Collette calls: Ultimate Acuna

Atlanta and the Mets played a doubleheader on Saturday that Mets fans will want to forget. When they lost by an aggregate score of 27 to 3, in a way it was mainly preparation for the football season. But that’s not the point. The bigger story is that Ronald Acuna Jr. stole the season’s 54th base as we continue to watch one of the greatest fantasy seasons ever. If you grew up with Rickey Henderson in the mid ’80s like me, That’s about the same level of production we saw from the 1985 Acuna season. Henderson hit .314 with 24 homers, 72 RBIs, 80 steals and a career-best 146. times Acuna is currently hitting .336 with 26 homers, 71 RBI, 54 steals and 106 runs. But the rest of the numbers are probably better than all. Ultimately, we’re talking about a player with a current bid value of $62, 32 percent higher than the next player on the list, Shohei Otani.

Acuna’s 2023 season is the focus along with Ohtani’s two efforts as he lost in Anaheim this year, something Freddie Freeman still does for the Dodgers, as would Acuna teammate Matt Olson. add his name in A list of over 60 Homer vs. seasons. Maybe I’m a little out of touch this season.

Atlanta and the Mets played a doubleheader on Saturday that Mets fans will want to forget. When they lost by an aggregate score of 27 to 3, in a way it was mainly preparation for the football season. But that’s not the point. The bigger story is that Ronald Acuna Jr. stole the season’s 54th base as we continue to watch one of the greatest fantasy seasons ever. If you grew up with Rickey Henderson in the mid ’80s like me, That’s about the same level of production we saw from the 1985 Acuna season. Henderson hit .314 with 24 homers, 72 RBIs, 80 steals and a career-best 146. Times Acuna is currently hitting .336 with 26 homers, 71 RBI, 54 steals and 106 runs. But the rest of the numbers are probably better than all. Ultimately, we’re talking about a player with a current bid value of $62, 32 percent higher than the next player on the list, Shohei Otani.

Acuna’s 2023 season is the focus along with Ohtani’s two efforts as he lost in Anaheim this year, something Freddie Freeman still does for the Dodgers, as would Acuna teammate Matt Olson. add his name in A list of over 60 Homer vs. seasons. Maybe I’ll be a little out of touch this season in an attempt to tone down my social media presence in favor of more rewarding pursuits. But I’m not sure if Acuna’s season is properly framed. in the end This year he’s doing something only eight players have ever done in a single season: hit at least 25 base homers while stealing at least 50 bases. Completed in one season:

You’re forgiven if you forget the number of bases Sandberg stole in 1985, because I certainly did. I’ll apply the same forgiveness to Hanley Ramirez, but I hope some readers won’t see these Cesar Cedeno numbers for the first time. that day Which is part of the reason the man only scored 86 goals despite stealing 56 times in 1973. Morgan, Davis, Henderson and Bonds are. The name we all expected to see on this list. Although it’s surprising to see Bonds only once on the list. I mention that because Bond was 25 when he retired, just like Acuna. Henderson and Morgan are the only two players who can achieve this feat after the age of 25, which is the context of the article. This: What do we do with Ronald Acuna Jr. in 2024 and who will be the next candidate to enter this exclusive competition? Next season’s group?

Let’s start at the most obvious point in which Acuna is part of the ridiculous offensive line. The club led all baseball teams with 5.71 runs per game when play began on August 13. The club hit 36 ​​more homers than any other team, had a league-best team batting average of .273, and It trailed only Texas in percentage of baserunners who scored, representing 16.7 percent of baserunners this season. (The league average is 14.5 percent.) They’re 20 percent better than the league average, with runners in scoring position behind only the Dodgers, Orioles, and Rangers in that area. One area where they are pretty lagging is stealing bases since they have 91 as a team, with Acuna owning 59 percent of those bases himself. Arguably, there wasn’t a better lineup situation for Acuna’s better hitters, with Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley and Matt Olson all batting behind him every game.

When I say every game i mean so Because all four players have scored 1-2-3-4 for every game in Atlanta since June 23. That’s true when four of the top 14 earners from our Earned Auction Calculator live. in the same list like this The three hitters behind Acuna combined for 98 home runs, which is a big reason why only he and Freddie Freeman scored at least 100 hits this season. Dominate scoring position with all his steals. But the fact that he has three above-average hitters behind him that increases his chances of scoring thanks to their ability to create extra base hits. (and especially Homer) is one that cannot be overlooked. in this specific equation in fact If we were to throw a 100+ run requirement to the first search term in this article, Cedeno would be completely eliminated from the crowd. While one season of Eric Davis falls flat if we add the 75+ RBI requirement, Hall of Famer Joe Morgan is the only player to repeat a 25-50-75-100 season in baseball history.

Eric Davis had Dave Parker and Buddy Bell behind him on the list to help push him over the plate, Rickey Henderson had Don Mattingly and Dave Winfield to help, while Barry Bonds had Bobby Bonilla and Andy Van Slyke to help. Hanley Ramirez won. Rookie of the Year from Miguel Cabrera and Dan Uggla for pushing him over the high plate. While Ryne Sandberg relies on Keith Moreland and Leon Durham to do the heavy lifting behind him, Acuna has an above-average three-bat behind him as he looks to challenge the modern running record of 152. set by Jeff Bagwell in 2000. Had Acuna continued to score runs, he would have fallen short with 148 runs.

If we’re going to start drafting the NFBC early right now, Acuna is going 1.1 in every league unless someone has some kind of strategy they want to try out. with that confidence I want to look back at some of the most recent players who finished the season at the top and what they did the following season. Including some candidates to join the 25-50 (and even 75-100) club in 2024.

Top earners in 2019: Christian Jelich

Yelich had an amazing 2019 season with 44 homers, 100 runs, 97 RBIs, 30 steals and a .329 average en route to the Most Valuable Player award that season. I don’t believe anyone reading this has to be reminded of the fantasy production or lack thereof. We’ve seen from Yelich since that magical season. He’s had a big season at 27, but the rest of his peak has been nothing but for him.

Highest earners in 2020: Jose Abreu

This show comes with a grain of salt calling for a 60-game season plus a completely unbalanced schedule. Abreu was able to play games on schedule and make the most of that show. playing all 60 games and hitting 19 homers, driving in 60 with three slash lines. 317/.370/.617 Abreu returned to hit 30 homers and drive in 117 the next season, but his batting average stood at 56 and he’s now speeding down quickly in the first year of his deal. Three years with Houston

2021 Top Earners: Vladimir Guerrero Junior

Ah, the year of friendly football! Vlad took full advantage of playing in Dunedin and Buffalo throughout the season. by maximizing his production there en route to the fantasy monster season. He has failed to reproduce since then. Despite Rogers Center’s reconfiguration this season, he and his teammates are the second-worst team to hold the playoffs this season. after Auckland

Top earners of 2022: aaron judge

The referee was entering another season of monster power until he lost a fencing battle at Dodger Stadium, leaving a lengthy and protracted stay on the injured list that he’s obviously been looking bad since returning. The judges had 19 homers on 213 plates with three slash lines. .291/.404/.674 before getting hurt and hitting a 3-run homer on 59 pads with a slash line. 0.256/.458/.488 Three times since he came back… it doesn’t help that he doesn’t have a starting lineup defense. Therefore, the opponent chooses to throw around him. (27 percent walk rate) more often these days too.

Who is next?

If we want to see who can make the next 25/50 homer in 2024, if any, then we really don’t have many options. Going to that point this year, Julio Rodriguez is on the fringes of this conversation as well as his talent. But I can’t imagine another player stepping up like that to join the elite next season.

Simply put, Ronald Acuna Jr. is this season’s top fantasy performer and has produced seasons for real and fantasy diaries to date. He will likely be the top pick overall in most leagues next season. But the past performance of similar top finishes has not been so good.