Third base
Third base, often called the hot corner, was once a spot on the field that placed a premium on defense, but these days third base is typically held down by a slugger. A third baseman does have to have quick reflexes because he will be facing a lot of hard line drives right at him. He also needs a good arm to throw the ball across the diamond when it is hit to him.
The top ten third basemen of all time
| Name | Yrs | AS | GG | MVP | WS | AVG | OBP | SLG | R | HR | RBI | SB |
| Mike Schmidt | 18 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .267 | .380 | .527 | 1506 | 548 | 1595 | 174 |
| George Brett | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .305 | .369 | .487 | 1583 | 317 | 1595 | 201 |
| Eddie Mathews | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 | .376 | .509 | 1509 | 512 | 1453 | 68 |
| Wade Boggs | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .328 | .415 | .443 | 1513 | 118 | 1014 | 24 |
| Frank Baker | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .307 | .363 | .442 | 887 | 96 | 987 | 235 |
| Ron Santo | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .362 | .464 | 1138 | 342 | 1331 | 35 |
| Brooks Robinson | 23 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .267 | .322 | .401 | 1232 | 268 | 1357 | 28 |
| Chipper Jones | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .303 | .401 | .538 | 1101 | 331 | 1111 | 123 |
| Darrell Evans | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .361 | .431 | 1344 | 414 | 1354 | 98 |
| Ken Boyer | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .287 | .349 | .462 | 1104 | 282 | 1141 | 105 |
The top ten active third basemen as voted on by the ArmchairGM Voting Committee based on their ability to play the game. The "PTS" category is the number of points they scored in the AGMVC voting. The numbers listed are their 2005 numbers.
| Name | PTS | Age | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Alex Rodriguez | 120 | 30 | 605 | 124 | 48 | 130 | 21 | .321 | .421 | .610 |
| David Wright | 103 | 23 | 575 | 99 | 27 | 102 | 17 | .306 | .388 | .523 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 94 | 23 | 613 | 106 | 33 | 116 | 1 | .323 | .385 | .561 |
| Scott Rolen | 72 | 31 | 196 | 28 | 5 | 28 | 1 | .235 | .323 | .383 |
| Morgan Ensberg | 67 | 30 | 526 | 86 | 36 | 101 | 6 | .283 | .388 | .557 |
| Eric Chavez | 64 | 28 | 625 | 92 | 27 | 101 | 6 | .269 | .329 | .466 |
| Troy Glaus | 46 | 29 | 538 | 78 | 37 | 97 | 4 | .258 | .363 | .522 |
| Chipper Jones | 37 | 34 | 358 | 66 | 21 | 72 | 5 | .296 | .412 | .556 |
| Hank Blalock | 28 | 25 | 647 | 80 | 25 | 92 | 1 | .263 | .318 | .431 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 22 | 28 | 463 | 72 | 31 | 92 | 0 | .302 | .358 | .568 |
A list of ten third base prospects to keep an eye out for
| Name | org | lvl | age | rnd | |
| Ryan Braun | MIL | hiA | 22 | 1st | |
| Eric Campbell | ATL | loA | 20 | 2nd | |
| Kory Casto | WAS | AA | 24 | 3rd | |
| Josh Fields | CHW | AAA | 23 | 1st | |
| Alex Gordon | KC | AA | 22 | 1st | |
| Chase Headley | SD | hiA | 22 | 2nd | |
| Andy LaRoche | LAD | AAA | 22 | 39th | |
| Andy Marte | CLE | AAA | 22 | ND | |
| Scott Moore | [[Chicago Cubs | CHC]] | AA | 22 | 1st |
| Ian Stewart | [[Colorado Rockies | COL]] | AA | 21 | 1st |
