2007 MLB Baseball Player Rankings - Most Overpaid and Underpaid Players and more!
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2007 MLB Baseball Player Rankings - Most Overpaid and Underpaid Players and more!
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2007 Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings1 - Most Underpaid and Overpaid All-Stars
Most Underpaid Player: Ryan Howard (Phillies),
2006 Worth =$18,609,998,76, 2006 Salary = $355,000
Most Overpaid Player: Alex Rodriguez (Yankees)
2006 Worth = $12,233,731.20, 2006 Salary = $21,680,727
Thanks to Baseball-Reference.com for making this possible.
1. Ryan Howard - Philadelphia Phillies - National League
2. Travis Hafner - Cleveland Indians - American League
3. David Ortiz - Boston Red Sox - American League
4. Chase Utley - Philadelphia Phillies - National League
5. David Wright - New York Mets - National League
6. Miguel Cabrera - Florida Marlins - National League
7. Jose Reyes - New York Mets - National League
8. Alfonso Soriano - Washington Nationals (in 2006) - National League
9. Carl Crawford - Tampa Bay Devil Rays - American League
10. Albert Pujols - St. Louis Cardinals - National League
11. Carlos Beltran - New York Mets - National League
12. Vladimir Guerrero - Los Angeles Angels - American League
13. Miguel Tejada - Baltimore Orioles - American League
14. Alex Rodriguez - New York Yankees - American League
>>Check out the Baseball Rankings Methodology!
>>Don't forget to take our Salary Survey!
1. Statistics are taken from the entire 2006 season. New rankings using 2007 data will be coming out in June.
*For information about the new statistic , "worth" and ranking methodology go here.
**Underpaid/Overpaid By = Salary - Worth
Images courtesy of ESPN.com
Abbreviations: AB=At bat, R = Runs, HR = Home-runs
Data Sources:
1. ESPN.com - Fantasy League 2007 Projections - Top 14 hitters were drawn from ESPN's highest ranked fantasy league players: http://games.espn.go.com/flb/tools/projections
2. USA Today - Baseball Player Salary Database - http://asp.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/salaries/default.aspx
3. Baseballreference.com, Player Search - http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi
2007 Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings1 - Most Underpaid and Overpaid All-Stars
Rankings - 1 = Most Underpaid, 14= Most Overpaid
Most Underpaid Player: Ryan Howard (Phillies),
2006 Worth =$18,609,998,76, 2006 Salary = $355,000
Most Overpaid Player: Alex Rodriguez (Yankees)
2006 Worth = $12,233,731.20, 2006 Salary = $21,680,727
Thanks to Baseball-Reference.com for making this possible.
1. Ryan Howard - Philadelphia Phillies - National League
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| Salary (2006) | Worth* | Underpaid by** |
$/AB | $/R | $/HR |
| $355,000 |
$18,609,998.76 | -$18,254,998.76 | $611 |
$3,413 | $6,121 |
2. Travis Hafner - Cleveland Indians - American League
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| Salary (2006) | Worth* | Underpaid by |
$/AB | $/R | $/HR |
| $2,700,000 | $14,284,653.26 | -$11,584,653 | $5,947 |
$27,000 | $64,286 |
3. David Ortiz - Boston Red Sox - American League
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| Salary (2006) | Worth* | Underpaid by | $/AB | $/R | $/HR |
| $6,500,000 |
$17,486,013.58 | -$10,986,013.58 | $11,648 |
$56,522 | $120,370 |
4. Chase Utley - Philadelphia Phillies - National League
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| Salary (2006) | Worth* | Underpaid by |
$/AB | $/R | $/HR |
| $500,000 |
$11,448,237.23 | -$10,948,237.23 | $760 |
$3,817 | $15,625 |
5. David Wright - New York Mets - National League
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| Salary (2006) | Worth* | Underpaid by | $/AB | $/R | $/HR |
| $374,000 | $9,814,085.85 | -$9,440,085.85 | $643 | $3,896 | $14,384 |
6. Miguel Cabrera - Florida Marlins - National League
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| Salary (2006) | Worth* | Underpaid by |
$/AB | $/R | $/HR |
| $472,000 |
$9,855,654.95 | -$9,383,654.95 | $819 | $4,214 | $18,154 |
7. Jose Reyes - New York Mets - National League
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| Salary (2006) | Worth* | Underpaid by |
$/AB | $/R | $/HR |
| $401,500 |
$7,886,251.51 | -$7,484,751.51 | $621 |
$3,291 | $21,132 |
8. Alfonso Soriano - Washington Nationals (in 2006) - National League
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| Salary (2006) | Worth* | Underpaid by | $/AB | $/R | $/HR |
| $10,000,000 |
$15,252,079.52 | -$5,252,079.52 | $15,456 |
$84,034 | $217,391 |
9. Carl Crawford - Tampa Bay Devil Rays - American League
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| Salary (2006) | Worth* | Underpaid by |
$/AB | $/R | $/HR |
| $2,625,000 |
$7,609,844.01 | -$4,984,844.01 | $4,375 |
$29,494 | $145,833 |
10. Albert Pujols - St. Louis Cardinals - National League
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| Salary (2006) | Worth* | Underpaid by | $/AB | $/R | $/HR |
| $14,000,000 |
$16,180,096.11 | -$2,180,096.11 | $26,168 |
$117,647 | $285,714 |
11. Carlos Beltran - New York Mets - National League
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| Salary (2006) | Worth* | Underpaid by | $/AB | $/R | $/HR |
| $13,571,428 |
$13,953,180.21 | -$381,752.21 | $26,611 |
$106,862 | $331,010 |
12. Vladimir Guerrero - Los Angeles Angels - American League
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| Salary (2006) | Worth* | Overpaid by | $/AB | $/R | $/HR |
| $13,500,000 |
$11,717,626.57 | $1,782,373.43 | $22,241 |
$146,739 | $409,091 |
13. Miguel Tejada - Baltimore Orioles - American League
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| Salary (2006) | Worth* | Overpaid by | $/AB | $/R | $/HR |
| $11,811,415 |
$9,236,977.22 | $2,574,437.78 | $18,227 |
$119,307 | $492,142 |
14. Alex Rodriguez - New York Yankees - American League
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| Salary (2006) | Worth* | Overpaid by | $/AB | $/R | $/HR |
| $21,680,727 |
$12,233,731.20 | $9,446,995.80 | $37,900 |
$191,865 | $619,449 |
>>Check out the Baseball Rankings Methodology!
>>Don't forget to take our Salary Survey!
1. Statistics are taken from the entire 2006 season. New rankings using 2007 data will be coming out in June.
*For information about the new statistic , "worth" and ranking methodology go here.
**Underpaid/Overpaid By = Salary - Worth
Images courtesy of ESPN.com
Abbreviations: AB=At bat, R = Runs, HR = Home-runs
Data Sources:
1. ESPN.com - Fantasy League 2007 Projections - Top 14 hitters were drawn from ESPN's highest ranked fantasy league players: http://games.espn.go.com/flb/tools/projections
2. USA Today - Baseball Player Salary Database - http://asp.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/salaries/default.aspx
3. Baseballreference.com, Player Search - http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi