Just my opinion but I would drop Howard down a bit. He has not proven time again that he can produce those kind of stats plus there are a lot of good 1st basemen. I actually have him and Ortiz about the same with Howard a bit more upside but Ortiz more consistent.
I really like Soriano but the Cub factor has me worried. Here is my top 10:
1 - Pujols - no brainer IMO
2 - ARod - Even in a bad year he was still very good, look for a bounce back.
3 - Reyes - SS position makes him very valuable.
4 - Santana - No pitcher even close to him.
5 - Soriano - Cub factor keeps him from being #2.
6 - Crawford - Can make you competitive in steals by himself, looking for a little more power this year from him.
7 - David Wright - I just really like him and think he will have a huge year.
8 - Ryan Howard - I want to see him do it for more than 1 year before I move him up.
9 - David Ortiz - Consistent big hitter, too bad he can only be used as DH.
10 - Carlos Beltran - One of my favorite players so that is why he is here.
Others receiving consideration for #10 in no particular order:
Chase Utley - Best 2nd basemen by a wide margin.
Vlad Guerrero - seems to be headed down.
Miguel Cabrera - Dude can flat out hit!
Grady Sizemore - Does a little bit of everything.
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