A Quickie; Naming the First 5 (Active) Players at Each Position Who Come to Mind

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Starting Pitcher:

Jacob deGrom
Freddy Peralta
Shota Imanaga
JP Sears
Nathan Eovaldi




Relief Pitcher:

Josh Hader
Kirby Yates
Porter Hodge
Aroldis Chapman
David Bednar




Catcher:

J.T. Realmuto
Connor Wong
Jonah Heim
Shea Langeliers
Miguel Amaya




First Baseman:

Freddie Freeman
Paul Goldschmidt
Nathaniel Lowe
Luis Arraez
Ty France
Matt Olson




Second Baseman:

Marcus Semien
Zack Gelof
Edouard Julien
Brandon Lowe
Ozzie Albies




Third Baseman:

Austin Riley
Jose Ramirez
Anthony Rendon
Christopher Morel
Jazz Chisholm Jr.




Shortstop:

Corey Seager
Nick Allen
Orlando Arcia
CJ Abrams
Gunnar Henderson




Outfield (I Have No Chance To Keep Going So Quickly And Name Five At Each Outfield Spot):

Riley Greene
Jackson Merrill
JJ Bleday
Brenton Doyle
Victor Robles





Please join me next week when I'll review the picks



Comments

  1. AnonymousAug 16, 2024, 3:55:00 PM

    CHANGE YR PFP

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  2. Seager For The WinAug 20, 2024, 8:01:00 PM

    Ha! I knew Riley Greene would be here 😁

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  3. The Snorting BullSep 4, 2024, 7:31:00 PM

    Love Kirby Yates. Ten years ago, I had partial season tickets to the Durham Bulls and sat next to the bullpen. Kirby Yates used to always toss my kid baseballs. There are at least ten baseballs in my house that came from Kirby. Super nice guy, really happy with where his career has ended up after a slow start.

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