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Cockcroft: Top 25 Second Basemen

Updated: March 27, 2012, 4:41 PM ET
By Tristan H. Cockcroft | ESPN.com

Tristan's rankings are based upon a standard, mixed Rotisserie league with 5x5 scoring. Position eligibility is determined based upon a minimum of 20 games, otherwise the position the player appeared at most in 2011. Players' listed ages are as of April 1, 2012. Player Rater rankings are only for the listed position, and include only players who qualify at that position for 2012.

Tristan H. Cockcroft's Top 25 Second Basemen

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Rank
Player
Team
Age
2011
Player
Rater
1 Robinson Cano NYY 29 2
2 Dustin Pedroia Bos 28 1
3 Ian Kinsler Tex 29 3
4 Dan Uggla Atl 32 9
5 Brandon Phillips Cin 30 4
6 Rickie Weeks Mil 29 10
7 Ben Zobrist TB 30 5
8 Howard Kendrick LAA 28 6
9 Dustin Ackley Sea 24 29
10 Neil Walker Pit 26 8
11 Chase Utley Phi 33 16
12 Jason Kipnis Cle 24 41
13 Danny Espinosa Wsh 24 11
14 Ryan Roberts Ari 31 7
15 Jemile Weeks Oak 25 12
16 Kelly Johnson Tor 30 14
17 Aaron Hill Ari 30 15
18 Ryan Raburn Det 30 22
19 Jose Altuve Hou 21 42
20 Daniel Murphy NYM 27 13
21 Omar Infante Mia 30 18
22 Sean Rodriguez TB 26 38
23 Gordon Beckham CWS 25 36
24 Mike Aviles Bos 31 26
25 Orlando Hudson SD 34 19

Tristan H. Cockcroft is a fantasy baseball analyst for ESPN.com and a two-time champion of the League of Alternative Baseball Reality (LABR) experts league. You can e-mail him here, or follow him on Twitter @SultanofStat.

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