Welcome to the 1st annual Razzball All-Star squads! These squads disregard any selections made by fans, Tony LaRussa, and Ron Washington as their focus is skewed towards a player’s value to their actual employer vs. potential 2012 fantasy baseball teams.
We’ve got four All-Star squads – all leveraging the $ estimates in our Player Rater. This is based on 12-team mixed leagues using the ESPN standard roster format:
- Performance All-Stars – These are the most valuable players for fantasy baseball in the 1st half of 2012.
- Value All-Stars – These are the best values based on the difference of their season-to-date value vs. my preseason Point Shares’ $ value.
- Fantasy Razzball All-Stars – These have been the least valuable players (vs. their predicted draft value) excluding players who missed about more than 50% of the season due to injuries. This includes players who were drafted in most leagues but whose poor performance got them sent to the minors. Note for these players that the $ value assumes that the owner never replaced them from their active roster. It’s certainly possible for a fantasy manager to have cut bait early (or traded) one of these players and made out okay (I dropped Gaby in RCL about a week or two into the season for Josh Reddick).
- Chipper Jones All-Stars – These have been the least valuable players due to injury. The craziest part of this exercise is that the positions I’d deem most likely for injury – Catcher and SP – ended up incomplete.
| Pos | Name | Stat Line (AB/R/HR/RBI/SB/AVG, IP/W/SV/ERA/WHIP/K | $ Value (12 Team ESPN) |
| C | Carlos Ruiz | 257/41/13/46/3/.350 | $22 |
| 1B | Edwin Encarnacion | 308/55/23/58/9/.295 | $30 |
| 2B | Robinson Cano | 332/57/20/50/1/.310 | $29 |
| SS | Ian Desmond | 344/46/17/51/11/.282 | $26 |
| 3B | Miguel Cabrera | 343/52/18/71/3/.321 | $29 |
| OF | Andrew McCutchen | 309/58/18/60/14/.362 | $40 |
| OF | Josh Hamilton | 299/54/27/75/6/.308 | $40 |
| OF | Ryan Braun | 307/56/24/61/15/.306 | $39 |
| OF | Carlos Gonzalez | 315/61/17/58/11/.330 | $35 |
| OF | Mike Trout | 258/57/12/40/26/.341 | $33 |
| CI | Mark Trumbo | 288/42/22/57/4/.306 | $29 |
| MI | Jason Kipnis | 329/53/11/49/20/.277 | $28 |
| UT | David Ortiz | 308/62/22/57/.312 | $33 |
| SP | R.A. Dickey | 120/12/0/2.40/0.93/123 | $41 |
| SP | Justin Verlander | 132.7/9/0/2.58/0.95/128 | $37 |
| SP | Matt Cain | 120.3/9/0/2.62/0.96/118 | $33 |
| SP | Chris Sale | 102.7/10/0/2.19/0.95/98 | $32 |
| SP | Gio Gonzalez | 101.7/12/0/2.92/1.11/118 | $31 |
| SP | James McDonald | 110/9/0/2.37/0.97/100 | $30 |
| CL | Fernando Rodney | 38.7/2/25/0.93/0.72/38 | $26 |
| CL | Kenley Jansen | 39.3/4/15/2.06/0.76/63 | $25 |
| CL | Craig Kimbrel | 33/0/25/1.36/0.70/56 | $24 |
| MR | Robbie Ross | 47.3/6/0/0.95/0.93/29 | $14 |
Tough Cuts: Carlos Beltran (7th overall hitter but the first 6 are 5 OFs and a DH), Jose Bautista ($28), David Wright ($28), and Adam Jones ($27), Jered Weaver ($30), Stephen Strasburg ($28), Cole Hamels ($27), Jake Peavy ($26), Aroldis Chapman ($24), Jim Johnson ($22)
Value All-Stars
| $ Value (12 Team ESPN) | |||||
| Pos | Name | Stat Line (AB/R/HR/RBI/SB/AVG, IP/W/SV/ERA/WHIP/K | 1H Value | Pre-Season | Diff |
| C | Carlos Ruiz | 257/41/13/46/3/.350 | $22 | $1 | $21 |
| 1B | Mark Trumbo | 288/42/22/57/4/.306 | $29 | $1 | $28 |
| 2B | Jason Kipnis | 329/53/11/49/20/.277 | $28 | $5 | $23 |
| SS | Ian Desmond | 344/46/17/51/11/.282 | $26 | $6 | $20 |
| 3B | Edwin Encarnacion | 308/55/23/58/9/.295 | $30 | $6 | $24 |
| OF | Mike Trout | 258/57/12/40/26/.341 | $33 | $1 | $32 |
| OF | Carlos Beltran | 297/50/20/65/8/.296 | $30 | $7 | $23 |
| OF | Josh Hamilton | 299/54/27/75/6/.308 | $40 | $19 | $21 |
| OF | Josh Reddick | 314/52/20/43/8/.268 | $21 | $1 | $20 |
| OF | Andrew McCutchen | 309/58/18/60/14/.362 | $40 | $21 | $19 |
| CI | Adam Dunn | 293/48/25/61/0/.208 | $22 | $3 | $19 |
| MI | Rafael Furcal | 335/54/5/36/9/.275 | $13 | $1 | $12 |
| UT | David Ortiz | 308/62/22/57/.312 | $33 | $10 | $23 |
| SP | R.A. Dickey | 120/12/0/2.40/0.93/123 | $41 | $1 | $40 |
| SP | James McDonald | 110/9/0/2.37/0.97/100 | $30 | $1 | $29 |
| SP | Jake Peavy | 120/7/0/2.85/0.98/108 | $26 | $1 | $25 |
| SP | Johnny Cueto | 120.3/10/0/2.39/1.16/91 | $25 | $2 | $23 |
| SP | Chris Sale | 102.7/10/0/2.19/0.95/98 | $32 | $10 | $22 |
| SP | Lance Lynn | 103/11/0/3.41/1.23/105 | $21 | $1 | $20 |
| CL | Fernando Rodney | 38.7/2/25/0.93/0.72/38 | $26 | $1 | $25 |
| CL | Aroldis Chapman | 39.3/4/11/1.83/0.74/71 | $24 | $7 | $17 |
| CL | Ernesto Frieri | 38/1/11/0.71/1.00/63 | $16 | $1 | $15 |
| MR | Robbie Ross | 47.3/6/0/0.95/0.93/29 | $14 | $0 | $14 |
Tough Cuts: Alex Rios (+$18), Yadier Molina (+$17), A.J. Pierzynski (+$16), Melky Cabrera (+$15), David Wright (+$13), Alejandro de Aza (+$13), Josh Willingham (+$13), Gio Gonzalez (+$19), Kyle Lohse (+$19), Chris Capuano (+$18), Ryan Vogelsong (+$18), Kenley Jansen (+$14), Jim Johnson (+$14)
Fantasy Razzball (aka Underperformance) All-Stars*
* Players whose value has been lost due to injuries not included
| $ Value (12 Team ESPN) | |||||
| Pos | Name | Stat Line (AB/R/HR/RBI/SB/AVG, IP/W/SV/ERA/WHIP/K | 1H Value | Pre-Season | Diff |
| C | Carlos Santana | 244/31/5/30/2/.221 | -$4 | $19 | -$23 |
| 1B | Gaby Sanchez | 183/12/3/17/1/.202 | -$16 | $9 | -$25 |
| 2B | Dustin Pedroia | 305/41/6/33/6/.266 | $6 | $26 | -$20 |
| SS | Jose Reyes | 341/41/3/22/20/.264 | $8 | $22 | -$14 |
| 3B | Mark Reynolds | 193/28/7/23/1/.207 | -$12 | $17 | -$29 |
| OF | Peter Bourjos | 126/16/3/18/2/.230 | -$15 | $6 | -$21 |
| OF | Jose Tabata | 252/32/3/11/8/.230 | -$11 | $9 | -$20 |
| OF | Eric Thames | 148/17/3/11/0/.243 | -$18 | $1 | -$19 |
| OF | Desmond Jennings | 238/32/5/23/15/.235 | -$1 | $17 | -$18 |
| OF | Jeff Francoeur | 323/31/7/25/1/.251 | -$6 | $10 | -$16 |
| CI | Albert Pujols | 328/44/14/51/6/.265 | $19 | $41 | -$22 |
| MI | Rickie Weeks | 297/34/8/29/6/.199 | -$3 | $13 | -$16 |
| UT | Adrian Gonzalez | 339/42/6/45/0/.283 | $9 | $30 | -$21 |
| SP | Tim Lincecum | 96.7/3/0/6.42/1.58/104 | -$15 | $27 | -$42 |
| SP | Cliff Lee | 97.3/1/0/3.98/1.19/98 | $2 | $31 | -$29 |
| SP | Jhoulys Chacin | 24.7/0/0/7.30/1.86/22 | -$21 | $7 | -$28 |
| SP | Dan Haren | 103.7/6/0/4.86/1.41/86 | -$2 | $22 | -$24 |
| SP | Jon Lester | 112.3/5/0/4.49/1.35/94 | $0 | $21 | -$21 |
| SP | Jaime Garcia | 66.3/3/0/4.48/1.46/51 | -$9 | $8 | -$17 |
| CL | Carlos Marmol | 25.7/1/8/5.61/1.87/33 | -$5 | $16 | -$21 |
| CL | Heath Bell | 34.7/2/19/6.75/1.82/32 | $1 | $16 | -$15 |
| CL | Jordan Walden | 28/2/1/3.86/1.57/35 | -$4 | $11 | -$15 |
| MR | Jonny Venters | 32.3/3/0/4.45/1.79/43 | -$5 | $8 | -$13 |
Tough Cuts: Adam Lind (-$20), Mike Napoli (-$20), Michael Young (-$16), Jesus Montero (-$15), Justin Upton (-$15), Kevin Youkilis (-$15), Hanley Ramirez (-$14), Alex Gordon (-$14), Ryan Zimmerman (-$13), Ubaldo Jimenez (-$15), Ricky Romero (-$14), Adam Wainwright (-$12), Josh Johnson (-$12), Yovani Gallardo (-$12), Brandon League (-$11), John Axford (-$10), Frank Francisco (-$9), Mike Adams (-$8)
Chipper Jones (aka Injury) All-Stars
| $ Value (12 Team ESPN) | |||||
| Pos | Name | Stat Line (AB/R/HR/RBI/SB/AVG, IP/W/SV/ERA/WHIP/K | 1H Value | Pre-Season | Diff |
| C | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| 1B | Lance Berkman | 42/8/1/4/1/.333 | -$21 | $12 | -$33 |
| 2B | Chase Utley | 34/3/2/3/0/.235 | -$21 | $10 | -$31 |
| SS | Troy Tulowitzki | 181/33/8/27/2/.287 | $2 | $30 | -$28 |
| 3B | Evan Longoria | 82/15/4/19/2/.329 | -$13 | $32 | -$45 |
| OF | Jacoby Ellsbury | 26/4/0/3/0/.192 | -$25 | $32 | -$57 |
| OF | Brett Gardner | 28/5/0/3/2/.321 | -$23 | $16 | -$39 |
| OF | Matt Kemp | 121/30/12/28/2/.355 | $5 | $37 | -$32 |
| OF | Lorenzo Cain | 15/1/0/1/0/.133 | -$27 | $1 | -$28 |
| OF | Chris B. Young | 172/18/8/19/3/.203 | -$12 | $16 | -$28 |
| CI | Mike Morse | 135/18/4/16/0/.289 | -$13 | $14 | -$27 |
| MI | Stephen Drew | 28/3/0/3/0/.179 | $13 | $1 | $12 |
| UT | Jayson Werth | 98/10/3/12/3/.276 | -$16 | $10 | -$26 |
| SP | Roy Halladay | 72.3/4/0/3.98/1.15/56 | $1 | $33 | -$32 |
| SP | Daniel Hudson | 45.3/3/0/7.35/1.63/37 | -$18 | $15 | -$33 |
| SP | John Danks | 53.7/3/0/5.70/1.49/30 | -$15 | $4 | -$19 |
| SP | Cory Luebke | 31/3/0/2.61/1.16/23 | -$4 | $11 | -$15 |
| SP | Neftali Feliz | 42.7/3/0/3.16/1.20/37 | -$3 | $10 | -$13 |
| SP | Chris Carpenter | — | — | $8 | — |
| CL | Brian Wilson | 2/0/1/9.00/3.00/2 | -$11 | $16 | -$27 |
| CL | Sergio Santos | 5/0/2/9.00/2.00/4 | -$11 | $14 | -$25 |
| CL | Kyle Farnsworth | 2.3/0/0/11.59/3.00/3 | -$11 | $12 | -$23 |
| MR | David Robertson | 24.7/0/1/2.55/1.26/40 | -$2 | $4 | -$6 |
Tough Cuts: Mike Carp (-$24), Pablo Sandoval (-$20), Coco Crisp (-$17), Nick Markakis (-$17), B.J. Upton (-$16), Mariano Rivera (-$19). Honorable mention to Carl Crawford who was damaged goods to start the season.
