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Fantasy Baseball 2016 > Rankings > Second Basemen > Rankings Archive 2015
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2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings Archive: Second Base

(Standard 5 x 5 Fantasy Stats)

Justin K. Moreau
Okay, okay, quit crying about Robinson Cano. His year wasn't that bad. For him, it was, but for a second baseman, you could have done worse. But here's the "I told you so" moment: Dee Gordon was a total stud in 2015, and so was Brian Dozier, and we told you so. Ian Kinsler was kind of a wreck, but Jose Altuve was great again, Jason Kipnis had an unbelievable comeback year in 2015 and even carried some fantasy teams to a championship. Neil Walker had a better year than we expected, and for all you Dodger fans out there, we're happy to report that Howie Kendrick didn't disappoint. We still think letting Dee Gordon go was a huge mistake, but Howie Kendrick ended up having a good year, too. Anyway, use the fantasy predictions below to help form your opinions for your upcoming 2016 draft, too.
RANKPlayerGABRHRRBISBAVG
1Cano, R157595771482100.314
2Altuve, J15866085759560.341
3Kinsler, I1616841001792150.275
4Dozier, B1565981122371210.242
5Gordon, D14860992234640.289
6Kipnis, J12950061641220.24
7Walker, N13751274237620.271
8Wong, K113402521242200.249
9Phillips, B1214624485120.266
10Schoop, J13745548164520.209
11Kendrick, H15761785775140.293
12Murphy, D14359679957130.289
13Gennett, S1374405595460.289
14Pedroia, D1355517275360.278
15Cabrera, A146553741461100.241
16Odor, R1143863994840.259
17Gyorko, J11140037105130.21
18Utley, C155589741178100.27
19Hill, A13350152106040.244
20Zobrist, B146570831052100.272
21Infante, O1355285066690.252
22Panik, J732693111800.305
23LeMahieu, D14949459542100.267
24Bonifacio, E11039447324260.259
25Alcantara, A7027831102980.205
Robinson Cano, top fantasy second baseman
Predictably, Robinson Cano's HRs dropped, but, predictably, he's still the best fantasy second baseman.
A lot of good second basemen took an extra stride in 2014 to become potentially great fantasy second basemen. Brian Dozier had a monster year at second base for the Twins, even though he only hit .242; Jose Altuve had a career year, but he turns only 25 years old this May, so there's a ton of time left for him to continue to perform exactly as he did in 2014.

Another surprise was Dee Gordon, showing up at second base to allow Hanley Ramirez to stay at shortstop. Not only did Dee Gordon accommodate for the better of the team, he was arguably the best offensive player in Los Angeles.

Another second baseman in Los Angeles who had a relatively big year was Howie Kendrick, although we're not sold on his act, long-term, and we think his switch from the Angels to the Dodgers is going to bite the Dodgers in the ass.
Howie Kendrick had a very productive season for fantasy owners in 2014, and the biggest help for Howie and his associated fantasy teams was, unfortunately, the injury to Josh Hamilton. When Hamilton went down with a bad thumb ligament, Manager Mike Scioscia decided to put Howie Kendrick in the cleanup spot in a pretty potent Angels lineup. Don't get us wrong: Howie Kendrick is no slouch on offense,  but don't expect 75 RBI again this season for the Dodgers. The main reason is that he's definitely not going to be hitting cleanup for the Dodgers. He may hit in the 2 spot so he may score more than 85 runs (although we doubt it), but he will definitely not have the same RBI opportunities in 2015 as he did in 2014.
Doesn't it seem like Neil Walker should be in his mid-30s? 2014 was only his 5th season, but it seems like he's been around longer. Maybe it's just me. Nonetheless, Neil Walker put up some badass fantasy stats last season, especially for a guy who no one expected more than 12-15 homers from, if that. By the way, Walker is only 29 years old this season, so there's no reason to think he won't build on last season. He, too, fell into the cleanup spot with the injuries to Pedro Alvarez, and with Josh Harrison, Starling Marte, and Andrew McCutchen hitting in front of him, he saw plenty of opportunities. Neil Walker certainly capitalized on his chances in 2014, much to the delight of pleasantly-surprised fantasy owners everywhere, and we see no reason why he can't duplicate those numbers. It's not like he suddenly jumped to a 30+ home run season out of nowhere, nor are we suggesting he will hit 30 homers in 2015. We project Neil Walker to hit around 18 home runs in 2015, but don't be shocked to see 25.
Pirates' Second Baseman, Neil Walker
Neil Walker had a breakout fantasy season with 23 Home Runs in 2014 and there's no indication he won't do it again in 2015.

Surprise Fantasy Second Basemen

Are Brian Dozier and Kolten Wong For Real?
Kolten Wong simply had to get rid of the heinous memory of getting picked off of first to end a World Series game in 2013, so he came out ready to rock in 2014. Once he hit the stage, he was all systems go... for the most part. He did miss a few weeks with injuries, but when he was in, he was above-average and reliable. Projecting him out to a 600 at bat season put him at a pace of 78 runs, 18 HR, 63 RBI and 30 stolen bases. Keep that in mind on draft day. When the others are looking at his actual, raw stats (which look pretty run-of-the-mill for a young second baseman), keep in your head the projected 600 at bats statistics because those, we think, are more likely. He's only 24 years old this season, so a full, healthy season is more likely than his abbreviated 2014 fantasy campaign.

Brian Dozier was, quite simply, all over the place in 2014, and we mean that in a good way. His .242 batting average is mediocre, but the dude gets on base. In 2014, Dozier upped his on-base percentage to .345 by walking 89 times (as opposed to just 51 the previous season). Dozier also improved from 14 to 21 stolen bases, and an astonishing 72 to 112 runs from '13 to '14. His 112 runs scored was second only to Mike Trout in all of baseball in 2014. He also clubbed 23 home runs in the 2-spot of the Twins' lineup, and he's still only going to be 28 years old in May. Draft him, put him in your lineup and forget about him. He's money.
Kolten Wong
Brian Dozier
Jason Kipnis was one of the biggest disappointments in all of fantasy baseball in 2014. Prior to the season, there was no indication that he would fall apart. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Everything looked solid for Kipnis going into last season, but as it turns out, he reportedly hit the weight room and tried to add power to his swing. Instead of the added power, he ended up screwing up his naturally-fluid swing. Now, keep in mind that's all alleged stuff. He also spent some time on the shelf last season (he only played in 129 games), but he's also just 28 years old this season and we're going to predict a comeback season for Jason Kipnis in 2015. Expect solid fantasy production out of Kipnis in 2015, and given last year's sub-par season, you may get him at a bargain in this year's draft, too.


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Top 20 Fantasy Second Basemen: Runs Scored

RANKPlayerRuns
1Dozier, B112
2Kinsler, I100
3Gordon, D92
4Kendrick, H85
4Altuve, J85
6Zobrist, B83
7Murphy, D79
8Cano, R77
9Walker, N74
9Cabrera, A74
9Utley, C74
12Pedroia, D72
13Kipnis, J61
14LeMahieu, D59
15Gennett, S55
16Beckham, G53
17Wong, K52
17Hill, A52
19Infante, O50
20Schoop, J48


Top 20 Fantasy Second Basemen: Home Runs

RANKPlayerHR
1Dozier, B23
1Walker, N23
3Kinsler, I17
4Schoop, J16
5Cano, R14
5Cabrera, A14
7Wong, K12
7Rodriguez, S12
9Utley, C11
10Zobrist, B10
10Hill, A10
10Gyorko, J10
10Alcantara, A10
10Walters, Z10
15Murphy, D9
15Gennett, S9
15Beckham, G9
15Odor, R9
19Phillips, B8
19Weeks, R8
19Espinosa, D8
19Hicks, B8

Top 20 Fantasy Second Basemen: RBI

RANKPlayerRBI
1Kinsler, I92
2Cano, R82
3Utley, C78
4Walker, N76
5Kendrick, H75
6Dozier, B71
7Infante, O66
8Cabrera, A61
9Hill, A60
10Altuve, J59
11Murphy, D57
12Gennett, S54
13Pedroia, D53
14Zobrist, B52
15Gyorko, J51
15Phillips, B51
17Odor, R48
18Schoop, J45
19Beckham, G44
20Wong, K42
20LeMahieu, D42

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Top 20 Fantasy Second Basemen: Stolen Bases

RANKPlayerSB
1Gordon, D64
2Altuve, J56
3Bonifacio, E26
4Kipnis, J22
5Dozier, B21
6Wong, K20
7Kinsler, I15
8Kendrick, H14
9Murphy, D13
10Sogard, E11
10Garcia, L11
12Cano, R10
12Utley, C10
12Cabrera, A10
12Zobrist, B10
12LeMahieu, D10
12Ramirez, J10
18Infante, O9
19Alcantara, A8
19Espinosa, D8

Top 20 Fantasy Second Basemen: Batting Average

RANKPlayerAVG
1Altuve, J.341
2Cano, R.314
3Panik, J.305
4Kendrick, H.293
5Gordon, D.289
5Murphy, D.289
5Gennett, S.289
6Pedroia, D.278
7Kinsler, I.275
10Weeks, R.274
11Zobrist, B.272
12Walker, N.271
13Utley, C.270
14LeMahieu, D.267
15Phillips, B.266
16Bonifacio, E.259
16Odor, R.259
18Infante, O.252
18Solano, D.252
20La Stella, T.251

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