Down the Stretch: The Top Third Basemen of 2010

There is some great talent at third base these days. Two of the better names are having sub-par years. But the position is still loaded.

Name	Team	BB%	K%	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	BABIP	wOBA
Wilson Betemit	Royals	12.10%	25.00%	0.34	0.418	0.542	0.201	0.417	0.418
Jose Bautista	Blue Jays	14.30%	22.10%	0.254	0.367	0.592	0.338	0.235	0.407
Ryan Zimmerman	Nationals	12.50%	19.70%	0.305	0.391	0.545	0.241	0.325	0.401
Adrian Beltre	Red Sox	5.70%	15.50%	0.325	0.366	0.563	0.238	0.341	0.397
Scott Rolen	Reds	9.60%	16.90%	0.299	0.371	0.53	0.231	0.31	0.384
Chris Johnson	Astros	4.30%	22.30%	0.34	0.367	0.523	0.183	0.407	0.383
Evan Longoria	Rays	11.20%	21.40%	0.293	0.374	0.506	0.214	0.336	0.38
David Wright	Mets	10.50%	28.70%	0.293	0.364	0.489	0.196	0.364	0.366
Danny Valencia	Twins	7.10%	15.30%	0.335	0.38	0.435	0.1	0.389	0.362
Miguel Cairo	Reds	7.90%	13.40%	0.299	0.364	0.439	0.14	0.321	0.359
Chipper Jones	Braves	16.00%	14.80%	0.265	0.381	0.426	0.161	0.281	0.358
Omar Infante	Braves	5.00%	14.20%	0.344	0.375	0.437	0.093	0.389	0.357
Casey McGehee	Brewers	8.20%	17.40%	0.287	0.345	0.483	0.196	0.305	0.356
Alex Rodriguez	Yankees	9.30%	18.30%	0.265	0.333	0.485	0.22	0.274	0.352
Michael Young	Rangers	7.60%	18.20%	0.286	0.338	0.471	0.186	0.312	0.349
Ian Stewart	Rockies	10.40%	28.00%	0.266	0.347	0.459	0.193	0.32	0.347
Mark Reynolds	Diamondbacks	13.40%	41.90%	0.214	0.332	0.466	0.252	0.28	0.346
David Freese	Cardinals	7.80%	24.60%	0.296	0.361	0.404	0.108	0.376	0.341
Placido Polanco	Phillies	4.40%	8.80%	0.316	0.35	0.419	0.103	0.33	0.339
Edwin Encarnacion	Blue Jays	9.10%	18.00%	0.243	0.312	0.459	0.216	0.246	0.335
Mark Teahen	White Sox	10.40%	22.90%	0.268	0.343	0.425	0.157	0.322	0.332
Pedro Alvarez	Pirates	10.90%	37.30%	0.24	0.322	0.426	0.186	0.328	0.33
Chase Headley	Padres	8.10%	20.30%	0.278	0.337	0.4	0.122	0.329	0.33
Jayson Nix	- - -	7.20%	25.00%	0.25	0.314	0.44	0.19	0.284	0.328
Brandon Inge	Tigers	9.90%	25.10%	0.262	0.337	0.415	0.153	0.326	0.326
Melvin Mora	Rockies	9.70%	12.50%	0.264	0.349	0.375	0.111	0.291	0.325
Kevin Frandsen	Angels	6.00%	4.30%	0.288	0.336	0.367	0.079	0.301	0.318
Alberto Callaspo	- - -	5.60%	7.40%	0.283	0.319	0.407	0.124	0.285	0.318
Casey Blake	Dodgers	8.70%	26.20%	0.247	0.325	0.397	0.151	0.302	0.315
Pablo Sandoval	Giants	8.00%	14.30%	0.268	0.325	0.408	0.14	0.291	0.314
Omar Vizquel	White Sox	8.70%	12.10%	0.289	0.352	0.345	0.056	0.319	0.313
Aramis Ramirez	Cubs	7.00%	19.90%	0.233	0.288	0.435	0.202	0.238	0.311
Jorge Cantu	- - -	5.70%	20.50%	0.261	0.309	0.399	0.138	0.301	0.31
Felipe Lopez	Cardinals	9.80%	19.70%	0.245	0.321	0.358	0.112	0.288	0.306
Maicer Izturis	Angels	8.20%	13.30%	0.245	0.312	0.367	0.122	0.266	0.306

Down the Stretch: The Top Shortstops of 2010

Shortstop isn't the deepest position but at least there is some young talent to look forward to. Starlin Castro may be the cream of the crop. Ian Desmond has been better lately and could be a force next season if he can hold off the advancing Danny Espinoza in the Nationals farm system.

Name	Team	BB%	K%	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	BABIP	wOBA
Troy Tulowitzki	Rockies	9.00%	17.00%	0.318	0.379	0.506	0.189	0.348	0.387
Rafael Furcal	Dodgers	9.30%	15.30%	0.316	0.38	0.492	0.176	0.35	0.383
Hanley Ramirez	Marlins	10.40%	16.10%	0.283	0.363	0.448	0.166	0.303	0.353
Starlin Castro	Cubs	6.30%	14.40%	0.312	0.359	0.432	0.12	0.354	0.338
Alex Gonzalez	- - -	5.00%	18.90%	0.259	0.303	0.477	0.218	0.276	0.335
Stephen Drew	Diamondbacks	10.30%	18.70%	0.263	0.343	0.414	0.151	0.306	0.335
Jamey Carroll	Dodgers	13.80%	17.50%	0.286	0.384	0.335	0.048	0.339	0.332
Jimmy Rollins	Phillies	11.70%	9.80%	0.249	0.338	0.38	0.131	0.257	0.332
Jose Reyes	Mets	5.20%	11.70%	0.285	0.324	0.425	0.139	0.307	0.331
Alexei Ramirez	White Sox	3.90%	13.80%	0.293	0.32	0.447	0.154	0.311	0.33
Derek Jeter	Yankees	7.90%	15.40%	0.276	0.339	0.387	0.11	0.311	0.326
Cliff Pennington	Athletics	9.70%	20.50%	0.261	0.336	0.378	0.117	0.318	0.325
Asdrubal Cabrera	Indians	7.00%	16.20%	0.29	0.345	0.378	0.087	0.337	0.321
Juan Uribe	Giants	7.80%	18.20%	0.253	0.313	0.429	0.177	0.271	0.32
Ian Desmond	Nationals	4.90%	20.10%	0.268	0.308	0.41	0.142	0.31	0.316
Edgar Renteria	Giants	9.00%	17.20%	0.278	0.342	0.364	0.086	0.326	0.316
Ramon Santiago	Tigers	8.90%	16.70%	0.273	0.35	0.33	0.057	0.32	0.313
Elvis Andrus	Rangers	10.40%	17.40%	0.275	0.36	0.317	0.042	0.333	0.312
Marco Scutaro	Red Sox	8.10%	11.60%	0.27	0.332	0.372	0.102	0.292	0.312
Jason Donald	Indians	6.90%	21.00%	0.256	0.314	0.391	0.134	0.314	0.31
Yuniesky Betancourt	Royals	2.80%	11.10%	0.267	0.287	0.422	0.156	0.274	0.306
J.J. Hardy	Twins	6.00%	16.90%	0.261	0.305	0.39	0.129	0.296	0.305
Jason Bartlett	Rays	9.20%	17.00%	0.25	0.327	0.342	0.092	0.291	0.304
Yunel Escobar	- - -	10.40%	12.40%	0.255	0.339	0.323	0.067	0.285	0.304
Erick Aybar	Angels	6.40%	15.40%	0.265	0.321	0.356	0.091	0.303	0.304
Angel Sanchez	- - -	3.80%	16.90%	0.284	0.316	0.358	0.074	0.341	0.3
Jerry Hairston	Padres	6.80%	12.70%	0.252	0.307	0.364	0.112	0.264	0.295
Reid Brignac	Rays	5.80%	27.60%	0.252	0.303	0.378	0.126	0.324	0.295
Ryan Theriot	- - -	5.30%	12.70%	0.286	0.327	0.327	0.042	0.324	0.294
Geoff Blum	Astros	7.20%	13.20%	0.263	0.32	0.341	0.078	0.299	0.294
Nick Punto	Twins	9.70%	20.20%	0.253	0.327	0.318	0.064	0.309	0.293
Clint Barmes	Rockies	7.60%	16.80%	0.241	0.305	0.361	0.12	0.268	0.29
Josh Wilson	Mariners	4.60%	18.60%	0.252	0.305	0.326	0.074	0.305	0.29
Ronny Cedeno	Pirates	5.10%	24.80%	0.245	0.287	0.367	0.122	0.307	0.29
Orlando Cabrera	Reds	5.50%	11.30%	0.26	0.302	0.339	0.079	0.282	0.289

Down the Stretch: The Top Second Basemen of 2010

The second base position was thin this season thanks to under achievers and injuries. Kelly Johnson has had a great season but you'd think he'd be behind guys like Chase Utley, Ian Kinsler, Aaron Hill, Dustin Pedroia, and others who were not their usual selves this season for a variety of reasons.

Name	Team	BB%	K%	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	BABIP	wOBA
Robinson Cano	Yankees	8.60%	11.70%	0.322	0.385	0.557	0.235	0.323	0.398
Dan Uggla	Marlins	12.50%	25.20%	0.294	0.381	0.532	0.239	0.331	0.396
Kelly Johnson	Diamondbacks	12.50%	24.00%	0.281	0.373	0.499	0.217	0.33	0.379
Dustin Pedroia	Red Sox	10.50%	12.60%	0.288	0.367	0.493	0.205	0.291	0.377
Rickie Weeks	Brewers	9.80%	27.60%	0.276	0.371	0.483	0.207	0.336	0.375
Chase Utley	Phillies	12.30%	13.60%	0.275	0.378	0.462	0.187	0.279	0.373
Martin Prado	Braves	6.40%	13.90%	0.321	0.363	0.491	0.17	0.345	0.369
Ian Kinsler	Rangers	12.00%	15.80%	0.298	0.387	0.418	0.12	0.332	0.359
Bill Hall	Red Sox	9.30%	30.70%	0.247	0.319	0.478	0.231	0.289	0.349
Omar Infante	Braves	4.80%	14.20%	0.339	0.369	0.42	0.081	0.385	0.347
Orlando Hudson	Twins	9.40%	16.30%	0.287	0.358	0.404	0.118	0.327	0.342
Brandon Phillips	Reds	6.50%	12.70%	0.282	0.336	0.448	0.166	0.3	0.342
Neil Walker	Pirates	6.30%	22.10%	0.298	0.346	0.431	0.134	0.361	0.339
Jamey Carroll	Dodgers	13.70%	17.20%	0.288	0.385	0.337	0.049	0.341	0.333
Jeff Keppinger	Astros	8.70%	7.10%	0.285	0.348	0.395	0.11	0.296	0.331
Ty Wigginton	Orioles	8.40%	19.10%	0.254	0.325	0.435	0.181	0.272	0.33
Jayson Nix	- - -	7.40%	25.40%	0.244	0.31	0.435	0.192	0.274	0.325
Blake DeWitt	- - -	10.20%	19.60%	0.272	0.352	0.381	0.109	0.329	0.325
Carlos Guillen	Tigers	7.60%	16.20%	0.273	0.327	0.419	0.146	0.304	0.323
Sean Rodriguez	Rays	3.00%	28.50%	0.263	0.305	0.409	0.146	0.342	0.317
Adam Rosales	Athletics	6.80%	25.50%	0.271	0.321	0.4	0.129	0.335	0.317
Mike Fontenot	- - -	5.10%	17.10%	0.282	0.327	0.398	0.116	0.331	0.315
Adam Kennedy	Nationals	9.30%	14.00%	0.261	0.33	0.346	0.086	0.29	0.312
Howie Kendrick	Angels	3.90%	15.60%	0.269	0.302	0.403	0.134	0.301	0.311
Jason Donald	Indians	7.00%	21.40%	0.256	0.315	0.393	0.137	0.315	0.31
David Eckstein	Padres	4.80%	4.90%	0.279	0.326	0.354	0.075	0.29	0.308
Maicer Izturis	Angels	7.90%	13.50%	0.245	0.31	0.365	0.12	0.267	0.304
Gordon Beckham	White Sox	7.20%	19.30%	0.252	0.313	0.378	0.126	0.292	0.302
Skip Schumaker	Cardinals	8.20%	14.90%	0.263	0.329	0.34	0.077	0.296	0.301
Mike Aviles	Royals	4.30%	12.10%	0.291	0.321	0.36	0.069	0.323	0.3
Chone Figgins	Mariners	11.90%	20.30%	0.248	0.337	0.295	0.047	0.304	0.299
Reid Brignac	Rays	5.90%	27.50%	0.255	0.306	0.382	0.127	0.328	0.298
Jerry Hairston	Padres	6.70%	12.80%	0.254	0.309	0.368	0.114	0.267	0.297
Aaron Hill	Blue Jays	7.30%	13.90%	0.214	0.282	0.393	0.179	0.206	0.295
Jonathan Herrera	Rockies	8.20%	16.00%	0.278	0.335	0.327	0.049	0.321	0.294

Down the Stretch: The Top First Basemen of 2010

Justin Morneau comes in the winner despite injuries ruining his second half. This list is riddled with injuries, though. Morneau, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Howard, and Kendry Morales all suffered major injuries. I'll spare you re-living the slow starts of Mark Teixeira and Derrek Lee...

Name	Team	BB%	K%	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	BABIP	wOBA
Justin Morneau	Twins	14.40%	20.90%	0.345	0.437	0.618	0.274	0.385	0.447
Miguel Cabrera	Tigers	14.20%	17.30%	0.337	0.431	0.629	0.292	0.351	0.439
Joey Votto	Reds	14.10%	22.50%	0.324	0.423	0.593	0.27	0.359	0.436
Kevin Youkilis	Red Sox	13.30%	18.50%	0.307	0.411	0.564	0.257	0.327	0.419
Albert Pujols	Cardinals	14.00%	12.30%	0.315	0.41	0.591	0.276	0.3	0.417
Paul Konerko	White Sox	11.40%	20.10%	0.301	0.381	0.575	0.274	0.308	0.404
Aubrey Huff	Giants	12.30%	13.90%	0.292	0.384	0.519	0.226	0.296	0.391
Adam Dunn	Nationals	10.40%	34.60%	0.269	0.355	0.565	0.297	0.333	0.389
Prince Fielder	Brewers	14.80%	25.90%	0.266	0.402	0.483	0.217	0.304	0.388
Buster Posey	Giants	6.40%	12.10%	0.34	0.388	0.516	0.176	0.356	0.388
Ryan Howard	Phillies	7.50%	26.30%	0.292	0.356	0.528	0.236	0.343	0.377
Adrian Gonzalez	Padres	12.50%	19.90%	0.295	0.385	0.5	0.205	0.322	0.373
Mark Teixeira	Yankees	12.80%	19.40%	0.252	0.358	0.483	0.232	0.258	0.366
Billy Butler	Royals	10.20%	12.70%	0.309	0.379	0.461	0.152	0.329	0.365
Adam LaRoche	Dbacks	8.70%	29.60%	0.272	0.339	0.489	0.217	0.339	0.357
Jason Giambi	Rockies	16.90%	23.30%	0.271	0.407	0.391	0.12	0.317	0.357
Kendry Morales	Angels	5.70%	16.10%	0.29	0.346	0.487	0.197	0.296	0.357
Gaby Sanchez	Marlins	8.60%	17.30%	0.287	0.352	0.453	0.166	0.324	0.356
Russell Branyan	- - -	11.30%	33.10%	0.241	0.331	0.468	0.227	0.298	0.347
Daric Barton	Athletics	14.20%	18.30%	0.27	0.379	0.39	0.12	0.317	0.346
Mike Napoli	Angels	6.80%	28.60%	0.254	0.322	0.478	0.224	0.297	0.345
Lance Berkman	- - -	16.20%	22.60%	0.237	0.361	0.418	0.181	0.27	0.345
Eric Hinske	Braves	10.50%	26.60%	0.258	0.338	0.464	0.206	0.309	0.343
Carlos Pena	Rays	14.40%	31.30%	0.213	0.334	0.44	0.227	0.237	0.343
Ty Wigginton	Orioles	8.40%	19.00%	0.257	0.328	0.439	0.183	0.274	0.333
Troy Glaus	Braves	13.10%	23.90%	0.239	0.343	0.406	0.166	0.272	0.333
Michael Cuddyer	Twins	9.40%	15.00%	0.272	0.341	0.424	0.152	0.298	0.333
Derrek Lee	Cubs	10.90%	24.20%	0.251	0.335	0.416	0.165	0.293	0.33
James Loney	Dodgers	7.30%	15.70%	0.285	0.339	0.416	0.131	0.321	0.328
Melvin Mora	Rockies	9.50%	12.20%	0.268	0.351	0.38	0.112	0.294	0.327
Lyle Overbay	Blue Jays	10.30%	23.80%	0.248	0.328	0.417	0.17	0.294	0.325
Rusty Ryal	Dbacks	4.70%	29.50%	0.288	0.347	0.391	0.103	0.393	0.325
Ike Davis	Mets	10.20%	28.10%	0.243	0.321	0.42	0.176	0.297	0.325
Garrett Jones	Pirates	8.30%	19.60%	0.257	0.317	0.426	0.169	0.28	0.324
Jorge Cantu	- - -	5.80%	20.40%	0.265	0.314	0.405	0.14	0.305	0.315