While some of the usual players dominate our list, five of our top teams this week are from two unexpected divisions.
While some of the usual players dominate our list, five of our top teams this week are in two unexpected divisions -- the AL and NL Central.
Coming into the 2024 season, expectations of success were high for the perennial postseason contenders but not so much for some of the clubs in the Central divisions. However, through seven weeks, the Guardians are tied with the Braves for the fifth best run differential in MLB, the Royals' offense has put more than 200 runs on the board and the Brewers have scored the third-most runs in the majors.
Star power! Four- and five-star catches! Youth! Home runs up to 425-plus feet! Here's who you should be paying attention to this season.has ranked as Oakland's best player. When a short reliever leads a team in a value metric, it might say as much about the team as the player -- but there is no doubting that Miller has been sensational.
After Pillar rejected an outright assignment by Chicago and became a free agent, he latched on with an Angels squad desperate for bodies. Since then, Pillar has not just hit like a cleanup hitter, he's kind of hit like Trout. In fact, manager Ron Washington has also used Pillar in the cleanup slot, including on May 13 when he hit a two-run homer against St. Louis. In 10 games as an Angel, he has hit .455 with three homers and 14 RBIs. Very Trout-like.
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