Fantasy Baseball: 2010 Top 20 Third Basemen Rankings

Here’s my second look at fantasy third basemen rankings.

1.  Alex Rodriguez – Easily the top of a shallow position.

2.  Evan Longoria – Possibly the No. 1 keeper third baseman.

3.  David Wright – The power outage of 2009  probably moves him to the third round, which should make him a great value.

4.  Kevin Youkilis – Love his 1B/3B flexibility. Hard to imagine a scenario where he’s not used at 3B though for fantasy owners. Should hit at a high average and drive in a ton of runs.

4.  Mark Reynolds – He’s going to take a step back, but 35 HRs and 15 SBs are a strong possibility.

5.  Pablo Sandoval – The Kung Fu Panda will really bolster you average.

6.  Ryan Zimmerman – The last of the second tier of fantasy third basemen.

7.  Aramis Ramirez – Health concerns keep him out of the top six.

8.  Chone Figgins – If you go with Figgins at 3B, you’ll need to make up for his lack of power.

9.  Michael Young – He’s not the sure thing he once was, but is still a decent option in a shallow position.

10.  Gordon Beckham – Beckham is playing second base for the White Sox, though he should still put up 3B numbers.

11.  Jorge Cantu – Gives you 1B & 3B flexibility. Decent pop and a good RBI producer.

12.   Ian Stewart – He’ll give you plenty of pop though is average leaves plenty to be desired.

13.   Kevin Kouzmanoff – Ditto.

14.  Miguel Cabrera – Making the move to 3B for the Orioles. Still has SS eligibility and a decent bat.

15.  Jhonny Peralta – Has 3B/SS eligibility, which is great. His power numbers should bounce back.

16.  Placido Polanco – He’s manning the Hot Corner for the Phillies now. Just being in that offense should elevate his game.

17.  Mark Teahen –   Has 3B/OF eligibility. I think the move to the White Sox will be a favorable one.

18.  Chipper Jones – He’ll give you 400 ABs if you’re lucky, but they should be at a .310 batting average or better.

19.  Mark DeRosa –  Should give you decent pop. Not as position flexible as he’s been in the past.

20.  Alex Gordon –  Has yet to reach his potential, but at 26 is worth taking a chance on the second pick of the 2005 draft.

Originally published at LestersLegends.com .