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Career Players: Second Base |
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1. Max Bishop |
Fogelberg – Second base is arguably one of the deepest positions in ASB. Also, known as the rabbit position, many teams will dive into this category for players with high on-base percentages.
Max Bishop is undoubtedly the toast of the second base class. He has a knack for ending up on championship teams, and he also has the all-time record for base-on-balls in a single season (30). Expect to see Bishop go in the first round of the career draft.
Eddie Stankey is a similar player to Bishop. Statistically, he may have slightly less walks, but otherwise is very comparable. Stankey has not simply not produced in the way Bishop has, however, which could lead to him slipping into the second round, despite being a quality rabbit.
Rogers Hornsby is easily the next best second baseman, although he brings a much more balanced disc to the table with more power than his counterparts. Hornsby can leave the yard and will likely rack up a great deal of doubles, which makes him a valuable guy you can plug in to many parts of the lineup.
Joe Morgan will draw some walks and steal some bases, and you can expect to see him go anywhere between the first and fourth round of the career draft, depending on how soon the position gets depleted.
Eddie Collins, Jackie Robinson, and Charlie Gehringer are all somewhat balanced discs. They have good sized singles as well as decent walks, but not much power. These are all solid pickups in the mid to late rounds. Eddie Joost is not far behind, with the ability to draw walks as well as play both middle infield positions.
Tony Phillips is a guy that is high on some organizations’ lists due to his ability to play anywhere and come through in the clutch. Phillips has a propensity to strike out a lot, which may scare off some teams and lead to him dropping to the late rounds of the draft.
After Phillips, there is a bit of a drop-off, but still plenty of talented players, many of whom can play multiple positions, a valuable asset in a National League style tournament. Johnny Pesky and Bobby Doerr are new additions that will be making their ASB Classic debut, while a guy such as Willie Randolph already owns a Classic title and brings plenty of valuable experience to the table.
