Sports Illustrated - USA (2021-12)

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52 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED | SI.COM


19 .Brandon Belt, 1B, SF, KC

20 .Michael Conforto, RF, NYM, MIA

21.Carlos Rodón, SP, CWS, STL

22.Kyle Schwarber, 1B/LF, BOS, BOS

23.Mark Canha, OF, OAK, SD

24.Anthony DeSclafani, SP, SF, MIN

25 .Kenley Jansen, RP, LAD, TOR

26 .Avisaíl García, RF, MIL, MIL

27 .Anthony Rizzo, 1B, NYY, NYY

28 .Eduardo Escobar, 3B, MIL, CWS

29 .Jon Gray, SP, COL, LAA

30 .Kyle Seager, 3B, SEA, TOR

31.Noah Syndergaard, SP, NYM, PHI

32.Justin Verlander, SP, HOU, DET

33.Steven Matz, SP, TOR, TB

34.Nelson Cruz, DH, TB, SEA

35. Michael Pineda, SP, MIN, SEA

36 .Alex Wood, SP, SF, ATL

BRANDON BELT 1B / giants


Belt led San Francisco with a career-high 29 home runs despite
being limited to 97 games due to injuries. Even with the medical
concerns, he’s seemingly unlocked a new power stroke, slugging
.595 over the last two years.

ANTHONY RIZZO
1B / yankees

Rizzo’s slugging
percentage dipped after
his July 29 trade from
the Cubs (.446 to .428),
and it was especially
down at Yankee Stadium
(.354), even with the short
right-field porch. The
32-year-old still gets on
base at an above-average
clip and will continue to
play smooth defense as
long as he’s in the league.

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