This article was originally published as part of Verducci’s View, a new weekly baseball newsletter from Sports Illustrated senior writer Tom Verducci. Every Monday, Tom empties out his notebook over email and covers MLB’s hottest topics, provides in-depth analysis through both text and video breakdowns, looks forward to what’s worth watching during the week and more. This week, we’re focusing on the best hitter in baseball and more.
Tuesday marks the seventh anniversary of the MLB debut of Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez. With Aaron Judge out at least two months, it’s a good time to give the underrated Alvarez his proper due. So, let’s be blunt about it. Alvarez is:
