BEST MLB Player at EVERY Position in 2024

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Who is the best player at every position in MLB for the 2024 MLB Season?
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[@HusseinHussein-c3c]

A 9.2 WAR as a DH is wild.

[@Yankees1600]

It’s absolutely insane, and this is coming from a diehard Yankees fan that wants to say judge is the gospel and that’s it. Baseball has gotten SO top heavy right now though - there are not a lot of upper tier level players but I feel like there are more replacement level +/- players in starting spots than ever. The fact that the top left fielder has a 3.6 WAR shows that. Kinda wild, and makes what shohei, judge, Witt, Soto and others THAT much crazier

[@tonywong8134]

9.2 WAR is crazy considering the penalty for DH, which is -1.7 this year.

[@craigwheeler4760]

Which is why Ohtani is going to be the very first DH to win the MVP. The 2nd best WAR for a DH was Edgar Martinez in 1995 or so with like 7.0

[@Deeptocenter]

Skubal had 15 more innings than Sale, more strikeouts, a lower WHIP and also won a triple crown. Not sure where Sale gets the nod over him tbh.

[@Deeptocenter]

Also Riley Greene had 24 home runs, 5.4 bWAR and an .827 OPS and was also a good defender with 2 OAA, how in the world does Kwan get a mention for LF over him.

[@jbryant5253]

Sale had a slightly lower ERA and 3 less strikeouts in 15 less innings, that and all the stuff Marc listed Sale had a higher ERA+ and in 2 less games had just .1 less WAR Sale was better, not by a whole lot, but he was better

[@Deeptocenter]

@@jbryant5253 “lower ERA” it was a 0.01 difference lmao. 15 innings is heavily worth noting. Sale was incredible but Skubal deserves his nod for being the best pitcher in the game this season.

[@jbryant5253]

@@Deeptocenter If you'd take 3 seconds to read you'd see that I clearly typed "SLIGHTLY lower ERA", no Skubal was not better than Sale, the statistics say so. Skubal was very, very good and I am very much willing to say he will be better than Sale next year, but THIS year Sale was better, also 15 innings is 2+ starts, that is definitely worth something and had Sale made the start the Braves decided to let him skip at the end of the year he would have higger WAR, more K's and if he allowed 1 or less runs would have had an even lower ERA, Sale was better

[@Jw81804]

@@jbryant5253by that same logic, sale could’ve started that last game and got blown up for like 5 runs. I’m a cubs fan so i dont personally have a dog in the fight but Skubal was the better pitcher this year both from the eye test and advanced stats slightly favoring him

[@NewTears1]

“And this is why Quintana, Alvarez, Alonso, Iglesias, Vientos, Lindor, Nimmo, Taylor, Marte, and Diaz are all the best at their positions in the MLB”

[@SportsCousins]

Damn right

[@generallukeproductions]

Since when was the blue search thingy added to KZbin

[@StaceySiegel]

Yesssssssss

[@nosmith0741]

Quintana is NOT better than manaea!

[@JacksonHaske]

they are all ass tf

[@kennethgriffin7921]

C- Contreras 1b- guerrero 2b- marte ss- witt 3b- ramirez Lf- greene Cf- judge Rf- soto DH- ohtani p- sale that was easy

[@Laguardiah]

LF is Kwan or profar. He had it right

[@talanquinteros2623]

Utility players tier list

[@loriyamada1121]

Daniel vogelbach s tier I don’t care what people say he’s goated

[@ProgressiveWindsor]

Dylan Moore S

[@Flashspeed84YT]

He might have played 3rd most of this year, but gotta put Josh Smith on there

[@fairwaywoods]

I was thinking the same thing. Utility player is definitely a thing.

[@markeastridge9649]

Dodgers thick at the moment with Kike, Mookie and Tommy Edman.

[@__Yikes]

Bold move to put Javy Baez as the best SS but I respect it

[@StairSliderReal]

He is super good he like never strikes out

[@miniratt1]

@@StairSliderRealreal

[@Jaybobmcgee04]

teo had a better year than profar he leads him in every stat besides average which is only 280 vs 272 I'm talking advanced defensively and offensively

[@sc_row]

Giraffe NECK hates the dodgers. That's why

[@JeremyHutchings-x5c]

I can’t imagine how anyone could argue with ANY of these picks

[@aKulex]

Its weird that you ranked so many Guardians players on here but still didn't believe em for a second in the postseason

[@hgsgvdc4869]

Ryan Walker is so slept on. 1.91 ERA and 0.85 WHIP in 80 IP with a 2.8 WAR. I’d take him over Cade Smith.

[@christophersuto3263]

I haven't watched the whole video yet, but him noting that Yordan Alvarez is not a primary left fielder, sounds like a set up for Nimmo to be the greatest left fielder of all time.

[@Baseballify]

Picking Martin Maldonado as the best catcher is a bold move but I respect it😊

[@BurgerKing-jm4qy]

Same with Jose abreu at first

[@calebos04]

He has a ring. How many rings does William Contreras have?

[@monke.08]

@@calebos041

[@JBullock54]

The top 20 in your top 50 players on Christmas Day (No order) : Judge Ohtani Witt Soto Betts Henderson Lindor Ramirez Vlad Jr Marte Alvarez Harper Duran Freeman Ozuna Devers Tucker Sale Wheeler Skubal

[@asher1kenobi]

0:25 my predictions of your picks: P. Skubal RP. Clase C. William Contreras 1st Guerrero Jr. 2nd K. Marte 3rd J. Ram SS Lindor LF Betts CF Judge RF Soto DH Ohtani

[@asher1kenobi]

17:09 Forgot about Bobby Witt Jr. and Betts didn’t play much outfield this season.

[@aers8127]

@@asher1kenobi i think he picked lindor bc of mets bias, betts was a bad pick, and skubal was close

[@dlife552]

I wonder where Mookie betts will end up against Soto next year if he plays RF instead of starting at SS.

[@tobsixi6702]

Considering that Soto is likely going to get even better, since at age 26 he is basically just at the beginning of his prime (at least when it comes to baseball players) its going to take another 2023 season from Mookie to remain in the discussion for best RF in MLB, especially since Acuna will return from injury and Tatis is also due for a bounce back season

[@dustinhealy768]

It’s important to note the teams that Chris sale started against this year when looking at his numbers.

[@breindyfriedman5897]

Chris Sale is insanely good

[@aers8127]

hard choice at cf between the three aaron judges, it was a bold move going with the second one

[@Rickstandard]

It was Cal Raleigh. Look at the production of his pitching staff, his defense and he was actually more productive offensively. The difference is he had less meaningless doubles in blowouts

[@G_rob]

Teoscar Hernandez has entered the chat

[@joshuakemblebluegrass838]

Bro sounds like he just got done screaming for his Mets after they beat the Phillies in his commercial 😂

[@Trvnten]

Love the vids Marc, even though I'm a Phillies fan.

[@kroycewicz21]

“And that’s why the entire Mets roster were the best players of the 2024 season”

[@GreenShark-hn7pk]

I love the Mets but these comments are so old

[@Insane22sz]

@@GreenShark-hn7pkno it isnt

[@slugger_hinatastan17]

Pretty ironic that Ohtani put up the greatest DH season of all time after people called Ohtani "glorified DH"

[@JosephMalachiOsborn]

Yeah, I get Whitt jr, over Lindor, I would do that to, but it would be REALLY close

[@rpriske]

Not really. Lindor had a great season, but Witt would be the runaway MVP if Judge didn't exist. He is the second best player in all of baseball this year (and yes, that includes Ohtani).

[@benkelly6777]

witt and lindor were dead even in DRS, OAA and FRV. so defense is a wash but Witt lead in AVG, OBP, SLG, BB%, K%, wOBA, wRC+, WAR, SB, and was the fastest player in baseball. it wasn't even close to being close. lender does nothing better

[@benkelly6777]

lindor*

[@blondhead]

i love lindor and bobby both, but come on just look at witt's offensive stats 😭

[@VrixFR]

MARTIN MALDINADO🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

[@SharkyProdYT]

Yuh

[@Maxitout33]

Yankees

[@JamesM-cc8gn]

Lowk good takes, only thing is I think Tarik skubal was maybe a little better than sale, AND I think Alex Vesia was close to Cade smith, I do think Cade smith is better though

[@peytonclark1353]

Marc how bout those Mets NLCS bound

[@Buckeyes216]

lol

[@JJCooley]

10:33 I agree with your pick, but J-Ram actually ranks 2nd in terms of 3B bWAR

[@cablue8255]

Duran played left and center around the same amount I think you should have a utility one or allowed him to compete for both

[@MaddoxCherry]

I think Contreras is good one other good one is Tyler Stephenson

[@Keegan135]

Stephenson sucks behind the plate

[@MotterPotter]

Who is the best long reliever in baseball?

[@breindyfriedman5897]

Luke Weaver

[@tinasinopoli8100]

Good vid mark

[@kurttuchscherer7706]

I think people have forgotten that Ohtani could also be an elite pitcher.

[@breindyfriedman5897]

Juan Soto Yankees For ever

[@peytonclark1353]

Can't wait to see what Bobby does next year he was fantastic this year

[@breindyfriedman5897]

Guardians bullpen bails them out otherwise they suck and the bullpen can't do anything in the postseason

[@timkirwan1770]

Eye test Juan Soto was pretty good in the field this year

[@mcupoplover8848]

Cal Raleigh is HIM man sure his average was lower but 34 homers while playing amazing defense is incredible Cal Raleigh deserves the nod in my opinion

[@Keegan135]

Even with the massive gap in OPS?

[@Guywithnolimbs]

2:35 #1 worst trade right here

[@harmonydavis6784]

Skubal should be #1 SP

[@zachflakerton]

Sale plays in a division that has major league hitting, Skubal does not

[@harmonydavis6784]

@@zachflakerton What the fuck? Btw every team plays every team so this is BS

[@charliehavens1241]

@@zachflakertonskubal plays in a division with 3 postseason contenders

[@noodler5583]

@@charliehavens12413 teams that farmed the white Sox for wins

[@zachflakerton]

@@charliehavens1241 AL Central also has dominant pitching across the board - Skubal, Flaherty (before trade), Holton, Foley, Hurter, Crochet, Fedde (before trade), Clase, Smith, Gaddis, Herrin, Bieber, Ragans, Lugo, Wacha, Singer. That I think says something about the hitting in that division too. Half the position players are basically triple A hitters who are there for defense. While Lugo and Wacha are good pitchers they’re no where even close to CY caliber but are somehow pitching like it now.

[@juniegyllenhaal3937]

Man if Alonso leaves in FA NYM needs to go full in on Vlad. We lose better defender but gain a way better hitter

[@Losmigoskenne1]

SKUBAL BEST EASY SP THIS YEAR

[@chbrown]

Why don't you make the same video for defense? I was hoping to see the best 1B, 2B, SS, etc on defense. Thanks.

[@nathanguillen5726]

Jason Adam for-best-relief pitcher of the year

[@Keegan135]

No

[@ChaseGrote64]

Big Dumper all day. Only reason M’s weren’t the worst offense of all time.

[@chriscornell7194]

Pretty much nailed it.

[@fraydow]

Ohtani better then judge

[@Virtual_Sports-l4d]

bro needed a drink of water during that sponser ad

[@brilehrkamp4547]

Vladdy over Harper?

[@breindyfriedman5897]

Yes

[@joshuablanco5312]

No TEOSCAR IS CRIMINAL

[@mentazmic]

OVERRATED

[@sc_row]

He hates the dodgers. He's always hated them.

[@dantamulonis5566]

William Contreras had 23 HRs on the year. Raleigh had 23 HRs in away parks. I'd probably take Raleigh when you then include defense

[@carsonhooper408]

Are you still gonna do your 12 days of mlb rankings?

[@CraqerFactor]

James wood is the best left fielder no lie

[@SamuelJones-z3n]

I know this is off topic but who is the braves biggest rival at this point?

[@ojnsn2245]

two words, Gerrit Cole

[@hauvkuabyang7467]

No Teoscar mention for LF? Made the all star team and hit for 30+ homers

[@MlbProdigy]

Do these for defenfence

[@fcktrouba3310]

Remember before the season when your bias made you put Pete to outplay Vlad this year?

[@Jose_Hunters_EWF_Remixes]

Don Baylor is the first DH to win MVP, in 1979

[@Keegan135]

He played more in the field than DH

[@ratedRblazin420]

Please start banning people who keep posting that overused "and this is why" 'joke' that hasn't been funny for the past 2 years and will continue to not be funny moving forward. Come up with something else

[@ghost64626]

Ketel is AZ's MVP

[@JosephMalachiOsborn]

Juan Soto would NOT win MVP over Vladdy this year. I think its gonna go Judge Whitt then Vladdy over Soto for 1 2 3 AL MVP voting

[@Keegan135]

Soto would win over Vladdy and Vlad is my favourite player, he has better stats across the board aside from BA

[@GiovannMan]

Yes he would, easily too. Just checked their stats to see how close they are. Not really a competition.

[@TBAPSB7]

im a royals fan but i was not a royals fan for 2014 when they lost the world series how do you get over losing in the postseason

[@tim8801]

You don’t.

[@meganslowinski3985]

Phillies? Harper Turner Bohm

[@smeebisesportzbebbins6200]

underrating skubal

[@jonnyg03]

Skubal is better than Sale by some margin in my opinion

[@JLM2308]

U should bring back best player with that jersey number

[@DumbBaseball139]

Are yoy counting teoscar hernandez as a rf or lf?

[@DumbBaseball139]

Because if you are counting him as lf hes def the best

[@rpriske]

His primary position this year was LF.

[@Bananasfan67]

lets go Ketel Marte is the best at 2nd base

[@hoopz66]

Zack wheeler > Chris sale

[@Keegan135]

Hell nah

[@RudyD-dl3qf]

THE METS ARE IN THE NLCS

[@maverickmika]

The Dodgers or Padres will beat them in it lol

[@Jose_Hunters_EWF_Remixes]

@@maverickmika Nobody cares what bitter little gnomes think

[@Tank345-j2u]

Perfect video. I'm impressed. One possible thing is left field. As a gaurdian, I would pick kwan because he is the perfect leadoff hitter, but it is probably a matter of preference.

[@DingerCity06]

me too

[@Laguardiah]

I’m a Cleveland fan too and I’m not biased I just literally can’t think of a better all around left-fielder. He can get on base, steal, field, and he’s starting to hit for power as well.

[@Diskyle]

Is bregman in the convo for best 3rd baseman defensively?

[@benkelly6777]

very good, top 10 but not number 1

[@Diskyle]

@@benkelly6777 he’s easily in the top 3 he makes very few errors and makes every play look too easy

[@lightning77125]

12:20 what about teoscar hernandez

[@Krongos]

Dude. You didn't even mention Jarren Duran which was ridiculous since he played almost half his games in LF and would've been completely LF if not for Story's injury. He was so much better than Kwan or Profar. The best LF this year was Duran. Not close.

[@usernameusername4037]

He did mention Duran and said that he didn't count since he was a center fielder...

[@rpriske]

CF. Not LF.

[@maddoxmcmerty3448]

He absolutely glazed Bobby Witt Jr.

[@mstrohecker1610]

Not even close, Bobby Witt is by far and away the best SS. Dude had an unbelievably good year. Hed be the mvp is judge didn’t exist

[@BillyBall35]

​@@mstrohecker1610Not "far and away" Gunnar is really close

[@mstrohecker1610]

@@BillyBall35 not really, Gunnar fell off of a cliff in the second half

[@maddoxmcmerty3448]

@@BillyBall35 exactly

[@ralphganitnit7346]

Besides walks and HRs, Bobby smoked Gunnar on pretty much every statistical category and played better defense this year. That mediocre last stretch for Gunnar certainly doesn’t help his numbers but like Marc said, he was talking about this season. They young and got a lot of time to prove who’s better but Bobby cleared him this year.

[@jamesboisits]

That Clase pick aging like milk rn lmao, I get it tho

[@GreenShark-hn7pk]

Steven Kwan>profar

[@peterskrobola8753]

Riley Greene is clearly better than Kwan this season. Both great fielders. Greene played more this year and was obviously better offensively. Come on man

[@salliemedia]

But he's not The Chosen Kwan.

[@Graeme-u7m]

He’s not the king though.

[@peterskrobola8753]

@@Graeme-u7m I didn’t think of it that way

[@luisalbertoramirez5365]

Are you kidding: Witt, Judge,

[@wndupfx]

Wrong, starting pitcher is Skubal.

[@Chirswally]

Edwin uceta best reliever

[@astralflick]

What does Juan Soto do better than Rob Refsnyder?

[@Keegan135]

😭

[@JC-sp5vs]

Instead of vladdy I would’ve had Freddie freeman

[@jaredtodd3148]

yelich would have been the best left fielder if he didn't get hurt

[@kcmadety8949]

Man coming from a Royals fan go Mets 😂💯

[@michaelburgess3779]

Why would the braves give up such a talented guy? Porque

[@soulknife20]

Whaaaaa?! He chose a Brave's player as the best at their position?

[@meifert2]

Nobody else was close

[@danieltucker5564]

@@meifert2 skubal was arguably better

[@bozozero9784]

@@meifert2skubal was better actually

[@dntpeekmete5825]

​@@bozozero9784 it's very very close

[@LuisReyes-yv4mf]

Let’s go dodgers!!!

[@phillyprodz2670]

Harper???

[@jbryant5253]

Choosing Jace Peterson as the best third basemen was an interesting choice but it's your opinion Marc

[@IsmaelLopez-s5v]

You called him William and Wilson lol

[@Sabinistic]

Marc looking like he makes top of the line muzzarell

[@PCC_]

Your eyes are awfully close together

[@alivillanueva604]

Imagine saying Profar is the best LF with a straight face 😂

[@ewwon2584]

Let's Go Mets!

[@JackGeezy]

LET'S GO DODGERS