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Cockcroft: Top 8 Designated Hitters

Updated: March 27, 2012, 4:43 PM ET

Tristan's rankings are based upon a standard, mixed Rotisserie league with 5x5 scoring. Position eligibility is determined based upon a minimum of 20 games, otherwise the position the player appeared at most in 2011. Players' listed ages are as of April 1, 2012. Player Rater rankings are only for the listed position, and include only players who qualify at that position for 2012.

Tristan H. Cockcroft's Top 8 Designated Hitters

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Rank	Player	Team	Age	2011 Player Rater
1	David Ortiz	Bos	36	1
2	Billy Butler	KC	25	2
3	Jesus Montero	Sea	22	7
4	Travis Hafner	Cle	34	5
5	Manny Ramirez	Oak	39	11
6	Jim Thome	Phi	41	6
7	Johnny Damon	FA	38	3
8	Vladimir Guerrero	FA	37	4

Tristan H. Cockcroft is a fantasy baseball analyst for ESPN.com and a two-time champion of the League of Alternative Baseball Reality (LABR) experts league. You can e-mail him here, or follow him on Twitter @SultanofStat.