What currently active MLB player could resist the one ring’s lies the longest?
November 30, 2025
What currently active MLB player could resist the one ring’s lies the longest?
32 comments
Nick Sogard
Shohei. He’s good at everything else so he could probably do that too.
Tom Bombadil, a light hitting second baseman you’ve never heard of. Defensive wizard and all around good guy. Has a deep connection to nature and lives in the woods. Seriously aloof though. I love The Lord of the Rings, but hate the offseason.
Anthony rendon would be too lazy to use it
Trout clearly doesn’t value personal glory, but he might fall prey to the lure of power to defend his beleaguered realm of Los Angeles of Anaheim.
Mike Trout, he’s the hobbit who never left the shire
If he wasn’t retired I would have chosen Zack Greinke.
(Spencer) Strider.
Jose Ramirez
Found Trevor Pluffs account.
Yamamoto. Dude already does whatever he wants out of sheer willpower. What could it offer him?
Jose Ramirez
I fully believe that Freddie Freeman is just too good of a guy
This explains mookie betts’ weight loss
Alejandro Kirk has those hobbit proportions
Tarik Skubal. The Ring would entice him to pitch the 7th in a playoff series deciding game and he’d say “Nah. I’m at 99 pitches. I’m gonna go take a shower. “
Couldn’t be a Yankee. Smeagol would steal it.
Now *this* is offseason baseball reddit.
I’m not convinced Shohei Ohtani isn’t wearing it right now.
I know that Drew Gilbert would make a great Gollum
Wilmer Flores
Wander Franco. That ring’s way too old for him
The longest tenured player on the Marlins who actually likes playing for the Marlins…they are too far in the cope to listen to anything.
Not enough diamonds on it to entice Randy Arozarena.
Geno Suarez, especially in a Mariners uniform since we’re allergic to rings.
If Astudillo was still around…
Tommy Pham, since the ring wouldn’t risk lying to him.
“Flare: Analysis”
Very obviously Kiké Hernandez
Ernie Clement
Julio Rodriguez for sure. He set out on a seemingly impossible quest in 2022 of journeying with the fellowship (the mariners) to Mordor (the playoffs) and nobody knew how to get there. Other members of the fellowship needed to help him along the way as the ring is still a burden and he can’t do it alone. In the end Cal Raleigh played the helping role of Sam carrying the mariners the last stretch to Mordor (home run clinching the first playoff since 2001).
We still haven’t destroyed the ring, but “if [the fellowship] does not find a way, no one will.” – Galadriel
Mike Trout. The man is loyal to a fault. If he can stay with the Angels for this many years with only one playoff appearance, he might be THE one to wield the ring.
32 comments
Nick Sogard
Shohei. He’s good at everything else so he could probably do that too.
Tom Bombadil, a light hitting second baseman you’ve never heard of. Defensive wizard and all around good guy. Has a deep connection to nature and lives in the woods. Seriously aloof though. I love The Lord of the Rings, but hate the offseason.
Anthony rendon would be too lazy to use it
Trout clearly doesn’t value personal glory, but he might fall prey to the lure of power to defend his beleaguered realm of Los Angeles of Anaheim.
Mike Trout, he’s the hobbit who never left the shire
If he wasn’t retired I would have chosen Zack Greinke.
(Spencer) Strider.
Jose Ramirez
Found Trevor Pluffs account.
Yamamoto. Dude already does whatever he wants out of sheer willpower. What could it offer him?
Jose Ramirez
I fully believe that Freddie Freeman is just too good of a guy
This explains mookie betts’ weight loss
Alejandro Kirk has those hobbit proportions
Tarik Skubal. The Ring would entice him to pitch the 7th in a playoff series deciding game and he’d say “Nah. I’m at 99 pitches. I’m gonna go take a shower. “
Couldn’t be a Yankee. Smeagol would steal it.
Now *this* is offseason baseball reddit.
I’m not convinced Shohei Ohtani isn’t wearing it right now.
I know that Drew Gilbert would make a great Gollum
Wilmer Flores
Wander Franco. That ring’s way too old for him
The longest tenured player on the Marlins who actually likes playing for the Marlins…they are too far in the cope to listen to anything.
Not enough diamonds on it to entice Randy Arozarena.
Geno Suarez, especially in a Mariners uniform since we’re allergic to rings.
If Astudillo was still around…
Tommy Pham, since the ring wouldn’t risk lying to him.
“Flare: Analysis”
Very obviously Kiké Hernandez
Ernie Clement
Julio Rodriguez for sure. He set out on a seemingly impossible quest in 2022 of journeying with the fellowship (the mariners) to Mordor (the playoffs) and nobody knew how to get there. Other members of the fellowship needed to help him along the way as the ring is still a burden and he can’t do it alone. In the end Cal Raleigh played the helping role of Sam carrying the mariners the last stretch to Mordor (home run clinching the first playoff since 2001).
We still haven’t destroyed the ring, but “if [the fellowship] does not find a way, no one will.” – Galadriel
Mike Trout. The man is loyal to a fault. If he can stay with the Angels for this many years with only one playoff appearance, he might be THE one to wield the ring.