2012 Top 15 2B Rankings

Here's how I see it.  I will go into some of the rankings in a later article.

1. Robinson Cano
2. Dustin Pedroia
3. Ian Kinsler
4. Chase Utley
5. Dan Uggla
6. Brandon Phillips
7. Richie Weeks
8. Ben Zobrist
9. Jason Kipnis
10. Howie "Fing" Kendrick
11. Kelly Johnson
12. Aaron Hill
13. Danny Espinosa
14. Martin Prado
15. Gordon Beckham

2012 Top 15 1B Rankings

Most fantasy leagues are 10 or 12 leagues, so all 15 of these players should be owned in your league.

1. Adrian Gonzalez
2. Prince Fielder
3. Albert Pujols
4. Miguel Cabrera
5. Joey Votto
6. Mark Texiera
7. Eric Hosmer
8. Paul Konerko
9. Kendry Morales - assuming immediate return
10. Michael Morse
11. Ryan Howard - lower due to torn ACL
12. Ike Davis
13. Freddie Freeman
14. Michael Cuddyer
15. Gabby Sanchez

2012 Top 30 SP Rankings

There was a debate over on FakeTeams about Robert Bishop's SP rankings for the upcoming year, so I decided to compose my own set of rankings.  This list assumes a SP spot on a MLB roster after spring training.

1. Roy Halladay
2. Clayton Kershaw
3. Justin Verlander  
4. Cliff Lee
5. Felix Hernandez
6. Tim Lincecum
7. CC Sabathia
8. David Price
9. Jared Weaver
10. Matt Cain
11. Cole Hamels
12. John Lester
13. James Shields
14. Steven Strasburg  - Lower because of innings limit
15. Ian Kennedy
16. Madison Bumgarner
17. Michael Pineda
18. Dan Haren
19. CJ Wilson
20. Adam Wainwright
21. Ricky Romero
22. Matt Moore 
23. Josh Beckett
24. Zack Grienke
25. Yovanii Gallardo
26. Josh Johnson
27. Matt Garza
28. Chad Billingsly
29. Jordan Zimmerman
30. Yu Darvish