August Third Baseman Rankings
Here’s the August rankings update. Players are ranked for the rest of the season based on a 5x5 scoring format. Included along with the position rankings is an updated top 300. Players are listed at the position at which they’re most valuable.
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Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C | DH
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Third Baseman Rankings
Aug | Third Base | Team | 2015 | May | June | July |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Josh Donaldson | Blue Jays | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Nolan Arenado | Rockies | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
3 | Todd Frazier | Reds | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Manny Machado | Orioles | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
5 | Kris Bryant | Cubs | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
6 | Chris Davis | Orioles | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
7 | Alex Rodriguez | Yankees | 22 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
8 | Matt Carpenter | Cardinals | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
9 | Adrian Beltre | Rangers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
10 | Carlos Santana | Indians | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
11 | Kyle Seager | Mariners | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
12 | Evan Longoria | Rays | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
13 | Pablo Sandoval | Red Sox | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
14 | Maikel Franco | Phillies | 31 | 27 | 24 | 14 |
15 | Trevor Plouffe | Twins | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
16 | Ryan Zimmerman | Nationals | 11 | 13 | 12 | 24 |
17 | Mike Moustakas | Royals | 20 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
18 | Justin Turner | Dodgers | 35 | 35 | 25 | 15 |
19 | Miguel Sano | Twins | 53 | NR | NR | 39 |
20 | Nick Castellanos | Tigers | 19 | 21 | 22 | 29 |
21 | Aramis Ramirez | Pirates | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
22 | Chase Headley | Yankees | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
23 | Lonnie Chisenhall | Indians | 17 | 20 | 21 | 28 |
24 | Pedro Alvarez | Pirates | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
25 | David Wright | Mets | 7 | 9 | 19 | 20 |
26 | Jake Lamb | Diamondbacks | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
27 | Yasmany Tomas | Diamondbacks | 86 OF | 34 | 32 | 22 |
28 | Joey Gallo | Rangers | 33 | 38 | 34 | 21 |
29 | Kelly Johnson | Mets | 36 | 31 | 36 | 30 |
30 | David Freese | Angels | 29 | 24 | 27 | 25 |
31 | Cody Asche | Phillies | 26 | 30 | 33 | 34 |
32 | Richie Shaffer | Rays | 74 | NR | NR | NR |
33 | Mark Reynolds | Cardinals | 38 | 40 | 28 | 27 |
34 | Giovanny Urshela | Indians | 78 | NR | NR | 35 |
35 | Alex Guerrero | Dodgers | 112 OF | 25 | 26 | 33 |
36 | Juan Uribe | Mets | 28 | 33 | 29 | 26 |
37 | Danny Valencia | Blue Jays | 39 | 41 | 39 | 37 |
38 | Conor Gillaspie | Angels | 25 | 36 | 37 | 36 |
39 | Chris Johnson | Braves | 23 | 37 | 38 | 38 |
40 | Casey McGehee | Marlins | 32 | 39 | NR | NR |
41 | Will Middlebrooks | Padres | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 |
42 | Adonis Garcia | Braves | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Third Basemen
Dropping off: Matt Dominguez (40th)
o Trades did little positive for the fantasy values of Ramirez, Johnson and Uribe. Ramirez is hitting cleanup for the Pirates, but his new ballpark will cost him homers. I initially assumed Uribe would be an everyday guy for the Mets, but he’s playing primarily against lefties at the moment and he won’t even do that if Wright returns in a few weeks as hoped.
o One player aided by trades was Chisenhall, who is now getting a look in right field after the Indians sent both Brandon Moss and David Murphy packing. He’s worth trying in deeper mixed leagues.
o The Rays are finally promoting Shaffer after he hit .261/.353/.592 with 16 homers in 184 at-bats for Triple-A Durham (and .262/.363/.470 in 149 at-bats in Double-A). He’ll presumably do a fair amount of DHing, with John Jaso shifting into the outfield in Steven Souza’s place, and maybe get some time at first base over James Loney. He checks in at No. 32 for now.
o It’s not every day you see a guy with an .838 OPS get designated for assignment, but that’s what the Blue Jays did to Valencia on Friday. He’ll get a job elsewhere in short order, but an expanded role against righties wouldn’t do him or his next team any good.
o Garcia, who replaced Uribe at third base in Atlanta, barely makes it on the rankings at No. 42, partly because that figures to be Hector Olivera’s spot once he overcomes his hamstring issues. If he overcomes his hamstring issues.
