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SPORT FANATICS FANTASY BASEBALL PLAYER RANKINGS : SECOND BASE

 

The rankings are based on projected statistics for the 2010 season. The player rankings were determined for a typical 5 X 5 rotisserie league by using batting average, runs, runs batted in, home runs and stolen bases for hitters.

 

RANKINGS:    C     1B     2B     SS     3B     OF     OF2     DH     SP     SP2     RP     RP2

 

POS RANK TIER RANK PLAYER MLB LINK LG TEAM POS AGE FP 2010 BA 2010 R 2010 HR 2010 RBI 2010 SB COMMENTS
1 1 Chase Utley MLB NL PHI 2B 31.3 122.55 .287 108 27 98 18 The only top tier 2B in the draft. Helps in all categories and supplies elite power numbers for a 2B. In a very good lineup playing home games in a hitter's park.
2 2 Ian Kinsler MLB AL TEX 2B 27.8 114.36 .280 100 24 75 25 Best power / speed combination at 2B, if he could only stay healthy for the entire season he would put up monster numbers.
3 2 Dustin Pedroia MLB AL BOS 2B 26.6 111.22 .301 109 15 75 17 Runs and batting average to go along with above average HR and SB totals make Pedroia a top three 2B.
4 2 Brandon Phillips MLB NL CIN 2B 28.8 110.36 .276 86 22 90 24 Very good power / speed combination. Has blossomed the past few years into a top fantasy option at 2B.
5 2 Robinson Cano MLB AL NYY 2B 27.5 106.08 .305 91 24 93 4 Good power hitting 2B who typically also produces a high batting average. If you are looking for SB's, don’t look here as he is one of the few top 2B who gets you almost no SB.
6 3 Brian Roberts MLB AL BAL 2B 32.4 99.55 .280 96 12 59 30 Good run and SB totals to add to your fantasy team, not enough power numbers to join the upper tier of 2B. 
7 3 Aaron Hill MLB AL TOR 2B 28.0 99.10 .285 90 27 94 6 Had a huge year in 2009, we expect another good year from him in 2010, but temper your expectations. Power offsets typical SB numbers you get from most top level 2B.
8 3 Ben Zobrist MLB AL TB 2B/OF 28.9 97.98 .272 88 25 85 15 Power is evident, batting average worries us a little. Will start at 2B or OF depending on who TB starts between S. Rodriguez, or Joyce/Kapler platoon.
9 4 Howie Kendrick MLB AL ANA 2B 26.7 91.87 .307 75 13 66 14 Excellent batting average to go with solid across the board numbers. After the top tiers of 2B drafted, he is a nice alternative as a starter for your fantasy team.
10 4 Asdrubal Cabrera MLB AL CLE 2B/SS 24.4 90.18 .290 90 10 70 16 Will be CLE primary SS in 2010. 2B/SS eligibility is a nice bonus.
11 5 Jose Lopez MLB AL SEA 2B 26.3 80.77 .278 70 22 88 4 Will move to 3B, fantasy owners will enjoy the added position versatility. 
12 5 Dan Uggla MLB NL FLA 2B 30.1 80.36 .250 92 30 93 3  
13 5 Rickie Weeks MLB NL MIL 2B 27.6 77.49 .256 93 16 53 18 Was off to a very good start to the 2009 season but he tore a tendon in his wrist and missed the final 4 1/2 months of the season.
14 5 Martin Prado MLB NL ATL 1B/2B/3B 26.4 75.95 .300 80 12 62 4 Can play all over the field, but will start at 2B this season in ATL.
15 5 Kelly Johnson MLB NL ARI 2B 28.1 73.97 .279 81 14 65 9  
16 5 Placido Polanco MLB NL PHI 2B 34.4 73.79 .294 86 8 60 6 Will start at 3B and gain 3B eligibility early into the season.
17 6 Ian Stewart MLB NL COL 2B/3B 25.0 71.89 .247 77 25 83 7 Primary 3B this season in COL.
18 6 Alberto Callaspo MLB AL KC 2B 27.0 66.87 .297 70 9 61 3 Will move over to 3B until Gordon is ready to come back form injuries.
19 6 Scott Sizemore MLB AL DET 2B 25.3 64.23 .270 66 11 49 14  
20 7 Kaz Matsui MLB NL HOU 2B 34.5 63.62 .269 65 7 42 19  
21 7 Luis Castillo MLB NL NYM 2B 34.5 62.97 .286 72 3 38 15  
22 7 Orlando Hudson MLB AL MIN 2B 32.3 62.71 .279 72 9 58 7  
23 7 Maicer Izturis MLB AL ANA 2B/SS 29.5 60.00 .282 60 6 52 12 Will be a super-sub backing up 2B, SS and 3B. If B.Wood falters, he will take over the 3B job.
24 7 Akinori Iwamura MLB NL PIT 2B 31.2 59.96 .279 70 8 46 10 Missed three months in the middle of the season because of a torn ACL in his knee. Surprisingly he was able to play the final five weeks of the season.
25 7 Mark Ellis MLB AL OAK 2B 32.8 56.43 .258 64 13 59 9  
26 7 Clint Barmes MLB NL COL 2B 31.1 55.61 .258 57 14 57 9  
27 7 Luis Valbuena MLB AL CLE 2B/SS 24.4 55.28 .258 68 14 51 9 Primary 2B, with dual eligibility.
28 7 Skip Schumaker MLB NL STL 2B/OF 30.1 55.24 .293 70 6 38 4  
29 8 Casey McGehee MLB NL MIL 2B/3B 27.5 53.67 .269 61 13 69 1  
30 8 Sean Rodriguez MLB AL TB 2B 24.9 53.54 .243 64 18 58 7 Has had a fantastic spring. Is primarily a 2B, but can play SS or the other 3 OF spots. Even if he does not start, should see a good number of at bats in 2010. We like him as a sleeper.
31 8 Freddy Sanchez MLB NL SF 2B 32.2 53.25 .285 65 8 51 2 Had shoulder surgery in December 2009, will miss start of the season.
32 8 Felipe Lopez MLB NL STL 2B 29.9 51.83 .278 64 7 43 7 Can play 2B, SS or 3B. Will get plenty of AB, but will not be a starter at the beginning of the season.
33 8 Adam Kennedy MLB NL WAS 2B/3B 34.2 47.15 .274 47 6 42 10 Will begin the year as the starting 2B. 
34 9 Mike Fontenot MLB NL CHC 2B/3B 29.8 39.35 .262 49 9 45 4 Will split time with Jeff Baker at 2B, is the primary starter.
35 9 Eugenio Velez MLB NL SF 2B/OF 27.9 38.67 .267 32 4 26 14  
36 9 Ronnie Belliard MLB NL LAD 2B 35.0 37.33 .276 37 9 39 3 Lost out to DeWitt for the 2B job.
37 9 Jeff Baker MLB NL CHC 2B/3B 28.8 36.51 .263 42 11 39 2 Will split time with Mike Fontenot at 2B, see time primarily against LHP.
38 9 Eric Young MLB NL COL 2B 24.9 36.37 .267 31 3 15 16 Will push Barmes for playing time eventually, but will probably spend start of season in the minors.
39 9 Chris Getz MLB AL KC 2B 26.6 35.90 .283 31 3 23 11 Will start at 2B to open the season as Callaspo has moved to 3B until Gordon is ready to come off of the DL.
40 9 Nick Punto MLB AL MIN 2B/SS 32.4 35.87 .244 50 2 32 15 As of now will platoon with Harris at 3B, but is considered the primary starter. 
41 10 Juan Uribe MLB NL SF 2B/SS/3B 30.7 33.01 .256 37 11 43 2 Super-sub that will see plenty of AB.
42 10 David Eckstein MLB NL SD 2B 35.2 29.76 .261 51 3 35 4  
43 10 Omar Infante MLB NL ATL 2B 28.2 29.57 .287 32 3 30 2  
44 10 Alexi Casilla MLB AL MIN 2B 25.7 27.14 .261 29 2 20 9  
45 10 Jeff Keppinger MLB NL HOU 2B/3B 30.0 26.46 .282 31 4 26 1  
46 10 Julio Lugo MLB AL BAL 2B/SS 34.3 25.80 .263 30 3 21 7 Traded to BAL late in Spring Training. Expected to be primary backup at 2B and SS.
47 10 Jayson Nix MLB AL CHW 2B 27.6 23.63 .240 26 7 22 6  
48 10 Delwyn Young MLB NL PIT 2B/OF 27.7 21.28 .263 27 5 27 1  
49 10 Ramon Santiago MLB AL DET 2B/SS 30.6 20.90 .254 30 5 27 2  
50 10 Ryan Roberts MLB NL ARI 2B 29.5 20.24 .256 26 4 22 3  
51 10 Craig Counsell MLB NL MIL 2B/SS/3B 39.6 18.83 .247 36 2 22 4 Super-sub
52 10 Willy Aybar MLB AL TB 1B/2B 27.1 18.32 .265 20 5 21 1  
53 10 Jamey Carroll MLB NL LAD 2B/3B 36.1 17.88 .256 33 1 19 3  
54 10 Emmanuel Burriss MLB NL SF 2B 25.2 13.69 .258 14 0 8 7 Out until mid-June with foot injury.
55 10 Matt Tolbert MLB AL MIN 2B/3B 27.9 12.58 .259 16 1 11 3  
56 10 Alberto Gonzalez MLB NL WAS 2B/SS 27.0 11.43 .252 19 1 17 2  
57 10 Kevin Frandsen MLB AL BOS 2B 27.9 11.23 .272 13 2 11 1  
58 10 Anderson Hernandez MLB AL CLE 2B/SS 27.4 10.84 .246 18 2 13 3  
59 10 Ramon Vazquez MLB NL PIT 2B/SS 33.6 10.02 .240 21 2 16 1  
60 10 Aaron Miles MLB NL CIN 2B 33.3 9.73 .263 18 1 10 1 Not expected to make the team.
61 10 Andres Blanco MLB AL TEX 2B 26.0 9.35 .261 10 2 10 1 Will start at 2B until Kinsler comes off the DL at the beginning of the season. After that, not many AB expected to come his way.
62 10 Juan Castro MLB NL PHI 2B/SS 37.8 8.08 .258 15 1 12 0  
63 10 Brent Lillibridge MLB AL CHW 2B 26.6 7.27 .231 9 1 7 4  
64 10 Jarrett Hoffpauir MLB AL TOR 2B 26.8 7.25 .258 9 2 9 1  
65 10 Augie Ojeda MLB NL ARI 2B/SS/3B 35.3 6.85 .251 15 1 10 1  
66 10 Justin Turner MLB AL BAL 2B 25.4 6.42 .273 8 1 6 1  
67 10 Rusty Ryal MLB NL ARI 2B 27.1 4.41 .250 6 2 6 0  
68 10 Brooks Conrad MLB NL ATL 2B 30.2 4.25 .212 9 2 9 1  
69 10 Joe Thurston MLB NL ATL 2B/3B 30.5 4.18 .226 7 0 7 2  
70 10 Omar Quintanilla MLB NL COL 2B 28.5 4.09 .246 9 1 6 0  
71 10 Eric Bruntlett MLB NL WAS 2B 32.0 3.79 .210 9 1 7 2  
72 10 Pete Orr MLB NL WAS 2B 30.8 3.37 .191 11 1 11 4  
73 10 Luis Rodriguez MLB AL CLE 2B/SS 29.8 3.19 .225 12 1 10 1  
74 10 Danny Richar MLB NL FLA 2B 26.8 2.97 .250 5 2 3 0  
75 10 Josh Barfield MLB NL SD 2B 27.3 2.77 .235 5 1 5 1  

 

POS RANK: Sport Fanatics rank for the position you are viewing.

LG RANK: The ranking given to a particular player for the entire group of players that have projected 2010 statistics (1150 players). Please note the overall rank is strictly based on projected fantasy points, it does not consider position scarcity like the ADP or our Tier Rankings do. This is why with catchers and relief pitchers in particular, the overall rank may look significantly different than the ADP or suggested Tier Rankings.

TIER RANK: The tier rankings are based on projected statistics for the 2010 season. The tier rankings were determined for a typical 12 team, 5 X 5 rotisserie league by using batting average, runs, runs batted in, home runs and stolen bases for hitters and by using wins, saves, ERA, WHIP and strikeouts for pitchers. Note that these rankings may not coincide with our positional player rankings as position scarcity (Catchers, Closers), category specialties (SB & Saves) and multiple position eligibility (players who have played in more than 20 games at more than one position last season) may have players in tiers higher then their actual fantasy points generated rankings.

Tier 1 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in round 1.

Tier 2 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in rounds 2-3.

Tier 3 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in rounds 4-6.

Tier 4 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in rounds 7-10.

Tier 5 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in rounds 11-15.

Tier 6 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in rounds 16-20.

Tier 7 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in rounds 21-25.

Tier 8 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in rounds 25-30.

Tier 9 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in rounds 30+.

Tier 10 - Players that produce at and/or are typically not drafted in any draft format.

MLB LINK: Is a hyperlink to the player's web page on MLB.com.

LG: AL=American League, NL=National League. "Z" means they are still an unsigned free agent.

POS: Lists positions that they are eligible to play at the start of the 2010 season. Either played in 20 games or more games at that position last season or if they played under 20 games at any one position the most frequently position played in the 2009 season was used.  

AGE: Is the age of the player as of April 1, 2010.

FANTASY POINTS: Formula derived by Sport Fanatics using the 5 scoring categories to determine player rankings. Also a good tool to use to compare value to other positions and determine tiers when there is a drop off in fantasy production for each position.

COMMENTS: Available for top players at each position, injury comments and playing time comments.

 

 

 

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