Not only is he still a very good hitter at the age of 38, but when Ichiro throws the ball from right field it still comes out of his hand like a laser beam. A Bolt is any run where the Sprint Speed (defined as At the end of his breakout season, Justin Dirden felt fatigued. He may suffer some of the typical rookie issues, but all signs point to a quick adjustment and solid fantasy production. attempt. One of his most remarkable assists came in the top of the third inning of a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers on August 27, 1951. Ugly defensive metrics (-15 DRS, -17.7 UZR/150) and the fact that he was essentially a platoon player (57 PA vs. LHP) kept Pederson from ranking any higher, but he was a terrific bargain on a one-year, $6 million deal. I Suzuki 2. MLB average for right fielders is about 49 percent. No longer an everyday playernor having as strong and accurate an arm as he had in his primeAbreu forces baserunners to show him respect and think twice before running on him. A lifelong Dodger, Carl Furillo was a master at playing the tricky right field corner of Ebbets Field, becoming adept at fielding balls off of the 40-foot-high wall that loomed over him. It's not natural. He hit 11 homers, stole 18 bases, and slashed .283/.312/.403 in 153 games. Proportional frame w/ well developed strength and athleticism. of his glove and to the base on a stolen base or pickoff With the injury-prone label fading after back-to-back healthy seasons, teams can feel a bit more comfortable signing him to a long-term deal this winter, and he hits the open market for the first time as one of the highest profile players in the history of MLB free agency. His baseball career almost ended in 1905 when he enrolled at Fort Worth Polytechnic Institute. (Catcher throwing arm data has been available for some time and may be found here.). Week 1 - Days 2and 3. 13-ranked prospect. Fantasy managers can expect a course correction in 2023, somewhere in the vicinity of 30+ HR, 110+ RBI, and an elite .400+ OBP. For Rodrguez, thats 43 throws. Whether or not you draft Luis Robert depends entirely on how risk-averse you are to injuries. He is currently going in the 180s and has enough RBI upside to take a flier on him at that ADP. produces a result. Interval Throwing Program for Outfield / PositionPlayers. 2 spot in the lineup between NL batting title winner Jeff McNeil and the one-two punch of Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso. As MLB.com Tom's Tango has detailed, when looking at players who have played multiple positions, outfielders consistently throw about 3 mph higher than themselves at shortstop and third, 7 mph higher than at second, and 10 mph than they are at first base. Between natural talent and growing up with his uncleformer New York Mets ace Dwight Goodenteaching him how to pitch, Gary Sheffield was destined to have a cannon for an arm. Judge is the guy if fantasy managers want to shore up their slugging early. Pirates starting pitcher Mel Queen hit a fly ball into the gap between right and center. Once the No. That doesn't happen without Furillo's play. In 2020, Story averaged 82.3 mph as a Rockies shortstop -- a good-not-great number, slightly below average for shortstops. How hard, in miles per hour, a pitch is thrown. Van Slyke would finish his career with five Gold Gloves and 107 assists. He is an OF5 being drafted in the OF4 range because of the cliff the position drops off of in drafts. Hard to see a difference with the naked eye, right? Heres what his 43rd-hardest throw looks like. . Who can?". He famously broke the A.L. A seven-time All-Star who won only one Gold Glove award, Reggie Smith had one of the great throwing arms of the 1970's. That out of the way, lets ask some of the fun questions. Statcast position player arm strength metrics are available beginning with the 2020 season. Would anyone be surprised to see him reclaim the No. High effort on throws, accurate. As Mookie Betts enters his age-30 season, there is some expected decline in a few areas (fly ball rate increased but led to a lower ground ball EV/BABIP). A Bolt is any run where the Sprint Speed (defined as Let's meet the 40 players who had the best outfield arms in the history of the game. In 2021, still at shortstop, that was down to 79.1 mph, largely believed to be related to a midseason elbow injury. Other bad news includes a Statcast page that is almost entirely blue, meaning he was ineffective in almost every meaningful statistical category during his first season in Philadelphia. Statcast defines a 'hard-hit ball' as one hit with an 7) Al. Steven Kwan was hard for fantasy managers to believe in last season, but he ended up being the 16th-ranked outfielder in 5x5 leagues when it was all said and done. 1 prospect in baseball with the Red Sox in 2017, Benintendi never quite lived up to expectations in Boston, but he has set himself up for a nice free agency payday after a strong 2022 season. George Springer continues to appear on the What Could Be All-Star Team after playing 133 games in 2022 while dealing with elbow and knee injuries that left him with many "DTD" tags. of his glove and to the base on a stolen base or pickoff A range-based metric of skill that shows how many outs a and, on certain types of batted balls, Sprint Speed. The respect that his arm commands explains why he has only 97 career assists, a relatively low number for a man with such a powerful weapon at his disposal. That holds true when you realize hes still played some left side in the shift, and his hardest throw from there was this 75.1 mph throw in April. Another outfield prospect the Cardinals traded away before he broke out, Garca had a 31-homer rookie season in 2021, but he was a more well-rounded offensive player this season. thrown with. pitch. 12 finisher hit .297. The 29-year-old posted a 113 OPS+ with 66 extra-base hits, 101 RBI and 25 steals, while making modest improvements to his walk rate (5.1 to 6.1 percent) and strikeout rate (31.2 to 27.9 percent) in a 3.5-WAR campaign. Statcast position player arm strength metrics are available beginning with the 2020 season. His 149 OPS+ ranked eighth among all qualified hitters and trailed only Aaron Judge (211) and Yordan lvarez (187) among outfielders. At his current ADP of 129, he is an absolute steal, even taking into account that he won't play 150 games. How much time, in seconds, it takes a runner to get from With the addition of Xander Bogaerts, the return of Fernando Tatis, Jr., and the presence of Manny Machado, this is a real-life team you want multiple pieces of in fantasy. And he was smart as well as stronghe never threw to the wrong base and kept the double play in order, which, to a pitcher, is BIG.". Then during a throwing competition where competitors were given a six-step running start, Gorbous launched a ball 445 feet and 10 inches from the right field corner to left field, setting a world record that stands to this day. Tris Speaker recorded no less than 12 assists from the outfield in 20 of the 22 years that he played, including three seasons with 30 or more and 12 seasons with at least 20, giving him a record that will likely never be broken449 career assists for an outfielder. Statcast refers to the spin that contributes to movement 23. "feet per second in a player's fastest one-second The outfield will be the foundation of many fantasy teams in 2021. and, on certain types of batted balls, Sprint Speed. But in 1957, while playing for the Omaha Redbirds of the American Association, Gorbous made two ridiculous throws. In three seasons, he only has 924 plate appearances, and fantasy managers have been left to wonder what it would look like if he got 600 appearances in one season. . The 21-year-old earned an All-Star selection, won Silver Slugger honors, finished seventh in AL MVP voting, and easily took home the AL Rookie of the Year Award. In stints with the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers, Smith threw out 127 runners from the outfield, spending significant time in both center field and right field. He played parts of three seasons in the majors for the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies, recording 10 assists in 70 games. player has saved over his peers. How hard, in miles per hour, a fielder throws the ball. Heading into the season, Juan Soto is the leading candidate for Comeback Player of the Year, which feels ridiculous to say about a guy who still ended with a WAR of 5.2. Fantasy managers can deal with those considering he is above the 90th percentile in Avg EV, Max EV, HardHit%, barrel%, outs above avg, and sprint speed. That's an average of like 5000 fewer innings than the people ahead of him on the list. At the time his throw slapped into first baseman Ryan Mountcastle's glove, Longoria's throw was still 15 feet away from his own first baseman, Wilmer Flores. Furillo picked up the ball and fired a strike to Dodgers first baseman Gil Hodges, beating Queen to the bag by two feet. the fastest reactions and most direct routes in the An All-Star and Gold Glove winner for the first time, Happ hit .271/.342/.440 for a 119 OPS+ with 42 doubles, 17 home runs, 72 RBI, 72 runs scored and 4.4 WAR in 158 games. Baseball Savant. He falls into the "walk year" category, so he might outperform his projections. Right here, at the Baseball Savant leaderboards, as well as on appropriate player pages. time of a pitcher's first movement or pitch release. MLB Advanced Media, LP. Statcast refers to the spin that contributes to movement 6 yr. ago. One of the greatest defensive centerfielders to play the game, Jim Edmonds played with a reckless abandon, often launching his body into the air or wall to make a catch. 20. The stolen bases are most likely gone forever, but he could pair nicely with a speed guy from Round 1. An All-Star for the second time, he posted a 144 OPS+ and led the Giants with 23 home runs, and that earned him a qualifying offer which he accepted. . His 126 career assists include six consecutive seasons of 10 or more, from 1999 through 2004. Van Slyke unleashed a throw to Pirates catcher Mike LaValliere that arrived in time to nail Oquendo, who was blocked from the plate by LaValliere's left leg long enough for the catcher to apply the tag. It's worth watching in Spring Training, and if he routinely bats behind Jose Ramirez, drop him in your rankings a bit as the counting stats will be affected. 2022 Stats: 117 G, .261 BA/.374 OBP/.394 SLG, 19 2B, 3 3B, 10 HR, 53 RBI, 8 SB. In his age-29 season, he played 155 games, led the NL in home runs with 46, scored 100 runs, drove in 94, and stole 10 bases. However, the 25-year-old smashed 30 HR with 107 RBI, 71 runs, and 25 stolen bases in 2022 en route to another World Series win for the Astros. ), Slice and dice them as you like. Which is a great lead-in to our next question . in "feet per second in a player's fastest one-second The 25-year-old hit .298/.373/.400 with more walks (62) than strikeouts (60) while adding 89 runs scored and 19 steals. Back in 2017, a then-19-year-old Ronald Acua Jr. appeared in Miami at the Futures Game. Click a bubble to see all the player's throws. Buhner also played solid defense in right field and his cannon of a throwing arm gunned down 100 baserunners, including 48 from 1991 through the strike-shortened season of 1994. -- came in above 72 mph. He has power to all fields, bats in the middle of a World Champion lineup, and will protect your ratios in traditional 5x5 leagues and those with advanced categories. Athletically built at 6-foot-2, 180 pounds, the right-handed hitter barreled ball after ball with an average EV of 94.7 and top of 100.6 mph, while hitting the sweet spot at a 71 percent clip. All rights reserved. The 27-year-old is miscast as a center fielder (-14 DRS, -3.2 UZR/150) and that undercut his overall value a bit. His sophomore campaign should be a boon to fantasy teams, and he will come at a discount. A 10-time Gold Glove winner, opponents learned very quickly that the explosive throws he had a reputation for making in Japan were very much a reality, and they generally wouldn't even think about running when Ichiro had the ball in his hand. In 2022, the 28-year-old ranked in the 98th percentile in outfielder jump and 97th percentile in arm strength, filling out the mold for a complete defensive outfielder. Some of them might just have weak arms, which is why they're at first base in the first place. Melendez is not a good defensive catcher, but he should play enough to retain eligibility there. He batted third or fourth for most of 2022, but his skillset reads like a No. Heres Astros outfielders, since 2020. When he makes contact, Arozarena's elite maxEV will allow good things to happen. If you can stomach the idea of spending a high-round draft pick on an injury risk with a high ceiling, Robert could be a steal. Top Major League Outfield Arm: Bryce Harper ( Washington Nationals) All-Time Tool: Jesse Barfield How to Identify It: Arm strength is a simple tool to evaluate in comparison to others. xERA is a simple 1:1 translation of xwOBA, converted to What a strong throwing arm does, mostly, is make things happen faster. More often than not, your eyes will not be deceived by what is displayed on a throw. . 22). 5) Wait, is Mike Trout actually improving at yet another thing? He batted leadoff 64 times, indicating the Royals are dedicated to getting him plate appearances in front of Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez. Jump is calculated only on plays that are Two Stars or harder, meaning He'll lope after a ball to see if he can get you to run, picks it up . He filled up the stat sheet with 22 doubles, 25 home runs, 76 RBI, 89 runs scored and 14 steals while playing his usual solid defender in center field in a 4.0-WAR campaign. The likelihood, in percent, that an outfielder will be 1 spot in 2023? Kyle Schwarber strikes out at such a large clip (29.9 K%) that it is easy to miss his dominance in other fantasy categories. Frelick also climbed three levels in his first full season, and the 2021 first . Defensively, he is a great player. Who would have guessed an under-the-radar rookie who didn't crack Baseball America's Top 100 prospect list and ranked as the No. thrown with. Taylor Ward's breakout in his fifth MLB season was interrupted by a nagging hamstring injury that cut into his ability to be a consistent fantasy asset. Hendersons throw was clocked at 85.2 mph, and took 0.87 of a second to reach first base. Catch up on the Top 25 in 2022 series: Catchers, First Basemen, Second Basemen, Shortstops, Third Basemen. His homers fell from 31 to 27 as a result, but he increased his runs and RBI by 11 each, and he stole 25 bases to boot. One answer to that is in the context of his new position; 76 mph is one of the weakest marks of any regular second baseman. Baseball may never see another player as smooth at the "catch-and-throw" than Al Kaline. play. Let's freeze the play to show you exactly what we mean: If you check out the pop time leaderboards, the gap between absolute best and dead last is just 0.28 seconds. The best player at the position was Ronald Acuna (.280 with 127 runs, 41 home runs, 101 RBI, and 37 steals . Harris, 2022's No. To get past that, the averages work like this. We dont have Statcast from the early days of his career, of course, but we do have articles from way back in 2014 titled Trout working hard to improve arm strength. In 2019, the L.A. Times detailed the work hed put into improving that relative weakness. "feet per second in a player's fastest one-second So the answer here might really be more than one answer, in that infielders who spend times on both sides of second base seem to throw harder from the left side, and Story might best be served as a second baseman going forward. thrown with. After accumulating 35 assists in his first two seasons, baserunners simply chose not to try and advance when Puckett had the ball in his hand. An intimidating physical presence standing 6'5" and weighing 235 pounds, Dave Parker only exacerbated things by walking around the field with a shotgun. Rojas is the club's fourth-ranked prospect, and with a bit of fine-tuning. Indeed, the 25-year-old came back in late April, immediately began stealing bases, and rewarded fantasy managers who used a high draft pick on him. in "feet per second in a player's fastest one-second The shortstop position has become one of the deepest and most talented positions in fantasy baseball over the last decade. with a 90% Catch Probability or lower. He also led the majors with 200 strikeouts and was a below average defender (-14 DRS, -13.7 UZR/150), but he still finished with a 130 OPS+ and 2.2 WAR in 155 games as an impact bat atop the Philadelphia lineup. The 30-year-old posted a 136 OPS+ with 40 doubles, 35 home runs, 82 RBI and an NL-leading 117 runs scored in 142 games. Arm: RH. For a batter, Best Speed is an average of 50% of his hardest hit balls. A two-time gold glove winner, Mondesi's career high for assists didn't come until 2001 with the Toronto Blue Jays, when he threw out 18 baserunners from right field. Really, unless you are playing in a stolen base premium league, Alvarez offers little downside heading into 2023. "I don't try to do too much. A batted ball with the perfect combination of exit He missed 52 games due to injury, and his BABIP was a career-low (by a lot) .227. His 149 OPS+ ranked eighth among all qualified hitters and trailed only Aaron Judge (211) and Yordan lvarez (187) among outfielders. Speaker refused, worked like a maniac to rehab the arm, and not only went on to become a Hall of Fame player and one of the greatest center fielders to ever play the game, but to have one of the best throwing arms that the game has ever seen. Players in the National League knew that Clemente could throw anyone out from anywhere in the ballpark, yet 266 of them feebly tried to advance on his powerful right arm, also known as "El Howitzer.". It is difficult to predict what effect the new running rules will have on his SB total, but fantasy managers can safely count on 10-15 in this area. A three-time All-Star, Andy Van Slyke was one of the more underrated players in baseball during his career. Long toss is the commonly mentioned method to strengthening a baseball . one base to another, like Home To First. Power, speed Turner has it in bunches and has delivered such throughout his career, but he's not alone. How quickly, in seconds, a catcher can get the ball out Average times are calculated with the following ranges. Based on three separate categories (Release, Strength and Accuracy) here are the owners of the top outfield in 2005 according to the fans: Top-Ranked Outfield Arms, Fans' Scouting Report 1. As an outfielder, Sheffield racked up 108 assists for his career, including a career high 17 in 2001 when he patrolled left field for the Los Angeles Dodgers. OF-95 mph. ", In discussing the effects of PED's on players with Morris Dalla Costa of the London Free Press, Barfield noted the biggest problem that taking PED's has on an outfielder: "They can't get the arm up over the top because of how the muscles are built up. 8 prospect in the game. USA TODAY Sports photo. His strikeout rate crept above 30% for the first time since his rookie year. The reason he may fall out of the 1.1 slot on draft day is simply fantasy managers anticipating the regression that is likely to come. MLB Power Rankings: Vladimir Guerrero and the 12 Deadliest Outfield Arms Josh Benjamin January 30, 2011 If there's one weapon every baseball team has, it's an outfielder with a cannon for. How hard, in miles per hour, a fielder throws the ball. play. I think his weakness, so far as he has any, is in his throwing arm. He's barely a half-season into his career. Its been well over a year since his last 80 mph+ throw, much of which he spent at shortstop; Arizonas Ketel Marte, comparatively, has six such throws just this month. The 28-year-old is capable of making a greater impact in half a season than most players can in a full 162 games, and he racked up 4.0 WAR and 44 extra-base hits in 92 games this year while earning his first All-Star selection. Mullins didn't quite match the out-of-nowhere 30/30 season he put together in 2021, but he was still one of the game's better everyday center fielders. Sure but mostly on relays home from the outfield, or sometimes on double play attempts. Vaughn has underestimated power and maintains a good batting average. Today, the Prep Baseball Report Mississippi scouting staff takes a deeper look at outfield performances from the June event. ), But the counterbalance to that is looking at a handful of infielders who have played on both sides of the bag just this season. He played in 84 games last season, slashing .295/.358/.500 with 16 HR, 54 RBI, and 40 runs. He still has a microscopic walk rate, but he also took four points off his K%. He is near the bottom of the league in K%, Whiff%, BB%, and chase rate. With runners on the corners and one out, Cardinals shortstop Luis Alicea hit a shot hurtling towards Van Slyke in center fieldone that was certainly deep enough to allow Jose Oquendo to tag up from third base. Remember though that depth of. While the play itself was quite amazing, Dodgers starter Ralph Branca would end up taking a no-hitter into the ninth inning before the Pirates would collect two hits off of him. Since there are three times as many outfielders as there are other positions on the diamond, it made sense to add an honorable mention list of 25 guys onto our top 25 list. Another year, another pile of accolades for Mookie Betts who won his fifth Silver Slugger, sixth Gold Glove and made his sixth trip to the All-Star Game in the third season of a 12-year, $365 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. And first basemen, who hardly ever need to throw hard -- only 10 tracked throws all season above 85 mph -- get the average of their top 1%. His Statcast suggests a propensity to strike out but every other metric is promising for Ward to be a solid roster add, especially in leagues with five outfielders. Heres third basemen for 2021. His xwOBA and xSLG are both near the 90th percentile, and he hit particularly well at Camden Yards in spite of the extended left field fence. Bob Quinn, former president of the Boston Braves and Boston Red Sox, had this to say when asked about Bob Meusel: "Meusel's arm was the best I ever saw. For a pitcher it is the average of his softest 50% of batted balls allowed. able to make a catch on an individual batted ball. Judge has shown off his rocket arm many times in the past. Yes, of course. He once again tallied more walks (135) than strikeouts (96) while hitting .242/.401/.452 with 25 doubles, 27 home runs, 62 RBI and 93 runs scored. He hit .320 with a .387 on-base percentage in 93 games with the Royals before he was traded to the Yankees at the deadline, and while he battled injury down the stretch, his combination of contact ability and defense still made him a 3.2-WAR player in 2022. as Active Spin. Jesse Barfield could always throw, and anyone who challenged his arm generally found themselves on the losing end of the battle. "[Those throws are] something that I do all natural," Acua said at the time. Aaron Judge put together one of the greatest offensive seasons in MLB history in 2022, setting the AL record with 62 home runs while making a legitimate run at the Triple Crown by hitting .311/.425/.686 with 131 RBI and 133 runs scored. Not all was lost, though, as the 27-year-old showed off more of his speed, stealing 14 bases, which was only one less than his 2021 total. When Michael Harris II made his MLB debut on May 28, 2022, he was just a few months past his 21st birthday and had played just 43 games at the Double-A level, jumping over Triple-A entirely. The volume just hasn't been there to truly be a fantasy stud. Nicknamed "Muscles," Mantle's throws were both accurate and strong. Making a case for him to go 1.1 in 2023 drafts isn't difficult. He will . Pittsburgh has a good long history of trading great players once they reach arbitration, so chances are that he will don a different uniform come Opening Day. one base to another, like Home To First. attempt. A batted ball with the perfect combination of exit Suppose he continues to bat atop the Cleveland order and takes advantage of the new baserunning rules. Owner of 10 consecutive Gold Glove awards, Griffey made impossible plays not only possible, but look nowhere near as difficult as they actually were. Acquired from the Houston Astros as part of the trade that bought Joe Morgan to the Cincinnati Reds, Cesar Geronimo patrolled center field for the Big Red Machine with aplomb, taking home four Gold Glove awards. There is a lot to love about O'Neill in fantasy formats, but there is a lot to question as well. Still, his elite on-base skills continue to increase his value in fantasy leagues, especially considering that he bats leadoff in one of the most explosive lineups in baseball. games / 5. Pete Rose once attempted to put Valentine's arm in perspective: "They say that I can't throw like Ellis Valentine or run like Tim Raines or hit with power like Mike Schmidt. window.". Honestly, he doesn't take many pitches, period, as he sits in the first percentile in chase rate. He finished his career with one Gold Glove award and 117 assists, largely in part to the fact that nobody was crazy enough to try running on him after awhile. However, his .336 BABIP is unsustainable and will take a bite out of his batting average when it corrects. Buxton played in only 92 games last year, 61 in 2021, 87 in 2019, and 28 in 2018. He was one of only two qualified hitters with a strikeout rate below 10 percent, and he also won Gold Glove honors thanks to his brilliant defensive metrics (21 DRS, 8.4 UZR/150) in left field. He only played in 119 games due to a rare and persistent back injury that will require more rest days going forward, even when healthy. Its an important one, too. The first of which registered. 2. level 2. Teammate Bob Meusel had a better arm than the Babe, but Ruth wasn't far behind. How far, in feet, a runner is ranging off the bag at the At. His throwing arm used to be a relative weakness. Let's meet the 40 players who had the best outfield arms in the history of the game. . Cedric Mullins stole 30+ bases for the second consecutive year in 2022, though the power disintegrated, lowering his home total to 16 from 30. [My arm strength] is just something natural.". Upon his arrival in Detroit, Colavito's arm was so good that it pushed another member of this list, Al Kaline, to center field for the 1960 season. The movement of a pitch is defined in inches, both in Yes. His HR tally dropped from 34 to 14 and games played went from 132 to 96. The 27-year-old struck out 156 times in 586 at-bats while drawing only 46 free passes; if you believe it, these were improved numbers from 2021. It's the first time he's hit the cutoff man.". On August 4, 1983, while warming up in the outfield with one of the Toronto Blue Jays' ball boys in the middle of the fifth inning, Winfield's throw hit a passing seagull, killing the bird and found Winfield arrested for cruelty to animals. The Frisco Classic is one of college baseball's premier early-season tournaments year-in and year-out, and this year's field is strong as usual, headlined by 2021 national champion Mississippi State and 2022 national runner-up Oklahoma. Over a 17-year career that was spent primarily with the Montreal Expos and Colorado Rockies, Walker picked up 154 assists, including eight seasons with 10 or more. But Callison also threw out 175 over the course of his career, including a four-year stretch from 1962 through 1965 when he racked up 90 assists, leading the league each season. Meanwhile, Boston's Bobby Dalbec currently shows up with a 74.8 average as a first baseman, but he's got plenty of throws north of 80 mph as a third baseman (and, once, a shortstop). With that, he became just the second player in Astros history with a 30-homer, 25-steal season, joining Hall of Famer first baseman Jeff Bagwell who did it twice.
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