i actually as a mariners fan can kinda agree with that when the mariners faced the mets he dominated against us he is very good and im glad someone brought him up
I find it interesting that people value strikeouts way more than not allowing runs and having a low era. I would take a pitcher with a 2.55 era and 150ks over a pitcher with a 3.50 era and 250ks any day
I wouldn’t especially not in the post season or if your defense sucks. Might seem like on the surface ERA is the end all be all but striking a guy out especially in the post season is invaluable.
@@streamclips-p3s a couple? Buddy he's got a 3.80 era and a 117 era+. The guy you want in the playoffs is someone who consistently limits runs not someone who you have to be afraid about having a blow-up start.
I can understand the albies . But for now now acuna is the best RF but you can 100% argue that mookie has a higher ops and leading war by 1.1 that’s a lot. But remember the mvp race is not over there is 1 month left of baseball. Braves and dodger fans you can’t say who’s the mvp yet there is still one month 👁️
The anti-Braves bias is wild! Don't let Murphy and Strider making the list fool you. If the Mets were having the season the Braves were, you can guarantee half the players on this list (if not MORE than half) would be Mets players.
@@Chickendees789 war is a flawed stat. And ops doesn't mean everything. Just like batting average doesn't. Better team record and better all around stats are in Acuna's favor
Very solid list, Marc! I always forget J-Ram is that good even in a down year. I’d only argue for Acuña and Riley at their respective positions but I would overall agree with this list. I’m just hoping Acuña can steal that MVP back but Mookie is on a tear.
@@ThatSportsGuy6468 That’s what I say until I see the national media talk and ik who votes on it. Acuña deserves the mvp and we are the best team in baseball so it only makes sense.
Acuña is absolutely going to be the MVP, i really don’t understand how people say it’s mookie, stupid dodger fans. I’m not even a braves fan and this guy Acuña is the best player in the league
If Mookie wins over Ronald the something isn’t right. Ronald has been playing MVP caliber all year, not just recently. Also he’s done things stats aren’t going to show. Go read Harold Reynolds’s write up. When Acuña is on first the next three get way more fastballs and their stat are way up. He makes pitchers rush their delivery and hang pitches or miss spots. Also, dude has stolen a ton of bases. Turns singles and walk into doubles and triples. Not to mention he’s the ONLY guy in the 30/60 category and is about to be a member of the elite 40/40, but in his case it’ll be 40/70. If Mookie gets it we will have reached peak clown world in baseball.
Easily Altuve especially if he played the entire year although i have to go with Semien over Kim. Although Kim is HUGELY underated i cant say hes been the best.
The thing with RF is that it took Betts having an unsustainable August to even get his name in the race whereas Acuna has been doing this every month all year. (counting September so far), Betts has 3 months with a BA under .270 and 2 months with an OPS in the .780's. Acuna's Lowest BA for a month this year was .298 and has been well above .300 every other month with his lowest OPS being .918. Mookie's August was the best month either player has had, but Acuna has out played Betts the rest of the year and the voters WILL remember their recent "head to head" matchup where Acuna (and the Braves) cooked Betts (and the Dodgers)
I’m guessing this was made before the braves dodgers showdown because mookie did basically nothing in the series while Ronald mashed 3 absolutely nukes and became the first ever 30-60 man. Might even set the bar higher with a 40-70 season
Nothing in the series? Acuña had 17 AB’s with 6 hits for a 353 average, along with 6 RBI’s. Mookie had 15 AB’s with 5 hits for a 333 average, and 5 RBI’s. While Acuña’s numbers were better, Mookie didn’t “do nothing” and actually preformed well. Let’s not make stuff up, and give credit we’re credit is due. Honestly in the grand scheme of things, that series had no significant change on the outcome of the mvp race.
@@raptorkids4441I thought Mookie was far superior in that series also. That extra hit and 3 Homer's is extremely overrated. Mookie would be better than Acuna even if he couldn't hit.
@@shanedavis3418Absolutely no way!!! Acuna is so much better and although Mookie is on a tear, Acuna has shown he is the better player. At least for this season
You could say the same about Cody bellinger, he's hitting .320 with 23 hr .628 slug, .910 and he's got 132 in 414 abs hes and absolute stud in the field with a .99 fielding percentage. He's got a cannon and hes not afraid to use it
My boy Pete Fairbanks deserves an honorable mention for Best Closer. I'm not gonna take anything away from Felix, but my boy has been dominant this season undeniably
i will say i do think Spencer strider is worthy of the praise you give him. he hasn't had the best results in the league but he has been the most dominant for sure. as a braves fan i can say that the ERA being as high as it is isn't because he has consistently given up runs its because he had a stretch through june and a phew other times were he pitched poorly. mind you the braves clearly haven't suffered because we still have all those wins. the mane point is he's had a slump or two but the rest of the time he's been the most consistent and dominant pitcher in the league.
Yeah, plus every time he leaves with runners on base, McHugh comes in and lets them score. I imagine one of these stats includes inherited runners scored or something like that, but it just goes to show ERA is far from perfect and you have to take it in the context of all the other metrics out there.
That’s exactly what I was saying, if you look at the pitcher who’s been the most dominate, helped his team win, and has some of the best pitches in the league, Spencer strider is the best pitcher
Bro there is no way that Kim is better than Albies… I understand your distain for him but he is now putting a better numbers in a better season than him. You need to put a little bit more respect on his name brother.
@@furiouskaren8686 well to you’re point Mookie has had an amazing august. Over 1/3 of his seasons war in one month. Not a crazy season. A crazy month. Ronald’s given MVP caliber results all season
@@gangstawaffles6530mookie has been better than acuna for 3 straight months and he’s only had 1 weak month in april. ever since then he hasn’t had a month where his ops is below .950. it’s going to be very close but i think mookie’s defense gives him the edge. he’s been playing gold glove defense at 3 different positions where as acuna’s defense has been poor
@@AdrianGarcia-nr7ht well he definitely wasn’t better in June 😭. Also if he’s been better than Acuña all year but April, how come he’s just entered mvp conversation in august? (even though he’s considerably a bigger name than Acuña). Also OAA hates Ronnie. He doesn’t always get the best jump, but he’s fast and has a cannon. Visually, He’s a pretty solid defender
@@furiouskaren8686 I mean Acuna is a really different beast than Arraez. It’s really close between him and Mookie. I just think Acuna has the steals and the fact that he’s doing something nobody has ever done gives him the edge
arenado has really turned it around, i think he has a shot to still finish as the best third baseman. like the numbers he has with that GOD AWFUL start to the season. i mean he's up there at least. and yes he glove has also gotten back to his normal platinum self
Disagree with strider. He give up a LOT MORE runs than pitchers like Cole and Snell. Plus the only reason why he got wins is because he pitched for Braves because again if Cole and snell were to pitch for the A’s they would still pitch for like 15 wins where strider wouldn’t come close
I see the Ha-Seong Kim pick was the “I want to be different” pick. I love Kim and he was a beacon of light in that disappointing padres but he just doesn’t compare. Ozzie, Arraez, Marte, Torres, and Semien all had significantly better seasons.
As a Braves fan, Betts is having a phenomenal season, you can't deny it. But I feel like it would've been appropriate to have a separate portion of the video for utility players and have him obviously be that utility player, and have Acuna as the best right fielder so you could've gotten the chance to talk about both of them. I mean these are two UNREAL seasons we're seeing right now and to exclude one of them from the video doesn't even seem right (even though I understand that's the concept of the video LOL)
"not the best ERA" ... (15 secs later) .... "nobody touches him." Can somebody in NYC give Mark a firm but loving smack over the head? Such a lovable fool.
According to ESPN Fantasy, these are the top position ranks. C - Adley Rutchman 1B - Double F 2B - Marcus Semien 3B - Alex Bregman SS - Corey Seager LF - Double C CF - J Rod RF - Ronald Acuna SP - Spencer Strider (changes frequently tho) RP - Felix Bautista (They do not have closing pitchers they merge relivers and closers)
I don’t know why you do not put Luis Arraez on that list that is just unbelievable. Luis Arraez has had a big comeback from last year even though he was an all-star. I believe that he should be above Kim on this list.He will most likely win the MVP and Batting title
Ha-Seong Kim over Arraez is absolutley insane to me. I get that Kim has elite defense, but I'd much rather take a guy with pretty good defense and elite at getting on base, at least for 2B. The man is hitting 50 points lower than he was at the all-star break, and is still leading the league by a consideral amount.
You know good and well Acuna has been better this season Mookie is not getting mvp to put Mookie over Acuna THIS year is a crime he ain’t even playing right field everyday either
Chas has been incredible this year but id give it to Robert, as an Astros fan I love Chas and do think they are somewhat equal on the offensive side but what Roberts been doing on defense has just been incredible. (I do think that marc should have given Chas recognition though)
Olson is having a better year than Freeman. Higher Slug. Higher OPS. 10th in the majors in OBP. 7 more HR and 25 more RBI than anyone in the league. I don't know why people are excited about 51 doubles and overlooking 51 HR. It's really weird.
I’m thinkin bellinger in center and acuña in RF. I mean it’s all subjective anyways though. I don’t watch mookie enough but I watch the braves and I know what kind of threat ronald poses so idk it’s a toss up
Lol. Not even in the same stratosphere as Ohtani. Less homers and a much lower OPS than a guy who moonlights as a pitcher. Never mind the fact that his season ending WAR is going to be a full two points less than a guy who has missed an entire month of the season and who has a team full of little leaguers surrounding him.
Misses entire months every year. Last year he played nearly every game and was the best player in baseball. Othani is in Japan, Acuna is in the postseason
@@Josh-ut4wv yeah, he might be having the best year of his career. That's why I hate injuries to anyone, no matter who they play for. Not an Astros fan but I hate getting robbed of potential greatness.
There’s no way Mookie should be MVP over Acuna. Mookie has had one crazy month that has brought him back into the race, acuna has consistently been the spark for the team all year long. He’s only 9 behind in extra base hits but has 53 more stolen bags than Mookie, essentially turning singles into doubles. Acuna leads in BA, hits, runs, OBP, and is just behind Mookie in hrs, doubles, and rbis. Not to mention we’ve seen seasons like the one mookie is putting up, we’ve never seen what Acuna is doing this year. Mookies defense is heavily contributing to his better WAR, if we were to vote for mvp simply on WAR, than Kim from the Padres would be in 5th. And we all know that’s stupid. So war should never be considered IMO.
Why would Kim being in 5th be stupid? Betts isn’t just better defensively, Acuña’s defense is actually a liability this year and is hurting his team. He ranks last in OAA and DRS for RF. That’s part of a player’s contribution to their team winning.
Mookie only has 6 leas runs than Acuna with 50 less stolen basses. Its crazy what Acuna is doing but id argue that Mookie hitting like he is while playing RF/SS/2B is even more impressive
“Mookie’s defense is heavily contributing to his higher WAR” yeah… because defense is important? And we’re talking about the most VALUABLE player in the league, meaning all aspects need to be taken into account. Also, “mookie has one crazy month” is just objectively wrong. Look at the stats, he’s been better than Acuna for 3 straight months now
I know people are saying Acuna has had a historic season, but don't think Mookie "Just had a good August" and that's it. He's been electric all year too. He also has more utility and can play almost anywhere and have stellar defense. Speed isn't eveything.
I'm a Mariners fan, and I love Julio Rodriguez. The dude is my favorite player in baseball without question. However, outside of his insane August, he had struggled immensely at the plate for a good chunk of the year. That's why he is not the best CF this year imo, I would give that honor to Cody Bellinger instead.
Shame on everyone for picking the Padres this preseason. When they gave the more important defensive position (SS) to Xander, putting the far superior defender at 2B, I knew they were in trouble. Why would you willingly make your own team worse? Kim is a defensive wizard, putting him at 2nd is a tragedy. It also might say something about Xander, and the locker room if he's unwilling to move -- it's not like he needs to play SS for a future contract. I was yelling into the void during the preseason how unacceptable it was, and that I'd have been livid if I was a Padres fan, but the void didn't listen.
I disagree with a few selections. Matt Olson will be the home run leader this season. Acuña is on a historic pace. The catcher in my opinion has to be either Cal Raleigh or Adley Rutschman. As for starting pitcher, I have to put in one of Luis Castillo, Gerrit Cole, or Blake Snell. Strider's ERA is simply too high. That, and how is Luis Arraez not playing 2nd over Kim?
This comment section is ruthless, if you read these comments alone and didn’t look at stats you would think JRod was hitting below the Mendoza line. Ik he started slow but he’s having a pretty good year
The only srupid one is the starting pitching, at the end of the day, id doest matter how you get outs, you just get them. Gerrit cole , sunny gray and blake snell have just been flat out better at preventing runs. Doesn't matter if you strike them out of they hit a ground out. A out is a out
Lmao how'd I know Ozzie wasn't gonna make this list? But while you can make an argument Kim has been the best second baseman there is absolutely no argument that J-Ram has had a better season than Austin Riley. Seriously, it's not even close. And don't give me the glove angle, Riley has been AWESOME on defense this year. More homers, more RBI, higher OPS, and just more hits overall. All that while playing gold glove D. Like i said, not close.
Mookie betts mvp? That aged well 😂 Acuna - .337 BA , 37 homeruns , 98 rbi and 200 hits oh and 66 stolen bases Mookie - .311 BA , 39 homeruns , 103 RBi, and 166 hits , with 16 stolen bases I’m just gonna let this video slide since it was 10 days ago
@@bradyerker never said it was, and strider is a great pitcher. I think both steele and snell are having better seasons. My argument would be that strikeouts aren’t everything
@@bradyerker I care more about era+ than I do fip, but that’s just a preference thing. Fip is a more predictive stat, and if we’re talking pure outcomes, I think snell and steele have been better. I wouldn’t be mad if strider won it though.
Lmfao. Acuña is clearly the best RF in baseball, Marc just hates the Braves. Tell me what’s matters more Betts having a couple more hrs or Acuna have 50+ more stolen bases? Acuña is doing something that literally has never been done in the history of baseball. He’s the best player in the world, aside from Shohei.
And this is why Kodai Senga has been the best pitcher in the league this year.
You a freaking hilarious
コダック・センガは草
Nobody talks about him. He’s a ROOKIE!
Kodak Senga? What about Kodai Black?
i actually as a mariners fan can kinda agree with that when the mariners faced the mets he dominated against us he is very good and im glad someone brought him up
I find it interesting that people value strikeouts way more than not allowing runs and having a low era. I would take a pitcher with a 2.55 era and 150ks over a pitcher with a 3.50 era and 250ks any day
I wouldn’t especially not in the post season or if your defense sucks. Might seem like on the surface ERA is the end all be all but striking a guy out especially in the post season is invaluable.
I’d rather have the guy who doesn’t give up runs in the postseason
A couple of bad games raised his era
@@streamclips-p3s a couple? Buddy he's got a 3.80 era and a 117 era+. The guy you want in the playoffs is someone who consistently limits runs not someone who you have to be afraid about having a blow-up start.
Depends innings matter too fs
The anti Acuna bias is wild, let alone the Albies bias.
Albies isn’t the best 2nd basemen this year but he’s def top 3
The anti Acuña bias is true tho
I can understand the albies . But for now now acuna is the best RF but you can 100% argue that mookie has a higher ops and leading war by 1.1 that’s a lot. But remember the mvp race is not over there is 1 month left of baseball. Braves and dodger fans you can’t say who’s the mvp yet there is still one month 👁️
The anti-Braves bias is wild! Don't let Murphy and Strider making the list fool you. If the Mets were having the season the Braves were, you can guarantee half the players on this list (if not MORE than half) would be Mets players.
@Facelest9 whose better than him? Plus, don't hold his injury against him.
@@Chickendees789 war is a flawed stat. And ops doesn't mean everything. Just like batting average doesn't. Better team record and better all around stats are in Acuna's favor
Bellinger could be a solid contender for best CF
Was just about to say this
The problem with Bellinger is that his expected numbers is much worse than his current numbers
@@ballerboy1323This was used an excuse earlier in the season and he’s just continuing doing what he’s done all season. Look at the actual stats lmfao.
@@ballerboy1323no it’s bcuz half of his starts this year have been at 1st base. Not solidified at the CF position
hes good but robert and julio r better
“This is why the 2023 New York Mets are the greatest baseball team of all time”
Mets bias by mark
This comment was funny for a week
Nahhhhhhhhhh I get that your joking but it’s like the Yankees
Is he wrong tho
@@danielvogelbachstan yeah I’m a rangers fan but ima be honest it’s the Yankees
Robert at CF and Steele for SP besides that great list
Def lives in Chicago
@@logan15boboblol
Very solid list, Marc! I always forget J-Ram is that good even in a down year. I’d only argue for Acuña and Riley at their respective positions but I would overall agree with this list. I’m just hoping Acuña can steal that MVP back but Mookie is on a tear.
Mookie ain’t taken nothin away from Acuna 😂😂
@@ThatSportsGuy6468 That’s what I say until I see the national media talk and ik who votes on it. Acuña deserves the mvp and we are the best team in baseball so it only makes sense.
Acuña is absolutely going to be the MVP, i really don’t understand how people say it’s mookie, stupid dodger fans. I’m not even a braves fan and this guy Acuña is the best player in the league
Look at the betting odds mookie took a lead before that Braves dodgers series but acuna has taken back over since then
If Mookie wins over Ronald the something isn’t right. Ronald has been playing MVP caliber all year, not just recently. Also he’s done things stats aren’t going to show. Go read Harold Reynolds’s write up. When Acuña is on first the next three get way more fastballs and their stat are way up. He makes pitchers rush their delivery and hang pitches or miss spots. Also, dude has stolen a ton of bases. Turns singles and walk into doubles and triples. Not to mention he’s the ONLY guy in the 30/60 category and is about to be a member of the elite 40/40, but in his case it’ll be 40/70. If Mookie gets it we will have reached peak clown world in baseball.
Easily Altuve especially if he played the entire year although i have to go with Semien over Kim. Although Kim is HUGELY underated i cant say hes been the best.
look at the stats, he has been better than semien. His 6.0 WAR, and 123 OPS+ vs Semiens 5.6 WAR and 114 OPS+
Agreed on Altuve, he clears them both. This is Altuve's peak.
@@darinstockhammer8440Kim has 5.7 WAR
@@darinstockhammer8440differences aside we can agree both of them are studs
The thing with RF is that it took Betts having an unsustainable August to even get his name in the race whereas Acuna has been doing this every month all year. (counting September so far), Betts has 3 months with a BA under .270 and 2 months with an OPS in the .780's. Acuna's Lowest BA for a month this year was .298 and has been well above .300 every other month with his lowest OPS being .918. Mookie's August was the best month either player has had, but Acuna has out played Betts the rest of the year and the voters WILL remember their recent "head to head" matchup where Acuna (and the Braves) cooked Betts (and the Dodgers)
I’m guessing this was made before the braves dodgers showdown because mookie did basically nothing in the series while Ronald mashed 3 absolutely nukes and became the first ever 30-60 man. Might even set the bar higher with a 40-70 season
Thank you! Ronald absolutely destroyed Mookie and his whole squad head to head. Ronald is almost single-handedly the reason we dominated that series.
Nothing in the series? Acuña had 17 AB’s with 6 hits for a 353 average, along with 6 RBI’s. Mookie had 15 AB’s with 5 hits for a 333 average, and 5 RBI’s. While Acuña’s numbers were better, Mookie didn’t “do nothing” and actually preformed well. Let’s not make stuff up, and give credit we’re credit is due. Honestly in the grand scheme of things, that series had no significant change on the outcome of the mvp race.
@@raptorkids4441I thought Mookie was far superior in that series also. That extra hit and 3 Homer's is extremely overrated. Mookie would be better than Acuna even if he couldn't hit.
@@shanedavis3418Absolutely no way!!! Acuna is so much better and although Mookie is on a tear, Acuna has shown he is the better player. At least for this season
@@goatedram1343you clearly don't know what sarcasm is.
If Royce Lewis can stay healthy he’ll for sure be on this list
Love Jrod but it’s simply gotta be Luis Robert Jr with the monster year he’s having
Super close
You could say the same about Cody bellinger, he's hitting .320 with 23 hr .628 slug, .910 and he's got 132 in 414 abs hes and absolute stud in the field with a .99 fielding percentage. He's got a cannon and hes not afraid to use it
J.Rod has 20 more RBI and Bellinger is hitting .317
When mark uploads my day gets 10X better love the content keep it up
My boy Pete Fairbanks deserves an honorable mention for Best Closer. I'm not gonna take anything away from Felix, but my boy has been dominant this season undeniably
He sold for us a couple games ago
@@brandontong759 just don't pitch him against Cleveland 😂😂😂
Ok Marc you can’t not forget to mention Justin Steele or Cody Bellinger. From a cubs fan
I was thinking the exact same thing THANK YOU. they are having monster years and deserve at least an honorable mention.
Agreed. Especially Steele. So underrated just because he's not a big strikeout guy
Yeah can't believe be just said strider is the best pitcher without mentioning Steele or even snell at the very least
i will say i do think Spencer strider is worthy of the praise you give him. he hasn't had the best results in the league but he has been the most dominant for sure. as a braves fan i can say that the ERA being as high as it is isn't because he has consistently given up runs its because he had a stretch through june and a phew other times were he pitched poorly. mind you the braves clearly haven't suffered because we still have all those wins. the mane point is he's had a slump or two but the rest of the time he's been the most consistent and dominant pitcher in the league.
Yeah, plus every time he leaves with runners on base, McHugh comes in and lets them score. I imagine one of these stats includes inherited runners scored or something like that, but it just goes to show ERA is far from perfect and you have to take it in the context of all the other metrics out there.
so 3.5 era is high for you guys? i wish i was a braves fan
@@ChubyBoi It's high for Strider 😂
@@ChubyBoiit’s pretty damn high to be labeled the best pitcher in the league
That’s exactly what I was saying, if you look at the pitcher who’s been the most dominate, helped his team win, and has some of the best pitches in the league, Spencer strider is the best pitcher
Bro there is no way that Kim is better than Albies… I understand your distain for him but he is now putting a better numbers in a better season than him. You need to put a little bit more respect on his name brother.
Mookie might have it if it wasn’t for Acuna making history with the 30/60. He could possibly even get to 40/70
If Arriez hit 400 would he be mvp? No. Its about who has the better season not who broke more records
@@furiouskaren8686 well to you’re point Mookie has had an amazing august. Over 1/3 of his seasons war in one month. Not a crazy season. A crazy month. Ronald’s given MVP caliber results all season
@@gangstawaffles6530mookie has been better than acuna for 3 straight months and he’s only had 1 weak month in april. ever since then he hasn’t had a month where his ops is below .950. it’s going to be very close but i think mookie’s defense gives him the edge. he’s been playing gold glove defense at 3 different positions where as acuna’s defense has been poor
@@AdrianGarcia-nr7ht well he definitely wasn’t better in June 😭. Also if he’s been better than Acuña all year but April, how come he’s just entered mvp conversation in august? (even though he’s considerably a bigger name than Acuña). Also OAA hates Ronnie. He doesn’t always get the best jump, but he’s fast and has a cannon. Visually, He’s a pretty solid defender
@@furiouskaren8686 I mean Acuna is a really different beast than Arraez. It’s really close between him and Mookie. I just think Acuna has the steals and the fact that he’s doing something nobody has ever done gives him the edge
Hey mark! What are your thoughts on Brandon nimmo playing so well?
Marcus Simion and Cody Bellinger has left the chat
arenado has really turned it around, i think he has a shot to still finish as the best third baseman. like the numbers he has with that GOD AWFUL start to the season. i mean he's up there at least.
and yes he glove has also gotten back to his normal platinum self
Would love to see an updated one or this. I think the 2 dodgers stars flip to the Braves
Do one for best rookies at each position
W Love the vids as always!! Keep it up!!!!
Mookie over Ronald your honesty the funniest guy alive 😂
agreed like ronald HAS 60 STOLEN BASES AND LIKE 40 HOMERS
Disagree with strider. He give up a LOT MORE runs than pitchers like Cole and Snell. Plus the only reason why he got wins is because he pitched for Braves because again if Cole and snell were to pitch for the A’s they would still pitch for like 15 wins where strider wouldn’t come close
I see the Ha-Seong Kim pick was the “I want to be different” pick. I love Kim and he was a beacon of light in that disappointing padres but he just doesn’t compare. Ozzie, Arraez, Marte, Torres, and Semien all had significantly better seasons.
As a Braves fan, Betts is having a phenomenal season, you can't deny it. But I feel like it would've been appropriate to have a separate portion of the video for utility players and have him obviously be that utility player, and have Acuna as the best right fielder so you could've gotten the chance to talk about both of them. I mean these are two UNREAL seasons we're seeing right now and to exclude one of them from the video doesn't even seem right (even though I understand that's the concept of the video LOL)
As a dodger fan
RF Acuña
Útil/OF Mookie
Both mvps
Mookie is having a great year, but Acuna is still having a better year.
"not the best ERA" ... (15 secs later) .... "nobody touches him." Can somebody in NYC give Mark a firm but loving smack over the head? Such a lovable fool.
Cody Bellinger and Justin Steele are better, absolutely no bias (complete bias but I’m probably right)
According to ESPN Fantasy, these are the top position ranks.
C - Adley Rutchman
1B - Double F
2B - Marcus Semien
3B - Alex Bregman
SS - Corey Seager
LF - Double C
CF - J Rod
RF - Ronald Acuna
SP - Spencer Strider (changes frequently tho)
RP - Felix Bautista (They do not have closing pitchers they merge relivers and closers)
They have Bobby Witt Jr at SS
Oh okay thats reasonable i guess@@Aflame-re2fn
Bregman def not. Don't know about Semien either and Rutchman isn't there quite yet. The rest looks about right.
Havent seen a vid of urs in a long time the goatttttt
I don’t know why you do not put Luis Arraez on that list that is just unbelievable. Luis Arraez has had a big comeback from last year even though he was an all-star. I believe that he should be above Kim on this list.He will most likely win the MVP and Batting title
He has no shot at winning the MVP. He's not even in the top 4. And he had a great season last year. He won the batting title.
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I think even in the limited time, Altuve will still be the best second baseman in the MLB by years end🤷🏻♂️
You know ball.
@@msscott22 I study the MLB a lot☺️
Ha Seong Kim over Arraez and Albies????? Also, this man absolutely hates Acuña. You are crazy!!!!
Marcus Semien? Am I Missing Something?
Also I think Austin Riley Is Better Than J-Ram
Ha-Seong Kim over Arraez is absolutley insane to me. I get that Kim has elite defense, but I'd much rather take a guy with pretty good defense and elite at getting on base, at least for 2B. The man is hitting 50 points lower than he was at the all-star break, and is still leading the league by a consideral amount.
crazy thing about jrod is that he was below league average for the first couple months of the season and still put up some crazy numebers
You know good and well Acuna has been better this season Mookie is not getting mvp to put Mookie over Acuna THIS year is a crime he ain’t even playing right field everyday either
I know he has been hurt, but Altuve has been on fire when he has been on the field. Agree with Kim but still think a mention would have been nice
I think I rod is good bit look at the year beli get is having
I had a comment typed out already about Kim being underrated once again just waiting but no finally the man gets the love he earned and deserves
me having sean murphy, freddie freeman, julio rodriguez, and corey seager on my fantasy team
Chaz McCormick has been killing it this year
Chas has been incredible this year but id give it to Robert, as an Astros fan I love Chas and do think they are somewhat equal on the offensive side but what Roberts been doing on defense has just been incredible. (I do think that marc should have given Chas recognition though)
McCormick can win a gold glove
@@nalmquist266Robert is insanely overrated, ppl were telling me he was better than Mookie lmao.
Too bad Dusty Baker hates him 🫠
Chas and yainer could easily have a case if dusty didn’t hate them and Altuve is still no1 even though he played half he’s been incredible
No love for Snell or Steele
This channel is always the best place to come when you need a laugh.
Olson is having a better year than Freeman. Higher Slug. Higher OPS. 10th in the majors in OBP. 7 more HR and 25 more RBI than anyone in the league. I don't know why people are excited about 51 doubles and overlooking 51 HR. It's really weird.
I’m thinkin bellinger in center and acuña in RF. I mean it’s all subjective anyways though. I don’t watch mookie enough but I watch the braves and I know what kind of threat ronald poses so idk it’s a toss up
Acuna, 337, 40 Homer's, 60 bags, elite defense. Best player in baseball. Also MVP
Lol. Not even in the same stratosphere as Ohtani. Less homers and a much lower OPS than a guy who moonlights as a pitcher. Never mind the fact that his season ending WAR is going to be a full two points less than a guy who has missed an entire month of the season and who has a team full of little leaguers surrounding him.
Misses entire months every year. Last year he played nearly every game and was the best player in baseball. Othani is in Japan, Acuna is in the postseason
Now for runner up for 2B that would be Altuve even though he has been out a ton of games he has having his best season since his 2017 MVP year.
Hasn't played nearly enough games.
@@doc8013 yeah less than 100 but during that same time he has been posting the slash line for the most part while hitting a decent amount of homers
@@Josh-ut4wv yeah, he's def posted great numbers when he's been in there.
@@doc8013 which is a shame because imagine if he hadn't gotten the thumb injury
@@Josh-ut4wv yeah, he might be having the best year of his career. That's why I hate injuries to anyone, no matter who they play for. Not an Astros fan but I hate getting robbed of potential greatness.
There’s no way Mookie should be MVP over Acuna. Mookie has had one crazy month that has brought him back into the race, acuna has consistently been the spark for the team all year long. He’s only 9 behind in extra base hits but has 53 more stolen bags than Mookie, essentially turning singles into doubles. Acuna leads in BA, hits, runs, OBP, and is just behind Mookie in hrs, doubles, and rbis. Not to mention we’ve seen seasons like the one mookie is putting up, we’ve never seen what Acuna is doing this year. Mookies defense is heavily contributing to his better WAR, if we were to vote for mvp simply on WAR, than Kim from the Padres would be in 5th. And we all know that’s stupid. So war should never be considered IMO.
Why would Kim being in 5th be stupid? Betts isn’t just better defensively, Acuña’s defense is actually a liability this year and is hurting his team. He ranks last in OAA and DRS for RF. That’s part of a player’s contribution to their team winning.
Mookie only has 6 leas runs than Acuna with 50 less stolen basses. Its crazy what Acuna is doing but id argue that Mookie hitting like he is while playing RF/SS/2B is even more impressive
“Mookie’s defense is heavily contributing to his higher WAR” yeah… because defense is important? And we’re talking about the most VALUABLE player in the league, meaning all aspects need to be taken into account. Also, “mookie has one crazy month” is just objectively wrong. Look at the stats, he’s been better than Acuna for 3 straight months now
Mookie has a higher OPS and OPS+ with better fielding. It's a close race, hardly a "there's no way" situation
My man they literally made stealing bags way easier this year. Not as impressive
Do one for the best overall player at each position, instead of just who's having the best year
This guy here actually put Mookie over Acuna lmfao. Can really see the Met coming out in him
I know people are saying Acuna has had a historic season, but don't think Mookie "Just had a good August" and that's it. He's been electric all year too. He also has more utility and can play almost anywhere and have stellar defense. Speed isn't eveything.
@@TryhardANot100% he has actually been better than Acuna in 3/5 complete months
@@furiouskaren8686lol you should go back and look at the numbers cause that isn't even remotely true.
@@doc8013 obviously your the one who has looked 😭
I think the best catcher is Cal Raleigh, mariners. Hes been on fire 🔥
Austin Riley has been better at 3B this year atleast offensively
.275 .334 .505 33HR and an .850 ops
Acuna will be MVP this year
that one week where mookie went crazy had everyone delusional😂
When mark recorded this seater had 25 hr but now he has 28 when he uploaded it so u won’t get confused
I'm a Mariners fan, and I love Julio Rodriguez. The dude is my favorite player in baseball without question. However, outside of his insane August, he had struggled immensely at the plate for a good chunk of the year. That's why he is not the best CF this year imo, I would give that honor to Cody Bellinger instead.
i would go with michael harris
@@wink_butterdogHarris has been great but can't put him as the best yet. Maybe next year. Needs to get his power numbers back up a bit.
Nico Hoerner snubbed at 2nd
Steele, Cano and Bautista, even if he's done.
Rutschman, Freeman, Arraez, Seager and Riley.
Yoshida, Bellinger and Acuna.
And Shohei, of course.
Shame on everyone for picking the Padres this preseason. When they gave the more important defensive position (SS) to Xander, putting the far superior defender at 2B, I knew they were in trouble. Why would you willingly make your own team worse? Kim is a defensive wizard, putting him at 2nd is a tragedy. It also might say something about Xander, and the locker room if he's unwilling to move -- it's not like he needs to play SS for a future contract. I was yelling into the void during the preseason how unacceptable it was, and that I'd have been livid if I was a Padres fan, but the void didn't listen.
The only stat that Ramirez is better than Riley is OPS+
Ramirez has +127 to Riley’s +120
Marcus Semien is the best second baseman in baseball!!! Other than that your list is solid
Mooie bets have a great 2 monts acuña got a great year and hi is on pace to break another record mookie is good but acuña is on smoke
I disagree with a few selections. Matt Olson will be the home run leader this season. Acuña is on a historic pace. The catcher in my opinion has to be either Cal Raleigh or Adley Rutschman. As for starting pitcher, I have to put in one of Luis Castillo, Gerrit Cole, or Blake Snell. Strider's ERA is simply too high. That, and how is Luis Arraez not playing 2nd over Kim?
This comment section is ruthless, if you read these comments alone and didn’t look at stats you would think JRod was hitting below the Mendoza line. Ik he started slow but he’s having a pretty good year
Right field is so tuff I’m ngl you could’ve put Kyle tucker tatis or betts
You should do a best rookie at each position. I just wanna see casas lol
you should do most overrated player from each team 2023
Mookie betts had a good season but Aaron judge is the best right fielder even though he missed a bunch of the season
Acuna over both of them.
As a Red Sox fan idk why we traded Mookie Betts I rlly hate our front office
ah cody bellenger
The only srupid one is the starting pitching, at the end of the day, id doest matter how you get outs, you just get them. Gerrit cole , sunny gray and blake snell have just been flat out better at preventing runs. Doesn't matter if you strike them out of they hit a ground out. A out is a out
You mention Ketel Marte.
i feel like altuve was the best 2B this year even while missing as much time as he did (thanks daniel bard)
I had 5 of these guys on my fantasy team
idc what anybody says acuna is the second best player in baseball this year behind ohtani
Lmao how'd I know Ozzie wasn't gonna make this list? But while you can make an argument Kim has been the best second baseman there is absolutely no argument that J-Ram has had a better season than Austin Riley. Seriously, it's not even close. And don't give me the glove angle, Riley has been AWESOME on defense this year. More homers, more RBI, higher OPS, and just more hits overall. All that while playing gold glove D. Like i said, not close.
bregman is having underrated season at thirs
Mookie betts mvp? That aged well 😂
Acuna - .337 BA , 37 homeruns , 98 rbi and 200 hits oh and 66 stolen bases
Mookie - .311 BA , 39 homeruns , 103 RBi, and 166 hits , with 16 stolen bases
I’m just gonna let this video slide since it was 10 days ago
mark you gotta do a best player at each batting order again this year
Biased Cubs fan, but Steele at SP. I might place Strider higher, but, damn, Steele is top 3.
Second baseman at the very least honorable mention Jose Altuve
thank you for the respect on HSK’s name.
Should've been either Blake Snell or Justin Steele. Strider is the clear #3 this year.
ERA isn’t the end all be all, strider is better than both
@@bradyerker never said it was, and strider is a great pitcher. I think both steele and snell are having better seasons. My argument would be that strikeouts aren’t everything
@@collinl.3686 strider also has a lower FIP and WHIP and SIERA
@@bradyerker I care more about era+ than I do fip, but that’s just a preference thing. Fip is a more predictive stat, and if we’re talking pure outcomes, I think snell and steele have been better. I wouldn’t be mad if strider won it though.
@@collinl.3686 that’s fair 🤝
Center field is Luis Robert
No way
Under one hour gang👇
Mets bias btw Jesse Chavez has been better then Cano this year
Lmfao. Acuña is clearly the best RF in baseball, Marc just hates the Braves. Tell me what’s matters more Betts having a couple more hrs or Acuna have 50+ more stolen bases? Acuña is doing something that literally has never been done in the history of baseball. He’s the best player in the world, aside from Shohei.
How about mookie having 1.2 more WAR and 171 ops+ to acuna’s 161?
“And that why Brandon nimmo will win the 2023 NL MVP”
I would have selected Acuña for RF and have a Utility position as well, Betts wins it and it's not even close.
acuna vs betts isn’t a debate,acuna clears if you watch baseball,acuna is the definition of a game definer
Just wrong. Cole is better than strider this year
cody bellinger.
not even mentioning belli is wild
I think Adley is the best catcher in the league because this was a historic season for baltimore
Strider just got rocked hard by the cardinals ngl
I think we should see a most underrated player at every position
"And that's why Brandon Nimmo is the best Outfielder of all time"
I can't stand when he runs to first when they walk him