2017 Top 10 MLB Players at each position

2017 Top 10 MLB Players at every position
Watching ESPN, NFL Network, and MLB Network when I was young, I use to watch a ton of Top 10 shows for countless hours for unknown reasons. I was fascinated with people’s opinions and comparing them to mine, shouting at the TV wishing my list was the one that was being televised. Watching each and every one with anticipation of the upcoming MLB season. And what better time to put out my rankings, the day before Spring Training games officially start. I will be counting down from 10-1; 10 being the worst and 1 being the best. Here is my very first Major League Baseball rankings of players for the 2017 season.

I will be starting with left fielders and make my way around the outfield, then go around the horn in the infield, finally ending with the 10 best backstops with the best starting pitchers, and the best relievers.

Top 10 Left fielders heading into 2017:
1.      Yoenis Cespesdes (New York Mets)
2.      Justin Upton (Detroit Tigers)
3.      Sterling Marte (Pittsburgh Pirates)
4.      Kyle Schwarber (Chicago Cubs)
5.      Alex Gordon (Kansas City Royals)
6.      Randell Grichuk (St. Louis Cardinals)
7.      Michael Brantley (Cleveland Indians)
8.      Brett Gardner (New York Yankees)
9.      Andrew Benintendi (Boston Red Sox)
10.  Nomar Mazara (Texas Rangers)
Next up on the list is the Top Center fielders:
1.      Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels)
2.      Andrew McCutchen (Pittsburgh Pirates)
3.      Christen Yelich (Miami Marlins)
4.      Jackie Bradley Jr. (Boston Red Sox)
5.      Adam Jones (Baltimore Orioles)
6.      Charlie Blackman (Colorado Rockies)
7.      Lorenzo Cain (Kansas City Royals)
8.      Dexter Fowler (St. Louis Cardinals)
9.      A.J. Pollack (Arizona Diamondbacks)
10.  Adam Eaton (Washington Nationals)
Finishing up the outfield with the Right Fielders:
1.      Mookie Betts (Boston Red Sox)
2.      Bryce Harper (Washington Nationals)
3.      Giancarlo Stanton (Miami Marlins)
4.      George Springer (Houston Astros)
5.      Nelson Cruz (Seattle Mariners)
6.      Jose Bautista (Toronto Blue Jays)
7.      Hunter Pence (San Francisco Giants)
8.      J.D. Martinez (Detroit Tigers)
9.      Gregory Polanco (Pittsburgh Pirates)
10.  Carlos Gonzalez (Colorado Rockies)
Getting into the infield and the top players at the hot corner:
1.      Kris Bryant (Chicago Cubs)
2.      Manny Machado (Baltimore Orioles)
3.      Nolan Arenado (Colorado Rockies)
4.      Josh Donaldson (Toronto Blue Jays)
5.      Adrian Beltre (Texas Rangers)
6.      Evan Longoria (Tampa Bay Rays)
7.      Justin Turner (Los Angeles Dodgers)
8.      Kyle Seager (Seattle Mariners)
9.      Todd Frazier (Chicago White Sox)
10.  Jose Ramirez (Cleveland Indians)
Getting to the best shortstops in the game to finish up the left side of the infield:
1.      Corey Seager (Los Angeles Dodgers)
2.      Carlos Correa (Houston Astros)
3.      Francisco Lindor (Cleveland Indians)
4.      Xander Bogaerts (Boston Red Sox)
5.      Addison Russell (Chicago Cubs)
6.      Troy Tulowitzki (Toronto Blue Jays)
7.      Trea Turner (Washington Nationals)
8.      Didi Gregorius (New York Yankees)
9.      Brandon Crawford (San Francisco Giants)
10.  Andrelton Simmons (Los Angeles Angels)
Moving to my favorite position—second base:
1.      Jose Altuve (Houston Astros)
2.      Robinson Cano (Seattle Mariners)
3.      Daniel Murphy (Washington Nationals)
4.      Dustin Pedroia (Boston Red Sox)
5.      Brian Dozer (Minnesota Twins)
6.      Jason Kipnis (Cleveland Indians)
7.      Ben Zobrist (Chicago Cubs)
8.      D.J. LeMahieu (Colorado Rockies)
9.      Logan Forsythe (Los Angeles Dodgers)
10.  Dee Gordon (Miami Marlins)
Finishing up the infield with the Top first baseman of 2017:
1.      Anthony Rizzo (Chicago Cubs)
2.      Miguel Cabrera (Detroit Tigers)
3.      Paul Goldschmidt (Arizona Diamondbacks)
4.      Freddie Freeman (Atlanta Braves)
5.      Eric Hosmer (Kansas City Royals)
6.      Matt Carpenter (St. Louis Cardinals)
7.      Adrian Gonzalez (Los Dodgers)
8.      Joey Votto (Cincinnati Reds)
9.      Carlos Santana (Cleveland Indians)
10.  Hanley Ramirez (Boston Red Sox)
Getting into the first of the battery mates, here are the Top 10 catchers in the game:
1.      Buster Posey (San Francisco Giants)
2.      Yadier Molina (St. Louis Cardinals)
3.      Salvador Perez (Kansas City Royals)
4.      Jonathan Lucroy (Texas Rangers)
5.      Gary Sanchez (New York Yankees)
6.      Russell Martin (Toronto Blue Jays)
7.      Wilson Ramos (Tampa Bay Rays)
8.      Steven Vogt (Oakland Athletics)
9.      Wilson Contreras (Chicago Cubs)
10.  Brian McCain (Houston Astros)
Now onto the other part of that battery, the work horses of the league, the starting pitchers:
1.      Clayton Kershaw (Los Angeles Dodgers)
2.      Max Scherzer (Washington Nationals)
3.      Noah Syndergaard (New York Mets)
4.      Madison Bumgardner (San Francisco Giants)
5.      Justin Verlander (Detroit Tigers)
6.      Chris Sale (Boston Red Sox)
7.      Johnny Cueto (San Francisco Giants)
8.      Jake Arrieta (Chicago Cubs)
9.      Jon Lester (Chicago Cubs)
10.  Kyle Hendricks (Chicago Cubs)
Finishing up this list with the Top 10 men to shut the door out of the bullpen:
1.      Andrew Miller (Cleveland Indians)
2.      Aroldis Chapman (New York Yankees)
3.      Kenley Jansen (Los Angeles Dodgers)
4.      Zach Britton (Baltimore Orioles)
5.      Roberto Osuna (Toronto Blue Jays)
6.      Dellin Betances (New York Yankees)
7.      Craig Kimbrel (Boston Red Sox)
8.      Kelvin Herrera (Kansas City Royals)
9.      Alex Colome (Tampa Bay Rays)
10.  Mark Melancon (San Francisco Giants)
Sources:(mlb.com, foxsports.com, cbssports.com)

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