2023 Fantasy Baseball Top 5 MLB Free Agent Shortstops

2023 Fantasy Baseball Top 5 MLB Free Agent Shortstops are the players to watch in the upcoming drafts. The 2022 MLB season was a masterclass in what shortstips can do for MLB teams.

Turner is a valuable fantasy baseball asset. He is going into his 30th season and has been traded to the Dodgers. The Phillies are the favorite to sign him. He will be good for every fantasy category aside from RBI. His runs have stayed at 96 or above each of the last four full seasons. However, the RBI total will almost assuredly drop from the 100 he posted in 2022.

Bogaerts had a good season for him but his power and RBI numbers were down. He is opting out of his contract in Boston and will be looking for a new team to sign him. He has hit 22 more homers and 41 points higher in AVG at home than on the road in nearly identical at-bat splits. His age-30 season is his last chance to cash in.

Swanson has played 382 out of 384 regular season games in the last 384 games. He's missed all of two games over the past two years. His batting average, BABIP, and wOBA have been inconsistent over last four years, but his Barrel rates and Hard Hit rates are consistent. If he gets pull happy, his slash line will take a hit. 2023 Fantasy Baseball Top 5 MLB Free Agent Shortstops.

Correa made $35.1 million in 2023 with Minnesota but he's not a special player. He doesn't stay healthy enough to play 150 games a year and he doesn’t steal bags. Correa ranks 19th out of 22 qualified SS in 2022 in defensive fWAR and negative in OAA (Outs Above Average). He's going to be the same player in fantasy baseball in the next few years.

Andrus had a good season in 22nd year. He hit 17 home runs and had an impressive statistics. His speed will continue to make him valuable in fantasy baseball. He's expected to get a shorter deal to be a starting shortstop for a team on the cusp of competing or losing one of the other shortstops.