Part 3 of Joel Colomby's week-long fantasy baseball preview, today featuring the second basemen and shortstops.
SECOND BASEMEN
Cano stands alone as the only 2B capable of 30 HRs and a .320 AVG … We see maybe 10 here that you’ll feel really comfortable with on an everyday basis, so don’t leave it too late … Plenty of injury red flags in Utley, Espinosa, and B.Roberts but with that comes late-round upside … Bonifacio and Izturis will likely wind up splitting Jays job, though both will also play elsewhere.
$30+
Robinson Cano NYY: Money in the bank … and it’s his contract year.
$20+
Dustin Pedroia BOS: Played hurt most of last season and it showed
Ian Kinsler TEX: A two-time 30-30 guy who turned 30 last season
$15+
Aaron Hill ARZ: Bounce-back .302 with 26 HRs may hard to duplicate
Brandon Phillips CIN: May hit cleanup after three straight 18-HR seasons