2024 Second Baseman Rankings

An All-Star break tradition, here are my mostly-for-fun 2024 player rankings. I’ve done my best to list players where they’ll be 20-game eligible next year, and the free agents-to-be are listed without teams. Players with contract options for next year have an asterisk included with their team names.

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Second Baseman rankings

2024	Second Basemen	Team	2023	July
1	Mookie Betts	Dodgers	10 OF	1
2	Marcus Semien	Rangers	2	2
3	Nico Hoerner	Cubs	15 SS	4
4	Ozzie Albies	Braves	4	3
5	Ryan McMahon	Rockies	8 3B	7
6	Jonathan India	Reds	10	8
7	Jose Altuve	Astros	7	5
8	Ketel Marte	Diamondbacks	11	9
9	Brandon Lowe	Rays	6	11
10	Luis Arraez	Marlins	8	10
11	Andres Gimenez	Guardians	3	15
12	Gleyber Torres	Yankees	9	16
13	Tommy Edman	Cardinals	5	13
14	Brendan Rodgers	Rockies	50	54
15	Nolan Gorman	Cardinals	37	21
16	Miguel Vargas	Dodgers	11 2B	24
17	Gavin Lux	Dodgers	NR	NR
18	Jordan Westburg	Orioles	38 SS	29 SS
19	Bryson Stott	Phillies	18	17
20	Jorge Polanco	Twins*	20	26
21	Thairo Estrada	Giants	27	19
22	Luis Garcia	Nationals	14	28
23	Whit Merrifield	Blue Jays*	22	23
24	Edouard Julien	Twins	NR	43
25	Ha-Seong Kim	Padres	22 3B	30
26	Jeff McNeil	Mets	13	25
27	Jake Cronenworth	Padres	12	27
28	Brandon Drury	Angels	30	29
29	Brendan Donovan	Cardinals	24	33
30	Brice Turang	Brewers	33 SS	56
31	Luis Urias	Brewers	25	32
32	Michael Massey	Royals	36	44
33	Zack Gelof	Athletics	NR	NR
34	Ji Hwan Bae	Pirates	127 OF	38
35	Jordan Diaz	Athletics	64	NR
36	Geraldo Perdomo	Diamondbacks	NR	39
37	Vidal Brujan	Rays	48	NR
38	Kolten Wong		26	52
39	Joey Ortiz	Orioles	NR	NR
40	Samad Taylor	Royals	51	36
41	Zach McKinstry	Tigers	60	40
42	Ramon Urias	Orioles	33	55
43	Justin Foscue	Rangers	NR	75
44	Nick Gonzales	Pirates	NR	70
45	Elvis Andrus		29 SS	45
46	Andy Ibanez	Tigers	NR	53
47	Jose Caballero	Mariners	NR	51
48	Nick Madrigal	Cubs	46	NR
49	Rougned Odor		NR	58
50	Adam Frazier		45	50
51	Tyler Freeman	Guardians	NR	NR
52	Tucupita Marcano	Pirates	NR	59
53	Jorbit Vivas	Dodgers	NR	NR
54	Taylor Walls	Rays	66	57
55	Enrique Hernandez		130 OF	67
56	Enmanuel Valdez	Red Sox	59	NR
57	Owen Miller	Brewers	NR	63
58	Luis Rengifo	Angels	28	NR
59	Javier Vaz	Royals	NR	NR
60	Kyle Farmer	Twins	n/a	NR
61	Kevin Newman	Reds	49	NR
62	Eduardo Escobar	Angels*	n/a	73
63	Mauricio Dubon	Astros	n/a	68
64	Rodolfo Castro	Pirates	54	61
65	Cavan Biggio	Blue Jays	56	NR
66	Brett Wisely	Giants	NR	NR
67	Romy Gonzalez	White Sox	53	NR
68	Jace Jung	Tigers	NR	NR

• This seems like a better second base list than the one from the beginning of this season. Take Gleyber Torres for instance: he was my No. 9 second baseman and No. 111 position player overall for 2023. For 2024, he’s currently No. 12 at second base and No. 87 overall. The return of Brendan Rodgers and Gavin Lux helps some, too.
• On the other hand, there are no free agents here. The Twins will likely pick up Jorge Polanco’s $10.5 million option ($1.5 million buyout) if he finishes up healthy. Whit Merrifield will likely be the best one-year solution from this group. Although he’s had a nice year, the Blue Jays aren’t going to pick up their half of an $18 million mutual option.
• I rather like all of the Dodgers here. I still have a great deal of faith in Miguel Vargas , who might have gotten into some bad habits after his broken finger. Lux will presumably start at shortstop next year. Michael Busch is listed with the third basemen, but he might get a look at second here with Vargas back in Triple-A for now. Busch has hit .308/.434/.570 in Triple-A this year. Then there’s 22-year-old Jorbit Vivas , who is currently batting .298/.403/.477 with 10 homers and 13 steals in Double-A. He has a 93/98 K/BB ratio in 764 plate appearances the last two years. His power might not translate particularly well in the majors and he’ll probably be someone better in reality than in fantasy baseball, but he’s another talented youngster.
• Zach Gelof is getting the call to Oakland to begin the second half and he is pretty interesting for the long haul. The 2021 second-round pick was hitting .304/.401/.529 with 12 homers and 20 steals for Triple-A Las Vegas . He might fit better at third than second for the long haul, but the A’s have plenty of time to figure that out. Jordan Diaz will likely have some say in it. I don’t suspect Gelof will be very useful in mixed leagues this year while dealing with the worst situation for hitters in the major leagues.