Despite the overall increased offense in the baseball world and another shortstop renaissance, there are still quite a few teams more than happy to employ a plus defensive shortstop regardless of his offensive skills. Guys like Andrelton Simmons, Nick Ahmed, and J.J. Hardy will always find a place to play because of the value each one can bring on defense. Defense, however, is irrelevant in almost every single fantasy league. We want hits, we want homers, we want runs scored and driven in. There are plenty of shortstops who can provide an offensive spark, but here are a few who may be in for a tougher 2016 than expected.

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Xander Bogaerts – Boston Red Sox

In 2015, the Red Sox shortstop was finally the player everyone always expected him to be. Bogaerts had an excellent season, slashing .320/.355/.421 while swiping 10 bases, scoring 84 runs and driving in 81. He’s still likely to be a great fantasy option in 2016, but owners shouldn’t expect a repeat of his over-.300 batting average.

While he has shown some pop and may mash a few more than the seven home runs he hit in 2016, Bogaerts is likely looking at a batting average somewhere in the high .280s. His runs scored and RBI numbers should remain mostly constant, so we’re still looking at a great fantasy option here, just not someone quite as great as his 2015 iteration. Bogaerts’ .372 BABIP in 2015 was the highest of his career including his time in the minor leagues aside from a few quick Double-A stints in 2012 and 2013. Draft confidently, but don’t expect a 2015 repeat,

Francisco Lindor – Cleveland Indians

Indians rookie Francisco Lindor took the American League by storm en route to a 4.6 fWAR rookie season. Many believed he should win the Rookie of the Year Award instead of Astros rookie and fellow shortstop Carlos Correa. Lindor was amazing defensively, which was expected, but also great offensively, which was quite a pleasant surprise.

Always highly touted for his glove work, Lindor’s offense was supposed to “develop” and “come along slowly.” Everyone expected another Andrelton Simmons, but Lindor crushed expectations and slashed .313/.353/.482.

His best minor-league stint was when he played 83 games at High-A and hit .306. He hit .284 in Triple-A before his call up. His BABIP in the majors? .348, after a minor league high of .341 (the same stint when he hit .306). Basically – Lindor is good. Lindor is actually very, very good. But not this good. He’ll hit somewhere in the .270s, but he’ll still steal bases and score runs, so he’s definitely worth picking up, albeit with regression expected.

Jung-ho Kang – Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates “rookie” Jung-ho Kang was having an excellent first major league season before it abruptly ended due to a take-out slide. He slashed .287/.355/.461 while swatting 15 home runs and driving in 58 runs across 126 games. Kang looked polished and acclimated quickly to big league pitching.

However, his .344 BABIP combined with his lack of typical top-of-the-order speed make him a prime candidate for regression. It’s always difficult to predict whether traditional rookies who came up through a team’s farm system will have a “sophomore slump” and it’s even more difficult to predict for a 28-year-old who never played a game in the minor leagues. Still, Kang can be counted on (assuming he heals from his injury as expected) for an average near .260 to go with 18 home runs and up to 70 RBI. Still a valuable fantasy piece, but not an early-round must.

David A. Marcillo is a correspondent at FantasyPros. To read more from David, check out his archive and follow him @DavidMarcillo77.

