Breaking Down ESPN's List of Top-100 Players By Team

ESPN's baseball experts released their list of top-100 players on Thursday, with 25 of 30 MLB teams represented. Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels were 1-2, but they were the only Angels listed. The Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves had eight each. We broke down their list by teams? How many did your favorite team get?

Author:
Tom Brew
Mar 24, 2023 8:49 AM EDT

ESPN put together a panel of their baseball experts to put together a list of the top-100 players in baseball, and it's always a great starting point for debate as we head into the 2023 season next week.

Their list features Cy Young Award winners, MVPs, veteran stars and youngsters ready to start making big names for themselves

ESPN MLB experts Alden Gonzalez, Dave Schoenfield, Joon Lee, Jesse Rogers and Brad Doolittle broke down why each player is ranked where they are and what to expect from them in the upcoming season. Here is ESPN's complete list. CLICK HERE

Who made the list from your favorite team? We divided the list up for you by team. There were 25 of 30 teams represented in the list. The Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Oakland A's and Washington Nationals didn't have any members on the list.

Here's the list by team:

Atlanta Braves

14. Ronald Acuna Jr. right fielder
18. Austin Riley, third baseman
32. Max Fried, starting pitcher
41. Michael Harris II, center fielder
50. Spencer Strider, starting pitcher
53. Matt Olson, first baseman
66. Sean Murphy, catcher
74. Ozzie Albies, second baseman

Arizona Diamondbacks

45. Zac Gallen, starting pitcher
73. Corbin Carroll, outfielder
96. Ketel Marte, third baseman

Baltimore Orioles

35. Adley Rutschman, catcher
56. Cedric Mullins, center fielder
72. Gunnar Henderson, third baseman

Boston Red Sox

5. Rafael Devers, third baseman

Chicago White Sox

43. Dylan Cease, starting pitcher
61. Tim Anderson, shortstop
92. Luis Robert, center fielder
97. Lucas Giolito, starting pitcher
100. Eloy Jiminez, outfielder/designated hitter

Chicago Cubs

54. Dansby Swanson, shortstop

Cincinnati Reds

None

Cleveland Guardians

13. Jose Ramirez, third baseman
30. Shane Bieber, starting pitcher
48. Andres Gimenez, second baseman
59. Emmanuel Clase, relief pitcher
76. Tristan McKenzie, starting pitcher
79. Steven Kwan, left fielder

Colorado Rockies

None

Detroit Tigers

None

Houston Astros

15. Yordan Alvarez, right fielder/designated hitter
38. Kyle Tucker, right fielder
39. Alex Bregman, third baseman
42. Framber Valdez, starting pitcher
52. Jeremy Pena, shortstop
67. Jose Altuve, second baseman
70. Christian Javier, starting pitcher
87. Jose Abreu, first baseman

Kansas City Royals

69. Bobby Witt Jr., shortstop

Los Angeles Angels

1. Shohei Ohtani, starting pitcher/designated hitter
2. Mike Trout, center fielder

Los Angeles Dodgers

5. Freddie Freeman, first baseman
9. Mookie Betts, right fielder
46. Julio Urias, starting pitcher
47. Will Smith, catcher
87. Clayton Kershaw, starting pitcher

Miami Marlins

11. Sandy Alcantara, starting pitcher
60. Jazz Chisholm Jr., center fielder
83. Luis Arraez, second baseman

Milwaukee Brewers

23. Corbin Burnes, starting pitcher
55. Brandon Woodruff, starting pitcher
90. Willy Adames, shortstop

Minnesota Twins

24. Carlos Correa, shortstop
64. Byron Buxton, center fielder
77. Pablo Lopez, starting pitcher

New York Yankees

3. Aaron Judge, outfielder
19. Gerrit Cole, starting pitcher
34. Carlos Rodon, starting pitcher
75. Nestor Cortez, starting pitcher

New York Mets

17. Francisco Lindor, shortstop
22. Justin Verlander, starting pitcher
27. Max Scherzer, starting pitcher
29. Pete Alonso, first baseman
57. Jeff McNeil, second baseman
68. Brandon Nimmo, center fielder
86. Starling Marte, right fielder

Oakland A's

None

Philadelphia Phillies

8. Trea Turner, shortstop
21. J.T. Realmuto, catcher
26. Aaron Nola, starting pitcher
33. Zach Wheeler, starting pitcher
58. Bryce Harper, right fielder/designated hitter
81. Kyle Schwarber, left fielder

Pittsburgh Pirates

62. Bryan Reynolds, center fielder
95. Ke'Bryan Hayes, third baseman

St. Louis Cardinals

10. Nolan Arenado, third baseman
12. Paul Goldschmidt, first baseman
94. Willson Contreras, catcher

San Diego Padres

4. Manny Machado, third baseman
6. Juan Soto, outfielder
25. Fernando Tatis Jr., outfielder
28. Xander Bogaerts, shortstop
78. Joe Musgrove, starting pitcher
80. Yu Darvish, starting pitcher

San Francisco Giants

71. Logan Webb, starting pitcher

Seattle Mariners

7. Julio Rodriguez, center fielder
37. Luis Castillo, starting pitcher
91. George Kirby, starting pitcher
98. Logan Gilbert, starting pitcher
99. Teoscar Hernandez, right fielder

Tampa Bay Rays

31. Wander Franco, shortstop
36. Shane McClanahan, starting pitcher
84. Randy Arozarena, left fielder
88. Tyler Glasnow, starting pitcher

Texas Rangers

40. Corey Seeger, shortstop
44. Jacob deGrom, starting pitcher
65. Marcus Semien, second baseman

Toronto Blue Jays

16. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., first baseman
49. Bo Bichette, shortstop
51. Alek Manoah, starting pitcher
63. George Springer, center fielder
82. Matt Chapman, third baseman
85. Kevin Gausman, starting pitcher
93. Daulton Varsho, outfielder

Washington Nationals

None