Classic Set Previews: THIRD BASEMEN

The hot corner is filled with Hall of Famers. Mike Schmidt, Harmon Killebrew, George Brett, Paul Moliter, Brooks Robinson, and (should be HOFer) Pete Rose lead the way of a fairly deep group. Only 3 of the 22 players have an OB below 7, and there are no OB 5s in the bunch. Even Ed Sprague, near the bottom for OB and points, gives managers the scary fun OB 6, HR at 14 card. There's a lot of versatility in here as well, with speedy, high OB players like Jim Gilliam and mashers like Jim Ray Hart making up the middle of the pack. In the end, I know I'll be targeting a middle of the order superstar like Schmidt or Killebrew!

Name	Year	PTS	TEAM	On-Base	Speed	Fielding	HR	3B	2B	1B+	1B	BB	FB	GB	K
Mike Schmidt	80	440	PHI	9	B (16)	3	15-20	14	12-13	0	10-11	5-9	0	0	1-4
Harmon Killebrew	1969	420	MINN	10	B (15)	2	17-20	0	16	0	13-15	3-12	1-2	0	0
George Brett	1980	370	KC	10	B (17)	3	19-20	17-18	14-16	13	6-12	3-5	1-2	0	0
Paul Moliter	1987	360	MIL	10	A (23)	3	20	19	16-18	15	9-14	3-8	0	2	1
Pete Rose	69	340	CINCY	10	C (11)	3	20	18-19	16-17	0	8-15	3-7	0	2	1
Howard Johnson	89	340	NYM	8	A (22)	2	16-20	0	13-15	12	9-11	4-8	0	0	1-3
Brooks Robinson	1964	330	BALT	8	B (14)	5	17-20	0	13-16	12	9-11	4-8	0	2-3	1
Doug DeCinces	1982	320	CAL	8	B (13)	3	17-20	16	12-15	0	7-11	4-6	0	0	1-3
Sal Bando	1969	300	OAK	9	C (10)	2	18-20	0	16-17	0	11-15	3-10	0	0	1-2
Dan Driesen	77	280	CINCY	8	A (19)	0/1	19-20	0	17-18	16	9-15	4-8	0	3	1-2
Jim Gilliam	53	270	LAD	9	A (19)	3	0	17-20	14-16	13	11-12	5-10	0	2-4	1
Graig Nettles	85	270	SD	8	C (10)	1	19-20	0	17-18	16	11-15	5-10	3-4	0	1-2
Rich Rollins	1963	270	MINN	8	C (12)	1	19-20	0	17-18	16	3-15	0	0	0	1-2
Jim Ray Hart	66	270	SF	7	C (10)	2	15-20	0	13-14	0	8-12	6-7	4-5	0	1-3
Terry Pendleton	87	260	STL	8	B (14)	3	20	19	17-18	16	12-15	6-11	5	3-4	1-2
Denny Walling	86	240	HOU	8	C (10)	2	20	0	18-19	0	6-17	5	4	2-3	1
Richie Hebner	73	230	PIT	7	C (10)	1	17-20	0	14-16	0	9-13	5-8	4	3	1-2
Ron Cey	83	200	CHC	7	C (10)	0	18-20	0	14-17	13	9-12	5-8	4	3	1-2
Ed Sprague	96	190	TOR	6	C (10)	1	14-20	0	11-13	10	5-9	0	0	0	1-4
Ray Knight	86	180	NYM	7	B (14)	1	19-20	0	16-18	0	7-15	5-6	0	3-4	1-2
Clete Boyer	1962	150	NYY	6	B (15)	3	16-20	0	13-15	0	10-12	5-9	0	4	1-3
Howard Johnson	84	80	DET	6	B (14)	0	20	0	19	18	7-17	5-6	0	2-4	1

The best third basemen in the set, Mike Schmidt is ready to anchor a batting order. With decent speed and great fielding too, Schmidt is an all-around stud who is worth way more than his 440 point price (blame Kyle Jacoby's valuations). The chance for a triple is a nice touch to this sweet card.