MLB's Top 50 Players for 2024, ranked | The Foolish 50

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[@trevorm1876]

Fallen off the list from 2023: #50 Justin Verlander #49 George Springer #45 Jeff McNeil #44 Wander Franco #43 Will Smith #41 Byron Buxton #39 Xander Bogaerts #38 Max Scherzer #37 Brandon Woodruff #36 Brandon Nimmo #35 Shane McClanahan #28 Carlos Rodon #25 JT Realmuto #16 Sandy Alcantara #12 Carlos Correa #9 Jacob deGrom

[@Cardsfan5]

This is the analysis I needed

[@noahepstein5090]

6 of those almost all because of injury

[@SethFord-ux3rt]

@@noahepstein5090and Wander Franco because… well you know

[@migueljaquez501]

will smith is the biggest snub of this list

[@JeradLover]

Bogaerts being left off is kinda interesting

[@harrison127]

Requested the day off so that I could watch the Foolish 50, and my boss said that I never have to come into work again 😀 thanks for your help Bailey 👍

[@MovingBlanketStudio]

Subtle, yet brilliant. LMK if you need work!

[@johnjohnsonjohn]

500 iq move

[@tstrings3408]

The only way tryt

[@Itsmyusername]

Based (get it? Baseball pun? Ok I’ll go now)

[@violentvowelz9920]

​@@MovingBlanketStudio is this an open invitation?

[@corbinm5237]

“He hit 24 homers and 1 Tim Anderson” had me rolling 😂

[@Timidgaming]

this is why we love bailey

[@moistnar]

Tatis crashing his motorcycle into a pile of steroids got me good too

[@FTLnovaKid]

22:35 😂 it is gold

[@FTLnovaKid]

@@moistnar18:01 also gold

[@vincentboldenjr.7593]

It was the gambling line about Ohtani for me😂😂

[@stebo2252]

"Crashing a motorcycle into a pile of steroids" never change 😂

[@noahwelch2931]

I feel like Jose Ramirez has been the 11th best player in baseball for like 5 years now

[@GoFeverGo]

He has, cause he’s just great at everything and consistent, so all the down years drop under him and all the huge years rise over him i guess lmao. But ur right it feels like hs always 11

[@connormartin1618]

Not 5 years, 7 years.

[@gnielsen07]

Jose Ramirez is goated, he took a huge discount to stay in Cleveland. Only making 17 million this year… feels like the guardians are stealing from him

[@quaidwilburn9373]

Not anymore lol

[@GoFeverGo]

@@quaidwilburn9373 wdym

[@bmac4]

And that's why Edwin Diaz is the #1 ranked player in- Whoops wrong channel

[@Redsoxwin2024]

Lol

[@ThomasBaxter]

🦒

[@8kewlkewk1zzz]

🦒

[@dominicpancella3012]

In order to get to 50, you have the 26 Mets players, plus the best player on 24 of the other 25 teams not named the Phillies, Braves, Nationals, or Marlins. My guess on the excluded team would be either the Yankees, Giants, or Cardinals.

[@elliotramos4495]

This stupid bodybuilder

[@Catsincans]

Wow. I did not expect to see Kim Ha-Seong to not only take up every spot in your top 10, but also be your favorite for the NL MVP. Bold take, even coming from one of his biggest fans.

[@billymock2755]

"Fabled Chad plate appearer" is my new favorite way of referring to a hitter

[@Capybara_Productions]

It’s a reference to baseball bits’ “Chad Innings Eater”

[@broncos435]

literally just luis arraez

[@MegaDman321]

Forgot Jung Hoo Lee at 1 I'm afraid

[@rogerj21]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Jung Hoo Lee, Yariel Rodríguez, Matsui and Shota Imanaga are not here because they didn't play last year.

[@Solar_183]

New Jersey Legend Jung Hoo Lee

[@AMEN4MVP99]

Didn't have a "No More Parties in LA" reference on my Foolish Bingo card today

[@tubbyidk1474]

seems like a kanye fan, going back to “Here’s Another Hit, Barry Bonds” being the header for a graphic in Bonds in 4

[@CStheoneandonly]

@@tubbyidk1474you don’t really have to be a Kanye fan to know either of those songs

[@Manoop33]

@@CStheoneandonly yea u do, only kanye fans know about barry bonds

[@kizitokatende412]

​@@CStheoneandonlythere's no reason to have multiple references of Ye unless u at least tolerate his music

[@notthemauler]

Kerry Carpenter number 1 wow Bailey you are so smart

[@boxhead9295]

teams without players here: A’s, Tigers, Marlins, Nats, Reds, Pirates, Rockies

[@peterstedman6140]

Elly please 🥲

[@dominicpancella3012]

If only Alcantara were healthy...

[@BendyDH]

@@peterstedman6140if Elly can improve and get back to how he was during his monstrous first few months he’ll no doubt be on the list next year. I like the dude a lot, he’s a 22 or something year old who doesn’t look a day over 40, what’s not to like?

[@bobbyverdin7915]

⁠@@BendyDHmonstrous first month. He was good the 21 games he played in June when he debuted but was pretty bad thereafter from July-September.

[@elijahgreen2491]

“Crashing a motorcycle into a pile of steroids” is one of the Foolish quotes of all time

[@smajet5640]

Great to see Bailey posting to his third channel again. :)

[@RupertMumphrey]

Fun fact: Buttercup Dickerson had a 6 hit game.

[@dominicpancella3012]

I would love to see where you found this info, because I've done some digging and so far have been unable to confirm it

[@RupertMumphrey]

@@dominicpancella3012 Wikipedia list of baseball single hits leaders or something like that, he did it in 1881. This info can also be found on baseball almanac.

[@rawkurface]

@@dominicpancella3012 June 16, 1881 for the Worchester Ruby Legs vs. the Buffalo Bisons. Perhaps you were looking at the 21st century's new Buttercup Dickerson instead of the 19th century OG version.

[@DoingitWrongDG]

"He was given the physique of Prime Albert Pujols but just wanted to be Dustin Pedroia"

[@alexmojica9543]

the ha seong kim phobia is crazy

[@user-dz8kt9ev9b]

Even the official mlb listed him on no.81 😂😂 a legit 5 war player on 81 is crazy

[@carlmarks3090]

I had almost given up hope of getting this video

[@lordxelizor]

22:36 absolutely terrific joke

[@TheNateTheory101]

I swear I have been waiting forever for this. It will be interesting to see Gerrit Cole's ranking, if he's ranked at all that is, since he is gonna be on the IL to start the season for 1-2 months.

[@vtvt0133]

I wouldn’t put him on this list at all. Not sure he’ll have enough time to accrue WAR and counting stats.

[@bubbasumpter6895]

He’s at 50

[@knutschack8625]

Nola, Fried, Goldie and Swanson are all quite low on this list and can see all of them having significantly better than average seasons, and I say that as a Mets fan…

[@java8619]

@@vtvt0133my thing is that Cole is so good he could very well be top 50 while missing 2 months

[@TheNateTheory101]

@@java8619 agree, but he would need to come back strong, which is certainly possible, and I am hopeful for.

[@BoomBaby879]

Wasn’t expecting a blonde boys reference, made me very proud

[@BroseidonLive]

no Ha-Seong Kim and no Snell is kinda wild Bailey, I guess we'll see

[@scrub_jay]

William Contreras in the top 40 and Will Smith not on at all is an absolute crime Bailey

[@justintemprano5875]

Cuz Wild Bill is a G and Will Smith isn’t

[@scrub_jay]

@@justintemprano5875 Got no beef with Contreras really but he had one good year, and that year isn't as good as either of Smith's last 2. Math aint mathin

[@King_Immanuel]

I love these main channel video premieres Bailey!!!

[@ShouldaShotA-Rod]

Corey Seager being a top five player in the game is a world I love living in

[@prodbyANT]

Get used to it. Ohtani's gone, it's Seager's league now.

[@SconnerStudios]

He's been elite for 5+ years now. He's just now getting credit for it. Especially now that Bellinger and him are on different teams.

[@CloudyYote]

yknow i didnt expect you to put yourself at #34 as a dh but honestly, you made some valid points. rooting for ya this season!

[@DA-yl8js]

We should have seen this coming, Bailey's xSubs and XWOBACON (quality of content) point to a breakout

[@glucosaminecondroitan9135]

Top 10 in Great Piece of Hitting and Great Piece of Pitching.

[@alexbrady2672]

“Boy Zach Wheeler is good. should he be higher on this list? Am i dumb? Am i big dumb dumb” … chuckled loudly after that one 😂

[@user-gt6tw3qr2x]

Where is Ozzie, he hit .280 with 30+ HRs, 100+ RBIs, .849 OPS, .510+SLG, and a .336 OBP

[@hoppy23]

He's predicting their outcome in 2024 not using their outcome in 2023

[@alexlevinson8629]

Ozzie never gets any love man. Not only is he the most lovable dude In baseball (ok, maybe tied with Freddie the traitor), he also loves fish. I live in close enough proximity to him that I’ve seen his tanks a few times, and he’s as cool a person as you could hope to meet. Oh yeah, he’s also a world class athlete. History will remember him in more ways than one, and I’m happy to have him around.

[@warlordofbritannia]

I’m a firm believer in Bo Bichette Crash Theory. This is the idea that you can’t sustain a .360 BABIP, K/BB ratio above 5:1 and linearly declining power for more than three seasons before the bottom falls out of the tub. It was formerly known as Tim Anderson Theory, and before that the Law of Juan Samuel. Bichette has reached his allotment of three such seasons and will thus see a dramatic fall from grace in 2024.

[@DrAnarchy69]

This is clearly Braves bias on the part of Bailey. How else can you possibly explain Bailey accurately reflecting reality by putting so many Braves on the list? /s

[@Battlebum]

Splitter go BRRRRRRR is the kind of analysis we need

[@josephtamarez2105]

Love these main channel videos, keep up the great work 👍

[@slash39393]

Luis Castillo not making the list but George Kirby does, interesting take.

[@TimMarkPlays]

Another great main channel video! Keep it up!

[@keithharris2576]

24:09 “Ohtani needs to work on his gambling issues this year.” Bailey knew…. Somehow he knew!

[@TheBlackWaltz]

The video just came out, days after the whole ippei situation. So yes, he knew?

[@bc5852]

the fact this comment got so many likes reassures me that people on this page are as dumb as rocks and that’s why a lot of their opinions suck

[@bipolarkeyboard]

i really like this channel, i'm getting back into baseball and your commentary this video really helped get me caught up. Thanks for sharing

[@TempleofNater]

Thanks for including Trevor Bauer as an honorable mention! I think people are overlooking his stellar performance against Dodgers minor league players a couple weeks back

[@rashiroselin]

Also Yankee misfits in Mexico

[@robertcrist6059]

"until morale improves", made me think of that spoof Andrew Luck civil war twitter account - great stuff.

[@InDepthBaseballYT]

judge at 1 is so real

[@Myllorelion]

Im happy to see Judge still recognized as the best player in the league. I do think you're selling him a bit short as a hitter by considering guys beneath him as better hitters with holes in their game. I do think that Shohei deserves a top 5 spot though, even without throwing a pitch.

[@Azeria]

Seattle doubled the number of players on the Foolish 50 (it’s now two)

[@FTLnovaKid]

🔥🔥 Great list as always!

[@skidrat55]

This video is an excellent addition to the main channel

[@PushesDirectlyToMaster]

"The Atlanta Braves will continue appearing on this list until morale improves." Preach brother.

[@Noah-je2xj]

MLB teams by amount of players on the list: ATL: 7 PHI, HOU: 4 LAD, NYY, TEX, TOR: 3 STL, ARI, NYM, SDP, SEA, BAL: 2 CHC, KCR, MIL, CHW, MIN, SFG, CLE, LAA, TBR, BOS: 1 OAK, COL, DET, WAS, MIA, PIT, CIN : 0

[@jfmatt8067]

3 for BAL - Henderson, Rutschman, Burnes

[@Noah-je2xj]

@@jfmatt8067 good catch

[@mtverv]

Witt might have been the first Royal on the 50 but next year don’t be shocked if there are 3. Witt, Ragans, and Pasquantino all on the 50 next year

[@kylemanter3208]

13:25 - BlondeBoyz reference. Cyndago is still alive

[@NotExplicable]

Betting on Judge to stay healthy is kinda wild and Acunas season is more repeatable additionally the on base value from Acuna makes up for any defensive slack.

[@bristowski]

So glad to see another great video on the Foolish main channel!

[@kdrewmorris]

Bro i needed this a week ago before my fantasy draft

[@sffan10]

“He hit 24 homers and 1 Tim Anderson” 😂

[@beegmacc]

So glad to see you owning up to your snubbing of Logan Webb from last year's list Bailey. Also the Ohtani gambling comment was brilliant

[@romekadi2064]

Been waiting PATIENTLY for this

[@castlevaniaking5]

Great list and great one liners. Never change lol

[@tohuvavohu]

Amazing as always

[@J_Eight]

Gleyber Torres snubbed, u will regret this

[@KB-313]

We love our high OBP catchers!

[@jcoogs7149]

Bailey: Now you know who my number 1 player is Me: Finally Tommy Edman is getting the respect he deserves

[@nathanskeen5865]

No reds, Pirates, A’s, Tigers, Brewers, Nat’s, Rockies. Am I missing any?

[@smoceany9478]

glad to hear you recognize whomps per whiff as a real stat

[@tristanzemtseff9435]

always good to see another video on bailey's main channel

[@ben.earnest]

"He hit 24 homers and 1 Tim Anderson" is an all time line

[@jackmanzi8592]

Needed this about 2 weeks ago for my draft 😂😂

[@unchangedimage1603]

I feel like the Austin Riley ranking will either be a kick in the ding dong or will make Bailey look like Nostradamus…there is no in between.

[@TheTEN24]

Always love these. Great to see you respect Lindor with that ranking he’s really earned it. That Tatis line got me🤣

[@aniparker407]

i think you nailed it this year pending any more injuries. i think mookie at short is gonna be disappointing until at least mid season. it’s funny considering the elite defenders theyve had at that spot and just let em go lol

[@booker244]

13:24 this Blonde Boys Cyndago reference made my day. thank you foolish

[@vicvsvictor2652]

10:19 Bubble Butt Sean Murphy 😂

[@lil_jack9410]

“Well now you know who number one on this list is gonna be” “Ernie Clement” they all say in unison.

[@its_b_edits]

I love ernie

[@charlielewis5756]

Like the list. Surprised Snell didn’t make it

[@thewinger337]

Wow actually including Adolis Garcia is bold, but I like it. Even discounting what he said in the video, Adolis is also surrounded by the absolute best lineup that he ever has and hes almost surely going to *need* to score to win with the “meh” pitching of the rangers. Hopefully he should benefit from the rangers lineup and the absolute hell that is seager-semien-langford-lowe-carter tearing it up, but who knows. Even as a ranger fan I might not be convinced that he puts up a WAR in the top 50 again, but hopefully the consistency and improvement in the rangers dugout push him even further.

[@homura2112]

Wow! So happy to see Orlando Arcia get the recognition he deserves in the Top 10!

[@Ian00003]

I was pleasantly surprised when Édouard Julien was ranked ahead of him

[@caoomahony]

Freddie freeman weeping openly being something he is known for is perfect and made my day.:0

[@henrymarks2237]

Can’t wait to see a bunch of these comments getting flamed when Bailey reviews his rankings after the season

[@hahshsdh4646464]

Good list overall, I think Ozzie Albies deserves to be there, but the walk rate hurts him.

[@ieatbatsdude8271]

I hate that I laughed at the "Buttercup Dickerson" joke

[@bl_ss]

This list is beautiful. I will say, putting the guy at 20 ahead of the guy at 21 is a slight hot take, but I'll eat my words if 20 guy really pops off again. 24:06 ...Oh ffs

[@effyeadude]

A note on Rutschman: Last year he had the highest called strike rate, with more outside pitches called strikes than any other qualified batter. His plate discipline is elite, but he was unlucky in 2023.

[@rebeccabakerpalmer]

"Shohei needs to work on his gambling issue" ... too soon, too soon 😂

[@daviiiid.r]

as a biased yankees fan i dont think judge is better than acuna you are right that his defense is better but judge doesn’t seem to have a base stealing aspect to his game anymore while acuna stole 19 more bases than the next highest. I dont think the difference in defense can bridge that much of a gap in baserunning, but I hope you are right cause I love judge and want him to be the best player in baseball lol

[@alextimemit9454]

As a Yankees fan myself I find these days we're more likely biased to the negative. What a grouchy fan base we are 😅

[@DoYouKnowBaseball]

"Crashing a motorcycle into a pile of steroids" 😂😂😂

[@TheatreKiller]

Great list. I feel like this is the year for Pablo Lopez to really come in to his own as an elite pitcher.

[@Avocado11]

3:2 Paul G Oldschmidt, he plays with the Will of G. 20:29 Spencer must've felt bad about his potential competitors not being there and wanted to join them.

[@mauricealexander9975]

You can't put Yandy that high, he'll regress

[@AverySuzuki]

JP Crawford snubbed again

[@docpotatohead8582]

2 weeks later, Will Smith is batting .369 with a .880 OPS while Aaron Judge is batting .182 with a .731 OPS. Whoops.

[@Friedfn]

so luis castillo isn’t in the top 50? 😭

[@glucosaminecondroitan9135]

Probably the only player I am upset about not being on here.

[@mayitakeyourhatsir8632]

oh boy i'm always so excited to watch some content on Bailey's main channel

[@n8_n]

here's my takes: you put Soto too low (he's gonna have a HUGE year, avg or slightly below defense as well) and Luis Castillo will, barring injury, deserve to be on here in hindsight.

[@Levi.j]

This is a great main channel vid

[@plutonicgnat115cool5]

Cant believe alejandro kirk was all 50 spots

[@timothygalligan4042]

Searched the channel earlier today because I was like “haven’t seen the foolish 50 yet this year”

[@alexmelisz7724]

Very nice of Bailey to give us another video on the main channel

[@peterharris6409]

Bobby Witt proved me wrong. I really wasn’t sure. Didn’t think he could hit enough. I was wrong. Hopefully he keeps it up cuz he’s fun to watch play

[@bonzaigrump]

Top tier cyndago reference there Bailey

[@bradyveal2366]

I loved this main channel upload

[@Collin790]

Im a big fan of the George Kirby love also known as the 2024 Cy Young Winner

[@michaelenglarjr.2164]

Interesting choice of words for Shoheis season 🤔🤔

[@erc6943]

Forgot to stake my claim when I first saw the video but Seiya Suzuki will be a top 50 player this year. Granted I’m saying this now that we’re 5 games in but he’s been crushing the ball since the last two months of LAST season

[@lifeisboss7097]

"J ram hit 24 home runs and 1 tim anderson" LMFAO