I was over at fangraphs looking at some numbers, and I realized something. Is J-Up already the best right fielder in baseball?
According to WAR (wins above replacement), Justin Upton is the best right fielder in the MLB with a 4.3 WAR (Just .1 above Ichiro). Interesting enough, WAR factors in both offense AND defense.
When looking at UZR/150, J-Up is the third best defensive right fielder in baseball with a 10.5 UZR/150.... higher than Ichiro's 8.4 UZR/150.
Justin is having one of the best seasons EVER for a player in their age 21 season. His OPS of .920 ranks him first among all right fielders, his wOBA of .397 also ranks him first among all right fielders and his .542 SLG ranks first among all right fielders. His RAR (Runs above replacement) of 43.2 also ranks him first among all MLB right fielders.
This is amazing, especially considering he just turned 22 (even though it feels like he's been a Dback for such a long time).
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