MLB's Top 25 Players Right Now - Part II: 11-20

Moving forward into the next part of our "Top 25 Players Right Now" series, we'll be focusing on players 11-20. There certainly are many worthy candidates of being mentioned in this category, but as is the case with every rankings list, not everyone can be included because there are only so many spots. As you probably saw with the first installment of the series, you could debate all day long about who belonged and didn't belong, but when you look at the stats of those players overall, the rankings are well deserved.

As was the case with the first installment of the series, we'll examine the 2018 stat lines for every player and then rely on the handy dandy, FanGraphs Streamer tool, for a prediction of how that specific player might perform this coming season. As is always the case, it's a prediction made up by a computer so it's certainly not going to be spot on most likely, but that's what makes all of this the more fun.

With that being said, here is the second part of the "Top 25 Players Right Now" series.

11. J.D. Martinez (Boston Red Sox) 

Position: Designated Hitter/Outfielder
2018 Batting Line: .330/.402/.629 over 649 Plate Appearances w/ 43 Home Runs and 130 RBI
2019 FanGraphs Streamer Prediction: .297/.372/.568 over 593 Plate Appearances w/ 36 Home Runs and 108 RBI

12. Chris Sale (Boston Red Sox) 

Position: Starting Pitcher 

2018 Stat Line: 2.11 ERA over 158.0 IP w/ 237 Strikeouts and a 6.5 WAR 

2019 FanGraphs Streamer Prediction: 2.77 ERA over 184.0 IP w/ 250 Strikeouts and a 5.9 WAR 

13. Paul Goldschmidt (St. Louis Cardinals) 

Position: First Base
2018 Batting Line: .290/.389/.533 over 690 Plate Appearances w/ 33 Home Runs and 83 RBI
2019 FanGraphs Streamer Prediction: .277/.385/.489 over 646 Plate Appearances w/ 27 Home Runs and 88 RBI

14. Freddie Freeman (Atlanta Braves) 

Position: First Base
2018 Batting Line: .309/.388/.505 over 707 Plate Appearances w/ 23 Home Runs and 98 RBI
2019 FanGraphs Streamer Prediction: .286/.379/.506 over 648 Plate Appearances w/ 27 Home Runs and 92 RBI

15. Joey Votto (Cincinnati Reds) 

Position: First Base
2018 Batting Line: .284/.417/.419 over 623 Plate Appearances w/ 12 Home Runs and 67 RBI
2019 FanGraphs Streamer Prediction: .278/.409/.464 over 642 Plate Appearances w/ 22 Home Runs and 79 RBI

16. Aaron Judge (New York Yankees) 

Position: Right Fielder
2018 Batting Line: .278/.392/.628 over 498 Plate Appearances w/ 27 Home Runs and 67 RBI
2019 FanGraphs Streamer Prediction: .251/.368/.501 over 621 Plate Appearances w/ 35 Home Runs and 91 RBI

17. Manny Machado (San Diego Padres) 

Position: Third Base
2018 Batting Line: .297/.367/.538 over 709 Plate Appearances w/ 37 Home Runs and 107 RBI
2019 FanGraphs Streamer Prediction: .279/.349/.513 over 638 Plate Appearances w/ 32 Home Runs and 94 RBI

18. Javier Baez (Chicago Cubs) 

Position: Shortstop
2018 Batting Line: .290/.326/.554 over 645 Plate Appearances w/ 34 Home Runs and 111 RBI
2019 FanGraphs Streamer Prediction: .269/.313/.488 over 628 Plate Appearances w/ 29 Home Runs and 94 RBI

19. Justin Verlander (Houston Astros) 

Position: Starting Pitcher
2018 Stat Line: 2.52 ERA over 214.0 IP w/ 290 Strikeouts and a 6.8 WAR
2019 FanGraphs Streamer Prediction: 3.38 ERA over 202.0 IP w/ 249 Strikeouts and a 5.0 WAR

20. Corey Kluber (Cleveland Indians) 

Position: Starting Pitcher
2018 Stat Line: 2.89 ERA over 215.0 IP w/ 222 Strikeouts and a 5.6 WAR
2019 FanGraphs Streamer Prediction: 3.47 ERA over 209.0 IP w/ 220 Strikeouts and a 4.7 WAR