In the race for starting at third base, Nolan Arenado trailed Chicago’s Kris Bryant by roughly 183,000 votes. Bryant (776,107) and Arenado (593,691) far and away lead in voting at the position with New York’s David Wright (now on the disabled list) coming in third, more than 400,000 votes behind Arenado.
It’s literally a two-horse race for the spot at third base … and for good reason. Heading into Friday’s action, Arenado and Bryant are statistically the two best third basemen in the National League … but Arenado holds the edge in some pretty important categories.