Continuing the countdown to Spring Training, FantasyJuice's experts have independently ranked their top 25 third basemen heading into Spring of 2009.
, , , and are consensus 1-4 picks, respectively. Longoria has reached his potential earlier than many imagined and could have a big 2009 in his first complete season.
and have dropped considerably in rank since the previous season. Figgins doesn't put up the offensive numbers expected from 3rd and no longer qualifies at 2B or SS. Guillen had a terrible '08 and has to prove himself once again.
is a big question mark heading into 2009. Can he repeat his 2006 numbers? The experts are torn with widely variable rankings.
These rankings will be updated during Spring Training to reflect position changes and Spring performance.
| Third Baseman | Team | Cody Crosby | Michael Ryan | Tim Lee | Average Rank |
| | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5.67 |
| | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6.33 |
| | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9.33 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10.33 |
| | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12.33 |
| | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13.67 |
| | 8 | 13 | 20 | 13.67 |
| | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14.67 |
| Boston Red Sox | 19 | 16 | 10 | 15 |
| | 17 | 19 | 11 | 15.67 |
| | 14 | 15 | 19 | 16 |
| | 18 | 12 | 18 | 16 |
| | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 23 | 21 | 14 | 19.33 |
| Colorado Rockies | 15 | 20 | 25 | 20 |
| Texas Rangers | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22.33 |
| | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22.33 |
| | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
| | -- | -- | 23 | -- |
| Free Agent | -- | 25 | -- | -- |
| | 25 | -- | -- | -- |
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