Justin Mason’s 2022 Second Base Ranks: 11/23/21
2021 is over and we turn the page to 2022. Here are my current ranks for the second base position for 2022, my second of the offseason. I will post updates as things change with signings, injuries, or news in Major League Baseball.
You can review my ranks for other positions here: https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/category/rankings/
| Rank | Player | Team | POS | ADP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trea Turner | LAD | 2B, SS | 2 |
| 2 | Ozzie Albies | ATL | 2B | 20 |
| 3 | Marcus Semien | FA | 2B, SS | 28.7 |
| 4 | Whit Merrifield | KC | 2B, OF | 35.6 |
| 5 | Javier Baez | FA | 2B, SS | 63.2 |
| 6 | Jose Altuve | HOU | 2B | 77.3 |
| 7 | Jorge Polanco | MIN | 2B, SS | 93 |
| 8 | Max Muncy | LAD | 1B, 2B | 97.6 |
| 9 | Brandon Lowe | TB | 2B | 86.7 |
| 10 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. | MIA | 2B, SS | 72.4 |
| 11 | Tommy Edman | STL | 2B, OF | 87.1 |
| 12 | Jonathan India | CIN | 2B | 101.3 |
| 13 | Ketel Marte | ARZ | 2B, OF | 81 |
| 14 | Jake Cronenworth | SD | 1B, 2B, SS | 126.9 |
| 15 | DJ LeMahieu | NYY | 1B, 2B, 3B | 125.4 |
| 16 | Chris Taylor | FA | 2B, SS, OF | 161.1 |
| 17 | Luis Urias | MLW | 2B, 3B, SS | 177.9 |
| 18 | Jonathan Schoop | DET | 1B, 2B | 207 |
| 19 | Ryan McMahon | COL | 2B, 3B | 185.1 |
| 20 | Eduardo Escobar | FA | 2B, 3B | 198.9 |
| 21 | Ty France | SEA | 1B, 2B | 160.7 |
| 22 | Jean Segura | PHI | 2B | 214.6 |
| 23 | Josh Rojas | ARZ | 2B, SS, OF | 254.2 |
| 24 | Kolten Wong | MLW | 2B | 198.8 |
| 25 | Gavin Lux | LAD | 2B, SS | 199.6 |
| 26 | Adam Frazier | SD | 2B | 331.9 |
| 27 | Andres Gimenez | CLE | 2B, SS | 279.7 |
| 28 | Enrique Hernandez | BOS | 2B, OF | 258.9 |
| 29 | Nick Madrigal | CHC | 2B | 292.8 |
| 30 | Abraham Toro | SEA | 2B, 3B | 269.1 |
| 31 | Garrett Hampson | COL | 2B, OF | 294 |
| 32 | Brendan Rodgers | COL | 2B, SS | 153.1 |
| 33 | Nick Solak | TEX | 2B | 329.3 |
| 34 | Luis Arraez | MIN | 2B, 3B, OF | 353.9 |
| 35 | Vidal Brujan | TB | 2B | 268.9 |
| 36 | Ha-Seong Kim | SD | 2B, 3B, SS | 408.6 |
| 37 | Cesar Hernandez | CWS | 2B | 420.7 |
| 38 | Jeff McNeil | NYM | 2B, OF | 293.7 |
| 39 | Luis Garcia | WAS | 2B | 460.2 |
| 40 | Nico Hoerner | CHC | 2B | 328.6 |
| 41 | Dylan Moore | SEA | 2B, OF | 381 |
| 42 | David Fletcher | LAA | 2B, SS | 330.9 |
| 43 | Nolan Gorman | STL | 2B | 446.9 |
| 44 | Tommy La Stella | SF | 2B | 495 |
| 45 | Willi Castro | DET | 2B, SS | 479.2 |
| 46 | Josh Harrison | OAK | 2B, 3B, OF | 355.3 |
| 47 | Wilmer Flores | SF | 1B, 2B, 3B | 395 |
| 48 | Hanser Alberto | KC | 2B, 3B | 664.2 |
| 49 | Isan Diaz | MIA | 2B, 3B | 727 |
| 50 | Donovan Solano | FA | 2B | 681.2 |
Positional eligibility and ADP are based on NFBC Draft Champions Leagues.
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.
These rankings look very solid. I’m still hopeful that Brendan Rodgers can at least show enough to compete with the likes of the so far quite invisible Gavin Lux (#25). They’re pretty closely ranked anyway, though.
Josh Harrison is now a free agent, I believe.
That’s a good list. Among the Rockies, I like Brendan Rodgers more than Ryan McMahon and I have Garrett Hampton a distant third.
Betts above or below Turner? 2B eligible in some formats now.
MLB, your Secondbasemen… WOOF! This position scares me the most, big drop off here
I feel like this is baking in way too much 2021 for DJ LeMahieu. He had a bad year where he was playing hurt and had surgery at the end of the season, but while I don’t think 2019-2020 numbers are coming back, I feel like this is overly pessimistic.
Lowe was a monster after the first two months with his worst month after the first two being a 143 wRC+, he’s age 27 and this was his first full season not counting the shortened 2020, so he could still have room for improvement. I think he ends up top 5 and could go .280/100/100/45/10 if he doesn’t start slow. I am very in at his current ADP.
Villar merits a listing. Average bat over 500+ PAs this year while coming off the bench often. Some team might sign him as a starter and either way he’s a good bench piece in fantasy for his MIF flex.
Albies, Baez, and Chisholm are over rated k machines in my opinion. I’d move up Cronenworth, India, Marte , and LeMahieu, and possibly Urias. Lux, Hoerner, and Cavan Biggio sleepers.