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Cockcroft: Top 25 Third Basemen

Updated: March 27, 2012, 4:42 PM ET
By Tristan H. Cockcroft | ESPN.com

Tristan's rankings are based upon a standard, mixed Rotisserie league with 5x5 scoring. Position eligibility is determined based upon a minimum of 20 games, otherwise the position the player appeared at most in 2011. Players' listed ages are as of April 1, 2012. Player Rater rankings are only for the listed position, and include only players who qualify at that position for 2012.

Tristan H. Cockcroft's Top 25 Third Basemen

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Rank
Player
Team
Age
2011
Player
Rater
1 Jose Bautista Tor 31 1
2 Evan Longoria TB 26 9
3 Adrian Beltre Tex 32 3
4 Ryan Zimmerman Wsh 27 17
5 David Wright NYM 29 14
6 Pablo Sandoval SF 25 6
7 Kevin Youkilis Bos 33 13
8 Alex Rodriguez NYY 36 12
9 Brett Lawrie Tor 22 34
10 Michael Young Tex 35 2
11 Aramis Ramirez Mil 33 4
12 Mark Reynolds Bal 28 8
13 Martin Prado Atl 28 18
14 Ryan Roberts Ari 31 7
15 Emilio Bonifacio Mia 26 5
16 David Freese StL 28 22
17 Mat Gamel Mil 26 99
18 Chase Headley SD 27 19
19 Mike Moustakas KC 23 44
20 Edwin Encarnacion Tor 29 10
21 Daniel Murphy NYM 27 15
22 Ian Stewart ChC 26 100
23 Chipper Jones Atl 39 11
24 Casey McGehee Pit 29 37
25 Brent Morel CWS 24 33

Tristan H. Cockcroft is a fantasy baseball analyst for ESPN.com and a two-time champion of the League of Alternative Baseball Reality (LABR) experts league. You can e-mail him here, or follow him on Twitter @SultanofStat.

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