With the Diamondbacks in the 2023 World Series, we have NL Rookie of the Year Corbin Carroll playing. He’s accomplished a lot this year:
- 2nd fastest to 20 HRs/20 SBs in AL/NL history
- Reaches 25 HR, 35 SB in 2nd fewest games since 1900
- 1st rookie in MLB history w/ 25 HRs & 50 SBs (4th rookie ever to record a 20 HR, 40 SB season)
- Records 1st 10+ 3B, 25+ HR & 50+ SB season ever
- Youngest Arizona player to hit postseason HR
- Reaches base 3rd-most times (12) through 1st 4 postseason games
NL leaderboards
- 1st Triples
- 1st Championship WPA
- 2nd Stolen Bases
- 2nd Power-Speed
- 3rd Win Probability Added
- 6th Offensive WAR
- 6th Runs scored
- 7th Youngest
- 8th WPA/LI
- 8th Adjusted OPS+
- 9th OPS
Wait, didn’t I title this post about Elly De La Cruz? Yeah. I wish Elly continued his hot streak this year, and ended up in the World Series. He took the baseball world by storm his first few weeks. Then kinda flattened out.
| Split | G | HR | SB | BA | OPS | sOPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 21 | 3 | 9 | .307 | .881 | 140 |
| July | 26 | 4 | 8 | .238 | .686 | 84 |
| August | 26 | 4 | 6 | .198 | .663 | 77 |
| Sept/Oct | 25 | 2 | 12 | .202 | .625 | 73 |
Imagine if he stayed hot and now was the talk of town in the World Series.