MLB Network has finished off its countdown of the Top 100 players in the league, and five Cleveland Indians made the cut.
Not among them is Roberto Perez, who was selected as the best defensive player in the entire sport in 2019. Though Perez’s offense doesn’t stack up very well with better all-around catchers like J.T. Realmuto and Yasmani Grandal (and the rankings clearly favor hitting over defense), the Tribe backstop’s absence from the list tells us everything we need to know about how expansive the MLB talent landscape truly is.