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And finally wrapping up the 2007 Player Rankings with my favorite and longest list, starting pitchers. Only difference from closers is I do take into account ERA+. The list includes the top 120 pitchers in games started. 2004 1. Randy Johnson 15. Odalis Perez 30. Josh Beckett 45. Joe Kennedy 60. Randy Wolf 75. Jon Garland 90. Aaron Harang 105. Jose Acevedo 120. Brian Anderson 2005 1. Roger Clemens 15. Brandon Webb 30. Kenny Rogers 45. Derek Lowe 60. Livan Hernandez 75. Jason Marquis 90. Mike Maroth 105. Gil Meche 120. Jose Lima 2006 1. Johan Santana 15. Jered Weaver 30. Jake Peavy 45. Aaron Cook 60. Jeff Suppan 75. Matt Morris 90. Rick Nolasco 105. Casey Fossum 120. Oliver Perez 2007 1. Jake Peavy, Padres 2. C.C. Sabathia, Indians 3. Josh Beckett, Red Sox 4. Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks 5. Erik Bedard, Orioles 6. Johan Santana, Twins 7. John Smoltz, Braves 8. John Lackey, Angels 9. Aaron Harang, Reds 10. Javier Vazquez, White Sox 11. Dan Haren, A's 12. Cole Hamels, Phillies 13. Tim Hudson, Braves 14. Fausto Carmona, Indians 15. Roy Oswalt, Astros 16. James Shields, Devil Rays 17. Kelvim Escobar, Angels 18. Ted Lilly, Cubs 19. Roy Halladay, Blue Jays 20. Chris Young, Padres 21. Brad Penny, Dodgers 22. Justin Verlander, Tigers 23. Joe Blanton, A's 24. Scott Kazmir, Devil Rays 25. Mark Buehrle, White Sox 26. Matt Cain, Giants 27. Gil Meche, Royals 28. Rich Hill, Cubs 29. Chien-Ming Wang, Yankees 30. Jeremy Guthrie, Orioles 31. A.J. Burnett, Blue Jays 32. Dustin McGowan, Blue Jays 33. Ian Snell, Pirates 34. Greg Maddux, Padres 35. Derek Lowe, Dodgers 36. Curt Schilling, Red Sox 37. Jeff Francis, Rockies 38. Felix Hernandez, Mariners 39. Ben Sheets, Brewers 40. John Maine, Mets 41. Carlos Zambrano, Cubs 42. Adam Wainwright, Cardinals 43. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Red Sox 44. Brian Bannister, Royals 45. Tim Lincecum, Giants 46. Oliver Perez, Mets 47. Tom Gorzelanny, Pirates 48. Carlos Silva, Twins 49. Andy Pettitte, Yankees 50. Orlando Hernandez, Mets 51. Jered Weaver, Angels 52. Jon Garland, White Sox 53. Scott Baker, Twins 54. Bronson Arroyo, Reds 55. Shaun Marcum, Blue Jays 56. Wandy Rodriguez, Astros 57. Kyle Kendrick, Phillies 58. Micah Owings, Diamondbacks 59. Paul Byrd, Indians 60. Kyle Lohse, Reds/Phillies 61. Aaron Cook, Rockies 62. Barry Zito, Giants 63. Tim Wakefield, Red Sox 64. Jeremy Bonderman, Tigers 65. Jarrod Washburn, Mariners 66. Doug Davis, Diamondbacks 67. Miguel Batista, Mariners 68. Jake Westbrook, Indians 69. Chuck James, Braves 70. Jeff Suppan, Brewers 71. Jason Bergmann, Nationals 72. Tom Glavine, Mets 73. Dave Bush, Brewers 74. Justin Germano, Padres 75. Mike Mussina, Yankees 76. Chad Gaudin, A's 77. Jason Marquis, Cubs 78. Nate Robertson, Tigers 79. Braden Looper, Cardinals 80. Noah Lowry, Giants 81. Matt Belisle, Reds 82. Jamie Moyer, Phillies 83. Sergio Mitre, Marlins 84. Andy Sonnanstine, Devil Rays 85. Jesse Litsch, Blue Jays 86. Paul Maholm, Pirates 87. Chris Capuano, Brewers 88. Matt Morris, Giants/Pirates 89. Lenny DiNardo, A's 90. Josh Fogg, Rockies 91. Boof Bosner, Twins 92. Livan Hernandez, Diamondbacks 93. Buddy Carlyle, Braves 94. Claudio Vargas, Brewers 95. Kevin Millwood, Rangers 96. Woody Williams, Astros 97. Daniel Cabrera, Orioles 98. Julian Tavarez, Red Sox 99. Jose Contreras, White Sox 100. Steve Trachsel, Orioles/Cubs 101. Matt Chico, Nationals 102. David Wells, Padres/Dodgers 103. Dontrelle Willis, Marlins 104. John Danks, White Sox 105. Brandon McCarthy, Rangers 106. Ervin Santana, Angels 107. Kameron Loe, Rangers 108. Anthony Reyes, Cardinals 109. Kip Wells, Cardinals 110. Jeff Weaver, Mariners 111. Mike Bacsik, Nationals 112. Odalis Perez, Royals 113. Jorge De La Rosa, Royals 114. Edwin Jackson, Devil Rays 115. Vincente Padilla, Rangers 116. Scott Olsen, Marlins 117. Adam Eaton, Phillies 118. Kyle Davies, Braves/Royals 119. Byung-Hyun Kim, Rockies/Diamondbacks/Marlins 120. Mike Maroth, Tigers/Cardinals

For closers the list includes the top 30 in Saves. Only difference from middle relievers is I do take into account Win Shares. 2004 1. Brad Lidge 15. Octavio Dotel 30. Shawn Chacon 2005 1. Mariano Rivera 15. Jason Isringhausen 30. Keith Foulke 2006 1. Jonathan Papelbon 15. Francisco Cordero 30. Derrick Turnbow 2007 1. J.J. Putz, Mariners 2. Takashi Saito, Dodgers 3. Jonathan Papelbon, Red Sox 4. Joe Nathan, Twins 5. Bobby Jenks, White Sox 6. Joakim Soria, Royals 7. Matt Capps, Pirates 8. Manny Corpas, Rockies 9. Francisco Cordero, Brewers 10. Mariano Rivera, Yankees 11. Jeremy Accardo, Blue Jays 12. Huston Street, A's 13. Billy Wagner, Mets 14. Jason Isringhausen, Cardinals 15. Francisco Rodriguez, Angels 16. Jose Valverde, Diamondbacks 17. Trevor Hoffman, Padres 18. Kevin Gregg, Marlins 19. David Weathers, Reds 20. Brad Lidge, Astros 21. Alan Embree, A's 22. Brian Fuentes, Rockies 23. Brett Myers, Phillies 24. Chad Cordero, Nationals 25. Al Reyes, Devil Rays 26. Brad Hennessey, Giants 27. Todd Jones, Tigers 28. Joe Borowski, Indians 29. Ryan Dempster, Cubs 30. Bob Wickman, Braves/Diamondbacks

For middle relievers, the first two years I took the top 60 in games pitched and then last year I did the top 60 in Holds. This time around I tried to get a combination of both and put an arbitrary number of at least 70 games pitched or at least 15 Holds to work with at first and purely by accident I ended up with exactly 60 relievers. This of course excludes those who will appear on the Closers list. I take into account six statistical categories: Component ERA, K/BB Ratio, WHIP, VORP, Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP), and Pitching Runs Created. 2004 1. Tom Gordon 30. Jim Mecir 60. John Rielding 2005 1. Justin Duchscherer 30. Duaner Sanchez 60. Dan Kolb 2006 1. Cla Meredith 30. Francisco Rodney 60. Ray King 2007 1. Rafael Betancourt, Indians 2. Heath Bell, Padres 3. Hideki Okajima, Red Sox 4. Russ Springer, Cardinals 5. Carlos Marmol, Cubs 6. Jonathan Broxton, Dodgers 7. Joaquin Benoit, Rangers 8. Matt Guerrier, Twins 9. George Sherrill, Mariners 10. Peter Moylan, Braves 11. Ryan Franklin, Cardinals 12. Rafael Soriano, Braves 13. Bob Howry, Cubs 14. Pat Neshek, Twins 15. Jon Rauch, Nationals 16. Scott Downs, Blue Jays 17. Justin Speier, Angels 18. Damaso Marte, Pirates 19. Aaron Heilman, Mets 20. Casey Janssen, Blue Jays 21. Chad Qualls, Astros 22. Brandon Lyon, Diamondbacks 23. Tony Pena, Diamondbacks 24. Matt Lindstrom, Marlins 25. Justin Miller, Marlins 26. C.J. Wilson, Rangers 27. Pedro Feliciano, Mets 28. David Riske, Royals 29. Brian Shouse, Brewers 30. Saul Rivera, Nationals 31. Scot Shields, Angels 32. Michael Wuertz, Cubs 33. Cla Meredith, Padres 34. Jamie Walker, Orioles 35. Joe Beimel, Dodgers 36. Carlos Villanueva, Brewers 37. J.C. Romero, Red Sox/Phillies 38. Rudy Seanez, Dodgers 39. Derrick Turnbow, Brewers 40. Dan Wheeler, Astros/Devil Rays 41. Jeremy Affeldt, Rockies 42. Chad Bradford, Orioles 43. Randy Flores, Cardinals 44. Matt Thornton, White Sox 45. Tyler Yates, Braves 46. Scott Linebrink, Padres/Brewers 47. Scott Proctor, Yankees/Dodgers 48. Jimmy Gobble, Royals 49. Renyel Pinto, Marlins 50. Luis Vizcaino, Yankees 51. Brandon Morrow, Mariners 52. Taylor Tankersley, Marlins 53. Trever Miller, Astros 54. Frank Francisco, Rangers 55. Kyle Farnsworth, Yankees 56. Jorge Julio, Marlins/Rockies 57. Scott Schoenweis, Mets 58. Mike Myers, Yankees/White Sox 59. Antonio Alfonseco, Phillies 60. Mike MacDougal, White Sox

Rightfielders 2004 1. Bobby Abreu 15. Jermaine Dye 30. Abraham Nunez 2005 1. Brian Giles 15. Jason Lane 30. Sammy Sosa 2006 1. Jermaine Dye 15. Geoff Jenkins 30. Jose Guillen 2007 1. Magglio Ordonez, Tigers 2. Vladimir Guerrero, Angels 3. Corey Hart, Brewers 4. Brad Hawpe, Rockies 5. Alex Rios, Blue Jays 6. Nick Markakis, Orioles 7. Jose Guillen, Mariners 8. Bobby Abreu, Yankees 9. Ken Griffey Jr., Reds 10. Jeremy Hermida, Marlins 11. Randy Winn, Giants 12. Jeff Francoeur, Braves 13. Michael Cuddyer, Twins 14. Matt Kemp, Dodgers 15. Travis Buck, A's 16. Austin Kearns, Nationals 17. Luke Scott, Astros 18. Brian Giles, Padres 19. Shawn Green, Mets 20. Andre Ethier, Dodgers 21. J.D. Drew, Red Sox 22. Shane Victorino, Phillies 23. Delmon Young, Devil Rays 24. Xavier Nady, Pirates 25. Mark Teahan, Royals 26. Jermaine Dye, White Sox 27. Cliff Floyd, Cubs 28. Juan Encarnacion, Cardinals 29. Trot Nixon, Indians 30. Nelson Cruz, Rangers

Centerfielders 2004 1. Jim Edmonds 15. Milton Bradley 30. Marlon Byrd 2005 1. Jim Edmonds 15. Milton Bradley 30. Corey Patterson 2006 1. Carlos Beltran 15. Juan Pierre 30. Reggie Ambercrombie 2007 1. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners 2. Grady Sizemore, Indians 3. Curtis Granderson, Tigers 4. Carlos Beltran, Mets 5. B.J. Upton, Devil Rays 6. Aaron Rowand, Phillies 7. Torii Hunter, Twins 8. Hunter Pence, Astros 9. Nick Swisher, A's 10. Mike Cameron, Padres 11. Kenny Lofton, Rangers/Indians 12. Johnny Damon, Yankees 13. Marlon Byrd, Rangers 14. Nate McLouth, Pirates 15. David DeJesus, Royals 16. Chris Young, Diamondbacks 17. Gary Matthews Jr., Angels 18. Andruw Jones, Braves 19. Melky Cabrera, Yankees 20. Willy Taveres, Rockies 21. Coco Crisp, Red Sox 22. Juan Pierre, Dodgers 23. Jacque Jones, Cubs 24. Bill Hall, Brewers 25. Vernon Wells, Blue Jays 26. Dave Roberts, Giants 27. Jim Edmonds, Cardinals 28. Corey Patterson, Orioles 29. Alfredo Amezaga, Marlins 30. Jerry Owens, White Sox

Leftfielders 2004 1. Barry Bonds 15. Pat Burrell 30. Reed Johnson 2005 1. Manny Ramirez 15. Rondell White 30. Larry Bigbie 2006 1. Manny Ramirez 15. David DeJesus 30. Brad Wilkerson 2007 1. Matt Holliday, Rockies 2. Adam Dunn, Reds 3. Barry Bonds, Giants 4. Carlos Lee, Astros 5. Alfonso Soriano, Cubs 6. Pat Burrell, Phillies 7. Raul Ibanez, Mariners 8. Carl Crawford, Devil Rays 9. Eric Byrnes, Diamondbacks 10. Josh Willingham, Marlins 11. Manny Ramirez, Red Sox 12. Hideki Matsui, Yankees 13. Moises Alou, Mets 14. Ryan Church, Nationals 15. Chris Duncan, Cardinals 16. Matt Diaz, Braves 17. Garret Anderson, Angels 18. Reggie Willits, Angels 19. Luis Gonzalez, Dodgers 20. Jason Kubel, Twins 21. Shannon Stewart, A's 22. Geoff Jenkins, Brewers 23. Ryan Ludwick, Cardinals 24. Jason Bay, Pirates 25. Willie Harris, Braves 26. Frank Catalanotto, Blue Jays 27. Jay Payton, Orioles 28. Emil Brown, Royals 29. Rob Mackowiak, White Sox/Padres 30. Craig Monroe, Tigers/Cubs

Shortstops 2004 1. Miguel Tejada 15. Kazuo Matsui 30. Alex S Gonzalez 2005 1. Michael Young 15. Carlos Guillen 30. Cristian Guzman 2006 1. Derek Jeter 15. Jhonny Peralta 30. Angel Berroa 2007 1. Hanley Ramirez, Marlins 2. Jimmy Rollins, Phillies 3. Derek Jeter, Yankees 4. Jose Reyes, Mets 5. Carlos Guillen, Tigers 6. Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies 7. Edgar Renteria, Braves 8. Michael Young, Rangers 9. Orlando Cabrera, Angels 10. Jhonny Peralta, Indians 11. Miguel Tejada, Orioles 12. J.J. Hardy, Brewers 13. Jack Wilson, Pirates 14. Khalil Greene, Padres 15. Brendan Harris, Devil Rays 16. Yuniesky Betancourt, Mariners 17. Jason Bartlett, Twins 18. David Eckstein, Cardinals 19. Rafael Furcal, Dodgers 20. Mark Loretta, Astros 21. Alex Gonzalez, Reds 22. Stephen Drew, Diamondbacks 23. Ryan Theriot, Cubs 24. Felipe Lopez, Nationals 25. Julio Lugo, Red Sox 26. Juan Uribe, White Sox 27. Marco Scutaro, A's 28. Omar Vizquel, Giants 29. Tony Pena Jr., Royals 30. Bobby Crosby, A's

Third Basemen 2004 1. Adrian Beltre 15. Corey Koskie 30. Mark DeRosa 2005 1. Alex Rodriguez 15. Joe Crede 30. Sean Burroughs 2006 1. Miguel Cabrera 15. Morgan Ensberg 30. Vinny Castilla 2007 1. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees 2. David Wright, Mets 3. Miguel Cabrera, Marlins 4. Chipper Jones, Braves 5. Mike Lowell, Red Sox 6. Ryan Braun, Brewers 7. Aramis Ramirez, Cubs 8. Chone Figgins, Angels 9. Garrett Atkins, Rockies 10. Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals 11. Adrian Beltre, Mariners 12. Kevin Kouzmanoff, Padres 13. Troy Glaus, Blue Jays 14. Edwin Encarnacion, Reds 15. Mark Reynolds, Diamondbacks 16. Akinori Iwamura, Devil Rays 17. Mike Lamb, Astros 18. Maicer Izturis, Angels 19. Casey Blake, Indians 20. Ty Wigginton, Devil Rays/Astros 21. Jose Bautista, Pirates 22. Melvin Mora, Orioles 23. Josh Fields, White Sox 24. Pedro Feliz, Giants 25. Brandon Inge, Tigers 26. Alex Gordon, Royals 27. Gregg Dobbs, Phillies 28. Scott Rolen, Cardinals 29. Eric Chavez, A's 30. Nick Punto, Twins

Second Basemen 2004 1. Mark Loretta 15. Orlando Hudson 30. Enrique Wilson 2005 1. Brian Roberts 15. Tony Graffanino 30. Miguel Cairo 2006 1. Chase Utley 15. Ian Kinsler 30. Jose Castillo 2007 1. Chase Utley, Phillies 2. Placido Polanco, Tigers 3. Brian Roberts, Orioles 4. Robinson Cano, Yankees 5. Kelly Johnson, Braves 6. Jeff Kent, Dodgers 7. Orlando Hudson, Diamondbacks 8. Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox 9. Freddy Sanchez, Pirates 10. Dan Uggla, Marlins 11. Brandon Phillips, Reds 12. Aaron Hill, Blue Jays 13. Mark Ellis, A's 14. Ian Kinsler, Rangers 15. Rickie Weeks, Brewers 16. Mark DeRosa, Cubs 17. Ronnie Belliard, Nationals 18. Luis Castillo, Twins/Mets 19. Tadahito Iguchi, White Sox/Phillies 20. Mark Grudzielanek, Royals 21. Kazuo Matsui, Rockies 22. Aaron Miles, Cardinals 23. Esteban German, Royals 24. Geoff Blum, Padres 25. Marcus Giles, Padres 26. Jose Lopez, Mariners 27. Craig Biggio, Astros 28. Chris Burke, Astros 29. Ray Durham, Giants 30. Josh Barfield, Indians

I decided to throw the DH rankings into the first base entry. Only difference from the other positions is I rank 14 players instead of 30. First Basemen 2004 1. Albert Pujols 15. Ben Broussard 30. Doug Mientkiewicz 2005 1. Derrek Lee 15. Ryan Howard 30. Phil Nevin 2006 1. Albert Pujols 15. Kevin Youkilis 30. Travis Lee 2007 1. Albert Pujols, Cardinals 2. Carlos Pena, Devil Rays 3. Prince Fielder, Brewers 4. Mark Teixeira, Rangers/Braves 5. Ryan Howard, Phillies 6. Todd Helton, Rockies 7. Adrian Gonzalez, Padres 8. Lance Berkman, Astros 9. Derrek Lee, Cubs 10. Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox 11. Dmitri Young, Nationals 12. James Loney, Dodgers 13. Justin Morneau, Twins 14. Matt Stairs, Blue Jays 15. Paul Konerko, White Sox 16. Casey Kotchman, Angels 17. Adam LaRoche, Pirates 18. Ryan Garko, Indians 19. Conor Jackson, Diamondbacks 20. Scott Hatteberg, Reds 21. Carlos Delgado, Mets 22. Kevin Millar, Orioles 23. Dan Johnson, A's 24. Brad Wilkerson, Rangers 25. Mike Jacobs, Marlins 26. Sean Casey, Tigers 27. Nomar Garciaparra, Dodgers 28. Ryan Klesko, Giants 29. Richie Sexson, Mariners 30. Lyle Overbay, Blue Jays Designated Hitters Top DH 2004-2006 2004: Travis Hafner 2005: David Ortiz 2006: David Ortiz 2007 1. David Ortiz, Red Sox 2. Jim Thome, White Sox 3. Jack Cust, A's 4. Frank Thomas, Blue Jays 5. Travis Hafner, Indians 6. Gary Sheffield, Tigers 7. Jose Vidro, Mariners 8. Aubrey Huff, Orioles 9. Jonny Gomes, Devil Rays 10. Billy Butler, Royals 11. Jason Giambi, Yankees 12. Sammy Sosa, Rangers 13. Mike Piazza, A's 14. Mike Sweeney, Royals

It's that time of year again where I tell you who were best and worst players by position in MLB for the past season, in case you already forgot what did happen this past season. Starting with position players I will rank the Top 30 players in plate appearances at each position, based on the player's primary position for the season. For the position players I take into account five statiscal categories: OPS+, VORP, Equivalent Average, Runs Created (ballpark adjusted per hardballtimes.com), and Win Shares. The rankings are based purely on what the player did during the 2007 season as past performance and potential future value are not taken into account. This year for each position I'll repost who I had as the best, the most average, and the worst by position from 2004-2006. Catchers 2004 1. Ivan Rodriguez 15. Gregg Zaun 30. Chad Moeller 2005 1. Victor Martinez 15. Mike Matheny 30. Chris Snyder 2006 1. Joe Mauer 15. A.J. Pierzynski 30. Jose Molina 2007 1. Victor Martinez, Indians 2. Jorge Posada, Yankees 3. Russell Martin, Dodgers 4. Joe Mauer, Twins 5. Josh Bard, Padres 6. Brian McCann, Braves 7. Jason Varitek, Red Sox 8. Kenji Johjima, Mariners 9. Chris Snyder, Diamondbacks 10. Bengie Molina, Giants 11. Carlos Ruiz, Phillies 12. Gregg Zaun, Blue Jays 13. Ivan Rodriguez, Tigers 14. Ramon Hernandez, Orioles 15. Yadier Molina, Cardinals 16. Ronny Paulino, Pirates 17. A.J. Pierzynski, White Sox 18. Paul Lo Duca, Mets 19. John Buck, Royals 20. Brian Schneider, Nationals 21. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Braves/Rangers 22. Johnny Estrada, Brewers 23. Miguel Olivo, Marlins 24. Yorvit Torrealba, Rockies 25. Gerald Laird, Rangers 26. Brad Aumsus, Astros 27. Jason Kendall, A's/Cubs 28. Dioner Navarrao, Devil Rays 29. David Ross, Reds 30. Michael Barrett, Cubs/Padres