MLB Network’s Top 100 Players Right Now Entering 2019
As I did last year, entering 2017, 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 2018
- Projected 2019 performance
- Defensive position
- Accolades
- Intangibles
Here now are the Top 100–1 Players as listed by MLB Network:
100. David Price - SP - Boston Red Sox
99. Madison Bumgarner - SP - San Francisco Giants
98. Jon Lester - SP - Chicago Cubs
97. Stephen Piscotty - RF - Oakland Athletics
96. YASMANI GRANDAL - C - MILWAUKEE BREWERS
95. Andrew McCutchen - RF - Philadelphia Phillies
94. TRAVIS SHAW - 3B - MILWAUKEE BREWERS
93. Gary Sánchez - C - New York Yankees
92. Buster Posey - C - San Francisco Giants
91. Miguel Andújar - 3B - New York Yankees
90. Yasiel Puig - RF - Cincinnati Reds
89. Sean Doolittle - CL - Washington Nationals
88. Kenley Jansen - CL - Los Angeles Dodgers
87. Nicholas Castellanos - OF - Detroit Tigers
86. David Peralta - OF - Arizona Diamondbacks
85. Ozzie Albies - 2B - Atlanta Braves
84. Trea Turner - SS - Washington Nationals
83. Jean Segura - SS - Philadelphia Phillies
82. Mike Clevinger - SP - Cleveland Indians
81. Shohei Ohtani - SP - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
80. Stephen Strasburg - SP - Washington Nationals
79. Noah Syndergaard - SP - New York Mets
78. Patrick Corbin - SP - Washington Nationals
77. José Abreu - 1B - Chicago White Sox
76. Marcell Ozuna - LF - St. Louis Cardinals
75. Michael Brantley - LF - Houston Astros
74. Nelson Cruz - DH - Minnesota Twins
73. Aroldis Chapman - CL - New York Yankees
72. Blake Treinen - CL - Oakland Athletics
71. Zack Greinke - SP - Arizona Diamondbacks
70. Scooter Gennett - 2B - Cincinnati Reds
69. Gleyber Torres - 2B - New York Yankees
68. Aaron Hicks - CF - New York Yankees
67. Justin Upton - LF - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
66. Carlos Carrasco - SP - Cleveland Indians
65. Walker Buehler - SP - Los Angeles Dodgers
64. Kyle Freeland - SP - Colorado Rockies
63. Max Muncy - INF - Los Angeles Dodgers
62. JESÚS AGUILAR - 1B - MILWAUKEE BREWERS
61. Josh Donaldson - 3B - Atlanta Braves
60. Michael Conforto - CF - New York Mets
59. Rhys Hoskins - 1B - Philadelphia Phillies
58. Matt Olson - 1B - Oakland Athletics
57. Khris Davis - DH - Oakland Athletics
56. Andrew Benintendi - LF - Boston Red Sox
55. Brandon Nimmo - LF - New York Mets
54. Robinson Canó - 2B - New York Mets
53. Craig Kimbrel - CL - FREE AGENT
52. Edwin Díaz - CL - New York Mets
51. JOSH HADER - RP - MILWAUKEE BREWERS
50. Eugenio Suárez - 3B - Cincinnati Reds
49. Whit Merrifield - 2B - Kansas City Royals
48. Corey Seager - SS - Los Angeles Dodgers
47. Andrelton Simmons - SS - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
46. Xander Bogaerts - SS - Boston Red Sox
45. Tommy Pham - LF - Tampa Bay Rays
44. Cody Bellinger - 1B - Los Angeles Dodgers
43. Luis Severino - SP - New York Yankees
42. Gerrit Cole - SP - Houston Astros
41. Trevor Bauer - SP - Cleveland Indians
40. J.T. Realmuto - C - Philadelphia Phillies
39. Mitch Haniger - RF - Seattle Mariners
38. Charlie Blackmon - CF - Colorado Rockies
37. George Springer - CF - Houston Astros
36. Juan Soto - LF - Washington Nationals
35. Ronald Acuña, Jr. - LF - Atlanta Braves
34. Anthony Rizzo - 1B - Chicago Cubs
33. Matt Carpenter - 3B - St. Louis Cardinals
32. Kris Bryant - 3B - Chicago Cubs
31. Carlos Correa - SS - Houston Astros
30. Trevor Story - SS - Colorado Rockies
29. Javier Báez - SS - Chicago Cubs
28. LORENZO CAIN - CF - MILWAUKEE BREWERS
27. Matt Chapman - 3B - Oakland Athletics
26. Blake Snell - SP - Tampa Bay Rays
25. Clayton Kershaw - SP - Los Angeles Dodgers
24. Aaron Nola - SP - Philadelphia Phillies
23. Corey Kluber - SP - Cleveland Indians
22. Justin Turner - 3B - Los Angeles Dodgers
21. Anthony Rendon - 3B - Washington Nationals
20. Justin Verlander - SP - Houston Astros
19. Giancarlo Stanton - LF - New York Yankees
18. Joey Votto - 1B - Cincinnati Reds
17. Freddie Freeman - 1B - Atlanta Braves
16. Paul Goldschmidt - 1B - St. Louis Cardinals
15. Bryce Harper - OF - FREE AGENT
14. Manny Machado - SS/3B - FREE AGENT
13. Chris Sale - SP - Boston Red Sox
12. Aaron Judge - RF - New York Yankees
11. J.D. Martinez - DH - Boston Red Sox
10. Jacob deGrom - SP - New York Mets
9. José Ramírez - 3B - Cleveland Indians
8. CHRISTIAN YELICH - RF - MILWAUKEE BREWERS
7. Alex Bregman - 3B - Houston Astros
6. José Altuve - 2B - Houston Astros
5. Max Scherzer - SP - Washington Nationals
4. Francisco Lindor - SS - Cleveland Indians
3. Nolan Arenado - 3B - Colorado Rockies
2. Mookie Betts - RF - Boston Red Sox
- Mike Trout — CF — Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
