By Chad Garner
Fan Fanatic Sports Staff
(Garner's Greatest Top 25 combines past and current performance and projections throughout the season to create the top 25 best players that will help lead your team to a fantasy baseball championship. The top 25 will change from week to week so be prepared for some surprise picks and players you just might no agree should be on the elite list.)
Player rising; Players falling
1. Albert Pujols, 1B, STL (previous 1)
2. Hanley Ramirez, SS, FLA (4)
3. Evan Longoria, 3B, TB (3)
4. Ian Kinsler, 2B, TEX (2)
5. Chase Utley, 2B, PHI (7)
6. Miguel Cabrera, 1B, DET (7)
7. David Wright, 3B, NYM (9)
8. Jose Reyes, SS, NYM (5)
9. Carl Crawford, OF, TB (25)
10. Ryan Braun, OF, MIL (11)
11. Grady Sizemore, OF, CLE (8)
12. Nick Markakis, OF, BAL (15)
13. Johan Santana, SP, NYM (14)
14. Alfonso Soriano, OF, CHI (10)
15. Carlos Beltran, OF, NYM (18)
16. Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI (13)
17. Roy Halladay, SP, TOR (16)
18. Tim Lincecum, SP, SF (17)
19. Jason Bay, OF, BOS (24)
20. Kevin Youkilis, 1B, BOS (12)
21. Victor Martinez, C-1B, CLE (20)
22. Tori Hunter, OF, LAA (19)
23. Justin Morneau, 1B, MIN (NR)
24. Matt Kemp, OF, LAD (22)
25. Jorge Cantu, 1B-3B, FLA (NR)
Dropped out: Manny Ramirez, Curtis Granderson
ALIVE
Adam Jones, OF, BAL -- The second-year outfielder is quickly starting to adjust to the MLB level. He's still not a household name, and no he's not "Pacman Jones", but Adam has 6 homers and 21 RBIs and a .353 BA. Did you know he's ranked No. 11 in standard 5 x 5 fantasy leagues?
Carlos Pena, 1B, TB -- Pena will never hit .300, but he's a great source of power and a guy that will never get drafted high in any league. But Pena is lifting off at a rapid clip -- he's got 13 home runs and 32 RBIs, so you can easily forget about his .254 BA.
DEAD
Manny Ramirez, OF, LAD -- I know it's just Manny being Manny, but getting busted for using performance enhancing drugs and getting slapped with a 50-game suspension ... that's not fantasy fun. He's dead on every roster right now.
Emilio Bonifacio, 2B-3B -- For a guy that everyone rushed to the free agent pool to land in the first week of the season when he was ranked No. 1 (me, too, I'm guilty), he's been getting dropped more than a one-armed boxer. He's now ranked No. 244 overall, and slipping by the day. He's only hitting .248 now and is only owned in 31 percent of leagues. YIKES!!!
(Coming Wednesday: Between the White Lines by Jim Ingram)
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