Rotographs Ranking March Update – Second Basemen
We are doing our March ranking updates. You can follow each position here:
We’re using Yahoo! eligibility requirements which is 5 starts or 10 appearances. These rankings assume the standard 5×5 categories and a re-draft league. If we forgot someone, please let us know in the comments and we’ll make sure he’s added for the updates. If you have questions for a specific ranker on something he did, let us know in the comments. We can also be reached via Twitter:
There will be differences, sharp differences, within the rankings. The rankers have different philosophies when it comes to ranking, some of which you’re no doubt familiar with through previous iterations. Of course the idea that we’d all think the same would be silly because then what would be the point of including multiple rankers?! Think someone should be higher or lower? Make a case. Let us know why you think that. The chart is sortable. If a ranker didn’t rank someone that the others did, he was given that ranker’s last rank +1.
Key:
- AVG– just the average of the seven ranking sets
- AVG– the average minus the high and low rankings
- SPLIT– the difference between the high and low rankings
| PLAYER | Jeff | Zach | Dan | Mike | Brad | Paul | Paul K | Justin | AVG | Adj. AVG | Split | |
| 1 | Jose Altuve | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dee Gordon | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 3 | Robinson Cano | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 4 | Ian Kinsler | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 5 | Brian Dozier | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4 |
| 6 | Matt Carpenter | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 8 |
| 7 | Jason Kipnis | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 8 | Rougned Odor | 5 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 6 |
| 9 | Anthony Rendon | 11 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 17 |
| 10 | Daniel Murphy | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 12 |
| 11 | Ben Zobrist | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 2 |
| 12 | Dustin Pedroia | 9 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 7 |
| 13 | Kolten Wong | 14 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 8 |
| 14 | DJ LeMahieu | 15 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 13 |
| 15 | Josh Harrison | 10 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 13 |
| 16 | Starlin Castro | 16 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 13 |
| 17 | Neil Walker | 23 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 7 |
| 18 | Howie Kendrick | 20 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 9 |
| 19 | Joe Panik | 26 | 9 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 25 | 19.0 | 19.3 | 18 |
| 20 | Addison Russell | 25 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 19.1 | 19.7 | 19 |
| 21 | Brandon Phillips | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 17 |
| 22 | Brett Lawrie | 19 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 32 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 20.3 | 19.3 | 18 |
| 23 | Jonathan Schoop | 28 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 27 | 16 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 14 |
| 24 | Logan Forsythe | 24 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 12 |
| 25 | Brad Miller | 30 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 17 |
| 26 | Martin Prado | 27 | 23 | 31 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26.6 | 26.7 | 9 |
| 27 | Cory Spangenberg | 21 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27.5 | 26.3 | 20 |
| 28 | Trea Turner | 17 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 35 | 41 | 24 | 30 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 24 |
| 29 | Yangervis Solarte | 33 | 26 | 34 | 26 | 37 | 31 | 33 | 26 | 30.8 | 30.5 | 11 |
| 30 | Scooter Gennett | 22 | 37 | 28 | 25 | 40 | 36 | 29 | 37 | 31.8 | 32.0 | 18 |
| 31 | Chris Owings | 29 | 33 | 37 | 40 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 39 | 33.3 | 33.0 | 12 |
| 32 | Devon Travis | 52 | 34 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 33.5 | 32.0 | 28 |
| 33 | Cesar Hernandez | 41 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 38 | 34 | 36 | 34.1 | 34.2 | 14 |
| 34 | Enrique Hernandez | 40 | 46 | 33 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 36.3 | 35.8 | 25 |
| 35 | Johnny Giavotella | 31 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 48 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 36.5 | 35.7 | 18 |
| 36 | Eduardo Escobar | 39 | 30 | 36 | 39 | 28 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 37.3 | 37.7 | 16 |
| 37 | Jace Peterson | 36 | 40 | 41 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 34 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 10 |
| 38 | Chase Utley | 37 | 42 | 35 | 49 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 41 | 37.8 | 37.0 | 18 |
| 39 | Javier Baez | 32 | 52 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 42 | 39 | 29 | 38.4 | 37.7 | 23 |
| 40 | Chris Coghlan | 50 | 35 | 41 | 36 | 48 | 33 | 43 | 46 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 17 |
| 41 | Danny Espinosa | 55 | 59 | 41 | 44 | 33 | 30 | 41 | 33 | 42.0 | 41.2 | 29 |
| 42 | Brock Holt | 48 | 36 | 41 | 42 | 29 | 51 | 46 | 43 | 42.0 | 42.7 | 22 |
| 43 | Wilmer Flores | 38 | 44 | 38 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 36 | 42 | 42.3 | 42.3 | 12 |
| 44 | Steve Pearce | 35 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 37 | 56 | 43.0 | 42.2 | 21 |
| 45 | Ryan Goins | 47 | 38 | 41 | 52 | 34 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 43.8 | 44.0 | 18 |
Do the roto $ values on your site reflect one of the rater’s perspectives or consensus of all raters? If one, whose? Thank you!
Paul standing out on Addisson Russell — any comment?
I believe Matt Duffy(SF) is 2B eligible in Yahoo! and he is not on this list.
Surprised that Wong only moved up one slot from 14 to 13 from the initial rankings to the updated rankings. His PT in the 1H should not be limited d/t Peraltas injury. I feel as if he’s got a 15/15 floor.
Yeah, but those extra PAs against LHP aren’t going to do him any favors if he continues to have a sub-.270 wOBA and sub-70 wRC+ against them.
15/15 floor? That’s maybe his 50 percentile outcome. Sure he’ll likely get the swipes but he’s never hit 15 jacks at any level and none of the projection systems have him hitting that many. Even the Fans have him at only 13.
Three spot drop for Odor. Is the oblique injury considered serious?
I’m a little surprised that Schoop and Miller, for all the sleeper love that they’ve been getting this past off season are ranked so low. Is this another case of guys using projections and those two having limited history without massive success?
Schoop – BABIP spike a fluke. Like the power and think it’s legit, but hitting at bottom of order and will be replacement or worse in average, steals, and runs
Miller – not convinced he’ll earn all the at-bats versus righties. Will most certainly be platooned against lefties so playing time a big issue. Also, bad park, and likely hitting toward bottom of lineup. In right situation, sleeper love is deserved, but I don’t think this is that situation
Zach why so low on Rendon? I know he’s injury prone but man, 21st? Brett Lawrie at 19 isn’t exactly a pillar of durability.
i regret not having russell way higher – based on approach and talent only though (not projections which i tend to use and then personally slightly adjust). I can see 10-14 easily. If i didnt use projections i would probably have him in line with zobrist and wong.
I don’t know how this impacts, but Forsythe has been batting lead off virtually all spring, no matter RHP or LHP. I think most pegged him to hit 3rd and 6th depending on LHP/RHP.
Decent speed, and more likely to run? Souza, Longo, Dickerson gonna hit a lot of HR 2-4.
Joe Panik is #4 in WAR among 2nd basemen (4.2) and #2 by far in WAR/game (.042, 2nd best is .037). Of 43 2nd basemen with 300 PAs, he’s #3 in AVG, #1 in OBP, #4 in SLG, in wOBA, #1 in wRC+, #2 in BB/K, #14 in LD%, #11 in Hard%, his Pull/Cent/Oppo%’s are 33.7%, 37.2%, 29.1% (that’s #8 in terms of the lowest % in any one direction), and #5 in Def. How did he manage to get rated #19 overall??
Is there a place to download a full excel spreadsheet with the updated rankings? Under the rankings page, I am seeing an excel file with non-updated rankings. Thanks!