Sports Illustrated - USA (2021-12)

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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