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MLB Players Power Rankings: Top 10 Hitters in Week-11

ByManny Gómez|
DENVER, CO - JUNE 12: Charlie Blackmon #19 of the Colorado Rockies bats during a game against the Chicago Cubs at Coors Field on June 12, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Cubs won 10-1. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - JUNE 12: Charlie Blackmon #19 of the Colorado Rockies bats during a game against the Chicago Cubs at Coors Field on June 12, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Cubs won 10-1. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
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Who was the best hitter during Week-11 of the baseball season? Find out in this latest edition of MLB Players Power Rankings.

In this week’s MLB Players Power Rankings, a Twins player makes the top 10 again. Also, one former AL MVP makes an appearance, an indication that he’s starting to warm up for his team at the right time.

Before we jump into this week’s top 10 hitters, let’s understand how we make our determinations.

  1. We base our weekly rankings on a Monday through Sunday schedule. Therefore, these rankings are for the week beginning on June 10th through June 16th.
  2. Then, using advanced stats (SLG, wOBA, wRC+) that best represent a players performance, we created a rubric.
  3. As a tiebreaker, we used fWAR to determine which player is ahead of who.
  4. If the tiebreaker is a tie, then we delve deeper into the weekly stats.

With that being said, let’s find out who the 10-6 ranked hitters are.

10. Max Kepler, Minnesota Twins

Max Kepler makes his FIFTH appearance on the top 10 list, which quite possibly indicates that the German-born slugger is the real deal. The Twins now have the best record and run differential in baseball and Kepler is a huge reason why.

Here are his Week-11 stats: 0.783 SLG | 0.519 wOBA | 233 wRC+ | 0.6 fWAR

9. Josh Donaldson, Atlanta Braves

After starting the 2019 season off slowly, Josh Donaldson (aka “Bringer of Rain”) is indeed starting to make it rain. Last week, Donaldson slashed .370 with a 1.303 OPS. Despite ranking 9th this week, his isolated power (ISO), a measure of a batter’s raw power, ranks 5th in this list.

Here are his Week-11 stats: 0.889 SLG | 0.524 wOBA | 227 wRC+ | 0.6 fWAR

8. Hunter Renfroe, San Diego Padres

Hunter Renfroe has had his share of moments this season, but last week was his best week of the season by far. After hitting 5 HR last week, Renfroe brought his home run total to 23. To put this into context, his career-high home run total is 26. He accomplished this feat 2X in 2017 (122 G) and 2018 (117 G). This season, he has only played 65 games.

Here are his Week-11 stats: 0.962 SLG | 0.530 wOBA | 235 wRC+ | 0.6 fWAR

7. Ozzie Albies, Atlanta Braves

Ozzie Albies has started the season off slowly. Despite there still being plenty of upside for the 22-year-old infielder, many were starting to wonder if offensively he just isn’t what we thought. Then week-11 rolled around Albies quieted all the noise by posting a 1.349 OPS.

Here are his Week-11 stats: 0.897 SLG | 0.544 wOBA | 240 wRC+ | 0.7 fWAR

6. Ian Desmond, Colorado Rockies

Ian Desmond has at times in his career shown flashes of greatness. More often than not, however, the 2X All-Star has disappointed. This season, however, Desmond his having something of a resurgence and week-11 solidified his standing in MLB.

Here are his Week-11 stats: 0.962 SLG | 0.583 wOBA | 252 wRC+ | 0.6 fWAR

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