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Fantasy Baseball Bryson Stott could provide similar numbers to fellow second baseman Brice Turang, but at a much cheaper price. Icon Sportswire / Getty Images Second base lacks star power and is in competition with the hot corner and catcher for fantasy baseball’s weakest position. “Scarcity” also depends on your league format, as eligibility rules vary greatly among Yahoo, NFBC and others. Using ATC’s aggregate projections through Fangraphs’ auction calculator, there are only 13 second basemen projected to earn double-digit dollars compared to 20 shortstops. Moreover, the No. 15 shortstop (Ezequiel Tovar) would be the No. 5 second baseman when using their projected dollar values. Advertisement Jazz Chisholm is the lone second baseman with an ADP inside the top 25, and many fantasy managers will use him at an also thin third base. Ketel Marte and Brice Turang are the only other 2B-eligible players being drafted inside the top 50, while Nico Hoerner and Jose Altuve have ADPs just inside 100. Luke Keaschall, Ozzie Albies and Ceddanne Rafaela form an intriguing tier going in the 125-150 pick range of drafts, while Jackson Holliday, Matt Mc Lain, Bryson Stott, Brandon Lowe and Xavier Edwards provide decent upside before pick 200. There are numerous sleepers afterward, so second base doesn’t necessarily need to be addressed early. Ozzie Albies, ATL Albies was able to stay on the field last season, but he disappointed at the plate yet again. He was reportedly still affected by his 2024 wrist injury but felt healthier over a much more productive second half (111 w RC+). The 29-year-old is two seasons removed from being the fourth-most valuable fantasy middle infielder, and now he has “something to prove. ” Albies had a full offseason to recover from hamate bone surgery, and his ADP has never been lower. He’s a second baseman to target. Bryson Stott, PHI Stott is cheaper than ever at draft tables despite showing improvement at the plate in 2025. The 28-year-old has averaged 13 homers and 29 steals while batting . 262 over the past three seasons, and he’s available after Round 15. Stott tweaked his stance during the 2025 season — he hit . 234 with a . 636 OPS (78 w RC+) before making the change but . 294 with an . 855 OPS (135 w RC+) in the second half after the change. Stott hit . 310 with an . 855 OPS over his final 50 games, with his underlying metrics aligning closely with the results. Stott struggles against lefties, but he significantly cut down his chase rate (23. 3%) last season. He’ll continue to benefit from calling Citizens Bank Park home, which has increased homers for left-handed batters (LHB) an MLB-high 28% over the past three seasons. Aggregate projections have Stott posting similar numbers to Turang, who goes 130 picks earlier. Advertisement Jorge Polanco, NYM Polanco is 32 years old, coming off a career-best season, and he just signed a new contract with a different team. That profile normally suggests fade, but Polanco’s ADP remains plenty affordable despite upgrading environments. T-Mobile in Seattle has been baseball’s toughest hitter’s park by a significant margin over the past three seasons, while Citi Field has been much closer to neutral. In fact, New York has boosted home runs (+4%) over that span. The Mets should be among the league leaders in runs scored, with Polanco slated to bat cleanup behind Juan Soto and Bo Bichette. Polanco cut his K% (15. 6) down significantly during his strong 2025, when he also posted a BABIP (. 269) well below his career mark (. 296). Polanco will be playing the less taxing first base in New York, further padding his case as a second base-eligible fantasy sleeper. Marcus Semien, NYM Semien had been one of baseball’s most durable and consistent performers from 2021-24 before last season’s collapse, which ended with a foot injury. At 35, he’s clearly in the decline phase, but there’s optimism for a bounce back in 2026. Semien remained mostly himself while on the road last season, but he hit just . 217/. 303/. 314 with five homers in Texas. Globe Life Field has been the second-worst hitter’s park for right-handed bats over the past two seasons, with only Seattle more pitcher-friendly. Texas’ park decreased home runs for righties by a whopping 19% last year. Semien’s fantasy value saw a boost when he was traded to the Mets during the offseason. Citi Field plays far more neutral for RHB, including boosting homers by 12% over the past two years. He will hit toward the middle of New York’s lineup and still possesses Sprint Speed in the 81st percentile. Second base provides multiple boring veterans as sleepers, and Semien belongs among them. Gleyber Torres, DET Torres remains underrated in fantasy thanks to modest speed and power. Playing every day with a good lineup spot helps the counting stats, as Torres is guilty of being a compiler. There’s upside for more, though, as Torres had a 131 w RC+ before the All-Star break last year — it fell to 88 afterward while he played through a sports hernia that required surgery after the season. Advertisement Torres showed the best plate discipline of his career last season in Detroit, when his expected batting average was in the 80th percentile. Moreover, the difference between Torres’ slugging (. 387) and expected slugging (. 462) was the fifth highest among all hitters. Maybe it was small sample noise, but Comerica Park suddenly transformed into a hitter’s park last season, including boosting homers for righties by 20%. ATC’s aggregate projections have Torres finishing as the No. 7 fantasy second baseman this season, yet he’s the 17th off the board in composite ADP. Brice Turang, MIL Turang undoubtedly improved at the plate last season, including a big second half (155 w RC+), as he sacrificed plate discipline for power. However, his projections call for a return to a league-average hitter in 2026. Last season’s performance after the All-Star break included just seven stolen bases, a 25. 1 K% and a . 384 BABIP (career . 312). Turang somehow hit 10 homers over 108 at bats in August, but he’s clubbed only 21 home runs over 1, 435 ABs during the rest of his career. Now a top 50 pick, few players have seen their ADP rise more over the past year than Turang, so the opportunity cost is significant. Travis Bazzana, CLE Second base doesn’t offer many exciting prospects, with none listed among most candidate lists for Rookie of the Year. Bazzana is the position’s most highly-regarded prospect, although the former No. 1 overall pick has failed to live up to his pedigree. He offers some HR/SB potential, but batting average will be a problem. Cleveland extended Bazzana an invitation to big-league camp in spring training, and he could make his MLB debut at some point during summer. However, he profiles more for keeper leagues. Ceddanne Rafaela finishes as a top-three second baseman Rafaela had 14 homers, 55 runs scored, 48 RBI and 13 steals with a 115 w RC+ over the first half of last season before wearing down badly after the All-Star break (59 w RC+). Manager Alex Cora told Rafaela to get “bigger and stronger” this offseason in hopes of avoiding another fatigue-related drop off in 2026. Rafaela’s Gold Glove defense in centerfield will keep his bat in the lineup, and there’s full breakout potential at 25 years old. Rafaela is slated to open the year at the bottom of Boston’s order, but that can change at any moment, and Fenway Park will be a big help. Prediction: Rafaela goes 20/30 and finishes as a top-three fantasy 2B this season. Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle Dalton Del Don writes about fantasy sports for The Athletic and just launched The Deep Shot. com, a content site he shares with Andy Behrens. Dalton previously wrote at Yahoo for nearly 15 years and co-hosted Roto Wire Fantasy Sports Today on Sirius/XM before that. Follow Dalton on Twitter @daltondeldon