Early Fantasy 2B Rankings

In order to win your fantasy league, you need to understand where the shortages of talent exist. There is no question that second base is the weakest position in this year's talent pool.

Sure, you can make an arguement for catchers (especially if you are in a league that must start 2), but the deviation from one catcher to the next is not that big. The large majority of them will give you the same 55 runs and 55 RBI. They also dont weigh down your team batting average because they get half as many ABs. 2B is a different story. Players such as Utley and Cano are worth going the extra mile for on draft day because they significantly outproduce their competition. Kendrick is an interesting flier and its possible that Brian Roberts might be had for a decent price. Pretty much everyone else has some big time question marks.

Third base looks especially deep this year. It would probably be wise to allocate some draft day dollars from 3B over to 2B. Rolen is looking like the 10th best 3B on the board. Grabbing him will make you a lot happier then using a late pick on Cantu as your starting second baseman.