The second base position is a tricky one for the 2011 season. On paper, the position looks to be about 1o deep, however, things get sketchy outside of the top 2. Robinson Cano and Chase Utley are the cream of the crop and should be taken without hesitation. Cano is a stud and is a legit first round pick. Utley is right up there with him. After them, things get dicey and a mix of injuries/bust potential round out the top 10. What looks like a decent selection could blow up or vice versa.
I am extremely nervous about Dustin Pedroia as he is still not 100% recovered from the fractured foot he suffered in 2010. Proceed with caution on draft day.
Player Name Team BA HR R RBI SB Cano, Robinson NYY .313 31 111 104 2 Utley, Chase PHI .280 25 107 94 17 Pedroia, Dustin BOS .304 19 106 70 18 Kinsler, Ian TEX .298 19 96 70 20 Uggla, Dan ATL .274 32 96 105 3 Phillips, Brandon CIN .271 22 95 86 12 Prado, Martin ATL .309 17 107 71 4 Weeks, Rickie MIL .267 28 102 74 9 Roberts, Brian BAL .305 10 85 50 28 Zobrist, Ben TB .262 15 79 79 18 Johnson, Kelly ARI .283 20 84 70 11 Rodriguez, Sean TB .275 24 78 74 21 Beckham, Gordon CHW .267 19 86 85 10 Hill, Aaron TOR .231 29 94 83 1 Figgins, Chone SEA .273 2 68 43 38 Walker, Neil PIT .267 18 82 88 6 Lowrie, Jed BOS .267 13 65 60 3 Kendrick, Howard ANA .284 11 63 70 15 Nishioka, Tsuyoshi MIN .268 9 71 46 18 Young, Eric COL .262 4 74 30 41 Uribe, Juan LA .248 23 64 81 Theriot, Ryan STL .276 3 75 35 22 Espinosa, Danny WAS .248 16 78 62 18 Infante, Omar FLA .295 6 65 49 4 Aviles, Mike KC .295 9 60 45 9 Ackley, Dustin SEA .256 3 35 26 4 Wigginton, Ty COL .266 19 52 58 2 Hall, Bill HOU .239 24 63 69 7 Barmes, Clint HOU .248 18 60 68 5 Brignac, Reid TB .266 10 64 62 5 Hudson, Orlando SD .282 8 70 59 7 Sanchez, Freddy SF .292 9 65 54 2 Schumaker, Skip STL .294 4 73 38 6 Izturis, Maicer ANA .278 6 62 59 10 Ellis, Mark OAK .273 10 50 56 6 Casilla, Alexi MIN .264 8 61 50 8 Hairston, Jerry WAS .265 9 54 42 10 Sizemore, Scott DET .260 9 61 46 6
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