Breaking Down ESPN's List of Top-100 Players By Team

ESPN's baseball experts released their list of top-100 players on Thursday, with 25 of 30 MLB teams represented. Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels were 1-2, but they were the only Angels listed. The Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves had eight each. We broke down their list by teams? How many did your favorite team get?

ESPN put together a panel of their baseball experts to put together a list of the top-100 players in baseball, and it's always a great starting point for debate as we head into the 2023 season next week.

Their list features Cy Young Award winners, MVPs, veteran stars and youngsters ready to start making big names for themselves 

ESPN MLB experts Alden Gonzalez, Dave Schoenfield, Joon Lee, Jesse Rogers and Brad Doolittle broke down why each player is ranked where they are and what to expect from them in the upcoming season. Here is ESPN's complete list. CLICK HERE

Who made the list from your favorite team? We divided the list up for you by team. There were 25 of 30 teams represented in the list. The Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Oakland A's and Washington Nationals didn't have any members on the list.

Here's the list by team:

Atlanta Braves

• 14. Ronald Acuna Jr. right fielder
• 18. Austin Riley, third baseman
• 32. Max Fried, starting pitcher
• 41. Michael Harris II, center fielder
• 50. Spencer Strider, starting pitcher
• 53. Matt Olson, first baseman
• 66. Sean Murphy, catcher
• 74. Ozzie Albies, second baseman

Arizona Diamondbacks

• 45. Zac Gallen, starting pitcher
• 73. Corbin Carroll, outfielder
• 96. Ketel Marte, third baseman

Baltimore Orioles

• 35. Adley Rutschman, catcher 
• 56. Cedric Mullins, center fielder
• 72. Gunnar Henderson, third baseman

Boston Red Sox

• 5. Rafael Devers, third baseman

Chicago White Sox

• 43. Dylan Cease, starting pitcher
• 61. Tim Anderson, shortstop
• 92. Luis Robert, center fielder
• 97. Lucas Giolito, starting pitcher
• 100. Eloy Jiminez, outfielder/designated hitter

Chicago Cubs

• 54. Dansby Swanson, shortstop

Cincinnati Reds

• None

Cleveland Guardians

• 13. Jose Ramirez, third baseman
• 30. Shane Bieber, starting pitcher
• 48. Andres Gimenez, second baseman
• 59. Emmanuel Clase, relief pitcher
• 76. Tristan McKenzie, starting pitcher
• 79. Steven Kwan, left fielder

Colorado Rockies

• None

Detroit Tigers

• None

Houston Astros

• 15. Yordan Alvarez, right fielder/designated hitter
• 38. Kyle Tucker, right fielder
• 39. Alex Bregman, third baseman 
• 42. Framber Valdez, starting pitcher
• 52. Jeremy Pena, shortstop
• 67. Jose Altuve, second baseman
• 70. Christian Javier, starting pitcher
• 87. Jose Abreu, first baseman

Kansas City Royals

• 69. Bobby Witt Jr., shortstop 

Los Angeles Angels

• 1. Shohei Ohtani, starting pitcher/designated hitter
• 2. Mike Trout, center fielder

Los Angeles Dodgers

• 5. Freddie Freeman, first baseman
• 9. Mookie Betts, right fielder
• 46. Julio Urias, starting pitcher
• 47. Will Smith, catcher
• 87. Clayton Kershaw, starting pitcher 

Miami Marlins

• 11. Sandy Alcantara, starting pitcher
• 60. Jazz Chisholm Jr., center fielder
• 83. Luis Arraez, second baseman

Milwaukee Brewers

• 23. Corbin Burnes, starting pitcher 
• 55. Brandon Woodruff, starting pitcher
• 90. Willy Adames, shortstop

Minnesota Twins

• 24. Carlos Correa, shortstop 
• 64. Byron Buxton, center fielder
• 77. Pablo Lopez, starting pitcher

New York Yankees

• 3. Aaron Judge, outfielder
• 19. Gerrit Cole, starting pitcher
• 34. Carlos Rodon, starting pitcher 
• 75. Nestor Cortez, starting pitcher

New York Mets

• 17. Francisco Lindor, shortstop
• 22. Justin Verlander, starting pitcher
• 27. Max Scherzer, starting pitcher
• 29. Pete Alonso, first baseman
• 57. Jeff McNeil, second baseman
• 68. Brandon Nimmo, center fielder
• 86. Starling Marte, right fielder 

Oakland A's

• None

Philadelphia Phillies

• 8. Trea Turner, shortstop
• 21. J.T. Realmuto, catcher
• 26. Aaron Nola, starting pitcher
• 33. Zach Wheeler, starting pitcher
• 58. Bryce Harper, right fielder/designated hitter
• 81. Kyle Schwarber, left fielder

Pittsburgh Pirates

• 62. Bryan Reynolds, center fielder
• 95. Ke'Bryan Hayes, third baseman

St. Louis Cardinals

• 10. Nolan Arenado, third baseman
• 12. Paul Goldschmidt, first baseman
• 94. Willson Contreras, catcher

San Diego Padres

• 4. Manny Machado, third baseman
• 6. Juan Soto, outfielder
• 25. Fernando Tatis Jr., outfielder
• 28. Xander Bogaerts, shortstop
• 78. Joe Musgrove, starting pitcher
• 80. Yu Darvish, starting pitcher

San Francisco Giants

• 71. Logan Webb, starting pitcher 

Seattle Mariners

• 7. Julio Rodriguez, center fielder
• 37. Luis Castillo, starting pitcher
• 91. George Kirby, starting pitcher
• 98. Logan Gilbert, starting pitcher
• 99. Teoscar Hernandez, right fielder

Tampa Bay Rays

• 31. Wander Franco, shortstop
• 36. Shane McClanahan, starting pitcher
• 84. Randy Arozarena, left fielder
• 88. Tyler Glasnow, starting pitcher 

Texas Rangers

• 40. Corey Seeger, shortstop
• 44. Jacob deGrom, starting pitcher
• 65. Marcus Semien, second baseman

Toronto Blue Jays

• 16. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., first baseman
• 49. Bo Bichette, shortstop
• 51. Alek Manoah, starting pitcher
• 63. George Springer, center fielder
• 82. Matt Chapman, third baseman
• 85. Kevin Gausman, starting pitcher 
• 93. Daulton Varsho, outfielder

Washington Nationals

• None