It wasn't so long ago that the shortstop position was seen as a tough place to find a quality start in Fantasy baseball leagues, but in recent years the position has become replete with exciting players. In fact, even if you don't count the four dual-eligible players who could wind up in 2B slots for Fantasy teams, you're still talking about eight shortstop-only players likely to be taken in the first six rounds. And that doesn't even count Fernando Tatis, who was projected to go No. 1 overall in the majority of Fantasy leagues before news broke that he'll miss up to three months while recovering from a wrist fracture.

So how should you attack the position heading into your draft? I've done several mock and real snake and salary cap drafts heading into the 2022 MLB season, and I'm here to share the things I've learned so far. If you're a regular subscriber to SportsLine, you probably know me from dominating NFL picks for years, but did you know I actually got my start in sports media as a fantasy baseball analyst? I even finished No. 1 among all experts for my draft rankings the first year FantasyPros tracked MLB expert accuracy on their site.

Let's dive into the shortstop position with my tiers and talk about which players I'm more bullish on than the consensus. You can also check out my other positional ranking tiers at the links below.

More tiered rankings: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | SP | RP

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