May 8, 2012; Baltimore, MD, USA; Texas Rangers third baseman Michael Young (10) catches a pop-up in foul territory by Baltimore Orioles third baseman Wilson Betemit (not pictured) in the second inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Joy R. Absalon-US PRESSWIRE
Congratulations to Ben Zobrist, the #37 player in the LSB Top 100 list. For a full list of who has been voted in so far, check out the sidebar on the left.
We continue our series where we have the LSB community pick the top 100 players in MLB. Today, we are at #38.
Here are the rules:
1) Each weekday at 10 a.m. Central, a new poll will open, which will stay open until midnight Central that night.
2) Unless there is a tie, there will be no runoffs.
3) Pitchers are eligible.
4) You vote for who you think the best player is right now. Who you would want if you were building a team for just the next season or so. Don't vote Mike Trout unless you think that, right now, he's better than anyone else on the list. Don't vote Matt Moore because you think he'll be the best pitcher over the next 10 years.
5) Caveat for #4, above: Injuries only matter in terms of how it impacts the player long-term. If you thinkAlbert Pujols is the best player in baseball, and he suffers an injury with no long-term implications that will sideline him for two months, don't not vote for him because, well, this is who is the best right now/over the next season and he's not the best now because he's on the disabled list.
6) Contracts don't matter. If you think Albert Pujols is empirically better than Evan Longoria, don't pick Longoria because his contract is more team-friendly. Don't pick Jered Weaver over Zack Greinke because Greinke is about to be a free agent and Weaver is under contract for five more years.
So, cast your vote...who is the #38 player in MLB right now?
Poll
Who is the #38 player in MLB?
Mike Trout (0 votes)
Bryce Harper (2 votes)
Justin Morneau (1 vote)
Pablo Sandoval (2 votes)
Jhonny Peralta (0 votes)
Mark Buehrle (0 votes)
Alex Gordon (0 votes)
Cole Hamels (6 votes)
Dan Haren (0 votes)
David Wright (9 votes)
Chris Carpenter (3 votes)
Brian McCann (3 votes)
Adam Wainwright (0 votes)
Kevin Youkilis (0 votes)
Matt Moore (0 votes)
James Shields (0 votes)
Chase Utley (0 votes)
Nick Swisher (2 votes)
Yadier Molina (2 votes)
Mark Teixeira (6 votes)
Buster Posey (3 votes)
Alex Rodriguez (2 votes)
Carlos Santana (0 votes)
C.J. Wilson (4 votes)
Josh Johnson (2 votes)
R.A. Dickey (5 votes)
Matt Wieters (7 votes)
Ryan Zimmerman (3 votes)
Gio Gonzalez (2 votes)
Matt Holliday (2 votes)
Ricky Romero (0 votes)
Jake Peavy (0 votes)
Chase Headley (0 votes)
Lance Berkman (0 votes)
Hunter Pence (2 votes)
Alex Avila (0 votes)
Shin-Soo Choo (1 vote)
Michael Bourn (2 votes)
Josh Beckett (0 votes)
Brett Gardner (0 votes)
Yoenis Cespedes (0 votes)
Jose Reyes (6 votes)
Jon Lester (2 votes)
Craig Kimbrel (0 votes)
Jonny Venters (0 votes)
David Ortiz (0 votes)
Giancarlo Stanton (7 votes)
Jonathan Papelbon (0 votes)
Carlos Beltran (4 votes)
Shane Victorino (1 vote)
B.J. Upton (0 votes)
Howie Kendrick (0 votes)
Dustin Ackley (1 vote)
Zack Greinke (10 votes)
Ryan Howard (0 votes)
Yovanni Gallardo (2 votes)
Brandon Phillips (0 votes)
Mat Latos (0 votes)
104 total votes


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