These are the Top 100 Players Right Now

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La temporada 2026 está a la vuelta de la esquina, así que es momento de clasificar a los 100 mejores jugadores del momento. El Top 3 se mantiene sin cambios respecto al 2025, pero dos nuevos nombres irrumpieron en el Top 5, incluido uno que dio un gran salto del puesto 59 al Nro. 4.

El equipo de producción e investigación de MLB Network volvió a clasificar a los mejores jugadores de Major League Baseball usando una fórmula distinta a “The Shredder”, que se utiliza para determinar los rankings anuales de la cadena para definir los 10 mejores jugadores en cada posición.

Aquí un vistazo a quiénes lograron entrar en la lista.

1. Shohei Ohtani, P/BD, Dodgers (ranking 2025: 1)

Para sorpresa de nadie, Ohtani es el jugador Nro. 1 del béisbol, tal como lo fue en 2022, 2023 y 2025. (Cayó hasta el Nro. 4 en el 2024). Ahora en un grupo muy exclusivo como cuatro veces JMV, Ohtani estableció el récord de la franquicia de los Dodgers con 55 jonrones y lideró a todo el béisbol en carreras anotadas (146) y bases alcanzadas (380) la temporada pasada. También brilló en su regreso a la lomita, con una efectividad de 2.87, 62 ponches y solo nueve boletos en 47.0 innings. Los Dodgers arrasaron en la postemporada rumbo a su segundo título consecutivo de la Serie Mundial y, en el camino, Ohtani tuvo un juego que solo él podía hacer posible.

2. Aaron Judge, RF, Yankees (ranking 2025: 2)

Si no estuviera jugando al mismo tiempo que el jugador más talentoso que ha pisado la Tierra, Judge sería el Nro. 1 de esta lista. En cambio, aparece como Nro. 2 por tercera vez en cuatro años. (Fue tercero en el 2024). El tres veces JMV de la L.A. lideró las Grandes Ligas el año pasado en porcentaje de embasarse (.457), slugging (.688), OPS (1.145), veces en base (310), boletos intencionales (36) y WAR de FanGraphs (10.1). También encabezó la L.A. en carreras (137), boletos (124), extrabases (85) y bases alcanzadas (372). ¿Algo más?

3) Bobby Witt Jr., SS, Royals (2025 rank: 3)
The top three from last year’s Top 100 Right Now remains unchanged as the 25-year-old Witt put together another banner season. He was the big league leader in hits (184) for the second straight season and was also atop the doubles leaderboard with 47. Another Gold Glove? Check. Another Silver Slugger? Check. Another top-five finish in the AL MVP voting? Check.

4) Cal Raleigh, C, Mariners (2025 rank: 59)
Raleigh soars up the Top 100 Right Now following a season in which he finished as the runner-up in a hotly debated AL MVP race. His case for the award was simple: No catcher or switch-hitter or Mariner had hit 60 home runs in a season before. Raleigh did so while driving Seattle to its first division title since 2001. Besides authoring the 10th 60-homer campaign in big league history, Raleigh also led MLB with 125 RBIs and was second to Judge with 9.1 FanGraphs WAR.

5) José Ramírez, 3B, Guardians (2025 rank: 9)
This is the fourth time Ramírez has been ranked inside the top 10 and his first time cracking the top five. It comes after yet another standout season for the Guardians’ franchise player. He made it into the 30-30 club for a third season (30 homers, career-best 44 steals). He was an MVP finalist for a fourth time and received his seventh All-Star selection and sixth Silver Slugger Award.

6) Juan Soto, RF, Mets (2025 rank: 4)
We saw a version of Soto last year that we had never seen before, and we’re not just talking about his new uniform. In his first season with the Mets, Soto achieved some familiar feats; he led the Majors in walks for the fourth time and had an NL-best .396 on-base percentage. He cleared 40 home runs for a second straight year, finishing with a career-high 43. He won his sixth Silver Slugger after his age-26 season. But 38 stolen bases?! No one saw that coming from a player who had never nabbed more than 12 bags in any of his previous seven seasons. Soto became the first Met and just the ninth player to record at least 40 dingers and 35 steals in a single year.

7) Paul Skenes, SP, Pirates (2025 rank: 15)
Skenes was the No. 2 pitcher on this list after his fantastic 2024 rookie season, slightly behind Tarik Skubal. This year, he is the No. 1, slotting in just ahead of the Tigers’ ace. In what might have been the best season by a pitcher in the Pirates’ 143-year history, Skenes’ 1.97 ERA, 2.65 expected ERA and 2.36 FIP were all tops in the bigs. He was the unanimous choice for the NL Cy Young and the fifth-youngest Cy winner in MLB history.

8) Tarik Skubal, SP, Tigers (2025 rank: 11)
Skubal, the 2024 AL Cy Young Award winner, somehow raised the bar last season en route to a repeat win. He didn’t win the pitching Triple Crown as he did in ‘24, but he did have the best strikeout rate (32.2%) and strikeout-minus-walk rate (27.8%) in MLB. He also had a better ERA (2.21), WHIP (0.89) and FIP (2.45) and FanGraphs WAR (6.6) than he did in 2024 -- and all of those numbers paced the American League.

9) Corbin Carroll, RF, D-backs (2025 rank: 32)
Carroll is by no means a hulking slugger, but his 80 extra-base hits last season tied him with Pete Alonso for fifth most in MLB. The D-backs star legs out many of those XBHs -- he led the NL in triples for the first straight year, with 17 -- but he also bopped a career-best 31 homers. Carroll became the third player in the Divisional Era (since 1969) to record at least 15 triples and 30 home runs. He also put the D-backs into the 30-30 club for the first time with 32 steals.

10) Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B, Blue Jays (2025 rank: 13)
Did Vlad Jr. have the best 2025 of any player? In April, he signed a 14-year, $500 million extension to remain with the Blue Jays. Then, after a fifth consecutive All-Star year, he led Toronto to its first division title in a decade and became a one-man wrecking crew in the postseason. Guerrero hit eight homers and batted .397 in the playoffs and earned ALCS MVP honors as the Blue Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993.

No. 11-No. 20

Four members of this bunch jumped up at least 40 spots from their placement on last year’s Top 100 Right Now. World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto made the biggest improvement, rising 50 spots from last year. He checks in at No. 13. One spot behind him is Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet. He was ranked No. 56 prior to last season and then proceeded to lead the AL in innings (205 1/3) and strikeouts (205) en route to being the runner-up for the AL Cy Young Award.

Kyle Schwarber’s 56 homers -- the most in the National League -- spearheaded his 48-spot improvement to No. 17. And Dodgers catcher Will Smith went from No. 60 to No. 20 after batting .296 with a .404 on-base percentage and a 156 wRC+ over 436 plate appearances.

11. , SS, Mets (2025 rank: 6)
12. , SP, Red Sox (2025 rank: 56)
13. , SP, Dodgers (2025 rank: 63)
14. , RF, Braves (2025 rank: 16)
15. , RF, Padres (2025 rank: 22)
16. , CF, Mariners (2025 rank: 23)
17. , DH, Phillies (2025 rank: 65)
18. , SS, Dodgers (2025 rank: 5)
19. , 2B, D-backs (2025 rank: 18)
20. , C, Dodgers (2025 rank: 60)

No. 21-No. 30

A’s slugger Nick Kurtz, slotting in at No. 23, is the highest-ranked 2025 rookie on this year’s list and the highest-ranked player who is a newcomer to the Top 100 Right Now. The unanimous AL Rookie of the Year bashed 36 home runs, four of which came in one of the best single-game performances in history. He’s followed directly by D-backs shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, who had a breakout year in his age-25 season. He set numerous career highs, including 20 home runs, 27 steals, 100 RBIs and 7.1 FanGraphs WAR, fifth most in the Majors.

Kyle Tucker, who has agreed to a four-year deal with the Dodgers, per a source, is at the front of this group while Top 100 Right Now newcomers and Cy Young finalists Cristopher Sánchez and Hunter Brown bring up the rear. They both finished among the MLB’s top five in ERA and among the top 10 in strikeouts.

21. , RF, Dodgers (2025 rank: 14)
22. , 1B, Dodgers (2025 rank: 8)
23. , 1B, Athletics (2025 rank: no rank)
24. , SS, D-backs (2025 rank: no rank)
25. , SS, Phillies (2025 rank: 35)
26. , SS, Orioles (2025 rank: 10)
27. , SS, Rangers (2025 rank: 17)
28. , LF, Astros (2025 rank: 7)
29. , SP, Phillies, (2025 rank: no rank)
30. , SP Astros (2025 rank: no rank)

No. 31-No. 40

A couple of marquee position players who joined new teams this offseason reside here. New Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso piled up 38 homers and 80 extra-base hits in his final year with the Mets. Alex Bregman, the newest Cub, had a 125 wRC+ and 3.5 FanGraphs WAR in an injury-shortened campaign with the Red Sox.

Bregman is now teammates with Pete Crow-Armstrong, who debuts at No. 30. That’s an appropriate rank for a player who joined the 30-30 club with 31 homers and 35 steals while playing Gold Glove defense in center field. The 23-year-old PCA is one spot behind another young superstar: Rays third baseman Junior Caminero. He launched 45 dingers during his age-21 season.

31. , 1B, Braves (2025 rank: 34)
32. , 1B, Phillies (2025 rank: 12)
33. , 1B, Orioles (2025 rank: 49)
34. , 3B, Padres (2025 rank: 29)
35. , 3B, Cubs (2025 rank: 37)
36. , SP, Yankees (2025 rank: 44)
37. , SP, Giants (2025 rank: 50)
38. , SP, Braves (2025 rank: 20)
39. , 3B, Rays (2025 rank: no rank)
40. , CF, Cubs (2025 rank: no rank)

No. 41-No. 50

Half of this group has landed in the top 50 after not being among last year’s top 100. Roman Anthony may have finished even higher if not for an oblique injury that cut his debut season short in September. But over his first 71 games, Anthony lived up to the hype as MLB’s No. 1 prospect, collecting 27 extra-base hits and an .859 OPS.

George Springer (32 homers, .959 OPS) and Bo Bichette (181 hits, .311 average) enjoyed bounce-back seasons for the pennant-winning Blue Jays. Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom also returned to form, logging 185 strikeouts and a 2.97 ERA across 172 2/3 innings for the Rangers in his healthiest season since 2019.

41. , RF, Red Sox (2025 rank: no rank)
42. , CF, Twins (2025 rank: 68)
43. , LF, free agent (2025 rank: 72)
44. , SP, Mariners (2025 rank: no rank)
45. , SP, Reds (2025 rank: 70)
46. , DH, Giants (2025 rank: 21)
47. , RF, Blue Jays (2025 rank: no rank)
48. , SS, Mets (2025 rank: no rank)
49. , SS, Astros (2025 rank: no rank)
50. , SP, Rangers (2025 rank: 99)

No. 51-No. 60

Many of the stars here are looking to rebound after a 2025 season in which they dealt with injuries and/or frustrating results, leading to a slide down this list. Conversely, one player whose arrow is pointing up is Nationals slugger James Wood. The 23-year-old climbed 45 spots after hitting 31 homers and stealing 15 bases in his first full big league campaign. Only 10 other players had a 30-15 season last year.

51. , SP, Phillies (2025 rank: 19)
52. , SS, Reds (2025 rank: 31)
53. , LF, Nationals (2025 rank: 98)
54 , SP, Dodgers (2025 rank: 36)
55. , C, Brewers (2025 rank: 28)
56. , LF, Brewers (2025 rank: 40)
57. , LF, Tigers (2025 rank: 54)
58. , LF, Red Sox (2025 rank: 27)
59. , CF, Padres (2025 rank: 24)
60. , RP, Padres (2025 rank: 78)

No. 61-No. 70

Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. was one of a record seven players to reach 30 homers and 30 steals last season. He was joined in the 30-homer club by the Cubs’ Michael Busch (34) while free agent third baseman Eugenio Suárez crushed 49 home runs during his time with the D-backs and Mariners. Rangers second-year star Wyatt Langford -- the only member of this grouping who was on the 2025 Top 100 Right Now list -- didn’t go 30-30, but 22 home runs and 22 stolen bases at age 23 isn’t too shabby.

Nathan Eovaldi, one of Langford’s teammates, turned in a sparkling 1.73 ERA over 130 innings despite dealing with multiple right arm injuries. Brewers ace Freddy Peralta finished fifth in the NL Cy Young voting after striking out 204 batters and limiting hitters to a .193 average through a career-best 176 2/3 frames.

61. , 2B, Yankees (2025 rank: no rank)
62. , 2B, Brewers (2025 rank: no rank)
63. , SP, Brewers (2025 rank: no rank)
64. , SP, Rangers (2025 rank: no rank)
65. , 3B, Royals (2025 rank: no rank)
66. , 3B, free agent (2025 rank: no rank)
67. , 1B, Cubs (2025 rank: no rank)
68. , LF, Marlins (2025 rank: no rank)
69. , LF, Rangers (2025 rank: 97)
70. , 1B, Mariners (2025 rank: no rank)

No. 71-No. 80

This collection of players largely proves that you can succeed in this game without top-shelf power or velocity. Alejandro Kirk, Steven Kwan and Jacob Wilson give pitchers fits with their tremendous bat control and ability to make contact. Wilson had the second-lowest strikeout rate among qualified hitters (7.5%), and his .311 average as a rookie tied for second best in MLB.

Joe Ryan, Ranger Suárez and Framber Valdez possess below-league-average fastball velo, but they all registered at 3.0 FanGraphs WAR last season. Suárez and Valdez entered the offseason as two of the top starters on the free-agent market, and the former Phillies left-hander agreed to a lucrative five-year deal with the Red Sox on Wednesday, per a source.

71. , 1B, Rays (2025 rank: no rank)
72. , SP, Mariners (2025 rank: 51)
73. , SP, Twins (2025 rank: NR)
74. , C, Blue Jays (2025 rank: NR)
75. , LF, Guardians (2025 rank: 66)
76. , SS, Athletics (2025 rank: NR)
77. , RF, Cubs (2025 rank: 73)
78. , LF, Brewers (2025 rank: 61)
79. , SP, Red Sox (2025 rank: NR)
80. , SP, free agent (2025 rank: 45)

No. 81-No. 90

It wasn’t that long ago when Jose Altuve and Mike Trout were near the very top of this list. (Trout was ranked No. 3 as recently as 2023.) Now, as they prepare for their age-36 and age-34 seasons, respectively, the likely Hall of Famers fall into the 80s. They are directly followed by a couple of veteran closers who were outstanding in 2025. Edwin Díaz and Aroldis Chapman each recorded a sub-2.00 ERA and were among the top three in strikeout rate among qualified relievers last season.

Three shortstops with serious pop land in this range. Last season, Willy Adames became the first Giants player to have a 30-homer season since Barry Bonds in 2004. The Angels’ Zach Neto produced 26 home runs and 26 stolen bases last year while Colson Montgomery, the White Sox former No. 1 prospect, smashed 21 dingers in his first 71 MLB games.

  1. , LF, Astros (2025 rank: 30)
  2. , RF, Angels (2025 rank: 39)
  3. , RP, Dodgers (2025 rank: no rank)
  4. , RP, Red Sox (2025 rank: no rank)
  5. , 3B, Giants (2025 rank: 38)
  6. , SS, Giants (2025 rank: 41)
  7. , SS, Angels (2025 rank: no rank)
  8. , SS, White Sox (2025 rank: no rank)
  9. , SP, Royals (2025 rank: 43)
  10. , SP, Reds (2025 rank: no rank)

No. 91-No. 100

The back end of the Top 100 contains a quartet of backstops on the rise, highlighted by National League Rookie of the Year Drake Baldwin. The Rockies’ Hunter Goodman led all NL catchers last season with 31 homers, a number that was matched by A’s catcher Shea Langeliers. And Cardinals catcher Iván Herrera launched 19 homers and had an .837 OPS in 107 games.

The Yankees’ Ben Rice can set up behind the plate as well, but he will see most of his playing time at first base following a breakout year in the Bronx. He will have plenty of matchups against new AL East foe Dylan Cease in the seasons ahead. Cease, who checks in at No. 100, joined the Blue Jays this offseason on a record-setting seven-year contract.

  1. , RF, Athletics (2025 rank: 46)
  2. , C, Athletics (2025 rank: no rank)
  3. , 1B, Royals (2025 rank: no rank)
  4. , RF, Tigers (2025 rank: 89)
  5. , 1B, Yankees (2025 rank: no rank)
  6. , C, Braves (2025 rank: no rank)
  7. , C, Rockies (2025 rank: no rank)
  8. , C, Cardinals (2025 rank: no rank)
  9. , SP, Yankees (2025 rank: no rank)
  10. , SP, Blue Jays (2025 rank: 55)