Prospects with excellent hit tools are my favorite type of prospect. A player who is able to consistently put the bat on the ball allows themselves space to tinker with other aspects of their game  (and sometimes their swing) without risking playing time or production. I often keep close tabs

Hello and welcome back to the PROSPECTS ONLY portion of our ranking SZN, continuing on with the second half of a loaded SS position! Of course, not all these guys will stick at SS, but we’re ranking based on games played last season so the list is bursting with some

Noelvi Marte has rocketed up the rankings list the past three years, and while there are some concerns about him succeeding at an elite level in the majors, his track record has many believing (myself included) he will be a fixture in the majors soon, and for a long time.

Hello and welcome back to the PROSPECTS ONLY portion of our ranking SZN, continuing on with the top half of a loaded SS position! Of course, not all these guys will stick at SS, but we’re ranking based on games played last season so the list is bursting with some

Maybe you’ve heard this before, shortstop is deep in fantasy talent. There are superstars and future stars at the top of the list along with plenty of other multi-category contributors littered throughout the Top 30. While there is such a bevy of talent, some red flags exist on a few

Continuing with TDG’s consensus rankings with Shortstops ranked #31 through #50.  Read on! 31) Bryson Stott, Philadelphia Phillies, (Age: 24, Previous Rank: 47) Peak MLB projection: 110 wRC+ .262/.354/.441 22 HR/600 7 SB/600 12.1 BB% 23.7 K% Author note: my write-ups for prospects and young players without a long MLB

Gleyber Torres, New York Yankees Torres swatted 38 home runs in 604 PA in 2019, then hit just three in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. It was easy to write that off based on small sample size, but when he followed that up with only nine last year, panic set in

Continuing with our highlights of the league’s top Shortstops, as judged by our collection of industry experts, below are the 11th through the 30th ranked players in the league. 11. FRANCISO LINDOR, NEW YORK METS (AGE: 28, PREVIOUS RANK: 3) Man, Lindor fell hard this year. Last year we rated

RISER: WANDER FRANCO, TAMPA BAY RAYS, (AGE: 20, CURRENT RANK: 4, PREVIOUS RANK: 6) The moment some of us have been waiting for since 2018 finally came to fruition last season when Wander Franco busted onto the scene. It is safe to say that he did not disappoint. Wander scored

  Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) and Joe (@joegarino) invite the incomparable Shelly Verougstraete (@ShellyV_643) and Keaton DeRocher (@TheSpokenKeats) onto the pod to discuss TDG’s consensus shortstop rankings heading into 2022. As usual, the vets talk takeaways from the consensus rankings, any hot takes that showed up in the individual rankings, and risky