"It happens as routinely as June following May: Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter are judged harshly by their peers in a Sports Illustrated poll.

Now the fans are jumping on board.

According to SI, 185 major league players were asked anonymously "Who is the most overrated player in baseball?"

For all the time put into the poll, the results are predictable. Of the top five, the Yankees have three.

Rodriguez led the poll with 18 percent. Joba Chamberlain, got 12 percent and Jeter bagged seven percent. Nationals outfielder Jason Werth, who signed a staggering seven-year, $126 million contract in the winter, and Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon were named on four percent of the ballots.

Rodriguez and Chamberlain had fun with the results. Jeter wanted nothing to do with it.

"I have no comment on anonymous quotes," Jeter said. "I never understood the anonymous quote. It's the same thing they do every year. I am more focused on positive things."

Before Rodriguez vowed to avoid controversial statements he might have railed against being judged as the most overrated player in the game. He laughed about it yesterday before the Yankees' 10-3 triumph over the A's."