Speaking of stars set to join the ranks of the highest paid MLB players in the coming years, look no further than Shohei Ohtani. The two-way phenom will be the top MLB free agent in 2024 and is expected to receive offers worth at least $50 million per season, giving him the chance t...
The Brewers control the National League Central due to a strong lineup, whichone insider claimscontains the second-best player at his respective position. Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter ranked the top 10 players at every position, and Milwaukee's own William Contreras...
17.Francisco Lindor, SS, Mets:Mets fans will probably never, ever admit that they booed him. He is having a vintage Lindor year, contributing in all facets of the game, and is one of the top 10 position players in MLB according to FanGraphs’ version of WAR. 18.Trea Turner, SS, Dodg...
but close. It's impossible, really, to compare a pitcher and a position player. It would be an easier exercise if we split the categories and named best pitcher and best position player, but at MLB.com we never take the easy
Not only was Roberto Clemente one of the best MLB players ever, he was an even better person away from the field. The accomplishments at the plate – .834 OPS, 240 home runs, 1,305 RBI – speak for themselves, but there’s also a reason the MLB player who is most involved in his...
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…
(thank you, Luis Arraez), they're next to last in walk rate, so they simply don't get on base enough and don't hit enough home runs. And it's not even a young lineup: Only the Mets and Dodgers have an older group of position players. Old and unp...
When players of that ilk hit free agency, go after them. This, it seems to me, is the best way to combat these offensive trends. Value skill sets that counteract the trends toward all-or-nothing. I know the armies of hard-throwing relievers descending on the majors play into this, but...
And there aren’t too many free agent position players who have been as impactful as Anderson, on and off the field, within the past 18 months. Wherever he goes, it’ll be fascinating to watch. But I don’t envy the GMs who have to make the actual decision. –MB 50. Nick Martinez...
Sabathia fits into more of an old-school definition of a Hall of Famer: Was he the best at his position for an extended period of time? His 251 wins are the same as Bob Gibson and more than quality Hall of Famers such as Juan Marichal, Whitey Ford, Pedro Martinez or Don Drysdale....