A few people commented asking who the 5 tool players were. See the other post for methodology, but in short, these are the qualified players who ranked in the top 50% of all 5 stats I chose to represent the traditional 5 tools.
Gotta work on that arm, Bobby.
These toolbags, amirite
Expect anything different?
Andy “Big Hose” Pages
Is Jackson Merrill underrated?
Admittedly I’m not a big Mariners baseball guy but I thought Julio Rodriguez was a home run hitter, surprised to see it’s his worst area
You need a tennis racket
What is keeping Lindor off this list? Arm strength?
Mookie?
Bobby Witt’s contract will forever blow my mind
Buxton still being in the 95th percentile for sprint speed despite being 31 and having a long history of knee injuries is honestly nuts. We don’t talk about that enough.
For contrast look at his teammate Royce Lewis. As a prospect he had “fastest man in baseball” type speed but now after two ACL tears he’s well below average. Still a great player, but that tool is no longer in his box whereas Buxton has been able to hold onto it
What’s keeping Judge off? Speed?
i’m still out here underrating jackson merrill smh my head
Isn’t FRV kinda misleading since it is based on position. Tatis was a below average shortstop defensively but he moved to the outfield and became an above average defender
6th tool: not being made of glass
*glares at Buxton*
This just in Bobby Witt Jr is good at baseball lol. But for real I had no idea he was that high percentile in like everything wtf
Excited to see what some of the younger guys on this list become. Especially Langford and Butler
Michael Harris’ hit tool needs to be studied by scientists. Dude chases like crazy but still is a lock for a 280 avg if he isn’t super injured and out of shape
Acuña probably belongs on this list but was obviously left off due to injury last year.
Shohei is the only 6-tool player
Matt Chapman is way faster than I thought. Faster than Tatis and Harris!
Let me guess. Corbin is not on the list because of the noodliest of noodle arms
Curious what it might look like if you removed the `> 50%` filter (the 5-tool part). I imagine folks like Lindor or Henderson would pop above several of these guys in the average.
beginning to think this bobby witt jr guy might be good at baseball
Is there a similar list for zero-tool players? In a way, I think that list would be just as intriguing, and I don’t think it’d be empty.
Did not think I’d see Julio on this list given how he played last season
Man, if Doyle can get those hitting numbers up… 🥵
This clearly shows Tatis is back. Elite in batting and power. Slow because of his leg fracture. About to have a massive 2025.
Yeee, LFGSD 🤩Merrill and Tatis
Two Padres in the top 5 makes me feel a certain type of way
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Yesterday’s post: [https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1hs5ib9/top_xtool_players_of_2024/](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1hs5ib9/top_xtool_players_of_2024/)
A few people commented asking who the 5 tool players were. See the other post for methodology, but in short, these are the qualified players who ranked in the top 50% of all 5 stats I chose to represent the traditional 5 tools.
Gotta work on that arm, Bobby.
These toolbags, amirite
Expect anything different?
Andy “Big Hose” Pages
Is Jackson Merrill underrated?
Admittedly I’m not a big Mariners baseball guy but I thought Julio Rodriguez was a home run hitter, surprised to see it’s his worst area
You need a tennis racket
What is keeping Lindor off this list? Arm strength?
Mookie?
Bobby Witt’s contract will forever blow my mind
Buxton still being in the 95th percentile for sprint speed despite being 31 and having a long history of knee injuries is honestly nuts. We don’t talk about that enough.
For contrast look at his teammate Royce Lewis. As a prospect he had “fastest man in baseball” type speed but now after two ACL tears he’s well below average. Still a great player, but that tool is no longer in his box whereas Buxton has been able to hold onto it
What’s keeping Judge off? Speed?
i’m still out here underrating jackson merrill smh my head
Isn’t FRV kinda misleading since it is based on position. Tatis was a below average shortstop defensively but he moved to the outfield and became an above average defender
6th tool: not being made of glass
*glares at Buxton*
This just in Bobby Witt Jr is good at baseball lol. But for real I had no idea he was that high percentile in like everything wtf
Excited to see what some of the younger guys on this list become. Especially Langford and Butler
Michael Harris’ hit tool needs to be studied by scientists. Dude chases like crazy but still is a lock for a 280 avg if he isn’t super injured and out of shape
Acuña probably belongs on this list but was obviously left off due to injury last year.
Shohei is the only 6-tool player
Matt Chapman is way faster than I thought. Faster than Tatis and Harris!
This is great stuff! I was trying to look at a similar concept with my [Percentile Rank Radar Charts](https://www.lukehoop.com/mlb-radar-charts-uxui)
Witt the next Trout fr
Kinda surprised Lindor didn’t make this list
Let me guess. Corbin is not on the list because of the noodliest of noodle arms
Curious what it might look like if you removed the `> 50%` filter (the 5-tool part). I imagine folks like Lindor or Henderson would pop above several of these guys in the average.
beginning to think this bobby witt jr guy might be good at baseball
Is there a similar list for zero-tool players? In a way, I think that list would be just as intriguing, and I don’t think it’d be empty.
Did not think I’d see Julio on this list given how he played last season
Man, if Doyle can get those hitting numbers up… 🥵
This clearly shows Tatis is back. Elite in batting and power. Slow because of his leg fracture. About to have a massive 2025.
Yeee, LFGSD 🤩Merrill and Tatis
Two Padres in the top 5 makes me feel a certain type of way
Wondering what’s keeping Gunnar off the list
no J ram? arm?
Laurence butler was was waiver wire mvp last year
Jarren Duran is elite
My boy Brenton Doyle, he’s too good for us