Continued: Three-year spans...

YR	YR OPS RK	PLAYER	TEAM	R	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
2004	59	Manny Ramirez	BOS	53	17	53	1	0.264	0.872
2006	18	Mark Teixeira	TEX	51	24	61	1	0.291	0.998
2005	22	Mark Teixeira	TEX	45	18	71	2	0.315	0.982
2004	35	Mark Teixeira	TEX	46	20	64	1	0.286	0.934
2006	26	Matt Holliday	COL	58	18	57	6	0.311	0.972
2005	32	Matt Holliday	COL	42	15	64	8	0.318	0.925
2004	81	Matt Holliday	COL	25	5	20	0	0.29	0.844
2006	53	Matt Murton	CHC	31	9	35	1	0.319	0.911
2005	41	Matt Murton	CHC	17	7	13	2	0.316	0.892
2005	42	Michael Barrett	CHC	22	7	23	0	0.292	0.892
2006	85	Michael Barrett	CHC	20	7	21	0	0.286	0.855
2006	78	Michael Cuddyer	MIN	54	13	61	3	0.296	0.872
2004	66	Michael Cuddyer	MIN	26	7	18	4	0.287	0.865
2006	19	Miguel Cabrera	FLA	46	11	53	2	0.343	0.998
2005	30	Miguel Cabrera	FLA	47	16	54	0	0.311	0.933
2004	82	Miguel Cabrera	FLA	42	13	53	2	0.292	0.843
2004	38	Miguel Tejada	BAL	61	19	75	4	0.311	0.929
2006	68	Miguel Tejada	BAL	37	7	38	2	0.35	0.886
2005	65	Mike Piazza	NYM	13	10	26	0	0.232	0.842
2006	99	Mike Piazza	SDG	20	10	31	0	0.274	0.83
2006	84	Mike Sweeney	KAN	15	6	27	2	0.295	0.864
2005	77	Mike Sweeney	KAN	35	10	39	1	0.28	0.823
2004	11	Moises Alou	CHC	55	20	57	1	0.314	1.017
2005	31	Moises Alou	SFO	24	7	22	3	0.327	0.93
2006	50	Moises Alou	SFO	26	12	39	2	0.298	0.92
2005	38	Morgan Ensberg	HOU	33	12	36	0	0.275	0.895
2004	100	Morgan Ensberg	HOU	25	7	31	2	0.299	0.826
2005	34	Pat Burrell	PHI	40	15	54	0	0.279	0.915
2006	58	Pat Burrell	PHI	39	10	37	0	0.268	0.898
2005	14	Paul Konerko	CHW	46	20	45	0	0.323	1.003
2006	51	Paul Konerko	CHW	42	14	46	0	0.313	0.917
2004	91	Paul Konerko	CHW	43	19	58	0	0.258	0.835
2006	29	Rafael Furcal	LAD	50	11	34	16	0.339	0.963
2005	51	Rafael Furcal	ATL	47	5	27	17	0.322	0.868
2006	47	Rich Aurilia	CIN	29	12	36	2	0.332	0.925
2005	57	Rich Aurilia	CIN	30	7	37	2	0.315	0.858
2006	16	Richie Sexson	SEA	40	18	48	0	0.322	1.012
2005	26	Richie Sexson	SEA	46	21	58	0	0.269	0.961
2006	1	Ryan Howard	PHI	59	30	78	0	0.355	1.259
2005	25	Ryan Howard	PHI	44	19	52	0	0.298	0.967
2004	47	Shawn Green	LOS	48	18	45	3	0.281	0.9
2005	79	Shawn Green	ARI	38	8	24	7	0.29	0.822
2005	1	Todd Helton	COL	48	10	40	1	0.367	1.112
2004	6	Todd Helton	COL	49	15	39	0	0.346	1.099
2006	95	Todd Helton	COL	43	5	38	2	0.308	0.844
2006	7	Travis Hafner	CLE	32	17	43	0	0.286	1.071
2004	7	Travis Hafner	CLE	44	18	48	0	0.309	1.056
2005	23	Travis Hafner	CLE	39	15	45	0	0.285	0.98
2005	36	Troy Glaus	ARI	34	18	44	1	0.261	0.909
2006	71	Troy Glaus	TOR	45	15	44	0	0.266	0.879
2005	9	Victor Martinez	CLE	42	11	45	0	0.38	1.026
2006	96	Victor Martinez	CLE	35	5	37	0	0.317	0.843
2006	11	Vladimir Guerrero	LAA	47	15	54	10	0.368	1.047
2004	14	Vladimir Guerrero	ANA	51	19	49	8	0.326	0.997
2005	28	Vladimir Guerrero	LAA	47	16	57	7	0.299	0.946

As always, you can never inherently bank on a player to perform a particular way simply because his history has shown a particular trend. That said, this data combined with other factors, including their 2007 performance, can be used to make educated decisions that could be instrumental to a fantasy baseball championship come October. Of those on the list, who would I recommend targeting? For various reasons, I like the following:

Jason Bay

Adrian Beltre

Carlos Beltran

Travis Hafner

Adam LaRoche

Few of these will be had cheaply, but there is no problem giving up some future gains in the form of prospects or cheaper talent for the chance to bring home a title. Good luck and happy trading!