Top 10 DHs for 2018
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Defining a player's value is more nuanced than simply checking the box score, but there's one position in baseball that is a bit easier to judge. I'm talking, of course, of the designated hitter.The expectations are laid out pretty clearly in the position's tTop 10 DHs for 2018
Defining a player's value is more nuanced than simply checking the box score, but there's one position in baseball that is a bit easier to judge. I'm talking, of course, of the designated hitter.The expectations are laid out pretty clearly in the position's title: hit, hit and hit some more.Today, there are some formidable specialists in the bat-swinging game who inhabit the American League’s specialty slot. The job of the DH is to bring the boom to the plate nightly. Here are the best in the game at doing so today.[Note: The candidates to man the position for the Yankees in 2018 are left out of this countdown, as Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge and others will spend quite a bit of time in the field.]10. Shin-Soo Choo, Rangers. Choo enjoyed a solid bounce-back season last year, hitting .261 while driving in 78 and tying a career high with 22 home runs. Although there is no chance of him living up to the $130 million deal he inked back in 2014, he can still salvage the back end of the contract with a few more c Read more