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Top 50 Ranked Fantasy Baseball Players

1. Johan Santana
2. Alex Rodriguez
3. Jose Reyes
4. Hanley Ramirez
5. Jake Peavy
6. David Wright
7. Albert Pujols
8. Josh Beckett
9. Brandon Webb
10. Miguel Cabrera
11. Roy Halladay
12. Ichiro Suzuki
13. C.C. Sabathia
14. David Ortiz
15. Jimmy Rollins
16. Prince Fielder
17. Matt Holliday
18. Vladimir Guerrero
19. Magglio Ordonez
20. Chase Utley
21. Ryan Howard
22. Justin Verlander
23. Carlos Beltran
24. Erik Bedard
25. Manny Ramirez
26. Alfonso Soriano
27. Grady Sizemore
28. Bobby Abreu
29. Ryan Braun
30. Cole Hamels
31. Carlos Zambrano
32. Mark Teixeira
33. Carlos Lee
34. Chris Young
35. Lance Berkman
36. Felix Hernandez
37. Fausto Carmona
38. Derek Jeter
39. Roy Oswalt
40. Todd Helton
41. Danny Haren
42. Victor Martinez
43. Justin Mourneau
44. Tim Hudson
45. John Lackey
46. Troy Tulowitzski
47. John Smoltz
48. Travis Hafner
49. Hideki Matsui
50. Alex Rios

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ROUND 5

41. Danny Haren - He’s so young and so ridiculously talented.

42. Victor Martinez - The best catcher by far will prove worthy via point delta.

43. Justin Mourneau - The Canadian Crusher has a sweet swing that we all love…

44. Tim Hudson - He’s so consistent for 15 wins and a decent ERA.

45. John Lackey - I’ll be honest he doesn’t excite me, but his numbers sure are exciting…

46. Troy Tulowitzski - Hard to imagine a second year SS a lock for 30 HR, 100 RBI, and 100 Runs…

47. John Smoltz - The old bearded bear still has some fire left in that arm ala Schilling.

48. Travis Hafner - Last year has to be a fluke, doesn’t it?

49. Hideki Matsui - A great line-up, consistency, and patience make Matsui a lock for many OF points

50. Alex Rios - Each year he gets better, and last year he was grrrreat!

Phillies home run slugging Ryan Howard finally got pay day, winning his arbitration hearings versus the Philadelphia baseball club on Thursday. His $10 million award is a new Major League Baseball record.

“My reaction is mostly relief,” Howard sighed. Baseball analysts expect his next salary to be worth close to $20 million per year. The highest the Phillies were willing to offer Howard before his $10 million settlement was $7 million.

Howard made $900,000 in ‘07 and $355,000 during ‘06, when he won the NL MVP.

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ROUND 4

31. Carlos Zambrano - Carlos is always going to give you high K’s and high BB’s, but usually a W.

32. Mark Teixeira - This guy is way better than his numbers suggest from last year…

33. Carlos Lee - One of the few solid OF left on the board…

34. Chris Young - This kid is a sicko, and the Padres are a lively new ball club.

35. Lance Berkman - Again, OF is getting slim, so snag Lance before it’s too late.

36. Felix Hernandez - King Felix is a sleeper, because we all know what he could do…

37. Fausto Carmona - Fausto is a lock for 15 wins and a sub 4 ERA, but not many K’s…

38. Derek Jeter - Shortstop is scarce, and the new class lets the Captain slip later than usual.

39. Roy Oswalt - Roy’s my boy. He’s always been my boy. He should be your boy, too.

40. Todd Helton - The point delta between this guy and his 1B competition remains steep.

Miguel Tejada looked and sounded like an emotional mess Tuesday when interviewed about his inclusion in the Mitchell report just hours after being traded to the Houston Astros. His reasoning behind declining to comment was that his lawyers instructed him not to because of an ongoing investigation that Tejada is still a part of.

“I’m not going to talk about that,” Tejada murmurs. “Right now, I just want to focus on baseball.”

The Mitchell report and his ties with Human Growth Hormone are the least of Tejada’s concerns right now, I’m sure. His brother recently passed away after suffering in a fatal motorcycle accident in the Dominican Republic.  I offer you my greatest support in these hardships, Miggi.