After listing the ten best starting pitchers, catchers, shortstops, right fielders and second and first base players, it was the turn of the left fielders to see their top 10 revealed by MLB Network, as part of its annual tradition.
Despite his defensive deficiencies, Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros tops the list. The big left-handed hitter therefore retains first position in the rankings for a second consecutive year.
Behind him however, there is a lot of movement due to positional changes of some players and the arrival of some young emerging stars.
Indeed, with Juan Soto of the New York Yankees who will move to right field in 2024 and three center fielders who are entering left field, namely Brandon Nimmo, Bryan Reynolds and Chas McCormick, the portrait is completely different from last year. last.
With the Toronto Blue Jays, Daulton Varsho is not part of this list, unsurprisingly.
Experts draw on past player performance, a number of offensive and defensive metrics, advanced statistics and traditional data, as well as analysis from the network's research team.
MLB Network will continue its roundup today (Thursday), as the center fielders will be analyzed.
You will then have to wait until January 31 and 1er February to see what happens next and how things end. It will then be the turn of the third basemen and relievers to be classified.
