As sports fans we love to debate who is the best and we all have our different reasons behind our choices. Once our mind is made up you really can’t change it; even if you have a point. Choosing the top players in MLB is always a hot topic and wide open for debate, because there is a segment of fans that rely solely on analytics, others use the eye test, some use Hawk Harrelson’s TWTW (the will to win) and there are those who use them all to decide.
Based on the 2019 season here are the top 10 players for 2020:10. Francisco Lindor (CLE)-perennial all-star, gold glover and averages 34 homeruns since 2017.https://youtu.be/-Oi5bpIPgT09. Nolan Arenado (COL)-gold glover, averages 40 homeruns and 124 RBIs over the last 5 seasons.https://youtu.be/36pHsuBUbfo8.
Anthony Rendon (LAA)-he carried the Nationals to a championship and received a nice contract for his efforts.https://youtu.be/PLm4TxAsYpM7. Alex Bregman (HOU)-runner up in AL MVP with 41 homeruns and 112 RBIs.https://youtu.be/1RtMF3frnn86. Cody Bellinger (LAD)-reigning NL MVP, gold glover with 47 homeruns.https://youtu.be/e9gCa8Vf_z85.
Christian Yelich (MIL)-runner up in NL MVP voting even though he missed 18 games with a fractured kneecap, led the league in batting with a 329 average.https://youtu.be/mS8F2x4Rquc4. Gerrit Cole (NYY)-had a resurgence with the Astros and in 2019 he had a 2.50 ERA and a record strikeout rate of 13.8 per nine innings.https://youtu.be/wjp5O_g0uaY3. Jacob deGrom (NYM)-has won consecutive Cy Young Awards, 2.43 ERA and a 5.8 strikeout to walk ratio.
He is an electric pitcher.https://youtu.be/RFmJrlzR3402. Mookie Betts (LAD)-2018 AL MVP was traded to the Dodgers and signed a huge contract extension; he is a gold glover and silver slugger winner.https://youtu.be/AQo1spyfB3A1. Mike Trout (LAA)-shouldn’t be much of an argument here; reigning AL MVP and has a career OPS of 1.000 and when you watch him, he’s just a damn good player.https://youtu.be/uR6c2RwBeqwPlayers ready to push someone out of the top 10 include: Juan Soto, Ronald Acuna, Kris Bryant, Aaron Judge, Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander and Freddie Freeman.