BaseballDocs 2008 Player Rankings: NL Only Shortstop (SS)
Last update: 03/26/08
You wanted them, so you got them. We have compiled the top 350 National League players and grouped them into
color tiers
that provide more flexibility when drafting. These color tiers provide a quick, visual means of comparing players at different
positions with similar fantasy value. Comments
have also been added to give you those extra little pieces of information that may help sway your decision between two seemingly, equal players.
Rank
Player
Team
Pos
Age
Comments
2
Hanley Ramirez
Fla
SS
24
INJ REC 2nd(RBI) 2nd(AVE) 2nd(SB)
3
Jose Reyes
NYM
SS
24
2nd(SB)
8
Jimmy Rollins
Phi
SS
29
2nd(AVE) 2nd(SB)
42
Troy Tulowitzki
Col
SS
23
2nd(RBI)
75
Miguel Tejada
Hou
SS
31
87
Rafael Furcal
LAD
SS
30
$ 2nd(SB)
140
Khalil Greene
SD
SS
28
2nd(RBI)
159
J.J. Hardy
Mil
SS
25
211
Stephen Drew
Ari
SS
24
429
Omar Vizquel
SF
SS
38
447
Jack Wilson
Pit
SS
30
492
Alex Gonzalez
Cin
SS
30
498
Alex Cintron
ChC
SS
29
580
Cristian Guzman
Was
SS
29
581
Cesar Izturis
StL
SS
27
613
Ronny Cedeno
ChC
SS
24
641
Brendan Ryan
StL
SS/3B
644
Jeff Keppinger
Cin
SS
27
2nd(AVE)
653
Clint Barmes
Col
SS
28
686
Chin-Lung Hu
LAD
SS
745
Anderson Hernandez
NYM
SS
25
820
Tomas Perez
Hou
SS
Comments:
The comments are provided to give you a little extra insight into the players.
Some are positive and some are negative. Here is the legend for the comments:
NOTE: Increased production can often be seen in players that hit the ages of 27 or 28. Others will see a marked decline in production with age (lets say past 30). Consequently, we have added all the players ages to our rankings.
rook These players are hot rookies to keep an eye on this season.
$ These players are scheduled for new contracts after 2008, so they might be a little more motivated in 2008.
INJ REC These players are former stars that are looking to rebound from injuries.
xINJ CON These players have injury issues that are cause for concern.
2nd(RBI) These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in runs batted in production. They had 45 or more home RBIs in the second half of last season.
2nd(HR) These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in home run production. They had 14 or more home runs in the second half of last season.
2nd(AVE) These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in batting average. They had a .300 average or better the second half of last season with at least 200 second half at bats.
2nd(SB) These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in stolen base production. They had 10 or more stolen bases in the second half of last season.
2nd(SV) These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in saves production. They had 10 or more saves in the second half of last season.
2nd(K) These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in pitching strikeouts production. They had 70 or more strikeouts in the second half of last season.
xIP These players either experienced a drastic increase in their innings pitched last year or they just flat out threw a ton of innings last year. They could be an injury or decreased production risk.
Color Tiers:
The color bands are provided to highlight players that are in the same tier of fantasy value.
This is done to create flexibility in your draft strategy relative to your particular team need.
For example, if all of the first tier players are gone (highlighted with a black background),
none of the second tier are gone (highlighted with a maroon background), and you want a pitcher,
Jake Peavy is your man. You passed over the positional players ranked above Peavy because
they were all in the same tier as Peavy.
