August Third Baseman Rankings

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.

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Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C

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Third Baseman Rankings

Aug	Third Basemen	Team	2023	July
1	Austin Riley	Braves	1	2
2	Jose Ramirez	Guardians	2	1
3	Bobby Witt Jr.	Royals	3	4
4	Rafael Devers	Red Sox	4	3
5	Nolan Arenado	Cardinals	6	5
6	Gunnar Henderson	Orioles	7	6
7	Manny Machado	Padres	5	9
8	Elly De La Cruz	Reds	n/a	8
9	Ryan McMahon	Rockies	8	7
10	Josh Jung	Rangers	17	10
11	Yandy Diaz	Rays	26	11
12	Alex Bregman	Astros	9	12
13	Justin Turner	Red Sox	20	21
14	Max Muncy	Dodgers	21	14
15	Matt Chapman	Blue Jays	15	15
16	Isaac Paredes	Rays	34	16
17	Nolan Gorman	Cardinals	n/a	18
18	Spencer Steer	Reds	33	13
19	Jordan Walker	Cardinals	10	17
20	Alec Bohm	Phillies	13	20
21	Ha-Seong Kim	Padres	22	27
22	Jeimer Candelario	Cubs	43	35
23	Ke’Bryan Hayes	Pirates	11	19
24	Brett Baty	Mets	39	22
25	Jorge Polanco	Twins	n/a	n/a
26	J.D. Davis	Giants	38	25
27	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	Reds	55	41
28	Brandon Drury	Angels	31	26
29	Jake Burger	Marlins	45	34
30	Maikel Garcia	Royals	n/a	30
31	Eugenio Suarez	Mariners	28	36
32	Yoan Moncada	White Sox	18	42
33	DJ LeMahieu	Yankees	16	28
34	Ezequiel Duran	Rangers	58	23
35	Willi Castro	Twins	n/a	45
36	Wilmer Flores	Giants	41	63
37	Josh Rojas	Mariners	19	51
38	Royce Lewis	Twins	n/a	29
39	Jordan Westburg	Orioles	n/a	n/a
40	Mike Moustakas	Angels	46	47
41	Jake Alu	Nationals	56	NR
42	Nick Senzel	Reds	n/a	37
43	Jean Segura		n/a	38
44	Elehuris Montero	Rockies	36	67
45	Patrick Wisdom	Cubs	48	43
46	Zach McKinstry	Tigers	65	40
47	Luis Urias	Red Sox	25	31
48	Anthony Rendon	Angels	12	24
49	Gabriel Arias	Guardians	NR	73
50	Jon Berti	Marlins	23	44
51	Brian Anderson	Brewers	37	32
52	Chris Taylor	Dodgers	n/a	50
53	Nick Madrigal	Cubs	n/a	NR
54	Andy Ibanez	Tigers	NR	55
55	Luis Rengifo	Angels	27	NR
56	Andruw Monasterio	Brewers	n/a	NR
57	Colt Keith	Tigers	NR	58
58	Harold Castro	Rockies	29	48
59	Emmanuel Rivera	Diamondbacks	67	53
60	Casey Schmitt	Giants	NR	49
61	Tyler Freeman	Guardians	NR	NR
62	Ramon Urias	Orioles	35	56
63	Jose Caballero	Mariners	n/a	52
64	Donovan Solano	Twins	n/a	60
65	Rodolfo Castro	Phillies	54	59
66	Michael Busch	Dodgers	n/a	62
67	Oswald Peraza	Yankees	n/a	54
68	Jace Peterson	Diamondbacks	50	NR
69	Jared Triolo	Pirates	NR	74
70	Curtis Mead	Rays	42	64
71	Joey Wendle	Marlins	44	65
72	Jose Miranda	Twins	14	46
73	Lenyn Sosa	White Sox	n/a	NR
74	Edmundo Sosa	Phillies	52	66
75	Evan Longoria	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.