In this podcast George Fitopoulos, Bryan Curley, and Chris Campanelli recap the top 10 at the second base position along with some sleepers, prospects, and two players they are giving one last shot to impress them.
In this podcast George Fitopoulos, Bryan Curley, and Chris Campanelli recap the top 10 at the second base position along with some sleepers, prospects, and two players they are giving one last shot to impress them.
The emergence of Aaron Hill, Ben Zobrist and Jose Lopez transformed second base from a shallow position with few reliable options to one with deceptive depth. Overall, four players hit 30+ HR, six scored 100+ runs, seven drove in 85+ runs and eight stole 20+ bases.
Last year’s second basemen were not your father’s (older brother’s?) second basemen. If you were in a 10 team league chances are you ended up with a highly productive second baseman on your hands.
Surprise seasons snuck into the top 5 at second base with Aaron Hill and Ben Zobrist providing extra depth atop draft boards, but who else emerged and who faded faster than Roger Clemens’ reputation?