#HIGHFIVE | Top 5 MLBbros (Week 10)

Nobody in all of baseball had a better week at the plate than Baltimore Orioles’ center fielder Cedric Mullins. 

CM Storm takes the top spot in Week 10 of our #HighFive list and remains hotter than a new stereo system during a blackout. 

 

1. Cedric Mullins

Mullins rocked out in Cleveland this weekend to the tune of a .750 batting average, going 9-for-12 with three home runs, four RBI and five runs scored on his way to earning a feature on Monday’s Homeboi Highlights.

 

 

CM Storm has been getting it done all year, and with All-Star voting recently opening up, he has taken his play to another level in hopes of earning one of the three starting outfield positions.  In his last seven games, he has an average of .536 with a 1.036 Slugging Percentage, three home runs, nine runs scored and five RBI.

The fleet-footed outfielder’s .323 batting average is sixth place in all of Major League Baseball.  His 76 hits lead the American League and are good for third in the Majors. Mullins will look to gain more All-Star momentum and inch closer to a mid-season batting championship during this weekend series in Tampa against the Rays.

 

2. J.P. Crawford

J.P. Crawford has been scorching to start June. 

 

He recorded hits in 10 of his last 11 games before going hitless Thursday, which is something he has not done often this year.

J.P. has upped his game on the offensive side of the ball this season.  In addition to adding on more weight, he has drastically improved his batting average against left handed pitchers.  This season,  he is hitting .365 off lefties with eight doubles as opposed to a .242 average in 2020 and a .160 line in 2019.

 

3. Taijuan Walker

One half of the New York Mets Melanated Mound Marauders sits in the three spot on this week’s High Five list.  Taijuan Walker has gotten straight to business since returning from injury May 29th.  In his last 34 innings, he has only given up five earned runs. 

Walker is going through a stretch where he has allowed no more than one run in five of his last six starts.

 

 

Taijuan brought his best stuff to Baltimore on Wednesday as he had one of his best starts of the season.  He struck out nine through seven innings, allowing just one run and making one of the plays of the year, stopping a line drive and throwing a runner out at first from the ground. 

He sits in sixth in the MLB with a 2.07 ERA leading into his next start Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs.

 

4. Ke’Bryan Hayes

Ke’Bryan Hayes missed two months after suffering a wrist injury at the beginning of the year and since returning to the Pirates’ lineup has wasted no time in reminding us that he is one of the best young players in the game.

 

 

Hayes is 9-for-26 with a .346 average, a home run, three RBI and four runs scored.  

We as fans have to feel cheated for not getting to watch Ke’Bryan play ball much this season and it’s going to be a treat seeing him get the chance to develop in front of our eyes for a young Pittsburgh team that is in dire need of a spark plug.

5. Tim Anderson 

Tim Anderson has been a consistent force for one of the best lineups in baseball through this entire season as he has his White Sox five games ahead of the pack in the American League Central.

During his last seven games, Anderson has a .379 batting average, a .552 Slugging Percentage, a home run and six RBI.  His .302 batting average puts him just outside the top 10 in Major League Baseball.  

 

 

T.A. will have a chance to creep closer towards his second batting title this weekend as he and his White Sox travel to Mo-Town to take on the Tigers.