For fantasy players, the long MLB season is over and done with. After a grueling season, it's time to evaluate some of the surprise performances owners were treated to… and horrific busts they suffered through.

SUPER SURPRISES

Adam Wainwright, SP, Cardinals. Wainwright hugely exceeded expectations in 2009. He shattered career highs across the board, going 19-8 with a 2.63 ERA and 212 strikeouts. Wainwright is a big reason why St. Louis could make some serious noise in the playoffs.

Chris Carpenter, SP, Cardinals. And here's another huge reason why St. Louis could be heading for a long postseason run. Carpenter is dominant when healthy, but the veteran hasn't been able to stay on the field for two years, making just five appearances in 2007 and 2008. He came back with a vengeance this year (17-4, 2.24 ERA).

Adam Lind, DH/OF, Blue Jays. Everyone expected Lind to be good, but not this good. The budding superstar hit .305 with 35 homers, 114 RBIs and 93 runs scored this season, all on a bad baseball team. It'll be exciting to see what he does as an encore performance in 2010, but Lind has perennial All-Star written all over him.

Aaron Hill, 2B, Blue Jays. Hill headed into this season after missing the majority of last year with a concussion. Most fans hoped for a ceiling similar to his nice 2007 campaign (.291, 17 homers), but Hill came through with a shockingly big season, hitting 36 bombs and driving in over 100 runs. Between him and Lind, the Jays have a foundation to build around.

Carl Crawford, OF, Rays. A lot of people wrote off Crawford after his numbers took a dip across the board in 2008.Those willing to take a chance on the speedy outfielder were heavily reward; Crawford hit .305 with 15 homers, 68 RBIs and 60 stolen bags, not to mention his one weakness—drawing walks—was significantly better this year (a career high 51).

BRUTAL BUSTS

Chad Billingsley, SP, Dodgers. Many predicted a big-time breakout after two straight impressive seasons from the young right-hander. Instead, Billingsley regressed, winning just 12 games and declining in strikeouts while allowing his ERA to balloon over four.

Josh Hamilton, OF, Rangers. Hamilton's magical return to baseball prominence was short lived. He played in just 89 games this season thanks to rib and ab injuries; the result was 22 fewer homers and 76 RBIs. Not a fun year if you drafted Hamilton.

Grady Sizemore, OF, Indians. Another member of the MASH unit, Sizemore missed over 50 games due to injury. Even then, he wasn't setting the world on fire. His .248 average is the lowest of his career and he was on pace to steal the fewest bases of his career since 2004.

Jose Reyes, SS, Mets. Reyes drafters were repaid with one of the worst fantasy seasons in recent memory. He played just 36 games this year, thus sinking many owners' seasons before they even got started. That's a tough pill to swallow.

David Wright, 3B, Mets. Wright missed a few games due to injury but, with 144 games under his belt, he has no excuses for a miserable drop off in power. After averaging 29 homers and 112 RBIs over the past four years, Wright inexplicably dropped to 10 and 72. Something tells us his 27 stolen bases, second best in his career, didn't ease the pain of Wright owners.