April 16, 2006
Stars at Third
While the last decade brought us a fantastic crop of star shortstops, the Baltimore Sun notices the next wave of great players is developing at third base.
So the halos soon may have to be passed on. The potential new baseball deities, however, have taken a few steps to the right of shortstop while rising in the National League. By the end of this decade, we might be witnessing a new baseball trinity.
The Florida Marlins' Miguel Cabrera, the New York Mets' David Wright and the Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman. All three play third base in the NL East.
Cabrera, who switched back to third from the outfield this year, turns 23 on Tuesday and likely will hit his 100th homer this season. Wright, 23 in December, has one full season in the majors, but he batted .306 with 27 homers and 102 RBIs.
Then there's Zimmerman, 21, who was at the University of Virginia this time last year. He isn't projected to have the same power as the other two, but scouts say he is a .300 hitter and Gold Glove winner in waiting.
Add to that a number of prospects for other teams and the hot corner may describe the bats of the fielders as well as the balls hit toward them.
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