Second base is a position that is typically relegated to players that aren’t athletic enough or don’t have enough arm to play short stop. They don’t have enough bat or arm to be 3B, so they play second base.
This is why very few second basemen even get drafted. Most are shortstopswho move to second after failing to have the defense needed at the big league level. If a player gets drafted highly as a second baseman, he has something very special. Chase Utley and Todd Walker were two of the highest drafted players. They were expected to have great bats. Utley turned out better than Walker obviously, but Walker wasn’t a slouch.
This season, Kolten Wong was a 1st rounder. It will be interesting to see if he follows in the mold of Walker, or more along the lines of Ty Griffin, the 9th overall pick in 1988 who never amounted to anything.
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1st round |
2B |
2B |
2B |
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4-yr |
HS |
JC |
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All-time great |
33.33% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Superstar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Occasional All-Star |
33.33% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Starter-Solid Regular |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Part-time player |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Bench warmer |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Minor leaguer |
33.33% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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1st supp |
2B |
2B |
2B |
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4-yr |
HS |
JC |
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All-time great |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Superstar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Occasional All-Star |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Starter-Solid Regular |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Part-time player |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Bench warmer |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Minor leaguer |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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2nd round |
2B |
2B |
2B |
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4-yr |
HS |
JC |
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All-time great |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Superstar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Occasional All-Star |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Starter-Solid Regular |
25.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Part-time player |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Bench warmer |
50.00% |
100.00% |
0.00% |
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Minor leaguer |
25.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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3rd round |
2B |
2B |
2B |
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4-yr |
HS |
JC |
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All-time great |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Superstar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Occasional All-Star |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Starter-Solid Regular |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Part-time player |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Bench warmer |
0.00% |
50.00% |
0.00% |
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Minor leaguer |
100.00% |
50.00% |
0.00% |
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4th round |
2B |
2B |
2B |
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4-yr |
HS |
JC |
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All-time great |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Superstar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Occasional All-Star |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Starter-Solid Regular |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Part-time player |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Bench warmer |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Minor leaguer |
100.00% |
100.00% |
0.00% |
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5th round |
2B |
2B |
2B |
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4-yr |
HS |
JC |
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All-time great |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Superstar |
9.09% |
100.00% |
0.00% |
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Occasional All-Star |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Starter-Solid Regular |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Part-time player |
9.09% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Bench warmer |
36.36% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Minor leaguer |
45.45% |
0.00% |
100.00% |
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6th round |
2B |
2B |
2B |
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4-yr |
HS |
JC |
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All-time great |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Superstar |
0.00% |
50.00% |
0.00% |
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Occasional All-Star |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Starter-Solid Regular |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Part-time player |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Bench warmer |
14.29% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Minor leaguer |
85.71% |
50.00% |
100.00% |
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7th round |
2B |
2B |
2B |
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4-yr |
HS |
JC |
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All-time great |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Superstar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
50.00% |
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Occasional All-Star |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Starter-Solid Regular |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Part-time player |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Bench warmer |
16.67% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Minor leaguer |
83.33% |
100.00% |
50.00% |
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8th round |
2B |
2B |
2B |
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4-yr |
HS |
JC |
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All-time great |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Superstar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Occasional All-Star |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Starter-Solid Regular |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Part-time player |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Bench warmer |
16.67% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Minor leaguer |
83.33% |
0.00% |
100.00% |
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9th round |
2B |
2B |
2B |
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4-yr |
HS |
JC |
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All-time great |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Superstar |
16.67% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Occasional All-Star |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Starter-Solid Regular |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Part-time player |
16.67% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Bench warmer |
0.00% |
33.33% |
0.00% |
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Minor leaguer |
66.67% |
66.67% |
0.00% |
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10th round |
2B |
2B |
2B |
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4-yr |
HS |
JC |
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All-time great |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Superstar |
0.00% |
100.00% |
0.00% |
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Occasional All-Star |
0.00% |
0.00% |
25.00% |
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Starter-Solid Regular |
9.09% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Part-time player |
9.09% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Bench warmer |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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Minor leaguer |
81.82% |
0.00% |
75.00% |