MLB Player Survivor Winner: Hanley Ramirez

[KC Royals Nation]

Survivor returns, baby!

This time - the topic of choice is current players throughout Major League Baseball. This list may appear somewhat subjective, but I believe the list below contains the Top 100 players throughout MLB. Since the list is rather extensive, we'll go with a two-man elimination. The rules are as follows:

• Only one member (or guest) may vote in each round.
  
• Two votes for one player in each round eliminates that player.
  
• Guests may vote in this forum. However, if IP addresses match, then that member will be warned (as it is against our board policy) and only one of that person's votes will count in that particular round.
  
• Once a player has been eliminated, he is eliminated for good during the contest.
  
• Royals players will not be included in this contest.
  

Remember that you may cast your vote for any player for whatever reason possible, or for no reason at all. However, from a poster to a fellow poster.....use objectivity. Be rational. It makes for a more interesting contest.

[KC Royals Nation]

OK, below is a list of 100 players from which to choose.

POS - PLAYER (TEAM)
C - Ryan Doumit (PIT)
C - Russell Martin (LAN)
C - Victor Martinez (CLE)
C - Joe Mauer (MIN)
C - Brian McCann (ATL)
C - Geovany Soto (CHN)
1B - Lance Berkman (HOU)
1B - Miguel Cabrera (DET)
1B - Chris Davis (TEX)
1B - Prince Fielder (MIL)
1B - Adrian Gonzalez (SDN)
1B - Ryan Howard (PHI)
1B - Derrek Lee (CHN)
1B - Justin Morneau (MIN)
1B - David Ortiz (BOS)
1B - Carlos Pena (TBA)
1B - Albert Pujols (STL)
1B - Mark Teixeira (NYY)
1B - Kevin Youkilis (BOS)
2B - Dustin Pedroia (BOS)
2B - Brian Roberts (BAL)
2B - Ian Kinsler (TEX)
2B - Brandon Phillips (CIN)
2B - Dan Uggla (FLO)
2B - Chase Utley (PHI)
SS - Stephen Drew (ARI)
SS - J.J. Hardy (MIL)
SS - Derek Jeter (NYA)
SS - Alexei Ramirez (CHA)
SS - Hanley Ramirez (FLO)
SS - Jose Reyes (NYN)
SS - Jimmy Rollins (PHI)
SS - Michael Young (TEX)
3B - Garrett Atkins (COL)
3B - Chipper Jones (ATL)
3B - Evan Longoria (TBA)
3B - Aramis Ramirez (CHN)
3B - Alex Rodriguez (NYA)
3B - David Wright (NYN)
OF - Bobby Abreu (LAA)
OF - Jason Bay (BOS)
OF - Carlos Beltran (NYN)
OF - Milton Bradley (CHN)
OF - Ryan Braun (MIL)
OF - Adam Dunn (WAS)
OF - Jacoby Ellsbury (BOS)
OF - Andre Ethier (LAN)
OF - Brian Giles (SDN)
OF - Curtis Granderson (DET)
OF - Vladimir Guerrero (LAA)
OF - Matt Holliday (COL)
OF - Josh Hamilton (TEX)
OF - Aubrey Huff (BAL)
OF - Torii Hunter (LAA)
OF - Matt Kemp (LAN)
OF - Carlos Lee (HOU)
OF - Ryan Ludwick (STL)
OF - Nick Markakis (BAL)
OF - Nate McLouth (PIT)
OF - Magglio Ordonez (DET)
OF - Hunter Pence (HOU)
OF - Carlos Quentin (CHA)
OF - Manny Ramirez (FA)
OF - Grady Sizemore (CLE)
OF - Alfonso Soriano (CHN)
OF - Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)
OF - B.J. Upton (TBA)
OF - Shane Victorino (PHI)

SP - Scott Baker (MIN)
SP - Josh Beckett (BOS)
SP - Chad Billingsley (LAD)
SP - Mark Buehrle (CHA)
SP - A.J. Burnett (NYA)
SP - Matt Cain (SFN)
SP - John Danks (CHA)
SP - Matt Garza (TBA)
SP - Roy Halladay (TOR)
SP - Cole Hamels (PHI)
SP - Dan Haren (ARI)
SP - Felix Hernandez (SEA)
SP - Scott Kazmir (TBA)
SP - John Lackey (LAA)
SP - Jon Lester (BOS)
SP - Cliff Lee (CLE)
SP - Tim Lincecum (SFN)
SP - Daisuke Matsuzaka (BOS)
SP - Roy Oswalt (HOU)
SP - Jake Peavy (SDN)
SP - Ervin Santana (LAA)
SP - Johan Santana (NYN)
SP - C.C. Sabathia (NYA)
SP - James Shields (TBA)
SP - Adam Wainwright (STL)
SP - Brandon Webb (ARI)
SP - Carlos Zambrano (CHN)
RP - Brad Lidge (PHI)
RP - Joe Nathan (MIN)
RP - Jonathan Papelbon (BOS)
RP - Mariano Rivera (NYA)
RP - Francisco Rodriguez (NYN)

Players Eliminated

1. John Danks
2. Stephen Drew
3. Ryan Ludwick
4. Geovany Soto
5. Derek Jeter
6. Nate McLouth
7. Alexei Ramirez
8. Cliff Lee
9. Chris Davis
10. Brandon Phillips
11. Alex Rodriguez
12. Magglio Ordonez
13. Mark Buehrle
14. Ryan Doumit
15. Adam Wainwright
16. Aubrey Huff
17. Jonathan Papelbon
18. Brad Lidge
19. Joe Nathan
20. Bobby Abreu
21. Garrett Atkins
22. Dustin Pedroia
23. Mariano Rivera
24. Alfonso Soriano
25. Shane Victorino
26. Francisco Rodriguez
27. Hunter Pence
28. Jimmy Rollins
29. Brian Giles
30. Scott Baker
31. Daisuke Matsuzaka
32. Victor Martinez
33. Curtis Granderson
34. Brian McCann
35. Miguel Cabrera
36. Matt Cain
37. B.J. Upton
38. Prince Fielder
39. Michael Young
40. Matt Garza
41. Jacob Ellsbury
42. Ian Kinsler
43. Ervin Santana
44. Lance Berkman
45. Brian Roberts
46. Jon Lester
47. Andre Ethier
48. Jason Bay
49. Felix Hernandez
50. C.C. Sabathia
51. Nick Markakis
52. Russell Martin
53. Adrian Gonzalez
54. Carlos Quentin
55. Jake Peavy
56. Carlos Pena
57. Dan Haren
58. Grady Sizemore
59. Evan Longoria
60. Matt Kemp
61. Adam Dunn
62. Milton Bradley
63. Aramis Ramirez
64. A.J. Burnett
65. David Ortiz
66. Matt Holliday
67. Roy Halladay
68. Torii Hunter
69. Carlos Zambrano
70. J.J. Hardy
71. Derrek Lee
72. Ryan Braun
73. Chad Billingsley
74. Dan Uggla
75. Joe Mauer
76. Carlos Lee
77. Mark Teixeira
78. Ichiro Suzuki
79. Roy Oswalt
80. Scott Kazmir
81. Carlos Beltran
82. John Lackey
83. Kevin Youkilis
84. Brandon Webb
85. Jose Reyes
86. Josh Hamilton
87. Ryan Howard
88. James Shields
89. Justin Morneau
90. Vladimir Guerrero
91. Josh Beckett
92. Chase Utley
93. Johan Santana
94. Manny Ramirez

• Do not include the player's salary in your choice. Each of these players comes without a pricetag.
  
• As I mentioned earlier, please choose from this list thoughtfully. No, you can *technically* choose based on any criteria you wish, but from one poster to another - have some kind of reason for it. In other words, don't select Pujols in the first round - we all know he's one of the best players in MLB. This list is a bit subjective - it doesn't necessarily mirror fantasy value, but more or less real world value. I referenced B.P. and a couple other sources for these players.
  
• Again - as a poster's recommendation - Choose players based on their talent level right now....not based on career accomplishments.
  
• Pitchers were far more difficult to handle. I gave considerable weight to recent career accomplishments. Only true elite/elite closers are included.
  
• I'm sorry if this list isn't precise. I wanted to copy a list based on WAR, or something of that nature, but couldn't find such a list. And I know there are a few of you (like Dr. Thunder) who would disagree with the premise of such a list, to begin with.
  

[KC Royals Nation]

OK, first vote. I'll go with John Danks, Chicago.

(Remember two votes eliminates one player in a round --- not three).

[ror1fan]

Nate McLouth I hate the Pirates

[skillset]

SS - Stephen Drew (ARI). He hasn't lived up to his lofty promise yet.

[gilgameche]

A-Fraud

[dejesus9]

Milton Bradley

[skillset]

[KC Royals Nation]

Hopefully, there's no gridlock and changed votes this time around. Maybe we can generate a bit of discussion to accompany the selections. Here is what I think about each selection.

Danks - This is a safe choice, as I don't believe he'll ever repeat his 2008. Just a goldmine strike for the Pale Hose in '08....upside is that of a #3 or #4 pitcher, I think.

McLouth - I can understand this selection, as he does a variety of things well, but doesn't provide any outstanding tool. And it was a bit of a jab at that Pirates fan, which is a + in my book.

Drew - I can definitely understand this. Gordon has already surpassed him, I think, overall, and he's a year younger. (Wasn't Stephen a drafted 3B?)

Rodriguez - A 'roids jab. I get it.

Bradley - Very productive, when healthy. The overall package isn't quite there. On Royals Review, devil_fingers points out that Bradley still would have been more valuable offensively in 2007 and 2008 than any Royal on either of those squads.

[mtroyals]

Some of these are pretty hard to sort through.

I'll go with Danks to finish him and then vote for Kinsler.

[KC Royals Nation]

I'll say Ryan Ludwick, STL, mostly because his 2008 was an abberation. Just not going to happen again.

[sahurst]

Stephen Drew

[ror1fan]

Drew is gone next RD McLouth

[KC Royals Nation]

Ludwick.

[dejesus9]

This list is really overwhelming..

Ludwick