Starting a MLB Franchise Right Now: Frascella's Top 50 Players

 

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Starting a MLB Franchise Right Now - Frascella's Rankings

1. Shohei Ohtani

2. Ronald Acuna

3. Elly De La Cruz

4. Julio Rodriguez

5. Fernando Tatis

6. Bo Bichette

7. Juan Soto

8. Corbin Carroll

9. Wander Franco

10. Francisco Alvarez

11. Spencer Strider

12. Eury Perez

13. Yordan Alvarez

14. Vladimir Guerrero

15. Luis Robert

16. Rafael Devers

17. Austin Riley

18. Adley Rutschman

19. Gunnar Henderson

20. Jordan Walker

21. Jackson Holliday

22. Mookie Betts

23. Bobby Witt

24. Anthony Volpe

25. Hunter Greene

26. Kyle Tucker

27. Oneil Cruz

28. Josh Jung

29. Pete Alonso

30. Aaron Judge

31. Mike Trout

32. Zac Gallen

33. Bryce Harper

34. Luis Arraez

35. Matt Olson

36. Shane McClanahan

37. Riley Greene

38. Brayan Bello

39. Jazz Chisholm

40. Jackson Chourio

41. Ezequiel Tovar

42. Ozzie Albies

43. Corbin Burnes

44. Francisco Lindor 

45. Eloy Jimenez

46. George Kirby

47. Logan Webb

48. Hunter Brown

49. Logan Gilbert

50. Framber Valdez

Honorable Mention (in no particular order)

Gerrit Cole 

Grayson Rodriguez

Joe Ryan

Byron Buxton

Esteury Ruiz

Justin Steele

Gavin Williams

Andres Gimenez

Cristian Javier 

Jarren Duran

Luis Castillo

Dylan Cease

Michael Harris

Bryce Elder

Max Fried

Jonathan India

Spencer Steer

James Outman

Julio Urias

Sandy Alcantara

Jesus Luzardo

Trea Turner

Aaron Nola

Nico Hoerner

Kodai Senga

Jack Suwinski

Bryan Reynolds

Mitch Keller

Nolan Gorman

CJ Abrams

MacKenzie Gore

Marcelo Mayer 

John Frascella is a published baseball author and professional sports writer for FanSided who has been covering MLB for 19 years. His work can also be found at Razzball and Recruit Certified. Follow him on Twitter @LegendSports7 for all things MLB, NFL and NBA throughout the year. 

Frascella's Top 20 NFL Defensive Players: Garrett, Parsons & Bosa Battle Up Top

 

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John Frascella's Top 20 NFL Defensive Players

1. Myles Garrett

2. Micah Parsons

3. Chris Jones

4. Nick Bosa

5. Aaron Donald

6. TJ Watt

7. Fred Warner

8. Sauce Gardner

9. Maxx Crosby

10. Quinnen Williams

11. Minkah Fitzpatrick

12. Darius Slay

13. Dexter Lawrence

14. Patrick Surtain 

15. Cameron Heyward

16. Lavonte David

17. Jalen Ramsey

18. Jaire Alexander

19. Demario Davis

20. Joey Bosa 

Honorable Mention (in order)

21. Haason Reddick

22. Derrick Brown

23. Derwin James

24. Jeffery Simmons

25. Za'Darius Smith

26. Roquan Smith

27. Matthew Judon

28. Shaq Leonard

29. DeForest Buckner

30. Trey Hendrickson

31. Matt Milano

32. Bobby Wagner

33. Charvarius Ward

34. Stephon Gilmore 

35. Tyrann Mathieu

36. Javon Hargrave

37. Trevon Diggs

38. Tremaine Edmunds

39. Marshon Lattimore

40. DJ Reader

41. Jaycee Horn

42. Danielle Hunter

43. Brandon Graham

44. A.J. Terrell

45. Denzel Ward

46. Marlon Humphrey

47. Tre'Davious White

48. Rashan Gary

49. Dre Greenlaw

50. Khalil Mack 

John Frascella is a published sports author and NFL writer for Razzball. His work can also be found at FanSided and Recruit Certified. Follow him on Twitter @LegendSports7 for all things NFL, NBA and MLB throughout the year. 

Frascella's Top 25 MLB Pitchers: Does Framber Valdez Get Enough Love?

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Earlier this week, I posted My Top 25 MLB Players, but let's get a little more granular this time and focus specifically on the pitchers. As always, my initial post and list can be found @LegendSports7 on Twitter. Don't forget to Follow! 

John Frascella's Top 25 MLB Pitchers

1. Gerrit Cole

2. Framber Valdez

3. Clayton Kershaw

4. Kevin Gausman

5. Shohei Ohtani

6. Luis Castillo

7. Shane McClanahan

8. Felix Bautista

9. Zac Gallen

10. Spencer Strider

11. Sonny Gray

12. Josh Hader

13. Alexis Diaz

14. Devin Williams

15. Corbin Burnes

16. Logan Webb

17. Joe Ryan

18. David Bednar

19. Justin Steele

20. Nathan Eovaldi

21. Ryan Pressly

22. George Kirby

23. Logan Gilbert

24. Aaron Nola

25. Blake Snell 

Honorable Mention (in no particular order)

Zack Wheeler 

Sandy Alcantara

Marcus Stroman

Bryce Elder

Alex Cobb

Tyler Wells

Merrill Kelly

Zach Eflin

Jordan Montgomery

Jon Gray

Kodai Senga

Jesus Luzardo

Mitch Keller

Charlie Morton

Shane Bieber 

Pablo Lopez

Dylan Cease

Lucas Giolito

Camilo Doval

Carlos Estevez

David Robertson

Evan Phillips

John Frascella is a published baseball author and professional sports writer for FanSided, Razzball and Recruit Certified. Follow him on Twitter @LegendSports7 for all things MLB, NFL and NBA throughout the year.  

Fantasy Football: My Top 10 Sleepers at Running Back

 

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As part of my ongoing Fantasy Football series, here come my top 10 sleepers at the running back position. As always, my initial post and list can be found @LegendSports7 on Twitter. Don't forget to Follow! 

John Frascella's Top 10 RB Sleepers

- Brian Robinson Jr. (ADP RB37)

- Rashaad Penny (RB38)

- Khalil Herbert (RB40)

- Tyler Allgeier (RB47)

- Kenneth Gainwell (RB51)

- D'Onta Foreman (RB52)

- Raheem Mostert (RB53)

- Pierre Strong Jr. (RB62)

- Clyde Edwards-Helaire (RB64)

- Chase Edmonds (RB77)

John Frascella is a published sports author and fantasy football writer for Razzball. His work can also be found at FanSided and Recruit Certified. Follow him on Twitter @LegendSports7 for all things fantasy football, basketball and baseball throughout the year. 

Fantasy Football: My Top 10 Sleepers at Wide Receiver

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As part of my ongoing Fantasy Football series, here come my top 10 sleepers at the WR position. As always, my initial post and list can be found @LegendSports7 on Twitter. Don't forget to Follow! 

John Frascella's 10 WR Sleepers

- Gabe Davis (ADP WR41)

- Rashod Bateman (WR45)

- Allen Lazard (WR50)

- Skyy Moore (WR54)

- Darnell Mooney (WR59)

- Nico Collins (WR60)

- Michael Gallup (WR61)

- KJ Osborn (WR66)

- Donovan Peoples-Jones (WR70)

- Rashid Shaheed (WR75)

John Frascella is a published sports author and fantasy football writer for Razzball. His work can also be found at FanSided and Recruit Certified. Follow him on Twitter @LegendSports7 for all things fantasy football, basketball and baseball throughout the year. 

MLB Best Pitchers By Era: Cole, Kershaw, deGrom and More!

 

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In a reply from @LegendSports7 on Twitter (don't forget to Follow!) earlier today, I posted: "Gerrit Cole is the best pitcher of his generation." 

Well, that really pissed some people off. 

Please allow me to clarify by both age, era and career rank: 

John Frascella's 10 Best Pitchers: Ages 35 to 40

1. Clayton Kershaw (35 years old)

2. Justin Verlander (40)

3. Max Scherzer (38)

4. Jacob deGrom (35)

5. Zack Greinke (39)

6. Adam Wainwright (41)

7. Yu Darvish (36)

8 Corey Kluber (37)

9. Johnny Cueto (37)

10. Lance Lynn (36)

John Frascella's 10 Best Pitchers: Ages 29 to 34

1. Gerrit Cole (32)

2. Madison Bumgarner (33)

3. Chris Sale (34)

4. Stephen Strasburg (34)

5. Zack Wheeler (33)

6. Aaron Nola (30)

7. Sonny Gray (33)

8. Marcus Stroman (32)

9. Kevin Gausman (32)

10. Kyle Hendricks (33)

John Frascella is a published baseball author and professional sports writer for FanSided, Razzball and Recruit Certified. Follow him on Twitter @LegendSports7 for all things MLB, NFL and NBA throughout the year. 

Fantasy Football: 10 Running Backs I'm Avoiding This Season

 

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As part of my ongoing Fantasy Football series, in this edition we'll check out 10 running backs I'm avoiding in Redraft. As always, my initial post and list can be found @LegendSports7 on Twitter. Don't forget to Follow! 

10 Fantasy Football RBs to Avoid (in no particular order)

- Cam Akers

- Rachaad White

- Antonio Gibson

- Jamaal Williams

- Jerick McKinnon

- Javonte Williams

- Zach Charbonnet

- Cordarrelle Patterson

- Breece Hall (only some shares)

- David Montgomery (only some shares)

John Frascella is a published sports author and fantasy sports writer for Razzball. You can also find his work on both FanSided and Recruit Certified. Follow him on Twitter @LegendSports7 for all things fantasy football, basketball and baseball throughout the year.