Thirdbase is a very top heavy group. Odds are that the top tier will be gone by the middle of the 2nd round and you may end up reaching a little early for a second tier thirdsacker just to fill the position. Your best option may to to reach for a top tier guy because the position falls off quickly. There will be one thirdbase savior by the name of Kevin Youkilis if you can hold the position down until mid-April with someone and are lucky enough to get Youkilis.
With that, here are my rankings for thirdbasemen:
| Rank |
Player |
Tier |
| 1 |
Evan Longoria |
1 |
| 2 |
David Wright |
1 |
| 3 |
Alex Rodriguez |
1 |
| 4 |
Ryan Zimmerman |
1 |
| 5 |
Jose Bautista |
2 |
| 6 |
Adrian Beltre |
2 |
| 7 |
Mark Reynolds |
3 |
| 8 |
Aramis Ramirez |
3 |
| 9 |
Ian Stewart |
3 |
| 10 |
Martin Prado |
3 |
| 11 |
Michael Young |
3 |
| 12 |
Pedro Alvarez |
3 |
| 13 |
Pablo Sandoval |
3 |
| 14 |
Casey McGehee |
3 |
| 15 |
Neil Walker |
4 |
| 16 |
Scott Rolen |
4 |
| 17 |
Placido Polanco |
4 |
| 18 |
Chipper Jones |
4 |
| 19 |
Michael Cuddyer |
4 |
| 20 |
Alex Gordon |
5 |
| 21 |
Ty Wigginton |
5 |
| 22 |
David Freese |
5 |
| 23 |
Juan Uribe |
5 |
| 24 |
Chase Headley |
5 |
| 25 |
Alberto Callaspo |
5 |
| 26 |
Chris Johnson |
5 |
| 27 |
Danny Valencia |
5 |
| 28 |
Edwin Encarnacion |
6 |
| 29 |
Jose Lopez |
6 |
| 30 |
Dan Johnson |
6 |
| 31 |
Miguel Tejada |
6 |
| 32 |
Casey Blake |
6 |
| 33 |
Jhonny Peralta |
6 |
| 34 |
Wilson Betemit |
6 |
| 35 |
Omar Infante |
6 |
| Three I’d Reach For |
Reason |
| Evan Longoria |
A top 5 overall talent that keeps getting better and plays a shallow position. Yes, please. |
| David Wright |
Top thirdbasemen are too hard to find. |
| Ian Stewart |
This is his year. Lock it up! |
| Three I’ll Let Pass |
Reason |
| Adrian Beltre |
Love the park, hate the calf injury. I’d take him in mid-rounds but likely gone by then. |
| Michael Young |
Could lose at-bats and poor numbers away combined with potential trade drop him on my list. |
| Miguel Tejada |
He’s barely a two-category guy anymore. Not a good 3B option at all. |
| Top 3 Rookie 3B |
Reason |
| Mike Moustakas |
Huge power, no real roadblock in the Majors. Needs to work on discipline, though. |
| Lonnie Chisenhall |
Tearing it up this spring and could be up no later than mid-May. Love his hitting ability. |
| Matt Dominguez |
Bat seems to be coming around and glove is ready now. Should be up by June if not sooner. |
-Jonathan C. Mitchell can be found writing about the Tampa Bay Rays at his other site Figure Filbert and on twitter at @FigureFilbert
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