Player rankings -- Outfield

1. Ryan Braun, Mil

2. Alfonso Soriano, Chi
3. Carlos Beltran, NY

4. Carlos Lee, Hou
5. Manny Ramirez, LA
6. Matt Kemp, LA

7. Corey Hart, Mil

8. Nate McLouth, Pit
9. Shane Victorino, Phi
10. Hunter Pence, Hou
11. Jay Bruce, Cin

12. Raul Ibanez, Phi

13. Adam Dunn, Was

14. Ryan Ludwick, StL

15. Andre Ethier, LA

16. Brad Hawpe, Col
17. Justin Upton, Arz

18. Lastings Milledge, Was

19. Chris Young, Arz

20. Connor Jackson, Arz

21. Jaysun Werth, Phi
22. Rick Ankiel, StL

23. Willy Taveras, Cin

24. Milton Bradley, Chi

25. Cameron Maybin, Fla

26. Elijah Dukes, Was

27. Mike Cameron, Mil

28. Randy Winn, SF

29. Chase Headley, SD

30. Jeff Franceour, Atl

31. Eric Byrnes, Arz

32. Ryan Church, NY

33. Cody Ross, Fla

34. Jeremy Hermida, Fla

35. Michael Bourn, Hou

Player rankings -- catcher

1. Brian McCann, Atl
2. Russell Martin, LA
3. Geovany Soto, Chi
4. Ryan Doumit, Pit
5. Bengie Molina, SF

6. Chris Iannetta, Col
7. Ramon Hernandez, Cin

8. Ivan Rodriguez, Hou
9. Chris Snyder, Arz
10. Yadier Molina, StL
11. John Baker, Fla
12. Jesus Flores, Was

Player rankings -- third base

1. David Wright, NY
2. Aramis Ramirez, Chi
3. Chipper Jones, Atl

4. Garrett Atkins, Col
5. Ryan Zimmerman, Was
6. Mark Reynolds, Arz
7. Edwin Encarnacion, Cin

8. Pablo Sandoval, SF

9. Kevin Kouzmanoff, SD

10. Troy Glaus, StL
11. Casey Blake, LA

12. Pedro Feliz, Phi

Player rankings -- shortstop

1. Hanley Ramirez, Fla
2. Jose Reyes, NY
3. Jimmy Rollins, Phi

4. Rafael Furcal, LA
5. Stephen Drew, Arz

6. Troy Tulowitzki, Col
7. Miguel Tejada, Hou

8. J.J. Hardy, Mil
9. Yunel Escobar, Atl
10. Ryan Theriot, Chi
11. Edgar Renteria, SF

12. Cristian Guzman, Was

Player rankings -- second base

1. Chase Utley, Phi
2. Brandon Phillips, Cin
3. Dan Uggla, Fla
4. Kelly Johnson, Atl
5. Rickie Weeks, Mil
6. Orlando Hudson, LA
7. Felipe Lopez, Arz
8. Freddy Sanchez, Pit
9. Kaz Matsui, Hou
10. Mike Fontenot

11. Clint Barmes, Col

12. Luis Castillo, NY

Player rankings -- first base

1. Albert Pujols, StL
2. Lance Berkman, Hou
3. Ryan Howard, Phi

4. Prince Fielder, Mil
5. Adrian Gonzalez, SD
6. Derrek Lee, Chi
7. Joey Votto, Cin

8. Carlos Delgardo, NY
9. James Loney, LA
10. Adam LaRoche, Pit
11. Jorge Cantu, Fla

12. Todd Helton, Col

Player rankings

Getting ready for draft day can be tough. But with it being less than 3 weeks away, it's best to get started early.

The best way to prepare is by creating your own personal player rankings position by position. To help you with the process, I've created some baseline rankings from which you can start your own rankings. These rankings are a composite ranking from MLB.com, ESPN.com and FBLG player rankings from last season's points.

Use these rankings as a starting point, then over the course of the next 2 1/2 weeks, move players up or down, in or out of your rankings.

Position update: Relievers

SOLID CLOSERS

Francisco Cordero, Cin; Jose Valverde, Hou; Jonathan Broxton, LA; Trevor Hoffman, Mil; Francisco Rodriguez, NY; Brad Lidge, Phi; Matt Capps, Pit; Heath Bell, SD; Brian Wilson, SF; Joel Hanrahan, Was.

OPEN FOR COMPETITION

Atl: Mike Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano

Chi: Carlos Marmol and Kevin Gregg

Col: Manny Corpas and Huston Street

Fla: Matt Lindstrom and Leo Nunez

StL: Jason Motte and Chris Perez

Position update: Starting pitchers

SOLID STARTERS

Atl: Derek Lowe, Javier Vazquez, Kenshin Kawakami, Jair Jurrjens, Jorge Campillo

Chi: Carlos Zambrano, Ryan Dempster, Rich Harden, Ted Lilly

Cin: Aaron Harang, Edinson Volquez, Johnny Cueto, Bronson Arroyo

Col: Aaron Cook, Ubaldo Jimenez, Jason Marquis

Fla: Josh Johnson, Ricky Nolasco, Chris Volstad, Andrew Miller

Hou: Roy Oswalt, Wandy Rodriguez, Mike Hampton, Brandon Backe

LA: Chad Billingsley, Hiroki Kuroda, Clayton Kershaw, Randy Wolf

Mil: Yovani Gallardo, Dave Bush, Jeff Suppan, Manny Parra

NY: Johan Santana, John Maine, Oliver Perez, Mike Pelfrey

Phi: Cole Hamels, Brett Myers, Jamie Moyer, Joe Blanton

Pit: Paul Maholm, Zack Duke, Ian Snell, Tom Gorzelanny

StL: Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright, Kyle Lohse, Todd Wellemeyer, Joel Pineiro

SD: Jake Peavy, Chris Young

SF: Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Barry Zito, Randy Johnson, Jonathan Sanchez

Was: John Lannan, Scott Olsen

BATTLING FOR SPOTS

Chi: Sean Marshall, Aaron Heilman (1 spot)

Cin: Micah Owings, Homer Bailey, Ramon Ramirez (1 spot)

Col: Greg Smith, Franklin Morales, Josh Fogg, Jorge De La Rosa (2 spots)

Fla: Anibal Sanchez, Burke Badenhop (1 spot)

Hou: Brian Moehler, Fernando Nieve (1 spot)

Mil: Seth McClung, Chris Capuano (1 spot)

LA: Jason Schmidt, Claudio Vargas (1 spot)

NY: Tim Redding, Freddy Garcia (1 spot)

Phi: Kyle Kendrick, Chan Ho Park (1 spot)

Pit: Jeff Karstens, Ross Ohlendorf (1 spot)

SD: Cha Seung Black, Wade LeBlanc, Josh Greer, Kevin Correia (3 spots)

Was: Collin Balester, Sharion Martis, Daniel Cabrera, Jason Bergmann, Shawn Hill (3 spots)

Position update: Outfielders

SOLID STARTERS

Arz: Chris Young, Justin Upton

Atl: Garret Anderson, Jeff Franceour

Cin: Willy Taveras, Jay Bruce

Chi: Alfonso Soriano, Milton Bradley

Col: Brad Hawpe

Fla: Jeremy Hermida, Cody Ross

Hou: Carlos Lee, Hunter Pence, Michael Bourn

LA: Manny Ramirez, Andre Ethier, Matt Kemp

Mil: Ryan Braun, Mike Cameron, Corey Hart

NY: Carlos Beltran

Phi: Raul Ibanez, Shane Victorino, Jayson Werth

Pit: Nate McLouthStL: Rick Ankiel, Ryan Ludwick

SD: Brian Giles, Chase Headley

SF: Fred Lewis, Aaron Rowand, Randy Winn

Was: Adam Dunn

BATTLING FOR SPOTS

Arz: Eric Byrnes & Conor Jackson. Jackson starts in LF if Byrnes is not healthy enough to start.

Atl: Josh Anderson & Gregor Blanco. Battle out for starting CF job.

Cin: Chris Dickerson & Jerry Hairston. Dickerson is the front-runner, but Hairston is there ready to steal starts away.

Chi: Kosuke Fukudome & Reed Johnson. Battle for ABs in center field.

Col: Ryan Spilborghs, Seth Smith, Ian Stewart, Carlos Gonzalez: All battling for the other two OF spots.

Fla: Cameron Maybin, Brett Carroll, Alfredo Amezaga. Maybin will be evaluated to see if he's ready to start. If not, others step in.

NY: Ryan Church, Daniel Murphy, Fernando Tatis. Three players battling for playing time in two OF spots.

Pit: Brandon Moss, Steve Pearce, Nyjer Morgan, Eric Hinske: Battling for two OF spots. Moss is the front-runner.

StL: Colby Rasmus, Brian Barton, Chris Duncan, Skip Schumaker: Schumaker is trying to convert to 2B, leaving the other three to battle for remaining OF spot.

SD: Jody Gerut & Scott Hairston: Gerut likely to gain more ABs.

Was: Josh Willingham, Lastings Milledge, Austin Kearns, Willy Mo Pena, Elijah Dukes. It's an OF logjam in DC and there others not mentioned hear.