All Positions: C / 1B / 2B / SS / 3B / CF / OF / P
| Top 15 Third Base Prospects | ||||||||||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Comments | Age | Org | Lvl | ||||||
| 1 | Pedro Alvarez | 3B | High upside hitter w/ power + patience; missed time in '08 (contract disputes/broken hamate) | 21.7 | PIT | NCAA | ||||||
| 2 | Mike Moustakas | 3B | Tale of two halves in '08; pre all-star: .228/.285/.386, post all-star: .321/.392/.557; .343 wOBA | 20.1 | KC | A | ||||||
| 3 | Brett Wallace | 3B | 08 No. 13 pick had .419 wOBA between A+, AA (234 PA); went .309/.381/.585 in AFL | 22.1 | STL | AA | ||||||
| 4 | Mat Gamel | 3B | Anti-Moustakas: saw .400+ wOBA in April-June drop under .300 in July, August; .388 overall | 23.3 | MIL | MLB | ||||||
| 5 | Dayan Viciedo | 3B/RF | Cuban defector w/ big power upside and ability to walk; appears unlikely to stick at third base | 19.6 | CHW | INT | ||||||
| 6 | Josh Vitters | 3B | Went .324/.361/.494 in SS after Low-A demotion; .378 BABIP vs. 15% LD; 4.7% BB, 16.2% K | 19.1 | CHC | A | ||||||
| 7 | Matt Dominguez | 3B | No. 12 pick ('07) put up .368 wOBA in 381 PA at Low-A Greensboro -- an extreme hitter's park | 19.1 | FLA | A | ||||||
| 8 | Matt Tuiasosopo | 3B | 3rd rounder ('04) coming off best pro year: .281/.364/.453 (500 AAA PA); 9.4% BB, 20.8% K | 22.4 | SEA | AAA | ||||||
| 9 | Neftali Soto | 3B | Had .375 wOBA between R, A ball (302 PA); power, yes (.196 IsoP); patience, no (3.5% BB) | 19.6 | CIN | A | ||||||
| 10 | Jefry Marte | 3B | Put up .324/.393/.538 line in 163 GCL PA, but might be hard to match: .381 BABIP vs. 11% LD | 17.3 | NYM | R | ||||||
| 11 | Michael Almanzar | 3B | Signed out of Dominican for $1.5 million in '07; early struggles: .303 wOBA, .114 IsoP, 22.0% K | 17.9 | BOS | A | ||||||
| 12 | Taylor Green | 3B | Had .356 wOBA in pitcher-friendly Brevard County; patient (12.6% BB); good contact 11.9% K | 21.9 | MIL | A+ | ||||||
| 13 | Eric Campbell | 3B | 2nd rounder ('04) had .359 wOBA in A+ in '08 after going .315 at same level in '07; .224 IsoP | 23.2 | ATL | A+ | ||||||
| 14 | Billy Rowell | 3B | Just .308 wOBA in 409 A+ PA; still, too early to write him off -- would be a junior in college | 20.1 | BAL | A+ | ||||||
| 15 | Joshua Bell | 3B | 4th rounder ('05) went .273/.373/.455 in 219 PA; ton of walks (14.2% BB), ton of K's (25.6%) | 21.9 | LAD | A+ | ||||||
| Honorables: John Whittleman (TEX), Austin Gallagher (LAD), Neil Walker (PIT), Conor Gillaspie (SF), Jharmidy De Jesus (SEA), and Allen Craig (STL). | ||||||||||||
| * Our rankings combine a player's ceiling with the odds that he'll reach it and favor recent production | ||||||||||||
| ** Ages are as of November 1st, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| *** Level is the highest level the player has reached | ||||||||||||
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