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SPORT FANATICS FANTASY BASEBALL PLAYER RANKINGS : THIRD BASE

 

The rankings are based on projected statistics for the 2010 season. The player rankings were determined for a typical 5 X 5 rotisserie league by using batting average, runs, runs batted in, home runs and stolen bases for hitters.

 

RANKINGS:    C     1B     2B     SS     3B     OF     OF2     DH     SP     SP2     RP     RP2

 

POS RANK TIER RANK PLAYER MLB LINK LG TEAM POS AGE FP 2010 BA 2010 R 2010 HR 2010 RBI 2010 SB COMMENTS
1 1 Alex Rodriguez MLB AL NYY 3B 34.7 133.86 .290 105 38 117 14 Had hip surgery at the beginning of the 2009 season, missed the first five weeks of the season. Started slow, but came on towards the end of the year. Should be at full strength to start the 2010 season and once again be the number one fantasy 3B.
2 2 David Wright MLB NL NYM 3B 27.2 122.37 .300 95 20 90 22 Power numbers dropped like a rock in 2009 and it was not just because of the new Citi Field. Will continue to produce good SB and batting average numbers, but power numbers may never reach the 2005-2008 years.
3 2 Evan Longoria MLB AL TB 3B 24.5 119.15 .282 99 35 114 9 Really came into his own in 2009, expect the 24 year old to be the top-rated fantasy 3B in the very near future.
4 2 Ryan Zimmerman MLB NL WAS 3B 25.5 110.51 .288 103 32 103 3 Very good in 4 of the 5 categories, few SB's keep him out of the elite tiers. Excellent young player who is developing nicely.
5 2 Pablo Sandoval MLB NL SF 1B/3B 23.7 108.65 .313 86 23 94 4 One of the best young hitters in the game today. Kung-Fu Panda has lost some weight this offseason, so continued improvement is expected. Looks to be primary 3B with recent signings in SF. 
6 3 Mark Reynolds MLB NL ARI 1B/3B 26.7 104.40 .255 94 37 100 13 With LaRoche signing, Reynolds will move back to 3B. Would be higher up the rankings, but that .255 batting average pulls him down. But, hard to ignore those power numbers.
7 3 Kevin Youkilis MLB AL BOS 1B/3B 31.0 102.97 .292 94 26 100 4 The 1B/3B eligibility is a nice added bonus for the Greek God of Walks. He will produce good numbers across the board except for SB.
8 3 Aramis Ramirez MLB NL CHC 3B 31.8 98.00 .300 79 25 102 1 Missed a few months of the 2009 season with a shoulder dislocation. Should be fine entering this year, expect 25+ HR's 95+ RBI's and about a .300 average.
9 4 Chone Figgins MLB AL SEA 3B 32.2 90.41 .282 91 4 46 38 Move to SEA may lower his batting average and run total, but should still top 35 SB once again in 2010. Will be switched to 2B which will increase his value with dual position eligibility.
10 4 Michael Young MLB AL TEX 3B 33.4 89.07 .297 83 15 78 7  
11 5 Jorge Cantu MLB NL FLA 1B/3B 28.1 82.26 .281 76 20 93 3 Could start at 1B or 3B depending on who FLA wants to start between Sanchez and Bonifacio.
12 5 Adrian Beltre MLB AL BOS 3B 31.0 81.32 .278 72 19 76 11 Missed all of July due to surgery to remove bone spurs from his shoulder. Missed a few weeks in August with an injured testicle. Move to a better lineup and hitter park should help his stats.
13 5 Gordon Beckham MLB AL CHW 3B 23.6 79.89 .274 78 18 78 9 Expected to begin the season as the starting 2B and thus gain the added eligibility early into the season.
14 5 Martin Prado MLB NL ATL 1B/2B/3B 26.4 75.95 .300 80 12 62 4 Can play all over the field, but will start at 2B this season in ATL.
15 5 Chipper Jones MLB NL ATL 3B 37.9 75.31 .289 75 18 70 3  
16 6 Kevin Kouzmanoff MLB AL OAK 3B 28.7 73.20 .273 68 21 91 1 Projected to bat cleanup in OAK lineup.
17 6 Ian Stewart MLB NL COL 2B/3B 25.0 71.89 .247 77 25 83 7 Primary 3B this season in COL.
18 6 Jhonny Peralta MLB AL CLE SS/3B 27.9 69.63 .267 81 18 84 2 Primary 3B this season in CLE.
19 6 Mark DeRosa MLB NL SF 3B/OF 35.1 68.49 .269 77 18 76 3 Can play a variety of positions, but will primarily be used as a starting OF in SF.
20 6 Garrett Atkins MLB AL BAL 1B/3B 30.3 65.88 .274 65 17 81 1 Will move over to 1B with Tejada taking over at 3B.
21 6 Edwin Encarnacion MLB AL TOR 3B 27.2 65.57 .263 65 22 71 4  
22 6 Chase Headley MLB NL SD 3B/OF 25.9 64.52 .265 69 16 73 6 Will start at 3B this season.
23 7 Alex Gordon MLB AL KC 3B 26.2 63.04 .263 62 16 60 10 Was out mid-April through mid-July after hip surgery. He was also sent down to the minors for a few weeks late in the season. Broke his thumb in early Spring Training and will miss first few weeks of the season. 
24 7 Mark Teahen MLB AL CHW 3B/OF 28.6 62.63 .259 72 16 67 8  
25 7 Casey Blake MLB NL LAD 3B 36.6 61.77 .265 70 17 71 3  
26 7 Scott Rolen MLB NL CIN 3B 35.0 61.73 .277 66 12 66 4  
27 8 Casey McGehee MLB NL MIL 2B/3B 27.5 53.67 .269 61 13 69 1  
28 8 Brandon Wood MLB AL ANA 3B 25.1 51.24 .244 59 20 61 5  
29 8 Ty Wigginton MLB AL BAL 1B/3B 32.4 50.74 .279 46 16 49 2 Will see plenty of playing time backing up 1B, 3B and DH.
30 8 Andy LaRoche MLB NL PIT 3B 26.6 50.68 .258 63 14 60 4  
31 8 Troy Glaus MLB NL ATL 3B 33.7 48.77 .250 56 18 65 1 Will start at 1B and gain 1B eligibility early into the season.
32 8 Brandon Inge MLB AL DET 3B 32.9 48.18 .231 68 20 78 4 Had surgery for patellar tendinitis in knees, expected to be ready for the regular season.
33 8 Adam Kennedy MLB NL WAS 2B/3B 34.2 47.15 .274 47 6 42 10 Will begin the year as the starting 2B. 
34 8 Mike Lowell MLB AL BOS 3B 36.1 46.20 .279 40 12 56 1 Had thumb surgery in December, likely a trade candidate once he is healthy now that BOS signed A. Beltre.
35 9 Pedro Feliz MLB NL HOU 3B 34.9 44.05 .256 51 14 67 1  
36 9 David Freese MLB NL STL 3B 26.9 43.90 .259 48 13 55 2 Will be the starting 3B for STL, will not be given much room to not perform as F.Lopez is more than capable.
37 9 Eric Chavez MLB AL OAK 3B 32.3 43.47 .255 47 14 56 2 In June 2009, had season ending back surgery. Is now healthy to begin the 2010 season, looks to be the primary DH.
38 9 Blake DeWitt MLB NL LAD 3B 24.6 40.65 .263 49 10 49 3 Won the 2B job.
39 9 Mike Fontenot MLB NL CHC 2B/3B 29.8 39.35 .262 49 9 45 4 Will split time with Jeff Baker at 2B, is the primary starter.
40 9 Jose Bautista MLB AL TOR 3B/OF 29.4 39.10 .243 52 14 47 4  
41 9 Jeff Baker MLB NL CHC 2B/3B 28.8 36.51 .263 42 11 39 2 Will split time with Mike Fontenot at 2B, see time primarily against LHP.
42 9 Emilio Bonifacio MLB NL FLA SS/3B 25.0 33.91 .258 44 1 21 13 Could start at 3B if Cantu moved to 1B, for now looks to be a super-sub.
43 10 Juan Uribe MLB NL SF 2B/SS/3B 30.7 33.01 .256 37 11 43 2 Super-sub that will see plenty of AB.
44 10 Jerry Hairston Jr. MLB NL SD SS/3B/OF 33.9 30.45 .246 42 5 30 8 Super-sub that can play a variety of positions and will see plenty of playing time.
45 10 Jake Fox MLB AL OAK 3B/OF 27.7 29.34 .250 29 11 38 2 Now that Cust will no longer be with OAK, Fox will see some time with Chavez at DH and get some playing time at 3B or in the OF.
46 10 Brendan Harris MLB AL MIN SS/3B 29.6 29.31 .269 38 6 32 2 Will see some starts at 3B, but can also play various INF positions.
47 10 Melvin Mora MLB NL COL 3B 38.1 27.87 .265 31 6 34 2  
48 10 Jeff Keppinger MLB NL HOU 2B/3B 30.0 26.46 .282 31 4 26 1  
49 10 Brett Wallace MLB AL TOR 3B 23.6 25.90 .261 34 8 30 1 Talented hitting prospect that TOR projects as a 1B, not 3B. Should also get some time as a DH.
50 10 Bobby Crosby MLB NL PIT 1B/3B 30.2 24.98 .241 37 7 33 4  
51 10 Tony Abreu MLB NL ARI 3B 25.4 24.92 .294 25 3 23 2  
52 10 Mat Gamel MLB NL MIL 3B 24.7 23.76 .257 27 7 29 2 With the emergence of McGehee at 3B, Gamel's road to the major league at bats has become more difficult. Will also miss the first 4-6 weeks of the seasin with a tear in his shoulder.
53 10 Josh Fields MLB AL KC 3B 27.3 22.53 .237 28 9 30 2  
54 10 Greg Dobbs MLB NL PHI 3B 31.7 21.01 .268 21 5 25 2  
55 10 Pedro Alvarez MLB NL PIT 3B 23.2 20.80 .268 22 7 22 1 Very good prospect that can mash. Defense needs lots of work, but hard not to see him in the majors sometime in 2010.
56 10 Fernando Tatis MLB NL NYM 1B/3B/OF 35.3 20.53 .263 21 6 26 1  
57 10 Craig Counsell MLB NL MIL 2B/SS/3B 39.6 18.83 .247 36 2 22 4 Super-sub
58 10 Bill Hall MLB AL BOS 3B 30.3 17.93 .242 22 6 25 2  
59 10 Jamey Carroll MLB NL LAD 2B/3B 36.1 17.88 .256 33 1 19 3  
60 10 Juan Francisco MLB NL CIN 3B 22.8 17.56 .265 16 6 19 1  
61 10 Dayan Viciedo MLB AL CHW 3B 21.1 16.99 .265 20 3 21 2  
62 10 Geoff Blum MLB NL HOU 3B 36.9 16.24 .245 23 6 30 0  
63 10 Esteban German MLB AL TEX 3B 32.1 15.89 .266 18 1 14 5  
64 10 Jack Hannahan MLB AL SEA 3B 30.0 13.95 .238 23 5 24 1  
65 10 Joe Crede MLB Z ZFA 3B 31.9 13.93 .239 18 6 22 0 Missed the final six weeks of the season with back problems. Had back surgery in October '09, was not signed by any team this spring
66 10 Danny Valencia MLB AL MIN 3B 25.5 13.59 .256 19 4 18 0 Rookie who could make it to the majors sooner than expected because of MIN unsettled 3B situation.
67 10 Neil Walker MLB NL PIT 3B 24.6 13.55 .253 15 4 19 1  
68 10 Josh Bell MLB AL BAL 3B 23.4 13.19 .264 14 4 15 0 Good prospect that is one to watch in case he is called up to the majors.
69 10 Matt Tolbert MLB AL MIN 2B/3B 27.9 12.58 .259 16 1 11 3  
70 10 Wes Helms MLB NL FLA 3B 33.9 12.13 .250 15 4 23 0  
71 10 Dallas McPherson MLB AL OAK 3B 29.7 11.51 .230 13 6 17 1 Could eveentually see time at 1B, 3B and DH.
72 10 Adam Rosales MLB AL OAK 3B 26.9 10.86 .246 17 3 13 1  
73 10 Ramiro Pena MLB AL NYY SS/3B 24.7 10.05 .249 15 1 10 3  
74 10 Matt Tuiasosopo MLB AL SEA 3B 23.9 9.79 .235 17 3 15 1  
75 10 Jorge Jimenez MLB NL FLA 3B 25.6 8.98 .258 10 3 13 0  
76 10 Chris Johnson MLB NL HOU 3B 25.5 7.81 .240 11 3 14 0 Has had a fantastic spring and with Berkman injury, may see playing time at the beginning of the season.
77 10 Augie Ojeda MLB NL ARI 2B/SS/3B 35.3 6.85 .251