2011 Fantasy Baseball Preview: Top 10 Shortstops

1. Hanley Ramirez      28-34hrs       90-100RBI's      315avg        30+SB
2. Troy Tulowitzki      28-34hrs       105-110RBI's    305avg        10+SB
3. Jose Reyes             10-15hrs       55-60RBI's        285avg        35+SB
4. Jimmy Rollins          15-20hrs       70-75RBI's        275avg       30+SB
5. Derek Jeter            10-15hrs        65-70RBI's        290avg       10+SB
6. Elvis Andrus            0-5hrs           40-45RBI's        305avg       40+SB
7. Stephen Drew         15-20hrs       85-88RBI's        285avg        10+SB
8. Alexei Ramirez        15-20hrs       72-77RBI's        288avg        10+SB
9. Rafael Furcal           10-15hrs       60-65RBI's        300avg         20+SB
10. Jhonny Peralta          17-22hrs      80-85RBI's        270avg

Bust: Alex Gonzalez Braves Gonzalez at age 33 for the 2010 season, clearly had what you might consider to be a last final hurrah in the fantasy world. Add in the fact that Gonzalez's midseason move from Toronto to Atlanta did him zero favors in the stat department, and it seems like a no-brainer that Gonzalez could be a complete bust at SS for fantasy baseball teams in 2011.

Sleeper: Jed Lowrie Red Sox Lowrie enters Spring Training behind Marco Scutaro on the Red Sox depth chart as the shortstop position, but I don’t expect him to be there for very long. Scutaro had a career year with Toronto in 2009 but couldn’t carry over quite the same power or on base percentage that he flashed with the Blue Jays. If Lowrie takes the job over relatively early in the season you can expect close to 15 homers during the season if not more with possible 40 plus doubles.