Each year I compile MLB Network’s “Top 100 Players Right Now” which airs annually before the regular season begins.

Beginning last year, I decided to supplement those rankings by giving you a place to find all of the Top 10 Right Now positional rankings as well.

I’ll add to this post as the episodes air on MLB Network over the next few weeks.

On Thursday, January 15, 2015 the rankings for both Centerfielders and Shortstops were revealed. January 22nd had both Right Fielders and Left Fielders. Starting Pitchers and First Basemen will be revealed on January 29th. Lists for Relief Pitchers and Second Basemen came on February 5. Catchers and Third Baseman round things out on February 12.

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Centerfielders Right Now”

Andrew McCutchen – Pittsburgh Pirates Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Yasiel Puig – Los Angeles Dodgers CARLOS GOMEZ – MILWAUKE BREWERS Adam Jones – Baltimore Orioles Jacoby Ellsbury – New York Yankees Adam Eaton – Chicago White Sox A.J. Pollock – Arizona Diamondbacks Lorenzo Cain – Kansas City Royals Denard Span – Washington Nationals

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors with no human bias. Each episode also provides two additional lists: One from Brian Kenny and one from an MLB Network analyst, who for the Centerfielders was Darryl Hamilton. Here are their individual Top 10’s.

Kenny: Trout, McCutchen, Puig, 4. GOMEZ, Jones, Ellsbury, Cain, Pollock, Eaton, Leonys Martin (TEX)

Hamilton: McCutchen, Trout, 3. GOMEZ, Puig, Jones, Ellsbury, Eaton, Cain, Marcell Ozuna (MIA), Span

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Shortstops Right Now”

Troy Tulowitzki – Colorado Rockies Jhonny Peralta – St. Louis Cardinals Ian Desmond – Washington Nationals Jose Reyes – Toronto Blue Jays J.J. Hardy – Baltimore Orioles Jordy Mercer – Pittsburgh Pirates Erick Aybar – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Alexei Ramirez – Chicago White Sox Jed Lowrie – Houston Astros Andrelton Simmons – Atlanta Braves

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors with no human bias. Each episode also provides two additional lists: One from Brian Kenny and one from an MLB Network analyst, who for the Shortstops is Bill Ripken. Here are their individual Top 10’s.

Kenny: Tulowitzki, Peralta, Reyes, Simmons, Desmond, Brandon Crawford (SF), Hardy, Jimmy Rollins (LAD), Starlin Castro (CHC), Aybar

Ripken: Tulowitzki, Desmond, Hardy, Simmons, Castro, Crawford, Peralta, Ramirez, Aybar, Rollins

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Right Fielders Right Now”

Giancarlo Stanton – Miami Marlins Jose Bautista – Toronto Blue Jays Bryce Harper – Washington Nationals Jason Heyward – St. Louis Cardinals Michael Cuddyer – New York Mets Carlos Gonzalez – Colorado Rockies Hunter Pence – San Francisco Giants Brandon Moss – Cleveland Indians Matt Kemp – San Diego Padres J.D. Martinez – Detroit Tigers

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors with no human bias. Each episode also provides two additional lists: One from Brian Kenny and one from an MLB Network analyst, who for the Right Fielders is Cliff Floyd Here are their individual Top 10’s.

Kenny: Stanton, Bautista, Harper, Heyward, Kemp, 6. RYAN BRAUN (MIL), Shin-Soo Choo (TEX), Pence, George Springer (HOU), Gonzalez

Floyd: Stanton, Bautista, Kemp, Harper, Moss, Martinez, Pence, Kole Calhoun (LAA), Heyward, 10. BRAUN

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Left Fielders Right Now”

Hanley Ramirez – Boston Red Sox Jayson Werth – Washington Nationals Michael Brantley – Cleveland Indians Starling Marte – Pittsburgh Pirates Alex Gordon – Kansas City Royals Nelson Cruz – Seattle Mariners Matt Holliday – St. Louis Cardinals Corey Dickerson – Colorado Rockies Justin Upton – San Diego Padres Christian Yelich – Miami Marlins

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors with no human bias. Each episode also provides two additional lists: One from Brian Kenny and one from an MLB Network analyst, who for the Left Fielders is Eric Byrnes Here are their individual Top 10’s.

Kenny: Gordon, Marte, Brantley, Werth, Upton, Ramirez, Holliday, Brett Gardner (NYY), Cruz, Melky Cabrera (CHW)



Byrnes: Brantley, Upton, Werth, Gordon, Holliday, Marte, Cruz, Dickerson, Ramirez, Yoenis Cespedes (DET)

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Staring Pitchers Right Now”

Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers Felix Hernandez – Seattle Mariners Chris Sale – Chicago White Sox Adam Wainwright – St. Louis Cardinals Max Scherzer – Washington Nationals Johnny Cueto – Cincinnati Reds Corey Kluber – Cleveland Indians David Price – Detroit Tigers Madison Bumgarner – San Francisco Giants Jordan Zimmermann – Washington Nationals

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors with no human bias. Each episode also provides two additional lists: One from Brian Kenny and one from an MLB Network analyst, who for the Starting Pitchers is John Smoltz Here are their individual Top 10’s.

Kenny: Kershaw, Hernandez, Sale, Scherzer, Wainwright, Kluber, Cueto, Yu Darvish (TEX), Jon Lester (CHC), Anibal Sanchez (DET)

Smoltz: Kershaw, Sale, Bumgarner, Scherzer, Hernandez, Cueto, Lester, Wainwright, Price, Kluber

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 First Basemen Right Now”

Miguel Cabrera – Detroit Tigers Paul Goldschmidt – Arizona Diamondbacks Jose Abreu – Chicago White Sox Joey Votto – Cincinnati Reds Freddie Freeman – Atlanta Braves Edwin Encarnacion – Toronto Blue Jays Anthony Rizzo – Chicago Cubs Mike Napoli – Boston Red Sox Adrian Gonzalez – Los Angeles Dodgers Carlos Santana – Cleveland Indians

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors with no human bias. Each episode also provides two additional lists: One from Brian Kenny and one from an MLB Network analyst, who for the First Basemen is Carlos Peña. Here are their individual Top 10’s.

Kenny: Goldschmidt, Cabrerea, Abreu, Votto, Rizzo, Freeman, Gonzalez, Encarnacion, Santana, Prince Fielder (TEX)



Peña: Cabrera, Goldschmidt, Abreu, Encarnacion, Gonzalez, Albert Pujols (LAA), Justin Morneau (COL), Votto, Freeman, Rizzo

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Relief Pitchers Right Now”

Wade Davis – Kansas City Royals Greg Holland – Kansas City Royals Craig Kimbrel – Atlanta Braves Dellin Betances – New York Yankees Joaquin Benoit – San Diego Padres Aroldis Chapman – Cincinnati Reds Mark Melancon – Pittsburgh Pirates Koji Uehara – Boston Red Sox Zach Britton – Baltimore Orioles Tony Watson – Pittsburgh Pirates

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors with no human bias. Each episode also provides two additional lists: One from Brian Kenny and one from an MLB Network analyst, who for the Relief Pitchers is Dan Plesac. Here are their individual Top 10’s.

Kenny: Kimbrel, Holland, Chapman, Betances, Davis, Uehara, Huston Street (LAA), Steve Cishek (MIA), Kenley Jansen (LAD), Andrew Miller (NYY)

Plesac: Kimbrel, Chapman, Betances, Davis, Holland, Jansen, David Robertson (CHW), Britton, Street, Uehara

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Second Basemen Right Now”

Robinson Cano – Seattle Mariners Dustin Pedroia – Boston Red Sox Ben Zobrist – Oakland Athletics Neil Walker – Pittsburgh Pirates Ian Kinsler – Detroit Tigers Jose Altuve – Houston Astros Howie Kendrick – Los Angeles Dodgers Chase Utley – Philadelphia Phillies Brian Dozier – Minnesota Twins SCOOTER GENNETT – MILWAUKEE BREWERS

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors with no human bias. Each episode will also provide two additional lists: One from Brian Kenny and one from an MLB Network analyst, who for the Second Basemen is Harold Reynolds. Here are their individual Top 10’s.

Kenny: Cano, Altuve, Walker, Utley, Zobrist, Kinsler, Pedroia, Kendrick, Dozier, Jason Kipnis (CLE)

Reynolds: Cano, Pedroia, Altuve, Kinsler, Kendrick, Brandon Phillips (CIN), Dozier, Dee Gordon (MIA), Omar Infante (KC) , Kolten Wong (STL)

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Third Basemen Right Now”

Adrian Beltre – Texas Rangers Josh Donaldson – Toronto Blue Jays Josh Harrison – Pittsburgh Pirates Anthony Rendon – Washington Nationals David Wright – New York Mets Kyle Seager – Seattle Mariners Matt Carpenter – St. Louis Cardinals Evan Longoria – Tampa Bay Rays Juan Uribe – Los Angeles Dodgers Nolan Arenado – Colorado Rockies

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors with no human bias. Each episode will also provide two additional lists: One from Brian Kenny and one from an MLB Network analyst, who for the Third Basemen is Mike Lowell. Here are their individual Top 10’s.

Kenny: Beltre, Donaldson, Wright, Longoria, Rendon, Carpenter, Seager, Todd Frazier (CIN), Arenado, Manny Machado (BAL)

Lowell: Beltre, Donaldson, Rendon, Wright, Longoria, Harrison, Arenado, Seager, Carpenter, Pablo Sandoval (BOS)

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MLB Network’s “Top 10 Catchers Right Now”

Buster Posey – San Francisco Giants JONATHAN LUCROY – MILWAUKEE BREWERS Yadier Molina – St. Louis Cardinals Yan Gomes – Cleveland Indians Russell Martin – Toronto Blue Jays Devin Mesoraco – Cincinnati Reds Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals Brian McCann – New York Yankees Derek Norris – San Diego Padres Wilson Ramos – Washington Nationals

The rankings above are from MLB Network’s “Shredder” which takes into account a multitude of statistical factors with no human bias. Each episode will also provide two additional lists: One from Brian Kenny and one from an MLB Network analyst, who for the Catchers is Dave Valle. Here are their individual Top 10’s.

Kenny: Posey, Molina, Lucroy, Martin, Perez, Mesoraco, Gomez, Carlos Ruiz (PHI), McCann, Norris

Valle: Molina, Posey, Perez, Lucroy, Martin, Gomez, Mesoraco, McCann, Ramos, Mike Zunino (SEA)

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So there you have it. All 10 positions worth ranking in MLB by the Shredder and the MLB Network personalities.

There were five Brewers among the 100 names listed by The Shredder in 2014. They were: Carlos Gomez (CF, 6th), Jean Segura (SS, 5th), Ryan Braun (RF, 2nd), Aramis Ramirez (3B, 7th), and Jonathan Lucroy (C, 6th).

Which Brewers will be ranked by The Shredder heading in 2015? Turns out fans in Milwaukee get three this year. Carlos Gomez (CF, 4th), Scooter Gennett (2B, 10th), and Jonathan Lucroy (C, 2nd).