Matt Linder
The electrical flow crop of shortstops mightiness live the most exciting seat inwards baseball. The fourth dimension of glove-only shortstops is over; these guys are touching players on both sides of the ball.
Nobody on this listing is over thirty years old, together with the overstep 4 players accept already established themselves every bit perennial MVP candidates. Enjoy!
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1. Carlos Correa
In a loaded position, the defending World Series champion has earned the slight edge. Despite solely playing 109 games inwards 2017, Correa yet finished minute with shortstops inwards WAR (6.3). Last season, he hitting .315/.391/.550 with 24 dwelling household runs. The combination of powerfulness together with plate bailiwick is a nightmare for opposing pitchers. Correa pairs this explosive offensive production with rattling company defense. At solely 23 years old, Correa is already a bonafide superstar.
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2. Francisco Lindor
The Indians’ shortstop hopped on the launch angle bandwagon lastly flavor together with it showed inwards his dwelling household run total. Lindor hitting to a greater extent than dingers inwards 2017 (33) than he did inwards his kickoff ii seasons combined (27). Whether the focus on dwelling household runs had an lawsuit or not, the 24-year old’s batting average together with OBP both cruel lastly twelvemonth compared to 2016. However, a slashline of .273/.337/.505 combined with elite defence equals a perennial MVP candidate.
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3. Corey Seager
Seager rounds out what is essentially a three-way necktie for the overstep spot inwards the rankings. The Dodger’s shortstop finished 3rd inwards WAR (5.6) with his positional peers lastly season. He hitting .295/.375/.479 with 22 dwelling household runs inwards 2017. In add-on to his impressive bat, Seager also grades out every bit i of the best defensive shortstops inwards baseball.
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4. Manny Machado
This flavor volition live Machado’s kickoff total displace every bit a major league shortstop, afterward spending the kickoff v years of his career at 3rd base. The 25-year former had an extremely downwardly twelvemonth inwards 2017, solely hitting .259/.310/.471 (the 33 dwelling household runs were the sole brilliant stop). The Orioles’ novel shortstop is only a few years removed from back-to-back overstep v MVP finishes inwards 2015 together with 2016. The talent is undeniable, but at that spot are unopen to concerns most his powerfulness to conduct maintain the defensive workload over the class of a 162 game season, peculiarly considering his prior genu injury. I await a bounce dorsum twelvemonth for Machado every bit he enters gratis means at the destination of the season.
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5. Didi Gregorius
The Yankees’ shortstop has continued to ameliorate inwards each of his kickoff 3 seasons inwards pinstripes. In 2017, Gregorius hitting .287/.318/.478 with 25 dwelling household runs, despite missing i calendar month due to a shoulder injury. He finished 6th with shortstops with a 3.7 WAR. Although the 28-year former volition never walk much, the combination of power, contact together with splendid defence makes him i of the most valuable shortstops inwards baseball.
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6. Andrelton Simmons
The Angels’ shortstop makes this listing because he mightiness live the best fielder inwards baseball, regardless of position. The combination of arm strength, gain together with soft hands is mesmerizing. He finally coupled this fielding powerfulness with league-average offensive production. Although a slashline of .278/.331/.421 with xiv dwelling household runs is goose egg special, when paired with his defense, it makes Simmons an incredibly valuable component subdivision instrumentalist (7.1 WAR).
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7. Trea Turner
Turner has all of the tools to breakout inwards 2018. He is solely 24 years former together with possesses both powerfulness together with speed. In solely 98 games lastly season, the Nationals’ shortstop hitting .284/.338/.451 with xi dwelling household runs together with 46 steals. If Turner tin rest healthy, I await his powerfulness numbers to increase significantly this season.
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8. Elvis Andrus
Over the by ii seasons, Andrus has finally set together the offensive numbers Rangers’ fans accept been waiting for. In 2017, the 29-year former experienced a powerfulness surge, hitting .297/.337/.471 with xx dwelling household runs. His previous career high inwards dingers was viii inwards 2016. Andrus has e'er played adept defense, together with similar a shot that his bat has caught upward to the glove, he is a overstep x shortstop inwards baseball.
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9. Paul DeJong
The Cardinals’ shortstop had a breakout twelvemonth inwards 2017. DeJong did non fifty-fifty start the flavor inwards the big leagues, but i time he was called upward inwards late-May, he raked. The 24-year former hitting .285/.325/.532 with 25 dwelling household runs inwards solely 108 games. Extrapolated over a total season, DeJong “would have” hitting 38 dwelling household runs. Since his defence is only average together with he does non walk much, much of his value is tied upward inwards his power. Should he avoid a sophomore slump this season, DeJong could displace upward a few spots inwards adjacent year’s ranking.
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10. Trevor Story
I am betting on a bounce dorsum flavor for Story. After hitting .272/.341/.567 with 27 dwelling household runs solely ii seasons ago, the Rockies’ shortstop struggled mightily inwards 2017. He reached base of operations inwards solely 30% of his plate appearances together with became a “strikeout or dwelling household run” hitter. Story plays adept defence together with with a rebound offensively, he volition definitely examine his house on this ranking.
Also Considered:
Brandon Crawford - Giants
Xander Bogaerts – Red Sox
Addison Russell – Cubs
Jean Segura – Mariners
**All WAR stats come upward from Baseball Reference
Please banking concern stand upward for dorsum i time again tomorrow for my overstep 10 left fielders inwards 2018.
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