Atlanta Braves top three players right now going into 2020
By Seth Carter
Ronald Acuna Jr. – MLB’s No. 4 Right Fielder
- Mookie Betts, LAD
- Christian Yelich, MIL
- Aaron Judge, NYY
- Ronald Acuna Jr., ATL
- J.D. Martinez, BOS
- Bryce Harper, PHI
- Jorge Soler, KC
- Joey Gallo, TEX
- Michael Conforto, NYM
- Nicholas Castellanos, CIN
Ronald Acuna Jr. exploded onto the scene with the Atlanta Braves after obliterating the Arizona Fall League in 2017 at the age of nineteen.
Acuna slashed .325/.414/.639 in the AZFL and blasted seven homers in just 83 at-bats. Acuna rocketed through the Braves’ system at age-19, going from A+ Florida to AA-Mississippi, and ultimately to AAA-Gwinnett. His combined numbers were great across the board. Acuna flashed the power/speed potential by hitting 21 homers and stealing 44 bases.
He made his debut with the big club in at age 20 in 2018. Acuna didn’t disappoint as he slashed .293/.366/.552 in his rookie season. Acuna would beat out Walker Buehler for the NL Rookie of the Year Award, then he would put an exclamation point on that competition in the playoffs with this memorable moment:
Sidebar: That moment wouldn’t have been possible with the robo-umps.
Over Acuna’s first 162 major league games he slashed .289/.367/.533 with 37 homers, 95 RBI, and 113 runs.
This past season, Acuna took another step forward with an OPS of .883, smashing 41 homers and nearly joining the exclusive 40/40 club with 37 steals.
Acuna drove in 101 runs while leading the league in runs scored. Acuna has a chance to not just be the best right fielder in the game, but to put his name atop the list as the best player in the game.
Acuna turned 22 in December.