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Here are the June rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300. Most of the positions have expanded rankings this month, just in case anyone was disappointed by Ender Inciarte’s absence in the May column.
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Second Baseman Rankings
| June | Second Base | Team | April | May |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield | Royals | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Ozzie Albies | Braves | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Ketel Marte | Diamondbacks | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | DJ LeMahieu | Yankees | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Jose Altuve | Astros | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | Ryan McMahon | Rockies | 11 | 6 |
| 7 | Tommy Edman | Cardinals | 9 | 10 |
| 8 | Marcus Semien | Blue Jays | n/a | 12 |
| 9 | Max Muncy | Dodgers | 17 | 13 |
| 10 | Brandon Lowe | Rays | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | Nick Solak | Rangers | 12 | 8 |
| 12 | Dylan Moore | Mariners | 7 | 9 |
| 13 | Jake Cronenworth | Padres | 16 | 15 |
| 14 | Jazz Chisholm | Marlins | 39 | 16 |
| 15 | Gavin Lux | Dodgers | 20 | 17 |
| 16 | Chris Taylor | Dodgers | 43 | 19 |
| 17 | Nick Madrigal | White Sox | 10 | 11 |
| 18 | Brendan Rodgers | Rockies | 19 | 18 |
| 19 | Keston Hiura | Brewers | 5 | 14 |
| 20 | Garrett Hampson | Rockies | 30 | 28 |
| 21 | Nick Senzel | Reds | n/a | n/a |
| 22 | Jean Segura | Phillies | 18 | 27 |
| 23 | Mike Moustakas | Reds | 21 | 21 |
| 24 | Jorge Polanco | Twins | n/a | 26 |
| 25 | Luis Arraez | Twins | 25 | 22 |
| 26 | Jonathan Villar | Mets | 27 | 51 |
| 27 | Cavan Biggio | Blue Jays | 13 | 24 |
| 28 | Joey Wendle | Rays | 41 | 39 |
| 29 | Josh Rojas | Diamondbacks | 40 | 56 |
| 30 | Adam Frazier | Pirates | 36 | 38 |
| 31 | Eduardo Escobar | Diamondbacks | n/a | 34 |
| 32 | Jonathan Schoop | Tigers | 22 | 31 |
| 33 | Cesar Hernandez | Indians | 23 | 32 |
| 34 | Starlin Castro | Nationals | 24 | 30 |
| 35 | Jeff McNeil | Mets | 14 | 20 |
| 36 | Willi Castro | Tigers | n/a | n/a |
| 37 | Jon Berti | Marlins | 26 | 35 |
| 38 | Vidal Brujan | Rays | 59 | NR |
| 39 | Kolten Wong | Brewers | 34 | 36 |
| 40 | Andres Gimenez | Indians | 15 | 25 |
| 41 | Ty France | Mariners | 37 | 23 |
| 42 | David Fletcher | Angels | 28 | 33 |
| 43 | David Bote | Cubs | n/a | 29 |
| 44 | Jurickson Profar | Padres | 42 | 49 |
| 45 | Jonathan India | Reds | n/a | 37 |
| 46 | Enrique Hernandez | Red Sox | 46 | 43 |
| 47 | Freddy Galvis | Orioles | 45 | 50 |
| 48 | Nico Hoerner | Cubs | 44 | 47 |
| 49 | Rougned Odor | Yankees | 35 | 41 |
| 50 | Brad Miller | Phillies | n/a | n/a |
| 51 | Kevin Newman | Pirates | 31 | 42 |
| 52 | Zach McKinstry | Dodgers | NR | 46 |
| 53 | Jed Lowrie | Athletics | 56 | 48 |
| 54 | Tommy La Stella | Giants | 38 | 40 |
| 55 | Scott Kingery | Phillies | 32 | 44 |
| 56 | Wilmer Flores | Giants | 49 | 62 |
| 57 | Niko Goodrum | Tigers | 47 | 54 |
| 58 | Mauricio Dubon | Giants | 33 | 55 |
| 59 | Donovan Solano | Giants | 50 | 52 |
| 60 | Leury Garcia | White Sox | NR | NR |
| 61 | Mike Brosseau | Rays | 29 | 45 |
| 62 | Josh Harrison | Nationals | 61 | 58 |
| 63 | Aledmys Diaz | Astros | 54 | 65 |
| 64 | Matt Carpenter | Cardinals | n/a | 60 |
| 65 | Luis Urias | Brewers | 48 | 53 |
| 66 | Christian Arroyo | Red Sox | 64 | 57 |
| 67 | Harold Castro | Tigers | NR | NR |
| 68 | Kyle Farmer | Reds | 53 | 63 |
| 69 | Chad Pinder | Athletics | 51 | NR |
| 70 | Chris Owings | Rockies | 65 | NR |
| 71 | Johan Camargo | Braves | 73 | NR |
| 72 | Marwin Gonzalez | Red Sox | 52 | 61 |
| 73 | Eric Sogard | Cubs | NR | NR |
| 74 | Jose Rojas | Angels | NR | NR |
| 75 | Edmundo Sosa | Cardinals | NR | NR |
Dropping off: Josh Van Meter (59th), Nicky Lopez (64th)
- Ignoring Max Muncy, Ozzie Albies actually leads second basemen in xwOBA this year, but because he’s come away with a .231 BABIP, he’s hitting a modest .231/.310/.478 for the season. Some of that is his own fault; he has the third-highest launch angle in the league, which doesn’t lend itself to producing singles. Even so, Statcast things he should be hitting .279 right now. I dropped him from the top spot because Whit Merrifield is still going nuts on the basepaths (even though he’s not hitting), but I’m not down on him.
- Brandon Lowe is still hitting just .189, but he did contribute five homers and three steals in May. He’s another guy who Statcast thinks should be performing better; it has him with a .224 xBA, and while that doesn’t sound like much, a .224 average probably would have made him a top-12 second baseman to date. Lowe’s strikeout rate is up, so I’m not projecting him to go back to hitting .260-.270. Still, he doesn’t need to help in average in order to be fairly valuable.
- Nick Madrigal has held up his end of the bargain as a hitter, but he’s just 1-for-3 stealing bases, with his lone success coming back on Apr. 6. He’s attempted one steal in 43 games since. For that reason, he’s tumbling some in the rankings this month.
