February 17th, 2023 Manny Randhawa @MannyOnMLB It’s that time of year: time to make your fantasy baseball picks for the upcoming season. When it comes to second basemen, which players are your best options as we edge closer to Opening Day and you set up your fantasy roster?
Second basemen First Team: Marcus Semien, Rangers This is the second time being named to the First Team for Semien, who also earned the honor in 2021 with the Blue Jays. He was also a Second Team selection in ’19. As for this year, Semien led the AL with 122 runs and 185 hits, ...
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Base size will increase to 18-inch squares from 15 — first basemen are less likely to get stepped on. In addition, each team will be allowed a sixth mound visit in the ninth inning next year, if it has used five during the first eight innings. Until last winter, MLB needed ...
Telling stat:Only two Cleveland first basemen have hit 35 homers: Hal Trosky and Jim Thome. Second base: Jordan Westburg, Orioles, 25 Westburg has played more games at third base (54) than second base (33), but he has enough innings at second to get the nod over another multi-position...
1 among second basemen in defensive runs saved in 2015, and it wasn't close; Kinsler accumulated 19, Gordon 13, and the Rays' Logan Forsythe was third with eight. Kinsler also led all second basemen in UZR/150 (ultimate zone rating per 150 chances). These metrics and others suggest ...
He is also a two-time Gold Glove winner as one of the better defensive first basemen in baseball, and while his offensive game is not quite as well-rounded as the No. 1 player on this list, he can essentially be considered "1A" in these rankings. 1. Freddie Freeman, Los ...
Catch up on the 2024 Position Ranking series:First Basemen,Second Basemen,Shortstops,Third Basemen 30. Martín Maldonado, Chicago White Sox 1 of 30 Michael Reaves/Getty Images Next Man Up:Max Stassi A respected veteran leader behind the plate and in the clubhouse, Martín Maldonado signe...
In the 2022 regular season, the Astros’ first basemen ranked 23rd in batting average) while finishing 29th in OBP (.276) and wRC+. While Houston still had one of the best lineups in MLB, its situation at first base was as bad as teams like the Los Angeles Angels and Pittsburgh Pirate...
It should lead to a two-year deal in a marketplace short on third basemen. Prediction: Two years, $28 million 28. Luis Severino (30, SP, Yankees): Maybe there are teams out there that would be willing to roll the dice on a modest three-year deal, but the most likely scenario has...