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MLB Power Rankings: Top 25 players in the game today

By Joshua Sadlock

ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 02: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels reacts to his solo homerun for a 1-1 tie with the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning at Angel Stadium on May 2, 2018 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 02: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels reacts to his solo homerun for a 1-1 tie with the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning at Angel Stadium on May 2, 2018 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – APRIL 21: Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa (1) throws to first base during a game between the Houston Astros the Chicago White Sox on April 21, 2018, at Guaranteed Rate Field, in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – APRIL 21: Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa (1) throws to first base during a game between the Houston Astros the Chicago White Sox on April 21, 2018, at Guaranteed Rate Field, in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

12. Carlos Correa

The second half of the American League’s pair of superstar shortstops under the age of 25 is Carlos Correa. Although they don’t have the same media-driven “friendship” as Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, Correa and Francisco Lindor are this generation’s answer to the great shortstops of the late 1990s. They battled for the Rookie of the Year with Correa coming out on top and will continue fighting each other tooth and nail for MVPs and World Series rings.

Correa entered the league with slightly more hype than Lindor, but he has already more than lived up to it. He has hit .289/.367/.499 with 71 home runs and 270 RBI in his first 393 games. Speed can also be a part of his game, as he stole 14 bags in 99 games as a rookie and 13 more in his second season. As Correa bulks up and the Astros bomb away, his running will slow down.

Postseason success has also come easily for Correa, who hit .350/.381/.700 with two home runs in his first ALDS in 2015. As the Astros won the title last year, he hit .288/.325/.562 with five doubles, five home runs and 14 RBI in 18 games.

Like the hotshot shortstops of the 1990s, Correa is incredibly polished and poised. No moment is too big for him, and at the age of 23, he is already well on his way to a Hall of Fame career.

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