August Shortstop 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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Shortstop Rankings

Aug	Shortstops	Team	2023	July
1	Fernando Tatis Jr.	Padres	3	1
2	Mookie Betts	Dodgers	n/a	4
3	Bobby Witt Jr.	Royals	4	7
4	Corey Seager	Rangers	6	5
5	Trea Turner	Phillies	1	3
6	Wander Franco	Rays	9	6
7	Gunnar Henderson	Orioles	n/a	9
8	Francisco Lindor	Mets	11	11
9	Nico Hoerner	Cubs	15	8
10	Bo Bichette	Blue Jays	2	2
11	Elly De La Cruz	Reds	31	12
12	Dansby Swanson	Cubs	16	13
13	Willy Adames	Brewers	7	10
14	Matt McLain	Reds	55	14
15	Tommy Edman	Cardinals	10	16
16	Bryson Stott	Phillies	25	18
17	Jeremy Pena	Astros	13	15
18	Xander Bogaerts	Padres	21	17
19	CJ Abrams	Nationals	22	37
20	Ha-Seong Kim	Padres	26	28
21	Anthony Volpe	Yankees	14	20
22	Thairo Estrada	Giants	28	19
23	Carlos Correa	Twins	17	21
24	Ezequiel Tovar	Rockies	18	24
25	Tim Anderson	White Sox	8	22
26	Maikel Garcia	Royals	NR	31
27	Orlando Arcia	Braves	n/a	32
28	Javier Baez	Tigers	19	35
29	Oneil Cruz	Pirates	5	33
30	Jorge Mateo	Orioles	23	26
31	Amed Rosario	Dodgers	12	23
32	Zach Neto	Angels	NR	36
33	Ezequiel Duran	Rangers	n/a	25
34	Willi Castro	Twins	n/a	42
35	J.P. Crawford	Mariners	40	38
36	Dylan Moore	Mariners	32	41
37	Royce Lewis	Twins	35	30
38	Geraldo Perdomo	Diamondbacks	NR	39
39	Jordan Westburg	Orioles	38	29
40	Brayan Rocchio	Guardians	NR	NR
41	Brice Turang	Brewers	33	50
42	Luis Urias	Red Sox	27	34
43	Gabriel Arias	Guardians	n/a	64
44	Luis Garcia	Nationals	24	27
45	Jon Berti	Marlins	n/a	40
46	Marco Luciano	Giants	NR	NR
47	Chris Taylor	Dodgers	n/a	45
48	Luis Rengifo	Angels	n/a	NR
49	Andruw Monasterio	Brewers	NR	NR
50	Elvis Andrus	White Sox	29	43
51	Paul DeJong	Blue Jays	48	51
52	Casey Schmitt	Giants	n/a	44
53	Jose Caballero	Mariners	NR	47
54	Zach Remillard	White Sox	NR	NR
55	Rodolfo Castro	Phillies	n/a	55
56	Masyn Winn	Cardinals	46	NR
57	Vaughn Grissom	Braves	n/a	56
58	Ronny Mauricio	Mets	NR	54
59	Liover Peguero	Pirates	NR	NR
60	Oswald Peraza	Yankees	37	49
61	Joey Wendle	Marlins	36	59
62	Alika Williams	Rays	NR	NR
63	Zack Short	Tigers	NR	62
64	Joey Ortiz	Orioles	NR	NR
65	Enrique Hernandez	Dodgers	n/a	57

Dropping off: Miguel Rojas (46th), Adalberto Mondesi (48th), Taylor Walls (52nd), Tucupita Marcano (53rd), Mauricio Dubon (58th), Brandon Crawford (60th)

• With Amed Rosario gone to Los Angeles, the Guardians have all three of their young shortstops in the majors. Unfortunately, it’s the least interesting of the trio for fantasy purposes – Gabriel Arias – currently being treated as the starting shortstop, since he’s the best defender in the group. Brayan Rocchio , the best prospect of the three, should see a fair amount of playing time at multiple spots, but he’d have to overtake Arias to become an option in shallow leagues. It’s bizarre how the Guardians have treated Tyler Freeman . The 24-year-old hit .329/.468/.482 in 22 games in Triple-A this year, but he’s mostly wasted away while spending over three months in the majors, collecting a total of 95 plate appearances in which he’s hit a fine .286/.344/.357. Freeman lacks upside, but he’d probably be a perfectly solid major league second baseman. Of course, the Guardians already have one of those.
• Luis García has had a baffling year, which culminated in his rather surprising demotion Wednesday. It’s rather astonishing that a player could lower his strikeout rate from 22.3% to 12.5%, not lose any exit velocity in the process and perform worse. His walk rate even went from pathetic (2.9%) to merely bad (5.2%). It’s certainly worth questioning the Nationals’ approach with young hitters, given the lack of development from the likes of Victor Robles and Keibert Ruiz . CJ Abrams probably, too, though a well-timed hot streak has his numbers looking much better. It’s probably not fair to include Carter Kieboom , given all of his injuries. I liked García coming into the year, and if anything, I’m more encouraged about his bat now. That said, his defense remains a problem, even at second base, and a change of scenery might be best for everyone at this point.