Friday's Third Baseman Value Rankings
Here are theScore's third baseman value rankings for Friday, April 15:
Value Rankings
C | 1B/DH | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | SP
Top Options
| Name | Opponent | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Donaldson (TOR) | at BOS | 9 |
Donaldson has a terrific matchup Friday in Boston. Already in a hitters-park, Donaldson will bat against Rick Porcello, who has posted a HR/FB ratio of over 14 percent in two of the past three years. Porcello also gave up two homers to Jose Bautista back on April 9, while Donaldson already has five long-bombs on the season.
Mid-Tier Targets
| Name | Opponent | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Manny Machado (BAL) | at TEX | 7 |
| Kris Bryant (CHC) | vs. COL | 7 |
| Maikel Franco (PHI) | vs. WAS | 7 |
| Daniel Murphy (WAS) | at PHI | 7 |
| Nolan Arenado (COL) | at CHC | 6 |
| Matt Carpenter (STL) | vs. CIN | 6 |
| Adrian Beltre (TEX) | vs. BAL | 6 |
| David Freese (PIT) | vs. MIL | 6 |
| Yunel Escobar (LAA) | at MIN | 6 |
| Kyle Seager (SEA) | at NYY | 6 |
| Evan Longoria (TB) | vs. CWS | 6 |
| Martin Prado (MIA) | vs. ATL | 6 |
| Alex Rodriguez (NYY) | vs. SEA | 6 |
Bryant has an impressive average of .307 for his young career at Wrigley Field. He launched his first homer of the season Wednesday at Wrigley and will hopefully use the Cubs current home stand to his benefit.
Freese has back-to-back multi-hit games and has batted third in four of Pittsburgh's last five games. That's a great position for a player with a bargain salary.
Escobar is batting .306 on the season and hits leadoff ahead of Albert Pujols and Mike Trout. He's another bargain play.
Longoria has two homers in his past five games but gets a tough matchup against Chris Sale.
| Name | Opponent | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler White (HOU) | vs. DET | 5 |
| Miguel Sano (MIN) | vs. LAA | 5 |
| Todd Frazier (CWS) | at TB | 5 |
| Corey Seager (LAD) | vs. SF | 5 |
| Adonis Garcia (ATL) | at MIA | 5 |
| Nick Castellanos (DET) | at HOU | 5 |
| Mike Moustakas (KC) | at OAK | 5 |
| Anthony Rendon (WAS) | at PHI | 5 |
| Travis Shaw (BOS) | vs. TOR | 5 |
| Danny Valencia (OAK) | vs. KC | 5 |
| Jake Lamb (ARI) | at SD | 5 |
| David Wright (NYM) | at CLE | 5 |
Sano has yet to hit a homer this season and is batting .125 through the first eight games.
Seager sat last time Madison Bumgarner was on the mound for San Francisco, so DFS players will have to monitor the Dodger lineup to see if he will sit out once again.
Nothing to See Here
| Name | Opponent | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Jed Lowrie (OAK) | vs. KC | 4 |
| Trevor Plouffe (MIN) | vs. LAA | 4 |
| Justin Turner (LAD) | vs. SF | 4 |
| Yasmany Tomas (ARI) | at SD | 4 |
| Luis Valbuena (HOU) | vs. DET | 4 |
| Chase Headley (NYY) | vs. SEA | 4 |
| Mark Reynolds (COL) | at CHC | 3 |
| Juan Uribe (CLE) | vs. NYM | 3 |
Lowrie is 8-for-37 to start the season with just one extra base-hit.