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Sweet swing, huh T? TOp 30 2B 1.  Robinson Cano, NYY  Cano is coming off of a year in which he was the only 2B to top 100 RBI (118), was #2 overall in runs, and finished 3rd in homers.  He was #1 in OPS and Slugging %.  Put all this together with a .300+ average, and you have your #1 2012 fantasy baseball 2B.  I have seen him ranked lower, but he as durable as it gets, plays in a bam box in Yankee Stadium, and is only 29 years old.  I’ve seen him picked as high as #6, and as low as #13.  Either way, he can lockdown your MI. 2.  Dustin Pedroia, BOS  Pedroia bounced back from an injury in 2010 to post a 21 homer, 26 steal season, all while batting his typical .307 and scoring 102 runs.  This is routine for Pedro except for the 21 homers which was a career high.  Unlike Cano, who has a ceiling of 35 or so homers, I think Pedroia’s is about 25.  As his homers increase, so will his K-rate, which was a career high in 2011.  No worries however as he will still bat .300+ for h...
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