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So far, so good. Despite reduced velocity, Kimbrel has been perfect so far, so if you're chasing saves, there is no one better than the K-man. Last year, his WHIP was 0.65. Just think about that for a moment. No reliever is capable of racking up stri...

He recorded his second straight 30-30 season (actually topping 40 homers for the first time) and nearly matched his slugging percentage from his MVP 2011 campaign. Braun has returned from his stint with Team USA at the WBC, but the BioGenesis controv...

Ortiz has finally started taking BP, but has been unable to run the bases because of the injury, so you'd be wise to lower your projected at-bats for the big guy. The longer the pain lingers, the less likely it is he'll be ready on Opening Day. MRIs...

He had his first 200-hit season, his fifth 40-double campaign and third year with a BA of at least .330. Cabrera remains on the good side of 30 yet is already closing in on 1,000 runs, 2,000 hits, 350 homers and 1,200 RBI. Oh, and he's nearly a .320...

Well, his extra-base pop wasn’t quite as good as it was in Miami, but he definitely did bring power to the west coast. Ramirez was having a decent comeback effort with the Fish, but his run total surprisingly went down after joining what was a more...

Still, he remains a key source of power for a Bronx Bomber squad that may actually need more pop this season. Last year, Cano set a career high in runs while enjoying his best power season yet. Yes, the Yanks exercised their $15 million option on him...

Votto's midseason knee injury wound up costing the Canadian slugger over 50 games, although his extra-base pop was pretty damn impressive regardless. Not surprisingly, his stolen base total dipped, but you could argue that he was on track for a caree...

Despite everything, Perry did have 37 goals, including 14 on the man advantage. The problem was the meager 23 assists which I think he normally could get in 48 games. Those numbers should be a bit better from a points per game standpoint. Hang in the...

Ultimately "Alex The Great" may top this list, but there is still a little hesitation as to what he will actually do. Like we said, the left wing position is pretty slim pickings at the very top tier. Ovechkin will see a boost in all numbers across t...

The guy does his most lethal work on the weekends, tallying nearly half his points in the last two seasons away from the normal workweek. Last season, Malkin racked up 52 of his league-leading 109 points on Saturdays and Sundays. He was a 50-50 guy a...

It is tough not to rank the reigning Vezina winner number one but, hey, just watch us. Why? The late season swoon Lundqvist had was too much to ignore. In Fantasy crunch time (from March on), he posted a meager .895 save percentage and was well reste...

It was tough to drop Byfuglien given he had 53 points in just 66 games but Karlsson's rise was too hard to ignore and Weber should be allowed to play "full out" in a 48-game schedule. Byfuglien's team has a tougher travel schedule than most and that...

He managed a career high in at-bats, and oh baby, did he ever take advantage of them, winning the batting title and enjoying a power breakthrough. Posey led the NL in WAR, proving he deserved the MVP by sabremetric criteria as well. His extra-base po...

Just like the Power Forward slot, Centre is deep this season. Obviously, you’re looking for boards, blocks and FG percentage here and – ideally – someone who doesn’t bring your FT numbers down too far. Keep that in mind if you wind up with Dw...

While his season ended early because of a concussion, Love logged much more PT and shattered his previous high in scoring. His dimes dipped, but his blocks – still his sole Achilles’ heel from a Fantasy perspective – rose slightly. Love is obvi...

Last season, he stayed healthy and continued to improve his outside game, although he didn’t get as many points at the line and his FT percentage dropped to career worst levels. On the plus side, KD became a monster on the boards and also a pretty...

Last season, Bryant reversed a trend of five straight seasons of declining play. He saw way more PT and put up his most shots per game since 2005-06 although he had his worst shooting season since he was a soph. Kobe made up for that with great work...

Lob City was born when CP3 came to town, and the Clippers immediately went from also-ran to the playoffs. Paul missed some time with some minor injuries, but he enjoyed a big bounce-back effort. He used his outside game more than ever, but also manag...

Davis has great athleticism and leaping ability that gives him the strength to finish under the bucket with other bigs on top of him. He can provide value as a starter for the Hornets and possibly lead the team in rebounds this season, but he will ne...

Running back is a very difficult position to assess this year. The dreaded running back by committee approach that so many teams employ has added a lot of guess work to the game, and that doesn’t even factor in the number of backs that are either (...