Jose Martinez and our old buddy Pham making the underrated team as put together by MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince.
Underrated Team
That's why I use this space annually to try to take a more objective approach to "underrated." In compiling the All-Underrated Team for 2019, I once again used the following player parameters:
1. At least two years of service time.
2. No All-Stars.
3. No finalists (top three in voting) for the BBWAA awards (MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year), and preferably no Silver Sluggers or Gold Gloves, either.
4. No nine-figure contracts.
That limits the player pool considerably, and it allows us to cast a light on some players who, whether properly rated or not, deserve our attention.