August Second Baseman Rankings

Welcome to the post-trade deadline edition of the rankings. As always, players are ranked for the rest of the season based on how I see them performing for the rest of the season.

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

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Second Baseman Rankings

Aug	Second Basemen	Team	2023	July
1	Mookie Betts	Dodgers	n/a	1
2	Marcus Semien	Rangers	2	2
3	Ozzie Albies	Braves	4	3
4	Jose Altuve	Astros	7	5
5	Nico Hoerner	Cubs	n/a	4
6	Whit Merrifield	Blue Jays	22	23
7	Ketel Marte	Diamondbacks	11	9
8	Jazz Chisholm	Marlins	1	6
9	Ryan McMahon	Rockies	n/a	7
10	Andres Gimenez	Guardians	3	15
11	Brandon Lowe	Rays	6	11
12	Luis Arraez	Marlins	8	10
13	Matt McLain	Reds	n/a	12
14	Jonathan India	Reds	10	8
15	Christopher Morel	Cubs	31	20
16	Tommy Edman	Cardinals	5	13
17	Trevor Story	Red Sox	17	22
18	Max Muncy	Dodgers	21	14
19	Bryson Stott	Phillies	18	17
20	Isaac Paredes	Rays	32	18
21	Gleyber Torres	Yankees	9	16
22	Nolan Gorman	Cardinals	37	21
23	Ha-Seong Kim	Padres	n/a	30
24	Thairo Estrada	Giants	27	19
25	Jorge Polanco	Twins	20	26
26	Edouard Julien	Twins	NR	43
27	Brandon Drury	Angels	30	29
28	Jake Burger	Marlins	n/a	n/a
29	Brendan Rodgers	Rockies	50	54
30	Jake Cronenworth	Padres	12	27
31	Jeff McNeil	Mets	13	25
32	Orlando Arcia	Braves	47	32
33	Zack Gelof	Athletics	NR	NR
34	DJ LeMahieu	Yankees	15	31
35	Willi Castro	Twins	n/a	42
36	Wilmer Flores	Giants	39	66
37	Josh Rojas	Mariners	19	49
38	Geraldo Perdomo	Diamondbacks	n/a	39
39	Jordan Westburg	Orioles	n/a	n/a
40	Nick Senzel	Reds	n/a	35
41	Jean Segura		16	37
42	Samad Taylor	Royals	51	36
43	Jordan Diaz	Athletics	64	NR
44	Zach McKinstry	Tigers	60	40
45	Michael Massey	Royals	36	44
46	Brice Turang	Brewers	n/a	56
47	Luis Urias	Red Sox	25	32
48	Luis Garcia	Nationals	14	28
49	Jon Berti	Marlins	23	41
50	Ji Hwan Bae	Pirates	n/a	38
51	Adam Frazier	Orioles	45	50
52	Chris Taylor	Dodgers	35	48
53	Nick Madrigal	Cubs	46	NR
54	Andy Ibanez	Tigers	n/a	53
55	Luis Rengifo	Angels	28	NR
56	Miguel Vargas	Dodgers	n/a	24
57	Andruw Monasterio	Brewers	n/a	NR
58	Elvis Andrus	White Sox	n/a	45
59	Kolten Wong	Mariners	26	52
60	Harold Castro	Rockies	n/a	46
61	Casey Schmitt	Giants	n/a	47
62	Tyler Freeman	Guardians	n/a	NR
63	Ramon Urias	Orioles	33	55
64	Jose Caballero	Mariners	n/a	51
65	Donovan Solano	Twins	n/a	62
66	Tony Kemp	Athletics	65	NR
67	Zach Remillard	White Sox	n/a	NR
68	Rodolfo Castro	Phillies	54	61
69	Michael Busch	Dodgers	72	64
70	Vaughn Grissom	Braves	29	65
71	Jace Peterson	Diamondbacks	n/a	NR
72	Xavier Edwards	Marlins	NR	NR
73	Joey Wendle	Marlins	43	69
74	Jonathan Aranda	Rays	34	60
75	Lenyn Sosa	White Sox	63	NR
76	Coco Montes	Rockies	NR	NR
77	Zack Short	Tigers	n/a	72
78	Joey Ortiz	Orioles	n/a	NR
79	Enrique Hernandez	Dodgers	n/a	67
80	Nick Gonzales	Pirates	NR	70

Dropping off: Brendan Donovan (33rd), Taylor Walls (57th), Rougned Odor (58th), Tucupita Marcano (59th), Owen Miller (63rd), Mauricio Dubon (68th)

• An oddity of the second base rankings is that, because of the additions at the position, most of these guys who seem to be dropping – or at least not moving up as much as I’m sure some would like (yes, Ha-Seong Kim fans) – aren’t falling in the overall rankings. Gleyber Torres is actually higher in the top 300 now, as the No. 21 second baseman, than he was as my No. 9 second baseman at the beginning of the year. The top 22 players here are all among my top 100 position players.
• As for Kim, he’s certainly been plenty valuable this year, and as long as he continues to occupy the leadoff spot in the Padres lineup, he is worth more than this ranking suggests. Kim’s success, though, does seem to be rather fluky. His 15 homers have come on a total of 16 barrels (the average player would have nine homers with 16 barrels). His hard-hit rate is actually worse this year than in his first two seasons in the U.S. Statcast has him with an xAVG of .248 and an xSLG of .384, compared to his actual .284 and .458 marks. Maybe it won’t matter much; even if he slips some, he’d still be quite valuable as a leadoff man stealing at least one bag a week. But I don’t think he’s a vastly improved hitter.
• It’s rather interesting that the Red Sox gave up a solid prospect (RHP Bradley Blalock) to Milwaukee for Luis Urías, only to immediately send down the infielder. Betting on Urías’s future doesn’t seem like a bad idea to me, but the 26-year-old appeared way off after returning from a hamstring strain in June and it’s unclear if he’ll turn it around this season. It complicates things that he was already making $4.7 million in arbitration, meaning the Red Sox will have to spend about $5 million to keep him around next year. I think he’ll prove worth it – we’re talking about a guy who posted a 111 OPS+ and played above average defense while playing regularly at ages 24 and 25 – but one imagines he’ll have to show something down the stretch here to avoid getting non-tendered.