I had hoped to spend more time on this, but that didn’t happen. So all I have is a list, with a few notes.
1. Joe Mauer, Twins
2. Ben Zobrist, Rays
3. Zack Greinke, Royals
4. Mark Teixeira, Yankees
5. Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox
6. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
7. Jason Kubel, Twins
8. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees
9. Adam Lind, Blue Jays
10. Kendry Morales, Angels
After #1, you could shuffle the remaining spots any which way you want. If I looked at this for another five minutes, I might move Greinke and Cabrera down, Lind or Kubel up, and maybe bump Morales. There are good arguments that everyone “should” be higher than they are.
Fun Fact: Zobrist and Teixeira had the exact same OPS (.948).
[First posted at The Joy of Sox.]
