Joe Posnanski's Top 32 MLB Players

Joe Posnanski's Top 32 MLB Players

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Sports Illustrated senior writer Joe Posnanski ranked the Top 32 current MLB players. To read the full article (with explanations of his choices), click the link below. 2010 Stats Batting Average: .312 Home Runs: 42 RBIs: 118 Runs: 115 Doubles: 39

Roy Halladay

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2010 Stats Record: 21-10 ERA: 2.44 Innings Pitched: 250.2 Strikeouts: 219

Adrian Gonzalez

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .298 Home Runs: 31 RBIs: 101 Runs: 87 Doubles: 33

Joe Mauer

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .327 Home Runs: 9 RBIs: 75 Runs: 88 Doubles: 43

Joey Votto

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .324 Home Runs: 37 RBIs: 113 Runs: 106 Doubles: 36

Felix Hernadez

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2010 Stats Record: 13-12 ERA: 2.27 Innings Pitched: 249.2 Strikeouts: 232

Hanley Ramirez

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .300 Home Runs: 21 RBIs: 76 Runs: 92 Stolen Bases: 32

Evan Longoria

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .294 Home Runs: 22 RBIs: 104 Runs: 96 Doubles: 46

Robinson Cano

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .319 Home Runs: 29 RBIs: 109 Runs: 103 Doubles: 41

Ryan Braun

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .304 Home Runs: 25 RBIs: 103 Runs: 101

Troy Tulowitzki

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .315 Home Runs: 27 RBIs: 95 Runs: 89 Doubles: 32

Chase Utley

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .275 Home Runs: 16 RBIs: 65 Runs: 75

Tim Lincecum

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2010 Stats Record: 16-10 ERA: 3.43 Innings Pitched: 212.1 Strikeouts: 231

Miguel Cabrera

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .326 Home Runs: 38 RBIs: 126 Runs: 111 Doubles: 45

CC Sabathia

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2010 Stats Record: 21-7 ERA: 3.18 Innings Pitched: 237.2 Strikeouts: 197

Cliff Lee

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2010 Stats Record: 12-9 ERA: 3.18 Innings Pitched: 212.1 Strikeouts: 185

Josh Hamilton

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .359 Home Runs: 32 RBIs: 100 Runs: 95

Ryan Zimmerman

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .307 Home Runs: 25 RBIs: 85 Runs: 85

Kevin Youkilis

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .307 Home Runs: 19 RBIs: 62 Runs: 77

Matt Holliday

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .312 Home Runs: 28 RBIs: 103 Runs: 95 Doubles: 45

David Wright

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .283 Home Runs: 29 RBIs: 103 Runs: 87

Jon Lester

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2010 Stats Record: 19-9 ERA: 3.25 Innings Pitched: 208 Strikeouts: 225

Justin Verlander

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2010 Stats Record: 18-9 ERA: 3.37 Innings Pitched: 224.1 Strikeouts: 219

Brian McCann

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .269 Home Runs: 21 RBIs: 77 Runs: 63

Shin-Soo Choo

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .300 Home Runs: 22 RBIs: 90 Runs: 81 Stolen Bases: 22

Carl Crawford

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .307 Home Runs: 19 RBIs: 90 Runs: 110 Stolen Bases: 47 Triples: 13

Alex Rodriguez and Adrian Beltre

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Alex Rodriguez Batting Average: .270 Home Runs: 30 RBIs: 125 Runs: 74 Adrian Beltre Batting Average: .321 Home Runs: 28 RBIs: 102 Runs: 84 Based on 2010 stats

Matt Cain

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2010 Stats Record: 13-11 ERA: 3.14 Innings Pitched: 223.1 Strikeouts: 177

Zach Greinke

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2010 Stats Record: 10-14 ERA: 4.17 Innings Pitched: 220 Strikeouts: 181

Ubaldo Jimenez

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2010 Stats Record: 19-8 ERA: 2.88 Innings Pitched: 221.2 Strikeouts: 214

Buster Posey

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .305 Home Runs: 18 RBIs: 67 Runs: 58

Mark Teixeira

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2010 Stats Batting Average: .256 Home Runs: 33 RBIs: 108 Runs: 113