Fantasy Baseball: Midseason Shortstop Rankings
by Seth Walder on Jul 7, 2010 7:26 PM EDT
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PrintWe are now officially past the half-way mark in the season--and more than halfway through our rankings. Below are the shortstop rankings, anyone who qualifies at short in Yahoo, ESPN or CBS leagues qualifies.
| Rank | Player | Ray | Jason | Brian | Seth | Average |
| 1 | Hanley Ramirez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jose Reyes | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Derek Jeter | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.25 |
| 4 | Jimmy Rollins | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 5 | Elvis Andrus | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 6 | Rafael Furcal | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6.75 |
| 7 | Ben Zobrist | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Stephen Drew | 8 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| T-9 | Troy Tulowitzki | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10.75 |
| T-9 | Yunel Escobar | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10.75 |
| T-11 | Alexei Ramirez | 11 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 12.25 |
| T-11 | Marco Scutaro | 16 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12.25 |
| 13 | Ryan Theriot | 14 | 8 | 14 | NR | 14.25 |
| 14 | Erick Aybar | 10 | 15 | NR | 12 | 14.5 |
| 15 | Sean Rodriguez | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| 16 | Miguel Tejada | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16.25 |
| 17 | Orlando Cabrera | 9 | 20 | NR | 19 | 17.25 |
| 18 | Jason Bartlett | NR | 9 | NR | NR | 18 |
| 19 | Juan Uribe | NR | 18 | NR | 13 | 18.25 |
| 20 | Asdrubal Cabrera | NR | 19 | 13 | NR | 18.5 |
| T-21 | Alex Gonzalez | NR | NR | NR | 14 | 19.25 |
| T-21 | Jhonny Peralta | 17 | NR | 18 | NR | 19.25 |
| 23 | Alcides Escobar | NR | NR | 15 | NR | 19.5 |
| 24 | Cliff Pennington | 20 | NR | 20 | 18 | 19.75 |
| 25 | Starlin Castro | 19 | NR | 19 | NR | 20 |
| 26 | Clint Barmes | 18 | NR | NR | NR | 20.25 |
| 27 | Christian Guzman | NR | NR | NR | 20 | 20.75 |
In most cases I think our rankings came down to who we felt would rebound, or would be more likely to rebound. Most of us have one or two players that we ranked way ahead of the pack, and in most cases its a player that has been underperforming and we think will improve, or an injured player that may have more of an impact on his return.
Obviously placing Troy Tulowitzki was hard, but he fell in what I felt was a similar area that other injured players have been falling to in our rankings. Interesting that Clint Barmes, Tulo's replacement, made the list as well--he's been red hot since starting at short.
As always, the best part of rankings is that people feel differently and question them, so question away! Particularly if you're wondering about one person's ranking, ask in the comments below and we'll do our best to respond.
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Fantasy Baseball: Midseason Shortstop Rankings
Tulo and Theriot only separated by 3 other shortstops?…..come on guys you are better than that.
Theriot
If it makes you feel better he was nowhere near my top 20. He’s in a platoon, just don’t see how he’s going to help you that much.
Tulo & Theriot
Tulo top 5
Theriot top 20 (at best)…and he doesnt even play short anymore
rankings
are for the rest of the season….this season. not overall, or for 2011.
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by Ray Guilfoyle on Jul 7, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Tulo
how many ABs does he get the rest of the season? 100?
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by Ray Guilfoyle on Jul 7, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
6 weeks
was what I heard last. Sure, Tulo said he’ll be back before that, but how often do we hear that? He broke his list.
Interesting
I think that the thing that really stands out to me is just how ugly it starts getting after the top 7 or so. I liked my rankings, but I also think it’s very possible that any of the other sets could be easily right as well. It’s a pretty big mess from 8 all the way through to 20.
I’m already working on my outfielders, and I’m thinking that is going to be an even bigger mess than this one.
+1
SS is thin…very thin
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by Ray Guilfoyle on Jul 7, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
AGonz
I know his batting average leaves something to be desired but don’t you think you’re short changing Alex Gonzalez quite a bit in your rankings? It’s kind of crazy that you have Ryan Theriot 8 spots ahead of him. AGonz is no stud but he’s in the middle of a season similar (worser yes) to Aaron Hill’s last season.
by andyreidswaistline on Jul 8, 2010 12:25 AM EDT reply actions
ugh, which league lists zobrist at ss?
that would have solved a huge hole for my cbs team
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
love seeing furcal ùp there
Very happy with his production for where I drafted him.
by AlohaHalofan on Jul 8, 2010 12:37 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
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