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September Shortstop Rankings

by Matthew Pouliot

August 30, 2017, 12:19 am ET

Updated On: October 4, 2018, 4:04 pm ET

Welcome to the September rankings update. Players are ranked for the rest of the season based on a 5x5 scoring format. Included along with the position rankings is an updated top 300. Players are listed at the position at which they’re most valuable.

Click to see other September rankings:

Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C | DH

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Shortstop Rankings

Sept	Shortstop	Team	2017	July	Aug
1	Manny Machado	Orioles	2	2	1
2	Trea Turner	Nationals	1	9	4
3	Corey Seager	Dodgers	5	3	2
4	Francisco Lindor	Indians	4	4	3
5	Elvis Andrus	Rangers	17	7	7
6	Carlos Correa	Astros	3	1	32
7	Alex Bregman	Astros	9 3B	17 3B	8
8	Jean Segura	Mariners	8	6	6
9	Xander Bogaerts	Red Sox	7	5	5
10	Andrelton Simmons	Angels	29	15	13
11	Eduardo Nunez	Red Sox	21	19	11
12	Didi Gregorius	Yankees	34	16	10
13	Javier Baez	Cubs	15	14	18
14	Trevor Story	Rockies	10	11	9
15	Chris Taylor	Dodgers	58 3B	24 2B	18 2B
16	Brad Miller	Rays	11	13	12
17	Paul DeJong	Cardinals	62 3B	37	20
18	Marwin Gonzalez	Astros	43 3B	21 2B	17
19	Zack Cozart	Reds	33	22	19
20	Tim Beckham	Orioles	40	32	33
21	Ketel Marte	Diamondbacks	42	31	21
22	Addison Russell	Cubs	16	17	16
23	Marcus Semien	Athletics	20	26	22
24	Ozzie Albies	Braves	51	NR	24
25	Amed Rosario	Mets	62	42	28
26	Orlando Arcia	Brewers	23	27	23
27	Jorge Polanco	Twins	26	35	40
28	Jose Peraza	Reds	9	20	30
29	Jonathan Villar	Brewers	6	10	15
30	Brandon Crawford	Giants	24	25	25
31	Yangervis Solarte	Padres	23 3B	35 2B	32 2B
32	Freddy Galvis	Phillies	32	29	26
33	Tim Anderson	White Sox	13	24	31
34	Dansby Swanson	Braves	19	18	43
35	Chad Pinder	Athletics	71 2B	45	47
36	Asdrubal Cabrera	Mets	22	23	29
37	Wilmer Difo	Nationals	49 2B	53	44
38	Jose Reyes	Mets	24 3B	30	38
39	Hernan Perez	Brewers	29 3B	28	27
40	Jedd Gyorko	Cardinals	28	12	14
41	Johan Camargo	Braves	99	50	34
42	Jordy Mercer	Pirates	36	36	37
43	Jose Iglesias	Tigers	31	44	39
44	Alcides Escobar	Royals	30	34	35
45	Pat Valaika	Rockies	75 3B	NR	NR
46	Franklin Barreto	Athletics	46	39	45
47	J.P. Crawford	Phillies	44	NR	NR
48	Greg Garcia	Cardinals	53	51	NR
49	Taylor Motter	Mariners	204 OF	40	NR
50	Willy Adames	Rays	83	NR	42
51	Ryan Goins	Blue Jays	54	56	57
52	Enrique Hernandez	Dodgers	146 OF	49	48
53	Eduardo Escobar	Twins	41	38	41
54	Daniel Descalso	Diamondbacks	49	52	55
55	Sean Rodriguez	Pirates	98	NR	56
56	J.J. Hardy	Orioles	37	NR	51
57	Tyler Saladino	White Sox	25	46	50
58	Adeiny Hechavarria	Rays	38	48	53
59	Miguel Rojas	Marlins	76	NR	60
60	Aledmys Diaz	Cardinals	12	33	54
61	Ronald Torreyes	Yankees	51 3B	NR	49
62	Matt Reynolds	Mets	81	NR	NR
63	Dixon Machado	Tigers	91	NR	NR
64	Matt Duff y	Rays	27	47	46
65	Adam Rosales	Diamondbacks	50 2B	NR	NR
66	Gavin Cecchini	Mets	85	NR	NR
67	Dusty Coleman	Padres	67 3B	NR	58
68	Andrew Romine	Tigers	48 3B	40 3B	36 3B
69	Danny Espinosa	Rays	35	43	52
70	Allen Cordoba	Padres	79	59	NR

Dropping off: Troy Tulowitzki (36th), Stephen Drew (59th)

I would have had Ketel Marte a couple of spots higher, but I’m not sure about this hamstring injury yet.

There don’t seem to be any particularly good bets among the potential callups at shortstop. I’d like to see Willy Adames take over Adeiny Hechavarria’s job in Tampa Bay, but the Rays seem rather fond of Hechavarria, even with him hitting .241/.265/.356 in 51 games for the club. Adames would do better, but he doesn’t currently have the power or speed to be an impact player in fantasy leagues.

Unlike Adames, Franklin Barreto and J.P. Crawford seem assured of callups, but they probably won’t be handed starting jobs. Instead, both are likely to assume utility roles unless someone ahead of them gets hurt. That’s why neither cracks the top 40.