Ranking the projected starting American League third basemen of 2019

The 26-year-old Ramirez has two straight third-place finishes in American League MVP voting. In 157 games in 2018, he went on to bat .270 with 39 homers, 38 doubles, 34 stolen bases, 110 runs, and 106 walks. He now has 68 home runs, 94 doubles, and 10 triples over the last two seasons. Ramirez made 11 errors in 137 starts at third base.

The second overall selection in the 2015 draft, Bregman looked like a future Hall of Famer in 2018. He finished fifth, in American League MVP voting, and hit .286 with 31 homers, a league-leading 51 doubles, 105 runs, 103 RBIs, and 10 steals. He walked more often (96) than he struck out (85). Turning 25 on March 30, he can fill in at shortstop if Carlos Correa needs a breather or is injured.

In his second season, 2018, Chapman won his first Gold Glove and finished seventh in American League MVP voting. He played in 145 games finishing with a .278 average, 24 home runs, and 42 doubles. Don't let the 20 errors he committed fool you, the 25-year-old is an absolute wizard in the field.

Turning 24 on March 2, Andujar finished as the runner-up for American League Rookie of the Year in 2018. In 149 games, his successful rookie campaign consisted of a .297 average, 27 home runs, and 47 doubles. While he brought a lot to the table offensively for the Yankees, defensive metrics rated him as arguably the worst defensive third baseman in baseball.

The 23-year-old Moncada was the main piece acquired by the White Sox when they traded Chris Sale and was rated as the #2 prospect by Baseball America prior to the 2017 season. In what was his first extended time in the big leagues last year, he hit .235 with 17 home runs, 32 doubles, and 12 stolen bases. He also struck out an unsightly 217 times to lead the majors. He spent all of last season manning second base, but as reported by CBS Sports, he is expected to make the transition to third.

A breakout season with Cincinnati in 2017 was followed by an injury-plagued first year with the Angels in 2018. He wasn't great with the bat prior to the injury either hitting just .219 with five homers and 13 doubles in 58 games. The previous year, the 33-year-old batted .297 with 24 home runs. He made three errors in 32 starts at third base last year, after he had previously spent his career at shortstop.

After a successful 2017 rookie season raking the ball after being called up in late July of that year, the 22-year-old Devers didn't fare as well at the plate in 2018. He still put up decent counting numbers though with 21 home runs, 24 doubles, and a .240 average in 121 games. He made a ghastly 24 errors at the hot corner last year. Still very young, he was rated as the 18th-best prospect by Baseball America entering 2017.

The 33-year-old Cabrera is getting ready for his first season with the Rangers in 2019. With the Mets and Phillies last year, he ended with a .262 average, 23 home runs, and 36 doubles in 147 games. He has averaged 18 homers a year over the last eight seasons. Cabrera has made only 52 starts at third base over the course of his career.

The 31-year-old Seager has been showing some regression over the past couple seasons and is coming off his worst year. In 155 games last year, he hit just .221 with 22 homers and 36 doubles. It was the seventh-straight season that he has reached 20 home runs though. A Gold Glove winner in 2014, Seager still shows above-average range.

The 2015 National League Rookie of the Year runner-up, Duffy didn't necessarily post excellent power numbers but was still of value to a surprising Rays team last year. In 132 games, the 28-year-old batted .294 with four homers, 22 doubles, and 12 stolen bases. He grades out averagely by defensive metrics at third base.

One of the league's biggest disappointments of 2018 had to be Sano. In 71 games, he checked in under the Mendoza line at .199. The 25-year-old's struggles sent him down to Triple-A for about a month. He hit 13 homers in the big leagues last year after combining for 53 in 2016-17. If he isn't hitting, Sano isn't exactly known as a Gold Glove-caliber infielder.

With a .292 average in 188 Triple-A games, the Tigers are hopeful Candelario can improve on the .224 average he posted in 2018. He wasn't a slouch at the plate though with 19 home runs and 28 doubles.The 25-year-old grades as above-average according to metrics at fielding his position.

After brief appearances in the majors with Oakland both in 2016 and 2017, Nunez began receiving regular playing time after being selected off waivers from Teas. With both the Rangers and Orioles in 2018, he batted .258 with eight homers and 14 doubles in 73 games. He owns a .249 average and 60 home runs in 317 games at Triple-A. Last year, he was somewhat error-prone with 12 errors in 64 starts at third base. he turns 25 on April 4.

The 26-year-old Drury was included in the deal that sent J.A. Happ to the Yankees in late July of last year. He played just 28 games with the two teams last year and went 13-77 (.169). He combined for a .275 average, 29 home runs, and 68 doubles in 2016-17 with the Diamondbacks. He has made eight errors in 47 career starts at third base. Don't worry Toronto fans, Drury is just a placeholder until Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is called up.

Entering 2018 with just 21 career plate appearances in the majors (all in 2016), the 27-year-old Dozier got his first true dose of major league exposure last year. He wasn't exactly great though hitting .229 with 11 home runs and 19 doubles in 102 games. He is a career .277 hitter in 162 Triple-A games though. Dozier split much of his time last season between first and third base.