Last Player Picked

Using the inseason dollar values from the Price Guide through yesterday, here are my lineups for the Fantasy All-Star team:

C – Joe Mauer ($38)
C – Victor Martinez ($30)

Brandon Inge ($27) is worth mentioning here, too, but he falls a little behind these two. No one else is even close to these three.

2B – Chase Utley ($29)
SS – Hanley Ramirez ($31)
MI – Ian Kinsler ($26)

Absolutely no surprises there, as those three were all early round choices. Aaron Hill ($25) has provided a nice windfall for fantasy owners.

OF – Carl Crawford ($34)
OF – Torii Hunter ($31)
OF – Ryan Braun ($30)
OF – Raul Ibanez ($27)
OF – Jason Bay ($24)

Carl Crawford’s incredible stolen base total has placed him as the #2 most valuable hitter, behind only Albert Pujols. Torii Hunter has apparently become a five-category talent this year to win a starting nod on the team.

Either Johnny Damon ($24) or Adam Lind ($23) can take the place of the injured Ibanez.

1B – Albert Pujols ($46)
3B – Mark Reynolds ($30)
CI – Justin Morneau ($29)
Util – Prince Fielder ($29)

Pujols has been the clear first half MVP, leading the next best hitter by $12. David Wright ($23) has not shown any power so far, but he’s been good enough elsewhere to still be a valuable player.

SP – Dan Haren ($39)
SP – Zack Greinke ($34)
SP – Tim Lincecum ($34)
SP – Roy Halladay ($26)
SP – Felix Hernandez ($23)
SP – Matt Cain ($23)
RP – Jonathan Broxton ($19)
RP – Joe Nathan ($14)
RP – Heath Bell ($14)

The early half of 2009 has seen some strong performances by starting pitchers, with just about all of the top ten all having ERAs below 3.00. Yovani Gallardo ($23), Chris Carpenter ($22), Edwin Jackson ($22), Javier Vazquez ($22), and Josh Johnson ($21) all deserve a mention here.

Relative to that, relievers haven’t been that spectacular. Ryan Franklin ($13) and Andrew Bailey ($11) have been pleasant surprises for save-chasers this year.

Anybody I’m leaving out?

Related posts:

• Greinke & Ibanez
• My First Pick: David Wright
• 2009 In-Season Prices
• Net Steals, K/AB, and K – BB
• Matt Holliday is a Fourth Round Pick