The Fantasy Man's 2012 Fantasy Baseball Shortstop SS Rankings
1. Troy Tulowitzski - Pay this man his money
2. Jose Reyes - Considering injuries and move to Miami, could be slightly undervalued on Draft day
3. Hanley Ramirez - A disgruntled Hanley could be boom or bust, I say boom since 2011 was a bust
4. Jimmy Rollins - New contract but expect about the same as usual
5. Asdrubal Cabrera - I'm not sold on the power, but everything else is real
6. Elvis Andrus - Lots of upside here along with the speed
7. Starlin Castro - Just plain ole upside
8. Derek Jeter - Don't knock Jeter cuz he's older, top of the order, hits, runs, some SB's, more consistency
9. Alexei Ramirez - 20/20 guy who will probably only give you .270/15/10
10. Stephen Drew - If he can put it together, he's top 5, only 28 - Maybe this is the year? lol
11. Jhonny Peralta - If he can build on last years consistency, could be a steal in your draft
12. J.J. Hardy - Same as Peralta, this guy is a mystery as far as what to expect but 20HR power is legit
13. Erik Aybar - All about SB, Runs, and BA
14. Alcides Escobar - Has superstar potential but might still be a few years away
15. Alex Gonzalez - Plays everyday, can hit 15+ HR, good for a hot streak or two
16. Dee Gordon - Should easily be top 10 by the end of this season, 40+ SB potential
17. Rafael Furcal - If he can stay healthy, you may get 10HR and 20+ SB out of him
18. Ian Desmond - Best chance this late to get a potential 15/20 or 20/20 guy but with a low BA
19. Jed Lowrie - There's some upside here, but not much IMO - I can see .275+/12HR/60RBI/5SB
20. Clint Barmes - New home in Pittsburgh, should be serviceable
21. Yuneal Escobar - Only 29, can hit .290/15 with still room for slight upside
22. Marco Scutaro - Nice serviceable player and wil start with Jed Lowrie gone
23. Yuniesky Betancourt - Just serviceable for me
24. Cliff Pennington - .260/10/20SB, he's gritty, somewhat of an injury risk though
25. Sean Rodriguez - He's been teasing us for years, value lies in multi position eligibility
26. Jason Bartlett - Could hit .260 with 20+SB
27. Jamey Carroll - Serviceable, more like a poor mans Marco Scutaro
28. Willie Bloomquist - Value lies in multi position eligibility, 20+SB potential
29. Brandon Crawford - Could be a super duper sleeper or just fall off the map, Giants will give a look
30. Brendan Ryan - - I'm sure he's a nice guy and all, might get you 10-15 SB
31. Paul Janish - Might get you some BA
32. Ruben Tejada - Must be the next Reyes since the Mets gave Jose away without a fight
The Fantasy Man Analysis - This years SS group is a tough one. The obvious move here is to jump on a top 15 from this list but your in better shape if you grab a top 6. Certainly, spending the money on Tulo or Jose Reyes is worth it in 2012 considering how weak the rest of this group is. I just don't trust Peralta, Escobar, and Drew making me wonder if I need to grab a top 6, or just wait until the end of the draft to grab anyone else. What's really the difference between Ian Desmond and Jamey Carroll at the end of a draft? If I had to pick one super value for this group, I'd go with Dee Gordon and get the typical .300/40+ speedster potential at the weak position.
3 comments:
My bad... I edited Lowrie in the just under Desmond.
FM
Well, I'd like to see Yunel higher on the list, but otherwise spot on as usual. Yunel strikes me as top 15, last year I had him at U with Alexei at SS. Their production (h2h) was not too far apart.
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