If you're a GM and have your choice of third baseman over the next five years, who are you taking? Vote and then give reasons why! If you vote other, please tell us who you think it should be. Poll will be up for five days or until it's clear who the winner is. We will do all positions, including Starter, Setup Man, Closer, and Designated Hitter. <u>Previous Selections:</u> Catcher: Joe Mauer (Minnesota) First Base: Albert Pujols (St. Louis) Second Base: Chase Utley (Philadelphia)
Gotta go with ARod. There are a lot of other good players on this list...but he's still young enough that in the next 5 years, I'm still going to want to have him on my team
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ToddMacCulloch11 @ Apr 22 2008, 09:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Gotta go with ARod. There are a lot of other good players on this list...but he's still young enough that in the next 5 years, I'm still going to want to have him on my team</div> Shocked more people don't think highly of Wright. -Petey
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Petey @ Apr 22 2008, 10:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ToddMacCulloch11 @ Apr 22 2008, 09:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Gotta go with ARod. There are a lot of other good players on this list...but he's still young enough that in the next 5 years, I'm still going to want to have him on my team</div> Shocked more people don't think highly of Wright. -Petey </div> Wright isn't the hitter that A-Rod is, and his defense is overrated. Until he can consistently make the routine throw to first base, he shouldn't be a gold glove winner. He's a great player, but he's not on A-Rod's level. And Cabrera's D is almost laughable.
If we are going present to 5 yrs from now; its gotta be Zimmerman. The best SS to 3B convert is not Payrod but Chipper who btw is off to a smokin hot start.
Cabrera is a 1st baseman as of today. He's not a 3B, anyway. He's just going to move positions until he's old enough to get monstrously fat and become a DH.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (blackadder @ Apr 22 2008, 10:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If we are going present to 5 yrs from now; its gotta be Zimmerman. The best SS to 3B convert is not Payrod but Chipper who btw is off to a smokin hot start.</div> @ ^ You gotta take A-Rod, but I voted for David Wright anyways.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Charles @ Apr 22 2008, 10:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Petey @ Apr 22 2008, 10:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ToddMacCulloch11 @ Apr 22 2008, 09:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Gotta go with ARod. There are a lot of other good players on this list...but he's still young enough that in the next 5 years, I'm still going to want to have him on my team</div> Shocked more people don't think highly of Wright. -Petey </div> Wright isn't the hitter that A-Rod is, and his defense is overrated. Until he can consistently make the routine throw to first base, he shouldn't be a gold glove winner. He's a great player, but he's not on A-Rod's level. </div> No one at any position is on A-Rod's level. But it's not a stretch to say that within five years Wright will have passed him. I wouldn't be surprised if Wright won a few MVPs in those five years, either.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Apr 23 2008, 10:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Charles @ Apr 22 2008, 10:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Petey @ Apr 22 2008, 10:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ToddMacCulloch11 @ Apr 22 2008, 09:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Gotta go with ARod. There are a lot of other good players on this list...but he's still young enough that in the next 5 years, I'm still going to want to have him on my team</div> Shocked more people don't think highly of Wright. -Petey </div> Wright isn't the hitter that A-Rod is, and his defense is overrated. Until he can consistently make the routine throw to first base, he shouldn't be a gold glove winner. He's a great player, but he's not on A-Rod's level. </div> No one at any position is on A-Rod's level. But it's not a stretch to say that within five years Wright will have passed him. I wouldn't be surprised if Wright won a few MVPs in those five years, either. </div> I like Wright. I think people are underrating him in this poll. But I doubt he's gonna win an MVP when there are 2 players clearly better in his division (Utley and Ramirez, did we do the SS poll yet? That's my vote...). -Petey
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Petey @ Apr 23 2008, 12:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Apr 23 2008, 10:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Charles @ Apr 22 2008, 10:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Petey @ Apr 22 2008, 10:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ToddMacCulloch11 @ Apr 22 2008, 09:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Gotta go with ARod. There are a lot of other good players on this list...but he's still young enough that in the next 5 years, I'm still going to want to have him on my team</div> Shocked more people don't think highly of Wright. -Petey </div> Wright isn't the hitter that A-Rod is, and his defense is overrated. Until he can consistently make the routine throw to first base, he shouldn't be a gold glove winner. He's a great player, but he's not on A-Rod's level. </div> No one at any position is on A-Rod's level. But it's not a stretch to say that within five years Wright will have passed him. I wouldn't be surprised if Wright won a few MVPs in those five years, either. </div> I like Wright. I think people are underrating him in this poll. But I doubt he's gonna win an MVP when there are 2 players clearly better in his division (Utley and Ramirez, did we do the SS poll yet? That's my vote...). -Petey </div> You have to win to get the MVP. All Wright has to do to beat those guys is finish ahead of them in the standings.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Apr 23 2008, 11:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Petey @ Apr 23 2008, 12:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Apr 23 2008, 10:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Charles @ Apr 22 2008, 10:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Petey @ Apr 22 2008, 10:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ToddMacCulloch11 @ Apr 22 2008, 09:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Gotta go with ARod. There are a lot of other good players on this list...but he's still young enough that in the next 5 years, I'm still going to want to have him on my team</div> Shocked more people don't think highly of Wright. -Petey </div> Wright isn't the hitter that A-Rod is, and his defense is overrated. Until he can consistently make the routine throw to first base, he shouldn't be a gold glove winner. He's a great player, but he's not on A-Rod's level. </div> No one at any position is on A-Rod's level. But it's not a stretch to say that within five years Wright will have passed him. I wouldn't be surprised if Wright won a few MVPs in those five years, either. </div> I like Wright. I think people are underrating him in this poll. But I doubt he's gonna win an MVP when there are 2 players clearly better in his division (Utley and Ramirez, did we do the SS poll yet? That's my vote...). -Petey </div> You have to win to get the MVP. All Wright has to do to beat those guys is finish ahead of them in the standings. </div> Cal Ripken disagrees with you. Though the Phillies aren't push overs regardless. -Petey
Because this poll is for the best player FOR THE NEXT five years, NOT the best player IN five years, I voted for ARod. If the poll was who will be the best third baseman in five years, I would have voted for Wright.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Apr 23 2008, 11:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Cabrera is a 1st baseman as of today.</div> I was just about to post that...
