In most leagues you need to start five outfielders which means you have to go 60-deep in a 12-team mixed league. For third baseman, you just need 1.5 at most (because first base is traditionally considered the deeper of the two positions). Here are my top-15 3B:
- Alex Rodriguez
- David Wright
- Miguel Cabrera
- Aramis Ramirez
- Garrett Atkins
- Chone Figgins
- Ryan Zimmerman
- Troy Glaus
- Scott Rolen
- Chipper Jones
- Alex Gordon
- Morgan Ensberg
- Mark Teahen
- Hank Blalock
- Eric Chavez
I've left off guys like Joe Crede, Adrian Beltre, Edwin Encarnacion, Aubrey Huff, Akinori Iwamura and Chad Tracy, who could arguably be on the this, and of course, up and coming players like Andy Marte, B.J. Upton and Kevin Kouzmanoff.
The 50-60th outfielders on RotoWire's cheatsheet are thinner than that in my opinion - and in any event, it's close.
The bottom line is that when choosing between Carlos Beltran and David Wright in Round 1, don't automatically give Wright extra points for positional scarcity.