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Cockcroft: Top 25 Shortstops

Updated: March 27, 2012, 4:42 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 Shortstops

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Rank
Player
Team
Age
2011
Player
Rater
1 Troy Tulowitzki Col 27 2
2 Hanley Ramirez Mia 28 18
3 Jose Reyes Mia 28 1
4 Elvis Andrus Tex 23 5
5 Jimmy Rollins Phi 33 7
6 Starlin Castro ChC 22 3
7 Asdrubal Cabrera Cle 26 4
8 J.J. Hardy Bal 29 11
9 Alexei Ramirez CWS 30 12
10 Derek Jeter NYY 37 9
11 Erick Aybar LAA 28 8
12 Jhonny Peralta Det 29 10
13 Yunel Escobar Tor 29 13
14 Emilio Bonifacio Mia 26 6
15 Dee Gordon LAD 23 24
16 Stephen Drew Ari 29 31
17 Alcides Escobar KC 25 15
18 Marco Scutaro Col 36 17
19 Ian Desmond Wsh 26 14
20 Jason Bartlett SD 32 20
21 Sean Rodriguez TB 26 34
22 Zack Cozart Cin 26 54
23 Rafael Furcal StL 34 35
24 Jed Lowrie Hou 27 37
25 Alex Gonzalez Mil 35 25

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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