We break down Fantasy Baseball 2007's top rookies by position. Ryan Braun was the CBSSports.com Fantasy rookie hitter of the year and Daisuke Matsuzaka was our the pitcher, as designated in October by our David Gonos.
Note: Position eligibility was based on their primary position going into last year and included any position eligibility a player gained during the season (five-game requirement).
| The 2007 All-Rookie Fantasy Team | ||
| POS | Player, TM | Rotisserie stats |
| C | Jarrod Saltalamacchia, ATL/TEX | .266 AVG, 11 HR, 33 RBI, 39 R, 0 SB |
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Rangers likely will trade Gerald Laird
to give Salty full-time job. Honorable Mention: Carlos Ruiz, Kurt Suzuki, Geovany Soto, J.R. Towles . Also: Miguel Montero, Chris Iannetta, Jeff Mathis, Curtis Thigpen, Jeff Clement. |
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| 1B | James Loney, LAD | .331-15-67-41-0 |
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Huge second half made him Fantasy gem and he's still under the
radar. HM: Billy Butler, Alex Gordon, Saltalamacchia Also: Joey Votto, Daric Barton, Steve Pearce, Thigpen, Garrett Jones, Joe Koshansky. |
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| 2B | Dustin Pedroia, BOS | .317-8-50-86-7 |
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Doesn't have great pop or steals potential, but can't argue with
.317. HM: Yunel Escobar, Asdrubal Cabrera. Also: Alexi Casilla, Danny Richar, Ryan Raburn, Tony Abreu. |
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| 3B | Ryan Braun, MIL | .324-34-97-91-15 |
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Big-time power bat leads bumper crop of new young third basemen. HM: Gordon, Kevin Kouzmanoff, Reynolds, Akinori Iwamura, Josh Fields. Also: Escobar, Raburn, Travis Metcalf, Jack Hannahan, Abreu, Andy LaRoche. |
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| SS | Troy Tulowitzki, COL | .291-24-99-104-7 |
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Braun's hot streak might have been better, but he was up wire to
wire. HM: Mark Reynolds, Escobar. Also: Brendan Ryan, Cabrera, Abreu, Casilla, Alberto Callaspo. |
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| OF1 | Delmon Young, TB | .288-13-93-65-10 |
| Speed and power wasn't apparent, but perhaps it comes in Year 2. | ||
| OF2 | Hunter Pence, HOU | .322-17-69-57-11 |
| It would have been very interesting in ROY race had he not been hurt. | ||
| OF3 | Chris Young | .237-32-68-85-27 |
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30-30 outfielders are rare in a generation, unheard of as a rookie. HM: Reggie Willits, Fields, Josh Hamilton, Butler, Jacoby Ellsbury, Michael Bourn. Rajai Davis, Justin Upton. Also: Norris Hopper, Elijah Dukes, Raburn, Felix Pie, Daniel Ortmeier, Carlos Gomez, David Murphy. |
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| DH | Billy Butler, KC | .292-8-52-38-0 |
| Royals likely will slot this DH-1B-OF-3B at first full time next spring. | ||
| SP1 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS | 15-10, 4.40 ERA, 201 K, 1.324 WHIP |
| Disappointing stretch run, but still finished at No. 20 in standard scoring. | ||
| SP2 | Tim Lincecum, SF | (7-5)-4.00-150-1.278 |
| Easily has the most long-term potential among this rookie SP class. | ||
| SP3 | Brian Bannister, KC | (12-9)-3.87-77-1.515 |
| Mets must have regretted dealing him for Ambiorix Burgos! | ||
| SP4 | Jeremy Guthrie, BAL | (7-5)-3.70-123-1.209 |
| Speaking of mistakes, the Tribe just gave Guthrie away last winter. | ||
| SP5 | Yovani Gallardo, MIL | (9-5)-3.67-101-1.269 |
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Perhaps just a tick behind Giants' Lincecum in jaw-dropping stuff. HM: Micah Owings, Kyle Kendrick, Matt Garza, Phil Hughes, Andrew M. Miller, Ian Kennedy, Clay Buchholz. Also: Kevin Slowey, John Danks, Jason Hirsh, Jesse Litsch, Justin Germano, Matt Chico, Chris Sampson, Dustin Moseley. |
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| CL | Joakim Soria, KC | (2-3)-2.48-75-0.942-17 Saves |
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Trade Burgos for Bannister and draft Soria as closer via Rule 5,
wow! HM: Hideki Okajima, Henry Owens. |
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| RP | Joba Chamberlain, NYY | (2-0)-0.38-34-0.750-1 |
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He wasn't up for long, but his cup of coffee sure made a huge
splash. HM: Okajima, Rafael Perez, Brandon Morrow, Matt Lindstrom, Owens, Moseley, Eric O'Flaherty, Santiago Casilla. |
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Official MLB honors
AL Player of the Week
Oct. 1: 1B Carlos Pena, TB
Sept.
24: 3B Josh Fields, CHW
Sept.
17: SP Fausto Carmona, CLE and SP Scott Kazmir, TB
Sept. 10: 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY
Sept. 3: SP Clay Buchholz, BOS
Aug. 27: 3B Mike Lowell, BOS and DH David Ortiz,
BOS
Aug. 20: SP Johan Santana,
MIN
Aug. 13: OF Raul Ibanez, SEA
Aug.
6: 2B Robinson Cano, NYY; OF Carl Crawford, TB
July 30: OF Manny Ramirez, BOS
July 23: 2B Robinson Cano, NYY; OF B.J. Upton, TB
July
16: OF Curtis Granderson, DET
July
9: 1B Justin Morneau, MIN
July
1: SP C.C. Sabathia, CLE
June
25: SS Carlos Guillen, DET
June
18: SP Justin Verlander, DET
June
11: 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY; DH Gary Sheffield, DET
June 4: 2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS
May 28: OF/3B Casey Blake, CLE
May 21: SP Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS
May 14: DH Jack Cust, OAK and 1B Dan Johnson,
OAK
May 7: 3B Troy Glaus, TOR
April
30: OF Magglio Ordonez, DET
April
23: SP Mark Buehrle, CHW
April
16: 2B Ian Kinsler, TEX
April
9: 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY and OF Vladimir Guerrero, LAA
NL Player of the Week
Oct. 1: 1B Ryan Howard, PHI
Sept.
24: OF Brad Hawpe, COL
Sept.
17: OF Matt Holliday, COL
Sept.
10: SS Jack Wilson, PIT
Sept.
3: SS Jimmy Rollins, PHI
Aug.
27: RP Jason Isringhausen, STL and 1B Mark Teixeira, ATL
Aug. 20: OF Carlos Beltran, NYM
Aug. 13: SS Troy Tulowitzki, COL and SP Tom Gorzelanny,
PIT
Aug. 6: SP Brandon Webb,
ARI and 3B Ryan Zimmerman, WAS
July
30: OF Matt Holliday, COL
July
23: 1B Ryan Howard, PHI
July
16: 1B Albert Pujols, STL
July
9: SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA
July
2: 2B Craig Biggio, HOU
June 25:
OF Alfonso Soriano, CHC
June 18:
OF Adam Dunn, CIN
June 11: 3B Miguel Cabrera, FLA
June 4: OF Brad Hawpe, COL
May 28: OF Jason Bay,
PIT
May 21: OF Hunter Pence,
HOU and RP Jose Valverde, ARI
May
14: OF Ken Griffey, Jr., CIN
May
7: 1B Prince Fielder, MIL
April
30: SS Alex Gonzalez, CIN and 2B Chase Utley, PHI
April 23: OF Carlos Beltran, NYM
April 16: SP Tim Hudson, ATL
April 9: 3B Miguel Cabrera, FLA
AL Player of the Month
September: DH David Ortiz, BOS
August:
OF Magglio Ordonez, DET
July: OF Hideki Matsui, NYY
June: 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY
May: 1B Justin Morneau, MIN
April: SS Alex Rodriguez, NYY
AL Pitcher of the Month
September: SP Fausto Carmona, CLE
August:
SP Andy Pettitte, NYY
July: SP Erik Bedard, BAL
June: RP J.J. Putz,
SEA
May: SP Dan Haren, OAK
April:
SP Roy Halladay, TOR
AL Rookie of the Month
September: OF Jacoby Ellsbury,
BOS
August: SP Brian Bannister,
KC
July: 1B Billy Butler, KC
June:
SP Brian Bannister, KC
May: 2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS
April: RP Hideki Okajima, BOS
NL Player of the Month
September: OF Matt Holliday, COL
August:
1B Mark Teixeira, ATL
July: 3B Ryan Braun, MIL
June: OF Alfonso Soriano, CHC
May: 1B Prince Fielder, MIL
April: SS Jose Reyes, NYM
NL Pitcher of the Month
September: SP Jake Peavy, SD
August:
SP Jake Peavy, SD
July: SP Carlos Zambrano, CHC
June: SP Ben Sheets, MIL
May: SP Jake Peavy,
SD
April: SP John Maine, NYM
NL Rookie of the Month
September: 1B James Loney, LAD
August:
SS Troy Tulowitzki, COL
July: 3B
Ryan Braun, MIL
June: 3B Ryan Braun, MIL
May: OF Hunter Pence,
HOU
April: OF Josh Hamilton,
CIN
CBSSports.com Weekly Power Players
Week 26: 1B Ryan Howard, PHI; RP J.J. Putz, SEA
Week 25: 1B Ryan Howard, PHI; SP Javier Vazquez,
CHW
Week 24: OF Matt Holliday,
COL; SP Scott Kazmir, TB
Week 23:
3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY; SP Josh Beckett, BOS
Week 22: 1B Carlos Pena, TB; SP Jake Peavy, SD
Week
21: DH David Ortiz, BOS; RP Jason Isringhausen, STL
Week 20: OF Chris Young, ARI; SP Johan Santana,
MIN
Week 19: OF Raul Ibanez,
SEA; SP Tom Gorzelanny, PIT
Week
18: OF Vladimir Guerrero, LAA; SP Brandon Webb, ARI
Week 17: OF Matt Holliday, COL; RP Bobby Jenks,
CHW
Week 16: 1B Ryan Howard,
PHI; SP Kason Gabbard, BOS
Week
15: 1B Albert Pujols, STL; RP Chris Ray, BAL
Week 14: 1B Justin Morneau, MIN; SP Erik Bedard,
BAL
Week 13: 2B Chase Utley,
PHI; SP C.C. Sabathia, CLE
Week 12:
OF Corey C. Hart, MIL; SP Johan Santana, MIN
Week 11: 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY; SP Justin Verlander,
DET
Week 10: 3B Alex Rodriguez,
NYY; RP J.J. Putz, SEA
Week 9:
C Victor Martinez, CLE; RP Francisco Cordero, MIL
Week 8: 1B Justin Morneau, MIN; SP Jake Peavy, SD
Week
7: 3B David Wright, NYM; SP Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS
Week 6: DH Jack Cust, OAK; SP Brad Penny, LAD
Week
5: 1B Prince Fielder, MIL; SP Jeff Suppan, MIL
Week 4: 2B B.J. Upton, TAM; SP John Maine, NYM
Week
3: 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY; RP Jonathan Papelbon, BOS
Week 2: 2B Ian Kinsler, TEX; SP C.C. Sabathia,
CLE
Week 1: 3B Alex Rodriguez,
NYY; SP Johan Santana, MIN
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