Our 2024 Right Field Tier List (with Jolly Olive)

[@paulstevens8041]

These tier lists are so good, the chemistry here is elite

[@timlett99]

He’ll get hate now cuz he’s a yankee but Soto is still a generational talent, let’s not get that twisted at all. Acuna had an insane season but Soto is younger and has proven himself to be as good and steady as anyone in the league. Jolly and Jake got this one right imo

[@AnnPorkins]

I had my angry Giants comment loaded in the chamber lol. Especially after Jake and Jolly said they’d take Yaz over Haniger only to have Yaz below him. Thankfully that Yastrzemski slander was rectified.

[@JACwastaken]

I was right there with you! Was relieved the fixed it

[@austencaruso7611]

Josh Lowe should be at least a tier above. He’s already proven more than any of the other young, high potential guys.

[@michaeldonovan802]

This^^ he’s on par or better than both Suzuki and Thomas. Having him that low is crazy.

[@garrett6865]

1 year and not close to anyone on a tier

[@generallukeproductions]

The tier naming process is the best part of these videos

[@jacksonroberts2205]

29 players included without the Red Sox. Not beating the allegations today I’m afraid 😅

[@basebatter94]

That's because the Red Sox ' Right Fielder now plays in New York.

[@jacksonroberts2205]

@@basebatter94 dang I didn’t know they were just gonna leave RF vacant this year that’s wild

[@Eric_E_123]

@@jacksonroberts2205Who’s their right fielder?

[@Commander3R5D]

@@Eric_E_123wilyer Abreu (young with crazy potential

[@jtk534]

@@Commander3R5D more like young with unknown potential. his call up last year doesn’t prove much. no one was scouting a late season call up on a last place team. we’ll see this year.

[@ensleyhatfield3397]

As a Ranger fan I like Adolis in the second tier because I think what he did in the playoffs should play some factor in the rankings.

[@ironn0c]

This cards fan agrees

[@nagisa2019]

Acuña should be the sole S tier. Soto overall as a player is closer to the Tucker/Tatis area than he is to Acuña

[@AustinMcAndrew]

Strong agree. Career end might be a different discussion but for 2024 rankings, you're dead on imo.

[@Bax263]

Fernando Tatis Jr.

[@cadenbrown8985]

You’re on crack

[@meech451]

as a braves fan the "problem" with Ronald's defense and why the metrics don't really like him is he does not get good reads off the bat. He can't get to all the balls of some lesser athletes because of that but he is not a bad defender.

[@andrewduncan3214]

getting bad reads and bad jumps on balls makes him a bad defender. the arm and speed makes up some ground but he’s still mid defensively

[@meech451]

@@andrewduncan3214 i agree, I mean oaa hates him and drs hes slightly below average. I think it can certainly improve as hes been a plus defender in the past

[@yardsaler5417]

Springer is good, when healthy, for 20 HR's, 15 steals, playing a good RF and being a good leadoff hitter. Has really good ABs. Should be up with Thomas/Santander IMO but, I'm biased

[@ericmcclellan6901]

Agree I would put him and Kepler up there personally

[@timothygalligan4042]

“Right now I’m just trying to put guys in groups” Yes sir, this is a tier list. Love the content fellas

[@samfewer8462]

i think soto should definitely be S tier, but there should be a tier above called “ronald acuña jr.”

[@jeff_leppard97]

Auna was -8 OAA last year, its not a rumor being spread that hes a bad fielder, her is

[@zanderholman576]

Just weird to me to have haniger so low. I feel like there should be a good when healthy category

[@jaredfreeley8283]

Kepler so underrated

[@kickinitwithkalyn1877]

Found the pod after getting into Talkin Baseball - Jake and Jolly are great together! Appreciate the episodes gents

[@dhog3153]

García at the 3rd spot is criminal lol

[@vincentcarignan24]

Where is the Red Sox RF?

[@ethanwagner]

WHO is the Red Sox RF I think is the right question

[@1TightMinute]

Soto goes down a tier bro. He’s got a good stick but his defense is not where it needs to be to consider putting him at the top.

[@generallukeproductions]

If Soto was still on the Padres he would be. Yankees bias makes the show unwatchable at times

[@ironn0c]

Watched one spring training game so far…Walker dropped a fly ball. Nothings changed.

[@Johnny_]

RF has to be the deepest position in the game!

[@jtk534]

always has been, most HOF inductees of any position player

[@zanelott1126]

I think Renfroe is so undervalued, good power, one of the best arms in the league

[@maxgoodsell1105]

This was the best list so far

[@votekyle3000]

Houston is satisfied

[@asdfaeou]

Jake "Everyone is dying here, so were gonna keep this one tight" (One hour later....)

[@jaredfreeley8283]

Kepler is literally good every year. So disrespected

[@jbbeats2042]

What I like about adolis going into 2024 (rangers fandom not included) is that year to year we see the strikeouts go down and walks go up. OPS goes up year to year so maybe career year ? Idk he’s in his 30’s already but

[@Smashley527]

Usually I don't get urked over a placement for a player on my favorite team, but the Riley Greene disprespect is unreal. MVP caliber player, you can't tell me Mickey Moniak is comparable

[@desertstormairsoft2300]

Top should’ve been named 2018 NL ROTY Race

[@lance0604]

Just here to see if I need to send mad tweets at Jake or jolly about where they put Adolis Garcia

[@SacredTube]

Fernando Platis Jr

[@SlurpCEO]

I am also very high on Will Benson this year but I think it deserves to be mentioned that he's a platoon guy who strikes out 30% of the time and is also below average in the field

[@Redsox4444443]

I’m here for the many Jake references to obscure movies from our Childhood.

[@bigfloridapimp]

I take solace in the fact that Corbin Carroll will be an undeniable S Tier next year

[@michaeldonovan802]

Josh Lowe is Kyle Tucker lite. He could easily be up there with Tucker if he repeats last season.

[@Carlos-uf8so]

Dude isn't allowed to bat against lefties though

[@StanGardner4815]

Feels like Yankees bias putting Soto beside Acuña atop the list. I mean, you cite Soto's bat outweighing his defensive deficiencies. But Acuña is slightly better at the plate, and wayyy better in the field. And.... reigning MVP. C'mon guys

[@khsbaseball16]

Not way better, but better defensively. I do agree though for now, going in to 2024, Acuña sits at S by himself

[@goadedbear]

This one was a CRAZY ride but a solid list

[@quad1532]

Josh Lowe is arguably better than everyone on B tier already in his career.

[@the_combot_collective]

The fact yall almost made ASG Starter & ALCS MVP Adolis Garcia a fuckin B TIER with some Nationals jabrone is CRAZY. Thank God Jolly Olive talked some sense in

[@aaronwitt03]

Tatis is S tier, remeber how everyone disrespected Acuna in 2022 when he came back from injury. Their talent levels are similar.

[@JaretDawson]

I knew I was going to be sad about the Josh Lowe tier, then I thought he was about to go to the B tier with how glowingly Jake talked about him, then I was sad again. 129 OPS+, 20 homers and 32 steals, .292 average last year at 25. Advanced stats don’t love his fielding but he’s rarely credited with errors and can absolutely slide over to center and I feel pretty secure with him anywhere in the outfield. Dude can mash, he’s quick, and (barring the current injury) he’s a great everyday player already and was one of the big reasons for the success of that lineup

[@Carlos-uf8so]

Dude doesn't get to hit lefties though. Biggest gripe about the Wildcard last year was that a guy batting .290 had to sit Game 1 of three game series

[@JaretDawson]

@@Carlos-uf8so That's fair, though theoretically if he's sitting the entire rest of the lineup should have a better matchup since he's one of the few lefty bats on the roster. He still got over 500 PAs on the season so it wasn't incredibly limiting. I do think sometimes the Rays get too cute with platoons, but it's obviously worked. They mostly beat themselves in those games though with mental errors and Jordan Montgomery existed in game 1, plus several guys missed time late in the season and came back just in time for the playoffs and were not in any kind of groove

[@tree2243]

Hunter Renfroe tier = "Discount Trout"

[@BigShniz]

Acuña should sit alone atop S tier

[@RickeyTaylorBeats]

Soto above Tucker is blasphemous. Also Yaz is not “Young & Performed Well”

[@thedoor43]

Lane Thomas should be in the C tier

[@michelegindt7926]

Soto in S tier above Tucker? That's wild to me and this is coming from a Houston hater.

[@JanklebeeGumpstump]

predicting mookie gonna be a S-tier RF this year

[@nathanielworks]

Please guys it is Uh-Doh-Lease Garcia. Its three syllables.

[@masonbingham2544]

Is there a Red Sox on this list?

[@yardsaler5417]

I think Soto being really good defensively while hitting 40 HRs and having 70 SBs puts him in a tier of his own, even with Soto. Soto will never have 70 steals, won’t ever be as good defensively, and hasn’t even hit 40 HRs yet. He’s elite; he’s not Acuna elite tho.

[@yardsaler5417]

Should’ve been: Never been done S tier - Acuna Soto S Tier - Soto S tier -

[@Eric_E_123]

Acuna’s not good defensively.

[@TorchDeeJ]

Us orioles fans will never forget Slamtander!

[@josephtourk4009]

where was Kerry Carpenter?

[@Inmytimeofdying93]

Speaking as a Rangers fan, Garcia is tough to rank. I don't think he's on the Tatis, Tucker level, but better than Santander. He is a late bloomer who's improved with every season, though. He used to walk way less and strikeout more. Point being there's definitely a chance he still has another level to unlock. That's not the case for many 31 years olds

[@LoneRanger1445]

Him and tucker have same amount of Allstars and gold gloves and same amount of rings

[@texican6059]

I think Soto will also win the Cy Young award right? I mean you guys have handed him every other honor.

[@Patman0074]

Jake not putting Tatis in the S tier because of one positive test is insane. The fact that he also thinks that Tatis was doing those steroids in the 2021 season is even crazier.

[@joshcreel3835]

Ohhhh I thought you meant "good butt" tier, not "good, but..." tier

[@davidjones4634]

If you’re gonna put Soto in S tier just because of his bat you’ve gotta put Tatis in S too just off his glove. Soto SUCKS in the field. Tatis was the best defender in the ENTIRE LEAGUE last season and still had a decent OPS with 20+ bombs.

[@trinitybombsquad3647]

No Wilyer Abreu… damn

[@t.o.double9497]

Tatis should've used LBJ's guy imo. 🤫🤫😂😂😂😂😂 allegedly

[@whyareyousoreeediculous7707]

Good list

[@Dabull81]

Acuna is in a league of his own rn

[@N0isybag]

Nailed it

[@isaacmartinez_]

Santander and Adolis are NOT on the same tier 😂

[@thethomaslampe]

As a definitely unbiased mariners fan haniger is part of the wild West

[@BigZ7799]

Not beating the allegations with zero Red Sox players not here on this list.

[@bv6377]

theres fans from all 30 teams complaining that there's an agenda to not talk about their teams. theyre all stupid fans, but at least theres a good number of you

[@Dylan-nz9hl]

Adolis In the same tier as lane Thomas Is kinda disrespectful.

[@Poindexterous]

Adolis is in A tier. Guy is a rally machine and came in clutch all last year you guys only saw it in the playoffs.

[@jaredfreeley8283]

The east coast bias(castellanos) is always ridiculous. Please open your eyes

[@connorcoleman2111]

Keep it up Jake

[@777ACES]

I’m sorry but Adolis is the best player in tier A. Literally outplayed and beat two of those guys in the playoffs

[@brianontiveros-kersch2412]

Moniak needs to be bottom tier. He was the actual worst Savant player and it wasn't close.

[@averystanley7013]

This is Wilyer Abreu erasure

[@ToadKart64]

Haniger at the very bottom of this list is going to age like milk

[@sebassg3668]

Tatis is ALOT better than fucking Kyle Tucker lmfao

[@AustinMcAndrew]

Tucker is MUCH closer to a soto caliber player than a garcia caliber player.

[@alejandroescalet3621]

Are they gonna do shortstops????

[@thirteenthtone]

prolly

[@emophase2224]

Are they gonna do right field?

[@alejandroescalet3621]

@@emophase2224Lol

[@khsbaseball16]

Acuña isn’t a great defender, he does however deserve the one and only S tier though. Stop trying to defend sub par defense

[@the_beef4762]

Sotos defense is God awful, Nando is a better right fielder for that reason alone. Or they should both be S tier.

[@bigbrother4059]

Offense is wayyyy more important than defense.

[@terb44]

Tatis will have a better season offensively, book it@@bigbrother4059

[@iiyourgrandmaxX]

Tatis has to prove his more than a .770 OPS guy post PED suspension before he can sniff S tier.

[@terb44]

That's coming off an injury/suspension year in a new position where he earned the platinum glove. You can't just ignore his previous 3 seasons of nearly one dotting it each season. The bounce back will be real @@iiyourgrandmaxX

[@jetstgtx6370]

soto S tier of right fielder key word fielder is blasphemous

[@bigbrother4059]

It’s literally just the name of the position. Overall sotos amazing offense makes up for his defensive shortcomings.

[@Jakenunify]

It’s that plus Yankees bias.. they have nothing else going for them let it be

[@AustinMcAndrew]

​@bigbrother4059 for... 3? 4 more years? Dude will end his career as one of the best dh of all time but he is not a top tier in any other position.

[@bigbrother4059]

@@AustinMcAndrew he’s literally only 25. He has like 8-10 more years of non dh play. When he’s being considered for the hof they’re not gonna be like ‘his defense was below average so he can’t go in’

[@BravesDahn]

Let’s go!

[@merman9200]

Seiya too low. Didn’t watch btw

[@joshdude1975]

Thanks for making me such a baseball nerd guys

[@fuzzybutterballggg3788]

Tucker is better than soto. Just saying

[@chadgar1463]

Only thing I hate more than Adolis is your guys pronunciation of his name

[@ayydubs987]

braves fans upset in the comments? who could have *possibly* predicted?

[@RyanDudziak]

This Will Brennan erasure will not stand

[@theonewhoknocks96]

Dude how do you forget Tyler O’Neill? Maybe stop mollycoddling about tier names next time and make sure you got every player listed lol

[@jessl1014]

Maybe this is an unhinged cubs fan's take, but sprinkle Seiya to get mvp votes the year

[@DannyBananas]

Soto is not on the same level of Acuna not even close

[@Logan-AI]

Recency bias. Soto is younger, has more career WAR, and a higher career OPS (by a fair amount). Both are bad defensively.

[@Poindexterous]

He is now that he’s on the Yankees

[@Kristingail]

@@Logan-AIwhile I DO think they’re the same level, you’re argument isn’t great. ONE- Soto is one year younger, but both came up the same year and Ronald won ROY. Two- Soto’s played in about 100 more games with only about a 2 career WAR difference. Three- Ronald has a rehab year smushed into his stats from 2022 bringing down his career OPS. While those stats at the end of the day do count, that clearly wasn’t who he was when the year after he returned to his normal level of play and he won an MVP. Again, I think they’re both S tier but the argument you used isn’t good.

[@Logan-AI]

@@Kristingail As a Yankees fan, I'd take Acuna over Soto right now. But I wouldn't be at all surprised if Soto ends his career as a top 10 hitter all time, in terms of career hitting totals, and I'd be very surprised if Acuna does

[@braedynmeyer5124]

Me when I lie :

[@triletto]

Acuña and Soto would not be on the same tier if Soto wasn't a yankee

[@johncrabtree8857]

If ur gonna do a show learn how to pronounce the names of these players

[@GoodMorningWilMyers]

The Tati disrespect is WILD

[@AustinMcAndrew]

This is a 2024 rankings. Tatis came off a 113 ops+ season. He does not belong in the top tier. But neither does soto.

[@terb44]

Soto is an objectively terrible outfielder, NY will be booing him by May. Not putting Tatis the platinum glover in the top tier is actually crazy.

[@Carlos-uf8so]

.770 OPS, also Platinum glove is a fan vote I believe. So kind of worthless in a sense.

[@terb44]

@@Carlos-uf8so Of course he's going to have a down year starting at a new position after being out for a year. He's had over 900 OPS every other season. And you have to get a gold glove (players/managers) to even be eligible for platinum so don't get it twisted.

[@Carlos-uf8so]

@@terb44 I said worthless in a sense. I understand a gold glove is needed to qualify, but is there any legitmacy in saying Gold Glover A is better than Gold Glovers B through G. Also these .900 OPS stats were also before he got popped for PED. Only time will tell if his ringworm (or whatever) story was "true".

[@lancebowman653]

Literally first lets goooo