The Manny Machado sweepstakes is dominating the offseason news right around now — with the White Sox pursuing his friends & family members like NFL teams pursue people who have met Sean McVay — so maybe it’s a good time to remember that the state of third base has arguably never been better.
I'm taking a preliminary look at the Top 10 3B list for this year's show and ... my god. That position is beyond loaded. The quality of guys who are not going to make the list is stunning.
— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) December 11, 2018
Solid starters are having trouble finding any traction on the open market; look no further than Mike Moustakas, who was worth over two fWAR each of the past two seasons but was forced to sign a one-year deal with the Royals in 2018 before languishing on the market this offseason.