Baseball fans - who is your best and favorite player?

Agree, as Astros fans we pretty much like them all Bregman, Verlander, Springer, Correa all come to mind.
Youngster Yordan Alvarez 44) really looks promising.

and of course the grandsons favorite framed picture hanging in his boys cave

 

Top 2019 AL Hitter: Mike Trout
Top 2019 NL Hitter: Cody Bellinger

Top 2019 AL Pitcher: Justin Verlander
Top 2019 NL Pitcher: Max Scherzer

Favorite 2019 Hitter: James McCann
Favorite 2019 Pitcher: Lucas Giolito

Favorite All Time White Sox Hitter: Harold Baines (though doesn't deserve the HOF)
Favorite All Time White Sox Pitcher: Wilbur Wood

Favorite All Time Expos Hitter: Gary Carter
Favorite All Time Expos Pitcher: Pedro Martinez

 

Best Hitter: Christian Yelich
Best Pitcher: Max Scherzer

My personal favorite and the most exciting player in baseball: Ronald Acuña Jr.

Two cents on Hunter Strickland: Talking to people who played with him in high school (Pike County, GA), the common theme is that he was hard to get along with.

 

If I had put a $5 bet down on Hunter Strickland being mentioned when this best & favorite player thread started, I’d be a billionaire.

 

Mickey Mantle
Because he led the AL in STD's and his wife came in second.
( his quote, folks, not mine ! )

 

Best player is, and always has been, a pointless conversation.
My current favorite player is La Tortuga: Willians Astudillo. You need to watch this guy. Thank me later.
He can run:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=258753198111076

He cares not for your unwritten rules:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=269764163720562

He is tricky:

He treats his horse well: