Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings: Top 30 at third base

Third base is big on bats but light on prospects.

Shortstop may be the position with an endless supply of young studs, but third base also has an impressive collection of high-end talent. Some of it's a little older, but as a general rule, corner infielders will have longer shelf lives than middle infielders.

Third base is a little light on high-end prospects, with the Phillies' Alec Bohm being a notable exception, but it's also likely to inherit some of shortstop's overflow in the years ahead. And in the meantime, you shouldn't be hurting for production. A whopping 16 players here have a "present value" rating of four or higher.

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That's just one of the three factors I weigh most heavily when putting together these rankings:

1. Present value: What a player is expected to be in 2020
   
2. Future value: What his peak looks like and how much peak he has left
   
3. Confidence rating: How confident I am in him meeting his immediate and long-term value
   

Each factor is measured on a 1-to-5 score, with five being the best, and a player's ranking is primarily determined by adding the scores. Ties typically go to the younger player, but personal preference plays a role as well. The distinctions become less evident further down the list, so at some point subjectivity has to reign.

Top 30 dynasty third basemen

Rank	Player	Age (on 7/1)	Present	Future	Confidence
1	Alex Bregman HOU 3B	26	5	5	5
2	Rafael Devers BOS 3B	23	4	5	4
3	Jose Ramirez CLE 3B	27	5	5	3
4	Nolan Arenado COL 3B	29	5	4	4
5	Anthony Rendon LAA 3B	30	5	3	4
6	Vladimir Guerrero TOR 3B	21	3	5	4
7	Kris Bryant CHC 3B	28	4	4	3
8	Manny Machado SD 3B	27	4	4	3
9	Matt Chapman OAK 3B	27	4	4	3
10	Yoan Moncada CHW 3B	25	4	5	2
11	Eugenio Suarez CIN 3B	28	4	4	3
12	Max Muncy LAD 2B	29	4	3	3
13	Jeff McNeil NYM 2B	28	4	4	2
14	DJ LeMahieu NYY 2B	31	4	3	2
15	Miguel Sano MIN 3B	27	4	4	1
16	Alec Bohm PHI 3B	23	1	5	3
17	Mike Moustakas CIN 3B	31	3	2	4
18	J.D. Davis NYM LF	27	3	4	2
19	Tommy Edman STL 3B	25	3	3	2
20	Ryan McMahon COL 2B	25	2	4	2
21	Josh Donaldson MIN 3B	34	4	1	3
22	Gio Urshela NYY 3B	28	3	4	1
23	Scott Kingery PHI CF	26	3	3	2
24	Eduardo Escobar ARI 3B	31	3	2	3
25	Nolan Jones CLE 3B	22	1	4	3
26	Nolan Gorman STL 3B	20	1	5	2
27	Yuli Gurriel HOU 1B	36	3	1	3
28	Justin Turner LAD 3B	35	3	1	3
29	Hunter Dozier KC 3B	28	3	3	1
30	Yandy Diaz TB 3B	28	2	3	2

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