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The Best Shortstops of the First Third of the 2026 MLB Season.
American LeagueNational LeagueBobby Witt, Jr.Elly De La CruzHM – Brayan RocchioHM – CJ Abrams For these shortstop rankings, I focused…
2026 MLB Prospect Tracker Week 11 (6/2-6/8/26)
Welcome to the Week 10 of my MLB Prospect Tracker where I’ll share my thoughts and analysis from each week…
Top Left Fielders in the First Third of the 2026 MLB Season
American League National League Cody Bellinger Daylin Lile HM – Randy Arozarena HM – JJ Bleday For these left field…
MLB Top Right Fielders Through the First Third of the 2026 Season
American League National League Aaron Judge James Wood HM – Luke Raley HM – Corbin Carroll For these right field…
MLB Top Third Basemen of the First Third Through May 26, 2026
American League National League Miguel Vargas Max Muncy HM – Jose Ramirez HM – Nolan Arenado For these third base…
MLB Top Second Baseman of the First Third
American League National League Jazz Chisholm Brandon Lowe HM – Chase Meidroth HM – JJ Wetherholt For these second base…
MLB Top First Baseman in the First Third
Ben Rice and HM: Nick Kurtz are freaks of nature. There, I said it. Rice leads the league in wRC+…
MLB’s Top Starting Pitchers Through May 2026
For these rankings, I focused on a combination of traditional and advanced pitching metrics. ERA (Earned Run Average) measures how…
2026 MLB Prospect Tracker Week 10 (5/26-6/1/26)
Welcome to the Week 10 of my MLB Prospect Tracker where I’ll share my thoughts and analysis from each week…
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The Best Shortstops of the First Third of the 2026 MLB Season.
American League National League Bobby Witt, Jr. Elly De La Cruz HM – Brayan Rocchio HM – CJ Abrams For these shortstop rankings, I focused on overall value by combining offensive production, defensive performance, and total impact on the game. Metrics such as WAR, wRC+, batting average, OPS, and…
Read more2026 MLB Prospect Tracker Week 11 (6/2-6/8/26)
Welcome to the Week 10 of my MLB Prospect Tracker where I’ll share my thoughts and analysis from each week of MLB action throughout the 2026 season. This week, we’re recapping the action from June 2 to June 8, 2026. If you want to read more of my work,…
Read moreTop Left Fielders in the First Third of the 2026 MLB Season
American League National League Cody Bellinger Daylin Lile HM – Randy Arozarena HM – JJ Bleday For these left field rankings, I focused on overall player value rather than relying solely on one statistic. Offensive production was evaluated using metrics such as batting average, OPS, slugging percentage, on-base percentage,…
Read moreMLB Top Right Fielders Through the First Third of the 2026 Season
American League National League Aaron Judge James Wood HM – Luke Raley HM – Corbin Carroll For these right field rankings, I placed a greater emphasis on offensive production than defensive value due to the current landscape of the position. Metrics such as WAR, wRC+, OPS, batting average, on-base…
Read moreMLB Top Third Basemen of the First Third Through May 26, 2026
American League National League Miguel Vargas Max Muncy HM – Jose Ramirez HM – Nolan Arenado For these third base rankings, I focused on a combination of offensive production, defensive value, and overall impact. Metrics such as WAR, wRC+, OPS, batting average, and home run production were used alongside…
Read moreMLB Top Second Baseman of the First Third
American League National League Jazz Chisholm Brandon Lowe HM – Chase Meidroth HM – JJ Wetherholt For these second base rankings, I focused on overall player value using a combination of WAR, wRC+, OPS, batting average, and home run production. Because second basemen often impact games in multiple ways,…
Read moreMLB Top First Baseman in the First Third
Ben Rice and HM: Nick Kurtz are freaks of nature. There, I said it. Rice leads the league in wRC+ (197) You’re probably thinking… “Ben Rice has only played in 33 games while Nick Kurtz has played in 48 games or Munetaka Murakami has played in 45 games.” To…
Read moreMLB’s Top Starting Pitchers Through May 2026
For these rankings, I focused on a combination of traditional and advanced pitching metrics. ERA (Earned Run Average) measures how many earned runs a pitcher allows per nine innings, while ERA- adjusts ERA for league and ballpark factors, with 100 representing league average and lower numbers being better. WHIP…
Read more2026 MLB Prospect Tracker Week 10 (5/26-6/1/26)
Welcome to the Week 10 of my MLB Prospect Tracker where I’ll share my thoughts and analysis from each week of MLB action throughout the 2026 season. This week, we’re recapping the action from May 26 to June 1, 2026. If you want to read more of my work,…
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