Chris Owings Speakout Analysis

Bryce Harper is the player that you love to have on your own team, but opponents can't stand him! He might have a swagger that annoys opponents, but he is one heck of a baseball player and this year he is breaking out to the superstar everyone expected! He is just 22 years of age and he is one of the most feared hitters in baseball. He has battled injuries to start his career because of what some have termed too much hustle, but this year he has put all together. He is hitting .331 27 home runs and 64 runs batted in the no question NL MVP at this point in the season. He might rub fans and opponents the wrong way but he is fun to watch play baseball I just wish as a Braves fan he was in a different division.

My first reason I think that he is really important in the game of baseball. Is because he is one of the most inspiring players to ever play in the game of baseball. I say this because he is the very first black man to play in the MLB. This is one of the bigger reasons, because that could inspire a lot of other black kids that have been dreaming of playing in the MLB. Now that

The biggest move the Astros have made is acquiring the young closer of the Philadelphia Phillies, Ken Giles.

Yadier Molina is and always will be one of the greatest catcher to ever play the game of baseball. With Yadi coming into the league at such a young age, he has had more of an opportunity to prove himself and the stats and awards he has won can really back it up. Not just is he one of the greatest to play the game at that position, he is one of the best “on the field managers” as they say as far as controlling the tempo of the game and how it is played. With all of the accomplishments Molina has had in his career, it proves why he is one of the best to ever play the game at the catching position.

As baseball season right around the corner some teams are in need of offence and defense. People say the best way person to full these jobs is Troy Tulowitzki. Experts call him the best shortstop of our time. But is he really? What is he worth? Should you trade for him?

After a good amount of pitching from him he suffered an injury. His Pitching was over because the way he pitched screwed up his arm in a way that couldn’t allow him to pitch. Instead of quitting he worked his arm into letting him play centerfield. He was a fast outfielder and a great player to read the ball and be there for it. His effort for not giving up was a huge significance of his career.

The Orioles crush the ball when they make contact. Through 76 games, according to data via ESPN Stats and Information, they average a .361/.358/.628 line and a .427 wOBA when they put the ball into play, easily the best in the majors. Out of 169 qualified batters, while the Rockies have the top two players on the list (Story and CarGo), Chris Davis ranks third, Mark Trumbo ranks seventh and Manny ranks eighth. It’s fair to say that these three hitters are the heart of the Orioles’ offense. Then, while Wieters, Jones and Alvarez are all having strong years, it is arguable that Schoop has been the fourth best offensive piece.

The first base for the Los angeles Dodgers is Cody bellinger he was the first person to hit ten home runs to start off a season of baseball in the MLB.Cody first started when he was about 19 or 20 years old he plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers which I think is a great team for Cody and he is a big help to the Dodgers.Cody played travel ball when he was 11 years old and his dad was an baseball player too when he wasn't playing he coached the travel ball team his son played on. He is famous for the youngest baseball player to ever join the MLB.

Rusin has an average pitch count of 87 per game along with an earned run average of 6.00 season to date, which is obviously ugly. He also carries a high walks and hits per inning pitched on his shoulders with a stat of 1.79 season to date. Rusin comes into this game with a 1-4 record, he has not won since April 13th

Clayton Kershaw has been sidelined for the entirety of the second half of the regular season and is finally making a return. The Los Angeles Dodgers has announced today that Clayton Kershaw will make his first start of the second half this Friday against the Marlins in Miami. Kershaw started out this season looking better than we have ever seen him before, and that is saying a lot. Before Kershaw was injured his record was 11 – 2, with a 1.79 ERA, and a 16.1 – 1 strikeout to walk ratio. If Kershaw had not been injured and continued at the pace he was at, he would have been the clear NL Cy Young Award winner and NL MVP Award winner. Kershaw’s return is highly anticipated especially by the Dodgers because if they have him back at the level he was playing at, that means they will be going into the playoffs as one of the best teams.

Anthony Rizzo is another critical piece to the Chicago Cubs success in the 25 years of age he has become a critical leader for a roster that just keeps getting younger and younger. He is just entering the prime of his career and he is one of the best middle of the order hitters in the game right now. In 2015 he has put it all together with a .294 average with 16 home runs and 51 RBIs.

The St. Louis Cardinals is a baseball team that is well-known around the world. They are also widely known to be spectacular in their leadoff batting in recent years. For every team, the top of the lineup is where the best all-around hitter is placed, and every year there is a battle for that spot. To be the best all-around hitter, a player has to have an outstanding On Base Percentage (OBP), Batting Average (BA), and On Base Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS). Two players that the Cardinals typically choose to bat leadoff are Matt Carpenter and Kolten Wong. Kolten Wong can hold his own in the Major Leagues, however, Matt Carpenter is the definite choice when it comes to leadoff batting.

Mike Trout, Mike Trout is the best current player in the MLB right now. He is a dominate hitter, fielder and a great teammate. Mike Trout is a 6’2, 235lb player from Vineland New Jersey. He is in the top five in the league for all statistics except for strikeouts, not including the players that had one ten at bats because then they can have crazy stats. Some categories he is number 1 is he scored the most runs and walks. Mike Trout is the best player in the MLB.

After all, corner outfield positions are associated with power hitting…power hitters who don’t have to play defense all that well to justify a spot in the lineup. By contrast, Revere is a 27-year-old outfielder listed at 5’9” and 170 lbs on the Phillies website (so consider him slightly less in both regards) who has a reputation of being a slap-hitting speedster with a weak outfield arm. That reputation is justifiable, as Revere has a career ISO of .053 and 3 home runs in over 2,400 plate appearances. However, if one only looks at the paltry power numbers, the bigger picture is being missed. That bigger picture is that Ben Revere is a league average hitter in 2015 who has contributed 1.9 wins above replacement in approximately half a year’s worth of plate appearances.

This brief examines the assets and contributions of right fielder Julio Daniel “J.D” Martinez (“Mr. Martinez”) to be