MLB Network’s Top 100 Players Right Now Entering 2020
As I did last year, entering 2018, 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 Thursday, February 13th. I’ll update this same space as they reveal the remaining entries.
The criteria for the list has changed slightly this season:
- Emphasized stats from the last two (2) seasons (down from three)
- Projected 2020 performance
- Defensive position
- Accolades
- Intangibles
Here now are the Top 100–1 Players as listed by MLB Network:
100. Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. - 3B - Toronto Blue Jays
99. Bo Bichette - SS - Toronto Blue Jays
98. Joc Pederson - OF - Los Angeles Dodgers
97. Eloy Jiménez - LF - Chicago White Sox
96. José Abreu - 1B - Chicago White Sox
95. Tim Anderson - SS - Chicago White Sox
94. KESTON HIURA - 2B - MILWAUKEE BREWERS
93. Mike Moustakas - 2B/3B - Cincinnati Reds
92. Tyler Glasnow - SP - Tampa Bay Rays
91. Luis Castillo - SP - Cincinnati Reds
90. Miguel Sanó - 1B - Minnesota Twins
89. Mitch Garver - C - Minnesota Twins
88. Jorge Polanco - SS - Minnesota Twins
87. Eduardo Escobar - 3B - Arizona Diamondbacks
86. Carlos Santana - 1B - Cleveland Indians
85. Charlie Blackmon - CF - Colorado Rockies
84. Ramón Laureano - CF - Oakland Athletics
83. Luis Severino - SP - New York Yankees
82. Blake Snell - SP - Tampa Bay Rays
81. Aaron Nola - SP - Philadelphia Phillies
80. Gary Sánchez- C- New York Yankees
79. Willson Contreras - C - Chicago Cubs
78. Michael Conforto - RF - New York Mets
77. Corey Seager - SS - Los Angeles Dodgers
76. Trea Turner - SS - Washington Nationals
75. Aroldis Chapman - CL - New York Yankees
74. JOSH HADER - CL - MILWAUKEE BREWERS
73. Kirby Yates - CL - San Diego Padres
72. Max Kepler - RF - Minnesota Twins
71. Nick Castellanos - RF - Cincinnati Reds
70. Josh Bell - 1B - Pittsburgh Pirates
69. Jorge Soler - RF - Kansas City Royals
68. Tommy Pham - LF - San Diego Padres
67. Mike Soroka - SP - Atlanta Braves
66. Zack Greinke - SP - Houston Astros
65. Yordan Alvarez - DH - Houston Astros
64. Joey Gallo - RF - Texas Rangers
63. Giancarlo Stanton - LF/DH - New York Yankees
62. Chris Sale - SP - Boston Red Sox
61. Clayton Kershaw - SP - Los Angeles Dodgers
60. Yoán Moncada - 3B - Chicago White Sox
59. Manny Machado - 3B - San Diego Padres
58. Shane Bieber - SP - Cleveland Indians
57. Shohei Ohtani - SP/DH - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
56. Whit Merrifield - CF - Kansas City Royals
55. Ozzie Albies - 2B - Atlanta Braves
54. Justin Turner - 3B - Los Angeles Dodgers
53. Hyun-Jin Ryu - SP - Toronto Blue Jays
52. Charlie Morton - SP - Tampa Bay Rays
51. Nelson Cruz - DH - Minnesota Twins
50. José Ramírez - 3B - Cleveland Indians
49. Jeff McNeil - 3B - New York Mets
48. Patrick Corbin - SP - Washington Nationals
47. Mike Clevinger - SP - Cleveland Indians
46. Paul Goldschmidt - 1B - St. Louis Cardinals
45. Austin Meadows - RF - Tampa Bay Rays
44. Michael Brantley - LF - Houston Astros
43. Carlos Correa - SS - Houston Astros
42. Yasmani Grandal - C - Chicago White Sox
41. J.T. Realmuto - C - Philadelphia Phillies
40. Rafael Devers - 3B - Boston Red Sox
39. Anthony Rizzo - 1B - Chicago Cubs
38. Matt Olson - 1B - Oakland Athletics
37. D.J. LeMahieu - 2B - New York Yankees
36. Max Muncy - 1B - Los Angeles Dodgers
35. Eugenio Suárez - 3B - Cincinnati Reds
34. Kris Bryant - 3B - Chicago Cubs
33. Bryce Harper - RF - Philadelphia Phillies
32. Fernando Tatis, Jr. - SS - San Diego Padres
31. Gleyber Torres - SS - New York Yankees
30. Marcus Semien - SS - Oakland Athletics
29. Walker Buehler - SP - Los Angeles Dodgers
28. Jack Flaherty - SP - St. Louis Cardinals
27. J.D. Martinez - DH - Boston Red Sox
26. Josh Donaldson - 3B - Minnesota Twins
25. Ketel Marte - 2B - Arizona Diamondbacks
24. Pete Alonso - 1B - New York Mets
23. Javier Báez - SS - Chicago Cubs
22. Xander Bogaerts - SS - Boston Red Sox
21. Trevor Story - SS - Colorado Rockies
20. Stephen Strasburg - SP - Washington Nationals
19. Matt Chapman - 3B - Oakland Athletics
18. George Springer - CF - Houston Astros
17. Jose Altuve - 2B - Houston Astros
16. Aaron Judge - RF - New York Yankees
15. Freddie Freeman - 1B - Atlanta Braves
14. Max Scherzer - SP - Washington Nationals
13. Justin Verlander - SP - Houston Astros
12. Ronald Acuña, Jr. - CF - Atlanta Braves
11. Juan Soto - LF - Washington Nationals
10. Francisco Lindor - SS - Cleveland Indians
9. Nolan Arenado - 3B - Colorado Rockies
8. Jacob deGrom - SP - New York Mets
7. Gerrit Cole - SP - New York Yankees
6. Anthony Rendon - 3B - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
5. Alex Bregman - 3B - Houston Astros
4. Mookie Betts - RF - Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Cody Bellinger - CF - Los Angeles Dodgers
2. CHRISTIAN YELICH - RF - MILWAUKEE BREWERS
- Mike Trout - CF - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
The Milwaukee Brewers end up with three (3) players on this Top 100 Players Right Now ranking: Christian Yelich, Josh Hader, Keston Hiura
(Cool graphic shared on Twitter by MLB Network…)
