MLB Network is ranking the top ten RIGHT NOW at each position. They evaluate players using “past player performance, a number of offensive and defensive metrics, both advanced data and traditional numbers, and analysis by the MLB Network research team” through something called THE SHREDDER. I don’t know what exactly is being shredded. Cabbage? Some totally gnarly waves? Is it an homage to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
Anyway, THE SHREDDER ranks players RIGHT NOW and maybe I am being an overly sensitive homer, but it totally hates the Kansas City Royals.
First, let’s start with the pitcher rankings.