3B Rankings for 13'

 

Outside of Beltre and Ramirez, who are over 30, 3B can state it has some of the best young players at any position in baseball. 3B is good position to build your Dynasty League around.  Of course Miggy is in a class by himself and will outshine any other third baseman again this year and should be a top 3 overall pick. Picks 2, 3 and 4 I feel can be interchangeable. The rankings and explanations after the break.

 

Rank	Player	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	Value
1	Miguel Cabrera	585	108	36	116	3	0.318	0.992	$51
2	Evan Longoria	545	86	29	100	6	0.278	0.885	$26
3	Adrian Beltre	535	82	28	93	2	0.301	0.872	$25
4	Aramis Ramirez	525	88	29	99	4	0.291	0.843	$22
5	David Wright	560	85	22	85	14	0.279	0.828	$22
6	Hanley Ramirez	565	82	20	82	21	0.269	0.782	$22
7	Pablo Sandoval	540	76	21	86	3	0.291	0.834	$15
8	Brett Lawrie	535	77	17	71	16	0.279	0.788	$12
9	Ryan Zimmerman	505	77	21	78	4	0.283	0.828	$12
10	Chase Headley	535	75	18	77	13	0.265	0.783	$9
11	W. Midlebrooks	505	65	23	77	8	0.265	0.777	$6
12	Michael Young	545	74	11	71	3	0.297	0.766	$10
13	Pedro Alvarez	535	71	26	80	2	0.241	0.765	$3
14	Todd Frazier	505	66	22	73	8	0.251	0.772	$2
15	Martin Prado	560	81	11	66	8	0.293	0.781	$12
16	David Freese	480	65	16	71	2	0.281	0.793	$1
17	Mike Moustakas	555	70	19	77	4	0.251	0.725	$1
18	Kyle Seager	550	68	15	69	10	0.262	0.725	$4
19	Marco Scutaro	535	78	7	57	6	0.282	0.721	$2
20	Kevin Youkilis	430	70	19	63	2	0.258	0.816	$1
20	Chris Johnson	485	60	15	65	4	0.264	0.748	$1
20	Manny Machado	525	61	17	64	9	0.244	0.709	$1

 

Longo, Beltre, and Ramirez all have pros and cons as a top tier 3B. Longo is great when he is healthy but has only completed 2 of his 5 MLB seasons. Beltre’s line-up is in a state of flux after losing Hamilton, Napoli, and Young so will Beltre be asked to set the table or drive in Runs. Then Ramirez who can put up a 30/100 when he is healthy seems to have freak injury every other year. What I  like about Ramirez over the other two is his ADP is 30+ picks after the others and he is in a contract year. Contract year players have a huge incentive to produce.

The next group, from Wright to Headley, all hasve20HR and 80RBI potential. Wright could put up bigger numbers this year but the Mets will be horrific and Wright will lose ABs and get pitched around. Han Ram should go 20/20 but will be drafted as a SS earlier in drafts.  Sandoval gives you the high BA , Lawrie could go 20/20 but may hit in the 2 hole and lose some RBI opportunities. Then Zimmerman who I have never been high on is also injury prone.

The bottom half of 3B all have good qualities and will bring great value from their draft position. It’s a situation where you may target specific counting categories. You may choose HR and RBI over BA with Alvarez and Freese or take R and BA while sacrificing power like the multi-positional Young and Prado. Youkilis and Machado probably have the largest upside as to current ADP but they are a big risk/reward pick.