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2015 Shortstop Rankings

Rank

First Name

Last Name

Team

1 Troy Tulowitzki Col
2 Hanley Ramirez Bos
3 Ian Desmond Was
4 Jose Reyes Tor
5 Starlin Castro ChC
6 Danny Santana Min
7 Alexei Ramirez CWS
8 Jhonny Peralta StL
9 Ben Zobrist Oak
10 Jimmy Rollins LAD
11 Xander Bogaerts Bos
12 Erick Aybar LAA
13 Elvis Andrus Tex
14 Alcides Escobar KC
15 Jung-Ho Kang Pit
16 Asdrubal Cabrera TB
17 Chris Owings Ari
18 Javier Baez ChC
19 Jed Lowrie Hou
20 J.J. Hardy Bal
21 Jean Segura Mil
22 Andrelton Simmons Atl
23 Brandon Crawford SF
24 Jordy Mercer Pit
25 Stephen Drew NYY
26 Francisco Lindor Cle
27 Yunel Escobar Was
28 Zack Cozart Cin
29 Nick Franklin TB
30 Didi Gregorius NYY
31 Wilmer Flores NYM
32 Josh Rutledge LAA
33 Bradley Miller Sea
34 Chris Taylor Sea
35 Miguel Sano Min

Notable Higher Ranked Player

Danny Santana: My Rank- 6 ECR- 16

Given the write-up for Gordon above, it might be a bit shocking to see me rank a low-walk rate player like Danny Santana so high. He, too, is in line for BABIP regression from an unsustainable .405 mark, but when you square up the ball for a line drive rate of 26.0%, you’re going to have a sky high BABIP. It takes quite a while for line drive rate to normalize and Santana’s will probably dip. The young shortstop is probably closer to a .275 hitter than a .300 hitter, but the stolen bases are legit. He swiped 20 in 24 chances in only 101 games played. A full season of work will allow him to steal 25-to-30 even with his average dropping substantially. He should also be able to smack a half-dozen dingers. As long as Santana hits atop the order like I expect, my ranking for him will remain the same.

Notable Lower Ranked Player

Elvis Andrus: My Rank- 13 ECR- 7

I’ll open things up with a compliment for Elvis Andrus. I like his lineup slot (second) since it should award him some chances to score runs. A healthy Rangers lineup should make a run at the 91 runs he scored in 2013 possible, however, the rest of his statistical profile is scary. Andrus offers no pop. Zero. Zip. Zilch. He’ll be a drag in power, RBI and a .265-.270 average is more acceptable than it is good. The reason Andrus even cracks the top 15 at the position for me — beyond the position being an offensive wasteland — is his ability to steal bases. The young-veteran shortstop stole 27 bases last year and 42 the year before. Unfortunately, his efficiency was lacking last year as he was caught 15 times. No longer playing for Ron Washington, it’s not a given Andrus will continue to get the green light if he’s unable to shore up his efficiency. There is risk associated