An Early Look at 2010's Fantasy Baseball First Round

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The 2009 regular season has come to an end, so it only makes sense to start preparing for the 2010 season. We’ve already begun running down our extremely early rankings (click here to see catchers and here to see first baseman), but how about the first round of fantasy drafts? It is going to be extremely interesting this season, as there were quite a few sure fire first rounders who either had their seasons mired by injuries or simply didn’t produce:

• Jose Reyes—Given how long he was out of action and considering the injury came to his leg, can you really afford to use your top pick on him?
• David Wright—While he was at least healthy for the majority of the season, he was nearly ineffective, hitting just 10 HR. Sorry, but 27 SB isn’t enough to overcome that. Was it just a one-year aberration or is this the new David Wright? It’s a huge risk to take in the first round.
• Josh Hamilton—He was a borderline first round selection in 2009, but the injury problems insure that he’s not there again in 2010.
• Grady Sizemore—His season was cut short by injury, but even when he was healthy he was a bit of a disappointment. I was someone who believed he was overrated heading into 2009, so there’s no way I’m gambling on him in the first round in 2010.
• Jimmy Rollins—For as bad as his average was, he still had 21 HR, 31 SB, 71 RBI and 100 R. He certainly could still sneak in to the first round, though he’s borderline.

Now that we know who’s out (or close to out), let’s take a look at who is likely in:

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