May Shortstop Rankings

Here is the May edition of my rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300 for 5x5 leagues. I’m using five-game eligibility, so plenty of players have added new positions since Opening Day. Because I love you, I’ve also tweaked the top 300 to include previous rankings this year.

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

Shortstop ROS Rankings

May	Shortstops	Team	April
1	Bobby Witt Jr.	Royals	1
2	Mookie Betts	Dodgers	1 2B
3	Elly De La Cruz	Reds	4
4	Gunnar Henderson	Orioles	7
5	Trea Turner	Phillies	2
6	CJ Abrams	Nationals	6
7	Corey Seager	Rangers	5
8	Bo Bichette	Blue Jays	3
9	Oneil Cruz	Pirates	8
10	Francisco Lindor	Mets	9
11	Nico Hoerner	Cubs	10
12	Xander Bogaerts	Padres	11
13	Anthony Volpe	Yankees	13
14	Ezequiel Tovar	Rockies	14
15	Dansby Swanson	Cubs	15
16	Jeremy Pena	Astros	16
17	Willy Adames	Brewers	18
18	Carlos Correa	Twins	19
19	Ha-Seong Kim	Padres	20
20	Zach Neto	Angels	17
21	Brice Turang	Brewers	35
22	Tommy Edman	Cardinals	22
23	Vaughn Grissom	Red Sox	23
24	Amed Rosario	Rays	33
25	Masyn Winn	Cardinals	27
26	Jose Caballero	Rays	31
27	Luis Rengifo	Angels	29
28	Jackson Merrill	Padres	40
29	Matt McLain	Reds	28
30	Jackson Holliday	Orioles	21
31	Orlando Arcia	Braves	32
32	Thairo Estrada	Giants	24
33	Ceddanne Rafaela	Red Sox	68 OF
34	J.P. Crawford	Mariners	26
35	Blaze Alexander	Diamondbacks	57
36	Tim Anderson	Marlins	25
37	Jorge Mateo	Orioles	30
38	Javier Baez	Tigers	34
39	Willi Castro	Twins	36 3B
40	Dylan Moore	Mariners	42 2B
41	Ezequiel Duran	Rangers	37
42	Orelvis Martinez	Blue Jays	76
43	Jon Berti	Yankees	39
44	Brayan Rocchio	Guardians	41
45	Ernie Clement	Blue Jays	38
46	Jordan Lawlar	Diamondbacks	43
47	Josh H. Smith	Rangers	75
48	Adalberto Mondesi		36
49	Chris Taylor	Dodgers	42
50	Vidal Brujan	Marlins	66 2B

Dropping off: Trevor Story (No. 12), Geraldo Perdomo (No. 44)

• In this case, ignorance was bliss: I surely would have lowered Elly De La Cruz some in the preseason rankings had I known that David Bell would drop him to the sixth spot on Opening Day after batting him second all spring. De La Cruz finally ascended to the two hole on April 21, and he definitely deserves to remain there. I’m sure a slump is coming at some point, but he’s the clear favorite to lead the majors in steals, and there’s a good chance that he’ll lead the league in homers along the way.

• While Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has, in my opinion, been unlucky thus far, Bo Bichette has been just plain bad, and it’s really kind of stunning. He was a fantasy disappointment last year, for sure, but that was largely because he stopped stealing bases and the lineup around him was bad. This year, he’s still swinging at everything and his strikeout rate is down, but his quality of contact is way off his norms. I hope it’s just a bad month, but I had to drop him some here. I guess the slight bit of good news is that he’s already attempted half as many steals (four) as he did last year (eight).