In 2009 fantasy baseball, third base is the home of a few surprises at the top of the rankings. Here are the ExpertFantasy third baseman rankings for this fantasy baseball season so far:
1) Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays
Only in his second year, Evan Longoria is quickly making a case for being the best third baseman in all of fantasy baseball. He already has 34 RBI, 21 runs and eight homers on the season.
2) Michael Young, Texas Rangers
Prior to the season, Michael Young didn’t sound too happy about moving over to third base. Now that he’s playing at the hot corner, …read more

If you are going to Fenway Park to enjoy a Boston Red Sox games, be sure to keep your valuables close. In this video, you can see Mike Lowell stealing a fan’s cellphone when he went to catch a foul ball. Watch the the videos at the end of this entry to see Mike Lowell’s cell phone video prank. The second video gives you a closer look so you can see the steal in action.
On the season, Lowell is batting .297 with 13 homers and 56 RBIs. However, he has just one stolen base on the …read more

Previously…

#91-100
#81-90

Welcome back to 1998. Dante Bichette led MLB with 219 hits, Jose Offerman led with 13 triples, and Mike Piazza signed a record-setting 7-year/$91 million deal with the Mets. Our latest re-examination of Baseball America’s top 100 prospects from that year shows yet again how few of the best minor leaguers convert their potential into great big-league careers.
There’s a reason for that, of course: baseball is a lot harder than it looks. So is predicting which guys will make it and which ones won’t. To the list:

Mike Lowell, 3B, New York Yankees. Selected in the 20th round of the 1995 …read more