Players are still changing teams, jobs are being figured out, injured guys are recovering, position battles are being anticipated ... fantasy baseball value changes all the time, no more so than in the preseason.

So with that said, here's my first set -- they will be changed many times -- of Top 200 rankings for the 2011 fantasy baseball season. As you look these over, keep in mind the following things:

• I based these on a standard ESPN 10-team, 5x5 mixed league. I ranked players in order of how I would draft them. As such, because ESPN standard leagues start just one catcher (not two), I greatly devalued them in the ranks. For example, in our recent mock draft, Geovany Soto and Miguel Montero both were taken in the 19th round. If I can get a catcher of that level in the 19th, I doubt I'd spend an early-round pick on one.

• I also greatly devalued starting pitching. There's an abundance of high-quality arms this year, and again, due to the shallow nature of ESPN standard leagues, you should be able to find solid starters both in the middle/late rounds and even on the waiver wire.

• I believe power is scarcer than speed, that outfield (because you play up to six of them) and shortstop are among the scarcer positions, followed by corner infield. Since I'm a big believer in position and category scarcity, I raised those players a bit. First base is deep, so those guys move down a bit in value despite their big numbers. Closers, of course, get no love from me because of the turnover at the position and the availability of them on the free-agent market, especially in shallow leagues.

• Finally, because of the depth of the free-agent pool in leagues this size, I tend to value high-upside, high-risk players more with the thought process being that if they don't work out, I can more easily replace them than if I were in a 12-team AL- or NL-only league.

So without further ado

Miguel Cabrera finished 5th in the Player Rater in 2010. Rick Osentosk/US Presswire

1. Albert Pujols

2. Hanley Ramirez

3. Miguel Cabrera: If fantasy baseball profiles were written like People magazine headlines, his would have a picture of him jumping in the air for no apparent reason with a headline that reads "Conquering his demons and opposing pitchers!"

4. Troy Tulowitzki: You see an injury-prone guy, I see a really ugly drop at SS after someone who hit 59 home runs over the past two seasons.

5. Ryan Braun: Power -- and outfielders -- is scarcer this year than you think.

6. Evan Longoria

7. Robinson Cano

8. Carl Crawford

9. Carlos Gonzalez: Even if he hits "only" .300, he's a worthy top-10 pick.

10. David Wright

11. Joey Votto: As I said, I'm a position-scarcity guy. Sure, Votto's all that and a bag of Canadian bacon, but 1B is so deep, I can't take him before now.

12. Adrian Gonzalez: Welcome to Fenway.

13. Chase Utley: One of the positives is he doesn't have to face his own pitching staff.

14. Roy Halladay: Pitching is so deep this year that I can't justify using a first-round pick on him.

15. Josh Hamilton: How many games will you get from him? I'll say 140, but then again, I'm a lover, not a fighter. Uh, I mean I'm an optimist

16. Matt Holliday

17. Ryan Zimmerman

18. Kevin Youkilis: Ranked here because he'll also qualify at third base by the end of April, and there's not nearly as much depth there as at first base.

19. Alex Rodriguez: Consider this: 24, 18, 14, 4. Those are his steals over the past four seasons.

20. Felix Hernandez

21. Adam Wainwright

22. Nelson Cruz: See Hamilton, Josh.

23. Shin-Soo Choo: Money in the bank.

24. Prince Fielder

25. Cliff Lee

26. Matt Kemp

27. Dustin Pedroia

28. Mark Teixeira

29. Ryan Howard

30. Tim Lincecum

31. Jon Lester

32. Justin Upton: He's still only 23, and reportedly 100 percent healthy now.

33. Adam Dunn

34. Jose Reyes: Only our third shortstop, and already we have question marks.

35. Joe Mauer

36. Ichiro Suzuki

37. Andrew McCutchen: Monster year on the way. Monster.

38. Adrian Beltre

39. Jose Bautista: Was his 2010 season a fluke? Yes, but not nearly as much as you might think. Don't pay for 50 homers, but 35, with multi-position eligibility and a batting average that won't kill you, sounds right. Think Dan Uggla. Speaking of Uggla

40. Dan Uggla: Not buying the jump in batting average in 2010.

41. Clayton Kershaw

42. Ubaldo Jimenez

43. CC Sabathia

44. Jayson Werth

45. Alex Rios

46. Victor Martinez: Would be higher if catcher wasn't so deep in a 10-team, one-catcher league.

47. Buster Posey: See Martinez, Victor.

48. Rickie Weeks

49. Hunter Pence

50. Zack Greinke: Fear the beer!

51. Kendry Morales: Gently touch home plate, kid. Gently.

52. Justin Verlander

53. Chris Carpenter

54. Andre Ethier

55. Jason Heyward

56. David Price: His "expected ERA" last year was 3.62. He's very good, but he's probably not sub-3.00 ERA good.

57. Martin Prado

58. Derek Jeter: I'm telling you, SS is ugly this year. I'm expecting double-digit steals and homers from Jeter, but not much beyond that. The key is the runs scored and the batting average, which hopefully will bounce back.

59. Justin Morneau

60. Jay Bruce

61. Cole Hamels

62. Jered Weaver

63. Brandon Phillips

64. Paul Konerko

65. Francisco Liriano

66. Dan Haren

67. Mike Stanton

68. Jacoby Ellsbury

69. Shane Victorino

70. Chris Young (D-backs): I'm a believer in his improved batting eye, and I said this last year, too.

71. Curtis Granderson

72. Ian Kinsler: Remember when I said I was an optimist about the health of the Rangers? Apparently I lied.

73. Colby Rasmus: Big year coming up for him.

74. B.J. Upton: Burn me once? Shame on you. Burn me every stupid season

75. Elvis Andrus

Beware: There could be another injury lurking in Marlins pitcher Josh Johnson's future. Steve Mitchell/US Presswire

76. Josh Johnson: Stephania Bell says there are major injury concerns here. Given how deep starting pitching is this year, that risk just keeps dropping him in my rankings.

77. Tommy Hanson

78. Brian McCann

79. Michael Young

80. Matt Cain

81. Roy Oswalt

82. Jimmy Rollins

83. Joakim Soria: Perhaps you've heard this before, but I don't pay for saves.

84. Billy Butler: One of these years

85. Max Scherzer

86. Yovani Gallardo

87. Ted Lilly

88. Mat Latos: Love him, but I'm concerned about a significant innings increase from last year.

89. Aramis Ramirez

90. Casey McGehee

91. Delmon Young

92. Wandy Rodriguez: His second-half numbers: 6-2 record, 2.19 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 117 strikeouts in 107 innings pitched.

93. Corey Hart

94. Alexei Ramirez

95. Jonathan Sanchez: 2008: 5.01 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 157 strikeouts. 2009: 4.24 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 177 K's. 2010: 3.07 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 205 K's. See a pattern there?

96. Mariano Rivera

97. Brian Wilson

98. Neftali Feliz

99. Pedro Alvarez: I'm "all in" on Pedro.

100. Drew Stubbs: He hit seven homers in September and ended up with the quietest 20/30 season in baseball history. Hit .241 on the road last year (versus .268 at home), but I'm still buying. He's my answer to this question: Who could become this year's Carlos Gonzalez?

101. John Danks

102. Shaun Marcum

103. Clay Buchholz

104. Heath Bell

105. Aaron Hill

106. Brian Roberts: Quietly stole 10 bases in the second half after a lost first half of the season.

107. Gordon Beckham: The poster child for a guy with a lot of talent who underperformed last year, but who I still sort of like. You're about to see a decent number of these guys in this next little bit.

108. Stephen Drew

109. Ben Zobrist: Another Gordon Beckham All-Star, or "GBAS" for short.

110. Matt Garza

111. Chad Billingsley

112. Tim Hudson

113. Michael Bourn

114. Juan Pierre

115. Brett Gardner

116. Carlos Marmol

117. Jonathan Papelbon

118. Torii Hunter

119. Kelly Johnson: The opposite of Gordon Beckham. A guy who exceeded expectations last year, but who I think wasn't entirely a fluke. A Jose Bautista All-Star, or "JBAS."

120. Angel Pagan: Another JBAS.

121. Adam Jones

122. Pablo Sandoval: GBAS.

123. Chone Figgins: GBAS.

124. Adam Lind: GBAS.

125. Aubrey Huff: Pay for .280/20/80, and anything beyond that is gravy. He's nothing sexy, but he's better than you think.

126. Brett Anderson

127. Phil Hughes

128. Brandon Morrow: You know about the strikeouts, but his expected ERA last year was 3.35.

129. Carlos Santana

130. Mark Reynolds

131. Carlos Quentin

132. David Ortiz: He's a PIHFNRR (player I hate for no rational reason).

133. Rafael Furcal: Another PIHFNRR.

134. Vernon Wells: PIHFNRR.

135. Carlos Lee

136. Francisco Rodriguez

137. Geovany Soto

138. Rajai Davis

139. Gio Gonzalez

140. Daniel Hudson

141. Hiroki Kuroda: Always underrated.

142. Ricky Romero

143. Colby Lewis

144. Jeremy Hellickson

145. Andres Torres: Another JBAS.

Were Grady Sizemore's major struggles in 2009 and 2010 a result of poor health? Hmm. Jerry Lai/US Presswire

146. Grady Sizemore: Consider this: .290, .277, .268, .248, .211. Forget the health risk, which is significant, but those are his batting averages the past five years. In fact, I might even be too high on him here in the 15th round. I'll consider him a "PIHFVLR" (player I hate for very legitimate reasons).

147. Howard Kendrick

148. Ryan Dempster

149. Huston Street

150. Nick Swisher: My vote for having the hottest wife in baseball. Kudos, Nick.

151. Bobby Abreu

152. Nick Markakis: Been in my "hate" section for a few years now. Have yet to regret it.

153. C.J. Wilson

154. Jose Valverde

155. Jonathan Broxton

156. Chris Perez

157. Andrew Bailey

158. Johnny Cueto

159. Brian Matusz

160. Jhoulys Chacin

161. Ricky Nolasco

162. Trevor Cahill

163. Vladimir Guerrero: He's gotta find a team, right? Right?

164. Jorge De La Rosa

165. Brett Myers

166. Francisco Cordero

167. Drew Storen

168. John Axford

169. Johan Santana

170. Madison Bumgarner

171. Miguel Montero

172. Mike Napoli

173. Carlos Pena: He'll either finish way higher or way lower than this.

174. Derrek Lee: See Pena, Carlos.

175. Ian Stewart

176. Gaby Sanchez

177. Manny Ramirez

178. Logan Morrison: Friend of the podcast!

179. Denard Span: GBAS.

180. Jaime Garcia

181. Ian Desmond

182. Travis Snider

183. Jordan Zimmermann

184. Ryan Franklin

185. J.J. Putz

186. Joe Nathan

187. Starlin Castro: Just make sure your league doesn't count defense.

188. Gavin Floyd

189. Ike Davis

190. Matt Wieters

191. Neil Walker

192. Kurt Suzuki

193. Jorge Posada

194. Adam LaRoche

195. Mitch Moreland

196. Carlos Beltran

197. Josh Beckett

198. Jose Lopez

199. Placido Polanco

200. Fernando Rodney

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