Pvr: Player Value Rankings - 03.26.01

	March 26, 2001 Pvr: Player Value Rankings

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POSITION PLAYERS
RANK	PLAYER	PVR
[CATCHERS]
1.	Ivan Rodriguez	6
2.	Mike Piazza	11
3.	Jason Kendall	42
4.	Jorge Posada	61
5.	Charles Johnson	75
6.	Todd Hundley	85
7.	Darrin Fletcher	107
8.	Mike Lieberthal	114
9.	Ben Molina	148
10.	Brad Ausmus	158
11.	Ben Petrick	186
12.	Brook Fordyce	187
13.	Javy Lopez	192
14.	Mitch Meluskey	203
15.	Ramon Hernandez	205
16.	Damian Miller	212
17.	Sandy Alomar Jr	215
18.	Jason Varitek	219
19.	Einar Diaz	224
20.	John Flaherty	225
21.	ChadKreuter	240
22.	Gregg Zaun	246
23.	Jason LaRue	251
24.	Benito Santiago	253
25.	Ben Davis	254
26.	Mike Matheny	257
27.	Bobby Estalella	266
28.	Dan Wilson	267
29.	Henry Blanco	282
30.	Michael Barrett	284
[FIRST BASEMEN]
1.	Todd Helton	2
2.	Jeff Bagwell	5
3.	Jason Giambi	13
4.	Carlos DelgadJ	15
5.	Rafael Palmeiro	26
6.	Mark McGwire	27
7.	Mike Sweeney	32
8.	Ryan Klesko	41
9.	Jim Thome	59
10.	Richie Sexson	69
11.	Sean Casey	83
12.	David Segui	84
13.	Paul Konerko	88
14.	Eric Karros	92
15.	J.T. Snow	98
16.	Fred McGriff	102
17.	John Olcrud	112
18.	Derrek Lee	134
19.	Kevin Young	136
20.	Mark Grace	142
21.	Tino Martinez	153
22.	Todd Zeile	157
23.	Tony Clark	159
24.	Lee Stevens	175
25.	Doug Mientkiewicz	176
26.	Travis Lee	180
27.	Brian Daubach	181
28.	Ron Coomer	183
29.	Rico Brogna	195
30.	MattStairs	196
[SECOND BASEMEN]
1.	Roberto Alomar	24
2.	Jeff Kent	25
3.	Jose Vidro	31
4.	Edgardo Alfonzo	35
5.	Craig Biggio	52
6.	Luis Castillo	57
7.	Ray Durham	68
8.	Eric Young	72
9.	Quilvio Veras	76
10.	Pokey Reese	143
11.	ToddWalker	150
12.	Jose Ortiz	160
13.	Damion Easley	165
14.	Jay Bell	173
15.	Carlos Febles	174
16.	Alfonso Soriano	178
17.	Jose Offerman	189
18.	Bret Boone	194
19.	Randy Velarde	197
20.	Damian Jackson	206
21.	Mark Grudzielanek	210
22.	Fernando Vi�a	211
23.	Jerry Hairston	216
24.	Ron Belliard	217
25.	Pat Meares	220
26.	Luis Alicea	223
27.	Homer Bush	234
28.	Adam Kennedy	241
29.	Brent Abernathy	263
30.	Frank Catalanotto	264
[SHORTSTOPS]
1.	Alex Rodriguez	1
2.	Nomar Garciaparra	18
3.	Derek Jeter	40
4.	Miguel Tejada	51
5.	Barry Larkin	62
6.	Tony Womack	66
7.	Edgar Renteria	67
8.	Omar Vizquel	70
9.	Rafael Furcal	73
10.	Neifi Perez	82
11.	Mike Bordick	149
12.	Cristian Guzman	151
13.	Julio Lugo	152
14.	Rich Aurilia	161
15.	Alex Gonzalez (Tor)	168
16.	DeiviCruz	171
17.	Carlos Guillen	172
18.	Royce Clayton	207
19.	Jimmy Rollins	208
20.	Ricky Gutierrez	221
21.	Mark Loretta	227
22.	Orlando Cabrera	242
23.	Jack Wilson	243
24.	Alex Gonzalez ( Fla)	250
25.	Denny Hocking	270
26.	Chris Gomez	271
27.	Jose Hernandez	276
28.	Rey Sanchez	292
29.	Alex Cora	296
30.	Enrique Wilson	310
[THIRD BASEMEN]
1.	Troy Glaus	12
2.	Chipper Jones	17
3.	Tony Batista	23
4.	Scott Rolen	39
5.	Eric Chavez	50
6.	Phil Nevin	60
7.	Joe Randa	74
8.	Jeff Cirillo	78
9.	Dean Palmer	87
10.	Travis Fryman	89
11.	Fernando Tatis	93
12.	Ken Caminiti	100
13.	Robin Ventura	106
14.	Matt Williams	111
15.	Adrian Beltre	135
16.	Mike Lowell	141
17.	Craig Paquette	182
18.	Chris Truby	185
19.	Aramis Ramirez	190
20.	Tony Fernandez	193
21.	Cal Ripken Jr	199
22.	Chris Stynes	204
23.	Olmedo Saenz	222
24.	Corey Koskie	226
25.	Herbert Perry	235
26.	Vinny Castilla	236
27.	Aaron Boone	237
28.	David Bell	245
29.	Scott Brosius	247
30.	Bill Mueller	252
[OUTFIELDERS]
1.	Ken Griffey Jr.	3
2.	Sammy Sosa	4
3.	Vladimir Guerrero	7
4.	Richard Hidalgo	8
5.	Barry Bonds	9
6.	Manny Ramirez	10
7.	Darin Erstad	14
8.	Johnny Damon	16
9.	Preston Wilson	19
10.	Andruw Jones	20
II	Raul Mondesi	21
12.	Brian Giles	22
13.	Larry Walker	28
14.	MoisesAlou	29
15.	Juan Gonzalez	30
16.	Bernie Williams	33
17.	Jim Edmonds	37
18.	Magglio Ordonez	43
19.	Gary Sheffield	44
20.	Carl Everett	45
21.	Shawn Green	46
22.	Jermaine Dye	47
23.	Luis Gonzalez	48
24.	Ellis Burks	49
25.	Garret Anderson	53
26.	Bobby Abreu	55
27.	Geoff Jenkins	56
28.	Shannon Stewart	58
29.	Kenny Lofton	63
30.	Gabe Kapler	64
31.	Bobby Higginson	65
32.	Matt Lawton	77
33.	Carlos Lee	79
34.	Mike Cameron	80
35.	Steve Finley	81
36.	Delino DeShields	90
37.	Tim Salmon	91
38.	Jeromy Burnitz	94
39.	JDDrew	95
40.	RogerCedeno	96
41.	Ichiro Suzuki	97
42.	Cliff Floyd	99
43.	Rondell White	101
44.	Ben Grieve	103
45.	Carlos Beltran	104
46.	DougGlanville	105
47.	Ruben Mateo	108
48.	Pat Burrell	109
49.	Mark Quinn	110
50.	Jeffrey Hammonds	113
51.	Paul O'Neill	115
52.	Jacque Jones	116
53.	Tom Goodwin	117
54.	Juan Pierre	118
55.	Jose Valentin	119
56.	Rusty Greer	120
57.	Terrence Long	121
58.	Gerald Williams	122
59.	Jose Cruz Jr.	123
60.	Lance Berkman	124
61.	RonGant	125
62.	Greg Vaughn	126
63.	Reggie Sanders	127
64.	Ray Lankford	128
65.	Armando Rios	129
66.	BJ Surhoff	130
67.	Chris Richard	131
68.	Jay Buhner	132
69.	Josh Hamilton	133
70.	Brian Jordan	137
71.	Todd Hollandsworth	138
72.	Marvin Benard	139
73.	Eric Owens	140
74.	Troy O'Leary	144
75.	Chuck Knoblauch	146
76.	Tony Gwynn	147
77.	Juan Encarnacion	154
78.	Dmitri Young	155
79.	Mark Kotsay	156
80.	Glenallen Hill	162
81.	Trot Nixon	164
82.	Jay Payton	166
83.	Adrian Brown	167
84.	Alex Ochoa	169
85.	Benny Agbayani	170
86.	Michael Tucker	184
87.	Jeremy Giambi	188
88.	Melvin Mora	191
89.	JohnVanderWal	200
90.	Wil Cordero	201
91.	Daryle Ward	202
92.	Jeff Conine	213
93.	Mike Darr	214
94.	Al Martin	218
95.	Milton Bradley	228
96.	Derek Bell	229
97.	BubbaTrammell	230
98.	Peter Bergeron	231
99.	Torii Hunter	232
100.	Timo Perez	238
[DESIGNATED HITTERS]
1.	Frank Thomas	34
2.	Edgar Martinez	36
3.	David Justice	38
4.	Andres Galarraga	54
5.	Brad Fullmer	71
6.	Dante Bichette	86
7.	Jose Canseco	145
8.	Steve Cox	163
9.	Brady Anderson	177
10.	JohnJaha	179
11.	Russell Branyan	198
12.	David Ortiz	209
13.	Dave McCarty	244
14.	Billy McMillan	269
15.	Harold Baines	297

We ranked the position players in the major leagues from I (the best) to 425 and the pitchers from I to 400, based on our projections of their statistical production this season. The categories considered for position players were batting average, home runs, RBIs and stolen bases; for pitchers the categories were wins, saves, earned run average and WHIP (walks plus hits per inning pitched).

We also took into account each player's career stats as well as his role on his team, his prospects for improving or declining, his injury history and his physical condition. Using these criteria, we determined each player's value ranking, or PVR, which appears next to his name in his team's projected roster in our scouting reports. Below, the top players are ranked by position, with the overall PVR for each.

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