Catcher: Travis d'Arnaud, Braves+10 framing runs. But with the Rays' best defensive alignment being Arozarena in left, Kevin Kiermaier in center field, . 1)Rutschman's all-around offensive brilliance was the major reason why he went No. Tucker is a strong defender as well, posting seven outs above average in the corners. Had he been healthy last season, when the Diamondbacks demonstrated they were very willing to weigh trades of their best players, it would have been interesting to see what kind of offers Marte would have received. He won the MVP in 2018 and finished second the following year, and just hasn't been the same player since breaking a kneecap in September 2019. 1 at 1B? Andrew Benintendi, Kansas City Royals. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Perhaps most important of all, he played in a career-high 151 games, proving he can stay healthy for a full season after injuries had significantly limited him in 2019 (69 games) and 2021 (92 games). Within a couple of years, he'll start to come within range of 2,000 hits and 1,000 career runs, which would be remarkable achievements considering all of the injuries that he dealt with in the prime of his career. in "feet per second in a player's fastest one-second For a pitcher it is the average of his softest 50% of batted balls allowed. of his glove and to the base on a stolen base or pickoff Center field: Jose Siri, Rays+16 Outs Above Average. If Ramirez continues with this form in both offense and defense, he'll surely be in the running for the MLB's American League MVP conversation this year. Although Acua is not expected back until early May, his fantasy upside keeps him in the first-round conversation. Hes been in the league since 2015 but has played above 95 games just once back in 2017. Signed to a four-year, $78 million deal as part of the Mets' spending spree last offseason, Marte hit .292/.347/.468 with 45 extra-base hits, 18 steals and 3.8 WAR in 118 games. The first part of the 2022 season could be crucial in determining whether Gallo is a fit for the market or, like Sonny Gray, might be more comfortable elsewhere. Stats. Jackie Bradley Jr. is so smooth. d'Arnaud was the only NL catcher with double-digit runs saved from pitch framing, putting him ahead of Omar Narvez, Yadier Molina and Toms Nido. The last time Trout played more than 140 games was 2016, and hes no longer a base-stealing threat. Four other 2022 first-teamers made our 2021 squads. 2 prospect in baseball when the season began, he lived up to the hype and then some by hitting .284/.345/.509 with 25 doubles, 28 home runs, 75 RBI, 84 runs scored and 25 steals in 132 games. Acuna Jr is still out recovering from the knee injury, but he should return in the next few weeks. The only issue with Betts is he did drop a bit last year offensively due to a hip injury, and he doesnt look all the way healthy yet. 2/MLB No. He was one of three outfielders with a 135 wRC+, 30 HR, and 10 steals, and he hit .299 while doing so. The kid on the cover of Sports Illustrated has somehow lived up to the massive pressure bestowed upon him, resulting now in two MVPs, Rookie of the Year, and six All-Star appearances, and hes only 29 years old. Statcast Leaders Baseball Savant Top Prospect Stats. Some of that is the 4-man OF, which @_dadler wrote about recently ( https://t.co/RnYppJsV1t ), but most of it isn't. He's similar to Pache, albeit with plus rather than plus-plus speed and arm strength, and likely will shift to right field if they play in the same Atlanta outfield. Soon enough, that will include running direction and proximity to the wall, too.Right away, we've had some fun with this, showing how unbelievableBilly Hamilton is, why Kevin Kiermaier was worth his big contract extension, why the Twins' outfield should be a lot better in 2017 than it was in '16, and which outfields did the best overall at making highlight plays. But passing on the talent at the top isnt an easy call. raw numbers and as a measurement against average. His +27 OAA was No. 13-ranked prospect. He made 17 plays with a catch probability of 50% or lower, more than any other outfielder, including five five-star catches (25% catch probability or lower). 89)Known more as a left-handed pitching prospect for much of his amateur career, Harris wanted to hit and the Braves obliged after taking him in 2019's third round out of a Georgia high school. 1 shortstop by a wide margin over Francisco Lindor and Nico Hoerner (+13 OAA each). Best-case scenario for 2023: Duvall puts together another 30+ homer, 100+ RBI season while providing Gold Glove-caliber defense in center field. 2019: 1.01 Acua and Soto were born less than a year apart. A quick thought about Gallo, who struggled in his first months in New York: The Yankees should consider putting him in the leadoff spot and encourage him to just do what he does best, which is to get on base. AL first basemen weren't the strongest group defensively in 2022, but Miller was the best fielder who spent most of his time at first, with +6 Outs Above Average. Last year, Hernandez had a .524 slugging percentage and drove in 116 runs. Soto is the more refined hitter, leading the league in walks last season with 145; only two other players even got to 100. The 21-year-old earned an All-Star selection, won Silver Slugger honors, finished seventh in AL MVP voting, and easily took home the AL Rookie of the Year Award. A prototypical right fielder with plus power and a strong throwing arm, Renfroe was productive once again playing for his fourth team in as many years. He earns All-Defense recognition for the fifth straight year in 2022, and scouts have regarded him as the consensus best defender in the Minors for at least the past four seasons. Think about this: Acua was leading all National League position players in fWAR (4.2) at the time of his season-ending injury on July 10 -- and 47 days would go by before eventual NL MVP Bryce Harper passed him. Martinez, Kris Bryant, Giancarlo Stanton, Ketel Marte, Christian Yelich, Bryan Reynolds, Cody Bellinger, Mitch Haniger, Kyle Schwarber, Franmil Reyes, Jesse Winker, Seiya Suzuki. No matter how bad Bellinger looks now, the exec said, he has too much talent for the Dodgers to not bet on the young slugger to figure out something -- and, on top of that, Bellinger will not be a total loss because he can bear so much value as a baserunner and a defender. outfield. He had great range going into the gaps, as he was worth +14 total Outs Above Average on plays going to his left or his right. Tyler ONeil broke out in 2021, putting up gaudy power and speed numbers, but his bat-to-ball skills were also very impressive. SS: Nick Allen, Athletics (No. Does Statcast agree with the Gold Glove winners? requirements, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 1:07PM. Aaron Judge: 10.59: 2. Your login session has expired. +6 Angel Pagan, Giants He may regress slightly this year, but even with some regression hes a well above-average outfielder and deserves to be spoken about with the best in baseball. Evaluates an outfielder's throwing arm based on how often runners advance on base hits and are thrown out trying to take an extra base. Walker's +33 OAA since 2019 are by far the best at the position, with Matt Olson (+12) and Paul Goldschmidt (+11) next. Adolis Garcia In the center of the defense is newly acquired outfielder Hunter Renfroe. Aaron Judge RF | Yankees . The Twins outfielder has missed more than half of Minnesotas games since the beginning of 2018, but he continues to entice fantasy managers with his skill set. For infielders and outfielders, that's Outs Above Average, which uses a plus/minus system for every fielder based on the out probability of all of his chances. Joc Pederson, San Francisco Giants. min. Webb, prospect . The 27-year-old was one of 10 players to join the 20/20 club last year. 1/MLB No. In our Top 10, we have multiple MVP winners and players just on the cusp of the hardware. How quickly, in seconds, a catcher can get the ball out The most important aspect of outfield defense is reaction time. First base: Christian Walker, D-backs+14 Outs Above Average. Who will win each 2023 conference tournament? Bryan Reynolds is our first honorable mention. The 25-year-old posted a 128 OPS+ with 28 doubles, 30 home runs, 107 RBI and 25 steals in 29 attempts. The 2015 first-round pick hit .281/.360/.473 for a 135 OPS+ with 22 doubles, 23 home runs, 65 RBI and 3.7 WAR in 135 games, and he now looks like a core piece of the lineup alongside Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani. We've got the latest on MLB's first lockout since 1990 -- plus where things stand on the (currently frozen) free-agency front. Acuna Jr. has hit since the day he stepped foot in the big leagues as a 20-year-old. Acunas also a good defender in the outfield. Hayes was a top-five fielder in all of baseball. In this series, youll find our rankings for the best players at each position in Major League Baseball. actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some Like Buxton, Stanton has a long history of injuries, but the Yankees slugger can carry fantasy lineups for weeks when hes hot. Below is the latest list of Top 100 Outfielders with their MLB The Show 22 Ratings. player has saved over his peers. Maybe the Nationals can take pity on a lowly sportswriter and shift Soto back to left field to ease this process. The best defensive midfielders in the world are always alert and disciplined. When we mentioned that Jose Ramirez was doing everything humanly possible to help the Cleveland Guardians return to the postseason, we weren't exaggerating. 65)While it took four years after the Royals made him the 14th overall choice in 2017 for his bat to break out, Pratto's glove has shone consistently during his pro career. Moving from right field to left field makes him a great defender on top of Hall of Fame level hitting.If he gets pitches to hit this year, hes sending them to Mars. Second base: Jonathan Schoop, Tigers+27 Outs Above Average. How far, in feet, a fielder or runner has traveled on a 23. The 25-year-old Tucker finished with 30 homers and 14 steals over 140 games, ranking in the 96th percentile in expected batting average and the 98th percentile in expected slugging percentage. 2020: 0.81 Kris Bryant plays everywhere, but he's going to play mostly outfield for the Rockies this season. MLB Wins Above Replacement - 2022. But for everyday shortstops, Mateo was tops in the AL. February 23rd, 2022. The MLB awards Gold and Platinum Gloves for the year's best defensive players. Here are the top 10 outfielders at each of the three spots, based on feedback from evaluators, as well as Hembekides and Sarah Langs of MLB.com. Evaluates a catcher's ability to handle a pitching staff, saving runs by getting a better performance out of a given pitcher than would be expected based on his performance with other catchers. After back-to-back 20-plus-homer seasons in 2018 and 2019, Teoscar Hernandez showcased a more well-rounded offensive game last year, hitting .289/.340/.579 for a 146 OPS+ in 50 games to finish . Hes a five-tool player thats one of if not the most fun to watch. 3)Though Allen is just 5-foot-8 and 166 pounds, he's so dynamic at shortstop that he commanded an over-slot $2 million bonus as a third-round choice from a California high school in 2017. Second teamOur second team includes two more Top 100 Prospects: Braves catcher Shea Langeliers and D-backs outfielder Corbin Carroll. He hit 11 home runs and stole nine bases in just 56 games, but he only had a .738 OPS. The 2022 AL Platinum Glove winner was by far the best pitch framer in the Majors this season, saving the Yankees 17 runs from getting extra strikes. Runs saved by middle infielders based on their conversion rates as both the lead man and pivot man on double play opportunities. His rate of hard-hit balls jumped from 33% in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season to 42.8% last year. 1 spot -- or one of the bottom three spots -- Aaron Boone could rescue him from having to bat with runners in scoring position early in games, moments that fueled the boos he heard. The 6-foot-7, 280-pound outfielder owns a career slash line of .276/.385/.552 with a 150 wRC+. Kyle Schwarber, free agent. Last season, the baseball world came to a halt when Ronald Acuna Jr. fell to the ground in agonizing pain. Sortable, downloadable MLB player stats for the 2022 season. attempt. able to make a catch on an individual batted ball. Judge is an above-average defender in either corner and is capable of holding his own in centerfield. Since we started identifying the best defenders back in 2016, five honorees have received Gold Glove acclaim in the big leagues: Cody Bellinger, Byron Buxton, Matt Chapman, J.P. Crawford and Evan White. Edman was in a similar situation to Lopez, playing both second base and shortstop for the Cardinals (and a little third base and a little outfield). Shohei Ohtani Harrison Bader, St. Louis Cardinals. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. Hes one of the most talented players in every aspect of the game, and we cant wait for him to showcase that in 2022. This statistic measures the run value to defense and tries to measure how many runs a player has saved or given up through their fielding prowess. The 22-year-old found his groove in the seasons final month (.854 OPS), however, and he could be poised for a breakout in his sophomore campaign. Full coverage , FAQ: Everything you need to know about MLB's lockout . 13)OF: Johan Rojas, Phillies (No. 1 overall in the 2019 Draft out of Oregon State, but his defense at a premium position also contributed. Hes got a cannon in right field on top of the offensive prowess. Ugly defensive metrics (-15 DRS, -17.7 UZR/150) and the fact that he was essentially a platoon player (57 PA vs. LHP) kept Pederson from ranking any higher, but he was a terrific bargain on a one-year, $6 million deal. Youll see stats such asWAR,OAA,fWAR,DRS, etc. That number is sure to grow as more All-Defense members graduate to the Majors. Ranking the best center fielders of 2022 so far as Mike Trout leads the way. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The best hitter on the Pittsburgh roster by a landslide in 2022, Reynolds led the team in OPS+ (126), hits (142), extra-base hits (50), home runs (27), RBI (62), runs scored (74) and total bases (250). The 28-year-old is capable of making a greater impact in half a season than most players can in a full 162 games, and he racked up 4.0 WAR and 44 extra-base hits in 92 games this year while earning his first All-Star selection. So given the fact that this ball drops 93 percent of the time, and he made the play, he receives a +0.93 for it. Since 2016, hes number one in DRS, 12 more than second-place Andrelton Simmons, and 27 more than Nolan Arenado. . Closing out the first tier is a pair of ascending stars in Tucker and Robert, both of whom made major strides last season. Between him, Marte, Nimmo and Pete Alonso, the Mets will have a nice collection of hitters who will work deep into ball-strike counts. Right field. Here are the top 10 outfielders at each of the three spots, based on feedback from evaluators, as well as Hembekides and Sarah Langs of MLB.com. The working theory has been that Bellinger needs a full, healthy offseason to rediscover his swing -- which was certainly lost last year. He'll be one of the biggest targets for teams seeking offense when baseball resumes following the best year of his career -- a .309/.362/.576 slash line. 2021 Stats: 148 G, .287/.373/.544, .916 OPS, 148 wRC+, 39 HR, 98 RBI, 6 SB, 11.8% BB, 25.0% K, 5.5 fWAR, 11 DRS, 0 OAA. the Twins' outfield should be a lot better, check out leaderboards for yourself right here. An All-Star and Gold Glove winner for the first time, Happ hit .271/.342/.440 for a 119 OPS+ with 42 doubles, 17 home runs, 72 RBI, 72 runs scored and 4.4 WAR in 158 games. 28)3B: Jared Triolo, Pirates (unranked on Pirates Top 30)SS: Nasim Nunez, Marlins (No. Even with the injury, Betts finished with 23 homers, 10 steals, 93 runs scored and an .854 OPS in 122 games. That, plus his reputation as a playoff performer, should put him on plenty of teams' radars this offseason. 27. Are there any surprises? He is one of the key reasons behind San Diego's strong start to its MLB campaign. His second-base eligibility (he started five games there in 2021) is a bonus. For pitcher fielding the These are some of the biggest names in the sport, and it's going to be tempting to grab one or more of them in the early stages of your drafts. Hes on a historic pace at just 24 years old. List of the Best Outfielders on MLB The Show 22. A .230/.305/.388 career hitter in 534 plate appearances entering the 2022 season, Ward was one of the year's biggest surprises. Outfielders make up 11 of the first 29 players (including seven of the first 19) in MLB.coms Top 800 fantasy rankings for 2022. Do we really need to say much beyond the name? He even slid over the centerfield during the playoffs and looked very sound out there. At 26 years old, he's an elite offensive player and drawing trade interest from rival clubs watching the Pirates go through a rebuild. 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