Top 10 MLB second basemen heading into the 2018 season

The 2018 MLB season is just around the corner, with Spring Training games already underway. Here at Call to the Pen, we’ll take a look at the top players at each position. This time we’ll take a look at the top second basemen.

After looking at the current top 10 MLB catchers and the top 10 MLB first basemen, we’ll now rank the top 10 MLB second baseman heading into the 2018 season. Second basemen don’t always carry a lot of power in their bats, but they make up for it with their scrappy play and gap-to-gap hitting skills. Although as baseball progresses, it seems that more second basemen are gaining the ability to hit for power.

Much like how MLB Network ranks the top 10 players at each position before the season, we’ll do the same. MLB Network has a couple of analysts talk about their top 10, along with fan voting that cranks out a top ten list. The show also uses a tool called the shredder to display the best of the best. The shredder takes a combination of baseball statistics and analytics when coming up with the top 10. And taken into account is both old school and new school numbers.

According to MLB Network’s shredder, it ranked the top 10 second basemen right now as follows:

1. Jose Altuve
2. Robinson Cano
3. Brian Dozier
4. Daniel Murphy
5. DJ LeMahieu
6. Dustin Pedroia
7. Jonathan Schoop
8. Ian Kinsler
9. Neil Walker
10. Cesar Hernandez

How will the shredder’s list compare to CTTP’s top 10? Let’s take a look at which second basemen crack our top 10 heading into the 2018 season.