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10. Ernie Clement, Toronto Blue Jays<\/p>\n
Offense:\u00a0519 PA, 95 wRC+, .275\/.311\/.398, 39 XBH (9 HR), 5 SB
Defense:\u00a0584.0 INN, 11 DRS, 6 OAA
WAR:\u00a02.6<\/p>\n
Clement has proved to be a standout defender at multiple positions on the infield, splitting his time between third base and second base this season, with Addison Barger making occasional starts at the hot corner when he is not patrolling right field. The numbers might not jump off the page, but it’s hard to argue with 4.7 WAR in 278 games over the last two years.<\/p>\n
9. Zach McKinstry, Detroit Tigers<\/p>\n
Offense:\u00a0475 PA, 118 wRC+, .266\/.342\/.447, 43 XBH (11 HR), 19 SB
Defense:\u00a0523.1 INN, -7 DRS, -1 OAA
WAR:\u00a03.2<\/p>\n
One of the best super-utility players in baseball, McKinstry has started games at third base (63), shortstop (23), right field (20), left field (9) and second base (3) this year while earning his first All-Star selection. The Tigers might end up going with Colt Keith at third base and McKinstry at shortstop in the playoffs, but that has been a recent development.<\/p>\n
8. Max Muncy, Los Angeles Dodgers<\/p>\n
Offense:\u00a0351 PA, 143 wRC+, .255\/.387\/.486, 29 XBH (17 HR), 4 SB
Defense:\u00a0727.2 INN, 1 DRS, -7 OAA
WAR:\u00a02.7<\/p>\n
Despite playing in only 91 games, Muncy has already reached 2 WAR for the seventh time in the last eight years, with the lone exception being the shortened 2020 season. The 35-year-old continues to provide elite on-base skills and middle-of-the-order power, and he plays a solid third base, despite spending much of his career across the diamond at first base.<\/p>\n
7. Alex Bregman, Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n
Offense:\u00a0427 PA, 128 wRC+, .279\/.361\/.476, 42 XBH (16 HR), 1 SB
Defense:\u00a0840.0 INN, 3 DRS, 2 OAA
WAR:\u00a03.1<\/p>\n
When healthy, Bregman has played well enough that opting out of the final two seasons of the three-year, $120 million deal he signed last winter looks like a safe bet as he tries to secure a longer contract and more guaranteed money. With Marcelo Mayer waiting in the wings, he could be a one-and-done in Boston, similar to Adrian Beltr\u00e9 in 2010.<\/p>\n
6. Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays<\/p>\n
Offense:\u00a0581 PA, 124 wRC+, .261\/.301\/.535, 66 XBH (41 HR), 7 SB
Defense:\u00a01,126.1 INN, -2 DRS, 1 OAA
WAR:\u00a04.0<\/p>\n
At first glance, Caminero is having a season that should be worthy of a top-five spot among third basemen, but it’s impossible to overlook his home\/road splits.<\/p>\n
Home: 297 PA, .320\/.357\/.619, 39 XBH (22 HR), 17.5 K%
Road: 288 PA, .199\/.243\/.447, 28 XBH (19 HR), 22.2 K%<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old still has face-of-the-franchise potential for the Rays, but in 2025, he has been the modern equivalent to Vinny Castilla raking at Coors Field in the 1990s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nos. 10-65 of 10 10. Ernie Clement, Toronto Blue Jays Offense:\u00a0519 PA, 95 wRC+, .275\/.311\/.398, 39 XBH (9…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136134,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[49,48,462,82],"class_list":["post-136133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}