15. 3B Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox
Salary (Rank): $29.3 million (19th)
2024 Stats: 10 G, 46 PA, 2 HR, 0 SB, .184 AVG, .326 OBP, .395 SLG
Devers consistently hitting bolts is the only remedy for the lingering headache that is his defense at the hot corner. He hasn’t done that yet, but MLB-best totals for hard-hit balls and extra-base hits since 2019 don’t leave much doubt that he will eventually.
14. 3B Alex Bregman, Houston Astros
Salary (Rank): $30.5 million (17th)
2024 Stats: 14 G, 59 PA, 0 HR, 1 SB, .241 AVG, .305 OBP, .333 SLG
One still longs for the slugging version of Bregman that made runs at the AL MVP in 2018 and 2019. He’s been up and down since then, with a down indeed happening right now. But like he did in 2022 and 2023, he’ll still likely salvage 25 homers and 4-to-5 rWAR.
13. SS Dansby Swanson, Chicago Cubs
Salary (Rank): $26.0 million (T-26th)
2024 Stats: 12 G, 49 PA, 2 HR, 1 SB, .268 AVG, .367 OBP, .488 SLG
Swanson has been an All-Star and a Gold Glover in back-to-back seasons, and him making it three in a row for both is something I’d buy for a dollar. Heck, that his exit velocity and hard-hit rate are way up from 2023 have me wondering if he has even bigger ambitions.
12. SS Carlos Correa, Minnesota Twins
Salary (Rank): $33.3 million (13th)
2024 Stats: 10 G, 42 PA, 1 HR, 0 SB, .324 AVG, .452 OBP, .471 SLG
Correa had a bad foot in 2023 and it cost him as he posted a .711 OPS (a career low for a full season) and managed 1.4 rWAR. Yet he’s off to a great start and he has the metrics to match, so ranking him here could prove to be a major sleight. Sorry in advance, Carlos.
11. SS Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
Salary (Rank): $34.1 million (12th)
2024 Stats: 12 G, 59 PA, 1 HR, 0 SB, .098 AVG, .203 OBP, .176 SLG
Leaving Lindor out of the top 10 feels…wrong. He posted 11.6 rWAR and collected a 30-30 season across 2022 and 2023, so really the only excuse I have is that he’s off to a cold start. And it’s almost certainly just bad luck, as he’s made an MLB-high 15 outs on hard-hit balls.
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