Scoresheet-talk 2009 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 2009.
AL Catchers
Name | Team | Votes | Avg | Best | Worst | Score |
Joe Mauer | |
46 | 1.0 | 1 |
2 | 459 |
Victor Martinez | |
44 | 3.1 | 2 |
9 | 349 |
Mike Napoli | |
46 | 3.9 | 2 |
10 | 328 |
Matt Wieters | |
39 | 2.9 | 1 |
8 | 316 |
Jorge Posada | |
40 | 5.5 | 2 |
10 | 221 |
Kelly Shoppach | |
40 | 6.2 | 3 |
10 | 194 |
Dioner Navarro | |
38 | 6.9 | 3 |
10 | 156 |
Jarrod Saltalamacchia | |
31 | 7.3 | 4 |
10 | 116 |
Jeff Clement | |
28 | 7.5 | 3 |
10 | 99 |
Kurt Suzuki | |
23 | 7.4 | 3 |
10 | 82 |
A.J. Pierzynski | |
27 | 8.5 | 4 |
10 | 67 |
Taylor Teagarden | |
11 | 8.1 | 5 |
10 | 32 |
Max Ramirez | |
9 | 8.4 | 5 |
10 | 23 |
Gerald Laird | |
6 | 7.7 | 5 |
10 | 20 |
Carlos Santana | |
6 | 9.2 | 8 |
10 | 11 |
Kenji Johjima | |
6 | 9.3 | 8 |
10 | 10 |
John Buck | |
4 | 8.5 | 6 |
10 | 10 |
Rod Barajas | |
3 | 8.0 | 7 |
9 | 9 |
Miguel Olivo | |
3 | 8.0 | 6 |
10 | 9 |
Josh Bard | |
2 | 8.0 | 6 |
10 | 6 |
Brandon Inge | |
4 | 9.8 | 9 |
10 | 5 |
Gregg Zaun | |
3 | 9.3 | 9 |
10 | 5 |
Jesus Montero | |
1 | 8.0 | 8 |
8 | 3 |
NL Catchers
Name | Team | Votes | Avg | Best | Worst | Score |
Brian McCann | |
34 | 1.2 | 1 |
3 | 401 |
Geovany Soto | |
34 | 2.6 | 1 |
4 | 352 |
Russell Martin | |
34 | 2.9 | 1 |
5 | 345 |
Chris Iannetta | |
34 | 4.9 | 2 |
10 | 277 |
Ryan Doumit | |
33 | 4.7 | 2 |
12 | 274 |
Chris Snyder | |
32 | 6.7 | 5 |
11 | 201 |
Bengie Molina | |
32 | 7.3 | 3 |
12 | 181 |
Yadier Molina | |
29 | 8.3 | 4 |
12 | 137 |
Ramon Hernandez | |
25 | 8.2 | 4 |
12 | 121 |
Buster Posey | |
19 | 9.2 | 4 |
12 | 72 |
Jesus Flores | |
17 | 9.6 | 7 |
12 | 57 |
Miguel Montero | |
14 | 9.4 | 7 |
12 | 51 |
Brian Schneider | |
14 | 10.3 | 8 |
12 | 38 |
John Baker | |
12 | 9.9 | 7 |
12 | 37 |
J.R. Towles | |
12 | 10.8 | 10 |
12 | 26 |
Carlos Ruiz | |
9 | 10.7 | 8 |
12 | 21 |
Jason Kendall | |
8 | 10.6 | 7 |
12 | 19 |
Kyle Skipworth | |
4 | 10.3 | 9 |
12 | 11 |
Ramon Castro | |
2 | 9.5 | 7 |
12 | 7 |
Angel Salome | |
2 | 9.5 | 8 |
11 | 7 |
Wilin Rosario | |
1 | 9.0 | 9 |
9 | 4 |
Ronny Paulino | |
1 | 9.0 | 9 |
9 | 4 |
Chris Coste | |
3 | 11.7 | 11 |
12 | 4 |
David Ross | |
1 | 11.0 | 11 |
11 | 2 |
Bryan Anderson | |
1 | 11.0 | 11 |
11 | 2 |
Jason Castro | |
1 | 12.0 | 12 |
12 | 1 |
AL 1B
Name | Team | Votes | Avg | Best | Worst | Score |
Mark Teixeira | |
46 | 1.5 | 1 |
3 | 667 |
Miguel Cabrera | |
46 | 1.8 | 1 |
4 | 653 |
Justin Morneau | |
46 | 3.1 | 1 |
6 | 592 |
David Ortiz | |
46 | 4.9 | 1 |
9 | 512 |
Carlos Pena | |
46 | 4.9 | 3 |
10 | 512 |
Jim Thome | |
46 | 6.9 | 4 |
13 | 418 |
Billy Butler | |
45 | 9.0 | 5 |
15 | 313 |
Jason Giambi | |
45 | 9.1 | 4 |
15 | 310 |
Travis Hafner | |
45 | 9.7 | 5 |
15 | 284 |
Paul Konerko | |
41 | 9.3 | 5 |
15 | 275 |
Mike Jacobs | |
30 | 10.7 | 5 |
15 | 158 |
Lyle Overbay | |
37 | 11.7 | 6 |
15 | 158 |
Ryan Garko | |
32 | 11.6 | 6 |
15 | 140 |
Daric Barton | |
33 | 12.3 | 7 |
15 | 121 |
Justin Smoak | |
21 | 10.5 | 4 |
15 | 116 |
Lars Anderson | |
20 | 11.3 | 6 |
15 | 95 |
Eric Hosmer | |
17 | 12.2 | 8 |
15 | 64 |
Kendry Morales | |
21 | 13.3 | 8 |
15 | 57 |
Chris Carter | |
4 | 11.8 | 4 |
15 | 17 |
Kila Ka'aihue | |
5 | 13.6 | 12 |
14 | 12 |
Beau Mills | |
4 | 13.3 | 10 |
15 | 11 |
Ross Gload | |
7 | 14.4 | 12 |
15 | 11 |
Ryan Shealy | |
3 | 12.7 | 9 |
15 | 10 |
Oscar Salazar | |
1 | 8.0 | 8 |
8 | 8 |
Sean Doolittle | |
1 | 13.0 | 13 |
13 | 3 |
Frank Catalanotto | |
1 | 14.0 | 14 |
14 | 2 |
David Cooper | |
1 | 15.0 | 15 |
15 | 1 |
NL 1B
Name | Team | Votes | Avg | Best | Worst | Score |
Albert Pujols | |
36 | 1.0 | 1 |
1 | 432 |
Ryan Howard | |
36 | 3.1 | 2 |
7 | 355 |
Lance Berkman | |
36 | 3.4 | 2 |
7 | 347 |
Prince Fielder | |
36 | 3.8 | 2 |
6 | 330 |
Adrian Gonzalez | |
36 | 4.8 | 2 |
10 | 294 |
Joey Votto | |
36 | 6.1 | 2 |
9 | 248 |
Derrek Lee | |
36 | 6.5 | 3 |
9 | 233 |
Carlos Delgado | |
36 | 8.5 | 4 |
12 | 161 |
James Loney | |
33 | 9.4 | 7 |
12 | 118 |
Adam LaRoche | |
26 | 9.9 | 7 |
12 | 80 |
Todd Helton | |
24 | 10.4 | 7 |
12 | 63 |
Casey Kotchman | |
20 | 10.6 | 8 |
12 | 49 |
Pablo Sandoval | |
13 | 10.6 | 8 |
12 | 31 |
Nick Johnson | |
8 | 9.9 | 7 |
12 | 25 |
Angel Villalona | |
6 | 10.5 | 9 |
12 | 15 |
Chad Tracy | |
7 | 11.3 | 9 |
12 | 12 |
Yonder Alonso | |
3 | 9.7 | 6 |
12 | 10 |
Gabriel Sanchez | |
1 | 11.0 | 11 |
11 | 2 |
Logan Morrison | |
2 | 12.0 | 12 |
12 | 2 |
Travis Ishikawa | |
1 | 12.0 | 12 |
12 | 1 |
AL 2B
Name | Team | Votes | Avg | Best | Worst | Score | Dustin Pedroia | |
47 | 1.4 | 1 |
3 | 451 |
Ian Kinsler | |
47 | 1.7 | 1 |
4 | 435 |
Brian Roberts | |
46 | 3.3 | 2 |
5 | 356 |
Robinson Cano | |
43 | 4.8 | 2 |
9 | 267 |
Alexei Ramirez | |
44 | 5.9 | 3 |
10 | 224 |
Howie Kendrick | |
39 | 6.2 | 3 |
10 | 189 |
Placido Polanco | |
43 | 7.2 | 4 |
10 | 163 |
Mark DeRosa | |
35 | 6.7 | 4 |
10 | 150 |
Asdrubal Cabrera | |
29 | 7.8 | 4 |
10 | 92 |
Jose Lopez | |
26 | 7.8 | 4 |
10 | 84 |
Aaron Hill | |
22 | 8.1 | 4 |
10 | 64 |
Mark Ellis | |
19 | 8.4 | 6 |
10 | 50 |
Akinori Iwamura | |
19 | 9.0 | 5 |
10 | 38 |
Alexi Casilla | |
5 | 8.6 | 6 |
10 | 12 |
Alberto Callaspo | |
2 | 9.5 | 9 |
10 | 3 |
Joe Inglett | |
1 | 9.0 | 9 |
9 | 2 |
Chris Getz | |
1 | 9.0 | 9 |
9 | 2 |
Jemile Weeks | |
1 | 9.0 | 9 |
9 | 2 |
Josh Barfield | |
1 | 10.0 | 10 |
10 | 1 |
NL 2B
Name | Team | Votes | Avg | Best | Worst | Score |
Chase Utley | |
35 | 1.0 | 1 |
1 | 420 |
Dan Uggla | |
35 | 3.0 | 2 |
6 | 350 |
Brandon Phillips | |
35 | 3.2 | 2 |
8 | 343 |
Kelly Johnson | |
35 | 3.9 | 2 |
7 | 319 |
Orlando Hudson | |
34 | 5.1 | 2 |
10 | 269 |
Rickie Weeks | |
35 | 6.9 | 3 |
12 | 212 |
Felipe Lopez | |
32 | 7.8 | 5 |
12 | 165 |
Kazuo Matsui | |
31 | 8.6 | 6 |
11 | 135 |
Freddy Sanchez | |
28 | 8.5 | 5 |
12 | 127 |
Mike Fontenot | |
21 | 8.1 | 3 |
12 | 102 |
Blake DeWitt | |
20 | 9.7 | 4 |
12 | 67 |
Ronnie Belliard | |
19 | 9.9 | 7 |
12 | 59 |
Jeff Baker | |
14 | 9.9 | 6 |
12 | 44 |
Luis Castillo | |
15 | 10.9 | 8 |
12 | 32 |
Mark Loretta | |
4 | 9.3 | 8 |
11 | 15 |
Martin Prado | |
5 | 10.2 | 6 |
12 | 14 |
Aaron Miles | |
6 | 10.8 | 9 |
12 | 13 |
Matt Antonelli | |
5 | 10.8 | 7 |
12 | 11 |
Adam Kennedy | |
2 | 9.0 | 8 |
10 | 8 |
Eugenio Velez | |
1 | 6.0 | 6 |
6 | 7 |
Marcus Giles | |
1 | 9.0 | 9 |
9 | 4 |
Tony Abreu | |
1 | 10.0 | 10 |
10 | 3 |
Luis Maza | |
1 | 10.0 | 10 |
10 | 3 |
Kevin Frandsen | |
2 | 11.5 | 11 |
12 | 3 |
Jesus Guzman | |
1 | 11.0 | 11 |
11 | 2 |
Edgar Gonzalez | |
1 | 11.0 | 11 |
11 | 2 |
Eric_jr Young | |
1 | 12.0 | 12 |
12 | 1 |
AL 3B
Name | Team | Votes | Avg | Best | Worst | Score |
Alex Rodriguez | |
41 | 1.1 | 1 |
3 | 404 |
Evan Longoria | |
42 | 2.2 | 1 |
6 | 369 |
Kevin Youkilis | |
41 | 3.0 | 1 |
6 | 329 |
Chris Davis | |
33 | 4.8 | 3 |
9 | 204 |
Alex Gordon | |
40 | 6.0 | 3 |
10 | 199 |
Adrian Beltre | |
40 | 6.6 | 3 |
10 | 177 |
Carlos Guillen | |
35 | 7.0 | 3 |
10 | 140 |
Aubrey Huff | |
34 | 6.9 | 4 |
10 | 138 |
Mike Lowell | |
27 | 7.3 | 4 |
10 | 99 |
Scott Rolen | |
22 | 8.4 | 5 |
10 | 58 |
Hank Blalock | |
19 | 8.0 | 4 |
10 | 57 |
Chone Figgins | |
11 | 6.7 | 2 |
10 | 47 |
Mike Moustakas | |
10 | 7.7 | 5 |
10 | 33 |
Melvin Mora | |
12 | 8.3 | 4 |
10 | 32 |
Eric Chavez | |
5 | 9.2 | 8 |
10 | 9 |
Russell Branyan | |
3 | 9.0 | 9 |
9 | 6 |
Willy Aybar | |
1 | 7.0 | 7 |
7 | 4 |
Josh Fields | |
2 | 10.0 | 10 |
10 | 2 |
Jose Bautista | |
1 | 9.0 | 9 |
9 | 2 |
Wilson Betemit | |
1 | 10.0 | 10 |
10 | 1 |
NL 3B
Name | Team | Votes | Avg | Best | Worst | Score |
David Wright | |
32 | 1.0 | 1 |
1 | 384 |
Chipper Jones | |
32 | 2.6 | 2 |
5 | 334 |
Aramis Ramirez | |
32 | 2.8 | 2 |
5 | 326 |
Ryan Zimmerman | |
32 | 4.7 | 3 |
10 | 267 |
Garrett Atkins | |
31 | 7.0 | 3 |
12 | 187 |
Troy Glaus | |
27 | 6.8 | 4 |
12 | 168 |
Edwin Encarnacion | |
27 | 7.2 | 4 |
12 | 157 |
Kevin Kouzmanoff | |
24 | 8.2 | 2 |
12 | 115 |
Mark Reynolds | |
27 | 8.8 | 4 |
12 | 114 |
Ian Stewart | |
22 | 8.3 | 5 |
12 | 104 |
Jorge Cantu | |
21 | 8.2 | 5 |
12 | 101 |
Pedro Alvarez | |
11 | 7.5 | 3 |
11 | 60 |
Casey Blake | |
17 | 10.2 | 8 |
12 | 48 |
Andy LaRoche | |
12 | 10.2 | 7 |
12 | 34 |
Brett Wallace | |
7 | 9.3 | 6 |
12 | 26 |
Pedro Feliz | |
11 | 10.8 | 4 |
12 | 24 |
Joshua Vitters | |
6 | 9.3 | 6 |
12 | 22 |
Mat Gamel | |
5 | 11.4 | 10 |
12 | 8 |
Matthew Dominguez | |
2 | 9.0 | 7 |
11 | 8 |
Bill Hall | |
4 | 11.5 | 11 |
12 | 6 |
Dallas McPherson | |
1 | 11.0 | 11 |
11 | 2 |
Brett Lawrie | |
1 | 12.0 | 12 |
12 | 1 |