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TAYT’S TOP 25 MLB CURRENT PLAYERS (#14-9)

THE 2023 MLB SEASON HAS BEGUN AND HERE ARE SOME EARLY THOUGHTS

by Tayt Kent

Continued from last week:

14 Sandy Alcantara/espn rank 11

Sandy Alcantara is a pitcher for the Miami Marlins. In the early 20th century there was a pitcher named Iron Man Mcginnity. Sandy is basically a clone of him so we might as well call him Iron Man Alcantara. He led the major league with the most innings pitched by far He won the National League Cy Young Award, putting him higher up on this list.

13. Vladimir Guerrero Jr/ espn rank 16

Vladimir Guerrero Jr is a first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays He is a big guy that has tons of power and is pretty good on the defensive side of things. He is one of the hardest players to assess. He was an absolute basher back in 2021 hitting some of the farthest and most numerous home runs and finishing second in MVP voting. He is the 29th best player hitting wise and as far as first basemen go, he is definitely in the top 3 or 2 on the hitting side.

12 Ronald Acuna Jr/ espn rank 14

Ronald Acuna Jr is an outfielder, mainly playing in the right and center field, for the Atlanta Braves. He was only 19 years old during his 2019 rookie season when he earned a 280 batting average with 41 home runs, 37 stolen bases, and 127 runs When Acuna tore his ACL on July 10, 2021, he ranked fourth in the league in home runs and 5th in steals. When he returned last season, he just wasn't the same player in every aspect. He had trouble elevating the ball and had way less power. He gets to play alongside Austin Riley, Marcell Ozuna, Matt Olson, Michael Harris Jr, and Ozzie Albies