Posted: Thursday February 23, 2012 12:36PM ; Updated: Wednesday February 29, 2012 10:00AM
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Bautista, Longoria lead third base rankings
Fantasy Baseball 2012 Third Base Rankings
Rankings based on 2012 projected value in mixed 5 x 5 Rotisserie leagues and standard head-to-head points leagues. Check back during Spring Training for updated rankings.
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Rank
Third Baseman
Team
Tier
1
Jose Bautista
TOR
1
2
Evan Longoria
TB
1
3
Kevin Youkilis
BOS
2
4
Adrian Beltre
TEX
2
5
Ryan Zimmerman
WAS
2
6
David Wright
NYM
2
7
Alex Rodriguez
NYY
2
8
Pablo Sandoval
SF
2
9
Brett Lawrie
TOR
3
10
Michael Young
TEX
3
11
Aramis Ramirez
MIL
3
12
Mark Reynolds
BAL
3
13
David Freese
STL
4
14
Ryan Roberts
ARI
4
15
Mike Moustakas
KC
4
16
Chipper Jones
ATL
4
17
Martin Prado
ATL
4
18
Danny Valencia
MIN
5
19
Emilio Bonifacio
MIA
5
20
Mat Gamel
MIL
5
21
Chase Headley
SD
5
22
Lonnie Chisenhall
CLE
5
23
Pedro Alvarez
PIT
5
24
Ian Stewart
COL
5
25
Chris Davis
BAL
5
26
Edwin Encarnacion
TOR
5
27
Daniel Murphy
NYM
5
28
Mike Aviles
BOS
6
29
Ty Wigginton
PHI
6
30
Alberto Callaspo
LAA
6
31
Scott Sizemore
OAK
6
32
Chone Figgins
SEA
6
33
Placido Polanco
PHI
7
34
Jimmy Paredes
HOU
7
35
Maicer Izturis
LAA
7
36
Scott Rolen
CIN
7
37
Casey McGehee
PIT
7
38
Brent Morel
CHW
7
39
Juan Uribe
LAD
7
40
Kyle Seager
SEA
7
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Brandon Inge
DET
--
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Chris Johnson
HOU
--
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Alex Liddi
SEA
--
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Kevin Kouzmanoff
KC
--
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Miguel Tejada
FA
--
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Jose Lopez
CLE
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More Fantasy Baseball
POSITION RANKINGS
Top 300
Catcher
First Base
Second Base
Third Base
Shortstop
Outfield
DH
Starting Pitchers
Relief Pitchers
MORE COVERAGE
At age 27, who's ready for stardom?
Third-year starting pitchers
Ramirez top best injury risks
Harper leads deep rookie class
Quiet rookies make super sophs
Money a great motivator for free agents
DIVISION PREVIEWS
NL East
NL Central
NL West
AL East
AL Central
AL West