05/20: Panel of Hall of Famers, Former MLBers and Personalities Rank 50 Greatest Current MLB Players
Posted by: Patrick
For the May 25 issue of Sporting News, the publication put together a panel of 100 former players and baseball personalities to rank the fifty greatest players in the game today (the full list of the panelists is below). This should be taken as the greatest players right now, not necessarily for the next 10 years.
The issue will feature Yogi Berra talking about Derek Jeter and Whitney Ford on Mariano Rivera. The Mets had the most players on the list with 6, followed by the Yankees at 5.
Here's the list:
1. Albert Pujols, Cardinals
2. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees
3. Johan Santana, Mets
4. Manny Ramirez, Dodgers
5. Hanley Ramirez, Marlins
6. Chase Utley, Phillies
7. Roy Halladay, Blue Jays
8. Derek Jeter, Yankees
9. Mariano Rivera, Yankees
10. Chipper Jones, Braves
11. Ryan Howard, Phillies
12. Grady Sizemore, Indians
13. David Wright, Mets
14. Justin Morneau, Twins
15. Jimmy Rollins, Phillies
16. Josh Beckett, Red Sox
17. Mark Teixeira, Yankees
18. Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox
19. Tim Lincecum, Giants
20. Evan Longoria, Rays
21. Lance Berkman, Astros
22. Jose Reyes, Mets
23. Carlos Beltran, Mets
24. Ian Kinsler, Rangers
25. Zack Greinke, Royals
26. Josh Hamilton, Rangers
27. Alfonso Soriano, Cubs
28. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
29. CC Sabathia, Yankees
30. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners
31. Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks
32. Ryan Braun, Brewers
33. Dan Haren, Diamondbacks
34. Francisco Rodriguez, Mets
35. Matt Holliday, A’s
36. Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox
37. Vladimir Guerrero, Angels
38. Jake Peavy, Padres
39. Joe Mauer, Twins
40. Carlos Quentin, White Sox
41. Jason Bay, Red Sox
42. Chad Billingsley, Dodgers
43. Cliff Lee, Indians
44. Torii Hunter, Angels
45. Victor Martinez, Indians
46. Roy Oswalt, Astros
47. Carlos Delgado, Mets
48. Carlos Zambrano, Cubs
49. Cole Hamels, Phillies
50. Brian McCann, Braves
The panel included Don Baylor, Glenn Beckert, Andy Benes, Vida Blue, Mike Boddicker, Bret Boone, Bill Buckner, Gene Budig, Don Buford, Jim Bunning, Bill Campbell, Sean Casey, Phil Cavarretta, Leonard Coleman, Pat Corrales, Eric Davis, Glenn Davis, Mark Davis, Tommy Davis, Andre Dawson, Doug DeCinces, Jim Deshaies, Larry Dierker, Bobby Doerr, Dennis Eckersley, Doc Edwards, Lee Elia, Carl Erskine, Dan Evans, Rollie Fingers, Steve Finley, Mike Flanagan, Ray Fosse, Jim Fregosi, Bob Friend, Ron Gant, Phil Garner, Dave Giusti, Bobby Grich, Tom Grieve, Tony Gwynn, Atlee Hammaker, Ken “Hawk” Harrelson, Roland Hemond, Tom Henke, Orel Hershiser, Walt Hriniak, Bill James, Ferguson Jenkins, Randy Jones, Ed Kranepool, Duane Kuiper, Bill Lajoie, Barry Larkin, Vern Law, Jim Lefebvre, Dennis Leonard, Jim Lonborg, Fred Lynn, Steve Lyons, Greg Maddux, Dennis Martinez, Lloyd McClendon, Willie McCovey, Fred McGriff, Denny McLain, Bill Melton, Stan Musial, Mike Mussina, Phil Niekro, Billy North, Gregg Olson, Paul O’Neill, Tony Perez, Gary Peters, Rico Petrocelli, Dave Phillips, Steve Phillips, Billy Pierce, Brad Radke, Vern Rapp, Bobby Richardson, Brooks Robinson, Tim Salmon, Tom Seaver, Bobby Shantz, Norm Sherry, Buck Showalter, Roy Sievers, Jim Sundberg, Ron Swoboda, Frank Tanana, Ralph Terry, Gorman Thomas, Tom Trebelhorn, Larry Walker, George Will, Bobby Winkles, Jimmy Wynn and Don Zimmer.
The issue will feature Yogi Berra talking about Derek Jeter and Whitney Ford on Mariano Rivera. The Mets had the most players on the list with 6, followed by the Yankees at 5.
Here's the list:
1. Albert Pujols, Cardinals
2. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees
3. Johan Santana, Mets
4. Manny Ramirez, Dodgers
5. Hanley Ramirez, Marlins
6. Chase Utley, Phillies
7. Roy Halladay, Blue Jays
8. Derek Jeter, Yankees
9. Mariano Rivera, Yankees
10. Chipper Jones, Braves
11. Ryan Howard, Phillies
12. Grady Sizemore, Indians
13. David Wright, Mets
14. Justin Morneau, Twins
15. Jimmy Rollins, Phillies
16. Josh Beckett, Red Sox
17. Mark Teixeira, Yankees
18. Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox
19. Tim Lincecum, Giants
20. Evan Longoria, Rays
21. Lance Berkman, Astros
22. Jose Reyes, Mets
23. Carlos Beltran, Mets
24. Ian Kinsler, Rangers
25. Zack Greinke, Royals
26. Josh Hamilton, Rangers
27. Alfonso Soriano, Cubs
28. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
29. CC Sabathia, Yankees
30. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners
31. Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks
32. Ryan Braun, Brewers
33. Dan Haren, Diamondbacks
34. Francisco Rodriguez, Mets
35. Matt Holliday, A’s
36. Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox
37. Vladimir Guerrero, Angels
38. Jake Peavy, Padres
39. Joe Mauer, Twins
40. Carlos Quentin, White Sox
41. Jason Bay, Red Sox
42. Chad Billingsley, Dodgers
43. Cliff Lee, Indians
44. Torii Hunter, Angels
45. Victor Martinez, Indians
46. Roy Oswalt, Astros
47. Carlos Delgado, Mets
48. Carlos Zambrano, Cubs
49. Cole Hamels, Phillies
50. Brian McCann, Braves
The panel included Don Baylor, Glenn Beckert, Andy Benes, Vida Blue, Mike Boddicker, Bret Boone, Bill Buckner, Gene Budig, Don Buford, Jim Bunning, Bill Campbell, Sean Casey, Phil Cavarretta, Leonard Coleman, Pat Corrales, Eric Davis, Glenn Davis, Mark Davis, Tommy Davis, Andre Dawson, Doug DeCinces, Jim Deshaies, Larry Dierker, Bobby Doerr, Dennis Eckersley, Doc Edwards, Lee Elia, Carl Erskine, Dan Evans, Rollie Fingers, Steve Finley, Mike Flanagan, Ray Fosse, Jim Fregosi, Bob Friend, Ron Gant, Phil Garner, Dave Giusti, Bobby Grich, Tom Grieve, Tony Gwynn, Atlee Hammaker, Ken “Hawk” Harrelson, Roland Hemond, Tom Henke, Orel Hershiser, Walt Hriniak, Bill James, Ferguson Jenkins, Randy Jones, Ed Kranepool, Duane Kuiper, Bill Lajoie, Barry Larkin, Vern Law, Jim Lefebvre, Dennis Leonard, Jim Lonborg, Fred Lynn, Steve Lyons, Greg Maddux, Dennis Martinez, Lloyd McClendon, Willie McCovey, Fred McGriff, Denny McLain, Bill Melton, Stan Musial, Mike Mussina, Phil Niekro, Billy North, Gregg Olson, Paul O’Neill, Tony Perez, Gary Peters, Rico Petrocelli, Dave Phillips, Steve Phillips, Billy Pierce, Brad Radke, Vern Rapp, Bobby Richardson, Brooks Robinson, Tim Salmon, Tom Seaver, Bobby Shantz, Norm Sherry, Buck Showalter, Roy Sievers, Jim Sundberg, Ron Swoboda, Frank Tanana, Ralph Terry, Gorman Thomas, Tom Trebelhorn, Larry Walker, George Will, Bobby Winkles, Jimmy Wynn and Don Zimmer.
