2016 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Third Base
Posted By:Bretsky on February 21, 2016
Spring training has arrived and the fantasy baseball staff here at BretskyBall is focused on the most wonderful time of the year: fantasy baseball draft season. Here is our first look at the third base position heading into the 2016 fantasy baseball season. Check back throughout the spring for updated positional rankings.
| Rank | Player |
| 1 | Josh Donaldson - TOR |
| 2 | Nolan Arenado - COL |
| 3 | Todd Frazier - CWS |
| 4 | Manny Machado - BAL |
| 5 | Kris Bryant - CHC |
| 6 | Anthony Rendon - WSH |
| 7 | Matt Carpenter - STL |
| 8 | Miguel Angel Sano - MIN |
| 9 | Adrian Beltre - TEX |
| 10 | Kyle Seager - SEA |
| 11 | Evan Longoria - TB |
| 12 | Maikel Franco - PHI |
| 13 | Jung-Ho Kang - PIT |
| 14 | Mike Moustakas - KC |
| 15 | David Wright - NYM |
| 16 | Josh Harrison - PIT |
| 17 | Yasmany Tomas - ARI |
| 18 | Justin Turner - LAD |
| 19 | Danny Valencia - OAK |
| 20 | Martin Prado - MIA |
| 21 | Matt Duffy - SF |
| 22 | Daniel Murphy - WSH |
| 23 | Trevor Plouffe - MIN |
| 24 | Pablo Sandoval - BOS |
| 25 | Brett Lawrie - CWS |
2016 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Second Base
Posted By:Bretsky on February 21, 2016
Spring training has arrived and the fantasy baseball staff here at BretskyBall is focused on the most wonderful time of the year: fantasy baseball draft season. Here is our first look at the second base position heading into the 2016 fantasy baseball season. Check back throughout the spring for updated positional rankings.
| Rank | Player |
| 1 | Jose Altuve - HOU |
| 2 | Brian Dozier - MIN |
| 3 | Anthony Rendon - WSH |
| 4 | Matt Carpenter - STL |
| 5 | Robinson Cano - SEA |
| 6 | Dee Gordon - MIA |
| 7 | Jason Kipnis - CLE |
| 8 | Rougned Odor - TEX |
| 9 | Ian Kinsler - DET |
| 10 | Kolten Wong - STL |
| 11 | Devon Travis - TOR |
| 12 | Neil Walker - NYM |
| 13 | Jonathan Schoop - BAL |
| 14 | Joe Panik - SF |
| 15 | Josh Harrison - PIT |
| 16 | D.J. LeMahieu - COL |
| 17 | Ben Zobrist - CHC |
| 18 | Dustin Pedroia - BOS |
| 19 | Starlin Castro - NYY |
| 20 | Addison Russell - CHC |
| 21 | Martin Prado - MIA |
| 22 | Matt Duffy - SF |
| 23 | Daniel Murphy - WSH |
| 24 | Howie Kendrick - LAD |
| 25 | Brandon Phillips - CIN |
2016 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: First Base
Posted By:Bretsky on February 21, 2016
Spring training has arrived and the fantasy baseball staff here at BretskyBall is focused on the most wonderful time of the year: fantasy baseball draft season. Here is our first look at the first base position heading into the 2016 fantasy baseball season. Check back throughout the spring for updated positional rankings.
| Rank | Player |
| 1 | Paul Goldschmidt - ARI |
| 2 | Miguel Cabrera - DET |
| 3 | Jose Abreu - CWS |
| 4 | Edwin Encarnacion - TOR |
| 5 | Joey Votto - CIN |
| 6 | Anthony Rizzo - CHC |
| 7 | Chris Davis - BAL |
| 8 | Prince Fielder - TEX |
| 9 | Freddie Freeman - ATL |
| 10 | Lucas Duda - NYM |
| 11 | Adrian Gonzalez - LAD |
| 12 | Mark Teixeira - NYY |
| 13 | Buster Posey - SF |
| 14 | Eric Hosmer - KC |
| 15 | Albert Pujols - LAA |
| 16 | David Ortiz - BOS |
| 17 | Jonathan Lucroy - MIL |
| 18 | Kendry Morales - KC |
| 19 | Carlos Santana - CLE |
| 20 | Brian McCann - NYY |
| 21 | Brandon Belt - SF |
| 22 | Wil Myers - SD |
| 23 | Byung-ho Park - MIN |
| 24 | Adam Lind - SEA |
| 25 | Stephen Vogt - OAK |
| 26 | Mitch Moreland - TEX |
| 27 | Mark Trumbo - BAL |
| 28 | Victor Martinez - DET |
| 29 | Ryan Zimmerman - WSH |
| 30 | Justin Turner - LAD |
| 31 | Stephen Piscotty - STL |
| 32 | Derek Norris - SD |
| 33 | Daniel Murphy - WSH |
| 34 | Trevor Plouffe - MIN |
| 35 | Logan Forsythe - TB |
2016 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Catcher
Posted By:Bretsky on February 21, 2016
Spring training has arrived and the fantasy baseball staff here at BretskyBall is focused on the most wonderful time of the year: fantasy baseball draft season. Here is our first look at the catcher position heading into the 2016 fantasy baseball season. Check back throughout the spring for updated positional rankings.
| Rank | Player |
| 1 | Buster Posey - SF |
| 2 | Kyle Schwarber - CHC |
| 3 | Salvador Perez - KC |
| 4 | Russell Martin - TOR |
| 5 | Jonathan Lucroy - MIL |
| 6 | Travis d'Arnaud - NYM |
| 7 | Brian McCann - NYY |
| 8 | Matt Wieters - BAL |
| 9 | Devin Mesoraco - CIN |
| 10 | Stephen Vogt - OAK |
| 11 | Yan Gomes - CLE |
| 12 | Wellington Castillo - ARI |
| 13 | Yasmani Grandal - LAD |
| 14 | Derek Norris - SD |
| 15 | Blake Swihart - BOS |
| 16 | J.T. Realmuto - MIA |
| 17 | Francisco Cervelli - PIT |
| 18 | Nick Hundley - COL |
| 19 | Wilson Ramos - WSH |
| 20 | Yadier Molina - STL |
Fantasy Football Week 15 Rankings: Quarterback
Posted By:Bretsky on December 10, 2014
Each week, our rankers will provide you with their top plays at each position. If you’ve got start/sit questions heading into Sunday’s games, find us on twitter or leave ’em in the comments!
Week 15 Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings
| Rank | Player | Matchup | AVG | Bretsky | Bell |
| 1 | Andrew Luck | IND vs. HOU | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Aaron Rodgers | GB @ BUF | 2.50 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Peyton Manning | DEN @ SD | 2.50 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Tom Brady | NE vs. MIA | 4.50 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Drew Brees | NO @ CHI | 4.50 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Matthew Stafford | DET vs. MIN | 6.00 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT @ ATL | 7.00 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Mark Sanchez | PHI vs. DAL | 10.00 | 9 | 11 |
| 9 | Tony Romo | DAL @ PHI | 10.00 | 11 | 9 |
| 10 | Philip Rivers | SD vs. DEN | 11.00 | 14 | 8 |
| 11 | Matt Ryan | ATL vs. PIT | 11.50 | 8 | 15 |
| 12 | Joe Flacco | BAL vs. JAX | 11.50 | 13 | 10 |
| 13 | Jay Cutler | CHI vs. NO | 12.50 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | Russell Wilson | SEA vs. SF | 14.00 | 16 | 12 |
| 15 | Eli Manning | NYG vs. WAS | 14.50 | 10 | 19 |
| 16 | Johnny Manziel | CLE vs. CIN | 15.50 | 17 | 14 |
| 17 | Ryan Tannehill | MIA @ NE | 15.50 | 15 | 16 |
| 18 | Colin Kaepernick | SF @ SEA | 19.50 | 18 | 21 |
| 19 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | HOU @ IND | 20.00 | 20 | 20 |
| 20 | Shaun Hill | STL vs. ARI | 20.00 | 22 | 18 |
| 21 | Andy Dalton | CIN @ CLE | 22.00 | 19 | 25 |
| 22 | Alex Smith | KC vs. OAK | 22.50 | 21 | 24 |
| 23 | Derek Anderson | CAR vs. TB | 23.00 | 29 | 17 |
| 24 | Kyle Orton | BUF vs. GB | 24.00 | 26 | 22 |
| 25 | Josh McCown | TB @ CAR | 25.50 | 24 | 27 |
Week 15 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE
Fantasy Football Week 15 Rankings: Running Back
Posted By:Bretsky on December 10, 2014
Each week, our rankers will provide you with their top plays at each position. If you’ve got start/sit questions heading into Sunday’s games, find us on twitter or leave ’em in the comments!
Week 15 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
| Rank | Player | Matchup | AVG | Bretsky | Bell |
| 1 | LeVeon Bell | PIT @ ATL | 1.50 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Arian Foster | HOU @ IND | 2.50 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | DeMarco Murray | DAL @ PHI | 3.50 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Jamaal Charles | KC vs. OAK | 4.00 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Eddie Lacy | GB @ BUF | 6.00 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | Matt Forte | CHI vs. NO | 6.50 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | LeSean McCoy | PHI vs. DAL | 7.00 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA vs. SF | 7.00 | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | C.J. Anderson | DEN @ SD | 7.50 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | Justin Forsett | BAL vs. JAX | 9.50 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Lamar Miller | MIA @ NE | 11.50 | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | Mark Ingram | NO @ CHI | 11.50 | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Isaiah Crowell | CLE vs. CIN | 13.50 | 13 | 14 |
| 14 | Alfred Morris | WAS @ NYG | 14.00 | 15 | 13 |
| 15 | Joique Bell | DET vs. MIN | 14.50 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | Ryan Mathews | SD vs. DEN | 16.50 | 16 | 17 |
| 17 | Tre Mason | STL vs. ARI | 16.50 | 17 | 16 |
| 18 | Giovani Bernard | CIN @ CLE | 18.00 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | Fred Jackson | BUF vs. GB | 21.00 | 22 | 20 |
| 20 | Jeremy Hill | CIN @ CLE | 21.00 | 20 | 22 |
| 21 | Rashad Jennings | NYG vs. WAS | 21.00 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | Terrance West | CLE vs. CIN | 24.00 | 29 | 19 |
| 23 | Andre Williams | NYG vs. WAS | 25.00 | 27 | 23 |
| 24 | Frank Gore | SF @ SEA | 25.00 | 24 | 26 |
| 25 | Latavius Murray | OAK @ KC | 26.00 | 28 | 24 |
| 26 | Shane Vereen | NE vs. MIA | 27.00 | 26 | 28 |
| 27 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR vs. TB | 28.00 | 23 | 33 |
| 28 | Christopher Ivory | NYJ @ TEN | 28.00 | 31 | 25 |
| 29 | Matt Asiata | MIN @ DET | 32.00 | 32 | 32 |
| 30 | Kerwynn Williams | ARI @ STL | 32.00 | 33 | 31 |
| 31 | Bishop Sankey | TEN vs. NYJ | 32.50 | 35 | 30 |
| 32 | Steven Jackson | ATL vs. PIT | 33.00 | 30 | 36 |
| 33 | Darren Sproles | PHI vs. DAL | 34.00 | 34 | 34 |
| 34 | Toby Gerhart | JAX @ BAL | 34.50 | 40 | 29 |
| 35 | Charles Sims | TB @ CAR | 35.50 | 44 | 27 |
| 36 | DeAngelo Williams | CAR vs. TB | 39.00 | 41 | 37 |
| 37 | Roy Helu | WAS @ NYG | 40.50 | 42 | 39 |
| 38 | Chris Johnson | NYJ @ TEN | 42.00 | 37 | 47 |
| 39 | Trent Richardson | IND vs. HOU | 42.50 | 39 | 46 |
| 40 | Carlos Hyde | SF @ SEA | 43.00 | 38 | 48 |
| 41 | Doug Martin | TB @ CAR | 43.50 | 25 | 62 |
| 42 | LeGarrette Blount | PIT @ ATL | 44.00 | 36 | 52 |
| 43 | Jonas Gray | NE vs. MIA | 44.50 | 51 | 38 |
| 44 | Darren McFadden | OAK @ KC | 45.00 | 47 | 43 |
| 45 | Marion Grice | SD vs. DEN | 45.50 | 49 | 42 |
| 46 | Knile Davis | KC vs. OAK | 47.00 | 45 | 49 |
| 47 | Bobby Rainey | TB @ CAR | 47.50 | 50 | 45 |
| 48 | Alfred Blue | HOU @ IND | 49.00 | 57 | 41 |
| 49 | Branden Oliver | SD vs. DEN | 49.50 | 55 | 44 |
| 50 | Bryce Brown | BUF vs. GB | 53.00 | 48 | 58 |
Week 15 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE
Fantasy Football Week 15 Rankings: Wide Receiver
Posted By:Bretsky on December 10, 2014
Each week, our rankers will provide you with their top plays at each position. If you’ve got start/sit questions heading into Sunday’s games, find us on twitter or leave ’em in the comments!
Week 15 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings
| Rank | Player | Matchup | AVG | Bretsky | Bell |
| 1 | Jordy Nelson | GB @ BUF | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Calvin Johnson | DET vs. MIN | 2.50 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Antonio Brown | PIT @ ATL | 2.50 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Dez Bryant | DAL @ PHI | 4.50 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN @ SD | 5.50 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Julio Jones | ATL vs. PIT | 6.50 | 8 | 5 |
| 7 | Odell Beckham Jr. | NYG vs. WAS | 8.00 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | A.J. Green | CIN @ CLE | 8.50 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | Alshon Jeffery | CHI vs. NO | 9.50 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Ty Hilton | IND vs. HOU | 10.00 | 12 | 8 |
| 11 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN @ SD | 10.50 | 7 | 14 |
| 12 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI vs. DAL | 12.00 | 15 | 9 |
| 13 | Randall Cobb | GB @ BUF | 12.50 | 13 | 12 |
| 14 | Josh Gordon | CLE vs. CIN | 13.50 | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU @ IND | 15.00 | 11 | 19 |
| 16 | Mike Evans | TB @ CAR | 15.50 | 16 | 15 |
| 17 | Kelvin Benjamin | CAR vs. TB | 16.50 | 17 | 16 |
| 18 | Golden Tate | DET vs. MIN | 17.50 | 18 | 17 |
| 19 | Sammy Watkins | BUF vs. GB | 19.00 | 20 | 18 |
| 20 | Jordan Matthews | PHI vs. DAL | 20.00 | 19 | 21 |
| 21 | Mike Wallace | MIA @ NE | 21.50 | 23 | 20 |
| 22 | Keenan Allen | SD vs. DEN | 25.50 | 26 | 25 |
| 23 | Vincent Jackson | TB @ CAR | 26.50 | 27 | 26 |
| 24 | Martavis Bryant | PIT @ ATL | 28.00 | 34 | 22 |
| 25 | Charles Johnson | CLE vs. CIN | 28.50 | 24 | 33 |
| 26 | Steve Smith | BAL vs. JAX | 29.00 | 29 | 29 |
| 27 | Kenny Stills | NO @ CHI | 29.00 | 22 | 36 |
| 28 | Brandon LaFell | NE vs. MIA | 30.00 | 37 | 23 |
| 29 | DeSean Jackson | WAS @ NYG | 32.00 | 21 | 43 |
| 30 | Roddy White | ATL vs. PIT | 34.50 | 39 | 30 |
| 31 | Andre Johnson | HOU @ IND | 36.50 | 33 | 40 |
| 32 | Eric Decker | NYJ @ TEN | 37.00 | 35 | 39 |
| 33 | Robert Woods | BUF vs. GB | 37.50 | 40 | 35 |
| 34 | Pierre Garcon | WAS @ NYG | 38.00 | 32 | 44 |
| 35 | Davante Adams | GB @ BUF | 38.50 | 45 | 32 |
| 36 | Michael Floyd | ARI @ STL | 39.00 | 50 | 28 |
| 37 | Julian Edelman | NE vs. MIA | 39.00 | 36 | 42 |
| 38 | Anquan Boldin | SF @ SEA | 39.00 | 30 | 48 |
| 39 | Marqise Lee | JAX @ BAL | 39.50 | 38 | 41 |
| 40 | Doug Baldwin | SEA vs. SF | 39.50 | 52 | 27 |
| 41 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI @ STL | 43.00 | 28 | 58 |
| 42 | Torrey Smith | BAL vs. JAX | 45.00 | 53 | 37 |
| 43 | Percy Harvin | NYJ @ TEN | 45.50 | 46 | 45 |
| 44 | Mohamed Sanu | CIN @ CLE | 46.50 | 55 | 38 |
| 45 | John Brown | ARI @ STL | 47.00 | 43 | 51 |
| 46 | Donte Moncrief | IND vs. HOU | 47.50 | 31 | 64 |
| 47 | Malcom Floyd | SD vs. DEN | 48.00 | 62 | 34 |
| 48 | Terrance Williams | DAL @ PHI | 48.50 | 41 | 56 |
| 49 | Markus Wheaton | PIT @ ATL | 49.00 | 67 | 31 |
| 50 | Reuben Randle | NYG vs. WAS | 51.50 | 48 | 55 |
Week 15 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE
Fantasy Football Week 15 Rankings: Tight End
Posted By:Bretsky on December 10, 2014
Each week, our rankers will provide you with their top plays at each position. If you’ve got start/sit questions heading into Sunday’s games, find us on twitter or leave ’em in the comments!
Week 12 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings
| Rank | Player | Matchup | AVG | Bretsky | Bell |
| 1 | Rob Gronkowski | NE vs. MIA | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jimmy Graham | NO @ CHI | 2.50 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Julius Thomas | DEN @ SD | 2.50 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Greg Olsen | CAR vs. TB | 4.50 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Travis Kelce | KC vs. OAK | 6.00 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | Delanie Walker | TEN vs. NYJ | 6.50 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Antonio Gates | SD vs. DEN | 7.00 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Larry Donnell | NYG vs. WAS | 7.50 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Martellus Bennett | CHI vs. NO | 7.50 | 9 | 6 |
| 10 | Coby Fleener | IND vs. HOU | 10.50 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Mychal Rivera | OAK @ KC | 11.50 | 10 | 13 |
| 12 | Jason Witten | DAL @ PHI | 13.50 | 13 | 14 |
| 13 | Vernon Davis | SF @ SEA | 14.00 | 12 | 16 |
| 14 | Charles Clay | MIA @ NE | 14.50 | 17 | 12 |
| 15 | Heath Miller | PIT @ ATL | 15.00 | 15 | 15 |
Week 15 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE
Fantasy Football Week 13 Rankings
Posted By:Bretsky on November 26, 2014
From all of us here at BretskyBall, we’d like to thank you for checking in with us as we head in to Week 13 of the NFL Season. As you close in on that playoff berth, we’re happy to provide these Week 13 rankings for standard scoring and PPR formats courtesy of FantasyPros.com. We hope you have a happy Thanksgiving holiday! As always, if you’ve got start/sit questions heading into this week’s games, find us on twitter or leave ’em in the comments!
Week 13 Fantasy Football Rankings
Fantasy Football Week 12 Rankings: Quarterback
Posted By:Bretsky on November 20, 2014
Welcome to Week 12 of the fantasy football season. Each week, our rankers will provide you with their top plays at each position. If you’ve got start/sit questions heading into Sunday’s games, find us on twitter or leave ’em in the comments!
Week 12 Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings
| Rank | Player | Matchup | AVG | Bretsky | Bell |
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | GB @ MIN | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Andrew Luck | IND vs. JAX | 2.00 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Peyton Manning | DEN vs. MIA | 3.00 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Tom Brady | NE vs. DET | 4.00 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Drew Brees | NO vs. BAL | 5.00 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Matthew Stafford | DET @ NE | 7.00 | 8 | 6 |
| 7 | Jay Cutler | CHI vs. TB | 8.50 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | Tony Romo | DAL @ NYG | 9.00 | 11 | 7 |
| 9 | Colin Kaepernick | SF vs. WAS | 9.50 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Mark Sanchez | PHI vs. TEN | 10.00 | 7 | 13 |
| 11 | Matt Ryan | ATL vs. CLE | 10.50 | 9 | 12 |
| 12 | Russell Wilson | SEA vs. ARI | 12.00 | 16 | 8 |
| 13 | Philip Rivers | SD vs. STL | 12.00 | 14 | 10 |
| 14 | Joe Flacco | BAL @ NO | 13.50 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | Eli Manning | NYG vs. DAL | 14.00 | 12 | 16 |
| 16 | Brian Hoyer | CLE @ ATL | 19.50 | 19 | 20 |
| 17 | Ryan Tannehill | MIA @ DEN | 19.50 | 24 | 15 |
| 18 | Michael Vick | NYJ @ BUF | 19.50 | 18 | 21 |
| 19 | Robert Griffin III | WAS @ SF | 20.00 | 22 | 18 |
| 20 | Blake Bortles | JAX @ IND | 21.00 | 20 | 22 |
| 21 | Josh McCown | TB @ CHI | 21.50 | 17 | 26 |
| 22 | Andy Dalton | CIN @ HOU | 22.50 | 21 | 24 |
| 23 | Kyle Orton | BUF vs. NYJ | 23.00 | 27 | 19 |
| 24 | Alex Smith | KC @ OAK | 25.00 | 23 | 27 |
| 25 | Teddy Bridgewater | MIN vs. GB | 26.50 | 28 | 25 |
Week 12 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE
