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Here’s our top-75 MLB fantasy list, which we update every week throughout the baseball season. Bookmark this page now and check back whenever fantasy moves are being considered. Feel free to agree or disagree with our opinions on our Facebook Page. The list reflects who we think the most valuable fantasy players are going forward for the rest of this season.
MLB TOP-75 FANTASY PLAYERS (Updated May 20)
1. Jose Bautista (Downright unbelievable lately; Thursday’s 0-4 night was the first time in 24 games he hadn’t reached base)
2. Ryan Braun (Big time production across the board, even steals)
3. Albert Pujols (Making progress towards familiar territory: a top-10 ranking)
4. Troy Tulowitzki (unmatched power potential at shortstop)
5. Matt Kemp (Kemp and Cargo best five-tool players out there)
6. Carlos Gonzalez (Don’t judge his April, he’s about to explode)
7. Miguel Cabrera (Snapped long home run drought on Thursday)
8. Adrian Gonzalez (Career season totals likely for Bosox newbie)
9. Joey Votto (Never heard a single complaint about this guy fantasy-wise)
10. Robinson Cano (can’t match his production at second base)
11. Evan Longoria (The Rays are averaging 1/2 run less this year, but it’s still over four runs a game and 10th most in bigs)
12. Jose Reyes (healthy, contract year, all reasons to believe he’s in for career year and numbers from first six weeks back it up)
13. Roy Halladay (Phillies pitcher at it again, excelling in the National League with a good team)
14. Hanley Ramirez (Has a lot of work to do to catch up to Reyes but still elite option at SS)
15. Matt Holiday (Elite hitter for years, think slightly underrated because in Pujols’ shadow)
16. Alex Rodriguez (Recent two home run day was nice to see for owners)
17. Josh Johnson (Worth a second round pick no doubt)
18. Dan Haren (A down 2010 contributed to a tarnished reputation but Haren has been best pitcher of 2011 so far)
19. Tim Lincecum (Elite pitcher; we’ll see if long season last year catches up to flame-thrower late in season)
20. Drew Stubbs (Contributes in every category, just not quite the run-producer as Kemp, Cargo)
21. Jacoby Ellsbury (Ditto on Ellsbury, and even less power with Ellsbury than Stubbs. But number of steals is candy)
22. Prince Fielder (Reliable power numbers at first base)
23. Ryan Howard (Reliable power numbers at first base)
24. Mark Teixeira (Reliable power numbers at first base)
25. Jon Lester (Good source of wins, strikeouts, and national tv appearances)
26. Felix Hernandez (Rookie teammate has better stats so far, but Felix will rise above)
27. Curtis Granderson (HR pace may drop off, but in great Yanks lineup no reason not to produce)
28. Justin Upton (Has always had the talent, slowly getting the production to match up)
29. David Wright (back issue a concern on top of slow start)
30. Mariano Riviera (Yankees keep setting up save opportunities and Riviera keeps setting them down)
31. Ben Zobrist (Eligible at multiple positions, Zorilla is enjoying comeback of year campaign)
32. Ian Kinsler (Rangers second baseman has been neither great nor poor this season so far)
33. Josh Hamilton (About to return from collar-bone fracture; can put up very handy numbers when grooving)
34. Andrew McCutcheon (Best offensive weapon in slightly improved Pirates offense)
35. Carl Crawford (Has time to turn it around, but right now not cutting it as first round pick)
36. Clayton Kershaw (Will finish the season near the top in strikeouts with an ERA around 3. I’ll take it)
37. Paul Konerko (Collecting top-tier like numbers in Chitown)
38. Kevin Youkilis (The least talked about fantasy star in baseball)
39. Brandon Phillips (Playing with a purpose[contract year])
40. Jered Weaver (Not convinced he has the staying power as other elite starters)
41. Rickie Weeks (Sets the table for potent lineup in Milwaukee)
42. Leo Nunez (Getting ton of saves)
43. Huston Street (Proven closer doing it for winning team in division with lots of close games)
44. Asdrubal Cabrera (Indians shortstop is proving he belongs in second tier of shortstops)
45. Andre Ethier (The guy can hit, obviously, but missing power this year)
46. Dustin Pedroia (Valuable commodity at second base, although hasn’t been able to match numbers from MVP ’08 season)
47. Nelson Cruz (Nothing but injury interuptions on his track record so far)
48. Victor Martinez (V-Mart doing just fine in DH role in Detroit)
49. Carlos Marmol (highest K rate of any closer)
50. Mike Stanton (Power numbers are starting to show after slow start)
51. Jay Bruce (Two home run night this week solidifies him as top-20 outfielder in my book)
52. Shin-Sin Shoo (Cleveland has been great even without Shoo at his best)
53. Adrian Beltre (Decent option at third base in hitters park, high-scoring offense)
54. Buster Posey (Top catcher on my board; pure hitter)
55. Howie Kendrick (Howie putting together career year)
56. Lance Berkman (I’m not concerned by injury or him fading as much as others, he looks to be a new man in St. Louis; eligible at 1b & OF)
57. Ryan Zimmerman (Great when in lineup, just doesn’t happen that often)
58. Tommy Hanson (Braves pitcher making case to be considered elite fantasy pitching option)
59. Justin Verlander (A no-hitter and 71 strikeouts already have Verlander as one of the top pitchers in the game right now, although May has been his best month over his seven-year career)
60. Cliff Lee (Anyone would be happy to have him as No. 2 starter)
61. Martin Prado (Under-appreciated option)
62. Michael Young (Former UCSB Gaucho proving he’s not at all done contributing)
63. Shane Victorino (Sneaky good fantasy player as usual, unfortunately Victorino just hit the DL on Friday with a hamstring problem)
64. Brian McCann (Hitting for average so far, but run production needs to improve)
65. Elvis Andrus (Speedy leadoff man in Texas offense; good source of steals and runs)
66. David Price (Doesn’t have problems pitching in the AL East, posting elite numbers inside the division)
67. Shaun Marcum (Good start in Milwaukee)
68. Matt Latos (Still trying to find 2010 groove, and that groove is worth waiting for)
69. Carlos Santana (One of better hitting options at catcher position)
70. Russell Martin (Looking like top-five catching option in Yankees lineup; early season production has Martin hitting sixth behind Cano)
71. Matt Joyce (Rays slugger brandishing one of the hottest bats in baseball in May)
72. Hunter Pence (On pace for first 100 RBI season)
73. Chris Young (Connected for a home run off Jair Jurrjens this week for his ninth, but hasn’t been running as much as last year)
74. Jaime Garcia (Following up last year’s breakout with)
75. B.J. Upton (Tampa outfielder posting decent totals in five categories)ON THE OUTSIDE, LOOKING IN:
Colby Rasmus, Starlin Castro, Cole Hamels, Drew Storen, Jair Jurrjens, Josh Beckett, James Shields, Gaby Sanchez, Michael Pineda, Jayson Werth, Neil Walker, Jason Heyward, Jimmy Rollins, Carlos Beltran, Alfonso Soriano, Jeff Francouer, Heath Bell, Brian Wilson, CC Sabathia, Max Sherzer
