Entering your 2011 draft, one thing that had better be at the front of your mind is position scarcity. When I was actually trying to project the short stop position for the upcoming season it hit me that this position could decide leagues. There are stars that are developing, such as Elvis Andrus, Ian Desmond and Starlin Castro. However, there are even more former stars that are clearly past their prime and on a clear decline (Miguel Tejada, Derrek Jeter, Jimmy Rollins, and Rafael Furcal). I think that there is a good chance that more fantasy owners will have confidence in their catcher this year than their shortstop. That is simply unheard of in fantasy sports.
For those in keeper leagues, the immediate future is not that much brighter either. There are not many stud prospects coming up at shortstop in the near future. Plus, I think that it will still be a few years before we start to see the best of Andrus and Castro. The value, in keeper formats, for Troy Tulowitzki, Hanley Ramirez and Jose Reyes is very high right now because there is no telling when the next wave of stud shortstops will be here.
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