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Includes Fantasy Cheetsheets, Player Ratings, Salary Projections, Best Ever Lists, and Player Projections for 2010

Congratulations, Andre Dawson, on your election to the Hall of Fame. Welcome to Cooperstown.  

See where Dawson ranks among Hall of Fame outfielders

Hall of Fame Position Ranks


2010 Hall of Fame Voting
Andre Dawson 77.9%

Bert Blylevin 74.2%
Roberto Alomar 73.7%
Jack Morris 52.3%
Barry Larkin 51.6%
Lee Smith 47.3%
Edgar Martinez 36.2%
Tim Raines 30.4%
Mark McGwire 23.7%
Alan Trammell 22.4%
Fred McGriff 21.5%
Don Mattingly 16.1%
Dave Parker 15.2%
Dale Murphy 11.7%
Harold Baines 6.1%

Off Ballot in Future (Under 5%):
Andres Galarraga,  Robin Ventura,
Ellis Burks, Kevin Appier, Pat Hentgen,
David Segui, Mike Jackson, Ray Lankford, Shane Reynolds, Todd Zeile.

* 75% needed for Election
   
Updated Best Seasons
Ever Lists

BEST SEASONS EVER
PITCHERS (PEVA)

1. GREG MADDUX
1994

57.974

2. SILVER KING
1888

 
56.728

3. AMOS RUSIE
1894

55.357

4. BRET SABERHAGEN
1989

53.447

5. WALTER JOHNSON
1912

52.347


WHO JOINED
THE LIST
IN 2009

50. ZACK GREINKE
42.305
91. TIM LINCECUM
37.546
124. CHRIS CARPENTER
35.125
147. FELIX HERNANDEZ
33.947


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Pitching Seasons

Best Pitching Seasons
Best Relief Pitching Seasons



Hugh Duffy

BEST SEASONS EVER
POSITION PLAYERS (PEVA)

1. BABE RUTH
1923

58.931

2. BABE RUTH
1920

55.754

3. BARRY BONDS*
2001

55.207

4. BABE RUTH
1921

54.876

5. BARRY BONDS*
2002

54.848

WHO JOINED
THE LIST
IN 2009

27. ALBERT PUJOLS
43.955
168. PRINCE FIELDER
34.062
206. JOE MAUER
32.590

Note: Regular Season PEVA
* PED Allegations

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Batting Seasons

Best Batting Seasons

Maximum Salary Info 2009
Actual Salaries

Highest Paid
C - Jorge Posada $13,100,000
1B - Mark Teixeira $20,625,000
2B - Chase Utley $11,285,714
3B - Alex Rodriguez $33,000,000
SS - Derek Jeter $21,600,000
OF - Manny Ramirez $23,854,494
P - Johan Santana $18,876,139

Maximum Salary Info 2009
SPRO Salary Projection Model

Highest Paid
C - Jorge Posada $12,668,000
1B - Albert Pujols $18,000,000
2B - Chase Utley $10,990,000
3B - Alex Rodriguez $18,456,000
SS - Miguel Tejada $12,159,000
OF - Carlos Beltran $17,341,000
P - Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt,
C.C. Sabathia, Johan Santana,  $18,000,000

Note: SPRO Salary Projection reflects 1st Year values for multi-year contracts.  Some actual salaries quoted reflect out years.  Source: Actual Salaries, USA Today Salary Database; SPRO, baseballevaluation.com.

Average Salary by Position for 2009

Position - Ave. Salary - (# Players)
Catcher - $2,179,760 (63)
1B/DH - $5,863,938 (47)
2B - $2,262,202 (53)
3B - $4,793,313 (43)
SS - $3,113,541 (53)
OF - $3,857,507 (149)
P - $2,887,334 (407)


Salary Source: USA Today Database



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Arbitration Players 2010
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Hall of Fame Position Ranks
Hall of Fame 2010 Ratings
BE Best Player Awards

Updated Best Ever Lists
Best Pitchers Ever Career
Best Batters Ever Career

Fantasy Baseball 2010
Fantasy Baseball Rankings
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128 Players File for Salary Arbitration, 34 Exchange Salary Figures
Tim Lincecum asks for $13,000,000

See Where They Stand Now on our Arbitration Page
     
Free Agents 2010  Free Agent List
Free Agent Headline  Free Agent Contract Anaylsis

Orlando Hudson signs $5,000,000 contract with Minnesota Twins.

SPRO Analysis
Twins get bargain in Hudson.  It's a continual bargain bin sale for Major League teams as they head toward spring training and snap up the remaining free agents and the Twins got a good one in signing Hudson.  Boy, what a new baseball park won't do for your revenues.  Just ask those Twins fans at Target Field and their $95 million dollar roster.  SPRO projection $6,040,000 in 2010 and Hudson deserved a three year contract.

Kevin Gregg signs $2,750,000 contract with Toronto.  Deal includes $4.5 million option for 2011 or $8.75 million two year option.

SPRO Analysis
Blue Jays pay market value for Gregg.  It's a bargain for one year and market value including the option, but we'll say overall it's a good market value deal.  SPRO projection $3,538,000 in 2010 and a two year contract worth $7,200,000.

Adam Kennedy signs $1,250,000 contract with Washington, including $2,000,000 option for 2011.

SPRO Analysis
Nationals get bargain in Kennedy.  Overpay early, get bargains late. The Nationals take part in the sale, getting Kennedy, potentially a plus starter, for a backup player price.  He's 34 years old, but coming off one of his best years at Oakland.  If he performs like that in Washington, this is a great deal.  SPRO projection $3,032,000 for one year and $6,170,000 for two.

Yorvit Torrealba signs $1,250,000 contract with San Diego, including $3,500,000 option for 2011.

SPRO Analysis
Padres get bargain in Torrealba.  It's slight, but still good.  Now pegged as a backup, Yorvit's SPRO was $1,707,000 for 2010.


Ryan Garko
signs $550,000 contract with performance incentives of $525,000 with Seattle Mariners.

SPRO Analysis
Mariners get bargain in Garko.  Garko had an off year in 2009, but is still only 29 years old and bound to rebound. SPRO projection $1,739,000.

Gabe Gross signs $750,000 contract with Oakland that includes $250,000 in performance incentives.

SPRO Analysis
A's get bargain in Gross.  Yes, it's bargain basement time on the free agent market as clubs troll the bottom to middle of the field were plus backups or surprising rebounders.  Gross is likely in the backup class, but worth $1,317,000 in the SPRO projection model.

Melvin Mora signs $1,300,000 contract with Colorado.

SPRO Analysis
Rockies get bargain in Mora.  Okay, he's old, 38 years old, but two seasons ago in 2008 he was batting 0.285 with 25 HR and 83 RBI. Now that's a good bargain, even if he can't get back to that plateau. But in Colorado, even in these humidor days, it's possible.  SPRO Projection $4,055,000.

Orlando Cabrera signs $3,020,000 contract with Cincinnati Reds, including a mutual option for 2011.

SPRO Analysis
Reds get bargain in Cabrera.  Geez, what kind of love does it take for a player with four straight years above 10.000 PEVA Rating to get a solid contract.  There seems to be a trend here for players who are older, but still high in production that's a whole lot different than last year with a player like Raul Ibanez.  SPRO projection for Cabrera was north of $8 million.


Fernando Tatis
signs $850,000 contract with New York Mets.

SPRO Analysis
Mets get bargain in Tatis.  Geez, it's not like we're big Tatis fans and we know he's not destined for a starting role this year unless injuries hit the Mets again, but there's not a whole lot of love being shown to Fernando after he stepped in so well in 2009.  Well, that's business for you.  But the Mets are getting a bargain here even for a reserve role.  SPRO projection $2,251,000 in 2010.

Xavier Nady signs $3,300,000 contract with Chicago Cubs with $2,050,000 in performance incentives.

SPRO Analysis
Rockies get bargain in Nady.  The contract plus incentives number is right on target as SPRO (including incentives) oted a salary of $5,668,000, but it is a prudent bargain considering the injury plagued season Nady had in 2009.  But don't be surprised if Nady goes on to have the best season of any Cubs outfielder.

Jose Contreras signs $1,500,000 contract with Philadelphia.

SPRO Analysis
Phillies pay market value for Contreras.  We're not sure why Ruben Amaro is collecting all seniors for his backup plans, unless there's some AARP promotion at the park coming in 2010, but this contract is appropriate for Contreras.  SPRO projection $1,643,000.

Jason Giambi signs $1,750,000 contract with Colorado.

SPRO Analysis
Rockies get bargain in Giambi.  It's a slight bargain with SPRO at $2,217,000, but Jason is likely a very good fit for this club as a backup plan and reserve to Todd Helton.

More Free Agent Contract Anaylsis
Updated Best Ever Career Lists
Who joined the Top 100?  Who were the movers and shakers of today's pitchers and batters as their shot up the list with a bullet?  Now see where every player in history ranks in our Best Ever Lists through the 2009 season.  

Career List
Movers and Shakers

Pitchers

Pedro Martinez
#11 to #10
Roy Halladay #59 to #36
Mariano Rivera #51 to #46
Johan Santana #57 to #50
Andy Pettitte #58 to #51
Jamie Moyer #54 to #53
Roy Oswalt #89 to #79
Trevor Hoffman #95 to #81
Derek Lowe #100 to #89

C.C. Sabathia enters the Top 100 moving from #115 to #82
Batters

Alex Rodriguez 
#32 to #27
Manny Ramirez #45 to #43
Albert Pujols #86 to #48
Gary Sheffield #51 to #50
Chipper Jones #63 to #59
Jim Thome #71 to #66

Derek Jeter enters the Top 100 moving from #130 to #94
Best Pitchers Ever Career
Best Batters Ever Career
Best Postseason Players 2009
Check out the Top Five pitchers and position players of the 2009 postseason, including all three rounds, for Pitching and Batting!
Postseason Pitching
2009 TOP FIVE

1. Cliff Lee, PHI
4-0 40.3 IP 1.56 ERA
5.132 POST PEVA

2. C.C Sabathia, NYA
3-1 36.3 IP 1.98 ERA
2.340 POST PEVA

3. Mariano Rivera, NYA
5 SV 16.0 IP 0.56 ERA
2.069 POST PEVA

4. Andy Pettite, NYA
4-0 30.7 IP 3.52 ERA
1.608 POST PEVA

5. AJ Burnett, NYA
1-1 27.3 IP 5.57 ERA
0.661 POST PEVA

Note: Post PEVA subject to change; Post PEVA reflects 10% of full season value.

Post Position Players
2009 TOP FIVE

1. Alex Rodriguez, NYA
6 HR, 18 RBI, 0.365 AVE
6.249 POST PEVA

2. Carlos Ruiz, PHI
2 HR, 9 RBI, 0.341 AVE
3.228 POST PEVA

3. Jason Werth, PHI
7 HR, 13 RBI, 0.275
3.117 POST PEVA


4. Derek Jeter, NYA
 3 HR, 6 RBI, 0.344 AVE
2.879 POST PEVA

5. Chase Utley, PHI
6 HR, 10 RBI, 0.296
2.407 POST PEVA

Note: Post PEVA subject to change; Post PEVA reflects 10% of full season value.
Best Pitchers and Players of 2009
There Here!  Check out the Top 40 Pitchers of 2009 and Top 40 Position Players and see who is bound to earn the Cy Young Award or MVP in each league.  

Team by Team Individual Player Ratings Now Here, too.  Go to the Player Ratings Index to check up on how the players of your favorite team fared.  Also check out the
Team Power Rankings.
Fielding Ratings 2009
Fielding Ratings now online, too.  Check out how actual fielding stats compare with who won the Gold Gloves.
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PEVA - Individual Player Rating for each season
SPRO - Salary Projection data for future years
EXPEQ - Experience Equivalent to Major League Service Time.

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Best Pitching Seasons
Best Relief Pitching Seasons
Best Batting Seasons
Franchise Best Ever Seasons
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PEVA Player
Rating BOXSCORE


 32.000 - Fantastic
Most Valuable Player/Cy Young Award Canddiate

20.000 - Great
All League

15.000 - Very Good
All Star Caliber

10.000 - Good
Plus Starter

3.500 - Average Player


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Team Power Rankings 2009
Batting
1. New York Yankees   133.444
2. Philadelphia Phllies  
114.034
3. Milwaukee Brewers  112.524
4. Minnesota Twins   109.165
5. Los Angeles Dodgers   108.766
Pitching
1. St. Louis Cardinals   118.770
2. San Francisco Giants  
112.403
3. Atlanta Braves   103.884
4. Los Angeles Dodgers   89.942
5. New York Yankees   88.218

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Best Seasons Ever
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New 2009 Additions to Top 20
in Team History

Pitchers
Arizona - Dan Haren #11
Colorado - Ubaldo Jimenex #1,
Jason Marquis #3, Jorge de la Rosa #11,
Huston Street #14
Detroit - Justin Verlander #8
Florida -  Josh Johnson #4
 Kansas City - Zack Greinke #2
Milwaukee - Trevor Hoffman #17
 
NY Yankees -  C.C. Sabathia #17
Seattle - Felix Hernandez #2
San Francisco - Tim Lincecum #7
St. Louis - Chris Carpenter #8,
Adam Wainwright #18
Tampa Bay - James Shields #5
Toronto - Roy Halladay #6

Batters
Arizona - Mark Reynolds #11
Colorado - Troy Tulowitski #9,
Todd Helton #20
Florida -  Hanley Ramirez #4
Milwaukee - Prince Fielder #2,
Ryan Braun #5
 
Minnesota -  Joe Mauer #3
San Diego - Adrian Gonzalez #2
St. Louis - Albert Pujols #2
Tampa Bay - Evan Longoria #2,
Ben Zobrist #3, Carl Crawford #11,
Carlos Pena #14, Jason Bartlett #16
Toronto - Adam Lind #15
Washington - Ryan Zimmerman #15

Franchise Best Ever Index

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