Justin Mason Shortstop Ranks: 3/15/21

March 15, 2021

Drafts are in full swing and now I am 15+ drafts into the season, here are my current ranks for the second base 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

Rank	Player	Team	Position(s)	ADP	Notes
1	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	SS	2.34	My #1 hitter this year
2	Trea Turner	WAS	SS	6.57	I think you can argue he should be a top 3 pick.
3	Trevor Story	COL	SS	12.16	Love Story, but the team around him is going to be bad
4	Francisco Lindor	NYM	SS	18.29	Move to New York is nice in spite of park downgrade.
5	Adalberto Mondesi	KC	SS	21.38	Boom or Bust, but I am here for it.
6	Xander Bogaerts	BOS	SS	31.84	Is anyone safer than Xander?
7	Tim Anderson	CWS	SS	39.71	I don’t know how he keeps hitting for high averages, but at some point I guess he keeps proving he can.
8	Bo Bichette	TOR	SS	22.59	The more I think about it, the more I am wanting to fade the price.
9	Corey Seager	LAD	SS	37.39	Skills are fire, but I still worry about injury risk.
10	Gleyber Torres	NYY	SS	66.59	Should bounceback after lackluster 2020
11	Javier Baez	CHC	SS	66.36	Getting to watch video in game again should help him bounceback.
12	Marcus Semien	TOR	SS	114.04	Love the move to Toronto!
13	Dansby Swanson	ATL	SS	102.27	We have had our differences in the past, but I am willing to draft him now.
14	Andres Gimenez	CLE	2B, 3B, SS	159.68	Cleveland is a great landing spot for Gimenez.
15	Carlos Correa	HOU	SS	123.27	I still believe the talent is there, but is the health?
16	Tommy Edman	STL	2B, 3B, SS, OF	128.64	I think there is enough pop and speed with a great flexibility.
17	Didi Gregorius	PHI	SS	155.04	Resigning in Philly was one of the best spots for him.
18	Paul DeJong	STL	SS	208.96	I am willing to overlook 2020 because it was such a weird season for the Cardinals.
19	Ha-seong Kim 김하성	SD	SS	223.96	Crowded situation in San Diego has me worried about playing time.
20	Jorge Polanco	MIN	SS	233.25	Addition of Simmons and move to second base make me a bit worried about his playing time if he struggles at all.
21	Chris Taylor	LAD	2B, SS, OF	229.93	Taylor always seems to outproduce his ADP and he should play close to everyday.
22	Willy Adames	TB	SS	344.7	At worst, he is a compiler, but I think there is more there.
23	Elvis Andrus	OAK	SS	302.3	Love the landing spot in Oakland and I think he will be undervalued this year.
24	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	TEX	3B, SS	288.82	Locked into playing time now.
25	David Fletcher	LAA	2B, 3B, SS	238.3	Going to lead off, but has no power or speed.
26	J.P. Crawford	SEA	SS	363.21	Led off in every game he played after July 28th
27	Willi Castro	DET	3B, SS	253.21	Showed more pop than I thought was there and less speed. Don’t know what to expect here.
28	Jonathan Villar	NYM	2B, SS	204.98	Awful landing spot for Villar makes it hard to draft him.
29	Mauricio Dubon	SF	2B, SS, OF	280.39	I think he will play a lot, but he is a future utility guy.
30	Amed Rosario	CLE	SS	289.48	I hope there is enough playing time for him.
31	Jake Cronenworth	SD	1B, 2B, SS	239.8	Until we know the DH is coming, he doesn’t have a place to play regularly.
32	Joey Wendle	TB	2B, 3B, SS	330.29	Strong side platoon is still a platoon.
33	Wander Franco	TB	SS	304.48	The question isn’t talent. It is when he will arrive
34	Nick Ahmed	ARZ	SS	353.48	Defense lets him compile
35	Miguel Rojas	MIA	SS	382.32	Could be a 10/10 guy with a decent average.
36	Nico Hoerner	CHC	2B, SS	407.71	Could accumulate in Chicago.
37	Niko Goodrum	DET	2B, SS	411.18	Now on the outside looking in.
38	Orlando Arcia	MLW	SS	450.73	Still young enough to put it all together.
39	Jazz Chisholm	MIA	2B, SS	438	There is power and speed, but will he strike out too much.
40	Freddy Galvis	BAL	2B, SS	429.93	Could compile just by playing every day.
41	Luis Urias	MLW	2B, 3B, SS	396.38	Should play every day, but bats at the bottom.
42	Jose Iglesias	LAA	SS	416.46	Not going to repeat 2020, but could have deep league value.
43	Andrelton Simmons	MIN	SS	388.46	Will play every day, but I don’t think that matters much
44	Brandon Crawford	SF	SS	483.04	80 grade hair.
45	Erik Gonzalez	PIT	3B, SS	578.46	Will play everyday in Pittsburgh, but there is limited upside.
46	Oneil Cruz	PIT	SS	731.5	When will he be up?
47	Kevin Newman	PIT	2B, SS	439.84	No place to play at the moment
48	Pat Valaika	BAL	1B, 2B, SS	515.91	weak side platoon player
49	Kyle Farmer	CIN	2B, SS	571.11	Going to play, but I don’t know if that means much
50	Jose Garcia	CIN	SS	630.91	Needs more minor league time.

ADP is from NFBC Draft Champions over the last month