Rankings & Profiles

Seamless Baseball’s staff went dangerously in depth profiling more than 200 Major League Baseball players, eventually compiling rankings of the top 30 catchers, first baseman, second basemen, third basemen, shortstops and relievers; the top 75 outfielders and starting pitchers; and the top 10 designated hitters.

Player Profiles
C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP

Martin or Martinez? It’s a coin flip
C: Fantasy owners face a tough decision between five-category brilliance and four-category consistency.

Big Papi, not Pujols, is fantasy’s No. 1 first baseman
1B: Concerns about the possibility of Tommy John surgery for Albert Pujols have the 2007 consensus first overall pick a-tumblin’ on draft day. Where should you take him?

Upton, Phillips to challenge Utley
2B: Chase Utley’s once-wide gap as the top second baseman is now slimming.

Braun joins A-Rod, Wright, Cabrera
3B: With only one season under his belt, Ryan Braun is already worthy of elite company.

Ramirez battles Reyes for No. 1 SS
SS: The NL East trio of Hanley Ramirez, Jose Reyes and Jimmy Rollins are first round picks.

Holliday emerges as a top-five fantasy play
OF: After a near-MVP 2007 campaign, Matt Holliday’s stock has never been higher.

Hafner looks to bounce back
DH: How will a miserable 2007 season affect Travis Hafner’s value?

After trade, Santana in a league of his own
SP: Could 25 wins be on the horizon for the best pitcher in baseball?

Putz, Papelbon, K-Rod are 2008’s top fantasy firemen
RP: J.J. Putz stranded 94% of all baserunners in 2007, but faces stiff competition as fantasy’s top closer.

 

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   TEAM & PLAYER PROFILES
    We go dangerously in-depth on every tournament team



West Regional | Midwest Regional | East Regional | South Regional | Freshmen | Sophomores | Juniors | Seniors


West Regional: Will Drake play the Cinderella role?

Which team cruises through the West? The hometown Bruins? The hated Blue Devils? A sleeper? Read on...


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Midwest Regional: O.J. Mayo is ready for prime time
Midwest: USC is hot, but Georgetown looks capable of winning it all. Yet, Kansas could be the most complete team in the tourney.

East Regional: UNC, Tennessee on collision course
East: Can you justify picking against UNC? Tennessee might have something to say about that.

South Regional: Can Big East teams pull upsets?
South: Chock full of contenders and sleepers, the South Region may produce this year's Cinderella.


PLAYER PROFILES»
Freshmen: Can Love lead UCLA to Final Four?
Sophomores: Texas' Augustin the toughest to guard?
Juniors: All eyes on UNC's Tyler Hansbrough
Seniors: Five guys who deserve to finish on top





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