The state of the shortstop position ahead of 2027: Bobby Witt Jr., Elly De La Cruz lead a changing landscape

Shortstop has been the strong position in Fantasy for a pretty long time, but that might be changing heading into 2027.

To be clear, shortstop isn't in bad shape. There are still plenty of impact bats here, and you should expect to see at least two taken in the first round of every draft in 2027. But there might only be three taken in the first three rounds of most 12-team drafts, and that is a change. In 2026, by comparison, you had six shortstop-eligible players taken in the first 36 picks of ADP.

Of those six, Bobby Witt and Elly De La Cruz remain in the first-round range, but everyone else is likely to drop significantly. Gunnar Henderson is coming off a second consecutive down year, while injuries limited Francisco Lindor's running, and you can't necessarily bet on that returning as he enters his age-33 season; Trea Turner also took another step back as he enters his mid-30s, while Zach Neto's strikeout rate jumped over 30% and pushed him down to "clear liability" range for batting average.

There were some breakouts, of course. C.J. Abrams might be a late first-rounder in 15-team leagues and is sure to be a…

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