Key fact: Giles’ .809 OPS ranks first among all Braves second basemen (min. 300 games). It’s not easy to strongly argue who has been the Braves' best second baseman of all-time. Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst was great after being acquired midway through the 1957 world championship se...
Buster OlneyJan 5, 2017, 08:15 AM ETEmailPrintOne evaluator who has contributed input on all of our Top 10 lists this year started his list of second basemen with a qualifier -- a concession, really: "The toughest one yet."Yes. There is a consensus pick in the top spot, but from ...
Altuve produced the mostWARof any second baseman last season, which was his best since his American League MVP performance in 2017. He led all second basemen in homers (28) and runs scored (103), and he also had 39 doubles. There’s no reason to think he won’t have another excellent...
The Mariners' decision to sign Cano to a 10-year deal was never a good idea, and the 33-year-old second baseman has eight years left on his contract; toward the end of the deal, the situation could get ugly. But it's more likely that Van Slyke is guilty of overstatement than Cano...
But around Andrew McCutchen and Starling Marte, the Pirates have a lot of good hitters, like catcher Francisco Cervelli, who batted .295, second baseman Josh Harrison and third baseman Jung Ho Kang. It’s never going to be a dynamic lineup -- the Pirates really can’t afford one, when...
He's got real power, the ability to barrel up the baseball (82nd percentile in hard-hit rate) and plays a nice third base. Do I think he's the best third baseman in the AL? No. He has a lot of swing-and-miss and needs to improve his chase rate, but given that four Range...
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Is Arenado the best third baseman of his generation? It’s worth debating. But there’s no question that he is his generation’s standard bearer when it comes to defense at the hot corner. Arenado got a Gold Glove in each of his first 10 years in the big leagues. The only other play...
Frank White,the Royals’ best second basemanof all time, said this of Otis a few years ago: "When people ask me about the guys I played with, they will say, ‘George Brett is the greatest hitter in Kansas City history.’ And I agree with that. But as far as a player, if you ju...
Not much mental energy was needed to pick No. 1 here. Brett is not only far and away the best third baseman to play in Kansas City, he also ranks among the very best to ever man the position.Royals top 5 > Get the Latest From MLB ...