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The little hand says it's time to rock and roll! - 3B AL All-Star Selection, Who has your vote?

I figured with the all-star game coming up we could go over a run down of each position and who might be deserving of the all-star selection. We will break down 1st, 2nd, 3rd, SS, OF and Catcher as those are the positions that are voted on by the fans. Today we look at 3B.

Just like last time, let us first take a look at the current voting totals. Again these numbers are current as of the latest article released by MLB.com on June 28th 2010.

3rd Base
RANK PLAYER NAME AL TEAM TOTAL VOTES
1. Evan Longoria Rays 3,118,600
2. Alex Rodriguez Yankees 1,921,325
3. Michael Young Rangers 1,230,264
4. Adrian Beltre Red Sox 805,300
5. Brandon Inge Tigers 673,273

 

 

Now let's take a closer look at each of these players starting at the bottom and working our way back up to number one. All Stats are before games on the 29th of June took place

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G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2010 - Brandon Inge 73 260 20 67 18 1 6 29 29 63 0 1 .258 .331 .404

5. Brandon Inge. Trying to build off his all-star season last year, Inge has dropped a bit off the map today. He is striking out a ton already racking up 63Ks in 73games and only walking just under less then half of that. His power isn't the same as it was last year and with his middle of the road average he has only driven in 29 RBI. Currently bringing up the read in the 3B leaderboards and it doesn't look like he has a chance to move up or be selected.


G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2010 - Adrian Beltre 74 285 38 97 21 1 12 52 17 49 1 1 .340 .379 .547

4. Adrian Beltre. Free agent aquisition of the Red Sox in the off season and he has performed well enough. He is hitting for a great average with good power.  The only knock against him is he isn't walking much but when you are hitting at a 340 clip that can be forgiven. All around a decent season but should it be considered an all-star season?


G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2010 - Michael Young 74 313 52 99 23 2 11 51 25 55 2 2 .316 .364 .508

3. MIchael Young, The former Blue Jay prospect that has manned shortstop for many years shifted over to third base to accommodate Elvis Andrus rise to the majors. At third Young is putting together a solid season and it is very hard to argue his inclusion in the leaderboards at this position. What really hurts him is that there are two real superstars ahead of him. Should Young be getting more votes? Or is he right where you would expect?


G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2010 - Alex Rodriguez 70 267 42 75 18 2 11 54 32 45 2 2 .281 .356 .487

2. Alex Rodriguez, The 12 time all-star is looking to get back into the all-star since missing it last year due to injury that kept him out of the running in the first half. He still finished strongly but the time off really held him back. This year while he did miss a couple games with injury he has still played mostly all games. The problem this year is his slow start. Across the board his numbers are not any better then Beltre or Young, and on that basis alone its hard to get behind Rodriguez as a candidate. You have to think he is as high as he is because of his Yankee status.


G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2010 - Evan Longoria 74 286 46 85 22 2 12 52 36 64 12 2 .297 .376 .514

1. Evan Longoria. The two time all-star is well out and ahead in the voting and is just about a sure of a lock as anyone going at this point. He is hitting well, walking at a decent clip and hitting for power. Throw in good fielding and you have a heck of an all-around player. However my question would be does he deserve to be this far out in first place? Or do any of the other players deserve to be closer.

To me, Longoria, Young and Beltre are the favorites here. As much as A-Rod is a star he is having a sub-par season and the other three and simply performing better then him at this point. I think its a tough one to argue and Longoria could very easily be the person to go to the all-star game as the starter and no one would blink an eye. But I think in reality it should be closer then the voting makes it appear to be.

What do you think? Sound off below!

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Numbers-wise, offensively anyways, you gotta go with Beltre. However, Longoria is better defensively and has a little bit of “star factor”. I’m OK with giving someone who is a fan favorite and a “star” the nod over someone else, as long as the numbers are not overwhelmingly different. Numbers aren’t everything.

Starter: Longoria
Backup: Beltre

Young is having a good year, A-Rod is OK, but they’re clearly behind those two.d

by REMO on Jun 30, 2010 6:01 AM EDT reply actions  

You forgot their defense! Beltre and Longoria are absolutely awesome defenders while Young is pretty bad according to both +/- and UZR. A-Rod seems to be below average, so Longoria and Beltre should really be going.

by Woodman663 on Jun 30, 2010 6:10 AM EDT reply actions  

Personally I I hate looking at UZR I know a lot of people do it but there are failings in each one of the defensive metrics that I find it hard to use.

But yes without seeing all 3 of them play defense on a regular basis I wasn’t ready to get into that argument.

Life as a Toronto Sports Fan?... *sigh*... It is what it is...

by JohnnyG on Jun 30, 2010 8:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

Longoria because someone finally needed to metaphorically slap Upton

by Joey P on Jun 30, 2010 6:16 AM EDT reply actions  

Now that is a reason I can get behind.

Life as a Toronto Sports Fan?... *sigh*... It is what it is...

by JohnnyG on Jun 30, 2010 8:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

Beltre and Longoria seem to be the best choices. I’d go for Evan over Beltre if it came down to only 1, but it won’t.

by Arakasi on Jun 30, 2010 10:02 AM EDT reply actions  

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