For these five pitchers, the criteria were similar to those above:Seasonal age of 27 or younger in 2024 75-plus innings pitched in 2023 Did not reach either a 120 ERA+ or 3 WAR1) Grayson Rodriguez, RHP, OriolesKey stat: 2.58 ERA in 13 starts after recall from Triple-AThe easiest way...
This increase in youthful nominees may be the result of a change in the voting criteria. For more than 50 years, Gold Glove winners were decided solely by ballots cast by managers and coaches who selected from a pool of players in their league at each position, excluding players from their ...
For a few teams on this list, I had to work a little harder to find someone who fits the criteria for a future franchise cornerstone. The Orioles have more candidates than I know what to do with. I decided to go with Henderson, if just because top overall prospectJackson Hollidayhasn’...
Acuña and Betts have led off in every game they’ve started this season, and they’ve put up some of the best-ever numbers out of the No. 1 spot. But how do their 2023 seasons compare to some of the best leadoff campaigns of all time? To determine that, we came up with a fe...
s collective stats. Turner reached his third All-Star Game in the past four seasons this year, continuing to excel since he left Los Angeles for Philadelphia. And Seager has been a star with both the Dodgers and Rangers, finishing second in AL MVP voting last year for the World Series ...
2023 HR: 31 Torkelson fits the criteria here, but in some ways, he is the furthest thing from a dark horse. He was a slugging sensation at Arizona State, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 Draft and a consensus top-five prospect who climbed quickly. Yet adjusting to the highest level...
This increase in youthful nominees may be the result of a change in the voting criteria. For more than 50 years, Gold Glove winners were decided solely by ballots cast by managers and coaches who selected from a pool of players in their league at each position, excluding players from their...
s collective stats. Turner reached his third All-Star Game in the past four seasons this year, continuing to excel since he left Los Angeles for Philadelphia. And Seager has been a star with both the Dodgers and Rangers, finishing second in AL MVP voting last year for the World Series ...
s collective stats. Turner reached his third All-Star Game in the past four seasons this year, continuing to excel since he left Los Angeles for Philadelphia. And Seager has been a star with both the Dodgers and Rangers, finishing second in AL MVP voting last year for the World Series ...
s collective stats. Turner reached his third All-Star Game in the past four seasons this year, continuing to excel since he left Los Angeles for Philadelphia. And Seager has been a star with both the Dodgers and Rangers, finishing second in AL MVP voting last year for the World Series ...