrey Huff | BAL |
24 | 12.6 | 9 |
15 | 81 |
Dan Johnson | OAK |
21 | 12.9 | 9 |
15 | 66 |
Matt Stairs | TOR |
7 | 12.6 | 9 |
15 | 24 |
Lars Anderson | BOS |
6 | 13.7 | 11 |
15 | 14 |
Kevin Millar | BAL |
6 | 13.8 | 10 |
15 | 13 |
Kendry Morales | ANA |
2 | 11.5 | 9 |
14 | 9 |
Ryan Shealy | KC |
1 | 10.0 | 10 |
10 | 6 |
Ross Gload | KC |
3 | 14.3 | 14 |
15 | 5 |
Chris Carter(Oak) | OAK |
3 | 14.3 | 13 |
15 | 5 |
Ben Broussard | TEX |
1 | 13.0 | 13 |
13 | 3 |
Justin Huber | KC |
1 | 14.0 | 14 |
14 | 2 |
Eric Duncan | NYA |
2 | 15.0 | 15 |
15 | 2 |
Shelley Duncan | NYA |
1 | 14.0 | 14 |
14 | 2 |
Chris Carter(Bos) | BOS |
1 | 15.0 | 15 |
15 | 1 |
NL 1B
Name | Team | Votes | Avg | Best | Worst | Score |
Albert Pujols | STL |
47 | 1.1 | 1 |
3 | 561 |
Prince Fielder | MIL |
47 | 2.8 | 1 |
4 | 479 |
Ryan Howard | PHI |
47 | 3.1 | 1 |
6 | 464 |
Mark Teixeira | ATL |
47 | 3.4 | 2 |
7 | 450 |
Lance Berkman | HOU |
47 | 5.4 | 3 |
8 | 355 |
Derrek Lee | CHN |
47 | 6.3 | 5 |
10 | 316 |
Todd Helton | COL |
47 | 6.8 | 4 |
10 | 291 |
Adrian Gonzalez | SD |
46 | 7.6 | 3 |
10 | 248 |
James Loney | LA |
39 | 9.8 | 8 |
12 | 124 |
Carlos Delgado | NYN |
37 | 10.3 | 5 |
12 | 100 |
Adam LaRoche | PIT |
31 | 10.3 | 8 |
12 | 83 |
Conor Jackson | ARI |
29 | 10.5 | 9 |
12 | 73 |
Joey Votto | CIN |
29 | 10.5 | 8 |
12 | 72 |
Nick Johnson | WAS |
14 | 10.4 | 8 |
12 | 36 |
Dmitri Young | WAS |
5 | 11.6 | 11 |
12 | 7 |
Mike Jacobs | FLO |
4 | 11.5 | 11 |
12 | 6 |
Scott Hatteberg | CIN |
1 | 12.0 | 12 |
12 | 1 |
AL 2B
Name | Team | Votes | Avg | Best | Worst | Score |
Robinson Cano | NYA |
50 | 1.6 | 1 |
5 | 468 |
B.J. Upton | TB |
47 | 3.3 | 1 |
10 | 361 |
Brian Roberts | BAL |
50 | 4.5 | 1 |
9 | 326 |
Dustin Pedroia | BOS |
50 | 4.7 | 1 |
9 | 316 |
Ian Kinsler | TEX |
50 | 5.1 | 1 |
10 | 293 |
Aaron Hill | TOR |
48 | 6.1 | 1 |
10 | 233 |
Howie Kendrick | ANA |
43 | 5.9 | 1 |
10 | 221 |
Placido Polanco | DET |
49 | 6.5 | 1 |
10 | 221 |
Mark Ellis | OAK |
47 | 7.5 | 2 |
10 | 163 |
Asdrubal Cabrera | CLE |
39 | 8.7 | 5 |
10 | 91 |
Jose Lopez | SEA |
11 | 8.8 | 7 |
10 | 24 |
Brendan Harris | MIN |
6 | 8.5 | 3 |
10 | 15 |
Mark Grudzielanek | KC |
5 | 9.2 | 7 |
10 | 9 |
Maicer Izturis | ANA |
1 | 7.0 | 7 |
7 | 4 |
Russ Adams | TOR |
2 | 9.5 | 9 |
10 | 3 |
Jose Vidro | SEA |
2 | 10.0 | 10 |
10 | 2 |
NL 2B
Name | Team | Votes | Avg | Best | Worst | Score |
Chase Utley | PHI |
45 | 1.0 | 1 |
1 | 540 |
Brandon Phillips | CIN |
45 | 3.4 | 2 |
9 | 430 |
Orlando Hudson | ARI |
45 | 4.2 | 2 |
8 | 394 |
Kelly Johnson | ATL |
45 | 4.4 | 2 |
10 | 387 |
Dan Uggla | FLO |
44 | 5.4 | 2 |
10 | 336 |
Rickie Weeks | MIL |
45 | 6.1 | 2 |
12 | 310 |
Jeff Kent | LA |
42 | 6.4 | 2 |
12 | 277 |
Freddy Sanchez | PIT |
43 | 7.1 | 2 |
12 | 252 |
Ty Wigginton | HOU |
29 | 8.6 | 4 |
12 | 127 |
Luis Castillo | NYN |
39 | 9.8 | 7 |
12 | 126 |
Mark DeRosa | CHN |
25 | 9.3 | 5 |
12 | 92 |
Tadahito Iguchi | SD |
25 | 10.3 | 6 |
12 | 67 |
Kazuo Matsui | HOU |
23 | 10.2 | 6 |
12 | 65 |
Matt Antonelli | SD |
8 | 9.3 | 4 |
12 | 30 |
Ray Durham | SF |
11 | 10.9 | 9 |
12 | 23 |
Ronnie Belliard | WAS |
10 | 10.7 | 10 |
12 | 23 |
Marcus Giles | COL |
6 | 10.5 | 9 |
12 | 15 |
Adam Kennedy | STL |
3 | 10.7 | 10 |
11 | 7 |
Jayson Nix | COL |
3 | 12.0 | 12 |
12 | 3 |
Eric Patterson | CHN |
2 | 11.5 | 11 |
12 | 3 |
Jose Castillo | FLO |
1 | 11.0 | 11 |
11 | 2 |
Aaron Miles | STL |
1 | 12.0 | 12 |
12 | 1 |
AL 3B
Name | Team | Votes | Avg | Best | Worst | Score |
Alex Rodriguez | NYA |
48 | 1.2 | 1 |
2 | 472 |
Miguel Cabrera | DET |
48 | 1.8 | 1 |
2 | 440 |
Alex Gordon | KC |
46 | 4.9 | 3 |
10 | 282 |
Mike Lowell | BOS |
48 | 5.1 | 3 |
10 | 282 |
Adrian Beltre | SEA |
46 | 5.5 | 3 |
9 | 255 |
Scott Rolen | TOR |
42 | 6.5 | 3 |
10 | 190 |
Evan Longoria | TB |
32 | 5.5 | 3 |
10 | 177 |
Hank Blalock | TEX |
40 | 6.8 | 3 |
10 | 170 |
Eric Chavez | OAK |
34 | 8.1 | 5 |
10 | 99 |
Chone Figgins | ANA |
22 | 7.3 | 3 |
10 | 81 |
Josh Fields | CHA |
18 | 8.3 | 6 |
10 | 49 |
Brandon Wood | ANA |
13 | 7.8 | 4 |
10 | 42 |
Akinori Iwamura | TB |
14 | 8.6 | 6 |
10 | 34 |
Casey Blake | CLE |
12 | 8.8 | 6 |
10 | 27 |
Joe Crede | CHA |
7 | 8.6 | 7 |
10 | 17 |
Melvin Mora | BAL |
5 | 8.6 | 6 |
10 | 12 |
Andy Marte | CLE |
2 | 7.5 | 7 |
8 | 7 |
Mike Lamb | MIN |
1 | 9.0 | 9 |
9 | 2 |
Wilson Betemit | NYA |
1 | 10.0 | 10 |
10 | 1 |
Brandon Inge | DET |
1 | 10.0 | 10 |
10 | 1 |
NL 3B
Name | Team | Votes | Avg | Best | Worst | Score |
David Wright | NYN |
44 | 1.0 | 1 |
2 | 527 |
Ryan Braun(Mil) | MIL |
44 | 3.3 | 2 |
8 | 426 |
Chipper Jones | ATL |
44 | 3.6 | 1 |
7 | 413 |
Ryan Zimmerman | WAS |
44 | 3.9 | 2 |
7 | 400 |
Aramis Ramirez | CHN |
44 | 4.1 | 2 |
6 | 391 |
Garrett Atkins | COL |
44 | 5.9 | 3 |
11 | 311 |
Troy Glaus | STL |
43 | 7.9 | 5 |
12 | 218 |
Edwin Encarnacion | CIN |
44 | 8.4 | 4 |
12 | 204 |
Kevin Kouzmanoff | SD |
44 | 8.5 | 4 |
11 | 197 |
Andy LaRoche | LA |
36 | 9.6 | 6 |
12 | 121 |
Mark Reynolds | ARI |
32 | 10.0 | 6 |
12 | 95 |
Chad Tracy(Ari) | ARI |
20 | 10.8 | 6 |
12 | 43 |
Chase Headley | SD |
13 | 11.1 | 8 |
12 | 25 |
Jose Bautista | PIT |
10 | 11.0 | 9 |
12 | 20 |
Nomar Garciaparra | LA |
8 | 10.9 | 9 |
12 | 17 |
Joshua Vitters | CHN |
4 | 9.8 | 6 |
12 | 13 |
Angel Villalona | SF |
5 | 12.0 | 12 |
12 | 5 |
Greg Dobbs | PHI |
1 | 11.0 | 11 |
11 | 2 |
Rich Aurilia | SF |
1 | 12.0 | 12 |
12 | 1 |
Ian Stewart | COL |
1 | 12.0 | 12 |
12 | 1 |
Neil Walker | PIT |
1 | 12.0 | 12 |
12 | 1 |
Wes Helms | PHI |
1 | 12.0 | 12 |
12 | 1 |