Posted: Thursday February 23, 2012 12:37PM ; Updated: Thursday February 23, 2012 12:47PM
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Tulowitzki leads shortstop rankings
Fantasy Baseball 2012 Shortstop Rankings
Rankings based on 2012 projected value in mixed 5 x 5 Rotisserie leagues and standard head-to-head points leagues. Check back during Spring Training for updated rankings.
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Rank
Shortstops
Team
Tier
1
Troy Tulowitzki
COL
1
2
Jose Reyes
MIA
2
3
Hanley Ramirez
MIA
2
4
Asdrubal Cabrera
CLE
3
5
Starlin Castro
CHC
3
6
Elvis Andrus
TEX
3
7
Jimmy Rollins
PHI
3
8
Dee Gordon
LAD
3
9
Erick Aybar
LAA
4
10
J.J. Hardy
BAL
4
11
Alexei Ramirez
CHW
4
12
Derek Jeter
NYY
4
13
Stephen Drew
ARI
4
14
Jhonny Peralta
DET
5
15
Emilio Bonifacio
MIA
5
16
Yunel Escobar
TOR
5
17
Ian Desmond
WAS
5
18
Alcides Escobar
KC
5
19
Jed Lowrie
HOU
6
20
Marco Scutaro
COL
6
21
Zack Cozart
CIN
6
22
Rafael Furcal
STL
6
23
Cliff Pennington
OAK
6
24
Jason Bartlett
SD
6
25
Alexi Casilla
MIN
6
26
Sean Rodriguez
TB
6
27
Alex Gonzalez
MIL
6
28
Clint Barmes
PIT
6
29
Tsuyoshi Nishioka
MIN
7
30
Yuniesky Betancourt
KC
7
31
Ruben Tejada
NYM
7
32
Tyler Greene
STL
7
33
Tyler Pastornicky
ATL
7
34
Robert Andino
BAL
7
35
Ryan Theriot
SF
7
36
Eduardo Nunez
NYY
7
37
Willie Bloomquist
ARI
7
38
Trevor Plouffe
MIN
7
39
Jamey Carroll
MIN
7
40
Brendan Ryan
SEA
7
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Reid Brignac
TB
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More Fantasy Baseball
POSITION RANKINGS
Top 300
Catcher
First Base
Second Base
Third Base
Shortstop
Outfield
DH
Starting Pitchers
Relief Pitchers
MORE COVERAGE
At age 27, who's ready for stardom?
Third-year starting pitchers
Ramirez top best injury risks
Harper leads deep rookie class
Quiet rookies make super sophs
Money a great motivator for free agents
DIVISION PREVIEWS
NL East
NL Central
NL West
AL East
AL Central
AL West