After listing the ten best starting pitchers, catchers, shortstops, right fielders, second and first basemen and left fielders, it was the turn of the center fielders to see their top 10 revealed by MLB Network, as part of its annual tradition.
Right away, we can see that Mike Trout's reign at the top of the rankings has come to an end, the Los Angeles Angels star having fallen three places and is now sitting at fourth place after a few injury-marred seasons.
Rather, it is Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees who takes his place at the top of the list. Judge was ranked as the best right fielder last season, but will move to center field in 2024 with the arrival of Juan Soto in the Bronx.
The Bombardiers captain is ahead of Julio Rodriguez of the Seattle Mariners and Luis Robert Jr. of the Chicago White Sox to complete the top-3.
As always, there is no shortage of talent in center field, with Michael Harris II, Byron Buxton and Cedric Mullins also returning to the roster for another year.
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 on January 31, when third basemen will be analyzed.
The last ranking, that of the relievers, will then be published the next day.
