"While the offence is the part of Varsho's game that has the widest variety of outcomes, it's worth noting that his elite glove should make him a top 10 center fielder even with a below-average bat. Over the past four seasons, his 50 outs above average ranks first among all Major League outfielders, and in 2025, he racked up 5.0 bWAR despite posting a below-league-average OPS+ of 96."
"By pretty much any metric you can find, Varsho is one of, if not the best, defensive outfielders in baseball, which just about automatically makes him a top 10 center fielder. The real question is what it would take to put him in the top end of the group, with the likes of Julio Rodríguez, Wyatt Langford and Pete Crow-Armstrong."
Daulton Varsho combined elite defense with an uneven but explosive offensive run in 2025. He produced the best per-game offensive season of his career, hitting 20 home runs in 71 games, but battled injuries and had an inconsistent postseason. Over the past four seasons, his 50 outs above average ranks first among Major League outfielders, and he posted 5.0 bWAR in 2025 despite a below-league-average OPS+ of 96. Defensively he ranks among the very best, which secures top-10 status. Sustaining a substantial portion of his 2025 offensive surge across a full season would push him into the position's top tier.
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