May Third Baseman Rankings

Here is the May edition of my rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300 for 5x5 leagues. I’m using five-game eligibility, so plenty of players have added new positions since Opening Day. Because I love you, I’ve also tweaked the top 300 to include previous rankings this year.

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Third Baseman ROS Rankings

May	Third basemen	Team	April
1	Elly De La Cruz	Reds	2
2	Gunnar Henderson	Orioles	5
3	Austin Riley	Braves	1
4	Jose Ramirez	Guardians	3
5	Rafael Devers	Red Sox	4
6	Spencer Steer	Reds	10
7	Christopher Morel	Cubs	14 OF
8	Manny Machado	Padres	6
9	Maikel Garcia	Royals	8
10	Alec Bohm	Phillies	16
11	Royce Lewis	Twins	7
12	Jordan Westburg	Orioles	22
13	Isaac Paredes	Rays	17
14	Alex Bregman	Astros	13
15	Ke’Bryan Hayes	Pirates	12
16	Ryan McMahon	Rockies	18
17	Jeimer Candelario	Reds	11
18	Ha-Seong Kim	Padres	19
19	Josh Jung	Rangers	9
20	Nolan Arenado	Cardinals	14
21	Jake Burger	Marlins	15
22	Max Muncy	Dodgers	20
23	Tyler Black	Brewers	48
24	Matt Chapman	Giants	21
25	Michael Busch	Cubs	23
26	Nick Senzel	Nationals	26
27	Luis Rengifo	Angels	28
28	Noelvi Marte	Reds	27
29	Tyler Freeman	Guardians	30
30	Junior Caminero	Rays	31
31	Colt Keith	Tigers	24
32	DJ LeMahieu	Yankees	29
33	Josh Rojas	Mariners	49
34	Eugenio Suarez	Diamondbacks	37
35	Jared Triolo	Pirates	25
36	Brett Baty	Mets	33
37	Coby Mayo	Orioles	67
38	Joey Ortiz	Brewers	33 2B
39	Willi Castro	Twins	36
40	Miguel Sano	Angels	58 1B
41	Matt Vierling	Tigers	41
42	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	Blue Jays	44
43	Ezequiel Duran	Rangers	35
44	Jon Berti	Yankees	38
45	Graham Pauley	Padres	43
46	Trey Lipscomb	Nationals	63
47	Patrick Wisdom	Cubs	40
48	Luis Urias	Mariners	39 2B
49	J.D. Davis	Athletics	39
50	Anthony Rendon	Angels	34
51	Ramon Urias	Orioles	66
52	Ernie Clement	Blue Jays	38 SS
53	Nick Madrigal	Cubs	42
54	Josh H. Smith	Rangers	78
55	Jose Miranda	Twins	54
56	Tyler Nevin	Athletics	90
57	Chris Taylor	Dodgers	45
58	Vidal Brujan	Marlins	66 2B
59	Eguy Rosario	Padres	52
60	Abraham Toro	Athletics	85

Dropping off: Yoan Moncada (32nd), Wilmer Flores (46th), Jordan Díaz (47th), Gio Urshela (50th)

• I thought the Mets might give Mark Vientos (who is still only DH eligible at the moment) a chance over Brett Baty after he hit his walkoff homer over the weekend, but they weren’t ready to go that route. To be fair, it would be a significant downgrade defensively, though having Joey Wendle around as a late-game replacement would mitigate that somewhat. Baty just hasn’t impressed at all this year. Seemingly trying to cut down on the strikeouts, he’s lost much of his power. He has only three extra-base hits in 97 plate appearances to date, and his groundball rate is through the roof. Baty might yet turn out to be a fine regular, but he’s not on the correct path right now.

• I’d still kind of love for Nick Senzel to be a thing, but even though he has five homers in 12 games since coming off the injured list, nothing in the numbers really backs it up right now. His exit velocity numbers are about the same as usual, and it’s always been a problem that most of his well-hit balls go to center, as opposed to down the lines.