by Todd Lammi
This is the third article in the series looking at the current 2010 fantasy baseball ADP (average draft position) for players at second base. The data uses ADP numbers from Mock Draft Central using the NFBC scoring system.
The chart below lists players arranged by my 2010 fantasy baseball rankings with the current ADP broken down by where that player would fall in a 12 or 15 team league by round and pick. The one caveat being that the 12 team numbers may be skewed slightly as some players may go later than others due to the larger player pool to pick from.
Ben Zobrist looks to have good value based on where I have him ranked at compared to his average draft position. The position flexibility plus his ability to steal bases slots him ahead of Robinson Cano and Aaron Hill in my eyes. Speaking of Hill, I think he is going to high in drafts in relation to Dan Uggla. The numbers I have projected for Uggla and Hill will be pretty close to the same outside of batting average which should not place them that far apart in the 2010 fantasy baseball rankings for second base.
I think there is great value for Jose Lopez as well because he is not that far away from Hill and Uggla in terms of production. Kelly Johnson is primed for a bounce back season in Arizona and offers good value based on his current ADP. Orlando Hudson is the one player I see that is overvalued on the list as the 12th second basemen going off the draft board. He is solid across the board, but so is every player behind him at that point in the draft and he offers no upside to his numbers.
| 12 Teams | 15 Teams | ||||||
| Rank | Name | ADP | Round | Pick | Round | Pick | |
| 1 | Utley, Chase | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | Kinsler, Ian | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | Phillips, Brandon | 30 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | |
| 4 | Pedroia, Dustin | 38 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 5 | Roberts, Brian | 40 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 6 | Zobrist, Ben | 59 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 14 | |
| 7 | Cano, Robinson | 47 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | |
| 8 | Hill, Aaron | 48 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | |
| 9 | Uggla, Dan | 85 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| 10 | Lopez, Jose | 120 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 15 | |
| 11 | Kendrick, Howie | 134 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 14 | |
| 12 | Weeks, Rickie | 192 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
| 13 | Johnson, Kelly | 280 | 24 | 4 | 19 | 10 | |
| 14 | Barmes, Clint | 270 | 23 | 6 | 18 | 15 | |
| 15 | Polanco, Placido | 243 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 3 | |
| 16 | Sizemore, Scott | 249 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 9 | |
| 17 | Prado, Martin | 245 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 5 | |
| 18 | Ellis, Mark | 302 | 26 | 2 | 21 | 2 | |
| 19 | Hudson, Orlando | 191 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| 20 | Lopez, Felipe | 274 | 23 | 10 | 19 | 4 | |
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Next up in the 2010 Fantasy Baseball ADP rankings will be shortstops.
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