2012 Report Card: Third Base

Chase Headley has finally arrived. That is not fair to say, Headley has been one of the better NL third baseman for years, but because of his HR numbers he often doesn’t pass the eyeball test the casual fan gives. Given the fact that Headley plays in Petco National Park, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that 18 of his 31 homeruns came away from Petco, but 23 of his bombs came after the all-star break when Petco tends to play very fair. If the Padres were a contending team, Headley would get some MVP votes, as is, I don’t expect much love for a guy on a 4th place team. NL Player of the Month in August and September, you couldn’t ask for much more than what Headley was able to supply. On the road, at home, left-handed, right-handed, with Quentin, without Quentin, Headley was a machine and is the biggest reason for the Padres playing over .500 in the second half.Grade: AChase Headley YearAgeGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS 2012 28 161 604 95 173 31 2 31 115 17 6 86 157 .286 .376 .498 .875 Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original TableGenerated 10/19/2012.Chart provided by fangraphs.com Team G PA H HR R RBI SB AVG OBP SLG wOBA WAR Mets 156 670 178 21 91 93 15 0.306 0.391 0.492 0.376 7.8 Padres 161 699 173 31 95 115 17 0.286 0.376 0.498 0.378 7.5 Brewers 304 1017 236 39 126 154 9 0.259 0.327 0.467 0.342 7.3 Dodgers 439 1287 299 16 125 122 10 0.26 0.325 0.367 0.305 6.1 Cardinals 258 907 234 26 114 125 4 0.294 0.369 0.465 0.361 5.7 Nationals 271 851 206 28 117 115 6 0.271 0.341 0.449 0.339 4.7 Braves 205 653 156 23 75 94 2 0.269 0.346 0.447 0.342 3.8 Giants 226 806 201 17 91 99 6 0.273 0.321 0.415 0.315 3.4 Reds 290 951 215 28 90 119 9 0.248 0.307 0.426 0.317 2.9 Pirates 149 586 128 30 64 85 1 0.244 0.317 0.467 0.335 2.9 Phillies 192 643 172 5 65 38 0 0.289 0.335 0.37 0.309 2.4 Astros 303 937 223 31 90 103 6 0.258 0.31 0.425 0.318 1.5 Dbacks 241 734 165 20 66 100 8 0.248 0.302 0.393 0.302 1.1 Rockies 243 882 251 14 96 107 9 0.306 0.346 0.437 0.338 0.5 Marlins 291 947 220 22 91 102 19 0.254 0.305 0.391 0.301 -0.1 Cubs 181 614 106 11 49 50 2 0.195 0.283 0.313 0.266 -0.2