ESPN top 100 players

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 hour ago, ledzepp8 said:

I just started looking at the list but Soto at #3. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

I laughed at Judge being ranked #2 and after seeing Soto ranked third this is a deliberate troll job to generate outrage and clicks on social media. 

ESPN wants MLB fans to be pissed off and talk about this list of “100 best” players. 

[EdwinRip]

To be fair, Soto and Judge have the 2nd and 3rd highest projected WAR by many projection systems so I don’t find those 2 ranks out of place.

[btdart20]

28 minutes ago, EdwinRip said:

To be fair, Soto and Judge have the 2nd and 3rd highest projected WAR by many projection systems so I don’t find those 2 ranks out of place.

Insert "some people have a Baltimore inferiority complex" comment here.  I kid only because I enjoy irony.

[waroriole]

2 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

I laughed at Judge being ranked #2 and after seeing Soto ranked third this is a deliberate troll job to generate outrage and clicks on social media. 

ESPN wants MLB fans to be pissed off and talk about this list of “100 best” players. 

Judge is a reasonable ranking. He was injured last year and missed 1/3 of the season but was still worth more than 5 wins. We’ve seen how dominant he can be with the 62 HR in 22. He’s a passable CF and a solid RF. I’d still take Betts and Acuna over him, but nobody else. 

[Can_of_corn]

7 minutes ago, waroriole said:

Judge is a reasonable ranking. He was injured last year and missed 1/3 of the season but was still worth more than 5 wins. We’ve seen how dominant he can be with the 62 HR in 22. He’s a passable CF and a solid RF. I’d still take Betts and Acuna over him, but nobody else. 

The issue with Judge is availability, they are already conducting load management in Spring Training.

[bpilktree]

Julio Rodriguez seems much to low imo.  He struggled the first month and half of season but was one of best players the last 5 months and coming off a great ROY season.  He would easily be top 10 imo.  

[survivedc]

The best part is ESPN released a companion article on what they got wrong, snubs and who is over rated. A clear breach of etiquette, they’re trying to take our jobs!

[Frobby]

On 3/11/2024 at 9:43 PM, waroriole said:

Judge is a reasonable ranking. He was injured last year and missed 1/3 of the season but was still worth more than 5 wins. We’ve seen how dominant he can be with the 62 HR in 22. He’s a passable CF and a solid RF. I’d still take Betts and Acuna over him, but nobody else. 

I think health is going to be a problem for him.