Classic Set Previews: SECOND BASEMEN

For a long time, second basemen were all about speed and defense, without the power or high averages we've seen from players like Jose Altuve, Jeff Kent, and more. Thus, the second base position is extremely top-heavy and undoubtedly will be targeted very early by smart managers. Joe Morgan is far and away the best available option, with Rod Carew and Roberto Alomar also providing great cards. After that, it's pretty thin outside of an intriguing Ryne Sandberg card. The most disappointing card (for us, anyway) was Bill Mazeroski. Sadly, the World Series hero's OBP struggles made his card a bottom of the lineup dweller, especially against all the great pitchers in the set.

Name	Year	PTS	TEAM	On-Base	Speed	Fielding	HR	3B	2B	1B+	1B	BB	FB	GB	K
Joe Morgan	76	480	CINCY	10	A (23)	5	19-20	0	16-18	11-15	4-10	3	0	1-2	0
Rod Carew	1977	410	MINN	10	A (19)	3	20	17-19	14-16	13	7-12	3-6	2	1	0
Roberto Alomar	93	390	TOR	10	A (23)	5	20	19	16-18	15	10-14	5-9	4	2-3	1
Bobby Grich	1979	360	CAL	8	C (11)	5	17-20	16	13-15	0	7-12	5-6	0	4	1-3
Ryne Sandberg	84	350	CHC	8	A (22)	5	19-20	16-18	13-15	12	9-11	5-8	0	0	1-4
Lou Whitaker	83	310	DET	9	B (17)	5	20	19	16-18	15	8-14	5-7	4	2-3	1
Don Money	1977	290	MIL	8	B (14)	0/2/2	18-20	0	15-17	0	8-14	5-7	4	3	1-2
Jim Lefebvre	66	250	LAD	6	C (11)	3	16-20	0	13-15	0	7-12	4-6	0	3	1-2
Davey Johnson	1970	220	BALT	8	B (14)	5	20	0	16-19	0	10-15	6-9	0	4-5	1-3
Bill Doran	85	220	HOU	8	B (15)	2	20	18-19	16-17	15	11-14	5-10	0	3-4	1-2
Tom Herr	85	200	STL	8	A (23)	3	0	0	16-20	15	10-14	3-9	0	2	1
Wally Backman	86	190	NYM	8	B (15)	3	0	0	19-20	18	5-17	4	0	1-3	0
Manny Trillo	81	190	PHI	6	A (18)	5	20	19	16-18	0	5-15	4	0	1-3	0
Alan Wiggins	84	170	SD	7	A (24)	1	0	19-20	17-18	16	9-15	5-8	3-4	2	1
Bill Mazeroski	58	160	PIT	5	C (10)	5	16-20	15	11-14	0	4-10	0	0	0	1-3
Bobby Richardson	1962	160	NYY	6	B (16)	2	20	19	15-18	0	5-14	4	0	1-3	0
Dave Cash	71	160	PIT	7	B (15)	3	0	20	18-19	17	7-16	5-6	0	2-4	1
Dick Green	1969	150	OAK	7	C (10)	5	18-20	17	14-16	0	8-13	5-7	0	3-4	1-2
Chuck Hiller	62	140	SF	7	B (14)	1	0	0	18-20	17	9-16	5-8	0	3-4	1-2
Rick Burleson	1979	130	BOS	6	B (15)	5	0	20	16-19	15	5-14	4	0	2-3	1
Jim Gantner	1982	110	MIL	6	B (15)	4	0	0	18-20	17	5-16	0	0	1-4	0
Frank White	1982	110	KC	5	B (15)	5	19-20	18	10-17	9	3-8	0	0	2	1
Doug Griffin	1972	100	BOS	6	B (16)	5	0	0	20	19	6-18	5	0	2-4	1

Almost a surefire first rounder based on position scarcity and value, Joe Morgan brings an awesome card to the Classic Set. Taken from the peak Big Red Machine days, Morgan was the NL MVP in 75 and 76, bringing all five tools to the second base position in a way that had never been seen before! The perfect player to slot into the leadoff or #2 position, Morgan is a real stud.