MSS Writers’ 2022 Positional Rankings
Introducing the Official Max Sporting Studio Writers’ 2022 Positional Rankings. This article will present the Top 10 players at every position as voted on by the pool of writers that contribute here at Max Sporting Studio. Hopefully this kicks off the regular season with some heated discussions on who made the cut and how fell short. Let the arguments in the comments begin!
Catchers
1. Will Smith
2. J.T. Realmuto
3. Yasmani Grandal
4. J.T. Realmuto
5. Sean Murphy
6. Mike Zunino
7. Mitch Garver
8. Max Stassi
9. Salvador Perez
10. Jacob Stallings
First Basemen
1. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
2. Matt Olson
3. Freddie Freeman
4. Max Muncy
5. Paul Goldschmidt
6. Pete Alonso
7. Brandon Belt
8. Jared Walsh
9. Joey Votto
10. Jose Abreu
Second Basemen
1. Marcus Semien
2. Brandon Lowe
3. Jose Altuve
4. Ketel Marte
5. Ozzie Albies
6. Jake Cronenworth
7. Jonathan India
8. Jorge Polanco
9. Whit Merrifield
10. DJ LeMahieu
Third Basemen
1. Jose Ramirez
2. Manny Machado
3. Rafael Devers
4. Nolan Arenado
5. Alex Bregman
6. Anthony Rendon
7. Austin Riley
8. Yoan Moncada
9. Matt Chapman
10. Josh Donaldson
Shortstops
1. Fernando Tatis Jr.
2. Trea Turner
3. Carlos Correa
4. Corey Seager
5. Xander Bogaerts
6. Trevor Story
7. Bo Bichette
8. Francisco Lindor
9. Wander Franco
10. Tim Anderson
Leftfielders
1. Tyler O’Neill
2. Joey Gallo
3. Christian Yelich
4. Jesse Winker
5. Randy Arozarena
6. Eloy Jimenez
7. Mark Canha
8. Kyle Schwarber
9. Michael Brantley
10. Chris Taylor
Centerfielders
1. Mike Trout
2. George Springer
3. Byron Buxton
4. Luis Robert
5. Bryan Reynolds
6. Cedric Mullins II
7. Brandon Nimmo
8. Starling Marte
9. Cody Bellinger
10. Trent Grisham
Rightfielders
1. Juan Soto
2. Ronald Acuna Jr.
3. Bryce Harper (tied)
3. Mookie Betts (tied)
5. Aaron Judge
6. Kyle Tucker
7. Teoscar Hernandez
8. Nick Castellanos
9. Michael Conforto
10. Mitch Haniger
Designated Hitters
1. Shohei Ohtani
2. Yordan Alvarez
3. Giancarlo Stanton
4. J.D. Martinez
5. Franmil Reyes
6. Nelson Cruz
7. Jorge Soler
8. Trey Mancini
9. Austin Meadows
10. Alejandro Kirk
Starting Pitchers
1. Jacob deGrom
2. Corbin Burnes
3. Gerrit Cole
4. Max Scherzer
5. Shane Bieber
6. Brandon Woodruff
7. Walker Buehler
8. Zack Wheeler
9. Logan Webb
10. Aaron Nola
Relief Pitchers
1. Josh Hader
2. Liam Hendriks
3. Emmanuel Clase
4. Raisel Iglesias
5. Aroldis Chapman
6. Ryan Pressley
7. Devin Williams
8. Jonathan Loaisiga
9. Craig Kimbrel (tied)
9. Edwin Diaz (tied)
