The keystone is an interesting position in 2021. It definitely has some depth that you really start to see once you get in the trenches and start drafting. There are also a ton of bargain versions of players where they are slightly worse and thus projections are a bit lower, but their talent profiles are close enough that you have a real shot to spike the star-level season from the cheaper version. This isn’t unique to 2B and I’ll likely point it out in a few comments in the upcoming SS and 3B rankings, but it was almost unavoidable here as I saw it popping it up a lot.

• Justin’s list

I’ll have an update in early March to account for any moves, news, and/or injuries. Let me know what you think in the comments: how are you building your 2B plan? do you want an extra 2B for MI or do you prefer SS? who is your sleeper at the position?

Here’s my list.

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Drafts are in full swing and now I am 10 drafts into the season, here are my current ranks for the second base position for 2021. I will post updates every 2-4 weeks as things change with signings, injuries, or news in Major League Baseball. Read the rest of this entry »

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11/17/20

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11/12/20

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2021 2B PREVIEW

On the Rise

• Jake Cronenworth (5:00)
• Dylan Moore (13:17)
• Tommy Edman (24:12)
• Nick Madrigal (31:00)
• Nick Solak (37:50)
• Gavin Lux (42:00)
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• Garrett Hampson (52:12)
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11/10/20

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Stars

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• DJ LeMahieu
• Whit Merrifield

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03/10/20

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SECOND BASE PREVIEW

• NFBC Average Draft Data (set to Online leagues and start date of 2/29/20)

The Studs (1:13)

• Gleyber Torres
• Ozzie Albies
• Jonathan Villar
• Ketel Marte
• José Altuve

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The keystone is probably the weakest non-catcher position, but it’s not awful. I can’t get on Brad Johnson’s train that 2B is deeper than SS, but I will concede that the lack of depth at 2B has been overstated.

The blue bar starts a new tier. I included guys with at least 10 appearances at 2B to accommodate Yahoo!’s eligibility rules (I forgot to do that at 1B).

If you want to check out my list from September with some commentary on the Top 30, you can still find that here.

Let me know what you think in the comments!

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