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 First Basemen

I know some of you have read my top five outfielders now I’m going to list my top five first baseman.

1. Paul Goldschmidt- He plays for not a very good team so not many people think of him as one of the best but this year he is leading the league in runs batted in he has already got 93 and is on his way for more. He has also been leading the league lately in Average. He is on track to being a hall of fame first baseman. But I say he has to get on a better team before he gets there.

2. Miguel Cabrera- He is known for the triple crown he has gotten in his career. Getting a triple crown is very hard and takes a great year to have one. Why I would put him second is because of his great OPS which stands for [On-base plus slugging] percentage. His OPS is 1.072 which is great. He is right now leading the league in four different categories. He is a very humble of the field as well. He is also a great first baseman that can make good plays. But he is older then a lot of first baseman but is still playing very well for his age.

3. Albert Pujols- Has been great this year he had some slow years lately but know is picking it up and play the way he was when he was younger. Even though he is 35 he is still rocking it out on the field. He has 33 home runs so far and there are still about 40 games left. I say he gets to 40 home runs this year and he had been playing in the league for 15 years he has had more home runs this year then a lot of the other seasons when he was younger! Its crazy he still playing this well. He also has 71 RBI which is great as well. I know the Angels aren’t playing as well lately but I say Pujols get on a hot streak and leads them to the division title.

4. Adrian Gonzalez- Been pretty good this year but he has not hit as well. But he has been great out on the field making good plays here and there. Why would I put him fourth is because his defense. I enjoyed getting to seeing him play in person when I went to the Rangers and Dodger game back in June.

5. Anthony Rizzo- He has been awesome this year he has lead his team to be pretty good. It helped though that got Kris Bryant. He has 25 home runs and 77 RBI which is pretty good he gets overlooked a little though because of the past history of the Cubs not being very good. I say this year the Cubs get into the wild card because of Rizzo