NL West
San Diego Padres
79.9 Starters
74.5 Roster
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Shortstop — RTTS Outlook
Position Competition
#10 of 30
Good Opportunity
How easy it is to win the starting job
Supporting Cast
#14 of 30
Average
How strong your teammates are
SS Starter Analysis
SS Age 32
A Potential
Moderate Starter Xander Bogaerts (79 OVR) is a decent starter. You'll need solid development to overtake them. In their prime at 32 with A potential — expect them to hold or improve. There are also one other primary SS player and 2 players capable of playing SS on the MLB roster.
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SS Depth Chart
MLB
| Jackson Merrill | CF |  87 | A | 21 | 85.2 |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS |  79 | A | 32 | 77.6 |
| Eguy Rosario | 3B |  71 | C | 25 | 68.9 |
| Tyler Wade | SS |  64 | C | 30 | 63.2 |
AAA
| Niko Goodrum | SS | 67 | D | 33 | 66.3 |
| Mason Mccoy | SS | 64 | C | 29 | 63.4 |
| Clay Dungan | 3B | 63 | D | 28 | 61.2 |
| Ripken Reyes | 2B | 62 | D | 27 | 62.1 |
AA
| Leodalis De Vries | SS | 63 | B | 18 | 63.3 |
| Yendry Rojas | 3B | 60 | C | 20 | 57.7 |
| Francisco Acuna | 2B | 58 | D | 25 | 57.7 |
| Nerwilian Cedeno | 2B | 58 | D | 22 | 58.6 |
A
| Nik Mcclaughry | SS | 59 | D | 25 | 58.1 |
| Cobb Hightower | 2B | 57 | C | 19 | 56.6 |
| Lucas Dunn | 1B | 56 | D | 25 | 53.8 |
| Brandon Butterworth | 3B | 54 | C | 22 | 51.5 |
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