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2013 MLB Top 100 Players

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Baseball posts all week long.

MLB Network did their "Top 100" list a couple of months ago

First, on each list will be my choice. In parentheses, the MLB pick. This isn't a fantasy ranking

100. T. Lincecum (Howard)
99. D. Haren (Ortiz)
98. S.Romo (Darvish)
97. A.Chapman (Andrus)
96. J.Ellsbury (Utley)
95. D. Jennings (AGonzalez)
94. N.Cruz (Ellsbury)
93. P.Alvarez (Martinez)
92. B.Belt (Zimmerman)
91. E.Encarnacion (Bourn)
90. A.Ethier (Chapman)
89. T. Hudson (Wainwright)
88. I.Desmond (Lester)
87. RA Dickey (Moustakas)
86. A.Avila (Lowrie)
85. C.Kimbrel (Morse)
84. M.Wieters (Craig)
83. B.Phillips (Hunter)
82. A.Cabrera (Granderson)
81. BJ Upton (Ruiz)
80. J.Shields (McCann)
79. J.Kipnis (Montero)
78. H.Kendrick (Granderson)
77. M.Prado (Johnson)
76. C.Beltran (Motte)
75. J.Willingham (Desmond)
74. C.Headley (Headley)
73. A.Jackson (LaRoche)
72. J.Johnson (Gallardo)
71. P.Goldschmidt (Bumgarner)
70. P.Konerko (Gordon)
69. J.Hellickson (BJ Upton)
68. J.Cueto (Shields)
67. J.Werth (Freese)
66. I.Kinsler (Hardy)
65. A.Pagan (Lohse)
64. D.Uggla (Miley)
63. B.Lawrie (Cueto)
62. D.Freese (Papelbon)
61. B.Butler (Rivera)
60. B.Harper (Ortiz)
59. A.Wainwright (Heyward)
58. A.Ogando (Jackson)
57. C. Utley (Greinke)
56. CJ. Wilson (Sale)
55. C.Gonzalez (Butler)
54. M.Montero (Harper)
53. J.Bruce (Jeter)
52. A.Beltre (Castro)
51. Y.Molina (Tulowitzki)
50. R.Halladay (Dickey)
49. B. Zobrist (GGonzalez)
48. A.Jones (Wieters)
47. M.Bumgarner (Pierzynski)
46. M.Latos (Halladay)
45. K. Medlen (Cain)
44. G. Gonzalez(Sandoval)
43. Z. Greinke (Willingham)
42. C. Sale (Cespedes)
41. C.Hamels (Holliday)
40. J.Heyward (Kinsler)
39. SS Choo (Encarnacion)
38. A.Gordon (Mauer)
37. S. Castro (Weaver)
36. C. Santana (Bruce)
35. J.Hamilton (JUpton)
34. Y.Cespedes (Pedroia)
33. J.Reyes (Konerko)
32. D.Pedroia (A. Ramirez)
31. J.Mauer (Phillips)
30. S.Strasburg (Gonzalez)
29. M.Holliday (Zimmerman)
28. J.Upton (Bautista)
27. P.Sandoval (Kimbrel)
26. R.Zimmerman (Strasburg)
25. C.Lee (Reyes)
24. D.Wright (Y.Molina)
23. CC Sabathia (Jones)
22. A.Gonzalez (Wright)
21. J.Bautista (Posey)
20. M.Kemp (Hamels)
19. Y.Darvish (Lee)
18. P.Fielder (Sabathia)
17. E.Longoria (Pujols)
16. MCain (Longoria)
15. A.McCutchen (Stanton)
14. D.Price (Pujols)
13. R.Cano (Beltre)
12. J.Weaver (Price)
11. T. Tulowitzki (Fielder)
10. B. Posey (Hamilton)
9. F. Hernandez (Votto)
8. A. Pujols (Cano)
7. C. Kershaw (Hernandez)
6. G. Stanton (Braun)
5. M. Trout (Kershaw)
4. J. Verlander (Kemp)
3. R.Braun (Cabrera)
2. Mi. Cabrera (Verlander)

1. J.Votto (Trout)

2013 MLB Top 10 Right Now - Pitchers

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Baseball posts all week long.

MLB Network did their "Top Ten Right Now" series a couple of months ago, naming the top ten players at each position for 2013. Bill James also named his.

First, on each list will be my choice. In parentheses, the MLB and James picks.

Starting Pitchers

10. S.Strasburg (Strasburg, Lee)

9. C. Lee (Hamels, Hamels)

8. CC Sabathia (Price, Strasburg)

7. Y. Darvish (Sale, Weaver)

6. M. Cain (Weaver, Sabathia)

5. D. Price (Hernandez, Hernandez)

4. J. Weaver (Halladay, Greinke)

3. F. Hernandez (Kershaw, Price)

2. C. Kershaw (Lee, Kershaw)

1. J. Verlander (Verlander, Verlander)

Relief Pitchers

10. M.Rivera (Balfour, Nathan)

9. F. Rodney (Johnson, Soriano)

8. H.Street (Papelbon, Motte)

7. JJ Putz (Jansen, Axford)

6. K.Jansen (O'Flaherty, Jansen)

5. G. Balfour (Rodney, Frieri)

4. J. Papelbon (Uehara, Rodney)

3. S.Romo (Rivera, Rivera)

2. A.Chapman (Romo, Papelbon)

1. C.Kimbrel (Kimbrel, Kimbrel)

2013 MLB Top 10 Right Now - Outfield

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

10. C.Quentin (Willingham, Murphy)
9. J.Willingham (Prado Willingham)
8. B.Harper (Cabrera, Cespedes)
7. C. Gonzalez (Cespedes, Harper)
6. A. Gordon (Gonzalez, Gonzalez)
5. Y. Cespedes (Harper, Prado)
4. J. Upton (Gordon, Gordon)
3. M. Holliday (Holliday, Holliday)
2. M. Trout (Hamilton, Hamilton)
1. R. Braun (Braun, Braun)

Center Fielder

10. J.Jay (Bourn, Pagan)
9. J.Ellsbury (Jones, Bourn)
8. D. Jennings (Jay, Choo)
7. BJ Upton (Granderson, Jackson)
6. A.Jackson (Choo, Ellsbury)
5. A.Pagan (Ellsbury, Jones)
4. Jones (Jackson, Granderson)
3. SS Choo (Kemp, Kemp)
2. M.Kemp (McCutchen, Trout)
1. A.McCutchen (Trout, McCutchen)

Right Field

(Pence - 11th)
10. A.Ethier (Bruce, Pence)
9. J.Werth (Ethier, Ethier)
8. C. Beltran (Swisher, Rios)
7. N.Cruz (Hunter, Markakis)
6. J.Bruce (Zobrist, Stanton)
5. B.Zobrist (Upton, Beltran)
4. J.Heyward (Beltran, Bruce)
3. J.Hamilton (Heyward, Bautista)
2. J.Bautista (Bautista, Zobrist)
1. G. Stanton (Stanton, Heyward)

2013 MLB Top Ten Right Now - Infield

Monday, March 25, 2013

10. AJ Ellis (Ellis, Hanigan)
9. B. McCann (Avila, Santana)
8. C. Ruiz (Wieters, McCann)
7. M.Wieters (Santana, Ruiz)
6. A. Avila (Perez, Pierzynski)
5. M.Montero (Mauer, Wieters)
4. YMolina (Montero, Montero)
3. C.Santana (Ruiz, Mauer)
2. J. Mauer (Molina, Molina)
1. B. Posey (Posey, Posey)

First Base

10. A.Craig (Napoli, Rizzo)
9. F.Freeman (Encarnacion, Konerko)
8. E.Encarnacion (Goldschmidt, Goldschmidt)
7. B.Belt (Konerko, Freeman)
6. P.Goldschmidt (Craig, LaRoche)
5. P.Konerko (Teixeira, Goldschmidt)
4. A.Gonzalez (Fielder, Teixeira)
3. P.Fielder (Gonzalez, Votto)
2. A.Pujols (Pujols, Fielder)
1. J.Votto (Votto, Pujols)

Second Base

(Scutaro is 17th)
10. J.Altuve (Murphy, Uggla)
9. N.Walker (Kipnis, Weeks)
8. B.Phillips (Kendrick, Kipnis)
7. J.Kipnis (Walker, Hill)
6. H.Kendrick (Uggla, Utley)
5. I.Kinsler (Phillips, Scutaro)
4. D.Uggla (Kinsler, Phillips)
3. C.Utley (Utley, Kinsler)
2. D.Pedroia (Pedroia, Pedroia)
1. R.Cano (Cano, Cano)

Shortstop

(Crawford is 21st)
10. JJ Hardy (Ramirez, Castro)
9. Y. Escobar (Hardy, Aybar)
8. H.Ramirez (Desmond, AEscobar)
7. E.Andrus (Jeter, Hardy)
6. J.Rollins (Aybar, Cabrera)
5. A. Cabrera (Andrus, Rollins)
4. I.Desmond (Cabrera, Andrus)
3. S. Castro (Castro, Tulowitzki)
2. J. Reyes (Reyes, Jeter)
1. T. Tulowitizki (Tulo, Reyes)

Third Base

10. M.Prado (Sandoval, Freese)
9. C. Headley (Freese, Seager)
8. D.Freese (Lawrie, Rodriguez)
7. B. Lawrie (Headley, Rodriguez) (injury knocks him below Freese)
6. A. Beltre (Ramirez, Zimmerman)
5. P. Sandoval (Zimmerman, Headley)
4. R.Zimmerman (Longoria, Longoria)
3. D. Wright (Wright, Wright)
2. E.Longoria (Beltre, Beltre)
1. Cabrera (Cabrera, Cabrera)