Similar to the 1B rankings, the 2B rankings appear to favor the NL at the top of the heap. While the disparity is not as great, I am beginning to think the days of the weak sister NL may be over.
One trait I notice is there appears to be a lot of good AVG-only players at the position. If you end up scrambling for a middle infielder at the end of the draft or find yourself with a lot of .270-ish HR hitters, you should consider grabbing a Mark Grudzalaniek-type.
What will interest me is to seeing how far Pirates 2B Freddie Sanchez drops after he failed to follow-up his 2006 Batting Title with a perceived acceptable performance. However, .304 with 11 HRs and 81 RBIs should not have disappointed those with realistic expectations.
Of course, when a player has just 2 HRs, 32 RBIs and a sub-.300 AVG at the All-Star Break, it is hard to shake the perception he didn't disappoint. For those whose patience rivals Mother Theresa's, you were rewarded post-ASB with 9 HRs and 49 RBIs, but who didn't cut bait on Freddy before that?
AL 2B Draft Prices:
$30+ | Robinson Cano | Brian Roberts | BJ Upton | |
$23-29 | Ian Kinsler | |||
$15-22 | Aaron Hill | Howie Kendrick | Mark Ellis | |
$8-$14 | Dustin Pedroia | Akinori Iwamura | Placido Polanco | Asdrubal Cabrera |
Mark Grudzalaniek | Brendan Harris | Jose Lopez | ||
$1-7 | Danny Richar | Juan Uribe | ||
NL 2B Draft Prices:
$30+ | Chase Utley | Brandon Phillips | ||
$23-29 | Dan Uggla | Richie Weeks | ||
$15-22 | Kelly Johnson | Mark DeRosa | Kaz Matsui | Orlando Hudson |
$8-$14 | Luis Castillo | Freddie Sanchez | Jeff Kent | Tadahito Iguchi |
Ray Durham | ||||
$1-7 | Rafael Belliard | Adam Kennedy | Jayson Nix | Marcus Giles |
Jeff Baker | Ian Stewart | |||