The Cubs need 31-year old righty swinging Aramis Ramirez to stay healthy in 2010. Ramirez played in 82 games for the Cubs last season and he was 97 for 306 (.317 avg, .905 OPS) with 46 runs scored, 15 homers and 65 RBIs. The Cubs are expecting the Ramirez of 2004-2008 that averaged 86.6 runs scored, 31.6 homers and 105.2 RBIs to show up in 2010 for them. Ramirez played in 79 games for the Cubs last season at 3B and he made 10 errors while showing below average range.

29-year old lefty swinging Mike Fontenot and 28-year old righty swinging Jeff Baker will get most of their P.T. at 2B but either of them can handle 3B if Ramirez gets hurt. Fontenot played in 50 games at 3B for the Cubs last season and he made 4 errors while showing slightly below average range. Baker played in 20 games at 3B for the Cubs last season and he only made 1 error while also showing below average range.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE 3B IN 2010: A-