All-Star Break Update - 2016 Fantasy Baseball Shortstop Rankings

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Update (7/12)

Rank	Shortstop	Pts
1	Ian Desmond	437
2	Xander Bogaerts	436
3	Manny Machado	417
4	Francisco Lindor	391
5	Corey Seager	388
6	Trevor Story	384
7	Carlos Correa	374
8	Aledmys Diaz	373
9	Jean Segura	355
10	Brandon Crawford	350
11	Jonathan Villar	348
12	Eduardo Nunez	336
13	Elvis Andrus	326
14	Marcus Semien	320
15	Zack Cozart	320

Rank	Shortstop	Pts
16	Danny Espinosa	308
17	Addison Russell	308
18	Jose Ramirez	307
19	Didi Gregorius	292
20	Eugenio Suarez	288
21	Jordy Mercer	277
22	Freddy Galvis	267
23	Asdrubal Cabrera	265
24	Brad Miller	263
25	Starlin Castro	257
26	Troy Tulowitzki	251
27	Alcides Escobar	246
28	Alexei Ramirez	230
29	Jose Iglesias	227
30	Cesar Hernandez	226

Another Troy Tulowitzki injury has made him a less valuable fantasy baseball player, despite his 15 home runs and 43 RBI.  However, he is hitting .357 in July and if he can stay healthy in the 2nd half, can play a huge role on contending teams.

Eduardo Nunez and Jonathan Villar have provided us with something not many SS do - stolen bases.  They have combined for 53 SB while the next four combined have just 49.

Heating Up

Didi Gregorius has been on fire, hitting five home runs and four doubles over the last two weeks.  He hit .337 in June and currently owns a .351 BA in July.

Brandon Crawford leads all SS with 61 RBI.  That's 10th best overall.  He owns a .405/.451/.738 triple slash over the last 14 days.

Original Post (3/22)

Stats from Last Season (250 PA min)

• Xander Bogaerts led all SS with a .320 batting average
• Francisco Lindor hit .313
• Jose Iglesias had a .300 BA
• Xander Bogaerts and Jung Ho Kang led all SS with a .355 OBP
• At .353, Francisco Lindor was the only other SS above .350
• Xander Bogaerts 35 doubles was a position best
• Elvis Andrus hit 34 2Bs
• Brandon Crawford and Alexei Ramirez did it 33 times
• Carlos Correa led with 22 home runs
• Brandon Crawford hit 21 HRs
• Xander Bogaeerts scored 84 runs to lead all SS
• Troy Tulowitzki and Alcides Escobar were  the only others to cross home plate at least 75 times
• Erick Aybar and Jimmy Rollins did it 70+ times
• Brandon Crawford's 84 RBI led all shortstops
• Xander Bogaerts drove in 81 runs
• Jhonny Peralta and Troy Tulowitzki were the only others to knock in 70+ runs
• Elvis Andrus and Jean Segura lead with 25 stolen bases
• Jose Reye's 24 SBs made him the only other SS with more than 17
• Jed Lowrie was the only SS with a double-digit BB%
• Ian Desmond (29.2) was one of 10 SS with a K% greater than 20%
• Xander Bogaerts had a .372 BABIP
• Francisco Lindor (.348), Jung Ho Kang (.344) and Eugenio Suarez (.341) were the only others above .340
  
• Carlos Correa lead all SS with a .365 wOBA and a 133 wRC+
• Francisco Lindor and Jung Ho Kang had a wOBA greater than .355

Shortstop Tiers

Jhonny Peralta Injury - Could Miss Up To 3 Months

Pre	Player Name	ASB
1	Carlos Correa	7
2	Troy Tulowitzki	26
3	Xander Bogaerts	2
4	Francisco Lindor	4
5	Corey Seager	5
6	Ian Desmond	1
7	Manny Machado	3
8	Addison Russell	17
9	Elvis Andrus	13
10	Brandon Crawford	10
11	Jung Ho Kang	38
12	Starlin Castro	25
13	Marcus Semien	14
14	Jean Segura	9
15	Ketel Marte	32
16	Alcides Escobar	27
17	Eugenio Suarez	20
18	Jose Reyes	83
19	Asdrubal Cabrera	23
20	Alexei Ramirez	28
21	Erick Aybar	48
22	Jhonny Peralta	63
23	Brad Miller	24
24	Trevor Story	6
25	Zack Cozart	15
26	Cesar Hernandez	30
27	Jose Iglesias	29
28	Javier Baez	36
29	Andrelton Simmons	41
30	Wilmer Flores	40
31	Jedd Gyorko	45
32	Didi Gregorius	19
33	J.J. Hardy	49
34	Freddy Galvis	22
35	Jonathan Villar	11

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