Never thought about in these terms before, but there are valid arguments for GOAT at every baseball position but one. No third baseman combined offense and defense to the level of Mike Schmidt. Brooks fans, I love him, too, but he was not Schmidt’s equal with a bat in his hands.
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Yordan Alvarez:
.361 xBA / .773 xSLG / .497 xwOBA
He leads MLB in all 3 of Statcast's big quality of contact stats. The Astros have the best hitter in baseball right now. Story ➡️ mlb.com/news/yordan-al…
Shout out to the guy in Brooklyn who just said “I’m not getting a cheese burger today, it’s too heavy on my stomach”.
And then ordered a roast beef dipped in gravy with a side of cheese fries.