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SPORT FANATICS FANTASY BASEBALL PLAYER RANKINGS : SHORTSTOPS

 

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 Hanley Ramirez MLB NL FLA SS 26.3 149.63 .321 109 27 91 28 Elite fantasy player who should be taken number one or two in all drafts. Extra boost in value because of his position. Only 26 years old and should be the number one pick in all keeper leagues.
2 2 Troy Tulowitzki MLB NL COL SS 25.5 116.81 .297 100 28 96 11 Great second half of the season, looks to be back on the development trail he was on prior to the 2008 season. In many mock drafts we have been seeing him picked in the first round, we like him, but do not think he is worthy of a first round draft pick.
3 2 Jimmy Rollins MLB NL PHI SS 31.3 113.11 .276 101 20 72 34 Still has plenty of  speed and power, is worthy of a top three fantasy SS pick. The .275 batting average and 70 RBI's keep him out of the elite tier.
4 3 Derek Jeter MLB AL NYY SS 35.7 103.16 .298 99 15 69 15 Keeps producing quality fantasy stats, in this lineup there is no reason to think it will not continue. His defense has declined, but the offense it still very good.
5 3 Jose Reyes MLB NL NYM SS 26.8 102.19 .288 89 12 53 36 Reyes had hamstring injury throughout 2009, had additional procedure in October 2009 to clean up scar tissue. Was expected to make a full recovery and be ready for the 2010 Spring Training, but now has an overactive thyroid condition where he could miss the first week or two of the season. 
6 4 Alexei Ramirez MLB AL CHW SS 28.5 91.49 .278 74 21 80 15 Nice power / speed combination after the elite SS are taken. Does not produce really good numbers in anyone category, but produces solid numbers in all 5 categories.
7 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.
8 4 Jason Bartlett MLB AL TB SS 30.4 89.71 .285 79 9 56 25  
9 4 Elvis Andrus MLB AL TEX SS 21.6 83.61 .269 78 7 47 40 This youngster will only be 21 on Opening Day, so there is a lot of room for growth. For now we will take the 40 SB's.
10 4 Yunel Escobar MLB NL ATL SS 27.4 83.52 .300 83 13 72 6  
11 5 Erick Aybar MLB AL ANA SS 26.2 82.09 .290 81 7 57 18  
12 5 Alcides Escobar MLB NL MIL SS 23.3 81.84 .281 80 4 48 28 Very good prospect, with trade of Hardy, expected to be in the running for the 2010 NL Rookie of the Year.
13 5 Ryan Theriot MLB NL CHC SS 30.3 80.62 .282 87 5 50 21 Moved to the leadoff spot in the Cub lineup.
14 5 Miguel Tejada MLB AL BAL SS 35.8 79.61 .292 80 14 76 4 Will begin the season as the starting 3B and gain 3B eligibility early into the season.
15 5 Stephen Drew MLB NL ARI SS 27.1 79.47 .276 89 18 73 6  
16 5 Rafael Furcal MLB NL LAD SS 31.6 77.10 .280 89 9 49 16  
17 5 Marco Scutaro MLB AL BOS SS 34.4 73.69 .285 85 9 63 9  
18 6 J.J. Hardy MLB AL MIN SS 27.6 72.77 .270 79 23 78 1  
19 6 Jhonny Peralta MLB AL CLE SS/3B 27.9 69.63 .267 81 18 84 2 Primary 3B this season in CLE.
20 6 Orlando Cabrera MLB NL CIN SS 35.4 65.36 .277 73 7 59 11  
21 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.
22 7 Everth Cabrera MLB NL SD SS 23.4 59.47 .253 65 3 33 30  
23 7 Edgar Renteria MLB NL SF SS 34.6 57.97 .276 64 9 54 8 Had elbow surgery towards the end of the 2009 season, will be fine for the start of the season.
24 7 Luis Valbuena MLB AL CLE 2B/SS 24.4 55.28 .258 68 14 51 9 Primary 2B, with dual eligibility.
25 8 Ian Desmond MLB NL WAS SS 24.5 52.38 .252 56 11 44 16 Beat out C.Guzman for the starting SS job.
26 8 Brendan Ryan MLB NL STL SS 28.0 49.70 .270 57 5 34 13 Had wrist surgery in February 2010, all indications are that he will be ready for Opening Day.
27 8 Willie Bloomquist MLB AL KC SS/OF 32.3 48.40 .268 48 3 25 19 Best suited for super-sub role. Should see plenty of playing time in OF and INF.
28 8 Yuniesky Betancourt MLB AL KC SS 28.2 46.47 .276 53 7 51 4 Starter until Aviles is ready to come back from injuries. Once Aviles is ready, it will be interesting to see who is the starter.
29 9 Cliff Pennington MLB AL OAK SS 25.8 44.09 .251 55 5 39 15  
30 9 Cesar Izturis MLB AL BAL SS 30.2 42.06 .264 47 2 33 14  
31 9 Ronny Cedeno MLB NL PIT SS 27.2 41.22 .248 52 10 50 8  
32 9 Jack Wilson MLB AL SEA SS 32.2 36.64 .263 49 7 47 3  
33 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. 
34 9 Emilio Bonifacio MLB NL FLA SS/3B 25.0 33.91 .258 44 1 21 13 Could start at 3B if Cantu moved to 1B, for now looks to be a super-sub.
35 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.
36 10 Alex Gonzalez MLB AL TOR SS 33.1 30.51 .237 48 12 50 2  
37 10 Jerry Hairston Jr. MLB NL SD SS/3B/OF 33.9 30.45 .246 42 5 30 8 Super-sub that can play a variety of positions and will see plenty of playing time.
38 10 Brendan Harris MLB AL MIN SS/3B 29.6 29.31 .269 38 6 32 2 Will see some starts at 3B, but can also play various INF positions.
39 10 Cristian Guzman MLB NL WAS SS 32.0 27.27 .281 35 4 24 2 Lost out to I.Desmond for the starting SS job, and thus will be a bench player
40 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.
41 10 Adam Everett MLB AL DET SS 33.2 25.40 .237 44 5 44 5  
42 10 Tommy Manzella MLB NL HOU SS 27.0 23.83 .240 43 5 36 6  
43 10 Mike Aviles MLB AL KC SS 29.1 21.20 .259 27 4 24 3 In July 2009, had Tommy John surgery. Missed a good portion of the 2009 season and the injury will likely keep him out the first 3 months of the 2010 season. 
44 10 Ramon Santiago MLB AL DET 2B/SS 30.6 20.90 .254 30 5 27 2  
45 10 Craig Counsell MLB NL MIL 2B/SS/3B 39.6 18.83 .247 36 2 22 4 Super-sub
46 10 Jed Lowrie MLB AL BOS SS 25.9 16.75 .265 22 4 21 1  
47 10 Paul Janish MLB NL CIN SS 27.5 13.22 .232 33 4 24 2  
48 10 Drew Sutton MLB NL CIN SS 26.8 13.05 .243 21 3 14 2  
49 10 Starlin Castro MLB NL CHC SS 20.0 12.05 .286 7 0 10 4 Vary talented prospect who could be in the major leagues soon.
50 10 Alex Cora MLB NL NYM SS 34.5 11.61 .254 20 1 14 2  
51 10 Alberto Gonzalez MLB NL WAS 2B/SS 27.0 11.43 .252 19 1 17 2  
52 10 Anderson Hernandez MLB AL CLE 2B/SS 27.4 10.84 .246 18 2 13 3  
53 10 Brian Bixler MLB AL CLE SS 27.5 10.32 .240 15 2 9 3  
54 10 Reid Brignac MLB AL TB SS 24.2 10.06 .254 12 2 12 2  
55 10 Ramiro Pena MLB AL NYY SS/3B 24.7 10.05 .249 15 1 10 3  
56 10 Ramon Vazquez MLB NL PIT 2B/SS 33.6 10.02 .240 21 2 16 1  
57 10 Jason Donald MLB AL CLE SS 25.6 9.45 .225 17 3 13 3  
58 10 John McDonald MLB AL TOR SS 35.5 8.83 .239 19 2 16 2  
59 10 Juan Castro MLB NL PHI 2B/SS 37.8 8.08 .258 15 1 12 0  
60 10 Robert Andino MLB AL BAL SS 25.9 7.47 .229 14 2 8 2  
61 10 Tyler Greene MLB NL STL SS 26.6 7.18 .231 10 2 6 3  
62 10 Augie Ojeda MLB NL ARI 2B/SS/3B 35.3 6.85 .251 15 1 10 1  
63 10 Nick Green MLB NL LAD SS 31.6 6.70 .224 15 3 14 1  
64 10 Omar Vizquel MLB AL CHW SS/3B 42.9 6.65 .234 13 1 11 3  
65 10 Luis Cruz MLB NL MIL SS 26.2 6.32 .240 10 2 10 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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