Future Franchise Players

by prince of power on Feb 4, 2026 2:16 PM EST

Which of the following "Future Franchise Players" would you rather have on your franchise, taking into account both upside and risk?

Xander Bogaerts 3B/OF- Huge power potential, decent average, likely to move from SS to 3B or corner OF Comp: Adrian Beltre?

Franciso Lindor SS- Pure fielding SS who will stick there, switch hitter with good bat, nice speed but not too much power, Comp: Jose Reyes with less speed?

Josh Bell OF- Switch hitting corner OF with plus power potential. Probably a ways away from the majors. Comp: Matt Kemp?

Christian Yelich- Left-handed hitting corner outfielder. 1st Base still a possibility. Pure hitting skills. Should hit well over .300 but has limited power potential. Comp: Joey Votto with less power?

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"Should hit well over .300"

I always laugh when somebody says something like this about a player that hasn’t played above Low A.

by nyy601 on Feb 4, 2026 2:34 PM EST reply actions

I think it's funny

when people say a player will hit well over .300 regardless of what level they’re playing at. It is unbelievably hard and rare for a guy to hit well over .300! As of today, there are only 9/243 qualified guys (3.7%) in the majors with career batting averages over .310 (Pujols, Ichiro, Mauer, Helton, Miggy, Holliday Jeter, Votto, and Braun). Going back to 1900, only 102/3306 qualified hitters have career averages of at least .310 (3.1%). There have been some really, really great hitters who didn’t hit “well over .300” so I don’t see how it’s ever anything more than the absolute ceiling for a player. Saying that a guy “should” do it is kinda like saying he “should” end up in the Hall of Fame which is a lofty expectation for any prospect.

by KentuckyPirate on Feb 4, 2026 3:18 PM EST up reply actions

Bogaerts, Bell, Lindor, Yelich

Not a big fan of Lindor. The only thing that has be putting him above Yelich is positional value in real life. For fantasy purposes he would definitely be the last one for me.

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by Pelferized on Feb 4, 2026 2:59 PM EST reply actions