AZ Snake Pit · Jan 12, 2022
2021 Arizona Diamondbacks Player Reviews #1: Ketel Marte
Rating: 7.64
Age: Turned 28 hortly after the end of the season
2021 Stats: .318/.377/.532, 143 OPS+
2021 Earnings: $6 Million
2022 Status: Under contract for three more seasons, one of the hottest commodities on the trade market (pending end of lockout)
I still have access to the spreadsheets for these rankings going back to 2017. In those five years, the number one player has only been rated lower than 9 once, and that was David Peralta’s 8.98 back in 2018. I think it’s a combination of poor and shortened individual performances, as well as general apathy from the fanbase following a dismal season. Either way, Ketel Marte took home the top spot in our 2021 Rankings.