2. Ronald Acuna Jr. (Atlanta Braves)
Ronald Acuna Jr. won the National League Rookie of the Year in 2018 as he was the lead off hitter for the National League East winning Atlanta Braves.
Acuna Jr. had a war of 4.1 and a batting average close to .300 with an astounding 26 home runs in just 111 games.
Although he had to deal with a few injuries, the 20 year old led his club to the playoffs for the first time since 2013.
He became the youngest player in major league history to hit a grand slam in the playoffs when he homered against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Division Series.
He even impressed some voters as he got 12 votes from the Baseball Writers to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award.
He is projected to have another outstanding year, hitting 21 homers and 23 doubles with an on base percentage of .362.
Acuna Jr. will be the team’s lead off hitter once again, and last year he did something no other Braves player has done. He set a franchise record with eight lead off home runs breaking the previous record of seven by Marquise Grissom.
I would be very surprised if he is not in the MVP conversation for this coming season.
Here is my number one left fielder in the game…