2024 MLB top 10 players to watch

At the start of spring training, Rodríguez described his 2023 season as a “sophomore slump.” For most players, the 23-year-old’s .275 batting average, .333 on-base percentage and .485 slugging percentage — to go with 32 home runs, 103 RBI and 37 stolen bases — would qualify as a career year. If the center fielder manages to break out of his self-described funk, Seattle could be the team to beat in the AL West.