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Top 20 Righty Hitters in MLB (Right Now)

July 6, 2012   ·     ·   Jump to comments
Article Source: Bleacher Report - New York Yankees

Now that we’ve hit the midway point of the MLB season, it’s time to take a look at the top 20 right-handed hitters in the game at this very moment.  

But before we begin, let’s go over the ground rules:

1.  The rankings are based on a combination of career performance and single-season offensive performance, based on the Offensive Wins Above Replacement (oWAR) stat from BaseballReference. In general, their spot on this list is based on their average ranking in each category among righty hitters.

2.  This is strictly a list of hitters.  Neither position nor defensive value is factored into the rankings.

3.  All switch-hitters are removed from consideration.  Only pure right-handed hitters are on this list.

Without further ado, here are the rankings:

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