MLB Team of the 2020s
C: Joey Bart, San Francisco Giants
Catcher is probably the hardest position in baseball to accurately predict success in, with the physical and mental toll that consistent play at the position can take on those who live behind the dish. As a result, I have decided to place my bets on the #2 pick of the 2018 draft in Bart.
Selected as the heir apparent to Buster Posey, a high pick in his own right years ago, Bart shined in AA this seasons in the Giants’ system, hitting .316 in 22 games with 4 home runs during his age 22 season.
Wherever he starts his 2020 campaign, his quick progression through the ranks so far seems to show the amount of faith that the Giants have in Bart and a possibility that he could become a franchise cornerstone in the Bay in years to come.
1B: Pete Alonso, New York Mets
This one really should go without explaining, as the presumptive NL Rookie of the Year in 2019 has absolutely dominated Major League pitching in his first year, belting 44 home runs as of writing with a very respectable .268 average to boot on a Mets team that continues to qualify for a playoff spot.
While there is no shortage of power hitters in MLB these days, as record-shattering home run totals continue to show every year, Alonso has already shown himself to be one of the best of the bunch, something that could very well carry over for the 24-year-old into the next decade.