Top MLB Players at Each Position — 1 Week to Opening Day

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Catchers:

Buster Posey

1. Buster Posey (San Francisco Giants)
2. Jonathan Lucroy (Texas Rangers)
3. Salvador Perez (Kansas City Royals)
4. Gary Sanchez (New York Yankees)
5. Yadier Molina (St. Louis Cardinals)
6. Russell Martin (Toronto Blue Jays)
7. J.T. Realmuto (Miami Marlins)
8. Willson Contreras (Chicago Cubs)
9. Yasmani Grandal (Los Angeles Dodgers)
10. Matt Wieters (Washington Nationals)

*Wilson Ramos (Injured)

First Basemen:

Paul Goldschmidt

1. Paul Goldschmidt (Arizona Diamondbacks)
2. Anthony Rizzo (Chicago Cubs)
3. Miguel Cabrera (Detroit Tigers)
4. Joey Votto (Cincinnati Reds)
5. Edwin Encarnación (Cleveland Indians)
6. Eric Hosmer (Kansas City Royals)
7. Freddie Freeman (Atlanta Braves)
8. Jose Abreu (Chicago White Sox)
9. Hanley Ramirez (Boston Red Sox)
10. Wil Myers (San Diego Padres)

*Ian Desmond (Injured)

Second Basemen:

Jose Altuve

1. Jose Altuve (Houston Astros)
2. Daniel Murphy (Washington Nationals)
3. Robinson Cano (Seattle Mariners)
4. Dustin Pedroia (Boston Red Sox)
5. Brian Dozier (Minnesota Twins)
6. DJ LeMahieu (Colorado Rockies)
7. Ian Kinsler (Detroit Tigers)
8. Rougned Odor (Texas Rangers)
9. Dee Gordon (Miami Marlins)
10. Ben Zobrist (Chicago Cubs)

*Jason Kipnis (Injured)

Shortstop:

Corey Seager

1. Corey Seager (Los Angeles Dodgers)
2. Francisco Lindor (Cleveland Indians)
3. Xander Bogaerts (Boston Red Sox)
4. Carlos Correa (Houston Astros)
5. Trea Turner (Washington Nationals)
6. Trevor Story (Colorado Rockies)
7. Jonathan Villar (Milwaukee Brewers)
8. Addison Russell (Chicago Cubs)
9. Elvis Andrus (Texas Rangers)
10. Jean Segura (Seattle Mariners)

Third Basemen:

Manny Machado

1. Manny Machado (Baltimore Orioles)
2. Nolan Arenado (Colorado Rockies)
3. Kris Bryant (Chicago Cubs)
4. Josh Donaldson (Toronto Blue Jays)
5. Kyle Seager (Seattle Mariners)
6. Adrian Beltre (Texas Rangers)
7. Matt Carpenter (St. Louis Cardinals)
8. Justin Turner (Los Angeles Dodgers)
9. Jose Ramirez (Cleveland Indians)
10. Evan Longoria (Tampa Bay Rays)

Outfielders:

Mike Trout

1. Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels)
2. Mookie Betts (Boston Red Sox)
3. Bryce Harper (Washington Nationals)
4. Yoenis Cespedes (New York Mets)
5. Giancarlo Stanton (Miami Marlins)
6. Starling Marte (Pittsburgh Pirates)
7. Christian Yelich (Miami Marlins)
8. Ryan Braun (Milwaukee Brewers)
9. George Springer (Houston Astros)
10. Carlos Gonzalez (Colorado Rockies)

Designated Hitters:

Nelson Cruz

1. Nelson Cruz (Seattle Mariners)
2. Victor Martinez (Detroit Tigers)
3. Albert Pujols (Los Angeles Angels)
4. Kendrys Morales (Toronto Blue Jays)
5. Evan Gattis (Houston Astros)

Starting Pitchers:

Clayton Kershaw

1. Clayton Kershaw (Los Angeles Dodgers)
2. Chris Sale (Boston Red Sox)
3. Jake Arrieta (Chicago Cubs)
4. Madison Bumgarner (San Francisco Giants)
5. Noah Syndegaard (New York Mets)
6. Justin Verlander (Detroit Tigers)
7. Jon Lester (Chicago Cubs)
8. Jacob Degrom (New York Mets)
9. Corey Kluber (Cleveland Indians)
10. Johnny Cueto (San Francisco Giants)

*Max Scherzer, David Price (Injured)

Closing Pitchers:

Aroldis Chapman

1. Aroldis Chapman (New York Yankees)
2. Andrew Miller/Cody Allen (Cleveland Indians)
3. Zach Britton (Baltimore Orioles)
4. Kanley Jenson (Los Angeles Dodgers)
5. Craig Kimbrel (Boston Red Sox)
6. Jeurys Familia (New York Mets)
7. Mark Melancon (San Francisco Giants)
8. Wade Davis (Chicago Cubs)
9. Roberto Osuna (Toronto Blue Jays)
10. A.J. Ramos (Miami Marlins)