These Are Some Baseball Players We Like, 2024 Edition

2:52 PM EDT on March 28, 2024

Ha-Seong Kim takes the field in Seoul. — Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images

On Opening Day in 2022, we recommended you keep a running list of players you like. Below you will find some lists of the players we like.

Luis

Carry-Over Guys From Last Season

Pablo López
Anthony Santander
Salvador Pérez
Fernando Tatís Jr.
Cedric Mullins

New Guys I Like

Corbin Carroll
Ha-seong Kim
Elly De La Cruz
Jung Hoo Lee
Oneil Cruz

Phillies Guys I Have To Mention Now That I Live In Philadelphia

Ranger Suárez
Nick Castellanos

Marlins Division Of Guys I Like For Reasons Other Than Just Because They Are Marlins

Luis Arraez
Eury Perez
Jesus Luzardo
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Jake Burger

I Still Love Him, Scandal And All

Shohei Ohtani

Barry

Aaron Judge
Elly De La Cruz
Oneil Cruz
Anthony Volpe
Ha-seong Kim
Jasson Dominguez
Vinnie Pasquantino
Thairo Estrada
J.T. Realmuto
Nestor Cortes
Rowdy Tellez
Brusdar Graterol
Andrew McCutchen
Willy Adames
Sean Murphy

Kelsey

*Every Philadelphia Phillie, according to the Maitreyi clause, is AMG (Assumed My Guy)

Didi Gregorius :(
Tony Kemp
Billy McKinney
Oneil Cruz
Johan Camargo
Shohei Ohtani
Mark Canha
Lucas Gilbreath
Anthony Volpe
Matt Vierling
Eugenio Suárez
C.J. Abrams
Elly De La Cruz
Adolis García
Shota Imanaga

Chris

Steven Kwan
Oneil Cruz
Julio Rodríguez
Jesús Sánchez
Hunter Greene
Christopher Morel
Brice Turang
Canaan Smith-Njigba
Triston McKenzie
Nick Lodolo
Eury Pérez
Elehuris Montero
Ha-seong Kim
Elly De La Cruz
Jeimer Candelario
Esteury Ruiz
Ozzie Albies
Pete Alonso

Minors Guys

Tink Hence
Julian Aguiar
Jordyn Adams
Ryan Bliss
Termarr Johnson
Kevin Alcantara

Sweet Nats Guys Who Break My Heart

Victor Robles
Luis García Jr.

Their Eventual Replacements

James Wood
Trey Lipscomb

Hot Seat Guys

Jeremy Peña
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Anthony Volpe

Roth

Shohei Ohtani (I feel like this is implied for everyone but I want to get on the record)
Zac Gallen
Ha-seong Kim
Luis Robert Jr.
Spencer Steer
Elly De La Cruz
Brent Rooker
Adolis García
Wyatt Langford (Never seen him play, seems fun as an idea)
Vinnie Pasquantino
Triston McKenzie
Riley Greene
Shintaro Fujinami
Jesús Luzardo
Francisco Alvarez
Brayan Bello
Luis Arráez
Kodai Senga
Devin Williams
Jeff McNeil
Yennier Canó
Edwin Diaz
Oh and I guess Byron Buxton as well

Ray

Cal (The Big Dumper) Raleigh

The reason is in parentheses, which is to say it's the back of his front. He was given the nickname after a home run in the minors in which Mariner phenom Jarred Kelenic said in an interview, "Big hit by the Big Dumper." Kelenic has since been moved from the heart of Seattle's future to the nine-hole in Atlanta, which you may decide for yourselves is actually a promotion, but Raleigh remains to embark on a glorious career in which he leads from the back, if you know I mean.

Francisco Alvarez

Same general reason, only five inches shorter.

Josh Naylor

Go on, take a guess.

Triston McKenzie

Six inches taller than Naylor and 100 pounds lighter. Thank the galactic pixies who guide us all that Major League Baseball doesn't have a combine.

And finally . . .

Mookie Betts

Just want to see if he pitches enough innings to qualify for the Cy Young, and if on the final day of the regular season he can replicate this:

Samer

I would like to waive the disclaimer that all Red Sox are inherently my guys, because this year's roster has so many unknown entities and bums that I refuse to claim them all. This year, my guys are: