2024 Third Baseman Rankings

An All-Star break tradition, here are my mostly-for-fun 2024 player rankings. I’ve done my best to list players where they’ll be 20-game eligible next year, and the free agents-to-be are listed without teams. Players with contract options for next year have an asterisk included with their team names.

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Third Baseman rankings

2024	Third Basemen	Team	2023	July
1	Jose Ramirez	Guardians	2	1
2	Austin Riley	Braves	1	2
3	Elly De La Cruz	Reds	31 SS	8
4	Rafael Devers	Red Sox	4	3
5	Gunnar Henderson	Orioles	7	6
6	Nolan Arenado	Cardinals	6	5
7	Manny Machado	Padres	5	9
8	Josh Jung	Rangers	17	10
9	Ryan McMahon	Rockies	8	7
10	Christopher Morel	Cubs	86 OF	43 OF
11	Alex Bregman	Astros	9	12
12	Spencer Steer	Reds	33	13
13	Alec Bohm	Phillies	13	20
14	Brett Baty	Mets	39	22
15	Matt Chapman		15	15
16	Ke’Bryan Hayes	Pirates	11	19
17	Max Muncy	Dodgers*	21	14
18	Nolan Gorman	Cardinals	37 2B	18
19	Jordan Westburg	Orioles	38 SS	29 SS
20	Isaac Paredes	Rays	34	16
21	Anthony Rendon	Angels	12	24
22	Ha-Seong Kim	Padres	22	27
23	Royce Lewis	Twins	35 SS	29
24	J.D. Davis	Giants	38	25
25	Jake Burger	White Sox	45	34
26	Jose Miranda	Twins	14	46
27	Maikel Garcia	Royals	NR	30
28	Colt Keith	Tigers	NR	58
29	Eugenio Suarez	Mariners	28	36
30	Yoan Moncada	White Sox	18	42
31	Jeimer Candelario		43	35
32	Luis Urias	Brewers	25	31
33	Jean Segura	Marlins	16 2B	38
34	Nick Senzel	Reds	76 OF	37
35	Oswald Peraza	Yankees	37 SS	54
36	DJ LeMahieu	Yankees	16	28
37	Michael Busch	Dodgers	72 2B	62
38	Brian Anderson		37	32
39	Casey Schmitt	Giants	NR	49
40	Justyn-Henry Malloy	Tigers	NR	NR
41	Jon Berti	Marlins	23	44
42	Josh Rojas	Diamondbacks	19	51
43	Curtis Mead	Rays	42	64
44	Zach McKinstry	Tigers	65	40
45	Ramon Urias	Orioles	35	56
46	Chris Taylor	Dodgers	35 2B	50
47	Josh Donaldson	Yankees*	30	39
48	Willi Castro	Twins	NR	45
49	Andy Ibanez	Tigers	NR	55
50	Nick Madrigal	Cubs	46 2B	NR
51	Gio Urshela		32	NR
52	Patrick Wisdom	Cubs	48	43
53	Junior Caminero	Rays	NR	NR
54	Tyler Black	Brewers	NR	NR
55	Oswaldo Cabrera	Yankees	105 OF	69
56	Osleivis Basabe	Rays	NR	75
57	Emmanuel Rivera	Diamondbacks	67	53
58	Tyler Freeman	Guardians	NR	NR
59	Mike Moustakas		46	47
60	Coby Mayo	Orioles	NR	NR
61	Taylor Walls	Rays	68	57
62	Isiah Kiner-Falefa		34 SS	71
63	Evan Longoria		51	68
64	Eguy Rosario	Padres	60	NR
65	Owen Miller	Brewers	NR	61
66	Luis Rengifo	Angels	27	NR
67	Kyle Farmer	Twins	NR	NR
68	Kevin Newman	Reds	49 2B	NR
69	Eduardo Escobar	Angels*	47	72
70	Jake Alu	Nationals	56	NR

• Matt Chapman is the obvious prize here in free agency, though Jeimer Candelario will also have no shortage of suitors if he can maintain his current .261/.337.478 line. The Dodgers will likely hold on to Max Muncy unless he really fades. His club option will come in at $12 million-$14 million, depending on just how many plate appearances he winds up with.
• There are two young Tigers here in Colt Keith and Justyn-Henry Malloy , though it’s unclear if either will break in at third base. Keith is splitting time between second and third since moving up to Triple-A. Malloy is seeing more time at third than in the outfield, but a corner outfield spot would seem to make the most sense for him. Keith’s glove is iffy, too, but his bat has All-Star potential. He had a .914 OPS in high-A last year and a .976 OPS in 59 games in Double-A to begin the season. Since moving up to Triple-A, the 21-year-old has hit .414 with two homers and only three strikeouts in 34 plate appearances.