MLB season is upon us and Fantasy Baseball is back and better than ever! Over the next few weeks we are planning on getting you ready for any of the upcoming Fantasy drafts that you have. This week we are sending out our initial 2014 rankings that will be updated as Spring Training progresses. The week after we are going to answer 5 questions about each position as well as giving you some insight into some players that we like as well. Matt Bell is joining me today as we rank ShortStop as well as take a look at one guy we like higher than his ADP and one we have lower than his ADP.

2014 Fantasy Baseball Shortstop Rankings (as of 02/21/14)

Rank	Ricky Valero	Matt Bell
1	Hanley Ramirez	Troy Tulowitzki
2	Troy Tulowitzki	Hanley Ramirez
3	Ian Desmond	Ian Desmond
4	Jose Reyes	Jose Reyes
5	Jean Segura	Elvis Andrus
6	Elvis Andrus	Starlin Castro
7	Starlin Castro	Jean Segura
8	Everth Cabrera	Everth Cabrera
9	Alexei Ramirez	JJ Hardy
10	Ben Zobrist	Alexei Ramirez
11	JJ Hardy	Ben Zobrist
12	Jed Lowrie	Jonathan Villar
13	Jhonny Peralta	Brad Miller
14	Asdrubal Cabrera	Jhonny Peralta
15	Andrelton Simmons	Asdrubal Cabrera
16	Xander Bogaerts	Jed Lowrie
17	Jimmy Rollins	Jurickson Profar
18	Erick Aybar	Andreltton   Simmons
19	Jonathan Viller	Jimmy Rollins
20	Bradley Miller	Xander Bogaerts
21	Jurickson Profar	Erick Aybar
22	Derek Jeter	Alcides Escobar
23	Alcides Escobar	Zack Cozard
24	Zack Cozart	Derek Jeter
25	Stephen Drew	Stephen Drew

Why I ranked (blank) higher than his Current ADP (ADP average comes from the rankings at Fantasypros.com)

Ricky – Alexei Ramirez – Current ADP 14th – I have him ranked 9th – Ramirez RBIs dropped last season in a weak White Sox lineup but saw his batting average, hits, runs and stolen bases increase. Abreu added to this lineup will help Ramirez see some better pitches as well. A solid average, gets on base and steals as well, he will help you all the way around.

Matt Bell – Jonathan Villar is my sleeper in all fantasy leagues this year as I really like what this guy can do. He’s got an ADP of 19th, but is all the way up to the 12th spot in my rankings. He has the potential to steal 35 or more bases this year as he snagged 18 in only 58 games last year. If you miss out on Tulo or Hanley in the 1st few rounds you can always let the SS spot fall to the late rounds and grab Villar who can help in the stolen base category quite a bit.

Why I ranked (blank) lower than his current ADP.

Ricky – Asdrubal Cabrera – Current ADP 11th – I have him ranked 14th – Cabrera is on the downside of his career and honestly don’t believe he is worth a slot on the roster. In 2014, he might only be a one maybe two category guy which is just not good enough for fantasy owners.

Matt Bell – Jean Segura is a little lower in my rankings than most as he’s got an ADP of 4, but in my rankings you will find him down at 7th. I think he’s a going to be a good shortstop, but we’ve only seen him play one full season so far. I want to see more from this young shortstop, before I can rank him ahead of a few guys. I’m also putting him behind Castro who I’m fully expecting to have a bounce back year and I think has a chance to equal his stats with a few more home runs.

In case you missed these, here are my Catcher Rankings (http://wp.me/p2MUTr-BY), 1st baseman (http://wp.me/p2MUTr-BZ), 2nd baseman rankings (http://wp.me/p2MUTr-C2) and 3rd Baseman Rankings (http://wp.me/p2MUTr-C7).

If you have any questions about the upcoming Fantasy Baseball season make sure to hope on over to twitter and ask. You can follow me @rickygangster and I will answer any and all questions.

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