Fantasy Baseball Sleepers, Busts & Breakouts | Shortstop Draft Guide (2026)

Описание: Is Francisco Lindor's injury a dealbreaker for your fantasy team? Join Joe Pisapia, Joe Orrico and Frank Stampfl from CBS Fantasy Baseball to break down the ultimate shortstop draft guide for the upcoming season!

The boys dive deep into the shortstop tier list, analyzing which studs are worth the heavy draft capital and who might be a trap. They debate the massive risk vs. reward profile of Elly De La Cruz and discuss whether Trevor Story is destined to be a bust this year. Plus, we reveal our favorite sleeper targets to target later in drafts, including bounce-back candidate Xander Bogaerts and rookie prospect JJ Wehterholt.

The Lindor Dilemma: Analyzing Francisco Lindor's recent injury news and where he should fall in your rankings.
Potential Busts: Why you should be cautious drafting Elly De La Cruz and Trevor Story.
Sleepers & Values: Why Xander Bogaerts is undervalued and the upside of JJ Wetherholt.
Expert Rankings: Consensus debates and strategy for drafting the SS position.

Timestamps:
Introduction - 0:00:00
Top 12 Shortstop Options - 0:05:49
Deeper Shortstop Options (13-24) - 0:18:35
Who is a bust? Frank - Trevor Story (BOS) - 0:27:25
Who is a bust? Orrico - Elly De La Cruz (CIN) - 0:28:42
Who is a Sleeper? - Frank - JJ Wetherholt (STL) - 0:31:16
Who is a Sleeper? - Orrico - Xander Bogaerts (SDP) - 0:33:05
Who is a must have? Frank - Corey Seager (TEX) - 0:34:42
Who is a must have? Orrico - Bo Bichette (TOR) - 0:36:22
Ultimate Guide Series Promo - 0:37:52
Closing Remarks - 0:39:00
Outro - 0:41:05


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