July 2024 Shortstop 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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Shortstop ROS Rankings

July	Shortstops	Team	2024	May	June
1	Bobby Witt Jr.	Royals	1	1	1
2	Gunnar Henderson	Orioles	7	4	3
3	Elly De La Cruz	Reds	4	3	4
4	CJ Abrams	Nationals	6	6	6
5	Corey Seager	Rangers	5	7	5
6	Trea Turner	Phillies	2	5	7
7	Francisco Lindor	Mets	9	10	10
8	Oneil Cruz	Pirates	8	9	11
9	Bo Bichette	Blue Jays	3	8	8
10	Anthony Volpe	Yankees	13	13	9
11	Ezequiel Tovar	Rockies	14	14	12
12	Bryson Stott	Phillies	8 2B	12 2B	13
13	Carlos Correa	Twins	19	18	16
14	Mookie Betts	Dodgers	1 2B	2	2
15	Nico Hoerner	Cubs	10	11	15
16	Willy Adames	Brewers	18	17	14
17	Ha-Seong Kim	Padres	20	19	19
18	Brice Turang	Brewers	35	21	22
19	Jeremy Pena	Astros	16	16	17
20	Dansby Swanson	Cubs	15	15	18
21	Luis Rengifo	Angels	29	27	20
22	Zach Neto	Angels	17	20	21
23	Masyn Winn	Cardinals	27	25	23
24	Ceddanne Rafaela	Red Sox	68 OF	33	24
25	Jackson Merrill	Padres	40	28	25
26	Willi Castro	Twins	36 3B	39	28
27	Matt McLain	Reds	28	29	29
28	David Hamilton	Red Sox	49	NR	37
29	Tommy Edman	Cardinals	22	22	30
30	Jose Caballero	Rays	31	26	27
31	Xander Bogaerts	Padres	11	12	41
32	Amed Rosario	Rays	33	24	34
33	Dylan Moore	Mariners	42 2B	40	31
34	J.P. Crawford	Mariners	26	34	32
35	Vaughn Grissom	Red Sox	23	23	36
36	Jackson Holliday	Orioles	21	30	35
37	Thairo Estrada	Giants	24	32	26
38	Orlando Arcia	Braves	32	31	33
39	Daniel Schneemann	Guardians	n/a	n/a	n/a
40	Chris Taylor	Dodgers	42	49	48
41	Josh H. Smith	Rangers	75	47	39
42	Brayan Rocchio	Guardians	41	44	42
43	Jorge Mateo	Orioles	30	37	43
44	Brett Wisely	Giants	113 2B	n/a	61 2B
45	Javier Baez	Tigers	34	38	38
46	Brooks Lee	Twins	53	NR	NR
47	Tim Anderson	Marlins	25	36	44
48	Edmundo Sosa	Phillies	61 3B	n/a	45
49	Max Schuemann	Athletics	285 OF	n/a	46
50	Paul DeJong	White Sox	82	NR	NR
51	Jordan Lawlar	Diamondbacks	43	46	40
52	Jon Berti	Yankees	39	43	51
53	Otto Lopez	Marlins	80	NR	49
54	Jose Tena	Guardians	105	NR	NR
55	Marco Luciano	Giants	48	NR	50

Dropping off: Orelvis Martinez (47th), Vidal Bruján (52nd), Ezequiel Duran (53rd), David Bote (54th), Colson Montgomery (55th)

• Remember how Anthony Volpe revamped his swing from all of the analytics-pulled flyballs-launch angle stuff and made all of the old school guys happy this spring and for two weeks in April? Well, it hasn’t really worked out that well since. I like to think he’ll find the proper middle ground at some point, but it should be noted that pulled flyballs are important and good. One need not aim for them every time, but they have a high success rate, particularly in Yankee Stadium.

• I’m not sure how the Twins are going to make room for Brooks Lee, but since he’s hit .333 with six homers in 19 games since joining Triple-A St. Paul’s lineup, I had to put him on here somewhere. Lee, the eighth overall pick in the 2022 draft, missed the first two months of the season due to a herniated disc in his back. Since returning, he’s played 20 games at shortstop, three at third and two at second. It seems likely that we’ll see him if either Carlos Correa or Royce Lewis gets hurt. A Jose Miranda slump might also open things up, though Miranda’s resurgence appears to be legit.