Fantasy Funkhouser - Fantasy Baseball Ranks - Overall So Far

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It is President's Day, and for those who don't have work or are so bored at work they are looking for some kind of entertainment, I decided to put out an updated Overall Rank thus far. After a weekend of several mock drafts I had some epiphanies that drastically shook up my big board. Decisions were made, minds were changed, and unlike last week, when nary a change was made - this week shows the most dramatic change to date.

I'm still holding steady with my Top 10. I like how they line up although I was toying with the idea of dropping Justin Verlander down a bit. 

Two of the biggest moves involved Elvis Andrus and Allen Craig.

Andrus has dropped off the updated board entirely. Ian Desmond has taken his place as my 53rd ranked player and SS-6. I mentioned not giving up on the 24-year-old Andrus just yet, and I still agree you shouldn't, but he has been over drafted many a years. So while the upside is tantalizing, Andrus hasn't put it all together yet, and with a career low in steals and a comp in stat line to Alcides Escobar I just can't take him where he was ranked. He can't even score 100 runs. 

Craig jumps up, swaping spots with B.J. Upton. This is more a kudos to Craig than a damning of the older Upton. Craig can put the bat on the ball, should it's not out of the question could have a comparable year to Adrian Gonzalez at first base (assuming Gonzalez doesn't go back to hitting 40 HR a year). That's just too valuable to pass over. 

A couple other minor notes. Bryce Harper has jumped up into the Top 50 for me. Even with that, I'm still way more moderate on him than most projections (I'd say the standard is an ADP around mid-30's). I realized that with the base I set for him last week, the runs scored are what's going to push him above the likes of Yoenis Cespedes and Billy Butler. And that's if I'm keeping his projections where they are. If he goes off then he is a fringe top 10 player at the end of the year, which gives him way more upside than the aforementioned two players.

I mentioned Adrian Beltre before. He's just too good. Too underrated. Won't steal the bags Adam Jones will, but a safe, safe bet. 

I've also developed a couple more fantasy crushes over the weekend. Will let you know who they are soon enough. 

OVERALL +1

RANK	NAME	POSITION	CHANGE	PREVIOUSLY
1	MIGUEL CABRERA	3B
2	RYAN BRAUN	OF
3	MIKE TROUT	OF
4	JOEY VOTTO	1B
5	ANDREW MCCUTCHEN	OF
6	MATT KEMP	OF
7	ROBINSON CANO	2B
8	CARLOS GONZALEZ	OF
9	ALBERT PUJOLS	1B
10	JUSTIN VERLANDER	SP
11	PRINCE FIELDER	1B
12	CLAYTON KERSHAW	SP
13	JASON HEYWARD	OF
14	GIANCARLO STANTON	OF
15	DAVID WRIGHT	3B
16	FELIX HERNANDEZ	SP
17	JUSTIN UPTON	OF
18	JOSE BAUTISTA	OF
19	EVAN LONGORIA	3B
20	STEPHEN STRASBURG	SP
21	BUSTER POSEY	C/1B
22	ADRIAN BELTRE	3B	↑	26
23	JOSH HAMILTON	OF
24	HANLEY RAMIREZ	3B/SS
25	ADAM JONES	OF	↓	22
26	DAVID PRICE	SP	↓	25
27	MATT CAIN	SP
28	STARLIN CASTRO	SS
29	IAN KINSLER	2B
30	EDWIN ENCARNACION	1B/DH
31	COLE HAMELS	SP
32	TROY TULOWITZKI	SS
33	DUSTIN PEDROIA	2B
34	CURTIS GRANDERSON	OF
35	JAY BRUCE	OF
36	JOSE REYES	SS
37	CLIFF LEE	SP
38	ADRIAN GONZALEZ	1B/OF
39	MATT HOLLIDAY	OF
40	RYAN ZIMMERMAN	3B
41	JACOBY ELLSBURY	OF
42	ADAM WAINWRIGHT	SP
43	MADISON BUMGARNER	SP
44	ZACK GREINKE	SP
45	BRYCE HARPER	OF	↑	51
46	JERED WEAVER	SP
47	BRANDON PHILLIPS	2B
48	ALLEN CRAIG	1B/OF	↑	61
49	YU DARVISH	SP
50	YOENIS CESPEDES	OF
51	BILLY BUTLER	1B	↓	45
52	BEN ZOBRIST	2B/SS/OF
53	IAN DESMOND	SS	↑	83
54	PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT	1B	↑	56
55	GIO GONZALEZ	SP
56	PABLO SANDOVAL	3B	↓	54
57	BRETT LAWRIE	3B
58	R.A. DICKEY	SP
59	CRAIG KIMBREL	RP
60	MAT LATOS	SP
61	B.J. UPTON	OF	↓	48

The Funkman says: "Unequivocally, in agreement on Andrus."