FantasyBaseballChamp.com - Tips to Win Your 2008 Fantasy Baseball League

2008 Draft Kit Position Rankings

• Top 136 Hitters
• Top Starting Pitchers
• Top Closers
• Top First Basemen
• Top Second Basemen
• Top Third Basemen
• Top Shortstops
• Top Outfielders
• Top Catchers

Players to Watch

• Chris Young, CF, Arizona Diamondbacks
• Ryan Braun, 3B, Milwaukee Brewers
• B. J. Upton, CF, Tampa Bay Rays
• Shane Victorino, RF, Philadelphia Phillies
• Ian Kinsler, 2B, Texas Rangers
• Khalil Greene, SS, San Diego Padres
• Matt Kemp, RF, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Joba Chamberlain, SP, New York Yankees
• Tim Lincecum, SP, San Francisco Giants

Make Your Own Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings

• Step One: Eliminate the Bias from Your Fantasy Baseball Picks
• Step Two: Design a Very Simple Formula to Evaluate Players
• Step Three: Apply the Formula and Create a Fantasy Number
• Step Four: Combine Your Lists and Evaluate Your Results
• Step Five: Read This Book
• Step Six: Test Your Ranking System With a Mock Draft
• Step Seven: Assessing Your Mock Draft and Team

Top Closers

You almost certainly need quality closers on your team if you expect to compete for the title. They're in limited supply, but you won't have to pay $10 million for Eric Gagne. To get your closers, you'll just have to draft wisely.

1. Jonathan Papelbon
2. Francisco Cordero
3. Francisco Rodriguez
4. Brad Lidge (if healthy)
   
5. Huston Street
6. Jose Valverde
7. Takashi Saito
8. Billy Wagner
9. J.J. Putz
10. Joakim Soria
11. Joe Nathan
12. Mariano Rivera
13. Bobby Jenks
14. Trevor Hoffman
15. Manny Corpas
16. Joaquin Benoit
17. Kevin Gregg
18. B.J. Ryan
    
19. Rafael Soriano
20. Brandon Lyon
21. C.J. Wilson
22. Joe Borowski
23. Jeremy Accardo
24. Ryan Dempster
25. Jason Isringhausen
26. Chad Cordero
27. Matt Capps
28. George Sherrill
    
29. Todd Jones
30. Eric Gagne
31. Troy Percival
32. Brian Wilson