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The All 25 and under MLB roster

By Nate Thompson

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 06: Right fielder Ronald Acuna, Jr. #13 and second baseman Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves celebrate after the game against the Washington Nationals at SunTrust Park on September 06, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 06: Right fielder Ronald Acuna, Jr. #13 and second baseman Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves celebrate after the game against the Washington Nationals at SunTrust Park on September 06, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images) /
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Now, let’s take a look at who plays outfield and DH for MLB’s All 25 and under team.

Outfield

  • LF: Juan Soto (WAS)
  • CF: Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL)
  • RF: Cody Bellinger (LAD)

This outfield is simply amazing with three of the very best outfielders in the entire MLB. Bellinger won 2019 NL MVP and ranked 2nd among all outfielders in fWAR at 7.8. Acuna ranked 6th among all outfielders with a 5.6 fWAR and Soto ranked 8th with a 4.8 fWAR.

All three players provide elite skills at the plate, and Acuna and Bellinger also provide you with some of the most elite outfield defense. Bellinger tallied 23 DRS in the outfield and Acuna put up a very strong 11 DRS as well.

DH/Bench Players

  • DH: Yordan Alvarez (HOU)

Yordan Alvarez was arguably the best hitter in the majors last year once he came up for the Houston Astros. Here were his MLB ranks among hitters with at least 350 PA:

  • OPS: 1.067 (3rd)
  • wOBA: .432 (3rd)
  • wRC+: 178 (2nd)
  • ISO: .342 (3rd)
  • Hard Hit %: 51.1% (4th)

Posting these numbers as a rookie was absolutely insane. On most of those stats, the only two hitters he was behind were Mike Trout and Christian Yelich, so that shows what kind of company he is in.

Whether he can do this for a full season remains to be seen, but even doing it for over half a season as Yordan played 87 games is incredible and shows what he’s capable of.

Having Alvarez as a DH is putting someone who will be one of the most feared hitters in the MLB moving forward right in the middle of your lineup.

Bench:

  • 3B: Yoan Moncada (CHI)
  • SS: Gleyber Torres (NYY)
  • OF: Austin Meadows (TB)
  • C: Carson Kelly (ARI)

These are a few of the guys that just missed out of the starting lineups. Having Yoan Moncada who hit .315 with a .915 OPS and Gleyber Torres who hit 38 HRs with a .871 OPS as backup infielders on this roster just shows how much young talent there is in the game today.

Austin Meadows was also amazing with Tampa Bay last year with 33 HRs and a .922 OPS while making his first All-Star Game. Carson Kelly of the D-Backs also serves as a very good backup at catcher with some pop as he hit 18 HRs with a .826 OPS in 2019.

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