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| Top 10 Third Basemen Under the age of 30 | ||||||||||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Comments | Age | Org | Lvl | ||||||
| 1 | David Wright | 3B | Call him Mr. Consistency: Wright's gone better than .300/.380/.520 each of 4 full MLB seasons | 25.8 | NYM | MLB | ||||||
| 2 | Evan Longoria | 3B | Offensively, he was 08's Ryan Braun -- less power and speed, more walks and better glove | 23.0 | TB | MLB | ||||||
| 3 | Ryan Zimmerman | 3B | Similar offensive production to Gordon (.345 wOBA in 1932 career PA), much better defense | 24.0 | WAS | MLB | ||||||
| 4 | Adrian Beltre | 3B | 8.2% BB rate highest since signing with Seattle; .359 road wOBA and he is an elite defender | 29.5 | SEA | MLB | ||||||
| 5 | Alex Gordon | 3B/1B | Improved contact rate slightly from '07 to '08 + walk rate up 4.8% on his way to a .338 wOBA | 24.7 | KC | MLB | ||||||
| 6 | Pedro Alvarez | 3B | High upside hitter w/ power + patience; missed time in '08 (contract disputes/broken hamate) | 21.7 | PIT | NCAA | ||||||
| 7 | 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 | ||||||
| 8 | Jorge Cantu | 3B | Not much patience (5.8% BB); gets it done w/ power (.204 IsoP); .340 wOBA highest since '05 | 26.7 | FLA | MLB | ||||||
| 9 | Edwin Encarnacion | 3B | .215 IsoP, 10.5% BB career highs; 17.6% K worst since '05; .351 wOBA; poor defender | 25.8 | CIN | MLB | ||||||
| 10 | Ian Stewart | 3B | Ugly 30.9% K paired w/ likely unsustainable .364 BABIP leave us wondering how good he'll be | 23.5 | COL | MLB | ||||||
| Honorables: Kevin Kouzmanoff (SD), Mark Reynolds (ARI), and Brett Wallace (STL). | ||||||||||||
| * Our rankings combine a player's ceiling with the odds that he'll reach it within a five-year period | ||||||||||||
| ** Ages are as of November 1st, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| *** Level is the highest level the player has reached | ||||||||||||
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