Most Underrated Player From Every MLB Team 2023

[@ThatwasaSTRIKE]

Isaac Paredes has been the most underrated player on the Rays imo. 26 Home runs, .866 OPS, and only 24 years old. He hit 20 HRS last year but is breaking out this year.

[@SheLuvMaddox]

i felt like his glove was gonna help the rays in the meadows trade because it was already good so i felt something in his swing the rays could tweak nd they did so i am not surprised the rays turned him into my opinion the most underrated 3rd BM in baseball

[@dynamicsparx]

Yeah Idk why he picked our best player. He was literally an All-Star.

[@TJB270]

Was thinking the same thing. Outside of Rays fans, who talks about the guy?

[@ThatwasaSTRIKE]

@@TJB270 Only time I saw people talk about him was when he collided with Ty France

[@nategrines4168]

That is why Rafael Ortega is the most underrated player in MLB history

[@JimmyIsYesmanpro]

“This is also why the mets are underrated and will win their division this season”

[@TheLegoBattlebotsLab]

Nah Jonathan Arauz 💀

[@tressler2]

@@TheLegoBattlebotsLaborioles legend

[@Jackson54321]

@@tressler2Red Sox legend

[@furiouskaren8686]

@@Jackson54321the correct answer

[@icecube3618]

As a Jays fan, our most understed player has to be yusei kikuchi. He has been one of the best pitchers post all star break with a 1.29 era. He is rocking a 3.55 era on the year

[@Chickendees789]

By the way the dodgers most underrated player is Evan Phillips he was a top 5 reliever last year no one talked about him 1.14 era last year. This year he has a 2.35 era and dodgers closer and has been amazing. Sure he isn’t top 10 anymore but he’s easily our best reliever.

[@callmecon15]

I say he still is top 10.

[@danny5406]

@@callmecon15Facts. He plays in more important moments now and is still shining bright. Looking close to Edwin Diaz from last year

[@davidbarraza1294]

How can he say Mookie is underrated for us lmao I would say Phillips too

[@Chickendees789]

@@callmecon15 yea don’t want to argue with the people who say he’s top 10. So underrated imo.

[@andrewlee8623]

i would say it's brasier, jhey, or miller. i dont see how any player jumps out on the dodgers because we have so many stars and people around the league are well aware of their impact (e.g. smith, freeman, betts, kershaw, outman). i was looking at rosario or kike but they havent played as much and they're only platoon guys who wont make that much of an impact (along with guys like peralta). the only guys that stood out was brasier (who has been amazing since coming to la), jhey (who is not the star he was but is putting up good numbers and are equal to some of the guys that are on here), and miller (who rlly has established himslef in the rotation and is improving)

[@INnOUT17]

Clarke Schmidt is very underrated for the Yankees. He has been great for the second half of the season (other than one start)

[@TheLegoBattlebotsLab]

I agree

[@rashiroselin]

Also Ian Hamilton. Today was rough but he's still cracked.

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

Pretty sad as a Yankees fan that Schmidt has been one of the positive notes. He's been fine, don't get me wrong. But in a normal Yankees season, he would just be meeting expectations.

[@anthonyalfeo8798]

IKF been good too

[@pedrocortes5973]

Im glad we won against Clarke Schmidt, SF Giants

[@hatsmacer3340]

As a rays fan Yandy is a great pick, but there are so many more, Eflin is going crazy, Pete Fairbanks never talked about, Isaac Paredes having crazy numbers, Jose Siri is mashing the ball, and Josh and Luke are great new outfielders

[@RILEY_V84]

And nobody has been talking about any of them. You still have a really good shot of winning it all in October. I'll laugh when everyone sees how good all of them are finally in October if the Rays ball out in the Playoffs

[@theseanie9958]

i am SO GLAD you put Steele as the Cubs pick. Guy should be comfortably in the Cy Young conversation. Guy has been unreal

[@cooperthomson5978]

JP is a lot better defensively than people think he has great reaction time and range. The only error I can remember him making is shouldn’t count because what are the odds the ball would bounce off Tim Andersons helmet.

[@tenochvilla6296]

I love watching JP play and he’s probably my favorite Mariner atm but his OAA is bottom 3 this year amongst qualified shortstops. I was shocked to see that to say the least.

[@dubgamingw]

@@tenochvilla6296 first time in a while for me that ive disagreed this much with the metrics.

[@liamthethird5310]

Yea defensive metrics hate jp. But if you watch him day in and day out he’s probably a top 10 defensive shortstop

[@ChaiMeiLan]

He has a gold glove.

[@nitronick1075]

What about Bryson Stott? Nobody ever talks about how good his year has been.

[@tysonmaddox1090]

Lmao you must have missed some games during July cause every time he walked up to the plate, nbc sports would have a graphic or highlight real about how good he’s been hitting. The guys on 97.5 also only have sung his praises. It’s very easy to not hear that when they mostly cover negative stuff like turner’s hitting at that time

[@jaidnfnfasnbcc4249]

Marc doesn’t think Stott is a good player. Go watch his 2nd baseman ranking video

[@zachfedyk4740]

@@tysonmaddox1090those aren’t national media bro

[@eggi576]

Marc thinks he’s overrated

[@tysonmaddox1090]

@@zachfedyk4740 I’m sorry. I didn’t know people still cared about national media since they can only talk about 5 teams at a time with 4 of them being consistent in the Yankees, Mets, astros and dodgers with the best record in baseball coming in 5th

[@kxsinh]

As a Cardinals fan, I love Noot but I feel like he's more widely known as an up and coming solid player. A better choice would have been Brendan Donovan. Plays great defense at first, second, third, right, and left field as well as solid defense at short. He has an incredible eye, opposite field capabilities, and a newfound power strike. I'm all in on Donovan

[@JobiWan144]

I can see what you mean, but Donovan got the NL Utility Gold Glove last year as well as placing 3rd in ROTY voting. He is therefore not underrated because a lot of people recognize how good he is. Nootbaar hasn't gotten the same recognition despite being very good. They're in my top 3 favorite Cardinals, along with Arenado.

[@classicbananamilk]

Good call on JP I dont think many people realise he's one of the best hitting shortstops in the league this year. Also still think Cal Raleigh is underrated despite leading all catchers in home runs for the second straight season, leads the pitching staff really well as well

[@bhuvaneshsenthil9453]

For the Blue Jays, you could've gone with Kikuchi or Berrios. Both are having stellar bounce back seasons.

[@djardine2520]

For the Blue Jays you should look closer at Kikuchi’s numbers. It’s the first year he’s been an above average starter, and he’s been quite a bit better than average.

[@ratedRblazin420]

No

[@djardine2520]

@@ratedRblazin420 yes

[@djardine2520]

@@ratedRblazin420 until this year Kikuchi’s highest WAR in a single season was 1.1, but it’s already 2.2 (according to fangraphs). He’s not an ace, but he’s a serviceable 3rd or 4th starter, something he has fever been before.

[@BrayB4]

Chas is super underrated, could also argue Yainer Diaz as he literally plays backup catcher and has 19 HR already as a rookie

[@tyleralbright4121]

“Grabbing Nolan Jones for nothing” Juan Brito is a legit prospect the Guards got back. Definitely miss Nolan Jones and would take the trade back as a Guards fan. But to say they got him for nothing isn’t right, at least yet until we see Brito at the ML level

[@armthesharks6904]

I'm not sure marc knows ball

[@tyleralbright4121]

@@armthesharks6904 nah I like Marc and I think he knows what he’s talking about most of the time. I also understand not knowing about a pretty unknown prospect in Brito but wanted it to be noted that he’s looking pretty legit

[@yourrejectallamerican]

As a Rockies fan, I think we got a steal but you guys got someone

[@tyleralbright4121]

@@yourrejectallamerican I love Nolan Jones wish we wouldn’t have gotten rid of him. He was my favorite prospect we had but Juan Brito is good

[@joey5335]

I make that trade if I’m CLE everyday. Brito is the truth

[@ICS_ProShot]

I feel like you could’ve done Stott instead of Kimbral for the Phillies but that’s Craig is underrated

[@Phillies3159-alhs]

Yeah. Bohm and Marsh also have an argument for being underrated players. Honestly, Stott is so clutch, though. I get so excited when he comes to the plate because you know he's going to have a good at-bat.

[@peterstockhausen4601]

Joel Payamps has been so underrated this year for the Brewers.

[@RILEY_V84]

Yes he has for us

[@panivino28]

Great topic! Marlin fan here in Miami. Marc, Jake Burger has shown great defense! Plus more patience at the plate which translate less k's and more walks. Great acquisition by the Marlins.

[@pacelive3472]

Luis Robert Jr is a top 10 player this season. I am biased for sure but he is great on offense and defense.

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

There's something to be said for having such a strong offensive season on a bad offensive team too. That's harder than if he was on a better team. It's pretty easy to pitch around one guy.

[@illusionistphantom]

Luis Robert is overrated, fans act like he's one of the best players in the league when I can name many better.

[@L_studios669]

@@illusionistphantom u must not know ball my guy could go out rob a homer rob a double then get a hit or a bomb and could steal some bags he probably is In the top 10

[@illusionistphantom]

@@L_studios669 Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Jacob deGrom, Ronald Acuña Jr, Shohei Ohtani, Max Scherzer, Mike Trout, Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, Corey Seager, Bryce Harper, Jose Ramirez, and Bo Bichette are all better. And there are a bunch of players that are comparable, like Rafael Devers, Vlad Guerrero Jr, Fernando Tatis Jr, Austin Riley, Justin Verlander, Jose Altuve, Josh Hader, Kyle Tucker, Pete Alonso, Julio Rodriguez, Nathan Eovaldi, and more.

[@rthraitor]

@@illusionistphantomshut up 💀

[@patrickwerner4723]

The other thing you forgot to mention with yelich was that for the months of June and July he basically was back to his MVP self. As a brewers fan I don’t expect to see another full season of yelich playing at that MVP level. But if every season we can get a 2+ month long hot stretch where he plays at that level, and have him be a .250-275 hitter the rest of the season, it will be enough to give us a shot at a couple deep post season runs once our rookies develop

[@josiahingegneri7209]

I love Christian Walker, and also as Diamondbacks fan I would have to say our most underrated player is definitely Merrill Kelly. He goes out there and shoves every 5 days, rarely ever gets national attention and is also overshadowed by Gallen.

[@manofjack1001]

I appreciate you taking notice of the Tigers lowkey steady ascent

[@LetsGoLakers66693]

As a dodgers fan I expected u to say James Outman, Bobby Miller or Jason Heyward. For cubs I say bellinger cuz didnt expect him to be this good

[@tylerhockman8503]

Bryson Stott is really underrated

[@tatortot4380]

That fact Orlando Arcia wasn't the most underrated for the braves was criminal

[@ryansmith-i9w]

hes an all star we know

[@ArdenJ]

@@ryansmith-i9w so is Sean Murphy. You can be an all-star and still be under-rated...

[@n1ghtt295]

Only changes I'd make: NYY: Gleyber Torres TB: Isaac Paredes MIN: Sonny Gray LAA: Matt Moore ATL: Orlando Arcia PHI: Bryson Stott CHIC: Nico Hoerner STL: Brendon Donovan MIL: William Contreras COL: Ryan McMahon

[@jonathantaylor9208]

Finally lane gets the love he deserves

[@YaBoyyJohnNBA]

Ha-Seong Kim is so underrated man, he's just a flat out stud overall

[@rebelpunk13]

Mookie should win MVP for the fact that he has filled in and played an elite 2B and SS when needed. Plus his leadership qualities and ability to keep the team loose. Also add to the fact that he has come up with some very clutch hits this season.

[@KryMoore]

Freddie is better.

[@greencat1849]

Mookie has a -2 OAA in the very few innings he played at SS...in other terms, if he played his whole season at SS, he would have around a -44 OAA. Which would be one of the worst defensive SS seasons in MLB history. So you might want to think again about throwing around the term "elite"

[@jackharrist1078]

And that is why Ozzie Albies is actually the most underrated player in baseball.

[@rowanjagersma6915]

Ik it just happened a couple weeks ago, but the impact Davis Schneider has made on the jays is actually insane.

[@coledouglas-pluff616]

Or Tim mayza like give the guy respect

[@ryanmyue]

​@coledouglas-pluff616 got 2 seconds of fame in this vid 😂

[@demarcus918]

I think that Mickey Moniak could be the most underrated player for the angels because he's much less known of a name then brandon Drury

[@thatguyuknow1837]

Imo Bryson Stott is the most underrated Phillie because he's been hitting around .300 this whole year, though I could see Brandon Marsh or Cristopher Sanchez being underrated too.

[@yodangus]

Some the Brewers bullpen arms are criminally underrated. Hoby Milner, Joel Payamps and Bryce Wilson in particular are having steller seasons

[@Galantski]

Bradish for the Orioles? Yes, it very hard to argue with that pick, Marc, though I think I'd also include a position player to go along with him, and that's Ryan O'Hearn, who's had an incredible season, coming out of nowhere to be a really solid lefty bat in the lineup and a dependable first baseman--paired with Ryan Mountcastle, that's quite a strong platoon.

[@Theorpo]

15:53 feel so bad for my man i cant tell if he just missed the ball or if he got domed by it/reverse cansaco'd that ball. Also Ik tuckers the classic pick so Thank you for showing some love to Chas awesome player always thinks of a dance in the dugout after each HR and In a two HR game he forgot it for the first time for the season and told the sportscaster to tell the fans that he's sorry lol. I know he swatted the ball but he's just awesome. After the game he texted Ty France to say sorry and thats when Ty France found out it was intentional just want to put this out there.

[@milopop0006]

As a twins fan I’d honestly pick Ryan Jeffers as our most underrated player. In a year where we’ve struggled offensively, he’s arguably our best hitter. But Bailey Ober is also a good pick too.

[@cadesarkilahti7460]

Twins fan here to but julien, Jeffers, solano and pagan have all been way better then ober and are hardly recognized

[@cadesarkilahti7460]

See and now we just sent him down to the minors I can’t believe marc picked him us are underrated player must not be watching much twins games this year

[@milopop0006]

@@cadesarkilahti7460 yea Ober just has not been it in the 2nd half.

[@Mattmister9822]

Good choice with Ober, he’s been solid and nobody knows him, but imo the most underrated Twins player might be Ryan Jeffers, dude needs to be given the starting role behind the plate

[@CarterCasteel-ll2qh]

with the cubs steele is underrated but you have javier assad and adbert azolazy are young players are crazy

[@jeffersondeleon2528]

For the dodgers Evan Phillips seems to not get the respect he deserves. He's a very efective closer and has bailed the dodgers out of tough situations.

[@chloewu2760]

yep he's like the most reliable arm out of the bullpen that has struggled

[@Wolf-wc1js]

Yup he’s our best reliever in the sense that he can come in and get out of jams but lately he’s been definitely the unofficial closer and his WHIP is good which is what you want from your closer

[@holdenfegan1613]

Lfg lindor finally getting love! Only thing he struggles with is getting walks over strikeouts. He’s about to set career high in Ks, with under 70 walks. But a 121 OPS+ for a defensive wizard at shortstop is something any team would love to have

[@joewestistrashproductions5422]

I think that Justin Steele is underrated by the media more so than fans. Whenever mlb does a pitcher rankings post everyone in the comments says how Steele should be higher

[@Cream.cheese01]

16:16 Tim Mayza is criminally underrated. Nobody knows who he is besides Blue Jays fans, he has a 1.39 ERA in 45.1 innings, FIP at 2.57 and a homerun percentage at 0.6%

[@hankdudehd4644]

as a twins fan you could really go Ober, Michael a Taylor or Ryan Jeffers, but there are even more tbh that i could name.

[@michaelapplegate4143]

Could’ve gone with Yainer Diaz for the Astros. Can’t believe Maldonado is getting the majority of starts behind the dish

[@benoberle9312]

I think Chas is slightly better than Diaz because he's a little more patient although they both are very good

[@Lorrddyyy]

The List is perfect There were so many options on the Detroit Tigers too I play fantasy so I use most of these guys 🤟🏽

[@mcgiver1327]

I know it’s the running joke, but if you do the overrated player gif, Ozzie can’t be your answer. Don’t think we really have a perfect answer but Mchough due to decency bias and elder due to the talk around him (pitching like a front line starter when really a 4-5) are good picks.

[@DaBigTank82]

People don’t talk about Nathaniel Lowe’s major improvements in defense this year he went from one of the worst to well above average

[@MaddDogg316]

I know that Chaz definitely deserved the zpot but I really want people to starting talking about starting rookie pitcher JP France. Super underrated all season long.

[@stevenponcho293]

As a Rays fan, I agree Diaz was the most underrated player 2 years ago. However, he started the all star game so fans are starting to see his value. I would go with Jose Siri, Josh Lowe or Isaac Paredes

[@tyrannous259]

Fr paredes has actually been insane this year

[@HeySalina]

As a not-Rangers fan, the Rangers pick should have been Ezequiel Duran.

[@paultrent71]

Thought for sure Ramon Urias would be the Os pick. Defensive stud who is more clutch than his numbers might speak to.

[@bubbasumpter6895]

Cards fan I would probably still say tommy Edman he’s elite on the base paths swings an above average bat and can play gold glove defense anywhere on the field

[@donaldeggleston6342]

Give me iglesias for the Braves. Around 3 era which is inflated by a couple terrible outing his first two weeks after getting no spring training and only two blown saves and one of those was first two weeks. Just last year a team traded him for nothing just to dump his salary.

[@TheRealBatBoyAlive]

Kerry Bonds deserves to be a AL ROTY candidate

[@miatalon]

Jp is a great pick. His defense is actually really good. And until julio’s recent hot streak he was easily the mariners mvp for the season. Super under rated.

[@sethrabin833]

Us Cubs fans know how great Justin Steele has been this year. Also, he was an all star. I'm gonna go with the Palatine Pounder, Mike Tauchman.

[@jeffroot1126]

cool video, an idea for a video would be most underrated pitcher from every team

[@Extinguisher10]

Clearly Marc has never watched JP Crawford play. At least this time he didn't forget to include the Mariners like he often does.

[@cjk_02221]

Thanks for talking about kyle bradish. Dude has been amazing

[@daswolio3204]

Kimbrel is a shout for the Phillies but I’d say our most underrated player is either Brandon Marsh or Bryson Stott

[@thelonelyphish]

Kim is hands down the fan favorite on the padres, Ha-Strong Kim, Ha-Seong HIM

[@Geauxderrama30]

Can we get a MLB managers ranking ?

[@zeusdeuce7438]

Francisco Lindor is anything but underrated. Pretty sure everyone knows how good that guy is

[@fuhyfelax8218]

I think that Danny Jansen is the most underrated player on the Jays he’s quietly put up a great year at the plate 16 HRs 51 RBIs and a high batting average by his standards

[@switchflip6414]

The brewers is 1000% Joel Payamps, he is such a good reliever that nobody talks about!!

[@tylerilgenfritz6444]

considering bryson stott is the best defensive second baseman has the third best war for his position, I think it's gotta go to him for the phillies

[@HolycowthatsouttathisworId]

As a cardinals fan, nolan gorman has the most home runs on our team and he only had 406 at bats. Give him some more credit please.

[@kitschfamily]

coming from a huge mariners fan i completely argree with you about J.P.

[@Slippas3]

for the yankees, i wouldve maybe went with ian hamilton. hes been so good for us

[@thomasshortis5562]

I feel like chris martins the most underrated player on the redsox. Dude has a 1.2 era in 43 innings this year and although he isnt a closer he comes in at big spots and does his job for the sox.

[@mathewbreh3081]

I watch every Mariners game and I really don’t understand how people think JP is a bad defender. He is definitely not a gold glove guy, but he is a good glove guy imo

[@charlieradant]

Twins fans truly hate Emilio Pagan but he’s been awesome. He’s my lick for most underrated twin

[@millsschulte9369]

agreed as a twins fan. dude has been killing it

[@MNSonYT]

Braves fan here. I can’t express enough how much I love Francisco Lindor. I don’t get the hate. Never have. He’s a stud AND seems like a really good dude.

[@blaiser166]

Should take a look at Mayza and Yusei for the jays

[@Friedfn]

blud just said jp crawfords defense isnt good

[@Coreyy12]

For the Braves, you could make the argument that Sean Murphy, Eddie Rosario, Marcell Ozuna, or even Michael Harris could be the most underrated player. Hell you could even throw in Michael Tonkin or Charlie Morton Edit: I know he started the all star game, but you could even throw Orlando Arcia on the list

[@theonlyraid]

We love richards in toronto. Definitely a major reason why our bullpen is so strong

[@teachersama]

3:55 what on EARTH was that pitch????!!!! DAYUM!!!

[@UWHuskies94]

Metrics haven’t been liking JP of late, defensively. But he definitely passes the eye test.

[@SpencerDGoose]

JP hasn’t been too bad in defense, although I’ve heard defensive metrics do not like him

[@austin_a4416]

He’s had a few unfortunate errors that aren’t even his fault this year

[@kellankuhlman4158]

Jake Fraley is really underrated but i think you got to give it to matt mclain

[@jaredalleman695]

hey marc who do you think is better elly or corbin carroll also love the fact you chose kimbrel

[@gkdubskiii05]

Cole not opting out bud 😂😂 20:38

[@__Yikes]

I think Nolan Gorman is wayy more underrated that Lars Nootbar

[@aaronwitt03]

Brandon marsh of the Phillies has actually been insanely underrated the stats will shock you

[@jaimelannister1797]

Stats are a little misleading considering he’s a platoon bat and doesn’t face lefties

[@aaronwitt03]

@@jaimelannister1797 true but as a great defensive center fielder too he’s very valuable

[@ToadKart64]

As someone who watches him play every day, JP Crawford being considered "bad" by defensive metrics is a great example of why I don't trust defensive metrics

[@MichaelPCaruana]

Tyler holton is so underrated Marc called him Troy to see if anyone would notice

[@NT_PROD]

It’s Tyler Holton not Troy 11:20

[@supervision4137]

No Tim mayza for the jays is wild. Before today he was second in era for all relievers in the mlb

[@chriswalther7329]

For the Reds I'd say Will Benson

[@isellonbro1461]

I was just about to comment that

[@stevenponcho293]

I thought Julien could be the Twin's most underrated player, but that could be my Canadian bias talking

[@ilikecheese425]

Best baseball content on KZbin

[@daniellejuskiv3728]

Yes it is ❤

[@TylerOBrien7719]

For the red sox chris martin or john schriber should be mentioned sneaky nasty

[@matt713_4]

Never once have I heard of Trevor richards but holy shit that change up is just nasty

[@Andrew-bd8dc]

For the Phillies I would've gone with either Jeff Hoffman or Brandon Marsh

[@jakerupp4688]

Yandy Diaz is not awful at first he’s been great this year and has picked up his teammates consistently the whole year. The metric they used for him is criminally wrong.

[@lubtearts8985]

Bryson Stott was who it should’ve been for the Phillies. This guys loves hating on stott though.

[@mr2slick910]

Jay Jackson is underrated too imo he’s been so good this year

[@Edo9River]

So now I understand how the WC teams are sticking around