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bring you the top 10 at each position. Thursday brings the top 10 infielders by
position of all time, followed by pitchers and catchers on Friday.Have fun!TOP
10 THIRD BASEMENJoin the discussion by using the #MLBRank hashtag, and follow
along?@BBTN?and on Facebook.10. Ron SantoTeams Chicago Cubs (1960-73), Chicago
White Sox (74)Honors Nine-time NL All-Star (1963-66, 68-69, 71-73), five Gold
Gloves (64-68), Hall of Fame (2012)Championships NoneCareer stats
.277/.362/.464, OPS -- .826, Hits -- 2,254, HRs -- 342, RBIs -- 1,331The
playerHis Hall of Fame case was a heated debate for years until the Veterans
Committee finally elected him, after he had passed away. He should have gone in
much sooner as the National Leagues premier third baseman of the 1960s, a player
with power, on-base ability and Gold Glove defense.?-- David Schoenfield,
ESPN.com senior writerOne of the victims of the Hall of Fames frequently
clueless processes for recognizing its best, Santo ranks ninth all time among
third basemen in WAR, sixth all time in offensive WAR and fourth all time in WAR
across his best seven seasons. That the electorate missed everything he was
doing on the field is an indictment of them, not him. -- Christina Kahrl,
ESPN.com MLB writer9. Edgar MartinezTeams Seattle Mariners (1987-2004)Honors
Five Silver Sluggers (1992, 95, 97, 2001, 03), seven-time All-Star (92, 95-97,
00-01, 03)Championships NoneCareer stats .312/.418/.515, OPS -- .933, Hits --
2,247, HRs -- 309, RBIs -- 1,261The playerMartinez gets a bum rap for being a
designated hitter for most of his career, because he should really be celebrated
for his accomplishments with the bat. He batted .312/.418/.515 in a career of
2,055 games. Only Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Rogers Hornsby, Babe Ruth and Ted
Williams had better numbers than Martinez in all three triple-slash categories
while appearing in at least as many games in their careers, and all of them are
in the Hall of Fame. -- Tristan Cockcroft, ESPN.com senior writerYes, hes really
a DH more than a third baseman, although he did play more than 500 games there
and was moved only because of injuries and not an inability to play the
position. His peers regarded him as maybe the best right-handed hitter in the
game while active, a doubles machine who hit .312 lifetime with an OBP over
.400. The greatest DH of all time? Well, his career WAR is significantly higher
than David Ortizs. Just sayin. -- Schoenfield8. Adrian BeltreTeams Los Angeles
Dodgers (1998-2004), Seattle Mariners (05-09), Boston Red Sox (10), Texas
Rangers (11-present)Honors NL Silver Slugger (04), three AL Silver Sluggers
(10-11, 14), four AL Gold Gloves (07-08, 11-12), four-time AL All-Star (2010-12,
14)Championships NoneCareer stats* 285/.337/.476, OPS -- .813, Hits -- 2,856,
HRs -- 425, RBIs -- 1,522*Stats through July 10, 2016The playerBeltre has always
received recognition for his glove, but I dont know that people realize how good
a hitter he is. He has 11 seasons of at least 250 total bases, tied with Mike
Schmidt and Eddie Mathews for the lead at the position, eight seasons of at
least 25 home runs, and his 404 career homers hit while playing third base trail
only Schmidt (509) and Mathews (461).?-- CockcroftLate in his career, everyone
has come around to appreciate his greatness, and hes now widely considered a
future Hall of Famer. Hes going to reach 3,000 hits -- hes already over 2,800 --
and will come close to 500 home runs, a credit to his durability and aging well
as he enters his late 30s. In his prime, he was a gifted third baseman, one of
the best ever at charging bunts. -- SchoenfieldIf hes elected to the Hall of
Fame -- and his candidacy grows exponentially with each passing year -- maybe he
finally will allow someone to pat him on the head. Have you ever seen a player
look more impressive making flat-footed, sometimes-sidearm throws from third
base? -- Scott Lauber, ESPN.com Red Sox reporter7. Paul MolitorTeams Milwaukee
Brewers (1978-92), Toronto Blue Jays (93-95), Minnesota Twins (96-98)Honors
Seven-time All-Star (1980, 85, 88, 91-94), four Silver Sluggers (87-88, 93,
96),?World Series MVP (1993), Hall of Fame (2004)Championships 1 -- Toronto
(1993)Career stats .306/.369/.448, OPS -- .817, Hits -- 3,319, HRs -- 234, RBIs
-- 1,307The playerThe first time I saw Paul Molitor play, he had two hits. Or at
least I assume he did. Because Molly always had two hits. Unless he had more.
Some might downgrade him for his time as a designated hitter, but theyre missing
the point -- hitter is the only word that should come to mind when you are
talking about Molitor. His 3,319 career hits say that loud and clear.?-- Dan
Mullen, ESPN.com senior MLB editorDavid Ortiz was all ears when the Twins called
him up to play with Molitor in 1997. Its no wonder. Molitor is the only player
in the post-integration era with at least 3,000 hits, a .300 lifetime average
and 500 steals. -- LauberHe could have played shortstop for the Brewers, but
there was a guy named Robin Yount there. On offense, he had the shortest swing,
the fastest hands and was one of the best baserunners in baseball history. His
39-game hitting streak for Team Streak in 1987 captured the nations attention.
Ted Williams once praised Molitors swing as the closest thing hed seen to Joe
DiMaggios. If it was good enough for Teddy Ballgame, its good enough for me --
and should be for you, too. -- Rob Peterson, ESPN.com senior MLB editor6. Wade
BoggsTeams Boston Red Sox (1982-92), New York Yankees (93-97), Tampa Bay Rays
(98-99)Honors Eight Silver Sluggers (1983, 86-89, 91, 93-94), 12-time All Star
(85-96), two Gold Gloves (94-95), Hall of Fame (2005)Championships 1 -- New York
(1996)Career stats .328/.415/.443, OPS -- .858, Hits -- 3,010, HRs -- 118, RBIs
-- 1,014The playerIn his day, Boggs was actually underrated, as people focused
on the lack of home runs and ignored the high OBPs in that generally
pre-sabermetric era. But he won five batting titles -- since 1960, only Tony
Gwynn topped Boggs five .350 seasons -- six OBP crowns and topped 3,000 career
hits even though he didnt reach the majors until he was 24 and drew all those
walks.?-- SchoenfieldWhen Rich Donnelly was a coach with the Rangers, and Wade
Boggs was hitting the ball all over the field every year, 200 hits a year,
Donnelly devised a strategy to stop Boggs: All nine fielders should line up
behind the pitchers mound, and when the ball is released, they should just
scatter. It would work better than it has been working.?-- Tim Kurkjian, ESPN
senior writer5. Brooks RobinsonTeams Baltimore Orioles (1955-77)Honors 18-time
All-Star (1960-74*), 16 Gold Gloves (60-75), MVP (1964), All-Star MVP (66),
World Series MVP (70), Hall of Fame (83)*Played in two All-Star Games in 60, 61
and 62Championships 2 -- Baltimore (1966, 70)Career stats .267/.322/.401, OPS --
.723, Hits -- 2,848, HRs -- 268, RBIs -- 1,357The playerThe all-time leader at
third base in value generated on defense with 38.8 WAR on defense alone,
Robinson is sort of like Bill Mazeroski at second base -- a big postseason
performance or two plus best-ever defense plus a bat thats good enough gets you
to Cooperstown. His 64 and 68 seasons are inner-circle awesome.?-- KahrlBrooks
Robinson came before my time. Ive seen the highlights, but Ive never seen the
man play live. But I know just how good he was at baseballs hot corner -- and
you do, too -- because I have seen some pretty good third basemen play the game,
and every time one of them makes an incredible play -- every time -- someone who
has seen Robinson play says the EXACT same thing: Shades of Brooks Robinson. And
theres no way they could all be wrong. -- MullenBrooks Robinson drove in the
only run in 10 1-0 victories in his career, a major league record. He is the
nicest, unassuming great player ever. After Robinsons retirement, a Baltimore
sportswriter said at a banquet, In New York, they named a candy bar after Reggie
Jackson. Here in Baltimore, we name our children after Brooks Robinson.?--
Kurkjian4. Chipper JonesTeams Atlanta Braves (1993, 1995-2012)Honors Eight-time
All-Star (1996-98, 2000-01, 08, 11-12), MVP (99), two Silver Sluggers
(99-00)?Championships 1 -- Atlanta (1995)Career stats .303/.401/.529, OPS --
.930, Hits -- 2,726, HRs -- 468, RBIs -- 1,623The playerChipper should waltz
into the Hall of Fame when he gets on the ballot for the first time, after
hitting .303 with 468 home runs. Its odd to say this about a contemporary
player, but I feel like hes almost underappreciated. He did win an MVP Award,
but he didnt put up some of the same monster numbers as his peers (he hit 40
home runs just once). All he did was hit .300 almost every season, get on base
at a high rate and play on our TV screens every October. And ask Mets fans about
his clutch ability. Hes right up with George Brett, Wade Boggs and Eddie Mathews
in the line behind Mike Schmidt.?-- SchoenfieldIn spending all 19 years of his
professional playing career with the Atlanta Braves, Chipper Jones racked up
eight All-Star appearances, two Silver Slugger awards and 468 home runs. Jones
was also named the National League MVP in 1999, earned the NL batting title in
2008 with an average of .364 and went 14 straight seasons hitting 21 home runs
or more. -- Katie Strang, ESPN.com Tigers reporter3. Eddie MathewsTeams Boston
Braves (1952), Milwaukee Braves (53-65), Atlanta Braves (66), Houston Astros
(67), Detroit Tigers (67-68)Honors 12-time NL All-Star (1953, 55-62*), Hall of
Fame (78)*Played in two All-Star Games in 59, 60, and 61Championships 2 --
Milwaukee (1957), Detroit (68)Career stats .271/.376/.509, OPS -- .885, Hits --
2,315, HRs - 512, RBIs -- 1,453The playerKind of a forgotten star of the 1950s
and early 60s, Mathews hit .302 with 47 home runs at age 21 and spent the rest
of his career trying to live up to expectations, unfair since he finished with
512 home runs. Similar to Mike Schmidt in many ways -- lots of power, lots of
walks -- except he wasnt quite the same defensive player.?-- SchoenfieldBefore
Hank Aaron, Mathews was the Braves slugger. The only player to play in all three
cities where the Braves franchise called home, he hit 40 homers in a season four
times in his career, including three straight seasons (1953-55) in which his
slash line was .294/.414/.611 with a 1.025 OPS. He averaged 43 HRs, 112 RBIs and
107 walks in that time. Strong. Oh, and another neat nugget -- he was on the
cover of the first Sports Illustrated in 1954. -- Peterson2. George BrettTeams
Kansas City Royals (1973-93)Honors 13-time All-Star (1976-88), MVP (80), three
Silver Sluggers (80, 85, 88), Gold Glove (85), Hall of Fame (99)Championships 1
-- Kansas City (1985)Career stats .305/.369/.487, OPS -- .857, Hits -- 3,154,
HRs - 317, RBIs -- 1,596The playerThe value here is almost all on offense -- his
88.4 offense-only WAR ranks fourth, against just 1.2 dWAR -- which is reflected
in how few scaled peaks as memorable as Bretts; between the .390 season in 1980
or the 1985 season, he thoroughly outhit Don Mattingly but didnt get the MVP
Award. Im pretty sure settling for a ring more than made up for it. -- KahrlThe
term baseball player gets thrown around too often. It shouldnt. Not in a sport
that has known George Brett. Need a hit? Hes got 3,145 of them. A home run?
Yeah, he could do that, too. An intense competitor? Go to Google, type in Pine
Tar Incident and let me know what you think. I grew up watching George Brett in
the 1980s, and everything No. 5 did is exactly what baseball is to me.?-- Dan
Mullen, ESPN senior MLB editorOne of four players ever to rack up 3,000 hits,
300 homers and a career .300 batting average. The others: Stan Musial, Willie
Mays and Hank Aaron. Enough said. -- LauberWhen George Brett, in his final
season, was asked what hed like his last at-bat in the major leagues to be like,
he said, I want to hit a really hard ground ball to the second baseman and run
as hard as I can to first so all the young players understand how the game is
supposed to be played. -- Kurkjian1. Mike SchmidtTeams Philadelphia Phillies
(1972-89)Honors 12-time All-Star (1974, 76-77, 79-84, 86-87, 89), 10 Gold Gloves
(76-84, 86), World Series MVP (80), three-time MVP (80-81, 86), six Silver
Sluggers (80-84, 86), Hall of Fame (95)Championships 1 -- Philadelphia
(1980)Career stats .267/.380/.527, OPS -- .908, Hits - 2,234, HRs -- 548, RBIs -
1,595The playerSo Schmidt hit just .267 in his career? As Bill James once said,
well, if hed hit for a higher average hed be the greatest player of all time.
Schmidt dominated the home run leaderboards in his era, winning eight home run
crowns, was one of the best-fielding third basemen ever with nine Gold Gloves,
had good speed early in his career and annually drew 100-plus walks. Hes the
best third baseman ever and there isnt really much debate.?-- SchoenfieldMike
Schmidt was one of the great combinations of power and finesse with 548 home
runs and 10 Gold Gloves at third base: He could play the piano, and move it,
too. -- Kurkjian
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