MLB 2k8 Rankings

[BLU for Blue]

First Base

1. Albert Pujols: 100 1
2. Ryan Howard: 92
3. David Ortiz: 92
4. Lance Berkman: 90
5. Mark Teixeira: 90
6. Travis Hafner: 89
7. Prince Fielder: 89
8. Carlos Delgado: 88
9. Paul Konerko: 88
10. Todd Helton:88
11. Justin Morneau: 88
12. Derrek Lee: 88
13. Jim Thome: 85
14. Adrian Gonzalez: 84
15. Mike Sweeney: 84
16. Nick Swisher: 84
17. Carlos Pena: 84
18. Jason Giambi: 83
19. Kevin Youkilis: 83
20. Lyle Overbay: 82, Nomar Garciaparra: 82, Richie Sexson: 82, Nick Johnson: 82


Second Base

1. Chase Utley: 90
2. Jeff Kent: 88 2
3. Robinson Cano: 86
4. Brandon Phillips: 82
5. Dustin Pedroia: 82
6. Ray Durham: 82 3
7. Orlando Hudson: 82
8. Dan Uggla: 82
9. Brian Roberts: 81
10. Jose Vidro: 80
11. Tadahito Iguchi: 79
12. Ian Kinsler: 78
13. Mark Ellis: 78
14. Jorge Cantu: 78
15. Rickie Weeks: 78
16. Jose Lopez: 77
17. Howie Kendrick: 77
18. Marcus Giles: 77
19. Mark Grudzielanek: 77
20. Ronnie Belliard: 76, Mark DeRosa: 76, Kazuo Matsui: 76, Luis Castillo: 76


Shortstop

1. Jose Reyes: 94
2. Derek Jeter: 92
3. Miguel Tejada: 90
4. Michael Young: 89
5. Jimmy Rollins: 88 4
6. Carlos Guillen: 86
7. Hanley Ramirez: 85 5
8. Rafael Furcal: 85
9. Troy Tulowitzki: 82
10. Orlando Cabrera: 82
11. Edgar Renteria: 81
12. Jhonny Peralta: 80
13. Omar Vizquel: 80
14. Julio Lugo: 79
15. Felipe Lopez: 78
16. Stephen Drew: 78
17. J.J. Hardy: 76
18. David Eckstein: 75
19. Alex Gonzalez: 74
20. Juan Uribe: 73, Yuniesky Betancourt: 73, Cesar Izturis: 73, Bobby Crosby: 73, Jack Wilson: 73


Third Base

1. Alex Rodriguez: 98 6
2. David Wright: 94
3. Miguel Cabrera: 93
4. Chipper Jones: 90
5. Aramis Ramirez: 88
6. Troy Glaus: 86
7. Ryan Zimmerman: 86
8. Scott Rolen: 86
9. Garrett Atkins: 85
10. Eric Chavez: 84
11. Mike Lowell: 84
12. Chone Figgins: 83
13. Ryan Braun: 82
14. Mark Teahen: 82
15. Joe Crede: 82
16. B.J. Upton: 81
17. Freddy Sanchez: 81
18. Hank Blalock: 80
19. Melvin Mora: 80
20. Chad Tracy: 79, Edwin Encarnacion: 79, Adrian Beltre: 79, Aubrey Huff: 79

Left Field

1. Manny Ramirez: 94
2. Alfonso Soriano: 94
3. Carl Crawford: 92
4. Jason Bay: 90
5. Matt Holliday: 90
6. Carlos Lee: 89
7. Hideki Matsui: 88
8. Joe Young: 86
9. Adam Dunn: 85
10. Moises Alou: 85
11. Raul Ibanez: 83
12. Pat Burrell: 82
13. Luis Gonzalez: 81
14. Craig Monroe: 80
15. Juan Rivera: 80
16. Josh Willingham: 80
17. Shannon Stewart: 79
18. Matt Murton: 79
19. Chris Duncan: 78
20. Preston Wilson: 78, Scott Podsednik: 78, Emil Brown: 78


Center Field

1. Carlos Beltran: 94
2. Ichiro: 93
3. Grady Sizemore: 90
4. Andruw Jones: 90
5. Vernon Wells: 90
6. Torii Hunter: 87
7. Johnny Damon: 85
8. Curtis Granderson: 85
9. Mike Cameron: 83
10. Eric Byrnes: 83
11. Jim Edmonds: 82
12. Bill Hall: 82
13. Jacque Jones: 82
14. Juan Pierre: 82
15. Mark Kotsay: 82
16. Aaron Rowand: 82
17. Randy Winn: 82
18. Hunter Pence: 81
19. Chris Young: 80
20. Rocco Baldelli: 79, Melky Cabrera: 79, David DeJesus: 79, Coco Crisp: 79


Right Field

1. Vladimir Guerrero: 96
2. Magglio Ordonez: 88
3. Bobby Abreu: 88
4. Ken Griffey Jr: 86
5. Jermaine Dye: 86
6. Gary Sheffield: 86
7. Alex Rios: 85
8. J.D. Drew: 83
9. Jeff Francoeur: 82
10. Shawn Green: 82
11. Brian Giles: 82
12. Nick Markakis: 82
13. Andre Ethier: 81
14. Brad Hawpe: 80
15. Austin Kearns: 80
16. Geoff Jenkins: 80
17. Cliff Floyd: 80
18. Shane Victorino: 80
19. Delmon Young: 79
20. Milton Bradley: 79



Catcher

1. Joe Mauer: 90
2. Victor Martinez: 88
3. Ivan Rodriguez: 87 8
4. Brian McCann: 85
5. Russell Martin: 85
6. Jorge Posada: 84 7
7. Kenji Johjima: 82
8. Jason Varitek: 82
9. Paul Lo Duca: 81
10. Michael Barrett: 80
11. Ramon Hernandez: 80
12. Bengie Molina: 79
13. Mike Piazza: 79
14. Mike Lieberthal: 79
15. Johnny Estrada: 77
16. John Buck: 76
17. Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 75
18. Jason Kendall: 74
19. A.J. Pierzynski: 73
20. Josh Bard: 72



Starting Pitcher

1. Johan Santana: 100 9
2. Roy Halladay: 94
3. Jake Peavy: 93
4. Roy Oswalt: 93
5. Carlos Zambrano: 92
6. Brandon Webb: 90
7. Chris Carpenter: 90
8. Josh Beckett: 90 10
9. Felix Hernandez: 90
10. Scott Kazmir: 89
11. Ben Sheets: 89
12. Chien-Ming Wang: 89
13. Aaron Harang: 89
14. Erik Bedard: 88
15. John Lackey: 88
16. C.C. Sabathia: 88 11
17. Rich Harden: 88
18. John Smoltz: 88
19. Danny Haren: 88
20. Francisco Liriano: 87, Tim Hudson: 87, Chris Young: 87, Dontrelle Willis: 87, Daisuke Matsuzaka: 87


Closer

1. Billy Wagner: 94
2. Francisco Rodriguez: 92
3. Mariano Rivera: 92
4. Jonathan Papelbon: 90
5. Joe Nathan: 90
6. Trevor Hoffman: 90
7. Huston Street: 89
8. Jose Valverde: 88
9. J.J. Putz: 88
10. Takashi Saito: 88
11. Akinori Otsuka: 87
12. B.J. Ryan: 87
13. Brad Lidge: 86
14. Chris Ray: 86
15. Bobby Jenks: 86
16. Chad Cordero: 86
17. Jason Isringhausen: 86
18. Francisco Cordero: 86
19. Rafael Soriano: 84
20. Manny Corpas: 84




1. No offense to Albert Pujols but he did not have a perfect season by any standards in 2007. Being ranked 100 in a game means you were perfect in the previous season.

2. Jeff Kent? Come on, hes like 40 and he has had declining years since the early 2000s

3. I thought this one was a joke. I thought Ray Durham retired let alone him being the 6th best 2nd baseman.

4. Jimmy Rollins was the NL MVP in 2007, and is questionably the best SS in all of baseball right now

5. Even at his young age, I think Hanley Ramirez has better tools than Jose Reyes.

6. 54 home runs, 156 RBI isnt 99 or 100 worthy? I know hes no good in the playoffs, but that shouldnt matter with rankings

7. Jorge Posada came off his best overall season and it was a pretty good season he should be in the top 3 of catchers

8. Ivan Rodriguez hasnt had a good season in like 3-4 years so how is he the 3rd best catcher?

9. 15-13 is pretty far from a perfect season. He might be reborn in the NL but he is on decline mainly because of a soon to be elbow injury. Can you guess who im talking about?

10. Having Josh Beckett this low is just a joke

11. 2007 CY Young winner CC Sabathia is behind 16 pitchers including Johan Santana Roy Halladay Jake Peavy Roy Oswalt Carlos Zambrano Brandon Webb Chris Carpenter Josh Beckett Felix Hernandez Scott Kazmir Ben Sheets Chien-Ming Wang Aaron Harang Erik Bedard John Lackey

Are all of those pitchers really better than a CY young pitcher? Aaron Harang?


If these rankings are true, 2k sports should be ashamed. These rankings are not based on 2007 numbers and skills.


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