We break down Fantasy Baseball's MVPs of 2007 by position with the "All-Emack Team". These aren't simply the best players at each position, but the player who provided the best bang for the Draft Day buck.
Alex Rodriguez was easily the CBSSports.com top Fantasy hitter of the year and Jake Peavy was our top pitcher, as designated in October by our David Gonos. Also, last week we unveiled the All-Rookie Fantasy Team.
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). And all references to draft position and scoring is based on CBSSports.com Draft Averages and scoring in our standard scoring system.
| The 2007 All-Emack Fantasy Team | ||
| POS | Player, TM | Rotisserie stats |
| C | Russell Martin, LAD | .293 AVG, 19 HR, 87 RBI, 87 R, 21 SB |
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Drafted, on average, eighth at catcher and finished a close third
in scoring. Honorable mention: Bengie Molina, SF (Drafted: 21st at C; Finished: 5th at C) Bust of the Year: Michael Barrett, CHC/SD (Drafted: 7th at C; Finished: 26th at C). |
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| 1B | Prince Fielder, MIL | .288-50-119-109-2 |
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Eleven 1Bs were drafted before him, but only Albert Pujols was better. HM: Carlos Pena, TB (Drafted: Not drafted; Finished: No. 4 at 1B) Bust: Carlos Delgado (Drafted: 10th at 1B; Finished: 20th at 1B) |
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| 2B | Brandon Phillips, CIN | .288-30-94-107-32 |
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Drafted 10th at second base, but only Chase Utley was better. HM: Dustin Pedroia, BOS (Drafted: 27th at 2B; Finished: 10th at 2B) Bust: Felipe Lopez, WAS (Drafted: 5th at 2B; Finished: 22nd at 2B) |
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| 3B | Alex Rodriguez, NYY | .314-54-156-143-24 |
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Drafted No. 6 overall, but easily finished No. 1 overall in any
format. HM: Ryan Braun (Drafted: Not drafted; Finished: 10th at 3B) Bust: Chad Tracy, ARI (Drafted: 9th at 3B; Finished: 39th at 3B) |
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| SS | J.J. Hardy, MIL | .277-26-80-89-2 |
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Drafted 18th at shortstop and finished 7th, but hot streak was
huge. HM: Troy Tulowitzki, COL (Drafted: 17th at SS; Finished: 8th at SS) Bust: Bobby Crosby, OAK (Drafted: 15th at SS; Finished: 35th at SS) |
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| OF1 | Magglio Ordonez, DET | .363-28-139-117-4 |
| Easily finished No. 1 among OFs after being drafted 28th at the position. | ||
| OF2 | Alex Rios, TOR | .297-24-85-114-17 |
| One-time elite prospect found himself and now looks like a top 10 outfielder. | ||
| OF3 | Matt Holliday, COL | .339-36-137-120-11 |
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He was already very good, but at age 27 he became a Round 1
superstar. HM: Eric Byrnes, ARI (Drafted: 51st; Finished: 7th at OF) Bust: Andruw Jones, ATL (Drafted: 7th at OF; Finished: 41st at OF) |
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| DH | Carlos Pena, TB | .282-46-121-99-1 |
| Not a full-time DH, but he wins top honor for waiver claim of the year. | ||
| SP1 | Jake Peavy, SD | 19-6, 2.54 ERA, 240 K, 1.061 WHIP |
| So clearly Fantasy's top SP, it was easy to name him ace of this staff. | ||
| SP2 | Fausto Carmona, CLE | (19-8)-3.06-137-1.209 |
| A top prospect, yes, but no one could have predicted this breakout. | ||
| SP3 | Erik Bedard, BAL | (13-5)-3.17-221-1.088 |
| Season ended due to oblique strain, but nice return on 44th drafted P. | ||
| SP4 | Javier Vazquez, CHW | (15-8)-3.74-213-1.140 |
| Only 10 SPs outscored the 75th drafted P in our Fantasy leagues. | ||
| SP5 | C.C. Sabathia, CLE | (19-7)-3.21-209-1.141 |
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A distant second to Peavy at position, but he was drafted far
later. HM: James Shields, TB (Drafted: 104th at SP; Finished: 32nd at SP) Bust: Chris Carpenter, STL (Drafted: 2nd at SP; Finished: Made one start) |
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| CL | Francisco Cordero, MIL | (0-4)-2.98-86-1.105-44 Saves |
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Someone who had arguably a career year heading into free agency. HM: Takashi Saito, LAD (Drafted: 13th at CL; Finished: 4th at CL) Bust: B.J. Ryan, TOR (Drafted: 5th at CL; Finished: With -5.8 Fantasy points) |
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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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