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Top 3 Lineups Entering The 2021 MLB Season

By Andres Chavez March 31, 2021 @andres_chavez13

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The Los Angeles Dodgers were an offensive powerhouse in 2020, but the New York Mets and New York Yankees were not far behind.

The three lineups should be elite this MLB season, as well, as they boast elite talent at nearly all positions.

 

Best 3 Lineups For The 2021 Season

 

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers made the news this offseason by signing Trevor Bauer to a record-breaking deal, further improving an already elite rotation.

However, their lineup is not too shabby, and in fact, may be the best unit in Major League Baseball even though there were no notable additions prior to the season.

The Dodgers have three hitters that could be MVP candidates when all is said and done: Mookie Betts, Cody Bellinger, and Corey Seager.

Additionally, they have uber-prospect Gavin Lux ready to take over second base, and other excellent batters such as AJ Pollock, Edwin Rios, Will Smith, and Max Muncy.

The Dodgers led the league in wRC+ last season.

Weighted Runs Created Plus, or wRC+, is a stat that measures offensive value above or below average, with the “average” player or team having a 100 wRC+.

Los Angeles paced the league with a 122 wRC+ in 2020, meaning that they were 22% better than the average.

Here is the projected Dodgers’ lineup:

RF Mookie Betts

SS Corey Seager

3B Justin Turner

CF Cody Bellinger

C Will Smith

1B Max Muncy

LF AJ Pollock

2B Gavin Lux

 

New York Mets

The New York Mets finished last season with a 121 wRC+, second behind the Dodgers in MLB.

The Mets’ lineup was already top-notch, and considering the fact that Pete Alonso and JD Davis struggled for most of last season and should rebound this year, it can be even better in 2021.

Impressively, the Mets were able to further improve the unit by bringing Francisco Lindor and his lifetime 118 wRC+ to the top of the order.

Full trade, per sources:

To Mets: Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco.

To Indians: Amed Rosario, Andrés Giménez, Josh Wolf, Isaiah Greene.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 7, 2021

The Mets led the league in batting average during the shortened 2020 campaign, and slashed an impressive .272/.348/.459.

For this season, the Mets upgraded both the catcher and shortstop positions by bringing James McCann and Lindor, and kept most of the offensive core that made the offense great last season.

Dominic Smith, Jeff McNeil, Brandon Nimmo, Alonso, Michael Conforto, and Davis will be back for another season.

Here is the New York Mets’ projected lineup:

CF Brandon Nimmo

SS Francisco Lindor

RF Michael Conforto

1B Pete Alonso

LF Dominic Smith

2B Jeff McNeil

3B JD Davis

C James McCann

 

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees led the American League in wRC+ last season with 116 and finished fourth overall behind the Dodgers, Mets, and the Atlanta Braves

However, they were without their two best hitters, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, for the majority of the games.

Having those two back, each with a 50-homer season in their past will be huge for the unit.

Gleyber Torres showed up in shape this spring training, unlike last season’s summer camp, and looks poised for a huge rebound season.

Aaron Boone says he met w/ Cressey, the team's head strength guy, and Gleyber Torres is "in great shape. He looks good. He's moving well." Came into last year's regular season out of shape, Cashman said in the offseason.

— Brendan Kuty (@BrendanKutyNJ) February 24, 2021

DJ LeMahieu is also back, and other stars such as Luke Voit, Gary Sanchez, Aaron Hicks, Clint Frazier and Gio Urshela will be returning as well.

Here is the Yankees’ projected lineup:

2B DJ LeMahieu

RF Aaron Judge

CF Aaron Hicks

DH Giancarlo Stanton

1B Luke Voit

SS Gleyber Torres

3B Gio Urshela

C Gary Sanchez

LF Clint Frazier

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About Andres Chavez

Sportswriter, fantasy sports enthusiast. Covering MLB, NBA, and NFL from every possible angle.

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