Up this week are my mostly-for-fun 2023 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 options for next year are still listed with their current teams if those options have a legitimate chance of being exercised. Those players are noted with asterisks.
Click to see other other preliminary 2023 rankings:
Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C | DH
Second Baseman rankings
| 2023 | Second basemen | Team | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ozzie Albies | Braves | 2 |
| 2 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. | Marlins | 10 |
| 3 | Trevor Story | Red Sox | n/a |
| 4 | Jorge Polanco | Twins | 8 |
| 5 | Whit Merrifield | Royals | 3 |
| 6 | Jose Altuve | Astros | 7 |
| 7 | Brandon Lowe | Rays | 6 |
| 8 | Tommy Edman | Cardinals | 13 |
| 9 | Ketel Marte | Diamondbacks | 5 |
| 10 | Marcus Semien | Rangers | 9 |
| 11 | Gleyber Torres | Yankees | n/a |
| 12 | Luis Arraez | Twins | 26 |
| 13 | DJ LeMahieu | Yankees | 14 |
| 14 | Gavin Lux | Dodgers | 17 |
| 15 | Andres Gimenez | Guardians | 29 |
| 16 | Nolan Gorman | Cardinals | 69 |
| 17 | Jake Cronenworth | Padres | 11 |
| 18 | Max Muncy | Dodgers* | 16 |
| 19 | Jonathan India | Reds | 15 |
| 20 | Jeff McNeil | Mets | 31 |
| 21 | Brendan Rodgers | Rockies | 19 |
| 22 | Christopher Morel | Cubs | n/a |
| 23 | Jean Segura | Phillies* | 20 |
| 24 | Luis Urías | Brewers | 25 |
| 25 | Nick Madrigal | Cubs | 18 |
| 26 | Kolten Wong | Brewers* | 28 |
| 27 | Jonathan Aranda | Rays | NR |
| 28 | Isaac Paredes | Rays | 79 |
| 29 | C.J. Abrams | Padres | n/a |
| 30 | Wilmer Flores | 41 | |
| 31 | Jonathan Schoop | Tigers | 23 |
| 32 | David Bote | Cubs | 59 |
| 33 | Brandon Drury | n/a | |
| 34 | Santiago Espinal | Blue Jays | n/a |
| 35 | Vidal Bruján | Rays | 27 |
| 36 | Keston Hiura | Brewers | n/a |
| 37 | Eguy Rosario | Padres | NR |
| 38 | Jon Berti | Marlins | 64 |
| 39 | Joey Wendle | Marlins | n/a |
| 40 | Brendan Donovan | Cardinals | n/a |
| 41 | Jonathan Villar | n/a | |
| 42 | Bryson Stott | Phillies | n/a |
| 43 | Orlando Arcia | Braves | n/a |
| 44 | Tommy La Stella | Giants | 37 |
| 45 | Michael Busch | Dodgers | NR |
| 46 | César Hernández | 33 | |
| 47 | Adam Frazier | 44 | |
| 48 | Buddy Kennedy | Diamondbacks | n/a |
| 49 | Josh Harrison | 35 | |
| 50 | Eduardo Escobar | Mets | 48 |
| 51 | Cavan Biggio | Blue Jays | n/a |
| 52 | Ramón Urías | Orioles | 45 |
| 53 | Owen Miller | Guardians | NR |
| 54 | Diego Castillo | Pirates | 75 |
| 55 | Abraham Toro | Mariners | 46 |
| 56 | Luis Guillorme | Mets | n/a |
| 57 | Thairo Estrada | Giants | n/a |
| 58 | Ji-Hwan Bae | Pirates | NR |
| 59 | Aledmys Diaz | n/a | |
| 60 | Nicky Lopez | Royals | n/a |
| 61 | Xavier Edwards | Rays | 66 |
| 62 | David Fletcher | Angels | 40 |
| 63 | Nick Maton | Phillies | NR |
| 64 | Terrin Vavra | Orioles | NR |
| 65 | Samad Taylor | Blue Jays | 80 |
| 66 | Michael Massey | Royals | NR |
| 67 | Rougned Odor | 42 | |
| 68 | Christian Arroyo | Red Sox | 65 |
| 69 | Kevin Newman | Pirates | n/a |
| 70 | Leury Garcia | White Sox | 51 |
| 71 | Zack Gelof | Athletics | NR |
| 72 | Michael Chavis | Pirates | 60 |
| 73 | Enmanuel Valdez | Astros | NR |
| 74 | Nick Allen | Athletics | n/a |
| 75 | Luis Rengifo | Angels | n/a |
- Ozzie Albies gets the top spot here, but the first three are all very close and none rank in my overall top 40. If I wind up with a top second baseman in drafts next year - and from the look of things, that’s not going to be a priority - I’m guessing it’ll be Jazz Chisholm Jr.
- If Trea Turner leaves L.A. as a free agent this winter, I could slide Gavin Lux up several spots, assuming that it looks like he’d get to bat high in the order. Lux has a nice .292/.369/.415 line this year, but with just four homers, 22 RBI and five steals, it hasn’t resulted in a whole lot of fantasy value. There’s nothing to suggest that he’s about to bust out in the power department, but his approach is excellent, he has top-notch speed and his run potential as a No. 1 or No. 2 hitter would be terrific.
