by Todd Lammi
This is the fourth article in the series looking at the current 2010 fantasy baseball ADP (average draft position) for players at shortstop. 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.
Undervalued:
J.J Hardy is currently going off the board as the number 19 shortstop which is too low in my eyes. He had some issues last season like the increase in strikeouts and being demoted to Triple-A. But don’t fall into the trap that many fantasy baseball owners do. You are not drafting him based on last years performance, but are selecting him based on his future performance in 2010. If he hits second in the batting order after Denard Span and Joe Mauer, he is going to get pitches to hit and is going to score more runs that he would have in the National League.
Everth Cabrera / Alcides Escobar are undervalued depending on the makeup of your team. If you are short on stolen bases midway through the draft, you could wait on Elvis Andrus and grab Cabrera or Escobar several rounds later. Cabrera will get you more steals and Escobar will have fewer steals but a higher batting average between the two.
Overvalued:
People seem to be looking at Rafael Furcal as if it were still 2006. His days of 20-30 steals are over with his recent back problems. If you are going to take a shortstop at the spot in the draft where he is currently going, you need someone that performs much better in home runs and RBI or steals more bases than what Furcal is going to give you.
| 12 Teams | 15 Teams | ||||||
| Rank | Name | ADP | Round | Pick | Round | Pick | |
| 1 | Hanley Ramirez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Jimmy Rollins | 21 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Troy Tulowitzki | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Jose Reyes | 23 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 8 | |
| 5 | Derek Jeter | 51 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 6 | Alexei Ramirez | 105 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 15 | |
| 7 | Miguel Tejada | 142 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
| 8 | Jason Bartlett | 104 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 14 | |
| 9 | Asdrubal Cabrera | 155 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | |
| 10 | Elvis Andrus | 160 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 10 | |
| 11 | Yunel Escobar | 151 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 1 | |
| 12 | Stephen Drew | 113 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
| 13 | J.J. Hardy | 247 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 7 | |
| 14 | Everth Cabrera | 223 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 13 | |
| 15 | Alcides Escobar | 251 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 11 | |
| 16 | Rafael Furcal | 131 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | |
| 17 | Marco Scutaro | 203 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 8 | |
| 18 | Erick Aybar | 198 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 3 | |
| 19 | Ryan Theriot | 238 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 13 | |
| 20 | Orlando Cabrera | 187 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 7 | |
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Next up in the 2010 Fantasy Baseball ADP rankings will be third basemen.
