A shortstop MVP, two Cy Young lefties and a long tail of All-Star summers that burned bright and short. Some of these careers ran sixteen seasons; others peaked for one year.
1Chase UtleyPhillies second baseman who made six All-Star teams, won four Silver Sluggers and won the 2008 World Series.1000pts
2Jimmy RollinsPhillies shortstop who won the 2007 NL MVP Award, four Gold Gloves and the 2008 World Series.576pts
3Barry ZitoLeft-hander who won the 2002 AL Cy Young Award with Oakland and the 2012 World Series with San Francisco.529pts
4Aramis RamírezThird baseman who hit 386 home runs and made three All-Star teams with the Cubs and Brewers.529pts
5Cliff LeeLeft-hander who won the 2008 AL Cy Young Award with Cleveland and made four All-Star teams.475pts
6Cristian GuzmánShortstop who made All-Star teams with Minnesota in 2001 and Washington in 2008.411pts
7Ben SheetsMilwaukee Brewers right-hander who made four All-Star teams and struck out 18 batters in a 2004 game.411pts
8Brad PennyRight-hander who won two games for the Marlins in the 2003 World Series and started the 2006 All-Star Game.411pts
9Aaron HarangCincinnati Reds right-hander who led the National League in strikeouts in 2006 and tied for the lead in wins.411pts
10José ValverdeCloser who saved 288 games and converted all 49 of his save chances for Detroit in 2011.411pts
11Jason BayCanadian outfielder who won the 2004 NL Rookie of the Year Award with Pittsburgh and made three All-Star teams.411pts
12Chone FigginsAngels utility man who won the 2002 World Series and led the AL with 62 stolen bases in 2005.337pts
13Jason JenningsColorado Rockies right-hander who won the 2002 NL Rookie of the Year Award.337pts
14Gil MecheRight-hander who made the 2007 All-Star team for the Kansas City Royals.247pts
15Ryan LudwickOutfielder who hit 37 home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2008 and made that year's All-Star team.247pts
16Vernon WellsToronto Blue Jays center fielder who made three All-Star teams and won three Gold Gloves.247pts
17Carlos PeñaFirst baseman who hit 286 home runs and shared the AL lead with 39 for Tampa Bay in 2009.247pts
18John LackeyRight-hander who won Game 7 of the 2002 World Series as a rookie and later won titles with Boston in 2013 and the Cubs in 2016.247pts
19Joe CredeChicago White Sox third baseman who won the 2005 World Series and a 2006 Silver Slugger.247pts
20Victor MartinezSwitch-hitting catcher and designated hitter who made five All-Star teams and led the AL in on-base percentage in 2014.0pts
21Kyle LohseRight-hander who won 147 games and went 16–3 for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2012.0pts
22Milton BradleySwitch-hitting outfielder who led the AL in on-base percentage and OPS for Texas in 2008.0pts
Photo credits
- Chase Utley — UCinternational, CC BY 3.0
- Jimmy Rollins — User Googie man on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aramis Ramírez — Jauerback, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cliff Lee — UCinternational, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Cristian Guzmán — UCinternational, CC BY 2.0
- Ben Sheets — dbking on Flickr (Original version), CC BY 2.0
- Brad Penny — itsbeach on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0
- Aaron Harang — UCinternational, CC BY-SA 2.0
- José Valverde — Cbl62, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jason Bay — Keith Allison at https://www.flickr.com/photos/keithallison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chone Figgins — UCinternational, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jason Jennings — UCinternational, CC BY 2.0
- Gil Meche — UCinternational, CC BY 2.0
- Ryan Ludwick — Alorrigan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vernon Wells — Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Carlos Peña — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- John Lackey — UCinternational, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Joe Crede — User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Victor Martinez — Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kyle Lohse — Alorrigan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Milton Bradley — Rubenstein, CC BY 2.0
