Third Base
Below are our rankings of third basemen entering the 2017 season. The list was last updated on January 30, 2017.
The Elite
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Kris Bryant (CHC, OF elig) |
What does he do for an encore? 45 HRs? 50??? |
2.
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Nolan Arenado (COL) |
Will give Bryant a run for his money. He’s that good. |
3.
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Josh Donaldson (TOR) |
He’s the old man of the “Elites”, but the awesome production should last at least one more year. |
4.
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Manny Machado (BAL, SS elig) |
Buck Showalter is saving his legs for the playoffs. |
Pretty Darn Good
5.
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Kyle Seager (SEA) |
Over the past three seasons, Seager has averaged 27 homers and 90 RBI. Safe, boring, and very solid. |
6.
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Todd Frazier (CWS) |
It’s easy to remember the 40 homers and the .225 BA, but don’t forget about those 15 stolen bases. |
7.
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Adrian Beltre (TEX) |
Last year was another great season on his march to the HOF. Just don’t rub him the wrong way. |
8.
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Anthony Rendon (WAS) |
He may not be what we once thought he’d be, but that’s still not all that bad. |
9.
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Evan Longoria (TAM) |
After the 22 homer campaign in 2014 and 21 homers in 2015, who saw the career-best 36 bombs in 2016? |
10.
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Jose Ramirez (CLE) |
A 100 point BABIP improvement will add, well a 100 points to your batting average. Expect some BA regression but overall, he should be solid. |
11.
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Matt Carpenter (STL, 1B/2B elig) |
The position flexibility is huge. The production only middling. |
The Middle Tier
12.
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Alex Bregman (HOU) |
This will be the last year that he will be drafted outside of the first five rounds. |
13.
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Eduardo Nunez (SF, SS elig) |
Can he duplicate his amazing 2016 career season? No, but I’ll settle with 10 homers and 30 thefts and be very happy. |
14.
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Justin Turner (LAD) |
Is the 27, 90 an outlier? Probably…think more 22, 75 and you’ll be just fine. |
15.
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Maikel Franco (PHI) |
How can a 24 homer, 88 RBI season from a 24-year-old be seen as disappointing? |
16.
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Miguel Sano (MIN, OF elig) |
The home run potential is huge. Can he hit enough of them to make you forget about the potential abysmal BA? |
17.
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Jake Lamb (ARZ) |
A 20 HR, 61 RBI, .291 BA first half was followed up by a 9 HR, 30 RBI, .197 BA in the second half. Brandon Drury is not very far away should we witness a repeat of that 2016 second half. |
18.
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Nick Castellanos (DET) |
Was having his breakout when he broke his hand. Expect some natural power regression in the first half but after that, watch out. He likely won’t be at #18 next year. |
19.
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Mike Moustakas (KC) |
He broke out in 2015 and broke apart in 2016. If the knee is 100%, “Moose” could provide some great numbers at a discounted price in what will most likely be his final year in KC. |
20.
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Yangervis Solarte (SD) |
Quietly, Solarte had a very good 2016, and could prove to be a solid bargain relative to his draft slot in 2017. |
21.
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Javier Baez (CHC, 2B/SS elig) |
Find the kid some at-bats. Just find him the at-bats…. |
22.
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Yulieski Gurriel (HOU) |
He won’t be getting any Christmas cards from A.J. Reed in the next couple of years. |
23.
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Jung-ho Kang (PIT) |
Get him a chauffeur, and quick. |
The Best of the Rest
24.
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Ryon Healy (OAK) |
13 homers in 269 at-bats is intriguing. The fact that he could be sharing time with Yonder Alonso at 1B is not so intriguing. |
25.
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Hernan Perez (MIL, OF elig) |
Slugged 13 homers and stole 34 bases in 2016. He then added a Gold Glove and a Venezuelan Caribbean League batting title over the winter, and he doesn’t have a full-time job with the Brewers heading into 2017. |
26.
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Eugenio Suarez (CIN) |
He improved on his strikeouts rates in the second half, which is a good thing. The bad news is he still struck out 155 times. |
27.
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Pablo Sandoval (BOS) |
This could be a first for Sandoval in that he might actually be reporting to camp in the best shape of his life. |
28.
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Chase Headley (NYY) |
In a year that saw virtually everyone hit 20 homers, Headley hit 14. |
29.
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Matt Duffy (TAM) |
If you had the forsythe to grab him late in those early NFBC Drafts, you could wind up a very happy camper. |
30.
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Travis Shaw (MIL, 1B elig) |
Shaw is the reason that Hernan Perez is the Brew Crew’s designated super-sub. It’s not a good enough reason. |
31.
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Martin Prado (MIA) |
The power is light, speed non-existent, but he’ll play full-time and provide value in deeper formats with his RBI and OBP numbers. |
32.
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Jose Reyes (NYM) |
One final year and Reyes will be off the books. In the meantime, the at-bats will be coming from 3B. |
33.
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Trevor Plouffe (OAK) |
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34.
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Yoan Moncado (CWS) |
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35.
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Danny Valencia (SEA, OF elig) |
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36.
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Adonis Garcia (ATL) |
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37.
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Luis Valbuena (LAA) |
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38.
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Jhonny Peralta (STL) |
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39.
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David Wright (NYM) |
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40.
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Yunel Escobar (LAA) |
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41.
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David Freese (PIT) |
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42.
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Jurickson Profar (TEX) |
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43.
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Jae-gyun Hwang (SF) |
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44.
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Cheslor Cuthbert (KC) |
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45.
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Wilmer Flores (NYM, 1B elig) |
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46.
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Kaleb Cowart (LAA) |
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47.
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Matt Chapman (OAK) |
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48.
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Greg Garcia (STL, SS/2B elig) |
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49.
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Conor Gillaspie (SF) |
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50.
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Andrew Romine (DET, 1B/OF elig) |
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51.
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Andres Blanco (PHI, 2B elig) |
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52.
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Tommy La Stella (CHC) |
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53.
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Ryan Flaherty (BAL) |
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54.
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Ronald Torreyes (NYY) |
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55.
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JaCoby Jones (DET) |
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56.
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Matt Skole (WAS) |
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57.
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Aaron Hill (FA, 2B elig) |
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58.
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Adam Rosales (OAK, 2B elig) |
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59.
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Jeimer Candelario (CHC) |
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60.
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Josh Rutledge (BOS) |
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61.
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Matt Dominguez (BOS) |
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Brett Wallace (SD) |
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