Every week during the season, we break down the hottest hitters and pitchers in Fantasy Baseball. Often we'll let you know whether their recent run is smoke and mirrors.
| Top 10 Hitters | ||
| Position, player, team | Reason | |
| 1 | LF Adam Dunn, CIN | Two HRs on opening day, duh. |
| Hm, our 27-year-old breakout fave goes double-dong. Giddy up. | ||
| 2 | 2B B.J. Upton, TB | From UTL to starting opener |
| When talent like this gets opportunity, go crazy, folks, go crazy! | ||
| 3 | LF Barry Bonds, SF | Seven homers in spring |
| More than the hot spring, he looks healthier than he has in years. | ||
| 4 | SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA | Opened with a can of whoop-axx |
| Uh, he has got your sophomore jinx right here, buddy. | ||
| 5 | 2B Dan Uggla, FLA | 5-foot-few goes upper tank??! |
| Worry about second-half average, but don't worry about power. | ||
| 6 | 3B Miguel Cabrera, FLA | Uh, look out Mr. Pujols ... |
| We've said this is his season to develop into No. 1 overall option. | ||
| 7 | RF Trot Nixon, CLE | Nice debut in Indians gear |
| Hitting in front of Travis Hafner and V-Mart is a beautiful thing. | ||
| 8 | 1B Justin Morneau, MIN | Nice start for reigning AL MVP |
| Since last June, arguably most dangerous slugger in baseball. | ||
| 9 | SS Edgar Renteria, ATL | One of league's HR leader(s) |
| Don't expect this often, but he's still a solid all-league start. | ||
| 10 | SS Troy Tulowitzki, COL | Solid first opening day |
| If they have ROY front-runners on Day 1, he's going to be it. | ||
| Honorable mentions: 1B Derrek Lee, CHC; 2B Ian Kinsler, TEX; OF Sammy Sosa, TEX; OF Scott Hairston, ARI; 3B Aramis Ramirez, CHC; 2B Brandon Phillips, CIN; OF Nick Swisher, OAK; 3B Adrian Beltre, SEA; OF Jose Guillen, SEA; C Johnny Estrada, MIL; RF Mark Teahen, KC; CF Grady Sizemore, CLE. | ||
| Top 10 Pitchers | |||
| Position, player, team | Reason | ||
| 1 | SP Felix Hernandez, SEA | Uh, it's good to be the King | |
| Third-year starter breakout looked downright Cy-tastic on Day 1. | |||
| 2 | SP Ben Sheets, MIL | Re-established himself on Day 1 | |
| Hot finish to '06, great start to '07 have us thinking big things. | |||
| 3 | SP Adam Loewen, BAL | Great spring for top prospect | |
| O's won't be .500, but Loewen is a nice sleeper in deep leagues. | |||
| 4 | SP Josh Beckett, BOS | Another typically great spring | |
| Keep doubting him, but remember: He's 27, ready to rock. | |||
| 5 | SP Adam Wainwright, STL | Postseason star, spring darling | |
| If he as good as he's looked, he could be a huge Fantasy ace. | |||
| 6 | SP Aaron Harang, CIN | Proved worthy of opening nod | |
| Some reason he fell lower than he should have on Draft Day. | |||
| 7 | SP Gil Meche, KC | $55M man sure looked worth it | |
| Wow, if you followed the money, you were rewarded early. | |||
| 8 | SP Dontrelle Willis, FLA | Much better opener this time | |
| Bad start in '06 is distant memory; perhaps a draft bargain. | |||
| 9 | SP C.C. Sabathia, CLE | Made solid start despite scare | |
| If Indians hit (like this), Sabathia will win 20 games this year. | |||
| 10 | SP Brett Myers, PHI | 9 Ks on opening day | |
| If Phillies ace pitches like this, he could be Cy Young sleeper. | |||
| Honorable mentions: SP Tom Glavine, NYM; SP John Lackey, LAA; CL Francisco Rodriguez, LAA; CL Joe Nathan, MIN; CL B.J. Ryan, TOR; CL Jose Valverde, ARI; CL Mariano Rivera, NYY. | |||
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