Fantasy baseball second basemen #6: Gleyber Torres
Gleyber Torres quietly had a very nice season in 2022. The righty slashed .257/.310/.451/.761 with an OPS+ of 114. He hit 24 homers, 28 doubles, drove in 76 runs, and scored 73. He went on a tear in September, slashing .323/.389/.573/.962, hitting six homers, and driving in 25 runs, which is basically a third of his season total. One thing that would really help his value is walking more. He only walked 39 times while striking out 129, which isn’t the ratio you want to see.
Fantasy baseball second basemen #5: Ozzie Albies
Ozzie Albies is a solid fantasy baseball second baseman. Last year, he missed a lot of time due to two broken bones, one in his foot and one in his pinky, but he only slashed .247/.294/.409/.703 with an OPS+ of 95 when he played. That was obviously a down year, but even his best season’s weren’t a whole lot better. His best two seasons were in 2019 (113 OPS+) and in 2021 (108 OPS+). This is largely due to his low-walk, high-strikeout approach. His fantasy value comes from extra-base hits and stolen bases, which is scarce at this position.