Fallen off the list from 2023: #50 Justin Verlander #49 George Springer #45 Jeff McNeil #44 Wander Franco #43 Will Smith #41 Byron Buxton #39 Xander Bogaerts #38 Max Scherzer #37 Brandon Woodruff #36 Brandon Nimmo #35 Shane McClanahan #28 Carlos Rodon #25 JT Realmuto #16 Sandy Alcantara #12 Carlos Correa #9 Jacob deGrom
Wow. I did not expect to see Kim Ha-Seong to not only take up every spot in your top 10, but also be your favorite for the NL MVP. Bold take, even coming from one of his biggest fans.
He has, cause he’s just great at everything and consistent, so all the down years drop under him and all the huge years rise over him i guess lmao. But ur right it feels like hs always 11
In order to get to 50, you have the 26 Mets players, plus the best player on 24 of the other 25 teams not named the Phillies, Braves, Nationals, or Marlins. My guess on the excluded team would be either the Yankees, Giants, or Cardinals.
@@peterstedman6140if Elly can improve and get back to how he was during his monstrous first few months he’ll no doubt be on the list next year. I like the dude a lot, he’s a 22 or something year old who doesn’t look a day over 40, what’s not to like?
@@dfp_01 June 16, 1881 for the Worchester Ruby Legs vs. the Buffalo Bisons. Perhaps you were looking at the 21st century's new Buttercup Dickerson instead of the 19th century OG version.
I swear I have been waiting forever for this. It will be interesting to see Gerrit Cole's ranking, if he's ranked at all that is, since he is gonna be on the IL to start the season for 1-2 months.
Nola, Fried, Goldie and Swanson are all quite low on this list and can see all of them having significantly better than average seasons, and I say that as a Mets fan…
@@justintemprano5875 Got no beef with Contreras really but he had one good year, and that year isn't as good as either of Smith's last 2. Math aint mathin
@@Someone-hi1nt Contreras did have a better individual year, credit where it's due. Up to the ASB I was totally right though, didn't know it was possible for Smith's bat to tank as hard as it did. It's the worst 50 game stretch of his career. There is also the game-calling argument, Smith caught all but 2 of the Dodgers' playoff innings on the way to the title including the record shutout streak, while Contreras' pitchers gave up 15 runs in 3 games including a season-ending home run to Alonso. I would still put Contreras over Smith in next year's Foolish 50 but the gap isn't massive.
@@scrub_jay thats a fair take, but remember its a prediction of how good the players will be for the year youre making it on.. smith being better the last 2 years doesnt automatically mean he'll be better this year, and foolish was correct in ranking contreras higher
Thanks for including Trevor Bauer as an honorable mention! I think people are overlooking his stellar performance against Dodgers minor league players a couple weeks back
Im happy to see Judge still recognized as the best player in the league. I do think you're selling him a bit short as a hitter by considering guys beneath him as better hitters with holes in their game. I do think that Shohei deserves a top 5 spot though, even without throwing a pitch.
This is clearly Braves bias on the part of Bailey. How else can you possibly explain Bailey accurately reflecting reality by putting so many Braves on the list? /s
I get why Tarik Skubal wasn't included but I feel like he'll definitely be a player you bring up at the end of the reaction video as someone you should've included.
I’m a firm believer in Bo Bichette Crash Theory. This is the idea that you can’t sustain a .360 BABIP, K/BB ratio above 5:1 and linearly declining power for more than three seasons before the bottom falls out of the tub. It was formerly known as Tim Anderson Theory, and before that the Law of Juan Samuel. Bichette has reached his allotment of three such seasons and will thus see a dramatic fall from grace in 2024. Edit: Someone pick up that phone, because I called it.
Betting on Judge to stay healthy is kinda wild and Acunas season is more repeatable additionally the on base value from Acuna makes up for any defensive slack.
Ozzie never gets any love man. Not only is he the most lovable dude In baseball (ok, maybe tied with Freddie the traitor), he also loves fish. I live in close enough proximity to him that I’ve seen his tanks a few times, and he’s as cool a person as you could hope to meet. Oh yeah, he’s also a world class athlete. History will remember him in more ways than one, and I’m happy to have him around.
A note on Rutschman: Last year he had the highest called strike rate, with more outside pitches called strikes than any other qualified batter. His plate discipline is elite, but he was unlucky in 2023.
This list is beautiful. I will say, putting the guy at 20 ahead of the guy at 21 is a slight hot take, but I'll eat my words if 20 guy really pops off again. 24:06 ...Oh ffs
At about halfway through the season, the list is looking kinda rough. Some of these deeper picks (e.g. not obvious choices like Judge) have to rebound right?
i think you nailed it this year pending any more injuries. i think mookie at short is gonna be disappointing until at least mid season. it’s funny considering the elite defenders theyve had at that spot and just let em go lol
Wow actually including Adolis Garcia is bold, but I like it. Even discounting what he said in the video, Adolis is also surrounded by the absolute best lineup that he ever has and hes almost surely going to *need* to score to win with the “meh” pitching of the rangers. Hopefully he should benefit from the rangers lineup and the absolute hell that is seager-semien-langford-lowe-carter tearing it up, but who knows. Even as a ranger fan I might not be convinced that he puts up a WAR in the top 50 again, but hopefully the consistency and improvement in the rangers dugout push him even further.
Lets go Rutsch! Even though i’m generally a Red Sox fan, Rutschman is the first jersey I’ve ever actually bought. He’s my current favorite player not named Ohtani
3:2 Paul G Oldschmidt, he plays with the Will of G. 20:29 Spencer must've felt bad about his potential competitors not being there and wanted to join them.
here's my takes: you put Soto too low (he's gonna have a HUGE year, avg or slightly below defense as well) and Luis Castillo will, barring injury, deserve to be on here in hindsight.
I don't have many disagreements here. I still think RAJ is more rounded than Judge due to all the base swiping, but, nice list. You're one of the best guys putting out baseball content these days.
as a biased yankees fan i dont think judge is better than acuna you are right that his defense is better but judge doesn’t seem to have a base stealing aspect to his game anymore while acuna stole 19 more bases than the next highest. I dont think the difference in defense can bridge that much of a gap in baserunning, but I hope you are right cause I love judge and want him to be the best player in baseball lol
Wow Bailey I can’t believe you have the balls to put CJ Abrams at #1!!! These fiery takes are the reason you’re the 2nd best baseball analyst on the market!!
Royce Lewis is so underrated. Too bad he got injured. Feel like he should’ve been on this list. Great athlete who hits the ball extremely hard in the air.
I think Elly De La Cruz is going to have a breakout season, but he could also hit .240 and strikeout half the time so who knows. I'm a Reds fan so I am biased but if he has a good season Id love a video on his game.
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Fallen off the list from 2023:
#50 Justin Verlander
#49 George Springer
#45 Jeff McNeil
#44 Wander Franco
#43 Will Smith
#41 Byron Buxton
#39 Xander Bogaerts
#38 Max Scherzer
#37 Brandon Woodruff
#36 Brandon Nimmo
#35 Shane McClanahan
#28 Carlos Rodon
#25 JT Realmuto
#16 Sandy Alcantara
#12 Carlos Correa
#9 Jacob deGrom
This is the analysis I needed
6 of those almost all because of injury
@@noahepstein5090and Wander Franco because… well you know
will smith is the biggest snub of this list
Bogaerts being left off is kinda interesting
Requested the day off so that I could watch the Foolish 50, and my boss said that I never have to come into work again 😀 thanks for your help Bailey 👍
Subtle, yet brilliant. LMK if you need work!
500 iq move
The only way tryt
Based (get it? Baseball pun? Ok I’ll go now)
@@MovingBlanketStudio is this an open invitation?
“He hit 24 homers and 1 Tim Anderson” had me rolling 😂
this is why we love bailey
Tatis crashing his motorcycle into a pile of steroids got me good too
22:35 😂 it is gold
@@moistnar18:01 also gold
It was the gambling line about Ohtani for me😂😂
Wow. I did not expect to see Kim Ha-Seong to not only take up every spot in your top 10, but also be your favorite for the NL MVP. Bold take, even coming from one of his biggest fans.
"Crashing a motorcycle into a pile of steroids" never change 😂
I feel like Jose Ramirez has been the 11th best player in baseball for like 5 years now
He has, cause he’s just great at everything and consistent, so all the down years drop under him and all the huge years rise over him i guess lmao. But ur right it feels like hs always 11
Not 5 years, 7 years.
Jose Ramirez is goated, he took a huge discount to stay in Cleveland. Only making 17 million this year… feels like the guardians are stealing from him
Not anymore lol
@@Nothingnothing1111 wdym
And that's why Edwin Diaz is the #1 ranked player in-
Whoops wrong channel
Lol
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In order to get to 50, you have the 26 Mets players, plus the best player on 24 of the other 25 teams not named the Phillies, Braves, Nationals, or Marlins. My guess on the excluded team would be either the Yankees, Giants, or Cardinals.
This stupid bodybuilder
"Fabled Chad plate appearer" is my new favorite way of referring to a hitter
It’s a reference to baseball bits’ “Chad Innings Eater”
literally just luis arraez
Forgot Jung Hoo Lee at 1 I'm afraid
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Jung Hoo Lee, Yariel Rodríguez, Matsui and Shota Imanaga are not here because they didn't play last year.
New Jersey Legend Jung Hoo Lee
Kerry Carpenter number 1 wow Bailey you are so smart
why did this comment lowkey age well
@@ToadTendo they don’t call him Kerry Bonds for no reason. Plus he’s handsome so he gets plus power for being so good looking!
Great to see Bailey posting to his third channel again. :)
teams without players here: A’s, Tigers, Marlins, Nats, Reds, Pirates, Rockies
Elly please 🥲
If only Alcantara were healthy...
@@peterstedman6140if Elly can improve and get back to how he was during his monstrous first few months he’ll no doubt be on the list next year. I like the dude a lot, he’s a 22 or something year old who doesn’t look a day over 40, what’s not to like?
@@BendyDHmonstrous first month. He was good the 21 games he played in June when he debuted but was pretty bad thereafter from July-September.
Didn't have a "No More Parties in LA" reference on my Foolish Bingo card today
seems like a kanye fan, going back to “Here’s Another Hit, Barry Bonds” being the header for a graphic in Bonds in 4
@@tubbyidk1474you don’t really have to be a Kanye fan to know either of those songs
@@CStheoneandonly yea u do, only kanye fans know about barry bonds
@@CStheoneandonlythere's no reason to have multiple references of Ye unless u at least tolerate his music
Judge is having a Bonds year. Literally the best stretch of any player in decades
'93 bonds but with more power, worse defense and less speed
22:36 absolutely terrific joke
Fun fact: Buttercup Dickerson had a 6 hit game.
I would love to see where you found this info, because I've done some digging and so far have been unable to confirm it
@@dfp_01 Wikipedia list of baseball single hits leaders or something like that, he did it in 1881. This info can also be found on baseball almanac.
@@dfp_01 June 16, 1881 for the Worchester Ruby Legs vs. the Buffalo Bisons. Perhaps you were looking at the 21st century's new Buttercup Dickerson instead of the 19th century OG version.
the ha seong kim phobia is crazy
Even the official mlb listed him on no.81 😂😂 a legit 5 war player on 81 is crazy
aged well tho
I swear I have been waiting forever for this. It will be interesting to see Gerrit Cole's ranking, if he's ranked at all that is, since he is gonna be on the IL to start the season for 1-2 months.
I wouldn’t put him on this list at all. Not sure he’ll have enough time to accrue WAR and counting stats.
He’s at 50
Nola, Fried, Goldie and Swanson are all quite low on this list and can see all of them having significantly better than average seasons, and I say that as a Mets fan…
@@vtvt0133my thing is that Cole is so good he could very well be top 50 while missing 2 months
@@java8619 agree, but he would need to come back strong, which is certainly possible, and I am hopeful for.
24:09
“Ohtani needs to work on his gambling issues this year.”
Bailey knew…. Somehow he knew!
The video just came out, days after the whole ippei situation. So yes, he knew?
the fact this comment got so many likes reassures me that people on this page are as dumb as rocks and that’s why a lot of their opinions suck
I love these main channel video premieres Bailey!!!
I had almost given up hope of getting this video
yknow i didnt expect you to put yourself at #34 as a dh but honestly, you made some valid points. rooting for ya this season!
We should have seen this coming, Bailey's xSubs and XWOBACON (quality of content) point to a breakout
Top 10 in Great Piece of Hitting and Great Piece of Pitching.
"He was given the physique of Prime Albert Pujols but just wanted to be Dustin Pedroia"
Seattle doubled the number of players on the Foolish 50 (it’s now two)
“Crashing a motorcycle into a pile of steroids” is one of the Foolish quotes of all time
Wasn’t expecting a blonde boys reference, made me very proud
Corey Seager being a top five player in the game is a world I love living in
Get used to it. Ohtani's gone, it's Seager's league now.
He's been elite for 5+ years now. He's just now getting credit for it. Especially now that Bellinger and him are on different teams.
This video is an excellent addition to the main channel
William Contreras in the top 40 and Will Smith not on at all is an absolute crime Bailey
Cuz Wild Bill is a G and Will Smith isn’t
@@justintemprano5875 Got no beef with Contreras really but he had one good year, and that year isn't as good as either of Smith's last 2. Math aint mathin
i mean, is it?
@@Someone-hi1nt Contreras did have a better individual year, credit where it's due. Up to the ASB I was totally right though, didn't know it was possible for Smith's bat to tank as hard as it did. It's the worst 50 game stretch of his career. There is also the game-calling argument, Smith caught all but 2 of the Dodgers' playoff innings on the way to the title including the record shutout streak, while Contreras' pitchers gave up 15 runs in 3 games including a season-ending home run to Alonso. I would still put Contreras over Smith in next year's Foolish 50 but the gap isn't massive.
@@scrub_jay thats a fair take, but remember its a prediction of how good the players will be for the year youre making it on.. smith being better the last 2 years doesnt automatically mean he'll be better this year, and foolish was correct in ranking contreras higher
Splitter go BRRRRRRR is the kind of analysis we need
Thanks for including Trevor Bauer as an honorable mention! I think people are overlooking his stellar performance against Dodgers minor league players a couple weeks back
Also Yankee misfits in Mexico
Im happy to see Judge still recognized as the best player in the league. I do think you're selling him a bit short as a hitter by considering guys beneath him as better hitters with holes in their game.
I do think that Shohei deserves a top 5 spot though, even without throwing a pitch.
Another great main channel video! Keep it up!
Hey Bailey, I am here from the future to tell you that so far this #1 pick has aged pretty damn well
Love these main channel videos, keep up the great work 👍
“Boy Zach Wheeler is good. should he be higher on this list? Am i dumb? Am i big dumb dumb” … chuckled loudly after that one 😂
This is clearly Braves bias on the part of Bailey. How else can you possibly explain Bailey accurately reflecting reality by putting so many Braves on the list? /s
So glad to see another great video on the Foolish main channel!
I get why Tarik Skubal wasn't included but I feel like he'll definitely be a player you bring up at the end of the reaction video as someone you should've included.
Luis Castillo not making the list but George Kirby does, interesting take.
judge at 1 is so real
Witt might have been the first Royal on the 50 but next year don’t be shocked if there are 3. Witt, Ragans, and Pasquantino all on the 50 next year
I’m a firm believer in Bo Bichette Crash Theory. This is the idea that you can’t sustain a .360 BABIP, K/BB ratio above 5:1 and linearly declining power for more than three seasons before the bottom falls out of the tub. It was formerly known as Tim Anderson Theory, and before that the Law of Juan Samuel.
Bichette has reached his allotment of three such seasons and will thus see a dramatic fall from grace in 2024.
Edit: Someone pick up that phone, because I called it.
Bro cooked
@@cebolla1449 I'm never wrong. Except for when I am. And this was not one of those times.
Betting on Judge to stay healthy is kinda wild and Acunas season is more repeatable additionally the on base value from Acuna makes up for any defensive slack.
So glad to see you owning up to your snubbing of Logan Webb from last year's list Bailey. Also the Ohtani gambling comment was brilliant
Where is Ozzie, he hit .280 with 30+ HRs, 100+ RBIs, .849 OPS, .510+SLG, and a .336 OBP
He's predicting their outcome in 2024 not using their outcome in 2023
Ozzie never gets any love man. Not only is he the most lovable dude In baseball (ok, maybe tied with Freddie the traitor), he also loves fish. I live in close enough proximity to him that I’ve seen his tanks a few times, and he’s as cool a person as you could hope to meet.
Oh yeah, he’s also a world class athlete. History will remember him in more ways than one, and I’m happy to have him around.
MLB teams by amount of players on the list:
ATL: 7
PHI, HOU: 4
LAD, NYY, TEX, TOR: 3
STL, ARI, NYM, SDP, SEA, BAL: 2
CHC, KCR, MIL, CHW, MIN, SFG, CLE, LAA, TBR, BOS: 1
OAK, COL, DET, WAS, MIA, PIT, CIN : 0
3 for BAL - Henderson, Rutschman, Burnes
@@whowherewhat-q8u good catch
"until morale improves", made me think of that spoof Andrew Luck civil war twitter account - great stuff.
13:25 - BlondeBoyz reference. Cyndago is still alive
i really like this channel, i'm getting back into baseball and your commentary this video really helped get me caught up. Thanks for sharing
A note on Rutschman:
Last year he had the highest called strike rate, with more outside pitches called strikes than any other qualified batter. His plate discipline is elite, but he was unlucky in 2023.
glad to hear you recognize whomps per whiff as a real stat
This list is beautiful. I will say, putting the guy at 20 ahead of the guy at 21 is a slight hot take, but I'll eat my words if 20 guy really pops off again.
24:06 ...Oh ffs
At about halfway through the season, the list is looking kinda rough. Some of these deeper picks (e.g. not obvious choices like Judge) have to rebound right?
Bro i needed this a week ago before my fantasy draft
i think you nailed it this year pending any more injuries. i think mookie at short is gonna be disappointing until at least mid season. it’s funny considering the elite defenders theyve had at that spot and just let em go lol
Wow actually including Adolis Garcia is bold, but I like it. Even discounting what he said in the video, Adolis is also surrounded by the absolute best lineup that he ever has and hes almost surely going to *need* to score to win with the “meh” pitching of the rangers. Hopefully he should benefit from the rangers lineup and the absolute hell that is seager-semien-langford-lowe-carter tearing it up, but who knows. Even as a ranger fan I might not be convinced that he puts up a WAR in the top 50 again, but hopefully the consistency and improvement in the rangers dugout push him even further.
Bailey: Now you know who my number 1 player is
Me: Finally Tommy Edman is getting the respect he deserves
Like the list. Surprised Snell didn’t make it
Lets go Rutsch! Even though i’m generally a Red Sox fan, Rutschman is the first jersey I’ve ever actually bought. He’s my current favorite player not named Ohtani
Can’t wait to see a bunch of these comments getting flamed when Bailey reviews his rankings after the season
We love our high OBP catchers!
always good to see another video on bailey's main channel
13:24 this Blonde Boys Cyndago reference made my day. thank you foolish
Cant believe alejandro kirk was all 50 spots
Good list overall, I think Ozzie Albies deserves to be there, but the walk rate hurts him.
Coming back in October to prepare for the reaction.
I feel like the Austin Riley ranking will either be a kick in the ding dong or will make Bailey look like Nostradamus…there is no in between.
No reds, Pirates, A’s, Tigers, Brewers, Nat’s, Rockies. Am I missing any?
I loved this main channel upload
This is a great main channel vid
6:41 how would you compare him to Brash?
Also how is Snell not on the list since Strider is top pitcher
Am I blind or is Elly not on list?
no Ha-Seong Kim and no Snell is kinda wild Bailey, I guess we'll see
Great list. I feel like this is the year for Pablo Lopez to really come in to his own as an elite pitcher.
🔥🔥 Great list as always!
Been waiting PATIENTLY for this
3:2 Paul G Oldschmidt, he plays with the Will of G.
20:29 Spencer must've felt bad about his potential competitors not being there and wanted to join them.
Ketel marte being left off feels weird to me. His past 2 sessons have been great and he was incredible in the playoffs
Im a big fan of the George Kirby love also known as the 2024 Cy Young Winner
Freddie freeman weeping openly being something he is known for is perfect and made my day.:0
here's my takes: you put Soto too low (he's gonna have a HUGE year, avg or slightly below defense as well) and Luis Castillo will, barring injury, deserve to be on here in hindsight.
"The Atlanta Braves will continue appearing on this list until morale improves."
Preach brother.
Bobby Witt proved me wrong. I really wasn’t sure. Didn’t think he could hit enough. I was wrong. Hopefully he keeps it up cuz he’s fun to watch play
Always love these. Great to see you respect Lindor with that ranking he’s really earned it. That Tatis line got me🤣
I don't have many disagreements here. I still think RAJ is more rounded than Judge due to all the base swiping, but, nice list. You're one of the best guys putting out baseball content these days.
as a biased yankees fan i dont think judge is better than acuna you are right that his defense is better but judge doesn’t seem to have a base stealing aspect to his game anymore while acuna stole 19 more bases than the next highest. I dont think the difference in defense can bridge that much of a gap in baserunning, but I hope you are right cause I love judge and want him to be the best player in baseball lol
As a Yankees fan myself I find these days we're more likely biased to the negative. What a grouchy fan base we are 😅
He was right
Wow! So happy to see Orlando Arcia get the recognition he deserves in the Top 10!
I was pleasantly surprised when Édouard Julien was ranked ahead of him
10:19 Bubble Butt Sean Murphy 😂
Wow Bailey I can’t believe you have the balls to put CJ Abrams at #1!!! These fiery takes are the reason you’re the 2nd best baseball analyst on the market!!
Great list and great one liners. Never change lol
Royce Lewis is so underrated. Too bad he got injured. Feel like he should’ve been on this list. Great athlete who hits the ball extremely hard in the air.
“Well now you know who number one on this list is gonna be”
“Ernie Clement” they all say in unison.
I love ernie
Damn, did not remember you putting Judge #1 - Helluva pick!
That and Sale were next level
10:40 god that was nasty
Very nice of Bailey to give us another video on the main channel
"Shohei needs to work on his gambling issue" ... too soon, too soon 😂
Gleyber Torres snubbed, u will regret this
Judge over Acuna is wild
And 100% correct
I think Elly De La Cruz is going to have a breakout season, but he could also hit .240 and strikeout half the time so who knows. I'm a Reds fan so I am biased but if he has a good season Id love a video on his game.
Can't wait for a full season of Elly.
"He hit 24 homers and 1 Tim Anderson" is an all time line