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2008 Top 25 Players WAR Data Model

WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.

Rank	WAR	Name	Tm	Pos
+001+	9.2	Albert Pujols	SLN	1B	MVP,AS
+002+	9.0	Chase Utley	PHI	2B	AS
+003+	7.9	Tim Lincecum	SFN	PITCH	CY,AS
+004+	7.8	Mark Teixeira	TOT	1B
+005+	7.5	Nick Markakis	BAL	RF
+006+	7.3	Chipper Jones	ATL	3B	AS
+007+	7.1	Johan Santana	NYN	PITCH
+008+	7.0	Ryan Dempster	CHN	PITCH	AS
+009+	6.9	Carlos Beltran	NYN	CF	GG
+009+	6.9	Dustin Pedroia	BOS	2B	MVP,AS,GG
+009+	6.9	Cliff Lee	CLE	PITCH	CY,AS
+012+	6.8	David Wright	NYN	3B	AS,GG
+012+	6.8	Hanley Ramirez	MIA	SS	AS
+012+	6.8	Lance Berkman	HOU	1B	AS
+012+	6.8	CC Sabathia	TOT	PITCH
+012+	6.8	Alex Rodriguez	NYA	3B	AS
+017+	6.4	John Danks	CHA	PITCH
+018+	6.3	Kevin Youkilis	BOS	1B-3B	AS
+019+	6.2	Roy Halladay	TOR	PITCH	AS
+020+	6.1	Jon Lester	BOS	PITCH
+020+	6.1	Dan Haren	ARI	PITCH	AS
+022+	6.0	Rich Harden	TOT	PITCH
+023+	5.9	Matt Holliday	COL	LF	AS
+023+	5.9	Alex Rios	TOR	RF-CF
+023+	5.9	Manny Ramirez	TOT	LF	AS

2008 Awards

Type	Lg	Name
CY	NL	Tim Lincecum
CY	AL	Cliff Lee
MVP	NL	Albert Pujols
MVP	AL	Dustin Pedroia
HOF	X	Rich Gossage
HOF	X	Billy Southworth
HOF	X	Dick Williams

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