Fantasy Baseball Preview: 1-10

1. Albert Pujols, 1B - STL. Mr. Pujols wants to force teams to offer him $30 million per season, and he'll do it.

2. Miguel Cabrera, 1B - DET. Other than Albert, Miguel has been the write-it-down fantasy performer of the past seven seasons. Take him with confidence.

3. Hanley Ramirez, SS - FLA. Position eligibility doesn't make Hanley a top-3 pick. Hanley does. Take him off a "down" year (in which he was still the top shortstop) and expect him to play to his resume in his age-27 season.

4. Joey Votto, 1B - DET. National League MVP Joey's .324/37/113/16 in 2010 is enough to give him the edge over clear-cut top 2B Cano.

5. Robinson Cano, 2B - NYY. And the first Yankee taken is...Robbie Cano. Don't ya know, he's earned it. In 2009 Cano finally reached the lofty expectations that had been set for him by hitting .320/25/85. In 2010 he became a top-10 fantasy player with .319/29/109, and a repeat would make him a value buy in this slot.

6. Carlos Gonzalez, OF - COL. Carlos Gomez was CarGo for about 14 seconds. The top OF in fantasy, Carlos put together a .336/34/117/26 campaign in the year of the pitcher. What will he do for an encore? You'll need to use your mid-first round pick to find out.

7. Josh Hamilton, OF - TEX. The reigning AL MVP is the number two OF in fantasy not because of his .359/32/100 line in 2010, but because of the 29 games he missed. Hamilton's reckless, all-out style has gotten him nicked up here and there over the past few years making him slightly more risky. If Josh can play a full season, he might blow the roof off his ceiling.

8. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B - BOS. Ahh-dree-ahn has averaged 35 homers over the past three years with Petco as his home park. With the way he'd check into and out of pitcher's parks Dodger Stadium and PacBell, he practically invented Four Square. Finally out of the NL West and into the lush BoSox lineup and cozy ballparks of the AL East, Gonzalez should have a career year.

9. Carl Crawford, OF - BOS. Carl pulled off a rare feat this winter. He stayed in the same division and moved to a better lineup. This year, he'll be even more of a threat to your opponents in every offensive category.

10. Ryan Braun, OF - MIL. Since his incredible debut in 2007 (.324/34/97/15 in just 113 games), Ryan Braun has been one of fantasy's ten best. In the year of the pitcher (that's two mentions), Ryan had a career-low .304/25/103/14 and scored 105 runs. Look for more in 2011.