Welcome to the May third baseman rankings update. Up this week are all of May's rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300. Remember that players are listed where they’re most valuable, so if you don’t see someone you’re looking for, check another position. Designated hitters are listed with the first basemen.
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Third Baseman Rankings
| May | Third Base | Team | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Donaldson | Blue Jays | 1 |
| 2 | Nolan Arenado | Rockies | 3 |
| 3 | Kris Bryant | Cubs | 4 |
| 4 | Todd Frazier | White Sox | 5 |
| 5 | Maikel Franco | Phillies | 6 |
| 6 | Kyle Seager | Mariners | 7 |
| 7 | Adrian Beltre | Rangers | 8 |
| 8 | Matt Carpenter | Cardinals | 9 |
| 9 | Mike Moustakas | Royals | 11 |
| 10 | Evan Longoria | Rays | 10 |
| 11 | Yasmany Tomas | Diamondbacks | 20 |
| 12 | Justin Turner | Dodgers | 12 |
| 13 | David Wright | Mets | 14 |
| 14 | Nick Castellanos | Tigers | 18 |
| 15 | Jake Lamb | Diamondbacks | 21 |
| 16 | Matt Duffy | Giants | 13 |
| 17 | Travis Shaw | Red Sox | 34 1B |
| 18 | Danny Valencia | Athletics | 15 |
| 19 | Derek Dietrich | Marlins | 27 |
| 20 | Yulieski Gurriel | 17 | |
| 21 | Chase Headley | Yankees | 16 |
| 22 | Martin Prado | Marlins | 23 |
| 23 | Trevor Plouffe | Twins | 24 |
| 24 | Tyler White | Astros | 31 |
| 25 | Yunel Escobar | Angels | 26 |
| 26 | Lonnie Chisenhall | Indians | 25 |
| 27 | Brandon Drury | Diamondbacks | 37 |
| 28 | Mark Reynolds | Rockies | 36 |
| 29 | Yangervis Solarte | Padres | 29 |
| 30 | Luis Valbuena | Astros | 30 |
| 31 | Adonis Garcia | Braves | 34 |
| 32 | David Freese | Pirates | 33 |
| 33 | Rio Ruiz | Braves | 60 |
| 34 | Alex Guerrero | Dodgers | 35 |
| 35 | Hector Olivera | Braves | 19 |
| 36 | Juan Uribe | Indians | 32 |
| 37 | Matt Chapman | Athletics | 53 |
| 38 | Chris Johnson | Marlins | 41 |
| 39 | Gordon Beckham | Braves | 42 |
| 40 | Cody Asche | Phillies | 43 |
Dropping off: Pablo Sandoval (22nd), Will Middlebrooks (39th), Matt Duffy HOU (40th)
- I was spared the tough decision on whether to go Donaldson or Manny Machado at the top by Machado gaining shortstop eligibility. I had them nearly even in the preseason, and little has changed since.
- Ruiz, who turns 22 this month, is making a case to take over at third base for the Braves; he’s batting .323/.402/.475 with two homers in Triple-A. I doubt he’ll be of any use in mixed leagues this year, but he’s worth a stash in NL-only formats.
- The other prospect to crack the top 40 here is Oakland’s Chapman. He’s followed up an excellent spring by hitting .247/.369/.581 with eight homers in 93 at-bats for Double-A Midland. He’s striking out too much to hit for average in the majors, but the power is awfully impressive.