Albert Pujols LAA 26
Todd Frazier CIN 25
Josh Donaldson TOR 21
Joc Pederson LAD 20 rookie
Manny Machado BAL 19
Anthony Rizzo CHC 16
Prince Fielder TEX 13
Kris Bryant CHC 12 rookie
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| Albert Pujols April 14, 2012 by Marianne O'Leary via Wikimedia Commons |
I understand that established players do not want to participate and the league wants to promote its younger players like Machado, Pederson, Bryant. But maybe some of these guys should have been invited:
From 2005 to 2015, (requiring HR>=50), sorted by greatest Home Runs:
| Rk | Player | HR | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | Pos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Howard | 58 | 2006 | 26 | PHI | NL | 159 | 704 | 581 | 104 | 182 | 25 | 1 | 149 | 108 | 37 | 181 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .425 | .659 | 1.084 | *3/H |
| 2 | Jose Bautista | 54 | 2010 | 29 | TOR | AL | 161 | 683 | 569 | 109 | 148 | 35 | 3 | 124 | 100 | 2 | 116 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | .260 | .378 | .617 | .995 | *95/3D8 |
| 3 | Alex Rodriguez | 54 | 2007 | 31 | NYY | AL | 158 | 708 | 583 | 143 | 183 | 31 | 0 | 156 | 95 | 11 | 120 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 4 | .314 | .422 | .645 | 1.067 | *5/D |
| 4 | David Ortiz | 54 | 2006 | 30 | BOS | AL | 151 | 686 | 558 | 115 | 160 | 29 | 2 | 137 | 119 | 23 | 117 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .287 | .413 | .636 | 1.049 | *D3/H |
| 5 | Chris Davis | 53 | 2013 | 27 | BAL | AL | 160 | 673 | 584 | 103 | 167 | 42 | 1 | 138 | 72 | 12 | 199 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .286 | .370 | .634 | 1.004 | *3/D |
| 6 | Andruw Jones | 51 | 2005 | 28 | ATL | NL | 160 | 672 | 586 | 95 | 154 | 24 | 3 | 128 | 64 | 13 | 112 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 3 | .263 | .347 | .575 | .922 | *8/H |
| 7 | Prince Fielder | 50 | 2007 | 23 | MIL | NL | 158 | 681 | 573 | 109 | 165 | 35 | 2 | 119 | 90 | 21 | 121 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .288 | .395 | .618 | 1.013 | *3/DH |
Jones is retired and Howard is a shadow of his former self but the other guys can still hit homers. Prince Fielder is the only recent 50 HR hitter in the 2015 HR Derby.
How about some other active recent HR champs who are not injured: Nelson Cruz, Pedro Alvarez, Paul Goldschmidt, Ryan Braun, Matt Kemp, Mark Teixeira?
Here are the top 10 in 2015:
| Home Runs | ||
| 1. | Stanton (MIA) | 27 |
| 2. | Pujols (LAA) | 26 |
| 3. | Frazier (CIN) | 25 |
| Harper (WSN) | 25 | |
| 5. | Trout (LAA) | 24 |
| J.D. Martinez (DET) | 24 | |
| Arenado (COL) | 24 | |
| 8. | Teixeira (NYY) | 22 |
| 9. | Cruz (SEA) | 21 |
| Donaldson (TOR) | 21 | |
Stanton is injured and Pujols, Frazier and Donaldson are in the derby. Teixeira and Cruz have already been mentioned. But what about the others, especially Bryce Harper and Mike Trout?
Finally, let's look at the top ten career active:
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Home Runs | Bats | HR Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alex Rodriguez (21, 39) | 670 | R | HR Log |
| 2. | Albert Pujols (15, 35) | 546 | R | HR Log |
| 3. | David Ortiz (19, 39) | 481 | L | HR Log |
| 4. | Miguel Cabrera (13, 32) | 405 | R | HR Log |
| 5. | Adrian Beltre (18, 36) | 401 | R | HR Log |
| 6. | Mark Teixeira (13, 35) | 385 | B | HR Log |
| 7. | Carlos Beltran (18, 38) | 380 | B | HR Log |
| 8. | Aramis Ramirez (18, 37) | 379 | R | HR Log |
| 9. | Ryan Howard (12, 35) | 348 | L | HR Log |
| 10. | Torii Hunter (19, 39) | 344 | R | HR Log |
Is that old black magic (PED) back? Home run leaders way up. Friday, July 3, 2015
No more than half way through 2015 ten players are on pace to hit at least 40 home runs. In 2014 only one player hit 40: Nelson Cruz. Stanton is injured but four others have a shot at 50.
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Maybe Barry Bonds should be invited. He could probably still hit meatball pitches out of the park.
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