It may be happening four months later than expected, but Major League Baseball's 2020 season is finally set to open this week.
We can think of no better way to mark the occasion than by ranking the 100 best players in the game. Though this was inherently a subjective exercise, we did abide by the following ground rules:
- Track Records: Though the 2019 season offers the most recent evidence of players' abilities, what they did before then also matters.
- Upside and Downside: Basically, we judged whether players are entering, exiting or are in the thick of their primes.