Justin Mason Second Base Ranks: 10/31/21
2021 is over and we turn the page to 2022. Here are my current ranks for the second position for 2021. I will post updates as things change with signings, injuries, or news in Major League Baseball.
See my other ranks here: C 1B 2B SS 3B OF SP RP
Justin Mason Second Base Ranks: 10/30/21
| Rank | Player | Team | POS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trea Turner | LAD | 2B/SS |
| 2 | Marcus Semien | TOR | 2B/SS |
| 3 | Whit Merrifield | KCR | 2B/OF |
| 4 | Ozzie Albies | ATL | 2B |
| 5 | Jose Altuve | HOU | 2B |
| 6 | Jorge Polanco | MIN | 2B/SS |
| 7 | Max Muncy | LAD | 1B/2B/3B |
| 8 | Javier Baez | NYM | 2B/SS |
| 9 | Brandon Lowe | TBR | 2B/OF |
| 10 | Jonathan India | CIN | 2B |
| 11 | Chris Taylor | LAD | 2B/SS/OF |
| 12 | Tommy Edman | STL | 2B/3B/OF |
| 13 | Jake Cronenworth | SDP | 1B/2B/SS |
| 14 | Jazz Chisholm | MIA | 2B/SS |
| 15 | DJ LeMahieu | NYY | 1B/2B/3B |
| 16 | Ketel Marte | ARI | 2B/OF |
| 17 | Jonathan Schoop | DET | 1B/2B |
| 18 | Ryan McMahon | COL | 2B/3B |
| 19 | Eduardo Escobar | MIL | 2B/3B |
| 20 | Jean Segura | PHI | 2B/3B |
| 21 | Josh Rojas | ARI | 2B/SS/OF |
| 22 | Gavin Lux | LAD | 2B/SS |
| 23 | Adam Frazier | SDP | 2B/OF |
| 24 | Kolten Wong | MIL | 2B |
| 25 | Luis Urias | MIL | 2B/3B/SS |
| 26 | Enrique Hernandez | BOS | 2B/OF |
| 27 | Ty France | SEA | 1B/2B/DH |
| 28 | Cavan Biggio | TOR | 2B/3B/OF |
| 29 | Mike Moustakas | CIN | 1B/2B/3B |
| 30 | Nick Madrigal | CHC | 2B |
| 31 | Abraham Toro | SEA | 2B/3B |
| 32 | Brendan Rodgers | COL | 2B/SS |
| 33 | Cesar Hernandez | CHW | 2B |
| 34 | Jonathan Villar | NYM | 2B/3B/SS |
| 35 | Nick Solak | TEX | 2B/OF |
| 36 | Garrett Hampson | COL | 2B/OF |
| 37 | Jeff McNeil | NYM | 2B/OF |
| 38 | Willi Castro | DET | 2B/SS |
| 39 | Luis Garcia | WSN | 2B |
| 40 | Nicky Lopez | KCR | 2B/SS |
| 41 | Joey Wendle | TBR | 2B/3B/SS |
| 42 | Jurickson Profar | SDP | 2B/OF |
| 43 | Dylan Moore | SEA | 2B/OF |
| 44 | Luis Arraez | MIN | 2B/3B/OF |
| 45 | Josh Harrison | OAK | 2B/3B/OF |
| 46 | Kyle Farmer | CIN | 2B/SS |
| 47 | Wilmer Flores | SFG | 1B/2B/3B/DH |
| 48 | Donovan Solano | SFG | 2B |
| 49 | Ha-seong Kim | SDP | 2B/3B/SS |
| 50 | Keston Hiura | MIL | 1B/2B |
Justin is the co-host on The Sleeper and The Bust Podcast and writes for Rotographs covering the Roto Riteup as well as other periodic articles. In addition to his work at Rotographs, Justin is the lead fantasy writer/analyst and co-owner for FriendswithFantasyBenefits.com, and the owner of The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational. He is also a certified addiction treatment counselor. Follow Justin on Twitter @JustinMasonFWFB.
What am I missing between Madrigal and Arraez that has them 14 spots apart? Aren’t they pretty much the same one category player, contribute in average and maybe runs but provide almost nothing in the other 3 categories.
For that matter, how is Wong so low?
The talent is OK. It’s the price that is Wong.
Bwahahaha!!
SB potential. Madrigal stole 35 bases in his last full season (2019) and Arraez has a total of 12 stolen bases in 1,678 PA since the start of the 2017 season.
Did the entire dodger team play second base?
After Lux was sent to AAA it was a daily mix and match infield with even Betts getting starts at 2B.
Mookie has 2B eligibility in ottoneu next year.
That’s an indictment of the format then.
100% easy yes on this question. The Dodgers hate 2Bs like Carl Reiner hates these cans.
I always find positions weird and very arbitrary. For example Justin Turner plays on the other side of 2nd base vs lefties and Seager stays at home. Why isn’t Justin Turner now now the SS?
More experience playing 2b in the big leagues
Two thoughts……
A. Ty France at #27 seems waaaay low
B. Not much difference between #11 and #27…..so while I can see France at #11….#27 might not be that far off after all. Pretty deep tier.
That’s a good reminder about ordinal rankings. The difference between 1 and 2 vs. the difference between 49 and 50 is vastly different on most if not all lists, the former being larger and the latter being smaller. The prospects guys mention this all the time.
Thought Tony Kemp might have made the back end of the list. Potential 10/10 guy (Steamer has him at 10/11) with a low 0.700s OBP plus a runs compiler hitting at the top of the A’s order vs. righties.
The links to the C and 1B ranks seem to go to a 404 page.
Yeah, something is wrong with the link…these lists are really helpful though!
“See my other ranks here” links go to a 404
I’d put a dollar on Brendan Rodgers being in the back end of the top 20, and a good value play next year. There’s some prospect fatigue with him, and he’s still developing at age 25, but he’s getting better. Coors Field was actually a negative for him; his OPS was 150 points higher on the road. If he can hit as well in Colorado as he does away from home, he could jump into the top 10.
You’d lose that dollar. Make it real money and you’d lose more efficiently. Call me!
If he hits as bad on the road as he did in Coors Field, he could be back in AAA.
Sure, but I don’t find that likely. He slight outperformed on the road, and significantly underperformed at home. I don’t think that will continue.
The biggest thing to not like about Brendan Rodgers is that fantasy ball players have felt burned by Brendan Rodgers. I get it. But there’s no handedness splits, his batted ball data looks good, he’s a hitter who uses the WHOLE field (look at his spray charts, especially for XBH), the 2nd half of the season was his first healthy period in years, and he is very likely to get playing time. People are going to stay away from him, and I’ll pick him up late because I suspect he will outperform expectations significantly.
Man, Ketel Marte at 16 feels really low
He’s hurt a ton. But still maybe a little low.
Yeah especially with Jake Cronenworth ahead of him. They’re similar players but Ketel will probably give you 20+ extra points of average which is huge, not to mention more power.
I wouldn’t say Cronenworth is some done deal and not going to improve. But Marte also has shown he could be amazing…so I could see it either way.
Anybody could improve I guess, but I don’t see a reason to expect that from Cronenworth. He’s 28 years old and has shown very little power through his career. What are the odds he ever reaches 20 HR again? Unlikely, IMO. He also doesn’t seem likely to steal more than handful of bases, or bat better than .270. Whereas all of those are Marte’s floor if he’s healthy, with a chance at 30+ HR and a .300+ average. I just don’t get the fascination with Cronenworth.
Baez down to around 30, Schoop down, Arraez, Frazier, France, and Marte up.
Feb 2021: crap I missed all my 2b/3b – what should I do? How about taking a chance on Escobar or Polanco to back up Semien? Cut to: confetti.
FYI the links to the 1B and C ranks do not work. It also says “catchers” in the blurb at the top
Madrigal is weird. One fact of baseball life is that Madrigal will hit over .300 and knowing his work ethic he got stronger during his rehab.
let’s remember this guy ranked Dylan Moore 10th last year…
Can definitely be a format thing — I’m playing Ottoneu FGPts mostly — but put some respect on Ketel’s name!!!
Not sticking with Dylan Moore in the top 10 again this year?
Lot of crap being thrown at the Dylan Moore pick last year…. He ended up with 12 HR and 21 SB…. he ended up with a .229 BABIP and a .181 avg… soo… I’m here to say I don’t think it was a horrible prediction.
Ended up for 2b in 373 PAs:
21st overall in HR
5th overall in SB (Stole the most SB/100PA, just clearing Merrifield at 5.57 to 5.56)
30th in RBI
22nd (from last, 0PA min) in AVG 🙂
24th in BsR despite 377 PAs and .276 OBP during those PAs. He outperformed Whit Merrifield at HR/PA, SB/PA, RBI/PA, was amazingly low in runs scored, and obviously almost .100 points of batting average behind…
So he just needs to the plate appearances for 650PA, and to get to about .240 BA to be top 10. Regress the BABIP from .229 to .290 and that’s a lot of the jump in BA you need… full time play = top 10 2B???
Did each of you forecast him to be a .181 hitter? Because if you don’t give him an outlier BA, he’s not far from the discussion?
Disclaimer: I don’t know a thing about Dylan Moore, just looked at his stats. He seems like a mirror image of what we expected Isan Diaz to be, rather than what he actually has shown in the MLB so far. So, a guy that strikes out so often might not be destined to hit .240 quite so easily ha
Are we still seeing residuals from ’20 and ’19 affecting LeMahieu’s projections and where he sits in the rankings? From a holder of his stock the past three seasons, I don’t see why he’s so high if he can’t manage to clear the short porch in right. It was a singular aspect of his boon that dictated how strong a fantasy value he could be. Now, he is more like Luis Arraez than we’d like to imagine.
Suggest you explain the criteria you used to rank because your intro is unclear. You “turn the page to 2022. Here are my current ranks for the catcher position for 2021…”
Is this your projected value for 2022 or your measured value for 2021? I am guessing its the former but I prefer not to guess?
Is this real MLB value or fantasy value? Either way, what is your yardstick?
Always fun to rank and I enjoy your work Justin.
Everyone on this list with 1B eligibility is lower on this list than the 1B list…
For fantasy purposes, 2B is theoretically better and deeper than 1B…
What a world…