First version of 2008 baseball keeper rankings

EDITED TO CORRECT TYPO: Fernando Martinez was initially omitted from the ratings by accident and Brett Anderson's trade to Oakland was not reflected.

NOTE: This Top 100 list is based on the upsides of the players, balanced by the likelihood of reaching that potential. A final version of these rankings will end up in our 2008 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide.

First Tier
1. Jay Bruce (OF, Cincinnati)
2. Justin Upton (OF, Arizona)
3. Clayton Kershaw (LHP, Los Angeles Dodgers)
4. Cameron Maybin (OF, Florida)
5. Colby Rasmus (OF, St. Louis)
6. Clay Buchholz (RHP, Boston)
7. Johnny Cueto (RHP, Cincinnati)
8. Homer Bailey (RHP, Cincinnati)
9. Andrew McCutchen (OF, Pittsburgh)
10. Travis Snider (OF, Toronto)
11. Steven Pearce (1B, Pittsburgh)
12. Chase Headley (3B, San Diego)
13. Ian Kennedy (RHP, New York Yankees)
14. Joey Votto (1B, Cincinnati)
15. Brandon Jones (OF, Atlanta)
16. Andy LaRoche (3B, Los Angeles Dodgers)
17. Adam Miller (RHP, Cleveland)
18. David Price (LHP, Tampa Bay)
19. Matt Antonelli (2B, San Diego)
20. Evan Longoria (3B, Tampa Bay)
21. Wade Davis (RHP, Tampa Bay)
22. Manny Parra (LHP, Milwaukee)
23. Jake McGee (RHP, Tampa Bay)
24. Jeff Clement (C, Seattle)
25. Michael Burges (OF, Washington)
26. Carlos Gonzalez (OF, Oakland)
27. Reid Brignac (SS, Tampa Bay)
28. J.R. Towles (C, Houston)
29. Jordan Schaefer (OF, Atlanta)
30. Ian Stewart (3B, Colorado)
31. Gio Gonzalez (RHP, Oakland)
32. Adam Jones (OF, Seattle)
33. Greg Reynolds (RHP, Colorado)
34. Fernando Martinez (OF, New York Mets)

Second Tier
35. Franklin Morales (RHP, Colorado)
36. Edinson Volquez (RHP, Texas)
37. Wladimir Balentien (OF, Seattle)
38. Hank Conger (C, Los Angeles Angels)
39. Carlos Carrasco (RHP, Philadelphia)
40. Brandon Wood (3B, Los Angeles Angels)
41. Geovany Soto (C, Chicago Cubs)
42. Luke Hochevar (RHP, Kansas City)
43. Nick Adenhart (RHP, Los Angeles Angels)
44. Chris Davis (3B, Texas)
45. Jeff Larish (1B, Detroit)
46. Chin-Lung Hu (SS, Los Angeles Dodgers)
47. Nate Schierholz (OF, San Francisco)
48. Humberto Sanchez (RHP, New York Yankees)
49. Jonathan Meloan (RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers)
50. Chris Nelson (SS, Colorado)
51. Chad Hoffman (OF, San Diego)
52. John Bowker (OF, San Francisco)
53. Jair Jurrjens (RHP, Atlanta)
54. Nolan Reimold (OF, Baltimore)
55. Scott Elbert (LHP, Los Angeles Dodgers)
56. Austin Jackson (OF, New York Yankees)
57. Taylor Teagarden (C, Texas)
58. Chris Marrero (OF, Washington)
59. Brian Buscher (3B, Minnesota)
60. Eric Hurley (RHP, Texas)
61. Chris Tillman (RHP, Seattle)
62. Henry Sosa (RHP, San Francisco)
63. Tyler Colvin (OF, Chicago Cubs)
64. Andrew Carpenter (RHP, Philadelphia)
65. Rick Porcello (RHP, Detroit)
66. Eric Patterson (2B, Chicago Cubs)
67. Brett Anderson (LHP, Oakland)
68. Joe Savery (LHP, Philadelphia)
69. Matt La Porta (1B, Milwaukee)
70. P.J. Walters (RHP, St. Louis)
71. James McDonald (RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers)
72. Deolis Guerra (RHP, New York Mets)

Third Tier
73. Jordan Brown (1B, Cleveland)
74. Faustino de los Santos (RHP, Oakland)
75. Phillip Humber (RHP, New York Mets)
76. Justin Maxwell (OF, Washington)
77. Chris Coghlan (2B, Florida)
78. Nick Blackburn (RHP, Minnesota)
79. Dan Meyer (RHP, Oakland)
80. Max Scherzer (RHP, Arizona)
81. Carlos Triunfel (SS, Seattle)
82. Radhames Liz (RHP, Baltimore)
83. Anthony Swarzak (RHP, Minnesota)
84. Terry Evans (OF, Los Angeles Angels)
85. Brent Lillibridge (SS, Atlanta)
86. Bubba Bell (OF, Boston)
87. Sergio Santos (SS, Toronto)
88. German Duran (2B, Texas)
89. Brent Carroll (OF, Florida)
90. Delwyn Young (OF, Los Angeles Dodgers)
91. Billy Buckner (RHP, Arizona)
92. Joe Koshansky (1B, Colorado)
93. Jose Tabata (OF, New York Yankees)
94. Kyle Blanks (1B, San Diego)
95. Aaron Poreda (LHP, Chicago White Sox)
96. Travis Denker (2B, San Francisco)
97. Jed Lowrie (SS, Boston)
98. Kola Kaahiue (1B, Atlanta)
99. Matt Harrison (RHP, Texas)
100. Mat Gamel (3B, Milwaukee)