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• MLB Top Weekly Performances - Third Basemen

  Third basemen did not exactly end the season on a rampage, but overall, it was a very strong season for them. This week's top third basemen consists of a blast from the past, the clear third baseman of the future, and a third baseman still trying to fulfill his unlimited potential: Gold Hank Blalock (Texas Rangers) - Blalock closed out the season not on fire, but as a raging inferno. The oft-injured third baseman finished an otherwise disappointing season by hitting .400, swatting four HR, driving... Posted Sep 28 2008, 11:45 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: David Wright, MLB Top 3B Performances, Alex Gordon, Hank Blalock

• MLB Top Weekly Performances - Third Basemen

  Things have quieted down a bit for third basemen as the season winds down, but they are still looked upon as a major component of the playoff-chasing team, both fantasy and real-life. Some nice stories constitute the top three third basemen of this week, with the gold medal winner being a particularly unlikely award recipient: Gold Jorge Cantu (Florida Marlins) - Cantu has been one of the nice comeback stories of the season. After showing so much promise a few seasons ago, Cantu regressed badly,... Posted Sep 21 2008, 11:30 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: MLB Top 3B Performances, Evan Longoria, Jorge Cantú, Aramis Ramirez

• MLB Top Weekly Performances - Third Basemen

  The NL East dominates this week, as their third basemen dominate the discussion. Whether hitting for average power, or stealing an occasional base, the NL East third basemen came through in these important times. Your top three: Gold David Wright (New York Mets) : Last year, Wright was about the only bright spot on a Mets team that completely squandered a playoff spot they had well in hand. Is it deja vu all over again? Wright, once again, had a fantastic September week, hitting an unbelievable ... Posted Sep 14 2008, 11:35 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: David Wright, MLB Top 3B Performances, Chipper Jones, Jorge Cantú

• MLB Top Weekly Performances - Third Basemen

  Sky-high batting averages dominate the medalists this week for third basemen. These top three players could not make an out no matter how hard they tried. That generally benefited their teams, but it definitely benefited their fantasy owners. Those top three: Gold Aubrey Huff (Baltimore Orioles) : Once again, the man without a position finds himself as a medalist among third basemen, this time as the gold-medal winner. This time, Huff did actually manage to start a few games at 3B. Overall, for the... Posted Aug 31 2008, 11:50 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: Ryan Zimmerman, Adrian Beltre, MLB Top 3B Performances, Aubrey Huff

• MLB Top Weekly Performances - Third Basemen

  Since we are handing out medals, why not compare our top-performing third basemen this week to Olympic performers? Each third baseman has a similarity to an Olympic performer from the 2008 games, so let's see who they are, then who they compare to: Gold Marco Scutaro (Toronto Blue Jays) : Call him the Japanese women's softball of fantasy players, since he was an improbable gold medal winner. In fairness, perhaps it wasn't so improbable, since he does have 49 RBI on the year, but then... Posted Aug 24 2008, 11:45 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: David Wright, MLB Top 3B Performances, Aramis Ramirez, Marco Scutaro

• MLB Top Weekly Performances - Third Basemen

  The Americans have been good at getting two medalists at the same time for certain events at the Olympics, so why shouldn't baseball get into the same spirit? It is only appropriate that Baltimore, from where Michael Phelps hails, had two of their hitters receive medals at the same time from the same position: Gold Melvin Mora (Baltimore Orioles) : Mora has been one of the hottest players in the league in August, and certainly the whispers that Mora was in steep decline have faded considerably... Posted Aug 17 2008, 11:54 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: MLB Top 3B Performances, Aramis Ramirez, Aubrey Huff, Melvin Mora

• MLB Top Weekly Performances - Third Basemen

  It was a fairly quiet week for third basemen, who have generally set a pretty high standard for themselves. Though the weekly numbers are a bit underwhelming, third basemen had some big moments that are not reflected in fantasy stats. Nonetheless, it is the fantasy numbers that matter here, and so here are your medal-winners based on the stats: Gold Melvin Mora (Baltimore Orioles) : All that talk about Mora's bat-speed slowing has died down awfully quickly since the All-Star break. Mora was hitting... Posted Aug 10 2008, 11:50 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: MLB Top 3B Performances, Mark Reynolds, David Wrights, Melvin Mora

• MLB Top Weekly Performances - Third Basemen

  This week, there are no surprises on this list. Top fantasy picks? We got 'em. Surprise waiver pickups? Have those. HR? We got 'em. AVG? We got 'em. RBI? We got 'em? Even SB? We have those too. Big names bring big numbers, and that is what happened at 3B this week: Gold Chone Figgins (Anaheim Angels) : Figgins is the absolute opposite of what fantasy owners look for in a 3B, but he continues to be a fantasy producer. No, he did not hit any home runs, and rarely does he ever do so... Posted Aug 03 2008, 11:55 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: Chone Figgins, Alex Rodriguez, MLB Top 3B Performances, Aubrey Huff

• MLB Top Weekly Performances - Third Basemen

  It has been nearly two weeks since the All-Star game took place, but the stars are still out at the 3B position. Each of the Top Three at 3B are superstars who were taken very highly in their fantasy drafts. Though power numbers were down among 3B, these stars proved that they are so good because they can produce in a variety of ways: Gold Alex Rodriguez (New York Yankees) : A-Rod is still trying to find his power stroke (strange to hear about a guy with 21 HR in an injury-shortened year), but his... Posted Jul 27 2008, 11:58 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: Miguel Cabrera, David Wright, Alex Rodriguez, MLB Top 3B Performances

• MLB Top Weekly Performances - Third Basemen

  Obviously, the short week caused the total numbers to look not-so-impressive and kept the sample sizes small. Considering those factors, the Top Three this week did a pretty impressive job producing for their major league teams and their fantasy owners: Gold Melvin Mora (Baltimore Orioles) : Mora may be on the downside of his career, but he still has the ability to rack up a big week on occasion, and the short week resulting from the All-Star break was an ideal time. Mora hit .400 in 15 ABs, along... Posted Jul 20 2008, 11:57 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: David Wright, MLB Top 3B Performances, Troy Glaus, Melvin Mora

• MLB Top Weekly Performances - Third Basemen

  Three relatively new names top the list of third basemen this week as players either look to rest up as the All-Star break approaches, or truly make a name for themselves and end the first-half on a positive note. : Gold Troy Glaus (St. Louis Cardinals) : The slugging third-baseman had been scuffling of late, but he ended the first half on a very positive note as he looks to justify the Cardinals' trading Scott Rolen for him. So far, so good. His .500 AVG, two HR, five RBI, and seven R set the... Posted Jul 13 2008, 11:45 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: MLB Top 3B Performances, Jorge Cantú, Bill Hall, Troy Glaus

• MLB Top Weekly Performances - Third Basemen

  Third basemen decided to forego power for batting average this week as many of the top third basemen hit over .300 for the week, but none topped three HRs. This week finds the top three consisting of one legend, one present-day star, and one future star: Gold Alex Rodriguez (New York Yankees) : So A-Rod is getting a divorce and is practicing the Kaballah with Madonna. Isn't this the guy who supposedly cannot have too many distractions? A-Rod tied Mickey Mantle on the all-time home run list by... Posted Jul 06 2008, 11:55 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: Alex Rodriguez, MLB Top 3B Performances, Evan Longoria, Garrett Atkins

• MLB Top Weekly Performances - Third Basemen

  This week might mark the anointing of a new super star, one whom fantasy owners waited and waited for since the beginning of the season to produce big numbers. At least one thing is for certain, though: pitchers could not get the top third basemen out, as the top three hit well above .400 for the week (a fourth, Akinori Iwamura, hit .400 on the dot). Still, this week was all about the gold-medal winner: Gold Evan Longoria (Tampa Bay Rays) : One of these days, Longoria will make more headlines than... Posted Jun 29 2008, 11:50 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: David Wright, MLB Top 3B Performances, Evan Longoria, Mike Lowell

• MLB Top Weekly Performances - Third Basemen

  It was a big week for third basemen, as they showed off their power in a big way, not necessarily in quantity, but rather in the quality of their power (meaning the clutch factor). Only one surprising name on this week's list, though he couldn't beat out the man who is always expected to be at the top of any list: Gold Alex Rodriguez (New York Yankees) : A-Rod did it all: he hit for average (.375). He hit for power (two HR). He drove in big runs (total of four RBI). He scored big runs (four... Posted Jun 22 2008, 08:50 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: Alex Rodriguez, MLB Top 3B Performances, Aramis Ramirez, Jose Bautista

• MLB Top Weekly Performances - Third Basemen

  It was a relatively quiet power week for third basemen, who instead decided to hit for batting average and set the table for the other position players this week. Though they were not lacking in the power numbers, those statistics were not as prodigious as weeks past. Regardless, third basemen did plenty of damage this week, with a couple of big names leading the way: Gold Alex Rodriguez (New York Yankees) : Remember him, A-Rod, who was more likely than not the top overall pick in your fantasy league... Posted Jun 15 2008, 11:55 PM by paChiefsFan with | with no comments Filed under: Miguel Cabrera, Alex Rodriguez, MLB Top 3B Performances, Jorge Cantú