In our 2009 fantasy baseball rankings, we’ve gone to the top 60 starters and top 60 outfielders thus far.  But since it’s advisable by me and everyone else that has every wielded a fantasy baseball quill to draft pitching late, I figured I needed to give you twenty or so more to bring the tally to the top 80.  There will be a top 80 outfielder post too.  Christmas came late, ya’ll!  In mixed leagues, if I’m drafting this late and I have a choice between an NL pitcher and an AL pitcher, I’d prefer to go for the NL pitcher.  They pitch to other pitchers and mostly weaker offenses.  That is a post in itself.  Also, a lot of these pitchers (and others which will be highlighted during the season) will be smart pickups for some match-ups but aren’t worth starting every game unless they get on a roll.  Anyway, here’s the top 80 starters for 2009 fantasy baseball:

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We love fantasy baseball here at Razzball. We’re also sick bastards. Coincidence? Not sure.

What I do know is that we’re going to be running our second annual Fantasy Razzball league in 2009.  What is Fantasy Razzball you ask?  Fantasy Razzball is a fantasy baseball variation where you aim to manage the worst team possible.

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In the 2009 fantasy baseball rankings, we already went over 2009′s top 40 outfielders.  But like Jacques Cousteau once may have said to his underachieving son, “That’s not deep enough.”  There’s more outfielders to draft than there’s members of the Wu-Tang Clan, so we take it to the top 60 outfielders for 2009 fantasy baseball.  If you think there’s no value to be found this deep in the position, ask someone who owned Nate McLouth, Jacoby Ellsbury or Milton Bradley last year.  Anyway, here’s the top 60 outfielders for 2009 fantasy baseball:

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In 2009, penciled in behind Josh Hamilton in the cleanup spot for the Rangers is Nelson Cruz.  He has 30 homer pop and could steal ten bases with Ron Kovic pinch running.  Where’s the lose?  Why is he a fantasy sleeper and not simply being drafted like the Minotaur he is?  Wait a second, Grey, are you going to burst my freakin’ bubble on Nelson Cruz?

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At the age of 29 in the year two-zero-zero-six, Travis Hafner went 100/42/117/.308.  MVP numbers, for sure.  If you were sitting behind Hafner at a movie, you didn’t even mind that his head was blocking half the screen because the numbers were that good.  You briefly considered amending the North Dakota Wikipedia page to add Hafner above Maris.  You even tried entering Pronk into the baby name discussion with your wife.  So what happened?  Is Travis Hafner even worth considering in 2009 for fantasy?

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The Nats hope that Adam Dunn can teach youngsters like Elijah Dukes and Lastings Milledge the patience not to swing at every pitch or innocent bystander.  Dunn will pick his teeth with the Washington Monument and quench his thirst with its reflecting pool.  Adam Dunn is not going to lose any fantasy value in Washington with the Nationals.  Adam Dunn could play in Petco and hit 40 home runs and strikeout 160 times.  Okay, he may hit 40 home runs and only drive in 50 RBIs.  I keed.  In the top 40 outfielders for 2009 fantasy baseball, I put Adam Dunn’s projections at 80/40/85/.245/5.  Those still seem about right.  Adam Dunn is predictable and for that, we like him.  The average is a drain.  But, again, you know that going in.  Unlike the Diamondbacks last year, you don’t want to put Dunn on a team with Krispie Young.

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We at Razzball realize that exporting our views across the country has damaging consequences on the blogosphere.  To help make amends, we are reaching out to leading team blogs and featuring their locally blogged answers to pressing 2009 fantasy baseball questions regarding their team.  We feel this approach will be fresher, more sustainable, and require less energy consumption (for us anyway).

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