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Finally, it's over. The list includes the top 120 pitchers in games started. Starting Pitcher Rankings 1. C.C. Sabathia, Indians/Brewers 26.1 Win Shares 76.2 VORP 11.1 WARP33 Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP +--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+ 2008 27 TOT 17 10 35 35 10 5 0 0 253.0 223 85 76 19 59 251 7 2 1023 1 2 2.70 4.37 162 1.115 2. Cliff Lee, Indians 3. Tim Lincecum, Giants 4. Roy Halladay, Blue Jays 5. Johan Santana, Mets 6. Dan Haren, Diamondbacks 7. Rich Harden, A's/Cubs 8. Cole Hamels, Phillies 9. Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks 10. Ryan Dempster, Cubs 11. Ervin Santana, Angels 12. Ben Sheets, Brewres 13. Derek Lowe, Dodgers 14. John Danks, White Sox 15. Jon Lester, Red Sox 16. Jake Peavy, Padres 17. Justin Duchscherer, A's 18. Mike Mussina, Yankees 19. Ricky Nolasco, Marlins 20. Chad Billingsley, Dodgers 21. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Red Sox 22. Edinson Volquez, Reds 23. Roy Oswalt, Astros 24. Zack Greinke, Royals 25. James Shields, Rays 26. Joe Saunders, Angels 27. Scott Baker, Twins 28. Josh Beckett, Red Sox 29. Gil Meche, Royals 30. Tim Hudson, Braves 31. Jeremy Guthrie, Orioles 32. Matt Cain, Giants 33. Felix Hernandez, Mariners 34. Mark Buehrle, White Sox 35. A.J. Burnett, Blue Jays 36. Shaun Marcum, Blue Jays 37. Aaron Cook, Rockies 38. Hiroki Kuroda, Dodgers 39. Paul Maholm, Pirates 40. Scott Kazmir, Rays 41. Carlos Zambrano, Cubs 42. Matt Garza, Rays 43. Jamie Moyer, Phillies 44. Ted Lilly, Cubs 45. Randy Johnson, Diamondbacks 46. Kyle Lohse, Cardinals 47. Armando Galarraga, Tigers 48. Jesse Litsch, Blue Jays 49. Gavin Floyd, White Sox 50. Jair Jurrjens, Braves 51. Todd Wellemeyer, Cardinals 52. Kevin Slowey, Twins 53. Mike Pelfrey, Mets 54. Ubaldo Jimenez, Rockies 55. John Lackey, Angels 56. Javier Vazquez, White Sox 57. Tim Wakefield, Red Sox 58. Jered Weaver, Angels 59. Jorge Campillo, Braves 60. Wandy Rodriguez, Astros 61. Dave Bush, Brewers 62. Andy Pettitte, Yankees 63. Andy Sonnanstine, Rays 64. John Lannan, Nationals 65. Greg Smith, A's 66. Braden Looper, Cardinals 67. Greg Maddux, Padres/Dodgers 68. Nick Blackburn, Twins 69. Scott Olson, Marlins 70. Randy Wolff, Padres/Astros 71. Dana Eveland, A's 72. Justin Verlander, Tigers 73. Oliver Perez, Mets 74. Bronson Arroyo, Reds 75. Brett Myers, Phillies 76. John Maine, Mets 77. Jason Marquis, Cubs 78. Jorge de la Rosa, Rockies 79. Edwin Jackson, Rays 80. Paul Byrd, Indians/Red Sox 81. Doug Davis, Diamondbacks 82. Kyle Davies, Royals 83. Aaron Harang, Reds 84. Joe Blanton, A's/Phillies 85. Manny Parra, Brewers 86. Jonathan Sanchez, Giants 87. Brian Moehler, Astros 88. Odalis Perez, Nationals 89. Johnny Cueto, Reds 90. Vincente Padilla, Rangers 91. Cha Seung Baek, Mariners/Padres 92. Kevin Millwood, Rangers 93. Jon Garland, Angels 94. Tim Redding, Nationals 95. Jarrod Washburn, Mariners 96. Zach Duke, Pirates 97. Glen Perkins, Twins 98. Jeff Francis, Rockies 99. Barry Zito, Giants 100. Luke Hochevar, Royals 101. Joel Pineiro, Cardinals 102. Sean Gallagher, Cubs/A's 103. Daniel Cabrera, Orioles 104. Scott Feldman, Rangers 105. Jeff Suppan, Brewers 106. Sidney Ponson, Rangers/Yankees 107. Jason Bergmann, Nationals 108. Ian Snell, Pirates 109. Brian Bannister, Royals 110. Kenny Rogers, Tigers 111. Fausto Carmona, Indians 112. Jeremy Sowers, Indians 113. Kyle Kendrick, Phillies 114. Brian Burres, Orioles 115. Carlos Silva, Mariners 116. Nate Robertson, Tigers 117. Brandon Backe, Astros 118. Livan Hernandez, Twins/Rockies 1.9 Win Shares -11.7 VORP 1.1 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP +--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+ 2008 33 TOT 13 11 31 31 2 0 0 0 180.0 257 129 121 25 43 67 2 3 811 4 1 6.05 4.17 69 1.667 119. Jo-Jo Reyes, Braves 120. Garrett Olson, Orioles

List contains the top 30 in Saves. I know you will all be shocked that K-Rod isn't #1. Closer Rankings 1. Mariano Rivera, Yankees 17.3 Win Shares 34.0 VORP 10.3 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP +--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+ 2008 38 NYY AL 6 5 64 0 0 0 60 39 70.7 41 11 11 4 6 77 2 1 259 0 0 1.40 4.44 317 0.665 2. Joe Nathan, Twins 3. Jonathan Papelbon, Red Sox 4. Joakim Soria, Royals 5. Kerry Wood, Cubs 6. Brian Fuentes, Rockies 7. Brad Lidge, Phillies 8. Francisco Rodriguez, Angels 9. Bobby Jenks, White Sox 10. Takashi Saito, Dodgers 11. Jose Valverde, Astros 12. Billy Wagner, Mets 13. Jonathan Broxton, Dodgers 14. Matt Capps, Pirates 15. Huston Street, A's 16. Trevor Hoffman, Padres 17. Francisco Cordero, Reds 18. B.J. Ryan, Blue Jays 19. Kevin Gregg, Marlins 20. Jon Rauch, Nationals/Diamondbacks 21. Salomon Torres, Brewers 22. Brian Wilson, Giants 23. Ryan Franklin, Cardinals 24. Mike Gonzalez, Braves 25. J.J. Putz, Mariners 26. Brandon Lyon, Diamondbacks 27. George Sherrill, Orioles 5.0 Win Shares 5.8 VORP 3.4 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP +--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+ 2008 31 BAL AL 3 5 57 0 0 0 49 31 53.3 47 28 28 6 33 58 1 1 239 6 0 4.73 4.53 96 1.500 28. Troy Percival, Rays 29. Todd Jones, Tigers 30. C.J. Wilson, Rangers

It's the list you've all been waiting for...the guys who aren't good enough be starting pitchers or closers!!!! I almost decided to skip doing middle relievers this year as I'm rarely satisfied with the final rankings and always change the guidelines that I use for who I include in the rankings. This year I opted for the top 60 in relief appearance, excluding those who will be on the closer list. I should probably do more than 60 as there's a few good ones that don't qualify (Grant Balfour and Brad Ziegler for example) but there's only so much time want to spend looking at stats for set up men. Middle Relievers 1. Matt Thornton, White Sox 23.3 VORP 2.11 ERC 2.75 FIP 48 PRC Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP +--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+ 2008 31 CHW AL 5 3 74 0 0 0 12 1 67.3 48 20 20 5 19 77 2 3 268 2 0 2.67 4.57 171 0.995 2. Carlos Marmol, Cubs 3. Chad Qualls, Diamondbacks 4. Jesse Carlson, Blue Jays 5. Scott Downs, Blue Jays 6. J.P. Howell, Rays 7. Manny Delcarmen, Red Sox 8. Ramon Ramirez, Royals 9. Ryan Madson, Phillies 10. Hideki Okajima, Red Sox 11. Rafael Perez, Indians 12. Heath Bell, Padres 13. Russ Springer, Cardinals 14. Dennys Reyes, Twins 15. Damaso Marte, Pirates/Yankees 16. Dan Wheeler, Rays 17. Chad Durbin, Phillies 18. Doug Brocail, Astros 19. Jeremy Affeldt, Reds 20. Will Ohman, Braves 21. Brian Shouse, Brewers 22. Octavio Dotel, White Sox 23. John Grabow, Pirates 24. Joel Hanrahan, Nationals 25. Tony Pena, Diamondbacks 26. Joe Beimel, Dodgers 27. Chad Bradford, Orioles/Rays 28. Scot Shields, Angels 29. Joe Smith, Mets 30. Jeff Bennett, Braves 31. Eddie Guardado, Rangers/Twins 32. Javier Lopez, Red Sox 33. Matt Lindstrom, Marlins 34. J.C. Romero, Phillies 35. Saul Rivera, Nationals 36. Jesse Crain, Twins 37. Kyle McClellan, Cardinals 38. Trever Miller, Rays 39. Mike Lincoln, Reds 40. Tyler Walker, Giants 41. Manuel Corpas, Rockies 42. Duaner Sanchez, Mets 43. David Weathers, Reds 44. Rafael Betancourt, Indians 45. Blaine Boyer, Braves 46. Cla Meredith, Padres 47. Sean Green, Mariners 48. Bob Howry, Cubs 49. Scott Schoeneweis, Mets 50. Tyler Yates, Pirates 51. Pedro Feliciano, Mets 52. Alan Embree, A's 53. Jamey Wright, Rangers 54. Renyel Pinto, Rays 55. Luis Ayala, Nationals/Mets 56. Wesley Wright, Astros 57. Matt Guerrier, Twins 58. Aaron Heilman, Mets -1.1 VORP 5.45 ERC 4.66 FIP 24 PRC Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP +--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+ 2008 29 NYM NL 3 8 78 0 0 0 23 3 76.0 75 48 44 10 46 80 9 2 356 8 0 5.21 4.21 81 1.592 59. Ron Villone, Cardinals 60. Jack Taschner, Giants

This list lives up to Smues' hype! Also...Ryan Ludwick: Big Fluke or Biggest Fluke Ever? Right Fielder Rankings 1. Ryan Ludwick, Cardinals 26.4 Win Shares 53.6 VORP 10.9 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 29 STL NL 152 538 104 161 40 3 37 113 4 4 62 146 .299 .375 .591 150 318 1 8 3 8 8 2. Nick Markakis, Orioles 3. Brian Giles, Padres 4. Vladimir Guerrero, Angels 5. Andre Ethier, Dodgers 6. Xavier Nady, Pirates/Yankees 7. Jermaine Dye, White Sox 8. Bobby Abreu, Yankees 9. Alexis Rios, Blue Jays 10. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners 11. Magglio Ordonez, Tigers 12. Randy Winn, Giants 13. Jayson Werth, Phillies 14. J.D. Drew, Red Sox 15. Hunter Pence, Astros 16. Brad Hawpe, Rockies 17. Ken Griffey Jr., Reds/White Sox 18. Corey Hart, Brewers 19. David Murphy, Rangers 20. Eric Hinske, Rays 21. Ryan Sweeney, A's 22. Kosuke Fukudome, Cubs 23. Jose Guillen, Royals 24. Jeremy Hermida, Marlins 25. Mark Teahen, Royals 26. Justin Upton, Diamondbacks 27. Jay Bruce, Reds 28. Franklin Gutierrez, Indians 29. Gary Matthews Jr., Angels 30. Jeff Francoeur, Braves 6.0 Win Shares -17.3 VORP 3.2 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 24 ATL NL 155 599 70 143 33 3 11 71 0 1 39 111 .239 .294 .359 73 215 0 4 5 10 18

Center Fielders 1. Carlos Beltran, Mets 32.6 Win Shares 57.6 VORP 10.4 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 31 NYM NL 161 606 116 172 40 5 27 112 25 3 92 96 .284 .376 .500 131 303 1 6 13 1 11 2. Grady Sizemore, Indians 3. Josh Hamilton, Rangers 4. Nate McLouth, Pirates 5. Curtis Granderson, Tigers 6. B.J. Upton, Rays 7. Torii Hunter, Angels 8. Shane Victorino, Phillies 9. Matt Kemp, Dodgers 10. Cody Ross, Marlins 11. Vernon Wells, Blue Jays 12. Mike Cameron, Brewers 13. Marlon Byrd, Rangers 14. Chris Young, Diamondbacks 15. Skip Schumaker, Cardinals 16. Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox 17. Rick Ankiel, Cardinals 18. Aaron Rowand, Giants 19. Jim Edmonds, Padres/Cubs 20. Scott Hairsotn, Padres 21. Carlos Gomez, Twins 22. Lastings Milledge, Nationals 23. Reed Johnson, Cubs 24. Coco Crisp, Red Sox 25. Adam Jones, Orioles 26. Mark Kotsay, Braves/Red Sox 27. Willy Taveras, Rockies 28. Michael Bourn, Astros 7.6 Win Shares -12.0 VORP 2.5 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 25 HOU NL 138 467 57 107 10 4 5 29 41 10 37 111 .229 .288 .300 56 140 7 1 0 2 3 29. Melky Cabrera, Yankees 30. Corey Patterson, Reds

Tim McCarver's hatred for this man almost made me want to root for the Dodgers. Left Fielder Rankings 1. Manny Ramirez, Red Sox/Dodgers 33.4 Win Shares 83.5 VORP 10.8 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 36 TOT 153 552 102 183 36 1 37 121 3 0 87 124 .332 .430 .601 164 332 0 4 24 11 17 2. Carlos Quentin, White Sox 3. Matt Holliday, Rockies 4. Jason Bay, Pirates/Red Sox 5. Ryan Braun, Brewers 6. Johnny Damon, Yankees 7. Raul Ibanez, Mariners 8. Carlos Lee, Astros 9. Adam Dunn, Reds/Diamondbacks 10. Dave DeJesus, Royals 11. Jack Cust, A's 12. Pat Burrell, Phillies 13. Alfonso Soriano, Cubs 14. Conor Jackson, Diamondbacks 15. Garret Anderson, Angels 16. Luke Scott, Orioles 17. Fred Lewis, Giants 18. Josh Willingham, Marlins 19. Delmon Young, Twins 20. Willie Harris, Nationals 21. Ben Francisco, Indians 22. Carl Crawford, Rays 23. Gregor Blanco, Braves Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 24 ATL NL 144 430 52 108 14 4 1 38 13 5 74 99 .251 .366 .309 83 133 6 3 2 6 3 24. Chase Headley, Padres 25. Luis Gonzalez, Marlins 26. Adam Lind, Blue Jays 27. Juan Pierre, Dodgers 28. Emil Brown, A's 29. David Dellucci, Indians 30. Jay Payton, Orioles

Is Hanley Ramirez the most underrated player in baseball right now? Of course playing for the Marlins doesn't help him. Shortstop Rankings 1. Hanley Ramirez, Marlins 32.5 Win Shares 80.7 VORP 10.9 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 24 FLA NL 153 589 125 177 34 4 33 67 35 12 92 122 .301 .400 .540 148 318 0 4 9 8 5 2. Jose Reyes, Mets 3. Jimmy Rollins, Phillies 4. Stephen Drew, Diamondbacks 5. Jhonny Peralta, Indians 6. J.J. Hardy, Brewers 7. Cristian Guzman, Nationals 8. Michael Young, Rangers 9. Derek Jeter, Yankees 10. Mike Aviles, Royals 11. Orlando Cabrera, White Sox 12. Ryan Theriot, Cubs 13. Yunel Escobar, Braves 14. Miguel Tejada, Astros 15. Marco Scutaro, Blue Jays 16. Jason Bartlett, Rays 17. Nick Punto, Twins 18. Brendan Harris, Twins 19. Erick Aybar, Angels 20. Edgar Renteria, Tigers 21. Yuniesky Betancourt, Mariners 22. Maicer Izturis, Angels 23. Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies 24. David Eckstein, Blue Jays/Diamondbacks 25. Bobby Crosby, A's 26. Cesar Izturis, Cardinals 27. Jeff Keppinger, Reds 5.7 Win Shares 0.6 VORP 1.5 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 28 CIN NL 121 459 45 122 24 2 3 43 3 1 30 24 .266 .310 .346 70 159 6 5 3 2 14 28. Jack Wilson, Pirates 29. Julio Lugo, Red Sox 30. Khalil Greene, Padres

Hey look another position where the A's had the worst everyday player! How I got through this season without slitting my wrists, I'll never know. Third Basemen Rankings 1. David Wright, Mets 29.1 Win Shares 66.2 VORP 10.6 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 25 NYM NL 160 626 115 189 42 2 33 124 15 5 94 118 .302 .390 .534 143 334 0 11 5 4 15 2. Chipper Jones, Braves 3. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees 4. Aramis Ramirez, Cubs 5. Troy Glaus, Cardinals 6. Evan Longoria, Rays 7. Jorge Cantu, Marlins 8. Melvin Mora, Orioles 9. Casey Blake, Indians/Dodgers 10. Ty Wigginton, Astros 11. Adrian Beltre, Mariners 12. Carlos Guillen, Tigers 13. Alex Gordon, Royals 14. Kevin Kouzmanoff, Padres 15. Edwin Encarnacion, Reds 16. Mike Lowell, Red Sox 17. Mark Reynolds, Diamondbacks 18. Garrett Atkins, Rockies 19. Scott Rolen, Blue Jays 20. Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals 21. Blake DeWitt, Dodgers 22. Chone Figgins, Angels 23. Joe Crede, White Sox 24. Jose Bautista, Pirates/Blue Jays 25. Willy Aybar, Rays 26. Pedro Feliz, Phillies 27. Geoff Blum, Astros 28. Bill Hall, Brewers 29. Jack Hannahan, A's 5.4 Win Shares 3.8 WARP3 -9.5 VORP Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 28 OAK AL 143 436 48 95 27 0 9 47 2 0 55 131 .218 .305 .342 77 149 3 5 4 2 5 30. Jose Castillo, Giants/Astros

This is the third straight year that Utley has topped the rankings. Second Basemen Rankings 1. Chase Utley, Phillies 29.8 Win Shares 62.2 VORP 10.6 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 29 PHI NL 159 607 113 177 41 4 33 104 14 2 64 104 .292 .380 .535 133 325 1 8 14 27 9 2. Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox 3. Ian Kinsler, Rangers 4. Dan Uggla, Marlins 5. Brian Roberts, Orioles 6. Mark DeRosa, Cubs 7. Kelly Johnson, Braves 8. Jose Lopez, Mariners 9. Orlando Hudson, Diamondbacks 10. Akinori Iwamura, Rays 11. Placido Polanco, Tigers 12. Alexei Ramirez, White Sox 13. Brandon Phillips, Reds 14. Ray Durham, Giants/Brewers 15. Rickie Weeks, Brewers 16. Howie Kendrick, Angels 17. Kazuo Matsui, Astros 18. Clint Barmes, Rockies 19. Robinson Cano, Yankees 20. Joe Inglett, Blue Jays 21. Mark Ellis, A's 22. Felipe Lopez, Nationals/Cardinals 23. Aaron Miles, Cardinals 24. Asdrubal Cabrera, Indians 25. Mark Grudzielanek, Royals 26. Alexi Casilla, Twins 27. Jeff Kent, Dodgers 28. Freddy Sanchez, Pirates 10.4 Win Shares -1.8 VORP 1.4 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 30 PIT NL 145 569 75 154 26 2 9 52 0 1 21 63 .271 .298 .371 76 211 8 6 1 4 13 29. Jamey Carroll, Indians 30. Adam Kennedy, Cardinals

I'm throwing the Designated Hitter rankings in this entry as they don't need their own entry. For the DH list it is made up of the top 14 in plate appearances And now see the pain I had to go through in watching prized prospect Daric Barton be a colossal flop in his rookie year. First Basemen Rankings 1. Albert Pujols, Cardinals 35.1 Win Shares 96.8 VORP 13.5 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 28 STL NL 148 524 100 187 44 0 37 116 7 3 104 54 .357 .462 .653 190 342 0 8 34 5 16 2. Lance Berkman, Astros 3. Mark Teixeira, Braves/Angels 4. Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox 5. Justin Morneau, Twins 6. Adrian Gonzalez, Padres 7. Carlos Delgado, Mets 8. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers 9. Carlos Pena, Rays 10. Ryan Howard, Phillies 11. Prince Fielder, Brewers 12. Joye Votto, Reds 13. Derrek Lee, Cubs 14. Jason Giambi, Yankees 15. Adam LaRoche, Pirates 16. Lyle Overbay, Blue Jays 17. James Loney, Dodgers 18. Mike Jacobs, Marlins 19. Ryan Garko, Indians 20. Ron Belliard, Nationals 21. Casey Kotchman, Angels/Braves 22. Paul Konerko, White Sox 23. Nick Swisher, White Sox 24. Kevin Millar, Orioles 25. Doug Mientkiewicz, Pirates 26. Rich Aurilia, Giants 27. Todd Helton, Rockies 28. Daric Barton, A's 9.3 Win Shares -7.4 VORP 2.5 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 22 OAK AL 140 446 59 101 17 5 9 47 2 1 65 99 .226 .327 .348 85 155 6 3 5 3 6 29. John Bowker, Giants 30. Ross Gload, Royals Designated Hitter Rankings 1. Aubrey Huff, Orioles 23.1 Win Shares 58.4 VORP 7.9 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+--- 2008 31 BAL AL 154 598 96 182 48 2 32 108 4 0 53 89 .304 .360 .552 137 330 0 7 7 3 9 2. Milton Bradley, Rangers 3. Jim Thome, White Sox 4. David Ortiz, Red Sox 5. Jason Kubel, Twins 6. Hideki Matsui, Yankees 7. Cliff Floyd, Rays 8. Matt Stairs, Blue Jays/Phillies 9. Billy Butler, Royals 10. Gary Sheffield, Tigers 11. Frank Thomas, Blue Jays/A's 12. Craig Monroe, Twins 13. Travis Hafner, Indians 14. Jose Vidro, Mariners

I know that you are all thinking, "The regular season ended four days ago and I've already forgotten who was good and who sucked this year." Well my friends the annual Bored Player Rankings are here to help you! Starting with position players, each list includes 30 players who had the most plate appearances at each position. Now these lists always end up including players who weren't true everyday players and end up populating the bottom of the list. So this year I'm going to highlight the worst everyday player at each position so we can all point and laugh at them. Catcher Rankings 1. Joe Mauer, Twins 31.2 Win Shares 55.5 VORP 11.8 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 25 MIN AL 146 536 98 176 31 4 9 85 1 1 84 50 .328 .413 .451 134 242 1 11 8 1 21 2. Brian McCann, Braves 3. Geovany Soto, Cubs 4. Russell Martin, Dodgers 5. Ryan Doumit, Pirates 6. Chris Iannetta, Rockies 7. Bengie Molina, Giants 8. Kurt Suzuki, A's 9. Dioner Navarro, Rays 10. Kelly Shoppach, Indians 11. Yadier Molina, Cardinals 12. Chris Snyder, Diamondbacks 13. Jason Kendall, Brewers 14. A.J. Pierzynski, White Sox 15. Ivan Rodriguez, Tigers/Yankees 16. Ramon Hernandez, Orioles 17. Brian Schneider, Mets 18. Gerald Laird, Rangers 19. Rod Barajas, Blue Jays 20. Chris Coste, Phillies 21. Jesus Flores, Nationals 22. Miguel Olivo, Royals 23. Jason Varitek, Red Sox 8.7 Win Shares -1.0 VORP 5.3 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 36 BOS AL 131 423 37 93 20 0 13 43 0 1 52 122 .220 .313 .359 74 152 0 2 3 6 13 24. Brandon Inge, Tigers 25. John Buck, Royals 26. Kenji Johjima, Mariners 27. Jeff Mathis, Angels 28. Jose Molina, Yankees 29. Carlos Ruiz, Phillies 30. Paul Bako, Reds