Reacting to MLB Top 100 Players Right Now

MLB Network has released their top 100 player right now and some of these picks are pretty wild. Do you agree with the MLB Network Top 100 Players Right Now rankings or do you think they are wrong?
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[@rangers_nation4512]

Rent must’ve gone up this year bro has been active on KZbin 😂

[@Toews1247]

Ya lol not complaining tho

[@GiraffeNeckMarc]

living in NYC aint cheap, but also i was really disappointed with how little I did last year. I love what i do, im super lucky and want to continue to do it for the rest of time. The goal right now is to stick to a tuesday/thursday/saturday/sunday upload schedule

[@agent_wabuu]

@@GiraffeNeckMarcfair enough man. Pretty similar with California and the tax

[@Toews1247]

@@GiraffeNeckMarc Hell ya love the vids sheers too a great 2024 season

[@rangers_nation4512]

@@GiraffeNeckMarc it’s no hate. Just a total switch up from last season content wise and I’m here for it!! Much love brotha!!

[@TheLuiscelaya]

Stand up for Marc for the consistent uploads. We love to see it These lists are subjective and all and even with all the disagreements I have, I just hate how they grouped a bunch of position players together pretty deliberately

[@GiraffeNeckMarc]

Really trying to hammer down a Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday/Sunday upload schedule right now

[@cripple9860]

Mark arguing Ozzie Albies is underrated...? What alternate universe am I in

[@UGAfan1227]

Never did I think Mark would say a Braves player that's not acuna or strider is ranked too low.

[@R.B.90]

Saying Bichette isn't a top 50 player is wild. If he didn't get hurt last year he would've led the AL in hits for the 3rd straight year. And he's not just a contact guy he has power and speed. His defense in the past was why u could make that case but he drastically improved their too. I think Bichette can finish in the top 20 this year if he take another step.

[@SalBaseball]

yea idk how he wasnt even an all star starter last year

[@keatonshannon1680]

Ya

[@3up3down]

5 DRS, totally agree

[@hector3310]

Top 20 is insane

[@R.B.90]

@@hector3310 I never said he was top 20. Read again please. I think 35 where MLB has him is right. But if u follow his progression. Yes absolutely he can be top 20.

[@drewskikc5127]

“ this is why Brandon nimmo is the best player in the MLB”

[@Rhett_Prodz]

STOP THIS TREND 🛑

[@ianaguiar7705]

@@Rhett_Prodznever

[@SeattleMarinersBoy]

@@Rhett_ProdzNever.

[@MsPenny3]

​@@Rhett_ProdzNo

[@michaelpagano7819]

Does this ever get old people.. 😒

[@birdinflight3861]

A healthy Max Fried season is easily a top 50 player. I believe the year before last he finished second in cy young voting. When he pitched last season he was phenomenal.

[@mjt07f]

Fried isn't top 50?! He's 22-8 with a sub 2.5 ERA in the last two years!

[@kam_6]

Right!!!! I dont understand what they were thinking!?

[@kam_6]

He**

[@kennethhanes5702]

Record and era lol. Two of the worst stats you could’ve used

[@bryancurrie1486]

@@kennethhanes5702 Record I have always been against since it is a team sport, but what is wrong with ERA. If you are setting those batters on base, or preventing them from getting on, then the runs you give up should reflect that, right?

[@thekingofpingas]

@@kennethhanes5702 Era is literally one of the most important stats we use to determine how good a pitcher is along with FIP. How good are you at not giving up runs. He's literally one of the elite lefty starters in the game even though he doesnt have the quote "Super Strikeout Stuff"

[@danielsanoja6182]

Luis Arraez is one of the top 10 best hitters in baseball. it gets him into that top 40-50 range, in fact, id say hes about around top 35 imo, not that good defensively but on 1B he does a good job.

[@kyleknapp1985]

Max fried not a top 50? 😂

[@coolestjabroni7329]

Yea that was insane

[@ekwipes5786]

Mets fan lol

[@tannerjones6564]

He's one of the best left-handers in baseball

[@techboy95]

I mean yes, in the current game batting average isn’t seen as /that/ valuable, but when your BA is nearing .400 that definitely means *something* top 50 for Arraez is definitely not a surprise for me. I mean his OPS+ was 133 last year and WAR was a smidge under 5 at 4.9

[@joshuawatts1924]

His ba was 354 (elite) but you never see a guy hitting 254 described as nearing 300

[@baseballelite8377]

Idk why but Marc was giving me Tony Romo vibes throughout the video. "ahh ehhh I don't know"

[@jigsawgames1018]

Luis arraez is a dawg and can routinely hit .350 every year, definitely top 50

[@jaydee4177]

Yeah I definitely didn't have as much of a problem with it as Marc did - being able to be that consistent as a hitter is incredibly rare, and I don't have as low of an opinion of Arraez on defense as Marc seems to.

[@Darbobski]

I would agree with you on not ranking relievers highly. I'm a Brewer fan and feel like Hader was great, but also a one-trick pony with his fastball. He is just a reskinned Rob Dibble with a better attitude. However, Devin Williams is another thing entirely. He doesn't just overpower hitters, he makes them look foolish. On top of that, he is still finding his leadership legs after Hader left. Watch for him to break out as more than just a relief pitcher, but a clutch leader as well.

[@connorrobinson7980]

Roll at the barrel 🗣️🗣️

[@DanielRamos-kf9zu]

This a new record of videos uploaded apart from 12 days of Christmas

[@GiraffeNeckMarc]

we grinding, its time for me to step up

[@owenamerine]

i think you’re really undervaluing Moreno and his ability to catch runners stealing. Especially with all the rule changes making it easier to steal.

[@cjcrouse663]

Yeah. Moreno led MLB in dWAR and has a career 6.0 WAR per 162. Granted it’s a small sample size, but still. He’s a plus hitter with top defense at a key position who just turned 24. I’d take him over any of those guys in the 80s including the Contreras brothers as long as he stays at catcher.

[@rcubes18]

@@cjcrouse663Moreno won’t ever come close to William in terms of their bat

[@meadalofhonor1234]

@@rcubes18u haven’t seen Moreno bat as a jays fan I’m now realizing how amazing his bat is when he was w the jays he came up and hit 400 then we got rid of him smh

[@yankees2864]

One thing I've noticed over the years is that they LOVE grouping player positions together. You'll extremely often see 3 pitchers or 3 catchers or 3 3rd basemen in a row.

[@marcr196]

They also like grouping the good rookies together

[@R.B.90]

Well that makes perfect sense to do that. If 3 catchers have similar stats they will be closer in ranking than a pitcher and outfield. It's not that crazy of a concept lol. Also, some positions have more values than others so if a RF and SS have the same stats it's likely the SS is better and thus be more closely ranked with other SS. Simple.

[@ethanstechworld207]

Marc would've been ticked off if Bryson Stott was in the top 100 lol

[@joeyprice5224]

Marc's arguments are on how he feels. Zero stats supporting his claims that Arraez isn't a top 50 player despite having an .860 ops and a top 30 WAR

[@jackgalatas7112]

Why is he more than 20 spots ahead of albies and Marte that makes no sense

[@nickfernandez7358]

​@@jackgalatas7112I mean he has the same bWAR as bregman so if we're looking at ppl around him on the list it's not that crazy. Also, Marc hates the Marlins, Mets bias is strong. If arraez was still with the twins he wouldn't be complaining as much

[@lesalbro8880]

He doesn't like players who don't hit HR's.

[@omarr853]

He’s never backed up anything with stats and is a delusional Mets fan, sometimes his takes are cringe, sometimes they’re funny.

[@ryanstoltz2884]

Facts what’s even more crazy is he said Arraez hit 340 when it was definitely 354 and still had better defensive metrics than marte Arraez next best teammate was Jorge Soler lol

[@tripphays]

“This is why Starling Marte is the greatest baseball player of all time.”

[@airbow27]

He’s saying Bichette isn’t too 50?? That’s crazy

[@christaylor3fan812]

Bichette is not held in prospect pedigree. I don’t know if he’s in my top 50 either but he’s have 3 straight seasons of excellent hitting

[@boettcherbros]

Love the vids

[@JMRSpartan]

Stott must have done something to this man

[@EJuskiv]

Actually though lol

[@isthatatrickquestion1632]

play for the phillies

[@generallychill]

I love this consistent upload schedule

[@daquandavis5498]

There just has to be an influx in insanely good position players cause Nola not being top 100 is surprising… especially considering going by his career path he will (most likely) have a great season this year

[@Xd1981xd]

Consistent uploads. Consistent bangers

[@elcee3292]

Marc, Foolish and Jolly Olive should do a collaborative list where they debate every player and ranking

[@JamalGershmie]

Jose Ramirez also had great defense against Tim Anderson

[@jFudgy_]

3.22 era and a 1.13 WHIP for Verlander was “not looking good”? Idk there Marc I gotta disagree on that, that’s still really good I agree with most of your points tho!

[@GiraffeNeckMarc]

K rate has dropped down to about 20%, just cant imagine hes gonna continue to have that success as he gets older with less swing and miss

[@jFudgy_]

@@GiraffeNeckMarc that’s fair that he may be trending down, metrics like K rate and his FIP weren’t great I can agree there, I do wonder if he will play to try and get weaker contact a bit more towards the end of his career here. We shall see how he is this season!

[@maafaa985]

Marc is on that grind, crazy linsainty run from bro

[@brettmurray1820]

Love ur videos

[@layton.do1]

hi Marc, another amazing vid!

[@JustinArthQB]

Marc turned into Tim Kurkjian during that Luis Arraez rant 😂

[@bigtuna8149]

MLB Network: Luis Arraez 43 Marc: 😱💀😫

[@swisscheese6456]

Luis arraez is not even close to a top 50 player lmao

[@michael8122]

He's not better then marte or Albies. So yes it was warranted

[@jakeandnoahvlogs4286]

@@swisscheese6456pirates fan talking lmao

[@swisscheese6456]

@@jakeandnoahvlogs4286 wow very insightful comment!

[@jakeandnoahvlogs4286]

@@swisscheese6456 cry

[@zo851]

Contact hitters can also be good players!

[@sunshot9757]

Harper: 3.7 bWAR in 126 games, bad defensively Marc: EASILY TOP 15 PLAYER, PROBLY TOP 10 Arraez: 4.9 bWAR in 147, mid/average defensively Marc: HOW IS THIS GUY IN THE TOP 50????????

[@1TightMinute]

I just discovered your channel. I love your content. You do a great job. You are straight delulu about some of your Mets takes though but it’s part of the charm I guess.also, you can’t use mainstream media to justify your Mets takes bc they have east coast bias also. Case in point, no one gave a darn about Edwin Diaz walk up song when he played out in the west. Now people write it’s the greatest entrance ever. Same guy, Same Song different team and time zone…..

[@wildboar1911A1]

dansby swanwson wasnt even a league average hitter last year, 99 ops+ vs crawfords 131 ops+. WHAT?!!!

[@blaiserichburg7423]

Dansby had 28 more OAA than crawford last year. His defense is worth a LOT. Best defender in the entire league by OAA

[@keithkleparski4438]

The arrested development F bomb bleep😂

[@braydenthebossman]

Umm has no one noticed that Mitch Keller didn’t even made the top 100 players wasn’t he a NL Cy Young candidate?

[@9Rollotomasi]

Marc: Whatever, he's a reliever, that's fine. future Marc: Fuck no! Relievers in the top 50, come on?

[@xclipsegaming4959]

Marc I don’t know if you agree but I think Nico Hoerner (one of my favorite players) was Snubbed!! 5.1 war 175 hits and more then double the war of everyone 100-90 think he definitely deserved it over someone like josh naylor

[@zachflakerton]

And so Nico Hoerner continues to be one of the most overlooked players. Seriously, how tf do they have Dansby at 67 but Hoerner doesn’t even make the list?

[@joshuagentile]

Bichette has improved substantially with his defence, not sure you can make that argument anymore

[@Minidunkathon93]

He’s improved, not substantially though. He’s still a poor defender

[@meadalofhonor1234]

@@Minidunkathon93not poor anymore u just don’t know baseball

[@welcomebackpotter722]

and this is why Pete Alonso is not only the best player in baseball right now but the greatest first baseman of all time.

[@danream3640]

Just got off the phone with MLB Network and they said you missed the last part of their list where Bryson Stott was given a numberless ranking of "Ultimate Pinnacle of Baseballing Ability" and was their unanimous best player in the league. Just thought you should know

[@magiclikemike2610]

Great video Marc but Cole is dominant! (just not against the Sox lmaoo)

[@christaylor3fan812]

Fried might not be in my top 50 but imo ur reaction to it was too egregious. Also I’m sick and tired of the Luis arraez disrespect I am taking him over Bregman a million days a week over Bregman.

[@swisscheese6456]

lol bregman provides similar hitting while playing very good defense at 3rd. Arraez is not even average at 2nd base. *take it how you want it but baseball savant graded bregman as a better hitter than arraez lol. Even if he was 10 percent worse he’s still on a completely different level than arraez

[@cody0010]

@@swisscheese6456 Sorry, but Bregman is way overrated.

[@swisscheese6456]

@@cody0010 based off of…???

[@cody0010]

@@swisscheese6456 He is always ranked higher than much better talents. So that makes him overrated.

[@swisscheese6456]

@@cody0010 like whom? You’re just spouting statements and not backing it up with anything

[@Thomas_Wall3388]

Nico Hoerner is a top 100 player with 40+ stolen bases and a 5+ WAR

[@holdenanderson7060]

Marc advocating for Ozzie Albie's was not on the 2024 bingo card

[@ccselmo9363]

Castillo borderline?! Trippin

[@user-ul1sx3fw5j]

Mike trout not in top 10 is crazy

[@kingyellowman5762]

I'm a trout fan, but not sure I could replace anyone on this list with trout, especially because there's other players that are better than trout that aren't in the top 10 either

[@jbryant5253]

In the year 2024 it's not crazy to say Trout isn't a top 10 player

[@cody0010]

Crazy to see him missing from there but he definitely isn't a top 10 player anymore.

[@willyb9572]

Its tough. When healthy he is a top 10 player, so ppl saying he isnt is silly. At the same time he needs to stay healthy 130 games+ kinda thing to justify such a high rankings in the top 10 at this point. I think both things can be true

[@TJB270]

I’d swap him & J Rod

[@JunkYardCardGuy]

Schwarber at 57 is an absolute crock... A .185 BA and 200 strikeouts every year is HARDLY the fringe of top 50, I have him at 73.

[@njfuentesrespecter81]

Ah, a fellow Kyle tucker respecter. Kudos to you. My #1 baseball card PC player.

[@Redsoxwin2024]

Although diaz is great remember he's been injured all year and Williams is slept on lol

[@Andrew_John_28]

THE UPLOADS! IS IT SAFE TO SAY MARK IS BACK!

[@NickAlbano253]

I mean, Glasnow is pretty good. His numbers were decent last year, but he’s a significant injury risk every year, and availability is one of the most important things, so I don’t know if I would say he’s a top 50 player. I think 74 is okay for him.

[@shanemorrison91]

Maybe a separate top 25 pitcher, and top 75 batters would make more sense?

[@saulgoodman8501]

Corey seager plays plus defense at a premier position and had better offensive numbers yet is behind Mookie?

[@StitchOnABall99]

Bo Bichette 100% top 50 player in MLB rn. Although vladdy with a 1 war last year should be lower than 52 praying for a bounce back year from him🙏🙏🙏

[@tim8801]

I think people sleep on the value of good starting pitching, I liked where Cole was personally but there should’ve been more starters higher on the list.

[@GoFeverGo]

I am gonn say, i feel like your opinion on Bo Bichette is pretty teinted.. He isnt an awefull defender anymore, he is league average at worst and with that bat, he is definitely a top 50 player in baseball

[@TakeoPitt]

I had Witt at two

[@danielserrano7805]

Arraez is a top 50 player easily, I think his ranking is spot on. For you to almost bat .400 against this league’s pitching is insane

[@KobeBaller824]

The Marlins disrespect is insane

[@meadalofhonor1234]

Bro says he loves Gunnar at 35 when bo is better then him cmon mark be fr😂

[@NicolasTermini]

Wdym verlander was okay and didn’t look good, he had a 3.15 ERA with the Mets and a 3.31 ERA with the Astros that’s a 131 ERA+ and he had a 3.5 WAR he deserves to be in the top 70 also 3.85 FIP

[@meadalofhonor1234]

Disagree that’s basically how good bassit was

[@Shoey79]

Wilson Contreras had the highest OPS in the 2nd half and a 440OBP him being near his brother isn’t that crazy

[@user-vl7di3xr2u]

I think many of these lists focus too much on plate production. I know Billy Beane taught us that the only thing the matters is getting on base, but I'm old school, and like to see rounded, complete players, who can play defence. Too many Outfielders are given extra credit for hitting bombs, but their throwing errors, lack of range, or just plain mediocrity in the field are overlooked. Similarly, Infielders and their run saving ability is ignored, when assessing their play. For example, although both were excellent, so I'm not criticising either, I thought Henderson had a better rookie year than Carroll, and is more valuable to his team, yet both yourself and MLB rate Carroll about 10 places higher. Just to stress, I'm not saying Carroll can't field, just that a good SS saves many more runs than a RF, and this is never factored into their contribution or ability.

[@beanie3427]

Dude Max Fried since 2020 has made 83 starts and is 43-15 with an ERA of 2.66 and a FIP of 3.02. He’s averaged about 4 WAR in that time span despite missing significant time and 2020 being a shortened season. I don’t understand your reaction to his top 50 status at all.

[@tannerjones6564]

Because he is a Mets fan and he hates the braves. Max is one of the best lefties in baseball

[@meadalofhonor1234]

72 for yelich u agree but say Springer isn’t 76😂 cmon mark

[@bradleygrahl1264]

Lots to say about ur comments but saying Christian Walker isn’t at least borderline top 50 is crazy he’s so underrated.

[@nicholasvetrano]

Biggest disagreement was the Bichette hate, but I didn’t like Cole in the top 10 (best pitcher in mlb rn yes but doesn’t feel like a top 10 player in baseball) didn’t like Ohtani at 4, he’s a dh this year drop him and Alvarez to around 8 and 9. Mike trout is still a top 10 player in baseball, Judge over Acuña, Betts still at #2 cuz of past consistency. Love freeman at 5 just has not had a bad season basically ever also missed like less than 20 games total over the past 6 years. Not a huge fan in the aggressive rankings of sophomore players like Carroll and Henderson love both players and been high on them the past few years but can’t really put them that high off one season

[@ShmuliSicherman]

Christian Walker is criminally underrated

[@nick0tripp312]

Average player he isn't even a top 10 at his position let me guess you want to fast track a .250 hitter with one 30 home run season to the hall of Fame 😂

[@TJB270]

I think MLB network pretty much hit the nail on the head, especially with the top 10. There’s a few you can argue, but overall very solid list

[@dandockendorf1955]

Another year...another list with just one SF Giant on it...being an SF fan is tough sometimes

[@Grievous_]

I like the fact they ranked Luis Arraez at 43, because imo I value batting average a ton, if you’re one of the best player at getting on base wether it’s a single or walk 95% of the time you’re a top 50 player idc what anyone says! Not to mention Arraez RARELY Strikes out!

[@No_Show_Thomas]

I think MLB rankings did the ranking by positions first. Then if they felt the same on a group of players In 1 position they just put that group in together in the rankings. That’s why you see a lot of one position together plus the bias show on some players

[@kylek1742]

“The ones I agree on weirdly enough are the Mets players”

[@welcome_to_the_own_zone]

I agree with you in this vid more than I usually do. Really enjoy your content though, even if you are a Mets fan.

[@treyvaloVods]

You always make me laugh, you dont see how 4.3 war cal raleigh is better than 1.7 war tristan casas? LMAOO

[@Redsoxwin2024]

Postitonal value and casas started slow

[@stevegehrke7781]

You underestimate Max Fried. Dude has a career 3.03 ERA in over 120 starts (for comparison Garrit Cole's is 3.17). Fried has been one of the best pitches in the league since 2019 and still gets little respect.

[@tannerjones6564]

Agree 100%. One of the best lefties in baseball. He's about to get paid after this season and I'm afraid it's not gonna be Atlanta that pays him

[@mickeyellison7929]

Ozzie Albies is one of the top 30 players in the game. That is their biggest snub by far.

[@DiscoKing02]

In my eyes Max Fried is the single best pitcher in baseball, because of how badly he hurts my Dodgers. We can never hit him, it's insane.

[@hollow4352]

It's Hilarious that they didn't have Gleyber Torres in the top 100 but they have Elly. LMAO

[@GiraffeNeckMarc]

WOW, thats actually such a bad miss

[@tim8801]

Yea they did my man dirty 38th ranked in qualifying ba with some pop and not a bad glove and an everyday player.

[@swaggerllama6766]

Max fried is a cy young level pitcher

[@jacksoncates6963]

In what world is max fried not top 50??? Went 8-1 with a 2.55 last year 😅😅 I’m a braves fan and I will confidently say he’s better than strider

[@pdraggy]

Adolis just one spot over Arozarena is the most agregious to me. Sleeping on the two aces of the championship Texas Rangers (Montgomery and Eovaldi) in like the 80s... George Kirby in the 80s too, (as always) MLB be trippin'. But I'm ok with underrating pitchers, the two hitters... Arozarena doesn't belong anywhere NEAR the top 50 imo... and to rate him right next to El Bombe is an insult. But hey, you can guess what team I root for.

[@danielard5574]

I know as a mets fan Max Fried must have hurt you in some painful way, but penalizing the dude for missing a little over half of the season last year is insane. Over the past 4 seasons, he's averaged a 2.66 ERA (164 ERA+) and 3.9 WAR (6.4 WAR/162 to account for last years injury). He's better and healthier over his career than Snell and is the closest we've seen on the left side to vintage Kershaw (still not fully at that level tho) in a long time.

[@baseballisfun35]

“i dont see how you put a first basemen over an outfeilder” -marc also mark 1 spot later “pete alonso number 37 yes we matched”

[@CMed14]

Don't get being low on Bo Bichette. Guy batted over .300 and had a 123 OPS+ last year and 5 WAR in 123 games. He's more than deserving to be a Top 50 player in baseball

[@thomasm155]

Love your honest and emotional assessment. Starting to enjoy your content again

[@GiraffeNeckMarc]

thank you, glad I am slowly winning your view back

[@sunshot9757]

bro analytics have destroyed baseball. Arraez just hit .354 and this nerd is freaking out about him being just inside the TOP 50!! Unreal. He had a 4.9 bWAR its a completely justified ranking. My goodness

[@BigJuicy42069]

The only thing I see is Eovaldi’s see through pants

[@saulgoodman8501]

No offense to Glasnow but at some point in your career you have to prove you can stay healthy.

[@hudsonbent]

Saying Bo is a bad fielder after he had 5 DRS is definitely a choice

[@Grievous_]

The Yelich hate is craazzy, he’s gonna shock everyone and have an insane bounce back year!!!!!

[@PoobDrew]

honestly i get why dansby swanson is on the list but I dont feel as though he should be that high, honestly i think his partner to his left, nico hoerner, is probably slightly better overall than dansby but dansby just hit more homeruns than nico and thats the only thing i really see that sets them apart

[@LucasMurray71]

There was no trout on this list criminal

[@Jacko0825]

There is no excuse not to have Bryce top 10 that’s insane