Ranking |
3B |
| 1 | Miguel Cabrera – Det |
| 2 | Anthony Rendon – Was |
| 3 | Adrian Beltre – Tex |
| 4 | Josh Donaldson – Tor |
| 5 | Todd Frazier – Cin |
| 6 | Nolan Arenado – Col |
| 7 | Kyle Seager – Sea |
| 8 | Evan Longoria – TB |
| 9 | Josh Harrison – Pit |
| 10 | David Wright – NYM |
| 11 | Ryan Zimmerman – Was |
| 12 | Carlos Santana – Cle |
| 13 | Manny Machado – Bal |
| 14 | Matt Carpenter – StL |
| 15 | Daniel Murphy – NYM |
| 16 | Chris Davis – Bal |
| 17 | Pedro Alvarez – Pit |
| 18 | Kris Bryant – ChC |
| 19 | Chase Headley – NYY |
| 20 | Pablo Sandoval – Bos |
| 21 | Aramis Ramirez – Mil |
| 22 | Yasmany Tomas – Ari |
| 23 | Xander Bogaerts – Bos |
| 24 | Jake Lamb – Ari |
| 25 | Trevor Plouffe – Min |
| 26 | Martin Prado – Mia |
| 27 | Lonnie Chisenhall – Cle |
| 28 | Aaron Hill – Ari |
| 29 | Mike Moustakas – KC |
| 30 | Chris Johnson – Atl |
| 31 | Brett Lawrie – Oak |
| 32 | Marcus Semien – Oak |
| 33 | Nick Castellanos – Det |
| 34 | Alex Rodriguez – NYY |
| 35 | David Freese – LAA |
| 36 | Cody Asche – Phi |
| 37 | Juan Uribe – LAD |
| 38 | Casey McGehee – SF |
| 39 | Conor Gillaspie – CWS |
| 40 | Yangervis Solarte – SD |
| 41 | Luis Valbuena – Hou |
| 42 | Jonathan Schoop – Bal |
| 43 | Josh Rutledge – LAA |
| 44 | Maikel Franco – Phi |
| 45 | Will Middlebrooks – SD |
| 46 | Matt Dominguez – Hou |
| 47 | Joey Gallo – Tex |
| 48 | Justin Turner – LAD |
| 49 | Jose Iglesias – Det |
| 50 | Jace Peterson – Atl |
Third Baseman Notables
Kyle Seager (Seattle Mariners). I’ve found Seager is generally the last option on the table for third basemen in the early-to-middle rounds before a clear tier dropoff. However, he should be one of the first players selected in his tier, thanks to his high floor, clean bill of health and hidden upside. He’s just entering his peak, so it’s possible he turns these seasons hitting .260 with 20-25 HRs into a quality average with 30-plus bombs.
Pedro Alvarez (Pittsburgh Pirates). Power tends to get scooped up early in drafts, leaving most late corner-infield options competent in one or two categories and harmful in one or two others. Alvarez is the souped-up version of that scenario; sure, he’ll likely be a batting-average downer, but he could challenge for the home-run title in his new role as an everyday first baseman. Remember, he hit 36 home runs the last time he had 500-plus at-bats.
