I like Ian Happ. He’s a fantastic perennial 3-4 WAR gold glove left fielder. But Yordan is a serious contender for the best pure bat on Earth
The_Zhuster
Im guessing Wyatt Langford is qualifying for Center Field then?
snarkicon
Well that’s a bit of a conundrum for us, methinks
RIP_Hopscotch
Ian Happ above Chourio.
I know exactly which Ian Happ-hating, Chourio-loving uncle is getting sent this image immedately.
WerewolfNo3669
Teo should be ranked here.
Edit: nvm his ops+ last year is worse than I remember, I just meant he should be ranked in left field not right field
DietrichDoesDamage
Stowers powers
RidleyScotch
Boston having 2 left fielders is crazy considering how small LF is at Fenway, there’s barely enough room for one guy out there at time let alone too
Crazy
John_6_47
Alvarez should be higher. He’s a legitimate top tier (not counting Judge/Ohtani) hitter
Difficult_Extent2649
I mean, knowing how the shredder works, this makes sense
Equivalent_Waltz8890
Ummm, what?
Jason82929
Brandon Marsh ahead of Steven Kwan? Tyler Soderstrom?
Dave Dombrowski is behind this, isn’t he?
WoodpeckerTrick3290
I’m just going to say it, putting 1 guy who barely plays LF and another who is terrible in LF and is really a DH over Jackson Chourio is disrespectful.
GCIV414
One of these guys is about to 20/20 for his third straight year but is only ranked 9th lol I think The Shredder didn’t vote for Belichick either
TommyTheLizard
Roman Anthony good
onlyhereforthesports
This is Kwan erasure
Maximum-Start-8869
This is funny
nylon_rag
Man I love Kwan but this list is fairly stacked this year. Issue is that it’s hard to argue how much defense should affect the perception of corner OF, because he is the best in LF, but it’s a non premium position. By WAR he probably deserves top 10 but his bat was below average last year.
AndrewAllStar888
Fan Vote (per MLB)
1: Steven Kwan
2: Jackson Chourio
3: Riley Greene
4: Ian Happ
5: Roman Anthony
6: Yordan Alvarez
7: James Wood
8: Kyle Stowers
9: Cody Bellinger
10: Jarren Duran
Bobson-_Dugnutt2
Happ just continues to bang out 3-4 WAR year after year.
Fuckin love that guy.
noahlylesusa
In my completely unbiased opinion, Yordan is #1. But I do think he should be above Happ and Wood for sure. Hope he stays healthy.
hammnbubbly
Chourio at 9? Yikes.
feeling_blue_42
Duran and Anthony showing up to spring training:
Hold_my_Dirk
Dan_Rydell
I feel like Ian Happ’s reputation with fans (including Cubs fans) really suffers from just being kinda boringly above average at everything.
SirGimli420
Weird
cubs52
Left Field FC
Yannykw613
How is Marsh the homeless meth head on this list?
Advanced-Pear-4606
Brandon Marsh over Teoscar Hernandez? FOH
countingouttime
Well, it makes sense since you need two guys stacked on top of each other if you want to defend the Monster effectively
jonpictogramjones
James wood feels a bit low to me, yordan should be higher, and not having kwan here is pretty crazy
coffinmonkey
i remember going into a year Adam Duvall was on this list
Delicious-Tutor4384
Jarren Duran voted most likely to turn into Andrew Benintendi
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Arozarena is my favorite
I like Ian Happ. He’s a fantastic perennial 3-4 WAR gold glove left fielder. But Yordan is a serious contender for the best pure bat on Earth
Im guessing Wyatt Langford is qualifying for Center Field then?
Well that’s a bit of a conundrum for us, methinks
Ian Happ above Chourio.
I know exactly which Ian Happ-hating, Chourio-loving uncle is getting sent this image immedately.
Teo should be ranked here.
Edit: nvm his ops+ last year is worse than I remember, I just meant he should be ranked in left field not right field
Stowers powers
Boston having 2 left fielders is crazy considering how small LF is at Fenway, there’s barely enough room for one guy out there at time let alone too
Crazy
Alvarez should be higher. He’s a legitimate top tier (not counting Judge/Ohtani) hitter
I mean, knowing how the shredder works, this makes sense
Ummm, what?
Brandon Marsh ahead of Steven Kwan? Tyler Soderstrom?
Dave Dombrowski is behind this, isn’t he?
I’m just going to say it, putting 1 guy who barely plays LF and another who is terrible in LF and is really a DH over Jackson Chourio is disrespectful.
One of these guys is about to 20/20 for his third straight year but is only ranked 9th lol I think The Shredder didn’t vote for Belichick either
Roman Anthony good
This is Kwan erasure
This is funny
Man I love Kwan but this list is fairly stacked this year. Issue is that it’s hard to argue how much defense should affect the perception of corner OF, because he is the best in LF, but it’s a non premium position. By WAR he probably deserves top 10 but his bat was below average last year.
Fan Vote (per MLB)
1: Steven Kwan
2: Jackson Chourio
3: Riley Greene
4: Ian Happ
5: Roman Anthony
6: Yordan Alvarez
7: James Wood
8: Kyle Stowers
9: Cody Bellinger
10: Jarren Duran
Happ just continues to bang out 3-4 WAR year after year.
Fuckin love that guy.
In my completely unbiased opinion, Yordan is #1. But I do think he should be above Happ and Wood for sure. Hope he stays healthy.
Chourio at 9? Yikes.
Duran and Anthony showing up to spring training:
I feel like Ian Happ’s reputation with fans (including Cubs fans) really suffers from just being kinda boringly above average at everything.
Weird
Left Field FC
How is Marsh the homeless meth head on this list?
Brandon Marsh over Teoscar Hernandez? FOH
Well, it makes sense since you need two guys stacked on top of each other if you want to defend the Monster effectively
James wood feels a bit low to me, yordan should be higher, and not having kwan here is pretty crazy
i remember going into a year Adam Duvall was on this list
Jarren Duran voted most likely to turn into Andrew Benintendi
Yardan Alvarez, famously a left fielder
These lists have run their course lmao