Justin Mason’s 2022 Shortstop Ranks: 11/23/21
2021 is over and we turn the page to 2022. Here are my current ranks for the shortstop 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 | Position(s) | ADP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | SD | SS, OF | 1.2 |
| 2 | Trea Turner | LAD | 2B, SS | 2 |
| 3 | Bo Bichette | TOR | SS | 5.4 |
| 4 | Tim Anderson | CWS | SS | 38.5 |
| 5 | Marcus Semien | FA | 2B, SS | 28.7 |
| 6 | Xander Bogaerts | BOS | SS | 42.7 |
| 7 | Trevor Story | COL | SS | 45.5 |
| 8 | Francisco Lindor | NYM | SS | 52.1 |
| 9 | Javier Baez | FA | 2B, SS | 63.2 |
| 10 | Jorge Polanco | MIN | 2B, SS | 93 |
| 11 | Wander Franco | TB | SS | 45.8 |
| 12 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. | MIA | 2B, SS | 72.4 |
| 13 | Corey Seager | LAD | SS | 60.8 |
| 14 | Carlos Correa | FA | SS | 100 |
| 15 | Willy Adames | MLW | SS | 136.2 |
| 16 | Chris Taylor | FA | 2B, SS, OF | 161.1 |
| 17 | Jake Cronenworth | SD | 1B, 2B, SS | 126.9 |
| 18 | Dansby Swanson | ATL | SS | 123.8 |
| 19 | Luis Urias | MLW | 2B, 3B, SS | 177.9 |
| 20 | Oneil Cruz | PIT | SS | 269.5 |
| 21 | Gleyber Torres | NYY | SS | 162.7 |
| 22 | Bobby Witt Jr. | KC | SS | 81.9 |
| 23 | Amed Rosario | CLE | SS | 164.1 |
| 24 | Brandon Crawford | SF | SS | 205.8 |
| 24 | Nicky Lopez | KC | SS | 179.7 |
| 25 | Gavin Lux | LAD | 2B, SS | 199.6 |
| 26 | Josh Rojas | ARZ | 2B, SS, OF | 254.2 |
| 27 | Miguel Rojas | MIA | SS | 356.7 |
| 29 | J.P. Crawford | SEA | SS | 308.9 |
| 30 | Gio Urshela | NYY | 3B, SS | 263.6 |
| 31 | Eugenio Suarez | CIN | 3B, SS | 210.1 |
| 32 | Andres Gimenez | CLE | 2B, SS | 279.7 |
| 33 | Didi Gregorius | PHI | SS | 392.9 |
| 34 | Brendan Rodgers | COL | 2B, SS | 153.1 |
| 34 | Isiah Kiner-Falefa | TEX | SS | 250.8 |
| 35 | Paul DeJong | STL | SS | 418.1 |
| 36 | Kyle Farmer | CIN | SS | 496.4 |
| 37 | Freddy Galvis | PHI | SS | 517.7 |
| 38 | Cole Tucker | PIT | SS | 704.9 |
| 40 | Ha-Seong Kim | SD | 2B, 3B, SS | 408.6 |
| 41 | David Fletcher | LAA | 2B, SS | 330.9 |
| 42 | Jonathan Villar | FA | 3B, SS | 279.5 |
| 43 | Joey Wendle | TB | 3B, SS | 348.9 |
| 44 | Jose Barrero | CIN | SS | 426.8 |
| 45 | Elvis Andrus | OAK | SS | 543.4 |
| 46 | Jose Iglesias | BOS | SS | 575.3 |
| 47 | Tyler Wade | NYY | 3B, SS, OF | 590.1 |
| 48 | Taylor Walls | TB | SS | 700.8 |
| 49 | Geraldo Perdomo | ARZ | SS | 643.7 |
| 50 | Nick Ahmed | ARZ | SS | 574.2 |
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.
Anyone else find these lists not extremely helpful when there’s no accompanying commentary on why players are ranked this way?
Yes… I think they’re mainly placeholders until the next season gets underway so that Justin doesn’t have to type it all up sometime in February. The lists are nice to look at but it’s November and this posted content just seems to be a way to keep us fantasy players on the site. It’s working for me, anyway, even if the ranking interpretation is solely up to the reader.
Justin & Paul are consistent at diving into the ranks, debating the slotting and going over some of the methodology on the Sleep & the Bust pod. Both recently and in the offseason(s). I think it’s a great jumping-off point for discussion.
It’s good for discussion but it’s just filler content until the season gets closer. There’s obviously not a whole lot of tinkering and adjusting going on yet at this point. For example, Buster Posey was ranked 5th in yesterday’s catcher rankings, three weeks after he announced his retirement.
Buster’s afterglow alone is worth a top ten ranking.
I think ADP vs. rank comparisons are very helpful. Subject to change between now and then, sure – but there’s utility tracking how the market progresses for certain players…
I remember a couple of years ago they were accompanied by notes. Not sure why those went away. It was good to at least have some sort of reasoning to go along with it.
Or if he actually participated in the comments discussion
Where would Jeremy Pena be if he takes over the Hou job? Not having any Houston SS on the list leaves a huge hole
This may be a shock but the Baltimore Orioles are a team that has shortstops…
Yeah seriously! I’m definitely surprised Miguel Tejada isn’t ranked somewhere here. 😉
I think you have to include Mondesi even though the plan is to have him play 3rd. Didn’t he play more games at SS than 3rd last year?
3B – 20 G, 20 GS
SS – 11 G, 10 GS
I believe Justin uses a 20 G min for his rankings. Mondesi is #7 in the 3B rankings.
(no way to say this without coming across as a dick, but I’m always astounded when stuff like this is posted when the info is literally a few typed letters and a click away.)
Tyler Wade is with the Angels now, a little easier path for more playing time. Would that change his ranking?
Francisco Lindor is, well look at my name. It’s laughable to have him #8. Try #18 instead.
You still have Corey Seager listed as being a member of the Dodgers even though he is a free agent.
I still don’t get why Edmundo Sosa gets left off the list entirely, seeing as he’s just as likely as DeJong to start for the Cardinals next year at this point.
That seems very low for Correa and Seager
Agreed, but it’s clear the author is risk averse. Seager and Correa are better players than the 10 guys listed ahead of them. If the industry consensus is aligned with the author then I am going to end up with shares of both Correa (again after 2020) and Seager.