There’s no way to escape the fact that these names are all-time greats. So that begs the very fair question: is Greinke also an all-time great?

Following that season, Texas went into rebuild mode and traded long-time fan fave Andrus to AL West rival Oakland, where he recovered from a counting cat standpoint last year. This year, that bounce back has continued as he’s again been healthy and, although he’s not hitting quite as well, his walk rate and extra-base pop have been much better.

Are the Giants suffering from buyer’s remorse after re-signing Anthony DeSclafani? (NBC Sports) Heading into the 2020 season, we were bullish on Fernando Tatis Jr.‘s chances of developing into a superstar, but he actually took a bit of a step back despite some impressive counting cat numbers. Last year, he was better than ever and

Recently, however, the team has shown signs that things are turning around. With three straight wins and a 7-3 record over the last 10 games, the Bronx Bombers have managed to move into a tie with Toronto (Buffalo) for third place in the AL East. The Yanks are now just four games back in the Wild Card race, so there’s certainly plenty of hope.

Crawford was mostly known for his defense early in his career, but he continually got better with the stick, leading to a career year in 2015, when he bashed 21 homers with 84 RBI. The following season, he had career highs in runs, hits, triples, steals and BA, while matching the RBI count. However, Crawford has more or less been in decline since — both at the plate and in the field. He remains a solid gloveman, with a very strong arm, but his advanced defensive metrics have declined dramatically over the last three years.