Fantasy Baseball: 2010 Top 20 Shortstop Rankings
Time for my second look at my shortstop rankings.
1. Hanley Ramirez – Second only to Albert Pujols in overall fantasy ranking.
2. Troy Tulowitzki – If he can match his speed numbers, he’s at least in the conversation with Hanley Ramirez.
3. Derek Jeter – Is it possible that Jeter is becoming underrated?
4. Jose Reyes – 2009 should bring him at a great value. If not, at least he won’t cost you a first round pick anymore.
5. Jimmy Rollins – J-Roll has been somewhat disappointing the past two years, but at 31 he still should be able to put up elite numbers.
6. Elvis Andrus – Elvis was a force on the base paths last year, and should be even better in 2010.
7. Alexei Ramirez – I love the value you get from Alexei later in the draft.
8. Yunel Escobar – We profiled him earlier (click to read article). He doesn’t give you any speed, but does contribute in all the hitting categories.
9. Stephen Drew – Was disappointing last year. Could see him bouncing back this year.
10. Jason Bartlett – I think he played over his head last year, but is still a low-end fantasy starter.
11. Everth Cabrera – I’m not sure who will drive him in other than Adrian Gonzalez. He still should steal a bunch of bases.
12. Miguel Tejada – He’s playing third base for Baltimore. There’s still a little life left in his bat.
13. Jhonny Peralta – If he can score more runs, maintain his RBIs, and get his power back, he could move up the list. He has 3B/SS versatility, which helps his value.
14. J.J. Hardy – Excellent bounce back candidate for the Twins.
15. Rafael Furcal – His health is the only thing that holds him back.
16. Erick Aybar – Aybar was great down the stretch for the Halos. He’s a nice backup shortstop or solid for the middle infield slot.
17. Orlando Cabrera – Should be productive for the Reds despite being 35.
18. Marco Scutaro – Should be productive in Boston’s powerful lineup.
19. Asdrubal Cabrera – I don’t believe his 2009 numbers were for real. Average 2008 & 2009 and you’ll get an idea of how he should end up.
20. Alcides Escobar – Alcides has the potential to really break out for the Brew Crew in 2010.
Click to see the rest of the 2010 fantasy baseball rankings.
Rotoprofessor
February 18th, 2010 at 11:54 am #
I don’t care how good of an ’09 Jeter had, there’s just no way he’s the #3 SS on draft day. It’s no knock on him in any way, but fifth seems a lot more appropriate to me.
LestersLegends
February 18th, 2010 at 12:03 pm #
There’s not much difference between Jeter, Reyes, and Rollins in my opinion.
KingKong
February 18th, 2010 at 1:42 pm #
First of all I love your site keep up the great work. But I just can’t justify drafting Jeter where many people have him listed.
Derek Jeter is 35 and one year removed from an 11/11 .300 88 runs 69 RBI season.
Jose Reyes is 26 and one year removed from a 16/56 .297 113 runs 68 RBI season
I think the injury risk with Reyes is less than the risk of Jeter losing a step in his old age.
Just some food for thought.
LestersLegends
February 18th, 2010 at 1:49 pm #
Fair point KingKing, and thanks. I’d probably wimp out and take Reyes given the choice, but I think Jeter very well could put up better numbers. He killed it last year. He’s great in that lineup in that ballpark.