POLL Best SS/3B combo

[Mike A. S.]

Who is the best SS/3B combo in the majors?

 

[navamind]

Bogaerts/Devers shouldn't be on here. Bogaerts is doing great, but Devers is struggling. Try again in a year or two.

Indians and it isn't close.

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

Not sure why Bryant/Russell is not on there...

 

[navamind]

Not sure why Bryant/Russell is not on there...

It would make more sense than Bogaerts/Devers or Turner/Rendon. Bryant's one of the very best players in baseball and Russell is a good player, though I think he'll eventually blossom into a good hitter.

 

[tducey]

The Indians duo definitely. Ramirez is one awesome player and Lindor's pretty good as well.

 

[calsnowskier]

Not saying they should win, but Longoria/Crawford belongs in the discussion.

 

[Sportsguy9695]

I went with the red sox. that bogaerts guy is a beast

 

[Mike A. S.]

It would make more sense than Bogaerts/Devers or Turner/Rendon. Bryant's one of the very best players in baseball and Russell is a good player, though I think he'll eventually blossom into a good hitter.

I almost put Bryant/Russell on there, Bryant is a beast and Russell should be. But Russell has mostly struggled for now his 2nd straight year. And how can you possibly think it makes more sense than Turner/Rendon?

 

[The Q]

Indians are the clear option right now.

Correa/Bregman has the talent to potentially unseat them, but still unlikely.

 

[Mebert]

I took the Rockies because homer, but really Story is way underrated and Arenado is the best 3B in baseball.

 

[navamind]

I took the Rockies because homer, but really Story is way underrated and Arenado is the best 3B in baseball.

lol

 

[Wamu]

lol

An article from mlb.com: Star Gazing- top 10 3B entering '18 (1-13-18) has him ranked # 2.

 

[Mebert]

lol

Kris Bryant has a better bat, especially when you are adjusting for parks. Arenado is by far better defensive player though. You can prefer any one of 5 3B and make a case for it. I just take the most well rounded player.

 

[Mike A. S.]

Kris Bryant has a better bat, especially when you are adjusting for parks. Arenado is by far better defensive player though. You can prefer any one of 5 3B and make a case for it. I just take the most well rounded player.

I would've said Machado was better than Arenado when he was still playing 3B, but now that he's a shortstop I would probably agree with you that Arenado is the best 3B in the league. Like you said, Bryant is definitely a better hitter but nowhere near as good defensively.

 

[Mebert]

I would've said Machado was better than Arenado when he was still playing 3B, but now that he's a shortstop I would probably agree with you that Arenado is the best 3B in the league. Like you said, Bryant is definitely a better hitter but nowhere near as good defensively.

I would not argue that at all. Machado is a beast

 

[navamind]

Kris Bryant has a better bat, especially when you are adjusting for parks. Arenado is by far better defensive player though. You can prefer any one of 5 3B and make a case for it. I just take the most well rounded player.

Arenado's a better defender for sure, but we're also talking about a 16 point gap in wRC+ since Bryant's rookie year. They've both been pretty equal offensively this year, so I wouldn't argue with Arenado being better this year.

it also depends on how much stock you put into defensive metrics.

Bryant is #1 among 3B in WAR since his rookie season with Donaldson just behind him.

 

[calsnowskier]

Arenado's a better defender for sure, but we're also talking about a 16 point gap in wRC+ since Bryant's rookie year. They've both been pretty equal offensively this year, so I wouldn't argue with Arenado being better this year.

it also depends on how much stock you put into defensive metrics.

Bryant is #1 among 3B in WAR since his rookie season with Donaldson just behind him.

Does it? Anyone who has seen Arenado play would say he is AT WORST one of the best defensive 3B today. Dude is an absolute beast with the glove. And he is a clear middle of the order bat (maybe not MVP-level).

He is without a doubt on the short list of “Best 3B in the game”. Anyone who laughs at that assertion should just stop following the game today.

 

[navamind]

Does it? Anyone who has seen Arenado play would say he is AT WORST one of the best defensive 3B today. Dude is an absolute beast with the glove. And he is a clear middle of the order bat (maybe not MVP-level).

He is without a doubt on the short list of “Best 3B in the game”. Anyone who laughs at that assertion should just stop following the game today.

I should have worded that differently. It depends on how much you weigh offense and defense. I think he's among the best defensive 3rd basemen out there (though Chapman might be the best right now IMO) and he's a top 5 3rd baseman. I just think Bryant's the best over the last few years.

my first post was pretty dismissive, it was pretty dumb.

 

[Mike A. S.]

Looks like it's a landslide in the voting...

 

[redseat]

Bogaerts/Devers shouldn't be on here. Bogaerts is doing great, but Devers is struggling. Try again in a year or two.

Indians and it isn't close.

This ^ Devers has gone down offensively quickly... and it's not like he was known for his defense to begin with