It’s not easy to keep your place atop the Hitter Power Rankings. To do so, you need good health, good fortune and consistently superb production.
And so it is that for the second straight installment, we have a new No. 1 on the scene.
A trip to the injured list with a right hip strain helped dethrone Aaron Judge. Mike Trout took his spot last time around, only to enter a rare slump in May.
Our latest poll features not only a new leader but also six sluggers climbing up from unranked status — four of whom are joining the list for the first time in 2023.