Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings: Top 30 at shortstop

So much talent has appeared at shortstop that you may need some help sorting it out in a Dynasty league.

Shortstop has become a position of young studs, and it seems to get younger and studlier every year.

It's to the point where if you don't have a long-term answer at the position by now ... well, you could probably just trade for one. There are more than enough to go around, at least in a 12-team league.

But if the market has gone dry or trading just isn't your thing, the next wave isn't lacking in talent. Shortstop is on the verge of becoming even younger and studlier, and it's evident from the number of prospects in my top 30 here.

Here are the three factors I weigh most heavily when putting together these rankings:

1. Present value: What a player is expected to be in 2020
   
2. Future value: What his peak looks like and how much peak he has left
   
3. Confidence rating: How confident I am in him meeting his immediate and long-term value
   

Each factor is measured on a 1-to-5 score, with five being the best, and a player's ranking is primarily determined by adding the scores. Ties typically go to the younger player, but personal preference plays a role as well. The distinctions become less evident further down the list, so at some point subjectivity has to reign.

Top 30 dynasty shortstops

Rank	Player	Age (on 7/1)	Present	Future	Confidence
1	Alex Bregman HOU 3B	26	5	5	5
2	Francisco Lindor CLE SS	26	5	5	5
3	Fernando Tatis SD SS	21	5	5	4
4	Trea Turner WAS SS	27	5	5	4
5	Trevor Story COL SS	27	5	5	4
6	Gleyber Torres NYY SS	23	4	5	4
7	Bo Bichette TOR SS	22	4	5	3
8	Xander Bogaerts BOS SS	27	4	4	4
9	Carlos Correa HOU SS	25	3	5	3
10	Javier Baez CHC SS	27	4	4	3
11	Manny Machado SD 3B	27	4	4	3
12	Wander Franco TB SS	19	1	5	5
13	Corey Seager LAD SS	26	3	4	3
14	Adalberto Mondesi KC SS	24	3	4	2
15	Marcus Semien OAK SS	29	4	3	2
16	Jorge Polanco MIN SS	26	3	3	3
17	Tim Anderson CHW SS	27	3	3	3
18	Carter Kieboom WAS 3B	22	2	4	3
19	Jonathan Villar MIA 2B	29	4	3	1
20	Amed Rosario NYM SS	24	2	3	3
21	Paul DeJong STL SS	26	2	3	3
22	Dansby Swanson ATL SS	26	2	3	3
23	C.J. Abrams SD SS	19	1	5	2
24	Royce Lewis MIN SS	21	1	4	3
25	Bobby Witt KC SS	20	1	5	2
26	Luis Urias MIL 2B	23	2	4	2
27	Nico Hoerner CHC SS	23	2	3	3
28	Jordan Groshans TOR SS	20	1	4	2
29	Marco Luciano SF SS	18	1	5	1
30	Kevin Newman PIT SS	26	2	2	3

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