Sarah Langs at MLB.com writes about the superstar shortstop matchup between Bobby Witt Jr. and Elly De La Cruz this weekend.
Both Witt and De La Cruz are in the 80th percentile or better in batting, baserunning and fielding run value so far this season, a select group that includes just four others — Brenton Doyle, Byron Buxton, Francisco Lindor and Jarren Duran — per MLB’s Jason Bernard.
This is what we mean by all-around valuable; players who are among the best at generating value on both sides of the ball, as well as on the basepaths.