There was a time, not so long ago, when shortstop was a glamour position in the majors, but its not quite in that spot right now. Fake Oilers Jerseys . Even the best options comes with some question marks. The Dodgers Hanley Ramirez may be the best option, though hes played fewer than 100 games twice in the past three seasons. Even with durability questions, and the likelihood that he wont match last years .345 batting average, Ramirez offers five-category potential if hes healthy. In the same vein, Colorados Troy Tulowitzki has led all shortstops in home runs (122), RBI (401) and batting average (.304) over the past five seasons, but he comes with injury concerns, having missed 210 games in the past four seasons. A healthy Tulowitzki might be just as dangerous as Ramirez, offering more power but less speed; its just a matter of whether he will play more than 140 games -- something hes done twice in the past six seasons. Injuries have also plagued Torontos Jose Reyes but, when healthy, his average and stolen base numbers are impressive. Trouble for Reyes is that, over the past five years, hes missed 262 games, so it requires a leap of faith to make him your starting shortstop, knowing that hes had such trouble staying healthy. If the top guys are injury risks, they still offer a track record that isnt present with some of the younger options at shortstop. Washingtons Ian Desmond, Milwaukees Jean Segura, Texas Elvis Andrus and Oaklands Jed Lowrie may be the best of that group. Desmond is coming off back-to-back 20-20 (HR-SB) seasons, while hitting .286 and, given his relative health, he might be more appealing than some of the more experienced shortstops. Segura had a terrific season as a first-time starter and, at 24, ought to be on his career ascent, but temper some of the enthusiasm from last year when he hit .325 with an .849 OPS before the All-Star break and .241 with a .583 OPS after the break. He also had 44 steals, and that speed shouldnt go away, but beware the bat (at least a little). Andrus offers no power, but hitting at the top of the Rangers order has helped him scored 432 runs and steal 165 bases, both totals leading shortstops over the past five seasons. Lowrie, who turns 30 in April, was a full-time starter for the first time last season and he had a productive year (15 HR, 75 RBI, .290 AVG, 80 R), but thats a 30-year-old with a limited track record as an everyday player, so he might slide somewhat on draft day. If you want to play for potential, Red Sox rookie Xander Bogaerts would be the most interesting name. He was fine in 50 plate appearances late last season, but hes a premium prospect who had an .862 OPS in four minor-league seasons. Seattles Brad Miller played half of last season in the bigs, showing some power and speed and, after a .925 OPS in three minor-league seasons, Miller comes with expectations that he will provide offence. If youre late to the shortstop game, Asdrubal Cabrera, J.J. Hardy, and Alexei Ramirez arent glamourous options, but they are adequate and the Cubs Starlin Castro could be a value play coming off a terrible season. Castro has led the league in at-bats for three years running, so he can be a major difference-maker, provided he hits better than last years .245 mark. Among other young shortstops to consider, Atlantas Andrelton Simmons showed some pop last year, with 17 homers. San Diegos Everth Cabrera and Houstons Jonathan Villar are both outstanding stolen base threats, though Cabrera is coming off a PED suspension and Villar still has to show that he can hit enough to contribute more than just 40-plus steals. Finally, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is playing in his final season and, as terrific as Jeter has been throughout his career, hes no better than a middle-infield option in most leagues at this point. If he turns back the clock, like he did in 2012 when he hit .316 and scored 99 runs, then Jeter could be more valuable, but its not the most likely outcome for a 40-year-old who missed nearly all of last season due to injury. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Edmonton Oilers Gear .com) - The Toronto Raptors are paying Rudy Gay a visit on Wednesday night when they head into the Sleep Train Arena to take on the Sacramento Kings. Edmonton Oilers Pro Shop .com) - Novak Djokovic captured a mens Open Era-record fifth Australian Open title on Sunday by defeating rival Andy Murray in the final in Melbourne. https://www.cheapoilers.com/ . Viewers in the Jets region can watch the game on TSN Jets at 6:30pm ct/7:30pm et. The game is also avialable on TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg at 7pm ct.TAMPA, Fla. - Tyler Johnson and his linemates took the spotlight away from Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.Johnson scored three goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 4-3 win Tuesday night.It was nice we were able to get that, Johnson said.Tampa Bay, 3-5-1 in the last nine games, also got a goal and two assists from Nikita Kucherov. Ondrej Palat assisted on all three Johnson goals in the Lightnings first win over Pittsburgh since Nov. 17, 2011.It was pretty impressive, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said.Johnson scored twice in the first and extended the Lightnings lead to 4-0 at 2:37 of the second with a 2-on-1 goal against Jeff Zatkoff, who replaced Marc-Andre Fleury earlier in the period.Patric Hornqvist, Chris Kunitz and Kris Letang scored for the Eastern Conference-leading Penguins, who have 13 players out due to illness or injury. It was Pittsburghs (16-1-5) first regulation loss to an Atlantic Division team since getting beat 5-1 Jan. 20 by Florida.You dont like to lose, but we definitely had a lot of things going against us, said Crosby, who went without a point. It would have made it easy to get ready for Christmas break early. I think guys competed hard. Everybody tonight stuck with it, gave ourselves a chance to get back in the game. Made some mistakes, but we didnt give up and gave ourselves a chance.Pittsburgh forwards Steve Downie and Brandon Sutter, and goalie Thomas Greiss were sent back to Pittsburgh Monday for mumps testing. Penguins coach Mike Johnston said final test results should be available in the next couple days.Johnson opened the scoring 6:54 into the game from the slot and made it 2-0 on a niftty shot from the top of the left circle with 3. Edmonton Oilers Store. .4 seconds remaining in the first.Andrei Vasilevskiy made nice saves on first-period shots by Malkin and Crosby, who also had the goalie stop his shot on an early third-period breakaway. The rookie goaltender has won two of three starts since being called up Dec. 16 from Syracuse of the AHL following an injury to Tampa Bay starting goalie Ben Bishop.I got some confidence, Vasilevskiy said. Keep working hard and do my best.Kucherov put the Lightning up 3-0 and ended Fleurys night on a breakaway backhander 52 seconds into the second.Hornqvist scored at 10:15 of the second. Kunitz had a breakaway goal midway through the third before Letang cut the deficit to 4-3 with 1:31 to play.It was only about a 30-minute effort, Letang said. You get in a hole early when youre not competing well. They took it to us with a couple of really nice shots. Hats off to them for executing and really bearing down on their chances. We tried to make it close but didnt pull through in the end.Malkin had two assists, giving him 20 assists and 38 points in 29 games against Tampa Bay.NOTES: Johnston said F Blake Comeau, hurt in Monday nights 4-3 shootout loss at Florida, will miss several weeks with an upper body injury. ... Bishop and D Jason Garrison, both out with lower body injuries, could return right after the Christmas break. Bishop had a 30-minute on-ice workout after Tuesdays morning skate. ... The Penguins recalled F Dominik Uher from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL. Uher became the sixth Penguins player to make his NHL debut this month, joining Scott Wilson, Bryan Rust, Bobby Farnham, Scott Harrington and Derrick Pouliot. ' ' '