MLB Network’s “Top 10 Right Now” Rankings Entering 2024

Welcome to 2024! It’s a Leap Year. It’s an election year. The San Francisco Giants hope it’s an Even Year. Before all that, it’s timely for the yearly collection of Top 10 Right Now rankings!

Each year since they began airing on TV, I compile MLB Network’s “Top 100 Players Right Now” in one place (in this here blog). The list airs annually — and in sections — before the regular season begins.

Beginning in 2014, I decided to supplement those rankings by giving you a place to find all of the Top 10 Right Now lists as well.

PREVIOUS LISTS
2023’s Top 10 Right Now
2022’s Top 10 Right Now
2021’s Top 10 Right Now
2020’s list
2019’s list
2018’s list
2017’s list
2016
2015
2014

I’ll update this post over the next few weeks as the different positional episodes air on MLB Network.

Tuesday, January 9: Starting Pitchers
Wednesday, January 10: Catchers
Thursday, January 11: Shortstops
Tuesday, January 16: Right Fielders
Wednesday, January 17: Second Basemen
Thursday, January 18: First Basemen
Wednesday, January 24: Left Fielders
Thursday, January 25: Center Fielders
Wednesday, January 31: Third Basemen
Thursday, February 1: Relief Pitchers

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Staring Pitchers Right Now”

1. Gerrit Cole - New York Yankees
2. CORBIN BURNES - MILWAUKEE BREWERS
3. Zac Gallen - Arizona Diamondbacks
4. Justin Verlander - Houston Astros
5. Blake Snell - FREE AGENT
6. Zack Wheeler - Philadelphia Phillies
7. Spencer Strider - Atlanta Braves
8. Logan Webb - San Francisco Giants
9. Max Fried - Atlanta Braves
10. Sonny Gray - St. Louis Cardinals

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors (focused on a three-year sample; utilizes WAR, wRC+, Statcast metrics) with no human bias. Each episode this year also provides six additional lists: One from Brian Kenny, one from an MLB Network analyst (who for the Starting Pitchers is Ron Darling), and three Top 10 lists from the “Sabermetric Super Panel,” which again includes Mike Petriello and Sarah Langs of MLB.com, and Vince Gennaro, the former President of SABR.

The sixth list is an aggregate of fan voting on social media.

Here are all of the individual Top 10’s with the first mention of a player in italics and any Brewers players BOLDED.

Petriello: Strider, Wheeler, Cole, Kevin Gausman (TOR), Webb, BURNES, Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD), Jorge López (MIA), Luis Castillo (SEA), Snell

Langs: Cole, Framber Valdez (HOU), Wheeler, Gausman, Webb, Gallen, Snell, Strider, Yamamoto, BURNES

Gennaro: Strider, Cole, Wheeler, Yamamoto, George Kirby (SEA), Webb, Tyler Glasnow (LAD), Gray, López, BURNES

Kenny: Cole, Webb, Verlander, BURNES, Snell, Gallen, Strider, Fried, Yamamoto, Walker Buehler (LAD)

Darling: Cole, Snell, Webb, Wheeler, Gausman, Gray, Gallen, Strider, Yamamoto, Kirby

Social Media Fan Vote: Cole, Strider, Snell, Gallen, Wheeler, Verlander, Webb, Fried, Kirby, BURNES

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Catchers Right Now”

1. Adley Rutschman - Baltimore Orioles
2. Will Smith - Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Sean Murphy - Atlanta Braves
4. J.T. Realmuto - Philadelphia Phillies
5. WILLIAM CONTRERAS - MILWAUKEE BREWERS
6. Willson Contreras - St. Louis Cardinals
7. Alejandro Kirk - Toronto Blue Jays
8. Yainer Diaz - Houston Astros
9. Cal Raleigh - Seattle Mariners
10. Gabriel Moreno - Arizona Diamondbacks

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors (focused on a three-year sample; utilizes WAR, wRC+, Statcast metrics) with no human bias. Each episode this year also provides six additional lists: One from Brian Kenny, one from an MLB Network analyst (who for the Catchers is Alex Avila), and three Top 10 lists from the “Sabermetric Super Panel,” which again includes Mike Petriello and Sarah Langs of MLB.com, and Vince Gennaro, the former President of SABR.

The sixth list is an aggregate of fan voting on social media.

Here are all of the individual Top 10’s with the first mention of a player in italics and any Brewers players bolded.

Petriello: Rutschman, Murphy, WM. CONTRERAS, Smith, Realmuto, Raleigh, Wn. Contreras, Jonah Heim (TEX), Moreno, Diaz

Langs: Rutschman, Murphy, Realmuto, Smith, WM. CONTRERAS, Patrick Bailey (SF), Moreno, Raleigh, Wn. Contreras, Diaz

Gennaro: Rutschman, Smith, Murphy, Moreno, WM. CONTRERAS, Raleigh, Realmuto, Wn. Contreras, Heim, Francisco Álvarez (NYM)

Kenny: Rutschman, Smith, Realmuto, WM. CONTRERAS, Murphy, Kirk, Wn. Contreras, Raleigh, Moreno, Logan O’Hoppe (LAA)

Avila: Realmuto, Rutschman, Smith, WM. CONTRERAS, Raleigh, Heim, Murphy, Moreno, Wn. Contreras, Keibert Ruiz (WAS)

Social Media Fan Vote: Rutschman, Realmuto, Heim, Murphy, Smith, Raleigh, Moreno, Salvador Perez (KC), Álvarez, WM. CONTRERAS

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Shortstops Right Now”

1. Corey Seager - Texas Rangers
2. Francisco Lindor - New York Mets
3. Xander Bogaerts - San Diego Padres
4. Dansby Swanson - Chicago Cubs
5. Trea Turner - Philadelphia Phillies
6. Bo Bichette - Toronto Blue Jays
7. Carlos Correa - Minnesota Twins
8. WILLY ADAMES - MILWAUKEE BREWERS
9. Bobby Witt, Jr. - Kansas City Royals
10. J.P. Crawford - Seattle Mariners

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors (focused on a three-year sample; utilizes WAR, wRC+, Statcast metrics) with no human bias. Each episode this year also provides six additional lists: One from Brian Kenny, one from an MLB Network analyst (who for the Shortstops is Dan O’Dowd), and three Top 10 lists from the “Sabermetric Super Panel,” which again includes Mike Petriello and Sarah Langs of MLB.com, and Vince Gennaro, the former President of SABR.

The sixth list is an aggregate of fan voting on social media.

Here are all of the individual Top 10’s with the first mention of a player in italics and any Brewers players bolded.

Petriello: Seager, Lindor, Turner, Witt Jr., Bichette, Swanson, Bogaerts, Crawford, ADAMES, Jackson Holliday (BAL)

Langs: Seager, Witt Jr., Lindor, Bichette, Turner, Swanson, Crawford, Bogaerts, Elly De La Cruz (CIN), Holliday

Gennaro: Seager, Lindor, Witt Jr., Bichette, Turner, Crawford, Correa, Bogaerts, Swanson, Holliday

Kenny: Seager, Bichette, Turner, Lindor, Correa, Witt Jr., Bogaerts, Crawford, Swanson, Holliday

O’Dowd: Seager, Turner, Lindor, Witt Jr., Bichette, Bogaerts, Crawford, Swanson, Correa, C.J. Abrams (WAS)

Social Media Fan Vote: Seager, Lindor, Witt Jr., Turner, Bichette, Swanson, De La Cruz, Correa, Crawford, Anthony Volpe (NYY)

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Right Fielders Right Now”

1. Ronald Acuña, Jr. - Atlanta Braves
2. Kyle Tucker - Houston Astros
3. Juan Soto - New York Yankees
4. Corbin Carroll - Arizona Diamondbacks
5. Fernando Tatis, Jr. - San Diego Padres
6. Seiya Suzuki - Chicago Cubs
7. George Springer - Toronto Blue Jays
8. Teoscar Hernández - Los Angeles Dodgers
9. Adolis García - Texas Rangers
10. Josh Lowe - Tampa Bay Rays

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors (focused on a three-year sample; utilizes WAR, wRC+, Statcast metrics) with no human bias. Each episode this year also provides six additional lists: One from Brian Kenny, one from an MLB Network analyst (who for the Right Fielders is Cameron Maybin), and three Top 10 lists from the “Sabermetric Super Panel,” which again includes Mike Petriello and Sarah Langs of MLB.com, and Vince Gennaro, the former President of SABR.

The sixth list is an aggregate of fan voting on social media.

Here are all of the individual Top 10’s with the first mention of a player in italics and any Brewers players bolded.

Petriello: Acuña Jr., Soto, Tucker, Carroll, Tatis Jr., García, Lowe, Suzuki, Max Kepler (MIN), Springer

Langs: Acuña Jr., Soto, Carroll, Tucker, Tatis Jr., García, Soler, Suzuki, Lowe, Hernández

Gennaro: Acuña Jr., Soto, Tucker, Carroll, G, Tatis Jr., Suzuki, Lowe, Anthony Santander (BAL), Jordan Walker (STL)

Kenny: Acuña Jr., Soto, Tucker, Carroll, Will Benson (CIN), García, Lowe, Tatis Jr., Springer, Santander

Maybin: Acuña Jr., Soto, Carroll, Tucker, García, Tatis Jr., Suzuki, Lowe, Santander, Logan Thomas (WAS)

Social Media Fan Vote: Acuña Jr., Tatis Jr., Soto, Tucker, Carroll, García, Kerry Carpenter (DET), Castellanos, Santander, Springer

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Second Basemen Right Now”

1. Mookie Betts - Los Angeles Dodgers
2. Jose Altuve — Houston Astros
3. Marcus Semien — Texas Rangers
4. Luis Arraez - Miami Marlins
5. Ketel Marte - Arizona Diamondbacks
6. Matt McLain - Cincinnati Reds
7. Andrés Giménez - Cleveland Guardians
8. Edouard Julien - Minnesota Twins
9. Zack Gelof - Oakland Athletics
10. Nico Hoerner - Chicago Cubs

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors (focused on a three-year sample; utilizes WAR, wRC+, Statcast metrics) with no human bias. Each episode this year also provides six additional lists: One from Brian Kenny, one from an MLB Network analyst (who for the Second Basemen is Tom Verducci), and three Top 10 lists from the “Sabermetric Super Panel,” which again includes Mike Petriello and Sarah Langs of MLB.com, and Vince Gennaro, the former President of SABR.

The sixth list is an aggregate of fan voting on social media.

Here are all of the individual Top 10’s with the first mention of a player in italics and any Brewers players bolded.

Petriello: Betts, Altuve, Semien, Ozzie Albies (ATL), Arraez, Ha-Seong Kim (SD), Hoerner, Bryson Stott (PHI), Giménez, Gleyber Torres (NYY)

Langs: Betts, Semien, Altuve, Arraez, Albies, Marte, Hoerner, Kim, Torres, McLain

Gennaro: Betts, Altuve, Arraez, Semien, Marte, Albies, Torres, Kim, McLain, Stott

Kenny: Betts, McLain, Altuve, Semien, Kim, Arraez, Giménez, Albies, Marte, Julien

Verducci: Betts, Semien, Altuve, Arraez, Julien, Giménez, Marte, Albies, Jeff McNeil (NYM), Torres

Social Media Fan Vote: Betts, Altuve, Semien, Albies, Arraez, Stott, Marte, Kim, Torres, McLain

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 First Basemen Right Now”

1. Freddie Freeman - Los Angeles Dodgers
2. Bryce Harper - Philadelphia Phillies
3. Matt Olson - Atlanta Braves
4. Paul Goldschmidt - St. Louis Cardinals
5. Yandy Díaz - Tampa Bay Rays
6. Pete Alonso - New York Mets
7. Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. - Toronto Blue Jays
8. Brandon Belt - FREE AGENT
9. Christian Walker - Arizona Diamondbacks
10. Triston Casas - Boston Red Sox

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors (focused on a three-year sample; utilizes WAR, wRC+, Statcast metrics) with no human bias. Each episode this year also provides six additional lists: One from Brian Kenny, one from an MLB Network analyst (who for the First Basemen is Sean Casey), and three Top 10 lists from the “Sabermetric Super Panel,” which again includes Mike Petriello and Sarah Langs of MLB.com, and Vince Gennaro, the former President of SABR.

The sixth list is an aggregate of fan voting on social media.

Here are all of the individual Top 10’s with the first mention of a player in italics and any Brewers players bolded.

Petriello: Freeman, Olson, Harper, Guerrero Jr., Walker, Goldschmidt, Alonso, Díaz, Casas, Nathaniel Lowe (TEX)

Langs: Freeman, Olson, Walker, Díaz, Harper, Alonso, Goldschmidt, Guerrero Jr., Josh Naylor (CLE), Casas

Gennaro: Freeman, Olson, Harper, Díaz, Walker, Goldschmidt, Alonso, Casas, Guerrero Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino (KC)

Kenny: Freeman, Harper, Olson, Goldschmidt, Alonso, Díaz, Christian Encarnacion-Strand (CIN), Guerrero Jr., Lowe, Rhys Hoskins (FA)

Casey: Freeman, Olson, Harper, Díaz, Goldschmidt, Walker, Casas, Alonso, Guerrero Jr., Anthony Rizzo (NYY)

Social Media Fan Vote: Freeman, Harper, Olson, Alonso, Guerrero Jr., Goldschmidt, Casas, Walker, Spencer Torkelson (DET), Díaz

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Left Fielders Right Now”

1. Yordan Alvarez - Houston Astros
2. Brandon Nimmo - New York Mets
3. Nolan Jones - Colorado Rockies
4. Bryan Reynolds - Pittsburgh Pirates
5. Chas McCormick - Houston Astros
6. Randy Arozarena - Tampa Bay Rays
7. Lars Nootbaar - St. Louis Cardinals
8. CHRISTIAN YELICH - MILWAUKEE BREWERS
9. Matt Wallner - Minnesota Twins
10. Kyle Schwarber - Philadelphia Phillies

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors (focused on a three-year sample; utilizes WAR, wRC+, Statcast metrics) with no human bias. Each episode this year also provides six additional lists: One from Brian Kenny, one from an MLB Network analyst (who for the Left Fielders is Cliff Floyd), and three Top 10 lists from the “Sabermetric Super Panel,” which again includes Mike Petriello and Sarah Langs of MLB.com, and Vince Gennaro, the former President of SABR.

The sixth list is an aggregate of fan voting on social media.

Here are all of the individual Top 10’s with the first mention of a player in italics and any Brewers players bolded.

Petriello: Alvarez, Nimmo, McCormick, Arozarena, Evan Carter (TEX), YELICH, Jones, Ian Happ (CHC), Steven Kwan (CLE), Wallner

Langs: Alvarez, Nimmo, Arozarena, Schwarber, Happ, Jones, McCormick, Kwan, Reynolds, YELICH

Gennaro: Alvarez, Nimmo, Arozarena, Jones, McCormick, YELICH, Schwarber, Carter, Reynolds, Happ

Kenny: Alvarez, Nimmo, Schwarber, Reynolds, Jones, Kwan, Arozarena, Carter, YELICH, Wallner

Floyd: Alvarez, Nimmo, Arozarena, Reynolds, YELICH, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (ARI), Happ, Schwarber, Spencer Steer (CIN), McCormick

Social Media Fan Vote: Alvarez, Arozarena, Reynolds, Carter, Schwarber, Verdugo, Jones, Nimmo, YELICH, Steven Kwan (CLE)

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Center Fielders Right Now”

1. Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
2. Julio Rodríguez - Seattle Mariners
3. Luis Robert, Jr. - Chicago White Sox
4. Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
5. Michael Harris II - Atlanta Braves
6. James Outman - Los Angeles Dodgers
7. Byron Buxton - Minnesota Twins
8. Cedric Mullins - Baltimore Orioles
9. T.J. Friedl - Cincinnati Reds
10. Brandon Marsh - Philadelphia Phillies

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors (focused on a three-year sample; utilizes WAR, wRC+, Statcast metrics) with no human bias. Each episode this year also provides six additional lists: One from Brian Kenny, one from an MLB Network analyst (who for the Center Fielders is Hannah Keyser), and three Top 10 lists from the “Sabermetric Super Panel,” which again includes Mike Petriello and Sarah Langs of MLB.com, and Vince Gennaro, the former President of SABR.

The sixth list is an aggregate of fan voting on social media.

Here are all of the individual Top 10’s with the first mention of a player in italics and any Brewers players bolded.

Petriello: Rodríguez, Judge, Robert Jr., Trout, Harris II, Cody Bellinger (FA), Outman, Jazz Chisholm Jr. (MIA), Marsh, Jung-Hoo Lee (SF)

Langs: Judge, Rodríguez, Trout, Robert Jr., Harris II, Bellinger, Marsh, Jarren Duran (BOS), Jack Suwinski (PIT), Lee

Gennaro: Judge, Trout, Bellinger, Rodríguez, Robert Jr., Lee, Marsh, Outman, Harris II, Duran

Kenny: Judge, Rodríguez, Harris II, Trout, Bellinger, Robert Jr., Mullins, Kevin Kiermaier (TOR), Marsh, Suwinski

Keyser: Judge, Rodríguez, Harris II, Robert Jr., Trout, Buxton, Bellinger, Outman, Chisholm Jr., Kiermaier

Social Media Fan Vote: Judge, Trout, Rodriguez, Harris II, Robert Jr., Bellinger, Mullins, Marsh, Friedl, Chisholm Jr.

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Third Basemen Right Now”

1. Austin Riley - Atlanta Braves
2. José Ramírez - Cleveland Guardians
3. Manny Machado - San Diego Padres
4. Rafael Devers - Boston Red Sox
5. Alex Bregman - Houston Astros
6. Gunnar Henderson - Baltimore Orioles
7. Nolan Arenado - St. Louis Cardinals
8. Max Muncy - Los Angeles Dodgers
9. Isaac Paredes - Tampa Bay Rays
10. Justin Turner - Toronto Blue Jays

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors (focused on a three-year sample; utilizes WAR, wRC+, Statcast metrics) with no human bias. Each episode this year also provides six additional lists: One from Brian Kenny, one from an MLB Network analyst (who for the Third Basemen is Steve Phillips), and three Top 10 lists from the “Sabermetric Super Panel,” which again includes Mike Petriello and Sarah Langs of MLB.com, and Vince Gennaro, the former President of SABR.

The sixth list is an aggregate of fan voting on social media.

Here are all of the individual Top 10’s with the first mention of a player in italics and any Brewers players bolded.

Petriello: Ramírez, Riley, Henderson, Bregman, Devers, Machado, Arenado, Matt Chapman (FA), Ke’Bryan Hayes (PIT), Royce Lewis (MIN)

Langs: Riley, Ramírez, Bregman, Devers, Henderson, Machado, Hayes, Jake Burger (MIA), Chapman, Arenado

Gennaro: Ramírez, Riley, Henderson, Bregman, Machado, Devers, Arenado, Paredes, Josh Jung (TEX), Chapman

Kenny: Riley, Ramírez, Henderson, Machado, Arenado, Devers, Bregman, Lewis, Chapman, Jung

Phillips: Riley, Ramírez, Bregman, Machado, Devers, Arenado, Henderson, Paredes, Jung, Lewis

Social Media Fan Vote: Ramírez, Riley, Arenado, Henderson, Machado, Devers, Jung, Bregman, Hayes, Alec Bohm (PHI)

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Relief Pitchers Right Now”

1. DEVIN WILLIAMS - MILWAUKEE BREWERS
2. Pete Fairbanks - Tampa Bay Rays
3. Evan Phillips - Los Angeles Dodgers
4. Jhoan Duran - Minnesota Twins
5. Edwin Díaz - New York Mets
6. Bryan Abreu - Houston Astros
7. David Bednar - Pittsburgh Pirates
8. Chris Martin - Boston Red Sox
9. José Alvarado - Philadelphia Phillies

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors (focused on a three-year sample; utilizes WAR, wRC+, Statcast metrics) with no human bias. Each episode this year also provides six additional lists: One from Brian Kenny, one from an MLB Network analyst (who for the Relief Pitchers is Jake Peavy), and three Top 10 lists from the “Sabermetric Super Panel,” which again includes Mike Petriello and Sarah Langs of MLB.com, and Vince Gennaro, the former President of SABR.

The sixth list is an aggregate of fan voting on social media.

Here are all of the individual Top 10’s with the first mention of a player in italics and any Brewers players bolded.

Petriello: Josh Hader (HOU), E. Díaz, WILLIAMS, Duran, Abreu, Fairbanks, Matt Brash (SEA), Clay Holmes (NYY), Tanner Scott (MIA), Camilo Doval (SF)

Langs: Hader, WILLIAMS, Clase, E. Díaz, Doval, Bednar, Duran, Scott, Jeff Hoffman (CIN), Kevin Ginkel (ARI)

Gennaro: Hader, E. Díaz, Ryan Helsley (STL), WILLIAMS, Andrés Muñoz (SEA), Robert Stephenson (LAA), Scott, Ryan Pressly (HOU), Duran, Fairbanks

Kenny: WILLIAMS, E. Díaz, Phillips, Hader, Duran, Clase, Helsley, Abreu, Raisel Iglesias (ATL), Stephenson

Peavy: WILLIAMS, Duran, Clase, Bednar, Scott, Doval, Phillips, Alexis Díaz (CIN), Abreu, José Leclerc (TEX)

Social Media Fan Vote: WILLIAMS, E. Díaz, Duran, Doval, Clase, Abreu, Romano, Hader, Bednar, Pressly