Who is the best "all-around" player in baseball today??

Question

and i mean five-tool player average,power,speed,arm,and defense....'all"...whoever is smart enough to answer with the correct answer gets 10 points..bc most of u on here don't know sh*t about baseball...

some of u are proving my point that u don't know sh*t about baseball...i don't wanna hear who to build a franchise around..all i want is the best "all-around" player..i don't need explanations

Answer 1

Vladimir Guerrero.

For average:
-His career average is .323
-Lowest average in a season is .302
-Doesn't walk too much so you know he has a lot of at-bats meaning he needs a lot of hits for a good average.
-He also hasn't strucken out more than 95 times in a season yet. That's rare for a power-hitter

Power:
-Averages 37 HR a year
-Clearly averages 100+ RBI a year
-Can hit a ball farther off the end of the bat then A-rod can if A-rod gets the barrel on it.
-Can hit a HR off ANY pitch. Ask any baseball fan, I mean any pitch.

Speed:
-Has declined some since his Montreal days. But definetly has the most infield hits of the 40+ HR hitters.
-Has stole 165 and only been caught 79 times (67%).
-Has a 40 SB season.

Arm:
-Umm, are you kidding.
-The most, accurate in the game.
-Has 97 assists in a 9 year career.

Defense:
-Can't make Ichiro Suzuki catches but can still race to the ball.
-Has a couple of Gold Gloves.
-If you watch baseball tonight, I see him on Web Gems more often than not.

Answer 2

How can Desotobrave say that the "5 tools" have little to do baseball, and that Pujols isn't a great fielder? Players abilities are based on those 5 tools. The best players in the game have the 5 tools and those five tools help "produce runs and prevent them" as he says. Speed, an arm, and fielding helps prevent runs. Speed, power and average help produce runs, so nice answer.

The best all around player in the league is Pujols hands down. The guy can is the most incredible offensive force in baseball. He's hitting .332 with 35 hr and 93 rbi. If those aren't mvp numbers i don't know what are. He can also field his position. He is currently has a fielding percentage of .996. That's only 4 errors in 966 chances. That's gold glove worthy fielding.

The next best choice is A-Rod. I know that he is having a "off" year, but every player, no matter how great, goes through a tough year. I know that Jeter is having a good year this year but A-Rod is still the most talented and best player on that team.

Answer 3

As another answerer pointed out, there are different ways to look at this question. But, here are my two cents, even if you may not think I know sh*t about baseball):

The most talented all-around 5-tool player is A-Rod. Yes, he has had a brutal year at 3rd, but he does have all five tools in abundance.

Pujols may not be a 5-tool player, but he would still be the position player I would build my team around.

Others I would consider would include Carlos Beltran (perhaps having the best 5-tool season), the aforementioned Andruw Jones, Vernon Wells and starting to really arrive on this list - Chase Utley ....326, runs like the wind even if not a ton of steals, 21 HRS, and is way up there in runs produced.

Answer 4

Here's some out of the box thinking... and I might be jumping the gun with this guy a little because he's only 24, but if I had to take a position player to start a franchise with, he'd be my guy.

Grady Sizemore, CF for the Cleveland Indians.

This guy is already great and is going to get much, much better.

Right now, he's batting .308 with a .385 OBP and a .514 SLG. He's hit 18 homers and knocked in 55 runs as a LEADOFF man... with 97 runs scored and 18 stolen bases.

In a couple of years, this guy will be going 40/40, batting .320, driving in over 100 runs batting in the 3-slot for somebody. He's on pace to demolish his career bests this year, and is on the way up.

So we've covered hitting for average and power, and speed. What about his arm and defense? He's got well-above-average range thanks to his great speed, and a cannon for an arm.

Answer 5

If I was basing it just on a single-year performance, then I'd pick Jose Reyes. His power isn't awesome, but he does have 14 homers, and he has tools across the board.

Arod would have been my answer had he not taken such a defensive downturn, and Pujols doesn't get to show off his arm enough for me to judge his abilities there. Someone else mentioned Vlad, who I think would have been better back before his legs started going on him. And Andruw Jones really doesn't hit for any better than the league average, although he's got all the other tools. I like Soriano, too, but he's shaky on D.

By the way, Desotobrave is right-on in his statement about tools. Being a five-tool guy isn't the most important thing - guys like Schmidt may not have had all five tools, but I'd rather have those guys than a guy with five tools who doesn't produce as many runs.

Answer 6

"Five tools", "All-around", etc. mean little when it comes to baseball. There are only two things a baseball player can do: Produce runs and prevent them. Mike Schmidt is a great example of this. He didn't have great averages(although he did have high OBP's), and didn't have great speed, but he produced at the plate and was a great fielder.

The players who are great on offense and great on defense are limited, but some(Pujols, for instance) are so good on offense that it doesn't matter much that they aren't great fielders. There is no player good enough on defense to overcome poor hitting.

I like Andruw Jones for his great play on both offense and defense. David Wright looks like a great player. A-Rod would easily top the list if he had stayed at SS.

If I were to stick to your criteria, I would have to choose Vlad.

Answer 7

Even though he is very young, I am going to say Albert Pujols.

He hits for power and average. He's got decent speed. He's got an outfielder's arm. After making the shift from left to First, his fielding percentage is outstanding. No one is more well rounded than him.

Answer 8

Chipper Jones is a great player. Both a great hitter from both sides of the plate. Great defensively, able to adjust, athletic enough to switch positions.

I also liked that one guy's answer of Andruw Jones because he is absolutely amazing in the outfield.

Answer 9

Former Royal CF- Carlos Beltran

Answer 10

I am a huge Red Sox fan but i got to say Derek Jeter. He one of the best players in league. He hardly ever makes errors unlike the person to his left (a-rod). he can gun any one out and you have seen him dive into the stand tons of time. he is a consistent .300 hitter and he can hit for power when needs be he has hit plenty of home runs. And you got to have speed if you bat 1st or 2nd in the batting order.