2026 Shortstop Projections

Hitter	Tm	BA	R	HR	RBI	SB		AB	BB	H	1B	2B	3B	XBH	SLG	OBP	OPS
Bobby Witt (SS)	KCAL	.301	102	27	93	37	1984	607	46	181	107	38	9	74	.528	.353	.881
Gunnar Henderson (SS)	BALAL	.271	99	27	81	20	1785	586	65	159	93	31	7	65	.487	.347	.834
Mookie Betts (SS, OF)	LADNL	.284	97	26	88	13	1731	566	73	154	97	29	3	58	.492	.369	.861
Elly De La Cruz (SS)	CINNL	.255	97	21	73	50	1832	586	60	148	89	29	9	59	.445	.329	.774
Francisco Lindor (SS)	NYMNL	.265	100	29	85	28	1818	594	58	152	89	33	1	63	.479	.342	.821
Trea Turner (SS)	PHINL	.287	95	21	69	28	1668	599	38	167	112	30	6	57	.461	.337	.798
Willy Adames (SS)	SFNL	.231	82	28	90	12	1615	575	72	130	74	27	2	57	.431	.320	.751
Oneil Cruz (SS, OF)	PITNL	.232	68	21	72	32	1508	548	61	122	70	27	3	51	.415	.314	.729
Xavier Edwards (SS)	MIANL	.298	68	2	43	40	1337	516	51	149	120	20	7	29	.372	.358	.730
Dansby Swanson (SS)	CHCNL	.243	81	20	74	16	1469	569	55	136	88	25	3	48	.408	.313	.721
Corey Seager (SS)	TEXAL	.294	76	30	77	2	1485	485	58	138	80	29	0	59	.544	.372	.916
Ezequiel Tovar (SS)	COLNL	.259	76	18	67	8	1378	615	27	154	95	36	5	59	.431	.292	.723
Tyler Fitzgerald (SS, OF)	SFNL	.252	60	16	41	23	1194	505	35	119	75	26	3	45	.430	.309	.739
Matt McLain (2B, SS)	CINNL	.249	70	16	52	16	1231	492	42	112	72	22	5	43	.411	.323	.734
Masyn Winn (SS)	STLNL	.252	81	12	57	11	1341	580	40	148	102	31	5	48	.376	.304	.680
Anthony Volpe (SS)	NYYAL	.222	67	17	64	23	1362	580	45	125	76	27	5	49	.379	.283	.662
Xander Bogaerts (2B, SS)	SDNL	.272	67	14	54	18	1303	557	45	142	101	26	2	42	.407	.331	.738
Jeremy Pena (SS)	HOUNL	.276	76	14	62	18	1402	590	35	156	109	30	2	46	.414	.330	.744
C. J. Abrams (SS)	WASNL	.249	79	18	60	35	1492	549	34	133	80	29	5	52	.426	.310	.736
Willi Castro (OF, SS)	COLNL	.244	79	13	49	24	1369	538	49	126	82	26	5	44	.386	.328	.714
Bo Bichette (SS)	NYMNL	.291	61	14	70	6	1274	562	33	152	104	32	2	48	.445	.333	.778
Zach Neto (SS)	LAAAL	.247	66	20	61	20	1316	492	33	115	67	28	1	49	.440	.316	.756
Carlos Correa (SS)	HOUNL	.266	61	16	60	0	1179	479	50	125	81	27	2	45	.428	.338	.766
Tommy Edman (OF, SS)	LADNL	.239	63	16	58	16	1155	489	31	108	70	19	3	38	.395	.293	.688
J.P. Crawford (SS)	SEAAL	.249	67	12	49	5	1169	494	68	114	78	23	2	37	.382	.349	.731
Ha-Seong Kim (SS)	ATLNL	.246	58	12	46	22	1124	424	52	101	73	15	3	30	.379	.336	.715
Trevor Story (SS)	BOSAL	.251	52	14	57	26	1134	482	26	108	70	24	0	38	.407	.301	.708
Orlando Arcia (SS)	ATLNL	.233	47	13	46	1	953	492	33	112	77	21	2	36	.370	.286	.656
Dylan Moore (SS, 3B)	TEXAL	.202	50	15	44	24	1040	365	42	74	39	18	3	36	.381	.302	.683
Ceddanne Rafaela (OF, SS)	BOSAL	.247	57	12	54	15	1046	438	17	105	68	22	4	38	.401	.284	.685
Brayan Rocchio (SS)	CLEAL	.222	48	8	49	11	994	461	40	97	66	22	3	33	.327	.293	.620
Geraldo Perdomo (SS)	ARINL	.272	64	7	50	14	1088	417	53	102	71	21	3	31	.409	.367	.776
Brooks Lee (SS, 3B)	MINAL	.232	31	11	61	5	877	444	27	96	70	14	2	27	.357	.279	.636
Jose Caballero (SS, 3B)	NYYAL	.228	37	5	28	31	780	273	28	59	40	13	1	19	.341	.316	.657
Josh Smith (3B, SS)	TEXAL	.243	44	8	28	5	746	321	35	74	49	15	1	24	.372	.331	.703
Ernie Clement (3B, SS)	TORAL	.276	40	7	32	6	696	317	12	83	58	17	2	26	.407	.305	.712
Paul DeJong (SS, 3B)	WASNL	.220	29	11	31	3	588	271	15	60	38	11	0	22	.390	.268	.658
David Hamilton (SS, 2B)	MILNL	.222	30	6	20	23	568	194	15	44	29	8	1	15	.359	.283	.642
Javier Baez (SS)	DETAL	.225	30	6	35	6	576	271	10	59	41	11	2	19	.344	.262	.606
Kevin Newman (SS, 2B)	KCAL	.255	29	3	24	7	525	229	14	59	41	14	1	18	.352	.294	.646
Taylor Walls (SS)	TBAL	.203	27	3	21	13	496	198	25	40	28	7	2	12	.305	.290	.595
Zach McKinstry (SS, 3B)	DETAL	.237	26	4	17	9	485	200	19	47	30	10	3	17	.380	.308	.688
Miguel Rojas (SS, 2B)	LADNL	.259	26	4	20	4	477	208	16	55	39	12	1	17	.372	.313	.685
Max Schuemann (SS, 3B)	NYYAL	.212	21	3	14	6	392	157	21	36	28	5	2	10	.297	.306	.603
Nicky Lopez (2B, SS)	COLNL	.230	22	1	15	4	381	170	19	43	34	6	2	9	.289	.312	.601
Edmundo Sosa (SS, 3B)	PHINL	.261	19	5	19	2	352	147	6	39	24	7	1	13	.438	.304	.742
Daniel Schneemann (OF, SS)	CLEAL	.210	16	5	18	3	366	156	18	34	20	8	1	14	.358	.290	.648
Blaze Alexander (SS, 2B)	BALAL	.237	18	4	18	3	364	151	14	35	24	7	1	12	.366	.322	.688
Romy Gonzalez (2B, SS)	BOSAL	.275	16	4	19	5	346	122	7	35	23	8	1	13	.445	.311	.756
Brett Wisely (2B, SS)	ATLNL	.214	13	2	17	1	275	136	7	33	23	7	1	10	.319	.265	.584
Gabriel Arias (3B, SS)	CLEAL	.217	11	3	11	2	236	114	7	24	15	6	1	10	.358	.272	.630
Nick Ahmed (SS)	TEXAL	.216	9	1	9	2	195	109	6	25	19	4	1	6	.293	.258	.551
Vidal Brujan (2B, SS)	NYMNL	.219	11	1	6	2	197	81	10	21	14	5	1	7	.294	.292	.586
Nick Allen (SS)	HOUNL	.215	9	1	6	2	173	102	7	21	18	2	1	4	.265	.268	.533
Leo Jimenez (SS, 2B)	TORAL	.207	7	2	8	0	161	71	5	16	10	4	0	6	.332	.303	.635
Tim Anderson (SS)	LAAAL	.232	7	0	4	2	117	78	3	19	16	2	0	2	.270	.269	.539
Casey Schmitt (2B, SS)	SFNL	.228	5	1	6	0	103	53	4	11	7	3	0	4	.384	.283	.667

Highlights from this year's SS projections

Back in the day, shortstops were defensive studs will occasional pop. Well, that's changed in a big way. Today, if you don't hit 20+ HRs with middle-of-the-lineup skills, there likely won't be a regular spot in the lineup for ya. We're also in a bit of a SS renaissance with a ton of studs at the position. That makes SS a key spot in most fantasy leagues and we've adjusted their projections accordingly.

Of course, Bobby Witt Jr. is the stud of the pack and an overall top 3 draft pick. Elly is a perennial 25 HR / 60 SB guy and should lead the league is steals for years to come. If/when he settles down at the plate and becomes more patient (and he's showed glimpses of that), his ceiling could elevate to MVP level. Either way, it's always fun watching the Elly show. Gunnar was hurt a good chunk of 2025 so he's a viable bounce-back candidate and excellent value pick.

2026 Fantasy Baseball Projections

Shortstops

Highlights from this year's SS projections

Who are the top 5 shortstops going into 2026?

SSProjections (FD Pts)

#	Hitter	Pts
1	B. Witt	1984
2	G. Henderson	1785
3	M. Betts	1731
4	E. De La Cruz	1832
5	F. Lindor	1818