Who was the best MLB hitter during the month of June? Find out in this latest edition of MLB Players Power Rankings.
In any given week, you might see the unlikeliest of players make the MLB Players Power Rankings. However, during the span of a month, you can really get a sense of who the real top-notch hitters are.
Before we jump into this week’s top 10 hitters, let’s understand how we make our determinations.
- Typically, we base our weekly rankings on a Monday through Sunday schedule. This, however, is an assessment of the top 10 hitters for a month. In this case, we’re looking at June 2019
- Then, using advanced stats (SLG, wOBA, wRC+, and fWAR) that best represent a players performance, we created a rubric.
- As a tiebreaker, we delve deeper into the weekly stats.
With that being said, here are your 10-6 hitters in this week’s MLB Players Power Rankings.
10. Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
Here are his June 2019 stats: 0.661 SLG | 0.431 wOBA | 167 wRC+ | 1.3 fWAR
9. Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
Here are his June 2019 stats: 0.683 SLG | 0.433 wOBA | 176 wRC+ | 1.3 fWAR
8. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
Here are his June 2019 stats: 0.695 SLG | 0.432 wOBA | 172 wRC+ | 1.5 fWAR
7. Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
Here are his June 2019 stats: 0.654 SLG | 0.440 wOBA | 172 wRC+ | 1.7 fWAR
6. Pete Alonso, New York Mets
Here are his June 2019 stats: 0.653 SLG | 0.448 wOBA | 185 wRC+ | 1.6 fWAR