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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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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 12: Anthony Rendon #6 of the Washington Nationals takes a swing during a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Nationals Park on April 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. The Rockies won 5-1. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Anthony Rendon
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 12: Anthony Rendon #6 of the Washington Nationals takes a swing during a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Nationals Park on April 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. The Rockies won 5-1. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Anthony Rendon /

24. Anthony Rendon

It’s quite criminal that Anthony Rendon, who finished fifth in the NL MVP vote in 2014 and sixth last year, has never even been selected to an All-Star Game. Such is life for one of the most underrated third basemen in baseball. Rendon has been worth over six bWAR in each of his two best seasons in the big leagues.

Rendon took his game to the next level last season, hitting .301/.403/.533 with 41 doubles, 25 home runs, 100 RBI and 84 walks against only 82 strikeouts in 147 games. He significantly cut down his already low strikeout rate while upping his walk rate considerably. The disciplined approach at the plate is carrying over into 2018.

Now entering his sixth year in the big leagues, the first-round pick out of Rice University in 2011, has had only one bad season at the MLB level. Rendon suffered through an injury-plagued campaign in 2015, hitting just .264/.344/.363 with five home runs in 80 games.

In a powerful Washington Nationals lineup, Anthony Rendon gets overshadowed by the star power of Bryce Harper and the aces in the rotation, but he is one of the team’s most important players. He is a steady fielder at third base and a consistent power and on-base threat in the middle of the order.

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