Top Phillies third basemen over the past ten seasons

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NEW YORK, NY – MAY 28: Placido Polanco #27 of the Philadelphia Phillies in action against the New York Mets during their game on May 28, 2012 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /

1- Placido Polanco (2002 – 2005, 2010 – 2012)

A likely surprise on this list, in his second tour of duty with the Phillies, Placido Polanco was the most consistent bat and sure handed third basemen on this list.

In 2010, Polanco hit .298 with 27 doubles and only 47 strikeouts in 554 at-bats. His average declined to .269 over the next two seasons, but he showed excellent bat control, punching out only once ever 11.2 at-bats.

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Polanco was an All Star and won a Gold Glove award in 2011. He committed only eight errors on the season and posted a 983 fielding percentage from 2010-2012. As the only Phillie on this list to win a Gold Glove or make an All Star team, Polanco’s spot at number one is justified.

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