NL Central
Chicago Cubs
81.3 Starters
74.6 Roster
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Shortstop — RTTS Outlook
Position Competition
#19 of 30
Below Average
How easy it is to win the starting job
Supporting Cast
#9 of 30
Strong
How strong your teammates are
SS Starter Analysis
SS Age 31
B Potential
Strong Starter Dansby Swanson (86 OVR) is a quality starter. Surpassing them will require significant growth. In their prime at 31 with B potential — expect them to hold or improve. There is also 4 players capable of playing SS on the MLB roster.
All Positions by Opportunity
SS Depth Chart
MLB
| Dansby Swanson | SS |  86 | B | 31 | 84.0 |
| Nico Hoerner | 2B |  82 | B | 27 | 81.2 |
| Jon Berti | 3B |  70 | C | 35 | 68.0 |
| Vidal Bruján | 2B |  60 | C | 27 | 59.2 |
| Gage Workman | 3B | 59 | D | 25 | 55.9 |
AAA
| Nicky Lopez | 2B | 69 | C | 29 | 67.0 |
| Matt Shaw | 3B | 65 | A | 23 | 62.9 |
| Benjamin Cowles | SS | 64 | D | 25 | 64.4 |
| Chase Strumpf | 3B | 58 | D | 27 | 55.9 |
AA
| James Triantos | 2B | 63 | C | 22 | 62.0 |
| Hayden Cantrelle | 2B | 62 | D | 26 | 61.5 |
| Pablo Aliendo | C | 61 | D | 23 | 59.9 |
| Jaylen Palmer | 3B | 61 | C | 24 | 59.3 |
| Ed Howard | SS | 60 | C | 23 | 59.2 |
| Pedro Ramirez | 3B | 57 | C | 20 | 54.8 |
A
| Reivaj Garcia | SS | 62 | D | 23 | 61.8 |
| Jefferson Rojas | SS | 61 | C | 19 | 61.7 |
| Christian Olivo | 2B | 56 | D | 21 | 56.0 |
| Reginald Preciado | 3B | 56 | C | 21 | 53.9 |
| Christopher Paciolla | 3B | 54 | D | 20 | 51.6 |
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