| PLAYER |
TEAM |
COMMENTS |
| 1. Alex Rodriguez |
Yankees |
No-brainer as first pick overall. |
| 2. Miguel Cabrera |
Tigers |
Chance to show what he's got. |
| 3. Aramis Ramirez |
Cubs |
Hasn't had his best season. |
| 4. David Wright |
Mets |
Overrated by most analysts. |
| 5. Garrett Atkins |
Rockies |
Powerful part of Rocky lineup. |
| 6. Chipper Jones |
Braves |
Still potent when healthy. |
| 7. Mike Lowell |
Red Sox |
Has found a home in Boston. |
| 8. Adrian Beltre |
Mariners |
Starting to recapture Dodger magic. |
| 9. Ryan Zimmerman |
Nationals |
Great hitter on bad team. |
| 10. Alex Gordon |
Royals |
Expect improvement in 2008. |
| 10. Hank Blalock |
Rangers |
Not what he used to be, but still good. |
| 11. Edwin Encarnacion |
Reds |
Benefits from ballpark. |
| 11. Chone Figgins |
Angels |
Gives you speed at this position. |
| 12. Melvin Mora |
Orioles |
Has bigger role with Tejada traded. |
| 14. Kevin Kouzmanoff |
Padres |
Batting clean-up for a reason. |
| 14. Bill Hall |
Brewers |
Man of many hats tries new one. |
| 15. Ty Wiggington |
Astros |
Coming off nice year offensively. |
| 16. Jorge Cantu |
Marlins |
Appears to have found old form. |
| 16. Mark Reynolds |
Diamondbacks |
Could be his break-out year. |
| 18. Casey Blake |
Indians |
Could surprise some people. |
| 20. Eric Chavez |
A’s |
Already has back issues. |
| 22. Evan Longoria |
Devil Rays |
Gotta like the name. |
| 23. Troy Glaus |
Cardinals |
Too many injury problems. |
| 24. Scott Rolen |
Blue Jays |
Cards discarded him. |
| 25. Nomar Garciaparra |
Dodgers |
Team will find him at-bats. |
