July 2024 Second Baseman Rankings

Here are the July rest-of-season rankings. Players are listed based on how I perceive their 5x5 value going forward. In two weeks, I’ll present my way-too-early 2025 rankings in this same format.

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Second Baseman ROS Rankings

July	Second Basemen	Team	2024	May	June
1	Jose Altuve	Astros	2	2	3
2	Marcus Semien	Rangers	3	3	2
3	Ketel Marte	Diamondbacks	7	5	5
4	Maikel Garcia	Royals	8 3B	9 3B	6 3B
5	Ozzie Albies	Braves	4	4	4
6	Jordan Westburg	Orioles	26	9	8
7	Ryan McMahon	Rockies	13	13	7
8	Bryson Stott	Phillies	8	12	9
9	Mookie Betts	Dodgers	1	1	1
10	Nico Hoerner	Cubs	5	6	11
11	Andres Gimenez	Guardians	9	10	10
12	Ha-Seong Kim	Padres	14	14	13
13	Brice Turang	Brewers	32	20	19
14	Gleyber Torres	Yankees	6	7	6
15	Luis Rengifo	Angels	29	29	14
16	Luis Arraez	Padres	10	16	12
17	Jake Cronenworth	Padres	34	17	16
18	Jonathan India	Reds	11	11	18
19	Brendan Donovan	Cardinals	12	15	15
20	Ceddanne Rafaela	Red Sox	68 OF	36	22
21	Nolan Gorman	Cardinals	19	23	17
22	Willi Castro	Twins	36 3B	39 3B	30 3B
23	Matt McLain	Reds	27	30	28
24	Zack Gelof	Athletics	16	24	21
25	Brendan Rodgers	Rockies	15	25	27
26	David Hamilton	Red Sox	49 SS	n/a	38
27	Luis Garcia Jr.	Nationals	28	18	20
28	Brandon Lowe	Rays	22	27	24
29	Davis Schneider	Blue Jays	38	40	23
30	Tommy Edman	Cardinals	18	21	29
31	Joey Ortiz	Brewers	33	42	31
32	Jose Caballero	Rays	30	28	26
33	Spencer Horwitz	Blue Jays	13 DH	n/a	n/a
34	Xander Bogaerts	Padres	11 SS	8	44
35	Amed Rosario	Rays	31	22	32
36	Dylan Moore	Mariners	42	44	30
37	Vaughn Grissom	Red Sox	23 SS	23 SS	37
38	Edouard Julien	Twins	17	19	33
39	Jackson Holliday	Orioles	21 SS	31	34
40	Thairo Estrada	Giants	20	33	25
41	Miguel Vargas	Dodgers	37	51	43
42	Jorge Polanco	Mariners	21	26	35
43	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	Blue Jays	44 SS	46	47
44	Colt Keith	Tigers	24 3B	35	36
45	Xavier Edwards	Marlins	40	47	40
46	Donovan Solano	Padres	49	53	51
47	Jeff McNeil	Mets	25	34	42
48	Wenceel Perez	Tigers	82	49	41
49	Chris Taylor	Dodgers	42 SS	49 SS	48 SS
50	Nick Gonzales	Pirates	91	NR	39
51	Michael Massey	Royals	35	43	52
52	Nick Gordon	Marlins	99 OF	115 OF	116 OF
53	Mauricio Dubon	Astros	46	50	53
54	Richie Palacios	Rays	152 OF	109 OF	46
55	Gavin Lux	Dodgers	24	39	55
56	Brandon Drury	Angels	23	32	49
57	Josh Rojas	Mariners	47	37	50
58	Jorge Mateo	Orioles	30 SS	41	48
59	Brett Wisely	Giants	113	NR	61
60	Abraham Toro	Athletics	85 3B	60 3B	45
61	Ryan Bliss	Mariners	52	NR	58
62	Whit Merrifield	Phillies	36	45	57
63	Edmundo Sosa	Phillies	61 3B	n/a	52 3B
64	Jose Fermin	Cardinals	75	NR	60
65	Max Schuemann	Athletics	285 OF	n/a	59
66	Ji Hwan Bae	Pirates	41	NR	54
67	Austin Martin	Twins	72	NR	NR
68	Ramon Urias	Orioles	64	52	65
69	Enmanuel Valdez	Red Sox	50	NR	67
70	Otto Lopez	Marlins	80 SS	n/a	62

Dropping off: Connor Norby (56th), Jared Triolo (63rd), Vidal Bruján (64th), Adam Frazier (66th), Luis Urías (68th), Lenyn Sosa (69th), Andy Ibáñez (70th)

• It’s not quite as bad as what they’re doing to Max Meyer, but it’s still pretty stunning that the Marlins are using Otto Lopez and the remains of Tim Anderson as their middle infielders while Xavier Edwards is batting .330 in Triple-A. Edwards isn’t quite Luis Arraez, but he has to be one of the Marlins’ top five hitters right now.

• I don’t at all expect it to happen, but I’d love to see Miguel Vargas get regular at-bats for the Dodgers for a spell, whether it’s at third base or in left field. He’s hit .324/.385/.529 in his 39 plate appearances. I still expect him to turn into a quality major league starter at some point.