August Third Baseman Rankings
Rangers deadline winners after beefing up pitching
D.J. Short and Eric Samulski discuss the MLB trade deadline, including who the Texas Rangers remind them of and whether the Angels' all-in approach is smart.
Welcome to the post-trade deadline edition of the rankings. As always, players are ranked for the rest of the season based on how I see them performing for the rest of the season.
Click to see other August rankings:
Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C
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Third Baseman Rankings
Aug | Third Basemen | Team | 2023 | July |
1 | Braves | 1 | 2 | |
2 | Guardians | 2 | 1 | |
3 | Royals | 3 | 4 | |
4 | 4 | 3 | ||
5 | Cardinals | 6 | 5 | |
6 | Orioles | 7 | 6 | |
7 | Padres | 5 | 9 | |
8 | Reds | n/a | 8 | |
9 | Rockies | 8 | 7 | |
10 | Rangers | 17 | 10 | |
11 | Rays | 26 | 11 | |
12 | 9 | 12 | ||
13 | Red Sox | 20 | 21 | |
14 | 21 | 14 | ||
15 | Blue Jays | 15 | 15 | |
16 | Rays | 34 | 16 | |
17 | Cardinals | n/a | 18 | |
18 | Reds | 33 | 13 | |
19 | Cardinals | 10 | 17 | |
20 | 13 | 20 | ||
21 | Padres | 22 | 27 | |
22 | Cubs | 43 | 35 | |
23 | Pirates | 11 | 19 | |
24 | 39 | 22 | ||
25 | Twins | n/a | n/a | |
26 | 38 | 25 | ||
27 | Reds | 55 | 41 | |
28 | Angels | 31 | 26 | |
29 | Marlins | 45 | 34 | |
30 | Royals | n/a | 30 | |
31 | Mariners | 28 | 36 | |
32 | 18 | 42 | ||
33 | 16 | 28 | ||
34 | Rangers | 58 | 23 | |
35 | Twins | n/a | 45 | |
36 | Giants | 41 | 63 | |
37 | Mariners | 19 | 51 | |
38 | Twins | n/a | 29 | |
39 | Orioles | n/a | n/a | |
40 | Angels | 46 | 47 | |
41 | Nationals | 56 | NR | |
42 | Reds | n/a | 37 | |
43 | n/a | 38 | ||
44 | Rockies | 36 | 67 | |
45 | Cubs | 48 | 43 | |
46 | Tigers | 65 | 40 | |
47 | Red Sox | 25 | 31 | |
48 | Angels | 12 | 24 | |
49 | Guardians | NR | 73 | |
50 | Marlins | 23 | 44 | |
51 | 37 | 32 | ||
52 | Dodgers | n/a | 50 | |
53 | Cubs | n/a | NR | |
54 | Tigers | NR | 55 | |
55 | Angels | 27 | NR | |
56 | Brewers | n/a | NR | |
57 | Tigers | NR | 58 | |
58 | Rockies | 29 | 48 | |
59 | 67 | 53 | ||
60 | Giants | NR | 49 | |
61 | Guardians | NR | NR | |
62 | Orioles | 35 | 56 | |
63 | Mariners | n/a | 52 | |
64 | Twins | n/a | 60 | |
65 | Phillies | 54 | 59 | |
66 | Dodgers | n/a | 62 | |
67 | Yankees | n/a | 54 | |
68 | Diamondbacks | 50 | NR | |
69 | Pirates | NR | 74 | |
70 | Rays | 42 | 64 | |
71 | Marlins | 44 | 65 | |
72 | Twins | 14 | 46 | |
73 | White Sox | n/a | NR | |
74 | Phillies | 52 | 66 | |
75 | Diamondbacks | 51 | 68 |
Dropping off: Brendan Donovan (33rd), Josh Donaldson (39th), Taylor Walls (57th), Oswaldo Cabrera (69th), Brad Miller (70th)
The White Sox-Marlins swapping a pair of Jakes – Burger for Eder – was the most interesting deal of the trade deadline. The White Sox weren’t looking to unload Burger, who won’t be eligible for free agency until after 2028, but they felt they couldn’t pass on the left-handed Eder’s potential as a starter. That’s probably a good call on their part, even though I like Burger as a solid regular for a few years. It’s just too bad for his fantasy value that Miami was the destination. He’ll keep hitting homers at a decent clip, but the borderline ones are going to be outs now. Even though his playing time was more in question in Chicago, I slid him down a few spots in the rankings after the deal.
