2021 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 25 Third Basemen

With a little more than two weeks before Opening Day, fans are ramping up their research for the upcoming 2021 Fantasy Baseball season. Before then, Our Esquina is dropping their 2021 Fantasy Baseball Rankings by position, including updates, every day until the first pitch of the regular season is thrown.

Today, we’re going to rank the league’s top 25 third basemen. With Alex Rodriguez opting to take the hot corner upon arriving in New York back in 2004, the position was transformed. Since then, third basemen have transitioned into essential pieces on both sides of the field.

Be careful when drafting a player at this position, however, because there is a steep decline in production around the middle of the pack.

Before we begin, these rankings are for head-to-head (H2H) leagues. Determinations were made by aggregating all projection stats, which can be found on FanGraphs.

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Rankings by Position

SP*	RP*	C	1B
2B	3B	SS	OF

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2021 Fantasy Baseball: Third Basemen

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM
1	Alex Bregman	HOU
2	Anthony Rendon	LAA
3	Jose Ramirez	CLE
4	Manny Machado	SDP
5	Matt Chapman	OAK
6	Nolan Arenado	COL
7	Rafael Devers	BOS
8	Josh Donaldson	MIN
9	Kris Bryant	CHC
10	Justin Turner	LAD
11	Eugenio Suarez	CIN
12	Yoan Moncada	CWS
13	Brian Anderson	MIL
14	Ke’Bryan Hayes	PIT
15	Alec Bohm	PHI
16	Yandy Diaz	TBR
17	Kyle Seager	SEA
18	Gio Urshela	NYY
19	J.D. Davis	NYM
20	Jean Segura	PHI
21	Austin Riley	ATL
22	Luis Urias	MIL
23	Eduardo Escobar	ARI
24	Mike Brosseau	TBR
25	Yoshitomo Tsutsugo	TBR

On the Cusp

A few more third basemen you should probably consider are:

Asdrubal Cabrera, WSN – A 14-year veteran, Cabrera can manage multiple infield positions at above-average levels. He can also go on hot streaks that can be the difference between a win and a loss on any given week. However, I would not recommend Cabrera as the first option on any Fantasy Baseball team.

Miguel Andujar, NYY – Ever since his impressive 2018 campaign, Andujar has struggled to find a place on the Yankees. Defensively, he is simply atrocious and, therefore, cannot fill a role on the team. Fortunately, his bat is above average in the league and if given an opportunity, Andujar could win over a starting role in New York. Similar to Cabrera, avoid making him your fist option.

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