Best in the Game: 3B

[NAHSTE]

Vote ...

 

[FirstTimer]

Poll.....

 

[Senser81]

A-roid

 

[Primetime]

A-Rod

 

[strahanfan92]

have to go with mr. steroids

 

[FedEx227]

Its A-Rod for now, but it will probably be Longoria after this year.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

No option for Lenn Sakata, Don Money, or Tom Brookins?

 

[Hasselbeck]

Evan Longoria.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Somebody say "hot corner"

 

[Lanteri]

Longoria. Hasn't been Rodriguez since '08.

Offensive numbers at this point in their careers are nearly identical, and Longoria's got a huge edge defensively, so it's pretty easy for me.

 

[Lanteri]

Longoria. Hasn't been Rodriguez since '08.

Offensive numbers at this point in their careers are nearly identical, and Longoria's got a huge edge defensively, so it's pretty easy for me.

 

[CaribbeanJoseph]

Longoria

 

[kyhadley]

I understand why you might not include him, but Youkilis is back at third I think permanently.

 

[Rudi]

I personally think A-Rod is going to have a HUGE year this year. His opening press conference in Spring Training gave me the impression he is actually having fun out there so I think he will put up some gaudy numbers.

 

[NAHSTE]

I understand why you might not include him, but Youkilis is back at third I think permanently.

Good call, just flat overlooked him.

 

[Brotha2ThaNight]

poll looks to be trending just about right to me...I took Longoria due to the age gap...and no one else on the list is better than Gay-Rod

 

[ThomasTomasz]

I am a bit shocked that only one other person selected Ryan Zimmerman. I know that Longoria and Rodriguez have the name recognition, as does David Wright to an extent. Zimmerman is the gold standard at third base as far as defense goes, with some comparisons to Brooks Robinson.

Offensively, Zimmerman is pretty underrated, and he also has the disadvantage of playing in a pitchers park, and, by and large, a pitchers division. I just looked at a couple things on Yahoo, and it's actually surprising on last years stats. Yeah, it's just a few basics, as it's late at night and I have to work early tomorrow.

Zimmerman:
BA: .307
HR: 25
RBI: 85
OPS: .899
K: 98

Longoria:
BA: .294
HR: 22
RBI: 104
OPS: .879
K: 124

It's surprising how close they are, and that Zimmerman edged Longoria in most categories, with Longoria actually playing in just nine more games.

 

[SuperKevin]

Ryan Zimmerman without a doubt

 

[NAHSTE]

I am a bit shocked that only one other person selected Ryan Zimmerman. I know that Longoria and Rodriguez have the name recognition, as does David Wright to an extent. Zimmerman is the gold standard at third base as far as defense goes, with some comparisons to Brooks Robinson.

Offensively, Zimmerman is pretty underrated, and he also has the disadvantage of playing in a pitchers park, and, by and large, a pitchers division. I just looked at a couple things on Yahoo, and it's actually surprising on last years stats. Yeah, it's just a few basics, as it's late at night and I have to work early tomorrow.

Zimmerman:
BA: .307
HR: 25
RBI: 85
OPS: .899
K: 98

Longoria:
BA: .294
HR: 22
RBI: 104
OPS: .879
K: 124

It's surprising how close they are, and that Zimmerman edged Longoria in most categories, with Longoria actually playing in just nine more games.

Yeah, but 2010 was technically a down year by Longo's standards. What he did at age 22 and 23 in '08-'09 is unreal:

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2008 22 TBR AL 122 508 448 67 122 31 2 27 85 7 0 46 122 .272 .343 .531 .874 127 238 8 6 0 8 4 *5/D6 AS,MVP-11,RoY-1
2009 23 TBR AL 157 671 584 100 164 44 0 33 113 9 0 72 140 .281 .364 .526 .889 133 307 27 8 0 7 11 *5/D AS,MVP-19,GG,SS
2010 24 TBR AL 151 661 574 96 169 46 5 22 104 15 5 72 124 .294 .372 .507 .879 142 291 15 5 0 10 12 *5 AS,MVP-6,GG

Zimm is damn good though, and he's right there at the top of the list.

 

[Mark Skid]

Alex Rodriguez