Updated Fantasy Baseball Middle Infield Rankings: Value check for shortstops and second basemen - Yahoo Sports

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The calendar has moved to May, which means it’s time to get some positional Shuffle Ups your way. We have enough data to form some actionable opinions (in some cases), or at least educated guesses (in some other cases).

The players below are salaried and ranked as if I were entering a fresh draft tonight. What’s happened to this point is an audition, nothing more. Don’t get hung up on the salaries in a vacuum, which are just comparison tools. Players at the same salary are considered even.

Most of the players who have 2B or SS eligibility in Yahoo leagues are on this list. I excluded anyone currently on the IL, and didn’t rank anyone in the minors.

Have some respectful disagreement? That’s good, that’s why we have a game. Share your thoughts anytime on social media: catch me on Twitter/X or on Bluesky.

And away we go.

## The Big Tickets

$38 Bobby Witt Jr.

$36 Elly De La Cruz

$30 Fernando Tatís Jr.

$25 Trea Turner

$24 CJ Abrams

$24 Brice Turang

$22 Ozzie Albies

$22 Zach Neto

$22 Jazz Chisholm Jr.

$21 Nico Hoerner

Worried about Witt, looking to trade him? Trade him to me. The average and steals are where we’d expect, and there’s no reasonable reason to expect he won’t hit between 20-30 homers when the season is over. He’s still the fastest player in baseball and in a prime age pocket. Patience, please.

De La Cruz’s pop disappeared in the second half last year, but whatever that problem was, he’s corrected it. And Elly’s plate discipline is better than many realize — he’s above board in chase rate and wa