Ranking Best Third Baseman From Every MLB Team

RANKING THE BEST THIRD BASEMAN FROM EVERY MLB TEAM (2024)
My rankings for the best third baseman from every team in MLB going into the 2024 season like Jose Ramirez, Austin Riley, Rafael Devers, Manny Machado & More!
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[@babaganushq]

JRam is the best 3B, no question: -Ramirez: 1 K.O. -Rest of the league: 0 K.O.s

[@katherineberger6329]

I don't want to give you a like to preserve the number, but this is nice.

[@TheOGSticks11]

​@@katherineberger6329Number 70, you mfr.

[@canaanlocke4375]

Fax

[@ht_austin]

Domingo German: 1 KO

[@canaan56]

@@ht_austinno your wrong it’s at 50+ he knocks out tons of beers 😂

[@Kristingail]

Think Riley and Machado should be switched IMO. Riley did make strides defensively and was certainly solid instead of below average at 3rd.

[@TeQuantumR6]

I agree and I am a braves fan but he did make some improvements defensively.

[@BravesfanBaxter]

Exactly

[@godawgs-kw9ld]

riley has always played great defense at 3rd

[@Due2ce]

@@godawgs-kw9ldright?? Where they getting that his defense is bad?? Lol. If it wasnt for Hayes then Riley would of won the gold glove at 3rd

[@godawgs-kw9ld]

@@Due2ce facts who is your mlb team braves fan

[@Cmass9]

As an Angels fan, I'm SHOCKED Rendon cracked the top 25 lol

[@bmac4]

Worth mentioning several metrics show Austin Riley was actually a much better defender last year. Honestly should be really close to that #1 spot.

[@bobb6461]

But Marc won’t put him there. Saying it’s not even close is a very odd statement. Riley was 1st team all MLB and 3 years straight top 7 MVP voting. But he’s a Brave player so #3 it is

[@jeremiahdawson9920]

@@bobb6461he’s not better then manny or Jose shit not even arenado. Healthy Nolan clears.

[@reidpleasants5044]

I think Riley is better than Machado at this point in their careers and he improved greatly defensively. I think Riley vs J-Ram is more of an argument than Machado

[@anobsessedrangersfan_21]

It’s Time For Third Base!!! And… Biggest Rise: Josh Jung 😁 20 to 11 (9 spots) Biggest Drop: Luis Urias 18 to 25 (7 spots) Nothing too big at all but that’s it, see ya for LF tomorrow!

[@declanlloyd8073]

Yessir I was looking for this comment 😂

[@chasebingaman]

Actually got Bohms ranking completely correct. He's improving on both facets of the game and is definitely on the rise

[@EFD06]

Yeah he'll definitely end up in the top 15 in a year or 2

[@DD22ISGOATED]

He is so incredibly biased look at my comment

[@kobeyballer]

I mean Bohm should have been higher. JD Davis being higher is crazy to me.

[@DD22ISGOATED]

@@kobeyballer the thing that suprised me more was Christian encarnocion strand

[@kobeyballer]

@@DD22ISGOATED I’m guessing that’s just projections. Encarnacion-Strand COULD have very high offensive output, especially in Cinci. But JD Davis being above Bohm to me is unacceptable. And I’m a Dodger fan.

[@christianarce3131]

“That is why Brett baty will be the best third basemen of all time”

[@Baseballify]

Ur not funny

[@Croissantcreationedits]

Again🙄 0:39

[@emproductions5216]

Stfu ur not funny bro

[@thesorham03]

Yes u are u are funny 😊😊

[@JBullock54]

⁠@@BaseballifyYou must be fun at parties

[@jaimelannister1797]

Putting Machado above riley is wild

[@willv935]

agreed

[@glusur76]

not really machado is future hof, and played the season injured

[@joelanderson7136]

It really isn't

[@ZazieeTop]

Seeing Royce Lewis homer in the post season for my team in person during our awful drought was one of the all time best moments of my life

[@linktown-blue907]

As a twins fan I’m so excited about him. He seems like he could be an MVP candidate in 2 years

[@bennetcameron1350]

Broooo I wish I could’ve been there!!

[@user-lf9rn7uv1e]

as a blue jays fan; it was one of the worst

[@canaan56]

@@linktown-blue907 not much competition for mvp now other then tucker Marcus and seager if Royce puts the season together he can

[@linktown-blue907]

@@canaan56 the grand slam god

[@aaronwitt03]

The fact that Manny Machado put up numbers as good as he did while battling injuries all season is insanely impressive. He’s getting shoulder surgery in the off season and should be back to his usual production at the plate

[@Katsos44]

He will not, but his bat should have a small bounce back. 2022 is the outlier not the norm though

[@aaronwitt03]

@@Katsos44 I mean he’s put up multiple pretty insane offensive seasons throughout his career

[@jaimelannister1797]

@@aaronwitt03 not really. He’s a career 125 OPS+

[@JohnMako3vich]

Austin Riley was better than Machado in every single category at the bottom, and better in most categories than Ramirez, but is behind both of them. That makes sense.

[@bmac4]

Rankings arent based on just 1 season tho

[@bigsoulja73]

Machado and JRam are future hall of famers with a decade worth of production, and they’re still in their primes. Austin Riley’s time will come.

[@fullcircle8231]

@bigsoulja73 Austin Riley is a future hall of famer, with several seasons worth of better offensive production than either Machado or JRam, and his prime is clearly looking to be better than either of their primes. His time is now... he's just being slept on by a guy who's an open fan of one of their biggest rivals. Riley is better than either guy rn. And it's not hard to see

[@johnwray393]

Him saying, "it's not even close." Is what made me scratch my head. I like jram getting the love but he's not some crazy level over Riley.

[@BravesBarstool19]

The Braves catcher,first baseman,second baseman,and third baseman are all in the top 5

[@johnwray393]

Harris in center should be top five and he bats 8th in our lineup. And right field is obviously Acuna at number 1.

[@pycellesbeard9728]

"Not giving up on Bohm, I like Bohm!!!!" Proceeds to put about 6 guys with worse numbers who didn't even make the rankings last year including a few "question marks" ahead of Bohm because.....well because, Bohms a Phillie so those two Reds question marks HAVE to be better because of that fact, F whether either one will actually be a starting 3B or not. This doesn't mean Bohm's a top 10 3b, He's not, but having guys with worse numbers ahead of him because "maybe" makes zero sense.

[@horsehogg7772]

Austin Riley needs to improve defensively (only finished top 3 in the gold glove for the NL) does he still need to improve yes, but to hold his defense still as a liability like it was 3 years ago, that's just wrong 🤣

[@BESGO59]

How is Riley at 3?? Machado at 2? Riley is the second best, if not the best 3rd baseman in baseball.

[@everybodysMaster1]

He's not better than JRam. Machado was battling injuries. Slow the bias

[@BESGO59]

​​@@everybodysMaster1JRam might be better than Riley, and I get it, but Riley's year was way better than Machado. If the reason he put Machado over Riley was because of battling through injuries, why did he put Rizzo so low?

[@johnwray393]

​@everybodysMaster1 Any team would choose Riley going forward if forced to choose between the two.. Like Marc said, he's 25 and already had 3 seasons similar to Jram. He's and will continue to be a monster and I really like Jram as well.

[@Skisho_]

Austin Riley is 1 by far

[@paradiseproductions1313]

Kebryan Hayes should be higher he was unreal towards the end of the season

[@Garfieldforpresident2024]

The fact that Riley and Devers are both so young is honestly crazy for how there careers have turned out

[@CJ-fz9gt]

Both have pretty much the same stats and accolades although Riley is a better defender

[@astralflick]

Both have a World Series and very similar stats too. I think devers is slightly a better hitter and Riley is a much better defender

[@tylerbrown565]

@@astralflick Devers actually has potential on defense. I remember some stat that measures the amount of extremely difficult defensive plays and he was at the top of the league. He makes insanely difficult plays but boots the routine ones

[@astralflick]

@@tylerbrown565 Devers definitely has the capability, he just has a lot of mental lapses that didnt help after Xander left

[@dominicanball2361]

Fun fact: The top 6 has a player from each division!

[@vivalavivarium]

Arenado just had one of the worst first month or two I’ve ever seen. The fact that he was able to get all his number back up to wear the are just proves how insanely good he was and that he’s still not human.

[@benwolney4869]

Riley is 2. Had 15+ more homers than JRam and Machado. Batted 280. WS Champ. Good in the field, I would switch him and Machado

[@bobb6461]

He’s actually #1

[@thekingofpingas]

W Cubs Fan ❤️

[@greengriffin7758]

Nothing more fun than watching how the Alec Bohm take has aged. I'm a Phillies fan and even I didn't expect him to be this good, but it's still beautiful to see

[@DogGamingPro]

Ke’Bryan Hayes is the best defensive 3rd baseman in the MLB. He throws out everyone. Offensively, he improved a lot towards the end of last year.

[@prestincatron3955]

Austin Riley is the best 3rdbasemen you can’t be bias

[@joshuakemblebluegrass838]

#11 is definitely fair for Josh Jung, he definitely has a bright future in Texas and I think he’ll just get better with time, he did make some amazing plays during the postseason too.

[@hansonhays1105]

he is underrating his defense though that kid has an arm

[@joshuakemblebluegrass838]

@@hansonhays1105 he sure does

[@dlong3468]

Riley’s defense is underrated. The metrics may not favor him but watching him play…. Dude makes plays.

[@johnwray393]

Yeah, I don't really take defensive metrics that seriously. Riley definitely more than past the eye test at 3rd base. He's also gotten extremely good at the bare handed play on a dribble to 3rd. He's doing it like Chipper used to.

[@briandavis660]

the advanced stats support him being better last year though@@johnwray393

[@ZENITH_PHOENIX]

Marc about to declare war on the Phillies fanbase at this rate 😭😭

[@Jake-ry9wt]

Where’s my boy Riley!? Hes at 1 all day! Way underrated

[@Toews1247]

Nah but he’s 2 for sure

[@grantcantrill665]

Josh Jung’s defense is underrated made some clutch plays in the WS Run

[@charlieradant]

The main thing I’ve noticed from watching these is that everyone was hitting homers against Joe Ryan😅

[@bennettdean7555]

Marc, I specifically remember when you called Lewis a bust back in the prospect video a few years ago. I’ll never forget that, but man what a story he is 🥲

[@sonyamiller5504]

JRam is insane! He’s got everything you want In A player speed, leadership, defense, power, average, and most importantly consistency. I think he’s easily the most underrated Player in baseball.

[@UnchainedSora]

I don't think I would move him up much, but it's worth mentioning for LeMahieu that his bat really improved in the second half, especially after we changed hitting coaches. He was really the only one I saw a positive effect in. Is it sustainable? Time will tell.

[@Chinchuchwei_sr]

I send all of these videos to my friends who are new to baseball so they can see how their team stacks up and who’s the best in the game all that good stuff. Great series for the new guys thanks Mark

[@dylanclearfield]

Riley had his best defensive year last year

[@bobb6461]

Finalist for gold glove

[@nalmquist266]

@@bobb6461Riley was a solid fielder last year but I’m just gonna say that gg doesn’t matter bc Soto was a finalist last year

[@TheSonofabiscuit]

The Braves actually have the highest CBT payroll in all of baseball.. not exactly cheap, just spread out

[@fullcircle8231]

@TheSonofabiscuit No, it's definitely cheap. every player in their core is signed for much less than they'd garner in the free agency market. The cbt is only so high due to the shear amount of players they've locked down.

[@TheSonofabiscuit]

@fullcircle8231 it's "so high", it's cheap? Your argument sucks dude lol

[@giantblossom2349]

Bregman over Devers is a bad take imo. His defense isn’t good enough to make up for how much better Devers is offensively.

[@godusopp2752]

Your making me miss baseball so much rn man, I miss the everyday grind of the regular season

[@braylonreynolds3927]

Marc: “How do the Braves keep getting guys so cheap” Meanwhile, Austin Riley is on the most lucrative deal in club history…

[@cuddyfox6973]

I think if Arenado was not injured with his back last year, he would had smashed the ball all over the place. That was the same with Goldschmidt. He was a bit hurt last year too and now both will be healthy going into 2024 and ready to play. Gorman, Winn and Walker will have 1 more year under their belts and with an improve pitching staff, that will help them a lot.

[@nutterbutter101]

I really hope Nolan Arenado bounces back next year but hopefully long as he doesn’t slump again like he did at the start of the season and doesn’t deal with back injuries he should be because he was a absolute monster in June/july

[@nolanjohnbaseball]

Yeah he had a bad season hopefully he’s better in 2024

[@KJBCat]

As little as I watched last year, can't disagree with the rankings. Also love the Nolan Arenado rank. Bounce back season is coming for STL

[@ryanchoate9146]

Yeah they will be on a mission next season!!!!

[@derekpattle5566]

No one can cover the plate like Raffy can though. He actively gets XBH’s consistently on pitches 6” off all sides of the plate. Dude should be in the top 3 automatically just based off how he has turned the AL CY young winner into batting practice

[@jimmyclark348]

Okay the stott ranking frustrated me as a phils fan two days ago but Bohm I understand😂

[@crimsonwarrior3500]

Marc I gotta ask, what do you think of Yankees Oswald Peraza? We have been trying to have him at 3rd as much as we can and since you didn't rank him I wanna know what you think of him.

[@koyle8384]

I am beyond thankful to have Jose Ramirez as a part of the Guardians

[@samforsyth]

This is a great list! I pretty much agree all the way down. 3rd Base gets overlooked a lot star-power wise. I'm sorta shocked your video made me realize my Tigers' 3B is falling to Vierling. I wonder if he gets consistent time there, instead of moving all around the field, if that will help him offensively. Jose Ramirez MIGHT be my favorite current player. He definitely does not get the attention he greatly deserves.

[@Tjirvine44]

Vierling is most likely is gonna get moved back to a utility spot as long as they don’t mess with Keith and JHM’s service time. PS. JRam is a stud and I wish he would’ve left Cleveland so I could root for him more

[@Whatnot627]

I can't wait for the Center Field count down so Marc can correct his evaluation of TJ Friedl!

[@canaanlocke4375]

Yeah

[@jbryant5253]

Considering this guy is a Mets fan I'm sure a Braves almost always being in the top 5 to 10 of these really hurts him

[@__Yikes]

“And thats why this joke isn’t funny anymore”

[@matthewvickery1327]

I understand he’s not on a team right now but would’ve loved to see where Longoria would be on the list. Probably pretty low, but deserves to be on here.

[@skslmundn7902]

How can you say Jose Ramirez is the best third baseman in baseball and say its not close when Austin Riley had better numbers and more war. Im okay with Ramirez at 1 but saying its not close lol. Also Machado 2 LOL

[@dinoanddummy]

Anthony Rendon homerun clips shown-4 Homeruns for Rendon in past 2 years-7 😢

[@Wanderfrancosdad]

Riley has the best stats by far

[@joemixon1704]

Riley should be number 1 especially in 2024

[@pbbranum2084]

Love the Royce Lewis rank… well done

[@birdinflight3861]

Riley took a huge leap defensively last year. I believe he finished around 50th percentile OAA after literally being like under 10th percentile his whole career.

[@Slgsreds6294]

Jackson Holliday likely won’t be playing SS until Gunnar Physically cannot anymore. He’ll likely come up playing 2B primarily at the MLB level. His defense is good, but it’s not on the same level as Gunnar and likely the 3B of the future is Coby Mayo.

[@chemBTW]

#15 for jd davis is probably fair. i like him a lot on the giants and think he does have some room to get better. thanks for these videos, counting down the days until spring training!!!!

[@JBullock54]

I think Arenado was battling a back injury in the second half of last season. Expect him to get back to his 2022 self next year

[@BravesfanBaxter]

I would swap manny machado with Austin Riley. Austin Riley is much younger and is on a better team. Not to mention he has so much potential to be an MVP candidate.

[@kyleravensbergen385]

Do you have cavan biggio as a left field or utility player? I was under the impression statcast had him as the 3rd baseman as of right now

[@bigsoulja73]

Josh Jung wasn’t elite with the glove this year, but he was still very good, it’s certainly not a hole in his game.

[@luke5r1999]

yea his numbers don't do him justice. people who watch the rangers regularly know he's actually quite good defensively.

[@Antw0n22]

People who say he wasn’t elite with the glove did not watch him play this year….he was so good all year with the glove

[@gcubed5451]

I was waiting for the upload

[@kennymoore6776]

If I'm starting a new ball club, my pick for 3rd base is Riley...possible future MVP?

[@linktown-blue907]

I’m with you on Royce Lewis, the kid’s already proven he’s a star in the making but I’ll do you one better, I think he’ll at the very worst win silver slugger this year. The trajectory he was on was that of like 40 homers with great average, great ops, like 120 rbis. He’s the whole package. If the playoffs showed anything, it’s that Royce can perform when it matters. I know it’s a long shot and I agree because I’m a Twins homer, I think that with Shohei in the NL, Royce’s upside this year could be MVP candidate

[@brennanmayfield692]

I have Riley second personally. Not mad at your decision.

[@EweCantHandletheTruth]

Mark, how about ranking the best managers, GM’s and farm systems too!

[@HP0134]

Switch Devers and Bregman and Machado and Riley and the list is good

[@edmischik7889]

If Eduardo Escobar was still on the Mets where would you rank him.

[@aaronwitt03]

JD Davis all the way up at 15 is a little high 😂

[@freddyalcaraz6156]

Crazy how an “okay” year for Manny would be the season of a lifetime for some of the players in the lower ranks. Manny is HIM

[@TreyArea5540]

DJ should be higher. He completely bounced back after the all star break. Seems like he needed a new hitting coach

[@Charlie_Stuart]

Riley was a gold glove finalist at 3rd base

[@kebobs3727]

I really hope the cubs add enough to make Morel the 3B

[@mikelocklier2890]

J-Ram!! Nailed it. Josh Jung in the top 5 though. The kid is ridiculous.

[@bennett597]

Noelvi Marte is winning ROTY, book it 🔥

[@Extinguisher10]

Luis Urias was battling injuries all of 2023. HOPEFULLY that's the reason for his offensive woes.

[@SE_Icy4Ever]

Alec Bohm is easily top 10 third baseman he hits right around .300, 20 or more homers, and decent defense

[@BNORT]

I think Devers moves up to top 3 after this season

[@VinceWhitacre]

The Reds have a weird IF situation, and then they (understandably, he's going to be a stud at GABP) added another corner guy in Jeimer Candelario. Elly has the best infield arm in baseball and should be a 3B. He's our SS. McClain was the best SS last year, so he's at second. Steer was a super utility guy whose glove was weak everywhere. He'll mostly play left. CES was fine at first, fuck it let's put him at third while an actual MLB 3B (Candelario) plays first. Noelvi is going to be a hell of a player. He came up as a shortstop, I think he'd probably be a better 2B. So he plays third. I am not suggesting I can scout players better than David Bell. It still feels like they're all playing out of position. Marte hurt his hammy, but hopefully will be ok by April so he can continue the 16 game hitting streak he ended the season on.

[@jonnyt16]

Matt Chapman is a free agent and I am hoping my Giants sign him. We need better defense badly and Chapman's platinum would instantly help. Plus him and Bob Melvin have an excellent relationship from their time in Oakland. It just makes sense. Do it Giants!

[@lukec6d9]

Is J Ram a hall of famer if he stays consistent with his numbers? 🤔

[@Tankcommander4]

Riley should definitely be 2 every one of his numbers were better than mannys

[@loganmclaughlin6621]

You said Austin Riley needs to play better defense, then explain why he was a finalist for gold glove.

[@jasonhoffman5187]

I remember when the orioles players were bottom feeders for every position. Nice to see them moving on up

[@markmoore1324]

Where do you think Peraza would be on the list?

[@samhagan5138]

How is Austin Riley behind machado, these lists shouldn’t be based on “potential” for the next years

[@user-mc3te4yq6s]

Ahh another great ranking Alec bohm tripled Edwin’s rbis and doubled his homers and quadruple the runs and with mid defense for both but who’s better obviously edwin

[@jackbutler9625]

CES is going to be playing more first base and DH

[@ryanhammond7730]

Stott was a terrible ranking, but Bohm is about right. The defense is immensely better than it was when he came up, but he still has a lot of room to grow. If he can walk about 10 more times a season and hit like 5 more homers he could be really nice though. Now you’re looking at a guy with nice pop who gets on base and puts the ball in play a lot. Bat him around Turner and Rojas and he’ll continue to get his RBIs.

[@k-roolklappah8112]

Josh Jung’s defense is slept on so hard, dude is a vacuum at the corner

[@Braves_Country]

Alec Bohm should be a lot higher and I’m saying that as a Braves fan

[@aleclombardi4287]

Oooh Riley and machado, gotta switch em

[@thomascampbell2128]

Marc would you really rather have machado than Riley at this point?

[@Baseball_0427]

This year during the season you should do the 12 days of mlb rankings but instead of current do all time. So instead of top 30 current catchers you do too 30 all time catchers and basically jus do 12 days of mlb rankings but all time. Can I get a pin if you will do this?

[@patrickwerner4723]

I’m sure these are all pre recorded, but in the off chance it isn’t, if a player showed up on a different position last year, instead of leaving it blank, could you put the previous rank the got and clarify what position if needed

[@josephallen2571]

Love the rankings Marc. Sorry I was the recycled comment yesterday. Everybody gets a turn!

[@Baseball_0427]

I think Matt Chatman continues to get the over hyped sure he’s an incredible defender but he’s not that good of a hitter. He’s still a good player tho