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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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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 30: Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the New York Yankees reacts after striking out during the ninth inning of the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on March 30, 2019 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 30: Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the New York Yankees reacts after striking out during the ninth inning of the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on March 30, 2019 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /

19. Giancarlo Stanton

If mammoth home runs are your thing, then there’s no more exciting player in baseball today than Giancarlo Stanton. Stanton doesn’t so much as hit tape-measure home runs as he lashes them ferociously over fences with shocking exit velocity. There’s a special type of sound to a Stanton home run, and the ball is often out of the park before the outfielders can so much as shuffle their feet.

For all the astonishing feats of power that Stanton has produced in his 10 years in the big leagues, consistency and staying healthy have both been issues, which keeps him from a better ranking on this list. He has played over 150 games only three times in his career, but has led the league in slugging three times and home runs twice. When Stanton puts it all together, there is not a more fearsome hitter in the league.

Stanton signed the biggest contract in MLB history at the time and then steered himself out of Miami to the New York Yankees. Coming off a season in which he hit 59 home runs and drove in 132 to win the NL MVP, Stanton’s first season with the Yanks was definitely a disappointment. He hit .230/.313/.425 with 43 strikeouts in 28 games in April and was heartily booed by the Bronx faithful. Stanton still finished the year with 38 home runs and 100 RBI, but hit only .229/.311/.468 at hitter-friendly Yankee Stadium. He then went 4-for-18 in the ALCS with no extra-base hits and six strikeouts.

All in all, Stanton’s first season with the Yankees was solid but left something to be desired. His second isn’t off to a much better start, as the slugger finds himself on the injured list with a biceps strain that will keep him out until early May.

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