Why Jose Bautista is the Best Player in Baseball

Some could argue Pujols, Howard, Rodriguez are far superior then the powerful and intimidating Jose Bautista. But to be labeled the best means one must excel in all aspects of the game. Jose Bautista can do it all. He possesses a quick bat through the strike zone muscling baseballs to all parts of the ball park. While in the field he can run down any ball and fire a cannon to home plate to snag a runner and keep the opposing team off the scoreboard. Oh wait! look out while the pitcher is napping Bautista can swipe second base in the blink of an eye. Enough said, this guy is capable to performing any talent that is thrown his way. While Pujols has been labeled the best player in baseball for years it seems like he is slowly being pushed aside in that category. He is to stocky to carry himself on the basepaths and his fielding skills are satisfactory at best. He might be considered the most consistent batter in the game but his lack of skill in other parts of the game are flawed. No where near the capability of Bautista. Stats are availbable to back up all cases of the argument. Since September of 2009 no player in the game has slugged more homeruns then Bautista. He led the majors with 54 dingers last season and so far in this young season has kept up the pace as he currently leads the league with 19 big flys. Safe to say the guy is locked in at the plate, and others have took notice. This April Bautista was on the front page of Sports Illustrated with the caption "Jose has Taken Over" beside it. Opposing pitchers fear Bautista when he steps up to the plate. Usually haunting them with a towering shot to left field or a double off the wall. He can hit fastballs on either side of the plate, curveballs that look unhittable and sliders breaking away from his bat. Pitches have not found the solution to get this guy out. As for the fielding stats, last season Bautista was second in the majors only behind Nick Markakis of the Orioles for outfield assists. With 24 to Markakis's 26. His cannon of an arm has runners on third base thinking twice before making a charge to homeplate on a sacrifice fly. What more is there to say, Bautista is the best player in the game because there is not a single aspect in which he struggles at. He will hurt you with the bat, throw you down at homeplate and perhaps catch you sleeping and make a charge for second. Jose Bautista is a beast. The best player in the game to date.