Athlon Sports' updated consensus fantasy rankings at second base reveal no change at the top
Opening Day is just a few weeks away and Athlon Sports has all the fantasy baseball rankings you need to get ready for the upcoming season.
Athlon Sports has combined nine fantasy baseball big boards from around the web to compile an updated consensus Top 200 as well as positional breakdowns.
The top four at second base stay the same as Robinson Cano leads the way followed by Dustin Pedroia, Ian Kinsler and Ben Zobrist.
Brandon Phillips and Michael Young have swapped places at fifth and seventh, respectively, with Dan Uggla falling in between them. Phillips slight move up the Top 200 could be attributed to Reds manager Dusty Baker's assertion that Phillips will star the season as his leadoff hitter. Phillips was moved to the leadoff spot last August and thrived there, hitting .350 with seven home runs, seven stole bases and a .417 on-base percentage.
Chase Utley dropped just a few spots in the Top 200, but that's subject to change as the Phillies' second basemen is dealing with issues with both knees. He left the Phillies' camp earlier this week to see a knee specialist and the team has already said his availability to be ready by Opening Day is in doubt.
Fantasy Baseball is coming... and the 25th Anniversary Edition of Athlon Sports' Baseball Preview Magainze is already here. Click here to order yours today!
Rank â Position ranking
OVR â Overall ranking on The Big Board
LR â Last Ranked, where player was ranked on The Big Board that was published on Feb. 20, 2012
NR â Not Ranked, means player did not appear on The Big Board that was published on Feb. 20, 2012
AS â Athlon Sports (updated 3/19/12)
CBS â CBSSportsline.com (as of 3/16/12)
ESPN â (updated 3/13/12)
FOX â FOXSports.com (updated 3/7/12)
MLB â MLB.com (as of 3/15/12)
RC â RotoChamp.com (updated 3/18/12)
RS â RotoSummit.com (updated 2/27/12)
USA â USAToday.com (updated 2/13/12)
Y! â Yahoo! Sports (updated 2/24/12)*
*Yahoo! ranked only 120 players on their list, while Athlon's Big Board contains 200. The aggregated scores of the other eight big boards were used to extrapolate Yahoo!âs rankings to 200 players.
Athlon Sports Fantasy Rankings**: Big Board | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | SP | RP
**Positional rankings will be updated throughout the week
| Rank | OVR | LR | Player: | Team | Pos | AS | CBS | ESPN | FOX | MLB | RC | RS | USA | Y! |
| 1 | 7 | 8 | Robinson Cano | NYY | 2B | 3 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | Dustin Pedroia | BOS | 2B | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 17 |
| 3 | 22 | 22 | Ian Kinsler | TEX | 2B | 28 | 30 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 20 |
| 4 | 50 | 52 | Ben Zobrist | TB | 2B/OF | 93 | 72 | 51 | 41 | 45 | 64 | 43 | 51 | 52 |
| 5 | 53 | 59 | Brandon Phillips | CIN | 2B | 39 | 101 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 71 | 52 | 47 | 55 |
| 6 | 55 | 57 | Dan Uggla | ATL | 2B | 100 | 103 | 42 | 52 | 64 | 50 | 45 | 55 | 48 |
| 7 | 59 | 53 | Michael Young | TEX | 1B/2B/3B | 74 | 56 | 95 | 43 | 101 | 26 | 57 | 75 | 61 |
| 8 | 75 | 64 | Rickie Weeks | MIL | 2B | 95 | 95 | 83 | 45 | 55 | 96 | 67 | 54 | 84 |
| 9 | 89 | 83 | Chase Utley | PHI | 2B | 68 | 100 | 76 | 71 | 98 | - | 74 | 67 | 71 |
| 10 | 90 | 90 | Howard Kendrick | LAA | 1B/2B/OF | 85 | 119 | 118 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 91 | 101 | 72 |
| 11 | 112 | 120 | Michael Cuddyer | COL | 1B/2B/OF | 96 | 152 | 92 | 123 | 156 | 139 | 98 | 121 | 70 |
| 12 | 123 | 129 | Dustin Ackley | SEA | 2B | 112 | 144 | 171 | 93 | 135 | 152 | 132 | 103 | 117 |
| 13 | 146 | 148 | Neil Walker | PIT | 2B | 141 | 157 | 167 | 104 | - | 117 | 154 | 144 | 147 |
| 14 | 152 | 146 | Jason Kipnis | CLE | 2B | 139 | - | 174 | 148 | 167 | 135 | 134 | 141 | 156 |
| 15 | 159 | 164 | Ryan Roberts | ARI | 2B/3B | 162 | 123 | 165 | 112 | 192 | 162 | 189 | 180 | 155 |
| 16 | 162 | 168 | Danny Espinosa | WAS | 2B | 182 | 185 | 189 | 113 | 166 | 140 | 165 | 155 | 160 |
| 17 | 167 | 186 | Jemile Weeks | OAK | 2B | 165 | 131 | - | 180 | - | 156 | 145 | 147 | 177 |
| 18 | 178 | 193 | Kelly Johnson | TOR | 2B | - | 161 | 175 | 164 | 141 | 199 | 157 | - | 188 |
| 19 | 229 | NR | Aaron Hill | ARI | 2B | - | 198 | - | 168 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | 256 | NR | Mike Aviles | BOS | 2B/SS/3B | - | - | - | - | 191 | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | 259 | NR | Darwin Barney | CHC | 2B | - | - | - | 194 | - | - | - | - | - |
Other names to consider (in alphabetical order): Jose Altuve (HOU, 2B), Gordon Beckham (CHW, 2B), Jamey Carroll (MIN, 2B/SS), Allen Craig (STL, 2B/OF), Mark Ellis (LAD, 2B), Orlando Hudson (SD, 2B), Macier Izturis (LAA, 2B/SS/3B), Daniel Murphy (NYM, 1B/2B/3B), Ryan Raburn (DET, 2B/OF), Brian Roberts (BAL, 2B), Sean Rodriguez (TB, 2B/SS/3B), Scott Sizemore (OAK, 2B/3B), Ruben Tejada (NYM, 2B/SS)
â By Mark Ross, updated on March 23, 2012
Other Fantasy Baseball Content:
2012 Fantasy Baseball: First Base Rankings
2012 Fantasy Baseball: Second Base Rankings
2012 Fantasy Baseball: Shortstop Rankings
2012 Fantasy Baseball: Third Base Rankings
2012 Fantasy Baseball: Outfield Rankings
2012 Fantasy Baseball: Catcher Rankings
2012 Fantasy Baseball: Starting Pitcher Rankings
2012 Fantasy Baseball: Relief Pitcher Rankings
2012 MLB Fantasy Closer Grid
2012 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Busts: Infield
2012 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Busts: Outfield
2012 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Busts: Starting Pitching
2012 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Busts: Closers
Fantasy Baseball Studs to Avoid in 2012
2012 Fantasy Baseball Deep Sleepers
Â
For more fantasy baseball help, visit our friends at the Fantasy Baseball Hub.
