The Top 100 Players Right Now: Nos. 80-61 revealed

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has been No. 1 on MLB Network's Top 100 Players Right Now list in three of the past four years, including 2025. We'll soon find out if he will hold onto his crown for 2026, but we first have to see who slots in from No. 2 to No. 100. And the unveiling is underway.

MLB Network’s production and research team has once again ranked the very best players in the Majors using a formula that differs from "The Shredder," which is used to determine the Network’s annual rankings of the top 10 players at each position.

Here is MLB Network's full Top 100 Players Right Now schedule (all times ET):

Nos. 60-41: Jan. 15 at 8 p.m.
Nos. 40-21: Jan. 19 at 8 p.m.
Nos. 20-11: Jan. 21 at 8 p.m.
Nos. 10-1: Jan. 22 at 8 p.m.

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: NR)
63. , SP, Brewers (2025 rank: NR)
64. , SP, Rangers (2025 rank: NR)
65. , 3B, Royals (2025 rank: NR)
66. , 3B, free agent (2025 rank: NR)
67. , 1B, Cubs (2025 rank: NR)
68. , LF, Marlins (2025 rank: NR)
69. , LF, Rangers (2025 rank: 97)
70. , 1B, Mariners (2025 rank: NR)

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, free agent (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)