Justin Mason’s Top 50 Third Basemen for 2020

January 21, 2020

Hello Draft Season!

Here are my top 50 3rd basemen for 2020. Paul and I will be discussing the position on the Sleeper and the Bust on Wednesday, so definitely check that out. For more ranks of mine for 2020, you can click the links below:

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Justin Mason’s Top 50 Third Basemen for 2020

Rank	Player	Team	Position(s)	ADP	Justin Mason
1	Arenado, Nolan	COL	3B	13.38	Hope the trade rumors don’t turn out to be true.
2	Rendon, Anthony	LAA	3B	22.48	Move to Anahiem doesn’t change value for me
3	Bregman, Alex	HOU	3B, SS	9.18	CheaterGate doesn’t affect my rank. Super higher floor, just wish he would run more
4	Ramirez, Jose	CLE	3B	18.53	Speed makes him a threat to be a top player, but red flags have popped up the last year and a half.
5	Devers, Rafael	BOS	3B	23.73	Breakout is 100% legit.
6	Suarez, Eugenio	CIN	3B	60.55	Why is he always underrated?
7	Guerrero Jr., Vladimir	TOR	3B	58.83	In spite of disappointing debut, he is still being drated really high.
8	Bryant, Kris	CHC	3B, OF	61.68	Can he be a star again?
9	Muncy, Max	LAD	2B, 1B, 3B	80.3	Repeated the 2018 breakout. No reason to think he can’t continue the success.
10	Moncada, Yoan	CWS	3B	67	Still only 24 years old. There’s another level here.
11	LeMahieu, DJ	NYY	1B, 3B, 2B	66.48	First year in the Bronx was insane. Has multi-positional eligibility. Why do I not trust him?
12	Machado, Manny	SD	3B, SS	61.87	ADP this high because of name value.
13	Donaldson, Josh	MIN	3B	108.92	Great landing spot in the Twin Cities.
14	Moustakas, Mike	CIN	2B, 3B	115.28	Great landing spot for Moose, who should keep gains while batting in the middle of a very good lineup.
15	Chapman, Matt	OAK	3B	87.53	Defense is amazing and keeps him on the field no matter what. Offense is still improving.
16	McNeil, Jeff	NYM	OF, 3B, 2B	85.5	Love his eligibility and upside. High floor is the kicker.
17	Sano, Miguel	MIN	3B	130.75	Hit 34 bombs in spite of missing the first six weeks. I am a sucker for power, but you have to protect your average with him.
18	Escobar, Eduardo	ARZ	2B, 3B	125.02	I don’t know why I hate Escobar, but I always seem to be the low guy on him.
19	Gurriel, Yuli	HOU	1B, 3B	115.12	Without the trash cans in centerfield, how bad will the regression be?
20	McMahon, Ryan	COL	2B, 3B	189.3	I don’t understand why McMahon is so low in the ADP.
21	Turner, Justin	LAD	3B	163.3	Position change joke
22	Davis, J.D.	NYM	OF, 3B	176.08	I worry about the Mets screwing with his playing time, but I believe in what we saw last year.
23	Kingery, Scott	PHI	3B, OF	162.37	Batting order could make a big difference for him.
24	Edman, Tommy	STL	2B, 3B	128.63	I think he is a fine player, but I expect the Cardinals to block him with someone because that’s how the Cardinals do.
25	Dozier, Hunter	KC	3B, OF	184.22	Statcast hero is legit.
26	La Stella, Tommy	LAA	2B, 3B	281.75	Injury cut short the breakout, but he should get regular at bats to prove it wasn’t a fluke.
27	Urshela, Gio	NYY	3B	250.58	Will he lose time with all the Yankee pieces?
28	Berti, Jon	MIA	3B, SS, OF	222.87	Was a sneaky sleeper until the Marlins started signing people.
29	Castro, Starlin	WAS	3B, 2B	284.47	Nice landing spot in Washington.
30	Carpenter, Matt	STL	3B	350.43	Was he hurt or is he done?
31	Diaz, Yandy	TB	1B, 3B	229.13	Will he ever raise the launch angle consistently enough to make use of those pythons?
32	Seager, Kyle	SEA	3B	289.55	Still cheap in spite of bounceback
33	Shaw, Travis	TOR	3B	394.08	Great chance for him to reset value.
34	Longoria, Evan	SF	3B	411.32	Park, team hurts him
35	Franco, Maikel	KC	3B	453.48	Underrated with a full time role.
36	Frazier, Todd	TEX	3B	550.72	Going to hit in the middle of a great lineup.
37	Fletcher, David	LAA	SS, OF, 2B, 3B	308.42	Plays all the positions.
38	Alberto, Hanser	BAL	2B, 3B	363.57	Love him as a lefty masher in DFS.
39	Cabrera, Asdrubal	WAS	2B, 3B	384.05	Returns to Washington on a very team friendly deal. Should get plenty of playing time.
40	Anderson, Brian	MIA	OF, 3B	249.12	Not as special as his ADP suggests.
41	Gonzalez, Marwin	MIN	1B, 3B, OF	347.72	Underrated considering the eligibility.
42	Lamb, Jake	ARZ	1B, 3B	473.88	I want to believe we will see the guy we thought he’d turn into, but at this point it is hard to believe that will ever come.
43	Candelario, Jeimer	DET	1B, 3B	503.77	Going way too low, but I get why.
44	Jones, Nolan	CLE	3B	595.05	Should be on the big league roster early and could be an impact bat.
45	Moran, Colin	PIT	3B	464.53	The starter for now.
46	Paredes, Isaac	DET	3B	710.7	Should be up pretty early.
47	Bote, David	CHC	2B, 3B	513.28	Playing time issues limits him.
48	Bohm, Alec	PHI	3B	456.1	Has talent to force his way to the Majors.
49	Hayes, Ke’Bryan	PIT	3B	508.08	Will be up at some point.
50	Drury, Brandon	TOR	3B, OF	630.42	Utility guy in Toronto.