Words can only say so much. Sometimes you need the numbers.<\/p>\n
Below you’ll find my corner rankings from today-on, the cheat sheet I’d use if I were walking into a new draft tonight. Every player currently corner eligible<\/strong> in Yahoo’s game is listed, with two exceptions; Victor Martinez<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and Jeff Clement<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> are held off the list since no one would bother slotting them away from catcher. <\/p>\n What’s happened to this point counts as an audition, but this isn’t a ranking of what’s happened – it’s meant to be a ranking of what will happen. Don’t get hung up too much on the individual prices in a vacuum; what matters is how the players relate to each other. Game on.<\/p>\n $40 Albert Pujols<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> Comments:<\/strong> Cabrera is sitting on a career-high walk rate and I can only see that number going up as teams accept that no one after Cabrera in the Detroit lineup is going to hurt them. … You’re allowed some early-season panic on unproven hitters, but don’t waste any time worrying about Teixeira and Fielder. Ninety percent of your worry should be about pitchers, anyway. <\/a><\/p>\n $30 Mark Reynolds<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> Comments:<\/strong> Ramirez is someone I annually give a high ranking too, but I can’t remember the last time I actually purchased him. Maybe I’m starting to believe in goat curses. … The new park in Minnesota certainly isn’t going to hurt left-handed hitters and it might actually give them a push. Good news when you’re sitting on Morneau, Mauer and Kubel for the middle of your order. … It’s hard to believe multiple organizations gave up on Pena and Gonzalez before they merged into stars. I realize San Diego is playing well right now, but I still think there’s a 40-to-50 percent chance that Gonzalez is traded at some point during the year. <\/p>\n $20 Chone Figgins<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> Comments:<\/strong> I’m not a Headley owner anywhere but he looks like one of the breakthrough players of the season (don’t overlook the sneaky speed). … Cantu takes an aggressive approach to the plate, but when he makes contact, you almost feel sorry for the baseball. This guy is a rope machine. … Prado picks up some extra value for the multiple positions he covers. And this is another guy squaring the baseball regularly – he’s currently got a ridiculous (and unsustainable) line-drive rate of 31.5 percent. <\/p>\n $14 Michael Young<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n Comments: Barton has that Nick Johnson look to him, rolling up 19 free passes over 18 games. … The rookies are always the hardest to gage; Smoak and Davis could earn double their price, or be back in the minors in a month. If you’ve got a more optimistic projection for them, let’s hear it in the comments. … Kotchman will never get into the Hall of Fame without a ticket, but how can Seattle be batting him seventh regularly? Your lineup isn’t that good, Don Wakamatsu. … I’d go a few bucks higher on Uribe if I knew for sure the Giants would keep him in the lineup all year. The same goes for Wigginton in the next group. <\/span><\/p>\n $9 Miguel Tejada<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> Comments: Ortiz might do a little damage now and then against righties at Fenway, but he’s overmatched against lefties and the production will fall significantly on the road. This won’t be a pretty endgame. … Huff’s value is buoyed by the fact that the Giants let him bat cleanup daily. So long as that sticks, you get a modest floor from the opportunity alone. … Peralta’s fly ball rate has hit a spike early in 2010, but I still don’t see this guy ever becoming a major power factor again. <\/span><\/p>\n $4 Jose Bautista<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> Comments: Wood is out of options, so the Angels will have to suffer through this nightmare a little longer. But he looks completely overmatched right now<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n . … <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Does the Coors Field effect keep Helton out of the Hall of Fame? I respect him as a very good player for many years, but there are scores of very good players who don’t deserve a plaque (Dwight Evans and Graig Nettles are two of my favorites).<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n I’ve said my piece. Your witness.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Words can only say so much. Sometimes you need the numbers. 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$38 Alex Rodriguez<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$38 Miguel Cabrera<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$37 Ryan Howard<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$37 Prince Fielder<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$37 Mark Teixeira<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$35 Evan Longoria<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$32 David Wright<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
$29 Ryan Zimmerman<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$28 Justin Morneau<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$27 Pablo Sandoval<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$26 Kendry Morales<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$26 Kevin Youkilis<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$25 Carlos Pena<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$25 Adrian Gonzalez<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$25 Joey Votto<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$25 Billy Butler<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$22 Derrek Lee<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$22 Aramis Ramirez<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
$20 Lance Berkman<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$20 Adam Dunn<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$19 Ian Stewart<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$18 Jorge Cantu<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$18 Michael Cuddyer<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$18 Gordon Beckham<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$17 Chase Headley<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$16 Martin Prado<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$15 James Loney<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$15 Chipper Jones<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$15 Adam LaRoche<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
$14 Adrian Beltre<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$13 Garrett Jones<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$13 Placido Polanco<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$12 Casey McGehee<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$12 Paul Konerko<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$12 Jose Lopez<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$11 Scott Rolen<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$11 Nick Swisher<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$11 Alex Gordon<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$11 Nick Johnson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$11 Justin Smoak<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$10 Juan Uribe<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$10 Casey Kotchman<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$10 Daric Barton<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$10 Mark DeRosa<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$10 Ike Davis<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
$8 Ty Wigginton<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$8 Aubrey Huff<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$8 Conor Jackson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$7 Alberto Callaspo<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$7 Casey Blake<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$7 Kevin Kouzmanoff<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$6 Gaby Sanchez<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$6 Troy Glaus<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$6 David Ortiz<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$5 Blake DeWitt<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$5 David Freese<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$5 Russell Branyan<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$5 Pedro Alvarez<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$5 Brandon Inge<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$5 Eric Chavez<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$5 Jhonny Peralta<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
$4 Mark Teahen<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$4 Todd Helton<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$4 Matt LaPorta<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$3 Edwin Encarnacion<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$2 Ryan Raburn<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$2 Maicer Izturis<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$1 Adam Rosales<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
$0 Brandon Wood<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n