My Top Five Rookies

This year has been a talented year for rookies and I to show what I would rank them.

1. Carlos Correa- Many of you probably think I’m crazy putting Correa first in my rookie list but he has been astonishing this year. He has 15 home runs and 43 RBI thats amazing for a shortstop rookie. I think he is going to be the next Derek Jeter of baseball. He is really young too and I think he will even be better next year than this year. I know it’s still early to tell if they’re going to be a hall of famer this early in their career but if he keeps the way he is going he’s going to be in the Hall of Fame. Correa is also really fast he already has 11 stolen bases which I know is not a lot but is still really good. He is also a very good playmaker he can make some tremendous plays out on the field that  I haven’t seen many shortstops do in a long time. He has great ability to become one of the best shortstops ever. But he has to stay healthy and play the way he has been playing.

2. Kris Bryant- He is the face of the Cubs right now. He has been pretty good this year. I’m starting to compare him to Mike Trout because how good he is. He has 21 home runs and 77 RBI! That incredible for a rookie. The last time somebody has done this well is when Mike trout had his rookie year which was basically in 2012. He also has 12 stolen bases and but has a decent average of .262. He can hit really good but just strikes out too much like Joey Gallo. He is a pretty good fielder but his strong suit is batting. If he keeps up the way he is playing I say he leads them far into the playoffs.

3. Delino DeShields- He has been great this year. Many people wouldn’t think of him being really good, but he is. The reason the Rangers are in the playoff race is because of him. He has 22 stolen bases and is by far one of the fastest rookies. You should see him run the bases it’s incredible how fast he runs them. He is not as much as a power hitter but he still can hit the ball pretty good his average is a good, .262 which is just as good as Kris Bryant. He is also a very good playmaker he has a pretty good arm and is fast to make really good plays. Rangers are now in a position because of how good DeShields has been playing in a spot where they could go far into the playoffs. Talking about how fast he, is he had almost  as many stolen bases as Billy Hamilton when in the minors. Hamilton that year had 155 stolen bases. Delino only had a couple dozen less which is still a lot of stolen bases.

4. Kyle Schwarber- Talk about a team with a lot of good rookies. The Cubs have had a pretty good year so far they surprised many people about how well they’ve played. Schwarber has been a good left fielder/catcher this year for the Cubs. He has a better batting average than Kris Bryant which is impressive for a catcher. He can hit the ball pretty hard to he has 12 home runs and 35 RBI. I think he will be one the better hitters in the league in the future. I say he has a pretty bright future ahead of him with the Cubs.

5. Joc Pederson- Many of you probably know him from how many home runs he has hit. He has been pretty good this year but he has been terrible since the All Star break. He has a very low average of .213 which is pretty bad but I remember when he was playing well this year and that’s why I put him fifth. He is a pretty good outfielder for them right now. But he needs to pick up the pace before he could get sent back down to the minors. He is a big power hitter and that’s why I put him fifth. He has also 47 RBI which is also pretty good. I hope he gets to playing better or he would just be a bust. I want to wish him good luck to improve the rest of the season.

There are also other very good rookies I didn’t bring up but these were the so far this year.

My Top Five Second Basemen

1.Dee Gordon- I know many of people don’t know who Dee Gordon is and if they do they don’t think he’s the best second baseman. But his stats show that he is the best. He already has 41 stolen base and there are still 40 games left he is by far the fastest runner in baseball right now. He also has 8 triples already which are really hard to get. He has a .332 average which is the best in the league which is another reason why I put him first. Many of you probably haven’t heard of him because he plays for the Miami Marlins. The Marlins have been terrible this year. But some of you might remember him from the Dodgers he was great for the Dodgers but Dodgers traded him for Andrew Heaney who they later turned around and trade for Howie Kendrick from the Angels. I think this was a bad trade for the Dodgers because he is now one of the fastest person in Major League Baseball. I think he will get traded again though next year. I think he will always be a good second baseman but will not play for very good teams for the rest of his career.

2. Jose Altuve- He is also a great second baseman but does not have as good of a average as Gordon so thats why I put him second place. He is a pretty good second baseman he has great defense and can make really good plays. He is a master at starting a double play. He is also very fast like Gordon but does not still as many bases. He already has 32 stolen bases this year. He is pretty short but his great jumping ability makes up for it. Most people probably haven’t heard of him till this year because finally the Astro a doing great. They are leading their division but they better watch out the Rangers are catching right up with them. He is also a pretty good hitter he hits for a pretty good average of .309 which is still pretty good. He is also very young and still has a lot of his career left. He could be a hall of fame second baseman if he keeps playing well and stays healthy.

3. Jason Kipnis- Why does it seem like all the not very good teams have good second baseman? I ask this question a lot to myself. Well I think its because good teams look for more like a good outfielder or first baseman or third baseman I think most teams don’t look at have a really good second baseman. Why put Jason Kipnis third? It because of his good batting average he has a batting average of .324 which is also really good. He is a second baseman you might hear of more than most. Its because he plays on a decent  team and is very good. He doesn’t have the speed though of most second baseman. But his good play make helps him do well. He is a good second baseman but I say he is not the best.

4. Joe Panik- I really don’t know him very well I haven’t really seen him play out on the field. But he is one of the best second baseman. He has a great average of .309 but he does not steal many bases. He plays for a pretty good team I guess I just haven’t heard much about him so thats all im going to say about Joe Panik                                    
5. Rougned Odor- [Caution Rangers Fan] Why I picked him is one I’m a Rangers fan and two he is a pretty good second baseman. He started of this year pretty bad. The Rangers sent him down earlier this year then brought him back up. Ever since he has been awesome. He has hit 11 home runs since he came back up and he has a batting average of .280 which is way better then before he went down in the minors. It seems like something click when he was playing for Round Rock Express. He is a really good hitter and is a pretty good fielder. I think that Rangers get into the wild card this year and Odor plays awesome.