Victor Decolongon/Getty ImagesA skirmish reportedly broke out
in the Seattle Mariners clubhouse at Safeco Field prior to Tuesday's game
against the Baltimore Orioles.According to the Seattle Times' Ryan
Divish
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the incident occurred after Mariners center fielder Dee Gordon "asked the media
to leave and shut the doors."Ryan Divish RyanDivishWe saw bits and pieces of it
and heard it. It was mostly guys in a big scrum trying to break it up. Not
actually sure who or what it involved. Servais was on the field when it
happened. He said he trying to find out all the detailsRyan Divish
RyanDivishThis stuff happens at least once a year. We usually aren around to
see it.Divish reported Wednesday that the altercation was between Gordon and
Jean Segura and "stemmed from Gordon's misplay on a ball in center field during
Monday's win over the Orioles."The Mariners have been sputtering of late and
finished August at 12-16. All told, they are 19-22 since the All-Star break
after posting a robust record of 58-39 prior to the Midsummer Classic.Seattle is
nine games back of the Houston Astros in the American League West and 5.5 games
back of the Oakland A's for the second AL wild-card spot.Seattle will wrap a
three-game set with Baltimore on Wednesday before welcoming the New York Yankees
to town over the weekend. That seems good."69. David PriceNice. Price moves up
12 spots from last year’s list, which is not typical of a pitcher with his
mileage and in his age group. The Red Sox lefty, like Eovaldi, made real changes
in the second half last year that give some hope for him aging gracefully. As
his velocity drops with each passing year, Price has now shown he’ll be able to
lean more on his secondaries and command pitches with movement to get outs.
We’ve seen with guys like CC Sabathia how well that can work, and if pitchers
buy into that approach they can pitch effectively for much longer than we’d
expect, even if their days as dominant aces are over. Price getting that playoff
monkey off his back certainly helps his public
perception
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Haniger and Blue Jays super prospect Vlad Guerrero Jr.57. Xander
BogaertsBogaerts had a substantial jump from last year, moving up 28 spots.
After last season, I think you could certainly argue he should be even higher on
this list, but that may also be coming from a position of bias. As we’ve talked
about plenty this offseason, it’s easy to look at Bogaerts’ breakout 2018 as the
new normal. It’s what we always expected him to be, and since he’s still only 26
it’s not unheard of for someone of his age to take that next step. If I was to
bet on it, I’d say he’ll be closer to his 2018 level of production in 2019 than
any of the years prior to it. That’s both in terms of overall value and the way
in which he got to that value. However, it’s also fair to mention it was just
one year in a five-year career. I can see the argument for holding him back
until he repeats
himself
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on next year’s list. Bogaerts finds himself between Braves second baseman Ozzie
Albies and Brewers center fielder Lorenzo Cain.How much leeway will the Red Sox
give their relievers?Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports50. Andrew BenintendiI love
Benintendi as a player, and his slow second half has seemingly overshadowed just
how great he was for much of 2018. He’s a legitimately huge part of the top of
this order and is going to be a table-setter in 2019 out of the leadoff spot.
That being said, I’m a little surprised he was ranked more highly than Bogaerts.
I think their defensive reputations make it seem like there’s a large gap, but
when factoring in positional value I don’t think they are all that far apart. I
think Bogaerts has a higher ceiling at the plate, too. That being said,
Benintendi is probably a little safer just because his profile of plate
discipline-based value is easier to bet on. I think this might be a little high,
at least in the context of other Red Sox players on the list, but I’d like to
see him prove me wrong in 2019. Beintendi is ranked between A’s closer Blake
Treinen and Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager.17. J.D. MartinezMartinez doesn’t
provide any value on defense. In
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when he’s out there he’s probably a net negative. Okay, we got that out of the
way. He’s still properly ranked here because, in case you forgot, the dude
absolutely mashes. He won two Silver Sluggers last year! I wouldn’t argue for
it, but you wouldn’t be unreasonable to argue Martinez being the best hitter in
baseball. Over the last three years, only Trout has a better wRC+. Martinez is
an amazing hitter and isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. If he was even an
average contributor in the field at any position he’d be a lot higher on this
list. Still, this is more than fair. Martinez is ranked between Braves first
baseman Freddie Freeman and Indians starter Corey Kluber.Photo by Adam
Glanzman/Getty Images9. Chris SaleI have certainly contributed to this, but a
lot of the conversation around Sale this winter has been about his
injury-riddled second half and general late-season struggles over his career.
It’s been a big enough focus that it’s starting to overshadow the fact that he
is straight-up bananas for the vast majority of his starts. He was the best
pitcher in baseball before he got hurt last year and was on track for his first
Cy Young award. Even without
winning
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Sale has finished in the top five of Cy Young voting in each of the last six
years and he was sixth in the voting seven years ago. He’s amazing, and his
ranking as the third best pitcher in baseball (behind Max Scherzer and Jacob
deGrom) is well-deserved. Sale is ranked between Astros second baseman Jose
Altuve and Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor.2. Mookie BettsDuh. Before last
season I think there was a real argument for who should be recognized as the
second best player in baseball. Trout has been the clear number one for years
now, but there wasn’t exactly a clear number two. After what Betts showed last
year, and after three straight top-six MVP finishes including a win last year,
he’s clearly number two. I don’t think there’s much of an argument for anyone
else. We are watching a special player in right field every day. Get that
extension done, Dave. Betts is ranked between Scherzer and Trout.
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