Did you know Andrelton Simmons was a top 10 American League position player in WAR for 2018?
It’s true, the Curaçaoan shortstop finished 8th, with 6.2 Wins Above Replacement. The AL leader, Mookie Betts, had a 10.9 WAR campaign, edging out our own Mike Trout’s 10.2. While Simmons’ defensive wizardry continued, finishing second to Oakland’s Matt Chapman in Defensive WAR, it’s the steadily improved offense, once a glaring weakness in Simmons’ game, which has made him an overlooked star in Major League Baseball.
The career .269 hitter raised his batting average to .