top 5 best designated hitters in the 2017 MLB season

Hello everyone it is sunday night and i am drop dead tired and while i am not looking forward to another work week i am looking forward to a good night sleep. But i decided why not talk do a blog post and talk about some great designated hitters so without further adieu here are the top 5 best designated hitters in the 2017 MLB season.

1.  Baltimore Orioles Designated Hitter Trey Mancini: Okay at 25 Trey is really young for a DH. Usually you would expect them to be around 35 but no Trey is just 25 years old and playing DH. Trey played in 5 games for the orioles in 2016. Trey made headlines in his first 12 games in the MLB. In those 5 games he played in 2016 he got three home runs and they all came in his first three starts he is one of only three players in major league history to accomplish that feat.

This season Trey has played in 96 games and has gotten 18 home runs, a 102 hits, 44 runs and 58 RBIS. Trey also has gotten a 178 total bases and 38 extra base hits this season as well. Trey currently is also batting .300 along with leading all designated hitters in slugging percentage with a .524 slugging percentage and a .350 on base percentage and a .873 on base plus slugging percentage. Sabermetrically Trey has a .217 isolated power, a .355 batting average on ball in play and a .360 weighted on base average.

2.  Seattle Mariners Designated Hitter Nelson Cruz: Sit back relax and move slow cause you’re about to go Cruz control. That is Nelson Cruz control. Nelson is once at it again with his total dominant performance on the plate as a DH. At 37 years old Nelson is no kid but he is still playing like he is 27 and not 37.

This season Nelson leads all Designated Hitters in home runs and RBIS with 24 home runs and 80 RBIS so far this season. He also has a 104 hits and 52 runs. He also has a 189 total bases and 41 extra base hits in 2017 also. Nelson is also batting .278 this season along with a .505 slugging percentage, a .366 on base percentage and a .871 on base plus slugging percentage. Nelson also has a .227 isolated power, a .304 batting average on ball in play and a .365 weighted on base average.

3.  Tampa Bay Rays Designated Hitter Corey Dickerson: Honestly I have met quite a few Cory’s but i don’t think i personally know someone with that name that spells it Corey. Either way enough of that lets talk about Corey Dickerson. Corey right now is really killing it for a DH.

Corey is in his 5th MLB season this year first breaking out in the show with the Rockies in 2013. This season Corey is arguably having his best season yet. He made it to the all-star game for the first time in his career this season. Corey right now leads all Designated hitters in hits and runs with a 128 hits and 68 runs.

He also has 21 home runs along with 50 RBIS this season as well. Corey even leads all designated hitters in total bases and extra base hits this season with 224 total bases and 51 extra base hits.He also right now is batting .296 along with a .517 slugging percentage, a .341 on base percentage and a .859 on base plus slugging percentage. Corey also this season has the best batting average on ball in play out of any DH in 2017 with a .354 batting average on ball in play. He also has a .224 isolated power and a .363 weighted on base average.

4.  Cleveland Indians Designated Hitter Edwin Encarnación: Edwin is currently playing for the team that destroyed his previous team (The Toronto Blue Jays) in the 2016 ALCS. Edwin right now is doing very well and making a good adjustment to a new team and a new city. Right now he has 22 home runs, 97 hits, 64 runs and RBIS and 180 total base hits and 38 extra base hits as well.

Right now he is currently batting .253 along with a .470 slugging percentage, a .368 on base percentage and a .838 on base plus slugging percentage. Lets not forget about his Sabermetric stats though. This season he has a .218 isolated power, a .286 batting average on ball in play and a .358 weighted on base average.

5.  Toronto Blue Jays Designated Hitter Kendrys Morales: I hope I will boast youre morale by taking about Kendrys Morales. Okay cheesy pun i know but i just couldn’t help myself #sorrynotsorry. Either way Kendrys right now is on his 5th MLB team in 11 seasons since entering the 2017 season when he left the Kansas City Royals to play for the Blue Jays. Kendrys currently right now has 21 home runs, a 100 hits, 59 rbis and 54 runs along with a 181 total bases and 39 extra base hits.

Currently this season Kendrys is also batting a descent not great but still pretty good .251 batting average along with a .455 slugging percentage, a .315 on base percentage and a .770 on base plus slugging percentage. Kendrys also has a .205 isolated power along with a .279 batting average on ball in play and a .328 weighted on base average.