MVN: Most Valuable Network

The fantasy baseball preseason is just now kicking into high gear, so it seems a good time to come back with my Top 120. I know that 120 seems like a strange number, but I have chosen it because it corresponds roughly with the first ten rounds of a standard fantasy baseball draft. I should also note that these rankings were built with a standard, 12-team, 5x5, Rotisserie format in mind.

Over the next few weeks I am going to go through each round (12 players at a time) and discuss why I believe each player deserves the ranking I gave them. Keep in mind that this list is not necessarily intended as a draft day cheat sheet. Rather, my intention is to simply rank the players as I see them. DO NOT assume that I am recommending that you draft these players at the spot where I have ranked them. Different leagues will value players differently and you must adjust accordingly.

I also have a tendency to rank pitchers more highly than others in the fantasy community. The conventional wisdom is that pitchers are too unreliable to risk high draft picks and, generally, I agree with that. However, considering the value that pitchers deliver to fantasy teams, I believe it is folly to not give the top pitchers more respect in fantasy rankings. Take that with a grain of salt when you read over this list.

1. Hanley Ramirez, SS - FLA
2. Alex Rodriguez, 3B - NYY
3. Albert Pujols, 1B - STL
4. David Wright, 3B - NYM
5. Jose Reyes, SS - NYM
6. Miguel Cabrera, 1B - DET
7. Grady Sizemore, OF - CLE
8. Jimmy Rollins, SS - PHI
9. Mark Teixeira, 1B - NYY
10. Brandon Webb, SP - ARI
11. Ryan Braun, OF - MIL
12. Johan Santana, SP - NYM
13. Ryan Howard, 1B - PHI
14. Ian Kinsler, 2B - TEX
15. Josh Hamilton, OF - TEX
16. Tim Lincecum, SP - SF
17. Evan Longoria, 3B - TB
18. Carlos Beltran, OF - NYM
19. Jake Peavy, SP - SD
20. Carlos Quentin, OF - CHW
21. Lance Berkman, 1B - HOU
22. Prince Fielder, 1B - MIL
23. CC Sabathia, SP - NYY
24. Matt Holliday, OF - OAK
25. Jason Bay, OF - BOS
26. Chase Utley, 2B - PHI
27. Justin Morneau, 1B - MIN
28. Manny Ramirez, OF - LAD
29. Roy Halladay, SP - TOR
30. Carlos Lee, OF - HOU
31. Dustin Pedroia, 2B - BOS
32. Nick Markakis, OF - BAL
33. Mariano Rivera, RP - NYY
34. B.J. Upton, OF - TB
35. Alfonso Soriano, OF - CHC
36. Brian McCann, C - ATL
37. Aramis Ramirez, 3B - CHC
38. Cole Hamels, SP - PHI
39. Brandon Phillips, 2B - CIN
40. Josh Beckett, SP - BOS
41. Carl Crawford, OF - TB
42. David Ortiz, DH - BOS
43. Russell Martin, C - LAD
44. Dan Haren, SP - ARI
45. Jonathan Papelbon, RP - BOS
46. Nate McLouth, OF - PIT
47. Brian Roberts, 2B - BAL
48. Francisco Rodriguez, RP - NYM
49. Joe Mauer, C - MIN
50. Kevin Youkilis, 1B/3B - BOS
51. Ichiro Suzuki, OF - SEA
52. Geovany Soto, C - CHC
53. Curtis Granderson, OF - DET
54. Joe Nathan, RP - MIN
55. Roy Oswalt, SP - HOU
56. Chad Billingsley, SP - LAD
57. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B - SD
58. Cliff Lee, SP - CLE
59. Ervin Santana, SP - LAA
60. Adam Dunn, OF - ARI
61. Felix Hernandez, SP - SEA
62. Vladimir Guerrero, OF - LAA
63. Shane Victorino, OF - PHI
64. John Lackey, SP - LAA
65. Dan Uggla, 2B - FLA
66. Jon Lester, SP - BOS
67. Jacoby Ellsbury, OF - BOS
68. Magglio Ordonez, OF - DET
69. Troy Tulowitzki, SS - COL
70. Brad Lidge, RP - PHI
71. Alexei Ramirez, 2B - CHW
72. Scott Kazmir, SP - TB
73. Matt Kemp, OF - LAD
74. James Shields, SP - TB
75. Alex Rios, OF - TOR
76. Stephen Drew, SS - ARI
77. Corey Hart, OF - MIL
78. Daisuke Matsuzaka, SP - BOS
79. Joakim Soria, RP - KC
80. Chipper Jones, 3B - ATL
81. Ryan Ludwick, OF - STL
82. Carlos Pena, 1B - TB
83. Robinson Cano, 2B - NYY
84. Rafael Furcal, SS - LAD
85. Chien-Ming Wang, SP - NYY
86. Joey Votto, 1B - CIN
87. Victor Martinez, C - CLE
88. Chris Davis, 3B/1B - TEX
89. Edinson Volquez, SP - CIN
90. Michael Young, SS - TEX
91. Carlos Zambrano, SP - CHC
92. Aubrey Huff, 1B/3B - BAL
93. Derrek Lee, 1B - CHC
94. Hunter Pence, OF - HOU
95. Rich Harden, SP - CHC
96. Garrett Atkins, 3B - COL
97. A.J. Burnett, SP - NYY
98. J.J. Hardy, SS - MIL
99. Francisco Liriano, SP - MIN
100. Derek Jeter, SS - NYY
101. Chris Young, OF - ARI
102. Bobby Abreu, OF - NYY
103. Bobby Jenks, RP - CHW
104. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B - WAS
105. Jhonny Peralta, SS - CLE
106. Ricky Nolasco, SP - FLA
107. Chone Figgins, 3B - LAA
108. Vernon Wells, OF - TOR
109. Kerry Wood, RP - CLE
110. Jermaine Dye, OF - CHW
111. Adam Wainwright, SP - STL
112. Carlos Delgado, 1B - NYM
113. Jay Bruce, OF - CIN
114. Andre Ethier, OF - LAD
115. James Loney, 1B - LAD
116. Jose Valverde, RP - HOU
117. Miguel Tejada, SS - HOU
118. Zack Greinke, SP - KC
119. Ben Sheets, SP - MIL
120. Justin Verlander, SP - DET