Second Base Rankings: RotoGraphs Consensus

Consensus Ranks: OF, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, and RP and SP.

Tiered Ranks: C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, NL OF, AL SP, NL SP, Holds.

After all of our talk about Jason Kipnis and Dustin Ackley, you may still be surprised about where they sit in our consensus ranks. A degenerative knee condition has pushed Chase Utley down. Each of us had a different opinion about Jose Altuve. We all agreed about Omar Infante’s mediocrity.

Enjoy our Fantasy Baseball Second Base RotoGraphs Consensus Ranks! Brevity is not our strong point.

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Robinson Cano 2 1 1 1 1 view
Dustin Pedroia 1 2 2 2 2 view
Ian Kinsler 3 3 3 4 3 view
Ben Zobrist 4 5 5 3 4 view
Brandon Phillips 7 8 4 5 5 view
Dan Uggla 5 9 6 7 6 view
Michael Young 12 6 7 6 7 view
Howard Kendrick 13 10 8 8 8 view
Rickie Weeks 6 12 11 11 9 view
Michael Cuddyer 14 4 13 14 10 view
Chase Utley 11 7 9 20 11 view
Jason Kipnis 8 13 10 18 12 view
Neil Walker 15 15 12 9 13 view
Jemile Weeks 9 17 14 17 14 view
Danny Espinosa 10 18 19 10 14 view
Dustin Ackley 16 14 17 13 15 view
Jose Altuve 17 11 15 22 16 view
Kelly Johnson 19 16 20 12 17 view
Daniel Murphy 20 20 16 16 18 view
Ryan Roberts 18 21 21 15 19 view
Aaron Hill 23 19 22 19 20 view
Johnny Giavotella 22 22 23 21 21 view
Ryan Raburn 28 23 25 24 22 view
Omar Infante 25 28 24 25 23 view
Gordon Beckham 27 26 26 26 24 view
Allen Craig 26 18 25 view
Freddy Sanchez 29 29 31 23 26 view
Orlando Hudson 24 28 29 26 view
Mike Aviles 21 27 view
Sean Rodriguez 31 27 27 28 view
Brian Roberts 24 33 29 view
Alexi Casilla 25 30 29 view
Darwin Barney 30 32 29 28 30 view
Mark Ellis 30 32 27 31 view
Maicer Izturis 30 32 view

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With a phone full of pictures of pitchers' fingers, strange beers, and his two toddler sons, Eno Sarris can be found at the ballpark or a brewery most days. Read him here, writing about the A's or Giants at The Athletic, or about beer at October. Follow him on Twitter @enosarris if you can handle the sandwiches and inanity.

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Steve
14 years ago

Please stop talking up Kipnis. I need people to forget about him until after draft day.

Zach SandersMember since 2020
14 years ago
Reply to  Steve

You’re welcome, then.

jsp2014
14 years ago

Looks like Young’s and Cuddyer’s consensus should be moved up. Podhorzer not ranking them shouldn’t bring their rankings down.

Mike PodhorzerFanGraphs Staff
14 years ago
Reply to  jsp2014

Yeah, I didn’t rank players at positions unless they qualified under standard rules….as in 20 games at the position or whatever position they played at most. That’s what my dollar values use, but FantasyPros uses 5 games because that’s how Yahoo sets it. Cuddyer qualifying at 2B is a joke!

byronMember since 2016
14 years ago
Reply to  Mike Podhorzer

Ottoneu only needs 5 games started too.

BoKnows
14 years ago
Reply to  Mike Podhorzer

Since like 75% of the fantasy world uses Yahoo, it’s time to get with it!

jsp2014
14 years ago
Reply to  Mike Podhorzer

right, I get/respect that. but you choosing not to include them shouldn’t bring their rankings down. the people who ranked Young all had him 12th or higher, yet his consensus is 14. it seems they treated him as if you just didn’t think he’s top 30.

dockmarm
14 years ago

Please continue to talk up Kipnis. I want people to overvalue him on draft day.

Ralph
14 years ago

No Alexi Cassila?

Ira
14 years ago

Am I missing something here? How is Cuddyer ranked so low? 20 Hrs and 75 Rbis are pretty useful at 2b.

Ira
14 years ago
Reply to  Ira

Wow, I did not bother to read the first post. My apologies.

Eminor3rdMember since 2019
14 years ago

This doesn’t make me feel better about paying $17 for Ackley only to snatch up Phillips for $15 later.

batpig
14 years ago
Reply to  Eminor3rd

nothing should make you feel good about paying $17 for Ackley

jordy
14 years ago

you shouldn’t have felt good about paying $17 for ackley in the first place

kid
14 years ago

Kipnis looks like an exciting player – pedigree, power, contact, batted ball profile. Maybe he can be Danny Espinosa with a better batting average.

CFG250
14 years ago

Really Eno? You go ahead and take Pedroia over Cano

jcxy
14 years ago

although it’s (IMO) a hair ambitious, i can’t but love the boldness of the altuve ranking. 2b has a lot of intriguing names late, and this definitely underscores it.

keep up the terrific work guys!

Blue
14 years ago

I fail to see the difference between Kipnis and Kelly Johnson. If you’re willing to take Kipnis 10th, you should be willing to take Johnson right around him.

daniel
14 years ago

go eno! good job breaking the trend of ranking Cano first! Zach sanders? why is zobrist ahead of Kinsler? injury concern?

Mike
14 years ago

The Cardinals have no plans to play Craig at 2B ????? It will be Greene, Descalso, or Schumacher

kick me in the GO NATS
14 years ago

Utley out of the top 10 makes this Nat fan happy!

kick me in the GO NATS
14 years ago

Also doesn’t Bonifacio of the marlins qualify as a 2B? He has the steals and speed to be considered top 10. Does he not?

imnotanartard25
14 years ago

Are these draft rankings based on normal fantasy leagues, or Ottoneu?

I’m planning on using your rankings for a pretty standard ESPN league. I suppose technically the rankings would be the same either way, but just wondering. Thanks.

Eric
14 years ago

If Ryan Howard’s injury keeps him out longer than expected–say to August or even the entire season, does anyone think Utley might get some spot starts at 1B, enough to possibly get him 1B eligible? I know he’s an amazing fielder at 2B, but with his knee troubles, playing him at first once or twice a week could potentially save him physically a bit, no?

Ian Kinsler
14 years ago

lol at the Kipnis comments