RotoGraphs Consensus Rankings – May Update: Second Basemen

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May 28, 2015

We’re making our way around the diamond with our updated rankings and today we reach the keystone.

If you feel we missed someone, please let us know in the comments.

The names we missed that are mentioned in the comments will be added by Friday, 5/29. 

For this update, you’ll get the rankings of myself, Zach Sanders, and Mike Podhorzer. Jeff Zimmerman will return for the midseason update. Without further ado:

Num Player Team League Paul Zach Mike AVG
1 Jose Altuve Astros AL 1 1 1 1.0
2 Ian Kinsler Tigers AL 3 3 3 3.0
3 Jason Kipnis Indians AL 4 2 4 3.3
4 Dee Gordon Marlins NL 2 6 6 4.7
5 Robinson Cano Mariners AL 7 5 2 4.7
6 Brian Dozier Twins AL 6 4 7 5.7
7 Kolten Wong Cardinals NL 5 8 9 7.3
8 Dustin Pedroia Red Sox AL 9 11 10 10.0
9 Mookie Betts Red Sox AL 11 15 5 10.3
10 Howie Kendrick Dodgers NL 10 7 15 10.7
11 Marcus Semien Athletics AL 8 9 17 11.3
12 Anthony Rendon Nationals NL 12 14 8 11.3
13 Neil Walker Pirates NL 16 10 14 13.3
14 Ben Zobrist Athletics AL 15 13 13 13.7
15 Devon Travis Blue Jays AL 19 12 11 14.0
16 Daniel Murphy Mets NL 23 16 12 17.0
17 Logan Forsythe Rays AL 14 17 22 17.7
18 Jimmy Paredes Orioles AL 17 21 20 19.3
19 Martin Prado Marlins NL 24 19 16 19.7
20 Steve Pearce Orioles AL 21 20 18 19.7
21 Alex Guerrero Dodgers NL 13 30 19 20.7
22 Delino DeShields Rangers AL 18 22 28 22.7
23 Joe Panik Giants NL 22 18 30 23.3
24 Luis Valbuena Astros AL 20 29 21 23.3
25 Chase Utley Phillies NL 25 27 23 25.0
26 DJ LeMahieu Rockies NL 26 23 31 26.7
27 Brandon Phillips Reds NL 30 25 27 27.3
28 Chris Owings Diamondbacks NL 28 28 26 27.3
29 Addison Russell Cubs NL 29 32 24 28.3
30 Jace Peterson Braves NL 35 24 29 29.3
31 Brett Lawrie Athletics AL 32 31 25 29.3
32 Aaron Hill Diamondbacks NL 34 26 40 33.3
33 Danny Espinosa Nationals NL 33 35 35 34.3
34 Rougned Odor Rangers AL 27 34 46 35.7
35 Yangervis Solarte Padres NL 31 33 45 36.3
36 Nick Franklin Rays AL 36 44 33 37.7
37 Omar Infante Royals AL 37 44 32 37.7
38 Stephen Drew Yankees AL 41 42 34 39.0
39 Tim Beckham Rays AL 40 36 42 39.3
40 Jedd Gyorko Padres NL 39 37 43 39.7
41 Matt Duffy Giants NL 38 44 38 40.0
42 Johnny Giavotella Angels AL 47 41 36 41.3
43 Carlos Sanchez White Sox AL 43 44 37 41.3
44 Scooter Gennett Brewers NL 46 38 44 42.7
45 Emilio Bonifacio White Sox AL 44 43 41 42.7
46 Cory Spangenberg Padres NL 49 44 39 44.0
47 Arismendy Alcantara Cubs NL 42 44 50 45.3
48 Jonathan Schoop Orioles AL 48 40 49 45.7
49 Micah Johnson White Sox AL 45 44 51 46.7
50 Tommy La Stella Cubs NL 50 39 52 47.0
51 Ryan Flaherty Orioles AL 51 44 48 47.7
52 Eric Sogard Athletics AL 52 44 47 47.7

A few notes:

  • Altuve kept a firm hold on the top spot from the spring rankings.
  • Kipnis is tantalizing again and has jumped from 6 to 2 from the spring. I’m still eyeballing him a little skeptically as we’ve really yet to see that full season of star-level production. His June 2013 was a lot like this May and then he had a .724 OPS over the final three months.
  • Gordon’s AVG is obviously going to come down some thanks to a .435 BABIP, but something in the low-.300s w/40 SBs the rest of the way is very do-able.
  • I was the low guy on Cano at 7, but it’s less about being against him and more being favor of Wong and Dozier the rest of the way. The power concerns for Cano are understandable, but at the very least he should climb back up to last year’s power output.
  • Rendon was a tough one for me. First off, we haven’t even seen him play so it’s really hard to assess what we might get, but I also think the SBs will be curbed severely which really chops his value. I think we’ll see a great AVG and some solid pop, but that speed element made him fantasy gold. He might just be fantasy silver in 2015.
  • There is some depth to this position w/a lot of viable, though unspectacular vets populating the teens and early-20s.
  • Odor had the largest disparity between two rankers with myself having him at 23 and Mike all the way down at 42 for the young Rangers 2B.
  • Most of the largest disparities came in the backend of the rankings with Solarte (14 spots), Hill & LaStella (13), Infante (12), Franklin & Giavotella (11), and Valbuena, Peterson, & Spangenberg (10) all with double-digit splits between the high and low end.
  • Semien was the highest ranked guy with a substantial disparity as I had him eighth to Mike’s 16th.
  • Kinsler joined Altuve as the only other consensus ranking while Zobrist was one spot away from three 13s.

Next up: SS on Friday, 5/29





 

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Chris
9 years ago

Rendon did steal a base in a rehab game, for what that’s worth.

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Paul SporerFanGraphs Staff
9 years ago
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And if he logs a couple off the bat upon returning, I’ll take that into consideration and there’s a chance he’ll rocket up my midseason 2B rankings. I’m a huge believer in his skill, just worry about the health piece (obviously).

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