MLB Network’s Top 100 Players Right Now Entering 2018
As I did last year, entering 2016, entering 2015, and the year before, and the year before, all the way back to the 2012, I’ll be keeping a running list of the Top 100 Players Right Now as they are revealed on MLB Network, eventually compiling the entire list.
They will have revealed all 100 by the end of Friday, February 16th. I’ll update this same space as they reveal the remaining entries.
The criteria for the list remains the same:
- Emphasized stats from the last three (3) seasons, weighting 2017
- Projected 2018 performance
- Defensive position
- Accolades
- Intangibles
Here now are the Top 100–1 Players as listed by MLB Network:
100. Shohei Ohtani — SP/DH — Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
99. Chad Green — RP — New York Yankees
98. Robbie Ray — SP — Arizona Diamondbacks
97. James Paxton — SP — Seattle Mariners
96. Marcus Stroman — SP — Toronto Blue Jays
95. Kyle Schwarber — LF — Chicago Cubs
94. Yasiel Puig — RF — Los Angeles Dodgers
93. Brett Gardner — LF — New York Yankees
92. Justin Smoak — 1B — Toronto Blue Jays
91. Jay Bruce — RF — New York Mets
90. Avisaíl García — RF — Chicago White Sox
89. Zack Cozart — 3B — Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
88. Jean Segura — SS — Seattle Mariners
87. Kyle Seager — 3B — Seattle Mariners
86. Chris Taylor — 2B/OF — Los Angeles Dodgers
85. Elvis Andrus — SS — Texas Rangers
84. Wade Davis — CL — Colorado Rockies
83. COREY KNEBEL — CL — MILWAUKEE BREWERS
82. J.T. Realmuto — C — Miami Marlins
81. D.J. LeMahieu — 2B — Colorado Rockies
80. Adam Eaton — LF — Washington Nationals
79. Michael Conforto — CF — New York Mets
78. Andrew Benintendi — LF — Boston Red Sox
77. RYAN BRAUN — LF — MILWAUKEE BREWERS
76. Marwin Gonzalez — UTIL — Houston Astros
75. Ryan Zimmerman — 1B — Washington Nationals
74. Didi Gregorius — SS — New York Yankees
73. Carlos Martínez — SP — St. Louis Cardinals
72. Jake Arrieta — SP — FREE AGENT
71. Miguel Cabrera — 1B — Detroit Tigers
70. Josh Reddick — RF — Houston Astros
69. Khris Davis — LF/DH — Oakland Athletics
68. Byron Buxton — CF — Minnesota Twins
67. Yu Darvish — SP — Chicago Cubs
66. Kyle Hendricks — SP — Chicago Cubs
65. Aroldis Chapman — CL — New York Yankees
64. Dallas Keuchel — SP — Houston Astros
63. Andrew McCutchen — RF — San Francisco Giants
62. Matt Carpenter — 1B — St. Louis Cardinals
61. LORENZO CAIN — CF — MILWAUKEE BREWERS
60. Carlos Santana — 1B — Philadelphia Phillies
59. Tommy Pham — CF — St. Louis Cardinals
58. Willson Contreras — C — Chicago Cubs
57. Alex Bregman — 3B — Houston Astros
56. Andrelton Simmons — SS — Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
55. Adrian Beltre — 3B — Texas Rangers
54. Eric Hosmer — 1B — FREE AGENT
53. Jonathan Schoop — 2B — Baltimore Orioles
52. Jacob deGrom — SP — New York Mets
51. Zack Greinke — SP — Arizona Diambondbacks
50. Carlos Carrasco — SP — Cleveland Indians
49. Noah Syndergaard — SP — New York Mets
48. Nelson Cruz — DH — Seattle Mariners
47. Trea Turner — SS — Washington Nationals
46. CHRISTIAN YELICH — OF — MILWAUKEE BREWERS
45. Yoenis Céspedes — LF — New York Mets
44. Craig Kimbrel — CL — Boston Red Sox
43. Luis Severino — SP — New York Yankees
42. Andrew Miller — RP — Cleveland Indians
41. Edwin Encarnacion — DH — Cleveland Indians
40. Madison Bumgarner — SP — San Francisco Giants
39. Kenley Jansen — CL — Los Angeles Dodgers
38. José Abreu — 1B — Chicago White Sox
37. Robinson Canó — 2B — Seattle Mariners
36. Brian Dozier — 2B — Minnesota Twins
35. Anthony Rendon — 3B — Washington Nationals
34. Daniel Murphy — 2B — Washington Nationals
33. Justin Upton — LF — Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
32. Marcell Ozuna — LF — St. Louis Cardinals
31. Justin Turner — 3B — Los Angeles Dodgers
30. Cody Bellinger — 1B — Los Angeles Dodgers
29. Justin Verlander — SP — Houston Astros
28. Stephen Strasburg — SP — Washington Nationals
27. Buster Posey — C — San Francisco Giants
26. Gary Sánchez — C — New York Yankees
25. J.D. Martinez — RF — FREE AGENT
24. George Springer — CF — Houston Astros
23. Anthony Rizzo — 1B — Chicago Cubs
22. José Ramírez — 2B/3B — Cleveland Indians
21. Chris Sale — SP — Boston Red Sox
20. Manny Machado — SS — Baltimore Orioles
19. Mookie Betts — RF — Boston Red Sox
18. Corey Seager — SS — Los Angeles Dodgers
17. Francisco Lindor — SS — Cleveland Indians
16. Charlie Blackmon — CF — Colorado Rockies
15. Aaron Judge — RF — New York Yankees
14. Freddie Freeman — 1B — Atlanta Braves
13. Paul Goldschmidt — 1B — Arizona Diamondbacks
12. Corey Kluber — SP — Cleveland Indians
11. Max Scherzer — SP — Washington Nationals
10. Carlos Correa — SS — Houston Astros
9. Josh Donaldson — 3B — Toronto Blue Jays
8. Kris Bryant — 3B — Chicago Cubs
7. Nolan Arenado — 3B — Colorado Rockies
6. Clayton Kershaw — SP — Los Angeles Dodgers
5. Giancarlo Stanton — LF — New York Yankees
4. Joey Votto — 1B — Cincinnati Reds
3. Bryce Harper — RF — Washington Nationals
2. José Altuve — 2B — Houston Astros
- Mike Trout — CF — Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
