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Giant Fortune
Jeff Kent's batting stats jumped when he moved to the No. 3 lineup spot ahead of Barry Bonds midway through the 2002 season. This year, Brandon Funston's Fantasy Spin says newly-acquired outfielder Jose Cruz, Jr. will be the lucky recipient of many fastballs. As a result, expect Cruz's average, home runs and RBI to improve.

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•  Assessing the Rookies: Hitters | Pitchers
•  Owner Spotlight: Find out about fantasy's Larry Legend

Cheat Sheets
Tired of plain, old lists that just rank players? So were we. So this year we've added a few things to the normal rankings of players. Check out our auction values and a comment on each player, listed below position-by-position.

Hitters:  C  |  1B  |  2B  |  SS  |  3B  |  OF
Pitchers:  SP  |  CL  |  MR
Overall Top 200:  A-Rod's the king
 
Draft Analysis
What's Greg Ambrosius of Fantasy Sports Magazine thinking about?

  • Catchers: Are there any good catchers anymore?

  • Middle infielders: How much is Carlos Febles worth?

  • Corner infielders: What about the big boppers on the corners?

  • Outfielders: We know Vlad's the NL's top OF, but what about the AL?



  • Mock Draft
    To gain a jump on the drafting season, ESPN Fantasy Games editors Eric Karabell and Brandon Funston participated in the Krause/Fantasy Sports Magazine Experts draft recently. OK, they're in it to win it, but it doesn't hurt to have an early draft in prep for your other ones.

    Anyway, here are the results of that draft, from rounds 1-23.

    Also, Karabell details why he drafted the players he did.

      •  E-mail The Gamer your questions
    Want a more in-depth breakdown of all the positions? Brandon Funston previews the hitters and pitchers:

    Positions: C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | SP | CL



    NL to Get: Hitters | Pitchers
    AL to Get: Grab these guys.
    NL to Avoid: Hitters
    AL to Avoid: Pitchers | Hitters
    What are the major league teams doing in real life? Who was traded, who's benched, who's batting cleanup? Check out ESPN.com MLB page for headline news and this material.
    Hot Stove Heater Index  |   Player Movement
    Who is the fourth starter for Seattle? Name the starting infield for the Astros. We've got all the complete depth charts for the upcoming baseball season right here.
    Complete Depth Charts
    ESPN Insider has all the key info on the big leagues. Check later for their positional battles. For now, they talk baseball each day  and provide a number of STATS, Inc. pieces that go inside the numbers, like this piece on Jim Thome and Ivan Rodriguez adjusting to the NL .

    1. Alex Rodriguez, Rangers SS
    2. Alfonso Soriano, Yankees 2B
    3. Vladimir Guerrero, Expos OF
    4. Magglio Ordonez, White Sox OF
    5. Albert Pujols, Cards OF

    Click here to see more.


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