After a five-week absence, our player rankings are back in time for the 12th week of the fantasy season. With his torrid June, Alex Rodriguez has re-claimed the top spot from Florida’s Hanley Ramirez in just one of the many changes in our top 20.

Also on the rise are New York’s Jose Reyes and Boston’s Jacoby Ellsbury for their significant contributions in stolen bases and solid production across the board. Tampa Bay’s B.J. Upton overtook teammate Carl Crawford as the top Rays’ hitter on the list, and he moved within one spot of a wide open top 10.

The Texas Rangers’ powerful offense has upstarts Josh Hamilton and Ian Kinsler in our top 25, and former Ranger Adrian Gonzalez finally gets his due for putting up big slugging numbers in a poor hitter’s park. Edinson Volquez, traded from Texas to Cincinnati for Hamilton, just keeps pitching and making us question if he will ever run into trouble.

Boston’s J.D. Drew looks to be turning the corner from ‘good’ to ‘great,’ carrying the offensive load for the Red Sox in the absence of David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez. He is just one of several rising outfielders in the bottom portion of our top 50; joining Drew are Chicago’s Carlos Quentin, St. Louis’ Ryan Ludwick and Pittsburgh’s Nate McLouth.

Injuries to Albert Pujols, Alfonso Soriano, David Ortiz, Rafael Furcal and others have reshaped our list, as they will not be ranked while on the disabled list.

The full list (previous rankings in brackets):

1. Alex Rodriguez, 3B, NYY: A monster in June; has 4-game homer streak [4]
2. Hanley Ramirez, SS, FLA: Still a threat for 40 homers, 40 steals [1]
3. Chase Utley, 2B, PHI: Hitless streak (0-for-20) only a short-term worry [2]
4. David Wright, 3B, NYM: Offense is there, but has zero SBAs in last 16 games [3]
5. Jose Reyes, SS, NYM: Has most HRs (8) among players with 20+ SBs [11]
6. Ryan Braun, 3B/OF, MIL: Power surge has him on pace for 41 HRs, 127 RBIs [15]
7. Lance Berkman, 1B/OF, HOU: Average normalizing; 4-for-22 over last 6 games [5]
8. Jimmy Rollins, SS, PHI: Finding groove at the plate; is 14-for-14 SBs [8]
9. Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI: Leading NL with 63 RBIs despite .221 average [21]
10. Chipper Jones, 3B, ATL: Healthy start a bigger surprise than .400 avg. [13]

11. B.J. Upton, 2B/OF, TB: Unique package of RBIs and SBs; power will come [19]
12. Matt Holliday, OF, COL: Power, run production down; target of trade rumors [7]
13. Johan Santana, SP, NYM: Not his most dominant season; still No. 1 SP [14]
14. Miguel Cabrera, 1B/3B DET: Steady progress; hitting .371 over last 9 [10]
15. Ichiro Suzuki, OF, SEA: 2nd in AL with 30 SBs; no signs of slowing down [22]
16. Grady Sizemore, OF, CLE: Looks like slam dunk for first 30-30 season [27]
17. Carlos Beltran, OF, NYM: Finally healthy; .361, 3 HRs, 3 SBs over last 9 [28]
18. Manny Ramirez, OF, BOS: Banged up; benefits from Ortiz’s vacant DH spot [20]
19. Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, BOS: Rookie has .363 OBP, leads MLB with 33 SBs [47]
20. Carl Crawford, OF, TB: Ice cold with .229 avg., 0 HRs, 5 RBIs last 22 [16]

21. Josh Hamilton, OF, TEX: Rooting for him, but doubt he can stay healthy [36]
22. Ian Kinsler, 2B, TEX: 1 of 3 players with 10+ HRs and 15+ SBs [45]
23. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, SD: T2nd in MLB with 20 HRs, T3rd with 63 RBIs [67]
24. Derrek Lee, 1B, CHC: Production has slowed; hitting .233 since May 1 [15]
25. Dan Uggla, 2B, FLA: Average slipping, but has 3 HRs, 8 RBIs last 7 games [37]
26. Edinson Volquez, SP, CIN: Improbable NL leader with 1.64 ERA, 105 Ks [44]
27. Brandon Webb, SP, ARI: 2-3 with 4.54 ERA since winning first 9 starts [18]
28. Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN: Just off pace for 2nd straight 30-30 season [26]
29. Jake Peavy, SP, SD: ERA, WHIP monster should have big 2nd half [23]
30. Prince Fielder, 1B, MIL: Still has chance for 40 HRs; RBIs opps way down [24]

31. Carlos Lee, OF, HOU: Quietly on target for usual 30 HRs, 110 RBIs [25]
32. Vladimir Guerrero, OF, LAA: 32-year old’s fantasy stardom fading quickly [29]
33. Miguel Tejada, SS, HOU: Avg. is slipping with 3 multi-hit games in last 25 [30]
34. Garrett Atkins, 3B, COL: Power missing; has 3 HRs in last 45 games [31]
35. Justin Morneau, 1B, MIN: Proven RBI guy needs to build upon 10 HRs [32]
36. Cole Hamels, SP, PHI: Ranks among NL’s top 3 in WHIP, CGs, Ks and IP [35]
37. Jonathan Papelbon, RP, BOS: Powerful blend of saves, ERA, WHIP and Ks [38]
38. Francisco Rodriguez, RP, LAA: Not at his best, but on pace for 62 saves [43]
39. Carlos Quentin, OF, CHW: Still trying to figure if his start was for real [66]
40. Brian Roberts, 2B, BAL: Heating up with .344 avg., 5 SBs in June [56]

41. Nick Markakis, OF, BAL: Plugging along, best always comes in 2nd half [34]
42. Aramis Ramirez, 3B, CHC: Will reach 100 RBIs, but 10 HRs are troubling [39]
43. Alex Rios, OF, TOR: 15 SBs don’t make up for disappointing 3 HRs, 26 RBIs [40]
44. Roy Halladay, SP, TOR: Innings horse leads MLB with 107.2 IP, 5 CGs [65]
45. J.D. Drew, OF, BOS: Nobody hotter in June; hitting .443 with 9 HRs, 21 RBIs [NR]
46. Ryan Ludwick, OF, STL: Stat line put to test without Pujols’ protection [NR]
47. C.C. Sabathia, SP, CLE: In Cy Young form; has 2.21 ERA in last 11 starts [48]
48. John Lackey, SP, LAA: Has 1.80 ERA, 7+ IP in 7 starts since return from DL [NR]
49. Nate McLouth, OF, PIT: Fading away, but .294-15-51 line still impressive [51]
50. Josh Beckett, SP, BOS: ERA back below 4.00 after 7 scoreless IP last start [41]

51. Milton Bradley, OF, TEX
52. Carlos Zambrano, SP, CHC
53. Cliff Lee, SP, CLE
54. Magglio Ordonez, OF, DET
55. Torii Hunter, OF, LAA
56. Johnny Damon, OF, NYY
57. Mark Teixeira, 1B, ATL
58. Mariano Rivera, RP, NYY
59. Tim Lincecum, SP, SF
60. Kerry Wood, RP, CHC

61. Scott Kazmir, SP, TB
62. Jason Bay, OF, PIT
63. Dan Haren, SP, ARI
64. Brad Lidge, RP, PHI
65. Ben Sheets, SP, MIL
66. Ryan Dempster, SP, CHC
67. Corey Hart, OF, MIL
68. Ervin Santana, SP, LAA
69. Russell Martin, C, LAD
70. Brian McCann, C, ATL

71. Joe Nathan, RP, MIN
72. Matt Kemp, OF, LAD
73. Chone Figgins, 3B, LAA
74. Vernon Wells, OF, TOR
75. Bobby Abreu, OF, NYY
76. Jay Bruce, OF, CIN
77. Felix Hernandez, SP, SEA
78. Shaun Marcum, SP, TOR:
79. Carlos Guillen, 1B/3B/SS, DET
80. Justin Verlander, SP, DET

81. Joakim Soria, RP, KC
82. Evan Longoria, 3B, TB
83. Rich Harden, SP, OAK
84. Derek Jeter, SS, NYY
85. Pat Burrell, OF, PHI
86. Jason Giambi, 1B, NYY
87. Jose Guillen, OF, KC
88. Curtis Granderson, OF, DET
89. Joba Chamberlain, SP, NYY
90. Juan Pierre, OF, LAD

91. Joe Saunders, SP, LAA
92. Tim Hudson, SP, ATL
93. Michael Young, SS, TEX
94. Geovany Soto, C, CHC
95. Joe Crede, 3B, CHW
96. Billy Wagner, RP, NYM
97. George Sherrill, RP, BAL
98. Kevin Youkilis, 1B, BOS
99. Roy Oswalt, SP, HOU
100. Shane Victorino, OF, PHI

101. Mark Reynolds, 3B, ARI

Dustin Hockensmith is editor of ImaginaryDiamond.com. He can be contacted at dhockensmith[at]fantasysports101.net.