The bosses gave me an impossible assignment: Write up the definitive list of players whose at-bats you can’t afford to miss.
How many players can I include on the list? Because I have one below, and I know I’m going to hear it from Rockies fans for not including Nolan Arenado and Orioles fans for not including Manny Machado and Blue Jays fans for missing Josh Donaldson and Red Sox fans for leaving off Mookie Betts. But this is my list, at least for this Tuesday. It would change if I did it again next week.