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Second Baseman Ranking Comparison
My second baseman rankings back in March, including round drafted on average:
| Name | $ VAL | Round |
| Chase Utley | 22.37 | 1 |
| Brian Roberts | 18.84 | 3 |
| B.J. Upton | 16.35 | 2 |
| Brandon Phillips | 14.99 | 2 |
| Robinson Cano | 12.58 | 6 |
| Ian Kinsler | 9.23 | 6 |
| Kelly Johnson | 8.91 | 14 |
| Dan Uggla | 6.41 | 8 |
| Placido Polanco | 5.67 | 15 |
| Howie Kendrick | 5.42 | 10 |
| Rickie Weeks | 5.40 | 11 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 4.32 | 14 |
| Freddy Sanchez | 3.27 | 17 |
| Orlando Hudson | 3.05 | 14 |
| Luis Castillo | 2.36 | 19 |
| Jeff Kent | 2.34 | 17 |
| Ty Wigginton | 2.27 | 18 |
| Kaz Matsui | 2.24 | 16 |
| Yunel Escobar | 1.74 | 17 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | 1.23 | 17 |
| Ryan Theriot | 1.09 | 19 |
| Aaron Hill | 0.51 | 18 |
| Mark Ellis | 0.38 | 19 |
As you might expect, I often ended up with Roberts and Johnson based on these rankings. Here are the actual 2008 ratings, based on ESPN's player rater (which uses AVG, HR, RBI, R, and SB):
| Name | Round |
| Dustin Pedroia | 14 |
| Chase Utley | 1 |
| Ian Kinsler | 6 |
| Brian Roberts | 3 |
| B.J. Upton | 2 |
| Mark DeRosa | 21 |
| Jose Lopez | 24 |
| Brandon Phillips | 2 |
| Dan Uggla | 8 |
| Alexei Ramirez | N/A |
| Ryan Theriot | 19 |
| Placido Polanco | 15 |
| Kelly Johnson | 14 |
| Mike Aviles | N/A |
| Ty Wigginton | 18 |
| Kaz Matsui | 16 |
| Clint Barmes | N/A |
| Yunel Escobar | 17 |
| Robinson Cano | 6 |
| Akinori Iwamura | 18 |
| Rickie Weeks | 11 |
| Orlando Hudson | 14 |
| Ray Durham | 30 |
| Marco Scutaro | 54 |
Busts: Phillips, Cano, Weeks,Kendrick. Phillips didn't provide second round value, though we here at RotoAuthority didn't expect him to. Cano was just an out and out flop. As a sixth-round pick, owners were probably reluctant to give up on him.
Surprises: Pedroia, DeRosa, Lopez, Ramirez, Theriot, Aviles. If you had a problem at second base, there were plenty of opportunities to upgrade via free agency. Ramirez and Aviles will get ROY votes for sure. Pedroia might win the MVP. And you have to love DeRo's flexibility, as he's eligible at 3B and OF as well. All these surprises just underscore the importance of free agency in your typical 12-team mixed league.
Possibly sleepers for '09: Wigginton, Alexei, and Lopez.
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I own Alexei Ramirez in my keeper league. I added him back in April when he was still on the bench after seeing a few at bats. I was quick to agree with the Soriano-lite comparisons.
Nevertheless, I don't know if I'd call him a sleeper next year. I might try to trade him in the spring. I think most people are going to expect a .300/25/25 performance and be disappointed when he hits .265 because of the lack of plate discipline. I could be wrong and he could reach those expectations, but I think we'd be paying for his 90th percentile performance when people should only buy into the most likely outcome. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to trade him for a return that exceeds his most likely value.
Posted by: finite24 | October 02, 2008 at 02:22 PM
Second year players are more likely to struggle through their second year after teams make an adjustment in the way they pitch to them. The effect on Alexei might be even more significant because of his approach.
Posted by: finite24 | October 02, 2008 at 02:24 PM
While the most current topic is fantasy 2B, what do you the rest of you think about Howie Kendrick? I held onto him after last season, in my keeper league, and I didn't cut him throughout this season... should I ever expect him to put a full productive season together? I love the potential but I'm thinking it's time to cut bait. The option I went with at 2B was Mark DeRosa, not bad but older. Thoughts???
Posted by: ARLWarriors | October 03, 2008 at 02:20 PM
I show that Wigginton played 82 games at 3B and 30 in LF this season. I'm not seeing how he will continue to keep his 2B eligibility, let alone be a sleeper. He has minimal value as a 3Ber or OFer.
Posted by: daBklynKid | October 03, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Kendrick, and as a Penn grad I'm still willing to say it's not even close.
Posted by: finite24 | October 05, 2008 at 11:01 AM
Worst case he hits DL and you find someone who can match DeRosa on the wire. Best case you have a .340/12/20 2B.
Posted by: finite24 | October 05, 2008 at 11:02 AM