That said, it hardly matters; this is a team coming off back-to-back 100-win seasons, and you could argue that their best hitter and their best pitcher might both be even better this year, as we outlined for Ronald Acuña Jr. Put it this way: Atlanta is so good that the Dodgers ...
There is a scenario in which Jeimer Candelario starts the season as the team's primary third baseman, Christian Encarnacion-Strand plays first base, Jonathan India serves as designated hitter, and Marte opens the year at Triple-A. Even then, he likely wouldn't be back down for ...
and he owns only two barrels all year (a 2.4% clip ranking in the 12th percentile). A career .296 hitter, Bichette likely won’t struggle like this all season, but this April has been the second-worst month of his career by
Catching is always in demand, and Nunnallee (who turned 18 in April) is a promising young talent who impressed at the MLB Draft Combine. A left-handed hitter, the Virginia commit is more of a contact hitter who could grow into some power. ...
Barger isn't that different in terms of not offering a ton defensively but being a passable infielder who is a "nice to have" sort of player for a good team. He's an above-average hitter with a solid approach and plus raw power but needs to lift the ball a bit more to get...
Welcome to Bleacher Report's 2024 MLB position rankings series. With the beginning of a new baseball season right around the corner, we'll be ranking each…
There has been very little change at the top since our last ranking of the top college draft prospects in September. In fact, the top six spots remain unchanged with Jac Caglianone (Florida) still leading the way. The two-way talent has well-documented tools that include the ability...
2024 Steamer Projections ABBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS+HRWAR 476 40 39 .282 .342 .412 108 9 2.2 Ben’s TakeLee is my other candidate for best hitter consolation prize. He’s even more of a wild card than the NPB players; there’s much less data on players coming over from the KBO, so projec...
Drew Gilbert, last year. I'm not quite as sold on him as I was on Gilbert, but McGonigle is next up with all the traits that matter. He's a plus hitter who dominated over the summer and can play the infield while also having sneaky in-game power. Don't complicate this, MLB tea...
The idea is that two different pitches fly down the same trajectory long enough to look nearly identical through the point when a hitter must decide whether, or not, to swing. For example if I throw and fastball in game and then the next pitch is a curveball and they both overlap, it...