With the final stretch run of the 2019 season on the horizon and MLB award debates heating up, we decided to find out who the best active player is from each state. With so much talent reigning from Florida, Texas, Georgia, among other highly populated states, our choices for the best of the best may surprise. 

In an effort to remove subjectivity, each player was determined as the "best of their state" by the amount of Wins Above Replacement (WAR) they have accumulated this season. For instance, the state of California is home to many of the best players in the game (i.e. Cole Hamels, Nolan Arenado), but only the player with the highest WAR (from baseball-reference) in 2019 will be chosen to represent their state.

Also noteworthy, we understand many players later moved on to play youth and high school baseball in other states and, in some cases, other countries. For simplicity reasons, our list is based on each respective player's birth state. 

Keep in mind, all 50 states will not be listed due to the fact that not every state has (or has had) an active representative play in 2019. The following are the only states without an active big league player: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont.

Enough rules, here are the best active players in each state.

Alabama

Tim Anderson
MIA • SS • #7
BA0.329
R54
HR12
WAR2.6
BirthplaceTuscaloosa (AL)
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Alaska

Tony Barnette
CHC • RP • #43
ERA6.75
WHIP1.50
IP1.1
WAR0.0
BirthplaceAnchorage (AK)
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Arizona

Cody Bellinger
CHC • RF • #24
BA0.318
R97
HR41
WAR8.1
BirthplaceScottsdale (AZ)
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Arkansas

Jalen Beeks
COL • RP • #68
ERA4.13
WHIP1.42
IP85.0
WAR.7
BirthplaceFayetteville (AR)
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California

Christian Yelich
MIL • RF • #22
BA0.333
R86
HR41
WAR6.0
BirthplaceThousand Oaks (CA)
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Colorado

Marco Gonzales
PIT • SP • #27
ERA4.26
WHIP1.36
IP152.0
WAR1.9
BirthplaceFort Collins (CO)
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Connecticut

George Springer
TOR • CF • #4
BA0.294
R72
HR26
WAR4.2
BirthplaceNew Britain (CT)
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Delaware

Paul Goldschmidt
STL • 1B • #46
BA0.258
R72
HR27
WAR2.1
BirthplaceWilmington (DE)
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Florida

Jacob deGrom
TEX • SP • #48
ERA2.61
WHIP1.05
IP155.0
WAR5.1
BirthplaceDeLand (FL)
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Georgia

Byron Buxton
MIN • CF • #25
BA0.262
R48
HR10
WAR3.1
BirthplaceBaxley (GA)
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Hawaii

Kolten Wong
BAL • 2B • #25
BA0.277
R44
HR9
WAR3.6
BirthplaceHilo (HI)
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Idaho

Josh Osich
CIN • RP • #35
ERA5.36
WHIP1.19
IP50.1
WAR0.0
BirthplaceBoise (ID)
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Illinois

Mike Tauchman
CHC • LF • #40
BA0.290
R40
HR12
WAR3.4
BirthplacePalatine (IL)
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Indiana

Lance Lynn
STL • SP • #31
ERA3.54
WHIP1.20
IP160.0
WAR5.9
BirthplaceMarion (IN)
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Iowa

Tony Watson
SF • RP • #56
ERA4.50
WHIP1.33
IP46.0
WAR0.0
BirthplaceSioux City (IA)
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Kansas

John Means
BAL • SP • #47
ERA3.75
WHIP1.21
IP110.1
WAR3.1
BirthplaceOlathe (KS)
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Kentucky

Will Smith
LAD • C • #16
BA0.325
R18
HR10
WAR1.3
BirthplaceLouisville (KY)
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Louisiana

Aaron Nola
PHI • SP • #27
ERA3.56
WHIP1.26
IP154.1
WAR3.7
BirthplaceBaton Rouge (LA)
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Maryland

Bryan Reynolds
PIT • LF • #10
BA0.329
R65
HR13
WAR3.5
BirthplaceBrentwood (MD)
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Massachusetts

Nick Ahmed
SF • SS • #40
BA0.273
R67
HR16
WAR4.5
BirthplaceSpringfield (MA)
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Michigan

Matt Shoemaker
SF • SP
ERA1.57
WHIP.87
IP28.2
WAR1.2
BirthplaceWyandotte (MI)
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Minnesota

Brad Hand
ATL • RP • #45
ERA2.74
WHIP1.14
IP49.1
WAR1.5
BirthplaceMinneapolis (MN)
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Mississippi

Hunter Renfroe
KC • LF • #16
BA0.238
R57
HR31
WAR3.4
BirthplaceCrystal Springs (MS)
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Missouri

Max Scherzer
TEX • SP • #31
ERA2.41
WHIP.99
IP134.1
WAR5.4
BirthplaceSt. Louis (MO)
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Montana

Caleb Frare
NYY • RP • #67
ERA10.13
WHIP2.25
IP2.2
WAR-0.1
BirthplaceMiles City (MT)
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Nebraska

Alex Gordon
KC • LF • #4
BA0.258
R65
HR12
WAR.7
BirthplaceLincoln (NE)
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Nevada

Kris Bryant
COL • 3B • #23
BA0.290
R88
HR25
WAR3.6
BirthplaceLas Vegas (NV)
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New Jersey

Mike Trout
LAA • CF • #27
BA0.298
R99
HR41
WAR8.2
BirthplaceVineland (NJ)
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New Mexico

Alex Bregman
HOU • 3B • #2
BA0.275
R92
HR29
WAR5.9
BirthplaceAlbuquerque (NM)
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New York

Patrick Corbin
WAS • SP • #46
ERA3.34
WHIP1.18
IP153.2
WAR4.4
BirthplaceClay (NY)
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North Carolina

Corey Seager
TEX • SS • #5
BA0.267
R62
HR12
WAR2.9
BirthplaceCharlotte (NC)
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North Dakota

Matt Strahm
PHI • SP • #25
ERA5.23
WHIP1.28
IP96.1
WAR.1
BirthplaceWest Fargo (ND)
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Ohio 

Andrew Benintendi
CHW • LF • #23
BA0.289
R62
HR12
WAR2.8
BirthplaceCincinnati (OH)
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Oklahoma

Jon Gray
TEX • SP • #22
ERA3.84
WHIP1.35
IP150.0
WAR4.9
BirthplaceShawnee (OK)
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Oregon

Sam Gaviglio
LAD • RP • #46
ERA4.48
WHIP1.14
IP78.1
WAR.7
BirthplaceAshland (OR)
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Pennsylvania

Christian Walker
ARI • 1B • #53
BA0.260
R64
HR22
WAR1.7
BirthplaceNorristown (PA)
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Rhode Island

Chris Iannetta
NYY • C • #22
BA0.222
R20
HR6
WAR-0.4
BirthplaceProvidence (RI)
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South Carolina

Brett Gardner
NYY • CF • #11
BA0.251
R67
HR17
WAR3.3
BirthplaceHolly Hill (SC)
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South Dakota

Sean Doolittle
WAS • RP • #63
ERA4.33
WHIP1.40
IP52.0
WAR.8
BirthplaceRapids City (SD)
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Tennessee

Mike Minor
CIN • SP • #31
ERA2.94
WHIP1.18
IP162.0
WAR7.3
BirthplaceChapel Hill (TN)
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Texas

Trevor Story
BOS • SS • #10
BA0.293
R90
HR28
WAR5.4
BirthplaceIrving (TX)
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Utah

Brady Lail
PHI • RP • #62
ERA10.13
WHIP1.13
IP2.2
WAR-0.2
BirthplaceSouth Jordan (UT)
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Virginia

Justin Verlander
HOU • SP • #35
ERA2.81
WHIP.84
IP169.2
WAR5.4
BirthplaceManakin Sabot (VA)
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Washington

Michael Brantley
HOU • LF • #23
BA0.333
R75
HR18
WAR4.6
BirthplaceBellevue (WA)
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West Virginia

Harrison Musgrave
COL • RP • #59
ERA3.60
WHIP1.60
IP10.0
WAR.3
BirthplaceMorgantown (WV)
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Wisconsin

Pat Neshek
PHI • RP • #93
ERA5.00
WHIP1.39
IP18.0
WAR-0.1
BirthplaceMadison (WI)
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Jordan Zimmermann
MIL • SP • #27
ERA6.66
WHIP1.51
IP77.0
WAR-0.1
BirthplaceAuburndale (WI)
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Wyoming

Brandon Nimmo
NYM • LF • #9
BA0.200
R20
HR3
WAR-0.3
BirthplaceCheyenne (WY)
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