MLB Players Power Rankings: Top 5 Offensive Dynamic Duos
By Manny Gómez
Two MVP candidates highlight the top two duos in this Power Rankings.
TWO: Jose Abreu and Tim Anderson
Like the San Diego Padres in the NL, in the AL there are the Chicago White Sox. Two up and coming teams taking MLB by storm, featuring the perfect mix of veterans and youngsters, and Cy Young Award and MVP candidates.
This duo features two of the most dangerous hitters in the game in Tim Anderson and Jose Abreu. In Anderson, you get a master hitter, much like LeMahieu, who ranks 2nd in MLB with a .353 AVG. Don’t be surprised if Anderson takes home his second consecutive Batting Title; he trails the aforementioned LeMahieu by just .003 points in the race.
In Abreu, you have the favored AL MVP candidate who has the fourth-best fWAR (2.8) in MLB, 2nd best in the AL. He also leads the AL in SLG (.650) and OPS (1.029), and trails only Luke Voit in home runs with 19.
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ONE: Freddie Freeman and Marcell Ozuna
Finally, the best hitting duo in all of baseball belongs to the Atlanta Braves. This was a tough one because you can make a case for Ronald Acuña Jr. instead of Marcell Ozuna, but the numbers just don’t lie.
Though Freddie Freeman is without a doubt the favored NL MVP candidate, Ozuna has been the most important offseason addition of any MLB team. He leads the NL in HR (17) and trails only his teammate in Freeman in SLG (.630 vs .643), wOBA (.433 vs .457), and wRC+ (171 vs 188) among other stats.
The Braves pitching might be limping into the postseason come October, but don’t sleep on this team, for they can slug their way to a championship!