To think, when the Overrated and Over-hated list first touched down on this planet, social media was barely a thing. Analytics was in its infancy. And Democrats and Republicans occasionally were cordial with one another.
Now, as this concept marks its 13th iteration — happy bar mitzvah, Overrated and Over-hated! — we overrate and over-hate more than ever.
Hence my annual plea for reason, for nuance, primarily in baseball but for a few other troll-worthy matters as well. As always, you can be good and still be overrated, and likewise bad yet still over-hated.
Without further ado:
Ronald Acuna Jr.