Our position-by-position MLB player rankings will once again be a monthly staple throughout the 2016 campaign, and it’s time for another update as we’ve reached roughly the quarter mark of the season.
Preseason rankings were published on March 4, with our first update coming on April 21.
The following takes into account players’ all-around offensive abilities, their defensive contributions as well as what they have meant to the success of their respective teams.
This is an overview of the top 10 players at each spot based solely on what they have done in 2016, so unlike in our preseason and March rankings, past success and future expectations did not play a part.
On top of naming the top 10 overall players at each position, we’ve included a quick look at who has fallen out of the rankings since last time as well as the top rookie performers in an effort to shine some light on who may be the future at each spot.
There’s obviously some level of subjectivity with an exercise like this, and chances are no one will agree entirely with these rankings, but hopefully this can provide an overview of where things currently stand at each spot on the diamond.