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MLB Power Rankings: Top 25 players in the game today

By Joshua Sadlock

ANAHEIM, CA - APRIL 09: Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) during an at bat in the second inning of a game against the Milwaukee Brewers played on April 9, 2019 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - APRIL 09: Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) during an at bat in the second inning of a game against the Milwaukee Brewers played on April 9, 2019 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – MARCH 30: Christian Yelich #22 of the Milwaukee Brewers swings at a pitch during the eighth inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Park on March 30, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – MARCH 30: Christian Yelich #22 of the Milwaukee Brewers swings at a pitch during the eighth inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Park on March 30, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

4. Christian Yelich

The reigning National League MVP would have been nowhere near the top-25 players in the league entering the 2018 season, and that is in no way a knock on Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich. He was viewed as the third-best outfielder in what was once a star-studded outfield for the Miami Marlins (which is no slight since he was playing with Marcell Ozuna and Giancarlo Stanton). Suffice to say, Yelich should now be viewed as the best player of that group and a bona fide MLB superstar.

Yelich claimed his first MVP award last year by hitting .367/.449/.770 with 25 home runs and 67 RBI in 65 games in the second half. He also threw in 10 stolen bases to boot, and finished the year with a .326/.402/.598 line and 36 home runs, 110 RBI and 22 stolen bases. It was an all-around incredible season for Yelich, but what he’s done to start the 2019 season has been even better.

Through his first 29 games and approximately 100 plate appearances, Yelich has hit .353/.460/.804 with four doubles, 14 home runs and 34 RBI. He has single-handedly destroyed the St. Louis Cardinals, hitting .500/.625/1.542 against them with eight home runs and 19 RBI in only seven games. He has also tied an MLB record with 14 home runs before May 1 and has a few more chances to break the record.

If this start holds, Yelich will be looking at a historic season. He is going on over half a season hitting well over .350 with over an RBI per game. To hit 38 home runs and drive in 98 in fewer than 90 games (albeit spread across two seasons) defies comprehension.

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