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Most stacked MLB Positions?

Posted on 7/3/17 at 11:53 am
Posted by tduecen
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 11:53 am
Which position is probably the most stacked in MLB (excluding starting pitcher)

NL 1B where you have Votto, Zimmerman, Goldschimdt, Bour, Reynolds, Rizzo, Belt, Thames, and Myers

NL 3B with Turner, Rendon, Shaw, Lamb, Arendo, Nunez, Bryant, and Gyorko

NL RF with Harper, Stanton, Peralta, Puig, Bruce, Altherr, and Schelber

AL RF with Judge, Garcia, Reddick, Betts, Souza, and Kepler

AL SS with Correa, Bogaerts, Andrus, Lindor, Gregorius, and Simmons

AL 2B with Altuve, Castro, Pedroia, Schoop, Cano, Dozier, Kipnis, Ordor, and Kinsler
Posted by Bench McElroy
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 12:04 pm to
3B is by far the most stacked position. Bryant and Donaldson are incredible. Machado's fantastic even though he's having a really down season offensively. Turner is one of the most underrated players in baseball. Arenado is one of the best two-way players in baseball. Adrian Beltre's still going strong after 20 seasons. Anthony Rendon, Miguel Sano and Jose Ramirez and Mike Moustakas are all terrific offensive players. There's also Kyle Seager who's a great player that never gets his due to the insane depth at the position and the fact that he plays up in Seattle. 3B is closest thing baseball has to the PG position in the NBA.
Posted by LSUBoo
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 12:07 pm to
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3B is by far the most stacked position.


Tend to agree.

And you didn't even mention Jake Lamb, only 1 RBI behind Goldschmidt for the MLB lead, and Travis Shaw who is having a sneaky all-star caliber season.



Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 12:10 pm to
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3B is by far the most stacked position. Bryant and Donaldson are incredible.
As a whole of MLB yes, that and SS are the two stacked positions. But I'm looking at it from AL/NL perspective right now
Posted by ReauxlTide222
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 12:31 pm to
3rd is just ridiculous right now. Hell Rendon is hitting .300 with 16 HRs and 51 RBI.
Posted by Ryan3232
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 12:34 pm to
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NL 1B where you have Votto, Zimmerman, Goldschimdt, Bour, Reynolds, Rizzo, Belt, Thames, and Myers
what about Freddie Freeman? Arguably the best NL 1B out there.
Posted by tduecen
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 12:42 pm to
Didn't include him because he is currently injured but he would be in that group as well
Posted by LSUBoo
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 12:45 pm to
Plus they are moving Freeman to 3B... going to get ever more stacked over there.
Posted by Ryan3232
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 12:55 pm to
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Plus they are moving Freeman to 3B... going to get ever more stacked over there.


you talking about Freddie Freeman???
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 12:55 pm to
Yes, Adams will be at first and Freeman at third when he returns
plats third in rehab assignment
This post was edited on 7/3/17 at 12:57 pm
Posted by LSUBoo
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 12:55 pm to
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you talking about Freddie Freeman???


Yes. He played 3B in his last rehab start so that they can get him and Matt Adams in the lineup together.


ETA: I don't think they want Sam Freeman over at the hot corner, but you never know...
This post was edited on 7/3/17 at 12:57 pm
Posted by The Seaward
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2006
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 12:57 pm to
Yeah, Freddie Freeman may move to third so they can keep Matt Adams bat in the lineup.

There are nine NL third baseman with 2 or more WAR. A cutoff of 2 WAR is fairly arbitrary, but no other position comes close to 9.
Posted by Undertow
Member since Sep 2016
9099 posts
Posted on 7/3/17 at 1:08 pm to
Even if Freeman does go to third(still a chance Adams is dealt) he is still the the Braves 1st baseman long term.

I think the Braves should try to trade Adams to the Yankees. It's a perfect fit and the Yankees are said to be in the market for a 1B.
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 1:27 pm to
Greg Bird is set to return after the AS game
Posted by volfan30
Member since Jun 2010
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 1:46 pm to
Didn't Girardi just say that they don't know if he will be back this year?
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 2:05 pm to
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Greg Bird is with Triple-A Scranton. Brian Cashman tells @CRedRojo he will take BP for the next few days with club in Syracuse #Yankees

12:38 PM - 26 Jun 2017 · Chicago, IL


Posted by Ryan3232
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 2:13 pm to
Im not sure how I feel about Freddie at third, but who knows. Adams does need to stay in the lineup though.
Posted by volfan30
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 4:08 pm to
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Meredith Marakovits?Verified account @M_Marakovits Jun 28
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Girardi told me there is concern that Bird doesn't make it back this season. Still has soreness in foot/ankle #yankees


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Bryan Hoch?Verified account @BryanHoch Jul 2
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Joe Girardi: "[Greg] Bird is still not deemed ready to play yet. I don’t have a date when he’s going to play."
Posted by TigernMS12
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 4:54 pm to
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SS are the two stacked positions


SS is crazy too if you consider how young the position is with it's stars. There's Seager, Lindor, Correa, just to name a few that are young 20's and already stars. I also love that SS is moving back to playing a significant offensive role.
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 5:28 pm to
Never know since a day earlier Cashman was making those comments. We will see but a lot of what I've read they expect him to return a week or two after the break.
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