Thursday's Third Baseman Value Rankings

Here are theScore's third baseman value rankings for Thursday, June 2 (all stats exclude Wednesday's games):

Value Rankings
C | 1B/DH | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | SP

Top Options

Arenado is the priciest option at the position, but has a confluence of factors in his favor: he's at Coors Field, he's hot (two home runs on Tuesday) and he's facing arguably baseball's worst starting pitcher, Alfredo Simon, holder of a 9.60 ERA.

While he's cooled off over the past several games, Castellanos still has 10 home runs and a .319 average, and should thrive against the struggling Michael Pineda, who has allowed eight home runs in right-handed batters.

Seager homered during the first two games of the series in pitcher-friendly Safeco Field, and shouldn't be affected by a shift to Petco Park in San Diego. He's batting .333 against RHPs, and Colin Rea has struggled to a 4.47 ERA.

Mid-Tier Targets

Nunez has put together multi-hit games in five of his last six and is relatively affordable, though the weak Twins offense as a whole caps his upside somewhat.

Machado always has explosive potential, but he hasn't driven in a run in four games, and Red Sox SP Rick Porcello has typically been able to limit damage this season.

The versatile, switch-hitting Ramirez should find himself somewhere in the lineup everyday with OF Marlon Byrd's suspension knocking him out for the rest of the season.

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