Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top Arizona Diamondbacks.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Arizona was awful, but as this is a young team with high turnover, there were three new addition and other elevations.  

As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:

1. Randy Johnson

2. Paul Goldschmidt

3. Brandon Webb

4. Curt Schilling

5. Luis Gonzalez

You can find the entire list here.

Infielder, Ketel Marte climbs to #7 from #11.

Outfielder, David Peralta, moved up two spots to #12.

Pitcher, and Arizona’s top player, Zac Gallen, shot up to #21 from #36.

First Baseman, Christian Walker, debuts at #31.

Starting Pitcher, Merrill Kelly, had a massive jump to #36 from #49.

Daulton Varsho, who is now with the Toronto Blue Jays, makes his first appearance at #44.

Catcher, Carson Kelly is the third new entrant, debuting at #49.

The new additions pushed Chris Snyder, Ryan Roberts and Erubiel Durazo off the list.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 St. Louis Cardinals.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the storied history of the Cardinals saw another playoff appearance, but with the 100 years more of existence, it is hard to crack into the top 50.  There are noe new entrants into the top 50, with only one elevation.

As always, we present our top five, which had no changes.

1. Stan Musial

2. Albert Pujols

3. Rogers Hornsby

3. Bob Gibson

5. Ozzie Smith

You can find the entire list here.

Please note that Pujols, who returned to St. Louis for one final season, was not able to overtake Musial for the top spot.

The only change was Starting Pitcher, Adam Wainwright, who inched up one rank to #10.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

The 2016 Horizon League MVP, Daulton Varsho parlayed his success at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to a Second Round Pick in the Amateur Draft.

Varsho first made the Majors in the COVID-19 season of 2020, and after a respectable 2021 (97 G, 70 Hits), the Outfielder/Catcher blossomed in 2022, where he belted 27 Home Runs with a .745 OPS, finishing fourth in Power-Speed # (20.1).  Defensively, he was very good, coming in at ninth in Defensive bWAR (2.0) and was fifth among National League Outfielders in Total Zone Runs (11).

Varsho’s stay in the desert did not reach four years, as he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for two players after the 2022 campaign.

Christian Walker is currently coming off his best year where the First Baseman had a career-high 36 Home Runs, won a Gold Glove, and is Arizona’s best position player going into 2023. 

The fact that Walker is on any Top 50 list at all is incredible, as he bounced around from the Orioles to Reds organizations, only playing 12 Games in the Majors before Cincinnati waived him in 2017.  Arizona claimed Walker, and after two years, he emerged as the Diamondbacks lead First Baseman.

Walker had a breakout with 29 Home Runs and 137 Hits, and he played well during the COVID-shortened 2020, but missed a section of 2021 due to injury. Walker returned to form in 2022, blasting 36 Home Runs with 94 RBIs and a Gold Glove for his defensive work.  He was slightly better in 2023, winning a second Gold Glove with 33 Home Runs and 103 RBIs, and a career-high OPS of .830.  His work also played a vital role in Arizona's National League pennant.  Last year, Walker had another solid year with 26 Home Runs and 84 RBIs, while adding a third Gold Glove.

Walker is 34, but is playing better baseball after 30 than he did before it.  Do we have a franchise top ten player here?