Issue: For the careful fantasy player who wants bankable hitting production in HR, RBI, and R without damaging his team BA, where should he look?
Facts: Auction/Draft Prep Tools: Categories Leader Board Last 3 Seasons— Thirty-nine hitters with
60+HR
200+RBI
200+ R
.270+ BA.
Ranked below by BA.
| Player | PA | HR | RBI | R | BA | ||||
| Albert Pujols | 2041 | 126 | 369 | 339 | .331 | ||||
| Matt Holliday | 1968 | 77 | 300 | 296 | .315 | ||||
| Josh Hamilton | 1640 | 74 | 284 | 236 | .315 | ||||
| Hanley Ramirez | 1964 | 78 | 249 | 318 | .314 | ||||
| Miguel Cabrera | 2017 | 109 | 356 | 292 | .314 | ||||
| Joey Votto | 1781 | 86 | 281 | 257 | .314 | ||||
| Manny Ramirez | 1405 | 65 | 226 | 202 | .311 | ||||
| Kevin Youkilis | 1644 | 75 | 271 | 267 | .308 | ||||
| Robinson Cano | 2004 | 68 | 266 | 276 | .304 | ||||
| Ryan Braun | 2055 | 94 | 323 | 306 | .303 | ||||
| Justin Morneau | 1650 | 71 | 285 | 235 | .300 | ||||
| Vladimir Guerrero | 1650 | 71 | 256 | 227 | .300 | ||||
| David Wright | 2023 | 72 | 299 | 290 | .297 | ||||
| Ryan Zimmerman | 1762 | 72 | 242 | 246 | .294 | ||||
| Troy Tulowitzki | 1578 | 67 | 233 | 238 | .294 | ||||
| Andre Ethier | 1866 | 74 | 265 | 253 | .289 | ||||
| Derrek Lee | 1939 | 74 | 281 | 264 | .286 | ||||
| Alex Rodriguez | 1724 | 95 | 328 | 256 | .286 | ||||
| Adrian Beltre | 1730 | 61 | 223 | 212 | .286 | ||||
| Mark Teixeira | 2104 | 105 | 351 | 318 | .285 | ||||
| Adrian Gonzalez | 2073 | 107 | 319 | 280 | .285 | ||||
| Torii Hunter | 1760 | 66 | 258 | 235 | .285 | ||||
| Chase Utley | 1905 | 80 | 262 | 300 | .284 | ||||
| Evan Longoria | 1840 | 82 | 302 | 263 | .283 | ||||
| Raul Ibanez | 1908 | 73 | 286 | 253 | .281 | ||||
| Lance Berkman | 1708 | 68 | 244 | 235 | .281 | ||||
| Aubrey Huff | 1926 | 73 | 279 | 255 | .280 | ||||
| Prince Fielder | 2127 | 112 | 326 | 283 | .279 | ||||
| Jayson Werth | 1810 | 87 | 251 | 277 | .279 | ||||
| Matt Kemp | 1992 | 72 | 266 | 272 | 0.279 | ||||
| Paul Konerko | 1766 | 89 | 261 | 223 | 0.279 | ||||
| Hunter Pence | 1947 | 75 | 246 | 247 | 0.278 | ||||
| Aramis Ramirez | 1494 | 67 | 259 | 204 | 0.278 | ||||
| Vernon Wells | 1796 | 66 | 232 | 226 | 0.275 | ||||
| Jason Kubel | 1677 | 69 | 273 | 215 | 0.274 | ||||
| Jason Bay | 1709 | 73 | 267 | 262 | 0.273 | ||||
| Ryan Ludwick | 1707 | 76 | 279 | 230 | 0.273 | ||||
| Corey Hart | 1743 | 63 | 241 | 231 | 0.271 | ||||
| J.D. Drew | 1541 | 65 | 200 | 232 | 0.270 |
Analysis: Let’s put our arms around these 39 by slotting them into recognizable types:
Usually Out Performs His Salary: Drew (not sexy).
Post-Injury Bounce Back: Bay, Utley, Morneau.
May Have A Production Bump In Him: Hart, Kubel, Wells, Manny.
Possible Slight Bargain: Ludwick, Fielder, Huff, Berkman, Teixeira, Lee, Vlad, Cabrerra, Holliday.
Probably Over-Priced: Aramis, Konerko, Kemp, Werth, Ibanez, Adrian G., Beltre, A-Rod, Wright, Braun, Cano, Votto, Hanley, Hamilton.
Get What You Pay For: Pence, Longoria, Hunter, Ethier, Tulo, Zimmerman, Youkilis, Pujols.
Projections:
| Name | AVG | R | RBI | HR | SB | AB | |||||
| Albert Pujols | 0.318 | 110 | 114 | 39 | 10 | 571 | |||||
| Ryan Braun | 0.293 | 105 | 108 | 35 | 16 | 624 | |||||
| Hanley Ramirez | 0.302 | 105 | 84 | 24 | 30 | 591 | |||||
| Miguel Cabrera | 0.304 | 99 | 119 | 34 | 4 | 595 | |||||
| Joey Votto | 0.297 | 97 | 109 | 32 | 11 | 581 | |||||
| Adrian Gonzalez | 0.306 | 103 | 105 | 33 | 1 | 583 | |||||
| Matt Holliday | 0.304 | 95 | 99 | 25 | 13 | 585 | |||||
| Troy Tulowitzki | 0.291 | 96 | 103 | 26 | 12 | 561 | |||||
| Alex Rodriguez | 0.280 | 89 | 118 | 32 | 11 | 517 | |||||
| David Wright | 0.289 | 96 | 95 | 24 | 20 | 597 | |||||
| Robinson Cano | 0.306 | 92 | 94 | 25 | 4 | 613 | |||||
| Josh Hamilton | 0.306 | 86 | 102 | 26 | 9 | 541 | |||||
| Mark Teixeira | 0.276 | 101 | 114 | 33 | 2 | 582 | |||||
| Jayson Werth | 0.278 | 99 | 90 | 27 | 17 | 568 | |||||
| Evan Longoria | 0.280 | 96 | 100 | 28 | 11 | 601 | |||||
| Kevin Youkilis | 0.298 | 97 | 98 | 24 | 6 | 522 | |||||
| Matt Kemp | 0.275 | 91 | 85 | 24 | 26 | 612 | |||||
| Chase Utley | 0.278 | 98 | 88 | 24 | 14 | 542 | |||||
| Prince Fielder | 0.274 | 89 | 98 | 34 | 3 | 551 | |||||
| Adrian Beltre | 0.293 | 82 | 89 | 25 | 8 | 582 | |||||
| Brandon Phillips | 0.268 | 95 | 84 | 21 | 20 | 635 | |||||
| Ryan Zimmerman | 0.286 | 92 | 90 | 26 | 3 | 593 | |||||
| Hunter Pence | 0.272 | 88 | 86 | 25 | 15 | 633 | |||||
| Justin Morneau | 0.289 | 85 | 96 | 25 | 1 | 527 | |||||
| Andre Ethier | 0.283 | 87 | 89 | 25 | 4 | 583 | |||||
| Torii Hunter | 0.274 | 84 | 90 | 21 | 15 | 563 | |||||
| Vladimir Guerrero | 0.281 | 78 | 91 | 26 | 4 | 512 | |||||
| Corey Hart | 0.271 | 81 | 82 | 22 | 13 | 540 | |||||
| Aramis Ramirez | 0.270 | 75 | 100 | 24 | 2 | 510 | |||||
| Derrek Lee | 0.281 | 78 | 85 | 23 | 3 | 513 | |||||
| Aubrey Huff | 0.267 | 85 | 89 | 20 | 4 | 576 | |||||
| Vernon Wells | 0.265 | 81 | 81 | 20 | 9 | 595 | |||||
| Jason Bay | 0.248 | 83 | 85 | 24 | 10 | 522 | |||||
| Raul Ibanez | 0.278 | 70 | 79 | 20 | 3 | 472 | |||||
| Jason Kubel | 0.267 | 68 | 82 | 21 | 2 | 494 | |||||
| Ryan Ludwick | 0.253 | 73 | 85 | 23 | 3 | 532 | |||||
| J.D. Drew | 0.265 | 77 | 70 | 20 | 4 | 456 | |||||
| Lance Berkman | 0.262 | 71 | 74 | 18 | 7 | 464 | |||||
| Manny Ramirez | 0.276 | 66 | 71 | 19 | 2 | 416 |