Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 10 Third Basemen
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After two months of baseball research, the 2025 MLB Hitter Projections have been released. This Google Sheet (request to view required) lists the top 14 batters for all 30 major league teams.
Our lineup view allows us to adjust hitters on the fly due to batting order changes and add or subtract playing time due to injuries. Here's a look at the top 10 third basemen according to our projections.
10. 2B/3B Maikel Garcia, Kansas City Royals
7 Home Runs | 45 RBIs | .274 AVG | 80 Runs | 37 Stolen Bases
9. 3B Alex Bregman, Boston Red Sox
24 Home Runs | 79 RBIs | .262 AVG | 86 Runs | 3 Stolen Bases
8. 3B Nolan Arenado, St. Louis Cardinals
25 Home Runs | 91 RBIs | .273 AVG | 74 Runs | 3 Stolen Bases
7. 3B Alec Bohm, Philadelphia Phillies
18 Home Runs | 92 RBIs | .294 AVG | 77 Runs | 5 Stolen Bases
6. 3B Isaac Paredes, Houston Astros
29 Home Runs | 88 RBIs | .240 AVG | 78 Runs | 16 Stolen Bases
Isaac Paredes Fantasy Baseball Outlook
Sleeper Alert: My first instinct on his outlook, before running through his profile, was to buy him in 2025. Like many other drafters, his success in power and RBIs in 2023 jumped off the page, and Paredes looked more comfortable at the plate last year. His first step is improving timing at the plate and stop diving under the ball. Torn, but with an open mind if the ball jumps off the bat in spring training.
5. 3B/OF Jazz Chisholm Jr., New York Yankees
24 Home Runs | 77 RBIs | .263 AVG | 75 Runs | 30 Stolen Bases
4. 3B Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
31 Home Runs | 100 RBIs | .278 AVG | 87 Runs | 1 Stolen Base
3. 3B Austin Riley, Atlanta Braves
35 Home Runs | 94 RBIs | .267 AVG | 94 Runs | 1 Stolen Base
2. 3B Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox
30 Home Runs | 93 RBIs | .285 AVG | 82 Runs | 7 Stolen Bases
1. 3B Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians
31 Home Runs | 108 RBIs | .280 AVG | 95 Runs | 31 Stolen Bases
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