Ranking Every MLB Center Fielder Tier List

[@thedoor43]

Bellinger played 404 innings at CF this season for the Cubs. PCA played 966 innings at CF this season for the Cubs. Just say you're salty about the Mets giving up PCA for nothing.

[@talanquinteros2623]

Utility players tier list

[@ChuckProdz1]

Good idea

[@SpookyDoggo]

Bellinger instead of PCA? Pca became the cubs center fielder near the end of the season. Unless it’s was decided on which guy played more in center during the entire season.

[@Odd1006]

I doubt it because Cruz on the bucs only played like the last month of the season in center.

[@williamharvey124]

​@Odd1006 the Pirates also release Michael A Taylor who would have been the only other option for them in CF.

[@43421oma-HA]

PCA still played more in center than belli

[@Theplotofaugust]

Absolutely bonkers to not do PCA. I get Bellinger but it’s been the PCA show in CF since he came back up.

[@kebobs3727]

PCA played 117 games in CF and Belli played 48

[@matthewr23]

PCA is the cubs center fielder, Bellinger is RF, Suzuki is DH

[@AJs_Username]

He’s salty the Mets gave up PCA for a bag of sunflower seeds

[@Deeptocenter]

I don’t really expect many people outside of other Tigers fans to know this, but Parker Meadows was a top tier hitter the entire second half since coming back up from the minors with an .840 OPS. He also had 7 OAA on the year despite missing a large chunk of time. Don’t be shocked if he starts making waves as an All-Star CF soon

[@ipeeejz4042]

Was too lazy to make my own post, but this would have been it

[@despinaantzaras1822]

This!! And saying he has a "good glove" is a huge understatement imo

[@collin82684]

Coming from a Phillies fan I agree with the Rojas take. People understandably overhyped his defense so much, which is good don’t get me wrong but he barely held an OPS over .600 in a full season played. I have no animosity against him but I don’t want him back in Philly next year.

[@peterskrobola8753]

Parker Meadows ended the year so hot after getting called back up. 900 OPS in August, 800 OPS in September, 800 OPS in the playoffs and had a hit in every playoff game for the Tigers. Unbelievable defender in CF, might be the best in the American League.

[@Fluffy-ov1tp]

Top ten CF in baseball next year. Our OF is stuff of dreams

[@the-phanatic-99]

not better than doyle but agreed

[@peterskrobola8753]

@@the-phanatic-99 I do not watch a lot of Rockies games. But what I’ve seen of his defense is really good. So I’ll change my initial post to “might be the best in the American League”

[@peterskrobola8753]

@@Fluffy-ov1tp Clearly the strongpoint of the team. Riley Greene Kerry Carpenter Parker Meadows Matt Vierling Wenceel Pérez Justyn-Henry Malloy That’s a really deep outfield.

[@BhrisMarquard24]

Fair assessment on our boy J-Rod! Mariners fans felt the same way about him this year. Expecting a huge upcoming season for Julio!

[@timothyrichards5823]

Pete Crow Armstrong was the Cubs centerfielder played in 117 games all in CF

[@Zahstery]

I think Isbel deserves more respect since his glove was unbelievable this year

[@LukeCleary71517]

Yeah fs

[@DiamondHat1229]

100% I was almost yelling at my screen when he put him in bench

[@TheoW-x7i]

FR THO

[@michaelp5442]

A garbage bat with a solid glove actually sounds like the prototypical BENCH outfielder

[@Shiff7]

We got a spicy version of Marc today hahahaha. Love it

[@joewestistrashproductions5422]

PCA is the cubs center fielder

[@vitalymaliarov696]

Should've had Blake Perkins at center field for the Brewers instead of Garrett Mitchell, Blake Perkins has an AMAZING glove!

[@PeterHettinga]

Ther is no way you put TJ Friedl in bench. Bro was on the injured list 3 different times cuz he kept on getting hit with pitches. If he would’ve played a full season he would’ve been on pace for close to 30 homers

[@octobersownmaadness]

keyword pace just because someone is "on pace" to do something doesn't mean they will. players will have a hot streak and wow they'll be on pace for 154 homers and 364 rbis and it's happened where they are on pace for that but using predictive stats rather then a more useful stat like BaBip using predictive stats is never useful unless it's a pitcher in where it's a little bit more useful but never reliable

[@PeterHettinga]

I understand that. But the fact that he had a very good year in ‘23, and he was doing well in his limited time, I don’t know how I’m the world that is a bench player

[@epicwolves125]

Just want to coorect you, Ramos had -7 OAA in CF, he just had -5 overall, as he had 1 in RF and 1 in LF

[@RageGaze]

It sucks that the only reason the was stuck playing cf was bc of Lees injury

[@matthewreinke2047]

Whoa where is Pete Crow-Armstrong?? That dude is the only reason I even went to watch this video. I don’t have numbers, but he must have played 2/3 of the games and innings for the Cubs in center this year.

[@michaelp5442]

Bellinger is better 🤷‍♂️

[@bethsuarez7471]

@@michaelp5442 not really, bellinger struggled with injuries, and had a worse year at the plate then 2023, combine that with PCAs incredible defense and solid batting, PCA was better (this year, not in general)

[@michaelp5442]

@ fair points, but Bellinger’s OPS+ on the year was over 20 points higher, which for me personally, makes up for PCA being a mildly better defender. Bellinger is still an elite CF, even if OAA was down a little this year.

[@tridentgum0]

Biased Braves fan probably, but an early 2025 hot take is we're getting a Top 5 MVP season from MHII next year. We all know he's got another level in there somewhere.

[@goomni72]

As a Marlins fan, I've got Dane Myers as the starting CF. He has not had a ton of big league experience, but he was decent at the plate and in the field and while I would prefer him in a corner spot, he is the best option at CF for the Marlins now. I like Derek Hill as a platoon bat and pinch runner. He has a .846 OPS vs LHP in his career (albeit like Dane limited sample) vs a .509 vs RHP. He can take turns giving a day off to Conine or Jesus Sanchez.

[@jcmerritt7717]

McCarthy had a higher OPS+ than cedric Mullins and somehow he is in the same tier as "Jake Meyers"

[@Nati_Matty]

TJ Friedl bench???? That’s completely extreme he is absolutely better than some of those guys in the tier ahead

[@TheHuddlePodcast123]

Harris only really had a down season because of injury after he came back he was easily our best player

[@HuskerNinja]

He was also the only bat that bothered to show up for the Wild Card. I think he’s putting things together and next year will be really special so long as he stays healthy

[@timothypearce7543]

Severely underrated Izzy. It is NOT easy to play center at the K and he was great. Also comes up with big hits

[@DiamondHat1229]

Yeah, he was actually really good at center to, I have no clue why he put him at bench instead of glove first no hits

[@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621]

Varsho should be higher. I know there's that addition of the "Glove First, No Bat" but you're telling me a guy with 5.1 WAR isn't at least Good?! There's an argument he's a fringe all star CF. His bat isn't incredible, but a OPS+ of 98 is just about average, not full on below average. He's not a great on base machine, but the slugging and pop more than makes up for it.

[@marcusbahadur2330]

I agree he should be in the good tear

[@ABoeing-]

Isbel is the definition of glove first/no bat

[@wademccormick254]

Isbel is a Gold Glove caliber CF. He's slightly better than "no bat", but he should be in that tier. His defense and baserunning are more than enough to justify starting him as your 8 or 9 hitter. If I had to keep one Royals outfielder for next year, I think it would be him (unless Blanco can use that yellow crayon bat all the time lol)

[@swiirlythdis1872]

I love the respect you put on Duran. And the two suspended games were the only two games he missed all season.

[@bradenmontiglio9483]

Love the respect on Aaron Judge. Love these videos dude!

[@IwasHere967]

48 games in CF for Belli and 117 games in CF for PCA. Make it make sense Marc

[@Jay_Money23]

I could have never imagined Duran being one the top 3 CF in baseball a few years ago. What a turnaround

[@mcfarlac1]

Daulton Varsho had a 5.1 bWAR and a 98OPS+, it’s not like he’s a terrible hitter, he’s pretty much average. He should be in the good category.

[@GoFeverGo]

Ik you said that his defense is elite, but that still feels like an understatement, dude has been the best defender in baseball analytically for the past 2 years. Litteraly has lead the league in DRS back to back years while being right there in OAA not playing as much as most guys

[@rgaretson24]

I think it should’ve been Mike Siani for the Cardinals

[@Galantski]

If Mike Trout were healthy, he would be the best centerfielder in the game, and don't you ever forget it, Marc!

[@GeraldM_inNC]

I could swear the Angels announced he's no longer a CFer.

[@MotionCC]

@@GeraldM_inNCthat’s to try and keep him healthy, it’s not due to not being good enough in CF

[@GeraldM_inNC]

@@MotionCC Granted, but you can't classify him as a centerfielder for the tier-list if the GM has already announced he's done playing center.

[@MotionCC]

@@GeraldM_inNC I don’t know if that’s actually confirmed, I think he may of just said that he’s open to playing a corner spot

[@GeraldM_inNC]

@@MotionCC I seem to recall a press conference at which management stated that Trout had agreed to switch positions for the sake of his health.

[@cavewomanbrain]

heliot ramos definitely isn't the giants' center fielder going forward, he kinda got thrown over there along with a bunch of other young guys because jung-hoo lee got injured a month into the season 🙃looking forward to seeing JHL on this list next year (and hopefully in all-star to elite territory!)

[@bigbrother4059]

Did you even look at Jake McCarthys stats? He’s definitely good, made major improvements this season.

[@Movingmountians77]

Michael Siani was the Cardinals center fielder most of the year, not Scott???

[@rowan6938]

I think it’s unfair to have Varsho in anything below good. He only played 138 games this year and still put up a 5.1 bWAR. I know WAR isn’t the end all be all stat but when you look and see the rest of the guys in that tier have anywhere from a 0.5-2.0 WAR at best, it’s kinda crazy that Varsho isn’t in Good Tier. League Average hitter in 2024 with ELITE defence and baserunning

[@AdamFenton]

As a Yankees fan, Judge having his own tier is 100% correct lol

[@TheLearningCatalystCoach]

PCA is the Cubs CF...and hes All Star level (earned Gold Glove finalist in NL, but snubbed by brewers guy who didnt have anywhere near PCA defensive stats). The bat figured it out second half...SBs and triples galore of measure on an entire season average.

[@bethsuarez7471]

Not to mention his stats were worse cause they made him bunt so much

[@Chase_Playz2005]

McCarthy has played Right Field a few times. Alek is the main CF, so it makes sense why McCarthy is a gold glove for RF

[@jomo4lif331]

Thank u for not completely screwing over Luis and actually accepting his attitude for this atrocity of a season

[@finnsweet3544]

“And thats why Angel Pagan is the best CF in baseball in 2024”

[@phillyphil201]

And where is he now? Not playing.

[@Guywithnolimbs]

We got the aaron judge tier before gta 6 😭💀

[@MaddoxCherry]

One thing TJ freidl robbed so many home runs and missed like 60 games and still hit like 13 home runs he should be in all star

[@Jack-sf7kz]

Aaron Judge is the best hitter in baseball. Guy bats close to 330 this season with almost 60 homers. Absolutely fantastic! Go Yankees!

[@GeraldM_inNC]

So 59 stolen bases counts for nothing?

[@RobertMurray-rm3oi]

I'm a Blue Jays fan & I agree with where you put Varsho. He's a Gold Glove quality fielder, but yeah, his bat is borderline atrocious.

[@itsjeff9613]

His bat this was actually League Average

[@carsonhooper408]

are you doing you 12 days of mlb rankings?

[@mac7133]

Dawg, Jake McCarthy hit .285

[@twinsfan1040]

Always a good day when there’s a New Video!!

[@ianbirse3317]

I’m at the point where I would put trout in all star territory. Still a great player and when healthy proven by that 2022 he’s still great. He just can’t stay on the field and his defensive metrics are going down

[@Logan-AI]

Somehow still underrating Judge. "One of the top 3 hitters in the game." Dude just put up the best OPS+ by a right-handed hitter EVER.

[@Dillyeet]

personally I think you could argue Parker meadows all star. I know small sample size but he was abysmal to start the season , went to the minors, and ever since the call up he was playing like an all star. Not sure exact stats since call up but had to be batting close to like .270 and prolly around .800 ops . He was also arguably a top 3 defensive center fielder to finish the szn. Felt like every week he was making some HR robbery/diving insane catch out there that I was constantly seeing.

[@Dillyeet]

Actually better than I thought. .322 and .910 ops in August. .273 and .779 ops in September. And was good in the playoffs.

[@solrneon2116]

Literally put this vid on to see where he put PCA and this dude put belli as the center fielder. Its not even close either PCA has like double the amount of games played in center this season than belli

[@spacecode624-q6y]

Even as a Red Sox fan, I think that putting Jarren Duran on the same tier as Mike Trout is so ridiculous. I agree right now, Duran is disgusting, but with Mike Trout? No. Trout is better.

[@Jay_Money23]

If trout could stay healthy, then no doubt. At some point all these games missed has to count against Trout.

[@TC.Thompson5544]

Tbh I’d start Luis Robert over judge. Hell I’d start the A’s outfielder over judge

[@rileyburroughs5729]

Johan rojas is a like a top 5 glove in CF. should be in glove first instead of bench

[@dlife552]

Andy pages is a good player because he’s very effective against left handers

[@thomasmay1088]

As a Phillie fan, I couldn't agree more with Rojas. He looks lost against major league pitching. He 100% should have spent this year in the minors gaining confidence and timing. Middleton, Thomson and Long have failed him and he'll be added to the long list of top prospects that this team has ruined that will only continue to grow as long as those 3 guys run this team

[@markliberman5296]

Jacob ended up hitting 260 dont act like he couldn't swing at all. he came up clutch multiple times, he is very good.

[@JawaPenguin16]

I never realized I was a Jose Siri fan until now !!

[@jakelazen3086]

Kyle Isbel easy GFNB cmon Marc

[@NateFeldman68]

Jacob young should really be good. Being the best center fielder in mlb defensively should be enough in the most important position defensively.

[@MarvyG23]

Managers tier list

[@chrisjarrett4208]

Where is PCA for the Cubs? He played like three times as many games in center than Belli. And he'd be a way more interesting guy to examine. Not elite or close to it but lots of fun upside.

[@levilopez6176]

Talk about your Mets loss

[@isaacsandoval9316]

How about them dodgers!

[@wynonasbigbrownbeaver6757]

Might be underating parker meadows a little bit

[@alexeldridge1682]

Brotha Rojas is a phenomenal defensive CF but I agree that his bat sucks. But he’s not a bench guy. He absolutely belongs in glove but no bat

[@kxsinh]

Victor Scott's stats are misleading. He was called up in late August and batted over .300 (I think) for the rest of his time. He got sent down, made the adjustments, and came back to the majors strong. I wouldn't put him in bench, but he isn't in the good tier. He's somewhere between good and all glove

[@noahbrooks8860]

PCA for the cubs and Siani for the cards

[@zoltanval]

You can't be serious by benching TJ Friedl, all the year he was unlucky about injuries, ELITE glove, he can walk / bunt / hit / slug. He was mooved to the 4th hole all the year for the first time and wasnt as terrible as his stats shows us. Minimum Good baseball player.

[@joearcuri9147]

Great vid but you got a glass eye and peg leg

[@theJHeykid]

Heliot Ramos was never supposed to be our CF and he won't be going forward. He's going to be our LF next year once Jung-Hoo Lee returns from injury

[@brookejohnson9838]

I’m mad with the Kyle isbel pick. His glove is insane but his bat is trash

[@DC_NATS_WSH]

Jacob Young batted .256

[@DanielSoutherland-pz7ho]

As a ranger fan, I say we bench Tavares. Not only does he have no bat, it also feels like he just doesn’t care or play with passion.

[@pokejoed4051]

Scott over Siani?

[@snerdterguson]

I don't know why people don't think Judge plays great in the field. He doesn't have the range of many other center fielders, but he makes every play he can get to, is the best in the game at robbing homers and has an insanely accurate cannon for an arm. Defensive metrics and dWAR are about as worthless as stats get. Remember how they said IKF was the best shortstop in baseball? They also say Don Mattingly was a bad defensive first baseman. I will trust my eye that shows him as deceptively fast, making every play, stealing runs from the opponents and keeping guys glued to bases due to his well earned rep with the arm.

[@Barrett619]

Mattingly had 9 gold gloves. Nobody with half a brain ever said he was bad defensively.

[@cobrallama6236]

Don't forget Pages had a 2 homer game in the NLCS.

[@milesk1020]

Go phills

[@HappyBUDDY123]

As a yankee fan I love the Aaron judge teer

[@obrother3750]

Why Victor Scott instead of Michael Siani???

[@davinkoontz2056]

IM SORRY BUT THIS IS AWFUL.. KYLE ISBEL IS NOT A BENCH GUY!! I don’t care what the numbers say, i don’t know if you watched any goddamn royals games this year because if you had then you would understand.. this guy plays ELITE defense in center field he is a GOLD GLOVE CALIBER defender. This is also a guy who comes up with big FREAKING hits!!! I love Kyle Isbel and I hope the royals keep him as their starting center fielder!! (best 9 hole hitter in baseball btw imo)

[@DeadRebounds]

I also saw Kyle against my yanks he stunk

[@spmillican1]

JAKE MCCARTHY IS ELITE

[@GeraldM_inNC]

Wait, didn't I read that the Angels announced Trout will no longer play center? They are hoping he'll play more games if he plays a less demanding position. Can anyone confirm?

[@nowl775]

Yeah Ramos in CF wasn't great, but they didn't have much of a choice with Jung Hoo Lee lost for the season. With Conforto likely gone in free agency, Ramos should play better in LF & RF with Jung Hoo Lee returning to CF.

[@johniscariot5582]

As great as Judge is - and certainly you have to acknowledge his hitting - his fielding is merely acceptable. Thing is, the position is called 'Centre Field' and the player is a 'Centre Fielder' not 'Somewhere we can park a phenomenal hitter and we're pretty confident he can catch'. He's Elite, and he's had two good seasons, but he is going to regress to the mean at some point. Also, when you say Trout's not Judge, and yet you are ranking Trout based as much on what he was [as you are what he did this season with a limited run], you have to ask, 'who has 3 MVPs' ... not Judge. But, on current form, Judge is the boss, so, for me, it is more accurate to put Judge in Elite, rather than Trout in your 'Judge' tier. Also: where's Mickey Moniak [who looks like he might finally earn that #1 pick as he is finally getting it] and Brandon Marsh... although, as he is a PHillie, you might have blanked on his existence.

[@frankosonik]

PCA played 117 games in center. Bellinger didn't even play 100.

[@cort_tempered]

I can't wait to never see Ramos play CF ever again, as a Giants fan lol

[@aaronhoe]

Tommy Edman still mid? ;)

[@RickyMonarez]

AAron judge is the best center fielder

[@ngu484]

“And that is why Harrison Bader is the best center fielder in the history of baseball”

[@kyleravensbergen385]

Varsho should be allstar, hands down the best defensive outfileder (his drs is better than the combined 2 and 3 spots) with a league average bat he had a 99wrc+ this year

[@chernandez212331]

No, he’s a terrible hitter. He’s one sided

[@FirstToThird]

@@chernandez212331 He had a 98 ops+ this year, and had an overall ops+ of 103 in Arizona. I get his bat really sucked in 2023, but he's not a terrible hitter, just a mediocre one, which is more than fine with his defence

[@chernandez212331]

@@FirstToThird even so, that’s a good player at best, not an all star

[@kyleravensbergen385]

@chernandez212331 trust me his defence alone could put him in allstar even if he was the worst hitter league wide

[@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621]

@@chernandez212331 He's only a touch below average hitting at a 98 OPS+. So better than last year. He has a WAR of 5.1, that's very solid. His WAR exceeds Gurriel Jr and Gabriel Moreno COMBINED. People don't give Varsho/Blue Jays enough credit in that trade, Arizona didn't get a steal, both teams benefitted.

[@the-phanatic-99]

scott definitely gonna have a bat, just adjusting still

[@supaB]

Mullins okay defensively? kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqrKeIOgbb2FmNE&ab_channel=BaltimoreOrioles

[@HimmyFR1]

i am so sad the mets lost the nlcs lets go mets

[@PHILLY_PRODDXZ]

Rojas bench? Yeah i know he sucks at hitting but he is a solid fielder i would put him in Glove first no bat

[@BraxtonMeyer]

MICHAEL HARRIS ONLY HAD A DOWN YEAR BECAUSE HE WAS INJURED FOR A CHUNK OF IT, HE WAS HITTING SO WELL WHEN HE CAME BACK WTF ARE YOU SAYING?!?!??!!

[@MattyMoneyMart]

Varsho was a 5 war player this season so I think he deserves to be in the good at least maybe allstar his glove is just so good and he has some pop

[@ryanhuebner5779]

YES MY GLORIOUS KING MERRILL