Major League Baseball put out a piece on each of its team’s active WAR leaders. To no one’s surprise, Jose Abreu is the active leader for the Chicago White Sox. He leads them with a 20.9 WAR right now. Some people take absolutely no stock in the WAR statistic but that shouldn’t really be the case anymore. Wins above replacement is a great way to determine a player’s value. It lines up almost perfectly with the best players that are also passing the eye test.
When you think of the best position players in baseball, you think of guys like Mike Trout, Christian Yelich, Cody Bellinger, and Mookie Betts.