JED LOWRIE RANKED SECOND ON MLB NETWORK’S COUNTDOWN
TOP 10 SECOND BASEMEN RIGHT NOW!
Robinson Canó Ranked Fourth on Top 10 Second Basemen Right Now!
Canó and David Wright Also Featured on “Top 10 Last 10” Rankings of Players From the Last Decade
January 14, 2019 – The New York Mets’ newest second baseman Jed Lowrie was ranked second on MLB Network’s annual Top 10 Second Basemen Right Now! program this past Saturday, while teammate Robinson Canó ranked fourth on the same list. Lowrie, who last ranked ninth on the 2015 countdown, finished one spot ahead of the Kansas City Royals’ Whit Merrifield and one spot behind the Houston Astros’ José Altuve. Canó finished one spot ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chris Taylor and one spot behind Merrifield.
Hosted by MLB Network’s Brian Kenny alongside MLB Network analysts, each Top 10 Right Now! ranking considers player performance over the last two seasons, offensive and defensive metrics, both advanced Statcast data and traditional numbers, and expert analysis by the MLB Network research team.
On Saturday’s countdown, MLB Network analyst and former second baseman Harold Reynolds said of Canó, “I do believe that going back to New York is gonna be great for him, great for the Mets. This guy is a true star in our game, and I think he’s gonna recover. Obviously the suspension knocked him off the Hall of Fame highway for a lot of folks. We’ll see if he’s able to get back on that highway, but this guy was a Hall of Famer before that suspension, no doubt about it.”
The complete ranking for MLB Network’s top-10 second basemen is listed below and available at mlb.com/top10rightnow. Embeddable recaps on Lowrie and Canó can be seen here and here:
Top 10 Second Basemen Right Now!
1. José Altuve, Houston Astros
2. Jed Lowrie, New York Mets
3. Whit Merrifield, Kansas City Royals
4. Robinson Canó, New York Mets
5. Chris Taylor, Los Angeles Dodgers
6. Scooter Gennett, Cincinnati Reds
7. Joey Wendle, Tampa Bay Rays
8. Gleyber Torres, New York Yankees
9. Ben Zobrist, Chicago Cubs
10. DJ LeMahieu, New York Yankees
Now in its ninth season, MLB Network’s Top 10 Right Now! series features analysis from MLB Network on-air personalities and a roundtable discussion with President of SABR Vince Gennaro, The Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh and MLB.com analyst Mike Petriello. Each episode will also include a new segment in conjunction with MLB Network’s 10th anniversary called “Top 10 Last 10,” where Brian Kenny and Christopher “Mad Dog” Russodiscuss and debate the best players at each position over the last decade. Cano ranked first on Kenny’s second basemen ranking, finishing one spot ahead of Ben Zobrist, and second on Russo’s list, finishing one spot ahead of Ian Kinsler and one spot behind José Altuve. David Wright ranked second onKenny’s third basemen ranking, finishing one spot ahead of Evan Longoria and one spot behind Adrián Beltré.
4 comments:
Jeff McNeil is # 1
Lowrie and Cano way up there. Nice.
Mike Freire's blog of the 2019 NY Mets roster today...
Your posting today really makes a lot of sense. It included a lot of the discussion here of what we have been talking about for awhile. But the idea that maybe a trade involving some of the following Mets: Juan Lagares, Todd Frasier, Dominic Smith (since you have not penciled him in anywhere in your posting), and Jason Vargas for another team's pricey player or two does seem to make some valid sense to me. Maybe try to get another veteran starter with solid stats?
On the bullpen side, I like kid righties Drew Smith and Tyler Bashlor a lot for those two reliever roles you have open, although both are right-handed and you have called for left-handers in those roles, these two seem like the very best arms from 2018 and they are young relievers with much upside.
The Mets may also want to research starters who might accept MiLB contracts. Maybe too, take a look at guys like Ryan "Mad Dog" Madson to round out their rotation and veteran starters who were recently good but do not have a team yet in their free agency status.
On Robinson Cano
I think he too has a little third base playing experience.
These moves (Cano and Lowrie) make a lot of sense for team depth. The key will be working into the equation the best younger players as well.
Like a magician.
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