Adrian Beltre and Miguel Cabrera headline the top third base options.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArWXqkabsFMwdHdPbS1fSjBMQy1Od3I2YzE5S3dGTGc#gid=0
(Warning, the individual categories are ranked, but the overall is out of ninety)
We ranked some of the top third baseman by WAR, and then sorted them out. We're not trying to outsmart anybody in this post: just outlining what they've done in the five fantasy categories.
Tier One: Miguel Cabrera (78 Points)
Cabrera doesn't do much in steals, but he's a four-category monster, with a .360 average and 40 HRs.
Tier Two:
Adrian Beltre (64 Points)
Manny Machado (63 Points)
Kyle Seager (61 Points)
Beltre is second for homers, average, runs, and RBIs for those unluckily not named Miguel Cabrera. Seager is solid around the board, and Machado gets high marks in runs and steals.
Tier Three:
Josh Donaldson (57 Points)
Evan Longoria (56 Points)
Both Donaldson and Longoria are good sources of homers, RBIs, and average. Donaldson's Batting Average on Balls in Play is unusually high, so treat with caution.
Tier Four:
Pedro Alvarez (47 Points)
Ryan Zimmerman (44 Points)
Martin Prado (43 Points)
Need HR's and RBI's? Get Alvarez. He's a lot cheaper than the two guys around him, Cabrera and Beltre. Zimmerman and Prado are not the best options for anything, but decent for all.
Tier Five:
David Wright (59 Points)
Todd Frazier (35 Points)
Chris Johnson (31 Points)
Wright's hurt, so hold him if you can (but don't try to buy low on a guy with no timetable). Frazier's not a great option, but if your starting 3B's on Tier Six, he's really cheap! Johnson should be a lot higher and is great at average. The other categories are hurt because he was a part-time guy at the start of the year.
Tier Six:
Chase Headley (27 Points)
Nolan Arenado (25 Points)
Pablo Sandoval (24 Points)
Brett Lawrie (23 Points)
Donnie Murphy (14 Points)
Mike Moustsuakas (15 Points)
Headley is massively disappointing, Arenado isn't doing anything on the road and isn't worth too much at home, Sandoval isn't doing so great with a .266 average on the slumping Giants, Lawrie is disappointing, Murphy should cool down eventually, and just stay away from Moustsuakas, who is 8 points from the nearest full-time player.
Note the absences of David Freese (part-time player now) and Luis Valbuena (injury).
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