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The end of the 2015 fantasy baseball season has arrived, and we hope we were able to help you win your leagues this season, or at least finish in the money. If not, we hope our baseball and prospect coverage helped you begin your rebuild to win your leagues in 2016.
Our prospect team just completed publishing their Top 10 Fantasy Prospects for all American League East teams last week and have begun publishing their AL Central Top 10s this week They will continue to release their top 10 fantasy prospects for each team in the weeks and months ahead.
Beginning sometime in January, we will begin to publish our 2016 consensus position rankings, but before that, I will review our 2015 consensus position rankings, continuing with the second base position today. In addition to reviewing our preseason position rankings, I will address the impact of many of the offseason free agent signings and trades, and publish some player profiles along the way as well.
With all that said, let's take a look at how our preseason top 30 second baseman performed in 2015, along with some thoughts on a few of the players, including a few second baseman that out-performed our rankings in 2015.
Our preseason Consensus Second Base Rankings for 2015
|
Rank |
Name |
Team |
G |
PA |
HR |
R |
RBI |
SB |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
wRC+ |
WAR |
|
1 |
Anthony Rendon |
80 |
355 |
5 |
43 |
25 |
1 |
0.264 |
0.344 |
0.363 |
97 |
0.9 |
|
|
2 |
Robinson Cano |
156 |
674 |
21 |
82 |
79 |
2 |
0.287 |
0.334 |
0.446 |
116 |
2.1 |
|
|
3 |
Jose Altuve |
154 |
689 |
15 |
86 |
66 |
38 |
0.313 |
0.353 |
0.459 |
120 |
4.3 |
|
|
4 |
Ian Kinsler |
154 |
675 |
11 |
94 |
73 |
10 |
0.296 |
0.342 |
0.428 |
111 |
4.2 |
|
|
5 |
Brian Dozier |
157 |
704 |
28 |
101 |
77 |
12 |
0.236 |
0.307 |
0.444 |
103 |
3.4 |
|
|
6 |
Dustin Pedroia |
93 |
425 |
12 |
46 |
42 |
2 |
0.291 |
0.356 |
0.441 |
116 |
2.5 |
|
|
7 |
Jason Kipnis |
141 |
641 |
9 |
86 |
52 |
12 |
0.303 |
0.372 |
0.451 |
126 |
5.2 |
|
|
8 |
Neil Walker |
151 |
603 |
16 |
69 |
71 |
4 |
0.269 |
0.328 |
0.427 |
108 |
2.4 |
|
|
9 |
Dee Gordon |
145 |
653 |
4 |
88 |
46 |
58 |
0.333 |
0.359 |
0.418 |
113 |
4.6 |
|
|
10 |
Daniel Murphy |
130 |
538 |
14 |
56 |
73 |
2 |
0.281 |
0.322 |
0.449 |
110 |
2.5 |
|
|
11 |
Howie Kendrick |
117 |
495 |
9 |
64 |
54 |
6 |
0.295 |
0.336 |
0.409 |
109 |
2.1 |
|
|
12 |
Ben Zobrist |
126 |
535 |
13 |
76 |
56 |
3 |
0.276 |
0.359 |
0.450 |
123 |
2.1 |
|
|
13 |
Chase Utley |
Dodgers |
107 |
423 |
8 |
37 |
39 |
4 |
0.212 |
0.286 |
0.343 |
71 |
0 |
|
14 |
Kolten Wong |
150 |
613 |
11 |
71 |
61 |
15 |
0.262 |
0.321 |
0.386 |
96 |
2.3 |
|
|
15 |
Javier Baez |
28 |
80 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0.289 |
0.325 |
0.408 |
98 |
0.5 |
|
|
16 |
Brett Lawrie |
149 |
602 |
16 |
64 |
60 |
5 |
0.260 |
0.299 |
0.407 |
94 |
0.6 |
|
|
17 |
Jedd Gyorko |
128 |
458 |
16 |
34 |
57 |
0 |
0.247 |
0.297 |
0.397 |
93 |
0.7 |
|
|
18 |
Brandon Phillips |
148 |
623 |
12 |
69 |
70 |
23 |
0.294 |
0.328 |
0.395 |
96 |
2.6 |
|
|
19 |
Scooter Gennett |
114 |
391 |
6 |
42 |
29 |
1 |
0.264 |
0.294 |
0.381 |
77 |
0.2 |
|
|
21 |
Rougned Odor |
120 |
470 |
16 |
54 |
61 |
6 |
0.261 |
0.316 |
0.465 |
105 |
2.3 |
|
|
22 |
Martin Prado |
Marlins |
129 |
551 |
9 |
52 |
63 |
1 |
0.288 |
0.338 |
0.394 |
100 |
3.1 |
|
23 |
Aaron Hill |
116 |
353 |
6 |
32 |
39 |
7 |
0.230 |
0.295 |
0.345 |
71 |
0.1 |
|
|
24 |
Arismendy Alcantara |
Cubs |
11 |
32 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0.077 |
0.226 |
0.077 |
-3 |
-0.4 |
|
25 |
Marcus Semien |
Athletics |
155 |
601 |
15 |
65 |
45 |
11 |
0.257 |
0.310 |
0.405 |
98 |
1.7 |
|
26 |
Jonathan Schoop |
86 |
321 |
15 |
34 |
39 |
2 |
0.279 |
0.306 |
0.482 |
112 |
0.8 |
|
|
27 |
Joe Panik |
100 |
432 |
8 |
59 |
37 |
3 |
0.312 |
0.378 |
0.455 |
138 |
4.2 |
|
|
28 |
Omar Infante |
Royals |
124 |
455 |
2 |
39 |
44 |
2 |
0.220 |
0.234 |
0.318 |
44 |
-0.9 |
|
29 |
Nick Franklin |
44 |
109 |
3 |
11 |
7 |
1 |
0.158 |
0.213 |
0.307 |
42 |
-0.8 |
|
|
30 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
47 |
82 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0.167 |
0.198 |
0.192 |
1 |
-0.7 |
Dee Gordon, Marlins
Gordon was traded to the Marlins from the Dodgers in the offseason and all he did was lead the NL in hitting and put up a 4.6 fWAR season. He stole 55+ bases for the second consecutive season, and there is no reason to believe he will stop running in 2016. He hit .304 or better in every month with the exception of July, where he slumped to .208., and he also stole 8 or more bags in five of the six months this season. Draft with confidence in 2016, as he should hit around .290-.300 with 50+ stolen bases once again.
Rouged Odor, Rangers
Odor had an excellent rookie season in 2015, hitting .261 with 16 home runs and 61 RBI. He led all qualified second baseman in slugging percentage and ranked second behind Brian Dozier in ISO. If he can repeat the power production, and add to his stolen base total, he can be a top 5 fantasy second baseman in 2016.
Brian Dozier, Twins
Dozier is my early #2 at second base heading into the 2016 season, as I still think Nationals second baseman Anthony Rendon is the #1 guy at the keystone on draft day. That said, one can argue that, despite his lower batting average, Dozier is the #1 second baseman. Dozier had yet another phenomenal year, hitting .236, but with 28 home runs, 101 runs scored, 77 RBI and 12 stolen bases. Yeah, he fills up the box score, and with the Twins lineup improving, his runs scored and RBI could increase a tad next season.
Jose Altuve, Astros
Altuve didn't run as much this year as he has in the past, attempting just 51 stolen bases last season, but he more than doubled his home run total, as he traded some doubles for home runs. If he can repeat the 15 home runs and steal 35-40 bases once again, he will be a top 3 second baseman next season.
Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox
Despite playing in just 93 games last season, Pedroia hit the most home runs he has hit since 2012, and put up his second highest wRC+ since 2011. The Red Sox lineup disappointed early in the season, but showed it's run-scoring potential in the second half, so if Pedroia falls in your drafts next season, don't hesitate to grab him.
Some guys to consider in 2016
Enrique Hernandez, Dodgers
With Howie Kendrick becoming a free agent this offseason, the Dodgers may elect to let him walk and taking the draft pick as compensation. Enter Hernandez, who played all over the diamond in 2015. In his 218 plate appearances, Enrique hit .307 with a .490 slugging percentage and .183 ISO, so the Dodgers could elect to allow him to replace the dependable Kendrick in 2016.
Devon Travis, Blue Jays
Travis started the season on fire, but a shoulder injury limited him to just 238 plate appearances in 2015. But, Travis made the most of those opportunities, hitting .304 with 8 home runs, 38 runs scored and 35 RBI. His .498 slugging percentage ranked second among all second baseman with 200+ plate appearances, so he could easily put up a .15 home run season in full time duty in 2016.
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