2011 Shortstop Rankings

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RankPlayerBryanGeorgeChrisProfessor's Notes
1Hanley Ramirez111Five-tool player at scarce position; should get you 20 HR/30 SB
2Troy Tulowitzki222Gaining No. 1 status; his two-straight seasons at a 30-HR pace are no joke
3Jose Reyes333Won't steal 60 bases again, but 35-40 isn't out of reach
4Derek Jeter444Posted close to career-worsts in AVG (.270), HR (10) and RBI (67) in '10
5Alexei Ramirez655Streaky hitter with good power/speed combo; added bulk in offseason
6Elvis Andrus567Potential for 50 SB is there; improved patience (9.5 BB%) should help
7Jimmy Rollins776Hurt by unlucky .249 BABIP last two years
8Stephen Drew888Doesn't "wow" in any category, but solid everywhere
9Rafael Furcal91110Needs to show he can stay healthy
10Ian Desmond1299Big SS (6'2, 210) that has some pop and speed
11Starlin Castro111011Could get more SB, but you've seen his ceiling
12Yunel Escobar101313Value depends on where he bats in Blue Jays' lineup
13Tsuyoshi Nishioka131518Batting champion from Japan with speed
14Omar Infante171614Starting in FLA; good source of AVG, but not much else
15Asdrubal Cabrera241212Won't hit .300 again, but should provide SB
16Mike Aviles142116Should reach double-digits in HR/SB if starting
17Juan Uribe161719Career-high 24 HR in '10; .248 AVG hurts
18Jason Bartlett181915Full-time starter in SD should return some value
19Alex Gonzalez221424Don't draft him expecting 20+ HR
20J.J. Hardy231822Power is his game, but only 17 combined HR in '09 and '10
21Reid Brignac252317Major reason TB moved Bartlett in offseason
22Jed Lowrie262220Keep an eye on battle with Scutaro in Spring Training
23Ryan Theriot152827Speedy SS who could score a lot of R atop STL lineup
24Miguel Tejada192726Journeyman still has some pop in his bat (15 HR in '10)
25Marco Scutaro272521Not a lock to start everyday for BOS
26Clint Barmes21-25Better to target during the season than in drafts
27Jhonny Peralta20-29High LD% (22.3%) didn't translate into a good BABIP (.275)
28Cliff Pennington29302829 SB didn't come out of nowhere; 27 SB in 99 AAA games in '09
29Orlando Cabrera2826-Slowly becoming irrelevant in fantasy baseball
30Alexi Casilla30--Needs to steal more bases before he's worth owning
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