July Second Baseman Rankings

Presented here are the July rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300. Players are ranked based on 5x5 value in mixed leagues.

I’ll be back with my way-too-early 2024 rankings at the All-Star break.

Click to see other July rankings:
Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C

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Second Baseman Rankings

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

Dropping off: Luis Rengifo (50th), Alan Trejo (62nd), Sam Haggerty (63rd), Enmanuel Valdez (67th), Jordan Diaz (69th)

• Marcus Semien playing his last 40 games without so much attempting a stolen base seems like a cause for concern. Things are going so well for the Rangers offense that he’s remained a fine fantasy second baseman even while slumping over the last five weeks (it seems like that might be over now), but he’s unlikely to remain a top-20 or top-30 overall player if he’s not running. While the Rangers offense should remain strong, it’s not going to keep scoring six runs per game all year long.
• With his penchant for playing his non-essentials every other day, the Royals’ Matt Quatraro has not been very fantasy friendly since taking over the managerial role. Samad Taylor is the latest player to get the Edward Olivares treatment, sitting two of the last four games even with Michael Massey on the shelf. I’m not confident that Taylor is a long-term regular, but he was playing great in Triple-A (.304/.409/.463 with 34 SB in 62 games) and he deserves a shot. Because of his incredible stolen base ability, he’d be interesting if the Royals would commit to him. They might just send him down when Massey comes off the IL, though.