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. . one base to another, like Home To First. The likelihood, in percent, that an outfielder will be Only in baseball can the son of a potato farmer who born and raised on Long Island become Boston's favorite son. MLB Advanced Media, LP. So, here are the leaders in ARM over the past three years: Alfonso Soriano - +25.6 runs Jeff Francoeur - +23.4 runs Ichiro Suzuki - +12.5 runs Nick Markakis - +10.8 runs Michael Cuddyer - +10.4. The best player at the position was Ronald Acuna (.280 with 127 runs, 41 home runs, 101 RBI, and 37 steals . In Game 6 of the 1971 World Series (the throw can be seen in the video around the 1:20 mark), Clemente unleashed a throw from deep in the right field corner towards third base, trying to nail the runner. Current: The Arkansas commit is an explosive athlete that burned a 6.62 in the 60-yard dash, then showcased a sizzler of an arm, 90 mph across the infield and 95 . When you walk around calling yourself "El Caon" (translation: the cannon) and you tell Maryann Hudson of the LA Times, "I don't know why they keep running on methey know I'm going to throw them out"only a month into your rookie seasonyou'd better be able to back that up in the field. This will probably be the 26-year-old's last season with catcher eligibility, but in non-keeper leagues, he is a good asset. His slash line was impressive at .284/.345/.509 with a wOBA of .366. Meet Pete Crow-Armstrong, whom the Mets selected with their first pick. But it is best to exercise some caution and ensure you have outfield depth if you plan to roster him. 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). Early 2023 Fantasy Baseball Outfield Rankings: Top 30 offers an abundance of power-speed bats, but also risk You may think a top 30 only scratches the surface, but outfield thins quickly thrown with. Remember though that depth of. He missed 52 games due to injury, and his BABIP was a career-low (by a lot) .227. Varsho split his time between right field (541.2 innings), center field (378.2 innings) and catcher (175.0 innings) as one of the more unique utility players in the sport. After Ichiro, Francoeur has the best throwing arm in baseball today. However, he took it to another level Friday night when he unleashed a pair of critical outfield assists. The outfield will be the foundation of many fantasy teams in 2021. (Those downsides are only injury concerns (he played in 135 games last year), and his outfield eligibility will probably expire after this season.) Three times he registered 20 or more assists in a season. How hard, in miles per hour, a pitch is thrown. Mike Trout unleashed a throw from center field Monday night at Dodger Stadium that looked more . Every one, that is, except Story. exit velocity of 95 mph or higher. M.J. Melendez debuted and appeared in 129 games in 2022, showing off his patience and power to the tune of 18 HR and a 12.4% BB rate. You don't currently have any notifications, Copyright 2010- FantasyPros.com A prototypical right fielder with plus power and a strong throwing arm, Renfroe was productive once again playing for his fourth team in as many years. Consistent at the plate as well as in the field, Van Slyke spent his formative years patrolling the middle of the outfield for the Pittsburgh Pirates, between Bobby Bonilla and Barry Bonds. Fantasy managers dream each spring of a full season of this production, and if he manages to get to 500 plate appearances, he could be a steal at his current ADP of 78. Ted Kluszewski, who was the Reds' hitting coach when Geronimo arrived and helped Geronimo enjoy a moderate level of success at the plate, explained how impressive his throwing arm was: "(Geronimo) is like a center in basketballhe intimidates you. However, his 30+ HR, 100+ runs, and solid advanced metrics will contribute across the board, and he is worthy of a late first-round pick. 8 prospect in the game. 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. Palm Beach, Fla - It's early, but with each passing day Jordan Walker 's case to break camp with the Cardinals major league team gets stronger. How quickly a player can get the ball from glove to hand and on its way can sometimes make up for a deficiency in arm strength. Phelps would only play poorly in parts of two seasons in the Bronx. Lin features another true 70-grade arm that plays at that level in games and fits well in right field. In traditional 5x5 leagues, he can anchor any fantasy outfield you put him in. He struggled with the Padres, slashing .236/.388/.390 with only six homers and 16 RBI in 52 games, but he also took a trip to the NLCS. Let's meet the 40 players who had the best outfield arms in the history of the game. 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. 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. No player had a stronger arm in the 1990's than Vladimir Guerrero. 25. xERA is a simple 1:1 translation of xwOBA, converted to The movement of a pitch is defined in inches, both in On the home-to-first leaderboards, the same gap -- between truly elite speed and a catcher with bad knees -- is all of 1.23 seconds. Would anyone be surprised to see him reclaim the No. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies. As Reynolds was rounding third, Jackson unleashed a throw that not only reached Royals catcher Bob Boone on the fly, but in plenty of time to stop Reynolds from scoring the winning run. Yordan lvarez actually played more games at designated hitter (77) than he did in the outfield (56), but since there are not enough everyday DHs for us to do a top 25 list for that position, he's being included here alongside the rest of the league's best outfielders. Suzuki struggled to adjust to the different levels of pitching, but he is a prime candidate for a bounceback season. When he makes contact, Arozarena's elite maxEV will allow good things to happen. The reigning AL Rookie of the Year heading into the 2022 season, Arozarena enjoyed his second straight 20/20 season, hitting .263/.327/.445 for a 124 OPS+ with 41 doubles, 20 home runs, 89 RBI and 32 steals. 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. What Gonzalez weirdly does well is make contact, as his K% is 20, and he deploys this skill in the enviable position of batting directly behind Jose Ramirez. His first two throws fell just short. An intimidating physical presence standing 6'5" and weighing 235 pounds, Dave Parker only exacerbated things by walking around the field with a shotgun. (And even that one, a force out at home plate, came back in 2015.). attempt. ", 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. 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. The 25-year-old hit .306/.406/.613 for a gaudy 187 OPS+ that trailed only Aaron Judge among all players, tallying 29 doubles, 37 home runs, 97 RBI and 95 runs scored in 135 games for a 6.8-WAR season. Expect him to be one of the faces of baseball for the next decade-plus and a strong contender for the No. In 2022, thats down again, to 76 mph. He hit 11 homers, stole 18 bases, and slashed .283/.312/.403 in 153 games. Teammate Bob Meusel had a better arm than the Babe, but Ruth wasn't far behind. able to make a catch on an individual batted ball. His strikeout rate crept above 30% for the first time since his rookie year. A range-based metric of skill that shows how many outs a 13-ranked prospect. 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. The 29-year-old hit .274/.367/.433 with 30 doubles, seven triples, 16 home runs, 64 RBI and 102 runs scored as the table-setter atop the Mets' lineup, and he once again played a roughly league-average center field. 1 spot on this list for years to come. Ruth carried his strong pitching arm into the outfield, where he threw out 204 runners over the course of his career. The "Free Kyle Tucker" movement didn't garner the momentum fantasy managers were hoping for as he continued to bat in the sixth spot way too often. He is above the 90th percentile in all of the power categories and sprint speed, and when he is on the field, he is a dynamic player who contributes mightily to fantasy teams. 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. 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. It's been said that the Indians have been cursed ever since they traded Colavito to the Detroit Tigers in 1960, getting Harvey Kuenn in return. Warm-up throws at 20-45feet Throws at 45 feet 2 sets / Rest 10 min between sets Warm-down throws Throw on . and 32 degrees. These should correct to be nearer to his baseline, in which case fantasy managers are drafting a 30/20 guy with high on-base skills who bats smack in the middle of what is, essentially, an All-Star team. In fact, if we look at the 16 fielders who had enough throws to qualify at both second base and shortstop this year, plus Story, and look at their comparisons on both sides of the bag every single one had a harder average throw from the left side than the right side, by an average of 5.3 mph. 5 TanteUschi The former top prospect posted a 109 OPS+ with 23 doubles, 27 home runs, 74 RBI, 79 runs scored and 16 steals, and he was a Gold Glove finalist in right field in a 4.9-WAR season. Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if we still had markakis in RF, but this is surprising. 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. 25 attempts). The four-category stud is worth a first-round pick. More often than not, your eyes will not be deceived by what is displayed on a throw. and, on certain types of batted balls, Sprint Speed. attempt. 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. He had an average max-effort arm strength of 94.1 mph, seventh-fastest among MLB outfielders (min. Critics may say that Judge often gets his assists from in-close because Yankee Stadium's right field is so small. Someone in your league will reach for him during the draft. Or is it because players with weaker arms are less likely to be allowed to play the left side in the first place? How high/low, in degrees, a ball was hit by a batter. 1 among shortstops over the last three years, ahead of Fernando Tatis Jr. Cruz has five of the six hardest shortstop throws this year, and eight of the top 13. The best outfield arm of the 80's, Barfield led the league in outfield assists five times, including three years straight from 1985 through 1987. He's also had nearly 2,000 tracked throws since Statcast came online in 2015, and exactly one of them -- one! For as powerful as Winfield's arm was, it wasn't the most accurate, as Yankees manager Billy Martin opined after the seagull incident: "They say he hit the gull on purpose, They wouldn't say that if they'd seen the throws he'd been making all year. 9. Ronald Acuna Jr. appeared in 119 games last year, a significantly higher number than the original projection of a July return from his torn ACL injury. Guys who could throw, suddenly can't throw. Reports also surfaced that he had turned down a 15-year, $440 million offer from Washington, and soon, the HR Derby winner headed to San Diego with expectations as big as the contract he turned down. 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. In the bottom of the 10th inning against the Seattle Mariners on June 5, 1989, Jackson's arm made one of the great throws in the history of the game. "He was a leader offensively and defensively for us. "He has gained a lot of strength since his sophomore year. He is not projected to be quite as much of a disaster in 2023 - his HR total should creep back above 20 instead of 13 - but a 20/70/70/5 guy with a .260 batting average and low OBP isn't someone you have to reach for in a draft. Who can?". 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. A batted ball with the perfect combination of exit A Batted Ball Event represents any batted ball that Its hard to think its entirely about Storys move to the right side. He might be an empty batting average/OBP player, though, so don't expect much more than 15 HR if you pick him. Corbin Carroll mashed his way through the minor league system and arrived in Arizona for his debut in 2022. The deal to acquire him from the St. Louis Cardinals prior to the 2020 season in exchange for prospect Matthew Liberatore looks like a major win. His 195 career assists leave him tied with another member of our list who you may have heard of, Willie Mays. The tools are all there: Robert has good speed, reduced his strikeout rate in 2022, and his expected slash numbers will be helpful to fantasy squads. 2 prospect in baseball when the season began, he lived up to the hype and then some by hitting .284/.345/.509 with 25 doubles, 28 home runs, 75 RBI, 84 runs scored and 25 steals in 132 games. If anyone needs a change of scenery in order to maximize his talent, Bryan Reynolds is that guy. Statcast Statistics Player Batting 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | All With a seasoned Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson in front of him, Santander will fill your power categories in the tenth round or so. The Orioles seem dedicated to giving their prospects every opportunity to succeed, which boosts Mullins's value in the runs category. Really, unless you are playing in a stolen base premium league, Alvarez offers little downside heading into 2023. 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. Each player was only included at the position where he played the most innings. No one, I mean no one, runs on him.". It's time to put a bow on the 2022 MLB season with Bleacher Report's final positional rankings. 23. Nicknamed "The Hawk" for his ability to track down any fly ball that came his way, Dawson's right arm should have required a permit to travel between Canada and the United States. Outfielders get the average of the top 10% of their throws. How high/low, in degrees, a ball was hit by a batter. Headlined by three MVPs, our list of the best corner outfielders is a who's who of top-tier talent in Major League Baseball. on March 4, 2023. Its an important one, too. In 118 games, he slashed .292/.347/.468, buoying the ratios for fantasy managers in roto leagues. Other concerns include the fact that Judge will be 31 years old for the majority of the season and played in a career-high 157 games last year. Since the demands of each position grouping are different, the averages and qualifiers are different as well. Kaline was a master of putting himself in perfect position when a ball was hit in his direction where he would make the catch and fire the ball back into the infield in one, fluid motion. A Batted Ball Event represents any batted ball that Evans had six seasons of at least 10 assists, and the 157 he has for his career leaves him tied with Andre Dawson. The 28-year-old has recorded no less than 11 assists in each of his seven seasons, and not only is his throwing arm powerful, but it's deadly accurate, as we can see in the video. He was named the MVP of the 1964 All-Star Game, best remembered for his three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth off Dick Radatz that gave the National League a 7-4 victory. He finished his career with 109 assists, 61 of which came in a four-year period for the Philadelphia Phillies, from 1984 through 1987. 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. Raul Mondesi did just that, compiling 112 assists over his 13-year playing career, including 53 between 1994 and 1997 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Buxton has essentially played one full season's worth of games over the past two years, posting a 150 OPS+ with 47 home runs and 8.5 WAR in 153 games since the start of 2021. He falls into the "walk year" category, so he might outperform his projections. BY Justin Leger -. The movement of a pitch is defined in inches, both in time of a pitcher's first movement or pitch release. player has saved over his peers. Some players have power, whereas Yordan Alvarez has POWER. 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. Current: The 25-year-old set a new career high in 2022 in games played and still didn't crack 100, finishing at 98 with a variety of ailments and injuries derailing any sort of rhythm he could get. Meusel finished his career with 157 assists, including a three-year period from 1921 through 1923 where he racked up 69. A full season alongside Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. in the San Diego Padres lineup would provide him with the best protection he's had at any point in his career, and with free agency fast approaching after the 2024 season he's playing for a huge payday. But at the end of the day, fantasy managers are drafting him for his elite speed and ability to steal bases, a skill that may get even better depending on how the new baserunning rules play out. xwOBA is formulated using exit velocity, launch angle Defensively, he is a great player. His 10 hardest throws of the season are as an outfielder, and his 20 hardest throws are at positions other than second base. Had he only been able to stay healthy, we could be talking about the greatest player in the history of the gamebefore he got injured, there was no better player in the game. Unless you're in a quirky league where defense counts, Melendez fills a scarce position with decent skills. Let them. Jump is calculated only on plays that are Two Stars or harder, meaning Buhner merely went on to hit more than 300 home runs and become one of the most beloved Mariners of all-time. Beyond the gaudy numbers, he was the one consistent in a Yankees lineup that dealt with injuries and under performance, and he did it all while also playing a career-high 632.2 innings in center field. Just look at the 2022 averages on competitive throws from those positions. The definitive power rankings on the strength of the outfield, where we (no, I don't play anymore but old habits die hard) talk to ourselves and it's totally accepted as the norm. . Do Not Sell My Personal Information. The 25-year-old hit .298/.373/.400 with more walks (62) than strikeouts (60) while adding 89 runs scored and 19 steals. Perhaps most important of all, he played in a career-high 151 games, proving he can stay healthy for a full season after injuries had significantly limited him in 2019 (69 games) and 2021 (92 games). He played in 84 games last season, slashing .295/.358/.500 with 16 HR, 54 RBI, and 40 runs. It gets you from Point A to Point B more quickly. Assists, while a somewhat useful statistic in gauging how strong someone's throwing arm is, doesn't tell the whole storyit's hard to throw someone out when they don't even try to run. Kwan is in the 100th percentile of K% after striking out only 60 times in 638 plate appearances. Baltimore Orioles. His ratios were down across the board, but he improved his K% and BB% and suffered from some bad luck with BABIP. (Catcher throwing arm data has been available for some time and may be found here.). The charges would later be dropped. and, on certain types of batted balls, Sprint Speed. How much spin, in revolutions per minute, a pitch was He played in 32 games, hitting four homers and stealing two bases while slashing .260/.330/.500 in the small sample size. In a down season by his own lofty standards, Juan Soto was still one of the most productive offensive players in the game. 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. Mar 22, 2021. Heres all of 2022s Braves. player has saved over his peers. Being a former pitcher who routinely hit the upper 90's will certainly leave you with a powerful throwing arm, but some of the throws that Rick Ankiel has made from the outfield have been ridiculous. He was big guy, very strong, very muscular. Arm Strength (ARM) Definition Arm Strength is defined as the maximum velocity of any throw made by a fielder -- with the max velocity always being at the release point, due to physics. Youd think measuring throwing arm strength would be easy. Just beware that his numbers might look much closer to 2021 than 2022. After all the hype over Cruzs 97.8 mph dart in July that stands as the fastest throw on an infield assist Statcast has tracked, hed better be atop a list like this, and he is, by a pretty large 4 mph gap over Cincinnati's Jos Barrero. Outs Above Average Leaderboard Current: Outs Above Average Outs Above Average (OAA) is the cumulative effect of all individual plays a fielder has been credited or debited with, making it a range-based metric of fielding skill that accounts for the number of plays made and the difficulty of them. the ERA scale, A measurement of a player's top running speed, expressed He played one year of baseball for the school, but it was during a football game that his left arm was injured to the point that doctors gave serious consideration to amputating it. His average arm strength on max-effort throws was 97.9 mph, making him the top right fielder -- the position with the strongest arms, with a league average of 90.5 mph. Hard to see a difference with the naked eye, right? There may be many ways to arrive at a logical ranking of outfield throwing arms, but assists minus double plays is telling. He is exactly the type of guy you wait for once you've built up your other categories. Escape Velocity takes the average of a player's batted ball velocities subtracted from 88. 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.". Its not that his arm suddenly got weaker on the right side of the infield, of course. 20. 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. "I don't try to do too much. He still has a microscopic walk rate, but he also took four points off his K%. Nicknamed the "Reading Rifle," Furillo led all outfielders in assists in 1951 with 24, and he has 151 for his career. He finished his career with 89 assists in 877 games played, which means that, on average, Snyder threw out a runner every 10 games. His 126 career assists include six consecutive seasons of 10 or more, from 1999 through 2004. Along with his stellar offensive numbers, Tucker also won his first career Gold Glove while posting stellar defensive metrics (13 DRS, 4.6 UZR/150) in right field. If you want to understand how it all works stay right here. A finger injury derailed his season, but he finished the year strong. How fast, in miles per hour, a ball was hit by a batter. Making a case for him to go 1.1 in 2023 drafts isn't difficult. Even with his torn UCL last season, he still slashed .286/.364/.514 and powered the Phillies to the World Series. Statcast refers to the spin that contributes to movement 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. Owner of 10 consecutive Gold Glove awards, Griffey made impossible plays not only possible, but look nowhere near as difficult as they actually were. I think his weakness, so far as he has any, is in his throwing arm. outfield. In total, he made 10 throws of 95-plus mph last season and had three throws of 300 feet or more. Five years later, Acua is a three-time All-Star, a Rookie of the Year Award winner, and a World Series winner. Yes. . Traded shortstop Adalberto Mondesi to the Red Sox for pitcher Josh Taylor. It's the first time he's hit the cutoff man.". There is a lot to love about O'Neill in fantasy formats, but there is a lot to question as well. Etc., etc., etc. 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. velocity and launch angle. A Bolt is any run where the Sprint Speed (defined as window.". A batted ball with the perfect combination of exit Some of them might just have weak arms, which is why they're at first base in the first place. For as powerful as his arm was, it was also prone to be erratic, and Parker committed his fair share of throwing errors, which is why he doesn't rank higher on our list. How hard, in miles per hour, a fielder throws the ball. From 1998 through 2002, Bobby Abreu racked up 59 assists patrolling right field for the Philadelphia Phillies. One of baseball's legendary figures and the greatest switch hitter who ever lived, Mickey Mantle's defense and rocket of an arm are often overshadowed by his offensive numbers. Exit Velocity & Barrels. The umpire called the runner safe, but it was a bad callClemente's throw beat him to the bag, and it wasn't close. Suppose he continues to bat atop the Cleveland order and takes advantage of the new baserunning rules. He hit 16 homers, his most since 2019, but he only stole 18 bases, a severe drop off from the 47 he snagged the year before. Furillo picked up the ball and fired a strike to Dodgers first baseman Gil Hodges, beating Queen to the bag by two feet. 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. His slash line declined to .263/.327/.445, though that average is misleading as his expected was .234.

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