FRANCISCO LINDOR RANKED 5TH ON MLB NOW’S TOP 10 SHORTSTOP RIGHT NOW!
January 27, 2023 – New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor was ranked fifth on MLB Now’s Top 10 Shortstops Right Now! last night. The two-time Gold Glove Award winner Lindor, who ranked ninth on the best shortstops list last year, finished one spot ahead of 2021 World Series champion Dansby Swanson of the Chicago Cubs and one spot behind three-time MLB All-Star Corey Seager of the Texas Rangers. In addition to Lindor, teammate Jeff McNeil ranked second on MLB Now’s Top 10 Second Basemen Right Now! on Wednesday night, while Pete Alonso ranked fifth on MLB Now’s Top 10 First Basemen Right Now! last Wednesday night, Brandon Nimmo ranked fourth on MLB Now’s Top 10 Center Fielders Right Now! on January 12, Starling Marte ranked seventh on MLB Now’s Top 10 Right Fielders Right Now! on January 11, and Edwin Díaz ranked first overall on MLB Now’s Top 10 Relief Pitchers Right Now! on January 10.
On last night’s countdown, MLB Network insider Tom Verducci said on Lindor, “I love everything about his game. Switch hitter, again he’s a shortstop who’s going to stay at that position. I think for me, no matter what the metrics say, I think he’s the best defensive shortstop in baseball. …There’s a lot to like. I’m higher on Lindor than The Shredder is, I’ll give you that.”
Hosted by MLB Network’s Brian Kenny alongside MLB Network analysts, each Top 10 Right Now! ranking considers player performance over the last three seasons, offensive and defensive metrics, both advanced Statcast data and traditional numbers, and expert analysis by the MLB Network research team.
The complete ranking for MLB Now’s top-10 shortstops is listed below, available at mlb.com/top10rightnow and a recap on Lindor can be seen here:
Top 10 Shortstops Right Now!
1. Trea Turner, Philadelphia Phillies
2. Carlos Correa, Minnesota Twins
3. Xander Bogaerts, San Diego Padres
4. Corey Seager, Texas Rangers
5. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
6. Dansby Swanson, Chicago Cubs
7. Bo Bichette, Toronto Blue Jays
8. Willy Adames, Milwaukee Brewers
9. Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox
10. Wander Franco, Tampa Bay Rays
No Braves shortstops on the list. :)
ReplyDeleteNot a big gap at all betwee # 1 and # 5
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