FDH Top 30 players in MLB

By Rick Morris

In the summer of 2010, to examine the impact of the vaunted NBA free agent class, FDH ranked the top 30 players in the league (averaging one per team) to determine the true strength of the class. We decided this summer to reprise the concept with each of the “Big Four” sports in North America, with all of these serving as non-fantasy rankings.

TOP TIER

1 Roy Halladay

2 Jose Bautista

3 Ryan Braun

4 Joey Votto

5 Albert Pujols

6 Tim Lincecum

7 Justin Verlander

8 Josh Johnson

9 Matt Kemp

10 Troy Tulowitzki

11 Felix Hernandez

12 Cliff Lee

13 Mariano Rivera

14 Adrian Gonzalez

15 Jered Weaver

16 Carlos Gonzalez

17 Dan Haren

18 Josh Hamilton

19 Miguel Cabrera

20 Josh Beckett

21 CC Sabathia

SECOND TIER

22 Prince Fielder

23 Paul Konerko

24 Justin Upton

25 Jacoby Ellsbury

26 Hanley Ramirez

27 Robinson Cano

28 Matt Cain

29 Curtis Granderson

30 Cole Hamels