MLB Top 100 Now

[David]

So far, they've done 20-100. Top 20 will be on MLBN at 8...I think.

 

Stealing this from GRB:

 

21. Max Scherzer

22. Lorenzo Cain

23. Nolan Arenado

24. Adrian Beltre

25. Chris Sale

26. Jose Bautista

27. Nelson Cruz

28. Yoenis Cespedes

29. Dallas Keuchel

30. Corey Kluber

31. Michael Brantley

32. Jason Heyward

33. Brandon Crawford

34. Adam Jones

35. Felix Hernandez

36. Matt Harvey

37. Jacob deGrom

38. Troy Tulowitzki

39. Jose Abreu

40. Madison Bumgarner

41. Dee Gordon

42. Francisco Lindor

43. Starling Marte

44. Randal Grichuk

45. Ben Zobrist

46. Wade Davis

47. Edwin Encarnacion

48. Kyle Seager

49. Mookie Betts

49. Justin Upton

51. Adam Wainwright

52. Jason Kipnis

53. J.D. Martinez

54. Jung Ho Kang

55. Chris Davis

56. Brian McCann

57. Sonny Gray

58. Logan Forsythe

59. Xander Bogaerts

60. Johnny Cueto

61. Brandon Belt

62. Salvador Perez

63. Dellin Betances

64. Yadier Molina

65. Kevin Kiermaier

66. Chris Archer

67. Ian Kinsler

68. George Springer

69. Russell Martin

70. Jhonny Peralta

71. Gerrit Cole

72. Jonathan Lucroy

73. Carlos Martinez

74. Carlos Carrasco

75. Stephen Vogt

76. Todd Frazier

77. Alex Gordon

78. Eric Hosmer

79. Adrian Gonzalez

80. Dustin Pedroia

81. Jordan Zimmermann

82. Prince Fielder

83. Albert Pujols

84. Justin Turner

85. Yasiel Puig

86. Ryan Braun

87. Carlos Gomez

88. Matt Carpenter

89. Daniel Murphy

90. Craig Kimbrel

91. Andrelton Simmons

92. Stephen Strasburg

93. Jose Fernandez

94. Miguel Sano

95. Kyle Schwarber

96. David Ortiz

97. Andrew Miller

98. Aroldis Chapman

99. Corey Seager

100. Alex Rodriguez

 

How many Cubs in top 20?

 

Rizzo, Bryant, Arrieta...

 

I felt like Lester should've been in the top 100 somewhere, but then I look at the pitchers in the back end of that list and ehhh...

[dawson1989]

So far, they've done 20-100. Top 20 will be on MLBN at 8...I think.

 

Stealing this from GRB:

 

21. Max Scherzer

22. Lorenzo Cain

23. Nolan Arenado

24. Adrian Beltre

25. Chris Sale

26. Jose Bautista

27. Nelson Cruz

28. Yoenis Cespedes

29. Dallas Keuchel

30. Corey Kluber

31. Michael Brantley

32. Jason Heyward

33. Brandon Crawford

34. Adam Jones

35. Felix Hernandez

36. Matt Harvey

37. Jacob deGrom

38. Troy Tulowitzki

39. Jose Abreu

40. Madison Bumgarner

41. Dee Gordon

42. Francisco Lindor

43. Starling Marte

44. Randal Grichuk

45. Ben Zobrist

46. Wade Davis

47. Edwin Encarnacion

48. Kyle Seager

49. Mookie Betts

49. Justin Upton

51. Adam Wainwright

52. Jason Kipnis

53. J.D. Martinez

54. Jung Ho Kang

55. Chris Davis

56. Brian McCann

57. Sonny Gray

58. Logan Forsythe

59. Xander Bogaerts

60. Johnny Cueto

61. Brandon Belt

62. Salvador Perez

63. Dellin Betances

64. Yadier Molina

65. Kevin Kiermaier

66. Chris Archer

67. Ian Kinsler

68. George Springer

69. Russell Martin

70. Jhonny Peralta

71. Gerrit Cole

72. Jonathan Lucroy

73. Carlos Martinez

74. Carlos Carrasco

75. Stephen Vogt

76. Todd Frazier

77. Alex Gordon

78. Eric Hosmer

79. Adrian Gonzalez

80. Dustin Pedroia

81. Jordan Zimmermann

82. Prince Fielder

83. Albert Pujols

84. Justin Turner

85. Yasiel Puig

86. Ryan Braun

87. Carlos Gomez

88. Matt Carpenter

89. Daniel Murphy

90. Craig Kimbrel

91. Andrelton Simmons

92. Stephen Strasburg

93. Jose Fernandez

94. Miguel Sano

95. Kyle Schwarber

96. David Ortiz

97. Andrew Miller

98. Aroldis Chapman

99. Corey Seager

100. Alex Rodriguez

 

How many Cubs in top 20?

 

Rizzo, Bryant, Arrieta...

 

I felt like Lester should've been in the top 100 somewhere, but then I look at the pitchers in the back end of that list and ehhh...

 

Puig, Pujols? ... among others

[David]

I think Puig is fine... Albert is not.

[Banedon]

I've been watching these. 6 Cubs, Cards and Red Sox were the most by team.

 

So far Schwarber, Heyward and Zobrist, so Rizzo, Bryant and Arrieta should be in the top 20.

[Cubswin11]

No Lester but Wainwright at 51. Cool stuff

[Banedon]

Bryant 19, Rizzo 18.

[Brian]

Scrolling past I read Jonny Cueto as Ronny Cedeno and for a second I thought I had completely missed a lot.

[Thusly Boned]

These Top 100 lists are kind of a joke every year, and this one is no exception.

[Banedon]

Arrieta #9

[Thusly Boned]

Some of the "highlights" for me:

 

Carlos Gonzalez is not on the list. Fine if you want to write him off as a Coors player, and his 2.4 fWAR isn't stellar. But last year (iirc) they had him in the top 50 after posting a negative fWAR, now he's off the list after bouncing back significantly? Okay.

 

Randal Grichuk at #44 after half a season in the bigs. Really? And he's 44 spots higher than the best position player on his own team (Carpenter was also behind Jhonny Peralta, of the 1.7 WAR and second half faceplant)?

 

No Lester? Stephen Vogt?

[ChiCubsFan]

Who are the 17 players better than Rizzo and Bryant?

[Banedon]

Who are the 17 players better than Rizzo and Bryant?

 

1-20

1. Mike Trout

2. Bryce Harper

3. Clayton Kershaw

4. Andrew McCutchen

5. Josh Donaldson

6. Paul Goldschmidt

7. Buster Posey

8. Manny Machado

9. Jake Arrieta

10. Miguel Cabrera

11. Joey Votto

12. Jose Altuve

13. Carlos Correa

14. Giancarlo Stanton

15. Robinson Cano

16. Zack Greinke

17. David Price

18. Anthony Rizzo

19. Kris Bryant

20. A.J. Pollock

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Jesus, that's a horrible list.

 

Sorry, Felix.

[Derwood]

Cano? :lol:

[shnsajax]

Altuve at 12? He still can't ride everything at Disney World.

[sneakypower]

that one was especially egregious; he's basically physically incapable of a 5-win season and if his BIP results dip into 'normal range' he's not even an average player like had previously happened for 2 straight seasons

 

and Grichuk at 44 is pretty nonsensical, of course

[Sammy Sofa]

Cano? :lol:

 

BR has him in beast mode before last year, so I guess if they're assuming that'll he bounce back and 2015 wasn't the beginning of the end it's not THAT crazy. FG is decidedly less impressed, though, though still had him pretty damn good for most of the last 6 seasons.

[sneakypower]

Jonah Keri's doing a trade value series right now and so far from 50-20 we've had 3 inclusions

http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/03/02/mlb-trade-value-rankings-part-1

http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/03/03/mlb-trade-value-player-rankings-part-2

 

HM. Jorge Soler, OF, Cubs

A few months after Cubs manager Joe Maddon called Jorge Soler (44) “Vladimir Guerrero with plate discipline,” the 23-year-old became the subject of hushed trade rumors after a disappointing season. He could still break out at any time and belongs with Polanco in that Honorable Mention-with-upside class.

 

33. Kyle Schwarber, OF/C, Cubs

Last Year: Not Ranked

 

If you ever want to watch a grown man make an ass of himself, Google “Jonah Keri Schwarber”. Built like Matt Stairs and boasting a powerful uppercut swing, the Schwarbs launched multiple monstrous homers in his debut season. In Stairs-ian fashion, Schwarber also ranked among the league leaders in walk rate, working lots of deep counts, looking for pitches to drive and taking free passes as they came.

 

Schwarber probably won’t play more than a handful of games at catcher and is a defensive liability in leftfield, too. Still, there aren’t many players you can project for 30 homers and 100 walks (or close to it) every year, and he's got a shot to join that rare cohort. Throw in the fact that he’s not yet 23 years old, and the Cubs have themselves a keeper.

 

32. Addison Russell, SS, Cubs

Last Year: Not Ranked

 

Russell wasn’t nearly as dazzling as Schwarber with the bat, but the good news is that he excelled in the field, ranking among the league leaders in Defensive Runs Saved at one of the toughest positions on the diamond. Offensive improvement could come soon: Russell put up big numbers in the minors, with uncommon power and on-base ability for a shortstop. The Cubs are already Las Vegas’ early favorite to win the pennant this year, and if Russell’s bat starts to catch up with his glove, they’ll become even more formidable.

[bukie]

Arrieta at 38 also. Could see Bryant, Rizzo and Heyward in the top 20 also.

[sneakypower]

oh yeah that's right

 

but i don't see any way Heyward makes the list

[Lenny]

Grichuk and Peralta?

[bukie]

Bryzzo came in at 5-6 behind Goldschmidt, Harper, Correa, and Trout.