

You could also opt for a big power-solid speed SS like Trevor Story or Francisco Lindor or an elite-hitting dual-threat like Bo Bichette or Tim Anderson.ĭOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: 2021 Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet By grabbing one of the elite SB threats early, you could focus mostly on sluggers or perhaps 25-HR, 15-SB type with the rest of your early picks. While you should always remain flexible and be ready to adapt, targeting a steals guy like Trea Turner (who you might not have the ability to draft, depending on where you pick in the first round) or Adalberto Mondesi could give you a solid blueprint for how you want your first five or six rounds to go. Fortunately, even if you don't get one of the top-tier shortstops, there are plenty of value players and sleepers further down the SS rankings who can help you keep pace at the position.ĭraft strategy is important when it comes to shortstop. You can also find sluggers and high average hitters.

Not only are there some elite players who will go in the first one or two rounds, but there are also true difference-makers in fantasy's scarcest category (steals). If there's one position to target early - and late - in fantasy baseball drafts, it's shortstop.
