Author: Will Leitch
Published on: 2023-01-02 19:00:18
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Happy New Year! We made it! All told, 2022 was a pretty fantastic year — as close to “normal” as it has been around these parts in quite a while. But ’23 promises to be even better. Because new years always promise to be even better. That’s the point of a new year, after all.
And you know what’s as much a part of a new year as anything? Predictions! With that in mind, we take a stab at predicting who the best player on each team in 2023 will be (based on Baseball-Reference’s version of WAR). Some will be whom you might expect. Some will be emerging new talents. Some will come out of nowhere. That’s the fun of it. Here are your ’23 stars.
Blue Jays: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B
Guerrero took a step back after his monster season in 2021. But this is still one of the best pure hitters in baseball, and, more to…