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2011 Season Preview

Top Players Position-by-Position

Catcher
1. John Hendricks (30), Philadelphia Phillies; .265, 37, 115
2. Josh Bard (33), Chicago White Sox; .346, 18, 98
3. Brian McCann (27), Atlanta Braves; .335, 33, 98

First Base
1. Albert Pujols (31), Chicago White Sox; .321, 48, 121
2. Travis Hafner (33), Kansas City Royals; .256, 38, 114
3. Ramon Sanchez (25), St. Louis Cardinals; .252, 44, 101

Second Base
1. Juan Bernal (28), Daytona Beach Diamond (2L); .349, 3, 58
2. Chase Utley (32), Washington Nationals; .304, 35, 109
3. Mike Cuddyer (32), Los Angeles Angels; .279, 27, 81

Third Base
1. Miguel Cabrera (27), San Diego Padres; .340, 22, 96
2. Tommy Norman (35), Virginia Beach Velocity (2L); .327, 26, 100
3. David Wright (28), New York Mets; .330, 26, 97

Shortstop
1. Carlos Guillen (35), New York Yankees; .309, 28, 80
2. Hanley Ramirez (27), Florida Marlins; .284, 12, 72
3. Sherman Clark (26), Los Angeles Dodgers; .274, 17, 74

Left Field
1. Stephen Anthony (33), Cincinnati Reds; .287, 16, 54
2. Ernesto Rivera (36), New York Yankees; .334, 11, 38
3. Mark Ritchie (28), Memphis Blues (2L); .281, 43, 114

Center Field
1. Ricardo Villa (28), Honolulu Islanders (2L); .342, 44, 99
2. Grady Sizemore (28), Atlanta Braves; .296, 21, 80
3. Carlos Beltran (33), New York Mets; .245, 39, 101

Right Field
1. Lance Berkman (35), Houston Astros; .302, 47, 113
2. Walt Younger (30), Tampa Bay Devil Rays; .349, 24, 101
3. J.D. Drew (35), Los Angeles Dodgers; .296, 29, 96

Starting Pitcher
1. Francisco Liriano (27), Minnesota Twins; 20-9, 3.22
2. Ben Sheets (32), Milwaukee Brewers; 19-8, 2.13
3. Josh Rupe (28), Chicago White Sox; 10-12, 3.28

Closer
1. Scott Olson (25), Chicago White Sox; 33 svs, 2.73
2. J.J. Putz (34), Seattle Mariners; 28 svs, 2.89
3. Walter Hayden (32), Philadelphia Phillies; 32 svs, 1.13 w/San Francisco

Top Prospects Position-by-Position

C- Samuel Jones (18), Atlanta Braves; .201, 1, 20 (Rookie League)
1B- Warren Stinson (21), New York Mets; .309, 4, 35 (Rookie League)
2B- Bartolo Hernandez (21), Atlanta Braves; .260, 10, 39
3B- Phil Phillips (23), Florida Marlins; .256, 6, 9
SS- Chris Meeks (21), Pittsburgh Pirates; .361, 1, 28 (Short A League)
LF- Spike Thornton (21), Florida Marlins; .400, 0, 5
CF- Will Nelson (22), San Diego Padres; .307, 15, 60
RF- David Brown (22), Detroit Tigers; .297, 6, 64 (AA)
SP- Brian Thomas (23), Cincinnati Reds; 8-11, 4.96
CL- Vince Palmer (18), Cincinnati Reds; 2-2, 8 svs, 0.93 (Rookie League)

Highest Paid Players
1. 32.92m, Albert Pujols, 1B, Chicago White Sox
2. 25.98m, Nick Johnson, 1B, Seattle Mariners
3. 22.41m, C.C. Sabathia, SP, Cleveland Indians
4. 21.15m, Carlos Zambrano, SP, Chicago Cubs
5. 21.13m, Stephen Anthony, LF, Cincinnati Reds
6. 20.91m, Lyle Overbay, 1B, Detroit Tigers
7. 20.81m, Carlos Beltran, CF, New York Mets
8. 20.03m, Lance Berkman, RF, Houston Astros
9. 19.65m, Josh Bard, C, Chicago White Sox
10. 18.58m, David Ortiz, 1B, Boston Red Sox

Highest Payrolls
1. 122,524m, New York Yankees
2. 107,615m, New York Mets
3. 107,366m, Los Angeles Angels
4. 106,831m, Chicago White Sox
5. 103,130m, Minnesota Twins
6. 100,296m, Philadelphia Phillies
7. 100,223m, Toronto Blue Jays
8. 99,991m, San Diego Padres
9. 99,337m, Los Angeles Dodgers
10. 94,609m, San Francisco Giants