From top sluggers like Ronald Acuna Jr. and Aaron Judge to Walker Buehler, we rank -- and make predictions for -- the best 100 players in the sport for the upcoming 2024 season.
Opening Day is almost here, which means it's time to ask the question that's on everyone's mind: Who will be the best player of the 2024 MLB season?
ESPN MLB experts Jeff Passan, Buster Olney, Alden Gonzalez, Dave Schoenfield, Jesse Rogers and Brad Doolittle broke down why each player is ranked where they are and what to expect from them in the upcoming season.. Which begs the question: Would the Braves consider slightly reigning in Acuña, who's oh-so-valuable everywhere else, in the wake ofthis spring?"Nah," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. At some point, Acuña will slow down on his own.
Ohtani's OPS jumped 191 points from 2022 to 2023, all the way up to a major league-leading 1.066. He added 44 homers and drove in 95 runs for an Angels team that oftentimes gave him very little support. Now he'll hit between Betts and Freeman, two perennial MVPs in their own right, and he won't have to think about pitching until 2025. Is it possible for Ohtani to reach yet another level offensively? Yep.
He's No. 21 overall, but maybe more importantly, Burnes ranks No. 3 among pitchers -- only Cole and Strider are ahead of him. The conditions seem to be perfect for him to contend for his second Cy Young Award and a huge payday in free agency next winter: After being traded by Milwaukee to Baltimore, he'll be working with Rutschman - already regarded as a high-end catcher. He'll be surrounded by an excellent cast of position players who will support him offensively and defensively.
Machado was the MVP runner-up in 2022, and the Padres went all the way to the NLCS. His numbers dropped off in 2023, and the Padres flamed out spectacularly. And while it would be unfair to pin the blame squarely on Machado's shoulders, it's fairly obvious he sets the tone and will have to be elite again if the Padres hope to return to the postseason. Better health would certainly help.
Looking at splits before and after the All-Star break can be arbitrary, but in Fried's case his 2023 results in this subdivision reflect pre- and post-injury performance. The conclusion: He was just as good after his forearm strain as he was before it. But the forearm was just one malady that confronted Fried last season, including an ill-timed blister problem late in the campaign. Over the past four seasons, his 2.66 ERA ranks fourth among starters .
Isn't it nice when someone actually lives up to the hype? Henderson proved to be everything the prospect gurus said he would be, posting a 6.2 bWAR while becoming a unanimous pick for AL Rookie of the Year in 2023. The scary part: He can be way better. He posted a .595 OPS against lefties, one obvious area for improvement. Also, he was too passive early in the season, then feasted when he developed an aggressive approach.
He kind of gets lost among all of the Dodgers' stars, and that certainly isn't going to change in 2024, but Smith remains a steady, reliable and underrated catcher. Over the past three seasons, he trails only J.T. Realmuto in WAR among catchers -- and since Smith was better last season, it registers that he's second only to Rutschman among backstops on this list.
Verlander fell off slightly from his dominant Cy Young form of 2022 last year, going 13-8 with a 3.22 ERA in 162 1/3 innings for the Mets and Astros. This is the point when we should probably point out that he did this at ageIs your favorite franchise boiling hot or below freezing? We take the temperature of every club with a brand new number.. And though the Astros don't sound concerned, it's certainly something to monitor. So is Verlander's strikeout rate, which fell to 21.
The 11-year, $280 million contract Bogaerts signed with the Padres before last season might have inflated expectations for his first campaign on the West Coast. He started slow, hampered by a sore wrist, and ended the season more or less as a facsimile to the All-Star player he was in Boston.Still, this will be a key season for Bogaerts -- and the Padres -- with a whole lot of contract binding team and player together.
The first baseman mentioned casually this spring that he had turned down contract overtures with the Red Sox, and you can understand why -- the path he took last season, when he hit .263/.367/.490 with 24 home runs and 65 RBIs and finished third in AL Rookie of the Year voting, is likely to take him to future superstardom.
Every team needs a Hoerner, someone whose value has next to nothing to do with home runs but who does everything else well. It's not that Hoerner can't go deep -- he's rung up 19 dingers over the past two seasons -- but the longballs are beside the point. He gets on base, steals and makes contact when you need someone to make contact. On the field, Hoerner slid over from shortstop to make room for Swanson, even though he was a very good defender at the six-hole.
Like Cease, Bieber was the subject of trade rumors all winter, but surprisingly, he's still on the Guardians. Set to be a free agent after this season, a huge platform year could lead to a big payday for the righty. He's not exactly the same guy who won the Cy Young Award in the shortened 2020 season, but he's still an effective pitcher.
Let's throw this out there: Gimenez's first two full seasons at second base -- both ending with Gold Glove Awards -- suggest he has a chance to become one of the best ever to play the position. He has outstanding range, both via the eye test and advanced metrics, outstanding hands and a strong arm .
Schwarber, if nothing else, is consistent. You can count on him for home runs and strikeouts, with some walks and the occasional single mixed in. It says a lot about his game that over the past two years, he finished 16th and 19th in MVP voting despite hitting .218 and .197, respectively, with a combined 415 strikeouts. But, oh, those home runs are almost always majestic and he seems to hit them when the team needs them most.
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