Today I will share shortstop and third base fantasy player rankings.
As I have done before, I am listing only those players I believe will start the season at the respective position. I do that, because that’s where I believe the at-bats will be for both positions.
As we enter the final articles about fantasy baseball planning next week, I will list outfielders, pitchers, and reserve utility players that may have draft appeal.
With regard to both shortstop and third base players, I will likely favor those players from winning baseball teams. In most cases, they score the most runs, and are more reliable.
Here is the number of runs scored for each MLB team in 2023. The stats jump out at us. It is no coincidence that the winning teams-those they usually play deeply into the playoffs-score runs.
Players from teams that score runs should be the focal point of your drafts.
Atlanta Braves-947 runs
Los Angeles Dodgers-906 runs
Texas Rangers-881 runs
Houston Astros-827 runs
Chicago Cubs-819 runs
Baltimore Orioles-807 runs
Philadelphia Phillies-796 runs
Cincinnati Reds-783 runs
Minnesota Twins-778 runs
Boston Red Sox-772 runs
Seattle Mariners-758 runs
San Diego Padres-752 runs
Toronto Blue Jays-746 runs
Arizona Diamondbacks-746 runs
Los Angeles Angels-739 runs
Milwaukee Brewers-728 runs
Colorado Rockies-721 runs
St. Louis Cardinals-719 runs
New York Mets-717 runs
Washington Nationals-700 runs
Pittsburgh Pirates-692 runs
Kansas City Royals-676 runs
San Francisco Giants-674 runs
New York Yankees-673 runs
Miami Marlins-668 runs
Cleveland Guardians-662 runs
Detroit Tigers-661 runs
Chicago White Sox-641 runs
Oakland Athletics-585 runs
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SHORTSTOP RANKINGS:
Shortstop Sleeper-Anthony Volpe
1- BOBBY WITT JR.-ROYALS
2- TREA TURNER-PHILLIES
3- COREY SEAGER-RANGERS
4 -BO BICHETTE-BLUE JAYS
5- FRANCISCO LINDOR-METS
6- ANTHONY VOLPE-YANKEES
7- ELLY DE LA CRUZ-REDS
8- GUNNAR HENDERSON-ORIOLES
9- CJ ABRAMS-NATIONALS
10- ONEILL CRUZ-PIRATES
11- CARLOS CORREA- TWINS
12- DANSBY SWANSON-CUBS
13- HA-SEONG KIM-PADRES
14- J P CRAWFORD-MARINERS
15- JEREMY PENA- ASTROS
16- TREVOR STORY-RED SOX
17- WILLY ADAMES-BREWERS
18- GAVIN LUX-DODGERS
19- EZEQUIEL TOVAR-ROCKIES
20- JAVIER BAEZ-TIGERS
21- TIM ANDERSON-MARLINS
22- MASYN WINN-CARDINALS
23- BRAYAN ROCCHIO-GUARDIANS
24- PAUL DEJONG-WHITE SOX
25- NICK ALLEN-ATHLETICS
26- ORLANDO ARCIA-BRAVES
27- GERALDO PERDOMO-DIAMONDBACKS
28- ZACK NETO-ANGELS
29- GABRIEL ARIAS-GUARDIANS
30- MARCO LUCIANO-GIANTS
31-JOSE CABALLERO-RAYS
THIRD BASE RANKINGS:
Third base sleeper-Royce Lewis
1- AUSTIN RILEY-BRAVES
2- RAFAEL DEVERS-RED SOX
3- JOSE RAMIREZ-GUARDIANS
4- ROYCE LEWIS-TWINS
5- MANNY MACHADO-PADRES
6- JOSH JUNG-RANGERS
7- NOLAN ARENADO-CARDINALS
8- ALEX BREGMAN-ASTROS
9- MAX MUNCY-DODGERS
10-JAKE BURGER-MARLINS
11-NOELVI MARTE-REDS
12-JORDAN WESTBURG-ORIOLES
13-KE’BRYAN HAYES-PIRATES
14-MAIKEL GARCIA-ROYALS
15-ALEC BOHM-PHILLIES
16-RYAN MCMAHON-ROCKIES
17-MATT CHAPMAN-GIANTS
18-WILMER FLORES-GIANTS
19-EUGENIO SUAREZ-DIAMONDBACKS
20-D J LEMAHIEU-YANKEES
21-NICK SENZEL-NATIONALS
22-BRETT BATY-METS
23-PATRICK WISDOM-CUBS
24-ISAAC PAREDES-RAYS
25-GIO URSHELA-TIGERS
26-ANTHONY RENDON-ANGELS
27-YOAN MONCADA-WHITE SOX
28-JOSH ROJAS-MARINERS
29-JOEY ORTIZ-BREWERS
30-ABRAHAM TORO-ATHLETICS
31 -ISIAH KINER-FALEFA-BLUE JAYS
32-NICK MADRIGAL-CUBS
NEXT WEEK-OUTFIELDERS, PITCHERS, UTILITY PLAYERS
