Second base isn’t generally known as a position of strength, but there are some really good players at the position out there. These five in particular are good enough to build a team around.
5. Jason Kipnis - Cleveland Indians
Getty ImagesKipnis is older than the other guys on this list, but he's also more proven than most of them. Hitting in a solid Cleveland lineup over the last couple years, he's been extremely productive.
Age: 29
Kipnis is older than the other guys on this list, but he's also more proven than most of them. Hitting in a solid Cleveland lineup over the last couple years, he's been extremely productive.
4. Jonathan Schoop - Baltimore Orioles
Getty ImagesSchoop has shown flashes of brilliance over the last year or so and there's a real possibility he could become a star. He still has a long way to go, but he has the chance to be one of the best in the bigs at the position.
Age: 24
Schoop has shown flashes of brilliance over the last year or so and there's a real possibility he could become a star. He still has a long way to go, but he has the chance to be one of the best in the bigs at the position.
3. DJ LeMahieu - Colorado Rockies
Getty ImagesLeMahieu was a late bloomer, but now that he's burst onto the scene, it seems like he's here to stay. He's one of the best fielders at his position, and he's slowly becoming one of the best hitters as well.
Age: 27
LeMahieu was a late bloomer, but now that he's burst onto the scene, it seems like he's here to stay. He's one of the best fielders at his position, and he's slowly becoming one of the best hitters as well.
2. Joe Panik - San Francisco Giants
Cary Edmondson, USA Today SportsPanik has only scratched the surface to this point in his career and it looks like he's ready to break out. Of the players not named Altuve on this list, he has the highest ceiling.
Age: 25
Panik has only scratched the surface to this point in his career and it looks like he's ready to break out. Of the players not named Altuve on this list, he has the highest ceiling.
1. Jose Altuve - Houston Astros
Getty ImagesAltuve is the clear-cut best second baseman in baseball and he's still really young. Just now entering his prime, he's one of the only second basemen in baseball worth building a team around.
Age: 25
Altuve is the clear-cut best second baseman in baseball and he's still really young. Just now entering his prime, he's one of the only second basemen in baseball worth building a team around.
Share 
